Center Console Food Heater With Side-Moving Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicle heating devices for food are cumbersome to use due to the need to open and close a pivoting flap for inserting and removing food containers, making handling of heated containers inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A console arrangement with a movable heating device that can be positioned above or to the side of a container, allowing easy access when not in use, and featuring automatic or manual movement between positions, along with integrated inductive charging and optional additional heating elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If the heating device is fixed above the container, then heating function is ensured, but access to the container becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The heating device is made movable between a heating position above the container and a storage position in the recessed receiving space, allowing it to dynamically adjust between ensuring heating function and enabling container access
2Temperature
If the heating device is enclosed with a pivoting flap, then heating efficiency is improved, but operation becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The heating device is extracted from a fixed enclosed structure and made movable, allowing the container to remain permanently accessible while the heating device is only positioned above the container when needed for heating
3Temperature
If the container is heated in a closed device, then heating efficiency is improved, but handling becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The heating device dynamically positions itself above the open container only during heating operation, while the container remains accessible from above throughout, allowing easy handling and removal without requiring opening or closing operations
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
Facilitates convenient access to heated food by minimizing direct handling of heated containers and providing dual functionality for heating and charging, enhancing user experience and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
a heating device associated therewith for heating a food received in a container introduced into the receiving space
Implementation Method 2
a support for at least one mobile terminal device, in particular a mobile phone, and a charging device for inductively charging the terminal device placed on the support
Data Source
AI summary
A console arrangement, in particular a center console arrangement, for a motor vehicle, includes a console body with a recessed receiving space open at the top and a heating device assigned to it for heating food placed in a container inserted into the receiving space. The heating device is movable between a heating position, in which it is arranged above the container, and a non-use position, in which it is arranged to the side of the container and in which the container is accessible from above.