Pet Diaper Identification Region for Flap Crease Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing disposable pet diapers often fail to fit well around the waist of pets, leading to potential leakage due to creasing of the back-side flap, which can be difficult to detect, causing discomfort and hygiene issues.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating an identification region on the disposable pet diaper that allows users to visually assess the state of the back-side flap for creasing, ensuring proper fitting and preventing leakage by using distinct visual cues such as differently colored or shaped areas that protrude or have cutouts, allowing for easy identification of flap creasing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the back-side flap is made longer to improve fitting, then the diaper fits better around the pet's waist, but the flap becomes more prone to creasing which is difficult to detect
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color change principles by providing the back-side flap with a specific color or pattern that differs from the rest of the diaper body. This visual differentiation enables users to easily detect creasing or misalignment of the back-side flap, solving the detection difficulty while maintaining the improved fitting provided by the longer flap design
2Reliability
If the abdomen-side flap extends further back to improve fastening, then the fastening becomes more secure, but the flap contacts the pet's leg over a longer range causing discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the diaper into distinct functional zones with the abdomen-side flap having a defined extension limit. By specifying that the flap should not extend beyond a certain position relative to the absorbent core, the design separates the fastening function from the leg-contact area, maintaining secure fastening while preventing discomfort from excessive leg contact
3Ease of manufacture
If the diaper structure is simplified to reduce manufacturing cost, then production becomes more efficient, but the ability to indicate proper positioning is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color or pattern markings on the back-side flap as a simple visual indicator system. This approach provides positioning information to users without adding complex mechanical or electronic components, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while effectively communicating proper diaper positioning and flap alignment status
Data Source
AI summary
A disposable diaper for pets, having: a rear-side waist area; a stomach-side waist area; a crotch area; a rear-side flap section; a stomach-side flap section; and a tail insertion opening. At least either the rear-side flap section or the stomach-side flap section have an identification area. A determination can be made that there is a problem with the state of the rear-side flap section, on the basis of visual inspection information about the identification area, said visual inspection being performed externally on the disposable diaper for pets.