Modular Pressure Cooker Lid Handle for Design Variant Flexibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pressure cooker lids have fixed designs, making it costly and inefficient to produce different variants, as the entire unit must be redesigned for design changes or variations, limiting design flexibility and increasing production costs.
Innovation Solution
A modular lid handle design where the functional elements are integrated into a removable technology module, allowing for easy replacement of a cover module, which only serves as a cladding element, enabling various design variants and reducing production costs by allowing customers to change the cover module's shape or color.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the entire lid handle unit is redesigned for different design variants, then design flexibility is improved, but production costs increase and production time is extended
Solution Approach 1:
The lid handle is divided into two independent modules: a technology module containing all functional elements (pressure regulator, safety valve, pressure gauge, locking mechanism) and a cover module serving as a cosmetic cladding. This segmentation allows the cover module to be changed independently for different design variants without affecting the functional technology module, thus improving design flexibility while maintaining production efficiency through standardized functional components.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the entire lid handle unit is redesigned for different design variants, then design variety is improved, but production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the handle into a standardized technology module and a customizable cover module, the patent enables production of multiple design variants using the same expensive functional components. Only the cheaper cover module needs to be varied for different designs, significantly reducing production costs while maintaining design variety.
Solution Approach 2:
The technology module is designed as a universal platform that can be used across multiple design variants. The same pressure regulator, safety valve, and control mechanisms serve multiple cosmetic designs, reducing per-unit production costs through economies of scale while still offering consumers variety through different cover modules.
3Strength
If the lid handle is made as a fixed integrated unit, then structural integrity is improved, but cleaning and servicing accessibility worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable connection between the cover module and technology module allows the cover to be removed for thorough cleaning of the functional elements. The technology module can be completely detached from the pot lid for servicing, while the cover module provides structural support when attached, balancing accessibility with structural integrity.
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
This modular design simplifies the production of different pressure cooker variants, reduces production costs, and allows for easier cleaning and maintenance of the lid handle, while maintaining functional integrity and safety.
Implementation Method 1
a compression spring, in particular a torsion bar spring, which applies an adjustable compressive force to the movable sealing element
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AI summary
The invention relates to a lid for a pressure cooker, comprising a removable lid handle, in particular a lid shaft-type handle, a technical module that comprises movable functional elements necessary for the operation of the pressure cooker, and a cover module, which covers the technical module.