Botanical Processing Module Integrating Grinding and Heating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tools for processing plant matter require separate manual processes for grinding, shredding, packing, and heating, which are inefficient and lack automation.
Innovation Solution
A botanical processing module that automates the physical and chemical alteration of plant matter, incorporating a housing with inlets and outlets for material handling, a grinder for size reduction, heating chambers for temperature control, and a controller for managing the processing operations, enabling integrated grinding, heating, and packaging within a single automated system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If separate manual processes are used for grinding, shredding, packing, and heating plant matter, then each process can be performed with simple individual tools, but the overall processing efficiency is low and manual intervention is required for each step
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate processing functions (grinding, shredding, packing, and heating) into a single integrated botanical processing module. The housing contains a grinder, heating chamber, and packing mechanism that work together in sequence, eliminating the need for multiple separate manual tools and operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The botanical processing module is designed as a multi-functional device that performs grinding, heating, and packing operations within a single system. The controller coordinates these different functions to process plant matter through multiple stages without requiring separate dedicated equipment for each operation.
2Extent of automation
If manual processes are used for each processing step, then equipment simplicity is maintained, but automation level and labor reduction are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The botanical processing module is designed to operate automatically once plant matter is introduced. The controller manages the sequence of operations including grinding, heating, and packing without requiring manual intervention between steps, allowing the system to serve itself through automated coordination of its components.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller monitors and coordinates the various processing stages, managing the flow of plant matter through the grinder, heating chamber, and packing mechanism. The control system ensures proper sequencing and timing of operations to achieve automated processing.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple separate tools are used for different processing steps, then each tool can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall processing time and workflow efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated module enables continuous processing of plant matter through sequentially connected operations. The grinder, heating chamber, and packing mechanism are arranged to process material in continuous flow without interruption or manual transfer between separate tools, eliminating idle time between processing steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The grinder is positioned to receive plant matter first and prepare it for the heating chamber, which in turn prepares the material for packing. This preliminary arrangement of operations in sequence allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining continuous workflow.
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 botanical processing module streamlines the processing of plant matter by automating the grinding, heating, and packaging processes, enhancing efficiency and reducing manual intervention while allowing for chemical state changes, thus improving the overall processing workflow.
Implementation Method 1
a grinder for size reduction
Implementation Method 2
heating chambers for temperature control, enabling integrated grinding, heating, and packaging within a single automated system
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure provides a botanical processing module, comprising a housing, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of surfaces, wherein there is an internal cavity defined between the plurality of surfaces; a first inlet disposed on a top surface of the housing; a second inlet disposed on a first side surface of the housing, wherein the first side surface is orthogonal to the top surface; a first outlet disposed on the first side surface; a controller, wherein the controller comprises a processor; a memory; and a display, wherein the display is disposed on a second side surface of the housing, wherein the second side surface is orthogonal to both the top surface and the first side surface; a grinder; and a first heating chamber; wherein the grinder and the first heating chamber are disposed within the internal cavity of the housing, wherein the first heating chamber is coupled to the grinder.