Two-Part Burner Holder Assembly for Adaptable Gas Cooking Appliances
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gas burner assemblies for cooking appliances require separate designs and manufacturing for different heat powers, leading to increased costs and potential assembly errors due to the need for customized burner holders.
Innovation Solution
The gas burner assembly is designed with a burner holder formed by two independent parts, where one part is standard for all burners and the other is specific to each burner type, allowing for adaptable use and reducing manufacturing costs by enabling replacement of only the specific part if modifications are needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a single integrated burner holder is designed for each burner type, then assembly precision is maintained, but device complexity and manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The burner holder is divided into two separate parts: a common base holder and a specific burner assembly. The base holder contains standardized mounting features and fluidic connections, while the burner assembly includes the burner body and positioning elements. This segmentation allows the base holder to be manufactured once and reused across different burner types, reducing manufacturing complexity while maintaining assembly precision through the standardized interface.
2Adaptability or versatility
If customized burner holders are manufactured for different heat powers, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing costs and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base holder is designed as a universal component that can accommodate multiple burner types with different heat powers. It includes standardized mounting holes, fluidic connections, and positioning features that work with various burner assemblies. This universality allows a single base holder design to serve multiple functions across different burner configurations, improving manufacturing efficiency while maintaining adaptability to different heat power requirements.
3Reliability
If separate burner holder designs are used for different burner types, then reliability is improved by preventing assembly errors, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning features are localized to specific areas of the base holder and burner assembly, such as positioning ribs on the base holder that mate with corresponding grooves on the burner body. These localized features ensure correct orientation and positioning only where needed, preventing assembly errors for specific burner types while keeping the overall design simple and reusable across different configurations.
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AI summary
Gas burner assembly comprising a gas burner (110) comprising a burner body (111), an injector (130) oriented towards the gas burner (110), a gas conduit (120) fluidically communicated with the injector (130), and a burner holder (10) comprising a burner base (12) coupled to the burner body (111), the burner base (12) comprising a hole (16) fluidically communicating the burner body (111) with the injector (130), and an injector base (11) arranged below the burner base (12), the injector base (11) comprising the injector (130). The burner holder (10) is formed by two independent parts (10a, 10b) attached together to form the burner holder (10), a first part (10a) comprising the injector base (11) and a second part (10b) comprising the burner base (12).