Flexible Textile Storage for Kitchen Appliance Tool Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen appliances face issues with storage solutions for processing tools, such as frequent drawer damage and high production costs, leading to inefficient and uneconomical storage options.
Innovation Solution
A kitchen appliance with a storage facility made of flexible textile material that can adapt to the shape of various tools, allowing for easy handling, cleaning, and space-saving storage within the processing bowl, featuring a cylindrical design with zipped compartments and a carrying handle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a drawer is used for storing tools, then storage capacity is provided, but the drawer can be damaged with frequent use and requires many production steps
Solution Approach 1:
The storage function is extracted from the rigid drawer structure and transferred to a flexible textile bag, eliminating the need for complex drawer mechanisms while maintaining storage capability. The textile bag can be freely inserted and removed without structural damage risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The textile storage bag is designed as a simple, easily replaceable component that can be manufactured at low cost. If damaged or worn, the entire bag can be replaced without affecting the main appliance structure, unlike a damaged drawer that may compromise the entire unit.
2Reliability
If rigid storage containers are used, then tools are protected, but the containers are heavy and difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible textile bag is used instead of rigid containers, providing tool protection through soft enclosure while allowing easy cleaning. The textile material can be wiped down or machine-washed, unlike rigid containers with corners and crevices that trap debris.
3Volume of stationary object
If tools are stored in the bowl, then space is saved, but the bowl may be scratched by sharp-edged tools
Solution Approach 1:
The textile storage bag serves as an intermediary between sharp tools and the bowl surface. The soft textile material prevents direct contact between sharp-edged tools and the bowl, eliminating scratching risks while maintaining compact storage within the bowl space.
4Reliability
If a lid-attached housing is used for accessories, then tools are protected, but access requires opening the lid and the structure is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The storage function is extracted from the complex lid-attached housing structure and implemented as a simple textile bag that can be freely placed and removed. This eliminates hinges, lids, and complex mounting mechanisms while maintaining tool protection through the enclosed bag design.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an electric motor-driven kitchen appliance, in particular to a kitchen machine, having at least one coupling site for a plurality of tools for processing foodstuffs. The kitchen appliance has a storage device made of a flexible material for the plurality of tools. The use of a flexible material for the storage device makes it easy for a user to handle said device because the storage device is relatively light and easy to clean. Because of the flexible material, various tools can be used for storage because the storage device can adapt flexibly to the outer shape of the tools. If the storage device holds no tools or only a small number of tools, it can easily be pressed or folded together, which also leads to a space-saving storage of the storage device itself.