Container Base With Spacing Arrangement For Shock Absorption

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Solution Overview

Problem

Containers transported on rollers often produce noise and are prone to damage due to shocks during movement, as they lack effective noise reduction and shock absorption mechanisms.

Innovation Solution

The design incorporates a base with upper and lower base members separated by diagonal ribs, corner arrangements that provide a concave region for impact absorption, and dividers with detents for secure positioning, enhancing noise reduction and shock resistance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If containers are transported on rollers, then transportation efficiency is improved, but noise is generated and shock damage occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransportation efficiencyVSAvoidnoise and shock damage

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating a base structure with shock-absorbing features before transportation occurs. The base includes a lower base member with upwardly extending shock absorbing members that protrude into the load receiving space, positioned to absorb shocks before they can damage the container or its contents during roller transportation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts the harmful shock and noise forces from roller transportation into beneficial effects. The shock absorbing members are designed to utilize the impact forces to compress resilient materials, transforming the harmful mechanical shocks into controlled deformation that dissipates energy protectively, while the noise reducing features convert vibration energy into heat through friction in the spacing arrangement.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

2Ease of manufacture

If a single base structure is used, then manufacturing is simple, but shock resistance is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebase manufacturing simplicityVSAvoidshock resistance

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the base into multiple functional components: a lower base member, upwardly extending shock absorbing members, and a spacing arrangement with multiple spacers. This segmented structure allows each component to specialize in specific shock absorption functions while maintaining manufacturability through integral forming where possible.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite materials by combining rigid plastic material for the base structure with resilient material for the shock absorbing members. This composite approach allows the base to maintain structural integrity while the resilient portions absorb shocks, achieving enhanced shock resistance without sacrificing ease of manufacture through single-material injection molding.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

3Stability of the object's composition

If base members are placed close together, then structural rigidity is maintained, but noise and shock absorption is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural rigidityVSAvoidnoise and shock

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary spacing arrangement between the lower base member and upper base member. This spacing arrangement includes multiple spacers made of resilient material that act as intermediaries to absorb shocks and reduce noise while maintaining the necessary structural rigidity. The spacers mediate between the conflicting requirements by providing both spacing and shock absorption functions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Strength

If corner arrangements extend outwardly to provide protruding regions, then impact absorption is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimpact absorptionVSAvoidcorner arrangement complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the corner arrangement with the side walls by providing corner arrangements between adjacent side walls where each corner arrangement extends outwardly from the adjacent side walls. This merging integrates the impact absorption feature into the existing side wall structure rather than adding separate components, reducing device complexity while maintaining improved impact absorption.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20240182204A1Improvements in or relating to containers

Publication Date: 2024.06.06 LOADHOG LTD

AI summary

A container (10) comprises a base (12) and upstanding side walls (14) extending from the base (12) to define a load receiving space (16). The base (12) comprises a first base member (18) and a second base member (20). A spacing arrangement (22) is provided between the first and second base members (18, 20). The container (10) may include corner arrangements (28) between adjacent side walls (14). Each corner arrangement (28) extends outwardly from the adjacent side walls (14) to provide a protruding region adjacent each side wall (14), and to define a concave region (32) communicating with the load receiving space (16). 20. A divider for a container is also provided, the divider comprising a main member (112) and a detent (120))) on the main member, the detent being receivable by a support to secure the divider to the support.