Fire Starting Device with Nested Air Intake for Sustained Combustion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices lack the ability to efficiently start and maintain a fire in a controlled manner, particularly in outdoor or indoor settings, while being compact, durable, and cost-effective.
Innovation Solution
A fire starting device comprising a camera assembly with a conical shape, including lateral columns, rings, and an air intake channel that ensures a continuous supply of oxygen, allowing for sustained combustion without obstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a compact device structure is used for portability, then the device becomes easier to transport and store, but the air intake may be insufficient to maintain combustion
Solution Approach 1:
The air intake channel is nested within the camera assembly structure, with the channel passing through the base and extending into the interior cavity. This allows the air intake system to be integrated within the compact device volume rather than adding external bulk, while still providing sufficient oxygen supply to maintain combustion.
Solution Approach 2:
The air intake channel utilizes three-dimensional space by extending vertically through the base and routing air along the interior walls of the camera assembly. This dimensional approach maximizes air intake efficiency within the constrained volume of the compact device.
2Ease of operation
If the camera assembly is made compact for portability, then transport efficiency improves, but fire maintenance capability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The air intake channel is nested within the camera assembly structure, ensuring sufficient oxygen supply is integrated into the compact device without compromising fire maintenance capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The base includes multiple cutouts arranged in a circular pattern that provide additional air intake pathways. These porous-like openings ensure adequate oxygen supply reaches the combustion zone while maintaining the compact form factor of the device.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If sufficient air intake is provided to maintain combustion, then fire sustainability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The air intake channel is merged with the camera assembly structure, where the channel walls form an integral part of the device housing. This integration provides sufficient air intake for fire sustainability while avoiding the complexity of separate, add-on air intake components.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera assembly structure serves multiple functions: it contains the combustion zone, provides structural support, and incorporates the air intake channel as an integral feature. This multi-functionality achieves fire sustainability without increasing overall device complexity.
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 device effectively starts and maintains a fire in controlled settings, ensuring it does not suffocate due to oxygen supply, is volumetrically efficient for transport, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture and maintain.
Implementation Method 1
The air intake channel is free from obstruction and functions as a conduit to provide for oxygen to enter an inside of the camera assembly
Data Source
AI summary
A device to facilitate and maintain a fire, having a camera assembly with a base, an apex, lateral columns, a first ring, and a second ring; and an air intake channel connected to the camera assembly. The first and second rings are intercepted by the lateral columns to define a plurality of apertures. The camera assembly defines a cavity area. The cutouts are positioned around the base separated a predetermined distance from each other, and extend from the base bottom edge without reaching the base top edge. The main opening extends from the base bottom edge towards the base top edge. The main opening defines a semi-circle. The plurality of apertures defined at the camera assembly and air intake through the air intake channel provide a sufficient amount of oxygen so that a fire is maintained until matter upon the camera assembly is consumed without suffocating and become extinguished.