Multi-purpose container for the provision of cloths having an air freshening function
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Solution Overview
Problem
Many vehicle drink holders have unused spaces that lack additional functions, and existing solutions do not effectively utilize these spaces for multi-purpose use.
Innovation Solution
A multi-purpose container with an air freshening function, featuring a housing with a lid and a scented insert, designed to fit into vehicle drink holders, which includes a cartridge system for cloths and an adapter sleeve for varying sizes, allowing for adjustable air freshening and easy refilling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a drink holder receives only drink bottles, then the receiving place is used for its primary function, but the second receiving place frequently remains unused
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed to perform multiple functions: it can hold drink bottles in its hollow body, store cloths in the receiving space formed by the lid, and provide air freshening through the scented insert. This multi-functionality allows the second receiving place of drink holders to be fully utilized rather than remaining unused.
2Ease of operation
If the lid is made solid for closure, then the receiving space is sealed, but cloths cannot be easily removed
Solution Approach 1:
An opening is extracted from the lid, allowing cloths to be removed individually without removing the entire lid. This maintains the closure function of the lid while providing easy access to cloths through the opening.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the scented insert is placed in the center of the lid, then air freshening is maximized, but the opening for cloth removal is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The scented insert is positioned in a receiving recess at the periphery of the lid rather than in the center, creating local differentiation. This allows the opening to remain unblocked and accessible while still providing air freshening function through the scented insert placed near the opening.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the container is designed with fixed dimensions, then manufacturing is simplified, but it cannot adapt to different drink holder sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The container includes an expandable bottom structure that can be elastically deformed. This dynamic feature allows the container to adapt to different drink holder diameters by expanding or contracting the bottom, providing versatility without requiring multiple fixed-size containers.
Solution Approach 2:
An adapter sleeve is nested within the container structure, providing an additional layer of adaptability. The adapter sleeve can be inserted to adjust the container's outer diameter to match different drink holder sizes, maintaining a relatively simple overall structure while achieving compatibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the utilization of unused drink holder spaces with a versatile container that can hold cloths and provide air freshening, offering customizable functionality and long-term cost-effectiveness through interchangeable scented inserts and cloths.
Implementation Method 1
The scented insert can react chemically with air in order to release aromatic substances.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a multi-purpose container (1) with an air freshening function for receiving cloths (31), in particular for use in a drink holder of a vehicle. The multi-purpose container comprises a housing (10) with a lid (20) for forming a receiving space (13) in the housing (10). The lid (20) has an opening (22) for the removal of cloths (31) from the receiving space (13) and a receiving recess (21) for receiving the scented insert (40).