Cosmetic Case Pallet Coupling for Easy Refill Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cosmetic containers face inefficiencies in packaging and pallet replacement, leading to increased costs, environmental waste, and inconvenient processes due to adhesive bonding and limited detachability.
Innovation Solution
A cosmetic container design with elastic control pieces on the pallet and grooves on the container body allows direct coupling and decoupling without opening the cap, enabling easy replacement and reducing waste through recyclable components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If adhesive bonding is used to fix dishes to the pallet, then the pallet is securely fixed, but the pallet cannot be replaced with a refill pallet and environmental waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism is segmented into separate components: elastic control pieces on the pallet and corresponding grooves on the container body. This segmentation allows the pallet to be securely coupled during use and easily separated when replacement is needed, resolving the contradiction between secure fixation and replaceability.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic control pieces provide a dynamic coupling mechanism that transitions from a locked state during use to an easily releasable state for replacement. The elasticity allows the control pieces to engage securely with the grooves during normal operation but can be easily disengaged when the pallet needs to be replaced, enabling both secure fixation and replaceability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If dishes are fixedly bonded integrally to the pallet, then the structure is stable, but separate collection of dishes becomes difficult and additional labor is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into separable components: the pallet, the dishes, and the coupling mechanism. This allows the dishes to be stably attached to the pallet during use through the elastic control pieces, but easily separated afterward for individual collection and recycling, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and ease of separation.
3Ease of manufacture
If the cap is opened to fill the pallet with cosmetic materials, then the pallet can be filled, but packaging work becomes inconvenient and time is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The pallet is designed with elastic control pieces and coupling grooves that enable preliminary coupling to the container body before filling. This allows the pallet to be positioned and secured in advance, and cosmetic materials to be filled through the closed cap opening, eliminating the need to open the cap for filling and reducing packaging time.
4Ease of operation
If elastic control pieces are formed on both side walls of the pallet with grooves on container body, then easy replacement is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic control pieces are localized to specific positions on the pallet (both side walls), and the corresponding grooves are positioned on the container body. This localized placement provides effective coupling and replacement functionality without requiring complex mechanisms throughout the entire structure, resolving the contradiction between ease of replacement and device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates efficient packaging and easy pallet replacement, minimizing environmental impact and manufacturing costs while enhancing recyclability and user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
the pallet has elastic control pieces facingly disposed on both side walls thereof, and the container body has elastic control grooves facingly formed on the inner surfaces of the side walls thereof
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a cosmetic container including: a container body having a compartment frame formed on top thereof to provide one or more compartmented exposed spaces and a mounting space open downward; a cap openable and closable with respect to the container body by means of a hinge disposed on one side thereof; and a pallet coupled or separated to or from the mounting space of the container body and having one or more compartmented cosmetic material filling spaces filled with cosmetic materials.