Assembly for a stowable and deployable cooking device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking devices for recreational vehicles face issues with stowing due to temperature and space constraints, and there is a risk of damage or injury from storing a hot cooking device with a fuel source in the vehicle's compartment.
Innovation Solution
A cooking device assembly with a removable lid and fuel source box, utilizing quick-connect mechanisms for easy detachment and assembly, allowing the device to cool before stowing, thus ensuring safety and efficient storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the cooking device is stowed in the compartment while still hot, then space utilization is improved, but safety risk increases due to potential injury or fire
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking device is divided into separable components: the main body and the lid. The lid can be removed and set aside while the main body is stowed in the compartment, allowing safe storage of hot devices while maintaining space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid is removed before stowing the cooking device in the compartment. This preliminary action separates the hot cooking surface from the storage space, eliminating fire risk while allowing compact storage of the main body.
2Productivity
If the lid is kept on the cooking device, then heat retention and cooking efficiency are improved, but the device cannot be stowed in the compartment due to height constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking device is segmented into the main body and the lid as separate components. The lid can be attached during cooking to maintain heat retention and efficiency, then removed before storage to reduce the overall height and fit within compartment constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid is designed to be dynamically attachable and detachable from the main body. It can be attached when cooking efficiency is needed and detached when storage space is required, providing adaptability between operational and storage states.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the fuel source box is kept attached to the cooking device, then device integrity is maintained, but safety risk increases from storing fuel near heat sources
Solution Approach 1:
The fuel source box is separated from the main cooking device body, allowing it to be stored independently in a safe location away from heat sources. The main body can be stowed in the compartment without the fuel source, reducing fire risk while maintaining device functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The fuel source box is extracted from the main cooking device body and stored separately. This removes the hazardous fuel component from proximity to hot surfaces during storage, eliminating the primary safety risk while preserving the cooking device's operational integrity.
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AI summary
Disclosed is an assembly for a cooking device that can be stowed in and deployed from a compartment of a recreational vehicle. The cooking device has a body, a lid, and fuel source box. The body of the cooking device is attached to a pair of sliding rails contained in the compartment and has a height less than the height of the compartment. A lid and fuel source box are removably attached to the body of the cooking device via a quick-connect and disconnect mechanism. When the lid is attached to the body of the cooking device, the cooking device and fuel source box have a height greater than the height of the compartment, ensuring that the cooking device is cooled and disassembled prior to stowing the body of the cooking device in the compartment.