Beverage Capsule Pressure Integrity and Usage Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage capsules are primarily designed for solid granular substances and are unsuitable for mineralized beverages, lack tracking of usage, and cannot maintain substances under pressure without altering them significantly.
Innovation Solution
A capsule with a metallic structure capable of containing fluid or powdery substances under pressure, featuring a sealed inner cavity that maintains pressure for extended periods and includes an identification device for tracking usage, filled using a method that involves introducing a cooled material and powdery substance before sealing to create a predetermined pressure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If capsules are designed to contain solid granular substances, then they are suitable for coffee or tea dispensing, but they are ill-suited for applications where the substance must be extracted in use or for mineralized beverages
Solution Approach 1:
The capsule design allows changing the physical state parameter of the contained substance from solid granular to fluid or powdery form, enabling versatility across different beverage types including mineralized beverages while maintaining reliable performance for each application
2Ease of manufacture
If capsules are made from plastic material, then they are easy to manufacture, but they cannot maintain substances under pressure without altering them significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The capsule employs a composite structure combining plastic material for the outer shell (maintaining ease of manufacture) with an inner cavity designed to maintain pressure, allowing the capsule to hold substances under pressure without significant alteration while remaining easy to manufacture
3Stability of the object's composition
If capsules are sealed to maintain pressure, then substances are protected from alteration, but tracking usage becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The capsule incorporates an identification device that provides feedback about usage status, allowing the sealed capsule to maintain substance integrity while simultaneously enabling tracking of whether the capsule has been used or reused
4Device complexity
If capsules are designed for single-use, then simplicity is maintained, but there is no way to know if capsules have been reused
Solution Approach 1:
The capsule's identification device enables it to self-identify its usage history, allowing the capsule to provide information about whether it has been used or reused without requiring external tracking systems, maintaining simplicity while enabling usage monitoring
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 capsule effectively maintains the integrity of the substance under pressure for extended periods, allows easy tracking of usage, and supports the production of mineralized beverages without altering the substance significantly, enhancing handling and transport safety.
Implementation Method 1
said capsule (100) for beverages is configured to support within said inner cavity (100c) a predetermined pressure produced by said substance
Implementation Method 2
the introduction (1001) of a cooled material (2100), optionally dry ice or solid carbon dioxide, destined to cause a gas formation, optionally carbon-dioxide gas, by state transformation
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure refers to a capsule (100), in particular a capsule (100) for beverages, comprising a lateral wall (101), a head portion (102), and a bottom portion (103), the head portion (102) and the bottom portion (103) being joined to the lateral wall (101),wherein said lateral wall (101), said head portion (102) and said bottom portion (103) detect an inner cavity (100c) in use insulated from the outer environment and configured to contain, in use, a substance at least partially fluid and/or powdery, in particular destined to produce a beverage in the form of additivated liquid the substance thereof represents a determined part in weight,wherein said capsule (100) for beverages is configured to withstand within said inner cavity (100c) a predetermined pressure produced by said substance,and wherein at least one among said head portion (102) and/or said bottom portion (103) and/or said lateral wall (101) comprises an opening portion configured to be perforated by a perforator (202) of a capsules opening device (300) determining an opening of the inner cavity (100c) suitable to cause an outflow of the substance, said outflow being at least partially produced by the pressure within said inner cavity (100c).