Container Assembly With Moisture-Releasing Chamber
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container systems fail to maintain a consistent moisture level, which is crucial for preserving the freshness, taste, smell, and optical appearance of products like pharmaceuticals and herbs over an extended period.
Innovation Solution
A container assembly featuring a container with a stopper or closure cap and a hollow chamber with a central hole in both the stopper and the chamber, where a substance is placed in the chamber to release water through a perforated base wall, maintaining the desired moisture level within the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If a container is sealed to preserve product freshness, then storage life is extended, but moisture level cannot be maintained consistently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a substance in the chamber that changes physical or chemical parameters (absorbing CO2, releasing water) to dynamically adjust the moisture level in the container, enabling consistent moisture maintenance throughout extended storage periods
Solution Approach 2:
The chamber substance automatically responds to environmental conditions (CO2 levels, moisture) by self-regulating its water release, eliminating the need for external control systems to maintain moisture levels during storage
2Stability of the object's composition
If a substance is added to the chamber to release water, then moisture level is maintained, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The chamber serves multiple functions: it acts as a storage space for the substance, a reaction chamber for CO2 absorption, a water release mechanism, and a pressure balance component, thereby maintaining moisture without adding separate complex systems
Solution Approach 2:
The chamber substance acts as an intermediary between the external environment and the stored product, mediating moisture regulation through chemical reactions that occur within the chamber rather than requiring direct contact between control mechanisms and the product
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 container assembly effectively maintains a constant moisture level, preventing the degradation of products by balancing internal pressure, reducing odor production, and extending the storage life of the products.
Implementation Method 1
The amount of the substance in the chamber, its capacity to separate water by a chemical process through contact with the ambient air flowing in through the holes
Implementation Method 2
a lower, perforated base wall, wherein the chamber is put together with the stopper or the closure cap so that the two holes are in alignment with one another
Data Source
AI summary
A container assembly is configured to maintain a predetermined moisture in a container for storing a product, where the container assembly includes a container with an upper container opening and a closed base, a stopper with a central hole passing through the stopper and a chamber formed by a peripheral wall, an upper wall with a central hole and a lower perforated base wall, where the chamber is connected to the stopper and a substance is arranged in the chamber, and where an inflow of ambient air moves through the central holes of the stopper and the chamber and causes the substance to give off water, wherein the water passes through the lower perforated base wall of the chamber.