Rotation Sensing Assembly for Hygienic Container-Based Dispensing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional distribution equipment in public places, such as restaurants and cafes, poses hygiene risks due to the need for multiple users to touch the same control surfaces, leading to bacterial transmission.
Innovation Solution
A distribution control device equipped with a rotation sensing assembly and logic control circuit that allows users to operate the equipment by rotating their own containers, eliminating the need to touch shared control boards, and synchronizes the rotation information to control the distribution of materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional touch control boards are used for distribution equipment operation, then the equipment can be controlled to dispense materials, but multiple users touching the same control surface causes bacterial transmission and hygiene problems
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a container as an intermediary object between the user and the distribution equipment. The container's rotation position serves as the control input, mediating the interaction without requiring direct contact between multiple users and the same control surface. This resolves the hygiene issue while maintaining operational convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the user's own container as the control interface. Each user operates the equipment by rotating their personal container to the desired position, making the control element portable and user-specific. This self-service approach eliminates the need for shared control surfaces.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a rotation sensing assembly and container-based control system is implemented, then hygiene is improved by eliminating shared touch surfaces, but the device complexity increases due to additional sensing components
Solution Approach 1:
The container serves multiple functions: it holds the received material and simultaneously acts as the control interface through its rotation position. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate control components, offsetting the added complexity with functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotation sensing assembly provides automatic feedback about the container's position to the logic control circuit, which then automatically controls the distribution equipment. This closed-loop feedback system simplifies the user interaction model while managing the complexity through automated control logic.
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AI summary
A distribution control device includes a rotation sensing assembly and a logic control circuit. The rotation sensing assembly is communicated with the logic control circuit. The logic control circuit is communicated with a distribution equipment. The rotation sensing assembly is detachably fix and match with a container and synchronously rotates with the container. The rotation sensing assembly detects and sends rotation information to the logic control circuit according to rotation of the container from a starting position. The logic control circuit sends a feeding control instruction to the distribution equipment according to the rotation information and a preset corresponding relationship. When it is detected that the container returns to the starting position, a halt instruction is sent to the distribution equipment. The container is detachably communicated with the rotation sensing assembly to drive the rotation sensing assembly to rotate synchronously.