CN217959809U - Frying and baking machine - Google Patents

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CN217959809U
CN217959809U CN202222281122.5U CN202222281122U CN217959809U CN 217959809 U CN217959809 U CN 217959809U CN 202222281122 U CN202222281122 U CN 202222281122U CN 217959809 U CN217959809 U CN 217959809U
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The application relates to a fry in shallow oil roast machine includes: the food frying and baking machine comprises a frying and baking machine main body, a water tank component and a steam generator, wherein the frying and baking machine main body is provided with a cooking cavity; the water tank component is provided with a water storage cavity; steam generator has the steam generation chamber that the chamber was cooked in the intercommunication, and steam generation chamber passes through connecting pipe intercommunication water storage chamber, and the connecting pipe sets up in water tank set spare below, and the first end that water tank set spare was kept away from to the connecting pipe stretches into the steam generation intracavity, and in vertical direction, the terminal surface that the at least partial diapire in steam generation chamber is higher than first end to the upper portion and the culinary art chamber that make steam generation chamber remain gas intercommunication throughout. When steam is required to be formed, only water in the steam generating cavity needs to be heated to boil, and all water in the water tank assembly does not need to be heated, so that the frying and baking machine can generate steam more quickly and convey the steam to the cooking cavity.

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Frying and baking machine
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of small household appliances, in particular to a frying and baking machine.
Background
In order to avoid the food being fried and roasted too dry, the related art frying and roasting machine generally divides the lower roasting plate into a partial area as a water tank. During cooking, the water in the water tank needs to be heated and boiled completely to generate steam, and the heating time is long, namely, the steam is discharged slowly.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Therefore, it is necessary to provide a frying and roasting machine capable of accelerating the steam discharging time.
A grill machine comprising: the food frying and baking machine comprises a frying and baking machine main body, a water tank assembly and a steam generator, wherein the frying and baking machine main body is provided with a cooking cavity; the water tank assembly is provided with a water storage cavity; steam generator has the intercommunication the steam generation chamber in culinary art chamber, steam generation chamber passes through the connecting pipe intercommunication the water storage chamber, the connecting pipe set up in water tank set spare below, the connecting pipe is kept away from the first end of water tank set spare stretches into in the steam generation chamber, in the vertical direction, the at least partial diapire in steam generation chamber is higher than the terminal surface of first end, so that the upper portion in steam generation chamber with the culinary art chamber remains gas intercommunication throughout.
When the water storage device is used, the water storage cavity is firstly sealed, so that the water storage cavity forms a closed space. Because the connecting pipe sets up in water tank set spare below, and the first end that the water tank set spare was kept away from to the connecting pipe stretches into the steam and takes place the intracavity, consequently, when the water level of steam generation intracavity was less than the terminal surface of first end, the air of steam generation intracavity can get into the water storage chamber from the connecting pipe to the atmospheric pressure of water storage intracavity is equal with the atmospheric pressure of steam generation intracavity, and water can flow the steam generation chamber under self action of gravity, thereby the water level of steam generation intracavity constantly rises. Because the upper portion in steam generation chamber and culinary art chamber remain gaseous intercommunication throughout, the atmospheric pressure on the upper portion in steam generation chamber is equal with culinary art intracavity atmospheric pressure, consequently when the water level in the steam generation intracavity is higher than the terminal surface of first end, the air in the steam generation intracavity can't continue to get into the water storage chamber from the connecting pipe to the atmospheric pressure in the water storage chamber can reduce. When the water pressure at the water level is equal to the air pressure at the upper part of the steam generation cavity, the water in the water storage cavity cannot continuously flow to the steam generation cavity, so that the water level in the steam generation cavity keeps a preset position. When steam is required to be formed, only water in the steam generating cavity needs to be heated to boiling, and all water in the water tank assembly does not need to be heated, so that the frying and baking machine can generate steam more quickly and convey the steam to the cooking cavity. Therefore, compared with the frying and baking machine which needs to heat all water, the time for discharging the steam is greatly shortened. And along with the continuous production of steam, the water level of steam generation intracavity can constantly descend, when the water level descends to the terminal surface below of first end, the air on steam generation chamber upper portion can get into the water storage chamber through the connecting pipe again to the water of water storage intracavity can supply to the steam generation chamber in, thereby makes the steam generation intracavity remain fixed water level throughout, and then steam generator can produce steam constantly and carry to the culinary art chamber.
In one embodiment, the outer wall of the first end is spaced apart from the inner wall of the steam generating chamber to form a water level channel, and the water level channel is in gas communication with the cooking chamber.
Because form the water level groove between the outer wall in first end and the inner wall in steam generation chamber, therefore when the terminal surface of water level in the culinary art intracavity rises to first end, the air in the water level groove can't be discharged to can realize that water level groove and culinary art chamber remain gaseous intercommunication throughout, guarantee that the upper portion in steam generation chamber and culinary art chamber remain gaseous intercommunication throughout that also is exactly, thereby can utilize the atmospheric pressure control steam in the culinary art intracavity to take place the water level in the intracavity and predetermine the position.
In one embodiment, the steam generator comprises a connector and a steam generating pipe, the connector is provided with a first inner cavity, the first inner cavity is provided with a first opening and a second opening, the first end of the connecting pipe extends into the first inner cavity through the first opening, one end of the steam generating pipe is communicated with the first inner cavity through the second opening, the steam generating pipe is provided with a second inner cavity, the second inner cavity and the first inner cavity jointly form the steam generating cavity, and the upper portion of the first inner cavity and the upper portion of the second inner cavity are always in gas communication with the cooking cavity.
