Pivoting Blocking Plate for Packaging Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional protective structures for packaging require excessive space and materials to prevent item collision, leading to increased storage and transportation costs, making them non-competitive in the market.
Innovation Solution
A blocking element comprising a base with a recession and a pivoting blocking plate that can switch between a blocking and closing position, providing lateral support and reducing the need for extensive protective structures by allowing efficient stacking and storage of items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If single item is disposed in single container to prevent collision, then item protection is improved, but storage space efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The blocking plate is designed to be movable between a blocking position (protruding from the base) and a non-blocking position (retracted), allowing the protective structure to adapt its configuration. This dynamic element enables the same structure to provide protection when needed while minimizing space occupation during storage or transportation.
Solution Approach 2:
The blocking element is divided into separate functional parts: a base for support, a recession for retraction, and a blocking plate for protection. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while contributing to overall space optimization when the blocking plate is retracted.
2Reliability
If extensive protective structures are used to prevent item collision, then item protection is improved, but material usage and cost deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The movable blocking plate provides protection only when required, retracting to minimize material presence. This dynamic approach replaces extensive static protective structures with a compact, on-demand protection mechanism, reducing overall material consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The blocking plate can be completely retracted into the recession, effectively removing the protective element from the active space when protection is not needed. This extraction principle allows the structure to occupy minimal space and use minimal material while maintaining protection capability when required.
3Reliability
If blocking plate protrudes to provide lateral support, then workpiece containment is improved, but space for stacking deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The blocking plate's ability to move between protruding and retracted states allows the structure to provide lateral support during workpiece handling while minimizing the overall length for stacking purposes. The dynamic configuration adapts to different operational requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The blocking plate nests within the recession when not in use, similar to the nested doll principle. This nesting arrangement allows the protective element to be compact during storage or stacking while expanding to provide full lateral support when needed.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables the containment of multiple workpieces in a single container without interference, reducing material usage and storage space while ensuring items are protected from collision, thus lowering costs and improving competitiveness.
Implementation Method 1
The first blocking plate is connected to a first cross-connect part of the recession. The first blocking plate is used for pivoting on the first cross-connect part
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a blocking element and its use in a protective structure. The blocking element includes a base and a first blocking plate. The base includes a surface and a recession formed downwardly towards the surface. The first blocking plate is connected to a first cross-connect part of the recession. The first blocking plate is used for pivoting on the first cross-connect part and includes a first blocking position and a first closing position in relative to the first cross-connect part. When the first blocking plate is at the first blocking position, a first blocking part of the first blocking plate protrudes from the surface. When the first blocking plate is pressed towards the recession to the first closing position by an external force, at least one portion of the first blocking part is contained in the recession.