Cooking Appliance Camera Cooling with Air Guide for Heat Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cooking appliances with cameras face challenges in maintaining the camera's functionality due to high temperatures within the cooking chamber, which can cause damage, and there is a need for efficient cooling and effective arrangement of electric components.
Innovation Solution
A cooking appliance design that includes a camera cooling fan and an air guide system to direct external air for cooling, along with a structured layout for efficient airflow and component cooling, allowing the camera to photograph the cooking chamber while preventing damage from heat and facilitating the arrangement of electric components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the camera is disposed adjacent to the cooking chamber to photograph the inside of the cooking chamber, then the camera can obtain photographs of the cooking process, but the high temperature inside the cooking chamber causes the camera temperature to rise, which may damage the camera
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the internal space into separate functional zones: a camera chamber for housing the camera at a lower temperature, and a cooking chamber for high-temperature cooking. This spatial segmentation allows the camera to photograph the cooking process through an opening while being protected from direct heat exposure, resolving the contradiction between photographing capability and temperature damage protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary cooling fan that actively manages heat transfer between the cooking chamber and camera chamber. The cooling fan creates a controlled airflow that allows the camera to monitor the cooking process while preventing excessive heat from reaching the camera, thus enabling photographing while mitigating temperature damage.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a camera cooling fan is installed to cool the camera by intaking external air, then the camera temperature is reduced, but the arrangement of electric components becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cooling fan with the camera housing structure, integrating the cooling function into the existing camera chamber design. The cooling fan is positioned within the camera chamber and works in conjunction with the housing to create an efficient cooling airflow pattern, reducing the need for separate cooling components and simplifying the overall arrangement of electric components.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooling fan serves multiple functions: it cools the camera by intaking external air, it creates proper airflow patterns within the camera chamber, and it works in conjunction with the housing structure to define the cooling pathway. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components, thereby simplifying the overall device complexity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the cooling fan intakes external air to cool the camera, then the camera is protected from heat, but the airflow path becomes uncontrolled, reducing cooling efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates air guide structures that are pre-formed as integral parts of the camera housing. These guides are designed in advance to direct external air along optimal pathways toward the camera, ensuring that cooling airflow is organized and efficient from the moment the cooling fan operates, thereby maximizing cooling efficiency while protecting the camera from heat.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses pneumatic principles by designing air guide structures that leverage airflow dynamics to direct cooling air efficiently. The guides are shaped to create proper flow patterns that maximize heat removal from the camera while minimizing turbulence and energy loss, thereby improving cooling efficiency through controlled pneumatic pathways.
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 solution enables effective cooling of the camera and electric components, preventing damage from high temperatures and improving the arrangement and space utilization within the appliance, allowing for efficient operation and improved user monitoring of cooking processes.
Implementation Method 1
a camera cooling fan configured to intake external air to cool the camera
Implementation Method 2
external air is provided toward the camera by the camera cooling fan
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a cooking appliance including: a main body including a cooking chamber, a door positioned at a front of the main body to open and close the cooking chamber, a camera disposed toward the cooking chamber to obtain a photograph an inside of the cooking chamber, a camera cooling fan configured to intake external air to cool the camera, and an air guide configured to form a flow path such that external air is provided toward the camera by the camera cooling fan. The air guide guides air passed through the camera to be discharged toward a front of the camera cooling fan.