Electric Pot Tea Filtering Net Hanger Design for Lid-Free Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric pots lack a convenient tea filtering system, leading to difficulties in operation, especially when filling or changing tea, as the filtering net is often connected to the pot lid and can be easily lost or damaged during removal.
Innovation Solution
An electric pot design featuring a rotatable pot body with a handle, a tea filtering net, and a hanger system that includes a connecting block with a hanging groove and guide part, allowing the tea filtering net to be buckled inside the pot body without disassembling the lid, using food-grade materials for safety and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the tea filtering net is connected to the pot lid, then the tea filtering net can be easily removed together with the pot lid, but the pot lid becomes easily lost and damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The tea filtering net is separated from the pot lid connection and repositioned to hang independently inside the pot body via the hanger mechanism. This segmentation allows the filtering net to be accessed and removed separately without affecting the pot lid, resolving the contradiction between ease of removal and pot lid safety.
2Device complexity
If the tea filtering net is connected to the pot lid, then the structure is simple, but the tea filtering net needs to be taken out from the pot body together with the pot lid which is not easy for user operation
Solution Approach 1:
The tea filtering net is extracted from the pot lid assembly and repositioned to hang independently inside the pot body. The hanger mechanism with hanging groove allows the filtering net to be accessed, removed, and reinstalled independently, simplifying user operation while maintaining structural simplicity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the hanging groove width is uniform, then the manufacturing is simple, but the hanger access is not convenient
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging groove is designed with asymmetric width variation - wider at the opening and narrower at the bottom. This asymmetric geometry facilitates easy insertion of the hanger at the opening while providing secure retention at the narrower bottom portion, balancing manufacturing simplicity with operational convenience.
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AI summary
An electric pot comprises a pot body, a pot lid rotatably connected to the pot lid, and a handle connected to the pot body. The electric pot further comprises a tea filtering net and a hanger connected to each other, a connecting block is provided at a pot spout of the pot body, a hanging groove cooperating with the hanger is provided on the connecting block, and the hanging groove is located in the pot body. When making tea, the tea filtering net loaded with tea leaves is buckled on a connecting block area inside the pot body via a hanger to be in full contact with hot water in the pot body; when filing or replacing tea, only the tea filtering net located in the pot body can be taken out without disassembling the pot lid, and there is no risk of loss of the pot lid.