Erecting Aid for Corrugated Box Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual assembly of corrugated board boxes often requires multiple people due to the need to hold sections in place while folding others, leading to inefficiencies and potential poor quality, which can result in wasted resources and increased risk of damage to contents.
Innovation Solution
An erecting aid with a table, clamp, and panel system that maintains a box template in a partially folded state without operator assistance, allowing for adjustable angles and clamping forces to stabilize the box during assembly, enabling single-person assembly of various box styles and sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If manual assembly of corrugated board boxes is performed without assistance, then device complexity is reduced, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to difficulty in holding sections in place while folding others
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an erecting aid device as an intermediary tool between the assembler and the box template. This device includes clamping mechanisms that hold sections of the box template in place, allowing the assembler to fold other sections without needing to manually hold everything steady. The intermediary device bridges the gap between simple manual assembly and complex multi-person assembly, enabling single-person operation while maintaining assembly quality.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple people are used to erect the box, then manufacturing precision is maintained, but productivity decreases due to increased resource consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The erecting aid device enables self-service assembly by providing automated clamping and holding functions that would otherwise require multiple human operators. The device serves itself by mechanically maintaining box sections in position, freeing human resources from the assembly process. This allows a single person to perform assembly tasks that previously required multiple people, thereby improving productivity while maintaining precision.
3Manufacturing precision
If box template sections are held in place manually, then manufacturing precision is maintained, but loss of time increases due to difficulty in single-person operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical system of holding box sections with an automated mechanical system. The erecting aid device uses clamps, springs, and mechanical linkages to automatically hold and release box sections as needed during assembly. This substitution eliminates the time-consuming manual process of reaching, gripping, and holding sections while allowing the assembler to focus on folding and joining operations, thereby reducing total assembly time while maintaining precision.
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AI summary
An erecting aid for packaging materials is described and may include a table portion and a panel. A panel may be coupled to one side of the table portion. The table portion and the panel can be configured such that the table portion and panel form an acute angle and the panel acts as a type of back support wall with respect to the table portion. A clamp may cooperate with the table portion to produce a clamping force. The clamping force may occur by biasing at least a portion of the clamp towards a relaxed, closed. The combination of the table, panel and biased clamp provide the forces necessary to stabilize a partially folded corrugated box during the erecting process such that the partially folded corrugated box is stabilized and maintained in a partially assembled state while the operator can use both hands to complete the erecting process.