Self-Weighing Container With Integrated Floor-Panel Scale

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing containers lack the ability to determine their own weight and the weight of their contents without external weighing stations, which is crucial for adhering to weight limits, especially in travel scenarios where such stations may not be available.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating an internal weighing system within the container, divided by a floor panel that adjusts to accommodate the system, allowing for measurement of the container's weight and its contents, with a display to show the composite weight.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If an internal weighing system is incorporated into the container, then the ability to determine weight without external stations is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveweight determination capabilityVSAvoidcontainer structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The weighing system is merged with the container structure by integrating the weighing platform into the floor panel and housing components within the container's existing space. This combination allows the container to determine its own weight without requiring external weighing stations, resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The floor panel serves multiple functions: it acts as both the structural base of the container and the weighing platform. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby improving weight determination capability while minimizing the increase in device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If a floor panel is used to divide space for the weighing system, then the weighing system can be accommodated, but the content volume is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveweighing system accommodationVSAvoidcontent volume

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The weighing system components are nested within the container's existing structural space. The floor panel creates a compartment that houses the weighing mechanism underneath the content area, allowing the weighing system to be accommodated while minimizing the reduction in content volume.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The weighing system is positioned in the vertical dimension beneath the floor panel, rather than occupying horizontal content space. This dimensional arrangement allows the weighing system to be accommodated while preserving maximum content volume in the primary storage area.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

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

Enables users to determine the weight of their contents accurately, ensuring compliance with weight limits without external stations, thereby avoiding issues at checkpoints.

Implementation Method 1

a weighing system for measuring a weight value of the content

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectWeight measurement:

Data Source

PatentUS12453398B1Self determined weight container

Publication Date: 2025.10.28 CUEVAS CLARISSA ALISON

AI summary

Aspects of the disclosure are directed to self determined weight container. In accordance with one aspect, the disclosure includes a space for holding content; a weighing system for measuring a weight value of the content; a weighing system compartment for housing the weighing system, and a floor panel, wherein the placement of the floor panel determines a first area dimension for the space and a second area dimension for the weighing system compartment.