Adsorptive anti-tipping device and a cup body matched therewith
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Solution Overview
Problem
Beverage containers, especially those with large openings like glasses and mugs, are prone to tipping and spillage due to their center of gravity, and existing suction devices are inconvenient to use as they require manual adjustment for securement and release.
Innovation Solution
An adsorptive anti-tipping device featuring a driving rod, fixed cover, and suction component with a driving slope and block mechanism that automatically adjusts to secure and release the container based on the buckle force, preventing tipping and spillage while being easy to use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If a removable cover is added to the container to prevent spillage, then content loss is reduced, but the device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates due to over-tightening or unscrewing issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical screw-cover system with a suction-based attachment mechanism. The suction component creates a vacuum seal between the cup body and support surface, eliminating the need for threading and manual tightening/loosening operations. This substitution resolves the contradiction by preventing content loss through the seal while maintaining ease of operation through simple attachment and detachment movements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs pneumatic principles through the suction component that creates a vacuum seal. The suction force holds the cup body securely to the support surface without mechanical fastening, thereby preventing tipping and content loss while allowing easy release by breaking the vacuum seal. This pneumatic approach eliminates the operational complexities of threaded covers.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a suction device is used to secure the container to a surface, then tipping is prevented, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to requiring manual placement, downward force application, and unlocking actions
Solution Approach 1:
The suction component is pre-configured with the suction rod and sealing structure ready to engage. When the cup body is placed on the support surface, the suction mechanism automatically activates through the buckling action, eliminating the need for separate manual placement and force application steps. The system is prepared in advance to engage seamlessly upon contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The suction device performs self-securing through the automatic buckling mechanism. When the cup body is placed on the support surface, the buckling force automatically activates the suction component to adhere to the surface without requiring the user to apply additional downward force or perform unlocking actions. The system serves itself by converting the placement action into the securing force.
3Force
If the suction component is designed to require downward force for securement, then adsorption strength is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to requiring active user force application
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses the user's own action of placing the cup body as the source of buckling force. This self-service approach eliminates the need for separate force application steps while still generating sufficient adsorption force through the mechanical buckling mechanism that converts the placement motion into securing force.
Solution Approach 2:
The suction rod is designed with dynamic characteristics that allow it to respond to the buckling force through elastic deformation and automatic positioning. The dynamic design enables the system to achieve secure adsorption through natural motion rather than requiring sustained manual force application, improving ease of operation while maintaining adequate adsorption strength.
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 device effectively prevents container tipping and spillage by using a sucker for secure attachment and automatic loosening, ensuring the container remains stable during use and easy to handle.
Implementation Method 1
a suction component, wherein the suction component is slidably clamped with the fixed cover
Implementation Method 2
the abutment rod abuts with the driving block; and one side of the abutment rod abuts against the driving slope, the sliding rod drives the abutment rod when sliding upward, and drives the driving block to move under the action of the driving slope
Data Source
AI summary
An adsorptive anti-tipping device and a cup body matched therewith, being used to fasten the cup body to prevent it from tipping, including a driving rod, which driving rod comprises a sliding rod, a limit rod and an abutment rod, the limit rod is vertically fixed on the upper end of the sliding rod; the abutment rod is fixedly connected with one end of the sliding rod; on a fixed cover is arranged a sliding positioning hole, and the limit rod is limited above the fixed cover; the suction component is slidably clamped with the fixed cover, and has a driving slope and a driving block on it, the driving block corresponds to the position of the adsorptive surface of the suction component,. The present application is simple in structure and easy to use. Using a suction cup to adsorb the surface, the present application may prevent containers' tipping.