Container Arch Ridges for Top Load Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers, particularly those made of plastic, face a challenge in achieving rigidity without increasing material usage and cost, as they often require additional reinforcements like carbon fiber or thicker walls to support top loads, which complicates manufacturing and increases expenses.
Innovation Solution
The integration of arches formed as ridges in the side walls and corners of the container provides structural reinforcement, allowing for thinner walls while enhancing top load resistance through engineered geometry, eliminating the need for additional materials like carbon fiber or thicker walls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If additional reinforcement materials like carbon fiber or thicker walls are used, then top load resistance is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies curved arches formed as ridges in the side walls and corners of the container. These arches utilize curved geometry to distribute and resist top load forces more effectively than flat surfaces, providing enhanced strength without adding external reinforcement materials or complicating the manufacturing process.
2Strength
If additional reinforcement materials like carbon fiber or thicker walls are used, then top load resistance is improved, but material cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The curved arch ridges in the side walls and corners provide structural reinforcement that reduces the need for additional reinforcement materials. The geometry itself carries the load, allowing the container to achieve the required strength with the base material alone, thereby reducing overall material usage and cost.
3Stability of the object's composition
If wall thickness is increased, then rigidity is improved, but material usage and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of increasing wall thickness uniformly, the patent incorporates curved arch ridges at strategic locations (side walls and corners) where structural reinforcement is most needed. This localized geometric reinforcement provides the necessary rigidity while using less material than would be required by uniformly thickening the entire wall structure.
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AI summary
The structurally reinforced container includes a base having a bottom, side walls, corners and a top peripheral edge defining an open top end. A number of ridges are formed in at least one of the side walls and corners. The ridges are in the configuration of at least one arch that has an apex where the apex of the at least one arch is proximal to the open top end of the base. A lid resides in communication with the top peripheral edge of the base to releasably close the top end of the base. The integrated arches provide reinforcement to the base of the container to increase top load resistance without increasing the thickness of the material used.