Quick Change Backboard Bracket System for Basketball Goals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current basketball goals require extensive time and resources to replace damaged backboards and rim assemblies, disrupting games and practices, as existing solutions often necessitate replacing the entire goal rather than just the affected components.
Innovation Solution
A quick change backboard bracket system that allows for the decoupling and replacement of backboards and rim assemblies without removing the entire goal, utilizing a yoke member and bracing system that enables rapid disengagement and re-engagement of components without tools, maintaining the rim's position and rigidity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the entire basketball goal is replaced when the backboard or rim assembly is damaged, then the structural integrity and reliability are maintained, but the time loss and equipment storage costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The basketball goal is divided into separable modules: the goal support assembly and the backboard assembly with rim assembly. The backboard assembly can be detached from the goal support assembly through a coupling mechanism, allowing independent replacement of the backboard without moving the entire goal. This segmentation enables quick replacement (during timeouts or halftime) while maintaining structural integrity of the remaining components.
2Reliability
If the entire basketball goal is replaced when the backboard or rim assembly is damaged, then the reliability is maintained, but the equipment storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the goal into a permanent goal support assembly and a replaceable backboard assembly, only the damaged backboard needs to be stored as a spare part rather than the entire goal. This significantly reduces the storage space required for inventory while maintaining the reliability of the goal structure through the durable goal support assembly.
3Reliability
If multiple fasteners and couplings are used to secure the backboard to the goal support, then the connection reliability is improved, but the replacement time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism is designed to extract or remove the backboard assembly from the goal support assembly as a complete unit. The coupling includes features that allow the backboard assembly to be quickly detached and reattached without requiring disassembly of multiple separate fasteners, enabling replacement during timeouts or halftime while maintaining connection reliability.
4Productivity
If the backboard assembly is made easily detachable for quick replacement, then the replacement speed is improved, but the rigidity and stability during use may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism is designed to extract or remove the backboard assembly from the goal support assembly as a complete unit. The coupling includes features that allow the backboard assembly to be quickly detached and reattached without requiring disassembly of multiple separate fasteners, enabling replacement during timeouts or halftime while maintaining connection reliability.
5Loss of time
If the backboard assembly can be quickly replaced during game interruptions, then the loss of time is reduced, but the complexity of the coupling mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism merges multiple fastening functions into an integrated design where the backboard assembly is attached to the goal support assembly through a unified coupling structure. This combining of functions allows for quick release and reattachment during game interruptions while managing the complexity through a cohesive rather than fragmented design.
Data Source
AI summary
A quick change backboard bracket system for a basketball goal permitting the quick removal and replacement of a basketball goal can include a backboard assembly and a basketball goal support assembly. The backboard assembly can include a backboard, a first yoke member, and a rim assembly. The basketball goal support assembly can include a second yoke member, a connecting pin, and bracing means for coupling the backboard to a basketball goal support. When the basketball goal is assembled, a slot of the first yoke member is coupled to a coupling shaft of the second yoke member, the connecting pin is engaged to both yoke members, and the basketball goal support is coupled to the backboard by the bracing means. When the basketball goal is in need of replacement, all of the points of coupling, as described above, are decoupled and the old basketball goal is removed, and a new basketball goal is coupled at the points of coupling.