Textile-Covered Container Liner for Lightweight Cargo Reinforcement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional rigid transport racks for mechanically sensitive goods are heavy, bulky, and costly, requiring significant space and time for assembly/disassembly, and do not address logistical flexibility and cost issues.

Innovation Solution

A lightweight, flexible textile-covered board insert with detachable fastening elements, such as hook-and-loop fasteners, that can be easily installed and removed, providing structural integrity and protection without the drawbacks of rigid frames.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If rigid racks are used to protect goods from pressure and deformation, then cargo safety is improved, but weight and bulk increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecargo safetyVSAvoidrack weight
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies this principle by using a flexible textile cover instead of rigid structural materials. The textile cover provides protection for mechanically sensitive goods while being significantly lighter and more flexible than traditional rigid racks, directly resolving the contradiction between cargo safety and weight reduction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines a textile cover with a board structure to create a composite reinforcement element. This composite construction provides the necessary structural support for cargo protection while maintaining lightweight properties, achieving both reliability and weight reduction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Stability of the object's composition

If rigid racks with permanently integrated components are used, then structural integrity is improved, but flexibility of handling and cost of return transport worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidflexibility of handling
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the reinforcement structure into separable components: a textile cover and a board that can be inserted and removed independently. This segmentation allows the structural integrity to be maintained during transport while enabling flexible handling and easy disassembly for return transport, resolving the contradiction between stability and adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms the static, permanently integrated structure into a dynamic, adjustable configuration. The board can be inserted at different positions and the textile cover can be adjusted, providing adaptability for different cargo configurations while maintaining structural integrity when assembled

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If rigid racks are used, then cargo protection is improved, but space for storage and return transport increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecargo protectionVSAvoidstorage space requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The flexible textile cover allows the reinforcement structure to be compressed and folded into a compact form when not in use, dramatically reducing the storage volume required compared to rigid racks while maintaining full cargo protection capability when deployed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The board can be inserted into the textile cover, creating a nested configuration that minimizes the overall volume of the reinforcement element during storage and return transport, effectively resolving the contradiction between cargo protection and storage space requirement

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

4Strength

If traditional rigid racks are used, then structural support is improved, but assembly and disassembly time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural supportVSAvoidassembly time
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By separating the reinforcement structure into a textile cover and an insertable board, the patent enables quick assembly by simply inserting the board into the cover and quick disassembly by removing the board, dramatically reducing assembly and disassembly time while maintaining structural support capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The textile cover is pre-prepared with the board insertion structure, so that during assembly only the board needs to be inserted to complete the structural support configuration, minimizing the time and effort required for assembly while ensuring proper structural support

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4674776A1Liner for reinforcing a transport container
Publication Date: 2026.01.07 LIPSTICKS GMBH
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AI summary

Disclosed is an insert (24) for reinforcing a transport container (2) extending in a longitudinal direction (4), in a transverse direction (6) transverse to the longitudinal direction (4), and in a vertical direction (8) transverse to the longitudinal direction (4) and transverse to the transverse direction (6), comprising a base (10) as viewed in the vertical direction (8), on which a circumferential wall (12) extending in the vertical direction (8) is erected, which together with the base (10) defines a storage space (14) which can be filled via an access opening (16) opposite the base (10) as viewed in the vertical direction (8), comprising a textile cover (26) which encloses at least one board (25) extending in the vertical direction (8) and which can be inserted into the transport container (2) between the base (10) and the access opening (16), and has at least one fastening element (28) spaced transversely to the vertical direction (8) and which is configured to to be detachably attached to the surrounding wall (12).