CN110916481A

CN110916481A - Interior pot subassembly, outer pot subassembly and cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN110916481A
Application number: CN201911380859.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈亮; 王宇金; 陈长英; 卢正邦; 康津; 邓志宏; 吴学鹏; 曾国辉; 高塬贵
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2019-12-27
Filing date: 2019-12-27
Publication date: 2020-03-27

Abstract

The invention relates to an inner pot component, an outer pot component and a cooking utensil, wherein the inner pot component is detachably sleeved in an outer pot and comprises an inner pot; the food steamer is detachably sleeved in the inner pot; wherein, interior pot is constructed for the deformation portion that has the deformability towards the diapire of food steamer at least part, and the food steamer is located the deformation route of deformation portion to follow deformation portion and carry out the lift action with the internal pot when deformation portion atress takes place to deform. So, interior pot subassembly simple structure drives the food steamer through the deformation of deformation portion on the interior pot and goes up and down, and the driving piece that drives deformation portion deformation can set up on outer pot, and electric structure intake when pot subassembly in separable electric structure and interior pot subassembly are avoided wasing, improves the electric security performance of pot subassembly in.

Description

Interior pot subassembly, outer pot subassembly and cooking utensil

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an inner pot assembly, an outer pot assembly and a cooking appliance.

Background

The preparation method of the desugared rice comprises the steps of adding a proper amount of water into an inner pot of the electric cooker to enable the water to be fully contacted with rice in the inner pot in the process of cooking the rice by using the electric cooker, discharging rice soup in the inner pot after the electric cooker cooks the rice for a period of time to reduce the starch content in the rice, and steaming the rice in a steaming mode. However, in a general rice cooker, a drainage mechanism is provided on the cooker body, and the drainage mechanism generally has an electrical structure, so that water is easily drawn into the electrical structure when the inner cooker assembly is cleaned, and the electrical safety performance is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, there is a need for an inner pot assembly, an outer pot assembly and a cooking appliance to improve the electrical safety of the inner pot assembly.

An inner pot component is detachably sleeved in an outer pot and comprises

An inner pot;

the food steamer is detachably sleeved in the inner pot;

the inner pot faces at least part of the bottom wall of the food steamer to form a deformation part with deformation capacity, the food steamer is located on a deformation path of the deformation part, and the deformation part is deformed under stress and follows the deformation part to perform lifting action relative to the inner pot.

The inner pot assembly can be assembled on the outer pot assembly and used for making the desugared rice, the food steamer is sleeved in the inner pot before cooking, a gap or a joint is formed between the food steamer and the inner pot, rice and water can be added into the food steamer at the moment, rice grains are contained in the food steamer, and water is contained in the inner pot after passing through the water filtering holes in the food steamer. Then, the water in the inner pot is heated by electrifying to cook rice, after the rice is cooked for a period of time, the deformation part is driven to deform to drive the steamer to ascend relative to the bottom wall of the inner pot, so that the gap between the steamer and the inner pot is enlarged, the rice grains in the steamer are separated from the rice water in the inner pot, the starch content in the rice grains is reduced, and finally, the desugared rice is obtained and is convenient for diabetics or obese people to eat. So, interior pot subassembly simple structure drives the food steamer through the deformation of deformation portion on the interior pot and goes up and down, and the driving piece that drives deformation portion deformation can set up on outer pot, and electric structure intake when pot subassembly in separable electric structure and interior pot subassembly are avoided wasing, improves the electric security performance of pot subassembly in.

In some embodiments, the inner pot comprises a stress rod connected to the deformation part, and the stress rod is arranged on the stress side of the deformation part along the lifting direction of the food steamer.

In some embodiments, the inner pot comprises a support column, the support column extends along the lifting direction of the food steamer and is embedded in the stress rod.

In some embodiments, the inner pot comprises a pot body and the deformation part, the steamer is detachably sleeved in the pot body, an opening is formed in one side, facing the steamer, of the pot body, and the deformation part is hermetically assembled at the opening and has deformation capacity in the lifting direction of the steamer.

In some embodiments, a containing bin is formed by sinking a part of the bottom wall of the pot body in the direction extending into the pot body, the containing bin is provided with the opening, the deformation part is hermetically assembled at the opening of the containing bin, and the stress rod is contained in the containing bin.

In some embodiments, a part of the bottom wall of the food steamer is recessed towards the direction extending into the food steamer to form a matching bin, and the matching bin is detachably sleeved outside the accommodating bin.

In some embodiments, the deformation part comprises a mounting end and a deformation end, the mounting end is hermetically matched with the opening, and the deformation end is connected with the mounting end and provided with at least two layers of folds along the lifting direction of the steamer.

