Fluorescent Phone Case with Marble Billiard Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile phone cases lack functionality and interest, particularly when smartphones are used for gaming, as they do not provide engaging activities when the device runs out of power and is used in low-light environments.

Innovation Solution

A fluorescent mobile phone case with a marble billiard mechanism, featuring a mobile phone case body with fluorescent powder, a fence, a transparent cover plate, a movable metal rod, a marble, and various features like a rotary table, holes, and spiral coils, allowing users to play a game-like experience at night or in dim places.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a mobile phone case is designed as a simple protective cover, then it provides basic protection, but it lacks functionality and interest

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidstructure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines a protective phone case with a marble billiard game mechanism, merging two separate functions (protection and entertainment) into a single integrated product. The case body houses the game components while maintaining its protective function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile phone case serves multiple functions: it protects the phone from damage and simultaneously provides an interactive game experience. The transparent cover plate allows the case to function as both a protective barrier and a viewing window for the game mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Illumination intensity

If fluorescent powder is added to enable night gaming, then visibility in dim environments is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovevisibilityVSAvoidmanufacturing process
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

Fluorescent powder is applied locally to specific areas of the case where it is most needed for visibility, rather than uniformly throughout the entire case. This targeted application maintains manufacturing simplicity while achieving the illumination effect where it matters most.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The fluorescent powder provides a color change effect that activates in low-light conditions, transforming the case from a non-luminous state to a glowing state. This passive optical property enhancement does not require complex manufacturing processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

3Loss of information

If a transparent cover plate is used to observe the marble, then the game is visible, but the protective function is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovevisibilityVSAvoidprotection
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The cover plate is designed with asymmetric properties: it is transparent in the areas where game visibility is needed while maintaining opaque or reinforced sections for enhanced protection. This asymmetric design allows different parts of the case to serve different functions optimally.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #4Asymmetry

Solution Approach 2:

The case design dynamically balances transparency and protection based on functional requirements. The transparent cover plate is strategically positioned to allow game observation while structural reinforcement is applied in areas requiring maximum protective strength.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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

Enables an interactive game-like experience at night or in dim environments through the movement of a marble under the action of a metal rod, utilizing fluorescent powder for illumination, enhancing the functionality and interest of the mobile phone case.

Implementation Method 1

fluorescent powder is uniformly provided on a mobile phone case main body

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFluorescence: Fluorescence

Data Source

PatentUS12015437B2Fluorescent mobile phone case with marble billiard
Publication Date: 2024.06.18 ZHUANG GUANGXIANG
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AI summary

The present disclosure discloses a fluorescent mobile phone case with marble billiard. The fluorescent mobile phone case includes a mobile phone case main body on which fluorescent powder is uniformly provided, where the mobile phone case main body is provided with a fence; a cover plate fixedly arranged above the fence, where the cover plate is made of a transparent material; a metal rod movably arranged on a side edge of the fence; a marble movably arranged in the fence; one or more of a rotary table, a hole, and a spiral coil respectively arranged in the fence; a first fixing member arranged in the mobile phone case main body, disposed under the marble, and used for positioning and fixing the marble; and a second fixing member arranged on the fence and used for fixing the metal rod.