Rotating Blister Dispenser with Removable Corner Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dispenser packs with bulk quantities of products require cumbersome access and selection processes, and their production often lacks efficiency and cost-effectiveness, especially when multiple types of products are included in a single packaging.
Innovation Solution
A dispenser pack design featuring a circular blister pack with cavities arranged along its circumference, rotatably mounted within a size-fitted casing, allowing access through a removable corner, which eliminates the need for a physical axis of rotation and enables easy access to multiple cavities without additional mechanical complexity, facilitating the inclusion of various product types and efficient production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a bulk pack requires shaking to release single products, then products can be dispensed sequentially, but the access process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The bulk pack is segmented into individual blister cavities, each containing a single product dose. This segmentation allows products to be accessed individually without shaking the entire container, as each cavity can be opened separately through the dispensing opening.
Solution Approach 2:
The blister pack structure acts as an intermediary between the bulk storage and the dispensing opening. It provides a controlled interface where products are presented one at a time through the opening, eliminating the need for manual shaking and product searching.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of products are included in a single dispenser pack, then product choice is provided, but the production and filling process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The blister pack structure serves as a universal container that can hold different types of products in its cavities. The same basic structure and dispensing mechanism work for various product types, allowing product variety without requiring different packaging systems for each product type.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for parameter changes in the blister cavities (such as cavity size, shape, or sealing type) to accommodate different product types, while maintaining the overall structural design and dispensing mechanism unchanged. This enables product variety through parameter variation rather than structural redesign.
3Reliability
If individual blister packs are used to protect products, then sanitary conditions are maintained, but the packaging structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple individual blister packs are merged into a single integrated dispenser pack structure. The blisters are combined within one container sharing a common dispensing opening and base, reducing the number of separate packaging units from multiple individual packs to a single unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The blister packs are nested within the dispenser pack housing, with each blister cavity integrated into the overall structure. The blisters are positioned within the container and accessed through the single opening, creating a nested arrangement that maintains individual protection while simplifying the external packaging structure.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates generally to dispenser packs (10) and in particular rotating blister dispenser packaging structures. A dispenser pack (10) includes at least one circular blister pack (12) including blister cavities (14), wherein the blister cavities (14) are arranged along the circumference of the blister pack (12), and a casing (18) in the form of a closed box, wherein two of the opposite surfaces (A, B) of the casing (18) are square and a corner (C) of the casing (18) is removable for providing an opening (20) in the casing (10). The diameter D of the blister pack (12) is equal to the side lengths L of the two opposite surfaces (A, B) of the casing (18). The blister pack is rotatably mounted inside the casing (18) such that the axis of rotation passes through the center of the blister pack (12). The opening (20) provides access to at least one of the blister cavities (14).