Telescopic Shelter Frame Segmentation for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large and heavy tents with complex structures require multiple supporting rods, making them difficult and time-consuming to set up and fold, increasing manufacturing costs and volume.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible shelter frame with a telescopic top transverse rod and auxiliary rods connected via three-way connectors, allowing for easy unfolding and folding by minimizing volume and eliminating the need for a top connecting seat, using telescopic sections to extend and compress the frame for increased usable space without additional supporting rods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple supporting rods are used to increase the usable area of the tent, then the tent can provide larger coverage, but the structure becomes more complex and harder to set up
Solution Approach 1:
The top rod is divided into multiple telescopic sections that can extend and contract independently. This segmentation allows the tent to achieve a large usable area when extended while maintaining simplicity and portability when contracted, eliminating the need for multiple separate supporting rods
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic top rod provides dynamic adjustability, allowing the tent structure to transform between compact and expanded states. This dynamic mechanism enables the same structure to provide both large coverage area and easy portability, resolving the contradiction between usable area and structural complexity
2Area of stationary object
If more supporting rods are added to increase tent size, then the usable area increases, but the weight and volume of the tent increase
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic top rod is segmented into multiple sections that nest within each other when contracted. This allows the tent to provide large usable area when set up while minimizing weight and volume during transport, as the rod sections fold into a compact configuration rather than requiring multiple separate rods
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic sections of the top rod are designed to nest within each other when the tent is folded or transported. This nesting mechanism reduces the overall volume and weight of the tent structure while maintaining the capability to provide large usable area when deployed
3Ease of operation
If a top connecting seat is used to connect multiple top rods, then the tent can be unfolded more easily, but the manufacturing cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the top connecting seat from the tent structure. Instead of using a separate connecting mechanism, the telescopic top rod itself provides the connection function through its extended sections, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining ease of unfolding operation
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic top rod serves multiple functions: it provides the primary structural support, enables easy unfolding through its telescopic mechanism, and eliminates the need for separate connecting seats. This multi-functionality reduces device complexity while maintaining operational ease
4Area of stationary object
If multiple supporting rods are used to create a large tent, then the usable area increases, but the time required to set up and fold the tent increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic top rod is segmented into sections that can be quickly extended and locked into position, enabling rapid setup of a large tent area without requiring time-consuming assembly of multiple separate rods. The segmented design allows for efficient deployment while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic telescopic mechanism allows the tent to be quickly transformed from a compact to an expanded state, significantly reducing setup time. The same mechanism also enables rapid folding and compression, minimizing the time required to pack the tent after use
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AI summary
Disclosed is a foldable frame for supporting a shelter, e.g., a tent or awning, including a supported tent cloth, top transverse rod, auxiliary top rods, and vertical rods connected to the auxiliary top rods. The frame of the utility model is simple in structure and convenient to use, and the usable area of a shelter supported by the frame can be increased even though the number of rods is not increased.