CN110731704A

CN110731704A - Cooking device

Info

Publication number: CN110731704A
Application number: CN201911160128.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 任富佳; 王文龙; 周帅; 刘凯; 陈晓伟
Original assignee: Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Robam Appliances Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-21
Filing date: 2019-11-21
Publication date: 2020-01-31

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of cooking equipment, in particular to cooking devices, which comprise a device body, a heat dissipation fan, a heat dissipation air channel and a camera, wherein the heat dissipation air channel is positioned in the device body, at least part of the heat dissipation air channel is positioned in the top space of the device body, the camera is used for shooting food materials in a cooking cavity, the heat dissipation fan can blow external cold air into the heat dissipation air channel for cooling the device body, and the camera is arranged in the heat dissipation air channel.

Description

Cooking device

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cooking equipment, in particular to cooking devices.

Background

A camera is arranged on a plurality of cooking electric appliances (such as an oven, a steam box, a steaming and baking body machine, a micro steaming and baking body machine and the like) so as to photograph or pick up the food in a cooking cavity by using the camera, a user can conveniently observe the change of the information such as the ripeness, the color and the like of the food in the cooking process outside the cooking electric appliances, and a low-power direct current vortex fan special for radiating the camera is additionally arranged in the conventional cooking device in order to prevent the camera from being damaged due to long-term high-temperature environment due to the fact that the temperature of the cooking device is increased in the cooking process.

However, the existing cooking appliance is additionally provided with a low-power direct current vortex fan for radiating heat of the camera, which not only causes cost increase, but also causes volume increase; in addition, the low-power dc vortex fan has a poor heat dissipation effect, so that the camera is still easily damaged due to inefficient heat dissipation.

In summary, how to overcome the above-mentioned defects of the existing cooking appliance with a camera is a technical problem to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide cooking devices to solve the technical problems of high cost, large volume and poor heat dissipation effect of a cooking appliance with a camera in the prior art.

The invention provides a cooking device which comprises a device body, a heat dissipation fan, a heat dissipation air channel and a camera, wherein the heat dissipation air channel is positioned in the device body, at least part of the heat dissipation air channel is positioned in the top space of the device body, the camera is used for shooting food materials in a cooking cavity, and the heat dissipation fan can blow external cold air into the heat dissipation air channel and is used for cooling the device body; the camera is installed in the heat dissipation air duct.

Preferably, as possible embodiments, the camera is located at a position where the heat dissipation air duct is close to the heat dissipation fan.

Preferably, as possible implementation manners, the heat dissipation fan is located at the top of the device body, the heat dissipation air duct includes a top air duct section located at the top of the device body, and the camera is installed in the top air duct section.

Preferably, as possible embodiments, the top duct section is detachably connected with a fixed bracket, and the camera is mounted on the fixed bracket.

Preferably, as possible implementation modes, the top air duct section is provided with an air duct bottom plate, the air duct bottom plate is provided with a mounting hole, the fixed support comprises a sleeve with openings at the upper end and the lower end, the sleeve penetrates through the mounting hole and is detachably connected with the air duct bottom plate, the camera is mounted in the sleeve, and the opening at the bottom of the sleeve is sealed with a transparent plate.

Preferably, as possible embodiments, the top of the sleeve has a flange, the flange is overlapped on the upper surface of the air duct bottom plate, and the flange is connected with the air duct bottom plate through a -th threaded connector.

Preferably, as possible embodiments, the camera head is detachably connected to the sleeve.

Preferably, as possible embodiments, the camera head is connected to the sleeve by a second threaded connection.

Preferably, as possible embodiments, the camera has a light source capable of illuminating the cooking cavity.

Preferably, as possible embodiments, the light source is multiple, and the multiple light sources are uniformly distributed around the lens of the camera.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that:

the cooking device provided by the invention mainly comprises a device body, a heat dissipation fan, a heat dissipation air channel and a camera, wherein the heat dissipation air channel is positioned in the device body, at least part of the heat dissipation air channel is positioned in the top space of the device body, and the camera is used for shooting food materials in a cooking cavity. On the basis, the camera is installed in the heat dissipation air duct, so that external cold air can not only dissipate heat of the device body but also dissipate heat of the camera in the heat dissipation air duct after entering the heat dissipation air duct.

