Vessel comprising an accommodated metal element and method of production thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vessels with embedded metal elements, such as magnets, face issues with demagnetization due to high temperatures during glass production, leading to potential cracking and aesthetic defects like air bubbles, which compromise their quality and functionality, especially for use in vehicles and decorative purposes.
Innovation Solution
A vessel design featuring a recess in its base to house a metal element, bonded with a transparent adhesive and filled with plastic, which seals the recess, prevents air bubbles, and protects the metal element from external influences, using a polyurethane plastic with self-repairing properties and a neodymium magnet with a copper-nickel protective layer for enhanced stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a metal element is embedded in a glass melt during production, then the vessel achieves a high-quality aesthetic appearance with the metal element integrated into the glass, but the metal element becomes demagnetized and thermal stresses cause cracks or fractures
Solution Approach 1:
The metal element is extracted from the glass melt embedding process and placed in a separate post-processing step. The vessel is first manufactured without the metal element, then the recess is created and the metal element is inserted afterward, avoiding exposure to high temperatures that would demagnetize it.
Solution Approach 2:
A recess is preliminarily created in the vessel base during or after glass manufacturing, preparing the structure in advance to receive the metal element. This preliminary preparation allows the metal element to be added later without requiring high-temperature embedding.
2Manufacturing precision
If a metal element is embedded in a glass melt during production, then the vessel achieves a high-quality aesthetic appearance with the metal element integrated into the glass, but thermal expansion differences cause stresses and potential fractures
Solution Approach 1:
The metal element is extracted from the high-temperature glass melt process and introduced separately at lower temperatures. This avoids the thermal expansion mismatch that occurs when metal is embedded in hot glass, preventing stress-induced fractures.
Solution Approach 2:
The temperature parameter is changed and controlled during the embedding process. The vessel is heated to a lower temperature range that does not cause excessive thermal expansion differences between glass and metal, and the metal element is set into the recess at controlled temperatures.
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 solution ensures the metal element remains magnetized, provides a high-quality, aesthetically pleasing, and durable vessel resistant to external influences, suitable for use in vehicles and as a decorative item, with improved thermal and chemical resistance.
Implementation Method 1
the metal element is bonded to the bottom of the recess by means of a transparent adhesive
Implementation Method 2
embedded by a plastic material filling a remaining area of the recess and adhering to the vessel and the metal element
Implementation Method 3
which cannot be completely excluded that small air inclusions or bubbles occur at the gemstone/glass interface during the production process
Implementation Method 4
a magnetic metal element for use in interaction with a means of transport and in particular for use in a vehicle
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AI summary
The invention relates to a vessel which accommodates a metal element in its base, wherein the vessel comprises a lower recess in the base which accommodates the metal element, wherein the metal element is bonded to the base by means of a transparent adhesive at the bottom of the recess and is embedded by a transparent plastic which fills up a remaining area of the recess. The invention further relates to a method for producing a vessel.