Foldable Packing Box Structure for Secure Workpiece Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packing structures for work pieces often occupy excessive space and fail to securely affix items during transportation, leading to potential damage.
Innovation Solution
A supporting structure comprising a plate-shaped body with foldable areas and through holes, allowing for secure positioning and accommodation of work pieces by forming an accommodating space, which includes a first supporting area with a smaller diameter hole and a second supporting area with a larger diameter hole, ensuring stability and preventing fallout.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional packing structures use trays with elasticity or drill placement holes on a plate, then work pieces can be positioned, but the structure occupies excessive space in the packing box
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a conventional single-plane plate structure to a multi-dimensional foldable structure. The plate is divided into a first supporting area and a second supporting area connected by a foldable area, allowing the second supporting area to extend vertically upward. This dimensional change enables work pieces to be positioned in three-dimensional space rather than requiring extensive two-dimensional space, thereby reducing the overall volume occupied in the packing box while maintaining effective work piece positioning.
2Reliability
If conventional packing structures use trays with elasticity for direct placement, then work pieces can be positioned, but they cannot effectively affix the work pieces, causing damages during transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the supporting structure into multiple functional segments: the first supporting area with first through holes for initial positioning, the foldable area for structural transformation, and the second supporting area with second through holes for final secure affixing. This segmentation allows each area to perform its specific function optimally - the first area provides initial placement, while the second area provides secure locking, thereby effectively affixing work pieces and preventing damage during transportation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates a foldable area that enables the structure to dynamically transform from a flat configuration to an elevated three-dimensional configuration. This dynamic transformation allows the second supporting area to rise vertically, creating accommodating spaces that securely hold work pieces. The dynamic nature of the structure enables it to adapt from a compact storage state to a secure positioning state, effectively affixing work pieces during transportation.
3Reliability
If a plate-shaped body with foldable areas and through holes is used, then work pieces can be securely positioned in a compact structure, but the structure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single integrated plate-shaped body. The plate combines the first supporting area, the foldable area, and the second supporting area into one continuous structure, eliminating the need for separate components. This merging reduces overall structural complexity while maintaining the secure positioning capability, as the integrated design allows the structure to transform and lock into place without requiring additional fasteners or separate positioning mechanisms.
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AI summary
A supporting structure and a packing box are provided. The supporting structure includes a plate-shaped body that has a first supporting area with at least one first through hole, a second supporting area with at least one second through hole, and a foldable area located between the first supporting area and the second supporting area. The first through hole includes a supporting portion and a passage portion in communication with the supporting portion and the second through hole. The first supporting area and the second supporting area are folded relative to each other along the foldable area so as to form an accommodating space between the first through hole and the second through hole.