Multifunctional Cooking Device with Pressure-Tight Temperature Probe
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cooking devices are limited to single cooking operations, requiring multiple devices for various cooking modes, leading to increased costs and storage issues for consumers who want to cook food in different ways.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional cooking device with a housing, lid, and temperature probe that can operate in pressure cooking mode, achieving pressures between 40 kPa and 100 kPa, and featuring a temperature measurement system with a connector that forms a pressure-tight seal, allowing for multiple cooking modes in a single device.
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 cooking mode, but the cost and storage space required increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple cooking functions (pressure cooking, air frying, baking, roasting, steaming) into a single cooking device. The device uses a unified heating chamber with a heating element that can operate in different modes by adjusting parameters such as temperature, pressure, and air circulation, eliminating the need for multiple separate appliances while maintaining optimized performance for each cooking type
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple cooking mechanisms (heating element for thermal cooking, fan for air circulation, pressure regulation system) into one integrated system. The control unit coordinates these components to achieve different cooking modes, merging the functionality of what would traditionally require separate devices into a single unified system
2Reliability
If pressure cooking mode is implemented with a lid forming a pressure-tight seal, then cooking efficiency and temperature control are improved, but the device requires additional sealing components and safety mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible sealing gasket between the lid and cooking chamber that can deform to accommodate pressure changes while maintaining a pressure-tight seal. This flexible membrane approach provides reliable sealing without requiring complex mechanical fastening or rigid sealing structures, simplifying the overall sealing mechanism while ensuring pressure integrity for efficient pressure cooking
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 device integrates multiple cooking functions into one unit, reducing the need for multiple appliances, offering cost and space savings while enabling various cooking modes with precise temperature control and pressure management.
Implementation Method 1
at least one heating element associated with at least one of said housing and said lid
Implementation Method 2
The temperature probe is operable to detect a temperature of the food in said pressure-tight cooking volume
Implementation Method 3
a lid movable relative to said housing between an open position and a closed position to form a pressure-tight cooking volume between said hollow chamber and said lid
Implementation Method 4
In said pressure cooking mode, a pressure of said cooking volume is at least 40 kPa
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AI summary
A cooking system for cooking food includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive the food, a lid movable relative to said housing between an open position and a closed position to form a pressure-tight cooking volume between said hollow chamber and said lid, at least one heating element associated with at least one of said housing and said lid, and a temperature probe positionable within said pressure-tight cooking volume. The cooking system is operable in a pressure cooking mode and during said pressure cooking mode. The temperature probe is operable to detect a temperature of the food in said pressure-tight cooking volume.