CN212015275U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, include: a substrate; a first container and a second container capable of being mounted to the base, the second container having a stirring structure; the first driving mechanism is arranged on the base body and comprises a motor and a transmission part in driving fit with the motor; wherein, driving medium movably sets up in the base member and has the dodge position of dodging first container or with the butt joint position of stirring structure butt joint, and wherein, the movably setting of motor is in order to dodge the driving medium. The technical scheme of this application has effectively solved down the coupler and can take place to interfere with ordinary container in the correlation technique, leads to the problem that can't use ordinary container.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a small household electrical appliances technical field particularly, relates to a cooking utensil.

Background

In the related art, a cooking appliance includes a base for supporting or accommodating a container for accommodating a food material to be processed, and a container provided to the base. The base body is generally a pot body or a base, and the container can be an inner container or a cup body.

In order to facilitate the processing of food materials, some cooking appliances have containers provided as mixing containers provided with a mixing structure, such as a cooker or a bread maker. The stirring structure comprises a stirring blade and an upper coupler. A motor and a lower coupler are arranged in the base body, and an output shaft of the motor drives the stirring blades through the matching of the upper coupler and the lower coupler. Stirring blade can realize the stirring to eating the material when the container internal rotation.

In the structure, when food materials which do not need to be stirred are cooked, such as cooking and soup making, the arrangement of the stirring structure can occupy space and influence the cooking operation. At this time, a common container similar to the inner container of the electric cooker can be added. However, since the lower coupler is provided in the base body, interference with the above-mentioned general container occurs, and the general container cannot be used.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The main object of the present invention is to provide a cooking device, which can solve the problem of the prior art that the lower coupler interferes with the common container, resulting in the use of the common container being impossible.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising: a substrate; a first container and a second container capable of being mounted to the base, the second container having a stirring structure; the first driving mechanism is arranged on the base body and comprises a motor and a transmission part in driving fit with the motor; wherein, driving medium movably sets up in the base member and has the dodge position of dodging first container or with the butt joint position of stirring structure butt joint, and wherein, the movably setting of motor is in order to dodge the driving medium.

Use the technical scheme of the utility model, driving medium movably sets up in the base member and has the butt joint position of dodging the position of dodging or with the butt joint of stirring structure butt joint of dodging first container. Under the condition that first container adorned on the base member, the motor is movably set up in order dodging the driving medium to make the driving medium be in dodging the position, the first container can be dodged to the driving medium. The transmission member does not interfere with the first container. Under the condition that the second container with the stirring structure is installed on the base body, so that the transmission member is located at the butt joint position, the motor can drive the transmission member to rotate to drive the stirring structure to rotate. Therefore, the cooking utensil of this application both can use the first container that does not contain stirring structure, can use the second container that has stirring structure again, can make cooking utensil have multiple cooking function. Therefore, the technical scheme of the embodiment effectively solves the problem that the common container cannot be used due to the fact that the lower coupler interferes with the common container in the related art.

Further, the cooking utensil still includes the second actuating mechanism, and the second actuating mechanism drive motor moves. The second driving mechanism is arranged to facilitate the control of the movement of the motor.

Further, the second drive mechanism includes a magnetic mechanism. The magnetic mechanism has simple structure, reliable operation and low cost.

Further, cooking utensil still includes mounting and elasticity piece that resets, and motor and driving medium are movably set up on the mounting, and elasticity resets and sets up between mounting and driving medium. Under the support that elasticity reset, the driving medium can remove, and under the effect of the pressure of first container, the resistance that elasticity reset, the driving medium of being convenient for realizes continuing to remove that elasticity resets can be overcome to the driving medium.

Further, the magnetic mechanism comprises a first magnetic member capable of driving the motor to move towards the direction of the first container or the second container. Under the condition that the first magnetic part exerts magnetic force on the motor, the motor is moved, and the first magnetic part is simple in structure and easy to realize.

Further, the magnetic mechanism comprises a second magnetic part, the motor can be driven by the second magnetic part, and the second magnetic part can drive the motor to move in a direction away from the first container or the second container. Under the condition that the second magnetic part exerts the magnetic force effect on the motor, the motor is moved, and the force application process is reliable. The second magnetic part and the first magnetic part respectively drive the motor to move, so that the motor can move as required.

Further, the motor comprises an iron material part, and the first magnetic part and the second magnetic part can be matched with the iron material part to drive the motor to move; or the motor is provided with a third magnetic part and a fourth magnetic part, the first magnetic part is matched with the third magnetic part, and the second magnetic part is matched with the fourth magnetic part to drive the motor to move. First magnetic part and second magnetic part can with iron material portion cooperation, and the process that driving motor removed is accurate more, and degree of reliability is high. Or, the first magnetic part is matched with the third magnetic part, the second magnetic part is matched with the fourth magnetic part, the moving process of the driving motor is more accurate, and the reliability is high.

Further, cooking utensil still includes the mounting, and motor and the movably setting of driving medium are provided with the guide way on the mounting, and cooking utensil is still including the guide that drives the motor and remove, and the guide can remove in the guide way. The structure is matched with the guide groove through the guide piece, so that the guide piece can move along the track of the guide groove, and the moving process of the motor is more stable.

