CN211432393U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, it includes a kind of deep pot body, lid and interference piece. The cover body is pivoted to the cooker body through a pivoting shaft, the cover body is provided with a mounting hole, the pivoting shaft extends to penetrate through the mounting hole, and the end part of the pivoting shaft is exposed out of the mounting hole; the interference piece is arranged in the area of the end part of the cover body. The utility model provides a cooking utensil, interference piece can form with the tip of the pivotal axis after the installation and interfere to keep the pivotal axis in mounting hole department, avoid under the condition of inside lining slope, the pivotal axis is deviate from the mounting hole, and interference piece can not obstruct the pivotal axis and penetrate from one side of mounting hole, so that cooking utensil's manufacturing.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a cooking utensil.

Background

An existing electric rice cooker generally includes a lid, a body, and an inner pot disposed in the body. The lid passes through pivot axle pivot and connects to a kind of deep pot body, and specifically, the lid includes inside lining and the face lid that sets up in the inside lining outside, and the rear end of inside lining is equipped with two spaced apart mounting holes that are used for installing the pivot axle, and the pivot axle penetrates in two mounting holes in proper order from one side. In the case of transporting or moving the cooking appliance, or assembling the cover, the inner liner may be inclined, and the pivot shaft is easily moved in its axial direction to come out of the mounting hole.

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

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

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

In order to at least partially solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking appliance including:

a pot body;

a lid body pivotally coupled to the pot body by a pivot shaft, the lid body being provided with a mounting hole through which the pivot shaft extends, and an end of the pivot shaft being exposed from the mounting hole; and

an interference member disposed in a region of the end of the cover.

According to this scheme, the interference piece can form the interference with the tip of the pivot axle after the installation to keep the pivot axle in mounting hole department, avoid under the condition of inside lining slope, the pivot axle is deviate from the mounting hole. The interference member does not prevent the pivot shaft from penetrating from one side of the mounting hole, so that the production and manufacture of the cooking appliance are facilitated.

Optionally, the interference member is disposed on the cover in a manner of being capable of being toggled, and a projection of the interference member on a radial plane of the pivot axis is at least partially overlapped with a projection of the pivot axis.

According to the scheme, when the pivot shaft is installed, the interference piece can be shifted to enable the pivot shaft to penetrate through the installation hole from one side; the interference member can prevent the movement of the pivot shaft in the axial direction thereof.

Optionally, one end of the interference member is connected to the cover, the other end of the interference member opposite to the one end is a free end, and the interference member is movable relative to the pivot shaft by taking the one end as a center.

According to the scheme, the interference piece can be shifted in a mode of inclining the interference piece, and operation is facilitated.

Optionally, the surface of the interference piece for abutment with the end is planar.

According to the scheme, the contact area between the interference piece and the end part can be increased, and the interference stability is improved.

Optionally, the interference member is spaced apart from the pivot shaft by a gap in a state where the interference member is not subjected to an external force, the interference member being adapted to abut against an end surface of the end portion when the pivot shaft is axially displaced, or

In a state of not receiving an external force, the interference member abuts to an end surface or a circumferential surface of the end portion and provides a force toward the end portion.

According to the scheme, the interference piece can form interference with the end surface or the circumferential surface, and the degree of freedom of design is improved.

Optionally, the cover includes a liner provided with the mounting hole and a base below the mounting hole, the interference piece being connected to an upper surface of the base.

According to the present aspect, the interference piece may be formed on the base.

Optionally, the interference member extends upwardly from the upper surface and beyond the centre of the pivot axis, and/or

The interference member is disposed radially outward of the pivot shaft.

According to the scheme, the extending direction and the length of the interference piece can be reasonably designed so as to form interference with the end part.

Optionally, the cover body includes a lining, the lining is provided with the mounting hole and a rear end reinforcing rib located at a side of the mounting hole, and the interference piece is connected to the rear end reinforcing rib.

According to this aspect, the interference piece may be formed on the reinforcing rib.

Optionally, the interference member extends horizontally from the rear end stiffener and beyond the center of the pivot axis.

