Elastic Container Bottom for Fruit Chopping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fruit crushing devices are either complex in production, cumbersome in handling, or difficult to clean.
Innovation Solution
A shredding device with a base part and a movable shredding part, featuring an elastic container floor section that expands during shredding to accommodate fruit without compression, and then returns to its original position to trap the fruit, allowing for easy removal and cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If existing fruit crushing devices are used, then fruit chopping function is achieved, but the devices are complex in production, cumbersome in handling, or difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate parts: a base part with the platform and a chopping part with the container and knife. This segmentation allows each part to be manufactured independently using simple plastic components, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The knife is extracted as a separate component that can be easily removed and replaced. The chopping part can be detached from the base part, allowing for simplified manufacturing and easier cleaning of individual components.
2Ease of operation
If existing fruit crushing devices are used, then fruit chopping function is achieved, but the devices are cumbersome in handling
Solution Approach 1:
The container bottom section is designed to be elastically expandable, allowing it to dynamically adapt during the chopping operation. The bottom section expands to accommodate the fruit without compression, then returns to its original position to release the chopped fruit, making the device easier to operate and cleaner to handle.
Solution Approach 2:
The container bottom section uses an elastic flexible structure that can expand and contract. This flexibility allows the container to accommodate fruit during chopping and then release the chopped pieces easily, improving handling ease while maintaining a simple overall device structure.
3Ease of manufacture
If existing fruit crushing devices are used, then fruit chopping function is achieved, but the devices are difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The knife is extracted as a separate, easily removable component. The chopping part can be detached from the base part, allowing all components to be easily rinsed under running water without disassembling complex mechanisms, significantly improving cleaning ease while keeping the device structure simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is segmented into removable parts (base part, chopping part, knife) that can be separated for cleaning. This segmentation allows each component to be individually rinsed and cleaned without requiring complex disassembly or special cleaning procedures.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the container bottom section is rigid, then structural stability is maintained, but the fruit is compressed or damaged during chopping
Solution Approach 1:
The container bottom section uses an elastic flexible structure instead of a rigid one. This flexibility allows the bottom section to expand and accommodate the fruit during chopping without applying compressive force, preventing fruit damage while maintaining sufficient structural stability to support the chopping operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The container bottom section's physical state changes during operation - it expands elastically to accommodate the fruit and then returns to its original position. This dynamic parameter change (elastic deformation) allows the structure to maintain stability while avoiding harmful compression of the fruit.
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 efficiently crushes fruits without damaging them, allows for easy handling and cleaning, and is conveniently produced using simple plastic components.
Implementation Method 1
the comminution part has a container section with an elastically expandable container bottom section, which can expand during the guided movement in order to transfer at least part of the comminuted fruit into the container section
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (10) for comminuting fruit, comprising a base part (12) that has a platform (40), which projects from a floor section (16) of the base part, for at least one fruit and comprising a comminuting part (14) that has at least one blade (34) and can be moved in a guided manner with respect to the base part (12) such that fruit located on the platform (40) is comminuted by the blade (34). The platform (40) contains at least one slot (42) which extends from the upper face of the platform (40) in the direction of the base section (16) and into which the blade (34) is immersed during the guided movement. The base part (12) has a linear guide section (18) on which the comminuting part (14) can be moved in a first direction (R1) in a linearly guided manner.