Audio Player Base and Elastic Ring for Play Tent
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current children's play equipment such as play tents and castles lack the ability to play sound, which limits their entertainment value and interaction with children.
Innovation Solution
An audio playback device with a round table-shaped base and a touch panel for manual control, integrated with a storage bin featuring an elastic ring for secure installation and easy removal, is designed for firm installation in play tents and castles, allowing for human-computer interaction and playback of various sounds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the audio playback device is firmly installed in the play tent or play castle, then the stability and reliability of the device is improved, but the ease of removal when disassembling deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the fixing mechanism adjustable rather than fixed. The elastic ring can dynamically change its state between contracted (for secure holding) and expanded (for easy removal), allowing the same structure to serve both firm installation and easy removal requirements at different times
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by utilizing the elastic properties of the ring to change the dimensional parameters of the fixing structure. When the elastic ring is compressed, it provides strong holding force for firm installation; when expanded, it allows easy removal, thus changing the physical parameters to resolve the contradiction
2Ease of operation
If the audio playback device is designed with a simple structure for easy installation, then the ease of operation is improved, but the firmness of installation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies flexible shells by using an elastic ring as the fixing component. This flexible structure can be easily compressed and expanded, allowing simple installation operations while maintaining strong holding force when compressed, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of installation and firmness
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic ring acts as an intermediary between the audio playback device and the play tent structure. It provides a simple interface for installation while ensuring firm attachment through its elastic properties, mediating between operational simplicity and installation reliability
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 audio playback device enhances entertainment by providing music, animal sounds, and other sounds, deepening children's game experience and ensuring easy installation and removal, thus addressing the lack of sound functionality in existing play equipment.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic ring connected to an opening of the soft cover. The elastic ring is configured to adjust a size of the opening of the soft cover
Data Source
AI summary
An audio playback device includes an audio player and a storage bin configured to accommodate the audio player. A bottom portion of the audio player is round table shaped. The bottom portion of the audio player extends radially outward to form a base. A touch panel is arranged on a top portion of the audio player and is configured to manually control playback of the audio player. The storage bin includes a soft cover configured to accommodate the audio player and an elastic ring connected to an opening of the soft cover. The elastic ring is configured to adjust a size of the opening of the soft cover. A bottom portion of the soft cover is fixed on a play tent. The base of the audio player contacts the play tent. At least a portion of a main body of the audio player extends from the elastic ring.