Portable BBQ Grill with Slideable Panel Assembly for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable grills lack a compact and sturdy design that allows for easy assembly and disassembly, compromising their portability and cooking versatility.
Innovation Solution
A portable BBQ grill assembly featuring mirror-imaged side panel assemblies with slideable upper panels, cross braces, a detachable grill plate, rear wall, and drip tray, which can be easily packed and expanded for various cooking methods, including straight grilling, basket grilling, and rotisserie cooking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the grill is designed to be portable and collapsible, then it can be easily transported and stored, but the structural stability and sturdiness during use may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The grill is divided into multiple detachable components including side panels, cross braces, grill plate, rear wall, and drip tray that can be easily assembled and disassembled. This segmentation allows the grill to collapse into a compact form for transport while maintaining structural integrity during use through proper connection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The grill components are designed to nest within each other when collapsed, with the grill plate, rear wall, and drip tray fitting inside the space between the lower side panels and cross braces. This nesting arrangement minimizes packaged volume while preserving all necessary components for stable operation.
2Ease of operation
If the grill uses detachable connections for easy assembly and disassembly, then portability is improved, but the connection strength and reliability may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The grill employs dynamic connection mechanisms that transition between a locked stable state during cooking and an unlocked detachable state for transport. The connections are designed to be secure and rigid when assembled, providing reliable support, yet easily separable when needed for portability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the grill design includes multiple components for versatility, then cooking functionality is improved, but the device complexity and assembly time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The grill incorporates multiple functional components including a grill plate for direct grilling, a rear wall for indirect cooking, and a drip tray for cleanup, all integrated into a single portable unit. These multi-functional elements provide various cooking methods without requiring separate devices, and their standardized connection system simplifies assembly despite the added versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
A BBQ Grill comprising two side assemblies each with a lower side panel, an upper side panel, each of the upper side panels being slideably received in respective lower side panels. Cross braces space the panels apart and a grill plate is adapted to detachably engage apertures in the upper side panels. The grill has legs that extend and retract associated with the lower side panels and the upper side panels have a handle assembly with a push button to set pawls of a latch plate at selected apertures associated with the lower side panel. The grill preferably includes a rear wall, a drip tray and fuel support configured with the grill plate to be assembled between the two side assemblies in cooperation with the cross braces selectively connecting the two lower side panels. Various accessories are disclosed. The grill can use wood, charcoal briquettes or gas.