Hitarth Parikh

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Industrial Design
 HI, I am, An innovator
Problem identifier
A very good empathizer
A simple solution giver
My name is Hitarth Rapid prototyper
parikh Team player
Enthusiastic learner
Believer of pragmatism
Highly optimistic
Follower of entrepreneurship
Risk taker

Skills Tools Experience Design for me is

Model making Solidworks Installation coordinator in ADF Making things simpler
Rapid prototyping Fusion (Ahmedabad design fest) Reducing complexity
Operating lab tools Rhinosorece Following less travelled
Making & delivering pitch decks cura Development of A-tap & successfully
Easy to use
3d printer maintenance prusha pitching to government & filing patent
Innovating every edge
Frugal testings Keyshot Adding complaints
Patent filing for R-salt
Inventory management Photoshop Delivering enduring experience
Sketching Illustrator Product development team ,contra Manufacturable
Making product report for patent Arduino IDE farms
Index

01
A-tap
04
Screw-u
07
Pop vendor
Attachment to tap Smallest electric screwdriver Automated microwave popcorn vending
machine

02
R-salt
05
Packaging
For kotak mahindra’s exclusive privy
Regulated salt dispenser league bank accessories

03
Squech
06
C-wash
Chutney dispenser for sev puri Portable car wash station
01
A-tap
Attachment for tap, making it automatic

An adaptable plugin device which converts any existing manual

Faucet into automatic water saving solution in affordable manner

Patent applied: Indian Patent Application No. 202021028432

Duration: 70 weeks

Sponsors

Development fund Patent support

Problem identification

The wars of the 21st century will be

fought over water
Observing water consumption of manual
faucets 41 per day
Data collected through observation and shadow

287 per week

walking of everyday user and its average

Step 1: Soaking of dishes

Typical run time: 1 minute 43 seconds

1,271
Idle tap time: 59 seconds
Water wasted: 9.7 litres
per month
Step 2: Scrubbing of dishes
No water usage

15,252
Step 3: Washing and Rinsing of dishes
Typical runtime: 3 minutes 31 seconds
Idle tap time: 69 seconds per year
Water wasted: 11 litres

Thus, it was observes that about 20.7 litres was Liters of water wasted ;
wasted using a conventional tap. in single wash In a single home by manual
Two times a day, in every single home! 20.7*2~41 faucet!
Solution, steps of installation & usage

A-tap gets installed at the end of faucet/tap converting it into an automatic

solution by acting as a control valve actuated in accordance to proximity
sensor

Unscrewing the existing aerator Screw on A-tap plugin

Place your hand under the tap to For continuous output, place hand to
turn on (instant mode) the left(prolonged mode for 3min)

Plugin attachment
Product explanation

Prolonged mode sensor

It triggers the water to flow continuously. (Even

after taking the hand/object away from the
sensors)

Water will continue to flow until 3 minutes after

which it automatically stops.

For stopping the water flow, before 3 minutes, the

user has to again bring hand near the sensors.

Instant mode sensor

It will keep the water flow on until User keeps
Hand/any other object under its range.

As soon as User takes hand away, A-Tap will

sense it and close the water flow.

Different attachment

Different tap set attachment to facilitate

installation on different faucet and different sizes.
Lower part of attachment fixis to A-tap and upper
part at the tap end

Threads for attachment to the faucet

The thread is m22 which is majorly used in faucet

industry with o-ring a the end to ensure sealing

Charging port (type b)

Ip64 water proofed b type charger pin
adapter.,detach the A-tap from the tap ,plug in to
the charger, attach back to the tap once done
with charging
Exploded view & components

Main purpose of A-tap is to make affordable plugin solution which gets

attached to existing manual faucet instead of replacing the whole with
new sensored faucet

To match the requirement the expensive solenoid valve was replaced by

proprietor ball valve, actuated with the minute rotation of motor (sg90)

A-tap has 500 mah of lipo battery for battery backup upto 2 months
Testing & making hardware

Initial iteration and testing (proof of concept) Tap fixtures, attachments circuit enclosure and form iteration and testing

Frugal embodyment with arduino and basic Doing several iteration to come up with a working & water proof product
hardware components by empirical research and development
Electronics development

Starting with development of schematic and designing of circuit

for optimal size fixture including its waterproofing(ip64)

Cutting and
Schematic diagram Gerber file assembly Soldering ir sensors, motor, battery Assembling into main enclosure
02
R-salt
Regulated salt dispenser

Salt dispenser which lets you measure and regulate your daily salt
intake , for patient suffering from Hypertension, Obesity, Osteoporosis,
Renal Stone and constantly living under high risk of heart and kidney
failures!

