Refrigerated Yeast Cream Dosing Device with Gravity Outlet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Small-scale bakeries face challenges in efficiently and cost-effectively dosing and storing stable bakers' yeast cream due to the perishable nature of the product and existing dosing systems being unsuitable for low consumption levels, leading to quality issues and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a refrigerated compartment with an interchangeable transport reservoir and outlet conduit for precise dosing of yeast cream, allowing for controlled temperature storage and dispensing without the need for mechanical stirring or pumps, suitable for bakeries using between 3 and 300 liters per week.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If industrial dosing installation is used, then dosing precision is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into three main segments: a refrigerated compartment for storage, a dosing compartment for measurement, and a dispensing outlet. This segmentation allows each part to perform its function simply without requiring complex industrial machinery, achieving adequate dosing precision through functional division rather than mechanical complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The yeast cream container serves multiple functions: it stores the product in a refrigerated environment and directly dispenses it through a valve mechanism. The container itself becomes the storage vessel, eliminating the need for separate storage tanks and transfer pumps, thereby simplifying the overall device structure while maintaining dosing capability.
2Ease of operation
If yeast cream is stored at room temperature, then accessibility is improved, but product quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The refrigerated compartment and dosing compartment are merged into a single integrated unit. The yeast cream container is placed directly within the refrigerated space, combining storage and dispensing functions in one location. This allows the product to remain continuously refrigerated while being easily accessible through the front dispensing outlet, eliminating the need to move containers between storage and usage areas.
Solution Approach 2:
A valve mechanism acts as an intermediary between the refrigerated storage space and the external environment. This valve allows controlled dispensing of yeast cream without requiring the container to be removed from the refrigerated compartment, thereby maintaining product quality while providing ease of access during dispensing operations.
3Productivity
If yeast cream is removed from refrigerator for dosing, then dosing speed is improved, but product quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The refrigerated compartment and dosing compartment are merged into a single integrated unit. The yeast cream container is placed directly within the refrigerated space, combining storage and dispensing functions in one location. This allows the product to remain continuously refrigerated while being easily accessible through the front dispensing outlet, eliminating the need to move containers between storage and usage areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The yeast cream remains continuously refrigerated throughout the dosing process because the container never leaves the refrigerated compartment. The refrigeration action is continuous and uninterrupted, maintaining product quality while the valve mechanism enables rapid dispensing when needed, thus achieving both productivity and reliability.
4Volume of stationary object
If small packages are used, then storage space is reduced, but operational convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The device is designed to accommodate various container sizes and types within the refrigerated compartment. The same integrated unit can store multiple containers of different volumes, and the dispensing mechanism works uniformly for all container types. This multi-functionality allows small-scale bakeries to optimize storage space while maintaining operational convenience through a single versatile device.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device maintains yeast cream quality by keeping it at a controlled temperature, simplifies dosing, and reduces waste by allowing flexible and efficient access to the required quantity, making it practical and cost-effective for small-scale bakeries.
Implementation Method 1
a refrigerated compartment or chamber in which the stable or stabilized yeast cream is located, the internal temperature of this refrigerated compartment being from −2° C. to 12° C.
Implementation Method 2
an outlet conduit for the dosing of yeast cream, this outlet conduit connecting said outlet opening to a dispensing opening located outside said refrigerated chamber
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AI summary
The invention relates to a yeast cream-dosing device and method. According to the invention, the yeast cream is disposed in an interchangeable transport container (20) which is located inside a refrigerating compartment (10), the aforementioned container being connected to an extraction opening (27) by means of an outlet conduit (26) which can be opened and closed by an opening/closing mechanism (30).