CN210077355U

CN210077355U - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN210077355U
Application number: CN201920187063.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吕华; 李泽涌
Original assignee: SEB SA
Current assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd; SEB SA
Priority date: 2019-02-02
Filing date: 2019-02-02
Publication date: 2020-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 2029-02-02

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, which comprises a pot body, a cover body and a steam generating device. An inner pot is arranged in the cooker body. The cover body can be arranged on the cooker body in an opening and closing mode, a cooking space is formed between the cover body and the inner pot when the cover body covers the cooker body, and a first steam channel communicated with the cooking space is arranged in the cover body. The steam generating device is used for generating steam for assisting cooking, is arranged in the cover body and can be communicated with the cooking space through the first steam channel so as to guide the steam into the cooking space. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil sets up steam generator on the lid to can reduce the volume of a kind of deep pot body, and then reduce cooking utensil's overall dimension, make its compact structure, be convenient for carry and place.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model discloses generally relate to the technical field of cooking utensil equipment.

Background

Currently, some cooking appliances (such as rice cookers) on the market are provided with steam generation devices capable of generating additional steam to assist in cooking. Generally, the steam generating device is provided in a pot of the cooking appliance. When the cover is opened, the container for containing water of the steam generating device can be observed, and the user can carry out operations such as water adding and the like. The pot body of such a cooking appliance still needs to be provided with a space for accommodating the steam generating device on the premise of ensuring the space for accommodating the inner pot, thereby resulting in a large overall size. Therefore, the cooking utensil has larger appearance size, is heavier, is not easy to place and carry, and brings certain trouble to the use of users.

Accordingly, there is a need for a cooking appliance that at least partially solves the problems of the prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In the summary section a series of concepts in a simplified form is introduced, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The inventive content does not imply any attempt to define the essential features and essential features of the claimed solution, nor is it implied to be intended to define the scope of the claimed solution.

To solve the above problem at least in part, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising:

the cooker body is internally provided with an inner pot;

the cover body is pivotally arranged on the cooker body through a pivot shaft, when the cooker body is covered by the cover body, a cooking space is formed between the cover body and the inner pot, and a first steam channel communicated with the cooking space is arranged in the cover body; and

a steam generating device for generating steam for assisting cooking, the steam generating device being provided in the cover and capable of communicating with the cooking space through the first steam passage to guide the steam into the cooking space.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil, steam generator can produce steam in order to assist the culinary art, sets up steam generator on the lid, can reduce a kind of deep pot body's volume, and then reduces cooking utensil's overall dimension, makes its compact structure, is convenient for carry and places.

Optionally, the steam generating device comprises:

the steam generating assembly is provided with a steam generating cavity, and the steam generating cavity is used for containing water to be heated to generate steam; and

a steam containment assembly coupled to the cover and openable relative to the steam generation cavity.

Therefore, the openable steam sealing component enables a user to conveniently add water into the steam generating cavity.

Optionally, the steam sealing assembly includes a steam cover plate and a sealing member disposed on the steam cover plate, and when the steam cover plate is closed, the sealing member seals the steam generating chamber. Thereby, the steam generating chamber can be sealed by the sealing member.

Optionally, the steam sealing assembly comprises a steam cover plate, a second steam channel is arranged on the steam cover plate, and when the steam cover plate is covered, the second steam channel is respectively communicated with the steam generation cavity and the first steam channel. Thereby, steam can be conducted out through the second steam channel.

Optionally, the steam generating assembly comprises a water container forming the steam generating chamber. Therefore, the steam generating cavity can be arranged as an independent part, and the production and the manufacture are convenient.

Optionally, the water container is configured to be manually detachably arranged. Therefore, the water container which can be taken out of the water container can be conveniently cleaned by a user.

Optionally, the steam generating assembly further comprises a heating device disposed at a side or below the steam generating chamber. Thus, it is possible to generate steam by heating through the heating device, thereby improving the yield of steam.

Optionally, the heating device comprises:

a hotplate having a bottom wall and a side wall extending upwardly from an edge of the bottom wall; and

the electrothermal tube is arranged in the bottom wall and/or the side wall. Therefore, the heating device is simple in structure and easy to realize.

