Cooking apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Induction heating cooking apparatuses often lack physical separation between cooking and control areas, leading to accidental high-temperature touches and aesthetic issues due to limited color implementation on glass surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A cooking apparatus design featuring a glass assembly with a first glass for the cooking area and a second glass for the control area, separated by a coupling member and sealed with an adhesive and sealing member, allowing for different materials and colors, and an outer frame to cover the circumference, preventing foreign substances from entering the gaps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single glass is used for both cooking and control areas, then the device complexity is reduced, but user safety deteriorates due to accidental high-temperature touches
Solution Approach 1:
The glass surface is divided into multiple independent glass pieces (first glass, second glass, third glass) that are physically separated by the coupling member. This segmentation creates distinct cooking areas and control areas with physical barriers, preventing accidental contact between users and hot surfaces while maintaining overall structural integrity.
2Ease of manufacture
If a single glass is used for both cooking and control areas, then manufacturing is simpler, but aesthetics deteriorate due to limited color implementation
Solution Approach 1:
Each glass piece can be manufactured with different colors, patterns, or material properties independently. The first glass, second glass, and third glass may have different aesthetic characteristics while being assembled into a unified display apparatus, allowing for enhanced visual appeal and brand identification without complicating the overall manufacturing process.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple glasses are used to separate cooking and control areas, then user safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling member serves as an intermediary component that connects multiple glass pieces while providing thermal insulation and structural support. This mediator allows the system to achieve safety through physical separation without requiring complex control systems or additional safety mechanisms, as the coupling member inherently provides the necessary isolation between hot and control zones.
4Shape
If multiple glasses are used with different materials and colors, then aesthetics are improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling member is designed as a universal component that can accommodate different types of glass pieces (first glass, second glass, third glass) with varying materials, colors, and dimensions. Its standardized structure with grooves and protrusions provides a flexible interface that simplifies assembly precision requirements, allowing diverse glass pieces to be integrated into a unified apparatus without requiring custom-fit connections for each combination.
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 effectively separates the cooking and control areas, enhancing user safety and aesthetics by preventing accidental touches and allowing for various color implementations, while maintaining cleanliness by preventing foreign substances from entering the gaps.
Implementation Method 1
an adhesive member provided to couple the first glass and the second glass to the coupling member
Implementation Method 2
a sealing member provided above the upper surface of the column to seal a coupling space between the first glass and the second glass and the coupling member
Data Source
AI summary
A cooking apparatus including a main body provided to accommodate an induction heating coil, and a glass assembly provided above the main body to allow a cooking container to be placed thereon. The glass assembly includes a first glass forming a first area on which the cooking container is to be placed, a second glass forming a second area separated from the first area, and a coupling member coupleable to each of the first glass and the second glass, the coupling member including a base disposed below the first glass and the second glass to support the first glass and the second glass while the first glass and the second glass are coupled to the coupling member, and a column formed to extend upward from the base and curved to correspond to a side surface of the first glass and a side surface of the second glass.