Suspension Insert for Shipping Container Space Utilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shipping container systems are inefficient in space utilization, leading to excessive material usage and waste, as they often require filling empty spaces with materials like air-filled plastic pouches or shredded paper, and existing solutions are costly and not eco-friendly.
Innovation Solution
A shipping container system featuring a suspension insert with a product retention compartment and suspension units that create an air gap around the product, secured by retention elements, allowing for secure and efficient use of space while being made from recyclable materials like corrugated board or flexible plastics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional shipping containers use filling materials like air-filled plastic pouches or shredded paper to fill empty spaces, then the products are secured in the container, but the material usage increases and environmental friendliness decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the need for traditional filling materials (air-filled plastic pouches, shredded paper) by introducing a suspension insert system that provides product security through structural support and retention mechanisms, thereby reducing material waste and improving environmental friendliness
Solution Approach 2:
The suspension insert acts as an intermediary element between the product and the container walls, providing a secure retention system without requiring excessive filling materials. The insert includes retention elements that engage with the container structure to hold the product securely in place
2Volume of stationary object
If traditional shipping containers use excessive filling materials to fill empty spaces, then the container is fully occupied, but the cost increases and environmental impact worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the need for excessive filling materials by using a suspension insert that provides structural support and product retention through strategic retention elements, achieving space utilization without material waste
Solution Approach 2:
The suspension insert applies local structural support at critical locations within the container, providing necessary retention functionality only where needed rather than filling the entire container volume with materials
3Device complexity
If products are placed directly in the container without suspension, then the container structure is simpler, but the products are not securely retained and may move during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The suspension insert is divided into multiple functional segments including retention elements, support structures, and suspension components, each performing a specific function to collectively provide secure product retention without requiring a completely complex container structure
Solution Approach 2:
The suspension insert serves as an intermediary component that bridges the simple container structure and the need for secure product retention, providing necessary retention functionality without fundamentally complicating the overall container design
Data Source
AI summary
There is disclosed a packaging system including an outer container having a bottom and four upstanding sidewalls defining an outer container volume, the outer container further comprising an outer container top, and an inner compartment having an inner compartment bottom, four upstanding sidewalls including an inner compartment front, an inner compartment back, and two opposing inner compartment ends, the four upstanding walls bounding a perimeter of the inner compartment bottom, and an inner compartment top, wherein the inner compartment is formed by an inner compartment panel folded to form the inner compartment bottom, the four upstanding inner compartment sidewalls and the inner compartment top, wherein the packaging system includes a plurality of suspension elements maintaining an air gap between the outer container and the inner compartment, and wherein the outer container and the inner compartment are formed from a packaging system material.