Deformable Internal Wall Sealing for Multi-Compartment Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multi-compartment containers fail to provide an airtight seal between compartments, leading to moisture transfer from one compartment to another, which compromises the freshness and integrity of packaged food products.
Innovation Solution
A multiple-compartment container design featuring a perimeter wall and an internal wall that divides the container into separate compartments, with the internal wall having a deformable upper edge that flattens under pressure or heat to create a widened sealing surface, ensuring an effective moisture barrier between compartments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a removable cover is bonded or sealed to the upper rim, then the container structure is complete, but the seal between compartments is inadequate and moisture transfer occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple compartments by internal walls that extend from the bottom to the top interior surface. These internal walls create separate sealed spaces, ensuring that moisture in one compartment cannot transfer to another compartment, thus resolving the moisture transfer issue while maintaining complete container structure
Solution Approach 2:
The internal walls extend vertically from the bottom surface to the top interior surface, creating a three-dimensional sealing structure. This vertical extension dimension ensures complete separation between compartments, providing superior seal effectiveness compared to conventional horizontal sealing methods
2Reliability
If internal walls are added to divide compartments, then moisture barrier is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The internal walls are integrated directly into the container body as a single molded component rather than separate parts. This merging of the internal partition structure with the container wall simplifies manufacturing and assembly while maintaining effective moisture barriers between compartments
Solution Approach 2:
The internal walls serve multiple functions simultaneously: they divide the container into separate compartments, provide moisture barriers between compartments, and structurally reinforce the container body. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby reducing overall device complexity
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
The container effectively prevents moisture migration between compartments, maintaining the freshness of packaged items by providing a reliable and hermetic seal, suitable for packaging food products with different moisture levels.
Implementation Method 1
when at least one of a heat and a pressure is applied to an edge thereof
Implementation Method 2
when at least one of a heat and a pressure is applied to an edge thereof
Implementation Method 3
A portion of the internal wall is configured to flatten into alignment with the first plane when at least one of a heat and a pressure is applied to an edge thereof
Data Source
AI summary
A multiple-compartment container includes an upper rim defining an upper plane, a lower rim defining a lower plane, a perimeter wall connecting the upper rim to the lower rim. The perimeter wall forms an outer surface of the container. The container further includes at least one internal wall dividing the container into multiple compartments. An upper edge of the internal wall is an uppermost feature of the container. The upper edge of the internal wall is deformable to present a widened sealing surface during a sealing operation.