Removable Personal Liquid Dispenser With Compliance Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hand cleaning dispensers lack integration of monitoring capabilities for mobile personal dispensers, making it difficult to track hand cleaning compliance and refill liquid supplies effectively.
Innovation Solution
A liquid master dispenser system that includes a removable personal dispenser, allowing for both filling and refilling on the go, with integrated monitoring to track usage and compliance, featuring a reservoir, dispenser outlet, and discharge mechanism for efficient liquid distribution and tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mobile personal dispenser is used for hand cleaning, then portability and accessibility are improved, but the ability to monitor usage and track compliance is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The master dispenser incorporates a monitoring system that tracks and records the dispensing of liquid to the personal dispenser. This feedback mechanism allows the system to monitor usage patterns, track compliance with hand cleaning protocols, and provide data about when and how much liquid is distributed, thereby maintaining oversight capability while enabling mobile personal dispensing.
2Loss of information
If a stationary master dispenser is used, then monitoring capabilities are maintained, but mobility and convenience for remote use are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into two functional segments: a stationary master dispenser that provides monitoring, control, and bulk liquid storage, and a mobile personal dispenser that provides portable hand cleaning capability. The personal dispenser can be removed from the master dispenser and carried to remote locations, maintaining mobility while the master dispenser continues to monitor and track usage through the integrated monitoring system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If liquid is dispensed to a personal dispenser, then refilling capability is improved, but the complexity of the dispensing system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The personal dispenser is designed to be automatically refilled from the master dispenser through a simple coupling mechanism. When the personal dispenser is placed in the refill position on the master dispenser, liquid is automatically transferred from the master reservoir to the personal dispenser reservoir without requiring manual intervention, complex valves, or complicated refilling procedures, thereby maintaining simplicity despite the added refilling functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
A liquid dispenser is disclosed. The liquid dispenser includes a reservoir for containing liquid to be dispensed; a dispenser outlet for discharge of the liquid from the reservoir; a discharge mechanism operable to discharge the liquid from the dispenser outlet when activated; and a personal dispenser removably coupled to the dispenser outlet. The personal dispenser includes a receptacle for containing the liquid discharged from the dispenser outlet; an inlet port for receiving the liquid discharged from the dispenser outlet; and an outlet port for discharge of the liquid from the receptacle. The personal dispenser is configured so that, while the personal dispenser is coupled to the dispenser outlet, the liquid discharged from the dispenser outlet accumulates in the receptacle until the receptacle contains a preselected volume of the liquid, and once the receptacle contains the preselected volume of the liquid, the discharge of further said liquid from the dispenser outlet causes the liquid contained in the receptacle to be discharged from the outlet port.