Kitchen Tool Adapter and Tray for Compact Safe Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen power tools require significant storage space and pose a risk of injury during assembly due to the need for coupling tools with adapters, which occupy space and can be handled improperly, especially with tools having blades.
Innovation Solution
A tool kit comprising a detachable tool adapter and tray that allows tools to be stored and coupled separately, with holding means to secure tools in place, enabling efficient storage and safe assembly by eliminating the need to handle tools directly during coupling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If tools are stored with their couplers attached to the kitchen drive unit, then the tools can be easily coupled, but the storage space required increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The tool assembly is segmented into three separate components: the kitchen drive unit, the tool adapter with coupler, and the tool itself. This segmentation allows the coupler to remain attached to the drive unit while tools are stored separately in the tray, reducing storage space requirements while maintaining ease of coupling through the adapter interface.
Solution Approach 2:
A tool adapter serves as an intermediary component between the kitchen drive unit and the tool. The adapter contains the coupler mechanism and interfaces with both the drive unit shaft and the tool, enabling easy coupling without requiring the tool itself to have integrated coupling mechanisms that would increase storage volume.
2Ease of operation
If tools with blades are handled directly during assembly, then coupling can be performed, but the risk of injury increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tool adapter acts as a protective intermediary that provides a safe interface for coupling. Users interact with the adapter's coupler mechanism rather than handling blade tools directly during assembly and disassembly operations, significantly reducing the risk of injury while maintaining operational ease.
Solution Approach 2:
By separating the coupler function into a dedicated adapter component, the design isolates the handling operations from the hazardous tool elements. The adapter can be manipulated safely while the tool with blade remains separate, reducing exposure to harmful factors during assembly.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple tools are stored in a limited volume tray, then storage capacity is maximized, but the complexity of organizing and accessing specific tools increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tool tray is segmented into multiple compartments that organize different tool types separately. This segmentation allows maximum storage capacity while maintaining simple access patterns, as tools are pre-sorted by type and location rather than requiring complex search or rearrangement operations.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the tool tray are designated for specific tool types (e.g., cutting tools, mixing tools, blending tools). This local quality assignment simplifies organization and access by creating intuitive zones, reducing the cognitive load and physical complexity of managing multiple tools in limited space.
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AI summary
A tool set for a kitchen drive appliance for driving a tool (1), wherein the tool set comprises: at least one tool adapter (2) which can be coupled to the kitchen drive appliance in order to be driven by the kitchen drive appliance, and at least one tool (1) which can be detachably coupled to the tool adapter (2) in order to be driven by the kitchen drive appliance by means of the tool adapter (2). The tool set also comprises a tool storage means (3) which can accommodate at least one of the tools (1), wherein holding means (4) are provided in the tool storage means (3) and can hold the tool (1) in an intended position so that a user can couple the tool adapter (2) to the tool (1) when the tool (1) is located in the tool storage means (3). A kitchen appliance set comprising a tool set according to one of the preceding claims and a kitchen drive appliance are also described. By virtue of the invention, it is advantageously possible to store the tool adapter, and therefore the coupling for coupling the tool to the kitchen drive appliance, and the tool separately from one another and thus to better utilize storage space. In particular, just one adapter is sufficient for a plurality of tools, and this can lead to considerable space savings.