Portable Room Ceiling Pockets for Filtration and Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable rooms face issues with secure attachment of structures like flags and banners to their frames, leading to sagging or disconnection, and lack of interior space utilization for information display, while also struggling with wind stability and assembly time.
Innovation Solution
A multi-point attachment system with center and corner attachment points, flexible peak links, and integrated pockets in the ceiling for filters, which enhances wind resistance and allows for easier assembly and interior space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional single-point attachment is used for flags and banners, then assembly is simple, but the structures sag or disconnect under wind load
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is divided into multiple discrete attachment points distributed across the frame structure. Each attachment point is independently positioned to provide optimal support for specific structures (flags, banners, etc.), transforming a single complex attachment into multiple simpler, distributed attachment locations that collectively improve reliability without requiring complex mechanical mechanisms at each point.
2Weight of moving object
If lightweight fabric is used for portable rooms, then transportation is easier, but wind stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The portable room employs dynamic tensioning through the frame structure and attachment system. The lightweight fabric is tensioned between frame members and attachment points, creating a dynamic stable configuration that resists wind loads. This allows the use of lightweight materials while maintaining stability through proper structural geometry and tension distribution rather than relying on heavy material mass.
3Adaptability or versatility
If ceiling space is left unused in portable rooms, then structure remains simple, but interior space utilization is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The ceiling structure serves multiple functions: it provides the primary roof enclosure, creates interior design surfaces for information display, and houses integrated pockets for filtration systems. By making the ceiling multi-functional, the patent improves interior space utilization and adaptability without requiring separate additional structures, thereby avoiding increased complexity.
4Reliability
If filters are integrated in ceiling pockets, then air quality is improved, but assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ceiling pockets are pre-integrated into the ceiling structure during manufacturing, with filters pre-positioned within these pockets. This preliminary action allows filters to be installed as part of the ceiling assembly process rather than as a separate subsequent step, reducing overall assembly time while maintaining the air quality benefits of integrated filtration.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable room includes a number of sides, where a first side of the number of sides includes a first door, a second side of the number of sides includes a port, and the second side is adjacent to the first side. The portable room also includes a roof attached to the number of sides. The portable room further includes a number of pockets integrated with the roof, where each pocket is configured for receiving a filter.