CN115137227A - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a cooking utensil, this cooking utensil includes pot body subassembly, pot lid subassembly and functional assembly. Wherein the pan body assembly is used for containing food to be cooked. The pot cover assembly can cover the pot body assembly, the pot cover assembly is matched with the pot body assembly to realize a first cooking mode, the pot cover assembly comprises a pot cover body and a switch assembly, an exhaust passage is arranged on the pot cover body, and the switch assembly is used for opening or closing the exhaust passage. The functional component is detachably arranged on the pot cover component, and the functional component, the pot body component and the pot cover component are matched for use to realize a second cooking mode. Wherein, when the functional component is installed in the pot cover component, the functional component drives the switch component to open the exhaust passage. The cooking utensil that this application provided has higher security.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a cooking appliance.

Background

With the improvement of living standard, people have higher and higher requirements on food. Different cooking methods can obtain different flavors, so that the multifunctional cooking appliance is produced at the same time. Compare in traditional single function's cooking utensil, multi-functional cooking utensil function is diversified, is favorable to reducing cooking utensil's the number of platforms, practices thrift limited spatial position.

When the multifunctional cooking appliance includes a pressure cooking mode with a general temperature and an atmospheric cooking mode with a higher temperature (such as an air-fry cooking mode or a baking cooking mode), how to avoid safety accidents caused by pressure generated inside the cooking appliance in the atmospheric cooking mode with the higher temperature is still a problem to be solved urgently.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a cooking utensil has solved under the ordinary pressure culinary art mode of higher temperature, how to avoid leading to the technical problem of incident because of the inside rise pressure of cooking utensil.

The first technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: a cooking appliance is provided, which comprises a pot body assembly, a pot cover assembly and a functional assembly. Wherein the pot assembly is used for containing food to be cooked. The pot cover assembly can cover the pot body assembly, the pot cover assembly is matched with the pot body assembly to realize a first cooking mode, the pot cover assembly comprises a pot cover body and a switch assembly, an exhaust passage is arranged on the pot cover body, and the switch assembly is used for opening or closing the exhaust passage. The functional component detachably install in the pot cover subassembly, functional component, pot body subassembly and the cooperation of pot cover subassembly are used and are realized the second and cook the mode. Wherein, when the functional component is installed in the pot cover component, the functional component drives the switch component to open the exhaust passage.

Optionally, the switch module includes discharge valve, and when the function block was installed in the pot cover subassembly, the function block ordered about discharge valve and opened exhaust passage.

Optionally, the switch assembly further comprises a transmission member, and when the functional assembly is installed on the pot cover assembly, the functional assembly drives the exhaust valve to open the exhaust channel through the transmission member.

Optionally, the transmission member is movably arranged on the pot cover body, when the functional component is arranged on the pot cover component, the transmission member is pushed by the functional component, and then the transmission member pushes the exhaust valve to be biased, so that the exhaust channel is opened.

Optionally, the transmission member includes a main body portion, a first push rod and a second push rod, and the first push rod and the second push rod are disposed on the main body portion; the main body part is rotatably arranged on the pot cover body, and when the functional component is arranged on the pot cover component, the first push rod is pushed by the functional component and drives the main body part to rotate, so that the second push rod is driven to push the exhaust valve to be biased, and the exhaust channel is opened; or the main body part is arranged on the pot cover body in a sliding mode, when the functional component is arranged on the pot cover component, the first push rod is pushed by the functional component and drives the main body part to slide, and then the second push rod is driven to push the exhaust valve to be biased, so that the exhaust channel is opened.

Optionally, one side of the functional component, which is close to the pot body component, is provided with a guide surface, and when the functional component is installed on the pot cover component, the guide surface pushes the first push rod.

Optionally, a groove is formed in the surface, close to the pan body assembly, of one side of the functional assembly, and the groove comprises a first side wall and a second side wall which are arranged oppositely; the part of the first side wall far away from the bottom wall of the groove is obliquely arranged in the direction far away from the second side wall relative to the other part of the bottom wall close to the groove to form a guide surface, and when the functional component is installed on the pot cover component, the first push rod slides along the guide surface and is clamped and fixed at the bottom of the groove.

Optionally, when the functional component is mounted on the pot cover component, the functional component drives the exhaust valve to move towards the direction close to the pot body component, so that the exhaust passage is opened.

