3D Pop-up Cards Parallel Base Construction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current 3D pop-up card constructions face challenges in providing a cost-effective and versatile base that allows for easy attachment and unfolding of figures, limiting design variations and innovation.
Innovation Solution
A foldable base card with multiple layers and sections, secured via fixing means on base elements, which can be easily converted from a flat to a three-dimensional state, allowing figures to be aligned parallel or perpendicular to the edges, and incorporating electronic and acoustic elements for enhanced visual and auditory effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional base card construction is used, then the figure can be attached and unfolded, but the design flexibility and variety are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The base card is divided into multiple sections (first section and second section) that can be folded along a fold line, allowing the base to transition between closed and open states. This segmentation enables greater design flexibility while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The base card utilizes a multi-layer construction with layers arranged in different dimensions. The figure is attached to the base in a configuration that allows it to unfold from a compressed two-dimensional state to an expanded three-dimensional state, adding dimensional flexibility to the design.
2Ease of operation
If the figure is attached directly to the base card, then the construction is simple, but the figure cannot be easily unfolded into three-dimensional structure
Solution Approach 1:
The base card is designed with foldable sections that can dynamically transition between closed and open states. The figure is attached to the base in a way that allows it to dynamically unfold from a compressed two-dimensional state to an expanded three-dimensional state when the base card is opened.
Solution Approach 2:
The figure is nested within the base card structure in a compressed state and unfolds as the base card opens. The multi-layer construction allows the figure to be contained within the base card when closed and emerge in three-dimensional form when opened.
3Ease of manufacture
If cost-effective production is prioritized, then manufacturing is more affordable, but design innovation and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The base card construction serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, enables figure attachment, allows for folding and unfolding movements, and facilitates transition between two-dimensional and three-dimensional states. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional components, lowering production costs while maintaining design versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention allows for changes in key parameters such as the number of layers, fold configurations, and figure attachment methods. These parameter variations enable designers to create different design configurations using the same basic construction approach, increasing design variety without proportionally increasing production complexity or cost.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a 3D map with a foldable base map (1) having an inside and an outside, wherein the base map (1) comprises two sections (2, 3) which can be reversibly transformed from a folded state to an unfolded state along a fold (17), and with a foldable base (6, 6') which can be reversibly transformed from a flat state to a three-dimensional state, and with foldable figure elements (10, 10') which can be reversibly transformed from a flat state to a three-dimensional state, and wherein the foldable base (6, 6') is formed from a plurality of base elements (I, II, III, IV) and is fixed to the inside of the foldable base map (1) by means of first fixing means (7, 7', 8, 8'), and wherein the foldable first and/or second figure elements (10, 10') are at least partially attached to the foldable base (6, 6'). are defined, characterized in that the first defining means (7,7', 8, 8') are provided on two opposing base elements (I, II, III, IV) and one base element (I, II, III, IV) is fixed to the first section (2) via the first fixing means (7, 8) and one base element (I, II, III, IV) is fixed to the second section (3) via the first fixing means (7', 8') and wherein the two base elements (I, II, III, IV) fixed via first fixing means (7, 7', 8, 8') are arranged parallel to each other and parallel to the fold (17) and wherein the two remaining base elements (I, II, III, IV) cross the fold (17) and are provided foldable at the intersection points on a fold (17').