Portable Playyard Storage Structure Without External Protrusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable playyards with external storage units face issues such as loss during travel, deformation under load, inadequate mechanical strength, and protrusion as obstacles, due to removable and externally mounted organizers.
Innovation Solution
A portable playyard with an integrated flexible storage unit within the frame, featuring a loop-shaped surrounding wall, a partitioning wall, and shelves that are collapsible and extendable, providing multiple storage compartments accessible from different sides, and secured to the frame to prevent loss and protrusion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an organizer is mounted detachably to the exterior of the playyard frame, then storage functionality is provided, but the organizer may be lost during traveling
Solution Approach 1:
The storage unit is merged with the playyard frame by integrating it within the frame structure rather than mounting it externally. The flexible surrounding wall unit and partitioning wall are positioned inside the frame and secured to internal components, creating a unified structure that cannot be separated during travel.
2Quantity of substance
If the organizer is mounted on the exterior of the playyard, then storage capacity is increased, but it becomes a protruding obstacle
Solution Approach 1:
The storage unit is nested within the playyard frame structure. The flexible surrounding wall unit and partitioning wall are contained inside the frame boundaries, utilizing the internal space of the playyard rather than extending outward, thus eliminating protrusion while maintaining storage capacity.
3Quantity of substance
If the storage compartments are made large, then storage capacity is improved, but the mechanical strength of hooks is insufficient to support heavy load
Solution Approach 1:
The external mounting hooks are extracted and replaced with an internal integration system. The storage unit is secured to internal components of the playyard frame such as the crossing rod and side rails, distributing the load across multiple strong structural elements rather than relying on small external hooks.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the storage compartments are made rigid, then structural stability is improved, but they deform under the weight of stored articles
Solution Approach 1:
The storage unit employs flexible materials for the surrounding wall and partitioning wall. This flexibility allows the structure to accommodate and distribute the weight of stored articles without rigid deformation, while the integration with the rigid playyard frame provides overall structural stability and load support.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable playyard comprises: a playyard frame having two opposite upper side rails and an upper end rail; a crossing rod bridging the upper side rails; a flexible bottom wall mounted to a bottom side of the playyard frame; a flexible surrounding wall unit mounted to the playyard frame and including two opposite side walls and an end wall; a flexible partitioning wall connected to the playyard frame, trained on the crossing rod and having a vertical wall portion extending downwardly from the crossing rod, the vertical wall portion cooperating with the end wall to define a chamber therebetween; and at least one flexible shelf disposed in the chamber and connected to and cooperating with the partitioning wall to define a storage compartment therebetween.