Food processor with slice selector disc
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food processors require multiple cutting discs for different operations like slicing, shredding, and dicing, which is inconvenient and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A food processor with a reversible motor and a slice selector disc that automatically adjusts the rotation direction of a single slicing disc to perform slicing, shredding, and dicing operations by selecting discrete positions on the selector disc, allowing for multiple functions with a single cutting disc.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cutting discs are used for different operations (slicing, shredding, dicing), then the food processor can perform various cutting functions, but the device complexity increases and requires disc swapping which reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
A single slicing disc is designed with multiple functional surfaces: one side has slicing blades for slicing operation, while the opposite side has shredding blades for shredding operation. The disc can be flipped to use different sides, enabling one disc to perform multiple cutting functions, thereby eliminating the need for multiple separate cutting discs and reducing device complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cutting discs are used for different operations, then various cutting functions are achieved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the need to swap discs
Solution Approach 1:
The slicing disc is designed as a universal tool with slicing blades on one side and shredding blades on the other side. Users can simply flip the disc to switch between slicing and shredding operations, eliminating the need to swap entire discs. This design maintains cutting function versatility while dramatically improving ease of operation
3Ease of operation
If a single slicing disc is used for multiple operations, then ease of operation improves, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase to ensure proper blade configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The slicing disc is segmented into distinct functional zones: slicing blades on one side and shredding blades on the opposite side. Each blade type is precisely positioned and configured for its specific function. This segmentation allows for standardized manufacturing of each blade type while maintaining overall manufacturing feasibility through modular design
Data Source
AI summary
A food processor including a reversible motor disposed in a base for generating a rotational force, a processor container removably attached to the base, a spindle rotated by the reversible motor when energized, and a slicing disc rotatably coupled to the spindle, the slicing disc having a radially extending slicing blade formed on one side thereof configured to perform a slicing operation and a plurality radially extending shredding blades disposed oppositely to the slicing blade on the slicing disc configured to perform a shredding operation. The slicing disc is automatically rotated in a first direction by the motor when the first and third discrete positions are selected on a slice selector disc corresponding to the slicing and dicing operations and automatically rotated in a second direction by the motor when the second discrete position is selected on the slice selector disc corresponding to the shredding operation.