Swinging Mass Noise Generator in Beverage Container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing noise-making devices for events are often large, cumbersome, and not readily available for purchase at venues, limiting their use for generating loud, sustained expressions of enthusiasm.
Innovation Solution
A noise-making apparatus that includes a tube structure with a cover piece and rod members attached to masses, allowing the masses to swing within the tube and generate impulsive sounds when the tube is swung, which can be easily integrated with beverage containers or other tubular structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If conventional noise-making devices are used to generate loud expressions of enthusiasm, then the volume and duration of sound can be improved, but the device becomes large and cumbersome to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The noise-making apparatus is nested within a beverage container, with the tube structure fitting inside the container and the cover piece sealing the opening. This nesting approach allows the noise-making device to be compact and portable while still generating loud sounds when activated by swinging the container.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines a beverage container with a noise-making apparatus, allowing the same object to serve dual purposes: holding beverages and generating loud expressions of enthusiasm. The tube structure can be integrated into various container types, making the solution universally applicable.
2Duration of action of moving object
If conventional noise-making devices are used to generate loud expressions of enthusiasm, then the sound duration can be improved, but the device becomes cumbersome and not readily available at venues
Solution Approach 1:
The noise-making apparatus is merged with a beverage container, combining two previously separate functions into a single integrated product. This merging allows the device to be manufactured and distributed through existing beverage distribution channels, making it readily available at venues without requiring separate manufacturing infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus components (tube structure, cover piece, rod members, masses) are nested within the beverage container, creating a compact integrated product that can be easily manufactured and distributed through standard beverage packaging channels, thereby improving availability at venues.
3Power
If a tube structure with swinging masses is used to generate impulsive sounds, then the noise volume can be improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The noise-making apparatus is segmented into distinct functional components: a tube structure, a cover piece, rod members, and masses. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured and assembled, simplifying the overall manufacturing process while maintaining the ability to generate loud impulsive sounds when the masses swing and strike the tube walls.
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
Provides a portable and cost-effective means to generate loud, sustained noise by allowing users to swing the masses within the tube, creating impulsive sounds that enhance expressions of enthusiasm during events.
Implementation Method 1
the rod member and the mass can be swung within the tube, causing the mass to hit the wall
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatus for use with a bottle or other tube structure including a wall which extends from a first end to a second end. A cover piece is attachable to the tube structure along one end about a tube opening. One end of a rod member is attached to the cover piece. With a mass attached to a second end of the rod member, when the second rod member end and the mass are positioned within the tube, the rod member and the mass can be swung within the tube, causing the mass to hit the wall.