Nested Mobile Kitchen System for Trunk Cooking and Storage

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile kitchens installed in vehicles have a single function for cooking and lack storage space, making them inconvenient to use.

Innovation Solution

A mobile kitchen system with a box, first housing, and second housing that can be drawn out for cooking and storing utensils, respectively, featuring a sliding and locking assembly for compact storage and a supporting assembly for stability, integrated into a vehicle trunk.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a mobile kitchen is installed in a vehicle trunk for cooking, then cooking function is provided, but storage space is not provided and the system has single function

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidstructure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a nested structure where the first housing (cooking area) is received in the box, and the second housing (storage area) is received in the first housing. Both housings are drawable, allowing compact nested storage when not in use and functional deployment when needed. This nesting principle resolves the contradiction by providing multiple functions (cooking and storage) within a compact, space-efficient structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile kitchen system is designed with multi-functionality, where the first housing provides cooking functions (with water sink structure and working platform) and the second housing provides storage functions. The perpendicular drawing directions allow both functions to be accessed independently, making the system versatile while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple housings are added for storage and cooking functions, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidstructure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a nested structure where the first housing (cooking area) is received in the box, and the second housing (storage area) is received in the first housing. Both housings are drawable, allowing compact nested storage when not in use and functional deployment when needed. This nesting principle resolves the contradiction by providing multiple functions (cooking and storage) within a compact, space-efficient structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile kitchen system is divided into segmented components: the box, the first housing with cooking functions, and the second housing with storage functions. Each segment can be independently deployed or stored, allowing the system to provide multiple functions while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of operation

If housings are made drawable for easy access, then ease of operation is improved, but stability during use may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveaccessibilityVSAvoidstability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic structure where the first and second housings can be drawn out from the box and locked into position during use. The locking assembly provides stability when the housings are extended for cooking and storage operations, while allowing easy transition between stored and operational states. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The locking assembly acts as an intermediary mechanism that mediates between the drawable housings and the box. It provides a stable locked position when the housings are extended for use, while allowing smooth movement during deployment and retraction. This intermediary locking mechanism resolves the contradiction by providing both ease of operation and operational stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11639130B1Mobile kitchen system and vehicle

Publication Date: 2023.05.02 HUANG WILLIAM

AI summary

The present disclosure provides a mobile kitchen system, mounted in a trunk of a vehicle, the mobile kitchen system includes a box, a first housing received in the box in a drawable manner, and a second housing received in the first housing in a drawable manner, a drawing direction of the second housing is perpendicular to a drawing direction of the first housing. The present disclosure provides a vehicle. The mobile kitchen system of the present disclosure is multifunctional and convenient to use.