Telescoping Beam Shelter with Junction Ring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dismantlable and foldable shelters, particularly those with deployable elements, lack optimal stability and flexibility in arrangement options when adding horizontal peripheral structures like counters or shelves, due to limitations in lateral support and modular configuration.
Innovation Solution
The device incorporates telescoping beams with articulated connection means and junction rings that allow vertical indexing and angular orientation, enabling beams to be positioned and extended horizontally or inclined, and adapted in length, facilitating the creation of support bars, counters, shelves, or wardrobes, and enhancing stability by allowing multiple configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If deployable elements with articulated profiles are used to enable quick setup and folded transport, then ease of operation and speed of installation are improved, but stability and flexibility in arrangement options deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs telescoping beams that can dynamically adjust their length while maintaining structural stability. The beams transition between extended and retracted states, providing both ease of setup and stable configuration when deployed. The articulated connection means allow the structure to adapt its geometry while maintaining rigidity through triangular truss configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The structure is divided into modular components including multiple telescoping beams, articulated connection means, and junction rings. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each module while maintaining overall structural integrity. The beams can be individually extended or retracted to create stable configurations for various arrangements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If horizontal peripheral walls are added to form counters or shelves, then functionality and arrangement possibilities are improved, but lateral stability and modular configuration flexibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping beams provide dynamic horizontal support elements that can extend to form stable bases for counters and shelves. The beams' ability to adjust length allows creation of horizontal structures with proper lateral bracing, maintaining stability while enabling various functional arrangements around the shelter perimeter.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extends the structural system into the horizontal dimension by deploying telescoping beams perpendicular to the vertical posts. This creates a three-dimensional framework where horizontal beams provide lateral stability while enabling multi-level arrangements for counters, shelves, and other functional elements.
3Device complexity
If fixed-length beams are used to connect uprights, then structural simplicity is improved, but adaptability in length and angular orientation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping beams incorporate movable internal segments that allow length adjustment while maintaining an externally simple cylindrical or square profile. The beams can be extended or retracted to match various distances between uprights and angled configurations, providing adaptability without significantly increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The beams enable continuous adjustment of key parameters including length, angular orientation, and positioning height. By changing these parameters, the same beam component can adapt to various structural configurations and spacing requirements without requiring multiple fixed-length beam sizes.
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AI summary
The device for setting up a dismountable and/or foldable shelter includes at least two vertical posts that are each equipped, at different levels, with at least two substantially horizontal arms having a free end which is provided with fasteners in the form of a clip. There is at least one telescopic longitudinal member provided, at each of its ends, with an articulated connector which engages with a junction ring that is mounted so as to move in translation on each of the two posts. The junction ring includes a device for preventing movement in translation along the post.