CN211984938U

CN211984938U - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN211984938U
Application number: CN201921337551.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吕华; 李泽涌
Original assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-02-02
Filing date: 2019-08-16
Publication date: 2020-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-16
Also published as: CN111513539A; CN111513544A; CN211483983U; CN111513542B; CN111513542A; CN211408559U; CN211795799U; CN211795800U; CN211582584U; CN211795796U; CN211483985U; CN211483984U; CN111513545A; CN211408564U; CN211795798U; CN111513540B; CN211483988U; CN211408565U; CN211483987U; CN111513543A

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, which comprises a pot body, a cover body and a steam generating device. An inner pot is arranged in the cooker body. The cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner and forms a cooking space with the inner pot when the cooker body is covered; the steam generating device is arranged in the cover body and used for generating steam for assisting cooking, and comprises a steam generating cavity for containing water to be heated to generate steam and a steam cover plate which is opened or closed relative to the steam generating cavity. The steam cover plate is provided with a thermochromic module which changes color based on the change of the temperature of the steam cover plate. According to the utility model discloses, be provided with the temperature on the steam apron and send the color module, the user can just learn the temperature of current steam apron directly perceived and definitely to can avoid touching the risk that the steam apron leads to scalding when the high temperature. And the temperature display mode can get rid of the dependence on electric energy, and the application scene is wider, convenient and reliable.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model discloses generally relate to the technical field of cooking utensil equipment.

Background

Currently, some cooking appliances (such as rice cookers) on the market are provided with steam generation devices capable of generating additional steam to assist in cooking. Generally, the steam generating device is provided in a pot of the cooking appliance. When the cover is opened, the container for containing water of the steam generating device can be observed, and the user can carry out operations such as water adding and the like. The cooker body of this kind of cooking utensil still needs to set up the space that is used for holding steam generator under the prerequisite in the space of pot in guaranteeing to hold to lead to holistic size great, be difficult for placing and carrying, bring certain puzzlement for user's use.

In this regard, the applicant has devised a cooking appliance in which a steam generating device is provided in a cover body to reduce the size of the cooking appliance. During use, a user often needs to operate the cover or the steam generating device. Whereas the steam generating device has a very high temperature during or immediately after operation. At this point, if the user touches these locations during operation, there is a risk of scalding.

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.

To solve the above problem at least in part, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising:

the cooker body is internally provided with an inner pot;

the cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner, and when the cooker body is covered by the cover body, a cooking space is formed between the cover body and the inner pot; and

a steam generating device provided in the cover body for generating steam and guiding the steam into the cooking space to assist cooking, the steam generating device including:

a steam generating chamber for containing water to be heated to generate steam,

the steam generating chamber can be communicated with the cooking space through a steam passage to evaporate the steam

Introducing steam into the cooking space; and

a steam cover plate capable of opening and closing relative to the steam generation cavity to enable the steam generation cavity to generate steam

The steam generating cavity is opened or closed;

the steam cover plate is provided with a thermochromic module, and the thermochromic module changes the color of the thermochromic module based on the change of the temperature of the steam cover plate.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil is provided with the temperature on the steam cover plate and sends out color module, and the user can directly perceivedly and definitely learn the temperature of current steam cover plate through the colour that the temperature sent out color module to can avoid touching the risk that steam cover plate leads to scalding when the high temperature. And the temperature display mode can get rid of the dependence on electric energy, and the application scene is wider, convenient and reliable.

Optionally, the thermochromic module comprises a thermochromic coating disposed on an outer side of the steam cover plate. Therefore, the thermochromic module is simple in arrangement mode and easy to manufacture.

Optionally, the thermochromic module comprises predetermined text and/or patterns formed at least in part from thermochromic material. Therefore, the prompting function can be realized through characters or patterns.

Optionally, the thermochromic module is provided with a transparent sealing layer. Therefore, the abrasion of the thermochromic coating or the character pattern in the daily use process can be avoided.

Optionally, the steam cover plate is at least partially made of a thermochromic material. Therefore, the steam cover plate is arranged into the thermochromic module, so that the process of arranging an additional coating can be omitted, and the production steps are simplified.

Optionally, the thermochromic module is disposed at a position of the steam cover plate corresponding to the opening of the steam generation cavity. Thereby, the thermochromic module can reflect the temperature at the steam generating chamber.

