Final image

Fotoshoot(2)

Fotoshoot

Final model

This is the final model. There are some cut-outs needed for the 2 boxes to fit.

Aspired result

The model I planned to make, eventually it seemed too complex to develop an unfold:

The basic setup to design a packaging for:

A simple sloped dual box setup:

New bottle model

A new champagne bottle that I'll use and model in Siemens NX:

New model of another champagne bottle (more accurate). This one will be used henceforth.

The new model put in a basic box.

My next idea is 2 identical packages who fit perfectly onto each other. When they are seperated, parts of the bottle inside are shown.

To model the shape of the bottle in NX, I linearised the curves first. After the straight-line model was created, I bended the edges to become a quite correct model.

First Try-out (Bottle Selection & Concepts)

As shown below, I tried to make packaging solution for 'any bottle'. Any bottle is off course a very broad target, but I mainly refer to the typical bottle (flat ground surface, with some cross-section which becomes smaller towards the top.
In my explorations I'll be using a bottle of Champagne (Cava actually) as a test-case. Why? Because it holds some other challenges as well: there's the uncorking, the pouring and general handling. All these actions are quite typical to Champagne bottles.
The simple cut-out I made, consists of a triangular ground surface, wherefrom a cardboard strip wraps around the bottle. This eliminates the diameter of the bottle as a parameter.
The strip comes back to the handles, which are attached to the ground surface as well, allowing the bottle to be picked up in a pouring position.

(the cut-out unfolded)

(bottle placed on the triangular ground surface)

(bottle in a pouring position, tilted backwards)

(bottle in a pouring position, tilted forward)

(the cut-out wrapped around the bottle)

Problems:

• The strip might be to weak
• The strip needs to be folded at its startpoint
• The connection to fold the ground surface will not last
• The bottle cannot be held in an upright position

Finale versie

Presenting the 'Heat Split' spoon

(drawings used for presentation)

Peltier in Action & Safety

The prototype is assembled with aluminium parts, held together with silicone. There are some wooden parts as well, mainly as isolator: between the hot plate and the cold one, at both ends of the batteries. The curved area is wrapped in tin foil for testing, as I'm unsure whether the silicone is safe for food consumption.

On the tin foil, we can see chocolate, which has melted from the heat induced by the peltier plate within the spoon.

The second picture shows a measurement for voltage between both plates, which appears to be way less than 1/1000 V. Even the body of a human carries higher voltages. So, no safety hazards here, we won't be electrocuted! Note that the peltier plate operates around 5V, which is completely harmless anyway.

Peltier Principle

An electric current is caused by applying a certain voltage at the 2 cables. This current is nothing more than electrons flowing from one side to another. They transfer heat energy from one side to the other while moving. (Click the picture below to view the animation)

Peltier fotoshoot - part 4

Peltier fotoshoot - part 3

Peltier fotoshoot - part 2

Peltier fotoshoot - part 1