Sunshade Canopy Beam Segmentation for Compact Shipping
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Solution Overview
Problem
The production, packaging, and shipping of large sunshade canopies are costly due to the longer frame lengths required.
Innovation Solution
The sunshade canopy is designed with longitudinal beams divided into two sections that are connected using fasteners, allowing for disassembly and assembly, and includes a frame structure with middle and horizontal beams that can be similarly divided, along with a transmission device for opening and closing the panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the sunshade canopy uses long frame lengths to provide larger coverage area, then the sunshade area is improved, but the production and transportation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into multiple beam sections (first longitudinal beam section, second longitudinal beam section, first middle beam section, second middle beam section) that can be separately manufactured and then assembled together using connecting members. This segmentation allows each section to be produced at standard lengths, reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while enabling the formation of larger overall structures when needed.
2Area of stationary object
If the sunshade canopy uses long frame lengths to provide larger coverage area, then the sunshade area is improved, but the packaging and shipping costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The frame components are segmented into multiple beam sections that can be disassembled and packaged in smaller, more compact units. The connecting members enable these sections to be assembled on-site, significantly reducing the packaging volume required for transportation while maintaining the capability to form large sunshade areas when deployed.
3Area of stationary object
If the sunshade canopy uses long frame lengths to provide larger coverage area, then the sunshade area is improved, but the shipping cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the frame into multiple beam sections that can be separately shipped and assembled, the patent reduces shipping costs. The connecting members facilitate easy assembly of these sections into larger structures, allowing customers to pay only for the actual configuration needed rather than shipping complete large-scale structures.
4Ease of operation
If the sunshade canopy uses standardized connecting members with perpendicular connecting surfaces, then the assembly ease is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting members are designed with upper connecting surfaces and side connecting surfaces that are perpendicular to each other, allowing a single standardized component to perform multiple connection functions. This universal design enables the same connecting member to join beam sections at different orientations (vertical and horizontal connections), simplifying the overall system while improving assembly ease.
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AI summary
A sunshade canopy includes a frame comprising longitudinal beams and longitudinal beams; a canopy top arranged on the frame; and supporting legs supporting the frame. One of the longitudinal beams includes a first longitudinal beam section and a second longitudinal beam section which are connected via a first fixing member. The first fixing member has an upper connecting surface and a first side connecting surface which are perpendicular to each other and have screw holes. Upper walls and side walls of abutting ends of the first longitudinal beam section and the second longitudinal beam section are provided with screw holes corresponding to the screw holes of the first fixing member respectively. The first fixing member fastens the first longitudinal beam section and the second longitudinal beam section via bolts. The canopy top is covered with uniformly arranged sunshade panels which are connected to the longitudinal beams via connecting members.