Detergent Container Tab Closure Moisture Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing detergent product containers are not adequately designed to protect the detergent from excessive moisture, leading to degradation, and often require unnecessary materials and complex opening mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A container design that eliminates the need for an insert, allowing the detergent to be in direct contact with the container, while using a tab and tab receptor mechanism for easy opening and closing, and is made with reduced material usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional container designs with inserts and complex opening mechanisms are used, then the detergent product is protected from moisture, but the device complexity and material usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the insert element from the container design, allowing the detergent product to be in direct contact with the container interior. This extraction of the insert simplifies the overall structure while maintaining moisture protection through the container's inherent properties and sealing mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is divided into distinct functional components: the container body providing protection, the tab mechanism providing controlled access, and the sealing elements preventing moisture ingress. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for its specific function.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional container designs with inserts are used, then the detergent product is protected from moisture, but the quantity of material used increases
Solution Approach 1:
By removing the insert and its associated structural requirements, the patent reduces the total material quantity needed for the container. The detergent product contacts the container directly, eliminating the material that would otherwise be required for the insert and its supporting structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The container utilizes thin-film sealing elements and flexible barrier coatings on the interior surfaces to provide moisture protection. These thin films and coatings replace the need for thicker, more material-intensive insert structures while maintaining effective moisture barrier properties.
3Ease of operation
If a tab and tab receptor mechanism is used for opening and closing, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tab mechanism is designed to be operated manually by the user through simple tabulation actions. The tab engages with the tab receptor through straightforward insertion and rotation motions, requiring no additional actuators, motors, or complex control systems. The mechanism serves itself through passive mechanical engagement.
Solution Approach 2:
The tab and tab receptor system provides dynamic, reversible engagement that allows easy opening and closing operations. The tab can be inserted into and removed from the tab receptor through controlled rotational movements, enabling repeated access to the detergent product while maintaining security during storage.
Data Source
AI summary
A consumer product (100) containing a container (102) and a detergent (104) product contained therein, the container comprising: a base (106); a first sidewall (108) and a second sidewall (110), the first and the second sidewalls (108, 110) having a respective top edge (109, 111), the detergent product (104) lying in direct contact with the plurality of sidewalls (108, 110); and a cover (116) comprising: a lower flap (118) connected to the top edge (109) of the first sidewall (108), the lower flap being provided with a tab receptor (122); and an upper flap (120) connected to the top edge (111) of the second sidewall (110), the upper flap containing a tab (124) repeatably engageable into, and repeatably releasable from, the tab receptor (122).