Orientable Shredder Introduction Funnel for Ergonomic Material Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shredders face challenges in efficiently introducing organic materials with arbitrary and unwieldy shapes, leading to ergonomic and safety issues during operation, as the fixed introduction opening does not accommodate varying material shapes, potentially causing user discomfort and increased risk of injury.
Innovation Solution
A shredder with an orientable introduction funnel element, allowing the passage to be adjusted and oriented to accommodate different material shapes, ensuring ideal introduction conditions and enhanced user safety through rotatable and positionable design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the introduction opening is reduced in size and shape to prevent hand access, then safety is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The introduction opening is made adjustable in size and shape through a mechanism that allows dynamic modification of the opening dimensions. This enables the opening to be enlarged when introducing material and reduced to safety dimensions during operation, resolving the contradiction between safety and ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If the introduction opening is made large to accommodate unwieldy material shapes, then ease of operation is improved, but safety deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The introduction opening incorporates an adjustable mechanism that allows the opening to be enlarged when introducing material and reduced to safety dimensions during operation, resolving the contradiction between safety and ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the introduction opening is made adjustable to accommodate different material shapes, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The introduction opening is made adjustable in size and shape through a mechanism that allows dynamic modification of the opening dimensions. This enables the opening to be enlarged when introducing material and reduced to safety dimensions during operation, resolving the contradiction between safety and ease of operation.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a shredder (1) for reducing organic material (2) comprising: - a shredding chamber (3) provided with rotatable cutting means (4) for shredding the organic material (2); - an introduction funnel (5) having an introduction opening (6) intended for introducing the organic material (2) into the shredding chamber (3); with said introduction opening (6) being provided in an element (7) which is arranged in the introduction funnel (5) in such a manner that it can be oriented. Providing the introduction opening (6) in an orientable element (7) makes it possible to orient the material (2) to be shredded in a simple and quick manner in the introduction funnel (6), so that the material to be shredded can in each case be introduced under ideal circumstances.