Helmet Storage Box with Deformable Bottom for Compact Stacking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing helmet storage solutions either damage helmets during transport due to collision or are inefficient in preserving the connection between helmets and their accessories, and they do not optimize storage volume, leading to a negative user experience and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A storage box with a movable cover and a deformable bottom zone, allowing helmets to be stacked compactly while preventing damage by forming a recess when stacked, and maintaining the connection between helmets and accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If helmets are transported stacked in a container without individual packaging, then transport volume is reduced and cost is lowered, but helmets collide and deteriorate during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nesting by placing the helmet inside a storage box, which is then stacked with other boxes. The box acts as a protective container that nests the helmet, preventing direct collision between helmets while enabling compact vertical stacking. The deformable bottom zone allows the box to adapt to the helmet's shape, ensuring secure nesting without excessive volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning through the deformable bottom zone of the storage box. This zone is designed to deform and absorb impact forces during stacking and transport, providing protective cushioning to the helmet before any collision occurs. The deformable material or structure anticipates and mitigates harmful forces from stacking operations.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If helmets are completely enclosed in large closed boxes, then helmet protection is improved, but storage volume increases and stacking efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing protection only where needed rather than enclosing the entire helmet in a large box. The storage box covers the lower part of the helmet and uses the deformable bottom zone to adapt to the helmet's shape, providing localized protection while leaving the upper part exposed. This reduces storage volume while maintaining essential protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics through the deformable bottom zone that can change shape during stacking operations. The bottom zone deforms to accommodate the helmet's crown when boxes are stacked, and returns to its original shape when unstacked. This dynamic adaptation allows compact stacking without requiring excessive box volume, resolving the contradiction between protection and storage efficiency.
3Volume of stationary object
If helmets are stacked without individual packaging, then compactness is improved, but the connection between helmet and accessories is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box acts as a nesting container that holds the helmet, accessories, and technical instructions together as a complete assembly. The box's internal volume is designed to accommodate all components in a nested arrangement, maintaining their connections while enabling compact stacking. The deformable bottom zone ensures the helmet sits securely, preventing displacement that could break connections.
4Illumination intensity
If helmets are displayed raw on shelves without packaging, then product visibility is improved, but helmets are not protected during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by leaving the upper part of the helmet exposed while providing protective packaging for the lower part. The storage box covers the bill, lower shell, and accessories, providing protection where needed, while the exposed crown and upper areas maintain visibility. This selective packaging approach allows helmets to be displayed attractively on shelves while being protected during transport.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides better protection and retention of helmets and accessories, enhances compactness during storage, and reduces the volume occupied by multiple boxes, improving the user experience and reducing costs.
Implementation Method 1
the support defines a bottom of the box with a deformable zone arranged to extend in the direction of the cover and cooperate with the top of another helmet when two boxes are stacked one on top of the other, the top of the other helmet deforming the deformable zone to form a recess
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AI summary
The helmet storage box (2) includes a support (3) and a lid (4) mounted movable relative to the support (3) so as to define an insertion/removal position for the helmet (1) and a storage position for the helmet (1) in the box (2). The lid (4) defines a first opening (5) arranged to allow the top of the helmet (1) to protrude from the lid (4). The support (3) defines a deformable area arranged to extend towards the lid (4) and cooperate with the top of another helmet (1) when two boxes (2) are stacked one on top of the other, the top of the other helmet deforming the deformable area to form a recess (6).