Private Booth Seat Positioning to Reduce Entry Bending and Booth Size
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing private booths require users to either bend down to enter when designed for seated height or become larger when designed for standing height, compromising user-friendliness.
Innovation Solution
A private booth equipment with a seat body and a moving device that allows the seat to move between normal and receiving positions, enabling users to sit close to the entrance without bending, using a sliding mechanism controlled by a user or sensor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If the inner height of the private booth is set to seated height, then the booth size is reduced, but user-friendliness deteriorates as users must bend down to enter
Solution Approach 1:
The seat is designed to be movable between a stored position and a received position. When a user approaches, the seat automatically moves to the received position closer to the opening, allowing easy entry without bending. After the user enters, the seat returns to the stored position, maintaining compact booth dimensions. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between small size and ease of use.
Solution Approach 2:
The seat performs preliminary action by automatically moving to the received position before the user enters the booth. This advance positioning eliminates the need for the user to bend down, improving user-friendliness while the seat returns to its compact stored position after use, maintaining small booth size.
2Ease of operation
If the inner height of the private booth is set to standing height, then user-friendliness is improved, but the booth size increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of permanently increasing the booth height to accommodate standing users, the system dynamically positions the seat close to the opening when needed. This allows users to enter naturally without bending while keeping the booth's overall height compact, as the seat only moves to the received position temporarily during user entry.
3Ease of operation
If the seat is positioned close to the opening, then user-friendliness is improved, but the seat cannot be stored compactly when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The seat dynamically adjusts its position based on user presence. When a user approaches, the seat moves to the received position for easy access. When no user is present, the seat automatically returns to the stored position, maintaining compact storage space within the booth. This resolves the contradiction between accessibility and storage efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The seat performs periodic movement between the stored position and received position based on user detection. It moves to the received position when needed for user entry, then returns to the stored position after use, creating a rhythmic cycle that balances accessibility and compact storage.
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AI summary
A private booth equipment includes a seat body for a user to sit in, a private booth that covers the seat body and forms a space for accommodating the seat body, the private booth having an opening, through which the user is allowed to enter or exit the private booth, and a moving device configured to move the seat body between a normal position spaced apart from the opening and a receiving position located closer to the opening than the normal position is. The moving device is configured to perform a receiving function to position the seat body in the receiving position when an instruction is received from the user or when the user is detected.