Furthermore, the guide piece comprises two racks which are arranged oppositely and a gear which is arranged between the two racks, the gear is connected with the motor, and the magnetic mechanism drives the racks to move in the guide groove so as to drive the motor to move. The gear is clamped between two racks, and the two racks clamp the gear to move. There is no relative movement between the rack and the pinion.

Furthermore, the fixing part is a fixing frame which comprises a fixing plate and a supporting column arranged on one side of the fixing plate, the transmission part penetrates through the fixing plate, the motor and the supporting column are arranged on the same side of the fixing plate, and the guide groove is arranged on the supporting column; the pillar includes first post section and the second post section that the interval set up and connects the linkage segment between first post section and second post section, and the guide way sets up in first post section, is provided with on the guide with linkage segment complex backstop portion. The position of the guide groove corresponds to the position of the motor, so that a rack and gear structure is convenient to arrange. Under the condition that the rack moves, the connecting section is matched with the stopping part to limit the displacement of the rack.

Furthermore, the cooking utensil still includes container detection device and controller, all sets up in the base member, and the controller is according to the removal of container detection device's detected signal control motor. Under the condition that the controller is matched with the container detection device, the motor can move more accurately, and the automation degree is high.

Further, the motor is movably arranged to avoid the transmission member when the transmission member moves to the avoiding position; the first container has a smooth bottom; when the first container is arranged on the base body, the top surface of the transmission piece is flush with or lower than the surface of the heating device, and when the second container is arranged on the base body, the top surface of the transmission piece is higher than the surface of the heating device; a concave part is arranged at the bottom of the second container, and the stirring structure is butted with the transmission member in the concave part; the cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker or an electric cooker; the base body comprises a shell and a heat preservation cover arranged in the shell, when the cooking appliance is a pressure cooker, the cooking appliance also comprises a cooker cover, a pressure limiting valve and a sealing ring which are arranged on the cooker cover, and an anti-falling mechanism is arranged between at least one of the first container, the second container and the heat preservation cover and the cooker cover; the cooking utensil also comprises a heating device arranged in the heat-insulating cover or connected to the bottom of the heat-insulating cover, and the transmission part is arranged in the heating device in a penetrating way; the cooking appliance further comprises a fixing piece, the motor and the transmission piece are movably arranged on the fixing piece, a stopping part is arranged at the end part of the transmission piece and can be matched with the stopping part of the fixing piece in a stopping way, the motor moves under the driving of a magnetic mechanism, the magnetic mechanism comprises a first magnetic piece and a second magnetic piece which are arranged at intervals, the motor can be driven by the first magnetic piece or the second magnetic piece, the first magnetic piece is arranged on the fixing piece, and the second magnetic piece is arranged on a bottom plate of the shell; the cooking utensil still includes the casing, and the motor is installed in the casing, and the output shaft of motor is worn out the casing and is docked with the driving medium, and the casing moves under the drive of magnetic mechanism.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which form a part of the present application, are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1a shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a first cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the invention, after it has been placed in a first container;

fig. 1b shows a schematic top view of a first container detection device of the cooking appliance of fig. 1 a;

FIG. 1c shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the first container detection means of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1a in a natural state;

FIG. 1d shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1a with the first container detection means in a pressed state;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a first container of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1 a;

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged schematic view at A of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1a after being loaded into the first container;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the transmission member of the first drive mechanism of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1a in a downward position;

fig. 5 shows a schematic top view of a first drive mechanism of the cooking appliance of fig. 4;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic cross-sectional view A-A of the first drive mechanism of the cooking appliance of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 illustrates a schematic sectional view B-B of the first drive mechanism of the cooking appliance of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1a after being loaded into a second container;

fig. 9 shows an enlarged schematic view at B of the cooking appliance of fig. 8 after being loaded into the second container;

fig. 10 shows a perspective view of the transmission member of the first drive mechanism of the cooking appliance of fig. 8 in an upward-moving position;

fig. 11 shows a schematic top view of a first drive mechanism of the cooking appliance of fig. 10;

FIG. 12 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 11 from the C-C direction;

FIG. 13 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 11 from D-D;

FIG. 14 is an exploded view of the first drive mechanism, mount, guide and magnetic mechanism of the cooking appliance of FIG. 8;

fig. 15 shows a perspective view of a fixing member of the cooking appliance of fig. 14;

fig. 16 shows a perspective view of a rack of the cooking appliance of fig. 14;

FIG. 17 shows a schematic partial cross-sectional structural view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 8; and

fig. 18 shows a schematic perspective view illustrating a second embodiment of a cooking appliance according to the present invention.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

