Connected Cosmetic Dispenser for Personalized Dispensing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cosmetic dispensers do not provide personalized cosmetics based on user schedules, weather conditions, and environmental factors, and lack integration with mobile terminals for real-time recommendations and updates.
Innovation Solution
A cosmetic dispenser equipped with an input unit, control unit, display unit, and communication units that receive user and environmental information to dispense customized cosmetics, linked with a mobile terminal and server for real-time recommendations and updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a cosmetic dispenser uses a conventional pump mechanism, then it can dispense cosmetic products, but it allows backflow of product which leads to contamination and waste
Solution Approach 1:
The pump mechanism is divided into separate functional components: a pump body, a piston, a product outlet, and a check valve. The check valve is positioned at the product outlet to specifically prevent backflow, while the piston handles the dispensing action. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specialized function efficiently.
Solution Approach 2:
A check valve is introduced as an intermediary component between the product reservoir and the dispensing mechanism. This check valve acts as a one-way gate that allows product to flow outward during dispensing but prevents any backward flow, thereby eliminating contamination risk without requiring complete redesign of the pump system.
2Reliability
If a cosmetic dispenser uses a simple pump mechanism, then it has fewer parts, but it cannot prevent product from flowing back into the reservoir
Solution Approach 1:
The backflow prevention function is extracted as a separate check valve component rather than being integrated into the main pump mechanism. This extraction allows the pump body to remain relatively simple while adding only the minimal necessary component (check valve) to achieve the desired backflow prevention functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The check valve serves as an intermediary element that specifically addresses the backflow problem without requiring modification of the entire pump system. It is positioned at the critical point (product outlet) where backflow occurs and performs the prevention function with minimal interference to the overall system design.
3Productivity
If a cosmetic dispenser allows product to remain in the dispensing mechanism, then it is ready for next use, but the product deteriorates and becomes contaminated
Solution Approach 1:
The check valve extracts and isolates the backflow prevention function to a specific location at the product outlet. This ensures that product cannot flow back into the reservoir where it would remain stagnant and deteriorate, while still allowing the dispensing mechanism to maintain readiness for use.
Solution Approach 2:
The check valve automatically prevents backflow without requiring user intervention or complex control systems. It self-regulates the product flow based on pressure differential, allowing the dispenser to maintain product freshness passively while remaining ready for dispensing.
4Reliability
If a cosmetic dispenser uses a check valve at the product outlet, then it prevents backflow and contamination, but it adds an additional component
Solution Approach 1:
The backflow prevention function is extracted as a dedicated check valve component positioned at the product outlet. This extraction concentrates the contamination prevention function in a single, simple component rather than distributing it throughout the entire pump mechanism, minimizing the increase in overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The check valve is positioned as an intermediary at the critical product outlet point where backflow occurs. This strategic placement allows it to perform its contamination prevention function with minimal impact on the overall system architecture, adding only one component at the most critical location.
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AI summary
A cosmetic dispenser according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises a first bi-directional communication unit that receives at least one of user information and environmental information from a mobile terminal, a control unit that acquires a cosmetic dispensing method based on at least one of the user information and the environmental information which are received, and a cosmetic dispensing unit that comprises at least one cartridge that contains cosmetics, a nozzle unit that moves the cosmetics contained in the cartridge according to the acquired cosmetic dispensing method, and a dispensing unit that discharges the cosmetics passed through the nozzle unit to the outside.