Rotating Bottle Holder with Spring-Loaded Locking Disc
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bottle holder systems fail to securely prevent independent rotation of the bottle holder, especially with heavier bottles or over time, due to insufficient static friction, which compromises the ability to align the bottle effectively while allowing manual rotation.
Innovation Solution
A bottle holder system with a base plate and a locking mechanism where the bottle holder is rotatable but securely locked by a fastening means that applies a force to a connecting element, ensuring the locking means is pressed against the base plate, providing sufficient static friction to prevent independent rotation, and allowing easy manual rotation by releasing the lock.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a gear-shaped disc with flexible material is used as the locking mechanism, then the bottle holder can be manually rotated easily, but the static friction is insufficient to prevent independent rotation with heavier bottles
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism transitions from a static friction-based system to a dynamic spring-loaded system. The spring element (40) continuously applies force to maintain pressure between the locking disc (30) and the base plate (10), creating an adaptive locking force that responds to the weight of the bottle. This dynamic mechanism ensures reliable prevention of independent rotation even with heavier bottles while maintaining ease of manual rotation through deliberate user action.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring element (40)预先 applies locking force to the locking disc (30) before any rotation occurs. This preliminary action ensures that the locking mechanism is already engaged and exerting frictional force against the base plate (10) before the bottle weight acts on the system, preventing any unintended rotation from the outset.
2Reliability
If the static friction is increased to prevent independent rotation with heavier bottles, then the bottle holder becomes more secure, but manual rotation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than using a fixed high-friction connection, the spring-loaded mechanism provides a dynamic, adjustable locking force. The spring element (40) maintains consistent pressure on the locking disc (30), creating sufficient friction to prevent independent rotation with heavy bottles while allowing the disc to be deliberately rotated when the user applies sufficient force to overcome the spring's locking action.
3Reliability
If the locking mechanism is placed between the base plate and the bottle holder, then it is not accessible from the outside, but this design complicates the release mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The locking disc (30) acts as an intermediary element between the spring element (40) and the base plate (10). The disc transmits the spring's locking force to the base plate while providing an accessible outer surface that the user can grasp and rotate. This intermediary structure allows the locking mechanism to be securely positioned while maintaining user accessibility through the disc's exposed surface.
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 system effectively prevents independent rotation of the bottle holder even with heavier bottles, while allowing easy manual adjustment and secure locking, ensuring reliable alignment and use over time.
Implementation Method 1
the locking means being adapted to lock the bottle holder at a predetermined angle of rotation relative to the base plate... providing sufficient static friction to prevent independent rotation
Data Source
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AI summary
A bottle holder system (1) is provided comprising a base plate (10) with a front (V) and a back (R), a bottle holder (20) for receiving a bottle, and a locking means (30), wherein - the bottle holder (20) is arranged on the front (V) of the base plate (10) and is rotatable about an axis of rotation (DA) perpendicular to the base plate (10) relative to the base plate (10), and - the locking means (30) is arranged on the back (R) of the base plate (10) and is coupled to the bottle holder (20), wherein the locking means (30) is adapted to lock the bottle holder (20) at a predetermined angle of rotation (a) relative to the base plate (10).