Rotating Capsule-Breaking Suction Tool for Compact Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing suction tools for capsules have limitations in design freedom, difficulty in downsizing, and are cumbersome due to the need for breaking mechanisms, leading to restricted shape and capacity.
Innovation Solution
A suction tool with a cylindrical body and a rotating body that allows for capsule breaking through relative rotation, featuring a holding portion with capsule bases and blade portions that move along a defined path, enhancing handling performance and enabling compact design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a capsule disposed at the axial center is broken to take out an agent inside, then the handling is easy, but the degree of freedom in design is low and it is difficult to downsize
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the capsule holding position movable rather than fixed. The capsule can be held at different radial positions from the central axis, and the breaking blade can be positioned at different angular locations. This dynamic positioning capability allows the device to maintain ease of operation while significantly increasing design freedom and enabling downsizing, as the capsule does not need to be centrally disposed for the breaking mechanism to function.
2Ease of operation
If a capsule disposed at the axial center is broken to take out an agent inside, then the handling is easy, but the shape and capacity of the capsule are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables capsule shape flexibility by decoupling the capsule holding position from the central axis. The capsule can be held at various radial distances from the center, allowing the capsule shape to vary while maintaining easy handling. The breaking blade is positioned to intersect the capsule's movement path, ensuring effective breaking regardless of capsule shape or holding position.
3Ease of operation
If a capsule disposed at the axial center is broken to take out an agent inside, then the handling is easy, but it is difficult to downsize
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves downsizing by eliminating the requirement for central capsule disposition. The capsule can be held at smaller radial distances from the central axis, and the breaking mechanism can be compactly arranged at different angular positions. This dynamic configuration allows the entire device to be reduced in size while maintaining ease of operation and effective capsule breaking.
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 tool allows easy capsule breaking via rotation, improves suction persistence, and enhances handling performance with a simplified structure that can break multiple capsules simultaneously, increasing the amount of agent that can be sucked.
Implementation Method 1
the rotating body includes a blade portion capable of breaking the capsule
Implementation Method 2
a suction portion communicating with an outside
Data Source
AI summary
The invention of the present application that solves the above problems includes: a cylindrical body; a rotating body connected to the cylindrical body so as to be relatively rotatable about a central axis; and a suction portion communicating with an outside. The cylindrical body includes a holding portion that holds a capsule, the rotating body includes a blade portion capable of breaking the capsule, the holding portion includes a capsule base that holds the capsule at a position away from the central axis, the blade portion is provided so as to relatively move along a movement path when the rotating body relatively rotates, and the capsule base is disposed on the movement path.