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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage makers for homemade beer lack simplicity and user convenience in maintaining optimal fermentation temperatures and efficiently mixing ingredients, which can affect the quality and consistency of the brewing process.
Innovation Solution
A beverage maker with a fermentation module that includes a temperature adjuster, air injector, and gas discharger, allowing for precise temperature control and uniform mixing of ingredients through air injection and gas management, facilitating easier and more consistent beer production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a temperature adjuster and air injector are added to the beverage maker, then temperature control precision and mixing uniformity are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the temperature adjuster and air injector into an integrated fermentation module that works cooperatively. The air injector serves dual purposes: mixing ingredients uniformly and assisting temperature distribution through air circulation, while the temperature adjuster provides precise thermal control. This merging of functions reduces the need for separate complex subsystems.
Solution Approach 2:
The air injector is designed to perform multiple functions: it mixes ingredients uniformly during fermentation, distributes heat throughout the fermentation medium for temperature control, and can be used for aeration. This multi-functionality reduces the overall device complexity by eliminating the need for separate mixing devices and heat distribution systems.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple components (temperature adjuster, air injector, gas discharger) are integrated into the fermentation module, then fermentation quality and consistency are improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the temperature adjuster, air injector, and gas discharger into a single fermentation module that operates as a unified system. The control unit coordinates all components simultaneously, allowing users to control the entire fermentation process through a single interface rather than managing multiple independent devices, thereby maintaining ease of operation despite the complexity of integrated functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The fermentation module is designed to automatically coordinate the operation of its integrated components. The control unit autonomously manages the interaction between the temperature adjuster, air injector, and gas discharger, adjusting their operation based on sensor feedback and pre-programmed fermentation parameters. This self-service capability allows the complex multi-component system to operate with minimal user intervention, preserving ease of operation.
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 solution enables users to maintain optimal fermentation temperatures and uniformly mix ingredients, improving the quality and consistency of homemade beer production, enhancing user convenience and simplifying the brewing process.
Implementation Method 1
air injector, and gas discharger, allowing for precise temperature control and uniform mixing of ingredients through air injection
Implementation Method 2
temperature adjuster, air injector, and gas discharger, allowing for precise temperature control
Implementation Method 3
Yeast may ferment the malt when it is added to the malt, and may help to produce alcohol and carbonic acid
Data Source
AI summary
A beverage maker may include a fermenter having an opening; a fermentation lid hinged to the fermenter and configured to open and close the opening from above; a hinge shaft connected to the fermentation lid and configured to rotate with the fermentation lid; a rotary gear connected to the hinge shaft; and a gear damper provided at the fermenter and engaged with the rotary gear.