Baby Formula Making Device, Baby Formula Container, And Method For Making Baby Formula
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing baby formula making devices require significant user intervention and time for preparation, and necessitate frequent cleaning and sterilization due to residual formula, with mixing typically performed manually and separately outside the device.
Innovation Solution
A baby formula making device that connects to a baby formula container, allowing for the mixing of water and formula within the container through rotation, eliminating the need for manual mixing and reducing cleaning requirements by containing the mixing process within a closed system, and utilizing sterilized water heated to body temperature for efficient preparation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If formula and water are mixed inside the device, then mixing is automated and preparation time is reduced, but the mixing chamber requires frequent cleaning and sterilization to prevent pathogen proliferation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the mixing operation from the device interior by dispensing formula and water separately into an external container where mixing occurs. This removes the mixing chamber from the system, eliminating the need to clean and sterilize it while maintaining automated mixing functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the formula preparation process into separate dispensing streams for formula and water, which are delivered independently to the external container. This segmentation allows each component to be dispensed without contamination risk, eliminating the need for a shared mixing chamber that would require cleaning.
2Ease of manufacture
If dry formula and water are fed separately into the baby bottle, then no cleaning of the device is needed, but manual mixing by the user is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the separate dispensing of formula and water with automated mixing by delivering both components to the external container through controlled dispensing. The simultaneous or sequential delivery into the same container achieves both the cleaning-free operation and automated mixing benefits.
3Productivity
If the device mixes formula and water internally, then ready-to-consume formula is dispensed automatically, but significant time is spent on cleaning the mixing chamber after each use
Solution Approach 1:
By extracting the mixing function to an external container, the patent eliminates the time-consuming cleaning of internal mixing chambers while preserving automated formula preparation. The external container is discarded or easily cleaned, making the overall cleaning time negligible.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device simplifies and speeds up baby formula preparation, minimizing user intervention and eliminating the need for frequent cleaning by mixing and heating within a closed system, ensuring quick and hygienic production of ready-to-consume formula.
Implementation Method 1
a heating unit adapted for heating the sterilized water received in the water tank to body temperature
Implementation Method 2
a rotatable member adapted for engaging a neck portion of the baby formula container such that the latter is brought into rotation, thereby mixing the water and the formula fed into the baby formula container
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AI summary
The invention is a baby formula making device comprising, a water tank (12) adapted for storing sterilized water, a heating unit adapted for heating water stored in the water tank (12), a formula container (14) adapted for storing a formula, and a feed opening adapted for feeding the heated water and the formula directly into a baby formula container (40, 40′). The baby formula making device is characterised in that it further comprises: a rotatable member (16) adapted for engaging a neck portion (42) of the baby formula container (40, 40′) such that the neck portion (42) fits the feed opening (38); and a motor adapted for driving the rotatable member (16) for mixing the formula and the water fed to the baby formula container (40, 40′). The invention is furthermore baby formula container for the baby formula making device and a method for making a baby formula.