Skewered Food Axial Compression Packaging for Shape Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging technologies for skewered goods on a skewer often result in loose arrangements that can lead to moisture accumulation and undesirable distortion, failing to provide effective mechanical protection and efficient packaging.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a skewer for attaching food and a unit for compressing skewered food along the skewer axis during packaging, using a rotating element to apply forces that counteract volume expansion and maintain the shape of the skewered goods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If skewered goods are packaged without compression, then the packaging process is simple, but the goods become loose and moisture accumulates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary compression to the skewered goods before final packaging. The compression unit compresses the goods along the skewer axis in advance, preventing moisture accumulation and distortion during storage and transport, while maintaining a relatively simple packaging process structure.
2Reliability
If skewered goods are compressed during packaging, then mechanical protection and shape stability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system is segmented into distinct functional units: a skewer unit for attaching goods, a compression unit for applying compressive force along the skewer axis, and a packaging unit. This segmentation allows the compression function to be added without significantly complicating the overall system, as each unit performs its specific function independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The skewer serves multiple functions: it acts as both an attachment mechanism for the goods and as a structural element along which compression is applied. The compression unit is designed to work with the existing skewer geometry, making the compression mechanism universally applicable to different skewered goods without requiring complex customization.
3Shape
If skewered goods are compressed along the skewer axis, then volume expansion is counteracted and shape is maintained, but additional compression force is required
Solution Approach 1:
The compression is applied locally along the skewer axis where it is most needed to maintain the shape of skewered goods. The compression unit targets specific regions of the goods attached to the skewer, applying force precisely where it counteracts volume expansion and distortion, rather than applying uniform compression throughout the entire packaging.
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 system ensures tighter packaging, reducing moisture accumulation and preventing distortion, while maintaining the mechanical integrity and shape of skewered goods during storage and transport.
Implementation Method 1
means for compressing the skewered food of the skewer while processing the skewered food
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a system for processing, in particular for packaging, goods, comprising: a first unit comprising: a skewer for attaching a skewered product to the skewer; a second unit comprising: means for compressing skewered product of the skewer while packaging the skewered product.