Article Carrier Partition Structure for Accessible Food Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions, such as cartons and film-sealed bags, face challenges in minimizing material usage while ensuring structural strength and secure containment of articles, particularly for transporting and accessing foodstuffs, with a need for improved accessibility and reduced waste.
Innovation Solution
A package design comprising a film-sealed bag with a carrier having a partition structure and a portal for passage between chambers, optionally featuring a gate panel for accessing articles, and a carrier with foldable divider panels and complementary locking mechanisms for secure assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a partition structure with portal is provided to improve accessibility of foodstuff, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier is divided into multiple chambers using partition structures with portals, allowing articles to be segmented into separate compartments while maintaining accessibility through the portal openings. This segmentation enables organized storage while preserving ease of access to individual items.
Solution Approach 2:
The partition structure incorporates a movable gate panel that can transition between blocking and open positions. This dynamic element allows the portal to be closed for secure containment during transport and opened for easy access during consumption, resolving the contradiction between security and accessibility.
2Loss of substance
If material usage is minimized to reduce waste and cost, then loss of substance is reduced, but strength of carton deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier is divided into multiple chambers using partition structures with portals, allowing articles to be segmented into separate compartments while maintaining accessibility through the portal openings. This segmentation enables organized storage while preserving ease of access to individual items.
Solution Approach 2:
The partition structure incorporates a movable gate panel that can transition between blocking and open positions. This dynamic element allows the portal to be closed for secure containment during transport and opened for easy access during consumption, resolving the contradiction between security and accessibility.
3Reliability
If gate panel is added to control access between chambers, then reliability of containment is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The partition structure incorporates a movable gate panel that can transition between blocking and open positions. This dynamic element allows the portal to be closed for secure containment during transport and opened for easy access during consumption, resolving the contradiction between security and accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The gate panel is designed to be manually operated by the user without requiring additional mechanisms or assistance. The simple manual operation provides reliable containment control while minimizing the added complexity to an acceptable level.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a package, a carrier for packaging one or more articles and a blank (10) for forming the carrier. The package comprises a carrier having a base wall (14, 20, 26; 114, 120, 126), opposed side walls (12, 28; 112, 128) and opposed end walls to define an interior. The carrier may take the form of an open topped tray. The package further comprises a plurality of articles disposed in the interior of the carrier. The package comprises a partition structure (16/18, 22/24; 116/118, 122/124) dividing the interior into two or more chambers (C1/C2, C2/C3). The partition structure (16/18, 22/24; 116/118, 122/124) may comprise an opening or portal providing a passageway between two adjacently disposed chambers. The opening may be defined or controlled, at least in part by, a gate panel (116B, 24B; 116B, 124B).