In some embodiments, the container further comprises a pressing plate, wherein the pressing plate is assembled in the accommodating cabin, and the assembled end is fixedly abutted between the pressing plate and the inner wall of the accommodating cabin;

in some embodiments, the deformation portion further includes a waterproof wall, the waterproof wall is disposed at the assembling end, and forms a waterproof groove with the assembling end, and an edge of the opening on the accommodating bin is sleeved in the waterproof groove.

An outer pot assembly capable of mating with a merchant inner pot assembly and comprising:

the outer pot is provided with a mounting cavity;

the driving piece is matched and connected in the mounting cavity and is detachably abutted against the deformation part;

wherein, the driving piece is controlled to drive the deformation part to deform.

In one embodiment, the driving member comprises a fixing part and a lifting part for providing driving force for lifting the food steamer;

the lifting part can be in separable abutting joint with a stress rod located on the stress side of the deformation part.

In one embodiment, the driving device further comprises a bracket, wherein the mounting cavity is provided with a mounting opening allowing the driving device to pass through, and the bracket is detachably matched with the mounting opening and supports the driving device in the mounting cavity.

A cooking utensil comprises the inner pot assembly and the outer pot assembly.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the inner pan assembly in one position;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the inner pot assembly of FIG. 2 in another state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a portion of the inner pot assembly shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the inner pot assembly of FIG. 4 from one perspective;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of the inner pot assembly of fig. 4 from another perspective.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present.

Unless defined otherwise, all 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 in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

As shown in fig. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, a cooking device 300 is provided, which includes an outer pot assembly 200 (only a portion of which is shown in fig. 1), an inner pot assembly 100 detachably sleeved in the outer pot assembly 200, and a cover body (not shown) openably and closably disposed on the outer pot assembly 200, wherein when the cover body is closed relative to the outer pot assembly 200, the inner pot assembly 100 is sealed and a cooking space is formed, so that food materials are processed through the cooking space.

As shown in fig. 2-3, the outer and inner pot assembly 100 comprises an inner pot 10 and a food steamer 30, wherein the food steamer 30 is detachably sleeved in the inner pot 10; wherein, the bottom wall of the inner pot 10 facing the food steamer 30 is at least partially configured as a deformation part 14 with deformation capability, the food steamer 30 is located on the deformation path of the deformation part 14 and performs lifting action relative to the inner pot 10 along with the deformation 14 when the deformation part 14 deforms under stress. That is, when the deformation portion 14 is deformed by an external force, the food steamer 30 is driven to move up and down relative to the inner pot 10. In this embodiment, the driving member 211 in the outer pot assembly 210 drives the deformation portion 14 to deform, and when the deformation portion 14 is forced to deform, the food steamer 30 located on the deformation path of the deformation portion 14 is pushed by the deformation portion 14 to move up and down relative to the inner pot 10. It is understood that in other embodiments, the deformation portion 14 can be forced to deform in other manners, such as filling the deformation portion 14 with a deformation medium.

Before cooking, the food steamer 30 is sleeved in the inner pot 10 and is in clearance fit with the inner pot 10, at the moment, rice and water can be added into the food steamer 30, rice grains are accumulated in the food steamer 30, and water is accumulated in the inner pot 10 after passing through the water filtering holes in the food steamer 30. Then, the water in the inner pot 10 is heated by electrifying to cook rice, after a period of time of cooking, the deformation part 14 is driven to deform to drive the food steamer 30 to ascend relative to the bottom wall of the inner pot 10, so that the gap between the food steamer 30 and the inner pot 10 is enlarged, further, the rice grains in the food steamer 30 are separated from the rice water in the inner pot 10, the starch content in the rice grains is reduced, finally, the desugared rice is obtained, and the rice is convenient for diabetics or obese people to eat. Interior pot subassembly 100 simple structure drives food steamer 30 through the deformation of deformation portion 14 on interior pot 10 and goes up and down, and the driving piece 211 of drive deformation portion 14 deformation can set up on outer pot 210, separates electric structure and interior pot subassembly 100, and electric structure is intake when avoiding wasing interior pot subassembly 100, improves interior pot subassembly 100's electric security performance.

In some embodiments, the outer pot assembly 200 includes an outer pot 210 and a driving member 211, a mounting cavity 212 is formed on the outer pot 210, the driving member 211 is coupled in the mounting cavity 212 and detachably abutted to the deformation portion 14, and the driving member 211 is controlled to drive the deformation portion 14 to deform. In this way, the driving member 211 provided on the outer pot 210 drives the deformation portion 14 to deform, and further drives the food steamer 30 to move up and down relative to the inner pot 10.

