Quick-Release Combination Slide for Adjustable Staircase Width
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional combination slides are difficult to assemble and disassemble due to complex connections and have a fixed width, making them unsuitable for various staircase widths, leading to safety issues when they slip laterally.
Innovation Solution
A combination slide design featuring a slide body with quick-release engaging elements and telescopic pressing rods that allow for easy assembly and disassembly, and adjustable width to securely fit different staircase widths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional combination slides use complicated connection manners, then the structural strength is improved, but the ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The slide body is divided into multiple detachable components including head member, tail member, and intermediate members that can be quickly assembled and disassembled through simple connection structures, eliminating the need for complicated connection manners while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
Connection structures with engaging protrusions and recesses serve as intermediaries between slide components, enabling quick and easy assembly and disassembly while providing sufficient structural strength through the engineered engagement mechanism
2Manufacturing precision
If conventional combination slides have constant width, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the adaptability to different staircase widths deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The slide body incorporates adjustable width mechanisms allowing the distance between head member and tail member to be changed, enabling the slide to adapt to different staircase widths while maintaining manufacturing precision through standardized adjustable components
Solution Approach 2:
The width parameter of the slide body can be adjusted by reconfiguring the connection between head member, tail member, and intermediate members, allowing the same slide structure to fit various staircase widths without compromising manufacturing precision
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional combination slides have fixed width less than staircase width, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the reliability and safety deteriorate due to lateral slipping
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable width design allows the slide to be configured to match the exact width of the staircase, eliminating lateral gaps and preventing slipping while maintaining ease of manufacture through modular components
Solution Approach 2:
By adjusting the width parameter of the slide body to match the staircase width, the mounting security is improved without significantly increasing manufacturing complexity, as the adjustment is achieved through reconfigurable modular components
Data Source
AI summary
A combination slide has a slide body and two pressing rods. The slide body has a head member, a tail member and multiple connecting members. The head member has a head quick-release engaging element. The tail member has a tail quick-release engaging element. Each connecting member has an upper intermediate quick-release engaging element engaged detachably with the head quick-release engaging element and a lower intermediate quick-release engaging element engaged detachably with the tail quick-release engaging element of the tail member or the upper intermediate quick-release engaging element of an adjacent connecting member. The combination slide can be quickly assembled or disassembled.