Therefore, water in the steam generating cavity can be heated to form steam through the heating connector or the steam generating pipe, so that the mounting position of the steam generator in the main body of the frying and baking machine can be more flexibly arranged.
In one embodiment, the first opening is disposed on the top wall of the connector, the second opening is disposed on the side wall of the connector, and the first end of the connecting tube is located at one side of the second opening.
So, the water in the water storage cavity firstly flows into the first inner cavity of the connector through the connecting pipe, when the water level reaches the second opening, the water can flow into the second inner cavity through the second opening, and then the water level in the first inner cavity and the second inner cavity rises synchronously. Because the first end of connecting pipe is located second opening one side, consequently, when the terminal surface position and the top of water level arrival first end, the air of first inner chamber can't enter into the water storage chamber through the connecting pipe to be favorable to the upper portion and the culinary art chamber of first inner chamber to keep gas intercommunication.
In one embodiment, at least a portion of the bottom wall of the second interior cavity is higher than the end surface of the first end.
Therefore, the second inner cavity can be ensured not to be completely filled with water, but a space for gas communication is formed in the upper part, and the upper parts of the first inner cavity and the second inner cavity are ensured to be always kept in gas communication with the cooking cavity.
In one embodiment, the steam generating tube includes an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end is connected to the second opening, the main body of the frying and baking machine is provided with a steam outlet communicated with the cooking cavity, the outlet end is connected to the steam outlet, and the steam generating tube at least includes a portion extending upwards and then turning downwards in the direction from the inlet end to the outlet end, and at least the turning portion of the steam generating tube is higher than the end surface of the first end.
So, upwards extend the setting through the steam generation pipe and make the steam generation pipe at least part can be higher than the terminal surface of first end to can guarantee that the intraductal water of steam generation can not be full of whole second inner chamber, but have the space that the upper portion supplies the gas circulation. And set up through steam generation pipe downwardly extending and made things convenient for steam generation pipe intercommunication culinary art chamber to the steam that the intraductal water of steam generation was heated and was formed can flow to culinary art chamber smoothly.
In one embodiment, the main body of the frying and baking machine comprises a baking tray and a heating element, the heating element is used for heating the baking tray, and the steam generating pipe at least partially abuts against the heating element so as to heat the steam generating pipe through the heating element.
So, the heating member plays the effect of heating overware and heating steam generator pipe simultaneously, has reduced the part for fry in shallow oil roast machine's structure is more simple.
In one embodiment, the steam generating tube comprises a heated section extending in a horizontal direction, the heated section extending along the heating element and abutting against a surface of the heating element.
Therefore, the steam generating pipe has a larger contact area with the heating element, so that the steam generating pipe can be heated more quickly to generate steam, and the steam outlet efficiency is improved.
In one embodiment, the main body of the frying and baking machine comprises a base assembly and an upper cover assembly which is rotatably connected with the base assembly, the base assembly comprises a lower baking tray, the upper cover assembly comprises an upper baking tray and an upper shell, and when the upper cover assembly covers the base assembly, the upper baking tray and the lower baking tray are matched to form the cooking cavity; an upper cover cavity is enclosed between the upper shell and the upper baking tray, the steam generator is arranged in the upper cover cavity, and when the upper cover component covers the base component, at least part of the steam generator is positioned below the water tank component.
So, when closing the lid culinary art, the culinary art chamber forms relative confined space to through adding steam can the humidification food toward the culinary art intracavity, thereby can avoid food to be fried and baked too futilely. In this embodiment, when the upper cover subassembly lid covered the base subassembly, steam generator was located water tank set spare below at least part, was favorable to rivers in the water tank set spare to flow steam generator in, and the space of rational utilization water tank set spare below for the structure is compacter.
In one embodiment, the upper cover assembly further comprises an upper heating element for heating the upper baking tray, and the steam generator is at least partially attached to the upper heating element so as to heat the steam generator through the upper heating element.
Therefore, the upper heating element has the functions of heating the upper baking tray and the steam generator at the same time, reduces parts and simplifies the structure of the frying and baking machine.
In one embodiment, the upper shell is recessed towards the upper baking tray to form a mounting groove, the water tank assembly is mounted in the mounting groove, a connecting port is arranged at the bottom of the mounting groove, the connecting pipe is arranged around the outer side of the connecting port and extends towards the upper baking tray, the connecting pipe is communicated with the water storage cavity through the connecting port, and the steam generator is positioned between the bottom of the mounting groove and the upper baking tray.
So, the hydroenergy of water storage intracavity can get into the connecting pipe through the connector to get into the steam generation chamber by the connecting pipe, thereby heated and form steam in the steam generation chamber, finally carry to the culinary art chamber. The steam generator is positioned between the bottom of the mounting groove and the upper baking tray, so that the structure is more compact.
In one of them embodiment, the water tank subassembly includes box, elastic component and sealing member, the water storage chamber is located in the box, the bottom half is equipped with the intercommunication the apopore in water storage chamber, the elastic component is connected the sealing member with the box, works as the water tank subassembly is followed when the mounting groove is dismantled, the sealing member is in can the shutoff under the spring action of elastic component the apopore, connector department is equipped with the top portion of pushing away, works as the water tank subassembly install in during the mounting groove, the apopore intercommunication the connector, the top portion of pushing away pushes away the sealing member so that the sealing member is opened the apopore.
