Pop-Up Figures With Foldable Mounts for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional figures are prone to breaking, expensive, and difficult to store or transport, making them unsuitable for trading, play, or carrying, and gift-giving is inconvenient due to the need for protective packaging.
Innovation Solution
A decoration system with a base and a mount that allows a decoration to move between an erected and unerected position, using a movable portion that interacts with a slit in the base to hold the decoration in the erected position, enabling easy transition between display and storage positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If conventional figures are used for display, then the figures can be displayed in three-dimensional form, but they are prone to breaking, expensive, and difficult to store and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The figure is divided into a base portion and a decoration portion that can be separated from each other. The decoration portion can be removed from the base for storage or transport, while the base remains. This segmentation allows the figure to be displayed in 3D form when assembled, but stored compactly when disassembled, resolving the contradiction between display capability and storage ease.
Solution Approach 2:
The figure incorporates a movable mount that transitions between a folded position (for storage) and an unfolded position (for display). This dynamic structure allows the same object to adapt between two states: compact and protected during storage, and expanded and visible during display, thus resolving the contradiction between durability/storage ease and 3D display capability.
2Reliability
If conventional figures are packaged for gift-giving, then protection is provided, but the packaging is unsightly and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The separable base and decoration portions allow the figure to be packaged in a compact, presentable manner without requiring excessive protective material. The base can serve as a simple, elegant container or display stand, eliminating the need for unsightly packaging while still providing protection during transport and gift-giving.
3Reliability
If conventional figures are designed for durability, then they can withstand handling, but they become difficult to store and transport
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the figure into a compact base and a removable decoration portion, the invention enables durable construction (as each part can be robust) while allowing compact storage (by detaching the decoration and storing it separately or flat against the base), thus resolving the contradiction between durability and storage volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic transition between folded and unfolded states of the mount allows the figure to occupy minimal space during storage/transport while maintaining its full 3D form for display, resolving the contradiction between durability (needing robust construction) and compactness (needing small storage volume).
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AI summary
A decoration system includes a base and a mount. The base has a base surface. A fixed portion of the mount is mounted to the base surface, and a moveable portion of the mount is movable between a folded position and an unfolded position. A decoration is mounted to the mount. The decoration is moveable between an erected position and an unerected position as the moveable portion moves between the folded position and the unfolded position. A slit is defined in the base. The base holds the decoration in the erected position upon receipt of at least a portion of the moveable portion within the slit.