Baguette Tray Monolithic Pressing Design

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing baguette tray manufacturing methods are labor-intensive, economically inefficient, and pose safety risks due to sharp edges and material loss, with low operational efficiency and uniformity in quality.

Innovation Solution

A baguette tray design featuring integrally formed sides and protrusions, manufactured by pressing, with rounded edges and curled portions to enhance durability and safety, using a method that includes drawing, trimming, flattening, bending, and curling processes to reduce material waste and improve handling.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If the baguette tray is manufactured by manual spot welding of separate body and flat plates, then the structural strength is improved, but the manufacturing time and labor are increased

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural strengthVSAvoidmanufacturing time

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the body and flat plates into a single integrally formed tray structure. The tray is formed from a single metal plate through pressing and bending operations, eliminating the need for separate components and spot welding operations. This integration maintains structural strength while dramatically reducing manufacturing time and labor requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical spot welding process with a pressing and bending forming process. Instead of joining separate parts through welding, the entire tray structure is formed in one piece through controlled plastic deformation of a metal plate, substituting a complex multi-step mechanical joining system with a simpler forming operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Stability of the object's composition

If separate body and flat plates are welded together, then the structural integrity is improved, but the material loss and equipment requirements are increased

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidmaterial loss

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The body and flat plates are merged into a single integrally formed structure from one metal plate. This eliminates the material loss associated with cutting, shaping, and joining separate components, while maintaining structural integrity through continuous material flow and monolithic construction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent eliminates the need for separate flat plate components that would require additional material for cutting and joining. By forming the entire tray including what would be separate plates from a single blank, the design recovers material that would otherwise be lost in the cutting and welding processes of traditional manufacturing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #34Discarding and recovering

3Manufacturing precision

If the edges of body and flat plates are sharp from welding, then the manufacturing precision is improved, but the safety and convenience are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveedge precisionVSAvoidsafety hazard

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies curvature to the edges of the tray by forming rounded corners and curved edges through the pressing and bending process. This replaces sharp edges with smooth curved surfaces, eliminating safety hazards while maintaining manufacturing precision through controlled forming operations that produce consistent rounded geometries.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

4Strength

If multiple separate components are assembled through spot welding, then the structural support is improved, but the operational efficiency is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural supportVSAvoidoperational efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate components (body and flat plates) into a single integrally formed tray. This eliminates the spot welding assembly process entirely, allowing the tray to be manufactured in one continuous forming operation, thereby dramatically improving operational efficiency and productivity while maintaining structural support through monolithic construction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS9138798B2Baguette tray and method for manufacturing the same

Publication Date: 2015.09.22 JI JONG MIN

AI summary

The present invention relates to a baguette tray used in baking baguettes and to a method for manufacturing the same. More specifically, the invention relates to a baguette tray and a method for manufacturing the same, the baguette tray comprising: a body; a pair of first side surface parts which are bent and extend from the left and right sides of the body and are opposite to each other; and a pair of second side surface parts which are bent and extend from the front and rear sides of the body and are bent and extend from one side of the pair of first side surface parts, wherein the body includes a plurality of accommodation parts which are formed in parallel to the first side surface parts for accommodating flour dough, and a boundary part formed between the accommodation parts. The duration for manufacturing the baguette tray can be shortened, and the loss of material for manufacturing the baguette tray can be reduced. In addition, the baguette tray is convenient to use, can prevent accidental injuries during use, and has improved durability.