CN206612648U - Cooking apparatus and cover thereon - Google Patents

Cooking apparatus and cover thereon Download PDF

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CN206612648U
CN206612648U CN201621241773.XU CN201621241773U CN206612648U CN 206612648 U CN206612648 U CN 206612648U CN 201621241773 U CN201621241773 U CN 201621241773U CN 206612648 U CN206612648 U CN 206612648U
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梅若愚
陈炜杰
何柏锋
潘典国
刘小凯
周亚
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The utility model provides a kind of cooking apparatus and covered thereon, and the upper lid of cooking apparatus includes:It is provided with upper cover, driver element and portable plate, upper cover in cleaning chamber and slidable fit portion, cleaning chamber and is provided with discharge gate;Portable plate is provided with sliding part, sliding part and slidable fit portion slidable connection;The connection synchronous with portable plate of the clutch end of driver element, for driving portable plate to be slided in upper cover, portable plate covers discharge gate when sliding into sealing station, and portable plate avoids discharge gate when sliding into lower discharge position, opens wide discharge gate;The upper lid that this programme is provided, play a part of carrying and slide-and-guide to portable plate in slidable fit portion, it can so avoid because the problems such as residual material clamping stagnation causes portable plate to shift or portable plate motion is not in place, and such as grain of rice material that be will be attached to the inwall using discharge gate on portable plate inner surface is slided by portable plate scraped, while the problem of further avoiding occurring material clamping stagnation in portable plate sliding process.

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Cooking apparatus and cover thereon
Technical field
The utility model is related to kitchen appliance field, upper lid and a kind of culinary art in particular to a kind of cooking apparatus Utensil.
Background technology
The material cleaning device such as existing rice washing device is required to set discharge gate to be discharged to the material that cleaning is completed, But in the discharge mouth structure of such product, sealing problem is directed not only to, and is related to the problem of material is remained on portable plate, is remained Material easily causes portable plate to move the situation generations such as clamping stagnation, portable plate are shifted or portable plate motion is not in place, causes portable plate Discharge gate can not be accurately covered, and residual material easily brings safe and healthy hidden danger, it is difficult to take into account and realize many property of product Can demand.
Utility model content
At least one in order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, a purpose of the present utility model is to provide the upper of cooking apparatus Lid.
Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of with above-mentioned cooking apparatus.
To achieve the above object, the embodiment of the utility model first aspect provides a kind of upper lid of cooking apparatus, bag Include:It is provided with cleaning chamber and slidable fit portion, the cleaning chamber and is provided with for material row in upper cover, the upper cover The discharge gate gone out, the discharge gate is located at the bottom of the cleaning chamber;Portable plate, is provided with sliding part, the sliding part with The slidable fit portion forms slidable connection;Driver element, the clutch end of the driver element and the portable plate are same Step connection, the driver element is used to drive the portable plate to slide in the upper cover, wherein, the portable plate slides into The discharge gate is covered during sealing station, the portable plate avoids the discharge gate when sliding into lower discharge position, so that the row Material mouth is opened wide.
The upper lid for the cooking apparatus that the utility model is provided, sets portable plate to pass through sliding part and slidable fit with upper cover Portion forms slidable connection, slidable fit portion is played a part of carrying and slide-and-guide to portable plate, so, in driver element When driving portable plate is slided in upper cover, it can avoid because residual material clamping stagnation causes portable plate displacement or portable plate motion not Situation occurs in place etc., so that the problem of avoiding portable plate not tight to discharge gate capping, improves product reliability, in addition, passing through Driver element driving portable plate is slided in upper cover, realizes and discharge gate is covered or makes the unlimited control of discharge gate, so, can Such as grain of rice material that be will be attached in portable plate sliding process using the inwall of discharge gate on portable plate inner surface is scraped, from And avoid residual material from being attached to the problem of there is safe and healthy hidden danger on portable plate for a long time, and further avoid portable plate from sliding During the problem of there is material clamping stagnation, improve driver element reliability of operation and smoothness.
In addition, the upper lid of the cooking apparatus in above-described embodiment that the utility model is provided can also have following additional skill Art feature:
In one embodiment of the present utility model, the driver element is motor, the output of the motor Axle is connected with the portable plate or is connected by transmission mechanism with the portable plate.
In this programme, setting driver element is motor, can directly connect the output shaft of motor with portable plate Connect, drive portable plate to be rotated centered on output shaft when motor is run, realize and discharge gate is covered or discharge gate is opened wide Control, the structure have the advantages that it is simple in construction, easy to assembly, certainly, may also set up motor output shaft pass through pass Motivation structure is connected with portable plate, and portable plate can further be enriched by being driven using transmission mechanism between output shaft and portable plate Forms of motion, for example, driving portable plate is moved along straight line or arc trajectory.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, the feelings being connected to the output shaft of the motor by transmission mechanism with the portable plate Condition, the transmission mechanism is gear drive or chain wheel driving mechanism or toggle.
In this programme, set motor to be connected by gear drive with portable plate, utilize the gear drive machine Structure is driven between motor and portable plate, it is possible to achieve driving portable plate is moved along straight path or arc trajectory, And have using gear drive vibration damping, high transmission accuracy the characteristics of, can accordingly reduce the operation noise of product, and protect Demonstrate,prove the control accuracy moved to portable plate;Set motor to be connected by chain wheel driving mechanism, utilize the chain wheel driving mechanism It is driven between motor and portable plate, it is possible to achieve driving portable plate moves or driven portable plate to revolve along straight path Turn, and the structure has the advantages that to run that noise is low, high transmission accuracy;Motor is set to be connected by toggle, The characteristics of structure has simple in construction, easy to assembly.
