Dual-Lid Ampoule and Syringe Container for Light Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers for ampoules and syringes expose the contents to light, leading to product degradation, and fail to provide stable storage and individual identification.
Innovation Solution
A container with a secondary lid that covers the tray, allowing access to individual ampoules or syringes without exposing them to light, and featuring identification marks to guide selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the containing case is opened like a casket to access ampoules or syringes, then the user can easily access the contents, but all the ampoules or syringes are exposed to light causing product degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The containing case is divided into two separate lids: a primary lid for opening the case and a secondary lid for covering the tray. This segmentation allows the primary lid to be opened for access while the secondary lid remains closed to protect the ampoules from light, resolving the contradiction between ease of access and light protection.
2Ease of operation
If the containing case is opened to access an ampoule or syringe, then the user can retrieve the item, but the ampoule or syringe may come out of the housing seat
Solution Approach 1:
The dual-lid structure segments the opening function from the protective function. The secondary lid acts as a secure cover that can be opened independently to access individual ampoules without disturbing the tray's stability, preventing accidental ejection while allowing easy access.
Solution Approach 2:
The secondary lid is positioned and configured in advance to cover each housing seat individually. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when accessed, the ampoules remain guided and constrained within their seats, preventing them from coming out during the access operation.
3Device complexity
If the container uses a simple single-lid design, then the device complexity is low, but individual ampoules or syringes cannot be identified
Solution Approach 1:
The secondary lid is segmented into multiple portions, each corresponding to a specific housing seat. This segmentation allows individual identification marks to be placed on each portion, enabling users to identify specific ampoules without increasing overall container complexity significantly.
Solution Approach 2:
Identification marks are applied locally to specific portions of the secondary lid rather than requiring a complex overall structure. This local quality approach provides individual identification capability while maintaining simple container design.
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AI summary
An improved container for ampoules or syringes has a primary case with at least one opening closable via a primary lid, a tray with a plurality of seats to accommodate the same number of ampoules or syringes, and a secondary lid which defines, inside said primary case, a secondary case which, in turn, accommodates in its interior said tray. When said tray is inserted inside said secondary case, the ampoules or syringes contained therein face towards the inner face of said secondary lid. The secondary lid defines, at each ampoule or syringe below it, an access opening closed by a removable closure portion. Each closure portion has a gripping zone defined by means of a further transverse break line that the user can break by applying pressure at the surface of the gripping zone and more easily remove the closure portion in order to access the underlying ampoule or syringe.