Compressed Instant Noodle Packaging Box with Foldable Inner Container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional instant noodle containers are inefficient due to contamination risks, high transportation costs, and increased carbon footprint, as they are not designed to minimize volume effectively, leading to inconvenience in handling and storage.
Innovation Solution
A compressed-type packaging box with a cuboidal shape and a foldable container that separates the instant noodle block, seasoning sauce, and cutlery, sealed with a heat-shrinkable film, reducing volume and preventing contamination, while the foldable design enhances sealing and insulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a conventional container uses a bowl or tub shape to keep its shape, then the container can maintain structural integrity, but the volume of the container is increased making it unhandy to carry and increasing transportation costs
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into two separate components: a rigid outer container and a foldable inner container. The inner container can be folded into a compact flat state for storage and transport, while the outer container provides structural support. This segmentation allows the container to maintain integrity when needed while minimizing volume during transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner container is designed to be foldable, transitioning from a three-dimensional bowl shape to a flat two-dimensional state. This dynamic structure allows the container to adapt its volume based on usage needs - expanded for cooking and collapsed for efficient storage and transport, directly addressing the contradiction between maintaining shape and reducing volume.
2Temperature
If a conventional container uses a double shell structure for heat-insulating, then heat insulation is improved, but the volume of the container is increased making it difficult to reduce
Solution Approach 1:
The heat insulation function is segmented from the structural container body. The outer container provides structure while the inner foldable container provides heat insulation through its double-wall design. This separation allows each component to be optimized independently for its specific function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner container with heat insulation is nested within the outer container. The foldable inner container can be collapsed and stored within the outer container when not in use, creating a compact nested structure that maintains heat insulation capabilities while minimizing overall volume during transport and storage.
3Ease of operation
If a conventional container packages the instant noodle block and sauces together in one container, then convenience is improved, but the instant noodles can be contaminated with harmful substances
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is segmented into separate compartments: the inner container holds the instant noodle block while the outer container holds the sauces and seasonings. This physical separation prevents contamination between the noodle block and sauces while maintaining convenience through the integrated design that allows both components to be transported and stored together as a single unit.
4Ease of manufacture
If a conventional container leaves about 2/3 of the space empty, then the container can accommodate packaging components, but transportation and logistics costs increase and consumer price rises
Solution Approach 1:
The inner container is designed to be foldable, allowing it to be compressed into a flat state that fits efficiently within the outer container. This dynamic folding mechanism eliminates empty space during transport while still allowing the inner container to be expanded to its full bowl shape for cooking, thus accommodating all necessary packaging components without increasing transportation volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The foldable inner container is nested within the outer container in a compact configuration during transport. When collapsed, the inner container occupies minimal space within the outer container, maximizing space utilization and reducing transportation costs while still providing adequate accommodation for all packaging components during use.
5Quantity of substance
If a conventional container uses a cone shape like a bowl or tub, then the container can hold food, but the productivity of the container is decreased
Solution Approach 1:
The container system is segmented into a rigid outer container and a separate foldable inner container. The outer container can be manufactured efficiently in simple geometric shapes using standard molding processes, while the inner container provides the necessary food capacity when folded into its operational configuration. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific manufacturing requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner container transitions from a flat two-dimensional state during manufacturing and storage to a three-dimensional bowl shape during use. This dynamic transformation allows the container to be manufactured with high productivity using simple flat patterns that can be easily formed, while still providing adequate food capacity when activated through the folding mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution reduces contamination risks, minimizes transportation costs, and makes handling more convenient by optimizing the packaging volume, while maintaining effective heat insulation.
Implementation Method 1
the outer circumference surface of the packaging box main body is sealed with a layer of heat-shrinkable film
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are a compressed-type instant noodle packaging box and a method of manufacturing the same. The packaging box comprises a cuboid packaging box main body (1) of a volume slightly larger than that of the instant noddle block and a box cover (2) covering the packaging box main body, and further comprises a folding container of which a bottom face (4) is adhered together with a bottom face inside the packaging box main body, wherein after opening out in the packaging box main body, the folding container is a cuboid barrel body (14) higher than the packaging box main body; a separately packaged instant noodle bag, seasoning bag and cutlery bag are placed on an upper face of the folding container, and after the box cover covers the packaging box main body, the whole is provided on the outside thereof with a layer of heat-shrinkable film for sealing. The instant noodle packaging box has a small volume, occupies little space, and is convenient for transporting and carrying, the folding and opening methods for the folding container are simple, and the packaging box main body also plays the role of heat insulation.