The Design and Development of Minimalist Style Drip Coffee Maker

[[abstract]]鑑於咖啡文化在台灣已蔚為風潮，而咖啡機更是咖啡愛好者們，不可或缺的家電，再者現代的生活型態漸趨複雜的社會裡，人們尋求生活的簡樸、精神的內斂，而極簡風格以理性為訴求的思維，符合了現代人冀望的精神上的平靜，因此本研究以產品設計與開發的面向深度探討美式咖啡機創新的可能性，展現極簡風格的外在形態與內在精神在創新性的美式咖啡機上。本研究透過文獻分析法、問卷調查法、TRIZ等研究方法，探討極簡風格造形特徵與美式咖啡機設計開發相關要素，研究結果發現：其一，從文獻探討中發現極簡風格並非只有造形上的簡化，其是現代主義的延續，以減去不必要元素為出發點，不管是在造形上、結構上或是機能上皆是如此。其二，問卷結果顯示極簡風格的造形特徵當中，整體顏色是以冷色系、高明度、單一色相與調和色為主；整體外形是以幾何、對稱且圓滑的邊角處理為主；整體材質是光滑、一致且不透明的。其三，從個案研究中發現美式咖啡機突顯出設計上有「水量與咖啡量的配合不易」、「內部管路複雜」、「只能透過按鈕來操作」三項缺點，而上述的問題，在TRIZ方法下可以使用「容易製造」、「容易操作使用」與「控制複雜度」三項工程參數做為基礎，提出相對應的改良方案。其四，本研究透過「單壺雙槽」、「蒸氣導水」、「獨立式咖啡粉壺」與「彈簧式開關」的設計，讓美式咖啡機能在造形上具有「簡單幾何形態」、「無過多裝飾線與操作介面」；機構上具有「減少內部管路的複雜度」、「減少多餘控制元件」；操作上具有「水量與咖啡量容易配合」、「咖啡粉容易放置」、「啟動方式直覺」、「咖啡渣清理方便」優點，希望透過此產品開發型之論文讓未來以相關議題為目標之研究人員或設計人員做為參考之用。[[abstract]]Nowadays,coffeeculturehasalreadybeenpopularinTaiwanandcoffeelovershavealsoregardedcoffeemachineasoneofthenecessaryhomeappliances.What’smore,inthemodernsocietywiththeincreasinglycomplicatedlifestyle,peoplewouldliketopursuethesimplicityofthelifeandtheintroversionofthespirit.Owingtotheembeddedrationalthought,theminimaliststylehasfullyconformedtothespiritualcalmnessthatpeoplearealwayseagerfor.Therefore,thisresearchdiscussedthepossibilityofinnovationinthedripcoffeemakerfromtheperspectiveofproductdesignanddevelopmenttopresenttheexternalpatternandinternalspiritoftheminimaliststyleontheinnovativedripcoffeemaker.Thisresearchadoptedtheresearchmethodsofliteratureanalysis,questionnairesurveyandTRIZtodiscussthemoldfeatureofminimaliststyleandtheelementsrelatedtothedesignanddevelopmentofthedripcoffeemaker.Theresearchresultsshowthat:Firstly,itisfoundinliteraturereviewthattheminimaliststyleisnotmerelythesimplificationofthemoldbutthecontinuationofthemodernismanditisaimedtoeliminatetheunnecessaryelementsofthemold,structureandthefunction.Secondly,theresultofthequestionnaireshowsthatthemoldingfeaturesoftheminimaliststylemainlyconcentrateonthecoolcolors,highlight,singlehueandthecompoundcolor;themoldfocusesonthegeometric,symmetricalandthesleekcorners;thematerialsaresmooth,consistentandopaque.Thirdly,thecaseanalysisshowsthattherearethreeshortcomingsforthedesignofthedripcoffeemaker,including“thedifficultyinmaintainingthebalancebetweenthevolumeofwaterandcoffee”,“thecomplexityoftheinternalpipeline”and“thesingleoperationofbutton”.Accordingtotheabove-mentionedproblems,undertheTRIZmethod,thecorrespondingimprovementprogramshavebeenproposedbasedontheparametersofthreeprojects,namely,“easymanufacturing”,“easyoperation”and“complexitycontrol”.Fourthly,withtheassistanceof“singlepotandtwogrooves”,“importingwaterwithsteam”,“independentcoffeepowderpot”and“springtypeswitch”designs,thepatternofthedripcoffeemakerhasthe“simplegeometricpattern”andhasno“toomanydecoratinglinesandtheoperationinterface”;itsstructurecanreduce“theinternalpipelinecomplexity”and“thesparedcontrolcomponents”;itsoperationisfeaturedwithadvantagesof“achievingthebalancebetweenthevolumeofwaterandcoffee”,“placingthecoffeepowdereasily”,“startingupdirectly”and“cleaningthecoffeegroundsconveniently”.Itishopedthatthisthesisontheproductdevelopmentwillprovidereferencefortheresearchersordesignersmajoringintherelevanttopicsinthefuture