Multi-Mode Cooking Chamber with Lid Heating and Air Circulation
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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 increased 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 movable lid, multiple heating elements, and a rotational air movement device, allowing for conductive and convective cooking modes, along with a secondary lid for pressure cooking and air frying capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate cooking devices are used for 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 cooking device integrates multiple cooking functions (pressure cooking, air frying, baking, roasting, steaming, sautéing) into a single device by combining a heating element, an air movement device, and a controller that can operate in different modes, eliminating the need for multiple separate cooking devices
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functionality of a pressure cooker and an air fryer (and potentially other cooking devices) into one unified system by integrating the heating element, air movement device, and control system into a single housing with a shared cooking chamber
2Device complexity
If a single device performs multiple cooking operations, then cost and storage space are reduced, but the device complexity and control difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The controller automatically selects and executes appropriate cooking parameters and sequences based on the selected cooking mode, reducing the need for manual intervention and making the complex multi-function device easy to operate
Solution Approach 2:
The unified control system manages multiple cooking functions through a single interface, allowing users to select from different cooking modes (pressure cooking, air frying, baking, etc.) without needing to understand the complex underlying mechanisms of each function
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 food preparation through independent control of heating elements and air circulation.
Implementation Method 1
at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid
Implementation Method 2
at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid
Implementation Method 3
an air movement device coupled to at least one of the housing and the lid to circulate air through the hollow interior
Implementation Method 4
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
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.