Storage Box with Integrated Drying Support and Shaft Sleeve Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage boxes for personal items like breast pasties lack a drying function, requiring users to find external hangers, which can be unhygienic and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A storage box with an integrated drying support member and shaft sleeve mechanism, allowing breast pasties to be hung vertically for drying, while the shaft sleeve mechanism ensures the drying support member remains stable and upright.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If breast pasties are dried without a dedicated hanger, then users can avoid carrying additional items, but the drying process becomes unhygienic and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The drying support member is integrated into the storage box structure, combining the storage function with the drying function. The drying support member includes a support body that can be positioned within the storage box, allowing breast pasties to be dried vertically without requiring external hangers or separate drying equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The drying support member serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for vertical drying, prevents water accumulation through its positioning, and maintains hygiene by being an integrated part of the storage box. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate hangers and dedicated drying areas.
2Productivity
If breast pasties are placed in inappropriate positions after cleaning, then storage space is maximized, but water droplets remain on the surface making it difficult to dry
Solution Approach 1:
The drying support member is designed to be rotatable relative to the storage box, allowing it to be positioned in different orientations. This dynamic positioning capability enables the support member to be adjusted to the most suitable angle for drying, ensuring water droplets do not accumulate on the breast pasties while maximizing the use of storage space.
3Reliability
If a drying function is added to the storage box, then hygiene and convenience are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drying support member is nested within the storage box structure, with the support body positioned inside the box cavity. This nested design allows the drying function to be integrated without significantly increasing the external dimensions or overall complexity of the storage box, maintaining a compact and simple appearance while providing enhanced functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage box includes an upper cover, a lower cover, a drying support member and a shaft sleeve mechanism. The shaft sleeve mechanism includes a key shaft, an upper cover shaft sleeve, a lower cover shaft sleeve and an drying support member shaft sleeve matched with the key shaft, and the key shaft includes a lower cover shaft sleeve adaptation section, an upper cover shaft sleeve adaptation section and a drying support member shaft sleeve adaptation section. The upper cover is rotatably connected to the upper cover shaft sleeve adaptation section of the key shaft, the lower cover is rotatably connected to the lower cover shaft sleeve adaptation section of the key shaft, the drying support member is connected to the drying support member shaft sleeve adaptation section of the key shaft, and the drying support member and the key shaft rotate synchronously.