Snap Fit Golf Bag Assembly Reducing Packaging Volume
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf bags require complex and labor-intensive assembly processes, involving riveting, which increases manufacturing time and costs, and result in large packaging volumes that lead to higher shipping costs due to weight-based fees shifting to size-based fees, necessitating a solution for reduced packaging volume and simplified assembly.
Innovation Solution
A golf bag design utilizing snap-fit connections between components, allowing for self-assembly by the end-user, eliminating the need for rivets and enabling easier manufacturing and shipping by reducing packaging volume through a modular, collapsible configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If riveting is used to assemble golf bag components, then connection strength is improved, but assembly complexity and labor intensity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional riveting mechanical system with a snap-fit connection system. The snap-fit mechanism uses elastic deformation and geometric interlocking instead of permanent mechanical fastening, eliminating the need for rivets while providing sufficient connection strength for golf bag components.
Solution Approach 2:
The snap-fit connection system is designed to be self-assembling without requiring external tools or skilled labor. The components automatically engage through their interlocking geometries, allowing end-users to assemble the golf bag themselves without professional assembly services.
2Reliability
If golf bags are completely assembled prior to shipment, then product reliability is improved, but packaging volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the golf bag into separable components (body, lid, base, dividers) that can be shipped individually in a collapsed or disassembled state. These segmented components are designed to interlock through snap-fit connections, allowing the bag to be reassembled by the end-user after shipment, thus reducing packaging volume while maintaining product reliability.
3Ease of manufacture
If snap-fit connections are used instead of rivets, then ease of manufacture is improved, but connection strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the snap-fit connection parameters including the elasticity modulus of the materials, the geometry of the engagement features, and the dimensions of the snap-fit elements. These parameter adjustments ensure that the snap-fit connections provide sufficient strength for the intended application while maintaining ease of manufacture.
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein is a golf bag with a sub-assembly and a stand assembly that together form a carry bag. The sub-assembly can comprise a divider top, a base, a divider sleeve, one or more stays that secure the base to the divider top, and a flat. The stand assembly can comprise a pair of legs, a spring, a pair of brackets for attaching the spring to the legs, and a pair of leg end cap protectors. When strapped to a golf cart, a golf bag can rub against portions of the cart, wearing paint off the legs. The instant golf bag comprises leg end cap protectors that can prevent wear on an upper portion of the legs. Furthermore, the stand assembly can be shipped disconnected from the sub-assembly to allow the sub-assembly to collapse and reduce shipping box size.