Adjustable vegetable food machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vegetable cutting devices are cumbersome to assemble and disassemble, difficult to clean, prone to bacterial growth, occupy large space, and require blade replacement for different vegetable thicknesses, making them inconvenient and unsafe.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable vegetable food machine with a detachable design featuring a T-shaped chute, sliding food fixing mechanism, adjustable cutting blade, and interchangeable baffles, allowing for easy cleaning, compact storage, and versatile cutting options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional vegetable cutting devices use a monolithic structure, then the device is structurally simple, but it is inconvenient to disassemble and assemble, and difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into multiple detachable components including the food fixing mechanism, cutting mechanism, and main body frame. The food fixing mechanism can be detached from the main body frame, and the cutting mechanism can be disassembled into separate parts, enabling easy cleaning and maintenance while maintaining operational simplicity
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional vegetable cutting devices have a fixed cutting blade, then the structure is simple, but it requires blade replacement when different vegetable thicknesses are needed
Solution Approach 1:
The cutting mechanism incorporates an adjustable cutting blade with multiple positioning holes that allow the blade angle to be changed according to different vegetable thickness requirements. This dynamic adjustment capability provides versatility without requiring complete blade replacement, balancing adaptability with structural simplicity
3Reliability
If conventional vegetable cutting devices are not detachable, then the structure is compact, but residual vegetables are prone to bacterial growth and deterioration
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs detachable components including the food fixing mechanism and cutting mechanism that can be separated from the main body frame. This segmentation allows complete disassembly for thorough cleaning, preventing residual vegetable matter from remaining in hard-to-reach areas, thereby reducing bacterial growth risks while maintaining reasonable structural complexity
4Volume of moving object
If conventional vegetable cutting devices have a large volume, then the structure is robust, but it occupies large space when stored
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable components are designed to nest within each other when not in use. The cutting mechanism can be stored within the main body frame, and the food fixing mechanism can be compacted, significantly reducing storage volume while maintaining structural robustness through intelligent space utilization
Data Source
AI summary
An adjustable vegetable food machine is provided. A T-shaped chute is provided lengthwise on and penetrates through a top surface of the main body frame with a food fixing mechanism being detachably mounted therein. The bottom of the food fixing mechanism is provided with a slider slidable along the T-shaped chute. A dismountable food cutting mechanism is provided on the main body frame and includes a panel, a knife seat connected to the panel through a rotating shaft, a rear cover, a push button lock, and a shift push button. The shift push button slides along a length direction of the slot to adjust a cutting angle of the knife seat with respect to the front of the panel. The structure of the present invention is simple and safe, convenient for disassembly and assembly and cleaning, and convenient for storage.