Certainly, this programme is not limited thereto, and according to the real needs of product, those skilled in the art can be to transmission mechanism Structure type selected and changed, herein with regard to no longer carrying out enumerating to the form of transmission mechanism, but all should be at this In the protection domain of scheme.
In one embodiment of the present utility model, the driver element is rotary cylinder, the air inlet of the rotary cylinder Mouth is connected to source of the gas, and the swing rod of the rotary cylinder is connected with the portable plate;It is described or the driver element is straight line cylinder The air inlet of straight line cylinder is connected to source of the gas, and the piston rod of the straight line cylinder is connected with the portable plate.
In this programme, setting driver element is rotary cylinder, and the swing rod of rotary cylinder and portable plate are directly connected to, profit Portable plate can be driven to be moved along arc trajectory with rotary cylinder, and can avoid by transmission mechanism carry out transmission belt loss, Improve product efficiency;Setting driver element is straight line cylinder, and the piston rod of straight line cylinder and portable plate are directly connected to, using straight Line cylinder can drive portable plate to be moved along straight path, and can avoid by transmission mechanism carry out transmission belt loss, improve Product efficiency.
In one embodiment of the present utility model, the upper lid of cooking apparatus also includes:Agitating device, stretches into the cleaning In cavity, for being stirred to the material in the cleaning chamber.
In this programme, set agitating device to be stirred the material in cleaning chamber, can improve to the clear of material Wash effect and cleaning efficiency.
In one embodiment of the present utility model, the upper lid of cooking apparatus also includes:Set in lid, the cleaning chamber Opening is equipped with, the lid is removably covered to close the opening with the cleaning chamber, wherein, the agitating device is in Hanging like is arranged on the lid.
In this programme, set lid and cleaning chamber detachably connected, agitating device is arranged on box in hanging like Cover, so, can be easy to agitating device splitting out cleaning, use product more convenient, and enter for agitating device using motor , so can be greatly simple by the way that agitating device is hanging on the lid on cleaning chamber top for the scheme of row driving Change the design of Sealing Structure of product, it is to avoid the problem of motor entering water, lift product safety in utilization, and hang for agitating device Structure for, can be in agitating device clear area formed below, it is to avoid material bonding cause material to remain, so as to avoid Residual material is attached to the problem of there is safe and healthy hidden danger on portable plate for a long time.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, the upper lid of cooking apparatus also includes:Lid sealing ring, is arranged on the institute of the cleaning chamber State at opening or be arranged on the lid, for when the lid and the cleaning chamber are covered, making the lid and institute State and sealing cooperation is formed at the opening of cleaning chamber.
In this programme, on the one hand lid sealing ring can play sealing function, it is to avoid steam splashes and caused in whipping process Leakage problem, on the other hand, lid sealing ring can improve the frictional force between lid and cleaning chamber, so as in stirring The problem of avoiding relatively rotating between lid and cleaning chamber during plant running, so that the power for reducing product is damaged Consumption.
In one embodiment of the present utility model, for the scheme that driver element is rotary cylinder or straight line cylinder, cook The upper lid of utensil of preparing food also includes:Pneumatic mixing device, including blade and the mixing part that is connected with the blade, wherein, it is and described The source of the gas that the air inlet of the air inlet of rotary cylinder or the straight line cylinder is connected is branched at the blade, is come from Blade described in the air stream drives of the source of the gas rotates, and the blade is driven the mixing part to the material in the cleaning chamber It is stirred.
In this programme, the source of the gas being connected with the air inlet of rotary cylinder or the air inlet of straight line cylinder is set to branch to At the blade of agitating device, make the air stream drives blade rotation for coming from source of the gas, so that blade drives mixing part to cleaning chamber Internal material is stirred, and can so be used in the rotary cylinder or straight line cylinder and Pneumatic mixing device of driving portable plate Source of the gas is shared, so can further simplify the structure of product, the compactedness of product is improved.
In any of the above-described technical scheme, one in the slidable fit portion and the sliding part is guide groove, another For guide rail.
In this programme, the fit structure of guide groove and guide rail can realize that the motion to portable plate is oriented to, and should Structure has the advantages that processing is simple, easy to assembly.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, it is preferable that the guide rail is linear or arc line shaped, the guide groove is fitted with the guide rail Match somebody with somebody.
In any of the above-described technical scheme, the upper lid of cooking apparatus also includes:Adsorption element, is arranged in the upper cover, Wherein, the adsorption element can be coordinated with the portable plate in the attracting mode of magnetic.
In this programme, adsorption element is provided with cleaning chamber, is inhaled using the magnetic between adsorption element and portable plate Gravitation can drive the sealing area of portable plate to be effectively adjacent to cleaning chamber when portable plate is in sealing station, realize to discharge gate Reliable sealing, solve in the prior art at the discharge gate of generally existing the problem of leak.
Further, it is preferable to adsorption element be set in the outside that shape is arranged in discharge gate is arranged, so, in portable plate and clearly When washing the adsorption element magnetic attracting on cavity, the interaction force between cleaning chamber and portable plate can be made in discharge gate It is evenly distributed in circumference, can so avoids the interaction force between cleaning chamber and portable plate in the circumference of discharge gate Skewness causes the problem of stress weakness zone produces gap, so as to reach the purpose of reinforcing sealing effectiveness.
