Dual-Insertion Core Temperature Probe with Wireless Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing temperature measurement technologies for food lack user-friendly and versatile solutions that can selectively measure temperatures for different food items and cooking methods without requiring multiple probes.
Innovation Solution
A core temperature sensor with two distinct insertion sections, each equipped with temperature sensors and a data transmission device, allowing for selective temperature measurement and wireless data transmission to external devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a single temperature probe is used for all food items and cooking methods, then device simplicity is maintained, but measurement precision and adaptability deteriorate due to inability to selectively measure different temperatures
Solution Approach 1:
The temperature probe is divided into multiple independent insertion sections (first insertion section, second insertion section, etc.), each equipped with its own temperature sensor. This segmentation allows each section to be optimized for specific temperature ranges or food types while maintaining overall device functionality for diverse measurement applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The probe is designed with multiple insertion sections that can be selectively used for different food items and cooking methods, making a single probe capable of performing multiple measurement functions. The data transmission device enables wireless communication for all sections, providing universal applicability across various cooking scenarios without requiring separate specialized probes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple temperature probes are provided for different food items and cooking methods, then adaptability and measurement precision improve, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple temperature sensing sections are merged into a single integrated probe device with a common data transmission device. This consolidation allows users to operate one probe instead of multiple separate devices, maintaining ease of operation while achieving the adaptability of having multiple specialized probes for different food items and cooking methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified probe design with multiple insertion sections provides universal functionality, allowing a single device to handle various cooking scenarios. The wireless data transmission capability is shared across all sections, enabling users to easily monitor temperatures from different sections without requiring multiple separate probes or complex switching mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If wireless data transmission is implemented, then ease of operation and real-time monitoring improve, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless data transmission device operates periodically rather than continuously, transmitting temperature data at intervals when measurements are complete or when changes are detected. This periodic operation maintains ease of real-time monitoring while significantly reducing energy consumption compared to continuous transmission, allowing the probe to function effectively during extended cooking periods.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables precise and versatile temperature measurement across a wide range of applications, eliminating the need for multiple probes and providing real-time data display, which enhances cooking precision and safety.
Implementation Method 1
at least one temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the food
Implementation Method 2
a data transmission device connected to the temperature sensors, which is configured to wirelessly transmit temperature measurement data sensed by the at least one temperature sensor
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AI summary
The invention relates to a core temperature probe (1) comprising: a first insertion portion (4) having at least one temperature sensor (10, 11); a second insertion portion (5) which has a different design than the first insertion portion (4) and has at least one temperature sensor (20), which insertion portions (4, 5) are provided for selectively measuring a temperature of a material (G1; G2); and a data transfer device (13, 14) which is connected to the temperature sensors (10, 11, 20) and is designed to wirelessly transmit measured temperature data sensed by means of the at least one temperature sensor (10, 11, 20) of at least one of the insertion portions (4, 5). The invention also relates to a temperature monitoring system (1, 22, 23) comprising at least the core temperature probe (1) and a display device (27, 29) that is wirelessly couplable to the data transfer device (13, 14) of the core temperature probe (1) for data exchange, wherein the display device (27, 29) is designed to display measured data transferred from the data transfer device (13, 14) of the core temperature probe (1). The invention can be used particularly advantageously for measuring the temperature of food.