DESIGN NAME: SnowCo
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Water Filter Coffee Maker
INSPIRATION: Now it is precious to spend time with nature, snowshoeing and glamping is two really nice outdoor exercise people can do in winter. During longtime of outdoor exercise, it would be wonderful to have a nice cup of coffee, but in order to do that, people need to bring multiple types of equipment and heavy water source with them. SnowCo can help people to free their bags from equipment and water, and provide a nice coffee experience outdoor.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: SnowCo is a portable water filter coffee maker that uses snow as the water source. It is designed to provide a space-saving and high-quality coffee drinking experience during outdoor exercise such as snowshoeing. With the SnowCo, people can free their backpack from carrying water, and can easily control the volume they need with the extended section.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: 1. Open coffee grounds container and place coffee grounds into the filter.
2. Extend the snow container, add snow into it.
3. Press to start heating and melt snow.
4. Wait for the coffee to be done.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Started in January 2021, Finished in April 2021.
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Hard Plastic, Clear Plastic, Aluminum
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Original size : 28 x 8 x 8 cm
Extended size : 42 x 8 x 8 cm
TAGS: Snowshoeing, Glamping, Coffee, Water filter, Outdoor, Snow
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: To make SnowCo water filter part successful, I have done many market research based on what people are using right now to filter water during outdoor exercises, and I found there are two types of water filter, one is for chemicals, and the other is for organic particles. I have integrated both of the filters in order to make SnowCo safe to use.
CHALLENGE: It was a challenge to find the right volume for the snow container and the ratio between snow melts to water.
ADDED DATE: 2021-11-24 01:30:13
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Instructor: Emily Sawamura
IMAGE CREDITS: Rebecca Bai, 2021.
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