What it does
The design of this heat-dissipating coaster aims to address the challenge faced by users in different scenarios who cannot quickly enjoy beverages at the appropriate water temperature.
Your inspiration
In the fast-paced modern life scene, people often need to wait for the drink to cool down before drinking, especially in business scenarios such as office and meetings, which not only disrupts the rhythm, but also affects the drinking experience. This cooling coaster focuses on "quickly and conveniently solving the problem of overheating of beverages", creating a drinking water solution for users without accommodating the temperature. I get inspiration from a lot of cooling devices, especially the phone cooling clips.
How it works
When the cup is placed on the coaster, the high temperature at the bottom of the cup is quickly transferred to the "heat conduction sheet" (using a material with high thermal conductivity, such as aluminum alloy, to accelerate the heat transfer efficiency) through contact with the thermal conductivity surface of the coaster. At the same time, the built-in motor operates, drawing cold air from the coaster's "air intake", and the air flow is accelerated by the fan blades driven by the motor and blown towards the heat conduction sheet. The heat is carried by the flowing air and discharged through the "honeycomb heat vent", creating a continuous and efficient heat dissipation cycle, like creating a "micro refrigeration air duct" for the bottom of the cup, quickly reducing the temperature of the drink.
Design process
In life, people often wait for cooling down due to overheating of drinks, and after research, it is necessary to create a fast, quiet, suitable for multiple scenes and with scientific and technological aesthetics of heat dissipation coasters to solve problems and improve desktop aesthetics. The first generation used cardboard and toy motors to make manual models to verify the core logic, but exposed problems such as poor thermal conductivity, high noise, and weak adaptation. The second-generation focus technology optimization: replace the arc-shaped thermal conductive surface of aluminum alloy, optimize the air duct with 3D printing, and select low-noise motor speed regulation; Embedded in sensors and development boards, it realizes the intelligent interaction of "temperature acquisition-digital display-start-stop", and simulates the digital display operation with acrylic. Three generations of polished appearance scenes: integrating sci-fi elements and setting honeycomb texture heat dissipation outlets; The questionnaire selected "Avocado Green"; With USB-C connector, the thickness is optimized to 30mm for compact spaces. In terms of efficiency, from "able to dissipate heat" to "fast heat dissipation";
How it is different
Most coasters do not have a rapid cooling function. At the same time, this design integrates sci-fi shapes with simple colors such as avocado green, so that the product is not only a functional tool, but also a desktop decoration, adding a personalized style to business and daily scenes. Traditional coasters are mostly only basic switches, but this product displays the temperature in real time, which is suitable for focused scenarios such as office meetings, without the need to keep an eye on the display, and the experience is smoother and more intuitive. This coaster uses a curved aluminum alloy thermal conductive surface to adapt to 90% of common cup shapes (cup bottom diameter 6-10cm) and is suitable for desks, homes, cafes and outdoor offices, and the compatibility is greatly improved.
Future plans
In the short term, we plan to focus on user feedback for iterative optimization. Based on user usage data and suggestions, the temperature control algorithm is improved to achieve more accurate temperature regulation, and users can customize cooling targets for different beverages (such as coffee, tea, and juice). In terms of hardware, we will explore advanced thermally conductive materials such as graphene composites, and strive to improve heat dissipation efficiency by another 30% to 50%.
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