Quick-Assembly Cardboard Box With Integrated Divider Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cardboard box packaging solutions for bottles require separate divider elements and complex assembly processes, leading to increased time and costs, especially in the glass bottle packaging industry, and often result in inefficient use of cardboard and limited bottle positioning options.
Innovation Solution
A quick-assembly cardboard box with self-erecting divider elements integrated into the box design, where the dividers are partially glued inside the flaps and can be easily positioned by hand, allowing bottles to be packed on their sides without the need for additional divider elements or complex assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate divider elements are used in traditional cardboard containers, then bottles can be separated and prevented from knocking against each other, but the assembly process becomes complex and time-consuming requiring multiple separate operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the divider elements directly into the box structure by forming them from the same folded blank as the box body. The dividers are created by folding and gluing specific portions of the blank to the box walls, merging what were previously separate components into a single integrated structure. This eliminates the need for separate assembly operations for inserting dividers and reduces the number of storage containers needed.
2Device complexity
If complex box shapes are used to obtain separator elements from the box form itself, then separate divider elements are eliminated, but considerable cardboard waste occurs and box erection becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the folded blank into distinct functional zones: the box body formed by main folds and the divider elements formed by specific crease lines and glue lines. This segmentation allows the dividers to be created from the same material as the box without requiring excess cardboard, as each portion of the blank serves a specific function. The glue lines are strategically placed to join only the necessary portions, minimizing material waste.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate operations are required for box erection and divider insertion, then flexibility in bottle positioning is maintained, but valuable time is lost in the packaging process
Solution Approach 1:
The divider elements are pre-formed as integral parts of the folded blank during box manufacturing. The crease lines and glue lines are pre-marked and pre-positioned so that when the box is erected by folding along the main creases, the dividers automatically assume their correct positions and orientations. This preliminary preparation of the divider structure eliminates the need for separate insertion operations while maintaining the ability to accommodate different bottle arrangements.
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AI summary
A divider (35, 36) used inside boxes (30) designed to contain bottles (40) horizontally on their sides or other fragile items which must be kept separate in order to prevent damage during transport. The box (30) comprises a die-cut cardboard sheet (31) with four bottom flaps (32), four side walls (33) and four upper closing flaps (34). The divider is made from a single-piece cardboard die-cutting which has a bottom gluing strip (37) for gluing to one of the side walls of the box (30), folding creases (38) and precuts (39) which enable crossways opening, when seen in cross-section, of the divider (35, 36) where a flap (41) of the divider (35, 36) when in position forms a horizontal divider between a pair of bottles (40) one on top of the other and where the other flap of the divider (35, 36) when in position forms a vertical divider between a pair of bottles (40) lying side by side inside the box (30).