Stackable Container With Dismountable Accessories
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current container designs for industrial waste collection are inefficient for shipping, as they require separate packaging for the container bodies and accessories, leading to instability, damage risk, and increased costs when shipping multiple containers.
Innovation Solution
A dismountable container design with divergent side walls and internal projections allows for stacking of containers with accessories housed within, creating a stable and balanced single packaging unit that protects components during shipping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If containers are stacked with accessories on the overhanging top container, then all accessories can be contained in a single packaging, but the packaging becomes unstable and potentially dangerous
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces a vertical dimension to accessory storage by creating an internal chamber within the container body. Instead of placing accessories on the horizontal overhanging surface (2D placement), accessories are stored in a vertically extended internal space (3D utilization), thereby distributing weight along the vertical axis rather than concentrating it on the overhanging bottom wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention implements nesting by placing accessories inside the container body itself. The accessories are nested within the internal chamber formed by the container walls, creating a hierarchical structure where smaller components (accessories) are contained within the larger structure (container body), eliminating the need for external packaging and improving stability.
2Device complexity
If accessories are concentrated on the bottom wall of the overhanging container, then all accessories are in one packaging, but the bottom wall can be deformed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies local quality by creating a specific internal chamber structure within the container body designated for accessory storage. This localized region is structurally reinforced and geometrically configured to distribute accessory weights across multiple walls and support points, rather than concentrating loads on a single bottom wall surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from 2D surface placement (accessories on the bottom wall) to 3D volumetric storage (accessories within the internal chamber). This dimensional change allows weight distribution across the three-dimensional space of the chamber, utilizing all six walls for load bearing rather than relying solely on the bottom wall.
3Reliability
If containers are packaged separately with accessories in a separate package, then each container is protected, but shipping costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the container body and accessories into a single integrated packaging unit. The accessories are stored within the internal chamber of the container body itself, eliminating the need for separate accessory packaging. This consolidation reduces the number of packaging items from two (container + accessory package) to one (integrated container-accessory unit), thereby reducing shipping complexity and costs while maintaining protection.
4Productivity
If the container design facilitates overturning, then emptying is efficient, but stacking stability is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the container structure into distinct functional zones: an upper overturning chamber for waste disposal and a lower internal chamber for accessory storage. This segmentation allows the upper portion to be optimized for overturning operations while the lower portion maintains a stable, weight-distributing structure that supports stacking, thereby resolving the conflict between emptying efficiency and stack stability.
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AI summary
Container 1, for containing and transporting chips and other materials from mechanical and industrial processing waste, of the type comprising a box-shaped body 2, internally defining a collection compartment VR open at the top, comprising a bottom wall 21, a first and a second side wall 22,23, a rear wall 24 and a front wall 25, connected together. The container further comprises a base 5, which can be forked by the forks of a lift truck, a plurality of swivelling wheels 3 connected to the base 5 and a handle 4 to allow an operator to grasp and manoeuvre the container. Base 5, plurality of wheels 3 and handle 4 form a set of accessories 10 of the container 1. The container 1 provides an assembled configuration, in which the set of accessories 10 is mounted on the box-shaped body 2, and a disassembled configuration, in which the set of accessories 10 is dismounted from the box-shaped body 2. A second container 1', identical to the previous one, being stackable inside the container 1.