Micro-puree machine with storage container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing domestic kitchen appliances for making frozen desserts like ice creams and gelatos are inefficient and impractical for preparing non-dessert food products, requiring significant user effort and time.
Innovation Solution
A micro-puree machine with an integrated storage container for efficiently storing and accessing extrusion components, allowing for easy conversion between processing and extruding modes, and facilitating the preparation of both dessert and non-dessert food products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a storage container is provided for extrusion components, then component accessibility and organization are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage container is merged with the processing bowl assembly, combining storage and processing functions into a single integrated unit. The container features compartments that organize extrusion components (nozzles, plungers, lids) while maintaining compatibility with the micro-puree machine's processing bowl, eliminating the need for separate storage solutions.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage container serves multiple functions: it stores various extrusion components (nozzles, plungers, lids), acts as a processing bowl when coupled to the machine, and provides organized access to components during operation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate storage devices and simplifies the overall system.
2Ease of operation
If multiple extrusion components are stored in the processing bowl, then component organization is improved, but the space available for food ingredient processing is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage container is divided into multiple compartments that separately organize different extrusion components (nozzles, plungers, lids). This segmentation allows efficient use of storage space while keeping components easily accessible and identifiable, without requiring a single large storage area that would compete with processing space.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage container utilizes vertical space and three-dimensional organization within the processing bowl assembly. Components are stored in stacked or layered arrangements within compartments, maximizing storage capacity without significantly reducing the horizontal processing area available for food ingredients.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the processing bowl is made re-configurable for extrusion, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The processing bowl assembly is designed with dynamic, removable components including interchangeable nozzles, plungers, and lids that can be easily attached and detached. This dynamic configuration allows the same basic processing bowl to adapt between mixing and extrusion modes by simply changing components, without requiring a completely different device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The extrusion system is segmented into separate, interchangeable components (nozzle, plunger, lid) that can be independently attached to the processing bowl. This segmentation allows users to configure the processing bowl for different extrusion needs by swapping components, maintaining versatility while keeping the base processing bowl simple and unchanged.
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AI summary
An example extrusion storage is provided. The extrusion storage includes an extrusion component used in extruding food material from a micro-puree machine. The extrusion storage includes an extrusion lid of the micro-puree machine. The extrusion lid is configured to protect at least one internal component of the micro-puree machine when a processing bowl of the micro-puree machine is removed. A container stores the extrusion component and the extrusion lid of the micro-puree machine. A first side of the container is configured to internally receive and protect the extrusion component. A second side of the container is configured to be coupled to the extrusion lid resulting in an assembled container. The assembled container is attached to the micro-puree machine.