Paper Cardboard Pallet with Water-Repellent Enveloping Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wooden pallets are prone to contamination, heavy, voluminous, and costly, with plastic pallets lacking strength and having unfavorable CO2 balances, while existing alternatives fail to address sterility and environmental concerns in sensitive areas.
Innovation Solution
A pallet design featuring a deck and blocks made from layers of paper, cardboard, or cardboard, with a water-repellent enveloping layer and structured base for stability, recyclability, and reduced CO2 emissions, using adhesives or other attachment methods for assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If wooden pallets are used, then stability is improved, but weight and volume increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameters from wood to paper/cardboard layers, fundamentally altering the density and weight characteristics while maintaining structural functionality through layered construction and binding agents
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite structure using multiple layers of paper or cardboard materials bound together with binding agents, forming a new composite material that achieves both light weight and structural stability
2Stability of the object's composition
If wooden pallets are used, then stability is improved, but contamination risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material composition from organic wood to processed paper/cardboard layers, altering the surface properties and material structure to eliminate harborage for vermin and reduce contamination risks in sensitive environments
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-layer paper/cardboard composite structure with binding agents creates a non-porous, smooth surface that does not support vermin infestation, solving the contamination problem while maintaining structural integrity
3Object-affected harmful factors
If plastic pallets are used, then contamination resistance is improved, but strength and CO2 balance worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent develops a composite material system using multiple layers of paper or cardboard bound with binding agents, achieving strength comparable to plastic while maintaining contamination resistance and improving environmental sustainability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes the parameters of paper/cardboard layers including layer count, binding agent composition, and structural configuration to achieve the required strength levels without using plastic materials
4Ease of manufacture
If paper/cardboard layers are used, then production cost is reduced, but water resistance worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the chemical and physical parameters of the paper/cardboard layers and binding agents to achieve water resistance, including treatment of the paper surfaces and selection of water-resistant binding materials
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite structure where the combination of paper/cardboard layers with specific binding agents provides both the cost advantage of paper materials and the water resistance required for reliable performance in various environments
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
The solution provides a stable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly pallet that minimizes contamination risks, reduces CO2 emissions, and can be recycled, suitable for use in sensitive environments like food and pharmaceutical production.
Implementation Method 1
If the enveloping layer has a water-repellent finish. This means that the pallet can also be used in damp areas.
Implementation Method 2
If an application of adhesive is provided between the pallet deck and the pallet block, it being possible for a contact adhesive, a hot-melt adhesive, a cold adhesive or the like to be provided.
Data Source
AI summary
Pallet, in particular in the format of a block or Euro pallet, made of paper, cardboard, carton and/or the like, with a pallet deck (1) and optionally pallet blocks (2), wherein the pallet deck (1) is made of one or more layers of paper, cardboard, carton and/or the like and pallet blocks (2) can be arranged under the pallet deck (1) as required, wherein the pallet blocks (2) can also be made of one or more layers of paper, cardboard, carton and/or the like.