Hinged Soap Holder Structure for Easy Release and Recycling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional soap holders cause soap to become sticky and inconvenient to use, with residual soap sticking to the holder and being difficult to recycle.
Innovation Solution
A soap holder design featuring a main body with holes and a carrying plate with bumps, connected by a hinge joint and releasable retaining structure, allowing the bumps to carry soap and separate from the holder, preventing soap from sticking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional soap holders are used, then soap can be held and stored, but soap becomes sticky and difficult to pick up
Solution Approach 1:
The soap holder is divided into two separable parts: a main body and a carrying plate connected by a hinge joint. The carrying plate can be rotated to separate from the main body, allowing the soap to be easily removed without sticking. This segmentation enables the soap to be held during storage but easily released during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrying plate is connected to the main body through a hinge joint, creating a dynamic structure that can rotate between a locked position (for holding soap) and an unlocked position (for releasing soap). This dynamic mechanism allows the soap holder to adapt between two states: storing and using, eliminating the stickiness problem.
2Loss of substance
If conventional soap holders are used, then soap is held in place, but residual soap sticking to the holder is difficult to recycle
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the soap holder into a main body and a removable carrying plate, the design enables complete removal of the soap from the holder. The carrying plate can be fully detached, allowing users to take the soap home for recycling without leaving residues on the holder, thus reducing soap waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrying plate extracts the soap from the main body through a rotational movement. When the carrying plate is rotated to the unlocked position, the soap is completely removed from the holder structure, enabling full recycling of the soap without any residual waste remaining on the holder.
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 design allows for easy soap pickup and separation, preventing soap from sticking to the holder and enabling efficient recycling by allowing the soap to drop onto the main body when the carrying plate is separated.
Implementation Method 1
The carrying plate is connected to one side of the main body by a hinge joint
Implementation Method 2
the soap drops onto the upper surface of the main body as each of the plurality of bumps withdraws from the corresponding hole
Data Source
AI summary
A soap holder comprises a main body, and a carrying plate. The main body has a plurality of holes, an upper surface and a lower surface. The carrying plate has a plurality of bumps. The carrying plate is connected to one side of the main body by a hinge joint. Each of the plurality of bumps has a tip, and each of the plurality of bumps partially passes through a corresponding hole of the plurality of holes so the tips of the plurality of bumps expose above the upper surface. The tips of the plurality of bumps can carry a bar of soap. The main body and the carrying plate are separable and the soap drops onto the upper surface of the main body as each of the plurality of bumps withdraws from the corresponding hole of the plurality of holes.