Optionally, the switch assembly comprises a float valve, and when the functional assembly is mounted on the pot cover assembly, the functional assembly drives the float valve to open the exhaust passage.

Optionally, the first cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode and the second cooking mode is an air-fry cooking mode.

Optionally, the functional component is detachably arranged on one side of the pot cover component, which is far away from the pot body component; the cooking utensil also comprises a fan component, and the fan component is arranged on one side of the pot cover component close to the pot body component; the fan assembly can work under the drive of the functional assembly and is matched with the functional assembly, the pot body assembly and the pot cover assembly to realize a second cooking mode.

Optionally, the fan assembly comprises a fan blade and a first magnetic piece; the functional component comprises a motor and a second magnetic part, and the second magnetic part and the first magnetic part are arranged correspondingly; the motor drives the fan blade to rotate through the second magnetic piece and the first magnetic piece.

The beneficial effects of the present application are explained by taking the first cooking mode as a pressure cooking mode and the second cooking mode as an air-fry cooking mode as an example:

the pot cover assembly covers the pot body assembly, and when valves in the pot cover assembly are all in a closed state, the inside of the pot body assembly is a closed space. The pot cover assembly covers the pot body assembly, and when the functional assembly is installed on the pot cover assembly, the cooking appliance can start to work according to the air-frying cooking mode. When cooking utensil began work according to the air-fry culinary art mode, if the valve in the pot lid subassembly all was in the closed condition, the inside moisture of pot body subassembly was evaporated, leads to the inside generate pressure of pot body subassembly easily, and in addition the air-fry culinary art mode down culinary art temperature is higher, leads to the incident easily. In the technical scheme that this application provided, when functional unit installed in the pot lid subassembly, functional unit ordered about the switch module and opened exhaust passage, was favorable to avoiding the inside pressure that produces of pot body subassembly under the air-fry culinary art mode, avoids taking place the incident.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a cooking appliance of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of a portion of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a part of the structure of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of functional components of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is another schematic structural view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is another structural schematic view of a portion of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is another structural schematic view of a portion of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is another schematic structural view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 10 is another structural schematic view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

The present application will be described in further detail with reference to the following drawings and examples. It is to be noted that the following examples are only illustrative of the present application, and do not limit the scope of the present application. Likewise, the following examples are only some examples and not all examples of the present application, and all other examples obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without any inventive work are within the scope of the present application.

Reference in the specification to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the specification. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

The cooking appliance described in the embodiment of the cooking appliance is a multifunctional cooking appliance and has a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode. Specifically, the first cooking mode may be a pressure cooking mode, and the second cooking mode may be an air-fry cooking mode.

In the following description, the present application will be described with the first cooking mode being a pressure cooking mode and the second cooking mode being an air-fry cooking mode. Of course, the present application does not limit this, for example, the second cooking mode may also be a baking cooking mode, and a person skilled in the art may select the cooking mode according to actual requirements.

In some embodiments, the cooking appliance may further include a third cooking mode, a fourth cooking mode, or even more cooking modes, which is not limited in this application and can be designed by those skilled in the art according to actual needs.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a cooking appliance of the present application. The cooking appliance 100 provided by the embodiment of the cooking appliance comprises a pot body assembly 10, a pot cover assembly 20 and a functional assembly 30. Wherein the pot assembly 10 forms an accommodating space for accommodating food to be cooked. Specifically, the cover assembly 20 can cover the pot body assembly 10, and the pot body assembly 10 and the cover assembly 20 are used in cooperation to realize a first cooking mode. The functional component 30 is detachably mounted on the lid component 20, and the pot body component 10, the lid component 20 and the functional component 30 are used in cooperation to realize the second cooking mode.

Specifically, pan assembly 10 may include a pan 11 and a heating assembly 12. Wherein, the pot body 11 is internally formed with a receiving space for receiving food to be cooked, and the heating assembly 12 is used for heating the pot body 11 to heat the food to be cooked. The pot cover assembly 20 is covered on the pot body assembly 10 and used for sealing the pot body assembly 10. The lid assembly 20 may include a lid body 25 provided with an exhaust passage (not shown in the drawings) and an opening and closing assembly for opening and closing the exhaust passage. The pot cover assembly 20 is matched with the pot body assembly 10, so that a pressure cooking mode can be realized.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2 together, fig. 2 is an exploded view of the cooking device shown in fig. 1. In some embodiments, the functional component 30 can be detachably disposed on a side of the lid body 25 away from the pot body component 10. The cooking appliance 100 may further include a fan assembly 40, and the fan assembly 40 is disposed on a side of the lid body 25 close to the pot body assembly 10. The fan assembly 40 can work under the driving of the functional assembly 30, so that the air inside the pot body assembly 10 circulates, and therefore, the pot body assembly 10, the pot cover assembly 20, the fan assembly 40 and the functional assembly 30 cooperate to realize the air-frying cooking mode.

