Modular Extraction Device Housing for Cooking Hob Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing combination appliances with cooking hobs and downdraft extraction devices are often bulky and inflexible, limiting kitchen design options and requiring cumbersome installations, as they are typically designed to fit specific kitchen sizes and layouts.
Innovation Solution
A modular combination appliance design featuring a cooking hob and extraction device with a fixed extraction device housing that can be arranged at the bottom of the cooking hob, incorporating a fan unit and electronic modules, allowing for standardized and automated assembly, and accommodating various kitchen dimensions through adjustable installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the extraction device is designed to fit specific kitchen sizes and layouts, then the extraction performance can be optimized for particular applications, but the device becomes bulky and inflexible, limiting kitchen design options and requiring cumbersome installations
Solution Approach 1:
The extraction device is divided into separate modular components including the extraction unit, housing, and mounting elements that can be independently positioned and configured. This segmentation allows the same extraction device to be adapted to different kitchen sizes and layouts without requiring custom designs for each application.
Solution Approach 2:
The extraction device incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow it to dynamically adapt to different installation scenarios. The device can be repositioned and reconfigured during installation to match various kitchen dimensions and design requirements, providing both optimization for extraction performance and flexibility for different kitchen layouts.
2Reliability
If the extraction device is custom-designed for specific kitchen configurations, then optimal extraction can be achieved, but the installation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The extraction device is pre-configured with standardized mounting elements, connection interfaces, and internal components during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation allows the device to be quickly installed in various kitchen configurations without requiring time-consuming custom assembly or modification during the installation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The extraction device is designed as a universal unit that can be installed in multiple kitchen configurations through standardized interfaces and adjustable mounting options. This universality eliminates the need for custom-designed installations for different kitchen layouts, significantly reducing installation time while maintaining extraction efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If modules and components are distributed throughout the extraction device housing, then the device can be customized for specific applications, but the assembly process becomes complex and difficult to standardize
Solution Approach 1:
The extraction device consists of distinct modular components such as the extraction unit, housing, fan assembly, and electronic modules that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This segmentation enables standardized production of individual modules while allowing flexibility in their configuration and arrangement within the complete device.
Solution Approach 2:
Individual modules and components are pre-assembled and pre-tested as separate units before final integration into the complete extraction device. This preliminary assembly standardizes the manufacturing process for each module while maintaining the ability to customize the overall device configuration by selecting and combining different pre-manufactured modules.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables a unified setup for combination appliances, facilitating installation in diverse kitchen designs and allowing for a wide range of customer requests, while ensuring efficient extraction of kitchen exhaust air and simplified maintenance.
Implementation Method 1
it comprises at least one fan for sucking air from the cooking area through an opening or recess arranged in the cooktop
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AI summary
The present invention concerns a combination appliance (10) comprising a cooking hob (12) and an extraction device (14) for an extraction of kitchen exhaust air. The extraction device (14) comprises an extraction device housing (28), which is arrangeable at a bottom side of the cooking hob (12), preferably at a bottom wall (60) of a cooking hob housing (62). The extraction device housing (28) comprises a. a basic structure or carrying structure and/or at least one housing wall, and b. attachment points and/or fastening means for an arrangement and/or attachment - of a module or a component, particularly of at least a majority of modules or components, more particularly of all modules or components, of the extraction device (14), and/or - of at least one module or component, in particular a power board module (54), of the cooking hob (12) in or at the basic structure or carrying structure and/or on the at least one housing wall of the extraction device housing (28) . Further disclosed is a method for assembling a combination appliance (10).