Adjustable Rebounding Panel for Table Tennis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing table tennis rebounding panels are fixedly positioned, making it difficult for players to adjust the inclination and height to suit their skill levels and preferences, leading to reduced player satisfaction and frequent stoppages in play.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of pivotably adjustable rebounding panels with a resiliently flexible gooseneck member or ball and socket arrangement, allowing for variable inclination and height adjustment, enabling players to customize the angle and position of the panels for optimal use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixedly positioned rebounding panels are used, then structural stability is maintained, but player adaptability and satisfaction deteriorate due to inability to adjust to varying skill levels and preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The rebounding panel is transformed from a fixed static structure to a dynamic adjustable one through the introduction of a pivotable connection mechanism. The panel can be adjusted to different angles and positions, allowing it to adapt to various player skill levels and preferences while maintaining structural stability through controlled movement capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the key parameter of panel inclination angle from fixed to variable. By enabling continuous adjustment of the panel's angular position, the system provides players with customizable rebound characteristics, directly improving adaptability without requiring complete redesign of the structural framework.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed inclination and height are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but player satisfaction deteriorates due to lack of customization for varying skill levels
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the rebounding panel and support member is changed from rigid fixed to pivotable adjustable, enabling dynamic reconfiguration. This allows the same manufactured component to serve multiple functions at different angles, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while dramatically improving customization capability for players of various skill levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable panel mechanism allows a single device to perform multiple functions by changing its angular position. The same panel structure can accommodate beginners needing gentler angles and advanced players requiring steeper angles, making the equipment universal for all skill levels without requiring multiple different manufactured components.
3Area of stationary object
If fixed vertical orientation is used, then structural stability is maintained, but playing surface area deteriorates due to inability to extend playable surface at varying angles
Solution Approach 1:
The panel orientation is changed from fixed vertical to dynamically adjustable at various angles. The pivotable connection allows the panel to be positioned at different orientations while maintaining stability at each selected position, effectively extending the playable surface area by utilizing angled rebounds that expand the functional playing space beyond the traditional vertical panel configuration.
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AI summary
A rebounding panel apparatus for adding a further playable surface for a table tennis table. The rebounding panel apparatus comprises a support member, having table attachment means thereon to permit attachment to a side edge of the table tennis table. A substantially flat rebounding panel is provided, pivotably coupled to an upper portion of the support member. The support member when attached to the table is adapted to support said rebounding panel member above a plane in which said table lies, and the pivotable coupling means is adapted to permit adjustable inclination of the rebounding panel, preferably about each of the pitch, yaw, and skew axis. A table tennis apparatus, comprising a table and a pair of rebounding panel apparatus as described above, is further disclosed.