Carton Impact-Resistant Features Shock Absorption

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional cartons lack effective impact-resistant features, which can lead to damage during transportation and storage, especially when handling fragile or heavy items.

Innovation Solution

The carton design incorporates a plurality of panels that extend around the interior and form a body portion with impact-resistant features extending away from it, including edges and corners that can deform upon impact to absorb shock, thereby protecting the contents.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If conventional carton design is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but impact resistance is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimpact resistanceVSAvoidcarton structure

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The carton is divided into distinct functional zones: a body portion for holding articles and separate impact-resistant features extending from it. This segmentation allows each part to serve its specific function - the body for containment and the extended features for shock absorption - thereby improving impact resistance without requiring complete redesign of the entire carton structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The impact-resistant features are pre-formed as extensions of the body portion during carton manufacturing, rather than being added as separate protective elements later. This preliminary formation of protective structures integrates shock absorption capability into the carton design itself, enhancing strength while maintaining manufacturing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If impact-resistant features are added to protect contents, then protection capability is improved, but material consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent protectionVSAvoidmaterial usage

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The impact-resistant features are merged with the body portion of the carton, forming an integrated structure where the protective elements are extensions of the main body rather than separate components. This merging reduces total material consumption compared to adding discrete protective elements while maintaining reliable content protection through the extended impact-resistant features.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The carton effectively reduces the impact on the contents by distributing force across the impact-resistant features, minimizing deformation and providing enhanced protection against shocks and external loads.

Implementation Method 1

edges and corners that can deform upon impact to absorb shock

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectShock absorption: Damping

Implementation Method 2

distributing force across the impact-resistant features

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectForce distribution: Stress Relaxation

Data Source

PatentUS11001407B2Carton with impact-resistant features

Publication Date: 2021.05.11 GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL LLC

AI summary

A carton for holding one or more articles includes a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton and at least partially forming a body portion of the carton. The carton further includes at least one impact-resistant feature extending away from the body portion of the carton.