Work base and system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work bases with extendable holding devices for vessels are thick and difficult to clean, making them impractical for food preparation and other applications.
Innovation Solution
A compact, one-piece work base with a plate-like base body and a ledge that integrates a holding device for suspending vessels, featuring a securing element to prevent accidental removal and facilitate easy cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an extendable holding device is attached to the work base, then the vessel can be held securely, but the work base becomes thick and difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The holding device is merged with the work base into a single integrated structure. The holding element is formed as an integral part of the work base body, eliminating the need for separate attachable components. This integration maintains vessel holding security while removing protruding parts that hinder cleaning, allowing the entire surface to be easily washed without disassembly.
2Device complexity
If the holding device is integrated into the work base, then the structure becomes compact and simple, but the vessel must be securely restrained to prevent accidental removal
Solution Approach 1:
The holding element is designed with a tilt-resistant mechanism that allows dynamic adjustment. The vessel can be easily inserted and removed when tilted at an angle, but is securely restrained when placed upright. This dynamic design provides simple integrated structure while ensuring reliable vessel retention during normal use, preventing accidental removal.
3Ease of manufacture
If the work base has no moving parts, then it becomes robust and easy to clean, but the holding device must still effectively secure the vessel
Solution Approach 1:
The holding element features a curved, arc-shaped design that conforms to the bottom of the vessel. This curvature provides mechanical interlocking and friction-based retention, securing the vessel effectively without requiring moving parts. The smooth curved surface also contributes to easy cleaning, maintaining robust integrated structure with reliable vessel holding capability.
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AI summary
A work base with a holding device for suspending a vessel and a system with such a work base and a vessel are proposed, wherein the vessel is secured against being pulled out of the holding device.