So, when installing the water tank set spare in the mounting groove, the water storage chamber can communicate the connecting pipe automatically to water in the water storage chamber can in time supply the steam generation chamber. And when dismantling the water tank subassembly from the mounting groove, because the elastic action of elastic component, the sealing member can automatic shutoff apopore to the condition that the water tank subassembly leaked has been avoided.
In one embodiment, the sealing element comprises a movable rod penetrating through the water outlet, a first head and a second head are arranged at two ends of the movable rod respectively, the sealing element further comprises a first sealing ring arranged between the first head and the water outlet and used for sealing the water outlet, the elastic element is located between the water outlet and the second head, one end of the elastic element abuts against the box body, and the other end of the elastic element abuts against the second head.
So, the elastic component exerts the power that moves towards the direction of keeping away from the water storage chamber to the movable rod for the movable rod drives first sealing washer and removes and lean on water storage intracavity wall, thereby the shutoff apopore. When installing water tank unit spare in the mounting groove, the portion top that pushes away the movable rod to the movable rod drives first sealing washer and breaks away from water storage intracavity wall, thereby opens the apopore, and then the water of water storage intracavity can flow to the connecting pipe through the apopore, and flows into steam through the connecting pipe and take place the chamber.
In one embodiment, the bottom of the box body is provided with a first annular convex rib surrounding the outer side of the water outlet hole, a second annular convex rib surrounding the outer side of the connector is arranged in the mounting groove, when the water tank assembly is mounted in the mounting groove, the first annular convex rib extends into the inner side of the second annular convex rib or is sleeved on the outer side of the second annular convex rib, and the frying and baking machine further comprises a second sealing ring arranged between the first annular convex rib and the second annular convex rib.
So, through the junction of the sealed first annular protruding muscle of second sealing washer and second annular protruding muscle to the condition that takes place to leak when can avoiding water tank set spare to install in the mounting groove.
In one embodiment, an opening communicated with the water storage cavity is formed in the top of the box body, the water box assembly further comprises a box cover covering the opening, and a third sealing ring is arranged between the box cover and the box body to seal the water storage cavity.
The box body is provided with an opening, so that water can be conveniently added into the water storage cavity. The opening can be closed by arranging the box cover and the third sealing ring, and the water storage cavity forms a closed space, so that water is supplemented to the steam generation cavity by the water storage cavity according to the water level automatic control in the steam generation cavity. In addition, case lid and third sealing washer can also avoid the water in the water storage intracavity to spill from the opening to the condition that also can not appear leaking when the water tank set spare handstands and places, the upper cover subassembly of being convenient for overturn.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a grill machine according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 is a top view of a portion of a frying and baking machine according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 3 isbase:Sub>A cross-sectional view of the toaster taken along line A-A of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 3 at C;
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the grill of one embodiment of the present application, taken along line B-B of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 5 at D;
fig. 7 is a perspective view of a steam generator according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 8 is an exploded view of a steam generator according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 9 is a partial structural view of an upper housing according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 9 at E;
FIG. 11 is an exploded view of a water tank assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a resilient member and a sealing member according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 13 is a bottom perspective view of a tank assembly according to an embodiment of the present application.
Reference numerals are as follows: 100. a main body of the frying and baking machine; 102. a cooking cavity; 10. a base assembly; 11. a bottom case; 12. a baking tray is arranged; 13. a lower heating member; 20. an upper cover assembly; 201. an upper cover cavity; 21. an upper shell; 211. mounting grooves; 212. a connecting port; 213. a pushing part; 214. a second annular bead; 215. a second seal ring; 22. an upper baking tray; 221. a steam outlet; 222. mounting a column; 23. an upper heating member; 30. a water tank assembly; 31. a box body; 311. a water storage cavity; 312. a water outlet hole; 313. a first annular rib; 314. a third annular convex rib; 32. an elastic member; 33. a seal member; 331. a movable rod; 3311. a first head portion; 3312. a second head; 332. a first seal ring; 34. a box cover; 341. a handle; 35. a third seal ring; 40. a connecting pipe; 41. a first end; 50. a steam generator; 501. a steam generating chamber; 502. a water level tank; 51. a connector; 511. a first inner chamber; 512. a first opening; 513. a second opening; 52. a steam generating tube; 521. a second lumen; 522. an inlet end; 523. an outlet end; 525. a heated section; 53. and (7) installing a clamp.
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In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, embodiments accompanying the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. This application is capable of embodiment in many different forms than those described herein and those skilled in the art will be able to make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of the application and therefore the application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When a component is referred to as being "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or intervening components may also be present. The use of the terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like in the description of the present application is for purposes of illustration only and is not intended to represent the only embodiment.
Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.
