Bubble Generating Apparatus with Rotating Dispenser
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing automated bubble making devices are messy, difficult to manufacture, and expensive, making them inefficient and costly for generating bubbles, while also being challenging to use effectively.
Innovation Solution
A modular bubble generating apparatus comprising a first housing assembly with a fan device and bubble solution dispenser, a second housing assembly containing electronic circuitry, and a drip tray, which are detachably coupled without fasteners, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and operate by rotating to dispense bubble solution and generate air streams for bubble formation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated bubble making devices use pumps and valves to deliver bubble solution, then bubble generation efficiency is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes pumps and valves from the bubble making device, extracting these complex components entirely. Instead, a simple motor rotates the bubble solution container to deliver solution through gravity and capillary action, dramatically reducing device complexity while maintaining bubble generation capability
Solution Approach 2:
The bubble solution container is designed to be self-delivering through gravity and capillary action. The solution automatically flows to the bubble generating elements without requiring external pumping mechanisms, eliminating the need for complex mechanical components
2Productivity
If automated bubble making devices use pumps and valves to deliver bubble solution, then bubble generation efficiency is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By removing pumps and valves from the design, the patent eliminates expensive components that require precision manufacturing and assembly. The simplified structure using basic motor, container, and bubble generating elements significantly reduces manufacturing cost
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs inexpensive, easily manufactured components including a simple motor, plastic container, and bubble generating elements. These components can be mass-produced at low cost and are designed for ease of assembly and disassembly
3Ease of operation
If modular components are detachably coupled without fasteners, then ease of assembly and cleaning is improved, but structural stability may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into modular components (motor assembly, bubble solution container, bubble generating elements, drip tray) that can be easily separated and reassembled without fasteners, improving ease of assembly and cleaning while maintaining functional integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed to couple together at comparable structural levels, allowing simple attachment and detachment. The components nest within each other or align on flat surfaces, creating stable connections without requiring complex fastening mechanisms
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 apparatus effectively generates bubbles with reduced mess and complexity, enhancing user experience and reducing manufacturing costs by eliminating the need for pumps and valves, while being easy to clean and assemble.
Implementation Method 1
a fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an air stream
Implementation Method 2
a motor; a fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an air stream
Data Source
AI summary
A bubble generating device and a method for producing bubbles. In one aspect, the invention can be an apparatus for generating bubbles including an housing assembly, a motor, and a fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an air stream. There may also be a bubble generating assembly having a plurality of bubble generating devices that are aligned with the air stream generated by the fan device. The bubble solution dispenser may include a storage reservoir containing a supply of a bubble solution and a delivery reservoir that is fluidly coupled to the storage reservoir. The motor may be operably coupled to the bubble solution dispenser to rotate the bubble solution dispenser about a rotational axis to deliver the bubble solution to each of the bubble generating devices.