CN221044734U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking utensil, which comprises a cooker body, a heating device and a heating device, wherein the cooker body is used for accommodating and heating food materials; the cover body is used for covering the cooker body; the cover body comprises a lining cover, a cover body suction assembly and a detachable cover, and the cover body suction assembly comprises an upper suction block; the pot body suction assembly is arranged in the pot body and comprises a lower suction block. The cover body sucking assembly can move between an initial position and a working position relative to the lining cover, the detachable cover is used for contacting the cover body sucking assembly and enabling the cover body sucking assembly to be located at the working position, and when the detachable cover is disconnected with the lining cover, the cover body sucking assembly is located at the initial position. According to the cooking utensil disclosed by the utility model, the cover body and the pot body are buckled through the suction, so that gaps on the surface of the cooking utensil can be reduced, and foreign matters can be effectively prevented from entering the cooking utensil. The cover body suction assembly is movably arranged relative to the lining cover, so that the detachable cover can be prevented from being neglected to be assembled, and the assembly process of the cooking utensil is optimized.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of kitchen household appliances, in particular to a cooking appliance.

Background

In the existing cooking appliances such as electric cookers, the cover body and the cooker body are mostly opened and closed in a buckling manner, and part of the cooking appliance products are transited from the buckling manner to a mechanical magnetic attraction manner; however, no matter the buckle is opened or closed or the magnetic attraction is opened or closed, in the actual assembly process of the cover body, the condition that the detachable cover is not assembled frequently occurs, and the product quality is greatly influenced.

Accordingly, there is a need for a cooking appliance to at least partially solve the above problems.

Disclosure of utility model

In the summary, a series of concepts in a simplified form are introduced, which will be further described in detail in the detailed description. The summary of the utility model is not intended to define the key features and essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

To at least partially solve the above problems, the present utility model provides a cooking appliance including:

The pot body is used for containing and heating food materials;

a cover pivotally connected to the pot for covering the pot, the cover comprising:

a liner cover pivotally connected to the pot body,

A cover body sucking assembly arranged on the lining cover and movable between an initial position and a working position relative to the lining cover, wherein the cover body sucking assembly comprises an upper sucking block and

A detachable cover for detachable connection to the liner cover, the detachable cover contacting the cover actuation assembly and having the cover actuation assembly in the operative position when the detachable cover is connected to the liner cover, the cover actuation assembly in the initial position when the detachable cover is disconnected from the liner cover;

The pot body suction assembly is arranged in the pot body and comprises a lower suction block, and the lower suction block is used for being opposite to the upper suction block in the working position and sucking the upper suction block so as to suck the cover body and the pot body.

According to the cooking utensil provided by the utility model, whether the detachable cover is installed or not can determine whether the cover body suction assembly is correctly positioned at the working position, so that the normal opening and closing of the cover body are affected, and the missing installation of the detachable cover is avoided.

Optionally, the pot body engaging assembly is configured to be movable relative to the pot body between a first position and a second position, wherein when the pot body engaging assembly is in the first position, the lower engaging block is positioned opposite and engages the upper engaging block in the working position to engage the lid with the pot body, and when the pot body engaging assembly is in the second position, the lower engaging block is positionally offset from the upper engaging block in the working position to at least reduce an engaging force between the upper engaging block and the lower engaging block, the cooking appliance further comprising an lid opening assembly disposed on the pot body and at least partially exposed from an outer surface of the pot body for user operation, the lid opening assembly for contacting the pot body engaging assembly to move the pot body engaging assembly, the lid opening assembly being movable relative to the pot body between a third position and a fourth position, wherein when the lid opening assembly is in the third position, the lid opening assembly is in the first position; when the cover opening assembly is positioned at the fourth position, the pot body suction assembly is positioned at the second position. According to this scheme, set up the last actuation piece of mutually supporting and lower actuation piece and replace traditional buckle lock, avoided buckle spare machining precision problem to lead to the bad problem of lock, the actuation piece need not to expose from cooking utensil's casing surface, can reduce the gap on the casing, avoids the foreign matter to get into cooking utensil inside.

Optionally, the upper attraction block and the lower attraction block are both configured as magnets; according to the scheme, the upper suction block and the lower suction block can be directly adsorbed, so that the covering precision is improved;

Or one of the upper attraction block and the lower attraction block is configured as a magnet, and the other one of the upper attraction block and the lower attraction block comprises a magnetic material; according to the scheme, the upper suction block and the lower suction block cannot be subjected to mutual rejection when the installation positions are changed, and the installation simplicity is improved.

Optionally, in the case that the upper engaging block and the lower engaging block are both configured as magnets, the upper engaging block and the lower engaging block are both provided with foolproof structures for preventing polarities of the upper engaging block and the lower engaging block from repelling each other. According to this scheme, can avoid going up the actuation piece and all constructing for magnet with lower actuation piece, the error condition that leads to mutual repulsion when the lid is covered, the lid is opened when mutual attraction appears in the mounted position, ensures the accuracy of installation.