In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature and the second feature are in indirect contact via an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the description of the present application, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the present application provides a frying and baking machine, which includes a frying and baking machine main body 100, a water tank assembly 30 and a steam generator 50. The main body 100 has a cooking cavity 102, and the water tank assembly 30 has a water storage cavity 311. The steam generator 50 has a steam generation chamber 501 communicated with the cooking chamber 102, the steam generation chamber 501 is communicated with the water storage chamber 311 through a connection pipe 40, the connection pipe 40 is arranged below the water tank assembly 30, and the first end 41 of the connection pipe 40 far away from the water tank assembly 30 extends into the steam generation chamber 501. At least a portion of the bottom wall of the steam generating chamber 501 is higher than the end surface of the first end 41 in the vertical direction so that the upper portion of the steam generating chamber 501 is always in gas communication with the cooking chamber 102. It is understood that "the upper portion of the steam generating chamber 501 is always in gas communication with the cooking chamber 102" means that the gas between the upper portion of the steam generating chamber 501 and the cooking chamber 102 is communicated so that the gas pressure of the upper portion of the steam generating chamber 501 is equal to the gas pressure in the cooking chamber 102. When the steam-generating device is used, the water storage cavity 311 is firstly sealed, so that the water storage cavity 311 forms a sealed space, and the water level in the steam-generating cavity 501 can be controlled by utilizing the air pressure in the cooking cavity 102. Particularly, because the connecting pipe 40 sets up in water tank set 30 below, and the first end 41 that the connecting pipe 40 is kept away from water tank set 30 stretches into in the steam generation chamber 501, therefore, when the water level in the steam generation chamber 501 is less than the terminal surface of first end 41, the air in the steam generation chamber 501 can follow connecting pipe 40 and get into water storage chamber 311, thereby atmospheric pressure in the water storage chamber 311 equals with the atmospheric pressure in the steam generation chamber 501, water can flow to the steam generation chamber 501 under self action of gravity, thereby the water level in the steam generation chamber 501 constantly rises. Since the upper portion of the steam generation cavity 501 is always in gas communication with the cooking cavity 102, and the air pressure of the upper portion of the steam generation cavity 501 is equal to the air pressure in the cooking cavity 102, when the water level in the steam generation cavity 501 is higher than the end surface of the first end 41, the air in the steam generation cavity 501 cannot continuously enter the water storage cavity 311 from the connection pipe 40, and thus the air pressure in the water storage cavity 311 is reduced. When the water pressure at the water level is equal to the air pressure at the upper portion of the steam generation chamber 501 (i.e., the air pressure in the cooking chamber 102), the water in the water storage chamber 311 cannot continuously flow to the steam generation chamber 501, and thus the water level in the steam generation chamber 501 is maintained at the preset position. That is, the air pressure inside the cooking chamber 102 may control the water level inside the steam generation chamber 501. When steam is to be generated, it is only necessary to heat the water in the steam generating chamber 501 to boiling, rather than heating the entire water in the water tank assembly 30, so that the toaster can generate steam more quickly and deliver it to the cooking chamber 102. Therefore, compared with the frying and baking machine which needs to heat all water, the frying and baking machine greatly shortens the time of steam discharging. And along with the continuous production of steam, the water level in the steam generation chamber 501 will constantly descend, and when the water level descends to the terminal surface below of first end 41, the air on steam generation chamber 501 upper portion again gets into water storage chamber 311 through connecting pipe 40 to the water in the water storage chamber 311 again supplements to the steam generation chamber 501, thereby makes the fixed water level in the steam generation chamber 501 remain throughout, and then steam generator 50 can constantly produce steam and carry to culinary art chamber 102.
Further, a water level groove 502 is formed between the outer wall of the first end 41 and the inner wall of the steam generating chamber 501 at an interval, and the water level groove 502 is always in gas communication with the cooking chamber 102. Because the water level groove 502 is formed between the outer wall of the first end 41 and the inner wall of the steam generation cavity 501, when the water level in the cooking cavity 102 rises to the end surface of the first end 41, air in the water level groove 502 cannot be discharged, so that the water level groove 502 and the cooking cavity 102 can be always kept in gas communication, namely the upper part of the steam generation cavity 501 and the cooking cavity 102 are always kept in gas communication, and the water level in the steam generation cavity 501 can be controlled to be at a preset position by utilizing the air pressure in the cooking cavity 102.
Referring to fig. 1, the main body 100 of the frying and roasting machine includes a base assembly 10 and a cover assembly 20, wherein the cover assembly 20 is rotatably connected to the base assembly 10.
Referring to fig. 3, the base assembly 10 includes a lower baking tray 12, a bottom casing 11 and a lower heating member 13, the lower baking tray 12 is installed inside the bottom casing 11, and the lower heating member 13 is disposed at the bottom of the lower baking tray 12 for heating the lower baking tray 12. In one embodiment, the lower heating member 13 is a heating pipe attached to the bottom of the lower grill 12, so that the lower grill 12 is heated by direct heat transfer.
Referring to fig. 3, the upper cover assembly 20 includes an upper grill pan 22 and an upper housing 21, and the upper grill pan 22 is disposed inside the upper housing 21. When the upper cover assembly 20 is covered on the base assembly 10, the upper roasting pan 22 and the lower roasting pan 12 are matched to form a cooking cavity 102. In this way, when the cover is closed for cooking, the cooking cavity 102 forms a relatively closed space, so that the food can be humidified by adding steam into the cooking cavity 102, and the food can be prevented from being fried and baked too dry. It is understood that the phrase "the cooking cavity 102 forms a relatively closed space" means that the cooking cavity 102 is not an absolutely closed space, and there may be a gap between the upper roasting pan 22 and the lower roasting pan 12, and the steam in the cooking cavity 102 may leak outwards, thereby avoiding the over-high pressure in the cooking cavity 102.
Further, the upper cover assembly 20 further comprises an upper heating member 23, and the upper heating member 23 is used for heating the upper roasting pan 22. In this embodiment, the upper heating member 23 is a heating pipe, and the upper heating member 23 is disposed adjacent to the upper grill pan 22, so as to facilitate direct heat transfer to the upper grill pan 22.
In this embodiment, an upper cover cavity 201 is defined between the upper casing 21 and the upper baking tray 22, the steam generator 50 is disposed in the upper cover cavity 201, and when the upper cover 20 covers the base assembly 10, at least a portion of the steam generator 50 is located below the water tank assembly 30. Thus, the water in the water tank assembly 30 flows into the steam generator 50, and the space below the water tank assembly 30 is reasonably utilized, so that the structure is more compact. In this embodiment, the steam generator 50 is integrally located below the water tank assembly 30, so that the structure is more compact.
