Food Slicer Adjustable Cutting Plate With Gear-Driven Thickness Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food slicers lack an adjustable structure that can efficiently adjust the thickness of slicing and shredding to accommodate various ingredients and cooking needs.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable structure for a food slicer that utilizes a meshing transmission between sliding teeth and a gear to convert linear motion into lifting motion, allowing for fast and convenient adjustment of the lower cutting plate's height, with a stable transmission mechanism and tool-free assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a meshing transmission mechanism between sliding teeth and gear is used, then the transmission stability and adjustment speed are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a gear as an intermediary component that mediates between the rotating knob and the linear motion of the lower cutting plate. The gear meshing with sliding teeth converts rotational motion to linear motion reliably, while the gear's simple cylindrical shape and standard meshing design keep the added complexity minimal and manageable.
2Adaptability or versatility
If an adjustable structure with multiple components is implemented, then the adaptability for different slicing thicknesses is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to complex assembly
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable structure is segmented into distinct functional components: a knob for rotation, a gear for motion conversion, sliding teeth for engagement, and a lower cutting plate for movement. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured, inspected, and assembled, simplifying the overall assembly process while maintaining full adjustability functionality.
3Productivity
If a knob with gear mechanism is used for adjustment, then the adjustment speed is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gear mechanism is designed to be self-actuating through the knob's rotation. As the user turns the knob, the gear automatically engages with the sliding teeth and converts the rotational motion into linear motion of the lower cutting plate without requiring additional actuators, sensors, or control systems. This self-service mechanism achieves fast adjustment while keeping the system mechanically simple.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides stable and quick adjustment of slicing thickness by turning a knob, ensuring reliable connection and easy assembly/disassembly without tools, enhancing user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
the gear is in meshing transmission with the sliding teeth to drive the inclined ribs of the sliding plate to move along the chutes
Implementation Method 2
a limiting column is disposed in the limiting column mounting hole through a first elastic piece, and a lower end of the limiting column abuts against a groove of the concave gear ring for positioning
Implementation Method 3
a first sliding button and a second sliding button are respectively elastically disposed in the first guide groove and the second guide groove through second elastic pieces
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AI summary
The present invention belongs to the technical field of food slicers, and in particular to an adjustable structure of a food slicer. A planer body includes an upper cutting plate and a back plate, a lower cutting plate is movably disposed on the planer body and at a front side of the back plate, the lower cutting plate is driven by the adjustable structure to move on the planer body to adjust a height difference between an upper plane of the upper cutting plate and an upper plane of the lower cutting plate, the adjustable structure includes chutes formed in a left side wall and a right side wall of the planer body, and a sliding plate connected to a back surface of the lower cutting plate, inclined ribs slidably disposed in the chutes are disposed at two ends of the sliding plate, sliding teeth are formed on a rear side surface of the sliding plate, a knob is disposed at the back plate, the knob is connected with a gear and drives the gear to rotate, and the gear is in meshing transmission with the sliding teeth to drive the inclined ribs of the sliding plate to move along the chutes, so as to drive the lower cutting plate to move. According to the present invention, with the adoption of the meshing transmission of the sliding teeth and the gear, a linear motion in the up-down direction is converted into a lifting motion of the lower cutting plate in cooperation with the chutes, the transmission is stable and the adjustment is fast and convenient.