Multi-Compartment Packaging Assembly for Component Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions fail to effectively store and transport multiple different product components together while maintaining their stability and usability, as pre-mixed formulations often suffer from component separation and reduced efficacy over time.
Innovation Solution
A packaging assembly with multiple compartments, including a base, sidewalls, dividers, and a secure lid, allows for separate storage of components that can be combined just before use, providing stability during transport and storage, and enabling efficient mixing and application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple product components are stored together in a single container, then storage efficiency is improved, but component separation and reduced efficacy occur over time
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging assembly is divided into multiple separate compartments within a single container structure. Each compartment can hold different product components, allowing them to be stored together in one container while remaining physically separated to prevent unwanted interactions and maintain stability.
2Reliability
If components are kept separate in multiple containers, then component stability is maintained, but transport efficiency and space utilization decrease
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple separate container units are merged into a single integrated packaging assembly. The assembly includes a base container and one or more secondary containers that can be stacked or positioned within the base, creating a unified structure that maintains component separation while improving transport efficiency and space utilization.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a secure lid is added to prevent contamination, then product protection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it seals the base container to prevent contamination, provides a mounting surface for securing mechanisms, and can act as a structural support element. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A packaging assembly is provided for holding multiple different product components, where the different product components are usable together to form a product. The packaging assembly includes a base and at least one sidewall coupled to the base. A first compartment is disposed generally above the base and is configured to hold a first component. A second compartment is disposed generally above the first compartment and is configured to hold a second component. The packaging assembly also includes a divider positioned between the first and second compartments, a lid disposed generally over the second compartment, at least one securing device configured to secure the lid to the at least one sidewall, and at least one cross member disposed generally above the lid which is coupled to the at least one sidewall.