Wipe Storage Cabinet With Tilted Batch Support and Center Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage solutions for flat batches of male hygienic wipes, particularly near urinals, face challenges in handling taller batches without them falling apart and require a dispenser aperture that is centered to ensure even dispensing in both directions, while also needing to be wall-mounted and space-efficient.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mounted storage cabinet with a rotating front panel and a tilted storage space that uses vertical fins for side support and a centered bottom aperture for dispensing, allowing easy loading and access without side space usage, featuring a locking mechanism and a narrow window for visual inspection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the front panel is hinged at the bottom and rotated towards the front, then the cabinet can be opened without taking up side space, but the batch cannot be loaded properly because the rear panel does not provide sufficient support
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional hinge position from the top to the bottom of the front panel. This inversion allows the cabinet to open outward without requiring side clearance, while the tilted storage space compensates for the loss of rear panel support during loading operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage space is tilted at an angle between 5-15 degrees relative to the vertical rear panel. This dynamic angular design provides gravitational support to the batch during loading, preventing it from falling apart even when the front panel is hinged at the bottom and the rear panel cannot provide full support.
2Manufacturing precision
If the aperture is centered at the bottom, then dispensing is consistent in both directions, but the bottom part of the rear panel cannot provide sufficient support for the batch
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a tilt dimension to the storage space, creating an angular relationship between the storage space and the rear panel. This dimensional change allows the batch to be supported by gravity along the tilted surface while maintaining a centered aperture for consistent dispensing in both directions.
3Ease of operation
If the storage space is tilted down and to the front, then the batch can be loaded easily without falling apart, but the front panel loses its support function until the cabinet is closed
Solution Approach 1:
The storage space is designed with a fixed tilt angle of 5-15 degrees relative to the vertical rear panel. This dynamic angular design provides gravitational support during loading operations, while the front panel's hinge mechanism compensates for the loss of support function during the open state.
4Ease of operation
If a rectangular opening at the top is used for loading, then the batch can be loaded, but it involves a heightened risk of the batch falling apart and dispensing at the top is uncomfortable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional top-loading design by implementing bottom aperture dispensing with a tilted storage space. This inversion allows the batch to be supported by gravity along the tilted surface, preventing it from falling apart during loading, while providing comfortable bottom-level dispensing.
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AI summary
Storage cabinet for the storage of flat batches of male hygienic wipes, consisting of a potentially wall-mounted stationary component with a vertical rear plate and a rotating front panel and an accessible storage space between the two, with a central bottom aperture for dispensing the wipes one at a time, wherein the stationary component (2) has vertically oriented ribs (4, 5, 6) on the inside, with the narrow outside edges of at least the fins in the middle (4) parallel to each other and at an acute angle with the vertical, preferably between 6° and 25°, while the bottom plates (18, 19) of the stationary component (2) and the front panel (3), which are in the same plane, are perpendicular or approximately perpendicular to the above-mentioned edges, and the aperture mentioned (20) is formed by the central edges of the bottom plates (18, 19), and the bottom of the front panel (3) has hinge consoles (7, 8) connecting the front panel (3) to the stationary component (2).