Deformable Carrier Package Side Panels for Secure Container Wrap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional carrier packages lack sufficient structural rigidity, causing containers to shift or fall out due to inadequate wrapping.
Innovation Solution
A carrier package design featuring a blank with deformable side panels that accommodate articles in a staggered configuration, allowing the carrier to tighten around the contents as it is loaded, increasing width and decreasing height to securely hold items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional carrier packages are used with fixed rigid structure, then manufacturing is simple, but structural rigidity is insufficient causing containers to shift or fall out
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier blank is designed with deformable side panels that dynamically adjust during the loading process. The side panels transition from a taller initial configuration to a compressed final configuration as containers are inserted, allowing the carrier to adapt its shape and tighten around the contents automatically without complex mechanical fastening systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier structure utilizes changes in panel dimensions and flexibility parameters. The side panels are designed with specific height-to-width ratios and material properties that enable them to deform elastically during loading, transforming the carrier from a loose fit to a tight wraparound structure that secures containers effectively.
2Strength
If the carrier blank is designed with width less than n times article width, then tighter wrap is achieved, but loading becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier blank is pre-configured with side panels that extend beyond the final compressed dimensions during the manufacturing and storage phase. This preliminary extended state allows containers to be easily inserted into the carrier, and subsequent compression of the side panels during or after loading achieves the tight wrap required for secure containment.
Solution Approach 2:
The side panels are designed to be dynamically deformable, transitioning from an extended loading-friendly state to a compressed securement state. This dynamic transformation allows the carrier to accommodate containers during loading while automatically tightening to prevent shifting during transport.
3Stability of the object's composition
If articles are loaded in staggered configuration, then structural stability is improved, but loading process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier blank is designed with locally varied panel sections that correspond to different container positions in the staggered arrangement. Specific regions of the side panels have optimized flexibility and deformation characteristics that accommodate the offset positioning of containers, allowing stable package formation without requiring complex overall structural modifications.
Data Source
AI summary
A carrier package is constructed to tightly secure articles within the package. During loading, pushing the containers into the package causes the side panels of the package to deform so that the height of the package decreases and the width of the package increases.