Flexible Pouch with Segmented Jacket and Base for Product Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current packaging solutions, such as sleeve pouches and plastic flasks, suffer from poor product release efficiency, lack of stoppers, and poor handling characteristics, leading to waste and inconvenience in use.
Innovation Solution
A manually deformable pouch design featuring a flexible multilayer jacket and base, sealed 'wrong-side to wrong-side', with a closure device that allows for precise control over product release and improved vertical holding, facilitating complete extraction of contents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a sleeve pouch is used, then handleability and product release are improved, but vertical holding and shape retention are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is divided into two separate components: a flexible jacket and a rigid base. The jacket provides the desired flexibility and handleability, while the base provides vertical holding and shape retention. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its specific function without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible jacket and rigid base are combined through sealing to form an integrated packaging system. The jacket is sealed to the base at the frustum's larger end, creating a unified structure that exhibits both flexibility and vertical holding capabilities simultaneously.
2Productivity
If a sleeve pouch is used, then product release is improved, but product waste increases due to lack of stopper
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system separates the release function (jacket) from the containment function (base with stopper). The stopper integrated into the base allows the user to close the packaging after use, preventing product waste while maintaining excellent release capability during active use.
3Stability of the object's composition
If plastic flasks are used, then vertical holding and shape retention are improved, but product release and handleability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is segmented into a flexible jacket component and a rigid base component. The jacket, being flexible, provides excellent handleability and product release, while the rigid base provides vertical holding and shape retention. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by assigning different functional properties to different components.
Solution Approach 2:
The jacket is constructed from flexible material that can be easily deformed and manipulated by hand, providing superior handleability compared to rigid plastic flasks. This flexible shell allows the user to squeeze and control product release effectively.
4Stability of the object's composition
If plastic flasks are used, then vertical holding is improved, but product release efficiency is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system separates the release function (jacket) from the containment function (base). The jacket's flexible nature enables efficient product release through manual deformation, while the base provides the necessary vertical holding. This segmentation allows optimal performance in both aspects.
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AI summary
Packaging comprising a pouch for containing a product and allowing the release thereof, comprising a manually deformable jacket comprising a first flexible film. The first film being closed on itself so as to form a frustum having a first end and a second end, the cross section of the frustum narrowing toward the first end. The packaging also comprising a base formed by a second flexible film and sealed at the second end of the frustum so as to close the second end, the base and the jacket being sealed “wrong-side to wrong-side” so as to form together a manually deformable pouch. The packaging also comprising a closure device through which the product is intended to flow during release and comprising a sleeve sealed at the first end of the frustum.