Jerky Dispensing Nozzle for Aligned Drying Frame Extrusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jerky dispensing devices, such as jerky guns and sausage stuffing machines, are ergonomically awkward, have low capacity, and struggle to dispense aligned rows of jerky strips on drying frames.
Innovation Solution
A specialized nozzle for a sausage stuffing machine that allows for the formation and dispensing of raw jerky strips, featuring a hollow input tube and perpendicularly extending output tube with an oblongated port, enabling smooth and coordinated dispensation over a drying frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a jerky gun device is used to dispense raw fragmented jerky, then the device can be used with standard dehydrator frames, but the device requires two hands to operate and has low capacity
Solution Approach 1:
A mounting bracket assembly acts as an intermediary between the sausage stuffer and the dehydrator frame, allowing the stuffer to be securely positioned on the frame while freeing both hands for operation. The bracket includes a base portion that attaches to the frame and an arm portion that holds the stuffer, creating a stable mounting system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows the operator to load the sausage stuffer with jerky material beforehand, enabling the device to automatically dispense jerky strips without continuous manual intervention. The mounted stuffer can operate autonomously once positioned and loaded.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a jerky gun device is used to dispense raw fragmented jerky, then the device can be used with standard dehydrator frames, but the device has low capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The system utilizes a sausage stuffer, which is a multi-functional device capable of handling large volumes of material, and adapts it for jerky dispensing. The stuffer's large capacity cylinder replaces the small-capacity jerky gun, while the mounting bracket maintains compatibility with standard dehydrator frames.
3Quantity of substance
If a sausage stuffing machine is used to dispense raw fragmented jerky, then the device has large capacity, but the device cannot dispense aligned rows of jerky strips on drying frames
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle assembly is specifically designed with a flat dispensing surface and adjustable angle to ensure precise alignment of jerky strips with the dehydrator frame slots. The local modification of the dispensing geometry at the nozzle tip enables accurate strip placement while maintaining the overall large capacity of the sausage stuffer.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket and nozzle assembly include adjustable components that allow the operator to position and angle the dispensing nozzle to match the specific configuration of the dehydrator frame. This dynamic adjustability ensures precise alignment for different frame sizes and slot configurations.
4Ease of operation
If a specialized nozzle with long input tube is used, then the nozzle can cantilever over working space, but the nozzle structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The nozzle is divided into separate functional segments: a long input tube for cantilevering, a perpendicular output tube for dispensing, and an oblong output port for strip formation. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The output tube extends perpendicularly from the input tube, creating a L-shaped configuration that positions the dispensing port in a different spatial dimension. This dimensional change allows the nozzle to reach over obstacles and dispense jerky into the working space below without requiring a directly downward pointing nozzle.
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
Facilitates ergonomic and efficient dispensing of aligned jerky strips without mechanical interference, improving the usability and capacity of jerky production.
Implementation Method 1
allows pumped and extruded dispensation effected by a common sausage stuffing machine
Data Source
AI summary
A method for dispensing raw fragmented jerky including a steps of providing a sausage stuffing machine having an output port, filling the sausage stuffing machine with the raw fragmented jerky; providing a nozzle for dispensing the raw fragmented jerky, the nozzle having a longitudinally extending input end, the nozzle further having a perpendicularly extending output end, the nozzle further having an output port at a distal end of the output end; attaching the nozzle's input end in communication with the sausage stuffing machine's output port so that the nozzle extends horizontally from the sausage stuffing machine; positioning a drying frame beneath the nozzle's perpendicularly extending output end; and operating the sausage stuffing machine to dispense the raw fragmented jerky from the output port while moving the drying frame laterally.