Toaster redesign
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Revision as of 20:44, 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
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.
Concept 4: Front Loading Toaster
Leigh
Concept Comparison with Pugh Chart
Design Schedule
Recommendation Summary
Team Members
Leigh Fortenberry | Jon Goettler | Akshay Jayaram | Ian Price | |
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be cool | be cool | be cool | be cool |
Appendix
Possible Innovations
List of 100 ways to innovate a toaster
- Pre-Heat button for toaster
- Enclosed toaster (to keep heat inside)
- Open toaster- toaster walls fold down for easy access to done toast
- Illegal toaster.
- NOS toaster + turbo button
- Intercooled Toaster
- Toaster powered by a Honda Civic
- Carbon Fiber Toaster
- Open flame toaster.
- Self Extinguish Toaster
- Turret Toaster (shoots toast at people, motion sensitive, SENTRY toast)
- Toast Launcher
- Optional slot load toaster drive for laptops
- Toaster instead of FlexFan idea.
- Toaster that acts as an electric space heater (built in fan)
- Built in counter top toaster (space saver idea)
- Smore maker addition
- Talking toaster (“You’ll still need a tray. “)
- High Tech Toaster with LCD Display
- Temperature and Time Control
- Bread Clip for self loading toaster.
- Cruton Mode toaster
- Toaster that turns into a portable stove
- Ground effects (Neon Lights on bottom) toaster/
- One slice USB Toaster
- Solar Slow-Toast Toaster
- HydroPowered Toaster (sink faucet attachment)
- InfraRed heating Toaster
- RollerPress Toaster (two rollers insert and remove toast)
- Battery powered toaster
- Horizontal Eject Toaster
- Toaster which drops toast out of bottom after done. (Top insert)
- Computer controlled Toaster (Toaster Toast Software)
- Military Grade Toaster- Kevlar walls
- Floating Toaster-Put it in your pool!
- Hover Toaster-Give em to your kids!
- Brave little Toaster
- Flamethrower Toaster
- Collapsible toaster
- Dishwasher safe toaster (break apart)
- Team Fortress 2 themed Toaster
- Wireless Extender Toaster
- Voice activated Toaster (for arthritis people)
- Toaster with beeper for blind people. (to let them know where it is)
- Toaster with beeper for not blind people. (just to let you know when its done)
- George Foreman toaster. (Burns the fat away!!)
- Conduction Toaster
- Clear walled toaster
- Build-It-Yourself Toaster
- K’Nex Toaster
- MP3 Toaster
- Spy/Recon/Surveillance Toaster
- 5.1 channel Toaster Speaker System (5 Single slice toasters spread around kitchen)
- Butter dispenser toaster (‘Lightly buttered, or HEAVY GREASE…’)
- Crumb compacter, to make crutons.
- Breakfast super combo toaster (Coffee + Toast + Eggs)
- Disposable toaster
- ULET- Ulta Low Emissions Toaster
- Cigar Lighting Cuban Toaster
- Thermo Color change toaster
- Glow in the Dark Toaster
- Nite Light Toaster
- Ironing Toaster
- Front Loading Toaster
- Conveyor-like toaster (front load, come out back)
- Camping Toaster (fire powered)
- Engine Block Toaster
- Warning Toaster (countdown)
- Alternate Fuel Toaster (furnace powered)
- Crank toaster (electricity generating)
- Button/knob for lowering toaster instead of lever
- Window to see toast and determine toasting status
- Customizable toaster (different heating inserts with pictures etc)
- No mica sheet, add heat shield
- clock toaster (classy, alarm clock?)
- Radio Toaster
- Toaster Lamp
- CD player or CD burner that looks like a toaster
- Load internal hard drives into
- Defrost/thawing
- Power Shut off when bread done (toast sensor)
- Launches fireworks
- Drop Down 360 degree rotation
- Open up on side, but drop down normally
- Recycle heat
- 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
- 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
Toaster Design Information
Ian