Inductive Lid Body with Timing Display for Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inductive lid bodies for containers automatically close after a preset time, but users are unaware of the closing timing, leading to potential hand injuries and damage from the lid member, as well as unexpected foreign matter entry and odor dissemination.
Innovation Solution
A lid body with a display unit that shows the timing of the lid member's closure, featuring a processing unit, timing unit, driving unit, and display unit, allowing users to see when the lid will close, preventing collisions and ensuring smooth operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the lid member closes automatically after a preset time, then the containment and odor control are improved, but the user safety and awareness of closing timing deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by providing a display unit that shows the remaining closing time to the user. The display unit is electrically connected to the timing unit and provides visual feedback about when the lid member will close, allowing users to adjust their actions accordingly and avoid injury while maintaining the automatic closing function for containment and odor control.
2Extent of automation
If the lid member closes automatically without user awareness, then the automation level is improved, but the user safety and ability to prevent collisions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit provides visual feedback to the user about the closing timing, maintaining the automatic closing function while enabling user awareness and safety.
3Reliability
If the lid member closes automatically in a preset time, then the odor control and containment are improved, but the user convenience and awareness of timing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit provides visual feedback showing the remaining closing time, making the automatic closing process transparent to the user and allowing them to plan their actions accordingly without compromising odor control.
4Device complexity
If no timing display is provided, then the device complexity is reduced, but the user safety and awareness of closing timing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit provides visual feedback about closing timing with minimal added complexity. The display unit is electrically connected to the existing timing unit and processing unit, providing safety information without requiring major structural changes to the automatic closing mechanism.
Data Source
AI summary
A lid body is provided, and the lid body includes a main body and an opening and closing system. The opening and closing system is disposed on the main body and includes a lid member, a processing unit, an opening unit, a timing unit, a display unit and a driving unit, the lid member is movably assembled on the main body and optionally covers the opening, the timing unit is set for a preset time, when the lid member moves to the opening position and uncovers the opening, the timing unit starts to count; in the meanwhile, the display unit simultaneously shows a timing state of the timing unit; and after the timing unit counts to the preset time, the driving unit drives the lid member to move to a position where the lid member covers the opening completely.