Travel Luggage Bag With Foldable Panel And Flexible Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing luggage systems require users to open and dig into the interior to sort contents, lacking a convenient and logical arrangement for storing items.
Innovation Solution
A travel luggage bag with an elongated flexible foldable panel and permanently attached spaced-apart flexible containers, which can be secured with a panel closure, allowing items to be stored in a logical and accessible manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users open the luggage to access contents, then items become accessible, but users must dig into the interior and sort through contents which reduces accessibility efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The luggage is divided into multiple separate compartments or pockets, each dedicated to specific types of items (e.g., documents, electronics, clothing). This segmentation allows users to access specific items without disturbing other contents, eliminating the need to dig through the entire interior and significantly reducing retrieval time.
Solution Approach 2:
Items are pre-organized and placed in designated compartments before travel based on their type or frequency of use. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when users need items during travel, they can immediately access them from the appropriate compartment without needing to search or sort through contents.
2Volume of stationary object
If items are stored in a single large compartment, then storage capacity is maximized, but organization and logical arrangement of items deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The single large compartment is divided into multiple smaller compartments or pockets of varying sizes. Each compartment is designed to hold specific types of items, maintaining high storage capacity while providing excellent organization. Users can logically arrange items by category, frequency of use, or destination, making the luggage both spacious and well-organized.
3Strength
If the luggage structure is rigid for durability, then structural strength is improved, but flexibility and foldability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The luggage incorporates dynamic elements such as flexible yet durable fabrics, expandable compartments, and adjustable straps that allow the structure to adapt between rigid and flexible states. The luggage can maintain structural integrity when needed while also being collapsible or expandable to accommodate different packing needs and storage spaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The luggage material and structure are designed to change physical parameters based on usage conditions. For example, the fabric may have varying degrees of rigidity in different areas, or the overall structure can be compressed to a small size for storage and expanded to full size for use, effectively changing the parameter of flexibility while maintaining durability.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes a travel luggage bag. The travel luggage bag includes an elongated flexible foldable panel having spaced-apart elongated lateral panel sides. Spaced-apart flexible containers are permanently attached, at least in part, to the elongated flexible foldable panel. The spaced-apart flexible containers are configured to receive and securely store a personal travel item, such as a cosmetics item and/or a clothing item.