Hinged Grill Support Foot for Adjustable Cooking Plate Incline
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional electric grills with tiltable cooking plate support systems are overly complex and inefficient in adjusting to different food consistencies, such as soft or fatty foods, requiring a simpler and more reliable mechanism for optimal cooking.
Innovation Solution
A support foot structure for electric grills featuring a hinged design with a fixed and orientable foot portion, allowing adjustable height and orientation through a 45° tilt axis, enabling flexible adjustment to accommodate various food consistencies while maintaining structural simplicity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a tiltable cooking plate support system is used, then the grill can adjust to different food consistencies, but the structural and functional complexity increases excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The support foot is divided into two distinct portions: a fixed foot portion rigidly connected to the grill body, and an orientable foot portion that can rotate independently. This segmentation allows the orientable portion to adjust the grill's inclination angle for different food types while the fixed portion maintains stable support, thereby achieving adaptability without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The orientable foot portion incorporates a rotation mechanism with a tilt axis that enables dynamic adjustment of the support foot's orientation. This dynamic element allows the grill to transition between horizontal and oblique positions as needed for different cooking scenarios, providing versatility through a single adjustable component rather than a complex multi-component system
2Device complexity
If a simple support foot design is used, then the structure remains simple, but the ability to adjust to different food consistencies is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The support foot incorporates a rotation mechanism with a tilt axis that enables dynamic adjustment of the support foot's orientation. This dynamic element allows the grill to transition between horizontal and oblique positions as needed for different cooking scenarios, providing versatility through a single adjustable component rather than a complex multi-component system
Solution Approach 2:
The orientable foot portion serves multiple functions: it provides stable support when horizontal, enables fat drainage when tilted, and can be adjusted to optimal angles for different food types. This multi-functionality within a single component achieves adaptability without requiring multiple specialized support structures
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and reliable cooking by allowing the electric grill to adapt to different food consistencies, optimizing cooking positions without excessive complexity, ensuring effective drainage of fats and maintaining a stable cooking surface.
Implementation Method 1
said first and respectively second foot portions being hinged one to the other along a hinging axis tilted in relation to said support plane
Data Source
AI summary
A support foot of an electric grill for the cooking of food products is provided. The support foot includes a height regulator, including a first fixed foot portion suitable for rigid connection to the grill's body, and a second orientable foot portion suitable for supporting the grill on a support plane, the first and respectively second foot portions being hinged one to the other along a hinging axis tilted in relation to the support plane.