Portable Rotating Spit Grill Assembly for Even Outdoor Cooking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing outdoor cooking setups, such as barbeques, often require constant manual attention to prevent meat from overcooking or burning, leading to uneven cooking and limiting participant engagement, while also being cumbersome and lacking portability.
Innovation Solution
A demountable and portable electric rotating spit grill with a central pillar, holder arm, and geared motor, featuring a unique fixing mechanism and prongs that allow for compact, lightweight, and easy assembly, enabling consistent and even cooking without vertical supports, powered by a variety of energy sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a manual grill is used, then the cook can monitor the meat, but the meat is cooked unevenly and the cook is limited in participation in other activities
Solution Approach 1:
The spit grill incorporates a rotating mechanism that dynamically moves the meat through the cooking zone, transforming the static manual monitoring approach into an automated dynamic system. The rotation ensures all surfaces of the meat are exposed to heat evenly, achieving consistent cooking while freeing the cook from continuous manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating spit grill is designed to automatically rotate and position the meat itself, making the cooking process self-regulating. The mechanical rotation system serves the function of even heat distribution without requiring continuous human operation, allowing the cook to participate in other activities while maintaining reliable cooking results.
2Reliability
If a traditional rotating spit grill is used, then the meat is cooked evenly, but the device is cumbersome and lacks portability
Solution Approach 1:
The spit grill is divided into separate modular components including the rotating spit mechanism, the support structure, and the mounting system. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables easy assembly and disassembly for portability while maintaining the functional integrity of the rotating cooking mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from a fixed, ground-based grill structure to a portable, suspendable design that utilizes vertical space and alternative mounting dimensions. The ability to hang the grill from trees or portable stands eliminates the need for heavy ground-based infrastructure, achieving both cooking reliability and portability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed grill structure is used, then stable cooking is achieved, but the grill cannot be easily moved or set up in different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is designed to be dynamically adaptable rather than statically fixed. The grill can be securely mounted to various surfaces including trees, portable stands, or ground anchors, allowing the stability characteristics to be adjusted and optimized for different outdoor environments while maintaining secure, stable cooking operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The spit grill incorporates a universal mounting system that can interface with multiple types of supports and surfaces. The same basic grill structure can be installed in diverse locations using different mounting methods, achieving both cooking stability and location versatility without requiring location-specific customizations.
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
The solution provides consistent, evenly cooked meat while allowing more freedom for cooks and is highly portable, suitable for various outdoor settings, ensuring quality cooking without the need for extensive infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
a geared motor (10) included inside of said holder arm (5)
Implementation Method 2
adjusted over any heating source like wood, coal, gas or an electrical heating source
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a demountable electric rotating spit grill, which is designed to be installed and flexibly adjusted over any heating source, and at the same time, is suitable for installation on any type of surface in which the heating source can be generated. The purpose of the inventive electric rotating spit grill has been focused on satisfying the basic needs of the user when cooking any type of food on the grill or barbeque; therefore it is especially attractive for its transportability and portability, as it is completely demountable and easily of assembling at any place where it will be used.