Variable Space Golf Club Cover with Foldable Entrance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional club covers with fixed entrance spaces are inefficient for storing larger golf club heads, leading to interference and damage when multiple clubs are stored together, and are costly to manufacture.
Innovation Solution
A club cover with a flexible entrance space part featuring foldable sides and magnets that expand and contract to accommodate club heads of varying sizes, allowing easy insertion and storage while minimizing interference and manufacturing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the entrance space part is made big to accommodate larger golf club heads, then the club head can be efficiently inserted and withdrawn, but the entrance space part droops and causes interference with other club covers when multiple clubs are stored together
Solution Approach 1:
The entrance space part is designed with foldable sides that can dynamically change their configuration. When the club head is inserted, the foldable sides are unfolded to expand the entrance space. When the club head is removed, the foldable sides are folded back to reduce the entrance space size, preventing drooping and interference with other club covers.
2Reliability
If a rubber band is provided at the upper end of the entrance space part to prevent the club head from falling out, then the club head is secured, but the passing of the club head through the head storage space becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The rubber band is completely removed from the design. Instead, the foldable sides themselves function to secure the club head by folding back behind it, eliminating the need for separate fastening elements and allowing smooth passage of the club head through the storage space.
3Strength
If conventional fabrics or synthetic resin leather are used to manufacture club covers, then the club covers have sufficient strength, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The club cover uses a flexible knit product that can be stretched and folded. This flexible material allows the entrance space part to be expanded and contracted as needed, while also reducing manufacturing costs compared to conventional fabrics or synthetic resin leather.
4Ease of operation
If the foldable sides are unfolded to expand the entrance space part for inserting the club head, then the club head can be easily inserted, but the club cover occupies more space when stored
Solution Approach 1:
The foldable sides provide a dynamic solution where the entrance space part can be expanded during insertion and then folded back to a compact state for storage. This allows the club cover to occupy minimal space in the golf bag while still providing adequate access for inserting and removing the club head.
Data Source
AI summary
A club cover is provided by being configured to be flexible in an entrance space part thereof, through which a golf club head (hereinbelow referred to as “a club head”) is inserted into and withdrawn from the club cover. More particularly, a club cover having variable internal space is provided by being configured to be flexible in an entrance space part thereof, wherein when the club head is inserted into the club cover, the club head is in the club cover with the entrance space part of a body part being folded by a foldable part provided on a side surface of the body part to protect the club head, but when the club head is withdrawn, the foldable part is unfolded to expand the entrance space part, so that the club head is easily withdrawn and stored, which is easily manipulated by one hand.