Dispenser Cartridge Closure for Adjustable Beverage Dosing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dispenser systems for introducing substances into beverages lack controllability and adjustability, often requiring irreversible mixing and unable to vary the amount of substance added, leading to inefficiencies and waste.
Innovation Solution
A dispenser cartridge with adjustable closure means that allows for controlled and reversible release of the dispenser substance, featuring a tubular sleeve element with waved or serrated walls to ensure fluid-tight storage and adjustable flow passages, enabling precise control over the amount and timing of substance introduction into the liquid.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cartridge is opened once and irreversibly discharges the entire amount of substance, then the substance is released into the liquid, but the cartridge can only be used once and the degree of substance addition cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The closure means are designed to be adjustable between a closed configuration (protecting the dispenser substance) and an open configuration (allowing liquid flow). The closure means can be moved along the longitudinal axis to different positions, enabling dynamic control of the flow passage cross-section and thus the amount of dispenser substance released into the liquid.
Solution Approach 2:
The closure means can vary the cross-section of the flow passage by moving to different positions, thereby changing the flow parameters. This allows adjustment of the degree to which the dispenser substance is added to the liquid, transforming a fixed-release system into a variable-release system.
2Reliability
If the dispenser cartridge is tightly closed to protect the dispenser substance, then storage stability is improved, but the ability to release the substance on demand is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The closure means provide a dynamic sealing solution that can transition from a tightly closed state (protecting the dispenser substance from environmental influences) to an open state (allowing controlled liquid flow). The movable design maintains protection during storage while enabling controllable release during operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the entire amount of liquid flows through the dispenser cartridge, then complete mixing is achieved, but there is no possibility to vary or avoid this circumstance
Solution Approach 1:
By moving the closure means to different positions along the longitudinal axis, the cross-section of the flow passage is changed, thereby controlling the amount of liquid that flows through the dispenser cartridge and takes up the dispenser substance. This allows variable dosing rather than fixed complete mixing.
4Manufacturing precision
If the closure means are made adjustable to control flow, then dosing precision is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable closure means provide a mechanically simple yet effective solution for precise dosing. The closure means can be moved to different positions to define different flow passage cross-sections, enabling precise control of the liquid flow rate and thus the dosing precision without requiring complex electronic or mechanical systems.
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AI summary
A dispenser cartridge for use in a dispenser arrangement for introducing at least one dispensed substance into a liquid, includes an enveloping element with a continuous central space and with at least two openings for the entry and exit of the liquid respectively, wherein the dispensed substance is provided in the central space wherein first and second sealing means are provided which seal the openings completely in an initial configuration, wherein the sealing means can be brought into an operating configuration in which a flow path through the enveloping element is opened for the liquid.