Foldable-Pillar Stacking Tray for Product Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display trays in Club Stores obstruct visibility and hinder product rotation due to 'X' dividers, which block views of other quadrants and cannot be removed without affecting stacking integrity.
Innovation Solution
A display tray design featuring foldable stacking pillars and panels that form triangular pillars for improved visibility and stacking support, allowing product display without deconstructing the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an 'X' divider insert is used to provide stacking support, then stacking integrity is improved, but visibility of product in other quadrants deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The tray is divided into multiple quadrants by dividers that can be independently positioned or removed, allowing selective access to different sections while maintaining overall stacking structure. This segmentation enables customers to view products in specific quadrants without being blocked by continuous dividers.
Solution Approach 2:
The dividers are designed to be movable or reconfigurable rather than fixed, allowing them to be adjusted between positions that provide stacking support and positions that improve visibility. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction by enabling the structure to adapt to different functional requirements.
2Reliability
If an 'X' divider insert is used to separate quadrants, then stacking support is improved, but ease of rotation to show other quadrants deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The divider structure is segmented into separate components that can be independently moved or removed, allowing the tray to be rotated or reconfigured to display different quadrants to customers while maintaining stacking support when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The dividers can be temporarily removed or repositioned to enable rotation and display of hidden quadrants, then restored to their original positions to maintain stacking integrity, allowing the system to switch between different functional states.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If dividers are removed to improve visibility, then customer view is improved, but stacking integrity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The dividers are designed as dynamic elements that can be adjusted between positions - removed or repositioned to improve visibility when needed, then restored to maintain stacking integrity, allowing the system to adapt to different operational requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The divider structure can be temporarily removed to improve product visibility and then recovered to restore stacking support, enabling the tray to serve different functional purposes at different times without permanent compromise to either feature.
Data Source
AI summary
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a blank for forming a container includes a bottom panel and an end panel extending outwardly from a first edge of the bottom panel. The end panel includes a stacking pillar panel extending laterally from a first edge of the bottom panel, an end roll over panel extending laterally from a horizontal edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to roll over the stacking pillar panel such that a liner panel of the end roll over panel is configured to lay flat on the bottom panel in a set-up container, a corner roll over panel extending laterally from a first vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to roll over itself onto the stacking pillar panel to form a corner stacking pillar, a locking flap extending a laterally from a second vertical edge of the stacking pillar panel configured to lock the corner stacking pillar together in the set-up container, and a retaining flap extending from an inner edge of the corner roll over panel configured to retain the corner stacking pillar in an upright position in the set-up container.