Device for generating flying edible foams or clouds
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices lack the capability to generate stable and resistant edible foams or clouds that can float in the air, failing to provide a lasting visual and sensory effect suitable for culinary and event applications.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a container with a lower housing and an upper housing separated by a filter with holes, allowing helium gas to be introduced into an edible fluid, creating stable gas bubbles that form floating clouds, with a tubular body and secure filter arrangement to maintain bubble stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional gas introduction devices are used, then gas can be introduced into food, but stable and resistant edible foams that can float in the air cannot be generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a porous foam structure where gas is distributed through a matrix creating numerous small bubbles. This porous arrangement provides the structural stability needed while allowing the foam to maintain its shape and float in air, resolving the contradiction between stability and floating capability
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite structure combining gas bubbles with edible fluid matrix, forming a stable foam that maintains both structural integrity and buoyancy. The composite nature allows the foam to be stable yet capable of floating, addressing the technical contradiction
2Ease of manufacture
If gas bubbles are introduced into edible fluid, then foaming effect is achieved, but the bubbles are not stable and resistant enough to make the product float
Solution Approach 1:
The porous foam structure distributes gas throughout the edible fluid, creating numerous small bubbles that are more stable than large bubbles. The porous matrix provides structural support that prevents bubble collapse, achieving both ease of manufacture and bubble stability
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameters of the system by controlling bubble size, distribution, and gas composition. These parameter changes result in stable bubbles that maintain their structure and enable the product to float, while still being easy to manufacture
3Device complexity
If simple gas introduction is used, then device complexity is low, but the visual and sensory effect is not spectacular or lasting
Solution Approach 1:
The porous foam structure provides a simple yet effective device design that creates long-lasting floating effects. The porous matrix maintains bubble stability over time, extending the duration of the visual effect without requiring complex device mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The invention achieves continuous floating effect through the stable foam structure that maintains its buoyancy and visual appeal over an extended period. The continuous stability of the foam provides a lasting sensory experience without requiring complex active control mechanisms
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
Enables the creation of long-lasting, visually striking edible clouds that float, enhancing culinary and event experiences by providing a unique sensory effect.
Implementation Method 1
the holes in the filter cause the formation of clouds of said fluid formed from groups of gas bubbles integrated in the fluid
Implementation Method 2
groups of bubbles in a fluid, in particular bubbles of a gas that is lighter than air, such as helium... allowing said fluid to be converted into a product in the form of a floating cloud
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AI summary
A device for generating flying edible foams or is provided that includes a container (2) suitable for holding liquids that has a lower housing (2a), provided with a lateral perforation (3), suitable for inserting a tube through which the gas is introduced, and an upper housing (2b) that is separated from the lower housing by means of a filter provided with holes (4). The filter (4) can be is a metal plate, with a plurality of holes (4a) distributed on its surface with a diameter such that they prevent the fluid deposited thereon from moving through said holes towards the lower portion of the container but allow the passage of the gas from the lower portion of the container towards the upper portion thereof through the fluid deposited on the filter (4).