Nitro Beverage Container Finger Guide Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional nitro beverage containers are difficult to use, especially for consumers with weak fingers, as they require supporting the fixing cap with the pinky finger to press the pressure vessel and discharge the liquid beverage effectively.
Innovation Solution
A nitro beverage container design featuring a housing with guide grooves on the outer surface to comfortably place fingers, a nozzle with a discharge hole, and a locking mechanism that allows for stable pressing and secure attachment, ensuring easy and accurate discharge of the beverage and nitrogen gas without the need for separate carrying or storage of the pressing member.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user supports the fixing cap with the pinky finger to press the pressure vessel, then the liquid beverage can be discharged, but it becomes difficult for users with weak fingers to operate effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into functional zones with guide grooves positioned to receive specific fingers (index and middle fingers), separating the pressing function from the supporting function. This segmentation allows users to operate with stronger fingers while distributing the mechanical load away from the pinky finger.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide grooves act as intermediaries between the user's fingers and the pressing mechanism. They provide a stable interface that guides finger placement and transmits pressing force efficiently to the discharge hole, eliminating the need for direct finger contact with the fixing cap.
2Productivity
If the discharge hole has a smaller diameter than the nozzle, then the beverage can be discharged through the nozzle, but the pressing member requires separate carrying or storage
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing member is merged with the housing by forming the discharge hole directly within the housing structure. This integration eliminates the need for separate pressing members, reducing the number of components and improving portability while maintaining effective beverage discharge through the nozzle.
3Ease of operation
If the guide grooves are formed concavely to guide fingers, then finger placement becomes stable, but the housing structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The guide grooves are implemented as localized concave features only in the specific regions where finger contact occurs, rather than complicating the entire housing structure. This targeted approach provides stable finger placement where needed while keeping the rest of the housing design simple and manufacturable.
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 container allows for comfortable and stable pressing, enabling easy discharge of the beverage and nitrogen gas along a preset path, improving usability and portability while ensuring secure storage and release of high-pressure gas.
Implementation Method 1
a high-pressure nitrogen filling device is required to inject nitrogen into cold brew coffee
Implementation Method 2
a pressure container filled with high-pressure compressed nitrogen and liquid coffee
Implementation Method 3
a pair of guide grooves concavely formed to guide the user's fingers on both sides of the outer surface of the housing
Implementation Method 4
enabling easy discharge of the beverage and nitrogen gas along a preset path
Data Source
AI summary
A container for beverage has a container body and a pressing member. The pressing member has a pair of guide grooves concavely formed to guide the user's fingers on two sides of the outer surface of the pressing member. The pressing member has a discharge hole positioned facing a nozzle from the container body so that the beverage contained in the container discharges through the nozzle and through the discharge hole when the pressing member is pressed towards the container body. The container body is ideal for containing coffee and pressurized gas to eject the coffee into a cup for enjoyment.