Portable drinking device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for quickly consuming beverages from pressurized cans, such as shotgunning and previous devices, often result in excessive aeration and foam, along with potential spillage due to high pressure flow and the risk of losing the piercing element.
Innovation Solution
A portable drinking device with a funnel-like cap that stores the piercing element, allowing for controlled puncture of the can and directing the fluid flow through a tube, minimizing aeration and foam, and optionally securing the piercing element to prevent loss.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the can is punctured in the air pocket to enable quick beverage consumption, then the beverage can be consumed rapidly, but excessive aeration and foam are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The piercing element is extracted from the drinking device after use and stored separately in a pocket or compartment of the device, preventing it from dangling freely while maintaining the ability to be reused with different cans
Solution Approach 2:
The piercing element is pre-positioned in a storage area of the device, ready for immediate use. The device is designed to be placed over the can opening first, then the piercing element is deployed to puncture the can wall, ensuring controlled and consistent piercing action
2Reliability
If the piercing element is attached to the device with a rope-like element for retrieval, then the piercing element can be recovered, but it may still dangle freely and potentially be lost if the rope breaks
Solution Approach 1:
The piercing element is extracted from the drinking device after use and stored separately in a pocket or compartment of the device, preventing it from dangling freely while maintaining the ability to be reused with different cans
Solution Approach 2:
A pocket or compartment is provided in the device structure beforehand to receive and securely hold the piercing element when not in use, preventing loss without requiring a rope-like attachment that could break
3Productivity
If the tab on the can is pulled to release pressurized liquid through the puncture hole, then the beverage flows rapidly into the user's mouth, but spillage occurs due to high pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The drinking device acts as an intermediary between the punctured can and the user's mouth, providing a controlled flow path that manages the high-pressure liquid stream and directs it into the user's mouth while minimizing spillage
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
The device enables efficient, foam-reduced consumption of beverages by controlling the fluid flow and securely storing the piercing element, reducing spillage and loss.
Implementation Method 1
the pressurized liquid quickly drains through the hole into the user's mouth
Implementation Method 2
the user then pulls the tab on the can and the pressurized liquid quickly drains through the hole
Data Source
AI summary
A portable drinking device capable of fitting over a typical pressurized beverage can to direct the flow of fluid from the can into a user's mouth. The portable drinking device may be positioned over the open top of a can. The portable drinking device and can are then slightly tilted sideways. A piercing device, which is stored in a storage area formed in a funnel-like cap of the portable drinking device, is used to puncture a whole in the side of the can after the drinking device and can are tilted sideways. Either just before or immediately after the can is pierced, the entire assembly is positioned so that the portable drinking device directs a rapid stream of fluid from the punctured can through the tube of the portable drinking device into a user's mouth.