Can-Mounted Drinking Tube for Fast Flow Without Foam
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods and devices for consuming beverages from pressurized cans, such as 'shotgunning,' result in excessive aeration and spillage due to rapid fluid release and lack of control over the flow.
Innovation Solution
A portable drinking device with a tube and funnel-like cap that fits over a pressurized can, allowing controlled flow of fluid through a puncture made by a detachable piercing element, minimizing aeration and foam by directing the fluid stream into a user's mouth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional shotgunning method is used to quickly consume beverage from pressurized can, then beverage consumption speed is improved, but excessive aeration and foam are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a tube as an intermediary component between the puncture hole and the user's mouth. The tube directs the beverage flow in a controlled manner, preventing direct exposure to air and thus reducing aeration and foam generation while maintaining rapid consumption capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the flow parameters by using a tube with specific dimensions and orientation. The tube directs the beverage stream at an angle and controls the flow rate, transforming the uncontrolled rapid discharge into a directed flow that minimizes air mixing while preserving speed
2Productivity
If pressurized can is punctured and tab is pulled for rapid drainage, then beverage consumption speed is improved, but spillage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tube serves as a mediator that channels the beverage flow from the puncture hole directly to the user's mouth. This controlled pathway prevents uncontrolled spraying and spillage that occurs with direct puncture methods, while maintaining the rapid flow enabled by pressure differential
Solution Approach 2:
The tube modifies the flow parameters by controlling the discharge angle and flow distribution. This transforms the chaotic rapid drainage into a directed stream that is easier to control and less prone to spillage, while preserving the speed advantage of pressure-driven flow
3Device complexity
If simple piercing device is used, then device complexity is reduced, but control over fluid flow is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The tube acts as a simple intermediary component that provides passive flow control through its geometry and positioning. This simple structure naturally directs the flow without requiring complex active control mechanisms, achieving both simplicity and operational control
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 device reduces aeration and spillage, providing a rapid and steady stream of fluid, improving the efficiency of beverage consumption by minimizing foam and spillage compared to existing methods.
Implementation Method 1
the pressurized liquid quickly drains through the hole into the user's mouth
Implementation Method 2
directs a rapid and steady stream of fluid from the punctured can through the tube of the portable drinking device into a recipient's mouth
Data Source
AI summary
A portable drinking device capable of fitting over a typical pressurized beverage can to direct the flow of fluid from the can to a recipient's mouth. The portable drinking device may be positioned over the open top of the can and the can and portable drinking device are slightly tilted sideways. After the can has been punctured on its side, the entire assembly is positioned so that the portable drinking device directs a rapid and steady stream of fluid from the punctured can through the tube of the portable drinking device into a recipient's mouth.