Refillable Container With Detent Hook Coupling Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional refillable containers have complex structures that make it inconvenient for users to easily refill the inner container, and the design does not allow for easy gripping of the inner container, complicating the separation and coupling process.
Innovation Solution
A refillable container design featuring an outer container with a coupling protrusion and an inner container that is configured to be inserted and separably coupled, utilizing a mounting indentation and detent hole on the outer container and a corresponding mounting protrusion and detent hook on the inner container for secure and easy coupling and decoupling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an inner container is separated from and coupled to an outer container for refill, then the container allows content refilling, but the structure becomes complicated and inconvenient for users
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into two separable parts: an inner container for holding content and an outer container for storage. The inner container can be easily removed and replaced with a refillable one, allowing content refilling without changing the outer container structure. This segmentation enables refill functionality while keeping each component simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner container is designed as a separate, removable component that can be taken out from the outer container. This extraction allows users to replace the inner container with a refillable one, enabling content refilling while maintaining a simple overall structure. The inner container can be easily removed and replaced without complicated mechanisms.
2Volume of moving object
If the inner container is inserted within the outer container, then the container structure is compact, but the user cannot easily grip the inner container for separation and coupling
Solution Approach 1:
The inner container is designed with a specific local feature - a protrusion on its outer peripheral surface - that extends beyond the outer container's opening. This local quality change allows users to easily grip the inner container for separation and coupling operations, while the rest of the container maintains a compact structure. The protrusion provides a convenient gripping point without compromising overall compactness.
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AI summary
Provided is a refillable container that has a simple structure and is convenient to use. The refillable container may include: an outer container having a coupling protrusion; and an inner container configured to be inserted into the outer container and separably coupled to the coupling protrusion, where the coupling protrusion comprises a mounting indentation and a detent hole, the mounting indentation having an open top and having a particular depth, the detent hole formed below the mounting indentation with a particular distance in-between, and the inner container comprises a mounting protrusion and a detent hook, the mounting protrusion configured to be inserted into the mounting indentation, the detent hook configured to be inserted into the detent hole.