Stackable Clay Box Layout for Multi-Clay Storage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing clay boxes on the market are limited in size, unable to store a large amount of clay, and cannot be stacked, requiring multiple purchases for variety and causing inconvenience in storage and placement.

Innovation Solution

A stacked clay box design featuring a housing assembly with a bottom housing, rotating plates, and a cover plate that allows for up-down stacking and easy assembly, incorporating partitioned cavities and clamping mechanisms for secure closure.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If a single box body is used, then the structure is simple, but the storage capacity is limited and cannot store a large amount of clay

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage capacityVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The box body is divided into multiple independent compartments through partition plates, allowing each compartment to store different types of clay. This segmentation increases the variety of clay storage capacity without requiring multiple separate boxes, resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and structure complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple box bodies are purchased to store more clay types, then the storage variety increases, but the placement becomes troublesome and space-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclay variety storageVSAvoidplacement convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple compartments are merged into a single integrated box body structure, allowing users to store multiple clay types in one box rather than requiring multiple separate boxes. This merging approach maintains the ability to store various clay types while simplifying placement and saving storage space.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The box body utilizes vertical space by adding a stackable design with connecting structures, allowing boxes to be stacked vertically. This dimensional change from horizontal to vertical arrangement increases storage capacity without occupying more floor space and improves placement convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Quantity of substance

If the box body size is increased to store more clay, then the storage capacity improves, but the portability and space utilization deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveclay storage amountVSAvoidportability
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The box body is segmented into multiple smaller compartments rather than one large space. This segmentation allows the overall box to maintain a compact, portable size while still providing sufficient total storage capacity for multiple clay types across the divided sections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12630333B2Stacked clay box
Publication Date: 2026.05.19 NINGBO MIRO TOYS CO LTD
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  • US12630333B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

This disclosure relates to the field of clay placement boxes, and in particular, to a stacked clay box. The stacked clay box includes at least one housing assembly, where the housing assembly includes a bottom housing, the bottom housing is provided with a first opening and a first cavity, and the plurality of bottom housings are arranged to be stacked up and down; and a cover plate, where the cover plate is arranged at the top of the bottom housing, the housing assembly further includes two rotating plates, and the two rotating plates are rotatably connected to the bottom housing. This disclosure can achieve the advantages of being able to store a variety of clays, being convenient to place the housing assembly, having a reasonable layout, and having high practicability.