Split bottle warmer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bottle warmers suffer from slow heat conduction due to indirect heating and are often cumbersome to use, as the heating module and base are typically integrated, making it difficult to remove the bottle after heating.
Innovation Solution
A split bottle warmer design featuring a detachable heating module with conductive and electro-contact parts, allowing for direct electrical connection to a base with a positioning structure, enabling efficient heating and easy detachment without affecting functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If water bath heating is used to warm liquid media in a bottle, then the heating is gentle and safe, but the heat conduction is slow and heating time is longer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a conductive plate as an intermediary component between the heating module and the bottle. The conductive plate with electro-contact parts directly contacts the bottle bottom, enabling efficient thermal conduction while maintaining safety. This intermediary structure resolves the contradiction by providing both direct heat transfer (reducing time) and controlled heating (maintaining safety).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the traditional water-based thermal conduction mechanism with direct electrical heating through conductive parts. By substituting the water bath mechanical system with an electrical heating system that uses conductive plates and electro-contact parts, the heating efficiency is dramatically improved while maintaining temperature control through the control circuit board.
2Device complexity
If the heating module and base are integrated in a single unit, then the structure is simple, but the bottle removal after heating becomes more troublesome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the bottle warmer into two separable modules: a base unit and a heating module. The heating module can be detached from the base, allowing users to easily remove the bottle after heating while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling easy bottle access without requiring a completely complex multi-component design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a dynamic, reconfigurable structure where the heating module can be attached to or detached from the base according to usage needs. This dynamic design allows the system to transition between a compact integrated state (for storage or transport) and a separated state (for easy bottle removal), resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and operational ease.
3Ease of operation
If the heating module is detachably assembled with the base, then the bottle can be easily removed, but the circuit connection between heating module and base becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple electrical connection functions into integrated electro-contact parts that are embedded in the conductive plate. The electro-contact parts simultaneously establish electrical connections for heating power, temperature sensing, and water level detection through a single docking interface between the heating module and base. This merging approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining simple assembly/disassembly operations while managing circuit complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The conductive plate with electro-contact parts serves multiple functions simultaneously: it conducts heat to the bottle, establishes electrical connections for power supply, and enables sensing functions. This multi-functional design allows the detachable heating module to maintain full functionality when connected to the base, resolving the contradiction between ease of detachment and circuit connection complexity by making the connection interface universally functional.
4Productivity
If direct heating is applied to liquid media through the bottle mouth, then heating efficiency is improved, but the heating module becomes cumbersome and integrated with the base
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the heating system into a separate heating module that can be detached from the base, yet still achieves direct heating efficiency. The heating module with conductive plate provides direct thermal conduction to the bottle while remaining a separate component, resolving the contradiction between heating efficiency and device complexity by maintaining modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The conductive plate acts as an intermediary that enables efficient direct heating without requiring the heating module to be permanently integrated with the base. The conductive plate with electro-contact parts provides the necessary thermal and electrical pathways, allowing the heating module to function independently yet effectively, thus resolving the contradiction between heating efficiency and module integration.
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 split design enhances heating efficiency by facilitating direct heat conduction and allows for easy assembly and disassembly, improving user experience by reducing heating time and simplifying the process of removing the bottle.
Implementation Method 1
the heating module is configured with a heating element
Implementation Method 2
the heating module is configured with conductive parts plugged into the electro-contact parts
Data Source
AI summary
A split bottle warmer is disclosed, which relates to the technical field of maternal and infant supplies. The bottle warmer includes a base and a heating module detachably arranged on the base for connecting to a bottle mouth, the heating module is configured with a heating element. The base is configured with electro-contact parts, the heating module is configured with conductive parts plugged into the electro-contact parts, the heating module is configured to be electrically connected to the base when the electro-contact parts are plugged into the conductive parts, and a positioning structure is configured between the conductive parts and the electro-contact parts. By setting the conductive parts and the electro-contact parts, the split bottle warmer can realize circuit conduction and thereby having advantages of removable the heating module and the base.