Multilayer Pickleball Racket Structure for Durability and Hitting Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Pickleball rackets are prone to damage and loss of elasticity after prolonged use, leading to insufficient hitting power and increased breakage risk.
Innovation Solution
A novel Pickleball racket design featuring a multilayer construction with an inner and outer titanium wire mesh layer, a covered edge, and a spirally wrapped anti-slip handle, along with a sand-blasted surface carbon fiber layer, enhancing resilience and durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If a traditional single-layer racket structure is used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the racket surface loses elasticity and hitting power after prolonged use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies composite materials by combining multiple layers including carbon fiber cloth layers, non-woven fabric layers, honeycomb plate layers, and titanium wire mesh layers. Each layer contributes specific properties: carbon fiber provides strength and stiffness, non-woven fabric offers cushioning, honeycomb structure delivers lightweight rigidity, and titanium wire mesh enhances elasticity and resilience. This multi-material composite structure resolves the contradiction by maintaining racket performance and elasticity over extended use while distributing structural complexity across functional layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the racket surface into multiple distinct layers, each performing a specific function. The segmentation includes: inner multilayer carbon fiber cloth layer for structural support, inner non-woven fabric layer for shock absorption, honeycomb plate layer for lightweight strength, outer non-woven fabric layer for additional cushioning, outer titanium wire mesh layer for elasticity enhancement, and outer multilayer carbon fiber cloth layer for durability. This segmentation allows each layer to optimize its specific function while collectively solving the durability-elasticity contradiction.
2Reliability
If the racket surface is reinforced to prevent damage, then the racket becomes more durable, but the hitting power decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different material properties to different layers based on their specific functions. The carbon fiber layers provide high strength and stiffness in areas requiring structural integrity, while the titanium wire mesh layers provide elasticity and energy return in areas requiring hitting power. The non-woven fabric layers provide shock absorption in impact zones. This localized optimization of material properties resolves the contradiction between damage resistance and hitting power by ensuring each region of the racket has the precise characteristics needed for its function.
Solution Approach 2:
The composite material structure resolves the reliability-force contradiction by combining materials with complementary properties. The titanium wire mesh layer specifically addresses this contradiction by providing both structural reinforcement for damage resistance and elastic recovery for enhanced hitting power. The combination of rigid carbon fiber and elastic titanium mesh creates a synergistic effect where the rigid layers prevent damage while the elastic layers maintain force.
3Force
If a multi-layer structure with titanium wire mesh is added to improve resilience, then hitting power increases, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The segmentation of the racket into standardized layers simplifies manufacturing despite the multi-layer complexity. Each layer (carbon fiber cloth, non-woven fabric, honeycomb plate, titanium wire mesh) can be prepared and quality-checked independently before assembly. This modular segmentation allows for specialized manufacturing processes for each layer type while maintaining overall production efficiency through standardized stacking and bonding procedures.
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 design improves racket resilience, ensures sufficient hitting power, and enhances the racket's structural integrity, making it less prone to breakage while maintaining high quality and grade.
Implementation Method 1
resilience of the whole racket surface is improved by increasing the titanium wire mesh layer, hitting power is more sufficient
Implementation Method 2
the surface carbon fiber layer is subjected to sand blasting treatment
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a novel Pickleball racket, including a Pickleball racket body, where the Pickleball racket body includes a racket surface and a handle that are integrally connected, an inner multilayer carbon fiber cloth layer, an inner non-woven fabric layer, a honeycomb plate layer, an outer non-woven fabric layer, an outer titanium wire mesh layer, an outer multilayer carbon fiber cloth layer, and a surface carbon fiber layer are sequentially bonded on the racket surface from inside to outside; an edge of the racket surface is provided with a covered edge, and a height of the covered edge is not lower than that of the surface carbon fiber layer; a tongue portion is protruded from the inner multilayer carbon fiber cloth layer.