Rotating Blister Tray Dispenser for One-at-a-Time Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging/dispensing devices for consumable products like candies and gums lack efficient mechanisms for dispensing individual items easily and conveniently.
Innovation Solution
A dispenser design featuring a cover, base, blister tray, and label, with a pressing opening and dispensing opening, allowing manual rotation of the blister tray to align and dispense products one at a time, and utilizing indexing devices for tactile and audible alignment cues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional packaging/dispensing devices are used, then products are protected and can be dispensed, but the dispensing mechanism lacks efficiency and convenience for individual item dispensing
Solution Approach 1:
The blister tray is designed to be rotatable within the dispenser volume, allowing dynamic repositioning of product blisters to align with the dispensing opening. This rotational capability enables users to easily access individual items by rotating the tray to the desired position, significantly improving dispensing convenience and efficiency compared to static traditional packages
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser divides the product storage into individual blister compartments, each containing a separate consumable product. This segmentation allows for individual item dispensing without affecting other products, enabling efficient one-at-a-time removal while maintaining protection for remaining items
2Volume of moving object
If products are stored in a compact dispenser, then space is saved, but accidental multiple dispensing may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing surface provides uniform pressure distribution across the blister tray, ensuring that only the intended single blister under the pressing opening is activated. This homogeneous pressure application prevents accidental activation of multiple blisters, maintaining reliable controlled dispensing within a compact form factor
Solution Approach 2:
The pressing opening is strategically positioned and sized to apply force locally to only one blister at a time. This localized action ensures precise control over dispensing, allowing the compact dispenser to reliably dispense one item at a time without accidental multiple dispensing
Data Source
AI summary
A dispenser (10) for easily dispensing a plurality of products (12) contained therewithin is provided. The dispenser includes a cover (14) having a pressing opening (32) and a dispenser volume, a base (16) having an dispensing opening (36) and an engaging member (46), a blister tray (18) having at least a portion of the blister tray disposed within the dispenser volume and having a tab (56) extending from an edge of the blister tray for manually rotating the blister tray with respect to the cover and base while being retained within the dispenser volume, and a label (20) configured to be applied and adhered to the cover and the engaging member of the base to hold the dispenser together.