Panel Board Container with Folding Lines and Locking Tabs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable containers for beverages and consumables are often heavy, bulky, expensive, and lack durability and space efficiency, making them unsuitable for travel and storage.
Innovation Solution
A panel board-based container design featuring folding lines and locking mechanisms allows for the assembly of a lightweight, compact container with a hexagonal base and multiple panels, enabling easy assembly and disassembly for efficient storage and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If hard plastic containers are used for beverage storage, then durability is improved, but weight and bulk increase making them heavy and bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple detachable components including a lid assembly, body assembly, and base assembly. Each component can be separately manufactured from lightweight materials and stored independently, reducing the weight burden during transport while maintaining durability through modular construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable lid and base components are designed to nest within the container body when not in use, creating a compact storage configuration. This nesting arrangement significantly reduces the bulk and volume occupied by the container components during storage or transport.
2Strength
If hard plastic containers are used for beverage storage, then durability is improved, but cost increases making them expensive
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the container into multiple components, each part can be manufactured using cost-effective processes and materials. The modular design allows for simplified manufacturing of individual parts compared to molding a complete hard plastic container, reducing overall production costs while maintaining durability through the combination of components.
Solution Approach 2:
The container employs disposable or replaceable components such as the lid and base assemblies that can be manufactured at low cost. When one component becomes worn or damaged, only that specific component needs replacement rather than the entire container, reducing long-term costs.
3Strength
If traditional containers are used for storage, then durability is improved, but storage space efficiency deteriorates as they take up a lot of space
Solution Approach 1:
The container transitions from a rigid, fixed-volume structure to a dynamic configuration where components can be detached, collapsed, or nested. The body assembly can be collapsed to reduce volume, and components can be detached for separate storage, allowing the container to adapt its storage footprint to available space while maintaining structural integrity when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid and base components nest within the container body, creating a compact nested configuration that minimizes storage volume. This nesting capability allows the durable container components to be stored in a fraction of the space they would occupy in their assembled state.
4Ease of manufacture
If disposable containers are used, then cost effectiveness is improved, but durability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The container is segmented into reusable and disposable components. The main body assembly is designed for repeated use and durability, while components like lids and bases can be replaced as needed. This segmentation allows the system to achieve cost-effectiveness through selective replacement rather than complete disposal, while maintaining overall durability through the reusable body structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A panel board can include a main body confined by an upper boundary, a lower boundary, a first side boundary, and a second side boundary. A plurality of folding lines can be disposed on the main body and can extend from the upper boundary to the lower boundary. The folding lines disposed on the main body can provide a plurality of panels. A base having multiple sides can extend from the lower boundary of the main body. One or more locking tabs can extend from one or more sides of the base and one or more locking tabs can extend from the lower boundary of the main body. One or more locking slots can be disposed through the panel board about the lower boundary of the main body.