Slotted Packaging Aid for Hanging Tab Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hanging tabs on units of sales packaging, particularly windshield wiper packaging, are prone to damage during transport or storage, affecting functionality and aesthetic appearance, especially around through-openings, which compromises the impression of new packaging.
Innovation Solution
A packaging aid with a base body and receiving slots is used to support hanging tabs, preventing damage by redirecting forces away from the tabs during transportation, and ensuring stable positioning and orientation of the packaging units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If units of sales packaging with hanging tabs are transported or stored without special protection, then the packaging is simple and easy to handle, but the hanging tabs are prone to damage such as creases or cracks
Solution Approach 1:
A packaging aid is introduced as an intermediary component between the outer packaging and the hanging tabs. This packaging aid includes a base body with receiving slots that receive the hanging tabs, thereby mediating the interaction between external forces and the hanging tabs to prevent direct damage while maintaining packaging simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging aid is positioned in the outer packaging before the hanging tabs are subjected to potential damaging forces during transport or storage. The receiving slots are pre-configured to support the hanging tabs in a damage-free manner, preventing creases or cracks before they can occur
2Ease of operation
If hanging tabs are made with through-openings for hangers, then the packaging can be displayed on retail shelves, but the through-openings make the hanging tabs more susceptible to damage
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging aid serves as a protective intermediary that compensates for the structural weakness introduced by the through-openings. The receiving slots in the packaging aid provide support to the hanging tabs, distributing forces and preventing damage at the vulnerable areas around the through-openings
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging aid provides beforehand cushioning by positioning itself to absorb and distribute mechanical forces before they can reach the hanging tabs. The base body and receiving slots are designed to cushion impacts and prevent force concentration at the through-openings
3Productivity
If multiple units of sales packaging are packed together in outer packaging, then storage and transport efficiency is improved, but the hanging tabs are more prone to相互 damage
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging aid divides the inner space of the outer packaging into separate zones using multiple receiving slots. Each receiving slot is positioned to accommodate one hanging tab, effectively segmenting the space and preventing interference between adjacent hanging tabs during compact packaging
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging aid acts as a mediating structure between multiple units of sales packaging, with the base body and receiving slots providing individualized support for each hanging tab. This mediation prevents mutual damage while allowing efficient compact arrangement of multiple units
Data Source
AI summary
A packaging aid for units of outer packaging of units of sales packaging with hanging tabs, in particular for units of windshield wiper packaging. A base body is provided, which has a length (L) and a height (H) perpendicular to the length (L). A plurality of receiving slots are provided, which extend partially over the height (H) of the base body from a longitudinal side of the base body for at least partial insertion of the hanging tabs into the receiving slots. The receiving slots are spaced apart from one another along the length (L) of the base body.