Electric Drill-Driven Rotary Grater for Safe Hands-Free Food Grating
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing graters are inconvenient to use as they require manual handling, which can lead to hand scratches, and grated products are difficult to collect, while multifunctional kitchen utensils with electric drills often have single functions and are underutilized.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional kitchen utensil with an electric drill, comprising a detachable grating board, inner container, and outer container, where the grating board is connected to the inner container, which is driven by the electric drill to rotate within the outer container, allowing for safe and efficient grating and collection of filamentous foods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual grating is used with traditional graters, then grating function is achieved, but hand scratches occur and operation convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical grating with an electric drill-driven rotating grating system. The electric drill provides rotational power to spin the grating board, eliminating the need for manual back-and-forth motion and reducing hand exposure to sharp grating surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an inner container as an intermediary component that collects grated products during rotation. This container acts as a mediator between the grating board and the final collection, allowing continuous operation without frequent manual intervention to gather grated materials.
2Productivity
If traditional graters are used, then grating is performed, but grated products are difficult to collect
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the grating board with the inner container into an integrated assembly. The grating board is positioned at the bottom of the inner container, so that grated products fall directly into the container during rotation, combining the grating and collection functions into a single operational unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner container serves as an intermediary collection device that accumulates grated products during the grating process. This eliminates the need for separate collection steps and improves both productivity and ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If single-function kitchen utensils are used, then specific function is achieved, but versatility deteriorates and idle time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the inner container with a detachable grating board that can be replaced with different grating boards having various grating hole patterns and sizes. This allows a single base unit to perform multiple grating functions, increasing versatility and reducing the need for multiple separate utensils.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the grating board from the inner container, allowing the grating board to be detached and replaced. This segmentation enables the system to adapt to different grating needs while maintaining a common base structure, improving versatility without proportionally increasing overall complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a multifunctional kitchen utensil matched with an electric drill. The multifunctional kitchen utensil matched with the electric drill comprises a grating board, an inner container and an outer container; the grating board and the bottom of the inner container are detachably connected; and the inner container is placed inside the outer container. The outer container is used for placing fruits and vegetables to be grated, and the inner container is used for placing the grated filamentous fruits and vegetables. The grating board is connected to the bottom of the inner container. The present disclosure avoids the dangerous situation that an operator needs to hold the fruits and vegetables to be grated with a hand during grating, and solves the problems of inconvenient collection of the grated filamentous fruits and vegetables and the single function of the grater.