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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional blenders have unstable handle structures, leading to potential damage and inconvenience during use, with poor outer appearance and a risk of slipping when handling heavy containers.
Innovation Solution
A blender design featuring a handle with a grip member and deco member, where the handle body is integrally molded with the container, providing stability and preventing slipping, while the deco member enhances the outer appearance by matching the texture of the main body, creating a unified and luxurious look.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the handle is fixed only on one side to the container, then the user can easily hold and use the handle, but the handle is relatively prone to structural damage
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is divided into multiple connection points, with both the upper end and lower end connected to the container. This segmentation distributes the structural load across multiple attachment points, enhancing overall handle stability while maintaining ease of operation.
2Reliability
If both upper end and lower end of the handle are connected to the container, then the container can be stably lifted when used, but the outer appearance is not good
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed with different visual characteristics at different locations. The portion extending outward from the container is designed to be visually appealing, while the connection portions at the upper and lower ends are optimized for structural stability. This local differentiation allows the handle to achieve both aesthetic appeal and functional stability.
3Ease of operation
If the handle extends downward spaced apart from the container, then the user can easily hold and use the handle, but slip may occur when moving the container
Solution Approach 1:
A grip member is introduced as an intermediary element between the user's hand and the handle body. This grip member provides enhanced friction and grip, preventing slipping while maintaining the handle's extended position for easy accessibility. The grip member acts as a mediator that resolves the conflict between accessibility and slip prevention.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a blender including a main body provided with a motor assembly, a container detachably mounted to the main body, a blade device mounted to penetrate a bottom of the container and rotated in connection with the motor assembly when the container is mounted, a container seating portion provided on an upper surface of the main body and on which the container is seated, and a handle extending in a vertical direction from a position away from the container and having an upper end which is connected to the container and a lower end which is spaced apart from the container, in which the handle includes a handle body formed integrally with an outer surface of the container and protruding from an upper end of the container, a grip member coupled to the handle body and held by a user's hand, and a deco member which covers a portion of the handle body and which forms an outer appearance of the handle.