Preparation module for a kitchen appliance, housing and kitchen appliance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen appliances with preparation modules face issues of difficult cleaning and user safety due to preparation vessels heating up during use, particularly when handling hot foods.
Innovation Solution
A preparation module design featuring an inner pot that can be partially or fully enclosed in a housing, with a detachable locking mechanism and a thermally insulating housing to prevent direct contact with heated surfaces, along with a locking unit that ensures safe and secure attachment to the appliance base.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the preparation vessel is made of stainless steel for easy cleaning, then the cleaning ease is improved, but the outer surface heats up to cooking temperature causing user safety issues
Solution Approach 1:
The preparation vessel is divided into two separate components: an inner pot (stainless steel) and an outer housing (thermally insulating material). The inner pot can be detached for easy cleaning while the outer housing remains cool to touch, resolving the contradiction between cleaning ease and user safety.
Solution Approach 2:
A thermally insulating housing is introduced as an intermediary layer between the heated inner pot and the user's hand. This housing prevents heat transfer to the outer surface while allowing the inner pot to be cleaned separately, thus maintaining both cleaning ease and user safety.
2Ease of operation
If the inner pot is made detachable for easy cleaning, then the cleaning ease is improved, but the electrical interface connection reliability may be affected
Solution Approach 1:
The electrical interface is extracted from the inner pot and relocated to the outer housing. This allows the inner pot to be completely detached for cleaning without compromising the electrical connection, as the interface remains securely connected to the appliance base through the housing.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the housing completely encloses the inner pot for safety, then the user safety is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The housing structure is segmented into modular components that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The inner pot fits into the housing with a locking mechanism that secures it during operation but allows for straightforward removal when needed, maintaining safety without excessive 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
Enhances user safety by preventing direct contact with hot surfaces and facilitates easy cleaning of the inner pot, while ensuring secure and reliable operation with the kitchen appliance base.
Implementation Method 1
the housing is made at least partially of a thermally insulating material
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a preparation module (1) for arrangement in a receiving area (2) of a kitchen appliance base (3) of a kitchen appliance (4), wherein the preparation module (1) comprises at least one preparation vessel (5) and at least one electrical interface (7). The preparation module (1) according to the invention is characterized by a preparation vessel (5) with at least one inner pot (8) and at least one housing (10). The inner pot (8) can be arranged at least partially in the housing (10) and can be detachably locked to the housing (10).