Ice bucket with stoppers for placing bottles in different positions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ice buckets fail to provide controlled submersion and stability of bottles, leading to inconsistent cooling and rattling when multiple bottles are chilled.
Innovation Solution
An ice bucket with right, left, and optional central stoppers allows for adjustable bottle positioning, ensuring controlled submersion and reduced bottle movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a bottle is placed in an existing ice bucket, then the bottle can be chilled, but the amount of submersion cannot be controlled
Solution Approach 1:
The bottom of the ice bucket is segmented into multiple positioning zones using protrusions (first, second, third, and fourth positioning protrusions). Each protrusion creates a distinct positioning area that controls the bottle's submersion depth, allowing the user to select different submersion levels without complicating the overall bucket structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the bucket bottom are given different local qualities through the positioning protrusions. Each protrusion creates a specific local condition (a positioning area) that controls bottle placement, enabling precise submersion control only where needed while leaving the rest of the bucket simple.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple bottles are placed in an existing ice bucket, then more drinks can be chilled, but the bottles slide against each other and lose stability
Solution Approach 1:
The bucket bottom is divided into multiple independent positioning areas, each created by a specific positioning protrusion. Each positioning area can accommodate one bottle in a stable position, allowing multiple bottles to be placed simultaneously without sliding, as each bottle is independently secured in its own positioning zone.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning protrusions act as intermediary elements between the bucket bottom and the bottles. These protrusions mediate the interaction by providing specific contact points and positioning areas that prevent direct contact and sliding between adjacent bottles, thereby maintaining stability.
3Shape
If a bottle protrudes slightly from the bucket rim, then aesthetic presentation is improved, but the cooling efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides dynamic positioning options where the user can adjust the bottle's submersion depth by selecting different positioning protrusions. This allows the user to dynamically balance between aesthetic presentation (bottle protruding slightly) and cooling efficiency (larger submersion) based on the specific situation, rather than being fixed in one configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the positioning parameter (submersion depth) by providing multiple discrete positioning options through different protrusions. Each protrusion corresponds to a specific submersion parameter, allowing the user to select the optimal balance between aesthetics and cooling efficiency by choosing the appropriate positioning level.
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 precise control over bottle submersion and stability, maintaining aesthetic presentation and reducing bottle rattling during handling.
Implementation Method 1
the bottom of the bottle rests between the left stopper and the peripheral wall on the left side of the vessel, and the bottle leans on the right side of the vessel
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AI summary
A bucket for chilling bottles that includes a vessel and right, left and central stoppers that form part of the vessel's bottom. The right stopper is located between the center of the vessel and the right side of the vessel, the left stopper is located between the center of the vessel and the left side of the vessel, and the central stopper is located in the center of the vessel. The vessel can receive a bottle in a first position when the bottle is placed between the left stopper and the left side wall of the vessel, in a second position when the bottle is placed on the left stopper, in a third position when the bottle is placed on the right stopper, and in a fourth position when the bottle is placed on the central stopper.