Tilted Control Panel Layout for Cleaner, Low-Vibration Food Appliances
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing household appliances for culinary preparation face issues with screen visibility and accessibility due to vibration during operation and the risk of soiling or damage from being adjacent to the working bowl.
Innovation Solution
A household appliance design featuring a base with a tiltable control panel mounted on a secondary upright member, positioned laterally and away from the working bowl, allowing for improved ergonomics and reduced vibration, enabling easy access and visibility of controls and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the control panel is arranged on the head or adjacent to the working bowl, then the control panel is easily accessible, but the control panel is subject to severe vibration, soiling, and damage risks
Solution Approach 1:
The control panel is relocated from the horizontal plane (on the head or beside the bowl) to a vertical plane (on the rear face of the base), changing the spatial dimension of control panel placement. This vertical arrangement on the rear face provides both accessibility and protection from vibration and soiling that would occur if placed near the working bowl or on the moving head.
2Ease of operation
If the control panel is tilted backward with an inclination of between 5° and 45°, then the ergonomics of use is improved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control panel is tilted backward with a specific inclination angle between 5° and 45° relative to the rear face of the base. This parameter change optimizes ergonomics by allowing users to view and operate controls more comfortably while the base structure itself provides the support, minimizing additional structural complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A household appliance for culinary preparation includes a base intended to rest on a worktop and a head mounted movable relative to the base, the base forming a stand, the base having a control panel tilted backward relative to the stand, with a backward inclination of between 5° and 45° relative to the direction perpendicular to the work surface. The base has a primary upright member adjacent to the stand. The head is mounted on the primary upright member. The base has a secondary upright member rising from the stand laterally relative to the primary upright member and the head. The secondary upright member is connected to the primary upright member.The secondary upright member rises away from the head and the control panel is arranged on the secondary upright member.