Automatic sauce supply device and sauce storage facility provided with same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional sauce supply devices risk supplying only separated sauce components due to settling, potentially preventing the preparation of desired dishes according to recipes.
Innovation Solution
An automatic sauce supply device with a container-holding unit, ejection nozzle, and pump, along with a container-shaking mechanism and self-rotation inhibition, ensures sauce is agitated and consistently supplied in a well-mixed state, using an eccentric connection mechanism and hose holder to prevent tangling and maintain vertical orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If sauce is stored in a sauce tank for a long time, then the sauce settles and separates into components, but the supply system becomes simpler
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies mechanical vibration through a shaking mechanism that vibrates the storage container to prevent sauce from settling and separating into components during long-term storage. The vibration keeps the sauce components uniformly distributed, maintaining composition stability while enabling extended storage duration.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a shaking mechanism is added to the storage container, then sauce remains well-agitated and prevents separation, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shaking mechanism is integrated directly into the storage container structure, merging the agitation function with the storage function. This combination prevents separation of sauce components while avoiding the need for separate agitation devices, thereby controlling device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage container is designed to shake itself through an integrated shaking mechanism, making the container self-servicing for preventing sauce separation. This self-service approach eliminates the need for external agitation equipment, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining sauce composition stability.
3Extent of automation
If sauce is pumped from the storage container, then the supply process is automated, but remaining sauce may be difficult to extract completely
Solution Approach 1:
The shaking mechanism continues to operate during the pumping process, preventing remaining sauce from settling at the bottom of the container. This ensures that the pump can continuously draw sauce without interruption or clogging, enabling complete extraction and minimizing sauce waste while maintaining automated supply.
Solution Approach 2:
The shaking mechanism operates continuously or intermittently throughout the pumping process, ensuring that the sauce remains in a fluid, non-settled state. This continuous agitation maintains the usefulness of the pumping action throughout the entire extraction process, allowing complete removal of sauce without waste.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device reliably supplies sauce in a well-agitated state, preventing settling and separation, even with pastes, and ensures efficient pumping of remaining sauce, maintaining a consistent sauce level and preventing waste.
Implementation Method 1
a pump configured to pump the sauce from the storage container and pressure-feed the sauce to the ejection nozzle
Implementation Method 2
a container-shaking mechanism configured to shake the container-fixing table with respect to the base table
Implementation Method 3
an ejection nozzle configured to eject the sauce into the cooking container
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AI summary
An automatic sauce supply device that automatically supplies a cooking container with sauce in a well-agitated state and sauce storage facility provided with the same are provided. An automatic sauce supply device is configured to supply a cooking container with sauce contained in a storage container. The automatic sauce supply device includes a container-holding unit configured to hold the storage container that contains the sauce, an ejection nozzle configured to eject the sauce to the cooking container, a pump configured to pump the sauce from the storage container and pressure-feed the sauce to the ejection nozzle. The container-holding unit includes a base table equipped with the pump and the ejection nozzle, a container-fixing table removably fixing the storage container, and a container-shaking mechanism configured to shake the container-fixing table with respect to the base table.