Pop-Up Playset Structure with Hinged Segments for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing playsets with pop-up structures lack versatility and ease of transition between stowed and deployed configurations, and often require complex mechanisms for compact storage and deployment.
Innovation Solution
A playset design featuring a pop-up structure that includes hingedly coupled members and a movable platform, allowing for seamless transition between stowed and deployed configurations, with elements that can be rotated and extended transversely from the support surface, enabling compact storage and enhanced play value through various accessories and themes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a pop-up structure uses complex mechanisms for compact storage and deployment, then the structure achieves compact storage capability, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pop-up structure is divided into multiple members (first member, second member, third member) that can independently pivot and rotate. Each member is segmented with specific hinge axes and rotation axes, allowing them to move independently through defined ranges of motion. This segmentation enables compact storage by allowing each segment to fold into position while maintaining ease of operation through simple pivot and rotate actions at each joint.
Solution Approach 2:
The structure employs dynamic elements including hinge joints that allow pivoting between stowed and deployed configurations, and rotation axes that enable the second member to rotate relative to the first member. These dynamic connections allow the pop-up structure to transition smoothly between compact and extended states without complex mechanisms, improving ease of operation while maintaining compact storage capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a pop-up structure uses multiple hinge axes and rotation axes, then the versatility and play value are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pop-up structure is designed with multi-functional members that can perform multiple actions. The first member can pivot about a first hinge axis and the second member can pivot about a second hinge axis, while the second member can also rotate relative to the first member about a rotation axis. This multi-functionality allows a single structure to provide various play configurations and storage states, enhancing versatility without requiring separate mechanisms for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The structure employs a nested arrangement where the second member is positioned within or alongside the first member during storage, and the third member is positioned within or alongside the second member. When deployed, these members extend sequentially to create the full pop-up structure. This nesting approach allows multiple members with multiple axes of motion to be packed into a compact volume while maintaining their individual degrees of freedom for versatile play configurations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design allows for easy transition between configurations, providing a compact storage solution while offering enhanced play value with versatile accessories and themes, improving user experience and playset functionality.
Implementation Method 1
The first member may be configured to pivot about a first hinge axis when the pop-up structure is transitioned between the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration
Implementation Method 2
The second member may be configured to pivot about a second hinge axis when the pop-up structure is transitioned between the stowed configuration and the deployed configuration
Implementation Method 3
The pop-up structure may be configured to allow the second member to be selectively rotated relative to the support surface about a rotation axis that may be transverse to the support surface
Data Source
AI summary
Playsets are disclosed. The playsets may include a support surface and a pop-up structure. The pop-up structure may be adapted to be selectively transitioned between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the stowed configuration the pop-up structure may be collapsed and may extend along the support surface. In the deployed configuration the pop-up structure may stand substantially transverse to the support surface.