Climate Control Jar With Layered Airflow for Herb Freshness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers fail to maintain optimal humidity and control airflow between layers for long-term storage of herbs and marijuana, leading to degradation and loss of potency.
Innovation Solution
A climate control jar with a humidity control system and airlock mechanism that maintains humidity between 55%-70%, preferably 62%, and controls air distribution through a layering system with plate-like structures to prevent rapid air exchange, ensuring freshness for up to a year.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a sealed container is used to store herbs and marijuana, then protection from external contaminants is improved, but humidity control and air circulation are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a porous stone element that allows controlled air and humidity passage while maintaining a sealed container structure. The porous material enables moisture regulation and air circulation without compromising the protective seal, resolving the contradiction between contamination protection and humidity stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary airlock mechanism with a movable barrier that mediates between the sealed container interior and exterior environment. This intermediary structure allows controlled exchange of air and humidity while maintaining overall seal integrity, enabling both protection and environmental stability.
2Loss of substance
If air-tight sealing is implemented to preserve freshness, then loss of substance is reduced, but airflow control and humidity maintenance are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The porous stone element provides controlled porosity that allows gradual air exchange and humidity regulation while maintaining the air-tight seal. This prevents rapid air exchange that would cause potency loss, while still enabling necessary airflow for freshness maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates a dynamic airlock mechanism with movable barriers that can adjust airflow characteristics. The dynamic structure enables adaptive control of air exchange rates, maintaining optimal conditions for preventing substance loss while regulating airflow patterns.
3Device complexity
If a simple sealed container is used, then device complexity is reduced, but long-term freshness maintenance is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The porous stone element is a relatively simple component that integrates multiple functions: filtration, humidity regulation, and controlled air exchange. This single porous element provides long-term freshness maintenance without requiring complex mechanical systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The porous stone and airlock mechanism operate passively using natural convection and diffusion processes. The system self-regulates humidity and airflow without external power sources or complex control systems, maintaining freshness for extended periods through passive self-service 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 jar effectively maintains the freshness and potency of marijuana and other herbs by controlling humidity and airflow, preventing degradation and preserving quality for extended periods.
Implementation Method 1
a humidity control arrangement and an air distribution arrangement... maintains herbs, spices and other naturally grown products such as tobacco and, specifically marijuana fresh for extended periods of time
Implementation Method 2
controls air distribution through a layering system with plate-like structures to prevent rapid air exchange
Implementation Method 3
The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity
Data Source
AI summary
A climate control container maintains herbs fresh for extended periods of time. The container includes a container part with a cylindrical wall attached to a base forming an internal volume for herbs. A top, climate control part connects to the cylindrical wall of the container part. A layering system is placed in an upper portion of the internal volume that includes plates in a top-down vertical arrangement. The plates are formed with unique respective patterns of through-holes to limit air movement. A top cover part makes an air-tight connection to the cylindrical wall and/or the top, climate control part. Air-tight connecting the top, climate control part to the container part with the layering system and to the top cover part effects an air lock sealing the internal volume to air flow in or out and controls air flow through the vertical arrangement to limit air turbulence.