Stamped Oven Fixing Member for Stable Snap Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cooking range oven fixing members are bulky, complex to assemble, and require numerous components, leading to high material consumption and increased costs.
Innovation Solution
A simplified fixing member with a base plate, connecting plate, and fixing plate, featuring a snapping tongue for easy assembly and stabilization, integrated via a stamping process, which reduces material usage and assembly complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional fixing members are used in cooking ranges, then the heating units can be fixed stably, but the structure becomes complicated and material consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple fixing functions into a single unified fixing member structure. The fixing member combines a mounting plate, connecting plate, and fixing plate with snapping tongues into one integrated component that performs both mounting and securing functions, eliminating the need for separate assembling brackets, installation fixing plates, and multiple snapping buckles.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing member is designed as a multi-functional component that can simultaneously fix different types of heating units (such as infrared heating units and convection heating units) and also provides mounting for indicating lamp holders, replacing the need for separate fixing mechanisms for different components.
2Reliability
If traditional fixing members with multiple components are used, then the heating units can be securely fixed, but the assembling procedures become numerous and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple discrete fixing components into a single integrated fixing member that can be installed in one operation. The fixing member includes a mounting plate with connecting plates and fixing plates that have snapping tongues, all integrated into one piece that secures heating units without requiring separate assembly steps for brackets, fixing plates, and snapping buckles.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing member is pre-assembled as an integrated unit during manufacturing, with the mounting plate, connecting plates, and fixing plates already connected. This preliminary assembly eliminates the need for on-site assembly of multiple separate components, significantly reducing installation time and procedural complexity.
3Reliability
If traditional fixing members are used, then the heating units can be fixed firmly, but the material consumption and production cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate fixing components (assembling brackets, installation fixing plates, snapping buckles) into a single integrated fixing member. This consolidation reduces the total amount of material required while maintaining the structural integrity and fixing capability needed to securely mount heating units and other components.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and eliminates unnecessary intermediate components from the traditional fixing system. By removing redundant parts such as separate assembling brackets and multiple fixing plates, the design achieves the same fixing stability with fewer materials, directly reducing material consumption and production costs.
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AI summary
A fixing member, a cooking range and an oven with the same are provided. The fixing member includes: a base plate defining a mounting hole; a connecting plate comprising a first plate segment connected at a first side of the base plate, a second plate segment, and a third plate segment substantially parallel to the base plate, the second plate segment being connected between the first and third plate segments; and a fixing plate defining a first end connected at a second side of the base plate and perpendicular to the base plate, and a second end having a snapping tongue bent and extended in a direction away from the connecting plate, a vertical distance between a free end of the snapping tongue and the base plate being equal to or smaller than that between the third plate segment and the base plate.