Airtight Thermal Insulation Package with Large Zipper Opening

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional thermal insulation packages have small openings, making them inconvenient for accessing food, prone to spills, and difficult to clean, and they do not promote good eating hygiene due to the placement of food and tableware inside the package.

Innovation Solution

An airtight thermal insulation package with a large opening, featuring a base, tableware box, thermal insulation package body, zipper enclosure, iron wire frame, and strap, where the zipper enclosure with an embedded iron wire frame unfolds to create a large opening, and the tableware box provides independent storage spaces for food and tableware.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a small opening is used in the thermal insulation package, then the package structure is simple and airtight, but it is inconvenient for accessing food containers and causes soup to leak

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of accessing food containerVSAvoidpackage structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The zipper enclosure is designed to be dynamically adjustable between a closed state for airtight sealing and an open state for easy access to food containers. The iron wire frame provides structural support that enables the zipper to maintain its shape when opened, creating a large opening while remaining integrated with the package body.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The opening mechanism is segmented into a zipper enclosure that can be independently opened and closed, separate from the main package body. This allows the opening function to be optimized for accessibility while the rest of the package maintains its simple airtight structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If food container is placed inside the package body, then the package is compact, but it is inconvenient to access and causes bad eating sanitary habits

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of accessing foodVSAvoidpackage structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The package is segmented into distinct functional zones: an outer pocket for food containers and a separate tableware box for utensils. This segmentation allows users to access food and tableware independently without compromising the airtight seal of the main package body, promoting better eating hygiene.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The outer pocket serves as an intermediary space between the user and the food containers, allowing easy access to food without opening the main airtight package. This intermediate access point maintains the integrity of the sealed package while providing convenient access to contents.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of manufacture

If a small opening is used in the thermal insulation package, then the package structure is simple, but it is difficult to clean due to soup leakage inside the package body

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepackage structure simplicityVSAvoidcleaning convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

The outer pocket is extracted as a separate accessible compartment from the main package body. This allows users to easily remove and clean items in the outer pocket without having to open the main sealed package or disassemble the entire structure, maintaining both simplicity and ease of cleaning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Ease of operation

If the package is designed for portability with folding capability, then it is light and fashionable, but the opening is small and inconvenient for accessing food

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of accessing foodVSAvoidpackage weight
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The zipper enclosure provides a dynamic opening mechanism that can be easily deployed to create a large opening when needed, without requiring additional structural components that would increase weight. The iron wire frame within the zipper enclosure provides sufficient structural support for this dynamic opening function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The design allows for easy access and cleaning, maintains airtight sealing, and promotes better eating hygiene by providing a spacious and sanitary arrangement for food and tableware, enhancing the usability and convenience of thermal insulation packages.

Implementation Method 1

the zipper enclosure is internally embedded with the iron wire frame; the iron wire frame comprises a left iron wire frame and a right iron wire frame; When the zipper of the zipper enclosure with the iron wire frame is opened, the left iron wire frame and the right iron wire frame in the package opening can be oppositely unfolded

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Implementation Method 2

the periphery of the inner lining is provided with the velcro; the inner wall of the thermal insulation package body is provided with a bonding belt stuck with the velcro

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesive: Adhesive

Implementation Method 3

the lower part of two groups of the side tab is provided with a connection buckle, and the connection buckle is buckled with two groups of snap; two groups of snap are fixedly connected through the strap

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMechanical Fastener: Mechanical Fastener

Implementation Method 4

the common insulation package material on the market is the non-woven fabric plus aluminum film pearl cotton, which can provide good thermal insulation effect

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThermal Insulation: Thermal Insulation

Implementation Method 5

the thermal insulation package on the market is a package that can hold drinks or food and keep the temperature and freshness thereof, which adopts the hot-melt seamless bonding technology

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHeating: Heating

Data Source

PatentUS10894654B2Airtight thermal insulation package with a large opening therein
Publication Date: 2021.01.19 HUIAN HUICHENG HANDBAG CO LTD
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AI summary

The invention discloses an airtight thermal insulation with a large opening therein, comprising a base, a tableware box, a thermal insulation body, a zipper enclosure, an iron wire frame and a strap, wherein the side of the base has the tableware box, the top thereof has the body; the side of the body has an outer pocket, the left and right sides thereof have a handle above the pocket, the interior thereof has the inner lining; two sides of the inner lining top have a zipper tail strap extendedly, the periphery thereof has the velcro; the body top edge has a zipper enclosure; two sides of the enclosure have a side patch top, the enclosure is internally embedded with the iron wire frame comprising left and right ones. The overall structure is simple, the sealing effect is good, the large opening effect is achieved and it has certain promotion value.