Golf Bag Support Bar Limiting Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional golf bags experience automatic outstretching of support bars when filled with too many golf clubs, leading to deformation and potential harm due to the lack of a mechanism to prevent this issue.

Innovation Solution

Incorporation of limiting members at the pivoting positions of the support bars and elastic bars, requiring user intervention to release and allow smooth extension, preventing automatic outstretching and enabling controlled propping of the bag.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the support bars are allowed to pivot freely to prop up the bag, then the bag can be supported on the ground, but the support bars may automatically outstretch when the bag is heavily loaded, causing deformation and potential harm

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesupport bar stabilityVSAvoidautomatic outstretching causing harm

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The limiting member is pre-configured to prevent automatic outstretching of the support bars when the bag is heavily loaded. It restricts the pivoting range of the elastic bars relative to the support bars, creating a preliminary counter-action that offsets the harmful automatic extension before it can occur.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Solution Approach 2:

The limiting member acts as an intermediary component between the elastic bars and the support bars. It mediates the interaction by controlling the pivoting motion, allowing normal support function while preventing excessive extension that could cause harm.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If limiting members are added to prevent automatic outstretching, then safety and appearance are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprevention of automatic outstretchingVSAvoidsupporting mechanism structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The limiting member is divided into distinct functional segments: a limiting portion that restricts pivoting motion, and a guiding portion that directs the elastic bars. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function efficiently while keeping the overall structure manageable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The limiting member serves multiple functions simultaneously: it limits the pivoting range of elastic bars, guides their motion, and prevents automatic outstretching. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby minimizing the increase in device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If the support bars require user intervention to extend, then automatic outstretching is prevented, but the ease of operation is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontrol over support bar extensionVSAvoiduser action required to extend bars

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The limiting member is designed to transition from a restrictive state to a permissive state based on user input. When the user pulls the support bars outward with sufficient force, the elastic bars are released from the limiting member, allowing dynamic extension. This provides controlled operation while maintaining safety during normal use.

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

Prevents automatic outstretching of support bars when the bag is heavily loaded, maintaining appearance and safety by requiring user action to extend the bars for support, thus avoiding deformation and potential harm.

Implementation Method 1

two elastic bars, being metal bars, are relatively pivoted between the chassis at the bottom side of the bag body and the two connecting blocks configured on the two support bars

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElastic deformation: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS11497976B2Golf bag supporting mechanism

Publication Date: 2022.11.15 BIN LUNE ENTERPRISE CO LTD

AI summary

A golf bag includes a bag body, a head frame, a chassis and a supporting mechanism. The supporting mechanism is configured on one side of the bag body, comprising two support bars and two elastic bars. One end of the two support bars is pivoted on the head frame. The two elastic bars are relatively pivoted between the chassis and the two connecting blocks configured on the two support bars. It is characterized in that: the supporting mechanism further comprises two limiting members, respectively configured at the pivoting position of the two support bars and the two elastic bars, to limit the pivoting position of the two support bars and the two elastic bars.