In some embodiments, the fan assembly 40 may be detachable, and in other embodiments, the fan assembly 40 may also be non-detachable, which is not limited in this application and can be selected by one skilled in the art according to actual needs.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is an exploded view of a portion of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1. Specifically, the fan assembly 40 includes a fan blade 41 and a first magnetic member 42. The functional assembly 30 includes a motor 33 and a second magnetic member 34, and the second magnetic member 34 is disposed corresponding to the first magnetic member 42. The motor 33 drives the fan blade 41 to rotate through the second magnetic member 34 and the first magnetic member 42 to realize air circulation in the pot assembly 10, thereby realizing the air-fry cooking mode.

The functional assembly 30 further includes an upper cover 31 and a lower cover 32. The upper cover 31 and the lower cover 32 enclose to form a cavity, and the motor 33 and the second magnetic member 34 are disposed in the cavity. The second magnetic member 34 is disposed at a side of the motor 33 close to the lid assembly 20. A magnetic shielding sheet 35 is further disposed between the second magnetic member 34 and the motor 33. The first magnetic member 42 is disposed on a side of the fan blade 41 close to the lid assembly 20, and is disposed corresponding to the second magnetic member 34. The motor 33 drives the fan blade 41 to rotate through the second magnetic member 34 and the first magnetic member 42 to realize air circulation in the pot assembly 10, thereby realizing the air-fry cooking mode.

In some embodiments, the functional assembly 30 may have other structures, and the present application is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can select the functional assembly according to actual needs. For example, the functional component 30 may also be the fan component 40 described above.

In some embodiments, when the lid assembly 20 covers the pot assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the cooking appliance 100 can only realize the air-frying cooking mode, but cannot realize the pressure cooking mode. Specifically, when the function component 30 is installed in the pot cover component 20, the function component 30 can drive the switch component on the pot cover component 20 to open the exhaust passage, so that the accommodating space inside the pot body 11 is communicated with the external environment, thereby being beneficial to avoiding the pressure inside the pot body 11 under the air-frying cooking mode, and avoiding the occurrence of safety accidents.

The reason is that when the lid assembly 20 covers the pot assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 is installed on the lid assembly 20, the cooking apparatus 100 can start to operate in the air-frying cooking mode. At this time, if the switch assembly closes the exhaust passage, when moisture is present inside the pot body 11, pressure is easily generated inside the pot body 11, and in addition, the cooking temperature is high in the air-frying cooking mode, so that safety accidents are easily caused.

As shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, the switch assembly includes a vent valve 21, and when the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the functional assembly 30 can drive the vent valve 21 to open the vent channel, so that the accommodating space inside the pot body 11 is communicated with the external environment.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a part of the structure of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1, in which the functional component 30 is not mounted on the lid body 25. The switch assembly may further include a transmission member 23, the transmission member 23 may be movably disposed on the lid body 25, for example, the transmission member 23 may be disposed side by side with the exhaust valve 21, and the transmission member 23 is used to push the exhaust valve 21 to bias to open the exhaust passage. Under pressure cooking mode, culinary art in-process discharge valve 21 closes, and after the culinary art was finished, the user can be through operating transmission piece 23 to promote discharge valve 21 biasing, with the pressure in reducing the pot body 11, avoided directly operating discharge valve 21, be favorable to reducing the risk that the user was scalded by high temperature steam.

Next, a specific structure of the transmission member 23 will be described. As shown in fig. 4, the transmission member 23 may include a main body 231, a first push rod 232 and a second push rod 233, the first push rod 232 and the second push rod 233 are disposed on the main body 231, and the main body 231 is movably disposed on the pot cover body 25. In the pressure cooking mode, after the cooking is finished, the user can push the first push rod 232, and the main body 231 drives the second push rod 233 to push the exhaust valve 21 to be biased, so that the exhaust passage is opened, the inside of the pot body 11 is communicated with the external environment, and the steam pressure inside the pot body 11 is reduced.

