Automatic Fluid Coloring Product Preparation by Container Perforation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing machines for preparing fluid coloring products are limited to specific, non-standard containers with permanently closed membranes and cannot efficiently deliver and mix coloring substances with a base product in standard containers.
Innovation Solution
A machine with delivery, perforating, and closing means that can create an aperture in the container, deliver coloring substances, and hermetically close it, followed by mixing, using a support member and programmable command means to automate the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If machines use permanently closed membranes in non-standard containers, then delivery of coloring substances is reliable, but adaptability to different container types is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is designed with universal perforating means that can create apertures in various container types (standard and non-standard), and closing means that can hermetically seal different container configurations. This multi-functional capability allows the same machine to handle diverse containers while maintaining reliable delivery of coloring substances.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine performs preliminary actions by creating apertures in containers before delivery, rather than relying on pre-existing membrane openings. This allows the system to work with standard containers that don't have permanent membranes, while still ensuring reliable delivery through controlled aperture creation and hermetic closing after the process.
2Adaptability or versatility
If machines make apertures in container upper parts, then compatibility with standard containers is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The machine merges the perforating means, closing means, and delivery means into a single integrated system. The perforating device creates apertures in the container upper part, and the closing device immediately hermetically seals the container after delivery, combining multiple functions in one coordinated mechanism that reduces overall system complexity.
3Reliability
If machines perform hermetic closing after delivery, then product contamination is prevented, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The closing means is positioned and ready before delivery commences, and the hermetic closing action is performed immediately after delivery completes. This preliminary positioning and immediate execution minimizes the time the container is open, preventing contamination while reducing overall processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine maintains continuous useful action by seamlessly transitioning from delivery to hermetic closing without interrupting the process flow. The closing operation follows immediately after delivery, ensuring the container is sealed as quickly as possible while maintaining continuous productive operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A machine (10) to automatically prepare a fluid coloring product inside a container (15), which can already contain a base product, comprises a loading station (26), a perforating device to make an aperture in the upper part of the container (15), a delivery device (21) configured to deliver coloring substances inside the container through such aperture, and a closing device configured to automatically closed such aperture with a closing element, after the delivery of the coloring substances.