It should be noted that the heat dissipation fan is a fan for dissipating heat of the whole device body, and the heat dissipation fan is originally present, and the power of the heat dissipation fan is much larger than that of the low-power dc vortex fan.

Therefore, the cooking device provided by the invention utilizes the heat dissipation fan for dissipating heat of the device body to dissipate heat for the camera, and does not need to add a fan to dissipate heat for the camera, so that the cost is reduced, and the volume is convenient to reduce; in addition, the power of the cooling fan is high, and the flow rate of cold air blown into the cooling air duct is high, so that the camera can be effectively cooled, and the probability of damage of the camera due to slow cooling is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a top structure of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of a camera and a fixing bracket in the cooking device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a camera in the cooking device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The figure comprises 100 parts of a device body, 200 parts of a heat dissipation fan, 300 parts of a top air duct section, 400 parts of a camera, 500 parts of a fixed support, 600 parts of an th threaded connecting piece and 700 parts of a second threaded connecting piece;

110-a cooking cavity;

310-a duct floor;

410-lens; 420-a light source; 430-a mounting plate;

510-a sleeve; 520-a transparent plate;

511-flanging.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is to be understood that the described embodiments are partial embodiments, but not all embodiments .

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and operate, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited, the terms "mounted" and "connected" shall be construed , and for example, may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or may be physically connected, a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, a direct connection, an indirect connection via intermediary media, and communication between two elements.

The invention is described in further detail with reference to specific embodiments and drawings.

Referring to the sectional structure of the cooking device provided in this embodiment in fig. 1, the cooking device mainly comprises a device body 100, a heat dissipation fan 200, a heat dissipation air duct located inside the device body 100 and at least partially located in the top space of the device body 100, and a camera 400 used for shooting food materials in the cooking cavity 110, fig. 1 shows the positional relationship among the cooking cavity 110, the heat dissipation fan 200, and the camera 400, wherein the heat dissipation fan 200 can blow external cold air into the heat dissipation air duct, so that the device body 100 generating temperature rise in the cooking process is cooled by the cold air entering the heat dissipation air duct, and the purpose of cooling the device body 100 is achieved. On this basis, the camera 400 is installed in the heat dissipation air duct, so that external cold air can not only dissipate heat of the device body 100 but also dissipate heat of the camera 400 in the heat dissipation air duct after entering the heat dissipation air duct.

It should be noted that the heat dissipation fan 200 is a fan for dissipating heat of the entire device body 100, and the power of the heat dissipation fan 200 is much higher than that of the low-power dc vortex fan.

Therefore, in the cooking device provided by the embodiment, the heat dissipation fan 200 for dissipating heat of the device body 100 is used for dissipating heat of the camera 400, and a new fan is not needed for dissipating heat of the camera 400, so that the cost is reduced, and the volume is reduced; in addition, the power of the cooling fan 200 is high, and the flow rate of cold air blown into the cooling air duct is high, so that the camera 400 can be effectively cooled, and the probability of damage to the camera 400 due to slow cooling is reduced.

The cooking device in this embodiment may be an oven, a steam box, a steaming and baking body machine, a micro-steaming and baking body machine, or the like.

Preferably, referring to the cross-sectional view of the top structure of the cooking device provided in this embodiment in fig. 2, the cross-section of the top structure is perpendicular to the cross-section in fig. 1, and the camera 400 is installed at a position of the heat dissipation air duct close to the heat dissipation fan 200, so that after external cold air is blown into the heat dissipation air duct by the heat dissipation fan 200, before heat dissipation is performed on the camera 400, too much heat from the device body 100 is not absorbed, that is, the camera 400 can contact cold air with a lower temperature, thereby improving the heat dissipation effect of the cold air in the heat dissipation air duct on the camera 400, further enabling the camera 400 to be more effectively dissipated, and further further reducing the probability of damage to the camera 400 due to slow heat dissipation.