4. a first connector; 5. a second connector; 6. a first container detection device; 6a, a base; 7. a handle; 10. a substrate; 11. A housing; 111. a base; 12. a heat-preserving cover; 121. a first through hole; 13. a heating device; 131. a second through hole; 21. a first container; 22. a second container; 31. a motor; 32. a transmission member; 40. an elastic reset member; 50. a fixing member; 51. a fixing plate; 52. a pillar; 521. a first column section; 522. a second column section; 523. a connecting section; 60. a magnetic mechanism; 61. a first magnetic member; 62. a second magnetic member; 70. a housing; 71. a snap ring; 72. a baffle plate; 73. a base plate; 74. a baffle plate; 80. a guide member; 81. a guide groove; 82. a rack; 821. a stopper portion; 83. a gear; 90. and (5) a stirring structure.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

As shown in fig. 1a to 3, 8 and 9, the cooking appliance of the first embodiment includes: a base body 10, a first container 21, a second container 22, and a first driving mechanism. A first container 21 and a second container 22 which can be mounted on the base body 10, the second container 22 having a stirring structure 90; the first driving mechanism is arranged on the base body 10 and comprises a motor 31 and a transmission piece 32 in driving fit with the motor 31; the transmission member 32 is movably disposed on the base 10 and has an avoiding position to avoid the first container 21 or a docking position to dock with the stirring structure 90, wherein the motor 31 is movably disposed to avoid the transmission member 32.

With the technical solution of the first embodiment, the transmission member 32 is movably disposed on the base 10 and has an avoiding position for avoiding the first container 21 or a butt-joint position for butt-jointing with the stirring structure 90. In the case of a first container mounted on the base body, the electric motor 31 is arranged movably to clear the transmission element 32, so that the transmission element is in the clear position, and the transmission element can clear the first container. The transmission member does not interfere with the first container. With the second container 22 with the stirring structure 90 attached to the base 10, such that the transmission member 32 is in the docking position, the motor 31 can drive the transmission member 32 to rotate to drive the stirring structure 90 to rotate. Therefore, the cooking utensil of this application both can use the first container that does not contain stirring structure, can use the second container that has stirring structure again, can make cooking utensil have multiple cooking function. Therefore, the technical scheme of the first embodiment effectively solves the problem that the common container cannot be used due to the fact that the lower coupler interferes with the common container in the related art. In addition, the flexible removal that realizes driving medium 32 through elasticity piece 40 that resets realizes that driving medium 32 is in dodging the position or driving medium 32 and stirring structure 90 are in the butt joint position and stir for driving medium 32 and stirring structure 90 cooperate steadily, cooking utensil's simple structure.

It should be noted that: the base body is generally a pot body or a base, and the container can be an inner container or a cup body. The above-mentioned "avoiding" means that the transmission member can move to make room, for example, move downwards when the transmission member is disposed below the container or move sideways when the transmission member is disposed on the side of the container. In this way, the first container can be inserted into the base body without interfering with the transmission element. The butt joint refers to that the transmission part and the stirring structure can be spliced and matched and can synchronously rotate.

In the first embodiment, the stirring structure is arranged at the bottom of the second container, and the transmission member is positioned at the bottom of the base body. In other embodiments not shown in the figures, the stirring structure can also be provided on the side of the second container, and correspondingly the transmission member on the side of the base body.

In the first embodiment, the cooking appliance further includes a second driving mechanism, and the second driving mechanism drives the motor 31 to move. The second driving mechanism is arranged to facilitate the control of the movement of the motor.

As shown in fig. 7, in the first embodiment, the second driving mechanism includes a magnetic mechanism 60. Under the effect of magnetic mechanism 60, motor 31 can directly drive driving medium 32 and remove, and the driving medium 32 of being convenient for dodges or cooperates with stirring structure 90. The magnetic mechanism 60 has a simple structure, is reliable in operation, and has low cost.

Of course, in other embodiments not shown in the figures, the second driving mechanism includes a controller, a button connected to the controller, and an actuator connected to the controller, the actuator can drive the motor to move, and the controller controls the actuator according to a signal of the button to control the motor to move. As another possible embodiment, the second driving mechanism may include an elastic member disposed between the base and the motor, and under the action of the elastic member, the motor is capable of moving to drive the transmission member to move.

As shown in fig. 1a, 3, 8 and 9, the cooking utensil further includes a fixing member 50 and an elastic restoring member 40, the motor 31 and the transmission member 32 are movably disposed on the fixing member 50, and the elastic restoring member 40 is disposed between the fixing member 50 and the transmission member 32. Under the support that elasticity reset, the driving medium can remove, and under the effect of the pressure of first container, the resistance that elasticity reset, the driving medium of being convenient for realizes removing, dodges first container that elasticity resets.

As shown in fig. 4, 7, 10 and 13, in the first embodiment, the magnetic mechanism 60 includes a first magnetic member 61, and the first magnetic member 61 can drive the motor 31 to move toward the first container or the second container. When the first magnetic member 61 applies a magnetic force to the motor, the motor 31 is moved, and the first magnetic member 61 has a simple structure and is easy to implement. The movement of the motor 31 and the transmission member 32 away from the first container or the second container can be achieved by pressing down or lateral pressure of the first container 21.

