Container with heating assembly and removable power source modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable beverage containers lack the ability to efficiently heat or boil liquids on-the-go, making it difficult to maintain hot beverages and purify water in outdoor settings, and they often require external heating sources like camp stoves or fires.
Innovation Solution
A portable beverage container with a built-in heating assembly and modular power source, allowing for controlled temperature adjustment and boiling, featuring a heating element in direct contact with the liquid and interchangeable modules for power, storage, and blending/coffee grinding functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a portable beverage container includes a heating assembly with direct contact heating element, then heating efficiency and speed are improved, but device complexity and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The heating assembly is segmented into a separate removable module that can be detached from the container body. This allows the heating element to be isolated for cleaning and maintenance while simplifying the overall device structure. The segmentation enables efficient heat transfer when assembled but reduces complexity when disassembled for storage or cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
A removable intermediate module serves as the mediator between the container body and the heating element. This module includes the heating element and power source, acting as an intermediary that can be attached or detached. When attached, it provides efficient direct contact heating; when detached, it simplifies the device and allows for easy cleaning of the container interior.
2Ease of operation
If the container includes an onboard battery for portability, then ease of operation in outdoor settings is improved, but weight and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The power source is segmented into a separate removable battery module rather than being integrated into the container body. This allows users to carry only the necessary components for outdoor use, reducing overall weight when the battery is not needed. The modular design enables easy attachment and detachment of the power source based on usage requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static integrated design to a dynamic modular configuration where the battery module can be attached or detached based on operational needs. This dynamic approach allows the device to adapt its weight and functionality - lightweight and simple for storage or non-heating use, and fully functional when the battery module is attached for outdoor heating requirements.
3Temperature
If the heating assembly is designed for controlled temperature maintenance, then beverage temperature control is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The heating assembly operates using periodic on-off cycles controlled by a temperature sensor and control circuit. Instead of continuous heating, the system periodically activates the heating element only when the temperature drops below the set point, then turns it off when the target temperature is reached. This periodic operation maintains precise temperature control while significantly reducing overall energy consumption compared to continuous heating.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and controlled heating of beverages to desired temperatures, including boiling, within the container, enhancing hydration, food preparation, and water purification in outdoor settings, while being compact and cost-effective.
Implementation Method 1
a heating assembly (30)... adapted to heat the contents of the container (10) to a predetermined or selected temperature range
Data Source
AI summary
A container adapted to store and heat a liquid, such as water, or other content is presented herein. The container includes a main body including an interior portion and an at least partially open top end. A dual opening top cap is removably connected to the at least partially open top end of the body. Furthermore, a heating assembly is connected to a bottom end of the body. The heating assembly includes an at least partially exposed heating element that is adapted to be in direct contact with the fluid, beverage or other liquid contained within the body. In some embodiments, the heating assembly is adapted to and capable of heating the liquid and/or other contents contained with within the interior portion of the body to a boiling temperature.