Collapsible vegetable grating plate and vegetable grater
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vegetable grating plates occupy a large space when not in use and are inconvenient to ship due to their fixed design.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible vegetable grating plate design featuring a hinged main body with an upper and lower collapsible portion, a vegetable grating portion, and a handle, allowing the plate to fold for reduced space occupation and easy shipping, with a cutting blade mechanism that protects the blade during storage and enhances usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the vegetable grating plate is designed with a fixed integrated structure, then the structural strength and stability are improved, but the space occupation increases and shipping convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The vegetable grating plate is divided into multiple segments including an upper collapsible portion, a vegetable grating portion, and a lower collapsible portion that can be hinged together. This segmentation allows the structure to maintain stability during use while enabling collapse to reduced volume for storage and shipping.
Solution Approach 2:
The grating plate transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic collapsible structure. The hinged connections between portions allow the plate to change its configuration - maintaining a stable flat configuration during use and collapsing to a compact configuration for storage, thus resolving the contradiction between structural stability and space occupation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the cutting blade is permanently installed on the grating plate, then the structural integrity is improved, but the blade is prone to damage and service life is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cutting blade is extracted from the permanent structure and placed on a removable blade plate. This allows the blade to be separated from the main grating plate structure, protecting it from damage during collapse and storage while maintaining structural integrity of the overall device during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade plate with cutting blade is pre-installed on the vegetable grating portion before use. This preliminary installation ensures the blade is in position for cutting operations, while the removable nature allows easy replacement if damaged, thus improving reliability without compromising structural integrity during operation.
3Ease of manufacture
If the grating plate is designed as a single rigid piece, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the ease of operation for collapsing and storing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The grating plate is segmented into collapsible portions connected by hinges, which adds manufacturing steps but enables the collapsing function. The segmentation allows each portion to be manufactured separately and assembled, balancing manufacturing complexity with operational convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The transition from a rigid single-piece design to a dynamic hinged structure enables the collapsing operation. While this increases manufacturing complexity, it dramatically improves ease of operation for storage and transport, allowing the user to simply hinge the portions together to collapse the plate.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The collapsible design reduces space occupation and facilitates convenient shipping while protecting the cutting blade and improving user experience by ensuring smooth operation and extended service life.
Implementation Method 1
the main body comprises an upper collapsible portion, a vegetable grating portion and a lower collapsible portion which are hinged successively
Data Source
AI summary
The invention discloses a collapsible vegetable grating plate and a vegetable grater, and relates to the technical field of vegetable processing appliances. The key point of the technical solution of the utility model is: the collapsible vegetable grating plate comprises a main body; the main body comprises an upper collapsible portion, a vegetable grating portion and a lower collapsible portion which are hinged successively; when the vegetable grating portion is simultaneously abutted against the upper collapsible portion and the lower collapsible portion, planes for carrying vegetables in the upper collapsible portion, the vegetable grating portion and the lower collapsible portion are located in the same plane; and the vegetable grating portion is provided with a cutting blade used for cutting the vegetables.