As shown in fig. 4, 7, 10 and 13, in the first embodiment, the magnetic mechanism 60 includes a second magnetic member 62, the motor 31 can be driven by the second magnetic member 62, and the second magnetic member 62 can drive the motor 31 to move away from the first container or the second container. Under the condition that the second magnetic part 62 exerts magnetic force on the motor, the movement of the motor is realized, and the force application process is reliable. The second magnetic member 62 and the first magnetic member 61 respectively drive the motor 31 to move, so that the motor can move as required. The first magnetic member 61 is located above the motor 31, and the second magnetic member 62 is located below the motor 31. The second magnetic member 62 can apply a magnetic force to the motor 31, and the motor 31 can move downwards under the action of the second magnetic member 62. The first magnetic member 61 can apply a magnetic force to the motor 31, and the motor 31 is located at the position after the upward movement by the first magnetic member 61.

As shown in fig. 4, 7, 10 and 13, in the first embodiment, a third magnetic member and a fourth magnetic member are disposed on the motor 31, the first magnetic member 61 cooperates with the third magnetic member, and the second magnetic member 62 cooperates with the fourth magnetic member to drive the motor 31 to move. The drive motor 31 can move upward. The first magnetic part 61 is matched with the third magnetic part, the second magnetic part 62 is matched with the fourth magnetic part, the moving process of the driving motor 31 is more accurate, and the reliability is high.

In the first embodiment, the first magnetic member 61 is matched with the third magnetic member, and the second magnetic member 62 is matched with the fourth magnetic member, and the specific matching relationship is as follows:

under the condition that the first magnetic part 61 and the third magnetic part are matched to generate a magnetic attraction effect, no magnetic attraction effect exists between the second magnetic part 62 and the fourth magnetic part; under the condition that the second magnetic member 62 and the fourth magnetic member cooperate to generate a magnetic attraction effect, there is no magnetic attraction effect between the first magnetic member 61 and the third magnetic member. Therefore, under the condition that the first magnetic part and the third magnetic part work in a matched mode, the influence caused by the matching of the second magnetic part and the fourth magnetic part is avoided. The first and second magnetic members of the first embodiment are preferably electromagnets. The third and fourth magnetic members are preferably permanent magnets.

As shown in fig. 4, 7, 10 and 13, the cooking appliance further includes a fixing member 50, the motor 31 and the transmission member 32 are movably disposed on the fixing member 50, a guide groove 81 is disposed on the fixing member 50, the cooking appliance further includes a guide member 80 for driving the motor 31 to move, and the guide member 80 is capable of moving in the guide groove 81. In this way, the guide 80 is matched with the guide groove 81, so that the guide 80 can move along the track of the guide groove 81, and the process of moving the motor up or down is more stable. The third and fourth magnetic members are provided at both ends of the guide member 80.

As shown in fig. 4, 7, 10 and 13, one end of the guide 80 has a third magnetic member, and the other end of the guide 80 has a fourth magnetic member. The first magnetic member 61 is matched with the third magnetic member, the second magnetic member 62 is matched with the fourth magnetic member, the first magnetic member 61 is matched with the third magnetic member magnetic mechanism, and the second magnetic member 62 is matched with the fourth magnetic member to drive the guide member 80 to move in the guide groove 81 so as to drive the shell 70 to move up or down. The guide 80 can move along the track of the guide groove 81 by the cooperation of the guide 80 and the guide groove 81, so that the process of moving the housing 70 up or down is more stable.

As shown in fig. 4, 7, 10 and 13, the guide 80 includes two racks 82 disposed opposite to each other and a gear 83 disposed between the two racks 82, and the gear 83 is coupled to the housing 70. Thus, the gear 83 is sandwiched between the two racks 82, and the two racks 82 sandwich the gear 83 to move upward or downward. There is no relative movement between the rack 82 and the pinion 83. The magnetic mechanism 60 drives the rack 82 to move in the guide slot 81 to move the housing 70 up or down. The gear 83 is sandwiched between two racks that hold the gear for upward or downward movement. There is no relative movement between the rack and the pinion. The third magnetic member is installed at the first end of the rack gear 82 such that the third magnetic member corresponds to the position of the first magnetic member 61. A fourth magnetic member is mounted on the second end of the rack 82, the fourth magnetic member corresponding to the position of the second magnetic member 62.

As shown in fig. 4 and 10, in order to make the fixing member 50 conveniently support the motor and the transmission member 32, the fixing member 50 is a fixing frame, the fixing frame includes a fixing plate 51 and a pillar 52 disposed on one side of the fixing plate 51, the transmission member 32 is inserted into the fixing plate 51, the motor and the pillar 52 are disposed on the same side of the fixing plate 51, and the guide groove 81 is disposed on the pillar 52. The support column 52 is located below the fixed plate 51. The support posts 52 can thus support the fixing plate 51, so that the fixing member 50 is structurally stable. The pillar 52 includes a first pillar section 521 and a second pillar section 522 which are arranged at intervals, and a connecting section 523 which is connected between the first pillar section 521 and the second pillar section 522, the guide groove 81 is arranged in the first pillar section 521, and the guide 80 is provided with a stopper 821 which is matched with the connecting section 523. The transmission member 32 is disposed on the fixing plate 51, and a through hole is disposed on the fixing plate 51, such that the fixing plate 51 corresponds to an end of the output shaft of the motor, and on one hand, the output shaft of the motor can pass through the through hole, and on the other hand, the output shaft can be connected to the support column 52. The motor is located below the fixed plate 51, and the guide groove 81 is provided on the pillar 52. Thus, the position of the guide groove 81 corresponds to the position of the motor, and the rack 82 and gear 83 structure is convenient to arrange.

