Heated Beverage Sleeve With Insulation for Temperature Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage containers, especially non-insulated ones like glasses or cups, lack effective solutions for maintaining beverage temperature and user comfort, as they do not efficiently heat or keep drinks warm and hands warm in cold conditions.
Innovation Solution
A sleeve with a built-in warmer and insulation layers that can be wrapped around any size of beverage container, utilizing a heating means such as crystallization or electric heating to maintain drink temperature and user hand warmth, featuring a conical shape with secure fit options and gripable surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If a non-insulated beverage container is used, then the container is simple and easy to manufacture, but the beverage temperature cannot be maintained and user comfort deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The solution divides the temperature maintenance function into a separate removable sleeve component that wraps around the beverage container. The sleeve contains distinct heating and insulation layers, separating the thermal management function from the container itself while maintaining simplicity of the original container design.
Solution Approach 2:
The thermal sleeve acts as an intermediary device between the user's hand and the beverage container. It provides thermal mediation through its heating and insulation layers, allowing temperature control without modifying the original container structure.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If insulation layers are added to the beverage container, then temperature retention improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The insulation function is segmented into a separate sleeve that can be independently designed and manufactured. This allows the beverage container to remain simple while the sleeve provides the necessary insulation and heating layers for extended temperature retention.
Solution Approach 2:
The thermal sleeve serves multiple functions (heating, insulation, hand warming) in a single component that can fit various container sizes, providing universal temperature maintenance without requiring complex modifications to different container types.
3Power
If a heating means is integrated into the container, then beverage heating capability improves, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The heating function is segregated into a separate sleeve component containing the heating means, rather than integrating it directly into the beverage container. This allows the container to be manufactured using conventional simple processes while the sleeve provides the heating capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The sleeve acts as an intermediary that houses the heating means, providing heating capability without requiring modification of the container's manufacturing process. The heating element is contained within the sleeve's heating layer, separate from the container structure.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the sleeve is designed to fit various container sizes, then adaptability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sleeve is designed with flexible and adjustable characteristics, allowing it to adapt dynamically to different container sizes and shapes. The sleeve can be wrapped around various containers and secured, providing versatility without requiring multiple fixed-size designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The sleeve is designed as a universal fit solution that can accommodate multiple container types and sizes through a single design, achieving versatility while maintaining relatively simple construction through standardized materials and flexible 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 sleeve efficiently keeps beverages warm and user hands warm, providing a secure and comfortable drinking experience across various container sizes and shapes, enhancing temperature retention and user grip.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing a heating means such as crystallization or electric heating
Implementation Method 2
utilizing a heating means such as crystallization or electric heating
Implementation Method 3
The insulation layer will insulate the heating means from the user's hand or from the cool beverage container
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is a sleeve that is place or wrapped around a beverage container. The sleeve is designed to either heat the beverage container to keep or change the temperature of the liquid within the beverage container. It can also be used to keep a users hand warm while drinking a cool beverage.