Fermentation Lid Hinge Shaft Layout for Cleaner Beverage Brewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage makers are prone to contamination due to direct exposure of water and ingredients, leading to the introduction of foreign substances like dust during the brewing process.
Innovation Solution
A beverage maker design featuring a hinge shaft and fermentation lid system with hidden tubes that minimize external visibility and exposure, ensuring clean ingredient passage and reducing contamination risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If tubes are exposed externally for fluid passage, then ease of operation is improved, but contamination risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tubes are nested within the hinge shaft structure, with the hinge shaft forming a hollow space that accommodates the tubes. This nesting arrangement allows the tubes to be hidden inside the hinge shaft while still functioning, thereby reducing contamination risk without compromising operational ease.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If tubes are hidden within hinge shaft, then contamination risk is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge shaft serves multiple functions: it provides the hinge mechanism for opening and closing the fermentation lid, and simultaneously acts as a protective housing for the tubes. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate protective structures, thereby minimizing device complexity while still achieving contamination prevention.
3Ease of repair
If tubes are exposed externally, then ease of maintenance is improved, but appearance quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The tubes are extracted from the external environment and placed inside the hinge shaft structure. This extraction hides the tubes from external view, improving appearance quality, while the hinge shaft design allows for easy access and maintenance when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
A beverage maker including a hinge shaft, a fermentation tank having a space therein and configured to rotatably support the hinge shaft, a fermentation lid connected to the hinge shaft through a bracket and rotating about the hinge shaft to open and close the space, and at least one tube through which a fluid passes, wherein a hinge shaft accommodating space accommodating the at least one tube is defined inside the hinge shaft, and at least one hinge shaft hole through which the at least one tube extends to the outside of the hinge shaft space is defined in the hinge shaft to minimize damage or contamination of the at least one tube and allow the at least one tube to be minimally visible when the fermentation lid is opened.