As shown in fig. 4, 7, 10 and 13, the cooking utensil further includes a housing 70, the motor 31 is a motor installed in the housing 70, an output shaft of the motor penetrates through the housing 70 to be connected with the transmission member 32, and the magnetic mechanism 60 drives the housing 70 to move up or down. The housing 70 is provided to effectively protect the motor and also to facilitate the movement of the magnetic mechanism 60 on the motor connecting fixture 50.

As shown in fig. 4, 7, 10, 13 to 16, the pillar 52 is bent, and the pillar 52 includes a first pillar section 521 and a second pillar section 522 which are arranged at intervals, and a connecting section 523 which is connected between the first pillar section 521 and the second pillar section 522. The first column section 521, the second column section 522 and the connecting section 523 form a mounting space to accommodate the housing 70 and the guide 80. The guide groove 81 is provided in the first column section 521, and the rack 82 is provided with a stopper 821 engaged with the connecting section 523. In the case where the rack 82 moves upward, the coupling segment 523 stopper 821 cooperates to restrict the upward displacement of the rack 82.

As shown in fig. 4 and 10, a baffle 74 is disposed on a side wall of the housing 70, one end of the baffle 74 is connected to the housing 70, the other end is a free end, an accommodation distance is provided between the free end and the side wall of the housing 70, a first through hole is disposed on the free end, a second through hole corresponding to the first through hole is disposed on the side wall of the housing 70, one end of a wheel axle of the gear 83 penetrates into the first through hole, and the other end of the wheel axle of the gear 83 penetrates into the second through hole, so that the gear 83 is assembled on the housing 70.

In other embodiments not shown in the figures, the motor comprises an iron portion, and the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member can cooperate with the iron portion to drive the motor to move. The first magnetic member and the second magnetic member are capable of cooperating with the ferrous material portion. First magnetic part and iron material portion cooperation, driving motor remove can the rebound. The second magnetic part is matched with the iron material part, and the driving motor moves to move downwards.

In other embodiments not shown in the figures, the first magnetic member is engaged with the iron material portion, and the driving motor moves to move horizontally. The second magnetic part is matched with the iron material part, and the driving motor moves to horizontally move. Therefore, the moving process of the driving motor is more accurate and the reliability is high.

The cooking appliance further comprises a container detection device and a controller, wherein the container detection device and the controller are arranged on the base body 10, and the controller controls the motor to move according to a detection signal of the container detection device. Under the condition that the controller is matched with the container detection device, the motor can move more accurately, and the automation degree is high.

Preferably, a container detection device is provided on the base body 10, the container detection device being connected to the controller. In the case where the first container 21 is loaded into the substrate 10, the bottom of the first container 21 presses down the driving member 32, the elastic restoring member 40 is compressed, the driving member 32 moves down, and the container detecting device transmits a first container signal to the controller, which controls the motor 31 to move down to avoid the driving member 32. In the case that the second container 22 is loaded into the base body 10, the driving member 32 is abutted against the stirring structure 90, the container detection device transmits a second container signal to the controller, and the controller controls the motor 31 to move upwards so that the motor 31 drives the stirring structure 90 to rotate through the driving member 32

In embodiment one, the controller can be used for prompting the type of the current container of the user after receiving the first container signal and the second container signal, or directly controls the motor to start and stop, so that the user can be effectively prevented from using the container together, the motor is prevented from being started when the motor is not required to be started, the waste of electricity is avoided, and the service life of the motor is prolonged.

The first container 21 of the first embodiment is a container without a stirring structure, and is similar to a container of a general pressure cooker or electric cooker, and the "smooth bottom" is a bottom having a flat or arc surface shape, and a concave portion for avoiding the transmission member is not provided on the bottom surface. The controller can be a main control chip or a singlechip and the like. The "upward movement" or "downward movement" may refer to a moving state of moving upward or downward, and may also refer to a position after moving upward or a position after moving downward.

In the first embodiment, the motor drives the transmission member to rotate so as to drive the stirring structure to rotate, and the stirring structure can be started according to the operation of a user. For example, a stirring key is arranged on an operation panel of the cooking appliance, and the stirring key may be an entity key or a virtual key displayed on a touch screen. When the user does not press or touch the stirring key, the motor is not started, and when the user presses or touches the stirring key, the motor is started.

