Folded Protection Structure With Buffer Sections
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing protection structures for goods during transportation fail to efficiently use material, are difficult to prepare and transport, and do not adequately retain their shape or provide strong protection.
Innovation Solution
A blank configured to be folded into a protection structure with buffer sections, featuring a central main panel and side panels with internal fold lines that form buffer sections around reinforcement beams, allowing for a triple-walled structure that is easy to assemble and transport, and uses locking and securing tabs to maintain the structure without adhesives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a protection structure is designed to provide strong protection and retain its shape during transport, then protection reliability is improved, but material efficiency and ease of preparation deteriorate due to complex structures requiring multiple adhesives
Solution Approach 1:
The protection structure is divided into multiple modular components including end pieces with recesses, longitudinal members, and cross members that can be separately manufactured and assembled. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall structural integrity and protection reliability during assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The design employs nested structures where longitudinal members are positioned within recesses of end pieces, and cross members are arranged within recesses of longitudinal members. This nesting arrangement creates a compact, space-efficient structure that maintains strength while reducing material usage and simplifying assembly without requiring multiple adhesives.
2Reliability
If a protection structure uses multiple separate components to provide strong protection, then protection reliability is improved, but device complexity and transport difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple structural functions are merged into single components. For example, end pieces simultaneously provide structural support, contain recesses for nesting members, and feature protrusions for interconnection. This merging reduces the total number of separate parts while maintaining protection reliability and simplifying the overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Each component is designed with multiple functions: longitudinal members provide structural support, define recesses for nesting, and feature protrusions for connection. This multi-functionality reduces the number of specialized components needed, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining reliable protection.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a protection structure is designed to retain its shape over a sufficient time period, then shape stability is improved, but material efficiency deteriorates due to excessive material usage
Solution Approach 1:
The structure implements local reinforcement only where needed for shape stability. Recesses are strategically positioned at critical corners and edges to maintain shape during transport, while other areas use minimal material. This localized approach ensures shape stability without excessive material consumption throughout the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The protection structure utilizes composite construction combining different materials with complementary properties. Cardboard or plastic components are strategically selected and combined to achieve optimal shape stability while minimizing material usage, creating a efficient composite structure that retains its form over time.
4Ease of manufacture
If a protection structure requires minimal adhesive for assembly, then ease of preparation is improved, but structure strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The structure employs self-securing features where protrusions on one component automatically engage with recesses on another component during assembly. This self-service mechanism provides structural strength through mechanical interlocking rather than relying on adhesives, simplifying preparation while maintaining connection strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The design replaces chemical bonding (adhesives) with mechanical bonding systems. Interlocking protrusions and recesses create strong mechanical connections between components, eliminating the need for multiple adhesives while maintaining or even improving structure strength through rigid mechanical engagement.
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AI summary
The disclosure relates to a blank, and a protection structure formed by such a blank, wherein the blank is configured to be folded into a protection structure having buffer sections, the blank comprising a longitudinally extending central main panel, a first longitudinally extending side panel being foldably connected to a first longitudinal side of the central main panel along a first longitudinally extending main fold line, a second longitudinally extending side panel, wherein the first side panel is provided with a first, a second, and a third internal transversally separated and longitudinally extending fold line, wherein the internal fold lines together with the first longitudinally extending main fold line form a first, a second, and a third intermediate portion whereby the first, second, and third intermediate portions are configured to be wrapped around at least one longitudinally extending separately formed reinforcement beam, wherein the second side panel is configured to be folded relative to the central main panel onto the first side panel.