Shock-Absorbing Dropper Bottle Assembly for Impact Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Dropper bottles are prone to damage from impact and compression forces, leading to breakage of the glass bottle, plastic cap, and glass pipette, resulting in liquid leakage and malfunctioning of the dropper.
Innovation Solution
A dropper bottle protection assembly comprising shock-absorbing materials in the form of sleeves that cover the bottle body and dropper cap, protecting against impact and compression forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dropper bottles are made with glass bottle and glass pipette, then the dropper bottle can effectively hold and dispense liquid, but the glass components are fragile and prone to breakage from impact and compression forces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating shock-absorbing materials (such as foam or rubber) that surround and protect the glass bottle and glass pipette from impact and compression forces before damage can occur. This cushioning layer is designed to absorb external forces and prevent them from reaching the fragile glass components, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining glass integrity for functionality and protecting against mechanical damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an intermediary protective structure (the shock-absorbing material layer) that mediates between the external environment and the fragile glass components. This intermediary layer absorbs and distributes impact and compression forces, preventing direct transmission to the glass bottle and pipette, thus allowing the glass components to maintain their functional integrity while being protected from mechanical damage.
2Ease of operation
If the dropper bulb is made thin and flexible for dispensing function, then the dropper can effectively suck up and dispense liquid, but it provides insufficient protection to the upper portion of the pipette from compression and impact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by positioning shock-absorbing material around the dropper bulb and pipette assembly before impact or compression occurs. This cushioning layer compensates for the thin and flexible nature of the dropper bulb by providing external protection to the pipette, allowing the bulb to remain thin for dispensing functionality while the cushioning material prevents damage to the pipette from external forces.
3Ease of operation
If the dropper cap is made of plastic for ease of threading and removal, then the cap can be easily opened and closed, but the plastic cap can be cracked from impact forces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating shock-absorbing material that surrounds the plastic dropper cap before impact occurs. This cushioning layer absorbs and distributes impact forces, preventing them from concentrating on the plastic cap and causing cracks. The plastic cap maintains its ease of threading and removal while the cushioning material provides impact protection.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The assembly effectively prevents breakage of the dropper bottle components, ensuring the integrity of the dropper and bottle, thereby preventing liquid leakage and maintaining functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a shock-absorbing material to protect a dropper cap of a dropper and a pipette connected to the dropper cap against breakage from impact forces and compression forces
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AI summary
A dropper protection structure to protect a dropper of a dropper bottle, which dropper protection structure includes a shock-absorbing material to protect a dropper cap of a dropper and a pipette connected to the dropper cap against breakage from impact forces and compression forces, a top portion designed to cover a lower portion of a dropper bulb, and a side portion designed to cover a side surface of a dropper cap.