Air Pump Corrugated Tube for Residue-Free Viscous Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toothpaste and cosmetic containers face challenges in expelling highly viscous materials without residue, often resulting in wastage and inconvenience, and are costly due to complex components.
Innovation Solution
An air pump type corrugated pipe system with a hollow elastic body and a piston inside a tube, using air pressure to expel viscous materials through an outlet, where the pipe shrinks when pressed and restores shape when air flows in, reducing component count and cost.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a pump container with a piston is used to expel highly viscous material, then the material can be expelled more effectively, but the device complexity and cost increase due to multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the piston and the container body into a single integrated structure. The piston is formed as an integral part of the container body, eliminating the need for separate piston components and reducing assembly complexity while maintaining the pumping function for expelling highly viscous materials
Solution Approach 2:
The container body serves multiple functions: it acts as both the storage vessel and the piston mechanism. The flexible body can deform to create pressure for expulsion and then restore its shape to draw in more material, combining storage, pumping, and actuation functions into a single universal component
2Loss of substance
If the body is strongly wrinkled and pushed to expel remaining contents, then the contents can be fully expelled, but the container becomes damaged and requires replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The container employs a dynamically flexible body that can deform elastically during operation. The body flexes to create pressure for expelling contents and then naturally restores its original shape, allowing repeated use without permanent deformation or damage, thus maintaining both expulsion effectiveness and container durability
3Productivity
If a rigid tube structure is used for the container, then the structural strength is maintained, but the ability to expel highly viscous material without residue is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a flexible tube body that can deform and collapse during the expulsion process. This flexibility allows the tube to conform to the viscous material and push it completely out without residue, while the material properties of the tube maintain sufficient structural strength for repeated use
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
Enables easy and complete expulsion of viscous materials without residue, reducing economic loss and improving user convenience while minimizing container costs due to a simpler design.
Implementation Method 1
in case that the body is pressed in sealed status the piston is moved by air pressure while internal volume of the body is maintained
Implementation Method 2
in case that the force applied to the body is released while air is flown in through the air inlet, the shape of the body is restored
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an air pump type corrugated pipe that holds highly viscose material such as toothpaste in a cylindrical container combined with the corrugated pipe and expels contents using air pressure according to compression of the corrugated pipe, and a container using the same. The container includes an air pump type operation device, a tube type body, and a piston. According to the present invention having such structure, highly viscose material is expelled easily and clearly without residue, thereby economic loss is reduced and convenience in use is provided, also the cost of the container is cheap due to its simple constitution.