Refill Perfume Bottle Bottom Check Valve Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of refillable bottles for perfumes and aftershaves that can efficiently handle pressurized liquids with spraying mechanisms, leading to wastage during transfer and limited portability due to large, non-refillable designs.
Innovation Solution
A refill bottle with a bottom refill mechanism featuring a check valve and a vaporizer or roll-on mechanism, allowing pressurized liquid transfer from regular bottles, equipped with a spraying mechanism for convenient use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a conventional narrow opening with rotatable cover is used for traveler's bottles, then the bottle can be portable, but liquid spills during refilling through the narrow opening
Solution Approach 1:
A transfer adapter is introduced as an intermediary component that connects the large perfume bottle to the small traveler's bottle. The adapter includes a receiving portion that fits over the large bottle's opening and a dispensing portion that interfaces with the small bottle, enabling controlled liquid transfer without direct pouring through the narrow traveler's bottle opening.
Solution Approach 2:
The refilling system is segmented into three distinct components: the large source bottle, the transfer adapter with separate receiving and dispensing portions, and the small traveler's bottle. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally - the large bottle stores liquid, the adapter controls transfer, and the small bottle provides portability.
2Quantity of substance
If perfume bottles are made large to contain sufficient liquid, then the liquid volume is adequate, but the bottles cannot be carried in handbags or purses
Solution Approach 1:
The liquid storage function is segmented between a large source bottle (kept at home) and a small traveler's bottle (carried portably). The source bottle contains adequate liquid volume, while the traveler's bottle contains only the amount needed for immediate use, achieving both sufficient quantity and small portable size.
Solution Approach 2:
The large source bottle is prepared in advance with sufficient liquid volume. Before travel, the user performs the preliminary action of refilling the small traveler's bottle from the large source bottle using the transfer adapter, ensuring the small bottle is adequately supplied without needing to carry the large bottle.
3Ease of operation
If a regular spray bottle is used to refill, then refilling is possible, but the check valve may not open properly without sufficient pressure
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer adapter utilizes pneumatic pressure from the user's squeezing action on the large source bottle to force liquid through the check valve. The hydraulic pressure generated overcomes the check valve's resistance, ensuring reliable opening and liquid flow even with simple manual operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The check valve is designed to automatically open and close based on pressure differential without requiring manual intervention. When pressure from the source bottle exceeds the valve's resistance, it opens automatically to allow liquid flow; when pressure equalizes or reverses, it closes automatically, providing self-regulating refilling operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient refilling and portability of perfumes and aftershaves, reducing waste and allowing users to carry a small, refillable container for multiple uses.
Implementation Method 1
said refill mechanism is provided with a check valve. Furthermore, in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said check valve is adapted to open when a stem is pushed through a bottom opening provided in said bottom portion and wherein the liquid is pushed inside the refill bottle through said stem.
Implementation Method 2
said spraying mechanism comprises a tube adapted to be placed in the liquid and a pump communicating with said tube, wherein said pump is provided with a nozzle through which the liquid is adapted to be sprayed.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention teaches a refill bottle adapted to repeatedly receive and dispense liquid such as perfume. The refill bottle comprises a bottle having a bottom portion and an upper portion, an opening provided in the upper portion wherein the opening is adapted to be covered, and a refill mechanism provided in the bottom portion. The liquid is received through the refill mechanism from a regular bottle preferably provided with a spraying mechanism and is dispensed through the opening.