Device for taking tableware
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing disposable tableware technologies face issues of inconvenient storage and insufficient sanitation, leading to potential contamination and user inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A device featuring a fixed base with a tableware magazine, an elastic support assembly, a movable cover, and a pushing assembly with a rotating dial cylinder and coil spring mechanism that allows for automatic and orderly retrieval of tableware, ensuring sealed storage and reducing friction and collisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If tableware is stored openly for easy access, then retrieval convenience is improved, but sanitation and contamination prevention deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The tableware magazine is nested within the fixed base, creating a protected storage environment. The movable cover can be opened to reveal the magazine, allowing users to access tableware without exposing the entire storage structure. This nested design enables both convenient retrieval (by opening only the cover) and sanitation protection (by keeping the magazine enclosed when closed).
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic support assembly acts as an intermediary mechanism between the stored tableware and the user. When the pushing assembly is activated, it uses the elastic support to propel tableware outward through the magazine opening, allowing retrieval without direct contact with the stored tableware and minimizing contamination risk while maintaining convenience.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple pieces of tableware are stored together, then storage efficiency is improved, but friction and collisions between utensils increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pushing assembly divides the tableware retrieval process into discrete segments - each piece of tableware is pushed out individually through the magazine opening. The elastic support assembly provides segmented support for each tableware item, reducing friction and collisions by allowing controlled, sequential ejection rather than random contact between multiple pieces.
Solution Approach 2:
The pushing assembly extracts individual tableware items from the stored group and delivers them to the user. By removing tableware one at a time through the magazine opening rather than requiring users to dig through the stack, the system reduces friction and collisions between utensils while maintaining efficient use of storage space.
3Device complexity
If manual retrieval of tableware is used, then device complexity is reduced, but service efficiency and hygiene deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The pushing assembly enables self-service retrieval by automatically propelling tableware outward when activated. The elastic support assembly provides the propelling force, allowing the system to serve itself by ejecting tableware without requiring manual handling or complex mechanical mechanisms. This maintains relatively simple device complexity while significantly improving service efficiency and hygiene.
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
Facilitates convenient, hygienic, and efficient retrieval of tableware, preventing external contamination and improving user experience through automatic ejection and sealed storage.
Implementation Method 1
a coil spring; an installation hole is formed on the movable cover, and a pin shaft is installed in the installation hole; the rotating dial cylinder is inwardly concaved to form a cylindrical groove for accommodating the coil spring
Implementation Method 2
an elastic support assembly for supporting the tableware is disposed below the tableware magazine
Data Source
AI summary
The present application relates to the technical field of tableware manufacturing equipment, specifically disclosing a device for taking tableware. A fixed base is internally provided with a tableware magazine for accommodating tableware. An elastic support assembly for supporting the tableware is disposed below the tableware magazine. A movable cover movably connected to one side of the fixed base is arranged at the top of the tableware magazine. A pushing assembly for rotationally pushing the tableware out is provided on the movable cover, and the pushing assembly is movably connected to the movable cover. This not only makes tableware retrieval more convenient and simpler but also allows for sealed storage, preventing external dust contamination that could affect user experience. The device features a simple structure, low cost, and ease of implementation and promotion.