In the first embodiment, the cooking appliance further includes an operation panel, the operation panel is connected to the controller, the controller sends a first prompt signal to the operation panel when the container detection device transmits the first container signal, and the controller sends a second prompt signal to the operation panel when the container detection device transmits the second container signal. When the operation panel receives the signal of the ordinary container, the operation panel can prompt a user that the appliance is the ordinary container and the container without the stirring structure. The prompting modes of the first prompting signal and the second prompting signal comprise modes of a prompting lamp, character display, sound and the like. Therefore, the cooking appliance is simple to operate and safe and convenient to operate.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1a to 1d, 8, the container inspection device includes a first container inspection device 6 and a second container inspection device. The first container detecting means is provided in the base body 10 below the first container 21 or the second container 22. The second container detection device is arranged at the handle 7 of the second container 22 and the corresponding position of the base body 10 and the handle 7, and the container detection device is not required to be arranged at the handle of the first container 21. The second container detection device comprises a first connector 4 arranged on the handle 7 and a second connector 5 arranged on the base body 10, and the first container detection device 6, the first connector 4 or the second connector 5 are all connected with the controller.

After the first container 21 or the second container 22 is put into the base 10, it is judged whether the first container 21 or the second container 22 is a normal container or a stirring container. When the first container 21 is placed in the base 10, the bottom of the first container 21 has a plane or an arc surface, the plane or the arc surface touches the first container detection device 6, the bottom of the first container 21 presses down the first container detection device 6 in the direction indicated by the arrow in fig. 1d, the first container detection device 6 deforms, at this time, the first container detection device 6 transmits a first container signal to the controller, and the operation panel prompts the user that the first container 21 is a normal container according to the signal of the controller. Assuming that the second container 22 is placed in the base body 10, the bottom of the second container 22 has an avoidance structure which can avoid the first container detection device 6, the bottom of the second container 22 does not touch the first container detection device 6, the first container detection device 6 is not deformed, and the first container detection device 6 does not send a signal. Meanwhile, the first connector 4 of the second container 22 is connected with the second connector 5 on the base body 10, the controller receives a signal that the first connector 4 is connected with the second connector 5, namely a second container signal, and the operation panel prompts a user that the second container 22 is a stirring container according to the signal of the controller.

As shown in fig. 7 and 13, the magnetic mechanism 60 further includes a first magnetic member 61 located above the motor 31 and a second magnetic member 62 located below the motor 31. Under the condition that the container detection device outputs the first container signal, the motor 31 moves downwards under the action of the second magnetic part 62, and at the moment, the second magnetic part 62 can apply the magnetic force action to the motor 31 to realize the downward movement of the motor 31. When the container detection device outputs the second container signal, the motor 31 moves up under the action of the first magnetic member 61, and at this time, the first magnetic member 61 can apply a magnetic force to the motor 31, so that the motor 31 is located at the position after moving up.

The magnetic mechanism further comprises a first magnetic part positioned above the motor and a second magnetic part positioned below the motor. Under the condition that the container detection device outputs the first container signal, the motor moves downwards under the action of the second magnetic part, and at the moment, the second magnetic part generates downward attraction to realize downward movement of the motor. Under the condition that container detection device output second container signal, the motor moves up under the effect of first magnetic part, and at this moment, first magnetic part produces ascending magnetic attraction, realizes that the motor is in the position after the upward movement.

As shown in fig. 3 and 9, the base body 10 includes a housing 11 and a heat-insulating cover 12 disposed in the housing 11, the fixing frame is disposed between the bottom of the heat-insulating cover 12 and the bottom wall of the housing 11, a first through hole 121 for the transmission member 32 to pass through is disposed at the bottom of the heat-insulating cover 12, and the transmission member 32 can be avoided from the heat-insulating cover 12 due to the arrangement of the first through hole 121, so that the transmission member 32 can pass through. The cooking utensil further comprises a heating device 13 arranged in the heat-preservation cover 12, a second through hole 131 is formed in the heating device 13, and the transmission piece 32 is arranged at the second through hole 131. The second through hole 131 is provided to allow the heating device 13 to escape from the transmission member 32, so that the transmission member 32 can pass through again. In this way, the transmission member 32 can move between the heat-insulating cover 12 and the heating device 13, so that the transmission member 32 can be conveniently butted against the stirring structure 90. The cooking appliance further includes a cover body openably and closably provided on the base body 10.

It should be noted that the heating device 13 of the first embodiment is a common electric heating plate, but of course, in other embodiments not shown in the figures, the heating device may be an IH coil plate, in which case, the bottom of the heat-insulating cover may be completely open, and the fixing member may also be fixed on the IH coil plate. The heating device may also be an electrothermal film.

As shown in fig. 1a, 9 and 15, the housing 11 includes an upper shell and a base 111, a fixing plate 51 is connected to the heat-insulating cover 12, a support 52 is connected to the base 111, and a fixing member 50 is fixed between the heat-insulating cover 12 and the base 111.

In the present application, the first container 21 has a smooth bottom. The "smooth bottom" is a bottom having a flat or arc shape, and a concave portion for avoiding the transmission member is not provided on the bottom surface. Meanwhile, the "smooth bottom" also includes a bottom provided with a pattern and having a certain roughness.

