Storage Display Box with Pivotable Lid and Toothed Locking Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions require separate display shelves and storage boxes, leading to resource wastage and increased costs, as neither can fulfill both display and storage functions effectively.
Innovation Solution
A storage display box design featuring a pivotable upper and lower body with toothed portions and an elongated plate that can be used to support objects in an inclined position, allowing for both storage and display functions depending on the box's configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate display shelves and storage boxes are used, then display function and storage function are provided, but resource wastage occurs and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the display shelf and storage box into a single integrated unit. The box body serves dual purposes: when closed, it provides storage capacity; when open, the lid forms a display surface. This merging eliminates the need for separate display shelves and storage boxes, directly resolving the technical contradiction by providing both display and storage functions while reducing resource consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The box is designed with multi-functionality: it can store items when closed and display items when open. The lid serves both as a closure element and as a display surface. This universal design allows a single object to fulfill multiple functions (storage and display), eliminating the need for separate specialized objects and thereby reducing resource wastage.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate display shelves and storage boxes are used, then display function and storage function are provided, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the display shelf and storage box into one integrated unit, the patent reduces the number of separate components. The box body and lid work together to provide both storage and display functions, simplifying the overall system structure and reducing device complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-functional design allows a single component (the box) to perform multiple functions (storage and display), reducing the total number of components needed. This universality directly addresses the contradiction by decreasing device complexity while preserving adaptability.
3Quantity of substance
If a traditional storage box is used, then storage function is provided, but display function is not available
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box is enhanced with display functionality through the lid design. When opened, the lid's upper surface serves as a display area, allowing the same object to provide both storage capacity and display function. This resolves the contradiction by making the storage box versatile without compromising its storage capability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional display shelf is used, then display function is provided, but storage function is not available
Solution Approach 1:
The display shelf is transformed into a multi-functional unit by adding storage capability. The box body provides storage space while the lid provides display surface. This single integrated unit delivers both display function and storage capacity, resolving the contradiction faced by traditional display shelves that lack storage functionality.
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AI summary
A storage display box includes an upper body having a side with an edge pivotably connected to an edge of a side of a lower body. An engagement groove is defined in an outer side of the upper or lower body. An elongated plate is removably received in the engagement groove when the upper and lower bodies are in a closed position. An insertion groove is defined in an inner wall of the upper or lower body. When the upper and lower bodies are in an open position, a first toothed portion on the side of the upper body meshes with a second toothed portion on the side of the lower body, and the elongated member is removably engaged in the insertion groove. The upper and lower bodies in the open position form two legs. The elongated member engaged in the insertion groove supports an object in an inclined position.