Foldable Holding Device for Receptacle Lids to Reduce Rod Impact Noise
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing receptacle systems for beverages are susceptible to damage and generate noise due to impact contact between the lid, receptacle, and rod-like objects, and they fail to prevent contamination from dust particles.
Innovation Solution
A foldable holding device with a hollow cylindrical body, featuring a pivot axis off-center, allows secure accommodation of rods with varying diameters and provides a fluid-tight connection, reducing noise and damage risk through interlocking and sealing mechanisms, and is integrated into a lid device with a spout section for pouring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rod is permanently kept in the liquid of the carafe with a lid, then the rod can remain in the opening of the receptacle, but impact contact between the lid, receptacle and rod causes damage and noise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by providing a receptacle body made of rubber or rubber-like material that can elastically deform to absorb impact energy. This cushioning mechanism is built into the system in advance, preventing damage and noise from impacts between the rod, lid, and receptacle during normal use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary element - a receptacle body made of rubber or rubber-like material - that mediates between the rigid components (rod and lid). This intermediary material absorbs impact forces through elastic deformation, preventing direct impact contact between the rod and the rigid receptacle walls, thereby eliminating noise and damage.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a lid is provided for closing the carafe to prevent contamination, then dust particles are blocked, but the rod cannot be securely held without causing vibrations and collisions
Solution Approach 1:
The receptacle body is made of rubber or rubber-like material that provides beforehand cushioning against vibrations and collisions. This elastic material absorbs shock and prevents the rod from causing vibrations and collisions with the rigid receptacle walls, while the lid remains in place to block dust contamination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite material construction by combining the lid (which blocks dust) with a receptacle body made of rubber or rubber-like material (which dampens vibrations). This composite approach allows the system to simultaneously achieve dust protection and vibration reduction.
3Ease of manufacture
If the rod receptacle has a fixed internal diameter, then manufacturing is simple, but it cannot accommodate rods with varying diameters effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by making the rod receptacle expandable. The receptacle can change its internal diameter parameter from a smaller state during assembly to a larger state during operation, allowing it to accommodate rods with varying diameters. This is achieved through the elastic properties of the rubber or rubber-like material.
Solution Approach 2:
The rod receptacle is designed to be dynamic rather than static. The receptacle can expand and contract elastically to adapt to different rod diameters. This dynamic capability is achieved through the use of rubber or rubber-like material that allows the receptacle to change its dimensions in response to the rod being inserted.
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 solution enhances the durability and noise reduction of the receptacle system by securely holding rods without causing vibrations or collisions, while maintaining a fluid-tight seal and preventing dust contamination during pouring.
Implementation Method 1
the rod receptacle of the holding device is produced from a flexible elastomer, so that the shaft is present in the rod receptacle under pre-stress, is essentially fixed in the radial direction and cannot be displaced in the axial direction
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a receptacle system and component parts thereof, for example a carafe with a lid, wherein an elongated object, for example a (stirring) rod can remain in the opening of the receptacle when the lid is in place. The previously known receptacle systems are susceptible to damage. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide advantageous components of a receptacle system and an advantageous receptacle system per se, wherein the susceptibility to damage is reduced. This object is achieved by a holding device, a lid device and a receptacle system as disclosed herein. According to an embodiment, the holding device essentially has a hollow cylindrical device body, which in turn is composed inter alia of two cylinder portions which are connected to one another by means of a folding device. Both cylinder portions are connected to one another by means of the folding device, such that they can pivot about a pivot axis. To this end, the device body of the holding device forms, by means of the hollow volume thereof, an essentially central rod receptacle with a holder inner surface extending in the axial direction of the device body. Due to the unfoldable structure of the holding device, it is possible for the rod receptacle to encompass a shaft of a rod.