Container Vent Dispenser with Recessed Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container designs often result in 'glugging' during liquid pouring due to air pressure fluctuations, and storage solutions expose users to contamination and unpleasant odors from liquid contact with dispenser tubes.
Innovation Solution
A container system with a vent dispenser that includes a first opening for liquid exit and a second opening for air entry, allowing for smooth pouring and storage without tube contact with the liquid, featuring a recess for storing the dispenser and a flange to prevent insertion beyond a certain point, ensuring easy installation and sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the container uses a single orifice for both liquid dispensing and air replacement, then the structure is simple, but the liquid flow rate fluctuates causing glugging
Solution Approach 1:
The single orifice is divided into two separate openings: a first opening for liquid dispensing and a second opening for air replacement. This segmentation allows independent control of liquid flow and air intake, eliminating the glugging effect while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
2Volume of moving object
If the dispenser tube is stored inside the container with liquid, then space is minimized, but the tube contacts liquid causing contamination and odors
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser tube is nested within a recess formed in the container wall, creating a dedicated storage compartment that is integrated into the container structure. This nesting approach minimizes external space while preventing liquid contact through the recess barrier.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser tube is extracted from the liquid environment by providing a separate recess compartment that is isolated from the liquid contents. The tube can be removed from the first opening and stored in the recess, separating it from the liquid to prevent contamination and odors.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the dispenser tube is stored outside the container, then liquid contact is avoided, but storage space efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser tube is nested within a recess formed in the container wall, creating a dedicated storage compartment that is integrated into the container structure. This nesting approach minimizes external space while preventing liquid contact through the recess barrier.
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 prevents 'glugging' by equalizing air pressure and keeps the dispenser clean during storage, allowing for efficient and hygienic liquid dispensing while maintaining space-saving storage capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
a second opening configured to allow air to enter the container through the vent dispenser to equalize air pressure
Data Source
AI summary
A container dispenser system including a container having an orifice. A first dispenser is fitted into the orifice having at least first and second openings, the first opening is configured to allow liquid to exit the container there through and the second opening is configured to allow fluid to enter the container there through. A second dispenser is configured to connect to the first opening in a using configuration. A recess is positioned in an outer surface of the container and the second dispenser is configured to fit into the recess in a storage configuration. The recess has two end portions and a centerline defined there between. At least one portion of the recess is curved such that the centerline curves at least once between the two end portions.