Portable cooking assemblies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable cooking assemblies lack integration of multiple fuel sources, stability on varying surfaces, anti-tipping features for angled cups, and effective heat distribution while being compact and versatile.
Innovation Solution
A portable cooking assembly with a stove and cooktop plate integrated into a container, featuring pivotable legs, a clip for fuel retention, and a design that allows for use with liquid, solid, and gas fuels, along with a secondary heating method, and handles for secure carrying and lid retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple fuel sources and integrated components are added to improve versatility, then the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stove base is designed with a universal interface that can accommodate multiple fuel types including liquid fuel burners, solid fuel tablets, and gas burners. The retention clip mechanism and opening design allow a single device to perform multiple fuel-burning functions, eliminating the need for separate devices for each fuel type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the stove base, cooktop plate, and retention clip mechanism into an integrated assembly. The cooktop plate is positioned to work with the stove base, and the retention clip is built into the assembly to hold the burner in place, creating a merged structure that reduces the number of separate components needed.
2Stability of the object's composition
If pivotable legs are added to improve stability on varying surfaces, then the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The legs are designed to be pivotable rather than fixed, allowing them to adjust dynamically to different surface conditions. The legs can be positioned at various angles to accommodate uneven ground, rocks, or other irregular surfaces, providing stability without requiring a complex active adjustment mechanism.
3Volume of moving object
If a compact design is used to reduce storage space, then the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking assembly is divided into separable components including the stove base, cooktop plate, and burner assembly. This segmentation allows the components to be stored compactly when not in use while enabling easy assembly and disassembly for operation and cleaning. The retainment clip provides quick connection and release of components.
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
Enables secure, compact, and versatile cooking with multiple fuel types, improved heat distribution, and stability on different surfaces, addressing the limitations of existing assemblies.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of legs, wherein at least two of the plurality of legs each may include a first end pivotably coupled to the base
Implementation Method 2
a plurality of legs, wherein at least two of the plurality of legs each may include a first end pivotably coupled to the base
Implementation Method 3
a sidewall having an exhaust aperture and an air intake aperture
Implementation Method 4
designed to utilize solid fuel, Liquid Fuel burners, piezo igniter, and gas burner
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein are portable cooking assemblies, including a portable cooking assembly that may include: a first container having a sidewall and an opening; a stove disposed in the first container, the stove comprising: a sidewall having an exhaust aperture and an air intake aperture; a base coupled to the sidewall; and a plurality of legs, wherein at least two of the plurality of legs each may include a first end pivotably coupled to the base; a cooktop plate disposed in the first container; and a lid coupled to the sidewall of the first container and covering the opening, the stove, and the cooktop plate.