Optionally, a first steam channel is arranged on the steam cover plate, the first steam channel is communicated with the steam generation cavity and the cooking space in a state that the steam cover plate covers the steam generation cavity, and the thermochromic module is arranged at a position of the steam cover plate corresponding to the first steam channel. Thereby, the thermochromic module can reflect the temperature at the first steam channel.

Optionally, a steam valve is further arranged in the cover body, a second steam channel is arranged in the steam valve, the cooking space can be communicated with the outside through the second steam channel, the steam cover plate is at least partially arranged above the steam valve, a steam outlet communicated with the second steam channel is arranged on the steam cover plate, and the thermochromic module is arranged at a position, corresponding to the steam outlet, of the steam cover plate. Thus, the thermochromic module can reflect the temperature at the vapor outlet.

Drawings

The following drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are provided as a part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the 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 a perspective view of the lid of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, partially in section, of the cover shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 3; and

fig. 5 is another angular perspective view of the cover shown in fig. 2.

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 embodiments of the 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 embodiments of the present invention.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

The utility model provides a cooking utensil. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil can be for electric rice cooker, electric pressure cooker or other cooking utensil, and according to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil except having the function of cooking rice, can also have various functions such as cooking congee, a kind of deep pot hot water, fried dish. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, a cooking appliance 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention may include a pot body 10 and a cover 20. The pot body 10 is substantially configured in a rounded rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an inner pot 11 is provided inside thereof. The inner pot 11 may be configured to be removably disposed in the pot body 10. For example, the pot body 10 may be provided with a cylindrical inner pot accommodating portion, and the inner pot 11 may be freely put into or taken out of the inner pot accommodating portion. The removable arrangement allows the user to conveniently remove the inner pan 11 for cleaning. Of course, in other embodiments, the inner pot 11 may be fixedly provided in the pot body 10 in an unreleasable manner. The pot body 10 is also generally provided therein with a heating means for heating the inner pot.

The lid 20 is provided to the pot body 10 in an openable and closable manner. When the lid body 20 is opened with respect to the pot body 10, the opening of the inner pot 11 in the pot body is exposed, and the user can add food materials to the inner pot 11 or take cooked food out of the inner pot 11. When the cover 20 is covered on the pot body 10, it covers the inner pot 11 and forms a cooking space with the inner pot 11. A sealing member is further provided between the cover body 20 and the inner pot 11 to maintain a good sealing property of the cooking space.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil still includes steam generator 30 for produce steam, and can be with the leading-in above-mentioned cooking space of produced steam with supplementary culinary art. Taking an electric cooker as an example, the specific operation of the auxiliary cooking may be to introduce the steam generated by the steam generating device 30 into the cooking space during the cooking process, and heat the rice from above, so that the rice can be uniformly heated, and the heating efficiency is improved. After the rice is cooked, the steam generated by the steam generator 30 may be introduced into the cooking space to keep the rice warm, fresh, and moist, thereby maintaining a good taste.

As shown in fig. 2, the steam generating device 30 is provided in the cover 20. Compared with the scheme that the steam generating device is arranged in the cooker body, the arrangement can effectively utilize the space in the cover body 20, reduce the volume of the cooker body 10, further reduce the overall size of the cooking utensil, ensure that the cooking utensil has compact structure and is convenient to carry and place.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, in the present embodiment, the steam generating device 30 includes two parts, namely, a steam generating component 31 and a steam sealing component 32.

The steam generating assembly 31 comprises a steam generating chamber 33 for containing water to be heated for generating steam. Preferably, in the present embodiment, the steam generating assembly 31 includes a water container, and the steam generating chamber 33 is formed by an inner receiving space of the water container. Thereby, the steam generating chamber 33 can be conveniently provided. Further, the water container may be configured to be removably disposed. The user can conveniently take out the water container for cleaning or replacement. Of course, the steam generating chamber 33 may also be configured in other forms, such as a recess integrally formed with the cover 20.

The steam seal assembly 32 is connected to the lid 20 and is openable and closable relative to the steam generating chamber 33. Fig. 3 and 4 show the steam seal 32 in a closed position, in which the steam seal 32 closes the steam generating chamber 33. The steam containment assembly 32 is shown in an open state in fig. 2. The user can observe the water level and the degree of cleanliness (whether scale is present, etc.) in the steam generating chamber 33 by opening the steam sealing member 32, and then decide whether to perform operations such as adding water or cleaning the steam generating chamber 33.

