Flat top gas range, a counter containing, and a vehicle containing
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Solution Overview
Problem
In vehicles, especially luxurious ones like RVs and yachts, there is a need for a gas range that maximizes oven space while ensuring complete combustion and meeting safety standards to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, while also optimizing counter space usage and aesthetics, as traditional gas ranges often protrude and consume valuable surface area.
Innovation Solution
A gas range design with an optimized gas oxidation height between 10 mm to 40 mm, allowing for a maximized oven height and a flat top that is flush with the countertop, providing increased counter space and compliance with safety standards by ensuring sufficient combustion and minimizing protrusion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If the gas range is designed with a larger oven cavity to maximize baking space, then the oven volume increases, but the gas oxidation height may be reduced compromising combustion completeness and safety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the gas oxidation height to a specific range (10-40mm) that simultaneously accommodates a larger oven cavity volume while maintaining complete combustion. This parameter optimization resolves the contradiction between maximizing oven space and ensuring combustion safety.
2Volume of stationary object
If the gas range is designed with a larger oven cavity to maximize baking space, then the oven volume increases, but the gas range height increases reducing available counter space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the gas range height parameter to a specific range (350-450mm) that allows for a larger oven cavity while minimizing the vertical space occupied. This parameter optimization enables maximization of oven volume while preserving counter space for other uses.
3Reliability
If the gas burner height is increased to ensure complete combustion, then the gas oxidation height increases improving safety, but the overall gas range height increases reducing counter space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the gas oxidation height to a specific range (10-40mm) that ensures complete combustion and safety while controlling the overall gas range height (350-450mm) to minimize counter space occupation. This dual parameter optimization resolves the contradiction between combustion safety and space efficiency.
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 design balances oven space with counter space, ensuring complete combustion and safety compliance, while providing a flat top that enhances usability and aesthetics, effectively addressing the limitations of traditional gas ranges in vehicles.
Implementation Method 1
the gas range utilizes a gas, such as propane gas, butane gas and/or natural gas; or propane gas, for cooking, baking, etc.
Implementation Method 2
A gas oxidation height is the difference between the cooking grate height and the gas burner height. The gas oxidation height is from about 10 mm to about 40 mm
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AI summary
A gas range for a vehicle contains a gas range height. The gas range contains an oven having an oven cavity, and a cooktop located above the oven. The cooktop contains a gas burner having a gas burner height, and a cooking grate above the gas burner. The cooking grate has a cooking grate height. A gas oxidation height is the difference between the cooking grate height and the gas burner height. The gas oxidation height is from about 10 mm to about 40 mm and the gas range height is from about 350 mm to about 450 mm. A gas range also contains an oven, a cooktop and a lid. The oven contains an oven cavity and a plurality of oven exhausts. The cooktop contains a gas burner and a cooking grate above the gas burner. The lid covers the cooking grate and the lid has an open position and a closed position. An oven exhaust leads from the oven cavity to the cooktop and when the lid is closed the lid forms a flat top. A counter may contain the gas oven and a vehicle may contain the gas oven and/or the counter.