When the first container 21 is mounted on the base body 10, the top surface of the transmission member is flush with or lower than the surface of the heating device, and when the second container is mounted on the base body, the top surface of the transmission member is higher than the surface of the heating device. The bottom of the second container is provided with a concave part, and the stirring structure is butted with the transmission piece in the concave part. As shown in fig. 8, the concave portion is provided so that the stirring structure does not protrude from the bottom surface of the second container, so that the second container can be smoothly placed on the flat surface.

As shown in fig. 4, 6, 10, 12 and 17, the base 10 includes a housing 11, and the motor 31 and the transmission member 32 are provided with a snap ring 71, and the snap ring 71 is located below the fixing plate 51. In the case where the driver 32 moves upward, the snap ring 71 is caught on the lower surface of the fixed plate 51, and in the case where the driver 32 moves downward, the snap ring 71 is caught on the upper surface of the catching piece 72. Thus, the snap ring 71 is provided to prevent the driver 32 from coming off in the axial direction thereof. The cooking appliance further includes a flap 72 attached to the housing 70 and a base plate 73 located below the fixing member 50. The baffle plate 72 can isolate the heat generated by the heating device 13, thereby protecting the motor. The bottom plate 73 is connected to the housing 11, and the second magnetic member 62 is mounted on the bottom plate 73 for fixing and mounting. The first magnetic member 61 is mounted on the fixed plate 51. Is convenient to fix and install. The clamping ring of the embodiment is preferably an E-shaped clamping ring commonly used in the field, and of course, the clamping ring has a relatively large structure and can be used as long as the function of limiting the moving range of the transmission member can be realized.

As shown in fig. 1a, 5 to 7, in the first embodiment, the cooking appliance further includes a sensing element disposed in the base body 10 and connected to the controller. The sensing element is disposed on the fixture 50. When the first container 21 is loaded into the base 10, the transmission member 32 moves downward, the elastic restoring member 40 deforms and contracts, the elastic deformation triggers the sensing member, the sensing member sends a downward movement signal to the controller, the controller controls the second magnetic member 62 to generate a magnetic attraction effect, and under the action of the second magnetic member 62, the second magnetic member 62 and the fourth magnetic member cooperate with each other to drive the housing 70 to move downward through the rack 82. Further, the motor moves downward to avoid the displacement distance L by which the transmission member 32 moves downward. Thus, when the sensing member detects the slight deformation of the elastic restoring member 40, the motor 31 starts to float and escape, and the transmission member 32 is prevented from interfering with the bottom of the first container 21, and at this time, the moving distance of the motor 31 is greater than the displacement distance of the transmission member 32. The sensing element of the first embodiment is preferably a reed switch or a microswitch or an electromagnet.

When the first container 21 is removed from the base 10, the elastic restoring member 40 supports the transmission member 32, the elastic restoring member 40 rebounds, the sensing member does not detect the elastic deformation, the sensing member sends an upward movement signal to the controller, the controller controls the first magnetic member 61 to generate a magnetic attraction effect, and under the effect of the first magnetic member 61, the first magnetic member 61 and the third magnetic member cooperate with each other, so that the rack 82 drives the housing 70 to move upward until the housing returns to the upward movement position. Of course, after cooking is finished, the motor 31 and the transmission member 32 may be kept at the downward moving position without returning to the upward moving position, and the adjustment may be performed again according to the type of the container to be put next, such as keeping the position unchanged or moving upward.

As shown in fig. 8, 11 to 13, in the case that the second container 22 is installed in the base 10, the elastic restoring member 40 supports the transmission member 32, the elastic restoring member 40 is not deformed, and the sensing member does not detect the elastic deformation, and since the first connector 4 of the second container 22 is connected to the second connector 5 on the base 10, the first connector 4 or the second connector 5 transmits the second container signal, the transmission member 32 can drive the stirring structure 90 to transmit.

When the cooking utensil is a pressure cooker, the cooking utensil further comprises a pot cover, a pressure limiting valve and a sealing ring which are arranged on the pot cover, and an anti-falling mechanism is arranged between at least one of the first container 21, the second container 22 and the heat preservation cover 12 and the pot cover. The anti-falling mechanism is a mechanism for preventing the cooker cover from being separated from the cooker body when the first container or the second container is pressed upwards, and can be structures such as cooker teeth, cover teeth or calipers in the prior art.

In the first embodiment, the cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker or an electric cooker. Of course, in other embodiments not shown, the cooking appliance may also be an electric cooker, a low-pressure rice cooker, a soymilk maker, a food processor, an electric stewpan, a cooking machine, a multifunctional pot, or the like.

As shown in fig. 18, in the second embodiment of the cooking appliance provided in the present application, the difference from the first embodiment is the structure of the base body 10, and in the second embodiment, there is no outer case and no heat insulating cover. In the second embodiment, the base body comprises a base 6a, and the first container or the second container can be arranged above the base 6 a. A containing cavity is arranged in the base 6a, and the driving mechanism and the connecting piece are arranged in the containing cavity.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the orientation words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "horizontal, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom" etc. are usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and in the case of not making a contrary explanation, these orientation words do not indicate and imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore, should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention; the terms "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the profile of the respective component itself.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to define the components, and are only used for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and if not stated otherwise, the terms have no special meaning, and therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a base (10);

a first container (21) and a second container (22) that can be mounted on the base (10), the second container (22) having a stirring structure (90);

the first driving mechanism is arranged on the base body (10) and comprises a motor (31) and a transmission piece (32) in driving fit with the motor (31);

the transmission piece (32) is movably arranged on the base body (10) and has an avoiding position for avoiding the first container (21) or a butt joint position for butt joint with the stirring structure (90), and the motor (31) is movably arranged for avoiding the transmission piece (32).

