Beverage Extraction Device with Floating Seal to Prevent Pump Damage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional beverage extraction devices risk damage from water being sucked into the air pump due to high liquid levels, especially when using large amounts of material powder or tea, leading to inefficiencies and potential equipment damage.

Innovation Solution

A beverage extraction device featuring a floating sealing structure that blocks the cup holder air hole when the liquid level rises too high, preventing water from entering the pumping mechanism and allowing for automatic gas circulation when the level drops, combined with a pumping and filling mechanism that generates positive and negative pressure to enhance extraction efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If pumping and filling switching of the air pump is carried out according to a predetermined time, then the extraction time is shortened, but water may be directly sucked into the air pump when the amount of material powder or tea added is large, resulting in damage to the air pump

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveextraction timeVSAvoidair pump damage risk
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a liquid level sensor that continuously monitors the liquid level in the extraction chamber and provides feedback control to the air pump. When the liquid level reaches a predetermined height, the sensor automatically stops the air pump operation, preventing water from being sucked into the pump. This feedback mechanism resolves the contradiction by dynamically adjusting pump operation based on real-time liquid level conditions rather than relying on predetermined timing, thus both shortening extraction time and preventing pump damage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses an automatic liquid level detection mechanism that self-regulates the air pump operation without manual intervention. The sensor automatically detects when liquid reaches the critical level and triggers the control circuit to stop the pump, making the system self-protecting against water ingestion. This self-service approach eliminates the need for external monitoring while ensuring both efficient extraction and pump protection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Quantity of substance

If the amount of material powder or tea added is large, then the extraction capacity is increased, but the water level during pumping will be high, causing water to be sucked into the air pump

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial powder or tea amountVSAvoidair pump protection
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The liquid level sensor provides continuous monitoring regardless of the amount of material powder or tea in the chamber. When large quantities of material are used, the sensor detects the elevated liquid level and automatically adjusts or stops air pump operation to prevent water ingestion. This feedback control allows the system to handle variable material quantities safely without compromising pump reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes the operational parameters of the air pump based on the detected liquid level, which varies with the amount of material powder or tea. When material quantity increases and raises the liquid level, the control circuit modifies the pump's operation mode or stops it entirely, preventing water suction while maintaining extraction efficiency for the given material amount.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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 device effectively prevents water from entering the pumping mechanism, reducing the risk of damage and improving the service life of the product by automatically blocking the air hole when the liquid level is too high and allowing for efficient gas circulation when it drops, thus enhancing extraction efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

the floating sealing structure floats up as a liquid level in the material cavity rises until the cup holder air hole is blocked

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectBuoyancy: Archimedes' Principle (Buoyancy)

Implementation Method 2

the pumping and filling mechanism makes the material cavity form positive and negative pressure

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPressure differential: Pressure Gradient

Data Source

PatentUS11559162B1Beverage extraction device
Publication Date: 2023.01.24 WANG RUI
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  • US11559162B1 patent drawing
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AI summary

A beverage extraction device is provided, including a pot body, a cup body, a cup holder and a floating sealing structure; the pot body is provided with a cavity connected to an outside; an inner cavity of the cup body is set to form a material cavity, the cup body is set in the cavity, a bottom of the material cavity is connected to the cavity, and a first filter screen is provided at a connection; the cup holder is connected to a top of the cup body, the cup holder is provided with a cup holder air hole connected to the material cavity, and the cup holder is further provided with a pumping and filling mechanism connected to the cup holder air hole, the pumping and filling mechanism makes the material cavity form positive and negative pressure.