Compact Sausage Stuffer Integrating Pump and Hopper
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sausage stuffing apparatuses are bulky, costly, and inefficient due to separate units for the main body case and pump case, leading to material quality degradation, increased operational complexity, and the need for separate equipment for automatic and manual stuffing.
Innovation Solution
A compact sausage stuffing apparatus with the material feed pump, pump drive motor, and hopper integrated into the main body case, featuring a short material feed pipe, a rotatable display unit, and the ability to switch between automatic and manual operation, reducing space requirements and operational complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the main body case and pump case are formed as separate units, then the apparatus can handle material feeding and stuffing functions, but the product cost increases and installation space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the material feed pump, pump drive motor, and hopper directly into the main body case, eliminating the separate pump case unit. This merging reduces the number of components, lowers product cost, and decreases installation space while maintaining all necessary functions for material feeding and stuffing.
2Ease of operation
If the material feed pipe length is increased to connect separate pump case and main body case, then material can be fed from pump to stuffing nozzle, but material quality degrades and material waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
By integrating the material feed pump into the main body case, the patent dramatically shortens the material feed pipe length. This reduces material quality degradation during transport and minimizes material remaining in the pipe after stuffing operations, thereby reducing waste.
3Ease of operation
If the material feed pipe length is increased, then material can be transported from pump case to main body case, but the pipe becomes heavy and cleaning operation becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of the material feed pump into the main body case shortens the material feed pipe, making it lighter and easier to detach and clean. This significantly reduces the time required for cleaning operations while maintaining effective material transport capability.
4Ease of manufacture
If the pump case is positioned away from the main body case, then separate functional units can be arranged, but the overall apparatus length increases to 3590 mm
Solution Approach 1:
By consolidating the pump case components into the main body case, the patent reduces the overall apparatus length from 3590 mm to a more compact dimension. This merging eliminates the need for a separate pump case unit while maintaining all necessary material feeding functions.
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 enhances the efficiency and convenience of sausage production by maintaining high material quality, reducing waste, and allowing for both automatic and manual stuffing with reduced operational effort and cost.
Implementation Method 1
a material feed pump for feeding the material into the stuffing nozzle
Data Source
AI summary
A stuffing apparatus includes a main body case, a stuffing nozzle for discharging a material, a material feed pump for feeding the material into the stuffing nozzle, a pump drive motor for driving the material feed pump, and a conveying device for conveying a stuffed casing in a direction in which the material discharged is discharged, wherein a hopper into which the material is charged from above is provided above the material feed pump, the material feed pump, the pump drive motor, and the hopper are provided on the main body case on which the stuffing nozzle and the conveying device are provided, and the material which is fed from the material feed pump is automatically stuffed by being fed into the stuffing nozzle via a material feed pipe.