According to the scheme, the extending direction and the length of the interference piece can be reasonably designed so as to form interference with the end part.

Optionally, the interference piece is formed as one piece with the liner and/or the interference piece is a flexible member.

According to the scheme, the interference piece can be formed in the forming process of the lining, and the cooking utensil is convenient to produce and manufacture. The interference piece is flexible to flexibly deform and recover the deformation.

Optionally, the cover is provided with two mounting holes, one end portion of the pivot shaft is exposed from a first mounting hole, the other end portion of the pivot shaft is exposed from a second mounting hole, the cover is provided with a blocking member corresponding to the first end portion, and the interference member corresponds to the second end portion.

According to the scheme, the pivot shaft can be limited between the blocking piece and the interference piece and can penetrate into or penetrate out from one side of the interference piece.

Drawings

The following drawings of the present invention are used herein as part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. There are shown in the drawings embodiments of the invention and the description thereof for the purpose of illustrating the devices and principles of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

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

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a portion of the cover shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial schematic view of the liner shown in FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is a further enlarged schematic view of portion a of fig. 3.

Description of the reference numerals

100: the cooking appliance 110: pot body

120: cover 121: inner lining

122: the surface cover 123: base part

124: mounting portion 125: mounting hole

125 a: first mounting hole 125 b: second mounting hole

126: rear end reinforcing rib 131: interference piece

132: the blocking member 140: pivotal shaft

141: end portion 141 a: first end part

141 b: second end 150: biasing member

F1: end surface F2: peripheral surface

F3: first surface F4: second surface

F10: upper surface of

Detailed Description

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

In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It is apparent that the practice of the invention is not limited to the specific details known to those skilled in the art. The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the preferred embodiments, however, the present invention can have other embodiments in addition to the detailed description, and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

It is to be understood that the terms "a," "an," and "the" as used herein are intended to describe specific embodiments only and are not to be taken as limiting the invention, which is intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. When the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right" and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not limiting.

Ordinal words such as "first" and "second" are referred to in this application as labels only, and do not have any other meanings, such as a particular order, etc. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself imply the presence of "second component", and the term "second component" does not itself imply the presence of "first component".

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate representative embodiments of the present invention and do not limit the present invention.

Generally, as shown in fig. 1, a cooking appliance 100 such as an electric rice cooker includes a pot body 110 and a cover 120. The pot body 110 is substantially in a rounded rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a cylindrical inner pot receiving part. The inner pot can be fixedly arranged at the inner pot containing part, or can be freely put into the inner pot containing part or taken out from the inner pot containing part, so that the inner pot can be conveniently cleaned. The inner pot is generally made of a metal material and has a circular opening on an upper surface for containing a material to be heated, such as rice, soup, etc. The pot body 110 includes therein a heating means for heating the inner pot to heat the inner pot. It can be understood that the cooking appliance 100 according to the present invention may be an electric cooker, an electric pressure cooker or other cooking appliances 100, and the cooking appliance 100 may have various functions such as cooking porridge, etc. in addition to the function of cooking rice.

The cover 120 has a shape substantially corresponding to the pot body 110, and is substantially in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with rounded corners. The lid 120 is openably and closably provided on the pot body 110. When the cover 120 is covered on the pot body 110, it covers the inner pot, and a cooking space is formed between the inner pot and the cover. The lid 120 also typically has a gasket, which may be made of, for example, a rubber material, disposed between the lid 120 and the inner pot for sealing the cooking space when the lid 120 is in a closed position.

It should be noted that directional terms used herein in describing the components in the cooking appliance 100 and the positional relationship thereof, such as "above", "below", "lower side", "upward", "downward", and the like, are relative to a state where the cooking appliance 100 is in a horizontal state and the lid 120 is covered on the pot body 110. Directional terms "inside" and "outside", if there is no other directional limitation, it is understood that "inside" refers to a side close to the center of the cooking appliance 100 and "outside" refers to a side far from the center of the cooking appliance 100. Directional terms "front end" and "rear end", if not otherwise defined, it is understood that "front end" refers to an end of the cooking appliance 100 that is closer to the user and "rear end" refers to an end of the cooking appliance 100 that is further from the user.