Referring to fig. 4, 9 and 10, the upper housing 21 is recessed toward the upper grill pan 22 to form a mounting groove 211, and the water tank assembly 30 is mounted in the mounting groove 211. The groove bottom of the mounting groove 211 is provided with a connecting port 212, the connecting pipe 40 is arranged around the outer side of the connecting port 212 and extends towards the upper roasting tray 22, and the connecting pipe 40 is communicated with the water storage cavity 311 through the connecting port 212. In this way, water in the water storage cavity 311 can enter the connection pipe 40 through the connection port 212 and enter the steam generation cavity 501 through the connection pipe 40, and thus the water is heated in the steam generation cavity 501 to form steam, and finally the steam is delivered to the cooking cavity 102. In this embodiment, the connecting tube 40 and the upper case 21 are an integral structure. But not limited thereto, in other embodiments, the connection pipe 40 may be directly connected to the water tank assembly 30.
Further, the steam generator 50 is located between the bottom of the mounting groove 211 and the upper grill pan 22, so that the space between the bottom of the mounting groove 211 and the upper grill pan 22 is reasonably utilized, and the structure is more compact.
The present application provides that the water tank assembly 30 and the steam generator 50 are both mounted on the upper cover assembly 20, but not limited thereto, the water tank assembly 30 and the steam generator 50 may also be mounted on the base assembly 10, as long as the steam generator 50 is located below the water tank assembly 30, the water in the water tank assembly 30 can flow to the steam generator 50, and steam can be generated by heating the steam generator 50. It should be understood that in the present embodiment, the water tank assembly 30 and the steam generator 50 are mounted to the lid assembly 20, and therefore, the terms "upper" and "lower" are used herein with reference to the orientation of the lid assembly 20 when it is attached to the base assembly 10.
Referring to fig. 4, 6, 7 and 8, in one embodiment, the steam generator 50 includes a connector 51 and a steam generating pipe 52, the connector 51 is provided with a first inner cavity 511, and the first inner cavity 511 has a first opening 512 and a second opening 513. The first end 41 of the connection pipe 40 extends into the first inner cavity 511 through the first opening 512, and the portion of the first inner cavity 511 located outside the connection pipe 40 forms the water level tank 502. One end of the steam generating pipe 52 is communicated with the first inner cavity 511 through the second opening 513, the steam generating pipe 52 is provided with a second inner cavity 521, and the second inner cavity 521 and the first inner cavity 511 together form the steam generating cavity 501. The upper portion of the first inner chamber 511 and the upper portion of the second inner chamber 521 are in gas communication with the cooking chamber at all times. In this way, the water in the steam generating cavity 501 can be heated to form steam by the heating connector 51 or the steam generating pipe 52, so that the installation position of the steam generator 50 in the main body 100 of the grill can be more flexibly arranged.
Referring to fig. 8, the first opening 512 is disposed on the top wall of the connecting head 51, the second opening 513 is disposed on the side wall of the connecting head 51, and the first end 41 of the connecting tube 40 is located at one side of the second opening 513. In this way, the water in the water storage chamber 311 first flows into the first inner chamber 511 of the connection head 51 through the connection pipe 40, when the water level reaches the second opening 513, the water flows into the second inner chamber 521 through the second opening 513, and then the water levels in the first inner chamber 511 and the second inner chamber 521 rise synchronously. Since the first end 41 of the connection pipe 40 is located at the side of the second opening 513, when the water level reaches the end position and above the first end 41, the air in the first inner chamber 511 cannot enter the water storage chamber 311 through the connection pipe 40, thereby facilitating the upper portion of the first inner chamber 511 to maintain the air communication with the cooking chamber 102.
Referring to fig. 6, further, at least a portion of the bottom wall of the second inner cavity 521 is higher than the end surface of the first end 41. In this way, it is ensured that the second inner chamber 521 is not completely filled with water, but there is a space for the upper part to be in gas communication, ensuring that both the upper part of the first inner chamber 511 (i.e. the water level tank 502) and the upper part of the second inner chamber 521 are in gas communication with the cooking chamber 102 at all times.
The steam generating pipe 52 includes an inlet end 522 and an outlet end 523, the inlet end 522 is connected to the second opening 513, the main body 100 of the frying and baking machine is provided with a steam outlet 221 communicated with the cooking cavity 102, in this embodiment, the upper baking tray 22 is provided with a steam outlet 221 communicated with the cooking cavity 102, and the outlet end 523 is connected to the steam outlet 221. From the inlet end 522 towards the outlet end 523, the steam generating channels 52 include at least portions that extend upwardly and then turn downwardly, with at least the turn portions of the steam generating channels 52 being higher than the end faces of the first ends 41. In this way, the steam generating channel 52 extends upward to make the steam generating channel 52 at least partially higher than the end surface of the first end 41, so that it is ensured that the water in the steam generating channel 52 does not fill the entire second inner chamber 521, but there is a space for gas to flow through. The downwardly extending arrangement of the steam generating channel 52 facilitates the communication of the steam generating channel 52 with the cooking chamber 102, so that the steam generated by heating the water in the steam generating channel 52 can smoothly flow toward the cooking chamber 102.
