Appliance for processing foodstuffs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stand mixers have inefficiencies in space utilization, processing time, and nutritional value preservation due to their tall, slim design, leading to uneven processing results and reduced capacity for soy milk production.
Innovation Solution
A food processing device with a container having an essentially spherical section shape that reduces height while maintaining volume, improving circulation and processing efficiency, and incorporating internal curvatures to prevent food from getting stuck.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a tall, slim container design is used, then the processing capacity is increased, but the height to capacity ratio becomes inefficient and storage space is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed with a spherical section shape instead of a traditional tall, slim cylindrical form. This curved geometry optimizes the height-to-capacity ratio, allowing the container to achieve maximum volume with minimized height, thereby improving both processing capacity and storage efficiency simultaneously
2Quantity of substance
If a tall, slim container design is used, then the processing capacity is increased, but the processing time is extended
Solution Approach 1:
The spherical section shape creates more uniform food distribution around the working part, ensuring all food items are processed efficiently. The curved geometry eliminates dead zones and improves circulation patterns, reducing the time required to process the same quantity of food compared to traditional cylindrical designs
3Quantity of substance
If a tall, slim container design is used, then the processing capacity is increased, but the food is heated up by friction and nutritional value deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The spherical section geometry reduces the vertical distance food must travel, minimizing friction-generated heat. The shape promotes efficient circulation that processes food more quickly, reducing the duration of frictional heating and preserving nutritional value while maintaining high processing capacity
4Productivity
If the working part extends across the entire bottom of the container, then ice crushing capability is improved, but already crushed ice gets stuck and larger ice cubes are not processed
Solution Approach 1:
The spherical section shape prevents crushed ice from accumulating in dead zones at the bottom. The curved geometry ensures continuous circulation of ice cubes through the working part, allowing uniform processing of all ice sizes without stagnation or inconsistent crushing results
5Device complexity
If a typical cylindrical filter is used for soy milk production, then the filter structure is simple, but the space for accommodating produced soy milk is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The spherical section container provides additional volume around the cylindrical filter, creating more space for collected soy milk. The curved geometry maximizes the utilization of available space, allowing greater soy milk capacity without increasing filter complexity or device height
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an appliance for processing foodstuffs, comprising a vessel with walls that define a chamber, in which foodstuffs for processing can be received, and a working part which is located in the chamber and can be driven, in order to process the foodstuffs, the chamber defined by the walls being formed, in part, substantially as spherical segments and said spherical-segment form surrounding the working part.