Flower Fixing Structure with Conical Groove and Arcuate Slots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for forming flower combinations, such as those using orchids, require filling plant pots with materials like Styrofoam to accommodate flowers, which is labor-intensive and costly, and does not securely fix the flowers, leading to inefficiencies and material waste.
Innovation Solution
A fixing structure featuring a container with arcuately concaved trenches and arcuate slots, combined with a conical groove, that securely holds flower combinations without the need for additional fixing materials, allowing for quick and easy assembly and reducing material waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If stuffing materials (Styrofoam, clothes) are filled into the plant pot to accommodate orchids, then the flower combination can be formed, but the labor cost and material cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the need for stuffing materials (Styrofoam, clothes) by introducing a specialized container structure with built-in accommodation zones. The container's geometric features (arcuately concaved trenches, arcuate slots, conical groove) directly provide the fixing function that previously required separate stuffing materials, thereby removing the waste-generating step from the process.
Solution Approach 2:
The container structure serves itself by incorporating the fixing function directly into its design. The arcuately concaved trenches and arcuate slots are built into the container walls, and the conical groove is formed at the bottom, creating a self-contained system that accommodates and secures flowers without requiring external stuffing materials. This self-service design eliminates the need for additional fixing materials and reduces both labor and material costs.
2Ease of manufacture
If stuffing materials are used to accommodate orchids, then the flower combination can be formed, but the labor cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is pre-formed with the accommodation zones (arcuately concaved trenches, arcuate slots, conical groove) during manufacturing. This preliminary action eliminates the need for on-site stuffing operations, allowing the flower combination to be assembled directly into the pre-configured container, thereby significantly reducing the time and labor required for formation.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional methods are used to fix flowers in plant pots, then flower combinations can be formed, but the flowers cannot be fixed securely
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing function is segmented into multiple geometric features distributed throughout the container: arcuately concaved trenches for lateral positioning, arcuate slots for additional securing, and a conical groove at the bottom for central support. This segmentation of the fixing function across multiple structural elements provides more reliable and distributed fixation compared to traditional single-point stuffing methods.
Data Source
AI summary
A fixing structure for a flower combination contains: a container and a flower pot. The container includes a conical groove, and a diameter of a top of the conical groove is more than a diameter of a bottom of the conical groove. The conical groove has multiple arcuately concaved trenches and multiple arcuate slots. A respective arcuately concaved trench and a respective arcuate slot are conical, a diameter of a top of the respective arcuately concaved trench is more than a diameter of a bottom of the respective arcuately concaved trench, and a diameter of a top of the respective arcuate slot is more than a diameter of a bottom of the respective arcuate slot, such that an accommodation zone is defined by the multiple arcuately concaved trenches of the conical groove and the multiple arcuate slots so as to receive the flower combination.