Modular Collapsible Organizer for Luggage Bags
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional luggage bags are bulky, awkward, and lack configurability, organizational, and accessibility features, making it difficult for travelers to efficiently organize, view, and access their belongings, and they often result in additional airline surcharges due to weight and lack of flexibility.
Innovation Solution
A modular collapsible accessory organizer that fits within a luggage bag, featuring removable and configurable compartments with pull handles, allowing for easy deployment and folding, and can be used with various types of luggage to enhance organization and accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional luggage bags are used, then they can transport personal belongings, but they are bulky and awkward with poor organizational and accessibility features
Solution Approach 1:
The organizer is divided into multiple separate compartments (first compartment, second compartment, third compartment) that can be independently configured. Each compartment has its own closure and can be accessed separately, allowing travelers to organize different types of belongings (garments, accessories, electronics) in dedicated sections while maintaining easy access to specific items without opening the entire luggage bag.
Solution Approach 2:
The organizer employs collapsible sidewalls that can transition between extended and retracted positions, allowing the organizer to dynamically adjust its volume and shape. When not in use, the sidewalls collapse to minimize the organizer's footprint within the luggage bag, reducing overall volume while maintaining full organizational capability when deployed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional luggage bags are used, then they can hold personal belongings, but they lack configurability and flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The organizer is designed as a universal solution that can be placed within various types of luggage bags regardless of size or style. The standardized compartment design and collapsible structure allow the same organizer to adapt to different luggage configurations, providing consistent organizational functionality across multiple luggage types without requiring custom designs for each bag.
Solution Approach 2:
The organizer is designed to nest within the luggage bag when collapsed, with the compartments and sidewalls folding into a compact form that fits efficiently within the available space. This nesting capability allows the organizer to be stored away when not needed, maintaining the luggage bag's full capacity while providing on-demand organizational functionality.
3Weight of moving object
If conventional luggage bags are used, then they can transport belongings, but they result in additional weight and airline surcharges
Solution Approach 1:
The organizer utilizes flexible fabric material for its construction, including the sidewalls and compartment structures. This flexible shell design provides sufficient structural integrity to maintain organization while using minimal material, thereby reducing the overall weight of the organizer and consequently the total luggage weight, helping travelers avoid airline overweight surcharges.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the invention provide a module collapsible accessory organizer for use with a luggage bag. The accessory organizer includes foldable compartments. The compartments can each be collapsed down when necessary to free up interior volume of the luggage bag in which the accessory organizer is placed. The compartments can stack and fold onto each other, and be inserted into or removed from a luggage bag. The compartments can be attached to each other. The compartments are modular such that the accessory organizer can be configured to include any desired number of compartments. The compartments of the accessory organizer are quickly unfolded and deployed for easy access to personal contents stored therein. The accessory organizer is a standalone organizer when not stored in a luggage bag. The accessory organizer can be manufactured and shipped as a standalone organizer, and then used with a variety of already-existent luggage bags of various dimensions.