Rotating Handle Assembly for Drinking Vessel Cupholder Adaptability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drinking vessels with fixed handles often fail to securely fit into cupholders of varying configurations and positions, making them undesirable for ergonomic gripping and secure placement.
Innovation Solution
A rotating handle assembly for a drinking vessel, featuring an attachment plate with positioning detents and elastic or magnetic engaging mechanisms, allowing the handle to be easily rotated to multiple positions for secure placement and ergonomic gripping.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed handle is used on a drinking vessel, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the handle cannot adapt to cupholders of varying configurations and positions
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed to rotate relative to the vessel body through a rotating mechanism comprising a rotation post, bearing, and positioning detents. This dynamic capability allows the handle to adapt to different cupholder configurations while maintaining structural simplicity through the use of straightforward mechanical components.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle assembly is divided into separable components including the handle member, attachment plate, rotation post, and positioning detents. This segmentation enables independent optimization of each component and simplifies manufacturing while allowing the handle to be positioned at multiple angles to fit various cupholder configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a rotating handle mechanism is added to allow multiple positions, then adaptability to cupholders is improved, but the mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating mechanism enables the handle to dynamically adjust to multiple positions (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) to accommodate different cupholder configurations. The mechanism uses a rotation post with positioning detents and corresponding engaging mechanisms to provide stable positioning while maintaining rotational capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle's angular position parameter is made variable through the rotating mechanism, allowing it to be positioned at multiple discrete angles. This parameter change capability provides adaptability to various cupholder configurations without requiring a completely complex mechanism, as the rotation is constrained to specific angular positions by the detent system.
3Reliability
If engaging mechanisms with elastic members are used to secure the handle, then the handle is firm in position, but the mechanism requires more components
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic members (spring plungers or magnetic elements) automatically engage with the positioning detents to secure the handle in its selected position without requiring additional locking mechanisms or user intervention. This self-service capability provides reliable positioning while minimizing the number of components needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic members provide a dynamic engaging mechanism that allows the handle to be easily rotated between positions while automatically securing itself at each position. The elastic deformation of the members enables smooth engagement and disengagement without requiring complex mechanical linkages or additional fastening components.
4Ease of operation
If the handle is made easy to rotate, then user operation is improved, but the handle may become less firm in position
Solution Approach 1:
The bearing mounted on the rotation post provides smooth rotational movement for easy operation, while the positioning detents with engaging mechanisms provide firm positioning at discrete angles. This dynamic system seamlessly transitions between easy rotation during adjustment and firm holding during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The engaging mechanisms with elastic members automatically secure the handle in position after rotation, providing firm positioning without requiring additional user action. The system self-regulates between easy rotation (when not engaged) and firm positioning (when engaged) based on the handle's position.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the drinking vessel to be placed in cupholders of different configurations while maintaining ergonomic handling, ensuring the handle is firm in its intended positions and easy to rotate.
Implementation Method 1
each of the plurality of engaging mechanisms include an elastic member having a non-compressed configuration in which a distal end of the elastic member extends from the vessel engaging surface and a compressed configuration in which the distal end of the elastic member is compressed back to the vessel engaging surface
Implementation Method 2
each of the plurality of engaging mechanisms include a magnet and the first plurality of positioning detents and the second plurality of positioning detents include corresponding magnets disposed in the positioning detents
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AI summary
A drinking vessel including a vessel body configured to receive a liquid and a rotating handle assembly. The rotating handle assembly includes an attachment plate secured to an exterior surface of the vessel body. The attachment plate includes a rotation post extending out from a handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, a first plurality of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate, and a second plurality of positioning detents positioned in the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate. A handle member is rotatably secured to the rotation post and includes a vessel engaging surface positioned adjacent the handle engaging surface of the attachment plate and a plurality of engaging mechanisms disposed adjacent the handle engaging surface. The handle member is configured to be rotated with respect to the vessel body to a first position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms of the handle member engage the first plurality of positioning detents of the attachment plate and a second position in which the plurality of engaging mechanisms engage the second plurality of positioning detents.