Modular Slider Cover for Zipper Jamming and Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sliders with additional functions, such as side plates or zipper guards, have limited versatility due to integral formation with the slider body, requiring additional processing for attachment of support members or resin covers, which reduces their adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A slider cover design featuring an upper and lower member spaced apart with a connecting post, allowing for simple attachment to the slider without processing, and incorporating receiving portions for the blades to prevent jamming and provide additional functions like cooling prevention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If side plates or sign plates are integrally formed with the slider body to provide additional functions, then the slider gains additional functionality, but the versatility is reduced due to the integral formation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the slider into separate components: the main slider body and additional functional members (side plates, sign plates, zipper guards). These members are not integrally formed but are instead attached to the slider body through simple attachment methods, allowing the slider to be segmented into modular components that can be independently manufactured and assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a universal slider body that can accommodate multiple different functional members. The same basic slider structure can be configured with various combinations of side plates, sign plates, and zipper guards depending on the specific application requirements, making the slider system multi-functional and highly adaptable.
2Adaptability or versatility
If support members or resin covers are additionally attached to the slider to provide additional functions, then the slider gains additional functionality, but additional processing is required which reduces versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The invention incorporates preliminary attachment structures directly into the slider body design, such as engagement protrusions and recesses that are pre-formed during slider manufacturing. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for additional processing steps when attaching functional members, as the attachment interfaces are already in place.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses simple intermediary attachment mechanisms such as adhesives, clips, or snap-fit connections that mediate between the slider body and functional members. These intermediaries enable easy attachment without requiring complex processing of either the slider or the functional members.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the slider body is modified to allow attachment of additional members, then additional functions can be added, but the processing required reduces adaptability
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the attachment system into simple, standardized interfaces on the slider body and corresponding interfaces on the functional members. This segmentation allows each component to be independently designed and manufactured with simple attachment features, reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of modifying the functional members to attach to the slider, the invention inverts the approach by providing attachment structures on the slider body itself and having the functional members simply attach to these pre-provided structures. This inversion simplifies the design of functional members while maintaining attachment capability.
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AI summary
There is provided a slider cover for a slide fastener. An upper member and a lower member are spaced apart from each other in an upward and downward direction and arranged in parallel to each other. A connecting post connects the upper member with the lower member. The upper member includes a receiving portion configured to receive at least a part of an upper blade of a slider.