Angled Toilet Packaging Reducing Volume and Breakage
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Solution Overview
Problem
The high packaging and logistics costs for sanitary ware, such as porcelain toilets, are significant due to the large size of conventional packaging, which also fails to adequately protect the fragile components during shipping and handling.
Innovation Solution
A packaging system that orients the toilet bowl at an angle and positions the toilet tank and tank lid in an inverted manner within the carton, reducing the external dimensions of the packaging by approximately 27% while ensuring adequate protection, allowing for more units to be stored in the same space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If conventional packaging arrangements are used with toilet bowl and tank positioned in an assembled state, then adequate protection is provided, but packaging volume is large leading to high shipping and inventory costs
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system segments the toilet components (bowl, tank, lid) into separate packaging zones within the carton, with each component having its own designated location and orientation. The bowl is positioned at an angle with its longitudinal axis angled relative to the carton longitudinal axis, the tank is inverted and positioned adjacent to the bowl, and the lid is placed in a separate fitment, allowing optimized space utilization while maintaining protection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes three-dimensional spatial arrangement by orienting the bowl at an angle within the carton rather than aligning it with the carton axes. The tank is positioned in an inverted orientation adjacent to the bowl, and the lid is placed in a separate fitment location, creating an efficient volumetric arrangement that reduces overall packaging dimensions by approximately 27%
2Productivity
If packaging size is reduced to lower shipping costs, then logistics costs decrease, but protection of fragile porcelain components may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system incorporates cushioning and protective elements positioned beforehand around each fragile component. The bowl is surrounded by protective material in its angled position, the inverted tank is cushioned within its designated space, and the lid is protected in its fitment, ensuring that porcelain components are shielded from breakage before shipping occurs
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging provides localized protection tailored to each component's specific vulnerability. The bowl receives protection in its angled orientation, the tank receives protection in its inverted position, and the lid receives protection in its separate fitment, with each area optimized for the specific protection needs of that component
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AI summary
A packaging system for toilet components, including a toilet bowl, a toilet tank and a tank lid. The packaging system includes an outer carton, a location fitment, a tank protection member, a toilet lid pack, a toilet end fitment, a toilet lid fitment, and a top bowl fitment.