Cooking utensil
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking systems lack flexibility and comfort in food processing beyond mere heating, with limited functionality and energy efficiency in cooking harness designs.
Innovation Solution
A cooking harness with a reception unit for contactless electromagnetic energy absorption, a control unit for energy management, and a functional unit that includes a heating element and food processing tools, allowing for advanced food processing and efficient energy use through inductive, capacitive, or electromagnetic energy transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a cooking vessel is designed with only heating functionality, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking vessel integrates multiple functions including heating, food processing (mixing, blending, chopping), and wireless power reception into a single device. The functional unit can perform various food processing operations beyond mere heating, making the cooking vessel versatile for different culinary tasks while maintaining a unified device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the heating element, food processing tools, control unit, and receiving unit into an integrated functional unit within the cooking vessel. This merging of multiple components into a single coordinated system provides enhanced versatility while managing device complexity through integrated design
2Ease of operation
If a functional unit with multiple components is placed outside the cooking vessel, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation and user comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit is integrated within the cooking vessel housing rather than placed externally. This integration allows the control unit to be operated directly at the cooking location, improving ease of operation and user comfort while the internal placement manages the complexity within the vessel structure
3Productivity
If traditional heating methods are used, then the energy efficiency is moderate, but the loss of time for food processing is high
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking vessel enables continuous food processing operations by integrating mixing, blending, and heating functions that can operate simultaneously or in sequence without removing the vessel from the heat source. This continuous action eliminates idle time between heating and processing steps, improving overall productivity and reducing total processing time
4Adaptability or versatility
If a receiving unit for contactless energy reception is integrated into the cooking vessel, then the adaptability to different energy sources is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving unit enables the cooking vessel to accept wireless power transmission, adding adaptability to different energy sources. This universal power reception capability allows the vessel to function with various energy input methods while the integrated design manages the added complexity within the existing vessel structure
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 provides high flexibility in functional units and energy efficiency, enabling advanced food processing with reduced risk of burning and consistent cooking results, while maintaining user comfort and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
A cooking vessel is proposed, designed for placement on a cooktop for heating purposes, comprising a functional unit and a receiving unit for contactless reception of electromagnetic energy
Implementation Method 2
A cooktop unit of a cooking system comprising cooking cookware includes, in particular, at least one induction heating element, which is specifically designed to provide and/or supply energy, particularly in the form of an alternating electromagnetic field, to the cooking cookware for the heating process
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AI summary
In order to provide a generic cooking utensil that demonstrates higher levels of convenience, the invention proposes a cooking utensil (10a-c) for placing on a hob plate (50a-c) so as to carry out a heating process, and comprising a functional unit (14a-c) and a receiving unit (16a-c) for receiving energy in a contactless manner and for supplying energy to said functional unit (14a-c).