Removable RV Kitchen with Quick-Couple Telescopic Legs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing removable kitchens for recreational vehicles face issues with complexity, stability, space constraints, non-compliance with safety standards, inability to operate independently, and installation limitations, particularly due to separate support elements for burners and sinks, and stationary telescopic legs.
Innovation Solution
A removable kitchen design featuring a support element with quick coupling/uncoupling junctions, telescopic legs, and integrated connection means for independent operation, allowing the kitchen to be used outside the vehicle with improved stability and compliance with safety standards, and enabling installation post-vehicle deployment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate support elements are used for sink and hob, then the kitchen can be installed in service compartment, but the guide means complexity increases considerably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the sink support element and hob support element into a single integrated support structure. This unified support element reduces the complexity of guide means by eliminating the need for separate guide mechanisms for each component, while still allowing the kitchen to be installed in the service compartment and deployed for use.
2Ease of operation
If guide means are located at sides of support elements, then sliding extraction is enabled, but space for drawers or support areas is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the guide means from the lateral sides of the support element to the front and rear ends. This dimensional relocation allows the guide means to be positioned in spaces that do not encroach on the lateral support areas, thereby maintaining both sliding extraction capability and maximum support area for drawers and other components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional indoor connections are used, then kitchen can be connected to vehicle sources, but compliance with European Standard EN30 is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent specifies that connection means must comply with European Standard EN30, which mandates outdoor-rated connections with appropriate protection against environmental factors. This parameter change from conventional indoor connections to outdoor-compliant connections ensures safety standard compliance while maintaining the ability to connect to vehicle sources for gas and water supply.
4Stability of the object's composition
If telescopic leg is stationary, then kitchen stability is provided, but independent operation of kitchen is prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the support system into detachable telescopic legs that can be coupled to or decoupled from the support element. This segmentation allows the kitchen to operate in two modes: coupled to the vehicle with stable telescopic legs extended for use, or decoupled for independent operation where the legs can be repositioned or removed entirely, providing both stability and operational independence.
5Adaptability or versatility
If large hob-supporting element is used, then kitchen functionality is adequate, but folding into vehicle and compartment size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the hob-supporting element and entire kitchen assembly to nest efficiently within the vehicle's service compartment when not in use. The support element is configured to fold or collapse into a compact form that maximizes utilization of the compartment space, allowing adequate kitchen functionality when deployed while minimizing the volume required for storage.
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AI summary
A removable kitchen (1) designed for concealed installation in a service compartment (2) on board a recreational vehicle such as a motor caravan or a boat, which kitchen (1) comprises a support element (4) for supporting a hob (5) with a plurality of burners (6) and a sink (7) with a faucet (8), connection means (18) for connection to respective sources for the burners (6) and the faucet (8) and guide means (24) for the element (4) to be slidingly pulled out of the service compartment (2) in the vehicle. The support element (4) comprises junction means (30) for quick coupling/uncoupling to/from the guide means (24) and has coupling means (31 ) for removably connecting such element (4) with a plurality of legs (32) to allow the kitchen (1) to rest on the ground (G) and be operated independent of the vehicle.