Box With Interior Lift Platform For Display And Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing boxes lack an efficient interior lift mechanism for easy access and display of contents, limiting their functionality in storage and display applications.
Innovation Solution
A box design featuring a platform connected to hinged covers, allowing the platform to rise and lower within the box with the opening and closing of the covers, providing easy access and display capabilities while supporting heavier items through structural support structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional box design is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the accessibility to interior contents is difficult and no display functionality is provided
Solution Approach 1:
The box incorporates a movable platform that can transition between a lowered position (for storage) and a raised position (for access and display). The platform is connected to the sidewalls via lift mechanisms that enable vertical movement, transforming the static box structure into a dynamic system that adapts to different operational needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The box is designed to perform multiple functions: it can store items with the platform in the lowered position, provide easy access to contents by raising the platform, and display goods when the box is open and the platform is raised. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making a single structure serve both simple storage and complex access/display needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a lift mechanism is added to raise the platform, then accessibility and display functionality are improved, but the structural complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The box is divided into distinct functional segments: a base portion, a removable platform, sidewalls with integrated lift mechanisms, and a cover. Each component can be manufactured separately and then assembled, which simplifies the manufacturing process while still achieving the complex functionality of the complete system.
Solution Approach 2:
The lift mechanisms act as intermediary components between the platform and the sidewalls, enabling the platform to move vertically without requiring complex integrated mechanisms. These intermediary elements simplify the overall design by breaking down the lifting function into manageable, standardized components.
3Strength
If the platform is made to support heavier items, then the load-bearing capacity is improved, but the lift mechanism complexity and structural requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The platform incorporates reinforcement structures and support elements specifically at the locations where heavy items would be placed. The sidewalls include integrated lift mechanisms with adequate mechanical strength to handle heavy loads. This localized strengthening approach provides the necessary load-bearing capacity without requiring the entire structure to be overly complex or heavy.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure is directed to a box for use in packaging, storing and displaying items. The box has a one-dimensional configuration before it is formed and a three-dimensional configuration after it is formed. The three-dimensional configuration is formed from a blank which lies flat and with a plurality of fold lines. The three dimensional configuration of the box includes a base portion, four side portions, two lid portions and a platform within the interior of the box that is capable of moving in a vertical manner.