1 Segmentation

Divide an object into independent parts.
  • Replace mainframe computer by personal computers.
  • Replace a large truck by a truck and trailer.
  • Use a work breakdown structure for a large project.

Make an object easy to disassemble.
  • Modular furniture
  • Quick disconnect joints in plumbing

Increase the degree of fragmentation or segmentation.
  • Replace solid shades with Venetian blinds.
  • Use powdered welding metal instead of foil or rod to get better penetration of the joint.
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This principle is often used with 232 instances in the matrix.

This principle is proposed to solve the following contradictions:

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1/13 1/18 1/27 1/32 2/4 2/13 2/20 2/29 2/31 2/32 2/33 2/36 2/39 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/21 3/24 3/30 3/32 3/34 3/35 3/36 3/37 4/11 4/16 4/30 4/35 4/36 5/30 5/32 5/34 5/36 6/10 6/31 6/36 7/3 7/5 7/12 7/13 7/27 7/31 7/32 7/36 8/34 8/36 9/13 9/28 9/30 9/32 10/1 10/2 10/6 10/20 10/30 10/32 10/33 10/34 11/4 11/32 11/36 12/13 12/28 12/30 12/31 12/32 12/34 12/35 12/36 12/38 13/2 13/3 13/12 13/17 13/38 14/1 14/2 14/3 14/30 15/32 15/35 16/4 16/30 16/33 16/34 16/38 17/13 18/1 18/19 18/20 18/22 18/23 18/24 18/25 18/26 18/35 19/28 19/30 19/34 20/32 20/39 21/3 22/18 22/33 23/7 23/18 23/31 24/3 24/30 25/18 25/20 25/34 26/32 27/12 27/29 27/34 27/36 27/39 28/18 28/27 28/33 28/34 29/27 29/33 30/3 30/4 30/5 30/12 30/14 30/16 30/18 30/19 31/2 31/6 31/10 31/12 31/23 31/25 31/26 31/36 31/37 32/2 32/3 32/5 32/7 32/9 32/11 32/12 32/13 32/14 32/15 32/18 32/19 32/20 32/21 32/26 32/28 32/34 32/36 32/37 32/38 32/39 33/2 33/3 33/5 33/7 33/16 33/18 33/19 33/29 33/34 33/35 33/38 33/39 34/3 34/8 34/10 34/12 34/14 34/16 34/18 34/19 34/22 34/25 34/27 34/32 34/33 34/35 34/36 34/39 35/1 35/3 35/4 35/12 35/15 35/18 35/21 35/22 35/28 35/32 35/33 35/34 35/37 36/3 36/5 36/8 36/11 36/27 36/31 36/32 36/34 36/38 37/2 37/7 37/12 37/21 37/23 37/35 38/12 38/13 38/32 38/33 38/34 38/35 39/18 39/20 39/27 39/28 39/29 39/33 39/34 39/35


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This ranking reflects the frequency of occurrence of the principle in the analysed patents for this type of contradiction.
When a principle appears in first position, it means that it is statistically the most used in the patents studied for this type of problem.

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