Adjustable Attachment Clip for V-Shaped Corner Board Shipping Crate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shipping crate solutions lack flexibility and efficient assembly methods to form customized sizes and shapes using V-shaped corner boards, and they do not adequately protect users from sharp connector ends.
Innovation Solution
A shipping crate assembled from V-shaped corner board sections using attachment clips with center and peripheral walls, which include pre-formed connector holes and a guard wall to secure the sections and shield sharp connector ends.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional shipping crate assembly methods are used, then assembly is simpler, but flexibility in forming customized sizes and shapes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The shipping crate is divided into modular V-shaped corner board sections that can be independently assembled and configured. Each corner board section functions as a separate module that can be joined using the attachment clips, enabling flexible customization of crate sizes and shapes while maintaining systematic assembly through standardized components.
2Productivity
If connectors are used to join corner board sections, then assembly efficiency improves, but user safety deteriorates due to exposed sharp connector ends
Solution Approach 1:
The sharp pointed ends of the connectors, which pose a safety hazard when exposed, are strategically positioned to protrude through the corner board sections rather than through the attachment clips. This converts the potentially harmful sharp ends into a beneficial feature for securing the corner boards together, while the attachment clips provide a protective barrier that shields users from contact with these sharp ends during assembly and use.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If attachment clips with guard walls are used, then user safety improves by shielding sharp connector ends, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment clip is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously performs three key functions: (1) joining corner board sections through its wall structure, (2) providing a protective barrier against sharp connector ends through the guard wall, and (3) enabling adjustable positioning through multiple connector hole configurations. This consolidation of multiple functions into a single component achieves user safety and structural integrity without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
A shipping crate formed from connected V-shaped corner board sections. The shipping crate includes top and bottom frames each formed from sections of corner board. A series of attachment clips are used to connect the top and bottom frames to corner uprights and one or more cross supports, where the corner uprights and cross supports are formed from sections of corner board. The attachment clip includes a center wall and front and back walls that each combine with the center wall to form first and second receiving cavities. The first and second receiving cavities are each able to receive one leg of a corner board section. A guard wall is formed on the attachment clip and spaced from the back wall to define a connector cavity. The connector cavity receives ends of a series of connectors used to join the corner board sections within the attachment clip.