Detachable Playard Handrail Joint for Compact Flat-Pack Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional playard frames have complex connecting structures for handrails and columns, making assembly inconvenient and occupying excessive space for packaging, storage, and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A handrail device with a simple engaging structure featuring a slot and rib mechanism for easy detachment and reconnection, combined with a resilient component for stable assembly, allowing for compact packaging and easy transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional connecting structure is used to connect handrails and columns, then the connection is stable, but the assembly process becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting structure is divided into separate components: a connecting component with an engaging slot and a handrail with an engaging component. This segmentation allows for simpler, more modular assembly while maintaining connection stability through the dedicated engaging structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The engaging structure acts as an intermediary mechanism between the handrail and connecting component. The engaging slot and engaging component work together as a mediator to simplify the connection process while ensuring stable attachment.
2Reliability
If a conventional connecting structure is used, then the connection is secure, but the package size increases and transportation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the playard frame into separate components (handrails, connecting components, columns) with integrated engaging structures, the design allows for compact packaging while maintaining secure connections during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The engaging structure merges the connection function and the structural component into a single integrated design, eliminating the need for separate fastening mechanisms and reducing overall package volume.
3Ease of operation
If a simple engaging structure is used, then assembly is easy, but the connection stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The engaging structure is segmented into complementary parts (engaging slot and engaging component) that work together to provide both simplicity in assembly and stability in connection through their interlocking geometry.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables easy assembly and disassembly of the playard frame, reducing packaging size and facilitating convenient storage and transportation while maintaining a safe and stable structure.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient component is disposed on the engaging component, and the engaging protrusion is disposed on the resilient component
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AI summary
The present invention is to disclose a handrail device (1) adapted for a playard frame (100), and the handrail device (1) includes a handrail (11), a connecting component (12), and an engaging structure (4) for detachably connecting the handrail (11) and the connecting component (12). The handrail (11) is detachably connected to the connecting component (12) and is assembled easily. Hence, it is beneficial to decrease a size of a package for packing the handrail device (1) before being assembled, and the handrail device (1) can be transported or stored easily.