In above-mentioned technical proposal, one in the portable plate and the adsorption element is permanent magnet or electromagnet, another The individual irony body for being permanent magnet or can be attracting with permanent magnet magnetism;Or the portable plate includes board body part and adhesive portion, institute State board body part to be suitable to seal the discharge gate when the portable plate is in the sealing station, the adhesive portion and the suction One in attached part is permanent magnet or electromagnet, another be permanent magnet or can be attracting with permanent magnet magnetism irony body.
In any of the above-described technical scheme, the upper lid of cooking apparatus includes:Seal, is arranged on the described of the cleaning chamber At discharge gate or be arranged on the portable plate, the seal can be supported on the portable plate and the cleaning chamber it Between to be sealed.
In this programme, seal is set at the discharge gate of cleaning chamber or on portable plate, can so be strengthened pair The sealing effectiveness of discharge gate, and in this programme, when portable plate is sealed to discharge gate, using adsorption element and portable plate it Between magnetic attracting force can make portable plate and cleaning chamber to seal formation squeezing action, and by by adsorption element in set If shape is arranged in the outside of discharge gate, the compression uniformity of seal can be so improved, so as to further excite and strengthen close Sealing effectiveness at sealing, the problem of being more prevented effectively from leak when product performs cleaning.
In any of the above-described technical scheme, intercommunicating pore and sealing area are provided with the portable plate, wherein, the portable plate When sliding into the sealing station, the sealing area covers the discharge gate, and the portable plate slides into the lower discharge position When, the sealing area avoids the discharge gate, and the intercommunicating pore is by the discharge gate and environmental communication.
In any of the above-described technical scheme, it is preferable that the cleaning chamber is integral type structure with the upper cover.
In this programme, it is integral type structure with upper cover to set cleaning chamber, can not only so improve the life of product Production, packaging efficiency, and can be beneficial to be tightly connected between cleaning chamber and water inlet, discharge pipe line.Certainly, this programme is not limited to This, it is contemplated that problem is facilitated to the daily cleaning of cleaning chamber, wherein, may also set up cleaning chamber with upper cover is split type knot Structure.
The embodiment of the utility model second aspect provides a kind of cooking apparatus, including:Pot;Any of the above-described technical side The upper lid of cooking apparatus described in case, can cover with the pot and set out cooking cavity to enclose, wherein, the cooking apparatus Upper lid discharge gate open wide when connect with the cooking cavity, enable from the discharge gate discharge material into described in cook Prepare food in chamber, the pot is used to cook the material in the cooking cavity.
The cooking apparatus that the utility model is provided, it is upper because of the cooking apparatus that is provided with described in any of the above-described technical scheme Lid, so as to all of the above beneficial effect, will not be repeated here.
Alternatively, the cooking apparatus is electric cooker, electric pressure cooking saucepan, electric cooking pot, electric steamer or soy bean milk making machine.
Additional aspect and advantage of the present utility model will become obvious in following description section, or new by this practicality The practice of type is recognized.
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Of the present utility model above-mentioned and/or additional aspect and advantage will from description of the accompanying drawings below to embodiment is combined Become substantially and be readily appreciated that, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the structural representation under the upper lid first state of cooking apparatus described in the utility model one embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the cross section structure diagram of structure shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation under the state of upper lid second of cooking apparatus described in the utility model one embodiment;
Fig. 4 is the cross section structure diagram of structure shown in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 is the structural representation of adsorption element described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Fig. 6 is the structural representation of adsorption element described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of adsorption element described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Fig. 8 is the structural representation of adsorption element described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Fig. 9 is the structural representation of adsorption element described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Figure 10 is the structural representation of the component of upper cover and cleaning chamber described in the utility model one embodiment;
Figure 11 is the cross section structure diagram of structure described in Figure 10;
Figure 12 is the cross section structure diagram of portable plate described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Figure 13 is the cross section structure diagram of portable plate described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Figure 14 is the cross section structure diagram of portable plate described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Figure 15 is the structural representation of agitating device described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Figure 16 is the cross section structure diagram of agitating device described in one specific embodiment of the utility model;
Figure 17 is the structural representation that one specific embodiment of the utility model stirs pawl;
Figure 18 is the structural representation under the upper lid first state of cooking apparatus described in the utility model further embodiment;
Figure 19 is the structural representation under the state of upper lid second of cooking apparatus described in the utility model further embodiment.
Wherein, the corresponding relation between references and component names of the Fig. 1 into Figure 19 is:
10 cleaning chamber, 11 discharge gates, 13 air inlets, 14 water inlets, 15 sewage mouths, 16 slidable fit portions, 20 adsorption sections Part, 21 absorption rings, 22 adsorption sections, 23 adsorbents, 30 portable plates, 31 intercommunicating pores, 32 sealing areas, 33 board body parts, 34 adhesive portions, 35 sliding parts, 40 seals, 51 motors, 52 gears, 53 racks, 60 agitating devices, 61 blades, 62 stirring pawls, 621 keys Groove, 63 lids, 631 lid main shafts, 64 lid sealing rings, 70 upper covers.
Embodiment
In order to be more clearly understood that above-mentioned purpose of the present utility model, feature and advantage, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and tool The utility model is further described in detail body embodiment.It should be noted that in the case where not conflicting, this Shen The feature in embodiment and embodiment please can be mutually combined.
Many details are elaborated in the following description to fully understand the utility model, still, this practicality New to be different from other modes described here to implement using other, therefore, protection domain of the present utility model is simultaneously Do not limited by following public specific embodiment.
