Temperature measuring and overflow preventing probe for pot
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Solution Overview
Problem
Household pots often experience overflowing due to uncontrolled heating power and frothing during cooking, making it difficult for users to monitor cooking temperatures remotely, leading to inconvenience and increased cleaning efforts.
Innovation Solution
A temperature measuring and overflow preventing probe with a vertically downward cylindrical structure, featuring a temperature detecting part at the lower end and an overflow detecting part at the upper end, connected by an insulation material, integrated with a micro control unit, Bluetooth module, and rechargeable battery, allowing for wireless temperature monitoring and overflow detection via Bluetooth or WiFi, and direct wired connection for control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional pots without temperature monitoring are used, then the device complexity is low, but the user cannot remotely check the temperature of cooked food and must frequently visit the cooking site
Solution Approach 1:
The probe is divided into distinct functional segments: a temperature detecting part at the lower end, an overflow detecting part at the upper end, and an insulating connection part in between. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The single probe integrates multiple functions: temperature detection, overflow detection, and wireless communication capability. By combining these functions into one device, the system avoids the complexity of multiple separate sensors and communication modules, resolving the contradiction between information completeness and device complexity.
2Reliability
If heating power is not controlled, then the heating system is simple to operate, but overflowing easily occurs during cooking due to uncontrolled heating power and frothing
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic feedback control by continuously monitoring temperature and overflow conditions through the probe, transmitting data wirelessly to a control base, which then automatically adjusts heating power. This closed-loop feedback mechanism prevents overflow without requiring manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The overflow detecting part is positioned at the upper end of the probe to detect potential overflow conditions before they occur. The system takes preliminary action by alerting the user or automatically adjusting heating power in advance, preventing overflow rather than responding after it happens.
3Measurement precision
If the probe uses conductive materials for temperature and overflow detection, then the detection accuracy is improved, but the risk of electrical short circuit increases without proper insulation
Solution Approach 1:
An insulating connection part made of non-conductive material is introduced as an intermediary between the conductive temperature detecting part and the conductive overflow detecting part. This intermediary prevents electrical short circuits while allowing both detection functions to operate with high precision using conductive materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The probe applies different material properties to different sections: conductive materials (metal) for detection parts where electrical conductivity is needed for accurate sensing, and insulating materials for the connection part where electrical isolation is required. This local differentiation of material quality resolves the contradiction between measurement precision and safety.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables timely temperature monitoring and overflow detection, allowing for remote control of heating power, reducing user inconvenience and cleaning efforts, while integrating components to reduce product costs and enhance user experience.
Implementation Method 1
the lower part of the probe needle is a temperature detecting part
Implementation Method 2
the upper part is an overflow detecting part; the temperature detecting part and the overflow detecting part use conductive materials
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a temperature measuring and overflow preventing probe for a potto solve the technical problem to facilitate a user to use pots. The temperature measuring and overflow preventing probe for a pot of the present disclosure is provided with a head part and a probe needle connected below the head part. The probe needle is a vertically downward cylindrical structure; the lower part of the probe needle is a temperature detecting part, and the upper part is an overflow detecting part; a cylindrical connection part is connected between the temperature detecting part and the overflow detecting part; the connection part fixedly connects the temperature detecting part to the overflow detecting part to form a whole; the temperature detecting part and the overflow detecting part use conductive materials; and the connection part uses an insulation material.