Bottle Box With Adjustable Vertical Separation Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing boxes for containing bottles are unstable and unsuitable for mixed bottles of different heights and diameters, leading to deformation and breakage during transportation and storage, especially when stacked on top of each other.
Innovation Solution
A box design featuring a vertical separation structure with adjustable neck stop walls and lateral bands that provide additional support, allowing for secure retention of bottles of varying sizes and enabling stable stacking by distributing loads evenly across the bottom wall.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the vertical separation structure is provided with a height equal to the internal height of the box to improve stability during stacking, then the stability of stacked boxes is improved, but the box becomes unsuitable for containing bottles of different heights and diameters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the vertical separation structure adjustable in height. The separation structure can be modified to different heights depending on the bottle type being contained, allowing the box to adapt between providing maximum stability for uniform bottles and accommodating varying bottle dimensions for mixed bottles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by allowing the height parameter of the vertical separation structure to be varied. This enables the box to optimize its performance for different containment scenarios - using full height for stability when containing uniform bottles, and reduced height when accommodating bottles of different sizes.
2Ease of manufacture
If the box is designed with standardized vertical separation structure for multiple bottle types, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but bottles of different diameter are not stably retained leading to movements and breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the containment space into multiple compartments using vertical separation structures. These segmented sections can be independently adjusted or configured to match the specific diameter and shape requirements of different bottle types, providing stable retention while maintaining manufacturing efficiency through modular design.
3Strength
If the internal height of the box is equal to the height of the bottles to allow stable abutment of the closure cover, then the strength of the cover is improved, but the box cannot accommodate bottles of different heights
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the internal height of the box adjustable or reconfigurable. The vertical separation structure can be modified to create different effective containment heights, allowing the box to provide adequate cover support strength for tall bottles while also accommodating shorter bottles in the same box type.
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AI summary
Box for containing bottles comprising a bottom wall (2), a perimeter wall (3), which rises from the bottom wall (2), delimits with the latter a containment volume (V) and is provided with an upper edge (31). The box also comprises a vertical separation structure (4), placed within the containment volume (V) and comprising at least one first and one second separation wall (41, 42) placed on intersecting planes and adapted to divide the containment volume (V) in multiple housing seats (8). At least the first separation wall (41) is extended between a lower end (41'), and an upper end (41"), placed inside the containment volume (V). The box is also provided with at least one neck stop wall (6), placed within the containment volume (V), in abutment against at least the upper end (41") of the first separation wall (41), and with at least one lateral band (7), which is extended with a first fold (710) starting from a first side (310) of the upper edge (31) of the perimeter wall (3). The lateral band (7) comprises a closure wall (71), substantially parallel to the neck stop wall (6), and at least one support wall (72), which is extended with a second fold (720) starting from the closure wall (71), substantially orthogonal to the latter and provided with a free end (73) placed in abutment against the neck stop wall (6).