Container Combination With Jacket Sleeve For Visibility And Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container combinations fail to provide a sales-promoting effect while maintaining sufficient stability and allowing an unobstructed view of the enclosed product, often requiring complex printing and positioning of shrink films to ensure secure closure without obstructing the view.
Innovation Solution
The container combination features a basic container with outwardly protruding holding means and an additional container with a notch recess, supported by a jacket-like outer part that extends between notches, allowing for a clear view and secure positioning, while the additional container is made from translucent or transparent material for visibility and using a shrink film for protection without covering the entire combination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a shrink film is used to enclose the container parts, then the guarantee of originality is improved, but the presentation of the enclosed article is worsened due to obstruction of the view
Solution Approach 1:
The container combination is divided into separate container parts (basic container and additional container) that are detachably connected. This segmentation allows the shrink film to be applied only to specific areas (container ends) rather than enclosing the entire container, thereby maintaining product visibility while still providing originality protection through localized shrink film application.
2Illumination intensity
If the additional container is made transparent for visibility, then the presentation is improved, but the stability and secure closure are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The container system uses a composite structure combining transparent additional container parts with opaque basic container parts. The transparent portions provide visibility for product display, while the opaque portions and the jacket-like sleeve element provide structural stability and secure closure. The detachable connection mechanisms (latching means, friction-fit connections) further reinforce the stability of the transparent portions.
3Loss of substance
If the container walls are made thinner to save material, then the material usage is improved, but the stability of the container combination is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The container combination merges multiple container parts (basic container, additional container, jacket-like sleeve element) into a unified stable structure. The basic container provides a stable base, the additional container adds functionality, and the jacket-like sleeve element wraps around both containers to provide external structural support. This merging allows thin-walled individual components to achieve overall stability through their combined configuration and interlocking mechanisms.
4Reliability
If the jacket-like outer part covers the entire container combination, then the protection is improved, but the view of the enclosed product is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The jacket-like sleeve element is designed with local quality variations - it is opaque for protection where needed (covering the container ends and overlapping areas) but allows visibility in other areas. The sleeve element selectively provides protection only in specific locations (container ends, overlapping areas) rather than completely obscuring the product, achieving a balance between protection and visibility through localized functional differentiation.
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AI summary
The combination (1) has base and auxiliary containers (2, 3) provided with ends (7, 8, 11, 12) and container bases (5,10). The base container has retaining units (14, 15) formed in an area of the bases through a lifting elevation (16). The auxiliary container has a locking recess (25) in an overlapping area (13). The recess forms another lifting elevation (26) on a side facing the base container. An enclosing unit (29) is formed by a mantel-shaped outer part (30). The unit extends between the elevation (26) and the unit (15) arranged at the base container on a side facing a base area.