Dough proofing container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dough proofing containers face challenges such as environmental unfriendliness, potential blockages, difficulty in cleaning, and inability to accurately control or measure temperature, especially for large or commercial batches of dough.
Innovation Solution
A dough proofing container with a receptacle and a resealable lid featuring a pressure release valve and a thermometer, along with a removable dough-supporting insert that provides relief for supporting dough portions, ensuring controlled proofing and easy handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a sealed container is used to protect dough from ambient air, then the dough is protected from drying out, but pressure builds up inside the container due to gas release from expanding dough
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a disposable dome-shaped lid that is discarded after a single use. This disposable lid incorporates a pressure relief mechanism that allows gases to escape during proofing, preventing pressure buildup while maintaining a sealed environment that protects the dough from drying. The disposable nature eliminates the need for cleaning complex pressure relief valves and ensures reliable functionality without blockage risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the pressure relief function from a complex valve mechanism and integrates it into the simple disposable dome lid structure. The dome lid itself acts as the pressure relief mechanism through its design, allowing gases to escape through the dome structure without requiring separate complex valve components that could be blocked or difficult to clean.
2Stress or pressure
If a pressure relief valve is added to the container, then pressure buildup is prevented, but the container becomes difficult to clean and may be subject to blockages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates cleaning difficulties and blockage risks by using a disposable dome lid that is discarded after single use. The dome lid incorporates the pressure relief function in its simple structure, requiring no separate complex valve components that would need cleaning or maintenance. This disposable approach ensures reliable pressure relief functionality without the drawbacks of reusable valve mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent removes the complex valve mechanism entirely and extracts the pressure relief function into the simple disposable dome lid structure itself. This simplification eliminates the cleaning and blockage issues associated with complex valve components while maintaining effective pressure relief functionality.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a reusable container with valve is used, then environmental friendliness is improved, but the container may be blocked by expanding dough and is difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a disposable dome lid that eliminates the risk of valve blockages entirely. The simple dome structure without complex internal valve mechanisms cannot be blocked by expanding dough. While disposable items have environmental impact, the reliability and functionality achieved through this approach outweigh the environmental consideration, especially for single-use applications in professional settings.
4Measurement precision
If a thermometer is added to measure temperature, then temperature control is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a simple thermometer into the disposable dome lid structure. The thermometer is integrated directly into the lid in a straightforward manner that does not significantly increase complexity. Since the entire lid is disposable, the thermometer does not require complex protection or calibration mechanisms, maintaining simplicity while providing essential temperature monitoring capability for the proofing process.
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 container effectively manages pressure and temperature, preventing dough drying and ensuring consistent proofing results, while being easy to clean and suitable for both small and large batches.
Implementation Method 1
a pressure release valve configured to permit gases to escape from the container volume and inhibit gases from entering the container volume
Implementation Method 2
a thermometer configured to measure and display a temperature of the container
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a dough proofing container comprising comprising a receptacle defining a container volume; a resealable lid, the lid being repeatably connectable to the receptacle to close the container volume, the lid comprising a pressure release valve configured to permit gases to escape from the container volume and inhibit gases from entering the container volume; and a thermometer configured to measure and display a temperature of the container.