Optionally, the heating device is an electromagnetic heating device. Therefore, the heating device is simple in structure and easy to realize.

Optionally, the volume of the steam generating chamber is 20-300 mL. This can prevent the cover from becoming oversized.

Optionally, the volume of the steam generating chamber is 70-120 mL. This can prevent the cover from becoming oversized.

Optionally, still be provided with the steam valve in the lid, be provided with third steam channel in the steam valve, the culinary art space can pass through third steam channel and external intercommunication. Thereby, the steam valve can maintain the cooking space to be slightly pressurized with respect to the outside and can prevent overflow.

Optionally, the steam containment assembly is at least partially disposed above the steam valve, and a steam outlet in communication with the third steam passage is disposed on the steam containment assembly. Therefore, the steam valve can be arranged close to the steam generating device, the cover body is compact in structure, and the steam outlet is arranged on the steam sealing assembly, so that the steam sealing assembly is convenient to process.

Optionally, the lid is pivotally openable and closable relative to the pot body about a horizontally extending pivot axis defined by the pivot axis, wherein, on the lid, along a front-to-rear direction perpendicular to the pivot axis, a maximum distance of the steam generating device from the pivot axis is less than or equal to 2/3, which is a maximum dimension of the lid in the front-to-rear direction. Therefore, the gravity center of the cover body can be arranged close to the pivot axis, and the cover body is easy to open and close.

Optionally, the cover has a dimension in the thickness direction of 40-100 mm. This can prevent the cover from becoming oversized.

Optionally, the cover has a dimension in the thickness direction of 50-70 mm. This can prevent the cover from becoming oversized.

Drawings

The following drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are provided as a part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lid of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, partially in section, of the cover shown in FIG. 2; and

fig. 4 is a partially enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 3.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring embodiments of the present invention.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

The utility model provides a cooking utensil. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil can be for electric rice cooker, electric pressure cooker or other cooking utensil, and according to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil except having the function of cooking rice, can also have various functions such as cooking congee, a kind of deep pot hot water, fried dish. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, the cooking appliance 1 according to the present invention may include a pot body 40 and a lid body 10. The pot body 40 may be substantially configured in a rounded rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an inner pot 41 is provided inside thereof. The inner pot 41 may be configured to be removably disposed in the pot body 40. For example, in one embodiment, the pot body 40 may be provided with a cylindrical inner pot receiving portion, and the inner pot 41 may be freely put into or taken out of the inner pot receiving portion. The removable arrangement allows the user to easily remove the inner pot 41 for cleaning. Of course, in other embodiments, the inner pot 41 may be fixedly provided in the pot body 40 in a non-removable manner. The pot body 40 is also usually provided therein with a heating means for heating the inner pot 41.

As shown in fig. 1, the lid body 10 is provided to the pot body 40 in a manner openable and closable. Therefore, the lid body 10 generally has a shape conforming to the shape of the pot body 40, so that the pot body 40 can be easily covered. When the lid body 10 is opened with respect to the pot body 40, the opening of the inner pot 41 in the pot body 40 is exposed, and the user can add food materials to the inner pot 41 or take cooked food out of the inner pot 41. When the lid body 10 is closed on the pot body 40, it covers the inner pot 41 and forms a cooking space with the inner pot 41. A sealing member is further provided between the cover body 10 and the inner pot 41 to maintain a good sealing property of the cooking space.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil 1 still is provided with steam generator. As shown in fig. 2, a steam generating device 20 for generating steam for assisting cooking is provided in the cover 10. Accordingly, as shown in fig. 4, a first steam passage 11 is provided on the cover 10. In a state where the lid body 10 covers the pot body 40, the steam generating device 20 can communicate with the cooking space through the first steam passage 11 so as to introduce steam into the cooking space for assisting cooking. Taking an electric cooker as an example, the specific operation of the auxiliary cooking may be to introduce the steam generated by the steam generating device 20 into the cooking space during the cooking process, and heat the rice from above, so that the rice can be uniformly heated, and the heating efficiency is improved; alternatively, after the rice is cooked, the steam generated by the steam generator 20 may be introduced into the cooking space to keep the rice warm and fresh, thereby maintaining a good taste.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, in the present embodiment, the steam generating device 20 includes two parts, namely, a steam generating component 21 and a steam sealing component 22.

