Rotating Corn Creamer Blade for Cutting, Scraping, and Juice Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing corn creamers are inefficient in cutting and scraping corn from cobs, particularly for various sizes, and lack safety features to prevent injury during operation.
Innovation Solution
A portable corn creamer with a rotating cylindrical blade bit that cuts and scrapes corn simultaneously, featuring a motorized shaft, blade shield, and compression ring for efficient juice extraction, along with a plunger rod for easy cob handling and sequential processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a rotating cylindrical blade bit with cutting teeth and scraping blade is used, then corn cutting and scraping efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines cutting teeth and scraping blades into a single rotating cylindrical blade bit assembly. The cutting teeth are positioned on the outer circumference while scraping blades extend inward, allowing both functions to be performed by one integrated component rather than separate mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade bit serves multiple functions simultaneously: the cutting teeth on the outer circumference cut corn kernels from the cob, while the scraping blades extending inward scrape remaining kernels. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate cutting and scraping mechanisms.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a blade shield and cover are added to prevent injury, then safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The blade shield and cover are designed as separate, removable protective components that can be attached to or removed from the main device body. This extraction approach allows safety features to be added without permanently complicating the core creaming mechanism.
3Loss of time
If a plunger rod is provided to quickly remove corn cobs, then operational speed is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The plunger rod is designed to work in conjunction with the rotating blade bit and chamber geometry to automatically push corn cobs through the creaming chamber. The system uses the existing rotational motion and chamber configuration to facilitate cob ejection without requiring additional complex mechanisms.
4Quantity of substance
If a compression ring is added to press juice from cob, then juice extraction efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The compression ring is positioned within the creaming chamber to apply pressure to corn cobs during the creaming process itself, before the cobs are ejected. This preliminary compression action extracts juice during the existing operational cycle rather than requiring a separate compression step.
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 device effectively cuts and scrapes corn from cobs of different sizes with reduced labor, ensuring safety through the blade shield and efficient juice extraction, enhancing the overall creaming process.
Implementation Method 1
the scraping blade extending inward into the chamber scrapes the remainder of corn from the cob
Implementation Method 2
A compression ring within the chamber of the blade operates to press all of the juice from the cob for maximum efficiency of creaming
Data Source
AI summary
A corn creamer includes a blade bit with a cylindrical body having a first circular end and a second circular end, and said cylindrical body and circular ends define an interior chamber with an interior circumference defined by an interior surface of the circular ends and the cylindrical body. Teeth are disposed on the first circular end of said blade bit, and a scraping blade member with a cutting edge is attached to said cylindrical body and said cutting edge extends inward from the cylindrical body partially into the interior chamber. The second circular end of the blade bit is attached to a shaft and the device is used to cut and cream corn.