Pivotable illumination device
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing illumination devices for cooking apparatuses are diverse and lack standardization, making them difficult to universally apply across different cooking apparatus configurations, and they often require complex configurations to accommodate varying orientations and thermal expansion issues.
Innovation Solution
An illumination device with a light source and a light conductor rod supported by a pivot joint, allowing the light conductor rod to be pivotably adjusted relative to the cooking apparatus support element, enabling the same device to be used across various apparatuses with different orientations and accommodating thermal expansion movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different illumination devices are used to accommodate various cooking apparatus configurations, then adaptability to different orientations is improved, but device complexity and the number of components increase
Solution Approach 1:
The illumination device incorporates a pivotable joint that allows the light conductor rod to dynamically adjust its orientation relative to the support element. This dynamic adjustment mechanism enables a single illumination device design to accommodate multiple mounting orientations and cooking cavity configurations, eliminating the need for multiple fixed-orientation devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The illumination device is designed with universal adaptability through the pivotable joint, allowing the same device to be used across different cooking apparatus types (ovens, steam cookers, microwave ovens) and various support element orientations. This multi-functional design reduces the total number of different illumination device variants needed.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the light conductor rod is rigidly fixed to the support element, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to thermal expansion and orientation variations worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable joint provides controlled movement capability that allows the light conductor rod to dynamically compensate for thermal expansion and orientation variations while maintaining stable illumination. The joint enables the system to adapt to dimensional changes without compromising the overall structural integrity of the illumination device.
3Reliability
If additional components are used to join the LED light source and light conductor rod, then assembly stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support element integrates multiple functions: it provides mechanical support for the light conductor rod, houses the pivotable joint mechanism, and serves as the mounting interface for the illumination device. This merging of functions reduces the number of separate components needed while maintaining assembly stability and reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The pivotable design allows for flexible orientation and thermal compensation, reducing the need for multiple illumination devices and simplifying installation, while maintaining effective light distribution and heat management.
Implementation Method 1
a light conductor rod (25) that conducts light emitted by the light source to a cooking cavity (47) of the cooking apparatus
Data Source
AI summary
An illumination device for a cooking apparatus, the illumination device including a light source and a light conductor rod that conducts light emitted by the light source to a cooking cavity of the cooking apparatus; a support that supports the light conductor rod at a support element of the cooking apparatus, wherein the support includes a pivot joint that supports a fixing device for the light conductor rod, so that the light conductor rod is movably supported in the support.