Auxiliary Material Container with Shared Pivot Axis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional automatic bread making machines have complex operating mechanisms for automatic charging of auxiliary materials, leading to machine enlargement and complication, as well as difficulties in cleaning.
Innovation Solution
A detachable auxiliary material accommodating container with pivotable opening/closing members and a braking mechanism, allowing for simplified and compact operation, and easy cleaning by sharing a pivot axis and providing controlled pivotal motion to reduce shock and noise during material discharge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate pivot axes are used for first and second opening/closing members, then each member can be controlled independently, but the operating mechanism becomes complicated and the machine size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines two separate pivot axes into a single shared pivot axis for both the first opening/closing member (lid member) and the second opening/closing member (frame member). This merging of rotational axes simplifies the overall structure, reduces the number of components, and enables compactization of the automatic bread making machine while still allowing independent opening/closing operations through a single solenoid actuator that can selectively pivot either member.
2Reliability
If complex operating mechanisms are used for automatic charging, then reliable material discharge is achieved, but the machine becomes enlarged and complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the pivot mechanisms for the lid member and frame member into a single shared pivot axis, significantly reducing the space required for the operating mechanism. This consolidation maintains reliable material discharge functionality while enabling compactization of the automatic bread making machine, directly addressing the contradiction between reliability and machine size.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the opening/closing function into two distinct members (lid member and frame member) that can operate independently through the shared pivot axis. This segmentation allows selective opening of either the lid member alone or both members together, providing flexible control for different material discharge scenarios while maintaining a compact structure.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If braking mechanism is added to control pivotal motion, then shock and noise are reduced, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The braking mechanism is integrated into the existing shared pivot axis structure rather than being added as a separate system for each opening/closing member. The braking member is positioned to interact with the common pivot axis, providing shock and noise reduction for both the lid member and frame member operations through a single, unified braking system that minimizes additional structural complexity.
4Ease of manufacture
If detachable container design is used, then cleaning readiness is improved, but the attachment mechanism adds complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The auxiliary material accommodating container is designed as a detachable unit that can be easily removed from the automatic bread making machine for cleaning purposes. The container includes the base body, accommodating sections, and opening/closing members as an integrated assembly that can be taken out as a single unit, improving cleaning accessibility while the attachment mechanism uses simple engagement features that minimize complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution simplifies the operating mechanism, compactizes the machine, and enhances cleaning readiness by reducing vibration and shock during material handling, ensuring reliable discharge and improved working performance.
Implementation Method 1
the lid member and the frame member being urged by an elastic member in a direction for opening the first accommodating section
Implementation Method 2
the braking mechanism includes a first braking member provided in the first opening/closing member and a second braking member provided in the second opening/closing member, the first braking member and the second braking member coming into contact with each other to provide a braking state
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AI summary
To allow simplification of the operating mechanism for automatic charging of auxiliary material, thus enabling compactization/simplification of the automatic bread making machine as well as increased readiness of its cleaning. An auxiliary material accommodating container detachably attachable to an automatic bread making machine. The container includes a base body 31, a first accommodating section 31a, a second accommodating section 31b, a first opening/closing member (a lid member 32 and a frame member 33) and a second opening/closing member (a yeast lid member 34). The first accommodating section 31a and the second accommodating section 31b accommodate auxiliary materials to be charged to bread. The first opening/closing member is pivotable relative to the base body 31 about a pivot axis G to open/close the first accommodating section 31a. The second opening/closing member is pivotable relative to the base body 31 about the pivot axis G to open/close the second accommodating section 31b.