Dispenser for supports to be impregnated with an odour
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for selecting perfumes using strips or rolls face issues such as unsuitable storage, overconsumption, and difficulty in identifying different flavors, as they require manual manipulation and lack efficient storage and identification systems.
Innovation Solution
A machine that automatically dispenses and marks perfume strips, allowing for easy identification and storage, using embossing or printing to mark the strips and a drive mechanism powered by the user's extraction of the strip, eliminating the need for external energy sources or manual cranks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual storage of perfume strips in glass containers is used, then the strips are easily accessible, but the storage is unstable and prone to knocking over
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a magnetic strip with a flexible, thin-film structure that can be adhered to various surfaces (tables, shelves, walls, columns). This flexible yet adhesive design provides stable storage while maintaining accessibility, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability of storage.
2Volume of stationary object
If multiple perfume strips are stored together, then space is saved, but identification of different flavors becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic strip incorporates color-coded indicators or visual markers that change or vary according to the perfume flavor stored. This allows multiple different flavors to be stored in a compact space while maintaining clear visual identification, resolving the contradiction between storage space efficiency and information retention.
3Ease of operation
If perfume bottles are left unprotected for testing, then users can easily access them, but the bottles are vulnerable to damage and overuse
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic strip serves as an intermediary between the perfume bottle and the user. Instead of direct access to the bottle, users interact with the magnetic strip which contains the perfume sample. This mediator protects the main perfume bottle from damage and overuse while still providing easy access for testing through the strip.
4Ease of operation
If strips are manually manipulated for selection, then the process is simple, but consumption of perfume increases due to overuse
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic strip system enables self-service perfume testing where users can independently access and test multiple flavors without requiring repeated dispensing from the main bottle. The strip contains a sufficient amount of perfume for multiple tests, reducing overall consumption while maintaining operational simplicity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a machine for dispensing perfume-testing supports, comprising support storage means (4) for storing a batch of supports (40), support-dispensing means (6) for transporting the supports one by one to a delivery point, and support impregnation means (2) for depositing a perfume sample on each dispensed support, before the dispensing thereof. The dispensing means comprise support-marking means (62) for marking each dispensed support (40) at the moment of the dispensing thereof, the marking means and the impregnation means being automatically actuated during the dispensing process.