Cooking system and method for operating same
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking systems are user-unfriendly and complicated to operate, often supporting only specific work steps during cooking and food preparation, limiting their versatility and convenience for handling different foods and dishes.
Innovation Solution
A cooking system comprising a hob device with a positioning and heating coil, a drive device with a drive coil that uses electromagnetic fields to move a processing device, allowing for rotational and translational movements, and a control device to control the drive and heating systems, enabling automatic processing tasks like mixing and heating without manual stirring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a separate drive unit is arranged below the hob plate to drive consumers for processing food, then the processing function is enabled, but the device complexity increases and handling becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the heating device and drive unit into a single integrated hob device structure. The drive coil is arranged below the hob plate in the same plane as the heating coil, eliminating the need for separate drive units positioned elsewhere. This merging reduces overall device complexity while maintaining both heating and processing functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The hob device is designed to perform multiple functions: heating food in cookware and simultaneously driving processing devices (blenders, mixers, etc.) through electromagnetic fields. The drive coil can operate at different frequencies to enable both heating modes and processing modes, making the device universal and versatile without requiring separate specialized equipment.
2Device complexity
If cooking systems support only specific work steps during cooking, then the system design is simpler, but the versatility for handling different foods and dishes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The hob device is designed as a universal platform that can handle multiple cooking and food preparation tasks. By integrating a drive unit capable of driving various types of processing devices (blenders, mixers, food processors, etc.), the system supports diverse work steps including mixing, blending, chopping, and heating, all through a single device interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts its function based on the placed cookware or processing device. The control unit detects what is placed on the hob plate and adjusts the electromagnetic field frequency and intensity accordingly - using lower frequencies for driving processing devices and higher frequencies for heating cookware, enabling flexible multi-functionality.
3Device complexity
If manual stirring and processing is required, then the system is simpler, but user effort increases and convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs processing tasks automatically through electromagnetic driving. When a processing device with a magnetic element is placed on the hob plate, the drive coil generates electromagnetic fields that automatically rotate or move the processing device without requiring manual stirring or operation. The system serves itself by converting electrical energy directly into mechanical motion of the processing device.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical stirring and processing actions are replaced by an electromagnetic field-based drive system. The drive coil generates electromagnetic fields that interact with magnetic elements in processing devices, creating rotational or translational motion without mechanical contact or manual intervention, thereby eliminating the need for user effort in stirring and processing.
4Device complexity
If drive coil and heating coil are arranged in different planes, then the structural design is more complex, but the electromagnetic field interference is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
A non-magnetic spacing element is introduced between the drive coil and the hob plate to create electromagnetic isolation. This intermediary layer prevents direct electromagnetic coupling between the drive coil and heating coil while allowing thermal conduction for heating purposes. The spacing element acts as a mediator that separates the electromagnetic fields while maintaining thermal contact.
Solution Approach 2:
The hob plate is designed with differentiated local properties: certain areas have direct thermal contact with the heating coil for heating functions, while other areas incorporate non-magnetic spacing elements that provide electromagnetic isolation for drive coil operations. This local differentiation allows simultaneous operation of heating and driving functions without interference.
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
The system provides a high level of convenience and versatility in food preparation, allowing for various work steps to be performed automatically, reducing user effort and enhancing the handling of different foods and meals.
Implementation Method 1
The drive device comprises at least one drive coil and the processing device can be moved by means of at least one electromagnetic field of the drive coil
Implementation Method 2
a heating device with at least one heating coil
Implementation Method 3
at least one heating coil
Implementation Method 4
the processing device having at least one magnetic device, and the housing device having at least one base and at least one wall
Data Source
Figure 1~2
Figure 3~4
Figure 5~6
AI summary
Cooking system (1) comprising a cooktop assembly (2), a control unit (3), a drive unit (4), and a cookware unit (5), wherein the cooktop assembly (2) comprises a mounting unit (6) for mounting the cookware unit (5) and a heating unit (7) with at least one coil (8). The cookware unit (5) comprises a housing assembly (9) and a processing unit (10) for processing food, wherein the processing unit (10) has a magnetic device (11), and wherein the housing assembly (9) has a base (12) and a wall (13) that defines a receiving volume (14), wherein, in an assembled state, the processing unit (10) is received in the receiving volume (14). The drive unit (4) comprises a drive coil (15), and the processing unit (10) is movable by means of an electromagnetic field of the drive coil (15).In the method for operating such a cooking system (1) the processing device (10) is moved by means of an electromagnetic field of the coil (15).