Packaging Container With Circulating Separating Wall For Food
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packaging containers are not suitable for holding bag-shaped bread products with fillings, such as doner kebabs, as the filling comes into contact with the bread, leading to separation issues.
Innovation Solution
A packaging container with a separating device extending from the bottom to the container wall, creating two interior regions, allowing the bread product to be positioned such that its edges protrude into an outer area, separating it from the filling, which is stored in the inner area, enabling easy consumption by flipping the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional packaging container without a separating device is used, then the container structure is simple, but the filling comes into contact with the bread product causing separation issues
Solution Approach 1:
The container interior is divided into two separate regions using a separating device: an inner container interior region for the filling and an outer container interior region for the bread product. This segmentation prevents contact between the filling and bread product while maintaining a relatively simple overall container structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The separating device acts as an intermediary element between the filling and the bread product. It is positioned between the inner and outer container interior regions, creating a physical barrier that prevents direct contact while allowing both components to be stored in the same container.
2Reliability
If the separating device extends over the entire height of the container, then complete separation is achieved, but the bread product cannot be easily accessed for consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The separating device extends over at least a partial area of the height of the container wall, not necessarily the entire height. This partial extension provides sufficient separation to prevent filling-bread contact while leaving the upper portion open for easy access and consumption of the bread product.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed to be flipable, transitioning from a storage orientation to a consumption orientation. When flipped upside down, the bread product can be easily removed from the outer region while the filling remains contained in the inner region, facilitating convenient consumption.
3Reliability
If the separating device is designed as a circumferential dividing wall, then complete separation is achieved, but the container volume is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The separating device is positioned at specific locations within the container interior rather than extending uniformly throughout. It creates localized separation zones that provide effective separation while minimizing the impact on overall container volume. The separating device can be designed with varying heights and positions to optimize both separation effectiveness and volume utilization.
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AI summary
The container has a cover element i.e. foil, sealing an upper side of a container internal space. Circulating separating elements are arranged on a side of a container base, and an elongate separating unit (6) is formed as a circulating separating wall, where the side is turned towards the container internal space. The separating unit limits an outer container internal space region and an inner container internal space region that is surrounded by the separating unit. The outer internal space region is arranged between a container wall (3) and an outer side of the separating unit.