Puzzle Platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing puzzle platforms face challenges in efficiently storing and classifying unfinished puzzle pieces, leading to potential loss and complex manufacturing processes due to intricate structures.
Innovation Solution
A puzzle platform with integrated puzzle drawers and a support assembly that allows for easy sliding and storage of puzzle pieces, featuring a monolithic structure for improved mechanical strength and reduced assembly costs, with a rotating assembly for enhanced accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If puzzle pieces are stored in separate containers or on the table during assembly, then players can access them easily, but pieces may be lost or misplaced and the workspace becomes cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The puzzle drawers are nested within the support assembly structure itself. The support assembly includes a receiving space with openings that accommodate puzzle drawers, allowing the storage containers to be integrated into the framework rather than occupying separate table space. This nesting approach retains all pieces within the puzzle platform's footprint while maintaining accessibility.
2Ease of manufacture
If a traditional multi-component puzzle platform is used, then storage and support functions are provided, but the manufacturing process becomes complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The support assembly is designed as an integrated monolithic structure that combines multiple functions: supporting the puzzle board, providing receiving spaces for puzzle drawers, and forming the overall framework. This single-piece construction eliminates the need for assembling multiple separate components, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining structural integrity through the unified design.
3Ease of manufacture
If puzzle drawers are made detachable for easy assembly, then manufacturing and transport are simplified, but structural strength and stability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The puzzle drawers are designed with predetermined engagement features that align with corresponding receptacles in the support assembly. The drawers are pre-configured to slide into place along guided paths, ensuring proper positioning and secure attachment without requiring complex assembly procedures. This preliminary design of the engagement mechanism allows for easy assembly while maintaining structural strength through the precision-fit connection.
Data Source
AI summary
A puzzle platform includes at least two puzzle drawers, a puzzle board, and a support assembly having a receiving space cooperated with the puzzle board, and a supporting member which includes a top wall, a first side wall connected to the top wall, and a second side wall connected to the top wall, spaced apart from the first side wall, and cooperated with the top wall and the first side wall for forming at least one opening communicated with the receiving space. The puzzle drawers are actuated to slide in-and-out of the receiving space through the opening, respectively. The first and second side walls are integral with the top wall, so that the manufacture of the puzzle platform is simple and low-cost.