Beverage Container Assembly With Sliding Seal for Leak Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage containers with rigid outer and flexible inner components face challenges in efficient assembly, particularly with replaceable components like bags, due to complex configurations and potential leakage issues.
Innovation Solution
A beverage container design featuring a fitting with an attachment portion, annular portion, and beverage extraction pipe, along with a replaceable component including a sealing member and tubular body, allows for easy assembly by sliding the sealing member onto the extraction pipe and inserting the component into the outer container, ensuring leak-proof contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a complex configuration with multiple components is used in beverage containers, then the functionality and sealing reliability are improved, but the assembly difficulty and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the bag, tubular body, and sealing member into a single integrated replaceable component that is attached to the beverage extraction pipe as one unit. This merging of components simplifies the assembly process while maintaining reliable sealing, as the sealing member is pre-positioned and integrated with the bag structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The beverage container is divided into a reusable outer container with fitting and a replaceable inner component containing the bag and sealing member. This segmentation allows the sealing-critical replaceable component to be easily replaced without replacing the entire container, simplifying maintenance while ensuring continuous reliable sealing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If replaceable components are used in beverage containers, then the adaptability and ease of replacement are improved, but the risk of leakage during assembly increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing member is pre-attached to the tubular body in a predetermined position before insertion into the outer container. This preliminary positioning ensures that when the replaceable component is inserted, the sealing member is already in the correct location to prevent leakage, eliminating assembly-related sealing issues.
Solution Approach 2:
The tubular body acts as an intermediary structure that holds the sealing member in a fixed position and provides a stable interface with the beverage extraction pipe. This intermediary component ensures proper alignment and sealing contact, preventing leakage during the replaceable component assembly process.
3Reliability
If the assembly process requires multiple steps and components, then the functionality and sealing are improved, but the assembly time and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the bag, tubular body, and sealing member into a single pre-assembled replaceable component, the patent reduces the number of separate assembly steps. The component is inserted as one unit into the outer container, significantly increasing assembly speed while maintaining sealing performance through the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing member and tubular body are pre-assembled with the bag in a predetermined configuration before insertion. This preliminary assembly ensures that sealing surfaces are already properly positioned, eliminating the need for complex alignment procedures during final assembly and improving productivity.
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AI summary
A beverage container includes an outer container having a first mouth portion, a fitting, and a replaceable component arranged in an inner space of the outer container. The fitting includes an attachment portion attached to the first mouth portion of the outer container, a second mouth portion, an annular portion extending outward from the second mouth portion and connecting the second mouth portion and the attachment portion, and a beverage extraction pipe extending toward a bottom of the outer container. The replaceable component includes a sealing member slidable along a longitudinal direction of the beverage extraction pipe and being in annular contact with an outer surface of the beverage extraction pipe at an installation position, a tubular body holding the sealing member and being supported by the beverage extraction pipe via the sealing member located at the installation position, and a bag for containing a beverage attached to the tubular body.