Foldable Dart Game Structure for Compact Truck Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic dart game apparatuses are bulky and difficult to transport due to their modular complexity, which limits their portability and efficiency in being moved or loaded onto trucks.
Innovation Solution
A dart game apparatus design featuring a body part with a support unit, extension unit, and a lid unit that can be rotated and folded via hinges, incorporating a camera unit and target illumination, allowing for easy disassembly and reassembly for transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If electronic dart game apparatus is designed with multiple additional functions, then user entertainment and engagement are improved, but the volume and structural complexity increase making transportation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The dart game apparatus is divided into separable modules including a body part, support unit, and lid unit that can be disassembled and reassembled. This segmentation allows the device to maintain multiple functions while reducing transportation complexity by enabling easy breakdown into manageable sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The support unit incorporates a rotatable and foldable lid unit with hinges, transforming the static structure into a dynamic one. This allows the apparatus to adapt its configuration - fully assembled for gameplay and compact folded state for transportation - resolving the contradiction between functional complexity and transport ease.
2Adaptability or versatility
If electronic dart game apparatus is designed with multiple additional functions, then user entertainment and engagement are improved, but the volume increases making efficient loading onto trucks difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The foldable lid unit supported by hinges enables the apparatus to transition between expanded configuration for full functionality and a compact folded state for transportation. This dynamic structure significantly reduces the volume occupied during transport while maintaining all additional functions when deployed.
Solution Approach 2:
The foldable design allows components to nest within each other during transportation, with the lid unit folding over the body part and support unit, creating a compact nested configuration that minimizes transport volume while preserving full functionality when unfolded.
3Adaptability or versatility
If electronic dart game apparatus is designed with multiple additional functions, then user entertainment and engagement are improved, but ease of transportation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the apparatus into modular components (body part, support unit, lid unit) connected by hinges, the design enables easy separation and reassembly for transportation. Users can quickly disassemble the device into manageable sections without complex tools or procedures, maintaining ease of transportation despite multiple functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge-based foldable mechanism provides intuitive and simple operation for collapsing the apparatus into a compact transport configuration. The dynamic structure naturally guides the folding motion, making transportation easy while preserving all additional functions when the apparatus is set up for use.
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AI summary
Provided is a dart game apparatus including: a body part in which a dart target is installed on a front surface; a support unit including a coupling unit coupled to an upper side of the body part and an extension unit formed to extend toward a front surface of the coupling unit; and a lid unit rotatably coupled to the support unit through at least one hinge.