Nursing Bottle Holder with Separate Slots for Dishwasher Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Nursing bottle assembly components in dishwashers often fail to be cleaned effectively due to being loaded in a way that causes shielding and nesting, leading to inadequate cleaning results.
Innovation Solution
A dishwasher-safe apparatus with a loading member featuring distinct openings for each component, along with a retaining member that pivots to secure the components in place, preventing movement and ensuring proper identification and separation during cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If bottle components are loaded in bulk into the utensil basket, then the loading process is simple and quick, but the cleaning effectiveness deteriorates due to shielding and nesting
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus divides the utensil basket space into multiple separate compartments or slots, each designed to hold individual bottle components. This segmentation prevents components from being crammed together in bulk, eliminating shielding and nesting while maintaining simple loading procedures through dedicated placement areas for each component type.
2Temperature
If bottle components are placed on the top rack away from heating elements, then heat damage is avoided, but cleaning effectiveness deteriorates due to shielding by other components
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus provides separate compartments for each bottle component on the top rack, ensuring that components are not shielded by one another while remaining away from heating elements. This segmentation allows water jets to access all surfaces of each component effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus acts as an intermediary structure between the heating elements and the bottle components, providing a heat-shielded environment while maintaining cleaning effectiveness. The apparatus design includes features that direct water flow around each component independently.
3Reliability
If components are secured tightly to prevent movement, then cleaning stability is improved, but accessibility for loading and unloading deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus employs dynamic securing mechanisms such as movable clips, spring-loaded retainers, or adjustable straps that can be easily opened for loading and automatically secure components during the wash cycle. These mechanisms provide tight fixation during cleaning while allowing quick and easy access during loading and unloading operations.
Data Source
AI summary
In an apparatus for holding components of a nursing bottle assembly in a dishwasher, a loading member has a first opening sized and configured for receiving a portion of a first component of the bottle assembly therein to seat the first component on the loading member, and a second opening separate from the first opening. The second opening is sized and configured for receiving a portion of a second component of the bottle assembly therein to seat the second component on the loading member. The first and second openings differ in at least one characteristic indicative of the respective first and second components. A retaining member is connected to the loading member for pivoting movement between an opened position to permit loading of the first and second components onto the loading member and a closed position for use of the apparatus in the dishwasher during operation thereof.