Prismatic Suspension Packaging for Secure Object Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current suspension packaging for portable objects like timepieces and electronics lacks protection during storage and shipping, and is not suitable for displaying the object without removing it from the packaging.
Innovation Solution
A packaging design featuring a cardboard or plastic supporting element with orthogonal folding lines and an elastic film that forms a prismatic configuration, allowing self-supporting presentation and secure storage, with oblique folding lines and a fixing tab for enhanced protection and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a simple cardboard carrier with elastic paper is used for suspension packaging, then the packaging structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the protection during storage and shipping is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is divided into three distinct sections (first section with object, second section, third section) separated by fold lines, allowing each section to serve specific functions while maintaining overall structural integrity and protection
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging transitions from a flat 2D configuration to a 3D prismatic configuration with triangular section through folding along fold lines, creating volume and structural rigidity for better protection during storage and shipping
2Ease of manufacture
If a simple suspension packaging is used, then the manufacturing is easy, but the packaging cannot support display function and object must be removed for presentation
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging serves multiple functions: it suspends the object during transport, provides protective enclosure for storage, and acts as a self-supporting display stand when placed on a surface, eliminating the need to remove the object for presentation
3Adaptability or versatility
If the packaging is designed to be self-supporting for display, then the versatility is improved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging incorporates fold lines that allow dynamic transformation between flat configuration (for insertion) and prismatic configuration (for display and storage), enabling adaptability without requiring complex mechanical components
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 packaging provides effective protection during storage and shipping while allowing the object to be displayed without removal from the packaging, ensuring the object is well-protected and easily presented on a surface.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic film, for example made of polyethylene, polyurethane, elastic paper or the like, mounted on said carrier element so as to extend over the first section, over at least a part of said second section as well as over at least a part of said third section, said elastic film being arranged to support an object such as a watch, a piece of jewelry, a piece of jewelry, an electronic part such as a mobile phone or the like, against said carrier element when the latter is folded along said first and said second fold lines in a direction opposite to said object
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AI summary
Packaging (1) comprising: - a carrier element (3) extending along a principal axis (A) and having a first (11a) and a second (11b) folding lines extending orthogonally to said principal axis (A) in order to define a first section (3a), as well as a second section (3b) and a third section (3c) arranged on either side of said first section (3a); - an elastic film (7) mounted on said carrier element (3) so as to extend over said first section (3a), over at least a part of said second section (3b) as well as over at least a part of said third section (3c), said elastic film (7) being arranged to support an object (5) against said carrier element (3) when said carrier element (3) is folded along said first (11a) and second (11b) folding lines in a direction opposite to said object.According to the invention, said first section (3a), said second section (3b), and said third section (3c) are shaped such that, by fixing the end of said second section (3b) to the end of the third section (3c), said packaging (1) can adopt a prismatic configuration with a triangular cross-section.