Specifically, the cover 120 can be pivoted to the pot body 110 by the pivot shaft 140 and can be freely pivoted between the closing position and the opening position with respect to the pot body 110 about the pivot shaft 140 line on which the pivot shaft 140 is located, so as to facilitate the closing and opening of the pot body 110. The cover 120 may be provided with a mounting hole 125, the pivot shaft 140 may extend from one side to penetrate the mounting hole 125, and an end 141 of the pivot shaft 140 is exposed from the mounting hole 125. The pivot shaft 140 may be sleeved with a biasing member 150, and the biasing member 150 can provide a biasing force of the cover 120 in the opening direction so that the cover 120 can be automatically opened to the open position.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the cover 120 includes an inner liner 121, and a cover 122 disposed on an upper side or an outer side of the inner liner 121. Liner 121 may be connected to face cover 122 from the underside of face cover 122 and covered by face cover 122. Liner 121 includes a base 123 and a plurality of reinforcing ribs extending upwardly from base 123 in a staggered arrangement. The rear end of the inner liner 121 may be provided with two mounting holes 125 spaced apart, and particularly, the rear end of the inner liner 121 is provided with two mounting portions 124 extending upward from the base 123, the mounting holes 125 being formed on the mounting portions 124, in other words, the base 123 is located below the mounting holes 125. The mounting portion 124 may be configured in a thin plate shape. The two mounting portions 124 are spaced apart a distance such that the pivot shaft 140 extends between the two mounting holes 125, and the two end portions 141 of the pivot shaft 140 are exposed from the corresponding mounting holes 125, respectively. Specifically, the first end 141a of the pivot shaft 140 can be exposed from the first mounting hole 125a, and the second end 141b of the pivot shaft 140 can be exposed from the second mounting hole 125 b. The first and second mounting holes 125a and 125b may be symmetrically arranged.

The front and rear ends of the liner 121 may define a first direction, in other words, the first direction may be a direction extending between the front and rear ends of the liner 121. The mounting holes 125 may each extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and be spaced apart from each other in the second direction. The second direction is a direction parallel to the axis of the pivot shaft 140. In the illustrated embodiment, the first direction is a length direction and the second direction is a width direction, and the mounting holes 125 may each extend in the width direction and be spaced apart from each other in the width direction. The pivot shaft 140 may penetrate in the width direction from a side of one mounting hole 125 away from the other mounting hole 125.

In order to prevent the pivot shaft 140 from being removed from the mounting hole 125, the cooking appliance 100 further includes an interference member 131, and the interference member 131 is disposed at a region where the end portion 141 of the cover 120 is located. The interference member 131 is disposed at a position corresponding to the end 141 and can interfere with the end 141 of the mounted pivot shaft 140, thereby holding the pivot shaft 140 at the mounting hole 125 and preventing the pivot shaft 140 from coming out of the mounting hole 125 in case the inner liner 121 is inclined. The interference member 131 does not prevent the pivot shaft 140 from penetrating from one side of the mounting hole 125 during the mounting of the pivot shaft 140. It is to be understood that reference herein to "interference" means that there is some degree of interference with the movement of the mounted pivot shaft 140, but that the movement is not impeded by large external forces.

An interference member 131 is disposed in the cover 120, and the interference member 131 is used to abut against an end 141 of the pivot shaft 140 to prevent the pivot shaft 140 from being separated from the mounting hole 125. The end 141 abutting against the interference member 131 is a portion of the pivot shaft 140 exposed from the mounting hole 125. In other words, the interference member 131 is disposed on a side of the mounting hole 125 away from the center of the pivot shaft 140. The pivot shaft 140 may penetrate in the width direction from the side where the interference member 131 is provided. During the penetration of the pivot shaft 140, the interference member 131 can be shifted to avoid the penetration position of the pivot shaft 140, so that the pivot shaft 140 is normally penetrated into the mounting hole 125. The user may toggle the interference member 131 with the pivot shaft 140 to deform it. After the pivot shaft 140 is penetrated, the pivot shaft 140 can be held at the mounting hole 125 by means of the interference member 131, avoiding the pivot shaft 140 from being released from the mounting hole 125 in case the inner liner 121 is inclined.

