Puzzle Platform Monolithic Drawer Support Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing puzzle game apparatuses face challenges in efficiently retaining and classifying unfinished puzzle pieces, leading to complications in manufacturing and increased costs due to complex structures.
Innovation Solution
A puzzle platform with two puzzle drawers and a support assembly that includes a puzzle board and a monolithic structure for supporting the board, allowing for easy classification and storage of unfinished puzzle pieces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a multi-layer structure with perimeter edge and drawer is used to store puzzle pieces, then the storage function is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases and cost rises
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the storage drawer and the perimeter edge into a single integrated component. The drawer is formed as one piece with the perimeter edge, eliminating the need for separate assembly steps and reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining the storage function for puzzle pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated drawer-perimeter edge structure serves multiple functions: it provides structural support as a perimeter edge and simultaneously provides storage capacity as a drawer. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed and simplifies the overall manufacturing process.
2Manufacturing precision
If perimeter edge and first side edge are placed at specific locations with repeated adjustments, then the assembly precision is improved, but the assembly time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The drawer is pre-formed as an integral part of the perimeter edge during the molding process. This preliminary action ensures that the drawer is already positioned and configured correctly before assembly, eliminating the need for repeated adjustments and reducing assembly time while maintaining precision.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate components are used for support structure, then the assembly flexibility is improved, but the manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is integrated into the drawer assembly as a single molded piece. The drawer, perimeter edge, and support elements are formed together, reducing the number of separate components and assembly steps while maintaining the necessary flexibility and support functionality.
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AI summary
A puzzle platform includes two puzzle drawers, a puzzle board and a support assembly configured to support the puzzle board and having a receiving space cooperatively with the puzzle board. The support assembly includes a supporting member having a top wall, a partition wall configured to forming a pair of openings communicated with the receiving space cooperatively with the top wall. Each of the puzzle drawers is actuated to slide in-and-out of the receiving space through the openings. The partition wall is integral with the top wall, so that the manufacture of the puzzle platform is simple and low-cost.