The upper lid of the cooking apparatus according to the utility model some embodiments is described referring to Fig. 1 to Figure 19.
As shown in Fig. 1 to Figure 19, the upper lid for the cooking apparatus that the present embodiment is provided, including:Upper cover 70, the and of portable plate 30 Driver element.
Specifically, it is provided with upper cover 70 in cleaning chamber 10 and slidable fit portion 16, cleaning chamber 10 and is provided with confession The discharge gate 11 of material discharge, discharge gate 11 is located at the bottom of cleaning chamber 10;Portable plate 30 is provided with sliding part 35, sliding part 35 form slidable connection with slidable fit portion 16;The clutch end of driver element connection synchronous with portable plate 30, driving is single Member is used to drive portable plate 30 to slide in upper cover 70, so that portable plate 30 is changed between sealing station and lower discharge position, Wherein, discharge gate 11 is covered when portable plate 30 slides into sealing station, portable plate 30 avoids discharge gate when sliding into lower discharge position 11, open wide discharge gate 11 for the material discharge in cleaning chamber 10.
More specifically, intercommunicating pore 31 and sealing area 32 are provided with portable plate 30, wherein, as shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 with Figure 18 institutes Show, when portable plate 30 slides into sealing station, the capping discharge gate 11 of sealing area 32, as shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Figure 19, portable plate 30 when sliding into lower discharge position, and sealing area 32 avoids discharge gate 11, and intercommunicating pore 31 is by discharge gate 11 and environmental communication.
The upper lid for the cooking apparatus that the utility model is provided, sets portable plate 30 and upper cover 70 by sliding part 35 with sliding Dynamic department of assembly 16 forms slidable connection, slidable fit portion 16 is played a part of carrying and slide-and-guide to portable plate 30, this Sample, when driver element driving portable plate 30 is slided in upper cover 70, can be avoided because residual material clamping stagnation causes portable plate 30 displacements or portable plate 30, which move the situation such as not in place, to be occurred, so as to avoid portable plate 30 from covering not tight ask to discharge gate 11 Topic, improves product reliability, in addition, driving portable plate 30 to be slided in upper cover 70 by driver element, realizes to discharge gate 11 cappings make the unlimited control of discharge gate 11, so, can utilize the inwall of discharge gate 11 will in the sliding process of portable plate 30 Such as grain of rice material being attached on the inner surface of portable plate 30 is scraped, so as to avoid residual material from being attached to for a long time on portable plate 30 The problem of there is safe and healthy hidden danger, and the problem of further avoid material clamping stagnation occur in the sliding process of portable plate 30, improve Driver element reliability of operation and smoothness.
More specifically, material can be suitable to culinary art and edible material for rice, mung bean, soya bean etc., and product is applied to pair Cleaned into the material in cleaning chamber 10, for example, portable plate 30, which is in sealing station, makes the discharge gate of cleaning chamber 10 11 by portable plate 30 seal in the state of, material is input in cleaning chamber 10, hereafter, can start agitating device 60 work with Material in cleaning chamber 10 is stirred, cleaning performance is improved, after cleaning terminates, sewage is discharged into cleaning chamber 10, Then, control portable plate 30, which moves to lower discharge position, makes intercommunicating pore 31 be communicated with the discharge gate 11 of cleaning chamber 10, for cleaning Material in cavity 10 is discharged through intercommunicating pore 31, wherein, the material of discharge enters in the interior pot of cooking apparatus for culinary art demand, So as to realize the cleaning of cooking apparatus collection material and cooking function integration.
In one embodiment of the present utility model, the upper lid of cooking apparatus also include it is above-mentioned in agitating device 60, stir Mix device 60 to stretch into cleaning chamber 10, for being stirred to the material in cleaning chamber 10, so, can improve to material Cleaning performance and cleaning efficiency.
More specifically, as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4, Figure 15 to Figure 17, agitating device 60 is Pneumatic mixing device, pneumatic stirring dress Put including blade 61 and mixing part, as shown in figure 1, being provided with air inlet 13 in cleaning chamber 10, air-flow enters through air inlet 13 It is applied to during cleaning chamber 10 on blade 61, and driving blade 61 is rotated, and mixing part rotation is driven when blade 61 rotates with to clear The material washed in cavity 10 is stirred.Further, mixing part is preferably stirring pawl 62, the preferably main shaft in stirring pawl 62 On be provided be provided with keyway 621, the main shaft of blade 61 with the keyway 621 coordinate connecting key, stir pawl 62 main shaft and The main shaft coaxial line of rotary fan and pass through keyway 621 and connecting key and realize connection.
In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in Figures 1 to 4, driver element is motor 51, is driven The output shaft of dynamic motor 51 is connected by transmission mechanism with the portable plate 30.
In this programme, setting driver element is motor 51, can be by the output shaft of motor 51 and portable plate 30 Be directly connected to, motor 51 run when drive portable plate 30 is rotated centered on output shaft, realize discharge gate 11 is covered or Make the control that discharge gate 11 is unlimited, the structure has the advantages that simple in construction, easy to assembly, certainly, may also set up motor 51 output shaft is connected by transmission mechanism with portable plate 30, and being driven using transmission mechanism between output shaft and portable plate 30 can The forms of motion of portable plate 30 is further enriched, for example, driving portable plate 30 is moved along straight line or arc trajectory.
