Packaging Locking Structure with Slit Path for Hidden String
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing locking structures for packaging containers often complicate the locking and unlocking process, and may compromise the appearance of the container due to visible locking members. Additionally, current methods can be cumbersome and difficult to manage, especially when objects have multiple holes for binding.
Innovation Solution
A locking structure featuring a specific arrangement of slits on the object to be locked, allowing for easy passage and secure locking of a string member, such as a rubber string, within the packaging container. This design includes a first slit, connected second and third slits, and fourth slits that form a T-shaped locking piece, facilitating secure and aesthetically pleasing locking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rubber band or locking member is used to lock the object to the packaging container, then the object is securely locked, but the locking member becomes visible and deteriorates the appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The locking member (rubber band) is extracted from the visible exterior and routed through slits in the object to be locked, allowing it to perform the locking function while remaining hidden from external view, thus resolving the contradiction between locking security and appearance
Solution Approach 2:
The slits in the object to be locked serve as an intermediary pathway, allowing the rubber band to pass through and secure the object without the rubber band being directly visible on the exterior surface, thereby maintaining both security and appearance
2Reliability
If two holes are formed in the bottom portion of the object to be locked for binding, then the object can be locked to the packaging container, but the locking work becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring two separate holes in the bottom portion, the locking structure is segmented into multiple slits distributed across the object (first slit, second slits, third slits, fourth slits), allowing the rubber band to pass through a more straightforward path and simplifying the locking operation while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The locking path is reconfigured from a vertical arrangement (two holes in the bottom) to a multi-dimensional slit pattern that includes horizontal and vertical components, making the rubber band easier to thread and manipulate through the locking structure
3Reliability
If multiple holes are provided in the object to be locked, then the object can be securely locked, but separating the object from the packaging container after purchase becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The locking structure uses flexible slits that allow the rubber band to be easily inserted and removed, enabling dynamic and simple unlocking by simply pulling the rubber band through the slits in the opposite direction of locking, thus maintaining security while ensuring ease of separation
Data Source
AI summary
A locking structure is provided on an object to be locked for locking the object to be locked to a packaging container. The locking structure includes: a first slit having an elongated shape; two second slits connected at right angles to the first slit; third slits connected at right angles to the respective second slits and extending in a direction so as to face each other; and fourth slits connected at right angles to the respective third slits and extending in a direction away from the first slit.