Coffee Machine Flexible Line Magnetic Fixing for Tidy Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fully automatic coffee machines face challenges in user-friendliness and aesthetics due to the handling and attachment of flexible lines, which are often prone to breakage and visually unattractive, especially when not in use or during cleaning.
Innovation Solution
A hook-free device with a magnetic fixing section that reversibly attaches to the coffee machine, allowing the flexible line to be positioned in a defined manner without protruding elements, ensuring easy operation and hygiene while maintaining a tidy appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If hooks are used to attach the flexible line, then the line can be easily attached and detached, but the hooks are prone to breakage and visually unattractive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical hook system with a magnetic attachment mechanism. The flexible line contains a magnetic section that is attracted to a metal component of the coffee machine, eliminating the need for physical hooks. This substitution maintains ease of attachment while significantly improving reliability and visual appearance, as magnets have no protruding parts that can break or look unsightly.
2Ease of manufacture
If the flexible line is made detachable for hygiene, then cleaning is improved, but the attachment mechanism becomes visually unattractive when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic attachment system eliminates protruding hooks that create visual clutter when the line is detached. The magnetic section can be easily removed for cleaning while maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance when not in use, as magnets have no visible attachment structures.
3Ease of operation
If the flexible line is fixed on the coffee machine, then its position is defined and operation is not prevented, but it may interfere with operation when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic attachment mechanism provides dynamic positioning - the flexible line can be easily attached and detached based on operational needs. When not in use, the line can be completely removed from the machine, providing maximum flexibility and preventing any interference with other operations or aesthetics.
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 robust, user-friendly, and visually appealing method for attaching and detaching the flexible line, preventing damage and interference with the coffee machine's operation, while ensuring hygienic cleaning and maintaining a sleek design.
Implementation Method 1
The fixing section can be fixed magnetically. It can be attracted, for example, due to a magnetic force acting between it and a metal component of the fully automatic coffee machine.
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AI summary
A fully automatic coffee machine (1) for domestic use, with a flexible line (6) that can be actuated at least on one side, is further developed by a fixing section (10) on a middle section of the line (6) and by a device (11) for reversibly fixing the fixing section (10 ) on the coffee machine (1).