Rotating Bottle Neck Structure with Display Panels for Travel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional containers for daily products like cosmetics and shampoos are too large and inconvenient for travel, lacking a user-friendly design that allows easy installation and content display.
Innovation Solution
A bottle neck structure comprising an inner ring with display panels and an outer ring featuring an annular groove and through hole, where the panels can be viewed through the hole when aligned, with protrusions and recesses on the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, facilitating secure coupling and easy content display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If conventional containers are used for storing daily products, then the container can hold sufficient product volume, but the container becomes too large and inconvenient for travel
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into a bottle body and a separate bottle neck structure that can be detached. The bottle neck structure includes an inner ring with display panels and an outer ring with a through hole, allowing the container to be segmented for compact travel while maintaining full volume when assembled
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle neck structure is designed to rotate around the bottle body, adding rotational movement as a new dimension. This allows multiple display panels to be brought into alignment with the through hole at different rotation positions, enabling content display without increasing the compact footprint during travel
2Loss of information
If the bottle neck structure includes multiple display panels, then content display capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple display panels are merged into a single rotating assembly within the bottle neck structure. Instead of having separate fixed panels, they are combined on the inner ring that rotates as one unit, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining multiple display capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The display panels are made dynamic through the rotation mechanism. The inner ring can rotate to bring different panels into alignment with the through hole, allowing the display capability to change dynamically without requiring multiple fixed complex structures
3Reliability
If the bottle neck structure is designed with secure coupling mechanisms, then connection reliability is improved, but the ease of installation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism is designed to be self-aligning and self-locking. The protrusions on the inner ring automatically align with and engage into the corresponding recesses on the outer ring during rotation, providing secure coupling without requiring complex alignment procedures or additional fastening steps
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a bottle neck structure comprising an inner ring and an outer ring, a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses; wherein the inner ring further comprising a plurality of display panels, an annular rim, a top facing surface; and wherein the outer ring further comprising a annular groove, a bottom facing surface and one through hole, and wherein each of the display panels can be viewed through the through hole when they are aligned.