Axial Center Lock Telescoping Package With Grip Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing telescoping packages are complicated to manufacture, assemble, and operate, leading to high costs, assembly difficulties, and user confusion, which affects packaging efficiency and reliability.
Innovation Solution
A simplified shape for base and cover pieces with transparent cover features and intuitive visual cues, along with an axial center lock and grip release mechanism, allowing for easy assembly, adjustment, and locking/unlocking without complex hand movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing telescoping packages use complex locking mechanisms and multiple interlock features, then the package can accommodate various elongated objects of different lengths, but the manufacturing cost increases and assembly becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The package is divided into a base piece and a cover piece that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. The locking mechanism is segmented into discrete locking features on the base piece and corresponding receptacles on the cover piece, allowing for simplified individual component manufacturing while maintaining overall functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The base piece and cover piece are designed with universal mating interlock features that can accommodate multiple different elongated objects of varying lengths. The locking mechanism serves multiple functions: securing the cover to the base, enabling telescoping adjustment, and providing stable positioning for different object lengths, eliminating the need for multiple specialized mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing telescoping packages use multiple interlock features and locking mechanisms, then the package can be adjusted to different positions, but the assembly process becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The package components are pre-segmented into base and cover pieces with predetermined locking features, allowing for rapid assembly without complex alignment procedures. The locking features are distributed along the longitudinal axis, enabling quick engagement at different positions without requiring complex assembly sequences.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking features and receptacles are pre-positioned and pre-configured on the base and cover pieces during manufacturing. This preliminary action ensures that during assembly, the components can be quickly connected at the desired telescoping position without requiring complex real-time adjustments or alignment procedures.
3Reliability
If existing telescoping packages use complex hand movements for locking and unlocking, then the package can securely hold objects, but user operation becomes confusing and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is designed to be self-actuating through simple axial movements. When the cover piece is moved axially relative to the base piece, the locking features automatically engage with the receptacles without requiring complex hand movements or additional操作步骤. The design provides intuitive visual feedback through transparent portions, allowing users to self-verify the locked state.
Solution Approach 2:
The transparent or translucent portions of the cover piece provide visual indication of the locking state and telescoping position. Users can visually confirm when the locking features are engaged and when the package is properly secured, eliminating confusion and reducing operational errors without requiring complex mechanical indicators.
4Adaptability or versatility
If existing telescoping packages use multiple locking features, then the package can accommodate different object lengths, but manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The locking features are segmented into discrete, evenly-spaced positions along the longitudinal axis of the base piece. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing using standard molding or machining processes, as each locking feature is identical and can be produced efficiently in series, reducing overall manufacturing complexity and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The same basic locking feature design is reused multiple times along the longitudinal axis, serving different telescoping positions. This universal design approach allows for economies of scale in manufacturing, as the same components and processes are used throughout, eliminating the need for custom-designed features for each position and reducing overall manufacturing costs.
Data Source
AI summary
A telescoping package assembly includes a plug portion and a cap portion each including a flat surface. One of the respective flat surfaces includes a series of lock openings and the other includes a lock projection that is selectively receivable in any one of the series of lock openings to adjust a length of the telescoping package assembly. A grip portion extends from the cap portion which is operable to deflect the flat internal surface and release the lock projection from one of the series of lock openings when subjected to an applied pressing force.