Slicing Machine Rear Wall Gap and Transparency Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing slicing machines lack optimal occupational safety, hygiene, and ease of cleaning due to inadequate rear wall designs that obstruct visibility, are mechanically unstable, and require manual intervention into the danger zone, compromising both safety and hygiene.
Innovation Solution
A slicing machine design featuring a partially transparent rear wall with a gap height of 2-15 mm, secured by multiple screws or studs, and hollow tapered spacers for improved cleaning, along with an ergonomic handle system that eliminates the need for manual reach into the cutting area, enhancing visibility and mechanical stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the carriage rear wall is made opaque for safety, then operator protection is improved, but visibility of the material to be cut deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The carriage rear wall is made transparent instead of opaque, allowing optical transmission. This enables the operator to see through the rear wall to monitor the material being cut while maintaining safety protection, directly resolving the contradiction between safety and visibility.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the carriage rear wall is rigidly connected to the support plate for stability, then mechanical stability is improved, but cleaning accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the carriage rear wall and support plate is segmented into discrete fastening points using screws or studs, rather than a continuous rigid connection. This segmentation creates accessible gaps for cleaning while maintaining sufficient mechanical stability through the distributed fastening points.
Solution Approach 2:
Fastening elements (screws or studs) are introduced as intermediary components between the carriage rear wall and support plate. These intermediaries provide mechanical connection while allowing access for cleaning tools to reach the interface area, resolving the contradiction between stability and cleaning accessibility.
3Volume of moving object
If the gap between carriage rear wall and support plate is reduced for compactness, then device compactness is improved, but cleaning effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gap between the carriage rear wall and support plate is optimized to a specific size range (2-15 mm) that provides different qualities in different aspects: small enough to maintain compactness but large enough to allow cleaning tools to access and effectively clean the interface area, preventing dirt accumulation.
4Ease of operation
If manual intervention is allowed for operation, then ease of operation is improved, but occupational safety deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent carriage rear wall acts as an intermediary barrier that separates the operator from the cutting danger zone while allowing visual monitoring. This enables the operator to maintain a safe distance while still observing the cutting process, resolving the contradiction between safety and ease of operation.
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AI summary
The electrical operating disk cutter (10) has a cutter mounted in a machine housing (11), and has a circular knife (12) rotating in a cutting level. An even wall section (14a) is provided with a light distance from a bearing surface (13a) of a supporting plate (13) and is fixed at the supporting plate at by a mounting device.