Modular Sport Wall Anchoring Panel with Interlocking Knobs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable athletic containment wall systems face issues with stability, ease of assembly and reassembly, and damage to anchoring rods, as well as instability due to removable and rotational support legs.
Innovation Solution
A modular sport wall system featuring anchoring panels with cylindrical male knobs and recesses for interlocking, and a stabilizing flange with a hollow interior for filling material, allowing for secure and flexible panel connections without the need for anchoring rods, enabling easy transportation and assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If anchoring rods are used to permanently affix dasherboards to the ground, then the stability of the containment wall is improved, but the portability and ease of assembly are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The containment wall is divided into separate modular panels that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each panel has integrated interlocking mechanisms and support leg attachments, eliminating the need for permanent ground affixation while maintaining structural stability through modular connectivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The support legs are designed to be rotatably disposed on the back wall of panels and removably attachable to different attachment sites, allowing the structure to transition between assembled and disassembled states dynamically. This enables the wall to be portable yet stable when assembled.
2Adaptability or versatility
If support legs are rotatably disposed and removably attachable to multiple sites, then the adaptability and ease of configuration are improved, but the stability and reliability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the panel back wall have different attachment sites positioned at specific locations and orientations. Each attachment site is designed for specific support leg positions, ensuring that when legs are attached, they provide optimal structural support while still allowing configuration flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment sites are pre-positioned and pre-configured on the panel back walls during manufacturing. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when support legs are attached, they automatically engage at optimal locations for structural stability, eliminating the need for complex field adjustments while maintaining adaptability.
3Strength
If interlocking members and anchoring rods are used to connect panels, then the structural integrity is improved, but the risk of damage to anchoring components and difficulty of assembly are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The interlocking members are integrated directly into the panel structures themselves, combining the panel and connection elements into unified components. This eliminates separate anchoring rods and reduces the number of parts, making assembly easier while maintaining structural integrity through the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The vulnerable anchoring rods are extracted from the design and replaced with rodless interlocking mechanisms. The connection function is achieved through interlocking members that are less prone to bending and breakage, eliminating the specific damage issues associated with traditional anchoring rods while simplifying assembly.
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AI summary
An anchoring panel for a sport wall system with a front side facing an interior of the sport wall system, a back side, a flange extending from and rigidly fixed to the back side, a top side, a bottom side, and a first and second end wall is provided. Each of the first and second end walls include interlocking elements for interlocking with a first or second end of another panel in the sport wall system, the interlocking elements comprising at least a male knob extending towards the bottom side of the anchoring panel and configured to be insertable into a panel recess of the another panel in the sport wall system.