Cooking device and components thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooking devices are limited to single cooking operations, requiring multiple devices for various cooking modes, which leads to cost and storage issues for consumers who want to cook food in different ways.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional cooking system that integrates multiple cooking modes into a single device, featuring a housing with a primary and secondary lid, heating elements, and an air movement system, allowing for air frying and conductive cooking modes with a bayonet locking system for pressure cooking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate cooking devices are used to perform different cooking operations, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but the cost and storage space required increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple cooking functions (air frying, pressure cooking, steaming, slow cooking) into a single device by using a common housing and cooking chamber that can accommodate different lid types and cooking accessories, allowing one device to replace multiple specialized cooking appliances
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses removable and interchangeable components including different lids (air fryer lid with heating element, pressure cooking lid with sealing mechanism), cooking baskets, and accessories that can be swapped based on the desired cooking mode, enabling versatility without requiring a completely different device for each function
2Reliability
If different lids are used for different cooking modes, then each lid can be optimized for its specific function, but the ease of operation decreases due to lid confusion
Solution Approach 1:
Different lids are distinguished by color coding (e.g., black for air fryer lid, silver for pressure cooking lid) making it easy for users to identify and select the correct lid for the desired cooking mode without confusion
Solution Approach 2:
Each lid has asymmetric design features including unique shapes, handle positions, and attachment mechanisms that ensure only the correct lid can be properly installed on the housing, preventing incorrect lid selection through physical incompatibility
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 system enables efficient and versatile cooking in multiple modes, reducing the need for multiple devices and optimizing space and cost, while ensuring safe and effective cooking operations through temperature and pressure control.
Implementation Method 1
A multifunctional cooking system that integrates multiple cooking modes into a single device, featuring a housing with a primary and secondary lid, heating elements
Implementation Method 2
The first lid is configured to provide convective heating
Implementation Method 3
comprising an air movement device coupled to at least one of said housing and said lid to circulate air through said hollow interior
Implementation Method 4
The upper portion of the housing includes a feature of a locking system for locking a second lid to the housing. In further embodiments said locking system is a bayonet locking system
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the cooking system being functional in a plurality of cooking modes. The cooking system includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A first lid is adapted to cover the opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of the housing and the lid. The cooking system is operable in an air frying mode and a conductive cooking mode. The upper portion of the housing includes a feature of a locking system for locking a second lid to the housing.