Device for beverage production
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage production devices, such as liquefiers, suffer from issues like splattering and incomplete juice extraction due to the design of tubular elements with open top and bottom portions, which require separate accessories for different models and increase costs, and fail to compact remnants for full juice extraction.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a filtering beaker and pestle designed for use with hand-held blenders, where the filtering beaker is fixed within a containing beaker, equipped with filtering areas and a pestle that rotates and moves vertically to crush and extract juice, allowing for complete extraction of juice by compacting solids against the beaker base.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If tubular filtering elements with open top and bottom portions are used, then the device can be simple in structure, but the crushed remnants splatter in the juice and filtering becomes ineffective
Solution Approach 1:
The filtering beaker is divided into two distinct parts: an outer containing beaker and an inner filtering beaker. The inner filtering beaker has a closed bottom portion with filtering areas, while the outer containing beaker has an open top. This segmentation prevents crushed remnants from splattering into the juice while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Reliability
If tubular filtering elements are fixed to the base of liquefiers, then filtering can be performed, but different models require different tubes increasing cost and complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The filtering beaker assembly is designed as a universal component that can be used with any hand-held blender. The containing beaker has a standardized shape and size that accommodates the filtering beaker, and the assembly can be removed and cleaned together. This universal design eliminates the need for model-specific accessories.
3Productivity
If tubular filtering elements are used, then filtering can occur during crushing, but there is no way to compact crushed remnants for complete juice extraction
Solution Approach 1:
The pestle serves dual functions: it compacts the crushed remnants against the filtering areas during the crushing process, and it can be removed and cleaned separately. The compaction action is performed automatically by the pestle's own weight and motion during normal operation, without requiring additional mechanisms.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If the filtering beaker is fixed within the containing beaker, then splattering is prevented, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The inner filtering beaker is nested within the outer containing beaker. The filtering beaker fits snugly inside the containing beaker, with its closed bottom portion resting on the base of the containing beaker. This nesting arrangement prevents splattering while maintaining simplicity, as the filtering beaker itself provides the fixing structure through its geometry.
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 device effectively prevents splattering, allows for complete juice extraction without the need for multiple accessories, and facilitates easy cleaning and use with any hand-held blender, ensuring efficient beverage production.
Implementation Method 1
the pestle that rotates and moves vertically to crush and extract juice, allowing for complete extraction of juice by compacting solids against the beaker base
Implementation Method 2
the filtering beaker is fixed within a containing beaker, equipped with filtering areas
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AI summary
Device for producing beverages, compatible with any hand-held domestic blender, which enables producing beverages either by crushing a solid element from which the juice is extracted and at the same time filtering the same or, enabling mixing a solid element with a liquid one at the same time that it is being filtered, the device comprises at least one filtering beaker (2), a pestle (6) for inserting into the filtering beaker, and means (1) for holding the filtering beaker.