Multi-Cavity Packaging Box with Flip Covers for One-Handed Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging boxes for block-shaped food products or medicines are inconvenient as they often require multiple purchases for different flavors, are difficult to access with one hand, and can lead to expiration due to incomplete consumption.
Innovation Solution
A packaging box design with a divided internal space into multiple cavities, each with its own outlet, and flip covers for easy access, allowing various types of blocks to be stored and accessed easily.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a packaging box uses a single cavity and single outlet design, then the structure is simple, but consumers cannot access multiple different types of blocks without purchasing multiple boxes
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging box is divided into multiple independent cavities (first cavity, second cavity, etc.), each capable of storing different types of blocks. Each cavity has its own outlet, allowing consumers to access specific block types without opening the entire box. This segmentation enables the box to accommodate multiple product varieties while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a packaging box has multiple cavities for different block types, then versatility improves, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple cavities are merged within a single unified packaging box structure, sharing common external housing, opening mechanisms, and overall design. The cavities are integrated into one box rather than being separate containers, reducing total structural complexity while maintaining the ability to store multiple block types simultaneously.
3Ease of operation
If the outlet is positioned at the bottom of the cavity, then blocks can be accessed by gravity, but consumers cannot easily control the number of blocks accessed at one time
Solution Approach 1:
The outlet is designed as a movable component that can be dynamically opened or closed by the consumer. This dynamic outlet allows precise control over when and how many blocks are accessed from each cavity, enabling consumers to take only the desired number of blocks while preventing accidental dispensing of multiple blocks at once.
4Ease of operation
If the packaging box requires two hands to open, then security is improved, but accessibility during activities like driving becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging box incorporates self-service features such as easy-open tabs, snap-fit lids, or friction-based closures that allow single-handed operation. These mechanisms enable consumers to open and access blocks using only one hand while maintaining adequate security through intuitive but secure closing actions that do not require two hands.
Data Source
AI summary
A packaging box defines a first axis, a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and a third axis perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis, and includes an upper cover, a lower cover, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover can be combined together along the third axis to form an internal packaging space therebetween, and at least one spacer provided in the interior of at least one of the upper cover and the lower cover extending along the second axis. When the upper cover and the lower cover are combined, the spacer divides the internal packaging space into at least a left cavity and a right cavity. The packaging box includes opposing front and rear walls extending along the first axis, and opposing right and left walls extending along the second axis.