Freely installable cooker
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing freely installable cookers have limited customization options, leading to high production costs due to the need for multiple assembly lines to accommodate diverse market demands.
Innovation Solution
A modular cooker design featuring a support structure with interchangeable and removable cooking modules, allowing users to customize their cookers by selecting from various cooking modules and arranging them in different configurations, including a base with modular panels and connection means for flexible assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a predetermined cooker hob and oven are added to a given structure, then a functional freely installable cooker is achieved, but customization possibilities are limited and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cooker is divided into separate functional modules (cooker hob, oven, steam oven, etc.) that can be independently selected and assembled. Each module has standardized connection interfaces allowing them to be combined with different support structures and other modules, enabling customization without requiring complex dedicated assembly lines for each configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure is designed with universal mounting capabilities that can accommodate various types of cooking modules. The standardized interfaces and connection means allow the same support structure to work with different module combinations, making the system multi-functional and adaptable to diverse customer needs while using the same base production platform.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple assembly lines are developed to diversify production, then product differences demanded by the market are satisfied, but production costs considerably increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the cooker into standardized modules, the invention allows a single assembly line to produce all module types. Different cooker configurations are created through modular assembly rather than dedicated assembly lines, significantly reducing production costs while maintaining product diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design allows modules to be nested or stacked in different configurations within the support structure. This enables a wide variety of cooker configurations to be produced using the same set of standardized modules assembled in different arrangements, eliminating the need for multiple specialized production lines.
3Adaptability or versatility
If cooking modules are made removable and interchangeable, then user customization and adaptation are enabled, but connection reliability and stability must be maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The connection interfaces and means are pre-designed and standardized before assembly. The support structure and modules come with predetermined connection points and standardized interfaces that ensure reliable connection when assembled by the user, eliminating the need for complex installation procedures while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
Standardized connection interfaces act as intermediaries between the support structure and cooking modules. These standardized connectors ensure proper alignment, electrical connection, and mechanical stability, allowing modules to be easily removed and reinstalled while maintaining reliable connections throughout the module's service life.
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AI summary
Freely installable cooker comprising: a support structure; a first cooking module removable, interchangeable and positionable in a first housing of the support structure.