Multifunctional kitchen cooking utensil
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen utensils for tasks like ginger grinding, vegetable slicing, garlic pressing, and potato granulation are typically manufactured separately, leading to inefficient use of space and resources in small kitchens.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional kitchen cooking utensil with a modular design featuring a handle, primary and secondary connecting pieces, and interchangeable tool pieces, including a slicer, grater, noodle cutter, potato granulator, and garlic press, which are detachably connected using a pin and hole slot mechanism, allowing for compact storage and easy tool changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate kitchen utensils are manufactured independently, then each utensil can perform its specific function effectively, but the space required for storage and the resources consumed increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate kitchen utensils (slicer, grater, noodle cutter, potato granulator, garlic press) into a single integrated handle assembly with a common base and connecting pieces, allowing all functions to be performed by one utensil set rather than multiple separate tools
Solution Approach 2:
The handle assembly is designed as a universal base that can accommodate and switch between different tool pieces, making a single utensil perform multiple functions including slicing, grating, cutting noodles, granulating potatoes, and pressing garlic
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate kitchen utensils are manufactured independently, then each utensil can be optimized for its specific task, but the quantity of resources and manufacturing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The utensil is divided into modular segments including a handle, primary connecting piece, secondary connecting piece, and interchangeable tool pieces, each with standardized connection interfaces that simplify manufacturing while enabling multiple functions
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized connecting pieces and uniform attachment mechanisms serve as universal interfaces for all tool pieces, reducing the need for different connection systems for each function and thereby simplifying overall manufacturing
3Strength
If multiple separate kitchen utensils are manufactured independently, then each utensil can maintain its structural integrity, but the overall system becomes less compact and more difficult to store
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple utensil functions are merged into a single handle assembly with a common base structure, reducing the total volume required for storage while maintaining the structural integrity of each individual tool piece through standardized connection mechanisms
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a multifunctional kitchen cooking utensil. The multifunctional kitchen cooking utensil includes an upper assembly and a base supporting the upper assembly. The upper assembly includes a handle, a primary connecting piece, a secondary connecting piece, and a tool piece. The handle is connected to upper ends of the primary connecting piece and the secondary connecting piece. The tool piece is detachably connected to lower ends of the primary connecting piece and the secondary connecting piece. With the above structure, a hole slot which facilitates replacements of a plurality of tool pieces is arranged on the lower ends of the primary connecting piece and the secondary connecting piece, such that multifunctionality of the kitchen cooking utensil may be implemented, and an effect of an integrated utensil is achieved.