Portable Windbreak Shelter Assembly with Modular Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shelter devices fail to provide a portable and movable combination shelter and windbreak that can be easily positioned using conventional farm equipment, limiting their versatility and practicality.
Innovation Solution
A shelter frame with a unique design featuring a front, back, bottom face, and lateral side faces that extend upward to form an apex, coupled with a covering and door system, allowing for wind inhibition and ventilation, and equipped with hooks and tow connection sites for easy movement using farm vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a shelter structure is designed to be portable and movable, then ease of relocation is improved, but structural stability and windbreak effectiveness may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The shelter is divided into modular components including a frame structure, covering, and base that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The frame uses interconnected members that can be quickly connected without specialized tools, enabling portable assembly while maintaining structural integrity through the modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The shelter incorporates adjustable and movable elements such as adjustable leg positions, removable panels, and flexible connecting joints that allow the structure to adapt to different ground conditions and be easily reconfigured or relocated while maintaining stability during use.
2Ease of operation
If conventional farm equipment is used to move the shelter, then ease of operation is improved, but the complexity of attachment mechanisms increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shelter incorporates universal attachment features such as standardized eyelets, loops, and connection points that can interface with multiple types of conventional farm equipment including tractors, loaders, and trucks. These multi-functional attachment points use simple metal loops and eyelets that require no specialized mechanisms, reducing complexity while enabling movement by various equipment types.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the shelter provides complete wind protection, then windbreak effectiveness is improved, but ventilation and air flow are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The shelter employs selective transparency and permeability in different areas of the covering. Certain panels are made transparent or translucent to allow light and air passage while providing wind protection in other areas. The structure includes designated open sections and adjustable panels that can be opened for ventilation while maintaining windbreak functionality in critical areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The shelter covering incorporates materials with controlled porosity that allow air molecules to pass through while blocking larger wind forces. Mesh panels and perforated sections provide filtered air flow that reduces wind impact while maintaining ventilation, using the porous structure to differentiate between harmful wind pressure and beneficial air circulation.
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AI summary
A portable windbreak shelter assembly provides a combination shelter and windbreak which can be moved to a desired position using conventional vehicles typically available on a farm includes a shelter frame having a front, a back, a bottom face, a first lateral side face, and a second lateral side face. The first lateral side face and the second lateral side face extend upwardly from respective opposite edges of the bottom face and meet to define an apex of the shelter frame extending between the front and the back. A covering is coupled to the shelter frame wherein the covering and the shelter frame inhibit wind from passing through the shelter frame to define a sheltered interior space. The shelter frame is movable using conventional farm equipment.