Packaging concept for solid products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning systems using solid chemical products face challenges in maintaining a consistent distance between the product and the spray nozzle, leading to reduced efficacy and increased user exposure due to clogged screens and inefficient replacement processes.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a container with a conical lower portion and a cylindrical upper portion, featuring a screen that maintains a constant distance from the spray nozzle and allows for easy installation and replacement, reducing user interaction with the chemical product.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the screen is mounted or integral to the cleaning system unit, then the screen can support the solid chemical product, but the screen may become partially or completely clogged over time, significantly reducing the efficacy of the overall cleaning system
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is separated from the cleaning system unit and integrated with the container holding the solid chemical product. This segmentation allows the screen to be easily removed with the container when clogged, eliminating the need for separate screen maintenance and preventing contamination of the cleaning system unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The screen is extracted from the permanent mounting in the cleaning system unit and relocated to the removable container. This extraction enables the screen to be taken out together with the container for replacement, simplifying maintenance operations.
2Ease of operation
If the solid chemical product rests on a screen mounted to the cleaning system unit, then the product can be supported, but user exposure to chemical products increases during screen cleaning and product replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The container with the screen and solid chemical product is segmented as a separate removable unit from the cleaning system unit. This allows the entire assembly to be handled as one package, minimizing the need for users to directly contact the chemical product during maintenance operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The container holding the chemical product and the screen is extracted as a removable unit. Users can replace the entire container assembly without directly handling or exposing themselves to the chemical product, thereby reducing harmful exposure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the solid chemical product is not completely dissolved and the user wishes to replace the product, then the user can install a new chemical block, but the efficiency of the system is reduced via uneven dissolution and possibly results in an undesirable mixture of chemical cleaning agents
Solution Approach 1:
The container holding the solid chemical product is designed as a removable, replaceable unit. This segmentation allows for complete removal of the old product and installation of a new product without mixing, ensuring system efficiency and preventing contamination from previous products.
Solution Approach 2:
The container with the solid chemical product is extracted as a complete unit for replacement. This ensures that no residual old product remains in the system to mix with the new product, maintaining dissolution efficiency and preventing contamination.
4Productivity
If the spray nozzle is located beneath the chemical product and sprays liquid into the underside, then the product can be dissolved, but maintaining a specified distance between the product and spray nozzle is challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed with a conical lower portion that naturally positions the solid chemical product at a consistent distance from the spray nozzle during dissolution. As the product dissolves and the level drops, the conical geometry maintains the optimal spray distance, providing dynamic adaptation without requiring precise initial positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The conical lower portion of the container creates a specific local geometry that ensures the chemical product maintains the specified distance from the spray nozzle. This localized structural feature provides consistent positioning and optimal dissolution conditions.
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 device ensures safe and efficient deployment of solid chemical products by maintaining a consistent distance from the spray nozzle, minimizing user exposure, and facilitating easy replacement, thereby enhancing the overall cleaning process.
Implementation Method 1
the solid chemical product can be dissolved using liquid sprayed from a spray nozzle
Data Source
AI summary
A device for packaging and dispensing a chemical product is provided. The device may include a first portion connected to a second portion. Counterpoising locking features may secure the first portion and the second portion. A support member is disposed within the lower portion and adapted to support the product. The device may include a flexible enclosure contoured to and enclosing the rigid body and the product. The flexible enclosure may enclose a portion of the housing and the product, after which heat is applied to shrink the flexible enclosure. A handle may provide for ease of installation and/or removal of the device from a solid chemical dispensing system.