Nishi Chauhan
Designer, Illustrator and Lomographer — Bangalore, India
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CHOPOT, a vegetable and fruit chopping devise friendlier to the spastic and autistic people #1 - Final product showing the bowl, blade plate and base unit put together.
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Chopot #2 - Applying minimal pressure at the arm/handle after keeping the fruit/vegetable in place, i.e., on the blade plate.
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Chopot #3 - The bowl, blade plate and the base unit (separated).
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Chopot #4 - The whole configuration put together as seen in the side view.
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Chopot #5 - Side view of the whole product together and the line of action of force.
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Chopot #6 - View of the blade plate depression where the vegetable/fruit is kept for enhanced safety.
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Chopot #7 - Taking out the blade place once chopping is done.
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Chopot #8 - Taking out the bowl in the end and using it like a regular bowl.
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Chopot #9 - The bowl and blade plate come out of the base unit after chopping is done, while the wooden base & handle remain back in place and hence require lesser maintenance.
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Chopot #10 - A CAD simulation of the bowl and blade attachments. It shows blades designed depending upon the purpose that they solve, be it slicing, dicing or fine chopping.
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Design detailing #1 - Working out the sections and the details at each point, in all the dimensions and individual components. The bowl in this case, its rim being very important.
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Design detailing #2 - Working out the sections and the details at each point, in all the dimensions and individual components. The bowl in this case, its rim being very important.
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Design detailing #3 - The dimensions of the bowl from top and how/where the blade plate fits in it. Indexing the blade plate with the bowl.
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Design detailing #4 - Detailing out the handle, adding more mass to it and making it more comfortable for using. The thin part in the section was meant for gripping while the broad part at the end is flattened out from top for applying force and hitting it from top in whichever manner.
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Design detailing #5 - Detailing out the handle, adding more mass to it and making it more comfortable for using. The thin part in the section was meant for gripping while the broad part at the end is flattened out from top for applying force and hitting it from top in whichever manner.
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Design development #1 - Basic Form Development showing study models for the form of the base.
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Design development #2 - Basic Form Development showing study models for the form of the base.
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Design development #3 - Basic form development showing study models for the form of the base.
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Design development #4 - Other constituents like the bowl together with the blade plate and hence the need for indexing.
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Design development #5 - Other constituents like the bowl together with the blade plate and hence the need for indexing.
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Design development #6 - Other constituents like the bowl together with the blade plate and hence the need for indexing.
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Design development #7 - Longer lever arm with support at the base and integrated bowl; allowed any number of trials while using without the pressure of chopping in one go.
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Design development #8 - Longer lever arm with support at the base and integrated bowl; allowed any number of trials while using without the pressure of chopping in one go.
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Study models #1 - Study Models: form explorations for bowls/collecting vessel, lid with space for keeping the vegetable/applying force from top, hitting/using spring loaded mechanism, lid for the vessel, attachments.
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Study models #2 - Study Models: form explorations for bowls/collecting vessel, lid with space for keeping the vegetable/applying force from top, hitting/using spring loaded mechanism, lid for the vessel, attachments.
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Study models #3 - Study Models: form explorations for bowls/collecting vessel, lid with space for keeping the vegetable/applying force from top, hitting/using spring loaded mechanism, lid for the vessel, attachments.
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