Certainly, this programme is not limited thereto, as shown in Figure 18 and Figure 19, may also set up driver element for motor 51, and the output shaft of motor 51 is directly connected with portable plate 30, as shown in figure 18, the driving portable plate 30 of motor 51 is transported Move to sealing station, sealing area 32 is covered discharge gate 11, as shown in figure 19, the driving portable plate 30 of motor 51 is moved to Lower discharge position, makes intercommunicating pore 31 on portable plate 30 by feed opening and environmental communication.
Further, as shown in Figures 1 to 4, transmission mechanism is gear drive, and gear drive includes being meshed Gear 52 and rack 53, wherein, gear 52 is connected with the output shaft of motor 51, and rack 53 is fixed on portable plate 30. Wherein, the characteristics of transmission mechanism of gear 52 and rack 53 has high transmission accuracy, can improve the control accuracy of product, without Periodically product is calibrated, in addition, the transmission between gear 52 and rack 53, which coordinates, has good effectiveness in vibration suppression, can avoid driving The problem of conduction vibration direct between motor 51 and portable plate 30 is interfered to other side's work is moved, while product operation can be reduced Noise.
It should be noted that above-mentioned transmission mechanism is used to the rotary motion of motor 51 being converted to portable plate 30 Linear motion, transmission mechanism described in the utility model should be not limited only to above-mentioned gear drive, for example, can also be crank Linkage, chain-wheel mechanism.
In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, driver element is rotary cylinder (not shown), rotary pneumatic The air inlet of cylinder is connected to source of the gas, and the swing rod of rotary cylinder is connected with portable plate 30;It is highly preferred that the stirring dress in the present embodiment It is Pneumatic mixing device to put 60, and Pneumatic mixing device is arranged in cleaning chamber 10, and utilizes the air inlet 13 of cleaning chamber 10 As its air inlet, wherein, the source of the gas being connected with the air inlet of rotary cylinder is branched at the blade 61 of Pneumatic mixing device, The air stream drives blade 61 for coming from source of the gas rotates, and makes blade 61 drive mixing part to stir the material in cleaning chamber 10 Mix, the rotary cylinder and Pneumatic mixing device that can be so used in driving portable plate 30 share source of the gas, so can be further Simplify the structure of product, improve the compactedness of product.
In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, driver element is straight line cylinder (not shown), straight line gas The air inlet of cylinder is connected to source of the gas, and the piston rod of straight line cylinder is connected with portable plate 30;It is highly preferred that the stirring in the present embodiment Device 60 is Pneumatic mixing device, and Pneumatic mixing device is arranged in cleaning chamber 10, and utilizes the air inlet of cleaning chamber 10 13 are used as its air inlet, wherein, the source of the gas being connected with the air inlet of straight line cylinder branches to the blade 61 of Pneumatic mixing device Place, the air stream drives blade 61 for coming from source of the gas rotates, and makes blade 61 drive mixing part to carry out the material in cleaning chamber 10 Stirring, the straight line cylinder and Pneumatic mixing device that can be so used in driving portable plate 30 shares source of the gas, can so enter one Step simplifies the structure of product, improves the compactedness of product.
In one embodiment of the present utility model, the upper lid of cooking apparatus also includes setting in lid 63, cleaning chamber 10 Opening is equipped with, lid 63 is removably covered to close opening with cleaning chamber 10, wherein, agitating device 60 is set in hanging like It on lid 63, so, can be easy to agitating device 60 splitting out cleaning, use product more convenient, the agitating device 60 is hung The structure of setting, can be in the clear area formed below of agitating device 60, it is to avoid material bonding causes material to remain, so as to keep away Exempt from residual material and be attached to the problem of there is safe and healthy hidden danger on portable plate 30 for a long time.
More specifically, being provided with lid main shaft 631 on lid 63, blade 61 and stirring pawl 62 are rotatably installed in lid On main shaft 631.
More specifically, as shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11, water inlet 14 and sewage mouth 15 are additionally provided with cleaning chamber 10, it is living When dynamic plate 30 is in sealing station, transport material in cleaning chamber 10, and sent into by water inlet 14 to cleaning chamber 10 Clean water, now, material and clean water are mainly deposited in the bottom of cleaning chamber 10 due to gravity, and stir pawl 62 and stretch into material At clean water position, now, wind is sent into cleaning chamber 10 by air inlet 13, blade 61 is sent out by wind drive Raw rotation, stirring pawl 62 rotates to be stirred material with blade 61, improves the cleaning effect to material, is completed in cleaning Afterwards, sewage is discharged by sewage mouth 15, hereafter, control portable plate 30 moves to lower discharge position can be by the thing in cleaning chamber 10 Material discharge.
Further, as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4, Figure 15 and Figure 16, the upper lid of cooking apparatus also includes lid sealing ring 64, box Lid sealing ring 64 is arranged at the opening of cleaning chamber 10 or is arranged on lid 63, for being covered in lid 63 with cleaning chamber 10 During conjunction, lid 63 is set to coordinate with forming sealing at the opening of cleaning chamber 10.
In this programme, on the one hand lid sealing ring 64 can play sealing function, it is to avoid steam splashes and led in whipping process The leakage problem of cause, on the other hand, lid sealing ring 64 can improve the frictional force between lid 63 and cleaning chamber 10, so that The problem of can avoiding relatively rotating between lid 63 and cleaning chamber 10 in the running of agitating device 60, so as to reduce The kinetic equation loss of product.
In any of the above-described embodiment, it is preferable that one in slidable fit portion 16 and sliding part 35 is guide groove, another For guide rail, in this programme, the fit structure of guide groove and guide rail can realize that the motion to portable plate 30 is oriented to, and should Structure has the advantages that processing is simple, easy to assembly.
