Foldable Bag With Segmented Sheets For Device Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bags lack structural transformation capabilities and cannot support mobile devices at adjustable angles, making it inconvenient to operate devices like notebook computers and tablets.
Innovation Solution
A foldable bag design featuring multiple sheets with folding lines that allow transformation into a three-dimensional supporting structure, including a rotatable third sheet, magnets for secure attachment, and flexible materials for stability and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the bag uses a fixed structure, then the bag maintains structural stability, but the bag cannot be transformed into a supporting structure and cannot support mobile devices at adjustable angles
Solution Approach 1:
The bag is divided into multiple sheets (first sheet, second sheet, third sheet) with defined folding lines. Each sheet can be independently folded and positioned to create the supporting structure, allowing the bag to transform from a simple container to a functional support device while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The bag incorporates folding lines and rotatable components that enable dynamic structural transformation. The third sheet can be rotated to cover the opening, and the folding lines allow the sheets to be folded into different configurations, creating an adjustable supporting structure that adapts to different device sizes and user needs.
2Ease of operation
If the bag is designed as a simple container, then the bag is easy to manufacture and use, but the bag lacks the function of supporting mobile devices and cannot adjust the angle of support
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting function is achieved through segmentation into multiple sheets with specific folding lines. The first, second, and third sheets are configured with folding lines that create a three-dimensional supporting structure when folded, enabling device support while maintaining ease of manufacture through standard folding techniques.
Solution Approach 2:
The bag transitions from a two-dimensional flat structure to a three-dimensional supporting structure through folding. The folding lines create angular relationships between sheets, forming a stable three-dimensional configuration that can support devices at adjustable angles, adding functional complexity without significantly increasing manufacturing difficulty.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bag uses multiple sheets with folding lines to form a three-dimensional supporting structure, then the bag can support mobile devices at adjustable angles, but the bag structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The complex supporting structure is segmented into three sheets with defined folding lines. Each sheet has specific folding lines (first, second, third folding lines on the first sheet; fourth, fifth folding lines on the second sheet) that create manageable sections, allowing the overall complex structure to be assembled from simpler individual components.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-sheet folding structure serves multiple functions: it creates an accommodating cavity for storing devices, forms a supporting structure for holding devices at angles, and provides a cover function through the rotatable third sheet. This multi-functionality justifies the increased structural complexity by delivering multiple useful capabilities from a single bag design.
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 the bag to be transformed into a stable supporting structure for mobile devices, providing adjustable angles and secure placement, enhancing usability and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
a first area enclosed by the first folding line, the second folding line and the third folding line is provided with a first magnet, the first supporting part is provided with a second magnet, and the first magnet and the second magnet are mutually attracted
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AI summary
The present utility model discloses a foldable bag which comprises a first sheet, a second sheet and a third sheet, an accommodating cavity with an opening is enclosed by the first sheet and the second sheet, the third sheet extends from the second sheet and is rotatable to at least partially cover the opening, the first sheet has two corresponding first sides and second sides, the first sheet is provided with a first folding line, a second folding line and a third folding line. The foldable bag can not only contain mobile devices, but also provide support.