Further, the steam generating pipe 52 is at least partially abutted against the heating member (the upper heating member 23 or the lower heating member 13) to heat the steam generating pipe 52 by the heating member, so that the water in the second inner chamber 521 is heated and boiled to generate steam, and the steam flows toward the cooking chamber 102 through the steam outlet 221. Thus, the heating member heats the steam generating pipe 52 when heating the roasting tray (the upper roasting tray 22 or the lower roasting tray 12), that is, the heating member simultaneously plays a role of heating the roasting tray and the steam generating pipe 52, thereby reducing the number of parts and simplifying the structure of the frying and roasting machine. Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in the present embodiment, the steam generating pipe 52 is at least partially abutted against the upper heating member 23 to heat the steam generating pipe 52 by the upper heating member 23. In this embodiment, the upper heating member 23 simultaneously heats the upper grill 22 and the steam generating pipe 52, so as to reduce the number of parts and simplify the structure of the grill machine. Without limitation, in embodiments (not shown) in which the steam generator 50 is disposed on the base assembly 10, the steam generating channel 52 may be disposed at least partially against the lower heating member 13 such that the steam generating channel 52 is heated by the lower heating member 13. In this way, the lower heating member 13 serves to heat the lower grill pan 12 and the steam generating pipe 52 at the same time, so that the structure of the grill machine can be simplified as well. In this embodiment, the upper heating member 23 heats the steam generating pipe 52, but is not limited thereto, and the upper heating member 23 may also heat the connector 51. In other words, as long as the steam generator 50 is at least partially attached to the upper heating member 23, the steam generator 50 can be heated by the upper heating member 23, so that the upper heating member 23 can simultaneously perform the functions of heating the upper grill pan 22 and heating the steam generator 50, thereby simplifying the structure. Because the water in the steam generator 50 is less, the steam generator can be heated and boiled quickly to generate steam, so that the time for generating the steam is greatly shortened, and the water level in the steam generating chamber 501 is lowered continuously along with the continuous generation of the steam. As the water level decreases, the water in the water storage chamber 311 is continuously replenished into the steam generating chamber 501, and the amount of water in the steam generating chamber 501 is maintained.
Referring to fig. 6 to 8, in the present embodiment, the steam generating pipe 52 further includes a heated section 525 extending along the horizontal direction, and the heated section 525 extends along the upper heating member 23 and is attached to the upper surface of the upper heating member 23. Thus, the steam generating tube 52 has a large contact area with the upper heating member 23, so that the steam generating tube 52 can be heated more quickly to generate steam, improving the efficiency of steam generation. Of course, in the embodiment (not shown) in which the steam generator 50 is disposed on the base assembly 10, the heated section 525 of the steam generating tube 52 may extend along the lower heating member 13 and abut against the lower surface of the lower heating member 13, so that the steam generating tube 52 has a larger contact area with the lower heating member 13, and thus the steam generating tube 52 can be heated more quickly to generate steam, which improves the efficiency of steam generation.
Referring to fig. 2 and 7, in the present embodiment, from the inlet end 522 to the outlet end 523, the steam generating tubes 52 extend a certain length in the horizontal direction, then extend obliquely upward, and then turn to extend downward to the steam outlet 221. Wherein the portion of the steam generating channel 52 extending in the horizontal direction includes the heated section 525. Further, the portions of the steam generating channels 52 extending in the horizontal direction are not on the same vertical plane, that is, the steam generating channels 52 may extend in any direction along the horizontal plane, as shown in fig. 2 and 7, and the steam generating channels 52 change direction in the horizontal plane through two right-angled corners, so that the installation positions of the steam generator 50 can be more reasonably arranged. Of course, this is only one example, and the steam generating channels 52 may be extended in a horizontal direction in various ways, which is not limited in this application.
Referring to fig. 1 and 7, further, the steam generating pipe 52 is fixed to the upper grill pan 22 by a mounting clip 53. Specifically, the upper grill pan 22 is provided with a mounting post 222, one end of the mounting clip 53 is connected to the mounting post 222 by a fastener such as a screw, and the other end is pressed against the upper side of the steam generating pipe 52, thereby fixing the steam generating pipe 52.
In one embodiment, the steam generating tubes 52 are metal tubes, which have high heat transfer efficiency and are easy to heat the water in the steam generating chamber 501 to form steam. The connector 51 may be a metal or plastic part, which is not limited in this application. In this embodiment, the steam generating channel 52 and the connecting head 51 are two separate parts, and are connected together by screwing, clipping, welding, or the like. But not limited thereto, in other embodiments, the steam generating channel 52 and the connection head 51 may be of an integral structure.
Referring to fig. 1, 6 and 11, the water tank assembly 30 includes a tank 31, an elastic member 32 and a sealing member 33, a water storage cavity 311 is disposed in the tank 31, a water outlet 312 communicated with the water storage cavity 311 is disposed at the bottom of the tank 31, and the elastic member 32 connects the sealing member 33 and the tank 31. When the water tank assembly 30 is detached from the mounting groove 211, the sealing member 33 can block the water outlet hole 312 by the elastic force of the elastic member 32. The connection opening 212 is provided with a pushing portion 213, when the water tank assembly 30 is mounted in the mounting groove 211, the water outlet hole 312 is communicated with the connection opening 212, and the pushing portion 213 pushes the sealing member 33 to open the water outlet hole 312 by the sealing member 33. Thus, when the water tank assembly 30 is installed in the installation groove 211, the water storage cavity 311 can be automatically communicated with the connection pipe 40, so that the water in the water storage cavity 311 can be timely supplemented to the steam generation cavity 501. When the water tank assembly 30 is detached from the mounting groove 211, the sealing element 33 can automatically block the water outlet hole 312 due to the elastic action of the elastic element 32, so that the water leakage of the water tank assembly 30 is avoided.
