Foldable License Plate Frame for Compact Shipping Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional rigid license plate frames occupy excessive storage and shipping space due to their fixed rectangular shape.
Innovation Solution
A foldable license plate frame structure with pivotable members that transitions between a rectangular and a folded linear shape, reducing volume requirements during storage and shipping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid rectangular license plate frame is used, then the frame maintains structural stability and rectangular shape, but it occupies excessive storage and shipping space
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into multiple members (top member, bottom member, first side member, second side member) that can pivot relative to each other, allowing the frame to be segmented and reconfigured from a rectangular shape to a folded linear shape, thereby reducing storage and shipping volume while maintaining structural stability during use
Solution Approach 2:
The frame transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic structure with pivotable members that can change configuration between a rectangular in-use orientation and a folded linear storage orientation, enabling volume reduction without compromising structural integrity when deployed
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
The foldable design significantly reduces storage and shipping space by allowing the frame to collapse into a compact linear shape, optimizing space utilization.
Implementation Method 1
a top member, a first side member, a bottom member and a second side member connected to one another for pivotal movement with respect to one another
Data Source
AI summary
A license plate frame is defined by a frame structure that includes a top member, a first side member, a bottom member and a second side member connected to one another for pivotal movement with respect to one another. In response to pivoting movement of the top member relative to the first and second side members and pivoting movement of the bottom member relative to the first and second side members, the frame structure is moved between a first orientation wherein the frame structure has an overall rectangular shape and a second orientation wherein the frame structure has a folded overall linear shape.