4 Asymmetry
Change the shape of an object from symmetrical to asymmetrical.
• Asymmetrical mixing vessels or asymmetrical vanes in symmetrical vessels improve mixing (cement trucks, cake mixers, blenders).
• Put a flat spot on a cylindrical shaft to attach a knob securely.
If an object is asymmetrical, increase its degree of asymmetry.
• Change from circular O-rings to oval cross-section to specialized shapes to improve sealing.
• Use astigmatic optics to merge colors.
• Asymmetrical mixing vessels or asymmetrical vanes in symmetrical vessels improve mixing (cement trucks, cake mixers, blenders).
• Put a flat spot on a cylindrical shaft to attach a knob securely.
If an object is asymmetrical, increase its degree of asymmetry.
• Change from circular O-rings to oval cross-section to specialized shapes to improve sealing.
• Use astigmatic optics to merge colors.
Is this principle frequently used?
This principle is rarely used with 75 instances in the matrix.This principle is proposed to solve the following contradictions:
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1/17 3/5 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/23 3/28 3/33 3/39 5/1 5/3 5/7 5/9 5/12 5/25 6/25 6/26 6/27 6/33 7/3 7/5 7/9 7/12 7/15 7/37 8/17 8/31 9/36 11/12 11/25 12/3 12/5 12/7 12/13 12/21 13/12 13/20 15/18 15/32 15/36 17/8 17/34 20/13 20/32 21/26 25/5 25/6 25/11 25/12 25/27 25/32 25/33 26/6 27/3 27/6 27/25 29/31 30/3 31/8 31/29 32/15 32/20 32/25 33/8 33/24 33/25 34/12 34/17 34/35 35/34 36/15 37/7 37/9 38/35 39/3
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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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