Food Processor Multi-Layer Blade Assembly for Diverse Food Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional food processors with single or multiple layers of identical stirring blades lack versatility, limiting their ability to process a variety of foods efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional food processor with a blade assembly featuring two layers of stirring blades, where one layer has blades angled at 85-95 degrees and another layer has blades angled 0-80 degrees upward, allowing for a three-dimensional stirring space for large/hard foods and a flat space for small/soft foods, enabling efficient processing of diverse food types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple layers of identical stirring blades are used, then the stirring capability is enhanced, but the versatility to process different types of food remains limited
Solution Approach 1:
The blade assembly is segmented into multiple detachable blade layers, each with different blade configurations (horizontal blades at 85-95 degrees and upward-angled blades at 0-80 degrees). These segmented layers can be independently selected and combined based on the specific food processing requirements, allowing the system to maintain enhanced stirring capability while achieving versatility across different food types.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade layers are designed to be detachable and reconfigurable, transforming the static blade assembly into a dynamic system. Users can adjust the configuration by attaching or detaching specific blade layers according to the food type and processing needs, thereby achieving both enhanced stirring performance and adaptability to various food processing tasks.
2Device complexity
If blades are designed with fixed configurations, then the structure is simple, but the ability to process diverse foods is limited
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of a single complex adjustable blade, the system segments the blade function into multiple fixed-configuration layers. Each layer maintains structural simplicity with blades at specific angles (horizontal at 85-95 degrees or upward-angled at 0-80 degrees), but the combination of these simple segments creates versatile processing capability for different food types.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade assembly achieves multi-functionality through a universal blade shaft that can accommodate different blade layer configurations. This universal interface allows the same basic structure to serve multiple functions by simply changing the attached blade layer, maintaining structural simplicity while enabling diverse food processing capabilities.
3Device complexity
If a single layer of stirring blades is used, then the device complexity is low, but the stirring scope and efficiency are insufficient for large amount and hard food
Solution Approach 1:
The blade configuration transitions from a single-layer two-dimensional arrangement to a multi-layer three-dimensional structure. By stacking blade layers at different vertical positions and angles (combining horizontal and upward-angled blades), the system expands the stirring scope in three-dimensional space, significantly enhancing efficiency for processing large amounts and hard foods while maintaining reasonable structural complexity.
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AI summary
A multifunctional food processor is provided comprising a driving device, a stirring container and a blade assembly. The driving device directly or indirectly drives the blade assembly, and the blade assembly is rotatably disposed in the stirring container. The blade assembly comprises a blade shaft capable of receiving at least two layers of stirring blades. At least one of the layers of stirring blades is consisted of a blade carrier and at least two blades, at least one of the blades extending in an angle of 85 to 95 degree with respect to the blade shaft, and at least another one of the blades extending upward in an angle of 0 to 80 degree with respect to the blade shaft. Another one of the layers of stirring blades is consisted of a blade carrier and at least one blade extending in an angle of 85 to 95 degree with respect to the blade shaft.