Flow-Rate Display Kettle for Hand-Drip Brewing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional containers, such as gooseneck kettles, make it difficult for consumers to track the coffee brewing status due to the need to monitor both the flow of water from the spout and weight data on a digital scale simultaneously, leading to distraction and difficulty in controlling the brewing process, especially for beginners.
Innovation Solution
A container equipped with a flowmeter, display, and control circuit module that measures and displays the flow rate of liquid, allowing consumers to monitor the flow rate directly, thereby simplifying the control of water output and improving the coffee brewing process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If consumers use conventional containers (gooseneck kettles) for coffee brewing, then they can pour water onto filter paper, but they must alternately observe both the water flow from spout and weight data on digital scale, causing distraction and difficulty in controlling brewing status
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the flow rate display function directly with the container body, merging previously separate information sources (visual observation of water flow and numerical weight data) into a single integrated display system on the container, eliminating the need to alternately observe multiple sources
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a flowmeter and display as intermediary devices between the water flow and the consumer, converting the physical water flow into a readable flow rate value that is directly displayed on the container, serving as a mediator that translates physical quantity into readable information
2Measurement precision
If consumers monitor both water flow from spout and weight data on digital scale simultaneously, then they can track brewing parameters, but the height difference between spout and scale causes distraction and makes it difficult to grasp brewing status
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the flow rate measurement and display functions into the container itself, combining previously separate monitoring tasks (visual flow observation and weight measurement) into a single integrated system that provides both pieces of information from one location
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from spatial separation (monitoring flow at spout height and weight at scale height) to a unified information dimension where both flow rate and brewing status are displayed together on the container, changing the dimension of information presentation from spatially distributed to integrated
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 consumers to control the water output more prudently and conveniently, enhancing the ability to manage the coffee brewing process and achieve high-quality hand-drip coffee by providing a clear and distraction-free flow rate indication.
Implementation Method 1
a flowmeter, mounted in the container body and having a conduit for sensing a liquid flow
Data Source
AI summary
A container capable of displaying a flow rate includes a container body and a flowmeter, a display, and a control circuit module mounted therein. The container body has a channel. The flowmeter has a conduit fluidly communicating with the channel for sensing a liquid flow. The control circuit module is signally connected to the flowmeter and the display to control the display to show a flow rate based on a measurement signal of the flowmeter.