Bellows Bumper Container for Impact Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packaging containers for fluids or gels are prone to damage and leakage during transport due to insufficient structural integrity, requiring additional secondary and tertiary packaging, which increases shipping costs and inefficiencies, especially for small quantities.
Innovation Solution
The development of a container with integrally formed or removably attached bumpers configured to absorb forces, featuring a bellows design that can compress and expand to absorb external impacts, eliminating the need for secondary packaging and allowing direct shipping without additional protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If primary packaging is designed to minimize weight and size, then shipping efficiency is improved, but structural integrity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the protective function into the container body by integrating bumpers as built-in features. The bumpers are formed as integral parts of the container structure, combining the container and protection into a single unified system, eliminating the need for separate protective packaging layers.
Solution Approach 2:
The bumpers are designed with movable portions that can dynamically respond to impact forces. The movable bumpers can deflect and absorb shock during transport, providing adaptive protection while maintaining a compact form factor when not under stress.
2Reliability
If secondary and tertiary packaging are added to protect containers, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple packaging functions into the single container structure. The integrated bumpers provide both structural support and impact protection, eliminating the need for separate secondary and tertiary packaging layers and simplifying the overall system.
Solution Approach 2:
The container provides its own protection through the integrated bumpers without requiring external protective packaging. The protective features are self-contained within the container design, allowing the container to protect itself during transport.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If cushioning material is inserted into shipping carton, then harmful factors are reduced, but loss of substance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The protective function is merged into the container structure itself through integrated bumpers, eliminating the need for separate cushioning materials. The container body incorporates the protection directly, removing the requirement for additional packaging substances.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the protective function from external cushioning materials and relocates it to the container structure itself. The bumpers are formed as integral parts of the container, removing the need for separate protective substances.
4Reliability
If containers are loaded into large shipping boxes, then reliability is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The container integrates protection into its own structure through bumpers, eliminating the need for large external shipping boxes. This allows for more efficient use of shipping space while maintaining protection, thereby improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the protective parameter from external packaging dimensions to integrated structural features. The bumpers provide protection based on the container's own dimensions and structure, allowing for optimized shipping packaging that maximizes space utilization.
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 container effectively withstands forces during shipping, preventing damage and leakage, thus reducing shipping costs and inefficiencies by eliminating the need for additional packaging, while maintaining structural integrity and aesthetic appeal.
Implementation Method 1
a bellows bumper configured to absorb forces applied to the container
Implementation Method 2
a bellows design that can compress and expand to absorb external impacts
Data Source
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AI summary
A container comprises a container body having a cavity for receiving a product therein and a lid sealing an opening to said cavity, the container body having a front surface, back surface, first sidewall and second sidewall, and a first bumper attached to the first sidewall of the container body, the first bumper configured to absorb forces applied to the container, wherein the first bumper comprises a first engagement mechanism configured to lockingly engage a second engagement mechanism located on the container body.