Cooktop Heater Support Hook for Easier Installation and Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing oven cooktop heater installation process is inconvenient due to separate movements and support mechanisms, making it difficult to securely and easily position and replace the heaters.
Innovation Solution
The oven design incorporates a top frame with heater installation openings and elastically coupled support brackets and holders, allowing for easy and secure positioning and removal of cooktop heaters, with support holders being elastically coupled to the brackets to movably support the heaters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the cooktop heater is elastically supported by a separate bracket that is fixed to the top frame, then the heater can be supported at a predetermined position, but the process of moving and supporting the heater becomes inconvenient and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The support bracket and holder are merged into a single integrated component. The bracket is formed with a bent configuration that includes both the support function (attached to top frame) and the holding function (engaging with heater), eliminating the need for separate components and simplifying the installation process while maintaining reliable support
2Reliability
If a separate bracket is used to support the cooktop heater, then the heater can be positioned securely, but the device complexity increases due to multiple separate components
Solution Approach 1:
The support bracket and holder are combined into one integrated bent component that performs both support and holding functions simultaneously, reducing the number of parts and simplifying the overall support mechanism while maintaining secure heater positioning
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated bracket structure serves multiple functions: it is attached to the top frame for support, engages with the heater for secure positioning, and provides elastic deformation capability for easy installation and removal, making a single component perform what previously required multiple specialized parts
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
This design simplifies the installation and removal of cooktop heaters, providing a more secure and efficient method for supporting and repairing or replacing them, enhancing user convenience and appliance maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
each support holder being elastically coupled to a corresponding support bracket to movably support the heater
Data Source
AI summary
An oven having a cabinet and a cooktop disposed above the cabinet is provided. The cooktop includes a top frame located at a top surface of the cabinet, the top frame including at least one heater installation opening and at least two heater support brackets adjacent the installation opening, a top plate located on a top surface of the top frame, and a heater located in the installation opening, the heater including at least two heater support holders, each support holder being elastically coupled to a corresponding support bracket to movably support the heater.