Foldable Packaging Box Speaker Amplifier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packaging boxes for electronic devices are primarily designed for transportation and storage, leading to waste after delivery as they are often discarded or unused by consumers, failing to provide additional functionality beyond packaging.
Innovation Solution
A packaging box with a foldable supporting structure that can be used to amplify sound from the device's speaker and serve as a cradle, allowing continued use and reducing waste by providing additional functionality post-delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If packaging boxes are designed solely for transportation and storage, then packaging functionality is achieved, but resource waste occurs after delivery
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging box is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as a protective packaging container during transportation, and after delivery, it transforms into a functional speaker amplifier and device cradle. The foldable supporting structure enables the box to amplify speaker sound when folded and provide cradling support when unfolded, allowing the same object to serve different purposes at different stages, thereby preventing resource waste.
2Area of stationary object
If packaging boxes are discarded after delivery, then storage space is freed, but resource waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of being discarded after delivery, the packaging box is designed to continue serving useful functions. The foldable supporting structure allows the box to function as a speaker amplifier and device cradle, extending its utility beyond the packaging stage and reducing the need for disposal.
3Loss of substance
If packaging boxes are designed with additional functionality, then resource waste is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging box incorporates a foldable supporting structure that can dynamically change its configuration. When folded, it creates a sound amplifying chamber for the speaker; when unfolded, it provides a cradling surface for the electronic device. This dynamic transformation allows the same simple structure to serve multiple functions without requiring complex additional components.
4Adaptability or versatility
If packaging boxes are used as cradles or sound amplifiers, then additional functionality is provided, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The foldable supporting structure uses simple folding mechanics to transform between different functional states. The same structure that provides packaging support during transportation can be folded to create a sound amplifying chamber or unfolded to provide device cradling, achieving high adaptability through minimal structural complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments relating to a packaging box for packaging an electronic device are presented, and according to one embodiment, the packaging box comprises: a packaging box body; a receiving part included in the packaging box body and receiving the electronic device; and a support structure received in or removed from the receiving part, at least a portion of the supporting structure able to be slantedly folded to or unfolded, wherein the support structure in a folded state is received, together with the electronic device, in the receiving part to support the electronic device to be able to amplify a sound from a speaker included in the electronic device and, in a state removed from the receiving part or in a state received in the receiving part, the supporting structure cradles the electronic device, and additional various other embodiments are possible.