Modular Golf Bag Base with Detachable Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf bag bases are not modular, making DIY assembly and replacement impossible, leading to high packaging and transportation costs due to their non-flexible and rigid structure, which is difficult to disassemble and reassemble.
Innovation Solution
A golf bag base comprising a base plate with inserting plates and an upper frame with corresponding slots and coupling pieces, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, enabling flexible usage and replacement, while being lightweight and cost-effective.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If conventional golf bag bases are made through integral formation to minimize weight, then weight is reduced, but assembly flexibility and replaceability are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into multiple detachable components: a base plate, an upper frame, and multiple coupling pieces. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured separately and assembled by the consumer, providing assembly flexibility while keeping individual components lightweight.
Solution Approach 2:
The base transitions from a static integral structure to a dynamic modular structure where components can be assembled and disassembled. The coupling pieces enable repeated assembly and disassembly while maintaining structural integrity, allowing the base to adapt to different usage scenarios and replacement needs.
2Ease of operation
If golf bag bases are assembled in factory and transported ready-assembled, then assembly ease is improved, but packaging space and transportation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base components (base plate, upper frame, coupling pieces) can be packaged separately in a compact arrangement, significantly reducing packaging volume compared to a complete assembled base. Consumers assemble the components at home, maintaining ease of assembly while reducing transportation requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling pieces are pre-configured with inserting portions that guide the assembly process. The inserting plates on the base plate and upper frame are designed with complementary shapes that facilitate straightforward assembly without requiring special tools or complex procedures.
3Adaptability or versatility
If modular head frames are made with inserting plates and holes for assembly, then assembly flexibility is improved, but reassembly difficulty increases after disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling pieces are designed with inserting portions that fit into corresponding holes, providing a self-aligning mechanism. This design compensates for potential wear or deformation by ensuring proper alignment during reassembly, making the base easy to reassemble multiple times without requiring precision alignment.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling pieces act as intermediary elements between the base plate and upper frame. These coupling pieces with their inserting portions facilitate the connection and disconnection process, making the modular assembly easy to assemble and disassemble repeatedly while maintaining structural integrity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If base components are made detachable for replacement, then replaceability is improved, but structural strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling pieces and inserting portions are designed with curved or rounded features that distribute stress evenly during assembly and disassembly. This curved design prevents stress concentration at sharp corners, maintaining structural strength while enabling detachable connections for component replacement.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a base for golf bag, comprising a base plate, an upper frame and a number of coupling pieces. The base plate is in the shape of a shell with an upward opening. Its periphery is configured with a number of inserting plates. A number of through portions are configured on the ring body at positions corresponding to the inserting plates. The upper frame is coupled on the base plate in a detachable form, with its periphery configured with a number of inserting slots with downward openings and through-holes connecting with the inserting slots. The inserting plates are to be correspondingly inserted into the inserting slots, so that the base plate and the upper frame can be combined together. The through-holes are corresponding to the through portions. The coupling pieces can be inserted into the through-holes and through portions in a detachable form.