Micro Pump Vessel with Dual Pistons for Complete Exhaustion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing micro pump vessels for cosmetics have high manufacturing costs due to a large number of parts and do not completely exhaust cosmetic contents, leading to waste.
Innovation Solution
A micro pump vessel design with a reduced number of parts, featuring a button-activated outer lid, a micro pump, a discharge plate, a discharge film, and dual pistons that ensure complete exhaustion of cosmetic contents by lowering to vacuum the inner vessel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a large number of parts are used to constitute the pump inside the micro pump vessel, then the pump function is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple pump components into a more integrated structure. The pump chamber integrates the pump body, pump chamber, and related components into a unified structure that reduces the total number of separate parts while maintaining the pumping function. This merging approach directly addresses the contradiction by reducing part count (lowering manufacturing cost) while preserving the essential pump operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The discharge plate serves multiple functions: it acts as a seal for the pump chamber, provides a surface for cosmetic discharge, and works with the puff to enable product application. By making components multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for separate dedicated parts, thereby lowering manufacturing cost while maintaining reliable pump function.
2Device complexity
If no member is provided to sweep down the cosmetic contents, then the device structure is simplified, but the cosmetic contents are not completely exhausted
Solution Approach 1:
The pump mechanism itself is designed to automatically sweep down and exhaust the cosmetic contents without requiring a separate sweeping member. The pump chamber and discharge plate work together to create a self-cleaning action that pushes remaining cosmetics toward the discharge opening, ensuring complete exhaustion while keeping the device structure simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The discharge plate is designed to move or interact dynamically with the cosmetic contents during the pumping cycle. This dynamic interaction creates a sweeping effect that pushes remaining products toward the discharge holes, ensuring complete exhaustion without adding a separate static sweeping component.
3Reliability
If the inner space of the compact is hermetically sealed, then the volatile substance is protected from being blown out, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing function is integrated into the existing pump chamber and discharge plate structures rather than being a separate component. The pump chamber itself serves as the hermetic barrier, and the discharge plate provides sealing at the discharge interface. This integration reduces manufacturing complexity while maintaining reliable hermetic sealing to protect volatile substances.
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 design reduces manufacturing costs and ensures all cosmetic contents are used by employing a button-activated mechanism and dual pistons that lower to exhaust the contents, preventing leftover residue.
Implementation Method 1
a micro pump 50, which is installed on an upper portion of the inner vessel lid 40 and pumps cosmetic contents
Implementation Method 2
a first piston 100 of a cylindrical member which is inserted to a bottom surface of the inner vessel lid 40 and close contact with the inner circumference of the inner vessel lid 40 to sweep down the cosmetic contents in the outer vessel 10; and a second piston 110 which is inserted to a lower portion of the first piston 100 to sweep down the cosmetic contents in the outer vessel 10 and exhaust them
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AI summary
A micro pump vessel has an outer vessel on one side of which a button is formed and an outer vessel lid which is hinge-coupled to one side of the outer vessel to be opened and closed. In the vessel, a first and a second pistons are installed on an upper surface of cosmetic contents, and thus, when the cosmetic contents are pumped and used by the operation of a micro pump, the first and the second pistons lower to exhaust all the cosmetic contents so as not to discard the remaining cosmetic contents.