Venturi Beverage Additivation for Custom Mineralized Water
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional water mineralization systems are complex, bulky, and unsuitable for household use, as they cannot add customizable mineral salts or flavors to drinking water, and bottled mineral water lacks modification options to suit individual tastes.
Innovation Solution
A compact additivation device that simultaneously introduces and mixes mineral salts or flavors with beverages using a Venturi effect, employing single-dose containers and an automatic additivator system, allowing for customizable chemical elements and flavors in drinking water.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional water mineralization systems are used to add mineral salts, then the beverage can be mineralized, but the device becomes complex and bulky making it unsuitable for household use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the mineralization function from complex industrial systems and implements it through a simple additivator device that adds pre-prepared additive solutions to purified water. This separates the mineralization function from the purification function, allowing each to be optimized independently and making the overall system suitable for household use.
Solution Approach 2:
The additivator device serves multiple functions: it can add various mineral salts, flavors, and other additives to different beverages (water, juices, etc.). The single device handles diverse additivation needs through a universal design that accepts different additive types and concentrations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If bottled mineral water is used, then the beverage has fixed mineral characteristics, but there is no possibility of selection or modification to suit individual tastes
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static bottled water with fixed mineral content to a dynamic system where users can adjust mineralization levels and select different additive combinations. The additivator allows real-time modification of beverage characteristics according to individual preferences and requirements.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If purifiers are used to reduce pollutants, then the beverage is cleaned, but no substances that may be lacking can be added
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the purification function and the additivation function into an integrated beverage treatment system. The purifier removes harmful substances while the additivator simultaneously or subsequently adds beneficial minerals and flavors, creating a complete water treatment solution that both cleans and enhances the beverage.
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
Enables the production of customized drinking water with specific mineral profiles and flavors, meeting individual tastes without the need for large-scale equipment, providing a sterile and residue-free final product.
Implementation Method 1
The device according to the present invention comprises a Venturi tube for taking a known quantity of said additive and mixing the same additive with said beverage
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AI summary
Additivation device (2) for beverages (B), for adding at least one additive (A) to at least one beverage (B). The device (2) comprises at least one first inlet duct (30), through which at least one beverage (B) coming from a source is introduced into the device (2), and at least one second inlet duct (40), through which at least one additive (A) is introduced into the device (2). Said additive (A) is a fluid and is contained in at least one container (21); The device comprises at least one outlet duct (39), through which the beverage (B), to which said at least one additive (A) has been added, exits the device (2). The device 2 comprises an additivator device (5) for taking a known quantity of said at least one additive (A) and mixing the same additive (A) with said at least one beverage (B). The device (2) supplies and mixes said at least one additive (A) with the beverage (B) while the same beverage (B) is flowing between said at least one first inlet duct (30) and said outlet duct (39).