Electric Module Packaging With Segmented Joining Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric module packaging is difficult to open, often indivisible, and requires carrying multiple modules unnecessarily during installation.
Innovation Solution
A packaging system comprising box-shaped containers with a joining device allowing simultaneous or individual opening of covers, enabling separation of containers as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the packaging uses a fixed joining device to keep containers together, then the containers remain securely grouped during transport, but the packaging becomes difficult to open and time-consuming to access
Solution Approach 1:
The joining device is segmented into a fixed part attached to the container and a removable part that can be detached. This allows the packaging to maintain structural integrity during transport while enabling easy opening by removing the joining device portion, directly resolving the contradiction between stable grouping and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The joining device transitions from a static, fixed connection to a dynamic, removable connection. The ability to detach the joining device transforms the packaging system from a permanently closed state to an easily openable state, resolving the contradiction between maintaining container grouping stability and enabling easy access to modules.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the packaging is designed as an indivisible unit, then the containers remain securely grouped, but the fitter must carry all containers even when only one module is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system is divided into separable components: individual containers and a detachable joining device. This segmentation allows the fitter to carry the entire grouped packaging for security during transport, then separate individual containers at the installation site, providing both packaging integrity and separation flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging system transitions from a static, indivisible unit to a dynamic, separable system. The removable joining device enables the packaging to adapt between a grouped state for transport and an separated state for installation, resolving the contradiction between maintaining packaging integrity and enabling container separation flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If the packaging allows easy individual opening of containers, then modules can be accessed quickly, but the containers may become unstable during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The opening mechanism is segmented into individual container openings that can be accessed independently while the joining device maintains overall grouping stability. This allows quick access to individual modules without compromising the stability of the entire container group during transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows dynamic transition between grouped and individual access modes. The removable joining device enables the packaging to maintain stable grouping during transport, then easily transition to individual container access during installation, resolving the contradiction between opening speed and grouping stability.
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AI summary
A packaging, in particular for electric modules, comprises at least two box-shaped containers and a joining device. Each box-shaped container is suitable for receiving a respective electric module and comprises a first cover and a second cover. The joining device comprises a first part, a second part and a removable element which is interposed between the parts. The joining device extends between respective opposite sides of each of the box-shaped containers so as to surround the second cover and to prevent it from opening. By removing the removable element, it is possible to separate the first and second parts and to allow the opening of the second cover of each box-shaped container in a substantially simultaneous manner. The joining device further comprises a first precut line which i s configured in such a manner that, following the breaking of the precut line, a respective box-shaped container can be individually separated from the other box-shaped container.