Transport Container Cover Sleeve Sealing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transport and storage containers with flexible compartment systems face issues such as inadequate sealing against dust and contaminants, cumbersome assembly processes, and maintenance challenges due to separate fastening strips and riveting.
Innovation Solution
A transport container design featuring a frame with elongate suspension members that fit through sleeves in the flexible compartment system, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and a cover that directly contacts the sleeve to create an effective barrier against dust and contaminants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate fastening strips are provided to connect the cover to the container body, then the cover can be securely fastened, but the assembly process becomes more complex and requires additional maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the cover and fastening strips into a single integrated component. The fastening strips are provided directly on the cover rather than being separate parts, which simplifies assembly while maintaining secure fastening functionality. This eliminates the need for additional assembly steps to attach separate fastening strips.
2Reliability
If riveting is used to attach the cover to the frame, then a secure connection is achieved, but the assembly process becomes cumbersome and creates metal filings/shavings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the riveting mechanical system with a snap-fit or elastic retention system. The cover includes elastic elements that engage with corresponding features on the frame, providing secure connection without requiring rivets, drilling operations, or creating metal filings. This substitution maintains connection security while dramatically simplifying the assembly process.
3Reliability
If inward flanges are provided on the container body for fastening, then the cover can be removably fastened, but the front opening size is limited and insertion/extraction of goods is hampered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the fastening mechanism from the front opening plane to the side edges of the cover. The fastening strips are positioned on the side edges rather than requiring inward flanges that protrude into the opening space. This dimensional relocation maintains fastening capability while preserving the full front opening size for easy goods insertion and extraction.
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AI summary
The current invention relates to a transport container comprising a frame and a flexible compartment system suspended within said frame, wherein the frame has at least one open side, wherein the transport container has a cover that is movable between closed and open configurations for selectively covering and uncovering said open side, and wherein the frame is further provided with at least one elongate suspension member that extends along a side edge of said open side, and fitted through a sleeve formed by the compartment system. In particular, the cover extends in its closed configuration along said sleeve, contacting the sleeve. The invention further provides a method of assembling transport containers.