Beverage dispensing device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage dispensing devices fail to provide accurate and user-friendly dispensing of two beverages without mixing, as they lack precise dosing control and ease of use.
Innovation Solution
A beverage dispensing device with a main container and a movable secondary container, featuring communication providing means such as a ball and rod mechanism that allows for sequential dispensing of two beverages by plugging and unplugging a hole in the secondary container, preventing mixing and enabling accurate dosing through a straw-like suction nozzle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a beverage dispensing device alternates suction of two beverages from two containers, then it reduces sugar or flavor enhancer consumption, but it fails to provide accurate dosing and is not user-friendly to fill
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides the beverage dispensing system into two separate containers (first container for sugar-free beverage, second container for beverage with sugar/flavor enhancer) with independent beverage receiving cavities. Each container can be filled separately and independently, making the device user-friendly while enabling controlled alternation of beverages to reduce sugar intake
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs a movable partition wall that can shift between positions to selectively connect either the first or second beverage receiving cavity to the common dispensing channel. This dynamic mechanism enables accurate dosing control by allowing the user to choose which beverage is dispensed at any given time, while the separate fill openings make filling easy and intuitive
2Quantity of substance
If a beverage dispensing device alternates suction of two beverages from two containers, then it reduces sugar or flavor enhancer consumption, but it lacks precise dosing control
Solution Approach 1:
The movable partition wall acts as a dynamic control element that precisely regulates which beverage cavity is connected to the dispensing channel. By shifting the partition to specific positions, the device enables accurate dosing control, allowing the user to dispense exact amounts of either beverage type to achieve precise reduction of sugar or flavor enhancer intake
Solution Approach 2:
The common dispensing channel serves as an intermediary element that receives beverages from either the first or second beverage receiving cavity through the movable partition wall. This intermediary structure enables precise control over beverage delivery and dosing accuracy while maintaining the ability to alternate between different beverage types
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the accurate and sequential dispensing of two beverages without mixing, improving user experience and allowing for precise control over liquid consumption, which aids in reducing harmful product intake while maintaining equivalent taste satisfaction.
Implementation Method 1
the at least one hole formed in the bottom of the beverage receiving cavity of the secondary container is plugged
Implementation Method 2
a fluid suction nozzle protruding from the upper face of the main container to enable a user to suck fluid contained in the beverage receiving cavity of the main container through the suction nozzle
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a beverage dispensing device, characterized in that it includes a main container, including a beverage receiving cavity and a fluid suction nozzle, a secondary container adapted to be movable inside the beverage receiving cavity, including at least one hole, a component providing a communication between the secondary container and the main container, configured such that, when the secondary container is in the beverage receiving cavity, between an upper position and an open position, the at least one hole is plugged, and between the open position and a lower position, the at least one hole is not plugged.