Specifically, the driving member 211 is disposed on the heating plate of the outer pot 210, and the circuit in the outer pot 210 can be connected to the driving member 211 to supply power to the driving member 211. Optionally, a mounting cavity 212 is formed on the heating plate of the outer pot 210, the driving element 211 is assembled in the mounting cavity 212, and the driving element 211 is accommodated in the mounting cavity 212, so that the driving element 211 is prevented from integrally protruding out of the outer pot 210 to affect the matching with the inner pot 10, and the inner pot 10 is conveniently sleeved in the outer pot 210. Specifically, the outer pot assembly 200 further includes a support ring 213 (shown in fig. 1), and the inner pot assembly 100 is sleeved on the support ring 213.

Further, the outer pot assembly 200 further comprises a bracket 214, the mounting cavity 212 has a mounting opening for allowing the driving member 211 to pass through, and the bracket 214 is detachably coupled to the mounting opening and supports the driving member 211 in the mounting cavity 212 to couple the driving member 211 in the mounting cavity 212.

Specifically, in the embodiment, the driving member 211 includes a fixing portion 213 and an elevating portion 214 telescopically disposed on the fixing portion 213, the elevating portion 214 provides a driving force for the food steamer 30 to ascend and descend, and can drive the deformation portion 14 to deform and drive the food steamer 30 to ascend and descend relative to the inner pot 10.

In some embodiments, the inner pot 10 includes a pot body 12 and a deformation portion 14, the food steamer 30 is detachably sleeved in the pot body 12, an opening 13 is opened on one side of the pot body 12 facing the food steamer 30, the deformation portion 14 is hermetically assembled at the opening 13, and has a deformation capability in a lifting direction of the food steamer 30. Thus, when the deformation portion 14 is forcibly deformed, the expansion and contraction motion is transmitted to the food steamer 30, and the food steamer 30 is driven to ascend and descend. Moreover, the deformation part 14 seals the opening 13 of the pot body 12, so that water contained in the inner pot 10 is prevented from flowing out of the opening 13, and the inner pot 10 is ensured to have a normal containing function.

As shown in fig. 3-6, in the present embodiment, the inner pan 10 further includes a force-receiving rod 16 connected to the deformation portion 14, the force-receiving rod 16 is disposed on a force-receiving side of the deformation portion 14 along a lifting direction of the food steamer 30, and the force-receiving rod 16 is equivalent to a force-applying point of the driving member 211 on the deformation portion 14, so that the lifting portion 214 of the driving member 211 drives the deformation portion 14 to deform. Therefore, the stress rod 16 matched with the lifting part 214 is arranged on the deformation part 14, so that the telescopic motion of the driving part 211 is reliably transmitted to the deformation part 14, and the food steamer 30 is driven to stably lift. In the embodiment, the force-bearing rod 16 is integrally formed with the deformation portion 14; it is understood that, in other embodiments, the force-bearing rod 16 and the deformation portion 14 may be assembled after being separately molded, and are not limited herein.

Further, the inner pot assembly 100 further comprises a supporting column 18, the supporting column 18 extends along the lifting direction of the food steamer 30 and is embedded in the stress rod 16, the strength of the stress rod 16 is enhanced, and the reliability of the driving piece 211 pushing the food steamer 30 to lift through the stress rod 16 is further ensured. Optionally, the strength of the support posts 18 is greater than the strength of the force bar 16.

In some embodiments, a containing bin 121 is formed by sinking a part of the bottom wall of the pot body 12 in the direction extending into the pot body 12, an opening 13 is formed on the containing bin 121, the deformation part 14 is hermetically assembled at the opening 13 of the containing bin 121, and the stress rod 16 is contained in the containing bin 121. So, through holding storehouse 121 holding atress pole 16, pot 10 in atress pole 16 can not the protrusion, and driving piece 211 can stretch into and hold storehouse 121 and atress pole 16 butt, makes driving piece 211 and atress pole 16's cooperation go on in holding storehouse 121, can not occupy the outer space of pot 10, compact structure, convenient assembling.

As shown in fig. 4-6, in the embodiment, the deformation portion 14 includes a fitting end 141 and a deformation end 143, the fitting end 141 is coupled to the opening 13 in a sealing manner, and the deformation end 143 is connected to the fitting end 141 and has at least two folds along the lifting direction of the food steamer 30, and the at least two folds can be compressed or pushed to extend, so as to allow the deformation end 143 to deform.

