Integrated Panel Packaging Set with Common Carrier
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face difficulties in selecting the appropriate number and type of accessories for floor or ceiling coverings, leading to either excess purchases or additional effort due to the variability in panel systems and decors.
Innovation Solution
A panel packaging set that includes a common carrier for packaging panels, baseboards, and fastening means, allowing for flexible adaptation to different laying surfaces, with optimal protection and ease of handling, and ensuring the right accessories are included with the panels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If panels are sold in pre-packaged packs, then handling and purchasing becomes easier for consumers, but consumers face difficulty in selecting the right accessories (baseboards and fasteners) to match the panels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines panels, baseboards, and fastening means into a single integrated package arrangement on a common carrier. This merging ensures that all necessary components are purchased together as a complete set, eliminating the complexity of selecting matching accessories separately while maintaining ease of purchasing and handling.
2Ease of operation
If a large package contains panels, baseboards, and fasteners together, then consumers can purchase everything in one bundle, but the quantity of baseboards and panels cannot be flexibly adapted to different laying surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the package arrangement into separate packages for panels and separate packages for baseboards, both arranged on a common carrier. This segmentation allows consumers to purchase the complete bundle conveniently while enabling flexible adaptation to different laying surfaces by adjusting the quantity of each component independently.
3Volume of stationary object
If panels and baseboards are packed together in the same package, then space is utilized efficiently, but the sensitive surfaces of panels may be damaged during handling and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates panels and baseboards into different packages while arranging both on a common carrier. This segmentation protects the sensitive surfaces of panels from damage during handling and transport while still achieving efficient space utilization through the integrated package arrangement.
4Adaptability or versatility
If consumers purchase panels individually when accessories are not included, then the right quantity can be selected for different laying surfaces, but additional effort and time are required to purchase accessories separately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges panels, baseboards, and fastening means into a single package arrangement that can be purchased together. This combining maintains the ability to select the right quantity for different layouts while eliminating the additional time and effort required to purchase accessories separately.
Data Source
Figure 1
Figure 2a
Figure 2b
AI summary
The packaging set (1) has a panel packet (2) in which panels (2.1) are packaged, and skirting boards (3.1) adapted to the packaged panels. Fastening units (8.1) e.g. clips, rails, screws and nails, are provided for the skirting boards, and the skirting boards are packaged in a board packet (3). The panel packet, the board packet and the fastening units are arranged as a packet arrangement (4) on a common carrier (5) in a combined manner. The carrier comprises a pallet, and the packet arrangement comprises layers (9, 9.1, 9.2) of the panel packet and/or the board packet.