To-Measure Box Blanks Using Segmented Packing Material
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for packaging products require a variety of box sizes, leading to inefficient storage, increased costs due to excess filler material and transport, and waste, as well as complex management of different blanks for forming boxes on-site.
Innovation Solution
A process for forming 'to-measure' boxes using a standardized semiprocessed blank, where sheets of packing material are cut and marked to create dimensionally homogeneous pieces that can be assembled into boxes of various sizes, reducing waste and simplifying production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a variety of box sizes are used to package products of different dimensions, then the packaging suitability is improved, but the storage complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The blank is divided into multiple detachable portions that can be selectively removed. This segmentation allows a single standardized blank to be adapted into various box configurations by keeping or removing specific sections, thereby maintaining packaging suitability while eliminating the need to store multiple different blank types.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a universal blank design that can serve multiple packaging purposes. By incorporating removable portions and standardized dimensions, one blank type can be used for various product sizes and box configurations, making the system multi-functional and eliminating the need for specialized blanks for each box size.
2Adaptability or versatility
If boxes of larger size are used to accommodate products when the right size is not available, then the packaging flexibility is improved, but the filler material cost and transport cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The blank incorporates removable portions that can be selectively taken away to precisely match the product dimensions. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the box to be exactly the right size for each product, eliminating the need for oversized boxes and reducing or eliminating the requirement for filler materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the dimensional parameters of the blank by removing specific portions. This allows precise adjustment of the box dimensions to match the product, ensuring optimal fit and minimizing the need for filler materials and reducing transport volume.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of blanks are maintained for different box formations, then the box formation versatility is improved, but the management accuracy and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the blank into standardized portions with predetermined fold lines and removal sections, the invention allows versatile box formation from a single blank type. The segmentation enables different box configurations through selective removal and folding, while maintaining uniform blank dimensions that simplify inventory management and storage.
Data Source
AI summary
A process for realizing blanks for the manufacture of boxes to measure, characterized in that it includes the following stages: —collecting at least a sheet of packing material from at least a store; —transferring it to a cutting station in which the sheet itself is cut so that a plurality of pieces is obtained therefrom, which plurality of pieces exhibits a common dimension and other dimensions which are different from one another according to predetermined ratios; —collecting the pieces, according to the dimensions of the box to be formed, in order to cut them into the predetermined dimensions, after joining, when necessary, one or more of said dimensionally homogeneous pieces so as to form a piece that is longer than the one available and suitable for constituting the “bottom” piece, which includes the bottom and at least two first opposite lateral walls of the box to be formed; cutting to measure said pieces and subjecting them singly to a first and a second marking in order to obtain weakened or folding lines in predetermined positions; —and after removal, if necessary, of corner portions of some pieces, carrying out the composition thereof in order to form a single body constituting the blank, flat, complete and ready to be folded and glued to form the box.