The steam generating assembly 21 is provided with a steam generating chamber 23 for containing water to be heated for generating steam. Preferably, the steam generating chamber 23 may be positioned to form a concave receiving portion (not shown), and a water container is provided in the receiving portion. The receiving space of the water container constitutes the steam generating chamber 23. Thereby, the steam generating chamber 23 can be conveniently provided. Further, the water container may be configured to be disposed in the accommodating part in a manually detachable manner. The user can conveniently take out the water container for cleaning or replacement. Of course, the steam generating chamber 23 may also be configured in other forms, such as a recess integrally formed with the cover 10.

Furthermore, the steam generating assembly 21 comprises heating means for heating the water inside the steam generating chamber 23 to generate steam. Therefore, the heating means may preferably be provided below or at the side of the steam generating chamber 23. As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the heating device 24 is configured to include a heating pan 241 and an electric heating tube 242. Wherein the heating pan 241 includes a bottom wall and a side wall extending upward from an edge of the bottom wall. Thereby, the bottom wall and the side wall constitute a space for accommodating the water container and surround the water container from below and from the sides. The electric heating tube 242 is disposed in the heating plate 241. In the illustrated embodiment, the electric heating tube 242 is disposed inside a sidewall of the heating pan 241. However, the electric heating tube 242 may be provided in the bottom wall of the heating pan 241, or the electric heating tube 242 may be provided in both the side wall and the bottom wall. Of course, the heating device can also be configured in other forms, such as an electromagnetic heating device or the like.

The steam sealing member 22 is connected to the cover 10 and can be opened and closed with respect to the steam generating chamber 23. Fig. 3 and 4 show the steam seal 22 in a closed state, in which the steam seal 22 closes the steam generating chamber 23. The steam containment assembly 22 is shown in an open state in fig. 2. The user can observe the water level and the degree of cleanliness (whether scale is present, etc.) in the steam generation chamber 23 by opening the steam sealing member 22, and then decide whether to perform operations such as adding water or cleaning the steam generation chamber 23.

In one embodiment, the steam enclosure assembly 22 may be configured in the form of a steam cover plate 25, and the steam cover plate 25 is provided with a seal 26 at a location corresponding to the steam generating chamber 23 on a side facing the steam generating chamber 23. When the steam-tight assembly 22 is in the closed state, the sealing member 26 is interposed between the steam cover plate 25 and the edge of the steam generating chamber 23 to perform a sealing function and prevent steam leakage.

In order to guide the steam generated in the steam generation chamber 23 into the cooking space in a state where it is sealed by the sealing member 26, a second steam passage 251 is provided on the steam cover plate 25. The second steam passage 251 has a second steam inlet 252 and a second steam outlet 253. It will be appreciated that the second steam inlet 252 is located within the sealing area of the seal 26 and the second steam outlet 253 is located outside the sealing area of the seal 26. When the steam enclosure assembly 22 is in the closed state, the second steam outlet 253 interfaces with the first steam inlet 111 of the first steam channel 11. As shown in fig. 4, the steam generated in the steam generating chamber 23 can flow into the second steam passage 251 through the second steam inlet 252, continue to flow, and enter the first steam passage 11 through the second steam outlet 253 and the first steam inlet 111, which are coupled. And finally flows out of the first steam outlet 112 of the first steam channel 11 into the cooking space under the cover 10.

As shown in fig. 2, the cover 10 is provided with a coupling post 12 at a position corresponding to the second steam outlet 253. The first steam channel 11 penetrates the connection column 12 in the axial direction of the connection column 12, and forms a first steam inlet 111 at the top end of the connection column 12. The provision of the connecting column 12 advantageously enables the second steam outlet 253 to be docked with the first steam inlet 111.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4, the cover 10 is further provided with a steam valve 30. A third steam passage 31 is provided through the steam valve 30. When the lid body 10 covers the pot body 40, the cooking space may communicate with the outside, for example, the outside atmosphere, through the third steam passage 31 of the steam valve 30. Wherein the third steam passage 31 may be configured in a labyrinth shape. The steam valve 30 enables the cooking space to be kept slightly pressurized with respect to the outside while also functioning as an anti-overflow.

