Integrated brewing and drinking utensil

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing tea-making tools are bulky and complicated, requiring additional components like tea-leaf funnels, and often result in tea leaves entering the drinker's mouth during consumption, making the process inconvenient.

Innovation Solution

An integrated brewing and drinking utensil with a first and second liquid receiver body connected by a channel and filter, allowing fluid to pass through while blocking solid particles, enabling simultaneous brewing and drinking without the need for extra funnels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If tea leaves are placed directly in the cup body for brewing, then the structure is simplified, but tea leaves easily enter the mouth of the user making drinking inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovestructureVSAvoiddrinking convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The cup body is segmented into an upper brewing chamber and a lower drinking chamber by the filter assembly. The filter acts as a separation structure that divides the single cup space into two functional zones, allowing tea leaves to remain in the upper chamber while brewed tea collects in the lower chamber, preventing leaves from entering the mouth

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The filter serves as an intermediary component between the brewing chamber and drinking chamber. It mediates the interaction between tea leaves and brewed tea by allowing liquid to pass through while blocking solid tea leaves, thus solving the problem of leaves entering the mouth without requiring separate brewing and drinking vessels

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If an extra tea-leaf funnel is required to make tea, then brewing function is added, but the structure becomes more complicated

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebrewing functionVSAvoidstructure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The filtering function, which is normally a separate funnel component, is merged directly into the cup body structure. The filter assembly is integrated within the cup, combining the brewing containment function and the filtering function into a single unified structure, eliminating the need for a separate tea-leaf funnel

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The cup body is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both the brewing vessel and the drinking vessel. The integrated filter assembly enables the cup to simultaneously function as a strainer and a container, allowing the same device to handle both brewing and drinking operations without requiring additional specialized components

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Device complexity

If tea water cannot be separated from the tea leaves, then the structure is simple, but the tea leaves easily enter the mouth making drinking inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovestructureVSAvoiddrinking convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The cup body is segmented into an upper brewing chamber and a lower drinking chamber by the filter assembly. The filter acts as a separation structure that divides the single cup space into two functional zones, allowing tea leaves to remain in the upper chamber while brewed tea collects in the lower chamber, preventing leaves from entering the mouth

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The filter serves as an intermediary component between the brewing chamber and drinking chamber. It mediates the interaction between tea leaves and brewed tea by allowing liquid to pass through while blocking solid tea leaves, thus solving the problem of leaves entering the mouth without requiring separate brewing and drinking vessels

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

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 integrated utensil provides a convenient, compact solution for brewing and drinking tea or other beverages by separating liquids from solids, preventing tea leaves from entering the mouth during consumption.

Implementation Method 1

a filter provided with a filtering hole, wherein the filtering hole is configured to allow fluid to pass through; and the filter is located between the first connection end and the second connection end

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFiltration: Filter (physical)

Data Source

PatentUS11337539B2Integrated brewing and drinking utensil

Publication Date: 2022.05.24 LI MUNG YUEN

AI summary

An integrated brewing and drinking utensil comprises a first liquid receiver body, a second liquid receiver body, a connector, a sealing member and a filter. The first liquid receiver body includes a first end and a first open end. The second liquid receiver body includes a second end and a second open end. The connector includes a channel having a first connection end and a second connection end. The first connection end is detachably connected to the first open end, and the second connection end is detachably connected to the second open end. The first connection end is hermetically connected to the connector through the sealing member, and/or the second connection end is hermetically connected to the connector through the sealing member. The filter is provided with a filtering hole. The filter is connected to the connector and is located between the first connection end and the second connection end.