Collapsible Grill with Movable Legs for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large outdoor grills pose storage challenges due to their size, making them impractical for indoor storage and difficult to move between storage and use.
Innovation Solution
A storable grill design featuring movable legs and a base system that allows the grill to transition between a usable and storable position, reducing its footprint for easier storage, including a frame assembly, locking mechanisms, and modular components for enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the grill is designed to be large in size for outdoor cooking, then cooking functionality is improved, but storage space requirement increases and mobility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The grill is divided into separable components including a grill body, legs, and a base. The legs can be detached from the grill body, allowing the main body to be stored in a compact configuration while maintaining full cooking functionality when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The grill incorporates movable legs that can be extended or collapsed, and a base system that enables the grill to transition between different positions. This dynamic structure allows the grill to adapt between a full-size cooking configuration and a compact storage configuration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the grill is designed to be large in size for outdoor cooking, then cooking functionality is improved, but ease of movement between storage and use deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The grill components are designed to be easily separated and reassembled. The legs attach to and detach from the grill body through simple mechanisms, enabling quick transformation between storage and cooking modes without requiring complex assembly procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic leg mechanism allows for quick extension and collapse of the grill structure. Combined with the base system, this enables the grill to be rapidly deployed for cooking and quickly collapsed for movement and storage.
3Area of stationary object
If the grill is designed to be compact for storage, then storage space requirement is reduced, but cooking functionality may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible leg mechanism allows the grill to be compacted into a small footprint for storage while maintaining the ability to fully extend and assume its complete cooking configuration when needed. The base system supports both the compact stored position and the full cooking position.
Solution Approach 2:
By separating the grill into modular components that can be independently stored or assembled, the design ensures that when fully assembled, the complete cooking functionality is restored without permanent compromise from the compact storage capability.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for storing a grill generally may include the grill and a corresponding base. The grill may have a grill body defining a cavity, and at least two legs extending from the grill body. The legs may be movable between an extended state and a collapsed state. The base may have a frame assembly selectively attachable to the grill body. When the frame assembly and grill body are attached to each other, the grill may be movable between a usable position to a storable position. A footprint of the grill may be smaller in the storable position than in the usable position.