Fabric Flag With Integrated Device Pockets

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional signage flags are not visible in low light conditions, require complex and costly replacement of printed signs, and use expensive and fragile plastic panels for illumination, which are not eco-friendly or easily transportable.

Innovation Solution

A fabric flag with integrated pockets for electric or electronic devices, such as luminous panels, allowing for easy insertion and maintenance, and using a lightweight fabric that can be easily transported, eliminating the need for plastic panels and providing visibility in low light conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If signs are printed directly on the fabric, then the flag can be made simple and inexpensive, but the signs cannot be erased or replaced without using a new piece of fabric

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity and cost of flag productionVSAvoidability to replace signs

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The flag is divided into separate components: the fabric support and the sign elements. The signs are placed on supports that can be independently inserted into pockets in the fabric, allowing the signs to be replaced without replacing the entire flag. This segmentation enables the fabric to remain permanent while the signs can be changed as needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The sign supports are inserted into pockets formed within the fabric layers. This nesting arrangement allows the signs to be contained within the fabric structure, enabling easy removal and replacement of signs while maintaining the integrity of the fabric itself.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Ease of manufacture

If conventional flags are used, then they can be made from simple fabric, but they are not visible in low light or in the absence of light

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of fabric constructionVSAvoidvisibility in low light conditions

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention combines the conventional fabric flag structure with illuminating elements (such as LED strips, neon tubes, or light bulbs) integrated into the sign supports. This merging allows the flag to maintain its simple fabric construction while gaining the ability to illuminate signs in low light conditions, thus resolving the contradiction between simplicity and visibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Illumination intensity

If plastic panels are used for illumination, then the flag can be made visible at night, but the structure becomes expensive, heavy and relatively fragile

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisibility at nightVSAvoidweight of illuminated flag structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSWeight of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The invention replaces heavy plastic panels with lightweight illuminating elements such as LED strips, neon tubes, or light bulbs that can be directly mounted on the sign supports. This substitution maintains the illumination function while dramatically reducing the weight and complexity of the overall structure, making the flag easier to transport and install.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Illumination intensity

If plastic panels are used for illumination, then the flag can be made visible at night, but the structure becomes complex and expensive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisibility at nightVSAvoidcomplexity of illumination setup

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts the illumination function from complex plastic panel structures and implements it through simple, modular lighting elements that can be directly integrated into the sign supports. This extraction simplifies the overall device by removing unnecessary structural components while maintaining the essential illumination capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

5Illumination intensity

If plastic panels are used, then illumination can be provided, but the material is not eco-friendly and is difficult to transport

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenight visibilityVSAvoidecological impact and transportability

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the material parameters from heavy, non-ecological plastic panels to lightweight, eco-friendly materials such as metal or composite structures that can support illumination elements. This parameter change maintains the illumination function while improving ecological compatibility and transportability, as the lighter materials are easier to move and less harmful to the environment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3608896B1Flag with integrated device

Publication Date: 2022.02.09 DISPLAY LIGHT

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AI summary

The invention relates to a flag (10A) comprising a piece of fabric (110A) adapted for mounting on a pole (210A) and comprising at least two faces (110A1). The piece of fabric (110A) comprises at least one pocket (110A-1, 110A-2, 110A-3), formed between said two faces (110A1) and adapted to receive an electrical or electronic device (120A-1, 120A-2, 120A-3). At least one face (110A1) of the piece of fabric (110A) has at least one opening (110A1-1, 110A1-2, 110A1-3) located at the level of said at least one pocket (110A-1, 110A-2, 110A-3) so as to allow the passage of light emitted by said device or to said device (120A-1, 120A-2, 120A-3).