In above-described embodiment, it is preferable that guide rail is linear or arc line shaped, guide groove is adapted to guide rail.
In any of the above-described embodiment, it is preferable that the upper lid of cooking apparatus also includes adsorption element 20, adsorption element 20 is set In upper cover 70, wherein, adsorption element 20 can be coordinated with portable plate 30 in the attracting mode of magnetic.
In this programme, adsorption element 20 is provided with cleaning chamber 10, using between adsorption element 20 and portable plate 30 Magnetic attracting force can portable plate 30 be in sealing station when drive the sealing area 32 of portable plate 30 to be effectively adjacent to cleaning chamber Body 10, realizes the reliable sealing to discharge gate 11, the problem of solving leak at the discharge gate 11 of generally existing in the prior art.
Further, it is preferable to adsorption element 20 be set in the outside that shape is arranged in discharge gate 11 is arranged, so, in portable plate 30 with cleaning chamber 10 on 20 magnetic attracting of adsorption element when, the phase interaction between cleaning chamber 10 and portable plate 30 can be made Firmly it is evenly distributed in the circumference of discharge gate 11, can so avoids the phase interaction between cleaning chamber 10 and portable plate 30 Firmly skewness causes the problem of stress weakness zone produces gap in the circumference of discharge gate 11, so as to reach reinforcing The purpose of sealing effectiveness.
In a specific embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in figure 5, adsorption element 20 includes absorption ring 21, absorption Ring 21 is the torus of closing and is set in the outside of discharge gate 11, and so can not only reach makes cleaning chamber 10 and portable plate 30 Between the purpose that is evenly distributed in the circumference of discharge gate 11 of interaction force, and can be realized by the way of integral assembling Absorption ring 21 is assembled with cleaning chamber 10, is easy to improve the packaging efficiency of product.
In one of the present utility model specifically embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, adsorption element 20 includes absorption ring 21, inhale Follower ring 21 is the rectangle ring body of closing and is set in the outside of discharge gate 11, and so can not only reach makes cleaning chamber 10 and activity The purpose that interaction force between plate 30 is evenly distributed in the circumference of discharge gate 11, and can be by the way of integral assembling Realize that absorption ring 21 is assembled with cleaning chamber 10, be easy to improve the packaging efficiency of product.
Certainly, this programme is not limited by embodiments above, wherein, can also set according to demand absorption ring 21 be in Triangle ring body, pentagon ring body or the hexagon ring body of closing, certainly, can also further preferably adsorb ring 21 and cleaning chamber 10 outlines are in fitting relation, the concrete shape of absorption ring 21 is depended on the design of the shape of cleaning chamber 10.
In one of the present utility model specifically embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, adsorption element 20 includes multiple adsorption sections 22, multiple adsorption sections 22 surround ring-type along the circumferential head and the tail docking of discharge gate 11, and discharge gate 11 is just surrounded to multiple adsorption sections 22 Region, so can not only reach the circumference for making the interaction force between cleaning chamber 10 and portable plate 30 in discharge gate 11 On the purpose that is evenly distributed, and be applicable to that the shape of cleaning chamber 10 is complex, be not easy to and adsorption element 20 is overall covers In the occasion of dress, beneficial to become more meticulous assembling and the development of product.Further, as shown in fig. 7, multiple adsorption sections 22 are docked from beginning to end Make the unitary construction of adsorption element 20 in closing or the rectangle ring body do not closed, certainly, can also make the unitary construction of adsorption element 20 In closing or triangle ring body, rectangle ring body, torus, pentagon ring body or the hexagon ring body do not closed, or even can basis Specific installation requirements are constructed in different in nature ring body.
What deserves to be explained is, docking from beginning to end can be annexation between multiple adsorption sections 22 or be spaced relationship, for example, first When being annexation between the multiple adsorption sections 22 of tail docking, multiple adsorption sections 22 are docked from beginning to end and enclose the annular solid for setting out closing, and Head and the tail are docked when being spaced relationship between multiple adsorption sections 22, in multiple adsorption sections 22 between the head and the tail of two neighboring adsorption section 22 There is certain interval, but from entirety, multiple adsorption sections 22 enclose the annular solid for setting out and approximately closing.
In one of the present utility model specifically embodiment, as shown in figure 8, adsorption element 20 includes multiple adsorbents 23, adsorbent 23 is cylinder, and multiple adsorbents 23 are arranged along the circumferentially spaced of discharge gate 11, and as shown in figure 8, center O1 can be understood as the axle center of the axis of discharge gate 11, wherein, the region that discharge gate 11 is just being surrounded to multiple adsorbents 23, so Can not only reach makes the interaction force between cleaning chamber 10 and portable plate 30 equably divide in the circumference of discharge gate 11 The purpose of cloth, and the control that the structure design is arranged in shape for adsorbent 23 is more flexible, is applicable to cleaning chamber 10 Shape is complex, be not easy in the occasion with the integral assembling of adsorption element 20, assembles and develops beneficial to becoming more meticulous for product, together When, it is arranged so as to also can reach the purpose for simplifying product weight, develops beneficial to product lightweight.
