Cyclonic Crustacea Cleaning Pipe and Drain System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for cleaning crustacea and game are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and often result in the loss of crustacea during the washing process, as they require manual effort and multiple waterings to remove debris effectively.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus featuring a container with a vertically positioned pipe having apertures that create a cyclonic water flow path, facilitating efficient debris removal and pressure washing without the need for manual handling, while a drain system allows for easy cleanup and containment of the cleaning process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual cleaning methods are used, then flexibility and simplicity are maintained, but cleaning efficiency and productivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning apparatus is segmented into distinct functional components: a container for holding crustacea, a vertically positioned pipe with multiple apertures for water distribution, and a drain system. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes hydraulic principles by employing a vertically positioned pipe with apertures that direct water flow in a cyclonic path through the crustacea. This hydraulic approach enables automated high-pressure cleaning, significantly improving productivity compared to manual methods while keeping the apparatus relatively simple.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple waterings are performed to remove debris effectively, then cleaning quality is improved, but time consumption and labor intensity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning apparatus enables continuous cleaning action through the cyclonic water flow that passes through all crustacea in the container simultaneously. The water flows continuously through the apertures in the pipe, maintaining constant cleaning pressure and eliminating the need for multiple discrete watering steps, thus reducing time while maintaining cleaning quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic cyclonic water flow that adapts to the contents of the container. The rotating water flow pattern ensures consistent cleaning action across different batches of crustacea, maintaining high cleaning quality without requiring manual adjustment or multiple passings.
3Ease of operation
If manual handling is required during washing, then control and monitoring are improved, but labor effort and risk of loss increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning apparatus is designed to be self-operating once the water supply is connected. The cyclonic flow system automatically distributes water through the crustacea and collects debris through the drain system without requiring manual handling. This self-service capability reduces labor effort and the risk of losing crustacea while maintaining ease of operation through simple water connection and drainage.
4Productivity
If debris is not removed effectively, then cleaning speed is maintained, but product quality and taste are degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The hydraulic cyclonic flow system generates high-velocity water jets that effectively remove debris from crustacea surfaces. The rotating water flow creates sufficient mechanical force to dislodge and carry away debris particles, ensuring effective debris removal while maintaining fast cleaning speed through the continuous flow process.
Solution Approach 2:
The water flow acts as an intermediary medium that transfers cleaning energy to the crustacea and debris. The cyclonic water flow mediates between the water supply and the crustacea, effectively removing debris through the hydraulic action without requiring direct mechanical contact, thus maintaining both speed and effectiveness.
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 apparatus effectively separates debris from crustacea or game, reducing manual effort and loss during washing, and allows for quick and thorough cleaning, making the process more efficient and convenient.
Implementation Method 1
a pipe positioned in the container adjacent to the wall and having a plurality of apertures adapted to direct the flow of water toward a portion of the wall spaced from the pipe such that the flow of water creates a cyclonic path in the container
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for cleaning crustacea or game has a container, a pipe positioned adjacent to a wall of the container, and a connector fluidically connected to the pipe adjacent a lower end of the pipe and having a portion extending outwardly of the wall of the container. The pipe has a plurality of apertures adapted to direct a flow of water toward a portion of the wall spaced from the pipe such that the flow of water creates a cyclonic path in the container. The pipe extends generally vertically adjacent to the wall of the container. The plurality of apertures are formed in spaced relation to each other along a length of the pipe. A drain is affixed through a wall of the container adjacent to the bottom of the container.