A cooking hob comprising a heating element provided with a fastening system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking hobs with fixed fastening points lack flexibility to accommodate different geometric conditions, limiting the use of heating elements across various cooking hob designs and platforms.
Innovation Solution
A fastening system with moveable hook elements and snap-in mechanisms allows the heating element to be fixed in arbitrary positions along its circumference, enabling adaptation to diverse cooking hob geometries through connection to a support structure via gluing, screwing, or snapping, and incorporating electric connectors for secure and versatile installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed fastening points are used at predetermined positions, then the heating element can be securely fastened to the cooking hob, but the heating element cannot be adapted to different geometric conditions or cooking hob designs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the fastening system movable and adjustable rather than fixed. The fastening elements can be positioned at different locations along the heating element's circumference, allowing adaptation to various geometric conditions and cooking hob designs while maintaining secure fastening capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by designing a fastening system that can serve multiple cooking hob configurations and geometric conditions. The same heating element with movable fastening points can be adapted to different cooking hob platforms, eliminating the need for multiple specialized fastening systems
2Adaptability or versatility
If the heating element is designed for a specific cooking hob platform, then it can be securely installed, but it cannot be used in other cooking hobs or platforms with different designs
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening system incorporates movable fastening elements that can be repositioned along the heating element, enabling the same heating element to be installed on different cooking hob platforms with varying geometric requirements while maintaining ease of installation through the adjustable mechanism
3Adaptability or versatility
If predetermined fixed fastening elements are used, then the assembly process is simple, but the heating element cannot be adapted to special geometric conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The movable fastening system allows quick repositioning during assembly to accommodate special geometric conditions, and the snap-in mechanism enables rapid securing once the desired position is reached, minimizing adjustment time while achieving geometric adaptability
4Adaptability or versatility
If the fastening system allows arbitrary positioning, then it can adapt to diverse cooking hob geometries, but the fastening mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening mechanism uses movable elements with snap-in capability that can be positioned arbitrarily along the heating element, providing positioning flexibility while the snap-in mechanism itself remains relatively simple in design
Solution Approach 2:
The snap-in mechanism acts as an intermediary that simplifies the arbitrary positioning process by providing discrete, easily engageable positions along the heating element, reducing the complexity of continuous arbitrary positioning while maintaining adaptability
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a fastening system for a heating element (22) of a cooking hob, in particular for an induction coil (22) of an induction cooking hob. The fastening system comprises at least three fastening elements comprising a main body connectable or connected to a support structure, particularly to a bottom and/or side wall of the cooking hob. Further, the present invention relates to a heating element (22) for a cooking hob. Moreover, the present invention relates to a cooking hob.