The steam seal assembly 32 may be constructed in the form of a steam cover plate 35, and the steam cover plate 35 is provided with a seal 36 at a location corresponding to the steam generating chamber 33 on the side facing the steam generating chamber 33. When the steam-tight assembly 32 is in the closed state, the sealing member 36 is interposed between the steam cover plate 35 and the edge of the steam generating chamber 33 to perform a sealing function and prevent steam leakage.

In order to guide the steam generated in the steam generation chamber 33 into the cooking space in a state where it is sealed by the packing 36, a first steam passage 351 is provided on the steam cover plate 35. First steam passage 351 has a first steam inlet 352 and a first steam outlet 353. It will be appreciated that first steam inlet 352 is located within the sealing area of seal 36 and first steam outlet 353 is located outside the sealing area of seal 36. In addition, referring to fig. 3 to 5, the cover body 20 is further provided with a third steam passage 211 communicating with the cooking space, having a third steam inlet 212 and a third steam outlet 213.

When the steam enclosure assembly 32 is in the closed state, the first steam outlet 353 interfaces with the third steam inlet 212 of the third steam channel 211. As shown in fig. 4, the steam generated in the steam generation chamber 33 can flow into the first steam passage 351 through the first steam inlet 352, continue to flow, and enter the third steam passage 211 through the first steam outlet 353 and the third steam inlet which are coupled. And finally flows out of the third steam outlet 213 of the third steam passage 211 into the cooking space under the cover body 20.

Furthermore, the steam generating assembly 31 comprises a heating device 34 for heating the water inside the steam generating chamber 33 to generate steam.

When the cooking appliance is operated, the steam cover plate 35 covers the upper side of the steam generating chamber 33, is in contact with the steam generated in the steam generating chamber 33, and has a high temperature. And the steam cover 35 is still maintained in a high temperature state for a while after the cooking appliance stops operating. At this point, if the user touches the steam cover 35 or an area near it, there is a possibility of scalding.

For this purpose, as shown in fig. 5, a thermochromic module 37 is provided on the steam cover 35. The thermochromic module 37 is capable of displaying different colors when the steam cover 35 is at different temperatures. In other words, the thermochromic module 37 changes its color based on the temperature of the steam cover 35. Therefore, the user can intuitively know the temperature of the steam cover plate 35 according to the color currently displayed by the thermochromic module 37, and touch at high temperature is avoided.

Specifically, the meaning of changing color may include: displaying a certain specific color at normal temperature, enabling the color to disappear and become colorless after the temperature is increased, and immediately recovering the original color after cooling; or the color is colorless at normal temperature, the color is changed into another color after the temperature is increased, and the original color is recovered after the temperature is cooled; or at normal temperature, the color can be changed into another color after the temperature is increased.

It is understood that the color of the thermochromic module can be changed based on changes in the temperature range. For example, the thermochromic module may change color when the temperature of the steam cover plate changes to 5-10 ℃. Without the need to change color for every 1 c temperature change.

In one embodiment, thermochromic module 37 may include a thermochromic coating disposed on an outer side of vapor cover 35. For example, a thermochromic material such as a thermochromic ink may be printed or coated on the outer side of the vapor cover plate 35 to form the thermochromic coating. Alternatively, a thermochromic material may be used to form predetermined characters and/or patterns on the outer side of the steam cover plate 35 and to display them in a striking color when the steam cover plate 35 is in a high temperature state. For example, the characters can be "high temperature collision-free" or patterns showing danger, or both.

Further, a transparent sealing film (not shown) may be coveringly provided on the thermochromic module 37. The sealing film can protect the thermochromic coating or predetermined characters and/or patterns, and can prevent fading, failure and the like caused by oxidation, abrasion and the like in a long-term use process.

In another embodiment, the steam cover 35 may itself be provided as a thermochromic module by being made at least partially of thermochromic material. Specifically, a thermochromic material may be blended into a conventional material for making the steam cover plate 35; alternatively, the steam cover 35 may be made entirely of thermochromic material suitable for making it.

