Dual-Function Garlic Press for Dicing Before Crushing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional garlic presses leave residues and are difficult to clean, as they primarily crush whole garlic cloves, resulting in inefficiencies and increased residue amounts.
Innovation Solution
A dual-function garlic press that initially dices and then crushes food items, utilizing a cutter grid and pivotally connected handles to facilitate sequential dicing and crushing, reducing residues and improving cleaning efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional garlic press is used to crush garlic cloves, then the crushing function is achieved, but garlic residues remain in the receiving chamber making it difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The garlic press is divided into two functional sections: an upper dicing chamber with cutting blades and a lower crushing chamber with extrusion holes. This segmentation allows garlic to be processed in two stages - first diced, then crushed - with residues falling through to the lower chamber for easier removal and cleaning.
2Productivity
If whole garlic cloves are crushed directly, then the crushing process is simple, but the output efficiency is reduced and residues increase
Solution Approach 1:
The garlic is pre-diced in the upper chamber before being crushed in the lower chamber. This preliminary dicing action breaks the garlic into smaller pieces that can be more efficiently crushed and extruded, increasing overall productivity while reducing the amount of residue left in the chamber.
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 dual-function garlic press minimizes residues, enhances output and efficiency by crushing pre-diced items, and allows for independent dicing and crushing functions, making it easier to clean and use.
Implementation Method 1
the plunger having a first side with a plurality of protrusions forming a pattern... for dicing an item interposed between the cutter grid and the first side of the plunger into the receiving chamber by advance of the plurality of protrusions into the cutter grid
Implementation Method 2
the upper handle and the lower handle are pivotally connected with each other at the first ends thereof about a horizontal axis and movable between a close position and an open position
Implementation Method 3
the upper handle is rotatable in relation to the lower handle about a vertical axis between a first position where the first side of the plunger faces towards the receiving chamber... and a second position where the second side of the plunger is juxtaposed to the bottom of the receiving chamber
Implementation Method 4
the second side of the plunger is disposed with a plurality of blunt pins forming a pattern which corresponds to the pattern of the plurality of holes formed at the bottom of the receiving chamber, thereby facilitating crushing of the item in the receiving chamber
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AI summary
A dual function garlic press comprises an upper handle (1) having a plunger (11), a lower handle (2) having a receiving chamber (21) and a cutter grid (3). The cutter grid (3) is pivotally connected to the first side (111) of plunger (11). The upper handle (1) is rotatable in relation to the lower handle (2) about a vertical axis (4) between a first position where the first side (111) of the plunger (11) faces towards the receiving chamber (21) when the upper handle and the lower handle are at the close position, and a second position where the second side (113) of the plunger (11) is juxtaposed to the bottom of the receiving chamber (21) when the upper handle and the lower handle are at the close position to crush the item in the receiving chamber (21).