Folding Box with Integrated Booklet for Pharmaceutical Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing folding cartons for pharmaceutical packaging require complex preparation and additional steps to integrate patient information cards, which are often limited in information capacity and obstruct the insertion of tablets or package inserts.
Innovation Solution
A folding box design with an integrated folding booklet, where the booklet is connected via fold lines to the side walls, allowing easy manufacturing, high-speed filling, and no additional gluing, with the booklet folding inside the carton to avoid obstruction during filling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the patient information card is integrated into the folding carton as a detachable extension on an adhesive flap, then the preparation work is reduced and no additional gluing is needed, but the information capacity is limited to a relatively small amount
Solution Approach 1:
The patient information is divided into multiple sheets that can be folded together to form a booklet. This segmentation allows the information to be expanded across multiple pages while maintaining a compact form factor that fits within the carton structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The folded booklet is nested within the folding carton structure, with the booklet folded against the inside of a side panel. This nesting allows the information card to be integrated into the carton without increasing the overall package size or requiring additional external space.
2Loss of information
If the patient information card is inserted separately into the folding carton along with tablet blisters and package inserts, then the information capacity is sufficient, but additional work is required for packers and quality control measures are needed
Solution Approach 1:
The patient information booklet is merged with the folding carton structure through integration via fold lines. The booklet becomes an inherent part of the carton assembly, eliminating the need for separate insertion operations and quality control checks during packaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The folding carton is pre-folded and pre-assembled with the booklet integrated into the side panel structure before delivery to the packer. This preliminary action eliminates the need for packers to perform additional assembly steps or quality control measures.
3Loss of information
If a flap connected to the opening edge via a fold line carries a patient information card and is folded against the inside of a side panel, then the information can be displayed, but the preparation of the folding carton becomes relatively complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patient information is segmented into multiple foldable sheets that form a compact booklet. This segmentation allows the information to be displayed on multiple pages while maintaining a simple integrated structure that does not increase carton preparation complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patient information card is folded in a concertina-style format, utilizing the third dimension (depth/folding) to expand information capacity while maintaining a compact two-dimensional footprint when folded against the side panel.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the patient information card is glued to the inside of the side wall, then the card remains in place, but removing and unfolding the card becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patient information booklet is extracted from the glued-down structure and positioned using only fold lines. The booklet can be easily removed from the carton by pulling it along the fold lines without requiring forceful separation from adhesive bonds.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the booklet and carton is made dynamic through fold lines rather than fixed adhesive bonds. This allows the booklet to be easily inserted and removed through simple pulling motions along the fold lines, maintaining stability during use while enabling easy removal when needed.
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AI summary
A folding box with integrated folding booklet (31), comprising • side walls (2, 3, 4, 5), wherein adjacent side walls are connected to one another at longitudinal edges via fold lines, • a side wall is connected via a fold line at a longitudinal edge to an adhesive flap (6) which is adhesively bonded to an adjacent side wall, • or a side wall has two portions which overlap one another and are adhesively bonded to one another, • an upper closure which covers an upper opening delimited by the upper edges of the side walls, • a lower closure which covers a lower opening delimited by the lower edges of the side walls, • a folding booklet comprising a plurality of sheets (32-35) which are connected to one another via fold lines at their longitudinal edges and are folded together about these fold lines and of which an outer sheet (32) is connected via a fold line to an upper edge of a side wall (2), • wherein the folding booklet is folded about the fold line between the outer sheet and the side wall against the inner side of the side wall, and the remaining sheets of the folding booklet are arranged between the outer sheet and the side wall.