Adjustable Peeling Utensil with U-Shaped Blade for Variable Peel Depth
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen utensils are often cumbersome and not suitable for different sizes or types of fruits and vegetables, making it difficult to efficiently remove the exterior rind or peel.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable peeling utensil with a U-shaped blade and a retractable support bar, allowing for customizable peeling depths and ergonomic design for comfortable handling, enabling efficient removal of fruit or vegetable peels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing utensils are used for peeling, then the peeling function is provided, but the utensils are cumbersome and not suitable for different sizes or types of fruits and vegetables
Solution Approach 1:
The blade is made adjustable and repositionable along the handle, allowing users to dynamically change the blade position according to the size and type of fruit or vegetable being peeled. This dynamic adjustment capability enables a single utensil to adapt to various peeling needs without being cumbersome.
Solution Approach 2:
The peeling utensil is designed with an adjustable blade mechanism that allows it to perform peeling functions on multiple types and sizes of fruits and vegetables. The universal design incorporates a handle with multiple positioning options for the blade, making it suitable for different peeling scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single tool is used for all peeling tasks, then device simplicity is maintained, but it cannot accommodate different peeling depths and sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The blade is designed to be repositionable along the handle with multiple locking positions, allowing dynamic adjustment of peeling depth. This dynamic feature enables the same simple tool to accommodate different peeling depths and sizes without requiring multiple separate tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is segmented into multiple positioning zones that correspond to different peeling depths. The blade can be locked at various positions along these segments, providing discrete adjustment options that balance adaptability with structural simplicity.
3Productivity
If the blade is fixed in position, then the utensil structure is simple, but it cannot efficiently remove exterior portions of various fruits or vegetables
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable blade mechanism allows users to quickly reposition the blade for efficient peeling of different fruit or vegetable sizes. The dynamic adjustment capability significantly improves peeling efficiency by enabling optimal blade positioning for each task without requiring a complex multi-tool system.
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AI summary
An adjustable peeling utensil for peeling an exterior portion from an interior portion of a fruit or vegetable, having: a base having a front side, a back side, a left side, a right side, a top side, and a bottom side; the base being associated with a handle on the back side and having a support bar slideably associated with the front side; and a U-shaped adjustable blade having a front blade side with a cutting edge, a left blade side with a left cutting edge, and a right blade side with a right cutting edge; the U-shaped adjustable blade being slideably associated with the left side and the right side of the base such that the U-shaped adjustable blade is extendable from the front side, to a selected distance between the support bar and the front blade side matching a thickness of the exterior portion; and a locking element.