In one of the present utility model specifically embodiment, as shown in figure 9, adsorption element 20 includes multiple adsorbents 23, adsorbent 23 is torus, and multiple adsorbents 23 are arranged along the circumferentially spaced of discharge gate 11, and as shown in figure 9, center O2 can be understood as the axle center of the axis of discharge gate 11, wherein, the region that discharge gate 11 is just being surrounded to multiple adsorbents 23, so Can not only reach makes the interaction force between cleaning chamber 10 and portable plate 30 equably divide in the circumference of discharge gate 11 The purpose of cloth, and the control that the structure design is arranged in shape for adsorbent 23 is more flexible, is applicable to cleaning chamber 10 Shape is complex, be not easy in the occasion with the integral assembling of adsorption element 20, assembles and develops beneficial to becoming more meticulous for product, together When, it is arranged so as to also can reach the purpose for simplifying product weight, develops beneficial to product lightweight.
In one embodiment of the present utility model, it is preferable that one in portable plate 30 and adsorption element 20 is permanent magnetism Body or electromagnet, another be permanent magnet or can be attracting with permanent magnet magnetism irony body.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, it is preferable that portable plate 30 includes board body part 33 and adhesive portion 34, plate body Portion 33 is suitable to seal discharge gate 11 when portable plate 30 is in sealing station, and one in adhesive portion 34 and adsorption element 20 is Permanent magnet or electromagnet, another be permanent magnet or can be attracting with permanent magnet magnetism irony body.Further, such as Figure 12 It is shown, it is provided with adhesive portion 34 in the plate face for facing cleaning chamber 10 of board body part 33;Or as shown in figure 13, the phase of board body part 33 Adhesive portion 34 is provided with another plate face to facing cleaning chamber 10;Or as shown in figure 14, adhesive is embedded with board body part 33 Portion 34.
Wherein, adhesive portion 34 is permanent magnet or such as austenite stainless steel plate plastid magnetic material-structure, and adsorption element 20 can be permanent magnet or electromagnet, adhesive portion 34 is coordinated with adsorption element 20 in the attracting mode of magnetic, so that plate body Portion 33 can effectively be adjacent to cleaning chamber 10, and the portable plate 30 of the stable assembling between board body part 33 and cleaning chamber 10 is in sealing To the sealing reliability of discharge gate 11 when at position.
In one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 4, the upper lid of cooking apparatus also includes seal 40, specifically, seal 40 is arranged at the discharge gate 11 of cleaning chamber 10, and seal 40 can be supported on portable plate 30 with To be sealed between cleaning chamber 10.Certainly, this programme is also not limited thereto, wherein, seal 40 can be also arranged on On portable plate 30, and seal 40 is set to be supported between portable plate 30 and cleaning chamber 10 to be sealed.
In this programme, seal 40 is set at the discharge gate 11 of cleaning chamber 10 or on portable plate 30, so may be used To strengthen the sealing effectiveness to discharge gate 11, and in this programme, when portable plate 30 is sealed to discharge gate 11, absorption is utilized Magnetic attracting force between part 20 and portable plate 30 can make portable plate 30 and cleaning chamber 10 extrude the formation of seal 40 Effect, and by adsorption element 20 in being arranged the outside that shape is arranged in discharge gate 11, can so be improved seal 40 by Uniformity is pressed, so as to further excite and strengthen the sealing effectiveness at seal 40, product can be more prevented effectively from and perform cleaning During work the problem of leak.
Preferably, cleaning chamber 10 and upper cover 70 are integral type structure.
In this programme, it is integral type structure with upper cover 70 to set cleaning chamber 10, can not only so improve product Production, packaging efficiency, and cleaning chamber 10 and water inlet can be beneficial to, be tightly connected between discharge pipe line.Certainly, this programme is not It is confined to this, it is contemplated that problem is facilitated to the daily cleaning of cleaning chamber 10, wherein, it may also set up cleaning chamber 10 and upper cover 70 be split-type structural.
In summary, the utility model is provided cooking apparatus and cover thereon, can be achieved to perform sealing during cleaning Discharge gate 11 is opened with the function of smooth blanking when function and discharge.Due to adsorption element 20 and the mutual magneticaction of portable plate 30 Squeeze sealing member 40 realizes sealing, can so ensure to make to keep sealing in cleaning chamber 10 when product performs cleaning;Separately Outside, motor-driven gear rack drives portable plate 30, overcomes between activity and cleaning chamber 10 because magnetic force extrudes the friction produced Power, makes discharge gate 11 be in open mode, realizes blanking function;Wherein, by being in be arranged shape to be arranged in row by adsorption element 20 The outside of material mouth 11, can make sealing position uniform-compression, improve sealing effectiveness.
The embodiment of the utility model second aspect provides a kind of cooking apparatus, including:Pot (not shown) and The upper lid of cooking apparatus described in any of the above-described technical scheme, described upper lid can be covered with pot sets out cooking cavity to enclose Room, wherein, the discharge gate of the upper lid of cooking apparatus is connected when opening wide with cooking cavity, enables to enter from the material that discharge gate is discharged Enter in cooking cavity, pot is used to cook the material in cooking cavity.
The cooking apparatus that the utility model is provided, it is upper because of the cooking apparatus that is provided with described in any of the above-described technical scheme Lid, so as to all of the above beneficial effect, will not be repeated here.
Alternatively, cooking apparatus is electric cooker, electric pressure cooking saucepan, electric cooking pot, electric steamer or soy bean milk making machine.
