Condiment Bottle Plunger for Precise, Low-Waste Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing condiment dispensing devices lack a mechanism for precise dispensing without waste and often require complex rotary mechanisms that are not easily removable.
Innovation Solution
A condiment bottle device with a removable base and plunger system, where the plunger moves upward to dispense and downward to fill, using a screw mechanism for precise control and a resilient disk gasket for a fluid-tight seal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a rotary operated plunger mechanism is used for dispensing condiment, then the condiment can be urged outwardly from the container, but the mechanism becomes complex and difficult to remove or clean
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separable components: a removable base containing the plunger mechanism and a bottle containing the condiment. This segmentation allows the plunger mechanism to be easily removed from the bottle for cleaning or replacement without disassembling the entire device, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining dispensing functionality.
2Productivity
If a rotary operated plunger is integrated into the container, then fluid material can be dispensed, but the device cannot be easily refilled or cleaned
Solution Approach 1:
The base containing the plunger is separable from the bottle, enabling independent removal for cleaning or refilling operations. The closure also detaches from the bottle, allowing the bottle to be refilled through its open top end without disassembling the plunger mechanism, thus maintaining both dispensing efficiency and ease of maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The plunger mechanism is extracted from the bottle and placed in a separate removable base. This extraction allows the bottle to be independently accessed for refilling through the open top end, while the base with the plunger can be separately cleaned or serviced without affecting the bottle structure.
3Reliability
If the top end of the bottle is closed during storage, then freshness is maintained, but dispensing requires opening the closure
Solution Approach 1:
The closure is designed to be dynamically switchable between attached (closed) and detached (open) states. When attached, it seals the top end to maintain freshness during storage. When detached, it allows easy access for dispensing operations. This dynamic state change enables the system to adapt between preservation and dispensing modes without compromising either function.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables precise dispensing of fluid condiments with minimal waste and easy cleaning or refilling, maintaining freshness and hygiene.
Implementation Method 1
The plunger travels upwardly within the bottle when the plunger is manipulated in a dispensing condition to urge the fluid condiment outwardly from the bottle
Implementation Method 2
a resilient disk gasket for a fluid-tight seal
Data Source
AI summary
A condiment bottle device for dispensing precise amounts of a fluid condiment with no waste includes a bottle that has a bottom end which is open and a top end which is open. A closure is removably attachable to the top end of the bottle for opening or closing the top end. A base is removably attachable to the bottom end of the bottle for closing the bottom end and a plunger is movably attached to the base. The plunger travels upwardly within the bottle when the plunger is manipulated in a dispensing condition to urge the fluid condiment outwardly from the bottle. Conversely, the plunger travels downwardly in the bottle when the plunger is manipulated in a filling condition to facilitate the bottle to be filled with the fluid condiment.