Scored Corrugated Corner Elements for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional packaging assemblies and components are cumbersome and inefficient for shipping due to their shapes, making it difficult to package them before assembly, leading to increased space requirements and handling costs.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of scored corrugated corner elements with a score mark that allows them to be bent or folded, reducing their size for compact storage and easy assembly, while maintaining compressional strength and efficiency in packaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If corrugated corner elements are made in a formed position to provide structural support, then they maintain compressional strength and stability, but they occupy excessive space and are difficult to package for shipment
Solution Approach 1:
The corrugated corner element is divided into multiple segments or sections that can be collapsed or folded relative to each other. The element includes a first portion, second portion, and third portion that can be arranged in a compact configuration for shipping while forming a stable three-dimensional structure when assembled for use.
Solution Approach 2:
The corrugated corner element transitions from a static formed position to a dynamic collapsible structure. The element can be collapsed into a compact configuration for shipping and then assembled into a three-dimensional supportive structure for use, allowing it to adapt between transport and functional states.
2Stability of the object's composition
If corrugated corner elements are made in a formed position to provide structural support, then they maintain stability and compressional strength, but they become cumbersome and difficult to handle during shipping
Solution Approach 1:
The element is segmented into multiple portions that can be independently handled and assembled. This segmentation allows for easier packaging, shipping, and assembly operations while maintaining structural stability when the segments are assembled into the final three-dimensional configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The corrugated corner element is pre-formed with corrugations and ridges that provide structural stability, but it is designed to be collapsed or folded into a compact configuration for shipping. The preliminary formation of structural features is maintained while allowing for subsequent collapse to improve handling and packaging efficiency.
3Reliability
If traditional packaging assemblies are used to stabilize contained items, then they provide cushioning and protection, but they are cumbersome and inefficient for shipping due to their shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging assembly incorporates corrugated corner elements that can dynamically transition between a compact collapsed state for efficient shipping and a three-dimensional supportive structure for reliable product protection. This dynamic capability allows the same component to serve both shipping efficiency and protection reliability functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The corrugated corner element can be nested or collapsed into a compact configuration for shipping, allowing multiple elements to be packed efficiently. When assembled, the elements form a three-dimensional structure that provides reliable protection and stabilization for contained items.
Data Source
AI summary
A corrugated corner element including at least some of a portion of material extending from a first terminal end to a second terminal end; a first corner element leg having one or more alternating ridges and grooves; a second corner element leg, extending from the first corner element leg, the second corner element leg having one or more alternating ridges and grooves; and a score mark formed in the portion of material, extending from an area proximate the first terminal end to an area proximate the second terminal end, wherein the score mark provides a line or portion along which the corrugated corner element may be bent or folded.