Disposable Transport Box With Perimeter Impact Deformation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current transportation methods for large format materials, such as laminate, solid wood, and ceramics, using wooden or metal pallets, lack sufficient protection against impact, result in high damage rates and inefficient loading, and incur environmental and economic burdens due to the need for returnable pallets.

Innovation Solution

A disposable cardboard transport box with an integrated wooden base, featuring a cardboard structure and optional metal clips, provides a deformation zone for perimeter protection and eliminates the need for returnable pallets, ensuring secure and efficient transport.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If wooden or metal pallets with strapping tape are used for transport, then goods can be stacked and transported, but goods are not sufficiently protected against external impact and perimeter damage

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection against external impactVSAvoidtransport packaging structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a cardboard trough with honeycomb filling positioned around the perimeter of each board material, creating a deformation zone that absorbs impact energy before it reaches the goods. This beforehand cushioning provides sufficient protection against external impact during handling and transshipment, resolving the contradiction between protection and structural complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

2Productivity

If wooden pallets are used for transport, then goods can be transported, but the pallets need to be repeatedly sorted and reloaded, causing logistically complicated transport

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransport efficiencyVSAvoidtime for sorting and reloading

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the packaging function and the transport platform function into a single integrated disposable transport box. The box includes a base, side walls, and a lid that forms a complete enclosure, eliminating the need for separate pallets and packaging materials. This integration allows goods to be loaded once and transported directly to the end user without repeated sorting and reloading, significantly improving transport efficiency and eliminating time loss.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If returnable metal pallets are used, then goods can be transported securely, but the cost is economically untenable and environmental burden increases due to backhauling

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransport securityVSAvoidenergy for backhauling empty pallets

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a disposable transport box made from cardboard and wood materials that is used once and then discarded or recycled. This eliminates the need for returning empty pallets to the manufacturer, removing the energy consumption associated with backhauling and the economic costs of maintaining returnable pallet systems, while still providing reliable transport security during use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

4Quantity of substance

If goods are stacked loosely on pallets, then loading capacity is increased, but the yield of truck loading is severely limited due to inconsistency of pallets containing bulk goods of different sizes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveloading capacityVSAvoidtruck loading yield

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the transport system into standardized individual boxes, each containing a specific quantity and type of board material. These standardized boxes can be consistently stacked and arranged in trucks, maximizing loading yield by eliminating the wasted space caused by irregular pallet loads. The segmentation allows for optimized space utilization while maintaining high loading capacity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4631878A1A disposable transport box for transporting large format materials, especially board materials

Publication Date: 2025.10.15 TOKARIK MICHAL

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AI summary

The invention relates to a disposable transport box for transporting large format materials, which comprises a base (1) to which the bottom (2) of the box is attached and the top of the box is formed by a lid (4) which closes the box. The base (1) comprises at least two cross members (10) which are connected to each other by connecting slats (15), wherein each cross member (10) is formed by a pair of connecting profiles (13) with a U-shaped base (131) which is provided with seating feet (132) at each of its tops, with the feet (132) having a locking mechanism (133) with a tapered neck (134) perpendicularly mounted at their end. A prism (11) is provided in each connecting profile (13) and these prisms (11) are connected by a connecting bar (12) in each cross member (10). The connecting profile (13) passes through an opening (210) in the bottom (2) and the seating feet (132) are mounted on the inner wall of the bottom (2). The locking mechanism (133) passes through deliberately formed fixing openings (211) in the bottom (2) and forms a firm connection between the cross member (10) and the bottom (2) by means of the tapered neck (134). The bottom (2) of the box further comprises fixing openings (22) for passing through stabilizing elements.