Pivoting Receptacle Drinking Vessel for Fresh Ingredient Addition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Preparing large quantities of beverages like Feuerzangenbowle in advance results in diminished flavor and aroma, and existing holders for adding ingredients are cumbersome and prone to dirtying.
Innovation Solution
A drinking vessel with a pivotable receptacle element connected to a pivot shaft, allowing the receptacle to move between positions covering and not covering the drinking opening, with options for different pivot shaft orientations and attachment mechanisms to ensure secure and easy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If large quantities of beverage are prepared in advance, then preparation time is reduced, but flavor and aroma noticeably diminish over time
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage preparation system is segmented into separate components: the beverage liquid in the drinking vessel and the solid ingredients (sugar cone, spices) in the removable receptacle element. This allows the liquid to be prepared in advance and stored, while the ingredients remain separate and are only combined immediately before consumption, preserving flavor and aroma quality without requiring complete last-minute preparation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing holders are used to add ingredients, then ingredient addition is possible, but manipulation is cumbersome and prone to dirtying
Solution Approach 1:
The receptacle element combines multiple functions into a single integrated component: it holds the solid ingredients, provides a surface for placing the sugar cone, and serves as a removable cover for the drinking opening. This merging eliminates the need for separate holders and utensils, simplifying manipulation and reducing the risk of dirtying multiple components.
Solution Approach 2:
The receptacle element is designed to be pivotable between a closed position (covering the drinking opening) and an open position (allowing ingredient addition). This dynamic design allows easy access for adding ingredients while maintaining coverage during consumption, improving ease of operation compared to static holders.
3Reliability
If the receptacle element is rigidly connected to the pivot element, then firm support and controlled pivoting are achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot connection is extracted as a separate, standardized element (pivot shaft with bearing pins or continuous bearing shaft) that can be independently designed and manufactured. This separation allows the rigid connection to provide firm support and controlled pivoting without complicating the overall device design, as the connection mechanism is a self-contained module.
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
Enables simple preparation of smaller quantities immediately before consumption, maintaining flavor and aroma, and providing a clean and efficient way to add ingredients.
Implementation Method 1
a spring means is provided that acts between the drinking vessel and receptacle element and which pre-stresses the receptacle element in the direction toward the first or second position
Implementation Method 2
the receptacle element is automatically held in its first position by means of a snap-in means that acts particularly in a form-fitting manner
Data Source
AI summary
A drinking vessel having a drinking opening bordered by a vessel rim, on which a receptacle element is held so as to be pivotable about a pivot shaft, the receptacle element being displaceable from a first position, in which it is situated in the region of the drinking opening, partially covering the same, into a second position, in which is situated away from the drinking opening, characterized in that the receptacle element is rigidly connected to a pivot element that is supported so as to be pivotable about the pivot shaft.