Cooking vessel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking vessels lack flexibility in design and functionality, particularly in the separation of outer and inner shells, which limits material selection and integration of electronic components, and does not facilitate easy cleaning or interchangeability of inner shells.
Innovation Solution
A cooking vessel design featuring a separable outer and inner shell structure with conical interfaces and bayonet locking, allowing for interchangeable inner shells and integration of sensors and electronics within the outer shell, enabling adaptable material selection and enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the cooking vessel uses a fixed integrated structure, then manufacturing is simpler, but design flexibility and functionality are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking vessel is divided into separate outer shell and inner shell components that can be independently manufactured and assembled. The outer shell contains electronic components while the inner shell provides the cooking surface, allowing each component to be optimized independently for its specific function.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner shell is nested within the outer shell, with the outer shell receiving the inner shell when assembled. This nested configuration allows the smaller inner shell to be positioned precisely within the larger outer shell while maintaining a compact overall structure.
2Ease of operation
If the inner shell is permanently fixed, then structural stability is improved, but cleaning accessibility and interchangeability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between inner and outer shells transitions from a permanent fixed state to a dynamic assembly-disassembly relationship. The bayonet locking mechanism allows the inner shell to be securely fixed during use for stability, yet easily removed for cleaning or replacement by simply rotating and pulling.
Solution Approach 2:
The permanent fixation is replaced by a modular connection system where the inner shell can be separated from the outer shell. This segmentation enables the inner shell to be removed for thorough cleaning or replaced with different inner shells for various cooking needs.
3Measurement precision
If sensors are rigidly mounted on the outer shell, then positioning is more precise, but adaptability to assembly variations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The sensors are mounted on a resilient support structure that can elastically deform to accommodate variations in the assembly of the inner and outer shells. This flexible mounting allows the sensors to maintain precise positioning and optimal contact with the inner shell regardless of minor assembly tolerances.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor mounting transitions from a rigid fixed position to a dynamically adaptable position. The resilient support allows the sensors to move slightly and adjust their position automatically based on the actual assembly configuration, maintaining measurement precision across different assembly variations.
Data Source
AI summary
A cooking vessel includes: a vessel body with at least one handle arranged on the vessel body, the vessel body delimiting a space for receiving food to be cooked, which space is open at a top in a use position of the cooking vessel and is intended for receiving food to be cooked, the vessel body having an outer shell which is connected or connectable to the handle, and an inner shell which is connected to the outer shell when the cooking vessel is assembled, the outer shell receiving the inner shell when the cooking vessel is assembled, and the space for receiving food to be cooked being formed in the inner shell. A wall inner face of the outer shell, which faces the inner shell, and a wall outer face of the inner shell, which faces the outer shell, are each conical.