Collapsible Toy Box with Foldable Walls and Bottom
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing children's toy boxes are oversized, making them inconvenient to transport and sell, and they occupy too much space when not in use, leading to storage problems.
Innovation Solution
A children's toy box design that includes a collapsible structure with a bottom and barricade portion featuring folding lateral walls, a support pad connected to a side wall in a foldable manner, allowing the box to be folded into a flat structure when not in use and easily expanded when needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the toy box is designed with a large size to provide sufficient storage space, then the storage capacity is improved, but the portability and space utilization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The toy box employs a dynamic collapsible structure where the bottom and lateral walls can transition between expanded and folded states. The bottom includes first and second bottom portions connected by fold lines, allowing the box to be collapsed into a compact form for easy transport and stored in small spaces, while expanding to provide sufficient storage capacity when needed.
2Volume of moving object
If the toy box is designed with a large size to provide sufficient storage space, then the storage capacity is improved, but the space occupation when not in use worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible design allows the toy box to occupy minimal space when collapsed for storage, while providing large storage capacity when expanded for use. The foldable bottom and lateral walls enable the box to transition between these two states, effectively resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and space occupation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the toy box structure is made rigid to maintain box-like shape, then the structural stability is improved, but the collapsibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The structure uses foldable connections between the bottom portions and lateral walls that provide both stability when expanded and collapsibility when needed. The fold lines allow the structure to maintain its box-like shape and structural integrity during use, while enabling easy collapse for storage or transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The bottom is divided into first and second bottom portions connected by fold lines, and the lateral walls are designed to fold relative to the bottom. This segmentation allows the structure to be divided into collapsible sections while maintaining overall structural stability when assembled.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a children's toy box. The toy box may include a support pad, a bottom, and a barricade portion. The barricade portion may include four lateral walls, where any two adjacent walls can be connected to one another. The bottom may include a first and second bottom. The children's toy box can be folded with the support pad being moved to the inside of the box. The box can be folded afterwards, where the lateral walls connected to the bottom portion are also folded. In this manner, the children's toy box can be reduced to a substantially flat structure when not in use. When the need arises, the children's toy box can be returned to a boxed structure to effectively solve the problem of oversized children's toy boxes.