Self-Standing Pouch Container with Downward Frame Holders
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Solution Overview
Problem
Pouch containers made of plastic film lack self-standing ability and ease of handling when the content level decreases, and they are not easily disposable due to their bulky nature after use.
Innovation Solution
A container with a body member formed of stacked film, reinforced by a frame member with container holders that extend downward from the frame to the halfway point of the body member, allowing for self-standing and easy handling, and featuring a base frame and lid member for improved structure and volume reduction post-use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a pouch container is made of plastic film to enable compression and disposal, then disposability is improved, but self-standing ability and ease of handling deteriorate when content level decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The container combines a flexible plastic film body member with a rigid frame member made of resin material. This composite structure allows the container to maintain self-standing ability through the rigid frame while the flexible body member enables compression and disposal after use. The frame member reinforces the upper opening end and provides structural support regardless of content level.
2Ease of operation
If a metallic can is used to maintain structural integrity, then self-standing ability is improved, but volume reduction after use becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into two functional segments: a rigid frame member for structural support and a flexible body member for volume reduction. The frame member maintains self-standing ability while the separable flexible body member allows easy compression and disposal after use, solving the problem of metallic cans that cannot be compressed.
3Ease of manufacture
If the body member is formed of stacked film for flexibility, then disposability is improved, but container rigidity decreases making it difficult to hold
Solution Approach 1:
The container uses a composite structure where the flexible stacked film body member is combined with a rigid frame member. The frame member compensates for the low rigidity of the film material by providing structural reinforcement at the upper opening end, enabling the container to be easily held and handled despite the flexible body material.
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 container maintains self-standing ability and ease of handling regardless of content level and allows for efficient volume reduction after use, enhancing disposability.
Implementation Method 1
a first heat seal layer that forms an outer circumferential surface of the body member and allows heat sealing, a second heat seal layer that forms an inner circumferential surface of the body member and allows heat sealing
Data Source
AI summary
A container 1 according to an embodiment includes a body member 2 so formed of a stacked film 10 as to be self-standing and having an upper opening end 2a and a frame member 3 that is so provided as to be joined with an outer circumferential surface of the upper opening end 2a of the body member 2 and reinforces an edge portion of the upper opening end 2a in such a way that a predetermined opening shape of the upper opening end 2a is maintained, and the frame member 3 has a container holder 4 that is provided in a position where a finger touches the body member 2 when the body member 2 is held and extends downward from the frame member 3 to a halfway point of the body member 2.