Capsule Receiving Module With Rotating Vanes for Compact Mixing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing manufacturing apparatuses for cosmetic compositions require large drive motors to facilitate formulation migration, leading to increased costs, complexity, and size, and pose challenges in accessibility and action on capsules.
Innovation Solution
A compact mixing machine with a receiving device that includes movable vanes for exerting forces on capsules, allowing for efficient mixing without direct contact with the apparatus, and a foolproof mechanism for correct capsule insertion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a large drive motor is used to transmit pressure forces to deformable compartments, then formulation migration is ensured, but device size and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional modules: a compact drive motor, bearing elements for force transmission, and deformable compartments for formulation storage. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, reducing overall device weight while ensuring reliable formulation migration through specialized force transmission mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
Bearing elements act as intermediaries between the drive motor and the deformable compartments. These bearing elements transmit pressure forces efficiently without requiring direct contact between the motor and compartments, enabling reliable formulation migration while using a compact motor design that reduces device weight.
2Reliability
If a large drive motor is used to transmit pressure forces to deformable compartments, then formulation migration is ensured, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional modules: a compact drive motor, bearing elements for force transmission, and deformable compartments for formulation storage. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using cost-effective processes, reducing overall manufacturing cost while ensuring reliable formulation migration through specialized force transmission mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The deformable compartments are designed as single-use or disposable components that can be easily manufactured and replaced. This approach reduces manufacturing costs for replaceable parts while maintaining reliable formulation migration during the intended service life through optimized bearing element design.
3Ease of operation
If a receiving device is added to the mixing machine, then capsule handling is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving device is merged with the mixing machine structure, integrating capsule holding and mixing functions into a unified apparatus. This merging improves capsule handling convenience while minimizing additional complexity by sharing structural elements and control systems between the receiving device and mixing machine.
Solution Approach 2:
The receiving device is designed to accommodate different capsule types and formulations while working with the existing mixing machine infrastructure. This multi-functionality approach improves capsule handling versatility without proportionally increasing device complexity, as the same structural elements serve multiple purposes.
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 solution provides a simple, compact, and cost-effective apparatus for manufacturing cosmetic products, ensuring easy capsule handling and efficient mixing while maintaining a reduced size and weight.
Implementation Method 1
a first bearing element located at the level of a first actuation face of the receiving device and movable inside the first receiving location, in order to exert a force on the first capsule
Implementation Method 2
at least one bearing element is a vane movable in rotation about a hinge, the movable vane being configured to enter one of the first and second receiving locations
Data Source
AI summary
A receiving device to form a manufacturing apparatus when the receiving device is inserted into a mixing machine, includes a first receiving location configured to receive a first capsule containing a first formulation, a second receiving location configured to receive a second capsule containing a second formulation, a first bearing element located at the level of a first actuation face of the receiving device and movable inside the first receiving location, to exert a force on the first capsule, and/or a second bearing element located at the level of a second actuation face, preferably opposite to the first actuation face, and movable inside the second receiving location, in order to exert a force on the second capsule, wherein at least one bearing element is a vane movable in rotation about a hinge, the movable vane being configured to enter one of the first and second receiving locations.