Reusable Tray Container With Removable Layer for Modular Logistics Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container trays used in logistics and inspection contexts lack cost-effectiveness, durability, recyclability, and versatility for secondary uses such as advertising and univocal identification, while also requiring improvements in structural and functional aspects for efficient object handling and containment.
Innovation Solution
A reusable tray container with a removable, configurable planar element that changes from a two-dimensional to a three-dimensional structure, featuring programmable folding lines, mechanical stabilization means, and integrally stiffened components, allowing for interchangeable and modular design, including RFID/NFC for identification and dynamic display capabilities, made from materials like polymer matrix composites and transparent PET film.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional container trays are used, then production is simple, but cost-effectiveness and durability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into a permanent body and a removable layer that can be separately replaced. The body maintains structural durability while the removable layer can be economically replaced, resolving the contradiction between simple production and durability.
Solution Approach 2:
The container combines different materials: a rigid body structure for durability and a removable layer (such as transparent PET film) for cost-effectiveness and replaceability, achieving both durability and economic efficiency.
2Device complexity
If traditional container trays are used, then structure is simple, but functional versatility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The removable layer serves multiple functions: it contains objects, provides advertising surfaces, enables identification through RFID/NFC tags, and can be replaced based on different needs. This adds functional versatility while maintaining simple container structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The container transitions from a static, fixed-structure design to a dynamic system where the removable layer can be added, removed, and replaced. This enables the container to adapt to different functional requirements while keeping the base structure simple.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If container trays are designed for durability, then service life increases, but recyclability and environmental impact are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the durable body from the consumable removable layer, the body can be reused indefinitely while the layer can be recycled or disposed of separately, improving overall recyclability while maintaining service life.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable layer is designed to be replaced and recovered separately from the body. Used layers can be collected for recycling (especially if made from transparent PET film), reducing environmental impact while the durable body continues to serve.
4Adaptability or versatility
If removable layers are added for versatility, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The removable layer is extracted as a separate, independent component that can be easily attached and detached from the body. This simple extraction mechanism provides high interchangeability without adding complex assembly systems.
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AI summary
A reusable tray container 1 comprises a body 2 defining a three-dimensional structure with a collection space 3 and a removable layer 4 associated with the body and cooperating with it in order to define the collection space itself.