Sliding Modular Box Sections with Guide Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional boxes lack flexibility and security, as they are not adjustable, leading to space and time inefficiencies and potential breakage when trying to fit different items, requiring multiple boxes or insecure taping.
Innovation Solution
A size adjustable box with slidable sections and lid sections that can be locked into place using guide rails and locking strips, allowing users to customize the dimensions and secure the contents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional boxes are used, then they are simple in structure, but they lack flexibility and cannot be adjusted to fit different needs
Solution Approach 1:
The box is divided into multiple modular sections that can be independently adjusted. Each section can be slid relative to others along guide rails, allowing the overall box dimensions to be customized while maintaining a relatively simple individual component structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The box transitions from a fixed static structure to a dynamic adjustable structure. The sections can be slid along guide rails to change the box dimensions, and locking strips can secure them in desired positions, providing both flexibility and stability.
2Reliability
If conventional boxes are used, then they are easy to manufacture, but they require multiple boxes or excessive taping to securely hold different sized items
Solution Approach 1:
The box uses multiple modular sections with guide rails and locking strips that can be manufactured using standard processes. This modular approach provides secure, adjustable containment for different item sizes without requiring complex custom manufacturing for each box size.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable sections with locking mechanisms provide secure containment adaptably sized to the items, replacing the need for excessive taping or multiple different box sizes while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized components.
3Productivity
If conventional boxes are used, then they have fixed dimensions, but this leads to space and time consumption when finding or buying different sized boxes
Solution Approach 1:
A single box with adjustable sections serves multiple size requirements that would otherwise require multiple different boxes. Users can configure the box sections to match various item dimensions, eliminating the need to search for or purchase additional boxes for different storage needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The box dimensions can be dynamically adjusted by sliding sections along guide rails and securing with locking strips, allowing rapid reconfiguration to match different item sizes without the time consumption of finding or buying different boxes.
4Reliability
If conventional boxes are used, then they may require tape for assembly, but this makes them less secure and easier to fall apart
Solution Approach 1:
The box uses sliding sections with locking strips that provide secure mechanical connections without tape. The locking strips engage with the guide rails to firmly secure sections together, creating a more reliable structure that resists falling apart while maintaining reasonable assembly simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A size adjustable box is disclosed herein. The size adjustable box includes a plurality of box sections slidably adjustable relative to one another, the plurality of box sections configured to collectively define a box interior and an upper box rim; and a plurality of lid sections slidably adjustable relative to one another, the plurality of lid sections configured to be received on the upper box rim so as to generally enclose the box interior. The slidable adjustability of the plurality of box sections and the plurality of lid sections allows a user to adjust an overall size of the box.