Material Transport Pipe Drying for Cleaner Cooking Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Intelligent cooking appliances, such as automatic rice cookers, face issues with fine particles like starch adhering to and depositing on material transport pipes, affecting cleanliness and transport efficiency over time.
Innovation Solution
A cooking appliance with a cleaning device and transport control system, including a material transport pipe, water transport pipe, and drying device, where the drying device uses an air supply component and heating component to keep the material transport pipe dry, preventing particle attachment and ensuring cleanliness and smooth operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If material transport pipe is used to transport foodstuff automatically, then automation is improved, but particle deposition on pipe surface occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The drying device is activated before material transport to pre-dry the inner wall surface of the material transport pipe, preventing particles from adhering during subsequent transport operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful effect of moisture causing particle deposition into a beneficial drying process by introducing a drying device that uses heat and airflow to eliminate moisture, thereby preventing the harmful deposition effect
2Productivity
If material transport pipe operates over time, then productivity is improved, but cleanliness deteriorates due to particle accumulation
Solution Approach 1:
The drying device performs preliminary drying of the pipe surface before each transport cycle, ensuring particles cannot accumulate during the transport process
Solution Approach 2:
The drying device can operate continuously or periodically to maintain the inner wall surface in a dry state throughout extended operation periods, ensuring continuous cleanliness without interrupting productivity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively prevents particle deposition on the transport pipe surfaces, ensuring long-term efficiency and automation of the cooking appliance by maintaining a dry environment and facilitating quantitative transport of food and water.
Implementation Method 1
a heating component, arranged between the air supply component and the inlet of the material transport pipe for heating the air supplied by the air supply component to dry the inner wall surface of the material transport pipe
Implementation Method 2
an air supply component, wherein an air supply outlet of the air supply component communicates with an inlet of the material transport pipe for supplying air into the material transport pipe
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a cooking appliance, comprising: a cooking system and a transport control system, wherein the cooking system comprises a cleaning device and a cooking cavity connected with the cleaning device; the cleaning device is provided with a first input port and a second input port; the transport control system comprises a material transport pipe, a water transport pipe and a drying device; the material transport pipe communicates with the first input port for transporting a foodstuff to be cleaned to the cleaning device; the water transport pipe communicates with the second input port for transporting water for cleaning the foodstuff to the cleaning device; and the drying device is connected with the material transport pipe for drying an inner wall surface of the material transport pipe.