Microwave Heating Package With Removable Crisping Sleeve
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a package or construct that facilitates the transportation and consumption of food items while enhancing browning and crisping of food items when heated in a microwave oven, as existing solutions do not effectively address these requirements.
Innovation Solution
The development of various blanks and constructs with microwave energy interactive elements, such as susceptors and foils, that allow for enhanced browning and crisping, and include removable portions for easy access and transformation into containers for upright configuration and size alteration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a package is designed to facilitate transportation and consumption of food items, then ease of operation is improved, but the ability to enhance browning and crisping in microwave oven is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The package is divided into a removable portion and a remaining portion, allowing the removable portion to be separated and discarded after use. This segmentation enables the package to serve dual purposes: facilitating easy access to food during consumption while maintaining the ability to enhance browning and crisping through the microwave energy interactive element that remains in the package structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable portion is extracted from the overall package structure, allowing it to be separated and removed. This extraction enables the package to provide easy access to food items during consumption while the remaining portion retains the microwave energy interactive element for enhancing browning and crisping capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If a package allows access to food items during consumption, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The package structure is segmented into a removable portion and a remaining portion, creating a simple yet effective mechanism for accessing food items. The removable portion can be easily separated and discarded, providing convenient access to the food item while maintaining a relatively simple overall package design that does not significantly increase device complexity.
3Reliability
If a package includes microwave energy interactive elements for browning and crisping, then browning and crisping capability is improved, but ease of operation may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The package is segmented into a removable portion and a remaining portion, where the removable portion can be easily separated and discarded after use. This segmentation maintains ease of operation by allowing consumers to access and consume food items conveniently, while the remaining portion retains the microwave energy interactive element for enhancing browning and crisping capabilities during the heating process.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable portion is extracted from the package structure, allowing it to be separated and removed after serving its purpose of facilitating food access. This extraction ensures that the microwave energy interactive element remains in the package structure to provide enhanced browning and crisping capabilities, while the removable portion does not interfere with ease of operation during consumption.
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 solution enables efficient browning and crisping of food items while allowing for convenient access and handling, as the constructs can be transformed into containers for upright positioning and size alteration, improving the overall microwave cooking experience.
Implementation Method 1
Microwave energy interactive element may overlie at least a portion of at least one of the opposed surfaces. The microwave energy interactive element may comprise a susceptor, a foil, a segmented foil
Data Source
AI summary
Various blanks are provided for forming sleeves, containers, and other constructs for heating, browning, and/or crisping of a food item in a microwave oven, and for holding and/or transporting the food item after heating. The various blanks, sleeves, containers, and other constructs include a removable portion defined by one or more lines of disruption that enable the removable portion to be separated from the remainder of the blank, sleeve, container, or other construct.