Cardboard Bottle Box with Integrated Dividing Tabs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing boxes for containing bottles are complex to assemble, require separate machines for production, and lack effective protection against dirt and humidity, compromising aesthetic quality and structural integrity.
Innovation Solution
A box designed with a single-body construction using die-cut cardboard, featuring a wide base, narrow neck bottles in a 'cross' configuration, a perimeter wall with a cover, and integrated dividing tabs that prevent bottle impact and maintain stability, while allowing easy assembly and aesthetic display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate machines are used for producing the box and separator dividers, then the bottles can be separated effectively, but the production costs increase and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The separator dividers are integrated into the box body as a single unified structure. The dividing tabs are formed as integral parts of the box walls, eliminating the need for separate divider components and separate production machines. This merging of functions resolves the contradiction by achieving effective bottle separation through the integrated structure while reducing device complexity and production costs.
2Reliability
If separator dividers are inserted separately after box assembly, then bottle separation is achieved, but assembly time increases and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The separator dividers are pre-formed as integral parts of the box structure during the same die-cutting and folding process that creates the box itself. The dividing tabs are already in place before bottles are inserted, eliminating the need for a separate step to insert dividers after assembly. This preliminary integration resolves the contradiction by achieving bottle separation while reducing assembly time and simplifying the assembly process.
3Reliability
If dividing tabs are extended from the bottom wall, then bottle separation is achieved, but the bottom wall strength decreases and structural integrity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The separation function is segmented from the bottom wall and assigned to the lateral walls instead. The dividing tabs are formed as extensions of the lateral walls that fold inward to create separation between bottles, while the bottom wall remains as a continuous, uninterrupted structure. This spatial segmentation resolves the contradiction by achieving bottle separation through lateral divisions while preserving the structural integrity and strength of the bottom wall.
4Ease of operation
If multiple separate steps are used for assembly, then the box can be assembled, but productivity decreases and assembly time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The box body and separator dividers are merged into a single integrated component produced by one die-cutting and folding operation. This allows the entire assembly process to be completed in a single production cycle without multiple separate steps, resolving the contradiction by maintaining complete assembly functionality while significantly improving productivity and reducing assembly time.
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AI summary
Box for containing bottles, which comprises a bottom wall (3), a perimeter wall (4), which rises starting from the lower edge (31) of the bottom wall (3) up to an upper edge (41) with four sides (410, 420, 430, 440) and delimits an access opening (42), a cover (5) intended to be placed to at least partially close of the access opening (42) and extended with a first fold (51) starting from the upper edge (41) of a first side (410). The box (1) also comprises a shaped strip (6) extended with a second fold (62) starting from the upper edge (41) of a second side (420) opposite the first side (410), which is provided with at least one third fold (63) parallel to the second fold (62), and delimits a connector portion (7) and a false bottom portion (8) set down on the bottom wall (3) and extended between the third fold (63) and an end edge (8'), placed against the first side (410) in order to cover the bottom wall (3). The box (1) also comprises at least one lateral wing (9) intended to be placed to cover the bottles and extended with a fourth fold (91) starting from the upper edge (41) of a third or of a fourth side (430, 440). The box (1) also comprises a plurality of dividing tabs (10), which are each extended with a fifth fold (100) starting from the lateral wing (9) inside the containment volume, and are placed side-by-side along a flanking direction (Y) for the bottles, substantially parallel to the first and second sides (410, 420). The fifth folds (100) are placed transversely with respect to the first and second sides (410, 420) in order to separate the bottles intended to be placed side-by-side.