Slot-Type Buffer Unit for Plate Products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions for thin, plate-like products like liquid crystal displays and edge-lit LED backlight modules are inefficient due to high material consumption and cost, as well as difficulties in recycling and replacement, as they require binding and scrapping of entire buffer components upon damage.
Innovation Solution
A slot-type protection device featuring a buffer unit with a carrying and connecting portion, where the buffer unit can be detachably fixed to a folding card, allowing for easy assembly, replacement, and recycling, using materials like EPP foam or EPE foam for the buffer unit and corrugated board or hollowed plate-shaped PP for the folding card, with connecting structures such as hooks and recesses or Velcro for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If buffer materials are held together by binding to form a complete buffer component, then the buffer component provides comprehensive protection for plate-shaped products, but the bound structure makes recycling, replacement, and cleaning difficult and requires scrapping the entire component upon defect
Solution Approach 1:
The buffer component is divided into multiple independent buffer units that are not bound together. Each buffer unit can be separately removed, replaced, or recycled without affecting the other units or requiring scrapping of the entire component, thus resolving the contradiction between comprehensive protection and ease of repair.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer units are designed to be dynamically configurable on the folding card through connecting structures (hooks and recesses). This allows the buffer component to transition between a complete protective state during transportation and a disassembled state for recycling or replacement, enabling both comprehensive protection and ease of repair.
2Reliability
If a complete buffer component is used to protect plate-shaped products, then adequate protection is provided, but material consumption is considerable and costs are higher
Solution Approach 1:
The buffer component is segmented into multiple independent buffer units that can be selectively used based on the specific protection needs of different products. This reduces material consumption by avoiding the use of complete buffer components for all packaging scenarios, thus resolving the contradiction between adequate protection and material consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable design of buffer units enables easy recovery and reuse of intact units. When one buffer unit is defective, only that specific unit needs to be replaced while others can be recovered and reused, significantly reducing material consumption compared to scrapping entire bound buffer components.
3Stability of the object's composition
If buffer components are bound together for protection, then structural integrity is maintained, but warehouse space and transportation space are inefficiently utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The buffer component transitions from a bound static structure to a detachable dynamic structure. During storage and transportation, buffer units can be detached and stacked closely together, reducing the volume occupied. When needed, units are reattached to provide structural integrity, thus resolving the contradiction between structural integrity and storage space efficiency.
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
This design reduces material consumption and costs by enabling part-by-part replacement, saving 30% of warehouse and transportation space, and improving space utilization rates by allowing separate parts to be stacked closely during storage and transport.
Implementation Method 1
A connecting structure is disposed to allow the free end and the carrying portion to connect with each other. Preferably, the connecting structure comprises a hook extending inward disposed at the free end of the connecting portion and a first recess disposed in the carrying portion.
Implementation Method 2
the connecting structure is a Velcro
Data Source
AI summary
A slot-type protection device for a plate-shaped product is disclosed. The device comprises a buffer component for inserting the plate-shaped product. The buffer component comprises a folding card and at least one buffer unit. A plurality of slots used for fixing the plate-shaped product are disposed on the buffer unit. The buffer unit comprises a carrying portion and a connecting portion. The slots are disposed on the carrying portion. Two ends of the connecting portion are a fixed end and a free end. The fixed end is fixed and connected to one end of a bottom of the carrying portion, and the free end cooperates with the other end of the bottom of the carrying portion. A connecting structure is disposed to allow the free end and the carrying portion to connect with each other. The folding card is held between the carrying portion and the connecting portion.