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+ | # Pre-Heat button for toaster | ||
# Enclosed toaster (to keep heat inside) | # Enclosed toaster (to keep heat inside) | ||
# Open toaster- toaster walls fold down for easy access to done toast | # Open toaster- toaster walls fold down for easy access to done toast | ||
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# MP3 Toaster | # MP3 Toaster | ||
# Spy/Recon/Surveillance Toaster | # Spy/Recon/Surveillance Toaster | ||
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# 5.1 channel Toaster Speaker System (5 Single slice toasters spread around kitchen) | # 5.1 channel Toaster Speaker System (5 Single slice toasters spread around kitchen) | ||
# Butter dispenser toaster (‘Lightly buttered, or HEAVY GREASE…’) | # Butter dispenser toaster (‘Lightly buttered, or HEAVY GREASE…’) | ||
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# Recycle heat | # Recycle heat | ||
# VCR toaster | # VCR toaster | ||
- | # | + | # Enclosed toaster with sliding door |
- | # | + | # Laser toaster (scanning) |
- | # | + | # Tray drive with eject that brings toast in |
- | # | + | # Cooking with light toaster |
- | # | + | # Tanning toaster |
- | # | + | # Convection heating, add fan |
- | # | + | # Flexible toaster (roll up) |
- | # | + | # Toaster purse |
- | # | + | # Heat wires on glass so you can see it |
# Vacuum between glass for cool touch | # Vacuum between glass for cool touch | ||
- | # | + | # Cut toaster for diagonal slices |
- | # | + | # Bread crumb maker, shreds toast |
- | # | + | # Roller toaster, roll on toasting power |
- | # | + | # Expanding width |
- | # | + | # Vertical conveyor toaster |
- | # | + | # Hot water toaster, attached to house water heater |
- | # | + | # Extension cord toaster, allow other things to be plugged into it |
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== Toaster Design Information == | == Toaster Design Information == | ||
Ian | Ian |
Revision as of 21:50, 8 October 2008
Contents |
Executive Summary
Research and Observations
In order to help determine potential and beneficial conceptual designs, our team pursued research on users, stakeholders, and started figuring out the extent of our what our current design problems are.
Users Study
Leigh
Expert Interview
Akshay Pamelas Guy
Design Problem
Akshay and Leigh
Modes of Dissatisfaction (MoD)
- Bread gets stuck in the toaster, and is hard to get out.
- Uneven toasting
- Extremely Burnt toast
- Toast does not pop up all the way
- Toast catching on fire
User and Stakeholder Needs
Leigh
Design Concepts
From our brainstorming and list of 100 ideas, we have narrowed down our ideas to 4 concepts. These concepts are the ideas that we thought were most tangible and were chosen based on user study research.
Concept 1: Clear Walled Toaster
Akshay
Concept 2: Fold Out Toaster
Jon
Concept 3: Enclosed Toaster
The enclosed toaster concept addresses certain, key stakeholder needs. Specifically, an enclosed design would allow for more uniform heat distribution within the toaster, helping to uniformly toast the food. Another important improvement over the standard toaster is that it would lessen the heat and power needed for each toasting cycle. In current toasters, energy is wasted because of the open toaster slots. Having a capping system would prevent much of this convection to the environment. Thus, the cycle times could be shortened, and less power could be used.
There are, however, issues with such a design. First, it does not address the issue of the bread, bagel, or pastry becoming stuck in the toaster. In fact, it would likely make removing such a piece of food even more difficult. Also, it brings about more complexity in a toaster. This has two effects on the stakeholders. For the manufacturer, it introduces more steps and parts to be assembled on the toaster, raising production costs. For the user, more complexity often decreases reliability. In this case, it may cause more nuisances with toasters; for example, the lid getting stuck closed.
The basic mechanism is shown below. Essentially, a thin rod would connect the bread holder to the lid. As the bread holder rises, it pushes up the lid. In this way, the main mechanism of ejecting the toast would not be modified, so it would be a relatively simple addition to the toaster and toaster manufacturing process.
To summarize:
Advantages
- More even toasting
- Less power consumption
Disadvantages
- Potentially more difficult to remove toast
- Adds complexity
- Reliability issues
Concept 4: Front Loading Toaster
A front loading toaster concept came from trying to change up how a toaster is traditionally used. By loading toast in the front, we are making the toaster more accessible and easy to use. to make it easier to work and in hopeswould be a toaster that
Concept Comparison with Pugh Chart
Design Schedule
Recommendation Summary
Team Members
Appendix
Possible Innovations
List of 100 ways to innovate a toaster:
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Toaster Design Information
Ian