Beverage Cartridge Dispensing System with Pressurized Inert Gas Bag
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is no consistent way for consumers to enjoy wine on tap at home without a system to store a wine keg, leading to wine waste and lack of freshness in pours, as well as increased costs and logistical issues with glass bottles.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dispensing beverages using a beverage cartridge with a spout that can be secured within a beverage press, allowing for gravity-based or compressed dispensing of liquids, such as wine, beer, or juice, using a tap mechanism that engages the spout for convenient pouring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wine is stored in bottles and opened for serving, then consumers can access the wine at home, but wine waste increases and subsequent pours are not as fresh
Solution Approach 1:
The wine supply system is segmented into individual serving portions through a pressurized bag that dispenses wine in controlled amounts, allowing consumers to access wine incrementally without opening a full bottle, thus reducing waste from partial bottles
Solution Approach 2:
A pressurized dispensing system acts as an intermediary between the wine container and the consumer, maintaining wine freshness through gas pressurization and providing controlled dispensing that prevents oxidation and waste, eliminating the need to open and reclose bottles
2Ease of operation
If wine is served by opening and resealing individual bottles, then consumers can store wine at home, but the aging process occurs in the bottle and pours are not as fresh
Solution Approach 1:
The wine is stored and dispensed in a pressurized bag filled with inert gas (nitrogen or argon) that blankets the wine, preventing oxidation and maintaining freshness throughout the storage period, ensuring consistent pour quality without the degradation that occurs in opened bottles
Solution Approach 2:
The pressurized dispensing system maintains continuous protection of the wine through inert gas pressurization from first pour to last, ensuring the wine remains fresh and properly carbonated throughout its entire usage period, unlike bottles that degrade after opening
3Ease of operation
If wine is stored in glass bottles, then consumers can store wine at home, but transport costs increase due to heavy glass
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses lightweight, disposable pressurized bags instead of durable glass bottles. These single-use containers are much lighter and easier to transport, eliminating the need for heavy glass while providing adequate protection and dispensing functionality for home wine storage
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables consumers to enjoy fresh pours of wine and other beverages at home by providing a convenient and cost-effective method for storing and dispensing liquids from a cartridge, reducing waste and transportation costs, while mimicking the experience of wine on tap.
Implementation Method 1
a lifting assembly that exerts force on the beverage cartridge
Implementation Method 2
allowing for gravity-based or compressed dispensing of liquids
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for dispensing a beverage. The system includes a beverage cartridge that stores any liquid and has a spout for dispensing the stored liquid. The beverage cartridge may be inserted into a beverage press that includes a housing for receiving the beverage cartridge. The beverage press also includes a tap that engages the spout of the beverage cartridge, and a lifting assembly that exerts force on the beverage cartridge. Pressing the tap activates the spout of the beverage cartridge to dispense the stored liquid through the spout and out of the tap of the beverage press. a system for dispensing a beverage.