Fresh-keeping structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users cannot determine the appropriate timing for using or replacing preservatives like deoxidizers and dehumidifiers in sealed environments, leading to inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A fresh-keeping structure with a chamber for preservatives, equipped with a Bluetooth module and sensing units that detect environmental indexes and output signals via Bluetooth, allowing users to monitor and manage preservative use effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If deoxidizers or desiccants are placed in sealed environments, then the moisture or oxygen concentration is improved, but the user cannot determine the appropriate timing for use or replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism by placing sensing units within the sealed environment that continuously monitor moisture and oxygen concentrations. These sensors transmit data wirelessly to a display device, providing real-time feedback to users about the preservative's effectiveness and when replacement is needed, thus resolving the information asymmetry problem
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces sensing units and wireless communication modules as intermediaries between the preservative environment and the user. These intermediaries translate invisible chemical parameters (moisture, oxygen levels) into visible digital information, enabling users to monitor preservative status without direct contact or intervention in the sealed environment
2Loss of information
If sensing units and Bluetooth modules are added to the fresh-keeping structure, then user awareness of environmental conditions is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensing units are designed to perform multiple functions: they simultaneously monitor both moisture concentration and oxygen concentration, and can communicate with different types of display devices (mobile phones, tablets, dedicated displays). This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized components, thereby limiting complexity growth
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical monitoring systems with electronic sensing units and wireless Bluetooth communication. This substitution eliminates the need for physical connections, manual sampling, or complex mechanical indicators, achieving simplified device architecture while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities
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 users to track environmental conditions and determine when to use or replace preservatives, optimizing their effectiveness and reducing unnecessary consumption.
Implementation Method 1
the control module is provided on the body and includes at least one sensing unit. When the fresh-keeping structure is combined with the container, the at least one sensing unit can detect environmental indexes in the container
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AI summary
A fresh-keeping structure, which can be combined with a container to form a sealed fresh-keeping device, and the fresh-keeping structure comprising a body, wherein the body has a chamber for placing a preservative, and the chamber communicates with an outside through an opening; a Bluetooth module, wherein the Bluetooth module is provided on the body; and a control module, wherein the control module is provided on the body, the control module includes at least one sensing unit, when the fresh-keeping structure is combined with the container, and the at least one sensing unit can detect environmental indexes in the container and outputs a sensing signal through the Bluetooth module.