Patent applied: Indian Patent Application No. 202121004644

Duration: 6 weeks

Healthcare / medical product

Sponsors

Patent support
Problem identification

Overconsumption of salt builds up the

pressure

2.5 million
Observing salt consumption pattern of people
world wide and Indians
Most people consume too much salt—on average 9–12
grams per day, or around twice the recommended
maximum level of intake.
Deaths could be
Source : https://www.who.int/
prevented each year if
Salt intake in India is about 15 g per day, exceeding the global salt consumption
WHO’s recommended maximum intake of 5 g per day
Source :https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
were reduced to the
recommended level.

37 million
Salt consumption pattern of people suffering
from chronic kidney & heart diseases

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of BP in

Chronic Kidney Disease recommends lowering salt
intake to <90 mmol (<2 g) per day of sodium
People just in the United
Source :https://www.karger.com/
States are living with
Why people are unable to control their salt chronic kidney disease
intake
(CKD)
People always end up consuming much more salt as
they do not any specific measure while adding the salt
A very simple medication practice is
to the consumables
to measure and consume salt in
Source :https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ regulated amount
Further research

No.of time the

Stress point of
Process has to
Be repeated

existing method
salt
Not precise
Per day consumption
amount
Chances of misplacement
Container of salt Spoon for .5g

Mini container for carrying

Confusion in measurement
around
Understanding theri medication practice

The patients are on a medication practice where their salt intake is reduced and restricted to 2-3 grams for a
Creates problem while travelling
day. They are supposed to use this restricted amount throughout the day by adding it to no-sodium diet
according to their need

Existing method of operation Time and effort consuming process

The methods currently employed by people to control the intake of salt on a daily basis are either using a
measuring spoon or an electronic weighing spoon to measure the amount of salt and then store it in a
separate apparatus for consumption Many complementary products used
working & steps of usage

R-salt has simple mechanism which makes it easy to use . the product is
also convenient for blind or visually impaired people due to the slits on the
slide indicating the amount of dispensing

Different sizes of R-salt for better understanding of ergonomics

and storage capacity

Twisting the product in clockwise Twisting 2*clockwise & 1*anti clockwise

direction to dispense 1 gm of salt to to dispense total of 2.5 gram of salt into Twisting and opening the lid to use
the chamber 2 storage for further use the stored salt as an when required
Exploded R-salt
Exploded view & components

Dispensing lid
Dispensing lid resembles to the lid of salt shaker which allows the
user to shake out salt when required .the pores on the lid opens
when turned clockwise ,and shuts when turned anti clockwise

Chamber 2

Chamber 2 has a single opening which acts as a gate to salt

blocked in slots.chamber 2 holds the measured dispensed salt as a
container and then acts as a salt shaker when required. The
semicircular cavity from the centre of the chamber connects it to
the disc, this is strategically designed to restrict the movement of
chamber 1 when chamber 2 is rotated. This, in turn, allows the salt to
come out in parts without disturbing the products and its contents
as a whole.

Chamber 1

Chamber 1 has two slots of 0.5g(slot A) and 1g (slot B)which allows a

restricted amount of salt to flow into the other chamber. The
periphery of this chamber has specifically designed features with
the required protrusion and depression to control the rotation of
chambers.

Stopper

The semicircular cavity from the centre of the chamber connects it

to the disc, this is strategically designed to restrict the movement of
chamber 1 when chamber 2 is rotated. This, in turn, allows the salt to
come out in parts without disturbing the products and its contents
as a whole.

Closing lid

Closing lid spans to chamber 1 ensuring the closer of chamber

1
Testimonials

Take control of each gram of your

salt intake
03
Squech
Chutney dispenser for sev puri

A very frugal innovation focusing on changing the conventional way of

making sev puri/dahi puri. squech is affordable, compact, hygienic
solution helping make sev puri effortless and fun .

Duration: 5 days
Problem identification

They say time is money

At peak hours
Supply is not equal to demand
70
The action of pouring chutney on puri is a time
consuming process which delays the delivery
customers
Sev Puri kisko owner
Space management is serves more than 70
an issue customers in his peak
hours and the process of
Supplementary items As they have to keep other supplementary items
on the station, applying chutney on
individual puri reduce
The containers of chutney occupies a lot of space
on platform his affency of making
and delivering the fast
Under the open sky food
they operate in open space, on streets - where Observation
pollution and dust leads to hygiene issues as the
containers are always open
every sev puri val gives 7 puri

Data collected through observation and shadow every puri has a radius of 2.25cm
Current operation Area of operation walking of everyday user and its average
sev puri are arranged in particular orientation
Making & testing

The model was 3d printed into parts and then assembled to a single unit. The existing
ketchup bottle was used as storage. we tested it with real users and empathizers, the
attempt was really appreciated by them

Understanding the pattern of puri

placement and the usual distance
The storage container is made of pet bottle for The extruding nozzle is wide keeping in wind the between the same & designing While functioning , mainiting the
easy functioning viscosity of the paste/chutney to be dispensed accordingly optimised flow of the output
04
screw-u
SMALLEST ELECTRIC SCREWDRIVER

An attempt to design and make the world’s smallest electric hobby

screwdriver, unconventional in its form and size. you can carry screw -u
in your pockets with a set of 12 bit preloaded to explore and build
innovations around

