Transparent Cup Lid With Deformable Domes for Flavor Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cup lids do not effectively indicate the contents of a drink, and existing solutions lack a simple, visually distinct method to differentiate between beverage flavors.
Innovation Solution
A transparent cup lid with a ring-shaped brim mount and a central closure featuring deformable product-identification domes that change transparency in response to deformation, allowing consumers to visually identify the beverage flavor by shifting from a transparent to an opaque state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional cup lids are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the ability to indicate beverage contents and differentiate flavors is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs transparency changes in the product-identification dome to indicate beverage flavor. When the dome is deformed (pressed), it transitions from transparent to opaque, providing visual feedback to the consumer about the selected beverage content without requiring complex electronic or mechanical components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state parameter of the identification dome from transparent to opaque through deformation. This parameter change provides a simple yet effective method to communicate beverage information, resolving the contradiction between information transmission and structural simplicity.
2Loss of information
If existing flavor differentiation methods are used, then the solution is simple, but the visual distinction between beverage flavors is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses transparency as a visual indicator to differentiate beverage flavors. The product-identification dome transitions from transparent to opaque when deformed, creating a clear and easily detectable visual distinction that helps consumers identify the selected flavor without difficulty.
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 solution enables consumers to easily identify the beverage flavor through a transparent cup lid that changes opacity when the product-identification domes are deformed, enhancing user experience and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
The stress concentrator joints focus stresses in the product-identification dome in response to deformation of the dome to cause the transparency of the product-identification dome to change when moving from the undeformed arrangement to the deformed arrangement
Data Source
AI summary
A container includes a cup and a lid. The lid is adapted to mate with a brim included in the cup to close a top aperture opening into an interior liquid-storage region formed in the cup.