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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pop-up displays require costly hand finishing and special machine gluing, and their in-store set-up is time-consuming, necessitating an improvement in retail merchandising displays.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring panels connected at fold lines with a shelf panel and adhesion flaps, allowing for quick assembly through straight-line gluing and sliding components, eliminating the need for hand finishing and reducing set-up time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional pop-up displays use hand finishing and special machine gluing, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display structure is divided into multiple panels (front panel, back panel, side panels, shelf panels) that can be manufactured separately and then assembled together through simple folding and adhesion operations, reducing the complexity of manufacturing each individual component while maintaining overall assembly precision
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are pre-cut and pre-scored during manufacturing with fold lines and adhesion zones clearly defined, so that no additional finishing or complex gluing operations are needed at the point of assembly - the preliminary preparation enables quick and simple assembly while maintaining precision
2Strength
If conventional pop-up displays require special machine gluing, then bonding strength is improved, but manufacturing cost and process complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Adhesion surfaces are pre-prepared on the panels during manufacturing with adhesion zones clearly defined, eliminating the need for complex gluing operations while maintaining bonding strength through simple adhesion applications
Solution Approach 2:
The panel design includes self-aligning features where panels automatically position themselves during assembly, reducing the need for complex bonding processes and specialized equipment while maintaining connection strength
3Reliability
If conventional pop-up displays use complex assembly processes, then structural integrity is improved, but in-store set-up time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into modular panels that can be quickly assembled through simple folding and connecting operations, reducing set-up time while maintaining structural integrity through the interlocking panel design
Solution Approach 2:
Fold lines and connection zones are pre-marked and pre-prepared during manufacturing, allowing store personnel to quickly assemble the display by following the pre-defined assembly path without requiring complex procedures or specialized training
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 solution enables quick and cost-effective assembly of pop-up displays at retail locations, reducing manufacturing complexity and in-store set-up time, while maintaining structural integrity for merchandising.
Implementation Method 1
The adhesion flap can be adhered to an exterior surface of the second back portion of the back panel
Implementation Method 2
folding the shelf panel along a fold line between the shelf panel and the front panel
Data Source
AI summary
A container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space. The panels include a front panel, a first side panel, a back panel and a second side panel. The back panel includes a first back portion and a second back portion. At least one of the first back portion or the second back portion is free from openings. A shelf panel is foldably connected to the front panel. The first back portion is adhered to the shelf panel.