In some embodiments, the main body 231 is rotatably disposed on the lid body 25. Under the pressure cooking mode, after the culinary art was finished, the user can promote first push rod 232 for main part 231 takes place to rotate, and the rotation of main part 231 drives second push rod 233 and rotates, makes second push rod 233 promote discharge valve 21 biasing, makes exhaust passage opened, and the inside and external environment of pot body 11 are linked together, in order to reduce the inside steam pressure of pot body 11.

For example, the lid body 25 may be provided with a fixing post 24, the main body 231 may be provided with an opening 2311, and the fixing post 24 may be inserted into the opening 2311 of the main body 231, so that the main body 231 may rotate around the fixing post 24. The first push rod 232 and the second push rod 233 may be integrally formed with the body 231. In some embodiments, the transmission member 23 may also have other structures, for example, the main body 231 is provided with a fixing post 24, and the lid body 25 is provided with an opening 2311, which is not limited in this application and can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual requirements.

In some embodiments, the main body 231 may be slidably disposed on the lid body 25. Under the pressure cooking mode, after the culinary art was finished, the user can promote first push rod 232 for main part 231 takes place to slide, and main part 231 and then drives second push rod 233 and promote discharge valve 21 biasing, makes the exhaust passage opened, and the inside and external environment of pot body 11 are linked together, in order to reduce the inside steam pressure of pot body 11.

For example, a sliding groove (not shown in the drawings) may be disposed on the pot cover body 25, and a sliding rail (not shown in the drawings) that is engaged with the main body 231 may be correspondingly disposed on the main body 231, and the sliding groove and the sliding rail are engaged with each other to enable the main body 231 to be slidably disposed on the pot cover body 25. Certainly, the cooker cover body 25 may also be provided with a sliding rail (not shown in the drawings), and the main body 231 is correspondingly provided with a sliding groove (not shown in the drawings) which is matched with the sliding rail.

In some embodiments, the transmission member 23 may also be of other structures, and the transmission member 23 can push the exhaust valve 21 to open the exhaust channel under the action of external thrust. The specific structure of the transmission member 23 is not limited in this application, and can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual needs.

When the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the first push rod 232 can be pushed by the functional assembly 30, and the main body 231 drives the second push rod 233 to push the exhaust valve 21 to bias, so that the exhaust channel is opened, and the inside of the pot body 11 is communicated with the external environment.

As shown in fig. 5, fig. 5 is a structural schematic diagram of functional components of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1. One side of the functional component 30 close to the pot body component 10 is provided with a guide surface (not labeled in the drawing), when the functional component 30 is installed on the pot cover component 20, the guide surface pushes the first push rod 232 (the force direction of the first push rod 232 is shown by an arrow in fig. 5), the first push rod 232 drives the second push rod 233 through the main body portion 231 to push the exhaust valve 21 to be biased, so that the exhaust passage is opened, and the accommodating space inside the pot body 11 is communicated with the external environment.

Specifically, one side surface of functional component 30 close to pan body component 10 is provided with groove 36, and groove 36 comprises a first side wall 361 and a second side wall 362 which are oppositely arranged. The portion of the first sidewall 361 near the bottom wall of the groove 36 and the second sidewall 362 may be parallel to each other, and a portion (3612) of the first sidewall 361 far from the bottom wall of the groove 36 is inclined with respect to another portion (3611) near the bottom wall of the groove 36 in a direction far from the second sidewall 362 to form the guide surface. When the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the first push rod 232 slides along the guide surface and is clamped at the bottom of the groove 36, as shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is another structural schematic diagram of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1.

The two objects described in this application are parallel to each other and may be allowed to have a certain error range, for example, an error range of-5 ° to 5 °, that is, an angle between the two is in a range of-5 ° to 5 °, and the two can be considered to be parallel to each other. For example, the first side wall 361 and the second side wall 362 are parallel to each other, and a corresponding error range may be allowed, and the error range may be set according to actual conditions, for example, from-3 ° to 3 °, -5 ° to 5 °, or from-8 ° to 8 °.

In some embodiments, the switch assembly may not include the transmission member 23, and when the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the functional assembly 30 may directly apply a downward force to the exhaust valve 21, directly pushing the exhaust valve 21 to move toward the direction close to the pot assembly 10, so that the exhaust valve 21 is opened.