In the present embodiment, the interference member 131 may be a member that can be inclined with respect to the pivot shaft 140/the mounting hole 125 in a state of receiving an external force. One end of the interference member 131 may be coupled to the inner liner 121 of the cover 120, and the other end of the interference member 131 opposite to the one end may be a free end, and the interference member 131 may be toggled with respect to the pivot shaft 140 centering on the one end. The interference member 131 may be a flexible member with one end fixed and the other end free.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, in a state of not receiving an external force, the interference member 131 may be spaced apart from the pivot shaft 140 by a gap, and the interference member 131 may abut to the end surface F1 of the end portion 141 when the pivot shaft 140 is displaced in the axial direction. In this embodiment, the interference member 131 may interfere with the pivot shaft 140 only when the liner 121 is tilted, and the interference member 131 does not always maintain the deformation, so that the service life of the interference member 131 may be increased. The projection of the interference member 131 onto the radial plane of the pivot axis 140 may at least partially overlap the projection of the pivot axis 140. The interference member 131 may be toggled radially outward of the pivot shaft 140 to avoid the penetration location of the pivot shaft 140. The surface of the interference piece 131 that can abut against the end portion 141 is a flat surface. Specifically, the first surface F3 of the end surface F1 of the interference piece 131 facing the end portion 141 may be a plane, and thus, the contact area of the interference piece 131 and the end surface F1 of the end portion 141 may be increased, improving the stability of the interference. The end surface F1 may also be flat to further improve stability of the interference.

In an embodiment not shown, the interference member 131 may act directly all the way to the pivot shaft 140. In the absence of an external force, the interference piece 131 may abut to the circumferential surface F2 of the end portion 141 and provide a force toward the end portion 141. In this embodiment, the projection of the interference member 131 on the radial plane of the pivot axis 140 and the projection of the pivot axis 140 in the penetrating position may at least partially overlap, when the interference member 131 is not deformed by an external force. The second surface F4 of the interference piece 131 facing the circumferential surface F2 may be a plane, and thus, the contact area of the interference piece 131 with the circumferential surface F2 of the end portion 141 may be increased, improving the stability of the interference. Alternatively, the interference piece 131 may be a rectangular parallelepiped member or other suitably shaped member.

Alternatively, the interference piece 131 may abut to the end surface F1 of the end portion 141 in a state of not receiving an external force, and in this embodiment, the interference piece 131 may be in contact with only the end surface F1, or may be capable of providing a force toward the end portion 141.

The interference piece 131 may be formed as one piece with the liner 121. In the illustrated embodiment, the interference piece 131 may be connected to the upper surface F10 of the base 123, the interference piece 131 extending upward from the upper surface F10 of the base 123. The interference member 131 may preferably extend beyond the center of the pivot shaft 140 for better interference with the end 141. The interference member 131 is disposed radially outward of the pivot shaft 140. For example, the interference member 131 may be disposed radially outward of the pivot shaft 140 toward the center of the cover 120. In this embodiment, the interference member 131 needs to be spaced apart from the rear end reinforcing rib 126 at the side of the mounting hole 125 by a gap in order to allow the interference member 131 to be pulled outward in the radial direction of the pivot shaft 140. Alternatively, the interference member 131 may be disposed radially outward of the pivot shaft 140 away from the center of the cover 120.

In an embodiment not shown, the interference member 131 may be connected to the rear-end reinforcing rib 126 at the side of the mounting hole 125. The interference member 131 may extend horizontally from the rear end stiffener 126 and beyond the center of the pivot shaft 140. The interference member 131 is disposed radially outward of the pivot shaft 140. For example, the interference member 131 may be disposed radially outward of the pivot shaft 140 near the base 123. In this embodiment, the interference member 131 needs to be spaced apart from the base 123 by a gap in order to be able to dial the interference member 131 radially outward of the pivot shaft 140. Alternatively, the interference member 131 may be disposed radially outward of the pivot shaft 140 away from the base 123.

