Fluid Modifying System With Gas Dosing And pH Regulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current fluid dispensers lack the capability to modify fluids such as water, juice, or soda by adjusting pH, temperature, and adding supplements in a controlled and integrated manner, limiting user customization and efficiency in preparation.
Innovation Solution
A fluid modifying and dispensing system that includes a gas dosing unit for infusing gases like CO2, nitrogen, or hydrogen, a filter, a pH regulator, a temperature regulation system, and a dosing system with a reservoir and rotating dosers to add supplements, integrated with a faucet and vessel assembly for precise fluid modification and dispensing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fluid dispenser is designed to dispense fluids for consumption, then it can provide basic dispensing functionality, but it lacks the capability to modify fluids by adjusting pH, temperature, and adding supplements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple fluid modification functions (gas dosing, filtration, pH regulation, temperature control, and supplement dosing) into a single integrated fluid modifying assembly that couples with the dispenser. This merging approach enables comprehensive fluid modification capability while managing system complexity through unified design.
Solution Approach 2:
The fluid modifying assembly is designed as a multi-functional unit that can simultaneously perform multiple operations on the fluid: infusing gas, filtering, adjusting pH, controlling temperature, and adding supplements. This universal design allows one device to handle diverse fluid modification needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple modification functions are integrated into the fluid dispenser, then user customization capability is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate functional modules within the fluid modifying assembly, each handling a specific modification task (gas dosing unit, filter, pH regulator, temperature control system, dosing system). This segmentation allows for easier manufacturing, maintenance, and customization while providing comprehensive modification capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The fluid modifying assembly acts as an intermediary component between the water source and the dispenser. This modular intermediary design enables the integration of multiple modification functions without directly complicating the core dispenser structure, allowing for flexible configuration and maintenance.
3Manufacturing precision
If precise control over pH, temperature, and supplement dosing is implemented, then manufacturing precision is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates sensors and control mechanisms that monitor fluid parameters (pH, temperature, gas content, supplement dosage) and provide feedback to adjust the modification processes. This feedback control ensures precise manufacturing precision for fluid parameters while managing complexity through automated regulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs electronic and automated control systems to replace manual adjustment mechanisms for pH, temperature, and dosing. This substitution enables precise control of fluid parameters through electronic regulation rather than mechanical adjustment, improving precision while streamlining the control system.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a dosing system with multiple compartments and rotating dosers is added to dispense different supplements, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dosing system incorporates a rotating doser mechanism that dynamically switches between multiple supplement compartments. This dynamic design allows a single dosing unit to handle various supplement types by rotating to the appropriate compartment, providing high adaptability without requiring separate static dosing mechanisms for each supplement.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables customizable fluid modification by adjusting pH, temperature, and adding supplements, enhancing user preferences and efficiency in preparing beverages, with features like RFID tagging for vessel recognition and safety pressure management.
Implementation Method 1
a gas dosing unit configured to infuse a fluid with a gas
Implementation Method 2
a filter configured to filter the fluid
Implementation Method 3
a pH regulator configured to modify a pH of the fluid
Implementation Method 4
The temperature regulation system may be configured to modify a temperature of the fluid
Implementation Method 5
The temperature regulation system may be configured to modify a temperature of the fluid
Implementation Method 6
an in-line mixer configured to mix the one or more supplements within the fluid
Data Source
AI summary
Implementations of fluid modifying and dispensing systems may include a fluid modifying assembly having a fluid modification unit including a gas dosing unit configured to infuse a fluid with a gas, a filter configured to filter the fluid, and a pH regulator configured to modify a pH of the fluid. The fluid modifying assembly may include a temperature regulation system coupled to the fluid modification unit. The fluid modifying assembly may also include a dosing system coupled to the fluid modification unit. The dosing system may be configured to add one or more supplements to the fluid. The fluid modifying and dispensing system may include a fluid dispensing assembly having a faucet coupled to the fluid modifying assembly and a vessel having a lid and a base. The base of the vessel may be configured to couple directly to the faucet to fill the vessel with the fluid.