Divided Bottle with Transfer Mechanism for Concentrated Product Dilution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bottle apparatuses require users to carry multiple bottles for concentrated and diluted products, as they cannot efficiently store both forms simultaneously, leading to inconvenience and waste.
Innovation Solution
A bottle apparatus with a divided body, featuring separate compartments for concentrated and diluted products, and transfer members to mix and dispense these products, allowing for reversible coupling and efficient use of space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If users carry multiple bottles for concentrated and diluted products, then both product forms can be stored, but user convenience deteriorates and portability becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle body is divided into multiple compartments by dividing members, with each compartment capable of holding different product concentrations. This segmentation allows simultaneous storage of concentrated and diluted products within a single bottle, eliminating the need to carry multiple bottles while maintaining product differentiation.
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions: it can store concentrated products, diluted products, or both simultaneously in different compartments. The transfer member enables the bottle to transition between storing concentrated product and dispensing diluted product, making the single bottle universally applicable for different product states.
2Productivity
If the entire batch of concentrated product is diluted at once, then diluted product is available, but concentrated product is depleted and cannot be reused
Solution Approach 1:
The dividing members create separate compartments that physically isolate concentrated product from diluent. The transfer member can selectively transfer concentrated product to the diluent compartment without mixing the entire batch, enabling controlled, incremental dilution while preserving concentrated product in the original compartment for future use.
Solution Approach 2:
The transfer member provides dynamic control over the dilution process, allowing users to transfer concentrated product to the diluent compartment in controlled amounts rather than all at once. This dynamic mechanism enables the system to adapt between storing concentrated product and producing diluted product as needed.
3Ease of operation
If a single bottle is used for both concentrated and diluted products, then portability improves, but product contamination may occur
Solution Approach 1:
Dividing members create physical barriers that separate concentrated product compartments from diluent compartments, preventing direct contact and contamination. The segmented structure ensures that products remain isolated until intentional transfer occurs through the controlled transfer member mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The transfer member acts as an intermediary mechanism between concentrated product and diluent compartments. It provides a controlled interface for transferring concentrated product to the diluent compartment, preventing direct mixing and contamination while enabling the dilution process through this mediating structure.
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AI summary
A bottle apparatus is disclosed. The bottle apparatus includes body including a plurality of sidewalls. The body is divided into a first body and an additional body via one or more dividing members. The first body is reversibly couplable to an additional body. A cavity of the first body is configured to hold a concentrated product and a cavity of the additional body is configured to hold the concentrated product and a diluent to form a diluted product. The bottle apparatus includes a plurality of openings arranged on a top wall of the body. The bottle apparatus includes one or more transfer members configured to couple to a portion of the plurality of openings. The one or more transfer members are configured to dispense at least one of the diluted product, the concentrated product, or the diluent.