Flexible Waste Container Corner Posts for Cabinet Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standardized waste containers fail to fit seamlessly into modern kitchen cabinet frameworks due to lack of standardization, leading to compatibility issues with different manufacturers' extendable frameworks, and existing ventilating containers do not adequately address the need for flexible adaptation and efficient air circulation.
Innovation Solution
A rectangular ventilating container made of flexible polymer material with a four-sided bottom basket part and flexible corner posts that can be bent and turned to fit various frameworks, featuring partially open sides for air circulation and wave-shaped carriers to reduce pressure on the waste bag.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If rigid standardized containers are used, then manufacturing precision is improved, but adaptability to different framework manufacturers' specifications deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates flexible corner posts that can dynamically adjust their position and angle to accommodate different framework specifications. This dynamic flexibility allows the same container design to adapt to various manufacturers' extendable frameworks while maintaining standardized manufacturing processes for the container itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The corner posts are designed with variable geometric parameters, allowing their configuration to be changed to match different framework requirements. This parameter variability enables the container to fit seamlessly into different framework systems without requiring custom manufacturing for each framework type.
2Productivity
If side openings are added for ventilation, then air circulation is improved, but structural strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The container utilizes flexible polymer material for its construction, allowing the creation of effective ventilation openings without significantly compromising structural integrity. The flexible nature of the material enables the openings to perform their ventilation function while the material itself maintains the necessary strength through its inherent flexibility and resilience.
3Adaptability or versatility
If corner posts are made flexible, then adaptability to frameworks is improved, but stability of container shape deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible corner posts are designed to be dynamically adaptable during installation to match different framework configurations, yet once positioned, they provide stable support for the waste bag. The flexibility is transient, activated only when needed for adaptation, while the container maintains shape stability during its operational phase.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The container facilitates easy adaptation into standardized kitchen cabinet frameworks while ensuring effective air circulation and distributing the weight of the waste bag, enhancing compatibility and usability.
Implementation Method 1
manufactured of a flexible polymer material
Implementation Method 2
wave shaped, ribbon-like carriers 4 which carriers run from side to side... create a larger number of resting points for the introduced bag in order to reduce the point pressure/the load on the bag
Implementation Method 3
openings at its sides to provide for ventilation of the space around the bag to improve drying out of the waste via the bag wall
Data Source
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a square ventilating container for a waste bag, which container is manufactured in a flexible material and comprises a basket part (1) having partially open sides (2, 3), four corner posts (5), which are only anchored to said basket part (1) at their bottom part (6), which allows the respective corner post (5) to be arranged to be able to be turned and/or bent for adaptation into a frame work.