Cigarette Package Pull Flipper Pop-Up Wall Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hinged-lid cigarette packages lack novelty in their opening/closing mode and have limited space for displaying product information, failing to stimulate user interest and adequately showcase the cigarette product.
Innovation Solution
A cigarette package with a rectangular parallelepiped box and a lid hinged on one side edge, featuring a pull flipper that forms a pop-up wall when opened, allowing for a unique side-to-side opening motion and providing additional display area for product information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a conventional hinged-lid package is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the opening/closing mode lacks novelty and the display area is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The pull flipper is designed to dynamically change position between a retracted state (when lid is closed) and an extended state (when lid is opened), creating a pop-up wall that provides additional display area and novelty without adding permanent structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The pull flipper is nested within the box when not in use, allowing the novel display feature to be compact during storage and only emerge when needed, maintaining structural simplicity while providing enhanced functionality
2Ease of operation
If the lid is swung in the back-and-forth direction (conventional mode), then the opening/closing operation is simple, but the package lacks distinctive appearance and user interest
Solution Approach 1:
The pull flipper creates an asymmetric pop-up structure when the lid is opened, breaking the symmetry of conventional packages and creating a distinctive appearance that attracts user interest while maintaining the simple back-and-forth opening operation
3Area of stationary object
If the outer surface area is increased for advertisement, then more product information can be displayed, but the package structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The pop-up wall created by the pull flipper dynamically expands the display area only when the lid is opened, allowing additional advertisement space without permanently increasing the package's external dimensions or structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The pull flipper utilizes the vertical dimension by popping up from the box interior, creating a new display surface that extends upward from the box opening, thereby increasing display area without expanding the package's footprint
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AI summary
A cigarette package includes a box (2) having an opening (4) at an upper end thereof, a lid (8) joined to one side edge of the opening (4) by means of a hinge (6), and a pull flipper (18) capable of being pulled out from inside the box (2). When the lid (8) is opened, the pull flipper (18) forms a pop-up wall (20) extending from the lid (8) to the opening (4) of the box (2).