Ozone Disinfection Cup Structure for Water Quality Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
The environment where drinking water is transported, delivered, and stored is not sterile, leading to bacterial growth and a decline in water quality after repeated use.
Innovation Solution
An ozone disinfection bottle or cup with an ozone generator, circuit, and battery to generate ozone for disinfection, along with a detachable base plate and heating element for improved manufacturing and functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional storage containers are used for drinking water, then the structure is simple and manufacturing cost is low, but the water quality deteriorates due to bacterial growth in non-sterile environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the disinfection function from the storage container by incorporating an ozone generator that can be activated to disinfect water. This allows the container to maintain simple structure during normal storage while providing active disinfection capability when needed, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The container performs self-disinfection through the ozone generator that can be activated to treat the water inside. This self-service capability allows the container to maintain water quality without requiring external sterilization processes, addressing the reliability issue while adding only minimal complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If a detachable base plate is added to simplify manufacturing, then manufacturing cost and ease of production improve, but the structural integrity may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate is designed as a detachable component that can be separated from the main container body. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing and assembly processes, reducing production costs while maintaining sufficient structural integrity through proper connection design at the interface between the base plate and container body.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a heating element is added to the base plate, then user functionality is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides structural support as the container base, acts as a detachable component for simplified manufacturing, and incorporates a heating element for warming beverages. This multi-functionality approach adds versatility while minimizing additional complexity by integrating the heating function into the existing base plate structure.
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
Effectively disinfects liquid in the cup by generating ozone, maintaining water quality, and provides convenient features like a detachable base plate for cost-effective production and user-friendly operation.
Implementation Method 1
an ozone generator, arranged in the cavity; and a circuit and a battery, the ozone generator and the battery being electrically connected to the circuit board; wherein, the ozone generator is able to generate ozone and disinfect liquid in the cavity by means of the generated ozone
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AI summary
The embodiments of the application disclose an ozone disinfection bottle or cup, including a cup body, the cup body comprising a cavity provided with a first opening; an ozone generator, the ozone generator being arranged in the cavity; and a circuit board and a battery, the ozone generator and the battery being electrically connected to the circuit board; wherein, the ozone generator is able to generate ozone and disinfect liquid in the cavity by means of the generated ozone.