Food Mixer Housing With Integrated Attachment Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food mixer devices lack an efficient and convenient method for storing attachments, leading to potential loss and disorganization when not in use.
Innovation Solution
A food mixer design with a housing that includes a compartment and attachment couplers, allowing mixing attachments to be removably stored within the device, either by pivoting or using a hinged door, ensuring easy storage and retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a food mixer device is designed without an integrated storage compartment, then the device structure remains simple and manufacturing cost is low, but the attachments cannot be stored conveniently leading to potential loss and disorganization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a storage compartment nested within the housing structure of the food mixer. The compartment is positioned to extend into the perimeter wall of the housing, allowing attachments to be stored inside the mixer body itself. This nesting approach enables storage functionality without requiring external accessories or significantly increasing overall device footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing structure serves multiple functions: it contains the motor and attachment couplers during operation, and simultaneously provides an integrated storage compartment for attachments when not in use. The perimeter wall structure is designed to accommodate both operational components and storage space, making the housing a multi-functional element that resolves the contradiction between simplicity and storage capability.
2Productivity
If attachments are stored externally or separately, then the device structure remains simple, but organization and retrieval efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment is pre-integrated into the housing structure during manufacturing, with the compartment space and access mechanism prepared in advance. Attachments can be quickly stored and retrieved without requiring additional setup or organization steps, as the storage location is immediately accessible and permanently configured into the device.
Solution Approach 2:
The compartment is nested within the housing perimeter wall, creating an organized internal structure that holds attachments in a designated space. This nested configuration prevents attachments from being lost or misplaced, and allows for efficient retrieval by providing a dedicated, easily accessible storage location integrated into the mixer body.
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AI summary
A food mixer and attachment storage apparatus includes a food mixer with a housing defined by a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall includes a top wall, a bottom wall and peripheral wall attached to and extending between the top and bottom walls. A motor is mounted within the housing. A pair of attachment couplers is mounted in the bottom wall and mechanically coupled to the motor. A power cord is electrically coupled to the motor. Each of a pair of mixing attachments includes a male end extendable into and removably couplable to one of the attachment couplers. A compartment is positioned in the housing and extends into the perimeter wall. The compartment has a size configured to received the mixing attachments.