Duration: 2 weeks
Making hardware & testing

Screw-u is a hobby product for people who want to explore into the
working and assembling of product,people who want to know of what is
inside every thing .it is a status of owning creative mind

Testing and snapping explorations

In hand , size and ergonomics

There is a rotating knob

at the bottom that is
It has a load capacity, a rotational used to change polarity It is also a smart screwdriver as the B-type charging
Exploded

torque of up to 3 kg, and a 400 mah and swap between motor inside automatically switches adapter for recharging
battery supporting the screwing and clockwise and power on when senses the pressure on the battery with a light
unscrewing of 35 -1" screws. anti-clockwise rotation the chuck indication
REDEFINING SCREWDRIVERS
Screw-u has 16 pre loaded sets of screw bits in the cap
05
Packaging
For kotak mahindra’s exclusive privy league bank accessories

Privy league claims to give exceptional banking experience every time.

This derives a sense of personalization and exclusiveness.

They have exclusive credit cards,debit card and cheque book with
attractive discounts on lockers

Duration: 3 week
Ideation and explorations

Form iteration and defining functionality Graphical iterations

The form,depressions,edge and closure are inspired from the combination of logos of privy The repetition pattern involves amalgamation of privy and kotak
league and kotak bank ,Also the form of key casing inspired from kotak symbol reflect sign of logos for various watermark. Graphics and color are inspired
from the same
Final renders of primary packaging

All of this various packaging is inspired and rooted to the inspirations of the
bank and its values maintaining the touch of exclusiveness and luxury.
Material used is premium leather and matt aluminum

Inspired and endowed from its logo with its theory

Cheque book sleeve Credit card sleeve Locker key casing

Final renders of secondary packaging

The visual language of the box is inherited from the kotak elements, prominently
on the outside and legacy of privy league in the inside to signify the elevation from
normal client to kotak to privileged zone. Box includes welcome card, bank
accessories and lastly the brochure

Main box for new privy league member Opening & inside of box
06
C-wash
Portable car wash station

Fitting all the car washing equipment needed for professional washing
and polishing in small size near to a delivery box for pizza that easily sets
on the back of your scooter to make it portable

Duration: 4 weeks
Research

The process began by visiting a few car washing stations and learning the basics and items
required for car washing. We began with volumetric analysis to coordinate stuff with optimal
accessibility and space management and ended by deciding on the flow of operation.

Research Step 1 Step 3 Things required Volumetric analysis

Inspection and formalities Exterior cleaning (body)(15-20 mins)

Step 2 Step 4
Car mat cleaning Interior cleaning (10-15 min) Flow of operation
Exploded view & components

Spray gun

Portable tank

Polishing machine

Power supply

Extension table

The box opens up wide as a platform for holding instruments and

chemicals while working on the vehicle, it also has side stands that allow
you to hang microfiber cloth. C-wash has a built-in commercial vacuum
cleaner, a pressure pump that extracts energy from the retractable cord.

Vacuum cleaner High pressure pump Retractable wire

Car washing at your
doorstep
Creating employment and reducing dependency on requirement
for confined space for setting off car washing station and huge
investments
07
Pop vendor
Automated microwave popcorn vending machine

Pop vendor is an interactive and automated commercial popcorn

dispenser that serves you fresh hot quality packed flavoured popcorn
within 3 minutes. The machine is linked with iot integration helping in
collecting the statistics of the likings and wants of the customers and
reduce the owners operation

Duration: 4 weeks
Research

The ideation process started by making flavoured popcorn in various ways, figuring
and finalising the microwave packet for easy and hygienic operation machine was
designed with minimum steps of operation

Finalising the popping method

Raw microwave popcorn

Inside working
Different popping method Microwave popcorn
Flow of operation
Design development

Research helped in concluding the usage of pre flavored microwave popcorn and accordingly the
design development started following the form considering the volumetric analysis . the parts
where designed in a way to follow minimum maintenance with ss for food grade certification

Form exploration

Auger screw
For dispensing packet
to heating pad

Touch screen
For ordering and
ui/ux

Gradual Slope
for autopoiesis of
packet placement

Closing lid
Optimising heating

Exhaust fan
Cooling of motherboard
And spreading smell

Parts Delivery pallets

Measurements User picks up the
and function prepared packet
Steps of operation & functioning

The machine is designed with minimum complexity in mechanism and we have used
existing technology of auger dispenser with addition of heating zone to cater to all new
segment of fresh hot popcorn

The popcorn packages are The popcorn packet will The lid will close and heating After 2-3 mins as popcorns are At the end, a robotic arm will
loaded into motorized auger dispense in the machine with process will start ready (bulged packet), the lid will push the packet to collecting
augers rotation open chamber
Grab your hot, fresh, hygienic,
flavoured popcorn
Contact me

Mail id- meethitarth@gmail.com

Ph. No.- 7698163466
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