Automatic egg frying machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing egg frying machines have complex designs, high manufacturing costs, and low working efficiency due to the complexity of the egg opening mechanism, which requires manual intervention and occupies a large space.
Innovation Solution
An automatic egg frying machine with a moving assembly that performs egg receiving, cracking, opening, and shell dropping in one direction, reducing manual intervention and incorporating a simple and compact structure for improved efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a complex egg opening mechanism with separate egg opening assembly and shell dropping assembly is used, then the functions of egg opening and shell dropping can be achieved, but the device complexity increases, occupying more space and increasing manufacturing cost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the egg opening assembly and shell dropping assembly into a single integrated egg opening device. The egg knife serves dual purposes: cracking the egg shell and then pushing the shell into the receiving chute. This merging of functions reduces the number of separate components, simplifies the overall structure, and decreases the space required in the rack while maintaining both egg opening and shell dropping capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If manual intervention is required for egg transportation, egg receiving, egg cracking, egg opening and shell dropping, then the operations can be controlled flexibly, but the working efficiency decreases and labor intensity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The egg opening device is designed to perform multiple operations automatically through a single moving assembly. Once an egg is placed in the tray, the moving assembly automatically transports it through the cracking position, opening position, and shell dropping position without requiring manual intervention at each step. This self-service mechanism significantly improves working efficiency while reducing labor intensity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the egg opening mechanism occupies a large space in the rack, then all necessary components can be accommodated, but the overall machine size increases and portability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the egg opening and shell dropping functions into a single compact device, the patent reduces the overall space required in the rack. The moving assembly traverses a defined path within a compact footprint, accommodating all necessary components (egg knife, support tray, shell receiving chute) in a space-efficient manner that reduces the machine's overall size while maintaining full functionality.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the frying machine operates with complex mechanisms, then various functions can be performed, but the durability decreases due to more moving parts that can fail
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces the number of separate mechanisms by combining egg opening and shell dropping into a single integrated device with one moving assembly. This reduction in the number of independent mechanisms decreases the total number of moving parts that can fail, thereby improving durability and reliability while maintaining the necessary functional capabilities through the multi-functional design.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides an automatic egg frying machine. The automatic egg frying machine includes a machine frame, where an egg placing device, an egg delivery device, a moving assembly, an egg opening device, a cooking device and a rotary receiving plate device are arranged in the machine frame. The cooking device at least includes a frying pan, the egg opening device includes an egg supporting portion, a trigger portion and an egg knife, and the trigger portion includes egg receiving position a, egg cracking position b, egg opening position c and shell dropping position e. The moving device is arranged on one side of the egg opening device, and the egg opening device completes the actions of egg receiving, egg cracking from a side surface, egg opening and shell dropping in one direction by means of the moving device, such that hands are freed in a cooking process of the automatic egg frying machine, and working efficiency is improved. The structure is simple, and assembly is convenient. Moreover, the whole machine has a small size, such that carrying is convenient, and time and labor are saved.