Display container for displaying a botanical specimen
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display containers for aromatic botanical specimens do not effectively allow for aroma sampling while maintaining the specimen's security and integrity, limiting the ability to assess the product's scent during display.
Innovation Solution
A display container with a transparent body, an air pump, and scent discharge ports that allows for the controlled release and intake of scented air, using a resiliently deformable bulb to expand and contract the internal volume, enabling aroma sampling without compromising the specimen's containment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the container body is sealed to maintain specimen security and integrity, then the specimen is protected from contamination and theft, but aroma sampling is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The container is segmented into a sealed container body for specimen storage and a separate air pump system with scent discharge ports for aroma sampling. This segmentation allows the specimen to remain securely enclosed while enabling controlled aroma release through the pump mechanism, resolving the contradiction between security and aroma accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The air pump acts as an intermediary device between the sealed container body and the external environment. It draws scented air from the container through internal pathways and discharges it through scent discharge ports, enabling aroma sampling without compromising the seal integrity or direct access to the specimen.
2Reliability
If the container remains static to maintain security, then the specimen is protected, but dynamic aroma control is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The air pump introduces dynamic control to the otherwise static sealed container. The pump can be activated to draw air from the container and discharge it through scent ports, and deactivated to maintain complete sealing. This dynamic operation enables versatile aroma release control while preserving specimen containment when the pump is inactive.
Solution Approach 2:
The air pump operates in periodic cycles of activation and deactivation. During activation, it draws scented air from the container and discharges it for aroma sampling. During deactivation, the container maintains its sealed state for security. This periodic action provides adaptability in aroma release while maintaining reliable containment.
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
Facilitates secure and controlled aroma sampling of botanical specimens, allowing potential buyers to assess the scent while maintaining the specimen's security and integrity within the display container.
Implementation Method 1
The air pump comprises a resiliently deformable bulb mounted to the container body, the bulb having a bulb interior defining the air chamber
Implementation Method 2
movement of the air pump toward the contracted state reduces the interior volume for discharging the scented air from within the container body to the environment through the scent discharge port
Data Source
AI summary
A display container for displaying an aromatic botanical specimen includes: (a) a container body for enclosing the botanical specimen and scented air having a scent of the botanical specimen; (b) at least one scent discharge port in the container body; and (c) an air pump coupled to the container body and operable to discharge the scented air from within the container body to the environment through the at least one scent discharge port.