Snap-In Fastening System for Adaptable Heating Element Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fastening systems for cooking hob heating elements, such as induction coils, lack flexibility and cannot be easily adapted to different geometric conditions or used across various cooking hob platforms, limiting their applicability.
Innovation Solution
A fastening system comprising multiple fastening elements with snap-in mechanisms and flexible supporting arms, allowing for adjustable positioning along the circumference of the heating element, which can be connected to the cooking hob's support structure via gluing, screwing, or snapping, and includes electric connectors for secure and versatile installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If predetermined fixing points are used on the heating element, then the heating element can be securely fastened to a specific cooking hob platform, but the heating element cannot be adapted to different geometric conditions or used on different cooking hob platforms
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening system is divided into separate components: a fastening element with a main body, a snap-in mechanism with hook elements, and a supporting arm. This segmentation allows the fastening element to be detached and repositioned at different locations on the heating element, enabling adaptation to various cooking hob platforms while maintaining secure fastening through the snap-in mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting arm is designed as a flexible, moveable component that connects the main body to the hook element. This dynamic structure allows the hook element to be positioned at different locations along the supporting arm, enabling the fastening element to adapt to different geometric conditions and platform configurations while maintaining a reliable connection
2Device complexity
If the fastening element position is fixed on the heating element, then the assembly structure is simple, but the heating element cannot be flexibly arranged or adapted to special geometric conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting arm is designed as a flexible, moveable component that allows the hook element to be positioned at different locations along its length. This dynamic structure enables flexible arrangement of the fastening element without requiring a completely complex assembly, as the supporting arm itself provides the adjustment mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening element is designed as a universal component that can be used on different cooking hob platforms and with different heating element configurations. The combination of the main body, snap-in mechanism, and adjustable supporting arm creates a multi-functional fastening system that maintains relatively simple construction while achieving broad adaptability
3Adaptability or versatility
If a snap-in mechanism with moveable hook element and flexible supporting arm is used, then flexible positioning is enabled, but the fastening element structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The snap-in mechanism, supporting arm, and hook element are merged into a single integrated fastening element structure. This combination reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall structure while maintaining the positioning flexibility provided by the moveable hook element and flexible supporting arm
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a fastening system for a heating element (22) of a cooking hob, in particular for an induction coil (22) of an induction cooking hob. The fastening system comprises at least three fastening elements comprising a main body connectable or connected to a support structure, particularly to a bottom and/or side wall of the cooking hob. Further, the present invention relates to a heating element (22) for a cooking hob. Moreover, the present invention relates to a cooking hob.