Packaging Ridge Design for Air Protection and Tamper Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions fail to effectively protect consumer products from ambient air exposure while maintaining ease of access and tamper resistance.
Innovation Solution
A package design featuring a 'clam shell' type configuration with a ridge between two sections, allowing for visibility of the ridge when closed, and incorporating removable trays with a ravine structure for secure fitting, along with a band for tamper resistance and visibility of consumer information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a traditional packaging structure is used, then manufacturing is simple, but protection from ambient air exposure is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging structure is divided into multiple sections (first section and second section) that can be separated. The ridge is positioned between these sections, creating distinct compartments that provide protection while allowing for controlled access and maintaining structural integrity against ambient air exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The ridge structure is nested between the first and second sections of the packaging, creating a multi-layered protective configuration. This nested arrangement provides enhanced protection from ambient air while maintaining a compact overall structure that doesn't excessively increase complexity.
2Reliability
If the packaging is securely closed, then tamper resistance is improved, but ease of access deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is segmented into separable first and second sections with the ridge positioned between them. This segmentation allows the packaging to remain securely closed and tamper-resistant when intact, while enabling easy access by simply separating the sections without requiring complex opening mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging structure transitions from a static closed state to a dynamic separable state. The ridge design allows the sections to be held together securely when closed, but can be easily separated when access is needed, providing both tamper resistance and ease of access through state transition.
3Illumination intensity
If the ridge is hidden inside the package, then appearance is clean, but visibility of consumer information deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The ridge is positioned to create a localized feature on the outer surface of the packaging between the first and second sections. This local placement allows consumer information to be displayed on the ridge surface while maintaining overall surface continuity, providing visibility without creating significant visual disruption to the packaging appearance.
Data Source
AI summary
The assembled package includes an outer container including a first section and a second section, and a first tray within the outer container, the first tray defining a first ridge along a periphery of the first tray, the first ridge being held between a first peripheral edge of the first section and a second peripheral edge of the second section when the outer container is in a closed position, the first tray including first vertical sidewalls that extend downward from a first top surface of the first tray, the first ridge extending horizontally away from the first vertical sidewalls.