Airbag Structure with Light-Shielding Inner Cover

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional airbag structures require additional packaging materials and complex manufacturing procedures to protect fragile objects from light exposure and external forces, failing to comply with environmental protection requirements.

Innovation Solution

An airbag structure with an inner shade cover, featuring air-column plates and a dark-dyed plastic inner cover with extension plates that can be sealed and reopened multiple times, providing both light shielding and buffering effects without damaging the bag.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If a transparent airbag is used to provide buffering effect, then the buffering capability is improved, but light exposure protection is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebuffering capabilityVSAvoidlight exposure
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the light-shielding function and buffering function into a single airbag structure. The air-column plates are constructed with light-shielding material that has air cavities, integrating both protective functions in one component rather than using separate dark plastic bags and transparent airbags.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The air-column plates use composite material structure with air cavities within light-shielding material. This composite structure provides both the light-blocking property of dark material and the shock-absorbing capability of air-filled chambers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a dark plastic bag is used to shield light, then light exposure protection is improved, but buffering capability is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight exposureVSAvoidbuffering capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The light-shielding material contains air cavities forming a porous structure. These air-filled spaces provide shock absorption and buffering capabilities while the outer light-shielding material layer blocks light exposure, combining both protective functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

3Reliability

If additional packaging materials are used to provide both light shielding and buffering, then protection capability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprotection capabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing procedure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple protective functions into a single integrated airbag structure with air-column plates made of light-shielding material containing air cavities. This eliminates the need for separate dark plastic bags and transparent airbags, simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining comprehensive protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Reliability

If additional packaging materials are used to achieve both light shielding and buffering, then protection capability is improved, but material consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprotection capabilityVSAvoidpackaging material
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The invention consolidates multiple protective layers into a single airbag structure where light-shielding material with integrated air cavities provides both light blocking and shock absorption. This reduces material consumption by eliminating redundant packaging layers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The airbag structure effectively shields objects from light and external forces, allowing for repeated use without additional packaging materials, thus simplifying the manufacturing process and adhering to environmental protection standards.

Implementation Method 1

the air-column plates can be wrapped around the object to provide vibration absorbing and buffering effects

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAir compression: Compression

Implementation Method 2

the air-column plate having a plurality of nodes provided for folding the air-column plates into the bag

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDeformation: Deformation

Implementation Method 3

the plastic inner cover being stained with a dark dye to shelter an external light from projecting onto the object

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight absorption: Absorption (EM radiation)

Data Source

PatentUS8770840B2Airbag structure with inner shade cover and manufacturing method thereof
Publication Date: 2014.07.08 LIAO YAW SHIN
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  • US8770840B2 patent drawing
  • US8770840B2 patent drawing

AI summary

In an airbag structure with an inner shade cover and a manufacturing method of the airbag, a first plastic plate and a second plastic plate are stacked in parallel with each other, and the first plastic plate is formed by a plurality of air-column plates, and the air-column plate includes a plurality of nodes, and the second plastic plate is stained with a dark dye for sheltering an external light, and then both ends of the first and second plastic plates are hot sealed, and then the first and second plastic plates are folded simultaneously along the nodes, so that the first plastic plate forms a bag, and the second plastic plate is covered onto an inner side of the bag, so that the second plastic plate forms a plastic inner cover.