Multi-Opening Storage Box Design for Improved Item Access Convenience
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional storage boxes are inconvenient for users to retrieve and place items due to their design, which often requires users to access items through a single opening.
Innovation Solution
The storage box design includes two first side walls, a second side wall, and a bottom wall, forming a first accommodation space with multiple access points, and optionally features a rotating cover, sliding drawer, and integrated structures to enhance assembly efficiency and storage capacity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single opening design is used for the storage box, then the structure is simple, but it is inconvenient for users to retrieve and place items
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box is divided into multiple compartments (first accommodation space and second accommodation space) separated by a partition plate, with each compartment having its own opening. This segmentation allows items to be accessed from different directions simultaneously, improving operational convenience while maintaining relatively simple individual compartment structures
Solution Approach 2:
The storage box transitions from a single-opening design to a multi-opening design by adding openings on different faces of the box body. This dimensional change in accessibility allows users to retrieve and place items from multiple directions (front, side, top), significantly improving ease of operation without substantially increasing structural complexity
2Ease of operation
If multiple access points are added to the storage box, then ease of access is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The internal space is segmented into multiple independent compartments (first and second accommodation spaces) with separate openings. Each compartment can be accessed independently, providing multiple access points while keeping each segment's structure simple and manageable
Solution Approach 2:
The storage box body serves multiple functions: it provides the main structural framework, contains multiple compartments, and supports various openings. This multi-functionality allows the basic box structure to handle complex access requirements without proportionally increasing overall complexity
3Productivity
If integrated structures are used for side walls and bottom wall, then assembly efficiency is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The first side wall and bottom wall are integrated into a single molded piece, as are the second side wall and bottom wall. This merging eliminates the need for separate assembly steps for these components, significantly improving assembly efficiency while the integration is achieved through standard injection molding processes that maintain reasonable precision requirements
Data Source
AI summary
A storage box is provided. The storage box includes two first side walls, a second side wall and a bottom wall. The two first side walls are connected to two sides of the second side wall, respectively; and the two first side walls are opposite to each other. The second side wall and the two first side walls are fixedly connected to the bottom wall, respectively; and the bottom wall, the second side wall and the two first side walls are enclosed together to form a first accommodation space.