Adjustable Burner Head with Integrated Pan Support for Gas Cooktops
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gas cooktops have independent burner and pan support components, limiting structural and aesthetic flexibility, making them difficult to clean and adapt to different cooking utensils.
Innovation Solution
A burner head with adjustable supports that can change from a flat to a concave surface, allowing it to support various cooking utensils and improve thermal efficiency by concentrating flames, while also simplifying the cooktop's appearance and cleaning process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the pan support and burner head are independent components, then each component can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall structure becomes complex and difficult to clean
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the pan support and burner head into a single integrated component. The support surface is formed as part of the burner head structure, eliminating the need for separate components. This integration simplifies the overall structure while maintaining the functional optimization of both the support and burning elements.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the burner head has a fixed flat surface, then it can support pans stably, but it cannot adapt to different cooking utensil shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates adjustable supports that can change the surface geometry of the burner head. The supports are movable between different positions to create either a flat surface for pan stability or a concave surface for adapting to different utensil shapes. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the burner head to maintain stability while adapting to various cooking utensils.
3Reliability
If multiple independent components are used, then each component can perform its dedicated function, but the number of parts increases making cleaning more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the pan support function with the burner head into a single integrated component. The support surface is formed as an integral part of the burner head structure, eliminating gaps and joints between separate components. This integration maintains functional reliability while significantly improving cleaning convenience by reducing the number of parts and eliminating hard-to-reach areas.
4Device complexity
If the supports are fixed in position, then the burner head structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to different cooking utensil bottom outlines
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs adjustable supports that can be repositioned to different locations on the burner head. These supports can be moved radially outward or inward, and their angles can be adjusted, allowing the burner head to adapt to various cooking utensil bottom outlines while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure when in a default position.
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
The burner head provides stable support for different cooking utensils, enhances thermal efficiency by concentrating flames, and simplifies the cooktop's design for easier cleaning and user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
each support has at least two working positions, and the at least two working positions include a first working position and a second working position. When the supports are in the first working position, the burner head has a flat upper surface, and when the supports are in the second working position, the burner head has a concave surface
Implementation Method 2
the support is further provided with a plurality of gas ports from which gas flows out and forms a flame
Data Source
AI summary
A burner head of a burner for a gas cooktop, a burner, and a gas cooktop are provided. The burner head includes a plurality of supports, where each support includes a support surface for supporting a cooking utensil, the support is further provided with a plurality of gas ports from which gas flows out and forms a flame, and each support has a first working position and a second working position. When the supports are in the first working position, the burner head has a flat upper surface, and the support surfaces of the supports constitute the upper surface, and when the supports are in the second working position, the burner head has a concave surface, and the support surfaces of the supports constitute the concave surface. The shape of the burner head is changeable, so as to adapt to cooking utensils having different bottom outlines.