Side-embossed inflatable product
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manufacturing process of side-embossed inflatable products is complex and costly due to the need for connecting multiple confining sheets, which complicates the production and increases costs.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates a top sheet, bottom sheet, and a lateral confining sheet with an internal connecting sheet that has an upper and lower edge connected to the top and bottom sheets respectively, and a connecting part connected to the lateral confining sheet via welding seams, forming an inflatable chamber with simplified manufacturing and improved aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If multiple confining sheets (first inner confining sheet and second inner confining sheet) are connected in the inflatable chamber to achieve side embossment, then the side embossment effect is achieved, but the manufacturing process becomes complex and production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the embossment function from the complex multi-sheet connection system and concentrates it into a single internal connecting sheet. The internal connecting sheet is provided with embossment portions that directly form the side embossment patterns, eliminating the need for multiple confining sheets to be connected. This extraction principle simplifies the manufacturing process while maintaining the desired side embossment effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functions of multiple confining sheets into a single internal connecting sheet. Instead of using a first inner confining sheet and a second inner confining sheet that need to be connected, the invention combines these functions into one integrated component with embossment portions. This merging reduces the number of parts and connection steps, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process.
2Shape
If multiple confining sheets are connected in the inflatable chamber to achieve side embossment, then the side embossment effect is achieved, but the production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the embossment function from the complex multi-sheet connection system and concentrates it into a single internal connecting sheet. The internal connecting sheet is provided with embossment portions that directly form the side embossment patterns, eliminating the need for multiple confining sheets to be connected. This extraction principle simplifies the manufacturing process while maintaining the desired side embossment effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adopts a cost-effective approach by using a single internal connecting sheet instead of multiple expensive confining sheets. The internal connecting sheet is designed to be a simpler, more economical component that can be easily manufactured and assembled. This substitution of multiple complex parts with a single simpler part reduces production costs while achieving the same functional result.
3Device complexity
If the internal connecting sheet is designed with upper and lower edges connected to top and bottom sheets and a connecting part connected to the lateral confining sheet, then the manufacturing complexity is reduced, but the structural integrity must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the internal connecting sheet into distinct functional portions: an upper edge portion connected to the top sheet, a lower edge portion connected to the bottom sheet, and a connecting part with embossment portions connected to the lateral confining sheet. This segmentation allows each portion to perform its specific function while maintaining overall structural integrity. The welding seams are strategically placed at the connections between these segments to ensure strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing different features to different portions of the internal connecting sheet. The upper and lower edge portions are designed for connection to the top and bottom sheets, while the connecting part is designed with embossment portions for connection to the lateral confining sheet. Each portion has optimized properties for its specific function, ensuring both manufacturing simplicity and structural integrity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The simplified design reduces manufacturing complexity and cost while maintaining aesthetic appeal and structural integrity, providing a more efficient and cost-effective production process.
Implementation Method 1
at least one welding seam connecting the connecting part of the internal connecting sheet to the lateral confining sheet
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AI summary
An inflatable product is provided including a top sheet, a bottom sheet, a lateral confining sheet, and an internal connecting sheet. A peripheral edge of the top sheet is connected to an upper edge of the lateral confining sheet, and a peripheral edge of the bottom sheet is connected to a lower edge of the lateral confining sheet, forming an inflatable chamber. An upper edge of the internal connecting sheet is connected to the top sheet, a lower edge of the internal connecting sheet is connected to the bottom sheet, and a connecting part of the internal connecting sheet, located between the upper edge and the lower edge of the internal connecting sheet, is connected to the lateral confining sheet along at least one welding seam. The at least one welding seam may form at least one embossment on an outside of the inflatable product.