Multi-Mode Cooker Lid and Airflow Design for Combined Cooking
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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 inefficiencies for consumers who want to cook food in different ways.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional cooking system with a housing and a movable lid, featuring multiple heating elements and a rotational air movement device, capable of operating in conductive and convective modes, allowing for various cooking functions such as pressure cooking, air frying, and dehydrating within 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 function, but the cost and storage space required increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a single cooking device that can perform multiple cooking operations including pressure cooking, air frying, and dehydrating by integrating different heating elements and an air movement device within one housing, allowing the same device to serve multiple culinary purposes without requiring separate appliances for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple cooking functions into one unified device by merging pressure cooking, air frying, and dehydrating capabilities into a single housing structure with shared components such as the heating element and air movement device, thereby reducing the total number of devices needed in a kitchen
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate cooking devices are purchased to enable different cooking modes, then each device can be dedicated to its specific purpose, but the accumulation of devices becomes prohibitive from cost and storage standpoint
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal cooking device that accommodates multiple cooking modes (pressure cooking, air frying, dehydrating) within a single housing, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices and thereby reducing the total storage space required in the kitchen
3Device complexity
If a single device is designed to perform multiple cooking operations, then cost and storage space are reduced, but the device complexity and component integration increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the multifunctional cooking device into distinct functional modules including a housing, a lid, a heating element, and an air movement device, where each component can be manufactured separately and then assembled, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining the ability to perform multiple 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 system integrates multiple cooking functions into one device, reducing the need for multiple appliances, enhancing user convenience and efficiency while optimizing storage and cost by providing versatile cooking options.
Implementation Method 1
at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid
Implementation Method 2
in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker
Implementation Method 3
a rotational air movement device coupled to at least one of the housing and the lid, wherein during operation of the rotational air movement device, the rotational air movement device is operable to rotate at a plurality of speeds
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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 comprising: a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container, said housing having an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber; a first lid adapted to cover said opening to said hollow chamber; and at least one heating element associated with at least one of said housing and said lid; wherein the cooking system is operable in an air frying mode and a conductive cooking mode, and wherein said upper portion of said housing includes a feature of a locking system for locking a second lid to the housing.