Cooking apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electric ranges with induction heating modules are bulky due to the placement of inverter circuits, increasing kitchen space occupation and making it inconvenient to clean pressure cookers with stuck food residue.
Innovation Solution
A modular cooking apparatus with a first housing containing the inverter and a second housing with a working coil, allowing for independent spaces and folding functionality, along with detachable components for easy cleaning and versatile container use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the inverter is installed inside the main body of the electric range, then the induction heating module can be integrated, but the electric range becomes thick and occupies much kitchen space
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking apparatus is divided into separate modular components: a first housing containing the inverter and a second housing containing the working coil and container. This segmentation allows the inverter to be positioned separately from the cooking area, reducing the overall footprint and kitchen space occupation while maintaining functional integration.
2Ease of manufacture
If the inverter is spaced apart from the lower board at a predetermined interval, then the induction heating module can be installed, but the electric range becomes thick
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a vertical stacking arrangement (which increases thickness) to a horizontal/adjacent arrangement where the inverter housing and cooking housing are positioned side-by-side or at angles. This dimensional change allows adequate spacing for heat dissipation and assembly while minimizing the overall thickness of the appliance.
3Reliability
If the lid is not completely detached from the main body, then the pressure cooker can maintain sealing, but it is difficult to remove leftover rice/oil stuck into the pressure cooker
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking apparatus is segmented into completely detachable components including the lid portion, container portion, and heating plate portion. Each component can be separated from the others, allowing the lid to be fully removed from the container for thorough cleaning of food residue, while maintaining effective sealing when assembled for cooking operations.
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 modular design reduces kitchen space usage, facilitates easy cleaning, and enables cooking with various containers while maintaining stability and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
the induction heating module includes an assembly board, an induction heater provided above the assembly board, and an inverter provided below the assembly board to operate the induction heater
Implementation Method 2
the induction heating module cooks food by generating an eddy current through a current sent to a magnetic coil and thus heating a cooking container
Implementation Method 3
heating a cooking container
Data Source
AI summary
A cooking apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a first housing provided with an inverter for induction heating; and a second housing including a working coil to which a current supplied from the inverter is transferred, heated as a container for receiving cooking food is arranged thereon, wherein the first housing and the second housing constitute spaces detached from each other.