Segmented Roller Puzzle Storage System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jigsaw puzzle storage systems face challenges with flexibility, stability, and space efficiency, particularly when storing small-piece puzzles, as they often require careful handling and take up significant space when not in use.
Innovation Solution
A jigsaw puzzle storage system featuring a rigid, cylindrical rolling body composed of identical hollow cylindrical segments with bayonet lock connections, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, providing stability and space-saving capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a flexible base is used for storing jigsaw puzzles, then the puzzle pieces can be retained in their original distribution and the base can be easily rolled up, but the system lacks stability and requires careful handling during storage and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The rolling body is divided into multiple detachable cylindrical segments that can be coupled together to form a complete rolling body. This segmentation allows the rolling body to be disassembled for space-saving storage while maintaining stability when assembled for use. The connecting elements enable easy assembly and disassembly of the segments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If an inflatable cylinder is used as a rolling body, then a large rolling body can be created when needed, but the system lacks stability in the axial direction and air can escape during long-term storage
Solution Approach 1:
The rolling body is constructed from multiple rigid cylindrical segments rather than a single inflatable structure. This segmentation provides inherent axial stability while allowing the rolling body to be assembled in different configurations. The rigid segments maintain their shape and position without requiring inflation or evacuation.
Solution Approach 2:
The cylindrical segments are designed to be nested within each other when not in use, allowing compact storage. The segments can be coupled together to form the complete rolling body when needed, providing both space-saving storage and stable operation.
3Volume of moving object
If hollow cylinders of different diameters are telescoped into one another to form a rolling body, then space can be saved when not in use, but the rolling body lacks axial stability and has an uneven surface
Solution Approach 1:
All cylindrical segments are designed with identical diameters and uniform dimensions, creating a consistent, even surface when assembled. This uniformity provides stability during puzzle storage and transport, while the segments can still be nested for compact storage when not in use.
4Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid rolling body with identical cylindrical segments is used, then stability and even winding are achieved, but the system requires significant storage space when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The rolling body is divided into multiple detachable segments that can be stored nested within each other, significantly reducing storage space when not in use. When needed, the segments are quickly assembled by coupling them together using the connecting elements, restoring the full rolling body functionality.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a puzzle storage system (100) for storing at least one puzzle (108) with puzzle pieces in an at least partially puzzled state, comprising at least one flexible puzzle base (102) and an at least substantially cylindrical rolling body for rolling the at least one puzzle base (102) onto it, wherein the rolling body comprises several substantially identical cylindrical rolling body segments (106a-106d) having at least substantially the same maximum outer diameter and axial ends, and wherein each rolling body segment (106a-106d) has connecting elements at its two axial ends which are provided to couple the rolling body segments (106a-106d) axially and detachably to one another.