Book Page Attachment Detachment Mechanism for Thickness Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional printed books lack efficient mechanisms for attaching and detaching sheets, such as business cards, without increasing the book's thickness, especially during events like exhibitions and conferences, where information exchange is crucial.

Innovation Solution

A printed book design featuring alternating congruent attachment and detachment areas on each page, with spiral binding allowing pages to fold backward, and slots and perforation lines for easy insertion and separation of sheets, ensuring balanced thickness and easy documentation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If sheets are attached to pages in a printed book, then information exchange capability is improved, but the book's thickness increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation exchange capabilityVSAvoidbook thickness

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLength of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The book is divided into multiple pages, each with dedicated attachment and detachment areas. This segmentation allows sheets to be attached to specific pages without increasing the overall book thickness, as each page independently manages its own attachment/detachment cycle.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The attachment and detachment areas alternate in a periodic pattern across consecutive pages. When one page has an attachment area, the next page has a detachment area, creating a rhythmic alternation that maintains balanced thickness throughout the book.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

2Productivity

If multiple attachment devices are provided in the book, then documentability of discussions is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedocumentability of discussionsVSAvoidattachment device structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment devices use simple, inexpensive elements such as slots and perforation lines that can be easily manufactured and integrated into the book pages. These simple structures provide functional attachment capability without adding significant complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple functional elements (attachment slots, detachment perforations, page binding) are merged into a unified book structure. The attachment and detachment devices are integrated directly into the page design, eliminating the need for separate complex mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3254861B1Book including attachment and detachment devices

Publication Date: 2019.03.13 ROSOMANOV ZORAN

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AI summary

A printed book has at least a first page (22) and a second page (24, the first page including a first attachment device (26, slot) for attaching a sheet onto the first page within a first attachment area and the first page including a first detachment device (30, perforation line) for separating a first detachment area from the first page, the second page including a second attachment device for attaching a sheet onto the second page within a second attachment area and the second page including a second detachment device for separating a second detachment area from the second page, and, when the printed book is in a closed condition, the first attachment area being congruent with the second detachment area and the first detachment area being congruent with the second attachment area.