In the utility model, term " first ", " second " are only used for the purpose of description, and it is not intended that indicating or dark Show relative importance;Term " multiple " then refers to two or more, unless otherwise clear and definite restriction.Term " installation ", " phase Even ", the term such as " connection ", " fixation " all should be interpreted broadly, for example, " connection " can be fixedly connected or removable Connection is unloaded, or is integrally connected;" connected " can be joined directly together, and can also be indirectly connected to by intermediary.For ability For the those of ordinary skill in domain, concrete meaning of the above-mentioned term in the utility model can be understood as the case may be.
In the description of this specification, the description of term " one embodiment ", " some embodiments ", " specific embodiment " etc. Mean that combining the embodiment or specific features, structure, material or the feature of example description is contained in of the present utility model at least one In individual embodiment or example.In this manual, identical embodiment is not necessarily referring to the schematic representation of above-mentioned term Or example.Moreover, specific features, structure, material or the feature of description can be in any one or more embodiments or examples In combine in an appropriate manner.
Preferred embodiment of the present utility model is the foregoing is only, the utility model is not limited to, for this For the technical staff in field, the utility model can have various modifications and variations.It is all it is of the present utility model spirit and principle Within, any modification, equivalent substitution and improvements made etc. should be included within protection domain of the present utility model.

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1. a kind of upper lid of cooking apparatus, it is characterised in that including:
It is provided with to be provided with cleaning chamber and slidable fit portion, the cleaning chamber in upper cover, the upper cover and supplies material The discharge gate of discharge, the discharge gate is located at the bottom of the cleaning chamber;
Portable plate, is provided with sliding part, and the sliding part forms slidable connection with the slidable fit portion;
Driver element, the clutch end of driver element connection synchronous with the portable plate, the driver element is used for band The portable plate is moved to slide in the upper cover, wherein, the portable plate covers the discharge gate when sliding into sealing station, The portable plate avoids the discharge gate when sliding into lower discharge position, so that the discharge gate is opened wide.
2. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
The driver element is motor, and the output shaft of the motor is connected with the portable plate or by transmission mechanism It is connected with the portable plate.
3. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to claim 2, it is characterised in that
Situation about being connected to the output shaft of the motor by transmission mechanism with the portable plate, the transmission mechanism is tooth Wheel drive mechanism or chain wheel driving mechanism or toggle.
4. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that
The driver element is rotary cylinder, and the air inlet of the rotary cylinder is connected to source of the gas, the swing rod of the rotary cylinder It is connected with the portable plate;Or
The driver element is straight line cylinder, and the air inlet of the straight line cylinder is connected to source of the gas, the piston of the straight line cylinder Bar is connected with the portable plate.
5. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that also include:
Agitating device, is stretched into the cleaning chamber, for being stirred to the material in the cleaning chamber.
6. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to claim 5, it is characterised in that also include:
Opening is provided with lid, the cleaning chamber, the lid is removably covered to close with the cleaning chamber Opening is stated, wherein, the agitating device is arranged on the lid in hanging like.
7. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to claim 6, it is characterised in that also include:
Lid sealing ring, is arranged at the opening of the cleaning chamber or is arranged on the lid, in the box When lid is covered with the cleaning chamber, the lid is set to coordinate with forming sealing at the opening of the cleaning chamber.
8. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to claim 4, it is characterised in that also include:
Pneumatic mixing device, including blade and the mixing part that is connected with the blade, wherein, the air inlet with the rotary cylinder Or the source of the gas that the air inlet of the straight line cylinder is connected is branched at the blade, the air-flow for coming from the source of the gas drives The dynamic blade rotation, makes the blade drive the mixing part to be stirred the material in the cleaning chamber.
9. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that
One in the slidable fit portion and the sliding part is guide groove, and another is guide rail.
10. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to claim 9, it is characterised in that
The guide rail is linear or arc line shaped, and the guide groove is adapted to the guide rail.
11. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that also include:
Adsorption element, is arranged in the upper cover, wherein, the adsorption element can be attracting with magnetic with the portable plate Mode coordinates.
12. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to claim 11, it is characterised in that
One in the portable plate and the adsorption element is permanent magnet or electromagnet, another be permanent magnet or can with forever The attracting irony body of magnet magnetic;Or
The portable plate includes board body part and adhesive portion, and the board body part is suitable to when the portable plate is in the sealing station The discharge gate is sealed, one in the adhesive portion and the adsorption element is permanent magnet or electromagnet, and another is forever Magnet or irony body that can be attracting with permanent magnet magnetism.
13. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that also include:
Seal, is arranged at the discharge gate of the cleaning chamber or is arranged on the portable plate, the seal It can be supported between the portable plate and the cleaning chamber to be sealed.
14. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that
Intercommunicating pore and sealing area are provided with the portable plate, wherein, when the portable plate slides into the sealing station, institute State sealing area and cover the discharge gate, when the portable plate slides into the lower discharge position, the sealing area avoids described Discharge gate, the intercommunicating pore is by the discharge gate and environmental communication.
15. the upper lid of cooking apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterised in that
The cleaning chamber is integral type structure with the upper cover.
16. a kind of cooking apparatus, it is characterised in that including:
Pot;
The upper lid of cooking apparatus as any one of claim 1 to 15, can cover with the pot and be cooked with enclosing to set out Prepare food chamber, wherein, the discharge gate of the upper lid of the cooking apparatus is connected when opening wide with the cooking cavity, is made from the discharge gate The material of discharge can enter in the cooking cavity, and the pot is used to cook the material in the cooking cavity.
17. cooking apparatus according to claim 16, it is characterised in that
The cooking apparatus is electric cooker, electric pressure cooking saucepan, electric cooking pot, electric steamer or soy bean milk making machine.
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