As shown in fig. 5, in some embodiments, the switch assembly may further include a float valve 22 disposed on the pot lid body 25. When the functional assembly 30 is mounted to the lid assembly 20, the functional assembly 30 may drive at least one of the exhaust valve 21 and the float valve 22 to open the exhaust passage, so that the receiving space inside the pot body 11 communicates with the external environment.

For example, when the functional assembly 30 is mounted to the lid assembly 20, the functional assembly 30 may drive the float valve 22 to open the exhaust passage. How the functional component 30 drives the float valve 22 to be opened can be the same or similar to the way the functional component 30 drives the exhaust valve 21 to be opened, and is within the scope easily understood by those skilled in the art, and will not be described herein. For example, when the functional component 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the functional component 30 can directly apply a downward force to the float valve 22, and directly push the float valve 22 to move away from the functional component 30, so that the float valve 22 is opened.

For another example, when the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the functional assembly 30 can drive the exhaust valve 21 and the float valve 22 to open the exhaust passage at the same time, so that the accommodating space inside the pot body 11 communicates with the external environment. The present application is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can select the above according to actual needs.

Further, the cooking appliance described in the present application may further include a control assembly (not labeled in the drawings). The control component is used for detecting the covering state of the cover component 20 on the pot body component 10 and the installation state of the functional component 30 on the cover component 20, and controlling whether the cooking appliance 100 enters the first cooking mode and/or the second cooking mode according to the detection result.

Entering a cooking mode as described herein may refer to turning on the function, rather than specifically having been initiated in accordance with the cooking mode. That is, entering the pressure cooking mode may refer to turning on the function of pressure cooking, rather than specifically having started operating in the pressure cooking mode. Similarly, entering the air-fry cooking mode may refer to turning on the air-fry cooking function, rather than specifically starting to operate according to the air-fry cooking mode.

In some embodiments, upon entering a certain cooking mode, the control component can further control the cooking appliance 100 to start operating according to the cooking mode when the set condition is satisfied. In some embodiments, upon entering a certain cooking mode, the control component may also automatically control the cooking appliance 100 to start operating according to the cooking mode.

By detecting the covering state of the lid assembly 20 on the pot body assembly 10 and the installation state of the functional assembly 30 on the lid assembly 20 and controlling whether the cooking appliance 100 enters the first cooking mode and/or the second cooking mode according to the detection result, it is beneficial to distinguish different cooking modes and avoid adverse consequences caused by abnormal operation of a user, for example, under the condition that the functional assembly 30 realizing the air-frying cooking mode is not installed, the cooking appliance 100 cannot start to work according to the air-frying cooking mode.

Referring to fig. 7 to 10 together, fig. 7 is another schematic structural diagram of a partial structure of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 4, fig. 8 is another schematic structural diagram of a partial structure of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 4, fig. 9 is another schematic structural diagram of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1, and fig. 10 is another schematic structural diagram of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1.

Further, the control assembly may include an element to be detected 51, a first detector 52, a second detector (not shown in the drawings), and a controller (not shown in the drawings). Wherein the element 51 to be detected is arranged on the lid assembly 20. The first detector 52 is disposed on the pot body assembly 10, and is used for cooperating with the element 51 to be detected to detect the covering state of the pot cover assembly 20 on the pot body assembly 10. The second detector is disposed on the functional assembly 30, and is used for cooperating with the element 51 to be detected to detect the installation state of the functional assembly 30 on the lid assembly 20. The controller is connected to the first detector 52 and the second detector, and controls whether the cooking appliance 100 enters the pressure cooking mode and/or the air-fry cooking mode according to the detection results of the first detector 52 and the second detector.

In particular, the first detector 52 may comprise a first magnetic-sensitive switch, the second detector may comprise a second magnetic-sensitive switch, and the element to be detected 51 is a magnetic member. The first magnetic-sensing switch can comprise a first reed switch, and the first reed switch can be in a strip shape, a round shape, a square shape or any irregular shape. The second magnetic-sensing switch can comprise a second reed switch, and the second reed switch can also be in a strip shape, a round shape, a square shape or any irregular shape. The element 51 to be detected may be a bar magnet extending along the circumferential direction of the lid body 25. When at least one part of the bar magnet is in the sensing range of the reed switch, the bar magnet can trigger the reed switch to close the magnetic sensitive switch, and when the bar magnet is not in the sensing range of the reed switch completely, the bar magnet does not trigger the reed switch and the magnetic sensitive switch is not closed.

