Cabinet-Folding Golf Simulator With Hinged Deck Storage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing golf simulators require dedicated space and are not easily storable, limiting their accessibility for individuals without a suitable area.

Innovation Solution

A fold-away golf simulator design featuring a cabinet with bifold doors, a hinged deck, high impact screen, and a ceiling-mounted projector, allowing for a horizontal use position and vertical storage, with automated deployment via gas struts and a pulley system.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a golf simulator is designed as a permanent installation, then it provides stable and complete functionality, but it occupies dedicated space that cannot be used for other purposes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespace utilizationVSAvoidsimulator stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The golf simulator employs a hinged deck that can transition between a horizontal use position for playing golf and a folded, vertical storage position. This dynamic transformation allows the same space to serve multiple purposes - golf simulation when needed and other uses when folded, resolving the contradiction between space versatility and functional stability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The simulator is divided into separable components including the hinged deck, cabinet structure, and bifold doors. This segmentation allows the deck to be folded vertically against the cabinet while other components remain in place, enabling space reconfiguration without compromising the integrity of the complete system when assembled

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If a golf simulator is designed to be portable and storable, then it can be moved and stored when not in use, but it may compromise the completeness of the system in one unit

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capabilityVSAvoidsystem integration

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates multiple components - projector, screen, deck, and cabinet - into a single unified unit where all elements work together. The hinged deck folds into the cabinet space, and the bifold doors provide enclosure, creating a complete golf simulator system that is both portable and fully functional when assembled, eliminating the need for separate components

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Area of stationary object

If the deck is folded to a vertical position for storage, then space is freed for other uses, but the deck must abut the screen which requires careful design

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusable spaceVSAvoidstructural arrangement

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The deck transitions from a horizontal plane when in use to a vertical orientation when folded for storage. This dimensional change allows the deck to abut against the vertical screen surface, maximizing space utilization while maintaining structural integrity through the hinged connection mechanism

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS12458861B2Golf simulator that folds into a cabinet

Publication Date: 2025.11.04 SLOAN BRENT WILLIAM

AI summary

A golf simulator folds into a cabinet in the manner of a Murphy bed. Our unit allows people to play a round of golf. Then when finished, close the unit and use the space for other purposes. For example, the customer can play golf, fold up the unit and pull their car back in the garage.