Tent Framework Scissor Grids for Compact Packing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tents with larger floor plans face challenges in packing height, assembly complexity, and stability, particularly when exceeding specific dimensions, making them cumbersome to transport and set up, and requiring time-consuming assembly of profile elements.
Innovation Solution
A supporting framework with a pyramid-shaped roof structure featuring multiple scissor-type grid sections that converge to a central post, utilizing central diagonal bars and stabilizer devices to reduce packing height, simplify assembly, and enhance stability, allowing for a high and pointed pagoda-style roof without the need for additional supporting struts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If tents with larger floor plans use traditional supporting structures with multiple supporting struts, then stability is improved, but packing height increases and portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting framework is divided into multiple scissor-type grid sections (at least three per outer side) that can be segmented and folded. Each section connects to the central post independently, allowing the structure to be broken down into compact segments for transport while maintaining stability when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The scissor-type grid sections are designed to nest within each other when folded, with inner sections fitting inside outer sections. This nesting arrangement significantly reduces the packing height of the supporting framework while maintaining the structural integrity needed for stability during use.
2Strength
If tents with larger floor plans use traditional profile element assemblies, then structural strength is improved, but assembly complexity increases and setup time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple profile elements are merged into integrated scissor-type grid sections that function as unified structural units. Each grid section combines multiple profile elements into a single assembly that maintains structural strength while reducing the number of separate components that need to be handled and assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting framework incorporates dynamic scissor-type mechanisms that can transition between folded and extended states. This dynamic design allows the structure to be compact during transport and easily expand to full structural configuration during setup, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining strength.
3Force
If tents with larger floor plans use traditional supporting structures, then roof support capability is improved, but packing height increases and portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting framework transitions from a vertical stacking arrangement to a radial arrangement around the central post. The scissor-type grid sections extend outward from the central post in multiple dimensions, providing roof support capability through radial distribution of forces rather than vertical stacking, thereby reducing packing height.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting framework uses composite construction combining multiple profile element types within the scissor-type grid sections. This composite structure provides enhanced roof support capability through the synergistic arrangement of different profile elements while maintaining a compact folded configuration.
4Area of stationary object
If tents with larger floor plans exceed specific dimensions, then coverage area is improved, but assembly time increases and setup becomes more time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The scissor-type grid sections are pre-assembled and pre-configured in the manufacturing process, with connection points and structural elements prepared in advance. This preliminary action allows the sections to be quickly deployed and connected to the central post during setup, reducing assembly time for large floor plan tents.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting framework incorporates self-aligning and self-securing features in the scissor-type grid sections that automatically engage with the central post and each other during assembly. This self-service mechanism reduces the need for complex manual alignment and fastening operations, thereby reducing assembly time while maintaining large coverage areas.
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AI summary
Supporting framework of a tent with a roof having a pyramid shape, a supporting structure comprising at least four supports, at least three outer scissor-type grid sections for each outer side of the supporting framework, a device for attaching the roof to the central post, central diagonal bars extending from the central post, wherein the central diagonal bars are connected to the outer scissor-type grid sections via scissor-type grid sections directed inwards into the tent, and wherein the central post is extended by means of a handling bar—for the formation of the apex of the roof, and wherein the handling bar or the central post can be connected to the central diagonal bars.