Further, the inner pot assembly 100 further comprises a pressing plate 50, the pressing plate 50 is assembled in the accommodating chamber 121, and the assembling end 141 is fixedly abutted between the pressing plate 50 and the inner wall of the accommodating chamber 121, so that the deformation part 14 is assembled on the accommodating chamber 121 through the pressing plate 50. Meanwhile, the pressing plate 50 is disposed in the accommodating bin 121, does not protrude out of the pot body 12, does not occupy the space outside the pot body 12, and facilitates the inner pot assembly 100 to be sleeved in the outer pot 210.

Furthermore, the deformation portion 14 further includes a waterproof wall 145, the waterproof wall 145 is disposed at the assembling end 141, and forms a waterproof groove with the assembling end 141, the edge of the opening 13 on the accommodating bin 121 is sleeved in the waterproof groove, so as to prevent water from flowing from the opening 13 to the accommodating bin 121, and improve the sealing performance of the inner pot 10.

As shown in fig. 2, in the embodiment, the fixing portion 213 of the driving member 211 is disposed on the outer pot 210, and the lifting portion 214 is telescopically disposed on the main body 213, and can extend into the accommodating chamber 121 to abut against the stress rod 16, so as to push the stress rod 16 to lift, further drive the deformation portion 14 to extend and retract, and push the food steamer 30 abutting against the deformation portion 14 to lift.

Further, the lifting portion 214 has been seted up towards the one end of atress pole 16 and has been joined in marriage groove 216, and when lifting portion 214 moved to being close to atress pole 16, cooperation groove 216 can correspond the cooperation with atress pole 16, and the position of the relative lifting portion 214 of atress pole 16 is restricted through cooperation groove 216, guarantees that both can accurate counterpoint and transmit concertina movement. Optionally, a chamfer is formed at the end of the force-bearing rod 16 facing the matching groove 216, an inclined guide surface is arranged on the inner wall of the matching groove 216 corresponding to the chamfer of the force-bearing rod 16, and the lifting portion 214 is guided to be stably butted with the force-bearing rod 16 through the matching of the inclined guide surface and the chamfer, so that the stability of the pushing movement is ensured, and the problems of deviation and clamping stagnation of the pushing movement are prevented.

In some embodiments, a part of the bottom wall of the food steamer 30 is recessed to the direction extending into the food steamer 30 to form a matching bin 31, and the matching bin 31 is detachably sleeved outside the accommodating bin 121, so that the food steamer 30 is reliably sleeved in the inner pot 10, and the matching bin 31 can stably lift along the accommodating bin 121 under the action of the driving member 211, thereby improving the reliability of the lifting of the food steamer 30. Optionally, when the matching bin 31 is supported on the accommodating bin 121, a certain gap is reserved between the bottom wall of the food steamer 30 and the bottom wall of the inner pot 10, so that the food steamer 30 can rise to a small extent and can be separated from the liquid level in the inner pot 10, and the quality and the taste of the cooked rice are ensured.

Alternatively, the driving member 211 is an electric push rod, and the deformation portion 14 is a tower-shaped sealing ring. The electric push rod can extend into the tower-shaped sealing ring to push the tower-shaped sealing ring to extend, or the tower-shaped sealing ring contracts under the pushing of the gravity of the food steamer 30 when the electric push rod contracts.

In some embodiments, a handle 33 is formed by protruding a part of the edge of the food steamer 30 in a direction away from the bottom of the inner pot 10, the handle 33 provides a protruding stress point, so that the food steamer 30 can be conveniently taken and placed after a tool or a human hand holds the handle 33, and the use experience is improved.

Based on the same inventive concept, the invention also provides the inner pot assembly 100. The inner pot component 100 comprises an inner pot 10 and a food steamer 30, and the food steamer 30 is detachably sleeved in the inner pot 10; wherein, the food steamer 30 is lifted and lowered relative to the inner pot 10 under the action of the driving element 211 arranged on the outer pot 210. Before cooking, the food steamer 30 is sleeved in the inner pot 10 and is in clearance fit with the inner pot 10, at the moment, rice and water can be added into the food steamer 30, rice grains are accumulated in the food steamer 30, and water is accumulated in the inner pot 10 after passing through the water filtering holes in the food steamer 30. Then, the water in the inner pot 10 is heated by electrifying to cook rice, after a period of cooking, the driving piece 211 can drive the food steamer 30 to ascend relative to the bottom wall of the inner pot 10, so that the gap between the food steamer 30 and the inner pot 10 is enlarged, further, rice grains in the food steamer 30 are separated from rice soup in the inner pot 10, the starch content in the rice grains is reduced, and finally, desugared rice is obtained, which is convenient for diabetics or obese people to eat. Interior pot subassembly 100 simple structure, and driving piece 211 sets up on outer pot 210, does not have electric structure in making pot subassembly 100, and interior pot subassembly 100 all is mechanical structure, separates electric structure and interior pot subassembly 100, and electric structure is intake when avoiding wasing pot subassembly 100 in, improves the electric security performance of interior pot subassembly 100.

