Pot assembly and kitchen appliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Pots and food processors often emit unpleasant odors and vapors during cooking, leading to odor nuisance and water vapor condensation on kitchen components, causing corrosion.
Innovation Solution
A pot arrangement with an attachment device featuring a filter device that includes a filter medium to capture and absorb vapors and odorous substances, preventing them from rising and condensing outside the pot, and a pressure equalization system to manage accumulated liquids.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the pot opening is left uncovered during cooking, then cooking operations can be performed easily, but unpleasant odors and vapors rise unhindered causing odor nuisance and water vapor condensation on kitchen components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an attachment device as an intermediary component between the pot and the environment. This device includes a filter element that intercepts and filters odorous substances and water vapor before they can disperse into the kitchen environment, while still allowing cooking operations to proceed normally through the pot opening
2Object-generated harmful factors
If a pot lid is used to cover the pot opening, then odor nuisance and vapor emissions are reduced, but cooking operations become less accessible and water vapor still condenses on surrounding components
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a pot lid that completely blocks the opening, the patent employs an attachment device with a filter element as an intermediary. This allows selective filtration of harmful substances while maintaining operational accessibility, as the filter element can be designed to allow steam passage or be removable when needed
3Object-generated harmful factors
If a filter device is added to capture odorous substances and vapors, then odor nuisance and condensation are reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment device is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a structural component that can be placed on the pot opening and a filtration system that captures odorous substances and water vapor. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity
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
Effectively reduces odor nuisance and prevents undesirable water vapor condensation on kitchen components, maintaining a cleaner and healthier cooking environment.
Implementation Method 1
The filter medium can also be understood as a retention or absorption medium, which takes up/collects or absorbs substances
Implementation Method 2
The filter device (4) comprises a filter chamber arrangement (5) which can be filled with a filter medium (F)
Implementation Method 3
rising water vapor can be collected and/or condensed in the filter device and, if necessary, returned to the pot
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a pot arrangement, for example for a food processor, comprising a pot (1) with a pot opening (2).This is characterized by an attachment device (3) designed to be placed on the pot opening (2), wherein the attachment device (3) has a filter device (4) for filtering substances, for example vapors, particles and/or odorous substances, the filter device (4) comprising a filter chamber arrangement (5) fillable with a filter medium (F), wherein the filter chamber arrangement (5) has an inlet opening (6) designed to allow substances from the pot (1) to enter a filter space (7) formed by the filter chamber arrangement (5) and to filter the substances using the filter medium (F) when the pot arrangement is used in a cooking application, for example a cooking process of food contained in the pot (1), in which the attachment device (3) is placed on the pot (1).