Pharmaceutical Container Packaging With Sterilizing Membrane Lid
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packaging structures for pharmaceutical containers require complex, costly, and bulky washing and sterilization processes, complicating management and lacking in automation and transport protection.
Innovation Solution
A packaging structure with a single-moulded box-type body, selectively permeable membranes, and positioning pins for precise container placement, enabling pre-washed and sterilized containers ready for filling, automated manipulation, and enhanced transport protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional box-type packaging is used, then production is simple, but washing and sterilization systems become complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging structure performs washing and sterilization actions in advance before the containers reach the pharmaceutical company. The pre-washing and pre-sterilization channels integrated into the packaging body clean and sterilize containers during transport, eliminating the need for complex washing and sterilization systems at the destination.
2Ease of operation
If containers are manually handled, then flexibility is maintained, but manipulation accuracy and automation are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical handling with an automated robotic system. A robotic manipulator with gripper automatically extracts containers from the packaging based on spatial coordinates provided by positioning means, eliminating manual manipulation while maintaining precision through automated control.
3Ease of operation
If containers are transported without protection, then accessibility is improved, but transport damage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging structure provides protective nesting where containers are individually positioned in seats within the box-type body. The lid with membrane and integrated channels creates a protective environment that shields containers during transport while maintaining organized accessibility through predefined positioning.
4Reliability
If sterilization is performed at destination, then container sterility is ensured, but process time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging structure performs sterilization in advance during the transport phase. Pre-sterilization channels deliver sterilizing agent through the packaging body to sterilize containers before they reach the pharmaceutical company, reducing the time and complexity of sterilization processes at the destination while ensuring container sterility.
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
Simplifies production, ensures pre-washed and sterilized containers, facilitates automated handling, and improves transport safety by providing pre-sterilized and pre-washed containers, reducing the need for costly washing and sterilization systems and enabling efficient robotic manipulation.
Implementation Method 1
The lid is closed by a membrane 9 of a material selectively permeable to a sterilising agent suitable to sterilise the containers 7
Data Source
AI summary
A packaging structure of containers for pharmaceutical use including a main body in plastic having a bottom and side walls, positioning pins and partitions for predetermined spatial positioning of the containers, and a lid applied for closing the main body. The lid includes a membrane selectively permeable to a sterilising fluid suitable to sterilize the containers.