Food processor and extractor module
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food processors generate undesirable fumes during cooking that are difficult to extract and filter efficiently, often requiring additional devices and resulting in high energy consumption and noise, and are not suitable for integration with conventional range hoods.
Innovation Solution
A food processor with an integrated fume extractor module that includes a suction device and filter, optimized for the geometry of the food processor and preparation vessel, allowing for direct extraction and filtration of fumes without the need for additional devices, reducing energy consumption and noise.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-generated harmful factors
If an additional portable fume extractor device is used together with the food processor, then fume extraction capability is improved, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the fume extraction system with the food processor by integrating a suction device and filter directly into the food processor housing. The intake opening is positioned in the housing to suck in fume, and the filter is integrated within the same device, eliminating the need for separate portable extractor devices and reducing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The food processor is designed to perform multiple functions: food preparation (mixing, chopping, heating) and fume extraction. The housing serves both as the structural container for food processing components and as the housing for the fume extraction system, allowing one device to fulfill multiple roles
2Object-generated harmful factors
If conventional range hoods are used above the stove, then fume extraction capability is improved, but energy consumption and noise increase due to large extraction capacities required
Solution Approach 1:
The suction device is positioned locally within the food processor housing, creating a localized extraction system close to the fume source. This eliminates the need for large-scale extraction capacities required by conventional range hoods, reducing energy consumption while maintaining effective fume removal at the point of generation
3Object-generated harmful factors
If the intake opening is positioned far from the fume outlet area, then fume extraction coverage is improved, but extraction capacity and noise requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the intake opening in the housing at an optimized location that is close to the food preparation area where fume is generated. The flow channel is designed to efficiently convey fume from the intake opening through the filter to the outlet, creating an effective extraction path within the compact dimensions of the food processor without requiring large distances
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 integrated fume extractor module effectively and efficiently removes fumes during food preparation, preventing condensation and odor release, while being space-saving and easy to use, without the need for additional equipment or power connections.
Implementation Method 1
a suction device with which fume from a food preparation in the food preparation vessel can be sucked in through the intake opening and conveyed through the filter
Implementation Method 2
The filter serves for removing substances from the fume. In particular, the filter may retain grease, oil, odors, vapor, and/or water droplets
Implementation Method 3
a filter unit for retaining vapor (steam) and/or water droplets may be present, for example a condensate separator
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to food processors for preparing a food in a food preparation vessel by mixing, chopping and/or heating and to an extractor module for a food processor. A food processor for preparing a food in a food preparation vessel by mixing, chopping and/or heating comprises the food preparation vessel, an intake opening, a filter and a suction device with which fume from a food preparation in the food preparation vessel can be sucked in through the intake opening and conveyed through the filter. In this way, a space-saving and convenient possibility for the extraction of generated fume is created.