Cutting Set Grid Transport Device to Prevent Damage and Oxidation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for cleaning and transporting cutting set parts of meat grinders often result in damage due to improper handling, oxidation, and contamination, with semi-skilled personnel potentially reinstalling parts incorrectly.
Innovation Solution
A device featuring a grid with spikes for secure positioning and a holding mechanism, allowing for thorough cleaning and drying, along with coded mandrels for correct reinstallation, and a transport box design that protects parts during handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cutting set parts are cleaned individually on the floor or in a sink using high or low pressure water jet, then cleaning effectiveness is achieved, but damage to cutting set parts occurs due to hitting hard edges or surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a grid with receiving elements (mandrels) as an intermediary structure between the cutting set parts and the cleaning environment. The mandrels serve as a protective mediator that holds the cutting set parts suspended, preventing direct contact with hard surfaces during cleaning operations while still allowing effective water jet cleaning from all directions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional two-dimensional surface cleaning (floor or sink) to three-dimensional suspended cleaning using a grid structure. The cutting set parts are positioned in space on mandrels, enabling cleaning from all directions (front, back, above, below) without surface contact, thus preventing damage while maintaining cleaning effectiveness.
2Reliability
If cutting set parts are stacked and tied together for transport after cleaning, then transport is achieved, but water cannot drain off completely leading to oxidation and contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a three-dimensional grid structure with vertical mandrels to hold cutting set parts in space, allowing water to drain off completely from all sides. This eliminates the water trapping problem inherent in stacked arrangements while providing secure transport positioning without tying.
Solution Approach 2:
The grid structure functions as a porous arrangement that allows complete water drainage through its open lattice structure. The receiving elements on the mandrels create gaps and channels that enable water to flow freely off all surfaces of the cutting set parts, preventing water accumulation that leads to oxidation and contamination.
3Productivity
If semi-skilled persons remove and clean cutting set parts, then cleaning task is completed, but correct reinstallation in the correct order cannot be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The grid with receiving elements creates a physical template or copy of the correct installation arrangement. Each mandrel position corresponds to a specific cutting set part location, serving as a visual and physical guide that ensures parts are reinstalled in the correct order and position, eliminating errors even when performed by semi-skilled personnel.
Solution Approach 2:
The grid structure acts as an intermediary reference system between the cleaning operation and reinstallation process. It provides a standardized framework that guides both the removal and reinstallation operations, ensuring correctness without requiring advanced skill or memory of the complex assembly sequence.
4Reliability
If cutting set parts are transported without a protective device, then handling is simple, but damage to cutting set parts occurs during cleaning and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a three-dimensional grid structure with vertical mandrels that suspends cutting set parts in space during transport. This elevated positioning protects cutting edges from contact with surfaces and each other, preventing damage while maintaining simple handling through the overall compact design.
Solution Approach 2:
The grid structure functions as a flexible protective framework that encloses and protects cutting set parts during transport. The lattice design provides protection without rigid enclosure, allowing for simple handling and stacking while preventing damage to the cutting surfaces.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device and a method for transporting and/or cleaning cutting set parts of a meat grinder with a grid that has several receiving elements, in particular prongs for receiving and positioning the cutting set parts, and with a holding device for holding the cutting set parts on the grid.