Olive Beating Apparatus with Non-Coplanar Sectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current beating apparatuses for olives and similar fruits have issues with space occupation, user visibility, noise, and comfort due to coplanar oscillating sectors, large gears, and brush-type electric motors, which hinder effective operation and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A beating apparatus with asymmetrical, tubular carbon fiber oscillating sectors and a brushless electric motor, featuring a compact supporting body and non-coplanar linkage pivots, reduces space occupation and noise while maintaining the breadth of action and improving user visibility and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If coplanar oscillating sectors are used, then the mechanism is simple to manufacture, but the space occupation of the supporting body increases and user visibility is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from coplanar oscillating sectors to non-coplanar oscillating sectors, utilizing three-dimensional spatial arrangement. The oscillating sectors are positioned at different angles and depths, creating a立体 (spatial) structure that reduces the horizontal footprint while maintaining the beating function. This dimensional change allows the mechanism to achieve compactness without compromising manufacturing simplicity.
2Reliability
If large gears are used for oscillating sector motion, then the mechanism is reliable, but the volume and space occupation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional large gear mechanism with a direct motor-driven oscillating mechanism. The motor is directly coupled to the oscillating sectors through a simplified transmission system, eliminating the need for large intermediate gears. This substitution maintains reliable motion transmission while significantly reducing the volume required for the supporting body.
3Ease of manufacture
If brush-type electric motor is used, then the motor is simple and cost-effective, but noise and user discomfort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the brush-type electric motor with a brushless DC motor (BLDC). This substitution eliminates the mechanical contact between brushes and commutator, thereby eliminating the associated noise and sparks. The BLDC motor provides equivalent or superior performance while significantly reducing noise levels and improving user comfort, despite being slightly more complex in construction.
4Stability of the object's composition
If coplanar oscillating sectors with large supporting body are used, then the structural stability is high, but user comfort and operability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs non-coplanar oscillating sectors arranged in a three-dimensional configuration, which reduces the horizontal footprint of the supporting body. This spatial arrangement maintains structural stability through proper geometric distribution of the oscillating sectors while improving ergonomics and user comfort by reducing the overall size and weight of the beating apparatus.
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AI summary
A beating apparatus (11), particularly for beating olives and the like, comprising a handle provided, at one working end (12), with a supporting body (13) to which two side-by-side oscillating sectors (14a, 14b) provided with rods (15) are articulated, two linkage elements (16a, 16b) being present which interconnect a crank element (17) with a respective oscillating sector (14a, 14b) in order to impart thereto, during use, an oscillating motion, the crank element (17) being functionally connected to motor means (18) in order to be actuated during use, the oscillating sectors (14a, 14b) each comprising an elongated body (19) for supporting the rods (15), which are pivoted by means of corresponding fulcrums (20) of the supporting body (13), the linkage elements (16a, 16b) being functionally connected, by virtue of corresponding pivots (22) for articulation to the respective elongated bodies (19), substantially at first longitudinal ends (26) thereof, characterized in that the respective articulation pivots (22) are arranged on end tabs (23a, 23b), and in that the end tabs (23a, 23b) are shaped appropriately so as to be mutually opposite, on the side on which they are connected to the respective articulation pivots (22), so as to be able to make the linkages (16a, 16b) face each other.