Container Mounting System With Friction Beam Assemblies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bottle coupling systems suffer from limited connection strength and stability due to reliance on frictional grip, which is inadequate when the bottle cap diameter exceeds the recess diameter, and there is a need for enhanced connectivity and load-bearing capacity.
Innovation Solution
A container mounting system that uses a combination of frictional grip and vacuum seal by incorporating a recess with micro-rib beam assemblies in the bottle base, allowing the cap to be inserted and creating a secure connection through air displacement and audible click indication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a frictional grip connection is used between bottle cap and recess, then the coupling system is simple to manufacture, but the connection strength is limited when cap diameter exceeds recess diameter
Solution Approach 1:
The recess is segmented into multiple radial sections by friction beams, creating multiple discrete friction surfaces. This segmentation allows the cap to engage with multiple friction zones simultaneously, dramatically increasing the total frictional grip and connection strength without requiring a more complex overall coupling mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The friction beams are positioned radially around the recess to create localized high-friction zones at specific points where the cap makes contact. This local concentration of frictional force maximizes the connection strength at critical engagement points while maintaining a simple overall structure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If air is trapped in the recess during cap insertion, then the assembly process is simple, but the connection stability is reduced due to air pressure interference
Solution Approach 1:
The friction beams are designed with gaps between them that serve as extraction pathways for air trapped in the recess. As the cap is inserted, air is actively removed through these gaps, allowing the formation of a vacuum seal that enhances connection stability without requiring complex vacuum mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The gaps between friction beams act as intermediary channels that facilitate air displacement during cap insertion. These gaps mediate the transition from an air-filled recess to a vacuum-sealed recess, enabling stable connection formation through a simple geometric feature rather than complex active control.
3Ease of operation
If the recess diameter is made larger to accommodate larger caps, then the ease of operation increases, but the frictional grip connection strength decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the recess into multiple radial sections with friction beams, the system maintains effective frictional grip even when the overall recess diameter is enlarged. The segmented structure ensures that the cap engages with multiple localized friction surfaces distributed around the larger recess, preserving connection strength while allowing easier insertion of larger caps.
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 system achieves enhanced connection strength and stability, enabling the secure stacking and construction of structures that can support greater loads, addressing the limitations of previous coupling methods.
Implementation Method 1
Air present within the recess of the first container body is displaced out through the gaps in the side wall of the recess between the plurality of friction beam assemblies as the cap of the second container body is fully inserted into the recess of the first container body, thereby creating a vacuum seal that secures the cap of the second container body to the recess of the first container body.
Implementation Method 2
the side wall of the recess comprising a plurality of friction beam assemblies coupled thereto, each friction beam assembly in the plurality of friction beam assemblies separated from an adjacent friction beam assembly in the plurality of friction beam assemblies by a gap defined by space along the side wall of the recess
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting system to couple containers together includes a pair of container bodies coupled together, each container body having a bottom end connected to a top open end with a cap disposed thereon, a pair of recesses disposed in the bottom ends of the first and second container bodies, the recess of the first container body being sufficiently large to receive the cap of the second container body, the recess formed by an inner face coupled to a side wall, the side wall of the recess having a plurality of friction beam assemblies coupled thereto, each friction beam assembly in the plurality of friction beam assemblies separated from an adjacent friction beam assembly by space along the side wall of the recess. Insertion of the cap of the second container body into the recess of the first container body creates a frictional grip and a vacuum seal.