Cutting disc and cutting device for cutting food products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cutting discs for food comminution in kitchens lack versatility and efficiency in chopping food into uniform strips or slices, with existing designs often resulting in uneven cutting and increased production costs due to complex mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A cutting disc with a design featuring alternating cutting elements with curved and straight edges, arranged in a specific pattern to optimize rotation direction for efficient chopping, allowing for both strip and disk forms of food comminution, and a detachable shaft for space-saving storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If cutting elements with different edge shapes (curved and straight) are arranged in sequence, then food shredding uniformity and operational smoothness are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cutting disc is segmented into multiple cutting elements with different edge shapes (curved and straight) arranged in a specific sequence around the circumference. Each cutting element type handles a portion of the food processing, with curved edges creating initial cuts and straight edges finishing the shredding, thereby achieving uniform food processing through functional segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the cutting disc circumference are assigned different cutting element types (curved vs. straight edges) based on the local processing requirements. The curved cutting elements are positioned to handle specific portions of food while straight cutting elements handle other portions, optimizing the cutting action at each local position around the disc.
2Volume of moving object
If a detachable shaft design is implemented, then storage and transport space efficiency are improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shaft is designed with detachable connection mechanisms that allow it to be easily assembled and disassembled from the cutting disc. This dynamic configuration enables the shaft to be removed when not in use, reducing storage volume and improving transport efficiency, while the connection mechanism provides secure attachment during operation.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cutting disc (1) that can chop food by rotating about an axis. It has cutting elements (3, 4) located on a first side of the cutting disc (1). These cutting elements can chop food by rotating the cutting disc (1) in a first direction of rotation and are arranged one behind the other in this first direction of rotation. The cutting elements (3, 4) arranged one behind the other are different. This arrangement allows for very smooth operation.