Food Processor Chopping Assembly With Intermediary Lid Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food processors used for chopping food, such as vegetables and fruits, pose safety risks due to the potential for direct contact with rotating chopping tools, and they often require additional kitchen space for storage due to limited functionality.
Innovation Solution
A food processor arrangement comprising a food processor assembly and a chopping assembly, where the chopping assembly includes a collecting pot, an adapter shaft, a support shaft, and a chopping tool supported by the support shaft, allowing for safe and efficient chopping of food while being modular and compatible with various food processor models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a rotating cutting disk is used for chopping food, then chopping functionality is provided, but user safety is compromised due to potential direct contact with the rotating tool
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the adapter shaft with collecting pot and lid assembly) between the user and the rotating cutting disk. The lid acts as a protective barrier that prevents direct contact with the rotating tool while still allowing the chopping function to operate, thus resolving the contradiction between functionality and safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The chopping device is segmented into separate functional components: the rotating cutting disk, the adapter shaft, the collecting pot, and the lid. This segmentation allows the lid to be designed as a separate safety element that can protect users without interfering with the rotation and chopping function of the cutting disk.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multi-function food processors are used to chop food, then versatility is improved, but additional kitchen space is required for storage
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter shaft assembly with collecting pot and lid is designed as a universal component that can be attached to the food processor for chopping operations. This universal design allows the same assembly to work with different food processor models and potentially different chopping attachments, providing versatility without requiring multiple specialized devices.
3Ease of operation
If the lid is not attached during chopping, then access to the collecting pot is improved, but safety is compromised due to potential contact with the cutting disk
Solution Approach 1:
The lid serves as an intermediary protective element that can be attached when safety is a concern and removed when access is needed. This mediator component resolves the contradiction by providing safety during operation while allowing easy access when the processor is not running, as it can be freely attached or removed based on operational needs.
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AI summary
A food processor arrangement including a food processor assembly and a chopping assembly, wherein the chopping assembly and the food processor assembly are assembled to form an operating state setup in order to provide a chopping operating state of the food processor arrangement for chopping food, such as vegetables and/or fruit.A chopping assembly for the mentioned food processor arrangement is also related. The chopping assembly is formed to be assembled with the food processor assembly to form an operating state setup in order to provide a chopping operating state of the food processor arrangement for chopping food, such as vegetables and/or fruit. Advantageously.The operational and user safety is configured to be improved when chopping food using the proposed food processor arrangement and the chopping assembly.