Portable Hammock Frame with Foldable Suspension and Sofa Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hammock frames are not portable and require fixed pillars for setup, limiting their use to specific locations, and lack flexibility in configuration, making them cumbersome and unsuitable for multiple users.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, foldable, and portable hammock frame with a Hammock Suspension Structure (HSS) that can be easily set up and transformed into various configurations, including a sofa, using a Hammock Bed Convertible (HBC) mechanism, allowing for multiple users and high load support up to 250 kg.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If traditional hammock frames are used, then they can support high loads, but they are not portable and require fixed pillars for setup
Solution Approach 1:
The hammock frame is divided into multiple collapsible segments that can be folded together for portable transport and then expanded to form a stable support structure. This segmentation allows the frame to transition between a compact portable state and a full-size load-bearing state, resolving the contradiction between portability and setup location flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame employs dynamic collapsible legs that can be quickly deployed and adjusted from a folded portable configuration to an extended load-bearing configuration. This dynamic transformation capability enables the frame to adapt to different locations and usage scenarios while maintaining portability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional hammock frames are used, then they provide basic sleeping function, but they lack configuration flexibility and cannot be transformed into other forms
Solution Approach 1:
The hammock frame is designed with multi-functionality, allowing it to be configured as a traditional hammock bed, a sofa, or other seating arrangements. The adjustable and reconfigurable structure enables a single device to serve multiple purposes, providing configuration flexibility without requiring multiple separate pieces of furniture.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame incorporates dynamic adjustable components that allow users to reconfigure the structure between different modes (bed, sofa, chair). This dynamic reconfigurability provides versatility while maintaining a relatively simple base structure that can be adapted to various configurations.
3Weight of moving object
If lightweight materials are used to make the frame portable, then ease of transport is improved, but load-bearing capacity may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The frame utilizes composite material construction, combining lightweight materials with structural reinforcement elements. This composite approach reduces the overall weight for portability while maintaining sufficient load-bearing capacity to support multiple users, resolving the contradiction between frame weight and strength.
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AI summary
In a preferred embodiment, a hammock suspension structure is provided. The frame is light and foldable, and portable. This allows it to be taken to many different environments and provides a self-sufficient structure to enjoy a hammock once unfolded into its final shape from its folded, portable configuration. Furthermore, its unique design makes it particularly light and capable of supporting a high load (e.g., up to 250 kg), therefore allowing more than one person to utilize it at the same time. The hammock bed convertible allows a more defined transformation from bed to sofa configuration, and vice versa.