Meat Grinder Storage Tray with Accessory Depressions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional food grinders require excessive storage space due to the large size of the appliance and numerous accessories, leading to organization and cleaning challenges for users.
Innovation Solution
A food grinder design featuring a base with a motor, a throat portion, a receiving tube, a feeding tray, and a storage tray with depressions to hold accessories, along with optional handles and a cover for securing the storage tray, allowing for efficient storage and organization of accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If accessories are stored separately from the food grinder, then accessibility and organization are improved, but storage space requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The storage tray is nested within the feeding tray, allowing accessories to be stored inside the main body of the food grinder assembly. This nested configuration enables accessories to be kept organized in designated compartments while utilizing the existing volume of the feeding tray, thereby eliminating the need for separate storage containers and reducing overall storage space requirements.
2Quantity of substance
If a storage tray is added to the feeding tray, then accessory storage capability is improved, but the complexity of the feeding tray structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The feeding tray is segmented into functional zones: a main body for receiving food and a nested storage tray with multiple compartments for organizing accessories. The storage tray is designed as a removable insert with dividers that create separate compartments for different accessory types. This segmentation allows for systematic organization of accessories while maintaining the ability to remove and clean individual components, thus managing complexity through modular design.
3Ease of repair
If the storage tray is made removable, then ease of cleaning is improved, but the risk of losing accessories increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage tray is designed with dynamic characteristics, being removable from the feeding tray for easy cleaning and maintenance. The removable design allows users to take out the storage tray and wash it separately. To prevent accessory loss, the storage tray includes retention features such as recesses and protrusions that engage with corresponding features on the feeding tray, ensuring accessories remain securely in place during normal operation while allowing intentional removal for cleaning.
Data Source
AI summary
A food grinder comprises a base housing a motor, a throat portion coupled to the base, a receiving tube coupled to the throat, a feeding tray coupled to an upper end of the receiving tube, a selectively rotatable auger selectively insertable into and removable from the throat portion, and a storage tray sized and shaped to be selectively insertable into and removable from the feeding tray. The storage tray comprises a main body having a plurality of depressions formed in a top surface thereof. Each depression is sized and shaped to hold one or more accessories for use with the food grinder.