Magnetic Sensor Adapter for Versatile Cooking Utensil Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing temperature sensing solutions for cooking utensils are limited in their ability to provide a versatile, easily attachable, and interference-resistant method for accurately measuring the temperature of various cooking utensils, particularly those not specifically designed for temperature monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A detachable adapter with an elastically deformable contact area and a magnetically attractable body, which can be permanently or magnetically attached to cooking utensils, featuring a ring-shaped side wall for easy alignment and interference protection, and a front surface optimized for infrared radiation properties to ensure accurate temperature measurement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a temperature sensing device is directly attached to a cooking utensil, then the attachment is simple, but it requires the cooking utensil to have specific magnetic properties or flat surfaces which limits versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter serves as an intermediary component between the temperature sensing device and the cooking utensil. It has a magnetic attachment area for the sensor and a contact area with elastically deformable material that can adhere to various cooking utensil surfaces, regardless of whether they are magnetic or not. This mediator enables universal compatibility while maintaining simple attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter is designed to be universally applicable to different types of cooking utensils through its dual-attachment mechanism: magnetic attachment on one side and elastic adhesion on the other. This allows the same adapter to work with magnetic utensils, non-magnetic utensils, and various surface geometries, achieving multi-functionality and broad adaptability.
2Force
If the adapter uses a large magnetic body for secure attachment, then the attachment strength is improved, but the adapter size increases and may interfere with temperature measurement
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter concentrates the magnetic attachment function in a localized magnetic body area, while the contact area with the cooking utensil uses elastically deformable material for adhesion. This local differentiation allows strong attachment through magnetism without requiring the entire adapter to be large, and the flexible contact material ensures good thermal contact for accurate measurement.
Solution Approach 2:
The contact area of the adapter is made with elastically deformable material that can conform to the surface of the cooking utensil. This flexible contact surface ensures good thermal contact for accurate temperature measurement while keeping the overall adapter structure compact, as the flexibility compensates for surface irregularities without requiring a large attachment area.
3Reliability
If the adapter is permanently attached to the cooking utensil, then the connection is secure, but the adapter cannot be easily removed or transferred to different utensils
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter employs a dynamic attachment system where the magnetic body provides secure holding force during use, but the elastic deformable contact area allows for easy detachment when force is applied. The elastic material can deform to release the grip, enabling the adapter to be removed and transferred to different cooking utensils while maintaining reliable attachment during the cooking process.
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 adapter allows for easy and secure attachment of a temperature sensing device to any cooking utensil, providing accurate and interference-resistant temperature measurement, regardless of the utensil's type or design, and enables automatic cooking temperature control through data transmission for enhanced cooking performance.
Implementation Method 1
The adapter has a rear, elastically deformable contact area which is intended for attachment to the cooking utensil
Implementation Method 2
The adapter can also be permanently or magnetically attracted. In one configuration, the adapter has at least one permanent-magnetic or magnetically attractable body
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AI summary
The adapter (6; 26) serves to attach a temperature sensing device (1) to a cooking vessel (3), wherein the adapter (6) has a rear, elastically deformable contact area (9) which is provided for attachment to the cooking vessel (3), and at least one attachment area (8) for attaching the temperature sensing device (1), which attachment area (8) protrudes at the front and is permanently magnetic or magnetically attractable.