In some embodiments, when the cover assembly 20 covers the pot assembly 10, the element 51 to be detected is far away from the first magnetic-sensing switch, the first magnetic-sensing switch is not triggered, and the controller cannot detect a signal of the first magnetic-sensing switch, as shown in fig. 7; when the lid assembly 20 is not covered on the pot assembly 10 or is not covered in place, the first magnetic sensitive switch is attracted to the element 51 to be detected, the first magnetic sensitive switch is triggered, and the controller detects a signal of the first magnetic sensitive switch, as shown in fig. 8.

In other embodiments, when the cover assembly 20 covers the pot body assembly 10, the element 51 to be detected is attracted to the first magnetic sensitive switch, the first magnetic sensitive switch is triggered, and the controller detects a signal of the first magnetic sensitive switch; when the cover assembly 20 is not covered on the pot body assembly 10 or is not covered in place, the first magnetic sensitive switch is far away from the element 51 to be detected, the first magnetic sensitive switch is not triggered, and the controller cannot detect the signal of the first magnetic sensitive switch. The present application does not limit this, and those skilled in the art can select it according to actual needs.

In some embodiments, when the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the element 51 to be detected is attracted to the second magnetic-sensing switch, the second magnetic-sensing switch is triggered, and the controller detects a signal of the second magnetic-sensing switch, as shown in fig. 9; when the function module 30 is not mounted on the lid assembly 20, the second magnetic-sensing switch is far away from the element 51 to be detected, the second magnetic-sensing switch is not triggered, and the controller cannot detect the signal of the second magnetic-sensing switch, as shown in fig. 10.

In other embodiments, when the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the element 51 to be detected is far away from the second magnetic-sensing switch, the second magnetic-sensing switch is not triggered, and the controller cannot detect a signal of the second magnetic-sensing switch; when the functional component 30 is not mounted on the lid component 20, the second magnetic sensitive switch is attracted to the element 51 to be detected, the second magnetic sensitive switch is triggered, and the controller detects a signal of the second magnetic sensitive switch. The present application does not limit this, and those skilled in the art can select it according to actual needs.

The controller may specifically include a PCB circuit board and a chip disposed on the PCB circuit board. As described above, the pot body assembly 10 may include the pot body 11 and the heating assembly 12, and the controller may be specifically disposed in the heating assembly 12 to control the heating assembly 12 according to a covering state of the lid assembly 20 on the pot body assembly 10 and a mounting state of the functional assembly 30 on the lid assembly 20.

The controller and the first detector 52 may be connected by a wire, or wirelessly, or a combination of the wire and the wireless, which is not limited in this application and can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual needs. The controller and the second detector may be connected by a wire, or wirelessly, or a combination of the wire and the wireless, which is not limited in this application and can be selected by those skilled in the art according to actual needs.

In addition, when the cover assembly 20 covers the pot body assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the cover assembly 20, the functional assembly 30 can be coupled with the controller. The controller can also control the functional component 30 to drive the fan blade 41 in the fan component 40 to rotate, so that air circulation is formed inside the pot body 11, and the cooking appliance 100 starts to work according to the air-frying cooking mode.

Alternatively, in response to the lid assembly 20 covering the pot body assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 not being mounted to the lid assembly 20, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 to enter the pressure cooking mode only.

In some embodiments, in response to the lid assembly 20 covering the pot assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 not being mounted to the lid assembly 20, upon receiving a setting operation of turning on the pressure cooking mode by the user, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 to start operating in the pressure cooking mode; upon receiving a setting operation of the user to turn on the air-fry cooking mode, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 not to start operating according to the air-fry cooking mode.

As mentioned above, when the lid assembly 20 covers the pot assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 is not installed on the lid assembly 20, the fan assembly 40 cannot operate, and the cooking assembly cannot start to operate in the air-fry cooking mode at all. Therefore, when the lid assembly 20 covers the lid assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 is not installed on the lid assembly 20, the setting operation of the user for opening the air-frying cooking mode is actually an abnormal invalid operation, and the control assembly controls the cooking device 100 not to start working according to the air-frying cooking mode, which is beneficial to avoiding adverse effects caused by the abnormal operation of the user.

