Dispensing kit for dishwasher products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dispenser devices for dishwasher products face challenges in stable and safe positioning within the dishwasher, simplicity of use, and effective product dispensing, particularly in models without a top cutlery basket or with narrow container shapes that obstruct product release.
Innovation Solution
A dispenser kit with a container featuring a longitudinal cavity on its outer surface to couple with dishwasher rack prongs, combined with a covering element for secure insertion and a water-dispersible closing member for product release, ensuring stable and easy placement and effective dispensing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the container has an elongated prismatic shape to fit in the cutlery basket, then it can be housed inside the dishwasher cutlery basket, but it becomes difficult to position the dispensing device in dishwashers without a top cutlery basket
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into distinct functional segments: a body portion for holding products and a separate attachment portion with cavities for rack engagement. This segmentation allows the container to adapt to different rack configurations while maintaining proper positioning and dispensing functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the container has a flattened parallelepiped shape with reduced width to place between rack prongs, then it can be placed between the prongs of the rack, but the narrow shape obstructs effective dispensing of products
Solution Approach 1:
The container design transitions from a two-dimensional flattened shape to a three-dimensional structure with protruding attachment portions and cavities. This dimensional change allows the container to engage with rack prongs while maintaining sufficient width in the dispensing area, resolving the conflict between rack compatibility and dispensing effectiveness.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the container is made narrow to fit between rack prongs, then it can be positioned in the rack, but stability and safety are compromised risking damage to dishes or dishwasher
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment portions with cavities are nested within the container structure, allowing the rack prongs to insert into these cavities. This nesting mechanism provides secure engagement and stable positioning, ensuring the container remains firmly attached to the rack throughout the washing cycle without compromising safety or stability.
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 dispenser kit is securely positioned on the dishwasher rack, allowing for effortless product dispensing without obstructing the release, while being easy to manufacture and cost-effective, ensuring reliable and versatile operation.
Implementation Method 1
the closing element is made of material dispersible in water, for example paraffin wax; In use, at a temperature above 60° C, the dispersion of the closing element is determined, thus enabling the leakage of the liquid present in the container
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AI summary
The dishwasher products dispenser kit comprises a container (2) of the products to be dispensed provided with a dispensing portion (6) and a closing member (9) of said dispensing portion (6) of the container (2). The closing member (9) is made of a water dispersible material for enabling the dispensing portion (6) to be opened during the washing step. The container (2) shapes at least one cavity (10) on the outer surface in longitudinal extension, adapted to couple with a corresponding prong of the dishwasher rack in order to allow the engagement of the same container (2) in the said rack. The kit includes a covering element (20, 200) applied at the cavity (10) to enable the stable engagement in the rack.