Sensor Storage Container With Moving Inner Case
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sensor storage containers face issues with smooth removal of sensors when tilted or shaken, as multiple sensors can become jammed at the removal opening, making it difficult to extract them one by one.
Innovation Solution
A sensor storage container design featuring a bottomed cylindrical container body with an opening/closing lid, a hinge portion, an inner case, and a linking body, where the inner case moves upward when the lid is opened, exposing sensors and allowing easy grasping and removal, with sloped side and bottom faces to spread the upper ends of sensors apart for easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the sensor storage container is tilted or shaken to remove sensors, then sensors can be taken out from the storage container, but multiple sensors become jammed at the removal opening making it difficult to extract them one by one
Solution Approach 1:
The storage container is divided into an outer container body and an inner case that can move independently. The inner case holds the sensors and can be extracted as a separate unit from the outer container body, allowing sensors to be removed in an organized manner rather than having multiple sensors jam at a single opening.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner case is designed to move dynamically relative to the outer container body. When the outer container body is tilted or shaken, the inner case can move independently within it, allowing sensors to be gradually exposed and removed one by one without jamming at the removal opening.
2Ease of operation
If sensors are stored in a fixed inner case within the container body, then storage is simple, but sensors cannot be easily accessed when the lid is closed
Solution Approach 1:
The inner case is designed to move vertically within the outer container body when the lid is opened. This dynamic movement automatically exposes the sensors stored in the inner case, making them easily accessible without requiring the user to manually search through the container.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensors are pre-arranged in the inner case in a specific orientation and position. When the lid is opened, the inner case moves to automatically present the sensors in an accessible state, eliminating the need for users to manually adjust or search for sensors.
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AI summary
This sensor storage container comprises a bottomed cylindrical container body (1) having an opening in its top face, an opening/closing lid (2) provided to the opening of the container body (1) in an openable/closable manner, and an inner case (7) that is open at its top face and provided within the container body (1). The opening/closing lid (2) is linked to the container body (1) via a hinge portion (3), at the peripheral edge of the opening of the container body (1). The inner case (7) is linked on the hinge portion (3) side to the opening/closing lid (2).