Intelligent Insulation Cup with Wireless Charging and Temperature Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional insulation cups lack the ability to intuitively indicate the temperature of the liquid and display time, posing safety risks due to potential scalding from hot water or discomfort from drinking cold water, and require users to constantly check their mobile phones for time.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent insulation cup incorporating a wireless charging technology and non-electric contact design, featuring a time-temperature display dial plate with three-color LED lamp beads that illuminate upon touch, allowing users to perceive the liquid temperature and view the time conveniently, while preventing electrical shock and corrosion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional insulation cups are used for heat preservation, then the insulation function is achieved, but the user cannot perceive water temperature and may be scalded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses three-color LED lamp beads (red, yellow, green) to indicate different water temperature ranges. Red indicates high temperature (scalding risk), yellow indicates medium temperature, and green indicates low temperature (safe to drink). This visual color-coding system allows users to quickly perceive water temperature without touching the cup, resolving the contradiction between maintaining insulation and providing temperature information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical/physical method of temperature perception (touching the cup surface) with an electronic sensing and optical display system. Temperature sensors detect water temperature, and LED lights provide visual feedback, eliminating the need for direct contact and the associated safety risks.
2Loss of information
If users constantly check mobile phones to view time, then time information is obtained, but the operation becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the time display function with the existing cup structure by integrating a digital tube display into the cup lid or body. The time information is displayed directly on the cup, combining multiple functions (insulation, temperature indication, time display) into a single device, eliminating the need to switch between cup and mobile phone.
Solution Approach 2:
The cup provides time information autonomously through its integrated display, without requiring the user to reach for an external device like a mobile phone. The system serves itself by providing all necessary information (temperature and time) directly at the point of use.
3Ease of operation
If wireless charging technology is adopted, then charging convenience is improved, but electronic elements are exposed to moisture
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless charging base as an intermediary device that enables charging without direct electrical contact between the cup and power source. The base contains the electronic charging elements protected from moisture, while the cup receives power through electromagnetic induction, isolating sensitive electronics from the humid environment inside the cup.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to safely select the proper water temperature and view the time without removing the cup from their hand, enhancing user safety and convenience by providing real-time temperature and time information through intuitive lighting cues.
Implementation Method 1
three-color LED lamp beads with luminous colors used to represent liquid temperature
Implementation Method 2
The intelligent cup cover is buckled on the insulation cup body and is in wireless connection with the charging base through a wireless transmission technology
Implementation Method 3
The insulation cup can delay heat dissipation of liquid such as water and the like contained in the insulation cup, so as to achieve the purpose of heat retaining
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an intelligent insulation cup. The cup comprises an intelligent cup cover, an insulation cup body and a wireless charging base. The intelligent cup cover is in wireless connection with the charging base through a wireless transmission technology. The intelligent cup cover is formed by fixedly connecting a skull headdress, a battery accommodating cavity and a display cup cover which are arranged from top to bottom successively. The insulation cup body comprises a bottle body and a bottle bottom. The bottle body is composed of a touch-sensitive outer layer, an insulation layer and a liner successively from outside to inside. A temperature sensor is disposed on the intelligent cup cover. The wireless charging base comprises a wireless transmission unit and a time adjustment apparatus.