Light Kite with Integral Blister Wing Structure

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing kites have complex structures, making them difficult to produce and balance, and are prone to damage due to heavy materials and fragile components, which limits their accessibility and durability.

Innovation Solution

A light kite with a simple structure, where the supporting member is integrally formed with the wing using blistering or embossing techniques, eliminating the need for external supporting rods and allowing for easy production and pattern application.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If traditional supporting rods are used to maintain kite structure, then structural strength is improved, but device complexity and weight increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural strengthVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The supporting member is merged with the wing by being integrally formed from the same blister material, eliminating the need for separate supporting rods. This integration maintains structural strength while significantly reducing device complexity and the number of components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The supporting member is formed as a raised ridge or embossed structure within the thin blister material shell itself, rather than requiring external rigid rods. This approach maintains necessary structural support while using flexible, thin material that can be easily manufactured and stored.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

2Weight of moving object

If carbon fiber materials are used to reduce kite weight, then weight is reduced, but manufacturing cost increases and fragility increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvekite weightVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

Weight of moving objectVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the material parameter from expensive carbon fiber to inexpensive blister material (such as plastic sheets or foil), while compensating for strength requirements through the integral forming process that creates reinforced ridges and structures during the blistering itself.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses cheap blister material that can be easily manufactured and replaced if needed, rather than expensive carbon fiber. The material is designed to be lightweight and sufficient for the intended use, accepting that it may need replacement rather than investing in expensive, fragile materials.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Stability of the object's composition

If traditional multi-component kite structures are used, then structural stability is improved, but ease of manufacture and mass production difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidproduction ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple components (wing and supporting members) are merged into a single integral structure formed from one piece of blister material through embossing or ridge formation, eliminating assembly steps and simplifying manufacturing while maintaining structural stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The single blister material is segmented into functional zones during forming - the raised ridges create supporting members while the remaining material forms the wing surface, allowing one-piece construction to provide differentiated structural functions throughout.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Shape

If supporting members are added to maintain kite shape, then shape stability is improved, but weight and device complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvekite shape stabilityVSAvoidkite weight

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The supporting members are merged with the wing structure by being formed as integral raised ridges within the same blister material, eliminating separate components and their associated weight while maintaining shape stability through the embossed structural features.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

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 integrally formed kite is lightweight, easy to produce, and resistant to damage, offering improved balance and stability during flight, while also being cost-effective and visually appealing.

Implementation Method 1

the supporting member is made by blistering or embossing or indenting on the wing

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectBlistering:

Implementation Method 2

the supporting member is made by blistering or embossing or indenting on the wing

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectEmbossing:

Implementation Method 3

the supporting member is made by blistering or embossing or indenting on the wing

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectIndenting:

Data Source

PatentUS12319407B2Light kite

Publication Date: 2025.06.03 PANG CHI KONG

AI summary

The present invention provides a kite including a body, wherein the body includes a wing and a tying place; wherein the body of the kite includes a supporting member formed directly from the wing; and wherein the supporting member maintains a shape of the body. In one embodiment, the body is made of a blister material. In another embodiment, the body is made of a material capable of being embossed or indented.