Stacked Barbecue Baskets with Locking Rod for Ingredient Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing barbecue devices struggle to securely hold fragile foods like vegetables, leading to damage and falling during cooking, and they lack the ability to simultaneously barbecue different ingredients without mixing flavors.
Innovation Solution
A barbecue basket design featuring a fixing rod with at least two baskets sleeved on it, each basket having a receiving space, sleeves for the fixing rod, and locking members to secure the baskets in place, allowing for the separation and simultaneous cooking of different ingredients.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If forks are used to fix food during barbecue, then the barbecue device can hold food, but fragile foods like vegetables are difficult to fix and easy to cause food cracking and falling
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the food holding function into multiple baskets that can be separately selected and combined. Each basket is designed for specific types of food, allowing users to choose appropriate baskets for different ingredients rather than using a single fork-based solution for all foods.
Solution Approach 2:
The barbecue device is designed with multiple baskets that can accommodate different types of food simultaneously. The system provides universal applicability by offering various basket configurations (mesh baskets for vegetables, solid baskets for meats, etc.) that can be used together or separately on the same barbecue device.
2Ease of operation
If a single barbecue device is used for different foods, then the device is simple to use, but different ingredients mix flavors which affects taste
Solution Approach 1:
The barbecue device is segmented into multiple independent baskets that can be placed on the same heating element. Each basket acts as a separate cooking chamber, allowing different ingredients to be cooked simultaneously without flavor mixing, while still being operated as a single unified device.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple baskets are designed to be nested or stacked on the same spit rod or heating element structure. The baskets can be arranged in a nested configuration where smaller baskets fit within or alongside larger ones, allowing simultaneous cooking of multiple ingredients in a compact arrangement.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple baskets are added to the barbecue device, then different ingredients can be cooked separately, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The baskets are designed with universal mounting features that allow them to be attached to a standard spit rod or frame structure. Each basket has standardized sleeves and locking members that interface with a common fixing rod design, reducing overall system complexity despite having multiple functional components.
Solution Approach 2:
The baskets are designed to nest within each other or stack vertically, reducing the overall footprint and simplifying storage when not in use. The nested arrangement allows multiple baskets to occupy minimal space while maintaining their individual cooking functions.
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AI summary
The present application provides a barbecue basket, which includes a fixing rod and at least two baskets sleeved on the fixed rod in an axial direction of the fixed rod in sequence. The technical solution of the present application can improve the applicability of the barbecue device and meet the barbecue requirement of different ingredients.