Puzzle platform
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing puzzles with high piece counts face challenges such as large finished sizes, potential loss of pieces, and complex manufacturing due to intricate structures, making it difficult to manage and assemble puzzle pieces efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A puzzle platform with a puzzle board and support assembly that includes parallel extending members with fixing slots for secure mounting, reinforcing members for stability, and sliding drawers for piece storage, allowing easy assembly and piece management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the piece count of the puzzle is increased, then the difficulty and challenge for players is improved, but the finished size becomes large and pieces are prone to loss
Solution Approach 1:
The puzzle platform is divided into multiple storage compartments and drawers that segment the playing area and storage space. This allows high-piece-count puzzles to be organized into manageable sections, reducing the effective working area while maintaining all pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a single-plane puzzle surface to a multi-level structure with vertical drawers and compartments. This three-dimensional organization allows storage of large numbers of pieces without increasing the horizontal footprint of the finished puzzle.
2Ease of operation
If intricate structures are used to manage puzzle pieces, then piece management capability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform uses multiple simple drawers and compartments rather than one complex mechanism. Each drawer independently stores specific piece types, achieving sophisticated organization through repeated simple units rather than a single intricate structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses uniform drawers and compartments with consistent design throughout the platform. This homogeneous approach simplifies manufacturing compared to using varied intricate structures, while still providing comprehensive piece management capability.
3Ease of operation
If intricate structures are used for puzzle assembly, then piece organization capability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform segments piece storage into multiple simple drawers and compartments rather than using a single complex organizing mechanism. This segmentation allows efficient piece classification while keeping each individual component simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawers and compartments serve multiple functions: storage, organization by piece type, and protection. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate specialized structures for each function, reducing overall manufacturing cost while maintaining excellent piece classification capability.
Data Source
AI summary
A puzzle platform includes: a puzzle plate, having: a playing portion for carrying puzzle pieces; and a fixing portion; a base plate; and a support assembly, configured to mount and support the puzzle plate and the base plate. The support assembly includes a first extending member and a second extending member that is substantially parallel to and is spaced apart from the first extending member; each of the first extending member and the second extending member comprises a first fixing slot and a second fixing slot; the first fixing slot and the second fixing slot are substantially parallel to each other and are spaced apart from each other; the fixing portion of the puzzle plate is fixedly received in the first fixing slot, and an edge of the base plate is fixedly received in the second fixing slot.