Height-Adjustable Container Insert for Volatile Emulsion Bitumen
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Solution Overview
Problem
The bottling of volatile components like emulsion bitumen is challenging due to the accumulation of volatile components in the free space above the filling material, leading to undesirable skin formation and changes in the filling material, which requires manual and time-consuming adjustments of a foil and insert placement, making the process costly and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A generic container with a lid and insert that is height-adjustable and adapted to the peripheral contour of the container interior, allowing for sealed separation of the container interior into upper and lower parts, preventing volatile component escape and surface changes, and eliminating the need for a separate foil by directly covering the filling material surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a foil is manually adjusted to cover the filling material surface, then skin formation is prevented, but the filling process becomes time-consuming and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The insert automatically adjusts its position based on the filling level of the material. As the filling material is dispensed, the insert rises with the material level, maintaining continuous contact with the surface without requiring manual intervention. This self-adjusting mechanism eliminates the time-consuming manual foil adjustment while ensuring the surface remains covered to prevent skin formation.
Solution Approach 2:
The insert is designed with flexible sides that can dynamically adapt to different filling levels and material volumes. The insert moves vertically along the container walls as the filling level changes, providing a dynamic solution that maintains surface coverage throughout the filling process without requiring manual repositioning.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the insert is made height-adjustable to accommodate different filling levels, then the solution adapts to settling materials, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The insert utilizes flexible side walls that can bend and move vertically to accommodate different filling levels. This flexibility allows the insert to adapt to material settling and varying fill volumes without requiring complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms, maintaining structural simplicity while achieving height adaptability.
3Device complexity
If the insert directly covers the filling material surface without a separate foil, then the process is simplified, but sealing effectiveness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the functions of the covering element and the sealing element into a single integrated insert. The insert directly contacts the filling material surface and extends upward to seal against the container walls, combining the surface coverage function previously requiring a separate foil with the sealing function in one component. This integration maintains sealing effectiveness while simplifying the overall system.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a container having a lid and a container interior, which has a vertical height. According to the invention, the aim is achieved in that an insert (10) is arranged in the container interior, wherein the edge area (10a) of the insert is adapted to the perimeter of the container interior and wherein the insert divides the container interior in a sealing manner into a lower part and an upper part and wherein (i) the insert can be moved by a certain amount in the vertical direction into a second position lying deeper in the container, wherein in said second position the insert likewise lies against the container inner wall in its entirety, and continuously seals against the container inner wall in the first and second vertical positions and during the movement between the first and second vertical positions and/or (ii) the insert is or can be fixed on the container wall at a predefined height in the container interior.