Hamburger Steak Forming Interface with Adjustable Grinding Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for forming ground meat pieces require multiple dedicated production lines for different variants, leading to increased system complexity and occupied space.
Innovation Solution
A system with a mould and interface forming element, including a tubular section with holding means for a grinding plate, allowing the plate to be positioned at various distances to control the distribution of meat fibers, enabling the production of multiple variants within a single system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple dedicated production lines are used for different variants of ground meat pieces, then each variant can be produced with optimized fiber arrangement, but the system complexity and occupied space increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a single production line that can produce multiple variants of ground meat pieces (butcher style, homemade style, and intermediate styles) through a modular interface forming element. The interface forming element can be exchanged or adjusted to change the fiber arrangement pattern, allowing one system to perform multiple functions that previously required separate dedicated production lines for each variant.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by making the interface forming element adjustable or interchangeable. The holding means for the grinding plate are discretely distributed along the tubular section, allowing the grinding plate to be positioned at different locations dynamically. This dynamic positioning capability enables the same production line to adapt between different variants by changing the plate position, rather than requiring fixed dedicated lines for each variant.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple dedicated production lines are used for different variants, then each variant has dedicated optimization, but the occupied production space increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by consolidating multiple variant production capabilities into a single production line. Instead of having separate physical production lines for butcher style, homemade style, and intermediate variants, the system merges these capabilities by using a single tubular section with discretely distributed holding means that can accommodate different grinding plate positions, thereby reducing the total occupied space while maintaining all variant production capabilities.
3Manufacturing precision
If the grinding plate is positioned at different distances from the mould, then different fiber distributions are achieved, but the system requires adjustable positioning mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by providing multiple discrete positioning locations for the grinding plate along the tubular section. Rather than requiring continuous adjustment mechanisms, the holding means are discretely distributed at specific locations, allowing the grinding plate to be positioned at chosen distances from the mould. This discrete positioning approach achieves precise fiber distribution control while avoiding the complexity of continuous adjustment mechanisms.
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AI summary
A system for forming all variants of hamburger steaks, without being dedicated to a single variant, from a mass of meat comprises a mold including at least one cavity for forming hamburger steak, a channel for supplying the meat mass to the mold, and an element for forming an interface between the channel for supplying the meat mass and the mold. The element for forming an interface includes a pipe length having a first end connected to an outlet of the channel for supplying the meat mass and an opposite second end connected to an inlet of the mold, a grinding plate, and edges for holding the grinding plate in a cross section of the pipe length, the edges for holding the grinding plate being discretely distributed along the pipe length.