Method for the realization of cooking apparatuses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional stand-alone cooking appliances require multiple complex structures to meet diverse market demands, complicating production, maintenance, and customization, and are prone to damage during assembly and use.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a modular design with tubular metal frames and removable components, allowing for standardized production, easy maintenance, and customizable appearance, where the front and rear frames are constructed separately and stabilized with beams, and side panels are assembled last to minimize assembly risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different box-shaped structures are produced to satisfy different market demands, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The box-shaped structure is divided into a standardized base structure and separate interchangeable panels (front panel, rear panel, side panels). Each panel can be independently selected or replaced to create different appliance configurations without redesigning the entire structure, thus achieving adaptability while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
A universal standardized base structure is designed that can accommodate multiple different panels and configurations. This single base structure serves multiple functions by supporting various panel combinations for different appliance types (ovens, hobs, combination units), eliminating the need for multiple dedicated structures.
2Shape
If panels are applied early in the assembly process, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but ease of repair and maintenance worsen due to difficulty accessing internal components
Solution Approach 1:
The panels are designed as separate, removable segments that can be easily detached from the base structure. This segmentation allows technicians to remove panels quickly to access internal components for maintenance while preserving the complete aesthetic appearance when panels are installed.
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are designed with dynamic characteristics - they can transition between installed (aesthetic) and removed (maintenance access) states. The removable design allows the structure to adapt between these two states as needed, providing both aesthetic coverage and maintenance accessibility.
3Shape
If the entire appliance is repainted when surface coating is damaged, then aesthetic appearance is restored, but loss of time and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The panels are designed as replaceable segments with pre-applied coatings. When a panel's coating is damaged, only that specific panel needs to be replaced rather than repainting the entire appliance. This segmentation isolates the aesthetic restoration to a small, quick component replacement operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of attempting to restore damaged panel coatings through repainting, the damaged panel is discarded and replaced with a new or refurbished panel. This approach is more efficient than repainting and allows the recovered panel to be reused in other applications.
4Strength
If the hob is permanently mounted on the box structure, then structural integrity is improved, but ease of repair worsens due to difficulty removing the hob for maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The hob is mounted on a standardized interface on the base structure rather than being permanently integrated. This segmentation allows the hob to be firmly attached during normal use while enabling easy removal for maintenance by simply disconnecting the standardized mounting interface.
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AI summary
Method for making stand alone cooking appliances with a load-bearing structure including uprights, crosspieces and beams, with at least one oven muffle, with a hob and with at least one front panel arranged to receive the control and command elements of said muffle and/or said hob and with removable covering side panels, each removable covering side panel is mounted on said supporting structure by inserting it from the back so that at least one of its snap engagement elements provided near its front edge engages in a clip provided in the corresponding front upright of said bearing structure and then the rear edge of said panel is constrained to the corresponding rear upright of the structure itself.