Angled Bowl Micro Puree Machine for Simplified Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current micro puree machines require multiple bowls and complex assembly processes, making them impractical for producing frozen food products, especially due to obstructed views during bowl installation.
Innovation Solution
A micro puree machine design featuring a single bowl that can be installed at an angle relative to the vertical axis, with a drive motor in the lower housing and a mixing shaft extending at a non-parallel angle, allowing easier viewing and alignment, and eliminating the need for a supporting base and multiple bowl setup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the bowl is installed on the housing in a conventional vertical orientation, then the structure is simple, but the user's view of the bowl is blocked during installation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an angled surface on the upper housing that allows the bowl to be installed at an angle relative to the vertical axis. This dimensional change in the installation orientation provides an unobstructed view for the user during assembly while maintaining structural integrity through the angled coupling mechanism.
2Productivity
If multiple bowls are used as in conventional micro puree machines, then the machine can process ingredients, but the assembly process becomes complex with multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of multiple bowls into a single bowl design. The first bowl that traditionally held frozen ingredients and the second bowl that served as a processing container are merged into one integrated bowl that can be directly installed on the housing, eliminating the need for nested assembly and reducing the total number of components.
Solution Approach 2:
The single bowl is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both the ingredient storage container and the processing chamber. The bowl can be directly coupled to the housing with the mixing shaft extending into it, making it a universal component that replaces the traditional two-bowl system.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a supporting base with multiple bowls is used, then the machine structure is stable, but the number of assembly steps increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the bowl assembly from the supporting base structure. Instead of having bowls mounted on a base that requires raising and lowering mechanisms, the bowl is directly coupled to the housing, eliminating the supporting base and its associated assembly steps while maintaining structural stability through the direct housing integration.
Data Source
AI summary
A micro puree machine has a drive motor positioned within a lower portion of a housing extending along a vertical axis. A mixing shaft positioned within an upper portion of the housing extends at a non-parallel angle relative to the vertical axis. The bowl of ingredients is installed to an angled surface of the upper portion of the housing along the mixing shaft axis, allowing for easier viewing of the bowl installation.