Sliding Sleeve Reclosable Container for Granular Materials
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging containers for dry granular products, such as powder or granular materials, often leak or are difficult to open and close, making them impractical for individuals with high mobility, especially for 'on line' business where a small, safe, and convenient container is required.
Innovation Solution
A reclosable packaging container with a rectangular body and cover made of folded sheet material, featuring a sliding lid mechanism and a tamperproof seal, designed to prevent leakage and facilitate easy opening and closing, similar to a matchbox shape, using materials like paper or cardboard that are environmentally friendly and sturdy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional sachet containers are used, then the container can be made small and lightweight, but the product leaks easily and the container is difficult to open and close
Solution Approach 1:
The container employs a dynamic sliding mechanism where the cover can move horizontally along the container body between closed and open positions. This dynamic structure allows easy opening and closing while maintaining secure sealing when closed, resolving the contradiction between leak prevention and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover is designed as a sleeve that surrounds and nests over the container body, creating a secure fit that prevents leakage while allowing smooth sliding motion for opening and closing.
2Strength
If glass or plastic bottles or jars are used, then the container is more durable, but it becomes difficult to carry and ship
Solution Approach 1:
The container is constructed from folded sheet material forming thin-walled structures that provide adequate strength for durability while maintaining lightweight properties for easy portability and shipping.
Solution Approach 2:
The container uses composite construction with folded sheet material that combines structural integrity with lightweight properties, achieving both durability and portability requirements.
3Volume of moving object
If the container is made small for easy delivery, then shipping is facilitated, but the container must still be easy and safe to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding cover mechanism provides dynamic opening and closing action that is easy to operate even in the compact container size, maintaining handling convenience despite reduced volume.
Data Source
AI summary
A packaging container for dry granular products includes a rectangular container body, and a rectangular cover defining a sleeve surrounding the container body in sliding engagement, both of folded sheet material. The container body having a first pair of opposed width defining sides, a second pair of opposed height defining sides, and a third pair of opposed length defining sides perpendicular to the width and height defined by the first and second pairs of opposed sides. The container body has at least one product discharge opening in second pairs of opposite sides. The cover is slidable over the first and second pairs of opposed sides of the container body between a closed position in which the cover overlies at least one product discharge opening and an open position in which at least one product discharge opening is partially exposed by the cover.