Further, the cover 120 is provided with a stopper 132 corresponding to the first end portion 141a, and particularly, the rear end of the liner 121 is also provided with a stopper 132 corresponding to the first end portion 141 a. The stopper 132 is located axially outward of the first end portion 141a and is capable of abutting against an end surface F1 of the first end portion 141 a. The blocking member 132 may have a structure to limit the first end portion 141a, in other words, the first end portion 141a is limited by the blocking member 132. The interference member 131 corresponds to the second end 141 b. The pivot shaft 140 may be confined between the blocking member 132 and the interference member 131 and may pass in and out from the side of the interference member 131. If needed and/or desired, the first end 141a and the second end 141b may each correspond to an interference member 131, and in this embodiment, the pivot shaft 140 may be limited between the two interference members 131 and can pass in and out from a side of either of the two interference members 131.

The utility model provides a cooking utensil 100 is provided with interference piece 131 in lid 120, and interference piece 131 can be corresponding to the tip 141 of the pivot axle 140 after the installation to thereby form the interference with it and keep pivot axle 140 in mounting hole 125 department, avoid under the condition of inside lining 121 slope, pivot axle 140 deviates from mounting hole 125. The interference member 131 does not obstruct the penetration of the pivot shaft 140 from one side of the mounting hole 125 to facilitate the manufacturing of the cooking appliance 100.

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

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it is to be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that many more modifications and variations can be made in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, all of which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims (11)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a pot body (110);

a cover (120), the cover (120) being pivotally connected to the pot body (110) by a pivot shaft (140), the cover (120) being provided with a mounting hole (125), the pivot shaft (140) extending through the mounting hole (125), and an end (141) of the pivot shaft (140) being exposed from the mounting hole (125); and

an interference piece (131), the interference piece (131) being disposed in a region where the end portion (141) of the cover (120) is located.

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the interference member (131) is snapably arranged on the cover body (120), a projection of the interference member (131) on a radial plane of the pivot axis (140) at least partially overlapping a projection of the pivot axis (140).

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein one end of the interference member (131) is connected in the cover body (120), and the other end of the interference member (131) opposite to the one end is a free end, and the interference member (131) is movable with respect to the pivot shaft (140) centering on the one end.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the interference element (131) for abutment with the end portion (141) is planar.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 1,

in the state of not being subjected to external force, the interference member (131) is spaced from the pivot shaft (140) by a gap, and the interference member (131) is used for abutting to an end surface (F1) of the end part (141) when the pivot shaft (140) is axially displaced, or

In a state of not receiving an external force, the interference piece (131) abuts to an end surface (F1) or a circumferential surface (F2) of the end portion (141) and provides a force toward the end portion (141).

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cover (120) comprises an inner lining (121), the inner lining (121) being provided with the mounting hole (125) and a base (123) located below the mounting hole (125), the interference piece (131) being connected to an upper surface (F10) of the base (123).

7. The cooking appliance of claim 6,

the interference member (131) extends upward from the upper surface (F10) and beyond the center of the pivot shaft (140), and/or

The interference member (131) is disposed radially outward of the pivot shaft (140).

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cover (120) comprises an inner liner (121), the inner liner (121) being provided with the mounting hole (125) and a rear end reinforcing rib (126) located at a side of the mounting hole (125), the interference member (131) being connected to the rear end reinforcing rib (126).

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the interference member (131) extends horizontally from the rear end stiffener (126) and beyond the center of the pivot shaft (140).

10. The cooking appliance according to any of the claims 6 to 9, wherein the interference piece (131) is formed in one piece with the inner liner (121) and/or the interference piece (131) is a flexible member.

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cover (120) is provided with two of the mounting holes (125), a first end portion (141a) of the pivot shaft (140) is exposed from the first mounting hole (125a), a second end portion (141b) of the pivot shaft (140) is exposed from the second mounting hole (125b), the cover (120) is provided with a stopper (132) corresponding to the first end portion (141a), and the interference member (131) corresponds to the second end portion (141 b).

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