Removable Thermal Core Beverage Container for Safe Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional beverage storage methods using heaters or ice can be messy and pose safety hazards due to the potential for harmful fumes or direct contact with hot/cold surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A removable temperature-sensitive core, such as a viscous fluid-filled disc, is used within a thermoplastic-insulated container, allowing for controlled heating or cooling without the need for ice or fuel-based heating units, and featuring a base and body design that prevents rapid temperature transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional heaters or ice are used for temperature control, then temperature control is achieved, but safety hazards and messiness occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a thermoplastic insulator as an intermediary material between the beverage and temperature control elements (ice or heated core). This mediator prevents direct contact between the user and extreme temperatures, eliminating the need for harmful heaters or direct ice handling while maintaining safe temperature control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the harmful elements (open flames, hot surfaces, direct ice contact) from the temperature control system and replaces them with a safe thermal core that can be heated externally in a controlled manner, then inserted into the beverage container without posing safety hazards.
2Speed
If rapid temperature transfer is allowed, then temperature control response is fast, but temperature retention duration is short
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a two-stage periodic action: first, rapid heat transfer occurs when the thermal core is inserted to quickly achieve the desired beverage temperature; second, the thermoplastic insulator activates to prevent further rapid transfer, maintaining the temperature for an extended period. This periodic control of thermal conductivity resolves the contradiction between fast response and long duration.
3Productivity
If direct contact with hot or cold surfaces is allowed, then temperature control efficiency is high, but safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The thermoplastic insulator serves as a safety intermediary that allows efficient thermal control while preventing direct contact between the user's hand and the thermal core. The insulator material provides sufficient thermal resistance to protect against burns or cold exposure while still allowing the core to effectively control the beverage temperature.
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
This solution provides a safe, convenient, and efficient means of temperature control for beverages, extending the duration of temperature retention and eliminating direct contact risks with hot or cold surfaces.
Implementation Method 1
a thermoplastic insulator configured to prevent rapid transfer of temperature between the removable core and the containing vessel body
Implementation Method 2
a removable core containing a viscous temperature sensitive fluid
Data Source
AI summary
A beverage storage container is described. The beverage storage container includes a removable core containing a viscous temperature sensitive fluid and a containing vessel base configured to hold the temperature sensitive core. The beverage storage container also includes a containing vessel body configured to be in thermal connection with the removable core; and a thermoplastic insulator configured to prevent rapid transfer of temperature between the removable core and the containing vessel body.