The cooling fan 200 in the cooking device provided in this embodiment is located at the top of the device body 100 (as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2), on this basis, a portion of the cooling air duct located at the top of the device body 100 is defined as a top air duct section 300, and the camera 400 is installed in the top air duct section 300, that is, the camera 400 is located above the cooking cavity 110, and can shoot food materials in the cooking cavity 110 from top to bottom, so that a picture or a video shot at this shooting angle is better in effect, and a cook can more conveniently view changes of information such as the ripeness, color and luster of the food materials.

Preferably, referring to fig. 2, which shows the position of the camera 400 on the top of the apparatus body 100, the camera 400 can be mounted on the center of the top of the apparatus body 100, and the shooting effect is better.

Preferably, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the top duct section 300 is detachably connected to the fixing bracket 500, and the camera 400 is mounted on the fixing bracket 500, so that the camera 400 and the fixing bracket 500 can be detached from the top duct section 300 for replacement when the camera 400 or the fixing bracket 500 is damaged, or for detaching the fixing bracket 500 for cleaning when the camera 400 or the fixing bracket 500 is smudged.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, the top duct section 300 includes a duct bottom plate 310, and a mounting hole is formed on the duct bottom plate 310; the fixed support 500 comprises a sleeve 510 with openings at the upper end and the lower end, the sleeve 510 penetrates through the mounting hole, the sleeve 510 is detachably connected with the air duct bottom plate 310, the camera 400 is mounted in the sleeve 510 (as shown in fig. 3), and a transparent plate 520 is packaged at the opening at the bottom of the sleeve 510, so that hot air can contact with cold air through the opening at the top of the sleeve 510 to realize heat exchange, the air in the sleeve 510 can be cooled, and further the camera 400 in the sleeve 510 can be cooled; meanwhile, the transparent plate 520 can block oil smoke in the cooking cavity 110, so that the influence of the oil smoke in the cooking cavity 110 on the camera 400 can be reduced, and the service life of the camera 400 can be prolonged.

, referring to fig. 3 and 4, a flange 511 is provided at the top of the sleeve 510, the flange 511 can be lapped on the upper surface of the air duct bottom plate (when lapping, the position relationship between the flange and the air duct bottom plate is shown in fig. 3), and the flange 511 is further connected with the air duct bottom plate 310 through a -th threaded connector 600 (such as a bolt, a screw, etc.).

Preferably, the -th threaded connections 600 are evenly distributed around the circumference of the sleeve 510.

In particular, the th screw thread connector 600 can be provided in 4 pieces, enclosing a square-like shape.

It should be noted that the detachable connection between the flange 511 of the sleeve 510 and the air duct bottom plate 310 is not limited to the detachable connection that uses the th threaded connector 600 to perform threaded connection, but may also use other connection methods to achieve detachable connection, such as clamping connection.

Preferably, the camera 400 is detachably connected with the sleeve 510, so that the camera 400 can be conveniently detached from the sleeve 510, and therefore, when the camera 400 is damaged, the camera 400 can be independently replaced, and the sleeve 510 can still be continuously used; when the sleeve 510 is damaged, the sleeve 510 can be replaced independently, and the camera 400 can still be used continuously, so that the maintenance cost is saved. In addition, after camera 400 or sleeve 510 are smoked dirty, can separate camera 400 and sleeve 510, clear up respectively, can reduce the clearance degree of difficulty to can make the clearance more thorough.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, the camera 400 and the sleeve 510 can be connected through the second threaded connection member 700, so that the detachable connection can be realized, the connection stability can be ensured, and the disassembly and assembly are convenient.

Preferably, the second threaded connections 700 may be evenly distributed around the periphery of the camera head 400.

In particular, the second screw thread connector 700 may be provided in 4 pieces, enclosing a square-like shape.

