Microwave Support Assembly for Stable Vertical Appliance Stacking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing built-in household appliance installations require extensive modifications, are sensitive to dampness and heat, and often necessitate specialist electrical installation, with non-stackable configurations, limiting flexibility and stability.
Innovation Solution
A support assembly for a microwave oven that allows it to be securely positioned in a free-standing vertical relation with another appliance, using a base tray with angled brackets for fixed attachment and a trim element for aesthetic integration, ensuring stability and compatibility with various kitchen structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If built-in household appliance installations are used, then cooking performance and space utilization are improved, but installation complexity and structural modifications increase
Solution Approach 1:
The support assembly is divided into separate modular components: base tray, support legs, mounting brackets, and trim elements. These segments can be independently assembled and installed, eliminating the need for extensive structural modifications while maintaining built-in appearance and cooking performance.
2Reliability
If traditional built-in unit installations are used, then appliances are securely mounted, but flexibility and ease of installation decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The support assembly is designed to be self-installing without requiring specialist electricians or extensive modifications. The base tray with integrated support legs and mounting brackets allows users to independently secure appliances in a built-in configuration, maintaining reliability while improving ease of installation.
3Shape
If wood carcass modifications are made for built-in units, then aesthetic integration is improved, but sensitivity to dampness and heat increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support assembly acts as an intermediary between the appliance and the kitchen structure. It provides a stable mounting platform that achieves aesthetic integration without requiring direct modification of wood carcass, thereby eliminating the wood's sensitivity to dampness and heat while maintaining the built-in appearance.
4Stability of the object's composition
If appliances are configured as non-stackable built-in units, then structural stability is maintained, but space utilization and versatility decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The support assembly enables vertical stacking of appliances by providing a stable base tray with support legs that can accommodate multiple appliances in a vertical arrangement. This dimensional transition from horizontal to vertical configuration maintains structural stability while significantly improving space utilization and versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
A support assembly is provided for supporting a household appliance such as a non-convection microwave oven in a free-standing vertical relation with another household appliance such that the non-convection microwave oven is supported above the other household appliance. The support assembly includes a base tray having a floor portion on which the non-convection microwave oven can be disposed, brackets for fixedly securing the base tray to the other household appliance, and a pair of bracket arms for securing a trim element to the base tray.