Portable solvent infuser assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solvent infusers for hydration bottles face challenges with compatibility due to varying thread sizes and shapes, limiting their adaptability to different bottles and efficient infusion processes.
Innovation Solution
A portable solvent infuser assembly featuring interchangeable fine and coarse infuser body subassemblies with adaptable threaded connections, a cap subassembly for easy attachment, and apertures for uniform liquid flow, allowing for efficient infusion in variously sized hydration bottles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-threaded infuser design is used, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to variously sized threaded connections on different hydration bottles
Solution Approach 1:
The infuser body subassembly is designed with a universal threaded connection interface that can accommodate variously sized threads on different hydration bottles. The cap subassembly includes an adapter mechanism with multiple threaded configurations, allowing the same infuser body to be adapted to different bottle types (e.g., 28mm standard screw closure, narrow mouth, wide mouth) without requiring multiple specialized infusers.
Solution Approach 2:
The infuser assembly employs a nested structure where the infuser body subassembly contains the fine infuser and coarse infuser components within it. The cap subassembly further nests the adapter mechanism and sealing elements. This nested design allows for compact packaging and easy assembly/disassembly while maintaining adaptability through the adapter components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a complex adapter system is added to achieve versatility, then adaptability to different bottles is improved, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter mechanism is pre-configured with multiple threaded interfaces and sealing elements positioned in advance. When attaching to a specific bottle type, the user simply selects the appropriate adapter configuration, and the pre-positioned sealing rings and threading automatically align with the bottle opening, eliminating the need for complex manual adjustments during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The cap subassembly incorporates a dynamic adapter mechanism that can be quickly reconfigured between different threading standards. The adapter includes movable components that allow rapid switching between bottle types, and the sealing rings are designed to flex and conform to different opening shapes, enabling easy transition between narrow mouth, wide mouth, and standard screw closure bottles.
3Productivity
If uniform apertures are used throughout the infuser body, then the structure is simple, but liquid flow uniformity and infusion efficiency are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The infuser body subassembly features non-uniform aperture distribution with different aperture sizes and densities in different regions. The fine infuser portion has smaller, more densely packed apertures for thorough filtration, while the coarse infuser portion has larger, sparser apertures for rapid water intake. This local variation in aperture quality optimizes both infusion efficiency and liquid flow uniformity.
Solution Approach 2:
The cap subassembly is designed with a concave curved shape that creates a flow distribution pattern. This curvature helps to evenly distribute the liquid flow across the aperture array, preventing localized pressure buildup and ensuring uniform infusion throughout the solute chamber, thereby enhancing overall infusion efficiency.
4Reliability
If the infuser is designed for permanent attachment, then connection reliability is improved, but the ability to quickly clean and maintain the device is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The infuser assembly is divided into separable components: the infuser body subassembly, the cap subassembly, and the adapter mechanism. The threaded connection between these components provides reliable attachment during use but allows for easy separation when cleaning or maintenance is needed. The fine infuser and coarse infuser can also be separated from each other, enabling thorough cleaning of each component independently.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick coupling and uncoupling with conventional hydration bottles, ensuring effective infusion of solutes into solvents regardless of bottle size or thread configuration, enhancing user convenience and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
Apertures are defined on the sidewalls of the fine and coarse infuser body subassemblies to facilitate in permitting water or other liquid inside the drinking liquid dispenser to enter and egress the body cavity
Implementation Method 2
The cap subassembly has a concave curved shape to enable uniform flowage of the liquid through an infused solution intake member
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AI summary
A portable solvent infuser assembly for infusing a drinking liquid dispenser quickly couples and uncouples to a drinking liquid dispenser, yet effectively and efficiently permits infusion of a solute housed in the assembly within a solvent within drinking liquid dispenser. The solvent infuser assembly includes a fine infuser body subassembly and a coarse infuser body subassembly arranged axially, and interchangeable and adaptable to variously sized threaded connections. Apertures define the sidewalls of the infuser body subassemblies to permit liquid inside the drinking liquid dispenser to enter and egress the body cavity. A cap subassembly, which is coupled to the infuser body subassemblies detachably attaches to an opening of the drinking liquid dispenser so that the infuser body subassemblies are fully immersed in the cavity of the drinking liquid dispenser. The cap subassembly has a concave curved shape to enable uniform flowage of the liquid through an infused solution intake member.