Referring to fig. 4 and 12, further, the sealing member 33 includes a movable rod 331 penetrating through the water outlet hole 312, a first head 3311 and a second head 3312 are respectively disposed at two ends of the movable rod 331, and the sealing member 33 further includes a first sealing ring 332 disposed between the first head 3311 and the water outlet hole 312 for sealing the water outlet hole 312. The elastic member 32 is located between the outlet hole 312 and the second head 3312, and one end of the elastic member 32 abuts against the box 31 and the other end abuts against the second head 3312. In this way, the elastic member 32 applies a force to the movable rod 331 moving in a direction away from the water storage cavity 311, so that the movable rod 331 carries the first sealing ring 332 to move and abut against the inner wall of the water storage cavity 311, thereby blocking the water outlet hole 312. When the water tank assembly 30 is installed in the installation groove 211, the pushing portion 213 pushes the movable rod 331, so that the movable rod 331 drives the first sealing ring 332 to separate from the inner wall of the water storage cavity 311, thereby opening the water outlet hole 312, and the water in the water storage cavity 311 can flow to the connection pipe 40 through the water outlet hole 312 and flow into the steam generation cavity 501 through the connection pipe 40.
In this embodiment, the first sealing ring 332 is an O-ring and is sleeved outside the movable rod 331. The elastic member 32 is a compression spring, and is sleeved outside the movable rod 331, and two ends of the elastic member respectively abut against the bottom wall of the box 31 and the second head 3312. Further, the elastic member 32 is a pagoda-shaped compression spring, which is small in size and convenient to install, and can provide a large elastic force for the movable rod 331, so that when the water tank assembly 30 is detached from the mounting groove 211, the water leakage of the water outlet hole 312 cannot occur.
Referring to fig. 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13, a first annular rib 313 surrounding the water outlet 312 is disposed at the bottom of the box 31, a second annular rib 214 surrounding the connection port 212 is disposed in the mounting groove 211, and when the water tank assembly 30 is mounted in the mounting groove 211, the first annular rib 313 extends into the second annular rib 214. In other embodiments, the first annular rib 313 may be sleeved outside the second annular rib 214. The frying and roasting machine further comprises a second sealing ring 215 arranged between the first annular convex rib 313 and the second annular convex rib 214. In this way, the second sealing ring 215 seals the joint between the first annular rib 313 and the second annular rib 214, so that water leakage when the water tank assembly 30 is mounted in the mounting groove 211 can be avoided.
Referring to fig. 4 and 13, further, a third annular rib 314 is further disposed at the bottom of the box 31, and the third annular rib 314 is disposed near the outer periphery of the box 31, so that the third annular rib 314 can better support the box 31 and reduce the inclination of the box 31.
Referring to fig. 6 and 11, an opening communicating with the water storage cavity 311 is formed at the top of the tank 31, the water tank assembly 30 further includes a tank cover 34 covering the opening, and a third sealing ring 35 is disposed between the tank cover 34 and the tank 31 to seal the water storage cavity 311. The tank 31 is provided with an opening to conveniently feed water into the water storage cavity 311. The cover 34 and the third sealing ring 35 are disposed to close the opening, so that the water storage cavity 311 forms a closed space, thereby automatically controlling the water storage cavity 311 to replenish water to the steam generation cavity 501 according to the water level in the steam generation cavity 501. In addition, the tank cover 34 and the third sealing ring 35 can prevent water in the water storage cavity 311 from leaking out of the opening, so that the water tank assembly 30 can be placed upside down without water leakage, and the upper cover assembly 20 can be turned over conveniently.
The cover 34 is provided with a handle 341, and the cover 34 can be easily opened by holding the handle 341, thereby facilitating the addition of water into the water storage chamber 311. In this embodiment, the handle 341 is an arc-shaped sheet structure integrally formed on the surface of the case cover 34, and has a simple structure and an attractive appearance. The utility model provides a fry in shallow oil roast machine, with water tank set spare 30 follow upper cover subassembly 20 after dismantling, add water again in the box 31, thereby avoid under the condition that case lid 34 was opened directly to leading to water to flow to the culinary art chamber 102 in the direct steam generation chamber 501 of process in water storage chamber 311.
The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features. The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the claims. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the appended claims.

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1. A grill toaster, comprising:
a main body (100) of the frying and baking machine, which is provided with a cooking cavity (102);
a water tank assembly (30) having a water storage chamber (311); and
steam generator (50), have the intercommunication the steam generation chamber (501) of culinary art chamber (102), steam generation chamber (501) is through connecting pipe (40) intercommunication water storage chamber (311), connecting pipe (40) set up in water tank set spare (30) below, connecting pipe (40) are kept away from first end (41) of water tank set spare (30) stretch into in steam generation chamber (501), in the vertical direction, at least partial diapire in steam generation chamber (501) is higher than the terminal surface of first end (41), so that the upper portion in steam generation chamber (501) with culinary art chamber (102) keeps gaseous intercommunication throughout.
2. The grill of claim 1 wherein the outer wall of the first end (41) is spaced from the inner wall of the steam generating chamber (501) to form a water level channel (502), the water level channel (502) being in gaseous communication with the cooking chamber (102).
