One-Piece Folding Box Blank With Integrated Partitions for Stackable Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers made of cardboard or paper require multiple separate elements for manufacturing and often have difficulties in stacking and storing multiple units due to their shape, leading to increased costs and environmental impact.
Innovation Solution
A one-piece blank design for containers with integrated partitions and a saddle-shaped structure that allows for easy assembly, improved stackability, and secure closure, using materials like cardboard or corrugated board to reduce the need for additional parts and enhance storage efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate elements are used to create subdivisions within the storage space, then the container can be manufactured with compartments, but the manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple container elements (bottom wall, side walls, lid wall, and partition walls) into a single blank that is manufactured as one piece. The partition walls are formed by fold lines within the same blank, eliminating the need for separate partition components and reducing assembly complexity while maintaining the ability to subdivide storage space.
Solution Approach 2:
The single blank is segmented into multiple functional areas through fold lines and cut lines, allowing the container to be folded into compartments. The partition walls are created by folding specific sections of the blank along predetermined fold lines, enabling storage space subdivision without requiring separate parts.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional container shapes are used, then manufacturing is simple, but stackability and storage efficiency are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed with a saddle shape featuring curved surfaces and rounded edges. The blank includes curved side walls that fold to form a three-dimensional saddle-shaped container, improving stackability and storage efficiency while maintaining ease of manufacture from a single molded blank.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate lid and base elements are manufactured, then assembly is flexible, but production cost and environmental impact increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lid wall, bottom wall, side walls, and partition walls into a single integrated blank. This one-piece construction eliminates the need for separate lid and base elements, reducing material waste and environmental impact while maintaining the ability to form different container configurations through folding.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a blank (150) made of paper, cardboard, corrugated board or the like for the manufacture of a container (10) comprising a bottom wall (B) comprising a middle bottom wall (12) and side bottom walls (16, 18) hinged to it at opposite ends, a lid wall (D) comprising a middle lid wall (14) and side lid walls (24, 26) hinged to it at opposite ends, a first side wall (20) for hingedly connecting the bottom wall (B) to the lid wall (D), and a second side wall (22) hinged to the end of the bottom wall (B) facing away from the first side wall (20), wherein at least two inner walls (28, 30, 32, 34) are connected to the second side wall (22) and to each other via bend lines (106, 108, 110, 112) running parallel to each other and in the folded state of the Cut (150) a receiving space (44) of the container (10) into at least two sub-spaces (44a, 46,48) subdivide. The invention further relates to a container (10) for storing goods, in particular for manufacturing a folding box made of cardboard, paper or the like, manufactured from a blank (150).