Structural Tent With Insulating Filler and Honeycomb Ridgepole
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tents lack adequate thermal and acoustic insulation, making them uncomfortable in extreme climates and prone to wind, water, and fire hazards, particularly affecting vulnerable populations.
Innovation Solution
A structural tent design that integrates inner walls and floor into a single base frame, using permeable outer cloths as load-resistant structures, filled with insulating materials like sand or gravel, and featuring a honeycomb ridgepole with an impermeable roof for enhanced insulation and resistance, eliminating conventional guy wires and incorporating water for temperature regulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional tents use lightweight structures with separate closure elements, then ease of assembly and portability is improved, but thermal insulation and structural resistance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the closure element and structural resistant element into a single integrated tent wall structure. The cloth material serves dual functions: as the closure covering the frame and as the load-bearing structural element that provides thermal insulation and wind resistance, eliminating the need for separate insulation layers while maintaining assembly simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The tent cloth is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as the closure element covering the frame, as the structural resistant element withstands wind loads, and as the thermal insulation layer provides temperature regulation. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by achieving improved thermal insulation without adding separate components that would complicate assembly
2Temperature
If conventional tents use plastic cloths and artificial insulations, then thermal insulation is improved, but cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The tent cloth itself provides thermal insulation through its inherent material properties and layered construction, eliminating the need for separate artificial insulation materials. The cloth's weave structure and thickness are optimized to provide adequate thermal resistance, simplifying the overall construction by removing the insulation layer entirely
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a homogeneous material (tent cloth) to perform multiple functions rather than combining different materials for closure, structure, and insulation. This homogeneous approach reduces construction complexity by eliminating material interfaces and simplifying the assembly process while maintaining adequate thermal insulation performance
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional tents use separate structural and closure elements, then adaptability is improved, but resistance to wind and water deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the closure element and structural resistant element into a single integrated wall structure where the cloth material simultaneously provides closure coverage and wind/water resistance. This merged structure eliminates gaps and weak interfaces between separate components, improving resistance to harmful factors while maintaining design flexibility through the adjustable frame
4Weight of moving object
If conventional tents use lightweight materials, then portability is improved, but resistance to impacts and fire deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the tent cloth material, specifically its thickness and weave density, to provide adequate mechanical strength for impact resistance and fire resistance while maintaining relatively low weight. The cloth is constructed with sufficient thickness to absorb impact energy and resist fire propagation without becoming excessively heavy
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
The tent provides superior thermal, acoustic, and visual isolation, resistance to wind, water, and fire, while being lightweight, easy to assemble, and cost-effective, suitable for refugee and military camps, with improved comfort and safety in extreme conditions.
Implementation Method 1
A filler material is introduced in the gap created between the frame and the permeable outer cloth that will protect the contents of the tent from any possible thermal changes occurring outside same
Implementation Method 2
the ridgepole is made by means of a profile integrally attached to a plurality of upper posts, associated with a number of plates with an honeycomb structure, the gaps in the outer face thereof being filled manually by means of a fine granular material, forming the leak-tight structure of the ridgepole
Implementation Method 3
if water is added to the filler material of the walls and roof, temperature will decrease in those cases in which temperatures are very high since the evaporation process is an endothermic process that absorbs heat
Implementation Method 4
in the event of temperatures being low, when water is added in liquid state, temperature will increase since water going from liquid to solid is an exothermic process that gives off heat
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AI summary
A structural tent intended for use as a living space able to withstand extreme temperatures, while still being comfortable and used on a temporary basis; comprising a frame on which there are assembled first profiles and lower posts which are attached to a plurality of second profiles, brackets and upper posts, which form the structure on which a ridgepole is supported; and where a filler material is introduced into the gap created between the frame and the outside fabric; and where, finally, the ridgepole is integrally supported on the upper posts, where honeycomb plates are supported, an impermeable roof being arranged on the honeycomb plates and the gaps in the honeycomb plates being filled with a fine granular material.