Piston Beverage Container Sealing for Lay-Down Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food and beverage containers fail to effectively minimize air contact, leading to oxidation and spoilage, especially when laid down or stored in cellars, and require frequent replacement of oxygen absorption members, increasing costs.
Innovation Solution
A food and beverage container device with a piston unit that moves vertically to minimize air contact, featuring discharge and reservoir portions to control airflow and a cap system to prevent air introduction, allowing sealed storage and portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the wine bottle is laid down for storage, then the oxygen absorption member loses its preservation function, but the bottle cannot be stored upright in a cellar
Solution Approach 1:
The piston unit is designed to move dynamically between an upper position (when bottle is upright) and a lower position (when bottle is laid down), automatically adapting to the storage orientation to maintain the seal and preserve the wine
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds a vertical movement dimension to the piston unit, allowing it to change its position relative to the wine level based on the bottle's orientation, thus solving the problem of maintaining seal effectiveness in different storage positions
2Reliability
If the oxygen absorption member is continuously replaced to maintain preservation, then the wine quality is maintained, but the cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The piston unit automatically performs the sealing function without requiring external intervention or replacement, moving itself to the appropriate position based on the bottle's orientation and maintaining the seal continuously
Solution Approach 2:
The invention eliminates the need to discard and replace oxygen absorption members by using a reusable piston unit that maintains its sealing function indefinitely through automatic positional adjustment
3Ease of operation
If the container is opened to access the wine, then the wine can be consumed, but air enters and causes oxidation
Solution Approach 1:
The piston unit extracts and removes air from the container headspace by moving downward to push air out through the discharge portion, thereby preventing oxidation while maintaining wine accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The piston unit performs preliminary air removal action before the wine is accessed, creating a protective environment that prevents oxidation during storage and maintains wine quality
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a food and beverage container device including: a container for storing food and beverage, and a piston unit capable of moving up and down in close contact with the container. The piston unit includes a neck part having a hollow interior and movable up and down. The neck part includes a discharge portion protruding upward from an upper end of the neck part, having a first threaded portion and a first discharge groove on the outer circumferential surface, and discharging food and beverage or air to the inside of the container, a first flow guiding portion formed to be inclined upward in the opposite direction to the first discharge groove at a position spaced apart from the discharge portion, and a first reservoir portion formed between the discharge portion and the first flow guiding portion to hold the discharged food and beverage.