Rotating Dispenser with Sealed Pods for Automated Dosing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for dispensing consumer goods, such as food and medicines, lack controlled and hygienic dispensing mechanisms, leading to issues like waste, hygiene concerns, and improper dosing, especially for pets and elderly individuals.
Innovation Solution
A device with a rotating wheel structure and sealed pods that use motor-activated opening mechanisms and timing controls to dispense consumer goods in predetermined quantities, minimizing waste and ensuring hygienic conditions by isolating contents from the environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual dispensing of food and medicines is used, then direct contact between operators and products is possible, but hygiene-health conditions deteriorate and operational efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables self-service dispensing through programmable timing mechanisms that automatically release predetermined portions of food and medicines at scheduled times without requiring manual intervention, thereby improving hygiene while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The dispensing mechanism is segmented into separate functional modules including a rotating carousel for multiple compartments, individual pod dispensing mechanisms, and programmable control systems, allowing automated operation while keeping each component relatively simple and maintainable
2Object-affected harmful factors
If food is left in open environment for prolonged stay, then accessibility is improved, but hygienic-health problems and unpleasant odors increase
Solution Approach 1:
Food and medicines are pre-packaged in sealed pods and compartments before being placed in the device, and the device is programmed to dispense predetermined portions at scheduled times, eliminating the need for prolonged storage in open environments and preventing contamination and odors
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses disposable sealed pods and compartments that contain food and medicines until dispensing, ensuring hygienic conditions by preventing contact with the external environment, and the pods are discarded after single use to maintain cleanliness
3Measurement precision
If predetermined dosing is implemented, then dosing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides dosing into discrete predetermined portions using separate compartments and pods for different products, with each compartment designed to hold a specific dosage amount, simplifying the control mechanism while maintaining dosing precision
Solution Approach 2:
The programmable control system automatically manages dosing schedules and portion sizes without requiring complex real-time measurements, pre-programming the dispensing of predetermined amounts at scheduled times to achieve accurate dosing through simple automated control
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AI summary
The device (1) for dispensing consumer goods comprises: a fixed bearing structure (9); - a first portion (2) supported movable in rotation around a respective axis (4) by the bearing structure (9) and having a plurality of collecting elements (5) spaced apart angularly from one another, with the bearing structure (9) defining at least a fixed access area (10) to at least one of the collecting elements (5); a second portion (3) supported movable in rotation around a respective axis (4) by the bearing structure (9), arranged above the first portion (2) and supporting a plurality of pods (6) containing consumer goods and spaced apart angularly from one another; selective opening means (17, 18, 22, 101) of the pods (6) able to dispense the contents of the pods themselves within at least one of the collecting elements (5) at a predefined angular position.