Bottle-Neck Liquid Dispenser for Precise Dropwise Cocktail Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for dispensing small and precise amounts of flavoring or coloring liquids from bottles with wide mouths are inefficient, leading to difficulties in creating precise cocktails and declining popularity of beverages that require these liquids.
Innovation Solution
A liquid dispenser system with a dispensing chamber and portals that allows for controlled dispensing of liquids in the form of drops, featuring a receiving portal and a dispensing portal, which can be positioned in the neck of a bottle to facilitate precise delivery of liquids like vermouth or bitters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If conventional pourers are used with wide-mouth bottles, then the bottle structure remains simple, but the precision of liquid dispensing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle system is segmented into three functional components: a wide-mouth bottle for storage, a dispensing chamber for controlled liquid accumulation, and a dispensing portal for precise drop formation. This segmentation allows the bottle to maintain its simple wide-mouth structure while introducing a separate dispensing mechanism that provides precision without complicating the overall system.
Solution Approach 2:
A dispensing chamber acts as an intermediary component between the wide-mouth bottle and the dispensing portal. This intermediate structure receives liquid from the bottle, controls its flow, and directs it through the portal in precise droplet form, thereby enabling precision dispensing without requiring modification of the original bottle structure.
2Productivity
If conventional pouring methods are used, then the operation process remains simple, but the time required for precise beverage preparation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing chamber is designed to pre-form and accumulate liquid in controlled droplets before dispensing. This preliminary action of drop formation within the chamber eliminates the need for time-consuming manual measurement and pouring adjustments, thereby speeding up the beverage preparation process while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispensing system performs self-regulation of liquid flow through the portal, automatically controlling droplet formation and dispensing rate without requiring manual intervention. This self-service mechanism eliminates the time bartenders would otherwise spend on precise measurement, directly improving preparation efficiency.
3Reliability
If precise liquid dispensing is achieved through manual skill, then no additional device is needed, but the consistency and reliability of dispensing precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing portal is designed with specific local geometric properties (size, shape, and orientation) that inherently control droplet formation. This localized structural quality ensures consistent and reliable dispensing precision at the critical dispensing point, while the rest of the system remains relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispensing chamber and portal are designed with specific dimensional parameters (chamber volume, portal aperture size, and positioning) that optimize droplet formation and dispensing consistency. By carefully selecting these parameters, the system achieves high reliability in liquid dispensing precision without requiring complex control mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the precise addition of small volumes of liquids to cocktails, improving the efficiency of beverage preparation and maintaining the quality of drinks that require precise flavoring, thereby enhancing the popularity of premium beverages.
Implementation Method 1
dispensing the liquid from the dispensing chamber through the dispensing portal, wherein the liquid emerging from the dispensing portal is in the form of drops
Data Source
AI summary
Liquid dispensers for bottles comprise a dispensing chamber having small portals at either end. Dropwise addition of flavoring or coloring liquids, such as vermouth or bitters, to alcoholic beverages using those liquid dispensers is also disclosed.