Beverage Making Pack Seating and Sealing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage makers lack a convenient and secure system for attaching and detaching a beverage making pack, leading to potential contamination and leakage during the brewing process.
Innovation Solution
A beverage maker design featuring a flexible container with a pack body and seating part that easily attaches to a fermentation tank module, incorporating a cap for opening and closing the pack opening, and a tube for discharging beverages, while a gas discharging hole manages pressure to prevent container damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the beverage making pack is designed to be easily attached and detached, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of sealing and preventing contamination may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage making pack is divided into separable components (pack body, cap, seating part) that can be easily attached and detached while maintaining sealing integrity through dedicated connection interfaces
Solution Approach 2:
The cap acts as an intermediary element that seals the pack opening when not in use, preventing contamination while allowing easy access when needed. The seating part serves as an intermediary interface between the pack body and fermentation tank module, ensuring reliable connection
2Reliability
If the pack opening is kept closed to prevent contamination, then the reliability is improved, but the ease of operation for accessing the beverage making space worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The cap serves as a removable intermediary that seals the pack opening to prevent contamination during storage and transport, while can be easily removed when access to the beverage making space is required
Solution Approach 2:
The cap is pre-positioned to seal the pack opening, providing immediate contamination protection upon packaging, while allowing quick removal when needed for operation
3Productivity
If pressure is built up in the flexible container to discharge beverage, then the productivity is improved, but the risk of container damage worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The gas discharging hole provides a localized pressure relief path at a specific location on the container, allowing controlled pressure release without compromising the overall structural integrity of the flexible container
Solution Approach 2:
The gas discharging hole acts as a pre-designed safety feature that prevents excessive pressure buildup before it can damage the container, allowing controlled pressure release during the beverage discharge process
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AI summary
A beverage making pack according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a flexible container having a beverage making space, a pack body to which the flexible container is coupled and which has a pack opening communicating with the beverage making space and a seating part seated on a fermentation tank module, a tube connected to a lower portion of the pack body and accommodated in the flexible container, and a cap configured to open/close the pack opening.