Side door car camper
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing car tent designs for vehicles lack a versatile and secure attachment mechanism that allows for easy installation and adjustment to accommodate different vehicle configurations and user preferences, particularly in providing extended space for sleeping with feet outside the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A car tent camper system featuring a flexible rod with upper and lower tips for engaging door window frames and latch loops, along with adjustable anchor hooks and a detachable extension frame, supported by a horizontal frame member with upright and inside feet, and a tent cover with magnetic connections for secure attachment to the vehicle body.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a rigid frame structure is used for car tent attachment, then structural strength is improved, but adaptability to different vehicle configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure is divided into multiple detachable sections that can be independently adjusted and reconfigured. This segmentation allows the tent to adapt to different door sizes and vehicle types while maintaining structural integrity through modular connection points.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame incorporates adjustable and movable components that can be repositioned to accommodate various vehicle configurations. This dynamic design enables the same frame structure to adapt to different door openings and vehicle geometries while preserving strength through controlled flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a complex attachment mechanism is designed to accommodate various vehicle configurations, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism uses universal connection points and standardized interface elements that can engage with multiple types of vehicle structures. This multi-functionality allows a single attachment system to work across different vehicle configurations without requiring complex specialized components for each vehicle type.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism achieves adaptability through adjustable parameters such as connection point positions, anchor hook locations, and frame dimensions rather than through mechanically complex reconfigurable structures. This parameter-based approach simplifies the overall device complexity while maintaining versatility.
3Length of moving object
If anchor hooks are positioned far from the door frame connection point, then sleeping space extension is improved, but attachment stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system employs different local qualities at different positions: robust connection points near the door frame for stability, and extended anchor hooks at peripheral locations for space extension. This localized optimization allows the structure to achieve both stability at the connection point and extended sleeping space at the perimeter.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchor hooks extend in multiple spatial dimensions from the connection point, creating a three-dimensional attachment geometry that provides both structural stability through vertical and horizontal bracing and extended sleeping space through lateral projection. This dimensional approach resolves the trade-off between extension length and attachment stability.
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
Enables secure, adjustable, and versatile installation on various vehicle doors, allowing users to extend their feet outside while sleeping, with the tent cover providing a comfortable and secure shelter with optional air exchange through a screen.
Implementation Method 1
The tent cover includes a top magnet bar for connecting to a car body, and a car body magnet bar
Data Source
AI summary
A car tent camper has a flexible rod with a flexible rod upper tip and a flexible rod lower tip. The flexible rod upper tip is configured to engage a door window frame. The flexible rod lower tip is configured to engage a latch loop. An extension is formed as a planar plank. The extension is connected to a horizontal frame member at an extension base. The extension base has a horizontal frame member inside foot and an upright foot. The horizontal frame member inside foot is mounted opposite to the upright foot. A first anchor hook strap is connected to a first extension support, and the first extension support is mounted to the extension. A second anchor hook strap is connected to a second extension support, and the second extension support is mounted to the extension.