Toothbrush Holder With Automatic Toothpaste Dispensing Chambers
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing toothpaste holder devices lack an integrated mechanism for automatically dispensing toothpaste and storing both a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste, with prior art focusing only on manual dispensing mechanisms or separate toothbrush storage.
Innovation Solution
A box with a toothbrush chamber and toothpaste chamber, featuring a dispensing unit with motors and screws to automatically dispense toothpaste, and hinged doors for access, powered by a battery-operated system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an automatic dispensing unit is integrated into the toothpaste holder device, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the toothpaste storage chamber, toothbrush storage chamber, and automatic dispensing unit into a single integrated device. The dispensing unit is movably integrated into the box and positioned to engage the toothpaste tube, automatically dispensing toothpaste without manual intervention while maintaining a compact unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispensing unit is configured to automatically engage the toothpaste tube and dispense the required amount of toothpaste without user intervention. The system performs the dispensing function autonomously, eliminating the need for manual squeezing or cutting of the toothpaste tube.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate storage chambers for toothbrush and toothpaste are provided, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into distinct functional segments: a toothbrush chamber for storing toothbrushes and a toothpaste chamber for storing toothpaste tubes. Each chamber is accessible through separate hinged doors, allowing independent access and organization of different items while maintaining a unified overall structure.
3Ease of operation
If a movably integrated dispensing unit is used, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing unit is designed as a movable component that can engage and disengage from the toothpaste tube. This dynamic design allows the dispensing unit to move into position to dispense toothpaste and then retract, providing automatic operation while maintaining structural flexibility and ease of use.
Data Source
AI summary
A toothpaste and toothbrush holder device for storing and dispensing toothpaste includes a box that has a toothbrush chamber and a toothpaste chamber for storing a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste. A pair of doors is each of the pair of doors is hingedly coupled to the box for opening or closing a respective toothbrush chamber or toothpaste chamber. A dispensing unit is movably integrated into the box and the dispensing unit is positioned in the toothpaste chamber to facilitate the dispensing unit to engage the tube of toothpaste. The dispensing unit is actuatable in a dispensing condition to urge toothpaste to flow outwardly from the tube of toothpaste.