Retention Packaging Assembly for Flat-Screen Televisions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current retention packaging systems for large objects like flat-screen televisions lack efficient and cost-effective solutions for secure retention and protection during transport, often requiring excessive materials and complex assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
The development of a retention packaging assembly using foldable end retention frames with integrated sheets and wing panels, which are designed to securely hold the object in place with minimal material usage and easy assembly, utilizing fold lines, slots, and fasteners for secure retention without contacting each other, allowing for efficient packaging and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional retention packaging systems are used for large objects, then secure retention and protection during transport is achieved, but excessive materials and complex assembly processes are required
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system is divided into separate end retention frames that can be independently assembled at each end of the object, rather than using a single complex structure. Each frame segment retains one end of the object, allowing for material optimization and reduced overall quantity while maintaining secure retention through distributed support points
Solution Approach 2:
The wing panels are nested within the end retention frame structure during assembly, folding into the frame's configuration. This nesting approach allows the packaging to achieve secure retention with minimal material extension beyond the object, reducing material usage while maintaining structural integrity for protection
2Reliability
If traditional retention packaging systems are used for large objects, then secure retention and protection during transport is achieved, but complex assembly processes are required
Solution Approach 1:
The end retention frames and wing panels are pre-configured with fold lines and attachment mechanisms during manufacturing, allowing for rapid assembly at the packaging site. The pre-established geometric relationships and predetermined fold configurations simplify the assembly process while ensuring secure retention when the structure is assembled
Solution Approach 2:
The wing panels are designed to be foldable and movable during assembly, transitioning from a flat configuration to a three-dimensional retained configuration. This dynamic assembly approach reduces complexity by allowing parts to be easily positioned and secured rather than requiring complex fastening procedures, while still achieving secure retention
3Quantity of substance
If minimal material usage is implemented, then cost reduction and packaging efficiency enhancement are achieved, but retention and protection effectiveness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The end retention frames concentrate material and structural strength at critical locations where retention is needed most - at the ends of the object. The wing panels are strategically positioned to provide localized support and protection exactly where required, rather than using uniform material distribution. This local quality approach ensures retention effectiveness while minimizing overall material usage
Data Source
AI summary
A retention packaging assembly (100, 200, 300) includes an end retention frame (200) that retains one lateral side of an object (150) and another retention frame (300) that retains another lateral side of the object. Each of the retention frames includes a retention panel, an end panel (104, 106) foldably coupled to the retention panel, a set of wing panels configured to be folded into a folded configuration, and a sheet (208, 308) fixedly coupled to each of the wing panels. Each end retention frame retains a lateral side of the object between the sheet and the retention panel when the wing panels are in the folded configuration. In some cases, the end retention frames are laterally spaced away from each other such that they do not contact each other when they retain the lateral sides of the object.