Packaging Support Positioning via Projection Seating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions for products like perfumes and liqueurs fail to efficiently save material while maintaining stable positioning of the support within the box, leading to potential instability and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A packaging design featuring a box with a lateral flank extending on four sides, comprising a monolithic body of paper and/or cardboard with projections and corresponding seatings that allow the support to be stably positioned without extending its perimeter downwards, thereby reducing material usage and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the support extends its perimeter downwards to rest on the bottom of the box, then the support achieves stable positioning, but material usage increases and costs rise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional support structure (resting on the bottom) to a three-dimensional positioning system using vertical projections that engage with horizontal seatings in the lateral flanks. This dimensional change allows the support to be anchored laterally without requiring extensive downward extension, reducing material usage while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces projections on the support and corresponding seatings in the lateral flanks as intermediary elements that mediate between the support and the box. These intermediaries provide stable positioning through mechanical engagement without requiring the support to extend fully to the bottom, thereby reducing material consumption.
2Loss of substance
If the support uses projections and seatings for positioning, then material is saved, but the stability of the support may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the positioning function into multiple discrete elements: several projections distributed on the support and corresponding seatings in the lateral flanks. This segmentation provides multiple contact points that collectively ensure stable positioning while using minimal material for each individual projection and seating element.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies seatings locally in the lateral flanks at specific positions where projections engage, rather than requiring continuous contact along the entire perimeter. This localized approach provides sufficient stability at critical points while minimizing overall material usage of the support structure.
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AI summary
A packaging for a product comprising: - a box (2) in turn comprising a bottom (22) and a lateral flank (23) which develops from the bottom (22); -a support (3) comprising a housing (30), at least partial, of the product, said support (3) being located internally of the box (2). The support (3) comprises at least one projection (31). The lateral flank (23) comprising at least one housing seating (231) of said projection (31). The projection (31) and the housing seating (231) define positioning means of the support (3) with respect to the box (2).