Food Processor Nested Attachment Storage to Reduce Misplacement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing food processing appliances are often bulky and lack efficient storage solutions for attachments, leading to misplacement and underutilization of attachments over time.

Innovation Solution

A food processing appliance with a base and interchangeable first and second attachments, where the second attachment is at least partly nested within the first attachment in a storage configuration, allowing for compact storage and easy retrieval.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple food processing attachments are provided, then the versatility and functionality of the appliance is improved, but the storage space required and device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefood processing functionalityVSAvoidstorage space

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The second attachment is designed to nest within the first attachment during storage configuration. The container of the second attachment fits inside the container of the first attachment, allowing multiple attachments to be stored in a compact manner without requiring separate storage space for each attachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The attachments are designed with different profiles that allow vertical stacking and nesting in the third dimension. The first attachment has a wider base that tapers upward, while the second attachment has a narrower profile that fits within the first, utilizing vertical space efficiently.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If attachments are made separable and interchangeable, then the adaptability of the appliance is improved, but the ease of operation and risk of misplacement worsens

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment interchangeabilityVSAvoidattachment retrieval and organization

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The nested storage configuration ensures that when attachments are not in use, they are automatically organized within the first attachment's container. This prevents misplacement and makes retrieval systematic - the user simply removes the second attachment from the first when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The storage configuration merges multiple attachments into a single integrated unit. The first attachment's container serves as a storage vessel for the second attachment, combining what would otherwise be separate storage requirements into one unified system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Volume of stationary object

If the appliance is designed for compact storage, then the volume efficiency is improved, but the ease of manufacture and device complexity worsens

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage configuration heightVSAvoidattachment design complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of stationary objectVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The nested configuration achieves compact storage by having the second attachment's container fit within the first attachment's container. This design, while requiring precise dimensional matching, eliminates the need for complex mechanical nesting mechanisms, latches, or automated assembly systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The attachments are designed with inverted profiles - the first attachment widens from base to top while the second attachment narrows from base to top. This inverse geometry allows them to nest together efficiently, achieving compact storage through simple geometric complementarity rather than complex mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Data Source

PatentUS20250134316A1Food processor arrangement

Publication Date: 2025.05.01 KENWOOD LTD

AI summary

A food processing appliance comprises a base unit. A first attachment defining a first space therein is provided removably attachable to the base unit to carry out food processing in the first space in a first food processing configuration. A second attachment attachable to the base unit to carry out food processing in a second food processing configuration is also provided. The second attachment is securable within the first space in a storage configuration in which the first food processing attachment is attached to the base unit.