On the other hand, the pot body assembly 10 is covered with the pot cover assembly 20, and the functional assembly 30 is not installed in the pot cover assembly 20, the inside of the pot body assembly 10 is sealed, because the heating temperature of the air-fried cooking mode is higher than the heating temperature of the pressure cooking mode, if the user mistakenly sets the cooking appliance 100 into the air-fried cooking mode, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 to start working according to the air-fried cooking mode, the internal temperature of the pot body assembly 10 is too high, the pressure is too high, and safety accidents are caused.

In some embodiments, the control component automatically controls the cooking appliance 100 to start to operate in the pressure cooking mode in response to the lid component 20 covering the pot body component 10 and the functional component 30 not being mounted to the lid component 20.

Alternatively, in response to the lid assembly 20 covering the pot assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 being mounted to the lid assembly 20, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 to enter only the air-fry cooking mode.

In some embodiments, in response to the lid assembly 20 covering the pot assembly 10 and the function assembly 30 being mounted to the lid assembly 20, upon receiving a setting operation of a user to turn on the air-fry cooking mode, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 to start operating in the air-fry cooking mode; upon receiving a setting operation of turning on the pressure cooking mode by the user, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 not to start operating in the pressure cooking mode.

As described above, when the function module 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the function module 30 drives the exhaust valve 21 on the lid assembly 20 to be opened, so that the accommodating space inside the pot body 11 is communicated with the external environment, and the cooking appliance 100 cannot start to operate in the pressure cooking mode at all. Therefore, when the function module 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20, the user starts the pressure cooking mode, which is an abnormal invalid operation, and the control module controls the cooking appliance 100 not to start working according to the pressure cooking mode, which is beneficial to avoiding adverse effects caused by the abnormal operation of the user.

In some embodiments, the control component automatically controls the cooking appliance 100 to start operating in the air-fry cooking mode in response to the lid component 20 covering the pot component 10 and the functional component 30 being mounted to the lid component 20.

In some embodiments, the lid assembly 20 covers the body assembly 10, and the cooking appliance 100 can realize both the air-frying cooking mode and the pressure cooking mode when the functional assembly 30 is mounted on the lid assembly 20. For example, the side of functional assembly 30 adjacent to pan assembly 10 may not be provided with a guide surface. That is, the cover assembly 20 covers the pot body assembly 10, and when the functional assembly 30 is installed on the pot body assembly 10, the exhaust valve 21 of the cover assembly 20 can still be in the closed state.

In this case, in response to the lid assembly 20 covering the pot assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 being mounted to the lid assembly 20, the control assembly may control the cooking appliance 100 to enter the pressure cooking mode and the air-fry cooking mode.

In some embodiments, in response to the lid assembly 20 covering the pot assembly 10 and the function assembly 30 being mounted to the lid assembly 20, upon receiving a setting operation of a user to turn on the air-fry cooking mode, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 to start operating in the air-fry cooking mode; upon receiving a setting operation of turning on the pressure cooking mode by the user, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 to start operating in the pressure cooking mode.

At this time, when receiving a setting operation of starting the air-fry cooking mode by the user, the control component may further prompt the user to open the exhaust valve 21 or control the exhaust valve 21 to automatically open, besides controlling the cooking appliance 100 to start working according to the air-fry cooking mode, and is within a range that is easily imaginable by those skilled in the art, and will not be described herein again.

In some embodiments, the control assembly may control cooking appliance 100 to enter the pressure cooking mode and the air-fry cooking mode, and may further include the control assembly may control cooking appliance 100 to enter the pressure cooking mode before switching to the air-fry cooking mode.

Specifically, in response to the lid assembly 20 covering the pot assembly 10 and the functional assembly 30 being mounted on the lid assembly 20, the control assembly may control the cooking appliance 100 to enter the pressure cooking mode first and then switch to the air-fry cooking mode when receiving the setting operation of entering the pressure cooking mode first and then switching to the air-fry cooking mode by the user.

Alternatively, in response to the lid assembly 20 not being covered with the body assembly 10, the control assembly controls the cooker 100 to enter neither the first cooking mode nor the second cooking mode.

In some embodiments, in response to the lid assembly 20 not being covered with the pot body assembly 10, upon receiving a setting operation of a user to turn on the pressure cooking mode, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 not to start operating in the pressure cooking mode; upon receiving a setting operation of turning on the air-fry cooking mode by the user, the control assembly controls the cooking appliance 100 not to start operating according to the air-fry cooking mode.

