Food Scale Display Mounting for Flexible Lateral Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food product scales lack adaptability to accommodate different display device sizes, which can lead to user preferences not being met based on intended use, location, and operator type.
Innovation Solution
A scale system with a base casting that features two mount sets for a display mount base, allowing engagement in two different lateral positions, enabling the use of a single standard base casting and display mount base to accommodate various display sizes, including 10.1”, 11.6”, and 13.3” displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single standard base casting is used for all scale configurations, then manufacturing complexity is reduced and adaptability is improved, but the ability to accommodate different display device sizes and positions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The base casting is designed with multiple mounting feature sets that can accommodate different display device sizes and positions. Instead of creating different base castings for each display size, a single universal base casting incorporates multiple mounting locations, allowing the same base casting to serve multiple configuration purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The base casting is segmented into distinct mounting feature sets, where each feature set corresponds to a specific display device size or position. This segmentation allows the mounting features to be independently selected and configured based on the specific display requirements without redesigning the entire base casting.
2Manufacturing precision
If multiple base casting designs are created for different display sizes, then each display size can be precisely accommodated, but manufacturing complexity and part variety increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal base casting design replaces multiple specialized base casting designs. The universal base casting incorporates multiple mounting feature sets that can accommodate different display sizes, thereby maintaining manufacturing precision while significantly reducing manufacturing complexity and part variety.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple base casting designs for different display sizes are merged into a single base casting that incorporates all necessary mounting features. This consolidation eliminates the need to manufacture and manage multiple different base casting types, reducing overall manufacturing complexity while maintaining the ability to precisely mount various display sizes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If display mount base is fixed in position, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different operator preferences and locations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system transitions from a fixed position to a selectable position system. The base casting incorporates multiple mounting feature sets that allow the display mount base to be positioned at different locations along the front of the scale, providing flexibility to accommodate different operator preferences and installation locations while maintaining a relatively simple mounting mechanism.
Data Source
AI summary
A scale system includes a scale body including a weighing station, the scale body comprising a base casting that defines a first mount feature set and a second mount feature set. A display mount base is configured to enable mating engagement of the display mount base with either the first mount feature set or the second mount feature set. Mating engagement of the display mount base with the first mount feature set defines a first lateral position of the display mount base along a front side of the scale, and mating engagement of the display mount base with the second mount feature set defines a second lateral position of the display mount base along the front side of the scale.