Lightweight Container Stabilization with Adhesive Rest Surface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Single-use or short-use containers are unstable due to their lightweight nature and non-flat bottoms, leading to potential contents spillage and environmental risks, especially in vibrating environments.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring a rest surface with concave and/or convex surfaces and an adhesive layer or elastic film that adheres to a support plane, stabilized by a removable protective film, ensuring stability without compromising transportability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If single-use containers are made lightweight for easy transport, then portability is improved, but stability deteriorates causing containers to fall easily
Solution Approach 1:
An adhesive layer is introduced as an intermediary between the container bottom and the support surface. This adhesive layer remains inactive during transport but activates when the container is placed on a surface, creating a temporary bond that prevents falling without affecting the container's light weight or portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The adhesive properties of the container bottom are changed dynamically. The bottom surface transitions from a non-adhesive state during transport to an adhesive state when placed on a support surface, allowing the same lightweight container to exhibit different stability characteristics based on its operational context.
2Stability of the object's composition
If adhesive layer is added to stabilize the container, then stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive is applied as a thin film or layer on the container bottom, which can conform to the container's shape and provide stabilization without adding significant structural complexity. The thin film nature allows it to be integrated into the existing container design with minimal modification.
3Stability of the object's composition
If adhesive layer covers the rest surface, then stability on support plane is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive layer is pre-applied to the container bottom during the manufacturing process, before the container is filled or used. This preliminary action ensures that the adhesive is already in position and does not require complex application mechanisms during use, simplifying both manufacturing and operation.
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 design provides stable resting on surfaces, preventing spillage and environmental hazards while maintaining convenience and ease of transport.
Implementation Method 1
the adhesive layer, or adhesive elastic film, is configured to be interposed between the containing body and the support plane adhering to both in a stabilized resting condition of the container on the support plane
Implementation Method 2
the container also comprises a removable/peelable protective film, located in contact with an adhesion surface of said adhesive layer opposite the rest surface of the container and the one or more concave and/or convex surfaces, in order to protect the adhesive layer by preventing unwanted adhesions thereof before use
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AI summary
Single-use or short-use container (10) for liquid, semi-liquid, solid or powdered substances, comprising a containing body (11) provided with a rest surface (12), having one or more concave or convex surfaces (120), configured to rest on a support plane.