Seat Back Anchoring With Expandable Pins for Variable Venue Layouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
The variability in seating layouts and dimensions across different venues, such as auditoriums and stadiums, makes it difficult to design and install seating systems efficiently, as existing solutions require a wide range of custom components and complex installations, increasing costs and time.
Innovation Solution
A seating system utilizing standard components with a pin-and-anchor mechanism, where the anchor expands to frictionally engage with a support beam, allowing for adjustable positioning and alignment of seat backs, accommodating various layouts and dimensions without the need for numerous custom components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a common system with uniform components is used across multiple venues, then manufacturing and installation costs are reduced, but the system cannot accommodate the wide variability in venue layouts and dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The support beam incorporates an adjustable mechanism that allows the distance between mounting points to be varied dynamically. This enables a single standardized support beam design to adapt to different venue configurations without requiring custom components for each venue, thus maintaining manufacturing efficiency while achieving versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for adjustment of key parameters such as the distance between mounting points on the support beam. By changing these parameters, the same standardized component can be configured to suit different venue layouts and dimensions, resolving the contradiction between using uniform components and accommodating venue variability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a larger number of custom components are used to accommodate venue variability, then adaptability to different venues is improved, but installation time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support beam is designed as a universal component that can serve multiple venue configurations through its adjustable features. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for installers to handle multiple different custom components, reducing installation complexity and time while maintaining the ability to accommodate various venue layouts.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable mechanism in the support beam allows for on-site configuration to match different venue requirements without requiring pre-fabricated custom components. This dynamic adjustability simplifies the installation process by reducing the number of different component types that must be handled and assembled.
3Quantity of substance
If standardized components are used across different venues, then the number of components to stock is reduced, but the system lacks flexibility for custom positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The support beam includes an adjustable mechanism that enables custom positioning of mounting points while using a standardized component design. This allows installers to achieve the desired positioning flexibility without needing to stock multiple different custom components, as a single standardized support beam can be configured to various positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for adjustment of mounting parameters such as the distance between attachment points on the support beam. By changing these parameters, a single standardized component can provide the necessary positioning flexibility for different venues without requiring additional custom components to be stocked.
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
This solution enables flexible and efficient installation of seat backs across diverse venues, reducing the number of components required and minimizing installation time and costs, while providing multiple degrees of freedom for positioning, thus addressing the challenges of layout and dimension variability.
Implementation Method 1
the anchor expands to frictionally engage with a support beam
Data Source
AI summary
A seating system adapted for use in stadium, auditorium, and/or theater-type settings. The system utilizes seat back pins, support beams, and anchors for installing seat backs in series and without requiring custom components to account for variability in dimensions. A method for installing seat backs provides the installer with multiple degrees of freedom when adjusting the position of a seat back being installed, including lateral positioning and rotational orientation.