Hardcase Luggage with Integrated Identification Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hard case luggage containers lack built-in identification tags or compartments, making them prone to loss due to mix-ups and exposure of personal information, and existing luggage tags are prone to damage and do not provide secure storage for identification documents.
Innovation Solution
A built-in compartment or tag is integrated into the luggage container, made from the same material and color as the luggage, with a secure drawer mechanism that allows for easy access to identification information while keeping it protected, and can also store additional items like business cards or an expandable bag.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a built-in compartment is integrated into hard case luggage, then identification security and storage capability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the identification tag function directly into the luggage structure by integrating a compartment into the hard case shell. This combines the luggage container and identification storage into a single unified structure, eliminating the need for separate external tags while improving identification security.
Solution Approach 2:
The built-in compartment serves multiple functions: it provides secure storage for identification information, stores business cards, and can accommodate an expandable bag. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by adding value without requiring entirely separate systems.
2Quantity of substance
If external pockets are added to hard case luggage, then storage capability is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The compartment is integrated directly into the hard case shell structure, merging the storage function with the existing luggage body. This approach adds storage capability without requiring separate external pockets, thereby maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
3Loss of information
If traditional luggage tags are used, then identification information can be displayed, but the tags are prone to damage and personal information exposure
Solution Approach 1:
The identification information storage is merged into the protected interior of the hard case compartment rather than being exposed on external tags. This integration protects information from both physical damage and unauthorized viewing, resolving both durability and information protection concerns.
Solution Approach 2:
The compartment acts as an intermediary structure that mediates between the need for information display and the need for protection. It provides a secure intermediate space that can be accessed when needed while maintaining protection during transit.
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AI summary
A luggage container with built-in external compartment, which includes a case having an outer side and an inner side and a drawer configured to be slid in and out of the case. The case includes a coupling portion formed on the inner side, the coupling portion protruding from the inner side, and the coupling portion is shaped to receive a fastening element. The case is shaped to form a space between a surface of an object onto which the case is coupled and a surface of the inner side to receive the drawer. The drawer is shaped to remain within the case when the drawer is pulled out of the case such that the case and the drawer are not separated even when the drawer is pulled out maximally.