Steam Cooker Heating Device Sealing for Pivotable Cleaning Access
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking appliances with pivotable heating devices face challenges in maintaining a reliable seal during the transfer from the operating to the cleaning position, leading to potential steam leaks and damage due to the lack of an effective sealing solution that does not restrict the pivotability of the heating device.
Innovation Solution
A cooking appliance design featuring a sealing element integrated with the joint device, where the sealing element is arranged to penetrate the cooking chamber wall and interact with the heating device, providing a fluid-tight seal while allowing for the pivoting motion of the heating device without compromising its mobility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid heating device is installed to ensure a reliable seal, then sealing reliability is improved, but the heating device cannot be pivoted for cleaning purposes
Solution Approach 1:
The heating device is made dynamically pivotable through a joint device with bearing parts and pivoting parts, allowing it to rotate between operating and cleaning positions while maintaining sealing through elastic deformation of the sealing element
2Ease of operation
If a pivotable heating device is installed to enable cleaning access, then ease of cleaning is improved, but sealing reliability deteriorates due to steam leaks
Solution Approach 1:
An elastic sealing element is used to seal the supply opening while accommodating the pivoting motion of the heating device, maintaining sealing reliability through elastic deformation rather than rigid contact
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing element is designed to dynamically deform elastically during the pivoting process, maintaining continuous sealing contact throughout the range of motion
3Ease of operation
If a pivotable heating device is installed to enable cleaning access, then ease of cleaning is improved, but device safety worsens due to potential damage from uncontrolled movement
Solution Approach 1:
The joint device with bearing parts provides controlled guidance and support for the pivoting heating device, preventing uncontrolled movement and potential damage before it can occur
Data Source
Figure 1~2
Figure 3~4
Figure 5~6
AI summary
Cooking appliance (101), comprising a cooking chamber (103) enclosed by cooking chamber walls (102), at least one steam source, by means of which a steam volume flow for heating the cooking chamber (103) can be generated, and at least one heating device (104) which is at least partially inside the cooking chamber (103) and which is connected to at least one supply line, by means of which the heating device (104) can be supplied with energy, wherein at least one cooking chamber wall (102) has at least one supply opening, through which the at least one heating device (104) enters the Cooking chamber (103) is guided into it, the supply opening being sealed off by means of a sealing element (105), so that a transfer of a fluid from the cooking chamber (103) through the at least one supply opening is essentially prevented, and the at least one heating device ( 104) by interacting with at least one articulation device (106) starting from ei an operating position into a cleaning position, wherein the joint device (106) comprises at least one bearing part which is fixed relative to the cooking chamber walls and at least one pivoting part, wherein the at least one pivoting part is mounted on the at least one bearing part so that it can pivot about a pivot axis and the at least one heating device (104) is connected to the at least one pivoting part.