Internal Handle Bag Design for Cover Attachment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional bags face challenges in attaching a cover due to the external handle, which interferes with the cover's attachment and protection, leading to material wear and limited design adaptability.

Innovation Solution

The handle is positioned inside the bag and guided through handle openings on the top side, allowing for individual design customization and protection from external influences, with detachable elements and edge retention to prevent material wear.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the handle is attached to the outside of the bag, then the handle is easily accessible and provides good structural support, but the handle interferes with the attachment of a cover to the bag body

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehandle accessibilityVSAvoidcover attachment capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The handle is inverted from the conventional external attachment to internal attachment. The handle is now attached to the interior wall of the bag body and led out through handle openings in the cover, reversing the traditional arrangement to eliminate interference with cover attachment while maintaining accessibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The handle attachment is moved from the external surface (2D plane) to the internal volume (3D space). By attaching the handle to the interior wall and routing it through openings, the solution transitions from a surface-level attachment to a volumetric arrangement that accommodates both handle functionality and cover attachment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Strength

If the handle is attached to the outside of the bag, then the handle structure is simple and robust, but the material at the attachment point experiences increased wear and potential tearing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehandle attachment strengthVSAvoidmaterial wear at attachment point
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The handle attachment point is extracted from the vulnerable external surface and relocated to the protected interior wall. By removing the attachment from the external material surface and placing it internally, the solution eliminates the direct exposure to external wear factors while maintaining structural strength.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The edge retention element is introduced as a protective feature before wear can occur. This reinforcement at the handle opening edge prevents material tearing and wear in advance, cushioning the material against the harmful effects of friction and mechanical stress.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the handle is positioned inside the bag, then the cover can be easily attached and the bag can be customized, but the handle may rotate or move excessively without proper constraint

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecover attachment easeVSAvoidhandle position stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The edge retention element serves as an intermediary component between the handle opening and the handle itself. This intermediary structure provides the necessary constraint and stability to the handle while allowing the cover to be easily attached, mediating between the conflicting requirements of stability and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP3305122B1Henkel suspension for bags
Publication Date: 2019.12.11 EUTENEUER GREGOR
  • EP3305122B1 patent drawingFigure 1a~1b
  • EP3305122B1 patent drawingFigure 2
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AI summary

The invention relates to a bag (2) for transporting objects, comprising: - a body (6) with a bottom (8), a top (10) opposite the bottom (8), and a wall (12) connecting the bottom (8) and the top (10), wherein the body (6) has an interior (14) accessible via an interior opening (16) on its top (10), and - a releasable closure means (18) configured to close the interior opening (16) of the body (6), characterized by: - ​​a handle (30, 32) with a first handle end (34) and a second handle end (36), each arranged in the interior (14) on the body (6), and - a first handle opening (52) and a second handle opening (54) through which the handle (30, 32) is led out of the interior (14).