Magnetic Snowboard Deck with Rounded Base for Easy Boot Attachment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional snowboards have limitations in braking power and require precise adjustment for boot attachment, making them inconvenient for beginners, children, and women, and pose a risk of injury due to the inability to separate the deck and boots during falls.

Innovation Solution

A snowboard deck with a rounded lower base and double-edged structure featuring a binder hole with a neodymium magnet for easy boot attachment and detachment by magnetic force, allowing for easy boot fixation without precise adjustment and minimizing injury risk during falls.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional binders with multiple fasteners are used to secure boots, then the boots are firmly fixed to the deck, but the fastening process becomes complex and difficult for beginners, children, or women to easily mount

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveboot fixation reliabilityVSAvoidboot attachment ease

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the conventional mechanical fastening system (multiple buckles, straps, and adjusters) with a magnetic fastening system. Magnets are embedded in the deck at binder hole positions, and corresponding magnetic elements are attached to the boots. This magnetic attraction automatically secures the boots to the deck without requiring manual adjustment of multiple fasteners, thereby maintaining reliable fixation while dramatically simplifying the attachment process for users of all skill levels.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Device complexity

If the base and edge are made flat for conventional snowboards, then the structure is simple, but the braking power and direction changing capability are limited and require user tuning

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebase structure simplicityVSAvoidbraking power

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies curvature to the base structure by forming a rounded lower base portion that protrudes from the deck. This rounded geometry concentrates pressure on the snow during braking and direction changes, significantly improving performance compared to flat bases. The curved shape also naturally guides snow flow for better edge control, eliminating the need for user tuning while enhancing braking power and maneuverability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

3Device complexity

If conventional flat binders are used, then the structure is simple, but the fastening requires precise adjustment which is inconvenient for various users

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebinder structure simplicityVSAvoidfastening convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The magnetic fastening system operates on a self-service principle where the magnetic attraction between the deck and boots automatically performs the fastening function. When the user places their boots on the deck, the magnetic force automatically pulls the boots into the correct position and secures them firmly without requiring any manual adjustment or precise positioning by the user. This eliminates the need for complex adjustment mechanisms while maximizing convenience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

4Reliability

If the deck and boots are firmly connected with conventional binders, then the fastening is secure, but the risk of injury increases when the user falls down due to inability to separate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefastening securityVSAvoidinjury risk during falls

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The magnetic fastening system provides dynamic security rather than rigid permanent connection. The magnetic force maintains secure fastening during normal riding conditions, but when a fall occurs and the boot is subjected to extreme forces, the magnetic connection can be easily broken by the user simply lifting their foot or experiencing the impact force. This dynamic characteristic maintains safety during operation while reducing injury risk during accidents compared to conventional rigid binders.

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

Enables easy boot attachment and detachment, improves user convenience, and reduces injury risk by allowing magnetic fastening, facilitating extreme downhill features and easy turning and braking, while enabling the use of soft boots and reducing the learning curve for beginners.

Implementation Method 1

a binder hole formed in a hole shape in the deck body and provided with a magnet to fasten and fix the boots worn by the snowboard user with a magnetic force

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMagnetic force: Magnetism

Data Source

PatentUS11883734B2Snowboard deck

Publication Date: 2024.01.30 KIM SANGWOO

AI summary

Disclosed herein is a snowboard deck. The snowboard deck includes a board-shaped deck body on which both boots worn by a snowboard user desiring to enjoy riding in a snowfield are positioned and fixed; a binder hole formed in a hole shape in the deck body and provided with a magnet to fasten and fix the boots worn by the snowboard user with a magnetic force; and the boots provided with metal protrusions connected through the magnetic force from the magnet inserted and fastened into the binder hole.