Cooktop Pot Position Display for Intuitive Parameter Assignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users find it tedious and non-intuitive to identify and assign operating parameters to pots on a cooking device, especially when multiple pots are positioned on different surface sections of the hob.
Innovation Solution
A cooking device with a display device that uses geometric elements, such as line elements with dividing lines and transverse lines, to clearly display operating parameters on a reduced-scale display surface, allowing users to intuitively identify pot positions and parameters, with adjustable and interactive touchscreen functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple geometric elements are displayed on a single screen to show pot positions on different surface sections, then the display can represent the reduced-size cooking surface comprehensively, but it becomes cumbersome and unintuitive for users to determine which operating parameters are set for a specific pot
Solution Approach 1:
The display device divides the reduced-size cooking surface into multiple display areas, with each display area corresponding to a specific surface section. When a pot occupies multiple surface sections, multiple geometric elements are displayed in different display areas, each showing the pot's position relative to its corresponding surface section. This segmentation allows users to clearly associate each geometric element with its corresponding surface section and operating parameters, resolving the confusion that would otherwise arise from displaying multiple pots on a single screen.
2Area of stationary object
If the display area corresponds to a reduced-size cooking surface, then the entire cooktop can be visualized on a single screen, but it becomes difficult for users to clearly identify and assign operating parameters to specific pots
Solution Approach 1:
Each display area is assigned specific local quality characteristics corresponding to its associated surface section. Geometric elements displayed in different display areas inherit these local quality characteristics, allowing users to distinguish which pot is positioned on which surface section. This local quality assignment enables clear identification and unambiguous parameter assignment, even when multiple pots are displayed on the reduced-size cooking surface.
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
Provides users with clear and comprehensive status information for each cooking area, enabling easy identification and assignment of operating parameters, enhancing user experience and usability.
Implementation Method 1
the heating units of the heating device are designed as a plurality of induction coils which generate the required heating energy and transfer it to the bottom of the pot positioned on the cooktop by electromagnetic induction
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cooking device (1) comprising a cooking surface (2) composed of several surface sections (21), a heating device (3) with several heating units (31) for heating pots (5) positioned on the cooking surface (2), wherein each heating unit (31) is assigned to at least one surface section (21), a detection device (4) for detecting the position of pots (5) on the cooking surface (2) and for identifying one or more occupied surface sections (21) on which pots (5) are positioned, and a display device (6) for indicating an operating state of the occupied surface section(s) (21).The display device (6) has a display area (61) which corresponds to a reduced-size cooking surface (22) of the cooktop (2) and is configured to display a pot (5) detected by the detection device (4) on the occupied surface area(s) (21) by means of at least one geometric element (62) in an area (611) of the display area (61) that is assigned to the occupied surface area(s) (21) of the cooktop (2). The geometric element (62) is configured as a line element with a dividing line (621) having sub-areas (623) on both sides of the dividing line (621). The display device (6) is further configured to display a plurality of operating parameters (63) of the occupied surface area(s) (21) in the sub-areas (623) of the geometric element (62).