Food Waste Disposer Segmented Grinder Wall Protrusions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Food waste disposers face issues with grinding performance due to food waste clumping on the inner side walls, which can lead to motor overload and reduced efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A food waste disposer design featuring a rotating grinder with multiple blades at different heights and a wall grinder with protrusions at varying heights, along with a deodorizer system, to prevent clumping and improve grinding efficiency by uniformly processing waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a conventional grinder structure is used, then the device is simple in structure, but food waste clumps on the inner side wall reducing grinding performance
Solution Approach 1:
The grinder is segmented into multiple functional components: a rotating grinder with blades at different heights, and a wall grinder with protrusions positioned at varying heights along the side wall. This segmentation allows each component to address specific grinding needs and prevent waste accumulation in different zones of the grinding chamber.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the grinding chamber are equipped with specialized grinding elements. The rotating grinder provides central grinding action while the wall grinder with protrusions at varying heights addresses the side wall region specifically, creating local quality improvements that prevent clumping in previously problematic areas.
2Manufacturing precision
If the grinder operates without wall grinding elements, then the device is compact, but food waste moves to the inner side wall and clumps together
Solution Approach 1:
The wall grinder with protrusions is nested within the grinding case, with protrusions extending inward from the side wall at different heights. This nested configuration provides effective wall grinding action without significantly increasing the external dimensions of the grinding case, maintaining compactness while improving grinding performance.
3Power
If food waste is not separated from the side wall, then the grinding process is simple, but the motor becomes overloaded due to clumped waste
Solution Approach 1:
The blade structure is segmented into multiple blades positioned at different heights on the rotating grinder, with at least one blade specifically configured to separate and scrape food waste from the side wall. This segmentation of the blade function reduces motor load by preventing waste accumulation that would otherwise require excessive power to grind.
Solution Approach 2:
The side wall separation action performed by the blades occurs preliminarily during the rotation process, preventing waste from accumulating and clumping before it reaches the main grinding zone. This preliminary separation action reduces the subsequent motor load required for effective grinding.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a food waste disposer. The food waste disposer according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a housing; a grinder detachably installed inside the housing and configured to grind food waste accommodated therein; and a deodorizer positioned to a side of the grinder, and configured to suck a smell generated from the grinder and discharge the smell to outside of the housing, wherein the grinder includes: a grinding case; a rotating grinder including a plurality of blades rotatably installed at different heights inside the grinding case; and a wall grinder including a protrusion protruding inward from the grinding case at a different height from the plurality of blades, the wall grinder detachably installed on a side wall of the grinding case.