Based on the same inventive concept, the invention further provides an outer pot assembly 200, the outer pot assembly 200 comprises an outer pot 210 and a driving member 211, a mounting cavity 212 is formed on the outer pot 210, the driving member 211 is coupled in the mounting cavity 212 and detachably abutted to the deformation part 14, and the driving member 211 is controlled to drive the deformation part 14 to deform. In this way, the driving member 211 provided on the outer pot 210 drives the deformation portion 14 to deform, and further drives the food steamer 30 to move up and down relative to the inner pot 10.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An inner pot assembly, characterised in that it is detachably nested in an outer pot (210), and that the inner pot assembly (100) comprises:

an inner pan (10);

the food steamer (30), the said food steamer (30) is set in the said inner pan (10) removably;

wherein, interior pot (10) face the diapire of food steamer (30) is at least partly constructed as deformation portion (14) that have the deformability, food steamer (30) are located deformation route of deformation portion (14) to when deformation portion (14) atress takes place to deform, follow deformation portion (14) relatively interior pot (10) carry out the lift action.

2. Inner pot assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner pot (10) comprises a force bar (16) connected to the deformation (14), the force bar (16) being arranged on the force side of the deformation (14) in the lifting direction of the basket (30).

3. Inner pot assembly according to claim 2, characterized in that the inner pot (10) comprises a support column (18), the support column (18) extending in the direction of lifting of the basket (30) and being embedded in the force bar (16).

4. The inner pot assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the inner pot (10) comprises a pot body (12) and the deformation part (14), the food steamer (30) is detachably sleeved in the pot body (12), an opening (13) is formed in one side of the pot body (12) facing the food steamer (30), the deformation part (14) is hermetically assembled at the opening (13) and has deformation capacity in the lifting direction of the food steamer (30).

5. The inner pot assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein a receiving chamber (121) is formed by recessing a part of the bottom wall of the pot body (12) in a direction extending into the pot body (12), the receiving chamber (121) is provided with the opening (13), the deformation part (14) is hermetically assembled at the opening (13) of the receiving chamber (121), and the force-bearing rod 16 is received in the receiving chamber (121).

6. The inner pot assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that a part of the bottom wall of the food steamer (30) is concavely formed with a matching bin (31) towards the direction extending into the food steamer (30), and the matching bin (31) is detachably sleeved outside the accommodating bin (121).

7. Inner pot assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that the deformation (14) comprises a fitting end (141) and a deformation end (143), the fitting end (141) is sealingly fitted at the opening (13), and the deformation end (143) is connected with the fitting end (141) and has at least two folds in the lifting direction of the basket (30).

8. Inner pot assembly according to claim 5, further comprising a pressure plate (50), wherein the pressure plate (50) fits inside the receiving bin (121), and the fitting end (141) is fixed abutting between the pressure plate (50) and the inner wall of the receiving bin (121).

9. Inner pot assembly according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the deformation (14) further comprises a water-proof wall (145), the water-proof wall (145) is arranged at the mounting end (141) and forms a water-proof groove with the mounting end (141), and the edge of the opening (13) on the accommodating bin (121) is sleeved in the water-proof groove.

10. An outer pot assembly adapted to mate with an inner pot assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9 and comprising:

an outer pot (210) having a mounting cavity (212) formed thereon;

the driving piece (211) is matched and connected in the installation cavity (212) and is detachably abutted with the deformation part (14);

wherein, the driving piece (211) is controlled to drive the deformation part (14) to deform.

11. The outer pot assembly of claim 10 wherein the driving member (211) comprises a fixed portion (213) and a lifting portion (214) for providing a driving force for lifting the food steamer (30);

wherein the lifting part (214) is in separable abutting contact with a stress rod (16) positioned on the stress side of the deformation part (14).

12. The outer pan assembly of claim 10, further comprising a bracket (214), the mounting cavity (212) having a mounting opening for allowing the driving member (211) to pass through, the bracket (214) being detachably coupled to the mounting opening and supporting the driving member (211) within the mounting cavity (212).

13. A cooking appliance comprising an inner pan assembly (100) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 and an outer pan assembly as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 12.