Container Detaching Seal for Predictable Discharge Direction
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing container designs, when subjected to increased pressure, result in the detachment of the annular seal portion, leading to unpredictable lateral expansion of the discharge channel, making it difficult to anticipate the direction of content discharge.
Innovation Solution
The container features a detaching seal portion that extends radially, accompanied by an outflow groove on the flanged face, guiding the contents in a cylindrical direction, and reinforced with non-detaching seal portions to maintain a controlled discharge channel width, ensuring predictable discharge direction and preventing unintended seal detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the annular seal portion detaches due to pressure increase, then the contents can be discharged, but the discharge channel expands laterally making the discharge direction unpredictable
Solution Approach 1:
The annular seal portion is segmented into a detachable seal portion and non-detachable seal portions. The detachable seal portion is designed to detach under pressure to enable discharge, while the non-detachable seal portions remain intact to maintain structural integrity and control the discharge direction, preventing lateral expansion of the discharge channel.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the annular seal have different properties: the detachable seal portion has lower bonding strength to allow detachment, while the non-detachable seal portions have higher bonding strength to maintain structural integrity. This local differentiation enables controlled discharge in a specific direction while preventing unpredictable lateral expansion.
2Ease of operation
If the annular seal portion is designed to detach easily, then discharge is enabled, but unintended seal detachment may occur under varying pressure conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The seal is divided into detachable and non-detachable portions with different bonding strengths. The detachable portion activates discharge when pressure exceeds a threshold, while the non-detachable portions maintain sufficient bonding strength to prevent unintended detachment under normal pressure variations, ensuring reliable operation.
3Quantity of substance
If the discharge channel is allowed to expand, then more contents can be discharged, but the discharge direction becomes unpredictable and spreads over a larger area
Solution Approach 1:
The seal structure segments the discharge opening into a controlled channel defined by the non-detachable seal portions, allowing sufficient discharge volume through the controlled channel while preventing lateral expansion that would cause unpredictable discharge direction and widespread contamination.
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
This design allows for controlled and predictable discharge of contents, maintaining a narrow discharge channel width and preventing unintended seal detachment, even under varying pressure conditions, ensuring accurate direction and reduced residual content.
Implementation Method 1
detachment of a portion of the annular seal portion by increase of the inside pressure of the container body
Implementation Method 2
the contents will be discharged without being expanded much laterally as being guided along the radial direction by a cylindrical outflow guiding space formed between the outflow groove and the face of the exfoliated lid member
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a container whose shape for discharging contents is hardly expandable laterally, the container including a container body holding contents and a lid member for closing an opening of the container body which are sealed with each other by an annular seal portion formed along a flanged face of the opening. At a specified position of the annular seal portion, there is provided a detaching seal portion which is to be detached by an increase of inside pressure inside the container body in association with deformation of the container body based on an external force. An outflow channel for discharging the contents therethrough extends radially outwards from the detaching seal portion. At a position of the container body corresponding to the outflow channel of the flanged face, there is formed an outflow groove which is sunk toward a bottom portion of the container body.