Multi-piece Bliss Box Protruding Ends Compression Strength
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bliss box designs lack sufficient compression strength for stacking and shipping, particularly for heavy products like plastic bottles, despite their versatility, and require more corrugated material to achieve this strength.
Innovation Solution
A multi-piece bliss box design featuring a body blank with side and end panels that include protruding ends and vertical fold lines, which enhance compression strength by distributing load and reducing panel buckling, while using a reduced amount of corrugated material.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional bliss box designs are used, then versatility is maintained, but compression strength is insufficient for heavy products
Solution Approach 1:
The box is divided into multiple separate blanks (body blank and secondary blanks) that are joined together. This segmentation allows each blank to be optimized for specific functions while maintaining overall versatility. The body blank contains body panels and the secondary blanks contain end panel blanks with protruding ends, creating a modular structure that enhances compression strength without sacrificing design flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The end panel blanks extend beyond the body panels in one dimension, creating protruding ends that provide additional structural support. This dimensional extension adds compression strength to the box structure, allowing it to withstand heavier loads while maintaining the versatile bliss box configuration.
2Strength
If more corrugated material is used, then compression strength is improved, but material usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The corrugated material is strategically positioned where it provides maximum structural benefit. The end panel blanks with protruding ends are placed at critical load-bearing locations, and the vertical fold lines are positioned to optimize material distribution. This localized reinforcement approach improves compression strength without requiring a uniform increase in material throughout the entire box structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The box structure combines multiple blanks with different geometries and orientations to create a composite structure. The body blank and secondary blanks work together as composite elements, where the protruding ends of the end panel blanks provide additional structural support that enhances compression strength without requiring excessive single-material thickness.
3Stability of the object's composition
If panel thickness is increased, then resistance to buckling is improved, but material usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The box is divided into multiple blanks that are joined together, creating a segmented structure where each blank contributes to overall stability. The body blank and secondary blanks work together to distribute loads, preventing buckling without requiring any single blank to be excessively thick or material-intensive.
Solution Approach 2:
The end panel blanks extend beyond the body panels to create protruding ends, adding structural stability in an additional dimension. This dimensional extension provides buckling resistance through geometric configuration rather than through increased material thickness, maintaining material efficiency while improving stability.
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AI summary
The present application provides a multi-piece box. The multi-piece box may include a body blank with a number of body panels and a number of second blanks with a second blank panel. The second blanks may be attached to the body blank. One or more of the body panels may include a first dimension along a first direction, the second blanks may include a second dimension along the first direction, and the second dimension may be greater than the first dimension such that the second blank panels may create a protruding end with respect to the one or more body panels.