It can be understood that the position of the steam cover plate 35, which is in contact with steam, has the highest temperature when the cooking appliance is operated. Therefore, the thermochromic module 37 is preferably disposed on the outer side of the steam cover 35 at a position where it contacts the steam. As shown in fig. 5, the thermochromic module 37a corresponds to the position of the first steam channel 351 of the steam cover 35. The thermochromic module 37b corresponds to the position of the steam generation chamber 33.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the lid 20 is further provided with a steam valve 40. A second steam passage 41 is provided through the steam valve 40. When the lid body 20 covers the pot body 10, the cooking space may communicate with the outside, for example, the outside atmosphere, through the second steam passage 41 of the steam valve 40. Wherein the second steam passage 41 may be configured in a labyrinth shape. The steam valve 40 can maintain the cooking space at a slight pressure with respect to the outside while also functioning as an anti-overflow.

Preferably, the steam valve 40 may be disposed adjacent to the steam generating device 30. For example, as shown in fig. 2, the steam valve 40 is disposed adjacent to the steam generating chamber 33. When the steam cover plate 35 is in the closed state, it at least partially covers the steam valve 40. The steam cover plate 35 is provided with steam outlets 354. The second steam passage 41 of the steam valve 40 communicates with the outside through the steam outlet 354. By disposing the steam valve 40 close to the steam generating device 30, the cover 20 can be made compact. Moreover, since the steam cover plate 35 has a small volume, the steam outlet 354 is provided in the steam cover plate 35, which facilitates the manufacturing process and eliminates the trouble of providing the steam outlet 354 in the cover body 20 having a large volume.

It will be appreciated that steam within the cooking volume may flow through the steam outlets 354 in the steam cover 35 when the cooking appliance is in operation. Therefore, the locations on the steam cover plate 35 around the steam outlets 354 also typically have higher temperatures. Although not shown in the drawings, the thermochromic module 37 may also include a portion disposed at a location of the steam cover 35 corresponding to the steam outlet 354 to indicate the temperature at that location.

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 "disposed" and the like, as used herein, may refer to one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through intervening elements. 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. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many more modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching and are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, characterized in that it comprises:

the cooker comprises a cooker body (10), wherein an inner pot (11) is arranged in the cooker body (10);

the cover body (20) is arranged on the pot body (10) in an openable and closable manner, and when the cover body (20) covers the pot body (10), a cooking space is formed between the cover body (20) and the inner pot (11); and

a steam generating device (30), the steam generating device (30) being provided in the cover body (20) for generating steam and introducing the steam into the cooking space to assist cooking, the steam generating device (30) comprising:

a steam generating chamber (33), the steam generating chamber (33) for containing water to be heated to generate steam, the steam generating chamber (33) being communicable with the cooking space through a steam passage to introduce the steam into the cooking space; and

a steam cover plate (35), the steam cover plate (35) being openable relative to the steam generating chamber (33) to open or close the steam generating chamber (33);

wherein a thermochromic module (37) is arranged on the steam cover plate (35), and the thermochromic module (37) changes the color thereof based on the change of the temperature of the steam cover plate (35).

2. Cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the thermochromic module (37) comprises a thermochromic coating which is provided on the outer side of the steam cover plate (35).

3. Cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the thermochromic module (37) comprises predetermined text and/or patterns formed at least partially by thermochromic material.

4. Cooking appliance according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the thermochromic module (37) is provided with a transparent sealing layer.

5. Cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the steam cover plate (35) is at least partially made of thermochromic material.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the thermochromic module (37) is provided at a position of the steam cover plate (35) corresponding to an opening of the steam generating cavity (33).

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein a first steam channel (351) is provided on the steam cover plate (35), the first steam channel (351) communicating with the steam generation chamber (33) and the cooking space in a state that the steam cover plate (35) covers the steam generation chamber (33), wherein the thermochromic module (37) is provided at a position of the steam cover plate (35) corresponding to the first steam channel (351).

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein a steam valve (40) is further disposed in the cover body (20), a second steam passage (41) is disposed in the steam valve (40), the cooking space can communicate with the outside through the second steam passage (41), the steam cover plate (35) is disposed at least partially above the steam valve (40), and a steam outlet (354) communicating with the second steam passage (41) is disposed on the steam cover plate (35), wherein the thermochromic module (37) is disposed at a position of the steam cover plate (35) corresponding to the steam outlet (354).