Stackable Flower Container Ventilation Recesses
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing flower containers with stacked designs suffer from inadequate ventilation, leading to increased temperatures and moisture accumulation, which deteriorates the quality of flowers during transport, especially when containers are positioned closely together, as warm air cannot escape effectively.
Innovation Solution
The container design incorporates ventilation means in the walls and carrier with recesses at the upper edge, allowing for improved airflow by creating a groove or gap in the stack, while maintaining support through a carrier contour that follows the recess opening and additional recesses in the carrier for enhanced ventilation and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ventilation means are implemented as recesses at the upper edge of walls, then ventilation effectiveness is improved, but support strength at the upper edge deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier is divided into multiple support elements: the main body, downward-protruding edges that fit into recesses, and support props that extend between the flat carrying section and each edge. This segmentation allows the support function to be distributed across multiple structural components, maintaining strength while accommodating ventilation recesses.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is extended into the vertical dimension by adding downward-protruding edges and support props. The edges protrude downward from the flat carrying section to engage with recesses in the container walls, creating a three-dimensional support system that maintains structural integrity while allowing ventilation openings at the upper edge.
2Productivity
If containers are stacked close together for efficient transport, then transport efficiency is improved, but ventilation performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Ventilation is provided in multiple dimensions: vertical ventilation through recesses in the side walls, and horizontal ventilation through recesses in the carrier top surface. This multi-dimensional ventilation approach allows effective air circulation even when containers are stacked closely together, maintaining ventilation performance while maximizing transport efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The ventilation system is segmented into multiple independent recesses: side wall recesses for vertical airflow and carrier top recesses for horizontal airflow. This segmentation creates multiple ventilation pathways that remain effective even when containers are tightly packed, ensuring continuous air circulation throughout the flower container.
3Temperature
If ventilation openings are created in walls, then warm air removal is improved, but structural integrity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier acts as an intermediary structural element that bridges the container walls. The downward-protruding edges of the carrier engage with recesses in the walls, and support props extend between the flat carrying section and each edge, creating a reinforcing framework that maintains structural integrity while accommodating ventilation recesses in the walls.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier structure is segmented into a flat carrying section and multiple downward-protruding edges with support props. This segmentation allows the carrier to function both as a support structure and as a framework that reinforces the container walls at ventilation recess locations, maintaining structural integrity while enabling warm air removal.
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
This design ensures reliable ventilation and support, preventing moisture accumulation and maintaining flower quality by allowing warm air to escape, even when containers are not precisely aligned, thereby maintaining the freshness of flowers during transport.
Implementation Method 1
The warm air caused by this rises in relation to the cooler air. To remove this heat there has to be an opening inside the container... The advantage of ventilation means in both the walls and the carrier is that the removal of relatively warm air is ensured at all times.
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AI summary
A container for flowers and such comprises a stackable holder (2) with upright walls (3) , a carrier (5) supported on the walls, an upper holder (1) being placeable on said carrier, and also ventilation means (7) located in at least one of the walls and also at the top of the carrier. The ventilation means comprise at least one recess (13) opening out at the upper edge (14) of the wall .