Welded Mesh Fence Panel with 3D Post Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fences intended for supporting plant leaves lack optimization for both security and aesthetic appeal, particularly in private home settings, and do not effectively accommodate plant growth.
Innovation Solution
A fence design featuring welded mesh panels with two independent sheets of crossed vertical and horizontal wires, spaced to fit around a post, with connecting elements forming a half-cage rebate and a groove for secure attachment, allowing for easier wire concealment and enhanced rigidity while accommodating plant stems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If rigid panels with welded mesh are used for security, then security is improved, but aesthetic appeal deteriorates due to visible wires
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a single-plane wire mesh to a three-dimensional structure with wires arranged in multiple dimensions around the post. The vertical and horizontal wires create a cubic lattice structure that obscures individual wires from any single viewing angle, thereby improving aesthetics while maintaining security.
2Strength
If larger wire sections are used for panel strength, then strength is improved, but ease of concealment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By arranging wires in three dimensions around the post rather than in a single flat plane, the structure achieves equivalent strength with thinner wires. The multi-directional wire arrangement distributes structural loads while allowing individual wires to be less prominent and more easily concealed by foliage.
3Ease of manufacture
If flat single-layer panels are used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but rigidity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a three-dimensional wire lattice structure around the post, adding depth and vertical dimension to the traditional flat panel. This spatial arrangement provides inherent rigidity and resistance to deformation while maintaining manufacturability through standardized wire assembly processes.
4Shape
If traditional single-plane wire mesh is used, then wire concealment is improved, but structural rigidity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The three-dimensional wire lattice structure allows wires to be distributed in multiple spatial dimensions, making them less visually prominent from any single angle while simultaneously providing enhanced structural rigidity through the multi-directional load distribution inherent in the cubic arrangement.
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AI summary
The fence has welded trellis panels fixed on a post, where the panels are constituted of two sets of yarns. The yarns are intersected and welded between the panels. The two sets of yarns are maintained at a distance, whose value is equal to a thickness of the post, for partially housing the post. A semi cage (4) is formed at each end of the panels by positioning a stop (6) at a specific distance from a vertical edge (5) of the yarns, where the distance is equal to half of width of the post.