Rolling Work Module with Coupled Protective Enclosure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing production environments lack flexible space solutions that comply with safety regulations, such as fire protection and contamination prevention, necessitating a solution for maximizing space utilization and productivity.
Innovation Solution
A work and recreation space module with a rolling inner element and an outer element, equipped with a mechanical coupling device, allowing for flexible positioning and configuration within a work environment, including passive or active rolling, and optional power supply for self-sufficiency, enabling efficient space management and temporary isolation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed space structures are used in production environments, then safety regulations (fire protection, contamination prevention) are complied with, but space flexibility and adaptability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The fixed space structure is segmented into modular components (inner element with seats and outer element with walls/roof) that can be independently moved and reconfigured. This allows the space to be divided into multiple configurations while maintaining safety boundaries through the outer element's protective enclosure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic reconfigurable system using rolling devices that enable movement of the inner element relative to the outer element and repositioning of the entire module. This dynamic capability provides space flexibility while the outer element maintains safety compliance.
2Productivity
If traditional fixed workspaces are used, then structural stability is maintained, but space utilization efficiency and productivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The inner element (seats, tables) is nested within the outer element (protective enclosure with walls and roof). This nested configuration maximizes space utilization by allowing the inner functional elements to be contained within the protective outer structure, enabling efficient use of available space while maintaining structural stability through the outer shell.
3Adaptability or versatility
If movable furniture is used to increase flexibility, then space adaptability improves, but compliance with safety regulations (fire protection, contamination prevention) becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the workspace into an inner movable element (seats and tables that can be reconfigured) and an outer protective element (walls and roof that maintain safety boundaries). This segmentation allows the inner element to be flexible and reconfigurable while the outer element maintains compliance with fire protection and contamination prevention regulations.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer element acts as an intermediary between the movable inner element and the external environment. It provides the necessary protective enclosure for safety compliance while allowing the inner element to move and reconfigure freely, thus mediating between flexibility requirements and safety requirements.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a work and recreation space module for a work environment, particularly for a production and/or presentation and/or outer environment, having an inner element which has at least one seat for a user, having a rolling device for rolling the inner element into different positions in the work environment; and an outer element which has two side walls and a roof wall connecting the side walls, wherein the inner element can be received in an inner space of the outer element delimited by side walls and roof wall; and a mechanical coupling device with which the inner element and the outer element can be coupled to one another, so that the outer element can also be rolled with the inner element into different positions in the work environment, in order to provide a work and/or recreation area that can be used flexibly in a work environment.