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a second drive mechanism driving the motor (31) in movement.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the second drive mechanism comprises a magnetic mechanism (60).

4. Cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a fixed part (50) and an elastic return member (40), said motor (31) and said transmission member (32) being movably arranged on said fixed part (50), said elastic return member (40) being arranged between said fixed part (50) and said transmission member (32).

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein the magnetic mechanism (60) comprises a first magnetic member (61), the first magnetic member (61) being capable of driving the motor (31) towards the first container or the second container.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 5, wherein the magnetic mechanism (60) comprises a second magnetic member (62), the motor (31) being drivable by the second magnetic member (62), the second magnetic member (62) being capable of driving the motor (31) in a direction away from the first container (21) or the second container (22).

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 6, wherein the motor (31) comprises a ferrous part, the first magnetic member (61) and the second magnetic member (62) being able to cooperate with the ferrous part to drive the motor (31) in movement; or a third magnetic part and a fourth magnetic part are arranged on the motor (31), the first magnetic part (61) is matched with the third magnetic part, and the second magnetic part (62) is matched with the fourth magnetic part to drive the motor (31) to move.

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 3, further comprising a fixing member (50), wherein the motor (31) and the transmission member (32) are movably disposed on the fixing member (50), a guide groove (81) is disposed on the fixing member (50), and the cooking appliance further comprises a guide member (80) for moving the motor (31), wherein the guide member (80) is capable of moving in the guide groove (81).

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the guiding member (80) comprises two racks (82) oppositely arranged and a gear (83) arranged between the two racks (82), the gear (83) is connected to the motor (31), and the magnetic mechanism (60) drives the racks (82) to move in the guiding groove (81) to drive the motor (31) to move.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the fixing member (50) is a fixing frame, the fixing frame comprises a fixing plate (51) and a support pillar (52) disposed on one side of the fixing plate (51), the transmission member (32) is disposed on the fixing plate (51) in a penetrating manner, the motor (31) and the support pillar (52) are disposed on the same side of the fixing plate (51), and the guide groove (81) is disposed on the support pillar (52); the strut (52) comprises a first strut section (521) and a second strut section (522) which are arranged at intervals and a connecting section (523) connected between the first strut section (521) and the second strut section (522), the guide groove (81) is arranged in the first strut section (521), and a stopping part (821) matched with the connecting section (523) is arranged on the guide part (80).

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a container detection device and a controller, both provided to the base body (10), the controller controlling the movement of the motor (31) according to a detection signal of the container detection device.

12. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 7 or 11,

the motor (31) is movably arranged to avoid the transmission piece (32) when the transmission piece (32) moves to the avoidance position;

the cooking appliance further comprises heating means (13), the first container having a smooth bottom; when the first container is arranged on the base body (10), the top surface of the transmission piece (32) is flush with or lower than the surface of the heating device (13), and when the second container is arranged on the base body (10), the top surface of the transmission piece (32) is higher than the surface of the heating device (13); a concave part is arranged at the bottom of the second container (22), and the stirring structure (90) is butted with the transmission piece (32) in the concave part; the cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker or an electric cooker; the base body (10) comprises a shell and a heat preservation cover (12) arranged in the shell, when the cooking appliance is a pressure cooker, the cooking appliance also comprises a cooker cover, a pressure limiting valve and a sealing ring which are arranged on the cooker cover, and an anti-falling mechanism is arranged between at least one of the first container (21), the second container (22) and the heat preservation cover (12) and the cooker cover;

the cooking utensil also comprises a heating device (13) arranged in the heat-insulating cover (12) or connected to the bottom of the heat-insulating cover (12), and the transmission piece (32) penetrates through the heating device (13);

the cooking appliance further comprises a fixing piece (50), the motor (31) and the transmission piece (32) are movably arranged on the fixing piece (50), a stop part (821) is arranged at the end part of the transmission piece (32), the stop part (821) can be in stop fit with the fixing piece (50), the motor (31) is driven to move by a magnetic mechanism (60), the magnetic mechanism (60) comprises a first magnetic piece (61) and a second magnetic piece (62) which are arranged at intervals, the motor (31) can be driven by the first magnetic piece (61) or the second magnetic piece (62), the first magnetic piece (61) is arranged on the fixing piece (50), and the second magnetic piece (62) is arranged on a bottom plate (73) of the shell;

the cooking appliance further comprises a shell (70), the motor (31) is installed in the shell (70), an output shaft of the motor penetrates out of the shell (70) to be in butt joint with the transmission piece (32), and the shell (70) moves under the driving of the magnetic mechanism (60).

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