Integrated Electric Heater Mocha Pot for Portable Brewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mocha pots require an additional heating base for heating, making them inconvenient to carry and use, as they rely on open flames or external power sources.
Innovation Solution
Integration of an electric heater within the lower pot body, eliminating the need for a separate heating base, with options for alternating current or direct current power and a built-in battery for portable use, along with a mounting bracket and on-off key for control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a heating base is added to enable electric heating, then heating convenience is improved, but device complexity and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the heating base and the mocha pot into a single integrated unit. The heating element is built into the base of the mocha pot itself, eliminating the need for a separate heating base. This combination resolves the contradiction by providing electric heating convenience while maintaining portability and simplifying the overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The base of the mocha pot serves multiple functions: it acts as both the container base and the heating element housing. The integrated design allows the same structure to provide both structural support and thermal processing functions, thereby improving heating convenience without adding extra components that would increase complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a heating base is added to enable electric heating, then heating convenience is improved, but portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the heating base functions directly into the mocha pot structure, the patent eliminates the need to carry a separate heating base. The heating element is integrated into the pot's base, so users only need to carry the mocha pot itself, thereby maintaining portability while achieving electric heating convenience.
3Temperature
If open flame heating is used, then heating capability is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical open flame heating system with an electric heating system. The electric heating element provides controlled thermal energy without requiring fire management, thereby achieving the same heating capability while significantly improving ease of operation and convenience.
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
Simplifies the structure and enhances convenience by allowing self-heating without an external base, making the mocha pot easier to use and carry, with the option for battery-powered operation and safety features like temperature control.
Implementation Method 1
an electric heater is mounted inside the lower pot body, and the electric heater is provided with a heating cavity; wherein the box body is mounted in the heating cavity
Implementation Method 2
The steam provides the necessary pressure for forcing the percolate into the upper vessel
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AI summary
Disclosed is a mocha pot, which may include an upper pot body (100), a lower pot body (200), and a box body (300), wherein a storage cavity (110) is arranged inside the upper pot body (100); the lower pot body (200) is connected with a bottom portion of the upper pot body (100), an electric heater (400) is mounted inside the lower pot body (200), and the electric heater (400) is provided with a heating cavity (410); and the box body (300) is mounted in the heating cavity (410), the box body (300) is provided with a holding plate (310), the box body (300) is provided with a water inlet (320) communicated with the heating cavity (410) below the holding plate (310), the box body (300) is provided with a water outlet (330) communicated with the storage cavity (110) above the holding plate (310).