Detachable Pan Handle Locking Structure for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cookware with fixed handles occupy more space and complicate storage and washing, while pans without handles require thermal insulation for safe handling, making them inconvenient to use.
Innovation Solution
A detachable and adjustable handle system that securely attaches to pans of various sizes using a locking mechanism with secondary pins, an elastic member, and a movable rake with a clamping part, allowing easy attachment and removal, and providing a protective cover for safe handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a permanent handle is fixed to the pan, then the handle provides stable and reliable support for holding the pan, but the pan occupies more space and becomes more difficult to store and wash
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is divided into separate components: an upper handle body, a lower handle body, and a detachable connecting structure. This segmentation allows the handle to be assembled and disassembled, enabling it to provide stable support when attached while reducing storage space when detached.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle transitions from a static permanent fixture to a dynamic detachable component. The locking mechanism with locking rod, locking groove, and elastic member enables the handle to be easily attached and detached, providing stability during use while allowing compact storage when not needed.
2Volume of moving object
If the pan is designed without a permanent handle, then the pan occupies less space and is easier to store and wash, but thermal insulation pads are required for safe handling
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable handle design allows users to attach the handle only when needed for handling the pan. The handle itself provides the necessary handling functionality without requiring additional thermal insulation pads, as the user can attach the handle directly to the pan body for safe and convenient handling.
3Reliability
If a detachable handle is designed with complex locking mechanisms, then the handle can be securely attached to the pan, but the device complexity increases and manufacturing cost rises
Solution Approach 1:
The locking function is extracted as a separate mechanism from the main handle structure. The locking rod, locking groove, and elastic member form an independent locking subsystem that can be easily manufactured and assembled, reducing overall device complexity while ensuring secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic member acts as an intermediary between the locking rod and the handle bodies, providing the necessary locking force without requiring complex spring mechanisms or additional components. This simple intermediary element ensures reliable locking while keeping the overall mechanism straightforward.
4Ease of manufacture
If the detachable handle uses simple connection methods, then the manufacturing cost is reduced, but the reliability of handle attachment may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism merges multiple functions into a single integrated structure: the locking rod serves as both a connection element and a locking element, the locking groove provides both positioning and securing functions, and the elastic member simultaneously provides locking force and indicates when the handle is properly attached. This merging achieves reliable attachment without requiring multiple separate components, keeping manufacturing costs low.
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
Enables safe and reliable handling of pans without permanent handles, reducing storage issues and simplifying operation, while being suitable for different pan types and sizes, with a cost-effective design that ensures firm clamping and durability.
Implementation Method 1
a movable rake (6), which is movably placed in a platform groove (21) at upper side of the lower handle body (2), and whose rear end is connected to the lower handle body (2) through an elastic member (7)
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AI summary
The present invention provides an adjustable detachable handle for pans. A movable rake is movably placed in a platform groove in the lower handle body, a rear end of the movable rake is connected to the lower handle body through an elastic member, a fixing part of the movable rake is connected with a rear part of the connecting rod, a front part of the locking rod is connected with a front part of the lower handle body, a middle part of the locking rod is connected with a front part of the connecting rod, the opening actuator is equipped with a first pin and therefore rotatable, said opening actuator has an actuating end passing through an opening passage in the upper handle body, and a working end passing through a working passage in the movable rake, the working end of the opening actuator is so shaped as to touch against a sloping surface in a front part of the connecting rod. By the handle of our invention, it is possible to hold the cook body directly, safely and reliably. This handle of the present invention can be used for various pans of different types and of different sizes. Its structure is so reasonable that the manufacture cost can be cheap, and the operation can be very quick and easy when attaching it to or removing it from the cook body.