Storage Container Cover With Press Lock and Lateral Unlock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional storage containers require inconvenient two-handed operation or excessive force to open and close, leading to a low user experience.
Innovation Solution
A storage container design featuring a press locking portion and lateral unlocking portion, allowing for single-handed operation by pressing down to close and laterally unlocking to open, with separate force directions and positions for closing and opening, reducing unintended unlocking and improving user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a pressing-type storage container is used where the container cover is closed by single pressing of the button, then the operation convenience is improved, but the user has to wait until the button is lifted in place and then grasp the portion of the lifted button by hand, resulting in a long interval time and reduced user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static button structure into a dynamic linkage mechanism. The button is connected to the container cover through a linkage structure that automatically transfers the button's pressing motion to the cover's opening motion, eliminating the need for manual intervention and reducing the time interval between button press and cover opening.
2Device complexity
If a traditional food storage and preservation container is used, then the structure is simple, but people have to rotate the container cover using two hands or open the cover by a large force, resulting in inconvenient operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the container cover into multiple functional components: a button component for actuation, a linkage component for motion transfer, and the cover component for sealing. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function efficiently, transforming the simple but difficult-to-operate traditional cover into a multi-component system that is both structurally manageable and operationally convenient.
3Reliability
If the button springs up after pressing to open the container cover, then the locking mechanism is released, but the user has to wait and then grasp the lifted button by hand, creating a multi-step operation process
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the button actuation function with the cover opening function through a linkage mechanism. The button's vertical pressing motion is mechanically coupled to the cover's opening motion, so that a single pressing action simultaneously releases the locking mechanism and opens the cover, combining multiple functions into one unified operation.
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
Facilitates convenient, time-saving, and reliable single-handed opening and closing with reduced risk of unintended unlocking, enhancing user experience and operational reliability.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic component, provided between the second snap-fitting component and the press locking portion, and providing an elastic locking force for the second snap-fitting component
Data Source
AI summary
A container body, provided with a storage cavity and an opening in communication with the storage cavity; and a container cover, covering the opening of the container body, the container cover including an upper cover, a press locking portion, a lateral unlocking portion, and a sealing cover, the upper cover being provided with a mounting recess, the press locking portion being movably arranged in the mounting recess, the lateral unlocking portion being arranged on a side portion of the press locking portion, and the sealing cover being located in the storage cavity and linked to the press locking portion; when the press locking portion is pressed downwards to a locking position, the sealing cover closes the opening; and when subjected to a lateral pressing force, the lateral unlocking portion unlocks the press locking portion, and the sealing cover opens the opening.