Heating Appliance with External Projection Assembly for Clear Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current heating appliances with projection technology face issues of fuzzy projections due to the limitations of the outer casing, restricting the size and clarity of projected information, and the need for improved projection functionality.
Innovation Solution
A heating appliance with a projection assembly that can project information directly outside the appliance body, utilizing a lens and display apparatus to adjust the size and position of the projection, allowing for clearer and customizable display of characters or patterns on a screen or cooktop.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the projection box is disposed inside the product with transparent or translucent outer casing, then the projection function is achieved, but the projection content becomes fuzzy and the size is limited by the outer casing volume
Solution Approach 1:
The projection assembly is extracted from the interior of the appliance body and mounted on the exterior surface. This allows the projection to be formed outside the appliance body, eliminating the obstruction caused by the outer casing and enabling clear, large-sized projection content to be displayed on external surfaces such as the cooktop or screen.
2Reliability
If the projection box is disposed inside the product, then the projection function is achieved, but the projection size is limited by the outer casing volume
Solution Approach 1:
The projection assembly is moved from the three-dimensional interior space to the two-dimensional exterior surface of the appliance body. This dimensional transition allows the projection to utilize the external surface area, significantly increasing the projection size beyond the limitations imposed by the appliance's internal volume.
3Measurement precision
If the projection is formed outside the appliance body, then the projection clarity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The exterior surface of the appliance body serves multiple functions: it acts as both the structural housing and the projection surface. By utilizing the existing external surface for projection display, the design avoids adding separate projection surfaces or complex internal optical pathways, thereby minimizing the increase in device complexity while achieving clear projection.
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 solution provides a clearer and more customizable projection experience by allowing the projection to be viewed outside the appliance body, unobstructed by the casing, and adjustable in size and position, enhancing user experience and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a lens; a display apparatus which is able to emit projection light rays, irradiate the projection light rays onto the lens, and form a projection outside the appliance body by the lens
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AI summary
The present invention provides a heating appliance, comprising: an appliance body; a projection assembly which is mounted on the appliance body and is able to project a projection toward the outside of the appliance body. The heating appliance of this technical solution comprises the appliance body and the projection assembly mounted on the appliance body. The projection assembly is specifically for generating a projection, and the projection generated by the projection assembly is located outside the appliance body. That is, the projection assembly is able to generate the projection directly outside the appliance body, so that the user is able to directly view the projection outside the appliance body and the projection viewed by the user is clearer. Meantime, since the projection is outside, the position of the projection is able to be selected according to actual needs to determine the size of the projection, so that the product is able to adjust the size of the projection according to the actual needs of the user, and the size of the projection is not limited by the volume of the outer casing of the appliance body.