Fuel/Water Storage Container

FUEL/WATER STORAGE CONTAINER

BRIEF 

Design a Fuel or Water storage system comprising of a bottle and a lid (with an incorporated seal). The form of the bottle and lid needs to allow it to be utilised for fuel/water storage and it needs to include innovative functions within its form.

CRITERIA

-Two Part Fuel or Water storage system including a bottle lid and silicone seal. 

-The design needs to be suitable to easily carry/distribute/conceal.

-The bottle body needs to be suited to an appropriate manufacturing method 

-Modelled in solidworks using solid modelling and shelling features, with an additional integrated thread.

-The cap needs to be suited to injection moulding, with added innovation aspects to the cap.

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The Design is a smaller-sized Fuel/Water Container with clips on the sides so that a strap can be attached to carry the bottle like a sling bag. The design's compact size and flat shape allow multiple to be stacked together easily for transportation. The bottle body will have an incorporated thread and the lid (with the added latch attachment) will screw onto the top. The material of the bottle is intended to be high-density polyethylene so that it can safely carry both fuel and water. The bottle body is intended for injection blow-moulding and the cap is intended to be injection moulded.

TECHNICAL SKETCH

ENGINEERING DRAWINGS

REFLECTION

I had a lot of fun and learned how to model accurate threads and use fully defined sketches. I also learned how to create a flip-cap for easy access. During this project I improved my skills and efficiency in solid modelling in Solidworks. Aspects I would improve would be the recessed details on the front and sides, possibly testing a few more shapes that would fit the look better.

THANK YOU