Carton Carrier With Segmented Panels And Integrated Handle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing carriers for holding and displaying containers, such as basket-style carriers, face challenges in accommodating various container shapes and sizes efficiently while providing adequate support and handling capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A carrier design featuring a blank with multiple panels that can be folded to create a divided interior with handle features, allowing for flexible arrangement of containers and easy handling, accommodating different quantities and arrangements of containers in multiple layers or rows.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a simple single-chamber carrier design is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to accommodate various container shapes and sizes is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier is divided into multiple chambers by partition walls, with each chamber capable of holding containers of different sizes and shapes. The front chamber and rear chamber can be independently configured, allowing versatile accommodation of various container types while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier design incorporates universal features such as the handle formed from the side panel that can serve multiple functions (carrying, displaying), and the partition wall that can be configured in different ways to accommodate various container arrangements, making the carrier adaptable to multiple uses without requiring complex specialized structures.
2Ease of operation
If handle features are added to the carrier, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is formed by extending the side panel outward, merging the handle function with the existing side panel structure. This integration allows the carrier to gain handling capability without adding separate, complex handle mechanisms, thus improving ease of operation while minimizing increases in device complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple panels and partition walls are used to divide the interior, then the adaptability to hold different container arrangements is improved, but the manufacturing complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier blank is segmented into specific panels (front panel, rear panel, side panels, bottom panel) and partition walls that can be folded and assembled into different chamber configurations. This segmentation allows for adaptable container arrangements while maintaining standardized panel components that simplify the manufacturing process through modular assembly.
Data Source
AI summary
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier comprises a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier. The plurality of panels can comprise at least a front panel and a side panel. A central panel can at least partially divide the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a back portion, and the side panel can extend at least partially between the front panel and the central panel. A handle can comprise a handle feature extending in at least the side panel.