Dual-Chamber Mixing Container With Adjustable Pour Ratio
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drink containers with multiple chambers lack an adjustable mixing mechanism to vary the proportions of liquids dispensed, limiting user control over the ratio of mixed beverages.
Innovation Solution
A mixing container with two chambers and an adjustable mixing unit featuring a first valve and a second valve with a series of teeth around its periphery, allowing for partial closure to control the liquid dispensing ratio, which engages an adjustment wheel to open or close the valve opening.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a multiple chamber container is used to hold different liquids, then the container can store and dispense multiple liquids simultaneously, but the container lacks an adjustable mixing mechanism to control the proportion of liquids dispensed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the valve opening adjustable rather than fixed. The second valve includes a valve body with an opening that can be rotated to different positions, allowing the user to dynamically change the aperture size and thus control the proportion of liquid dispensed from the second chamber. This dynamic adjustment capability enables flexible liquid proportion control without requiring a complex multi-component mixing mechanism.
2Ease of operation
If fixed valve openings are used in both chambers, then the structure is simple, but the user cannot control the ratio of mixed beverages
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the second valve opening dynamic by allowing it to be rotated to different positions. This single adjustable component provides ease of operation for liquid ratio adjustment while maintaining relatively simple valve structure, as it only requires one valve body with a rotatable opening rather than multiple complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by varying the opening aperture size of the second valve through rotation. By changing this single geometric parameter (aperture size), the user can control the liquid flow rate and thus the mixing ratio, achieving ease of operation without significantly increasing device complexity.
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AI summary
The invention provides a mixing container comprising: a liquid holding vessel having first and second chambers each for holding a different liquid; a mixing unit having a first valve and a second adjustable valve, the second adjustable valve having an opening that can be partially closed to permit a pre-determined portion of liquid from each chamber to be dispensed when pouring from the mixing container; and the second valve including a series of teeth around the periphery thereof for engaging an adjustment wheel in the mixing unit to open or close the opening in the second adjustable valve.