Smart Herb Grinder Container With Integrated Weighing and Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for an enhanced connectivity container that effectively stores, grinds, and manages herbs and other materials suitable for smoking or medicinal uses, as existing solutions lack integrated features for efficient grinding, storage, and user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A multi-function container with coaxially aligned components including a cap, grinding sections, a collection section with a screen, an electronics housing, storage container, and base, featuring snap-fit or magnetic connections, integrated scales, and communication capabilities for connectivity with smartphones or computers, enabling easy operation, measurement, and notification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional separate storage and grinding solutions are used, then device complexity is reduced, but functionality and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines storage container, grinding mechanism, and connectivity features into a single integrated device. The container houses both storage compartments and grinding sections with blades, eliminating the need for separate storage and grinding devices while providing unified functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed to perform multiple functions: storing herbs and materials, grinding them using rotating blades, and providing connectivity for remote monitoring. The electronic housing and communication device enable the container to serve as both a storage vessel and a smart management system.
2Productivity
If manual grinding and monitoring is used, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The container enables self-service through automated features including remote monitoring via communication device, automatic grinding through motorized blades, and digital tracking of material levels. Users can monitor and manage contents remotely without manual intervention for basic tasks.
3Loss of information
If no connectivity features are added, then device complexity is reduced, but information management and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates feedback mechanisms through communication devices that transmit information about material levels, grinding status, and storage capacity to external devices. This allows users to receive real-time updates and make informed decisions about refilling or managing contents.
Data Source
AI summary
A container stores, grinds, and measure material. The container includes upper and lower grinding sections that are mated together and rotated to grind the material. A collection section is below the lower grinding section and includes a mesh screen to filter particulate. The mesh screen also functions as a scale to weigh the contents in the collection section. An electronic housing includes a display, microcontroller, one or more buttons, a communications device, and a power supply. Below the electronics housing is a container section retained by a container holder that also includes a scale. The container is enabled to communicate with an external computing device through an application to send and receive data and commands.