Cookie-Cutting Device With One-Press Shaping and Perforation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The manual preparation of cream wafer cookies is time-consuming and labor-intensive, with inconsistent hand-cutting techniques leading to variations in size, shape, and structural integrity, and causing user fatigue.
Innovation Solution
A cookie-cutting device that cuts, shapes, and perforates dough in a single motion, featuring a continuous sidewall with notches for edge control and downward-pointing members for perforations, made from durable food-grade materials, with an ergonomic handle for ease of use and multiple members for simultaneous cutting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual cutting methods are used to create notched edges and perforations, then customization and control over cookie features are improved, but production time and labor intensity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple cutting members with different functions (notched sidewalls for edge shaping, pointed members for perforation, smooth sidewalls for plain edges) into a single integrated cookie-cutting device. This allows all features to be created in one pressing motion, eliminating the need for separate manual operations and significantly improving productivity while maintaining customization capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed with multi-functional cutting members that can create various cookie features (notched edges, perforations, plain edges) using a single tool. The cutting members incorporate both notched and smooth sidewall options, as well as pointed members for perforation, making the device universal for creating different cookie styles without requiring multiple separate tools or manual techniques.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple separate operations are performed manually (cutting, notching, perforating), then precision control over each feature is improved, but user fatigue and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges cutting, notching, and perforating operations into a single integrated action. The cutting members are designed with both notched sidewalls for edge shaping and pointed members extending from the bottom surface for perforation, allowing all features to be created simultaneously in one pressing motion. This eliminates repetitive manual operations and associated user fatigue while maintaining precision through the structured design of the cutting members.
3Manufacturing precision
If individual cookies are cut and shaped separately, then consistency in each cookie's features is improved, but production efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates multiple cutting members arranged in specific patterns (such as row-like patterns) that allow simultaneous cutting of multiple cookies in one operation. Each cutting member is designed with consistent notched sidewalls and pointed members, ensuring uniformity across all cookies produced in a single pressing action, while dramatically increasing production efficiency compared to individual cookie preparation.
4Adaptability or versatility
If traditional manual techniques are used, then flexibility in creating custom designs is improved, but time consumption and labor requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device provides design flexibility through cutting members with varying configurations (notched sidewalls for jagged edges, smooth sidewalls for plain edges, pointed members for perforations) that can create multiple cookie styles. All these design options are integrated into a single device that produces consistent results in one operation, eliminating the time-consuming nature of manual techniques while maintaining adaptability for different cookie designs.
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AI summary
A cookie-cutting device is provided. The device is comprised of a cookie-cutting device designed to streamline the production of cream wafer cookies by cutting, shaping, and perforating dough in a single motion. The device comprises at least one cookie-cutting member with a continuous sidewall featuring notches for creating jagged edges or smooth options for plain edges. The bottom surface of the cutting member includes pointed members to perforate the dough, enabling customizable decorative patterns. Multiple cookie-cutting members can be arranged in various patterns to cut several cookies simultaneously, enhancing efficiency and reducing waste. The method of use involves pressing the device onto dough to simultaneously cut and perforate, simplifying and accelerating cookie production compared to manual techniques.