Modular Luggage Organizer with Removable Compartments

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional luggage bags are bulky, disorganized, and inefficient in accessing contents, especially for long trips, and fail to accommodate multiple types of personal belongings without risking damage or loss.

Innovation Solution

A luggage bag with a removable and modular organizer system that includes detachable compartments and a detachable garment flap, allowing for easy access and organization of items without fully opening the bag, and accommodating various types of belongings in a single container.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional luggage bags are used, then they can transport belongings, but they are bulky and fail to provide efficient organization and access to contents

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to contentsVSAvoidorganization structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The luggage bag is divided into multiple compartments and sections within the organizer system, allowing different types of belongings to be separated and organized efficiently. This segmentation enables selective access to specific compartments without opening the entire bag, resolving the contradiction between easy access and organizational complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The organizer includes removable and adjustable components that can be reconfigured based on travel needs. This dynamic structure allows the organization system to adapt to different packing requirements while maintaining efficient access to contents, balancing operational ease with organizational capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Stability of the object's composition

If conventional luggage bags are used, then they can carry belongings, but contents get jumbled and disorganized over the course of the trip

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveorganization of contentsVSAvoidinternal structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple fixed and removable compartments create stable zones for different items, preventing them from moving and becoming disorganized during transport. The segmented structure maintains content organization throughout the trip while managing structural complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The removable organizer components can be nested within the bag when not in use, providing stable organization when needed while minimizing structural complexity during storage. This nesting approach allows the organized structure to be compact when not actively organizing contents.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Ease of operation

If smaller carry-on type luggage is used, then they are more compact, but it is difficult or impossible to gain access to contents without fully opening the luggage bag

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to contentsVSAvoidbag size

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The compartmentalized structure allows travelers to access specific sections of the bag by opening only those compartments, rather than the entire bag. This segmentation enables partial access in compact luggage, resolving the contradiction between ease of access and bag size.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Reliability

If multiple separate bags are used to accommodate various types of belongings, then different items can be protected, but there is a greater likelihood of losing items and it increases baggage fees

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity of belongingsVSAvoidnumber of bags

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple specialized compartments and removable organizers are merged into a single bag, providing the protection and organization of multiple separate bags while keeping all belongings in one container. This reduces the risk of loss and simplifies baggage management while maintaining security of different item types.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The organizer system is designed to accommodate multiple types of belongings simultaneously through its versatile compartment structure, making a single bag as effective as multiple specialized bags. This multi-functionality reduces the number of bags needed while maintaining reliability of item protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10123599B2Luggage bag with organizer

Publication Date: 2018.11.13 OREGAMI LLC

AI summary

Embodiments of the invention provide a luggage bag and an overhead luggage bag, which include an outer container and an organizer that is contained therein. The organizer includes a built-in compartment and a plurality of removable foldable compartments. The organizer can be stored within the outer container and covered by an outer flap. The compartments can stack and fold onto each other and can fold into and out of the outer container. The compartments can be removably attached to each other. The compartments can be modular such that the organizer can be configured to include any desired number of compartments. The compartments of the organizer can unfold, deploy, and extend from the outer container. The overhead luggage bag can include one or more easy-access portals through which contents of the luggage bag can be conveniently accessed without fully opening the luggage bag.