Container with Sound-Making Bladder Using Air Displacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a container that can produce noise on demand, as existing noise makers are not integrated within containers in a way that allows for controlled noise generation.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring a vessel with a shell interconnected by a channel, a port for air passage, and a bladder that produces sound when air is displaced through the channel, allowing for controlled noise generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a noise maker is incorporated within a container, then noise production capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the noise-making function with the container structure by integrating a bladder into the container wall and using the container's existing air supply system (port and channel) to operate the bladder. This merging approach adds noise production capability while minimizing additional complexity by reusing existing container components.
Solution Approach 2:
The container structure serves multiple functions: it holds the substance in the vessel and simultaneously houses the noise-making mechanism through the integrated bladder and air passage system. The air channel serves both structural support and fluid transport functions, demonstrating multi-functionality that improves versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a bladder is positioned on the shell to produce sound, then noise generation is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The noise-making system is segmented into distinct functional components: the bladder element, the air passage channel, and the port interface. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured separately using standard processes and then assembled into the container, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while maintaining noise generation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The use of a thin bladder film positioned on the container shell provides an simple manufacturing approach. The bladder can be formed as a thin flexible membrane that is easily integrated into the container structure during molding or assembly, avoiding complex mechanical noise-making mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If air is displaced in the channel to vibrate the bladder, then sound production is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The noise-making system operates through periodic air displacement through the channel, creating oscillating pressure that vibrates the bladder to produce sound. This periodic action allows sound generation with minimal continuous energy input, as the system uses pressure oscillations rather than continuous power consumption, improving energy efficiency while maintaining sound production capability.
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
Enables on-demand noise production by displacing air within the channel to vibrate the bladder, effectively integrating noise-making functionality into a container.
Implementation Method 1
a bladder positioned on the shell to produce a sound when air is displaced in the channel
Implementation Method 2
produce a sound when air is displaced in the channel
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AI summary
The present invention describes a container which is capable of creating a sound by a bladder through the displacement of air within a channel in the container. A container (10) is shown having a shell (20) and a vessel (30). A port (40) is positioned on vessel (30) allowing for fluid communication with a channel (90). Container (10) also has a cap (50) secured to the bottom of container (10) which bottom cap (50) secures a bladder (60) to container (10).