Multi-pack Container Adhesive Splice Lower Half Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers connected by adhesive points require excessive force for detachment, which can lead to damage and is inefficient for users, especially when the containers have small wall thickness.
Innovation Solution
Designing containers with adhesive splices located in the lower half, allowing for easier detachment by leveraging the container's height, reducing the force required and minimizing adhesive usage while maintaining structural integrity during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If adhesive points are arranged in the upper or middle part of the container, then the containers are firmly connected during transport, but excessive force is required to detach individual containers
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive point is repositioned from the upper or middle region to the lower region of the container, changing the spatial dimension of attachment. This lower positioning creates a longer lever arm when the container is grasped at the top, reducing the detachment force required while maintaining transport stability through optimized adhesive application in the lower half region
2Reliability
If a larger adhesive point or more adhesive is used, then the containers remain firmly connected during transport, but the detachment force becomes even more excessive and containers may break
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of increasing the overall adhesive quantity or size uniformly, the invention optimizes the adhesive application locally in the lower half region. This localized optimization achieves sufficient connection stability during transport while avoiding excessive bonding strength that would require damaging force for detachment, thereby preventing container damage
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
Enables containers to be separated with minimal effort, protecting the containers from damage and ensuring they withstand transport forces without the need for increased adhesive usage or larger adhesive points.
Implementation Method 1
containers which are connected to one another by a splice
Implementation Method 2
by turning or angling of the container, is isolated with little force
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AI summary
The invention relates to a multi-pack (2) having at least two containers (4), which are connected to each other by means of an adhesive joint (6). In order to propose a multi-pack in the case of which a container can be removed from the multi-pack with minimal application of force, the containers according to the invention have a height and the adhesive joint is arranged in the lower half of the containers with respect to the height.