Preferably, the steam valve 30 may be disposed adjacent to the steam generating device 20. For example, as shown in fig. 2, the steam valve 30 is disposed adjacent to the steam generation chamber 23. When the steam containment assembly 22 is in the closed state, it at least partially covers the steam valve 30. Thus, the steam sealing member 22 covers the steam generating chamber 23 and at least partially covers the cavity of the cover 10 for the steam valve 30. So that the cover body 10 can have a smooth upper surface for easy cleaning. Further preferably, the steam cover plate 25 is provided with a steam outlet 254. The third steam passage 31 of the steam valve 30 communicates with the outside through the steam outlet 254. By disposing the steam valve 30 close to the steam generating device 20, the cover 10 can be made compact as a whole. Further, since the steam outlet 254 is provided in the steam cover 25, the steam cover 25 can be manufactured more easily because of its small volume, and the trouble of providing the steam outlet 254 in the large-sized lid 10 is eliminated.

Since the second steam passage 251 and the steam outlet 254 are integrally provided on the steam cover plate 25, in order to ensure a sufficient size thereof, the side length of the steam cover plate 25 may be set to be greater than or equal to 100mm and less than or equal to 400 mm. In various embodiments, the side length of the steam cover plate 25 may be set to 150mm, 200mm, 250mm, 300mm, 350mm, or the like, respectively.

Generally, the lid body 10 is connected to the pot body 40 by a pivot shaft, and pivots about the pivot shaft to open and close with respect to the pot body 40. As shown in fig. 2, a pivot axis (not shown) defines a pivot axis AX1 of the lid 10. Generally, the cooking appliance 1 is placed and used in such a manner that the side provided with the pivot axis faces away from the user. Thus, the side of the cooking appliance 1 on which the pivot axis is provided (i.e. the side facing away from the user when in use) is defined as the rear side and the opposite side (i.e. the side facing towards the user when in use) is defined as the front side.

The cover 10 has a large weight after the steam generating device 20 and the steam valve 30 are provided. This causes an additional burden to the opening and closing of the cover body 10. Therefore, it is preferable that the components such as the steam generator 20 and the steam valve 30 be provided in the rear half of the lid body 10 as close as possible to the pivot axis AX1 of the lid body 10. The center of gravity of the lid body 10 can thereby be brought close to the pivot axis AX1, facilitating pivotal opening and closing thereof.

Preferably, on the lid body 10, along the front-rear direction D1 perpendicular to the pivot axis AX1, the position of the steam generating device 20 on the lid body 10 may be set such that the maximum distance from the pivot axis AX1 is less than or equal to 2/3, which is the maximum dimension of the lid body 10 itself in the front-rear direction D1, in order to be as close as possible to the pivot axis AX 1.

The steam generator 20 is disposed on the cover 10, which inevitably increases the size of the cover 10. In order to avoid the size of the cover 10 from being excessively increased to fail to achieve the volume reduction effect, it is preferable that the size of the cover 10 in the thickness direction D2 (fig. 3) be set to 40 to 100 mm. For example, in various embodiments, the thickness of the cover 10 may be set to 45mm, 55mm, 60mm, 65mm, 75mm, 80mm, 90mm, or the like. Further preferably, the size may be set to 50-70 mm.

Accordingly, the volume of the steam generator 20 itself should not be too large in consideration of the size limit of the cover 10. Among them, the steam generating chamber 23 occupies the largest volume in the steam generating device 20. Preferably, the volume of the steam generating chamber 23 may be set to 50-300 mL. For example, in various embodiments, the volume of the steam generating chamber 23 may be set to 60mm, 80mL, 100mL, 150mL, 200mL, 250mL, or the like. Further preferably, the volume of the steam generating chamber 23 may be set to 70-120 mL. Thus, the volume of the steam generating chamber 23 can be adapted to the size limit of the lid body 10, and the excessive size of the lid body 10 can be avoided.

