Telescopic Tap Outlet for Liquid Package Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bag-in-box packages for liquid products often require multiple hand grips and measures to access the tap, making it difficult for users, and the tap is exposed during transportation, which can lead to damage or contamination.
Innovation Solution
A package design featuring an outlet part with a tap that can be pulled out using a single hand grip, where the tap is initially located inside the package, surrounded by a guide part, and can be screwed or telescoped out, ensuring ease of use and protection during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the tap is exposed on the outer side during transportation, then the tap is accessible, but the tap can be damaged or worn against other packages
Solution Approach 1:
The outlet part with the tap is nested inside the package container, surrounded by a guide part that is integrated into the package structure. This nesting protects the tap from damage during transportation while maintaining accessibility when needed, as the outlet part can be pulled out through the guide part's opening.
2Reliability
If multiple hand grips and measures are required to access the tap, then the tap can be protected, but the ease of operation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The package is segmented into distinct functional parts: the guide part that provides a dedicated access path, the outlet part that contains the tap, and the package container. This segmentation allows the tap to be protected within the outlet part while providing a simple, direct access mechanism through the guide part's opening, requiring only a single hand grip to pull the outlet part out.
3Reliability
If the outlet part is located inside the package before opening, then the tap can be kept clean and protected, but the ease of access may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The guide part is pre-integrated into the package structure with an opening that allows direct access to the outlet part. This preliminary arrangement ensures that when the package is opened, the outlet part can be immediately accessed by pulling it out through the pre-positioned guide part opening, maintaining both cleanliness and ease of access without requiring complex manipulation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The design enhances ergonomics by allowing easy access to the tap with a single hand grip, keeps the tap clean, and protects it during transportation, improving usability and durability of the package.
Implementation Method 1
Surrounding the outlet part, there is provided a guide part, arranged surrounding the outlet part and at an end thereof being attached to the bag and at another end thereof being attached to the side of the package
Implementation Method 2
the outlet part is arranged to seal the package and during use thereof arranged to be screwed a distance such as half a turn to expose an opening from which the liquid product can be discharged
Implementation Method 3
the outlet part comprises an inner tube being arranged to be turned inside an outer tube by means of threads
Implementation Method 4
In some embodiments the outlet part is arranged to be telescopic, or turned at a part of the wall of the package
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AI summary
Package (10) for liquid products, said package (10) containing an air-tight bag (12) adapted for containing and discharging a liquid product, wherein the bag (12) further comprises an outlet part (16) adapted to when opening a tap (17) therein discharge the liquid product (14), said outlet part (16) being arranged to the bag (12) and in the package (10) such that the entire outlet part (16) or part thereof during use is telescopic or can be screwed out on a side thereof (18) by means of a user in a single grip pulls the outlet part (16) out or said part thereof out of the side of the package to a stop position, characterised in that surrounding the outlet part (16) is a guide part (19) arranged surrounding the outlet part (16) and at one end thereof 19' is attached to the bag (12) and at the other end 19 " thereof is attached to the side (18) of the package.