Packaging with Internal Wedging Structure for Bottle Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packaging for bottles and flasks does not facilitate easy access or secure gripping, as the traditional tubular cases require passing the hand through a narrow opening, leading to a risk of slipping when removing the bottle or flask.
Innovation Solution
A new packaging design featuring a casing with hinged flaps and an internal wedging structure that allows for translational movement, enabling a front opening for easier access and secure gripping, while maintaining impact protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional tubular case with a narrow opening is used, then the packaging provides good impact protection, but it makes it difficult to grip and remove the bottle or flask safely
Solution Approach 1:
The internal wedging structure is designed to be movable rather than fixed, allowing it to dynamically adjust its position between a retracted state (facilitating bottle removal) and an engaging state (securing the bottle during transport). This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between ease of removal and safety during transport.
Solution Approach 2:
The internal wedging structure acts as an intermediary element between the bottle and the case walls. It provides a secure gripping surface for the bottle neck while distributing forces evenly, eliminating the direct contact between the user's hand and the narrow case opening, thus preventing slipping.
2Ease of operation
If the case has a narrow opening for protection, then impact protection is maintained, but the bottle cannot be completely visualized during opening
Solution Approach 1:
The hinged flaps and movable internal wedging structure work together to dynamically open the packaging space. When the flaps are opened, the wedging structure can be positioned to support the bottle at an angle that allows complete visualization while maintaining protection during the transition from closed to open state.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinged flap mechanism introduces a rotational dimension to the opening process, allowing the case to transition from a closed tubular form to an open configuration where the bottle is fully visible. This dimensional change enables both protection during transport and complete visualization during opening without compromising either function.
3Ease of operation
If the second end of the tubular body has a lower section than the hand, then the bottle is protected, but the hand cannot pass through to grip the bottle easily
Solution Approach 1:
The internal wedging structure serves as an intermediary that extends into the bottle's neck area, providing a gripping surface that is accessible from the front opening. This eliminates the need for the hand to pass through the restricted second end, as the wedging structure brings the gripping interface to a more accessible position.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging system is segmented into distinct functional components: the protective tubular case, the hinged flap system, and the internal wedging structure. This segmentation allows the wedging structure to be independently positioned to facilitate gripping without compromising the overall protective geometry of the case.
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AI summary
The package (1) has a box (4) delimiting a housing accessible by a front opening. The box has flaps (11) articulated to occupy opening and closing positions of the housing. An internal clamping structure (30) is mounted to move in translation inside the housing between the bottom and the opening. A rigid connection system (35) between one of the flaps and the structure ensures translation movement of the structure in direction of the bottom and the opening during the movement of flaps between the closing and opening positions.