6 Universality
Make a part or object perform multiple functions; eliminate the need for other parts.
• Handle of a toothbrush contains toothpaste
• Child s car safety seat converts to a stroller
• Mulching lawnmower (Yes, it demonstrates both Principles 5 and 6, Merging and Universality.)
• Team leader acts as recorder and timekeeper.
• CCD (Charge coupled device) with micro-lenses formed on the surface
• Handle of a toothbrush contains toothpaste
• Child s car safety seat converts to a stroller
• Mulching lawnmower (Yes, it demonstrates both Principles 5 and 6, Merging and Universality.)
• Team leader acts as recorder and timekeeper.
• CCD (Charge coupled device) with micro-lenses formed on the surface
Is this principle frequently used?
This principle is rarely used with 85 instances in the matrix.This principle is proposed to solve the following contradictions:
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1/17 1/22 2/16 2/26 2/33 4/22 5/15 5/26 7/11 7/15 7/21 7/25 7/39 8/17 8/21 9/11 11/7 11/9 11/28 12/19 12/21 13/22 15/19 15/38 16/2 16/27 16/37 17/1 17/8 18/10 18/15 18/22 18/24 18/36 19/15 19/21 19/30 19/31 20/2 20/39 21/7 21/8 21/18 21/19 21/25 22/1 22/2 22/3 22/4 22/13 23/1 23/2 23/18 23/26 25/21 25/36 26/1 26/23 27/16 28/7 28/11 28/12 28/14 28/15 28/17 28/18 28/19 28/21 28/26 28/32 30/19 31/19 32/37 33/2 35/1 35/14 35/18 35/39 36/6 36/7 36/25 37/2 37/16 38/15 39/7
The colour indicates the ranking of the proposed principle to solve the contradiction:
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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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