Cooking Apparatus Door Assembly with External Controller Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking apparatuses have control panels or buttons mounted on the oven housing, which occupy valuable space in the cooking chamber, require significant insulation for heat dissipation, and are prone to damage from high temperatures.
Innovation Solution
A door assembly for a cooking apparatus with the controller affixed on the outside of the door body, away from the housing, allowing the handle to be connected to both the door and controller, thus not occupying cooking chamber space, simplifying the product structure, reducing parts, and enhancing safety by minimizing temperature exposure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If control components are mounted on the oven housing inside the cooking chamber, then the control panel is easily accessible, but the cooking chamber volume is reduced and the components are exposed to high temperatures
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is extracted from the cooking chamber interior and mounted on the exterior of the door body, removing the harmful presence of electronic components from the high-temperature environment while maintaining operational accessibility
2Stability of the object's composition
If control components are mounted on the oven housing, then the control panel is integrated into the main structure, but the product structure becomes complex and requires additional insulation
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is merged with the door body structure, using the door as both a structural component and a mounting platform for the control system, thereby simplifying the overall product structure while maintaining integration
Solution Approach 2:
The door body serves multiple functions: it acts as the closure for the cooking chamber, provides structural support, and serves as the mounting platform for the controller, eliminating the need for separate control housing and insulation structures
3Device complexity
If control components are placed inside the cooking chamber, then the control panel is compact, but the components are prone to damage from high temperatures
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is extracted from the high-temperature cooking chamber environment and positioned on the exterior of the door body, eliminating thermal exposure and improving reliability while maintaining a compact form factor through efficient space utilization on the door surface
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AI summary
The present application discloses a door assembly for a cooking apparatus, which belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances. The door assembly comprises: a door body located in housing of the cooking apparatus and movable to allow access to a cooking chamber of the cooking apparatus; a controller fixed on one side of the door body away from said housing; a handle with two ends fixed in the controller and said door body such that the handle is used to open or close the door assembly. This arrangement has the following advantages: the controller does not occupy any space in the cooking chamber space, simplifies the cook apparatus structure, reduces the number of parts, and lowers the product cost. Additionally, the controller isolated from the temperature of the cooking chamber in the housing to prevent future damage.