Nested Storage Vessel for Food Processor Accessories Within Bowl
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional storage vessels for food processor accessories are large, bulky, and inefficient, posing safety concerns due to exposed blades and requiring significant kitchen space, while existing solutions do not effectively accommodate multiple accessories within the food processor bowl.
Innovation Solution
A storage vessel design that includes a body with an upper rim portion and lower portion extending into the food processor bowl, featuring engagement members for secure locking and air gaps to prevent contact between accessories and the lid or bowl, allowing for safe and compact storage of multiple accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If accessories are stored in a separate vessel, then storage capacity is improved, but kitchen space is consumed and safety is compromised due to exposed blades
Solution Approach 1:
The storage vessel is nested within the food processor bowl, with the bowl serving as the outer container and the storage vessel as the inner container. This allows accessories to be stored in a compact manner within the existing bowl structure, eliminating the need for separate external storage vessels while maintaining safety by containing blades within the bowl's protected environment.
2Area of stationary object
If accessories are stored in the preparation bowl, then kitchen space is saved, but the bowl volume is reduced and safety is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The storage vessel is divided into multiple compartments that can hold different accessories. This segmentation allows efficient use of vertical space within the bowl, enabling multiple accessories to be stored without significantly reducing the bowl's food processing volume. The partitioned structure optimizes space utilization while maintaining adequate bowl capacity.
3Quantity of substance
If conventional storage vessels are used, then accessories can be stored, but the vessels are large and bulky occupying substantial kitchen space
Solution Approach 1:
The storage vessel serves multiple functions: it stores accessories, fits within the existing food processor bowl, and can be easily removed and cleaned. The universal design allows it to integrate with the food processor system while eliminating the need for separate external storage containers, thereby saving kitchen space while maintaining adequate accessory storage capacity.
4Quantity of substance
If accessories with exposed blades are stored in conventional vessels, then storage is possible, but safety and handling issues arise for users
Solution Approach 1:
The storage vessel acts as an intermediary container that holds accessories with exposed blades in a controlled environment. The vessel's structure provides a protective barrier between the user and the sharp blades, allowing safe storage and easy retrieval of accessories without direct hand contact with cutting edges, thereby improving safety and handling ease.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage structure 400 for a food processing device 10 with a bowl 16 for processing food using different accessories 82-88, that has a base unit 402 configured to fit within the bowl 16, and engagement formations 460, 474 to retain a plurality of the accessories 82-88 on the base unit 402 for individual removal from the base unit 402, and replacement into the base unit 402, without first removing or replacing another of the accessories 82-88.