Packaging Insert with Pivotable Base for Peripheral Device Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Computer peripheral device packaging often uses unsustainable materials that contribute to waste and can be difficult to remove the device from due to size-matching issues, leading to environmental concerns and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
The design includes a peripheral insert within an outer box that can be moved between a stowed and access configuration using a tab, allowing the device to be easily lifted out by angling the base portion and providing space for user access, while being formed from sustainable materials like cardboard for eco-friendliness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If packaging is designed to better match the size of the peripheral device, then packaging efficiency is improved, but it becomes difficult to remove the peripheral device from the packaging
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging insert is divided into multiple sections: a base portion with a first section and a second section that can move relative to each other, and a peripheral portion that can be removed independently. This segmentation allows the packaging to maintain a compact size-matched structure while enabling easy device removal through independent movement of packaging sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The base portion incorporates dynamic elements including a movable second section that can shift relative to the first section, and a tab mechanism that transitions between engaged and disengaged states. This dynamic design allows the packaging to adapt from a fixed, space-efficient configuration to a movable configuration that facilitates device extraction.
2Reliability
If single-use plastics and unsustainable materials are used for packaging, then protection during transport is improved, but environmental waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging transitions from conventional plastic materials to cardboard material with modified structural parameters. The cardboard is engineered with specific thickness, density, and structural configurations (multi-layer construction, recesses, protrusions) that maintain protective reliability while being environmentally sustainable and recyclable.
3Volume of moving object
If the base portion is seated against the bottom surface with back portion parallel to rear sidewall, then packaging compactness is improved, but device accessibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging insert is pre-configured with a tab extending from the peripheral portion that protrudes through an opening in the box. This preliminary arrangement allows the user to easily grasp and pull the tab to initiate device extraction, eliminating the need for additional tools or complex manipulation while maintaining a compact stored configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
A package for a computer peripheral device includes a box having a bottom surface and sidewalls that define a cavity. A peripheral insert is positionable within the cavity. The insert includes a back portion coupled with a rear sidewall of the box. A base portion extends at an angle from a bottom edge of the back surface. A rear section and a front section of the base portion are pivotally coupled. The back portion and rear section define a tab. The insert is movable between stowed and access configurations by applying a force on the tab. In the stowed configuration, the base portion is seated against the bottom surface and the back portion is substantially parallel to the rear sidewall. In the access configuration, the rear and front sections are tented and the back portion of the insert is pulled away from and angled relative to the rear sidewall.