One-Piece Folding Box Blank With Integrated Inner Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers made from cardboard or paper lack stability and require multiple separate components for inserts and lids, leading to complex and costly manufacturing processes.
Innovation Solution
A one-piece blank is designed with integrated inner and outer walls, including fold and bend lines, allowing for a compartmentalized interior and adhesive tabs on inner surfaces for enhanced stability and ease of assembly, using materials like cardboard, corrugated board, or plastic.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate inserts are used to divide the receiving space, then the container can be subdivided into multiple areas, but the stability of the container structure deteriorates and manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the dividing walls directly into the container blank itself, merging the function of compartmentalization with the container structure. The blank includes fold lines that form dividing walls when folded, eliminating the need for separate inserts and creating a unified, stable structure where the dividing walls are integral to the container's overall stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The blank is segmented into multiple wall strips (first, second, third, fourth wall strips) with fold lines between them, allowing the receiving space to be divided into multiple areas. This segmentation is built into the single blank structure, enabling compartmentalization while maintaining structural integrity through the integrated design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate components are used for inserts and lids, then compartmentalization and coverage are achieved, but manufacturing cost and process complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single blank structure. The blank includes outer side walls, inner wall elements for dividing walls, a bottom wall, and a top wall all integrated into one piece. This merging reduces the number of separate components needed for manufacturing while achieving the same functional capabilities of compartmentalization and coverage.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional multi-component containers are manufactured, then compartmentalization is possible, but material usage efficiency deteriorates and waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges all container elements into a single blank, eliminating gaps and overlaps that occur when assembling multiple separate components. The integrated design reduces material waste by optimizing the use of the blank material, with fold lines creating precise divisions without requiring additional material for joints or connections between separate parts.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a blank (100) for the production of a container (10) for storing goods, in particular for the production of a folding box made of cardboard, paper or the like, wherein the blank (100) is formed in one piece, comprising: a bottom wall (14), outer side walls (16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26), inner wall elements (44, 60; 48, 50; 52, 56) for forming inner walls (30, 31, 32) in the folded state of the blank (100); a lid wall (62), wherein two outer side walls (16, 18; 20, 22; 24, 26) and two inner wall elements (44, 48; 50, 52;56, 60) are arranged in a row in a lower, middle and upper wall strip (102, 106, 104) and an inner wall element (48) of the lower wall strip (102) is hingedly connected via a fold line (74) to an adjacent inner wall element (50) of the middle wall strip (106) and an inner wall element (52) of the middle wall strip (106), which is arranged at an end of the middle wall strip (106) opposite the inner wall element (50), is hingedly connected via a further fold line (76) to an adjacent inner wall element (56) of the upper wall strip (104), so that the connection of the lower, middle and upper wall strips (102, 106, 104) is via the connection of the inner wall element pairs (48, 50;52, 56) is formed, wherein the bottom wall (14) is connected to the outer side wall (16) of the lower wall strip (102) and the lid wall (62) is connected to the outer side wall (22) of the upper wall strip (104) via bending lines (66, 68). The invention further relates to a container (10) produced from the blank (100).