The cooking appliance according to the present invention has been introduced above. According to the utility model discloses, steam generator can produce steam in order to assist the culinary art, sets up steam generator on the lid, can reduce a kind of deep pot body's volume, and then reduces cooking utensil's overall dimension, makes its compact structure, is convenient for carry and places.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "disposed" and the like, as used herein, may refer to one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through intervening elements. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it is to be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many more modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching and are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance (1), characterized in that the cooking appliance (1) comprises:

the cooker comprises a cooker body (40), wherein an inner pot (41) is arranged in the cooker body (40);

the cooker comprises a cover body (10), wherein the cover body (10) is pivotally arranged on the cooker body (40) through a pivot shaft, when the cover body (10) covers the cooker body (40), a cooking space is formed between the cover body (10) and the inner pot (41), and a first steam channel (11) communicated with the cooking space is arranged in the cover body (10); and

a steam generating device (20), the steam generating device (20) being used for generating steam for assisting cooking, the steam generating device (20) being provided in the cover body (10) and being capable of communicating with the cooking space through the first steam passage (11) to introduce the steam into the cooking space.

2. Cooking appliance (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that said steam generating means (20) comprise:

the steam generating assembly (21), wherein a steam generating cavity (23) is arranged on the steam generating assembly (21), and the steam generating cavity (23) is used for containing water to be heated to generate steam; and

a steam containment assembly (22), said steam containment assembly (22) being connected to said cover and openable with respect to said steam generating chamber (23).

3. Cooking appliance (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the steam-tight assembly (22) comprises a steam cover plate (25) and a seal (26) provided on the steam cover plate, the seal (26) sealing the steam generating chamber (23) when the steam cover plate (25) is closed.

4. Cooking appliance (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that said steam containment assembly (22) comprises a steam cover plate (25), said steam cover plate (25) being provided with a second steam channel (251), said second steam channel (251) being in communication with said steam generation chamber (23) and with said first steam channel (11), respectively, when said steam cover plate (25) is closed.

5. The cooking appliance (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that said steam generating assembly (21) comprises a water container forming said steam generating chamber (23).

6. Cooking appliance (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the water container is manually detachably arranged.

7. Cooking appliance (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that said steam generating assembly (21) comprises heating means (24) arranged in the lower part or on the side of said steam generating chamber (23).

8. The cooking appliance (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that said heating means (24) comprise:

a heating pan (241), the heating pan (241) having a bottom wall and a side wall extending upward from an edge of the bottom wall; and

an electrothermal tube (242), the electrothermal tube (242) is arranged in the bottom wall and/or the side wall.

9. Cooking appliance (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that said heating means (24) are electromagnetic heating means.

10. The cooking appliance (1) according to any one of claims 2 to 9, wherein the volume of the steam generating chamber (23) is 20-300 mL.

11. Cooking appliance (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that the volume of the steam generating chamber (23) is 70-120 mL.

12. The cooking appliance (1) according to claim 2, wherein a steam valve (30) is further arranged in the cover body (10), a third steam channel (31) is arranged in the steam valve (30), and the cooking space can be communicated with the outside through the third steam channel (31).

13. The cooking appliance (1) according to claim 12, wherein the steam seal (22) is at least partially arranged above the steam valve (30) and the steam seal (22) is provided with a steam outlet (254) communicating with the third steam channel (31).

14. The cooking appliance (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the horizontally extending pivot axis (AX1) defined by the pivot axis about which the lid (10) is pivotally openable and closable with respect to the pot body (40), wherein, on the lid (10), along a front-rear direction (D1) perpendicular to the pivot axis (AX1), a maximum distance of the steam generating device (20) from the pivot axis (AX1) is less than or equal to a maximum dimension 2/3 of the lid (10) in the front-rear direction (D1).

15. Cooking appliance (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (10) has a dimension in the thickness direction (D2) of 40-100 mm.

16. The cooking appliance (1) according to claim 15, wherein the cover (10) has a dimension in the thickness direction (D2) of 50-70 mm.