Aerosol Emitter on Beverage Container Exterior

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing beverage containers with promotional devices face challenges such as complex manufacturing processes, difficulty in replacing internal devices without losing protective atmospheres, and potential contamination or premature triggering of promotional effects during consumption.

Innovation Solution

A beverage container with an aerosol-emitting device attached to its outer side, featuring a pressure container, nozzle, and triggering device that releases a propellant gas and substance as an aerosol, allowing for simple installation, non-contact operation, and easy replacement without disturbing the internal atmosphere.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the promotional device is arranged inside the beverage container, then the promotional effect can be integrated with the beverage, but the manufacturing process becomes more elaborate and replacement of the device becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintegration of promotional deviceVSAvoidmanufacturing process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The aerosol-emitting device is moved from the interior dimension (inside the can) to the exterior dimension (outside the can), specifically attached to the top surface. This dimensional relocation eliminates the need for complex internal mounting structures during beverage filling, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining promotional functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the promotional device is arranged inside the beverage container, then the promotional effect is integrated, but replacement of the device requires opening the container which may compromise the protective atmosphere

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintegration of promotional deviceVSAvoiddevice replacement ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of repair

Solution Approach 1:

By relocating the aerosol-emitting device to the exterior of the container, the device can be independently accessed, removed, and replaced without opening the sealed beverage container. This maintains the integrity of the protective atmosphere inside the can while enabling easy device maintenance and replacement.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the promotional device is inside the container, then it can create promotional effects, but there is risk of premature triggering or contamination during consumption

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepromotional effect capabilityVSAvoidprevention of premature triggering

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The aerosol-emitting device is extracted from the beverage interior and positioned on the exterior surface of the container. This physical separation eliminates any risk of the device contacting the beverage, preventing contamination and ensuring that the promotional effect can only be triggered intentionally by the consumer outside the consumption process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

4Adaptability or versatility

If a large promotional device is placed inside the container, then the promotional effect is visible, but the device occupies space and complicates the container structure

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepromotional effect visibilityVSAvoidcontainer interior space

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The aerosol-emitting device is relocated from the three-dimensional interior space to the two-dimensional exterior surface of the container. This allows the device to have sufficient size for effective aerosol emission without consuming valuable interior volume that would otherwise be available for beverage content.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution ensures the beverage's taste and edibility, prevents premature promotional effects, and allows for easy replacement of the aerosol-emitting device, maintaining the protective atmosphere and providing acoustic, olfactory, or visual promotional effects.

Implementation Method 1

a pressure container (7) for receiving and storing a pressurized propellant gas

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPressure: Pressure Increase

Implementation Method 2

a nozzle (8) fluidly connected to the pressure container (7) for emitting an aerosol formed from the propellant gas and the substance to be emitted

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAerosol formation: Aerosol

Data Source

PatentUS10518928B2Beverage container with an aerosol emitting device

Publication Date: 2019.12.31 REITER HARALD

AI summary

A beverage container with aerosol-emitting device, comprising an opening device arranged on an outer side of the beverage container for opening a drink-through opening cover and an aerosol-emitting device attached to an outer side of the beverage container, which aerosol-emitting device comprises a pressure container for receiving and storing a pressurized propellant gas and a substance to be emitted, a nozzle fluidly connected to the pressure container for emitting an aerosol formed from the propellant gas and the substance to be emitted, and a triggering device for opening the nozzle, which releases the aerosol upon actuation.