Knockdown Display Container Auto-Alignment Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display ready containers are not optimized for high-speed automated manufacturing and suffer from higher failure rates due to misalignment issues and tighter tolerances, which hinder the full benefits of modern machinery.
Innovation Solution
A knockdown assembly design featuring an outer sleeve with parallel side panels and an inner sleeve, where the inner corners align with the outer corners, and a cutout in the outer corner to expose the inner corner, allowing for precise alignment and folding into a container assembly with reduced tolerances, enabling efficient assembly and minimizing misalignment issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If tighter tolerances are used in container assembly, then manufacturing precision is improved, but the failure rate increases due to misalignment issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by designing an auto-bottom mechanism that compensates for misalignment issues before they affect container functionality. The auto-bottom structure includes features that automatically adjust and accommodate tolerance variations during the folding and assembly process, preventing misalignment from causing assembly failures or improper opening.
2Productivity
If high-speed automated manufacturing is implemented, then productivity is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates due to alignment difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service through the auto-bottom mechanism that automatically performs alignment and positioning functions during assembly. The container sections are designed to self-align and self-adjust through the auto-bottom features, eliminating the need for precise manual alignment or complex automated positioning systems, thereby enabling high-speed automated manufacturing while maintaining precision.
3Productivity
If modern machinery with faster speeds is used, then productivity is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates with less room for misalignments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating auto-bottom features that anticipate and compensate for misalignment issues that arise during high-speed production. These features create a buffer zone that absorbs alignment variations, allowing modern fast machinery to operate at higher speeds without sacrificing precision, as the auto-bottom mechanism corrects minor misalignments automatically.
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AI summary
A container knockdown assembly capable of opening into an erected container assembly. The knockdown includes an unopened outer sleeve having first and second outer side panels opposing and substantially parallel to one another when in the knockdown form, and an unopened inner sleeve having first and second inner side panels opposing and substantially parallel to one another when in the knockdown form. The inner sleeve is secured within the outer sleeve in a positional relationship of the assembled container. A cutout is formed in a section of one of the outer corners of the outer sleeve to expose at least a portion of a corner of the inner corner. A container formed from such a knockdown is also provided.