Removable Frame-Trim Container Assembly for Easier Joining
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container assemblies are susceptible to improvements that enhance their overall performance and cost efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A container assembly design featuring a frame removably connected to a trim panel through lugs and passages, with optional fasteners for secure attachment, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional container assemblies are used, then structural integrity is maintained, but assembly efficiency and cost-effectiveness are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The container assembly is divided into separate modular components including a frame, trim panel, and container body. These segments can be manufactured independently and assembled through the lug-passages interface, improving assembly efficiency while maintaining structural integrity through standardized connection points.
Solution Approach 2:
The lugs extending from the frame serve as intermediary elements that facilitate connection between the frame/trim panel assembly and the container body. These lugs insert through passages to create secure friction-fit connections, simplifying the assembly process while ensuring reliable structural bonding.
2Ease of operation
If permanent attachment methods are used, then structural strength is improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connection system transitions from static permanent attachment to dynamic removable attachment. The friction-fit lugs provide sufficient strength during use but can be easily removed when needed, allowing the assembly to adapt between operational and maintenance states. This enables quick reconfiguration without compromising structural integrity during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The friction-fit connection mechanism provides self-securing capability where the lugs automatically engage with the passages through interference fit, eliminating the need for additional fasteners or complex assembly procedures. The design serves itself by creating secure connections through simple insertion and friction engagement.
Data Source
AI summary
The assembly includes a first subassembly connected to a second subassembly. The first subassembly includes a frame removably-connected to a trim panel. The frame has a frame front surface and a frame rear surface. The trim panel has a trim panel front surface and a trim panel rear surface. The frame rear surface is arranged opposite one of the trim panel front surface and the trim panel rear surface. A method is also disclosed.