Rotatable Drinking Bottle Valve for Comfortable Inclined Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drinking bottles require users to tilt their head back significantly to drink, leading to discomfort and potential safety hazards, especially during activities like cycling, as the drinking posture becomes increasingly awkward and dangerous.
Innovation Solution
A drinking bottle design featuring two interconnected bottle parts that can be rotated relative to each other, allowing for an inclined configuration where the bottle opening is held at a comfortable angle, enabling easy dispensing without leakage, and incorporating a valve with a spring-loaded closure for one-handed operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the bottle is held at a steep angle for quick dispensing, then the beverage can be dispensed quickly, but the drinking posture becomes uncomfortable and unsafe
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle is divided into two separate bottle parts (first bottle part and second bottle part) that can be rotated independently relative to each other. This segmentation allows the bottle opening to be positioned at a comfortable angle while the main body can be held at a steeper angle for quick dispensing, resolving the contradiction between dispensing speed and drinking comfort.
2Ease of operation
If the bottle parts are fixed in an inclined configuration for comfortable drinking, then the drinking posture is comfortable, but the bottle cannot be transported or stored in the usual upright way
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the two bottle parts is made rotatable rather than fixed, allowing the bottle to dynamically change its configuration. The bottle can be held in an inclined configuration during use for comfortable drinking, and can be rotated to an upright configuration for transport and storage, thus achieving both comfort and versatility.
3Ease of operation
If a valve with spring-loaded closure is used for one-handed operation, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The valve incorporates a spring-loaded closure mechanism that automatically opens when pressed and automatically closes when released. This self-service mechanism allows one-handed operation without requiring complex manual control, as the spring automatically performs the closing action, reducing the operational complexity despite the added mechanical component.
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
The design allows for a more comfortable and safe drinking posture by reducing the need to tilt the head far back, enhancing usability and safety, particularly during activities, while preventing unintended leakage.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient element which is supported on the base and biases the closure plate with a spring force into a closed position
Implementation Method 2
The beverage can thus flow from one of the two bottle parts to the other of the two bottle parts
Data Source
AI summary
A drinking bottle includes a first bottle part (10) having an interior (100) for receiving a beverage (G) and a second bottle part (11) having an interior (110) for receiving the beverage (G) and having a bottle opening (13) for dispensing the beverage (G) from the interior (110), wherein the interiors (100, 110) of the two bottle parts (10, 11) are or can be brought into fluid communication with each other. The drinking bottle (1A-1D) has at least one configuration in which the two bottle parts (10, 11) are inclined to each other. The invention also relates to a valve for a drinking bottle. In this way, a drinking bottle can be provided which allows a user to drink in a particularly comfortable position.