Tent With Dual-Peak Y-Shaped Pole Assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

Teepee tents have reduced usable inner space due to a central supporting pole, which also complicates installation and increases weight and cost when additional frames are added to address this issue.

Innovation Solution

A tent design featuring a sheet forming two peaks with a supporting pole assembly including a main pole member and branch pole members, along with a fixing-coupling mechanism and connecting units, to maximize space utilization without additional weight or complexity, while maintaining easy installation and portability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a central supporting pole is used in a Teepee tent, then the tent structure is simple and easy to install, but the usable inner space remarkably decreases towards the upper portion

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of installationVSAvoidusable inner space

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The single central pole is segmented into a main pole member and multiple branch pole members. The main pole member provides central support while the branch pole members extend outward to support the sheet at multiple points, creating a multi-peaked structure that distributes the load and maximizes usable space by eliminating the need for a single tall central pole.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Volume of moving object

If additional frames are added to increase inner space, then the usable space increases, but the weight and volume of the tent increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusable inner spaceVSAvoidtent weight

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The main pole member serves multiple functions: it provides central support, branches into multiple branch pole members to support the sheet at multiple points, and creates a multi-peaked structure. This multi-functional design increases usable space without requiring separate additional framing components, thereby avoiding increased weight and volume.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Volume of moving object

If additional frames are added to increase inner space, then the usable space increases, but the cost of the tent increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusable inner spaceVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The main pole member and branch pole members are merged into a single integrated supporting pole assembly. This combining of functions into one component eliminates the need for separate additional framing structures, reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while still achieving the goal of increased usable inner space through the multi-peaked configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Device complexity

If a single peak structure is used, then the tent structure is simple, but the space utilization efficiency is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural complexityVSAvoidspace utilization efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The supporting pole assembly transitions from a single vertical dimension to a multi-dimensional structure with the main pole member extending vertically and branch pole members extending horizontally in multiple directions. This dimensional expansion creates multiple peaks that efficiently utilize space while maintaining structural simplicity through the integrated design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS10760297B2Tent

Publication Date: 2020.09.01 LIVEPLEX

AI summary

A tent including a sheet 100 forming an inner space S having two peaks P1, P2 and a supporting pole assembly 200 including a main pole member 210 installed upward in the inner space S and a pair of branch pole members 220, 230 branched from the main pole member 210 to support the sheet 100, thereby forming the two peaks P1, P2, is disclosed.