3. The frying and roasting machine according to claim 1, wherein the steam generator (50) comprises a connecting head (51) and a steam generating tube (52), the connecting head (51) being provided with a first inner cavity (511), the first inner cavity (511) having a first opening (512) and a second opening (513),
the first end (41) of the connecting tube (40) protrudes through the first opening (512) into the first interior space (511),
one end of the steam generating pipe (52) is communicated with the first inner cavity (511) through the second opening (513), the steam generating pipe (52) is provided with a second inner cavity (521), the second inner cavity (521) and the first inner cavity (511) jointly form the steam generating cavity (501), and the upper part of the first inner cavity (511) and the upper part of the second inner cavity (521) are always in gas communication with the cooking cavity (102).
4. The grilling machine according to claim 3, characterized in that the first opening (512) is provided in a top wall of the connecting head (51), the second opening (513) is provided in a side wall of the connecting head (51), and the first end (41) of the connecting tube (40) is located at a side of the second opening (513).
5. Frying and roasting machine according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that at least part of the bottom wall of the second cavity (521) is higher than the end face of the first end (41).
6. The grilling machine according to claim 5, wherein the steam generating duct (52) comprises an inlet end (522) and an outlet end (523), the inlet end (522) being connected to the second opening (513), the grilling machine body (100) being provided with a steam outlet (221) communicating with the cooking cavity (102), the outlet end (523) being connected to the steam outlet (221),
in the direction from the inlet end (522) to the outlet end (523), the steam generating channels (52) include at least a portion that extends upwardly and then turns downwardly, and at least the portion of the steam generating channels (52) that turns are higher than the end face of the first end (41).
7. The frying and baking machine according to claim 3, wherein the frying and baking machine body (100) comprises a baking tray and heating members for heating the baking tray,
the steam generating pipe (52) is at least partially abutted against the heating member to heat the steam generating pipe (52) by the heating member.
8. The fry roaster of claim 7 wherein the steam generating pipe (52) comprises a heated section (525) extending in a horizontal direction, the heated section (525) extending along the heating element and abutting a surface of the heating element.
9. The frying and roasting machine according to claim 1, wherein the frying and roasting machine main body (100) comprises a base assembly (10) and an upper cover assembly (20) rotatably connected to the base assembly (10), the base assembly (10) comprises a lower roasting pan (12), the upper cover assembly (20) comprises an upper roasting pan (22) and an upper shell (21), and when the upper cover assembly (20) is covered on the base assembly (10), the upper roasting pan (22) and the lower roasting pan (12) are matched to form the cooking cavity (102); an upper cover cavity (201) is enclosed between the upper shell (21) and the upper baking tray (22), the steam generator (50) is arranged in the upper cover cavity (201), and when the upper cover assembly (20) is covered on the base assembly (10), at least part of the steam generator (50) is positioned below the water tank assembly (30).
10. The frying and roasting machine according to claim 9, wherein the upper cover assembly (20) further comprises an upper heating element (23) for heating the upper roasting pan (22), and the steam generator (50) is at least partially abutted against the upper heating element (23) to heat the steam generator (50) by the upper heating element (23).
11. The frying and roasting machine according to claim 9, wherein said upper housing (21) is recessed toward said upper roasting pan (22) to form a mounting groove (211), said water tank assembly (30) is mounted in said mounting groove (211),
a connecting port (212) is arranged at the bottom of the mounting groove (211), the connecting pipe (40) is arranged around the outer side of the connecting port (212) and extends towards the upper baking tray (22), the connecting pipe (40) is communicated with the water storage cavity (311) through the connecting port (212),
the steam generator (50) is positioned between the groove bottom of the mounting groove (211) and the upper baking tray (22).
12. The frying and roasting machine of claim 11, wherein said water tank assembly (30) comprises a tank body (31), an elastic member (32) and a sealing member (33), said water storage cavity (311) is disposed in said tank body (31), a water outlet hole (312) communicating with said water storage cavity (311) is disposed at the bottom of said tank body (31), said elastic member (32) connects said sealing member (33) and said tank body (31), when said water tank assembly (30) is detached from said mounting groove (211), said sealing member (33) can block said water outlet hole (312) under the elastic force of said elastic member (32),
the water tank assembly is characterized in that a pushing part (213) is arranged at the connecting opening (212), when the water tank assembly (30) is installed in the installation groove (211), the water outlet hole (312) is communicated with the connecting opening (212), and the pushing part (213) pushes the sealing element (33) to open the water outlet hole (312) through the sealing element (33).
13. The frying and roasting machine according to claim 12, wherein said sealing member (33) comprises a movable rod (331) passing through said water outlet hole (312), a first head portion (3311) and a second head portion (3312) are respectively disposed at two ends of said movable rod (331), said sealing member (33) further comprises a first sealing ring (332) disposed between said first head portion (3311) and said water outlet hole (312) for sealing said water outlet hole (312),
the elastic piece (32) is located between the water outlet hole (312) and the second head part (3312), one end of the elastic piece (32) abuts against the box body (31), and the other end of the elastic piece (32) abuts against the second head part (3312).
14. The frying and roasting machine as claimed in claim 12, wherein a first annular rib (313) is provided at the bottom of the box body (31) and surrounds the outlet hole (312), a second annular rib (214) is provided in the mounting groove (211) and surrounds the connecting port (212), when the water tank assembly (30) is mounted in the mounting groove (211), the first annular rib (313) extends into the second annular rib (214) or is sleeved on the second annular rib (214),
the frying and baking machine also comprises a second sealing ring (215) arranged between the first annular convex rib (313) and the second annular convex rib (214).
15. The grilling machine according to claim 12, wherein an opening communicating with the water storage cavity (311) is provided at a top of the box (31), the water tank assembly (30) further comprises a lid (34) covering the opening, and a third sealing ring (35) is provided between the lid (34) and the box (31) for sealing the water storage cavity (311).
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