Devices for portable environment controlled containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current food delivery solutions fail to maintain the quality and experience of in-restaurant food during transportation, as they primarily focus on maintaining heat without controlling other environmental factors like humidity.
Innovation Solution
Portable environment-controlled containers equipped with an environmental control module, sensors, and controllers to manage temperature, humidity, and other environmental conditions, ensuring the quality of food during delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If only heat is maintained during food delivery, then energy consumption is reduced, but food quality degradation occurs due to uncontrolled humidity and other environmental factors
Solution Approach 1:
The environmental control module integrates multiple functions (temperature control, humidity control, and other environmental factor management) into a single system. This allows comprehensive food quality maintenance without requiring separate systems for each parameter, optimizing energy usage while ensuring reliable food delivery conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts multiple environmental parameters (temperature, humidity, and other factors) based on real-time sensor feedback. This multi-parameter control approach prevents food quality degradation more effectively than single-parameter control while managing overall energy consumption efficiently.
2Reliability
If multiple environmental factors are controlled, then food quality is maintained, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple environmental control functions (temperature, humidity, and other factors) are merged into a single environmental control module. This integration reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining comprehensive environmental control for food quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The environmental control module is designed as a multi-functional unit that handles various environmental parameters through a single interface. This universal design reduces device complexity by eliminating the need for multiple separate control systems while ensuring reliable food quality maintenance.
3Measurement precision
If environmental sensors are positioned away from the controller, then measurement accuracy is improved, but communication requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs communication interfaces as intermediaries between spatially separated sensors and the environmental control module. This allows sensors to be positioned optimally for accurate environmental measurement while maintaining system integration through standardized communication protocols, balancing measurement precision with system simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are portable containers for delivering food products from a central location to a remote location. More specifically, the disclosure relates to portable containers for delivering food products operable to maintain an environment for the food product during the delivery process.