Tea Brewer Water-Stopping Plate Structure for Easy Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tea brewers face issues with the non-retractable projecting rods causing stress and risk of breakage during installation and removal of the water-stopping plate, and the difficulty in cleaning due to the plate's design, which can lead to liquid leakage when the brewer is not placed correctly on a cup.
Innovation Solution
The tea brewer features a container main body with engaging elements having grooves for guide rails that allow easy assembly and disassembly without deformation, and a water-stopping plate with flow-guiding holes and a movable water-stopping block that ensures the plate falls naturally and can be easily cleaned, preventing liquid leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If projecting rods are integrally formed with the water-stopping plate to prevent liquid leakage, then liquid containment is improved, but the water-stopping plate becomes difficult to remove for cleaning and the projecting rods are subject to stress and risk of breakage
Solution Approach 1:
The water-stopping plate is divided into two separate parts: the plate body and the projecting rods. The rods are detachably connected to the plate through holes, allowing the plate to be removed for cleaning while the rods remain in the container. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling easy removal of the plate while maintaining the liquid containment function when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the projecting rods and water-stopping plate is made dynamic rather than fixed. The rods can be inserted into and removed from the through holes, transitioning between a contained state (when assembled) and a removable state (when disassembled). This dynamic connection allows the system to switch between liquid containment mode and cleaning mode.
2Device complexity
If projecting rods are made non-retractable to simplify structure, then device complexity is reduced, but installation and removal require deformation of rods causing stress and potential breakage
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the rods from the plate body and using a detachable connection through holes, the structure avoids the need for deformation during installation and removal. The rods are simply inserted into or removed from the holes without requiring any bending or deforming actions, thus protecting the rods from stress and breakage while keeping the structure relatively simple.
3Reliability
If the water-stopping plate is designed with integrated projecting rods to ensure liquid containment, then liquid leakage prevention is improved, but cleaning becomes difficult due to inability to easily remove the plate
Solution Approach 1:
The water-stopping plate is segmented from the projecting rods, allowing the plate to be detached for cleaning. The rods remain attached to the container body through the holes, while the plate can be easily removed and cleaned separately. This segmentation enables thorough cleaning of the plate without compromising the liquid containment function when reassembled.
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
This design allows for convenient and stress-free installation, removal, and cleaning of the water-stopping plate, reducing the risk of breakage and ensuring liquids are contained, enhancing user experience and product usability.
Implementation Method 1
When the tea brewer 1 is placed on a tabletop and the water-stopping plate 2 has fallen naturally, each projecting rod 21 presses against the lower edge of the corresponding assembly hole 18
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AI summary
The present invention is to provide a tea brewer, which includes a container main body having a top side concavely provided with a receiving space for receiving liquid and coffee powder (or tea leaves) and a bottom side formed with a through hole in communication with the receiving space, at least one engaging element each provided on the bottom side and having at least one groove, a water-stopping plate having a post which extends into the receiving space through the through hole and peripherally provided with at least one guide rail each of which is movably received in the corresponding groove, and a water-stopping block detachably connected to the post and located in the receiving space. Since each guide rail extends into the corresponding groove with ease and without being compressed or deformed, it is easy for a user to remove the water-stopping plate from the tea brewer for cleaning.