UV-Curable Nail Gel Pouch With Transparent Window
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ultraviolet-curable nail gel packaging containers are opaque, preventing the identification of the nail gel color from the outside and incurring high manufacturing costs due to the need for separate color indicia and large inventory management.
Innovation Solution
An ultraviolet-curable nail gel packaging pouch with a body portion made of opaque material and a transparent window portion filled with the same nail gel, allowing the color to be identifiable from the outside without separate indicia, and featuring a border line to prevent mixing of nail gels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the nail gel container is made opaque to prevent ultraviolet light penetration, then the nail gel is protected from premature hardening, but the color of the nail gel cannot be identified from the outside
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into two distinct portions: an opaque body portion that protects the nail gel from ultraviolet light, and a transparent window portion that allows color identification. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by assigning different optical properties to different parts of the same container.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the container have different optical properties: the body portion is opaque to block ultraviolet light, while the window portion is transparent to allow visual identification of the nail gel color. This local differentiation of material properties solves the contradiction.
2Loss of information
If separate color indicia are added to identify nail gel color, then color identification is enabled, but manufacturing complexity and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The color identification function is extracted from separate indicia (stickers, printed labels, or molded caps) and integrated directly into the container structure through the transparent window portion. This eliminates the need for additional components and simplifies manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The transparent window portion serves multiple functions: it allows color identification, maintains structural integrity of the container, and eliminates the need for separate color-indicating components. This multi-functionality reduces overall device complexity.
3Loss of information
If a transparent container is used to show nail gel color, then color identification is easy, but ultraviolet light penetrates and causes premature hardening
Solution Approach 1:
The container is segmented into opaque and transparent portions, with the transparent window portion specifically designed to allow visual identification while the opaque body portion blocks ultraviolet light to prevent premature hardening.
Solution Approach 2:
The container has localized optical properties: the window portion is transparent for color identification, while the body portion is opaque for ultraviolet protection. This spatial differentiation of material properties resolves the contradiction.
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
This solution allows for easy identification of the nail gel color without additional labeling, reduces manufacturing costs by eliminating the need for separate color indicia, and maintains the quality of the nail gel by preventing premature hardening.
Implementation Method 1
a body portion (10) made of an opaque material and charged with an ultraviolet-curable nail gel
Implementation Method 2
a transparent window portion (20) filled with the same nail gel as that of the body portion (10)
Implementation Method 3
a border line (30) formed between the body portion (10) and the transparent window portion (20) by joining opposite sides of the pouch
Data Source
AI summary
An ultraviolet-curable nail gel packaging pouch includes a body portion filled with an ultraviolet-curable nail gel and configured to discharge the nail gel therefrom or to be inserted with a brush, wherein the body portion is configured to prevent ultraviolet light from passing through; a transparent window portion filled with the nail gel as that of the body portion to allow the nail gel having the color as that of the body portion to be visible from outside; and a border line formed between the body portion and the transparent window portion by joining two pieces of pouch sheets disposed at front and rear sides to prevent the nail gel filled in the body portion and the transparent window portion from mixing with each other, thereby allowing the color of the nail gel to be identifiable from the outside without a separate color indicia, reducing related works and manufacturing costs.