Drinkware Lid Assembly With Pivot Venting and Sealed Opening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drinking containers lack efficient and user-friendly mechanisms for opening and closing the drinking opening while ensuring proper sealing and venting, which complicates cleaning and usage.
Innovation Solution
A drinking assembly with a lid assembly featuring a control arm, slider controller, and actuator mechanism that allows for pivoting to open and close the drink opening, utilizing a return spring for sealing and a bridge to connect posts for axial movement, enabling easy cleaning and secure sealing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a control assembly with pivotable control arm and actuator is used to open and close the drink opening, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control assembly is divided into separable components including the control arm, actuator, return spring, and sealing elements. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while simplifying the overall assembly and disassembly process, making the complex mechanism easier to operate and maintain.
Solution Approach 2:
The control arm is designed to be pivotable rather than fixed, allowing it to dynamically transition between open and closed positions. This dynamic capability enables easy operation of the drink opening while the return spring provides automatic resetting, reducing the complexity of manual control mechanisms.
2Reliability
If a return spring mechanism is used to seal the drink opening, then the reliability of sealing is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The return spring is configured to automatically return the control arm to the sealed position after opening, without requiring external power sources or complex control systems. This self-service mechanism ensures reliable sealing while minimizing the complexity of the actuator mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces electronic or motorized sealing mechanisms with a purely mechanical return spring system. This substitution maintains reliable sealing through elastic mechanical force while significantly reducing the complexity of the overall actuator mechanism.
3Ease of repair
If the lid assembly components are made separable for cleaning, then the ease of repair and cleaning is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid assembly is segmented into multiple removable components including the control arm, actuator, return spring, and sealing elements. This segmentation enables easy disassembly for cleaning and repair while the modular design actually simplifies the overall structure by defining clear functional boundaries between components.
Solution Approach 2:
The control assembly components are extracted as separable units from the main lid body, allowing them to be removed for cleaning without disassembling the entire lid assembly. This extraction approach improves ease of maintenance while the standardized connection interfaces keep the overall structure simple.
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 assembly provides a user-friendly and efficient mechanism for opening and closing the drink opening, ensuring proper sealing and venting, while allowing for easy disassembly and cleaning of components.
Implementation Method 1
a return spring mounted around the post support and biasing against the channel floor and a retaining cap that is removably attached to the primary post; wherein said return spring is in a first compressed state and biases the drink opening seal against the opening seat in the seal closed position
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AI summary
A drinking assembly, such as a water bottle or a drinkware, having a drinking vessel and a lid assembly attached to the drinking vessel, such as by threads. The drinking vessel can have a double-wall construction. The lid assembly can have a control assembly to open and close a drink opening and a vent opening. The lid assembly can be removed from the body of the lid to enable cleaning. The control arm of the control assembly can pivot or rotate to impart an axial motion on an actuator to open the drink opening and the vent opening.