Cooking apparatus

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing cooking apparatuses face issues with gripping elements that are either fixed and protruding, preventing correct coupling with the apparatus, or single mobile elements that are inconvenient for handling heavy loads, and fail to facilitate operations like shaking and mixing.

Innovation Solution

A cooking apparatus with laterally associated gripping elements, where at least one is fixed and one is mobile, allowing for secure handling and transport, and capable of folding or removal, providing a stable and versatile grip for different cooking operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If fixed protruding gripping elements are used on the container, then handling and transport of the container is facilitated, but the container cannot be correctly coupled with the cooking apparatus and the lid cannot be correctly positioned

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehandling and transport of containerVSAvoidcoupling with cooking apparatus

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The gripping element is divided into a fixed portion attached to the container and a mobile portion that can move relative to the fixed portion. This segmentation allows the mobile portion to be repositioned or retracted to accommodate the coupling mechanism of the cooking apparatus, while the fixed portion remains attached to provide structural support for handling.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The gripping element incorporates mobile portions that can move between different positions - extended for handling and retracted or repositioned for coupling operations. This dynamic capability allows the same gripping element to serve both functions: facilitating handling when extended and enabling correct coupling when retracted or repositioned.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If a single mobile gripping element is used on the container, then cooking operations like shaking and mixing are facilitated, but handling heavy containers becomes inconvenient due to balance issues

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecooking operationsVSAvoidhandling heavy containers

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The invention combines multiple gripping elements (both fixed and mobile portions) into an integrated gripping system. This merging allows the user to utilize both fixed and mobile portions simultaneously when handling heavy containers, providing balanced support from multiple points while still enabling the mobile portions to be used individually for cooking operations like shaking and mixing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If fixed gripping handles are used on the container, then easy handling even with heavy food weight is achieved, but certain cooking operations like shaking and mixing cannot be performed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehandling with heavy food weightVSAvoidcooking operations

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP3376921B1Cooking apparatus

Publication Date: 2019.07.24 DE LONGHI APPLIANCES SRL

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AI summary

Mobile apparatus for cooking food provided with a lid (34) and a main body (13) that defines a cooking compartment (32) in which a container (11) can be inserted. The container (11) is provided with a bottom wall (12) and at least one lateral wall (14). The container is also provided with at least two gripping elements laterally associated in an opposite position with respective perimeter portions of the container (1 1).