Packaging Base for Heavy Object Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions for objects with a mass between 2 and 25 kg, such as speaker enclosures or amplifiers, are difficult to unwrap due to the weight and size of the items, requiring users to lift and maneuver them manually, which can be strenuous and risky.
Innovation Solution
The packaging design includes a base that serves as a support for the object in the open configuration, allowing direct access perpendicular to the bearing direction, with parts of the body moving along a trajectory perpendicular to the bearing direction to facilitate easy removal, and incorporating a cartridge for secure closure, ensuring the base remains in place and providing protection against scratches.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the packaging is designed as a traditional box with the object placed inside opening upward, then the packaging structure is simple, but the user must lift and maneuver the heavy object manually which is strenuous and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The body of the packaging is divided into at least two separable parts that can move relative to each other between closed and open configurations. This segmentation allows the object to be accessed and removed more easily without requiring the user to lift the entire box, resolving the contradiction between operational ease and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a base that extends in a direction perpendicular to the bearing direction, creating a new dimensional approach for object access. The object can be removed in an access direction substantially perpendicular to the bearing direction, allowing users to slide the object out horizontally rather than lifting it vertically, thus improving ease of operation without significantly increasing complexity.
2Reliability
If the object is placed in a protective bag and shimmed with expanded polystyrene, then the object is protected during transport, but the unwrapping process becomes more difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The base is pre-configured within the packaging body to provide immediate support and direct access to the object upon opening. This preliminary arrangement eliminates the need for sequential removal of protective elements like bags and shims, reducing unwrapping time while maintaining protection during transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The protective elements (bag, expanded polystyrene) are extracted or removed from the traditional sequential unwrapping process. The base provides direct support and access, allowing the object to be retrieved without necessarily removing all protective packaging layers, thus reducing unwrapping time while maintaining adequate protection.
3Ease of operation
If the packaging is placed on a surface lower than the receiving surface to facilitate object removal, then the removal movement is easier, but the object weight between 2-25 kg still makes the operation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The base extends in a direction perpendicular to the bearing direction, enabling the object to be accessed and removed horizontally rather than vertically. This dimensional change allows users to slide the object out on a horizontal plane without needing to lift it against gravity, effectively neutralizing the impact of the object's weight and making removal easy regardless of the surface height difference.
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AI summary
Packaging for an object, preferably having a mass between 2 and 25 kg, comprising a body having at least two parts movable between a closed configuration defining a housing to receive the object, and an open configuration, in which the two parts are separated from one another to allow the object to be removed. The body defining, when closed, a lower face intended to rest on a surface in a bearing direction; and a member fixing the two parts together. The body also comprises a base supporting the object when open, the base defining at least one portion of the lower face of the body when closed. At least one of said parts of the body is situated away from the base when open to arrange direct access to the object in at least one access direction substantially perpendicular to the bearing direction allowing removal of the object.