发明名称 |
Advanced transitional cup |
摘要 |
An advanced transitional cup (ATC) for training developing children and developmentally-challenged individuals to drink from a cup. The ATC includes a lid with a small fluid aperture and an electric air valve. A microcontroller located in the base of the ATC converts a user-defined "flow rate" into a PWM voltage signal that successively opens and closes the air valve. A higher flow rate results in a PWM signal that opens the air valve for longer spans of time and closes the air valve for shorter spans of time as compared to a lower flow rate, thereby allowing more air to enter the ATC and fluid to be expressed from the fluid aperture more readily. A touch sensor on the sidewall of the ATC prevents the air valve from being opened, and thus fluid from exiting the fluid aperture, unless a drinker is touching the touch sensor, thereby preventing accidental spills. |
申请公布号 |
US8432249(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.04.30 |
申请号 |
US20100753147 |
申请日期 |
2010.04.02 |
申请人 |
BAILEY-VANKUREN MICHAEL;SCARBOROUGH DONNA R.;MIAMI UNIVERSITY |
发明人 |
BAILEY-VANKUREN MICHAEL;SCARBOROUGH DONNA R. |
分类号 |
G05B23/02;A47G19/22;A61M1/00;B65D51/18 |
主分类号 |
G05B23/02 |
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