Humidity Control Container With Porous Pack Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage solutions for humidity-sensitive substances like Cannabis fail to maintain optimal freshness due to improper humidity control, leading to rapid decay and loss of desirable properties.
Innovation Solution
A humidity control container with a deployable enclosure lid containing a moisture-porous humidity pack compartment that maintains optimal moisture levels by allowing humidity to waft into the enclosure interior, with periodic access for substance removal and replacement of the humidity pack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If airtight sealing is used to prevent moisture loss, then product freshness is improved, but humidity control becomes difficult leading to product decay
Solution Approach 1:
The humidity pack automatically regulates moisture levels within the container through passive diffusion. When humidity drops, the pack releases moisture; when humidity is sufficient, it stops. This self-regulating mechanism eliminates the need for complex active humidity control systems while maintaining product freshness through proper humidity levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The humidity pack utilizes porous material structure that allows controlled moisture diffusion. The porous nature enables the pack to absorb excess humidity when present and release moisture when the environment is dry, providing automatic humidity buffering without requiring complex mechanical or electronic control systems.
2Reliability
If humidity packs are placed inside the storage container, then humidity control is improved, but product contamination risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into two separate compartments: an upper storage chamber for the product and a lower humidity pack chamber. This segmentation physically isolates the humidity pack from direct contact with the product, eliminating contamination risk while maintaining effective humidity control through the enclosed chamber design.
Solution Approach 2:
The enclosed humidity pack chamber acts as an intermediary space that mediates between the humidity pack and the product storage area. Moisture is transferred through controlled diffusion across the chamber boundary, providing humidity control without direct contact between the pack and product, thus preventing contamination.
3Ease of operation
If frequent container opening is done to access product, then product usability is improved, but humidity loss and decay rate increase
Solution Approach 1:
The container features a two-chamber design with separate access points. The product can be accessed through the upper chamber without opening the lower chamber containing the humidity pack. This segmentation allows product retrieval while maintaining the sealed humidity-controlled environment, reducing moisture loss and decay from frequent openings.
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 container effectively preserves the freshness of humidity-sensitive substances by maintaining uniform moisture levels, slowing decay and retaining flavor and quality until consumption.
Implementation Method 1
the moisture-porous material may allow humidity to waft from the compartment into the enclosure interior
Data Source
AI summary
A humidity control container may include a container enclosure having an enclosure interior. An enclosure lid may be supported by the container enclosure. The enclosure lid may be selectively deployable in a closed lid position and an open lid position on the container enclosure. The enclosure lid may form a substantially airtight seal with the container enclosure in the closed lid position. At least one humidity pack compartment may be supported by the enclosure lid. The humidity pack compartment may be suitably sized and configured to contain at least one humidity pack. The humidity pack in the humidity pack compartment may be disposed in air communication with the enclosure interior of the container enclosure when the enclosure lid is deployed in the closed lid position on the container enclosure.