Multi-compartment Mixing Container with Sealed Inner Vessels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mixing containers for reactive or unstable compositions require complex designs and are not practical for long-term storage, as they often oxidize or change color over time, making it burdensome for consumers to prepare mixed beverages or products.
Innovation Solution
A multi-compartment mixing container design featuring an outer vessel and inner vessels with a lid that forms a seal, allowing for separate storage and mixing of components upon opening, using a simple and cost-effective mechanism such as threads or friction fit, with fill holes for easy filling and a cover to secure the contents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If components are stored separately in multiple compartments, then stability of composition is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing container is divided into multiple separate compartments (first compartment, second compartment, third compartment) within a single container structure. Each compartment can be independently accessed through separate openings, allowing components to be stored separately while maintaining a unified container design that does not significantly increase overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple compartments are nested within the single container structure, with each compartment positioned within the overall container boundaries. The compartments are arranged concentrically or adjacently within the same container volume, allowing multiple storage spaces without proportionally increasing the external dimensions or structural complexity of the container.
2Ease of operation
If automatic mixing mechanism is added, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing mechanism is designed to activate automatically when the container is opened or when components are accessed. The first opening and second opening are positioned such that opening the container naturally activates the mixing function through the arrangement of compartments and openings, eliminating the need for separate manual mixing actions or complex control mechanisms.
3Ease of manufacture
If simple filling mechanism is used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but manufacturing precision may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The filling mechanism utilizes separate openings for each compartment, allowing each compartment to be filled independently through its dedicated opening. This segmentation of the filling process into separate operations simplifies the manufacturing requirements for each individual filling aperture while maintaining overall precision through standardized opening designs.
Data Source
AI summary
A mixing container including an outer vessel, one or more inner vessels, and a lid. The outer vessel has a bottom, an open mouth and a peripheral sidewall between the open mouth and the bottom. The one or more inner vessels each have an end, an open mouth and a peripheral sidewall between the end and the open mouth. The lid is configured to be removably coupled to the open mouth of the outer vessel and the lid is characterized as having an outer surface and an inner surface coupled to the ends of the one or more inner vessels. A seal is formed between the open mouth of each one of the one or more inner vessels and the bottom of the outer vessel when the lid is coupled to the open mouth of the outer vessel.