Beverage Container Cartridge Mixing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mixed beverage containers are limited in their ability to mix different ingredients since the cover is integrated with the container, making them non-applicable to other beverage containers and requiring removal of the cover for mixing, which can lead to decomposition of mixed beverages.
Innovation Solution
A dispenser type beverage container with a cartridge cover member, main body, and button member that allows for the rapid and convenient mixing of ingredients by pressing a button, enabling the discharge of target materials from a replaceable cartridge into the main body without removing the cover, using a button with an elastic part that narrows the interval between the button and support part to facilitate external pressure activation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the cover is integrated with the beverage container, then the container structure is simple, but it cannot be applied to other beverage containers and requires cover removal for mixing
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is separated into two independent components: a reusable outer cover and a disposable inner cartridge. This segmentation allows the outer cover to be used with different cartridges, enhancing adaptability while keeping the reusable portion simple in structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The outer cover is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate different types of inner cartridges. The cartridge insertion space and sealing mechanism are standardized to work with various cartridge designs, making the cover applicable to multiple beverage container types.
2Ease of operation
If the cover is removed for mixing, then mixing can be performed, but the mixed beverage may decompose
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-contained mixing within the sealed cartridge structure. The mixing components (shaker, mixing chamber) are integrated into the cartridge, allowing the beverage to be mixed and consumed without breaking the seal or exposing to external contamination.
Solution Approach 2:
The mixing mechanism is nested within the inner cartridge structure. The cartridge contains a mixing chamber and shaker mechanism that operate internally, allowing mixing to occur within the sealed container without requiring cover removal.
3Ease of operation
If a button mechanism is added for cartridge discharge, then convenient mixing is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The button mechanism leverages the user's pressing action to directly drive the discharge process. The button is mechanically connected to the cartridge ejection system, converting simple user pressure into automated cartridge removal and disposal actions without requiring additional motors or complex control systems.
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 convenient mixing of ingredients without removing the cover, preventing decomposition and allowing for recyclable cartridges, thus enhancing user convenience and maintaining beverage quality.
Implementation Method 1
the elastic part decreases or increases the interval between the button and the button support part using its elasticity according to the external pressure
Data Source
AI summary
Proposed herein is a dispenser type beverage container including: a cartridge cover member having a cartridge insertion space into which a cartridge storing a target material to be mixed is inserted; a main body located below the cartridge cover member to contain the target material discharged from the cartridge in an inner space thereof; and a button member of which the inner face of the upper portion capable of doing a rectilinear motion is arranged to meet an end of the cartridge inserted into the cartridge cover member, so that the target material stored in the cartridge is discharged into the main body when the upper portion is pressed down by external pressure.