Shipping Packaging With Hinged Lids And Tamper-Proof Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing demand for shipping and returns in online trade has led to the need for packaging solutions that can securely ship and return products without using additional foreign materials, ensuring easy and environmentally friendly disposal.
Innovation Solution
A shipping packaging design featuring hinged lids with integrated locking mechanisms that engage in a closed state, preventing opening without visible destruction, allowing for secure shipping and return without adhesive aids, and made from materials like cardboard or corrugated cardboard for simple disposal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If adhesive tape or other foreign materials are used to seal packaging for returns, then the packaging can be reused, but additional materials must be disposed of as residual waste
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the need for foreign sealing materials (adhesive tape, silicone strips) by integrating the sealing function directly into the packaging structure through locking tabs and locking slots that are part of the original packaging design
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging structure provides its own sealing capability through integrated locking mechanisms, making the packaging self-sufficient and eliminating dependency on external sealing materials
2Reliability
If security strips or safety closures are used to prevent unauthorized opening, then theft-proof sealing is achieved, but additional foreign materials are required
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the sealing function and security function into a single integrated locking mechanism consisting of locking tabs and locking slots, eliminating the need for separate security strips or safety closures
Solution Approach 2:
The locking tab and locking slot structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides theft-proof sealing, enables reusable packaging, and maintains a relatively simple structure, demonstrating multi-functionality
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple foreign materials are used for sealing and security, then packaging functionality is enhanced, but disposal complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention achieves homogeneity by using only the packaging material itself (cardboard, corrugated board, plastic) for all sealing and security functions, eliminating heterogeneous foreign materials and enabling single-stream recycling
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AI summary
Shipping packaging (1, 2) for receiving goods for shipment, comprising a bottom wall (7), side walls (50, 51, 52, 53) and a first lid (6) suitable for closing a dispensing opening (8) and having a first locking mechanism, wherein a second lid (11) is provided inside the shipping packaging (1, 2) suitable for closing the dispensing opening (8) and having a second locking mechanism suitable for re-closing the packaging after opening the first lid (6), wherein the first and the second lids (6, 11) are each designed as hinged lids, wherein the first locking mechanism of the first lid (6) and the second locking mechanism of the second lid (11) are each engaged in the closed state in such a way that they cannot be opened without visible damage.