As described above, the lid assembly 20 is not covered on the pot assembly 10, and the cooking device 100 cannot start to operate according to the pressure cooking mode or the air-fry cooking mode at all, so that the setting operation of the user to start the pressure cooking mode or the air-fry cooking mode is actually an abnormal ineffective operation, and the control assembly controls the cooking device 100 not to enter the first cooking mode or the second cooking mode, which is beneficial to avoiding adverse effects caused by the abnormal operation of the user.

The terms "first", "second" and "third" in this application are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any indication of the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly specifically limited otherwise. In the embodiment of the present application, all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, rear \8230;) are used only to explain the relative positional relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. at a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

The above description is only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all equivalent devices or equivalent processes performed by the content of the present application and the attached drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are also included in the scope of the present application.

Claims (12)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a pan body assembly for containing food to be cooked;

the cooker cover assembly can cover the cooker body assembly, the cooker cover assembly is matched with the cooker body assembly to realize a first cooking mode, the cooker cover assembly comprises a cooker cover body and a switch assembly, an exhaust passage is formed in the cooker cover body, and the switch assembly is used for opening or closing the exhaust passage; and

the functional component is detachably arranged on the pot cover component, and the functional component, the pot body component and the pot cover component are matched for use to realize a second cooking mode;

when the functional component is installed on the pot cover component, the functional component drives the switch component to open the exhaust channel.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the switch assembly comprises an exhaust valve, and the functional assembly actuates the exhaust valve to open the exhaust channel when the functional assembly is mounted to the lid assembly.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the switch assembly further comprises a transmission member, and when the functional assembly is mounted to the lid assembly, the functional assembly drives the exhaust valve to open the exhaust passage through the transmission member.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the transmission member is movably disposed on the lid body, and when the functional component is mounted on the lid body, the transmission member is pushed by the functional component, and the transmission member further pushes the exhaust valve to bias, so that the exhaust channel is opened.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 4, wherein the transmission comprises a main body portion, a first push rod, and a second push rod, the first push rod and the second push rod being disposed on the main body portion;

the main body part is rotatably arranged on the pot cover body, and when the functional component is arranged on the pot cover component, the first push rod is pushed by the functional component and drives the main body part to rotate, so that the second push rod is driven to push the exhaust valve to be biased, and the exhaust channel is opened; or

The main body part is arranged on the pot cover body in a sliding mode, the functional assembly is arranged on the pot cover assembly, the first push rod is pushed by the functional assembly and drives the main body part to slide, and then the second push rod is driven to push the exhaust valve to be biased, so that the exhaust channel is opened.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 5, wherein a side of the functional assembly adjacent to the pan body assembly is provided with a guide surface, and the guide surface pushes the first push rod when the functional assembly is mounted to the lid assembly.

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 6, wherein a groove is formed on a side surface of the functional component close to the pan body component, and the groove comprises a first side wall and a second side wall which are oppositely arranged;

the part of the first side wall, which is far away from the bottom wall of the groove, is obliquely arranged relative to the other part of the bottom wall, which is close to the groove, in the direction far away from the second side wall to form the guide surface, and when the functional component is installed on the pot cover component, the first push rod slides along the guide surface and is clamped and fixed at the bottom of the groove.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein when the functional assembly is mounted to the lid assembly, the functional assembly forces the exhaust valve to move in a direction approaching the pan body assembly such that the exhaust passage is opened.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the switch assembly comprises a float valve, and the functional assembly actuates the float valve to open the vent passage when the functional assembly is mounted to the lid assembly.

10. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode and the second cooking mode is an air-fry cooking mode.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 10, wherein the functional assembly is removably disposed on a side of the lid assembly remote from the pan body assembly;

the cooking appliance also comprises a fan assembly, and the fan assembly is arranged on one side of the pot cover assembly close to the pot body assembly;

the fan component can work under the drive of the functional component, and the second cooking mode is realized by matching the functional component, the pot body component and the pot cover component.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 11, wherein the fan assembly comprises a fan blade and a first magnetic member; the functional component comprises a motor and a second magnetic piece, and the second magnetic piece is arranged corresponding to the first magnetic piece; the motor drives the fan blades to rotate through the second magnetic piece and the first magnetic piece.

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