Motorized Beverage Container Grip for Rapid Ice-Water Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage cooling devices are limited by being bulky, specific to certain container sizes, and require manual rotation, which is time-consuming and inefficient for rapid chilling.
Innovation Solution
A handheld, universal, water-tight device with a motorized container engagement member that can accommodate various container sizes, featuring retractable or tiered gripping mechanisms to securely hold containers of different shapes and sizes, allowing for rapid rotation in a chilling substance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If motorized rotational devices are used to rapidly chill beverages, then cooling speed is improved, but device complexity and bulk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex motorized rotational mechanisms with a simple manual rotation system. The user manually rotates the container while it is immersed in the cooling substance, eliminating the need for motors, drive shafts, and other complex mechanical components. This substitution maintains the cooling functionality while dramatically simplifying the device structure.
2Device complexity
If manual rotation is used to chill beverages, then device complexity is reduced, but cooling efficiency and time consumption worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs preliminary action by pre-freezing gel packs or other cooling substances before use. This preparation in advance allows the cooling device to achieve rapid cooling效果 without requiring complex real-time cooling mechanisms, thereby maintaining simple device structure while improving cooling efficiency.
3Productivity
If cooling devices are designed for specific container sizes, then cooling effectiveness is improved, but adaptability worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a universal cooling device with an adjustable container holder that can accommodate various container sizes and shapes. The holder includes adjustable straps or clamps that can be configured to secure different types of beverage containers, from small bottles to large carboys, enabling a single device to serve multiple functions and container types.
4Loss of time
If high-speed rotation is implemented for rapid cooling, then cooling time is reduced, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs self-service by utilizing the user's own manual effort to rotate the container during the cooling process. The system does not require external energy sources or power consumption; instead, the user's physical action provides the necessary rotational motion to enhance heat transfer, making the energy input minimal and self-sufficient.
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 rapid and efficient chilling of beverages by allowing high-speed rotation of containers, accommodating various sizes and shapes, and providing a convenient, hands-free operation with improved cooling efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
Rapid rotation of the beverage container in contact with a chilling substance such as ice or ice water results in a very rapid chilling of the contents of the beverage container
Implementation Method 2
Rapid rotation of the beverage container in contact with a chilling substance such as ice or ice water results in a very rapid chilling of the contents of the beverage container
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AI summary
A beverage cooling device for the rapid cooling of the content of canned or bottle beverages is provided. The beverage cooling device is a handheld device that easily engages the top of a can or beverage. The beverage cooling device includes a housing with side walls for mounting a motor. A container engagement member is attached to the motor along the bottom side of the housing such that it is able to freely rotate within the side walls of the housing. The container engagement member is attached to the drive shaft of the motor such that it is able to rotate when the motor is actuated. The container engagement member includes, at its center, a central gripping member for gripping the top of containers with long narrow necks. The container engagement member further includes peripheral gripping members for engaging containers having tops of larger circumferences, such aluminum beverage containers of varying sizes. The motor is actuated by an on/off switch. The motor rotates the container engagement member when actuated thus enabling the rotation of bottles or containers when engaged by the container engagement member of the beverage cooling device. Rapid rotation of the beverage container in contact with a chilling substance such as ice or ice water results in a very rapid chilling of the contents of the beverage container.