It should be noted that the detachable connection between the camera 400 and the sleeve 510 is not limited to the detachable connection manner of using the second threaded connection member 700 to perform threaded connection, and other connection manners may also be used to achieve detachable connection, such as: and (4) clamping.

As possible embodiments, a plurality of positioning posts protruding inwards may be disposed on the inner cylindrical wall of the sleeve 510, the axes of the positioning posts are all disposed vertically, threaded holes are disposed on the positioning posts, through holes are disposed on the camera 400 at positions corresponding to the threaded holes, and the second threaded connector 700 is inserted through the through holes and then engaged with the threaded holes on the positioning posts, thereby achieving connection between the camera 400 and the sleeve 510.

In particular, a glass plate can be used as the transparent plate 520 sealed at the bottom opening of the sleeve 510, which not only has good light transmittance, but also has low cost.

In addition, the camera among the cooking device that this embodiment provided still can install in the top of wind channel bottom plate through the mounting bracket, only needs to set up the through-hole on the wind channel bottom plate to at this through-hole department installation transparent structure, so that the camera can shine the edible material of cooking intracavity portion.

Preferably, referring to fig. 3 and 5, a light source 420 may be disposed on the camera 400, that is, the camera 400 carries the light source 420 itself, so as to illuminate the cooking cavity 110 with the light source 420, so that the camera 400 can acquire a clearer food material image, so that a cook can better judge a real-time cooking state of the food material.

, the light source 420 can be provided in plural, and the plural light sources 420 can be uniformly distributed around the lens 410 of the camera 400, so that not only the food in the cooking cavity 110 can be illuminated by the light source 420 as completely as possible, but also the light source 420 can be prevented from blocking the camera 400.

Preferably, the number of the light sources 420 may be 4.

Specifically, the camera head 400 has a mounting plate 430 surrounding the lens 410, and the light source 420 can be fixed to the mounting plate 430.

In summary, the invention discloses cooking devices, which overcome many technical defects of the traditional cooking appliances with cameras.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the invention has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

The cooking device is characterized by comprising a device body (100), a heat dissipation fan (200), a heat dissipation air duct and a camera (400), wherein the heat dissipation air duct is located inside the device body (100), at least part of the heat dissipation air duct is located in the top space of the device body (100), the camera (400) is used for shooting food materials in a cooking cavity (110), the heat dissipation fan (200) can blow outside cold air into the heat dissipation air duct and is used for cooling the device body (100), and the camera (400) is installed in the heat dissipation air duct.
2. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the camera (400) is located at a position of the heat-dissipating air duct close to the heat-dissipating fan (200).
3. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the heat dissipation fan (200) is located at the top of the device body (100), the heat dissipation duct comprises a top duct section (300) located at the top of the device body (100), and the camera (400) is installed in the top duct section (300).
4. The cooking device according to claim 3, wherein a fixed bracket (500) is detachably connected to the top air duct section (300), and the camera (400) is mounted on the fixed bracket (500).
5. The cooking device of claim 4, wherein the top air duct section (300) has an air duct bottom plate (310), the air duct bottom plate (310) having mounting holes formed therein; fixed bolster (500) are including the equal open-ended sleeve (510) in upper and lower both ends, sleeve (510) wear to locate in the mounting hole, and with air duct bottom plate (310) can dismantle the connection, camera (400) install in sleeve (510), the bottom opening part of sleeve (510) is sealed has transparent plate (520).
6. The cooking device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the sleeve (510) has a flange (511) at the top, the flange (511) overlaps the upper surface of the duct bottom plate, and the flange (511) is connected with the duct bottom plate (310) by th screw connection.
7. The cooking device of claim 5, wherein the camera (400) is removably connected to the sleeve (510).
8. The cooking device according to claim 7, wherein the camera (400) is connected to the sleeve (510) by a second threaded connection.
9. The cooking device according to wherein the camera (400) has a light source (420), the light source (420) capable of illuminating the cooking cavity (110).
10. The cooking device according to claim 9, wherein the light source (420) is plural, and the plural light sources (420) are uniformly distributed around a lens (410) of the camera (400).