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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage carbonators lack versatility and user convenience, as they typically require exchanging gas cartridges and do not allow for simultaneous flavor infusion and easy pressure vessel replacement.
Innovation Solution
A beverage soda maker with multiple pressure container receptacles and corresponding actuation units that enable fluidic connections to a beverage container, allowing for easy selection and replacement of pressure vessels with different gas and flavor combinations, along with a protective cover for safety and secure attachment mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single pressure container receptacle is used, then the device has a compact footprint, but the versatility and ability to store multiple gas/flavor combinations is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into multiple pressure container receptacles (first, second, and third receptacles) that can be independently configured. Each receptacle can hold a different pressure container with specific gas and flavor combinations, allowing the system to segment storage functions while maintaining a compact overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The actuation unit is designed with universal functionality to control fluidic connections across multiple pressure container receptacles. A single actuation mechanism can selectively open or close connections to different receptacles, enabling one component to perform multiple functions and reducing the need for separate control systems for each receptacle.
2Adaptability or versatility
If gas cartridges need to be exchanged for different flavors, then flavor variety is achieved, but user convenience is reduced due to the exchange process
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple pressure containers with different gas and flavor combinations are pre-loaded into separate receptacles before use. The user does not need to exchange cartridges during operation; instead, the system has already prepared various flavor options in advance, and the user simply selects the desired flavor through the actuation unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides multiple copies of pressure containers, each containing different gas and flavor combinations. Instead of having one cartridge that needs frequent exchanging, the invention creates redundant storage locations (receptacles) with pre-filled containers, eliminating the need for user intervention to swap cartridges.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pressure container receptacles are added, then flavor selection capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple pressure container receptacles are combined into a single integrated device structure. The receptacles share common components including the actuation unit, beverage container connection, and control mechanisms. This merging approach allows the system to provide multiple flavor selections while avoiding the complexity of completely separate devices for each flavor option.
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 convenient selection and use of various gas and flavor combinations without cartridge exchange, ensuring safe operation and easy maintenance, while providing a compact footprint.
Implementation Method 1
a pressure container (5) filled with gas, in particular with carbon dioxide
Implementation Method 2
the gas then flows from the pressure container into the beverage container
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a beverage dispenser (1) with a basic unit (3), wherein the basic unit (3) comprises: - a plurality of pressure vessel receptacles (4) for receiving a corresponding number of pressure vessels (5), and - a beverage container receptacle (6) for receiving a beverage container (7).