Portable Sideline Bench With Sliding Roof and Ad Displays

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current sideline benches are fixed and lack mobility, exposing coaching staff and players to weather conditions without adequate seating or storage facilities, and do not allow for effective advertising displays.

Innovation Solution

A portable sideline bench with a tubular frame structure, sliding roof cover, and adaptable sides, featuring a laminar base, horizontal seating support, and a curved roof with fixed and mobile coverings for weather protection and advertising displays, including LED screens and FLC displays, along with transparent side panels and a low-voltage motor-driven transmission system for easy transportation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If fixed structures are used for sideline benches, then stability and weather protection are improved, but mobility and adaptability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveweather protectionVSAvoidmobility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The bench is divided into modular components: a base unit with storage compartments, detachable seating elements, and a separate roof structure. This segmentation allows the bench to be assembled and disassembled for mobility while maintaining stability when configured, directly resolving the contradiction between fixed stability and mobile adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The roof structure incorporates movable panels and adjustable support legs that can be quickly deployed or retracted. This dynamic design enables the bench to transition between a compact transport state and a stable, weather-protected operational state, addressing both mobility and reliability requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Stability of the object's composition

If fixed structures are used for sideline benches, then structural stability is improved, but ease of operation and relocation deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidrelocation
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The bench frame is constructed from modular tubular sections that connect via quick-release joints, allowing the structure to be easily disassembled for relocation while maintaining structural integrity during use. This segmentation enables both stability and ease of relocation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Traditional heavy welding and bolting are replaced with friction-fit tubular connections and snap-together components. This mechanical substitution reduces assembly complexity and weight, enabling easy relocation while preserving structural stability through proper joint design

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of operation

If traditional benches are used, then basic seating function is provided, but advertising capabilities and communication effectiveness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseating functionVSAvoidadvertising communication
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The bench integrates multiple functions: seating for coaching staff, storage for equipment, weather protection through the roof, and advertising display surfaces on the roof and side panels. This multi-functionality maintains basic seating while adding communication and advertising capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

Advertising and communication capabilities are added in the vertical dimension through the roof structure, which serves both as weather protection and as a large display surface for LED screens or graphical advertisements. This utilizes the third dimension without compromising the horizontal seating function

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

4Ease of manufacture

If simple bench structures are used, then manufacturing cost and complexity are reduced, but weather protection and storage capabilities deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural simplicityVSAvoidweather exposure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The bench includes separate storage compartments integrated into the base structure, divided into sections for different equipment types. This segmentation provides organized storage for first aid items, shoes, and other gear without significantly increasing manufacturing complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The roof structure features adjustable support legs and movable panels that can be quickly deployed to provide weather protection. This dynamic design adds weather protection capability while keeping the manufacturing process relatively simple through standardized components

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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

Provides a mobile and weather-protected seating solution with integrated advertising capabilities, enhancing the comfort and visibility of coaching staff and players during sports events while allowing for easy transportation and storage of items.

Implementation Method 1

through a pinion (13) fixed to the bottom cover (10) and a rack system on the upper mobile cover (11)

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRack and pinion: Rack and Pinion

Implementation Method 2

The fixed (10) and mobile (11) coverings that form the roof (9) contain LED screens that cover their entire surface

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight Emitting Diode: Light Emitting Diode

Implementation Method 3

The fixed (10) and mobile (11) coverings that form the roof (9) contain FLC displays that cover their entire surface

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFluid Crystal Lens: Liquid Crystals

Data Source

PatentEP2656751B1Sideline bench
Publication Date: 2015.02.18 PACHECOY RAMIRO SEBASTIAN
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AI summary

SIDELINE BENCH of the kind used in sports fields is to assist the coaching staff and the team during practice or during sports competition, comprising a frame (1) with wheels (4) for transportation and transfer, seats (6) auxiliary unit (7), leg cover (16) and extendable roof (11) for protection and projection of static and/or dynamic advertisement.