採蓮工具組&蓮子加工機
雲林科技大學工業設計系2018年畢業設計作品
學生:鄒雯如、林彥果


採蓮工具組
近年因為人口老化及外移造成人手不足,影響蓮花產業。由於蓮花生處泥濘地形,農人行走時常因重心不穩而跌倒;採蓮時,需用雙手摘除蓮經與蓮篷,導致手滑使鐮刀掉入田中。本設計將刀具結合輔助行走功能,同時簡化摘除蓮蓬程序;刀具手把前段的突起設計,使採收時能以上勾方式將蓮經截斷。袋子使用臺灣特有的茄芷材質保留農業特色,並在前端加入刀片,以單手將蓮經切除,使蓮篷順勢入袋;袋子設計貼平身體,方便穿梭於蓮田中。

蓮子加工機
蓮子為白河主要的經濟作物,為全臺最大的蓮子產地。蓮子加工步驟繁瑣需耗費大量人力及時間,但鄉村人口外流,雇工不易,也導致蓮子價格居高不下。本設計為解決蓮子加工耗人力及耗時間問題,將挖蓮蓬及割蓮子殼之加工程序整合,設計出蓮子加工機。將蓮蓬置於彈性網上,手動壓下擠蓮蓬器將蓮子擠出,蓮子滾入下方並將蓮子殼割開。蓮子加工機不僅改善蓮子繁瑣的加工流程、降低蓮子價格,更能透過此設計振興地方產業帶動人口回流。


Toolbox for lotus pickup & Lotus Processing Machine

Designed by Tsou,Wen Ru、Lin,Yan Guo
2018 Thesis Design for Department of Industrial Design
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology 


Toolbox for lotus pickup
Lotus is the main economic crop in Baihe, Taiwan. Due to the country’s aging population and rural-urban migration, a shortage of workers has severely impacted the lotus industry. Since elderly farmers need to retrieve the lotus from the mud, they may trip and fall from losing their balance. Moreover, they need to use two hands to separate the stem from the lotus and have to hold the seedpod at the same time. Therefore, they may frequently drop the sickle. For this reason, the design adds a walking-aid to the toolbox for lotus pickup and simplifies the process of removing the lotus at the same time. There are two parts in the design. First, the design places the cutter at the bottom of crutch, and thus users can maintain their balance to cut the lotus stem by hooking it up. Second, the traditional Taiwanese texture is used for “Gagia”, meaning the bag, and the blade is added at the front, thereby allowing the user to cut the stem down with one hand and let the seedpod drop into the bag. The side of the bag is designed well to nestle the body, and thus the farmer can work easier in the field.

Lotus Processing Machine
Lotus is the main economic crop in Baihe, Taiwan, which accounts for two-thirds of the country’s lotus production. The price of lotus seeds is very high, because lotus processing involves a lot of labor cost. In order to meet all the difficulties, this design combined lotus seed shelling and peeling in one unit – the Lotus Processing Machine. All the users have to do is put the lotus seedpod on the elastic net and press the lotus nozzle down. The lotus seed will roll down and be peeled by the next processing step. This design makes the previously complicated procedure much easier, increases profit, and improves the local industry, thus encouraging the young Taiwanese generation to return to their hometowns.