Packing Member Stepped Cushioning for Electronic Device Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packing solutions for electronic devices during transportation require larger cushioning materials to effectively absorb external forces, which increases costs and reduces the cushioning material's volume and protective efficiency when accommodating containers are involved.
Innovation Solution
A packing member design featuring a packing box with a recessed accommodating portion for the electronic device and an accommodating container, utilizing a cushioning material with a first and second cushioning portion separated by a stepped portion to absorb external forces, allowing for reduced size without compromising protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the cushioning material is reduced to minimum size for cost efficiency, then manufacturing and transportation costs are reduced, but the cushioning power to decrease external force is also reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cushioning material is divided into a first cushioning portion and a second cushioning portion separated by a stepped portion. This segmentation allows each portion to be optimized for its specific function: the first portion contacts the accommodating container while the second portion provides enhanced cushioning, achieving effective protection with reduced overall material volume
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the cushioning material are given different properties through the stepped portion design. The first cushioning portion has different characteristics than the second cushioning portion, allowing local optimization where maximum cushioning power is provided only where needed (between the accommodating container and electronic device) rather than uniformly throughout the entire cushioning material
2Adaptability or versatility
If a space for accommodating the accommodating container is provided in the cushioning material, then articles can be securely packed, but the volume of cushioning material must be increased
Solution Approach 1:
The accommodating container is nested within a recessed accommodating portion formed in the cushioning material. This allows the container to be integrated into the cushioning structure itself, eliminating the need for additional separate spaces and reducing overall packing volume while maintaining secure accommodation
Solution Approach 2:
The cushioning material serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides cushioning protection, forms a recessed accommodating portion for the container, and maintains structural integrity. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate components and reduces overall volume
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This design effectively decreases the external force transmitted to the electronic device during transportation while maintaining the accommodating container, enhancing cushioning power and reducing manufacturing and transportation costs.
Implementation Method 1
a cushioning material including a recessed accommodating portion for accommodating the accommodating container and configured to hold the electronic device in a state in which the cushioning material is provided between an inner wall of the packing box and the electronic device
Data Source
AI summary
A packing member for an electronic device includes a packing box for accommodating the electronic device, an accommodating container for accommodating an article packed together with the electronic device, and a cushioning material, including a recessed accommodating portion for accommodating the accommodating container, for holding the electronic device in a state in which the cushioning material is provided between an inner wall of the packing box and the electronic device and in which the electronic device is separated from the inner wall inside the packing box. The cushioning material sandwiched between the accommodating container accommodated in the recessed accommodating portion and the electronic device includes a first cushioning portion contacting the accommodating container and a second cushioning portion separated from the accommodating container by providing a stepped portion from the first cushioning portion toward the electronic device.