Optionally, a reset member is disposed between the pot body and the pot body suction assembly, and the reset member is used for driving the pot body suction assembly to return to the first position from the second position. According to the scheme, after the cover opening assembly is stopped, the pot body suction assembly can automatically return to the initial position.

Optionally, the return member is configured as a spring having one end connected to the pot, the spring being compressed or the spring being stretched when the pot actuation assembly is moved from the first position to the second position. According to the scheme, the reset member is constructed into a common spring, so that the standardization of the cooking utensil is promoted to a certain extent, the subsequent mass production is facilitated, and the cost is saved.

Optionally, the pot body suction assembly is provided with a groove for accommodating the spring. According to the scheme, the spring can be directly installed in the groove of the pot body suction assembly, so that the installation position of the spring is more accurate, and the spring can stably act on the pot body suction assembly in the moving process of the pot body suction assembly.

Optionally, the lid opening assembly is movable in a front-rear direction relative to the pot body between the third position and the fourth position. According to this scheme, the direction of motion of uncapping assembly is convenient for the user to exert effort.

Optionally, the cooking appliance is configured such that the pot actuation assembly is rotatable about an axis of rotation between the first position and the second position; one of the pot body sucking assembly and the pot body is provided with a rotating shaft, the other one of the pot body sucking assembly and the pot body is provided with a hole or a groove for accommodating the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is rotatable around the rotating axis in the hole or the groove between the first position and the second position, wherein the axis of the rotating shaft is the rotating axis. According to the scheme, the pot body suction assembly can stably and directionally rotate along the pot body, and the accuracy of opening and closing the cover body is improved.

Optionally, the pot body sucking assembly is provided with an action part for contacting with the cover opening assembly, and the distance from the rotating axis to the action part is larger than the distance from the rotating axis to the lower sucking block. According to this scheme, the subassembly of uncapping can obtain bigger arm of force, saves the effort of uncapping.

Alternatively, the rotation axis extends in the left-right direction or the up-down direction. According to the scheme, the pot body suction assembly can rotate along the left-right direction or the up-down direction, so that the layout of the inside of the pot body can be optimized.

Optionally, the cooking appliance is configured such that the pot actuation assembly is movable in a left-right direction between the first position and the second position, wherein at least one of the pot actuation assembly and the lid opening assembly includes a plane that is inclined with respect to both the left-right direction and the front-rear direction. According to the scheme, the cover opening assembly can drive the pot body suction assembly to move along the left-right direction.

Optionally, the lid opening assembly includes a fifth guide member, the pot includes a sixth guide member, at least one of the fifth guide member and the sixth guide member extends in a front-rear direction, and the fifth guide member is connected to the sixth guide member and movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the sixth guide member. According to this scheme, uncapping assembly can be steadily along the a kind of deep pot body directional movement, promotes the degree of accuracy that the lid opened and shut.

Optionally, one of the fifth guide member and the sixth guide member is configured as a chute, and the other of the fifth guide member and the sixth guide member is configured as a slide rail or a slider located within the chute. According to this scheme, the motion guiding mechanism of uncapping assembly simple structure, stable performance.

Optionally, the lid opening assembly includes an operating member exposed from an outer surface of the pot for operation by a user. According to the scheme, the operation member is exposed from the outer surface of the cooker body, so that the cooker is convenient for a user to directly operate and use.

Optionally, a return force member is disposed between the cover and the pot body, and when the pot body suction assembly is located at the second position, the cover is opened under the action of the return force member. According to the scheme, when the cover body and the cooker body are released from suction, the cover body is naturally opened.

Optionally, the return force member is disposed at a rear end of the cooking appliance, and the cover opening assembly is disposed at a front end of the cooking appliance. The return force component and the cover opening assembly accord with normal operation setting, and are convenient for users to use.

Optionally, the cover actuation assembly is movable relative to the liner cover in a mounting direction between the initial position and the working position, the cover actuation assembly including a third guide member, the liner cover including a fourth guide member, at least one of the third guide member and the fourth guide member extending in the mounting direction, the third guide member being connected to the fourth guide member and movable relative to the fourth guide member in the mounting direction. According to this aspect, the cover actuation assembly is movable in a liner orientation.

Optionally, one of the third and fourth guide members is configured as a runner and the other of the third and fourth guide members is configured as a slide rail or slider located within the runner. According to this scheme, the motion guiding mechanism of lid actuation subassembly simple structure, stable performance.

Optionally, when the cover covers the cooker body, the installation direction is a horizontal direction. According to the scheme, the cover body suction assembly can move along the liner cover in a horizontal orientation, and does not occupy the longitudinal space of the cover body.

Optionally, when the cover covers the cooker, the mounting direction is a front-rear direction of the cooking appliance. According to this scheme, lid actuation subassembly can be along lining lid back-and-forth directional removal, utilizes the front and back space of lid, and is rationally distributed.

Optionally, the cover body actuation assembly includes a contact portion for contacting the detachable cover, and the contact portion and the upper actuation block are respectively disposed on two sides of the cover body actuation assembly, which are disposed opposite to each other along the mounting direction. According to this scheme, the contact portion in the lid actuation subassembly sets up with last actuation piece opposite, and convenient contact portion cooperates with the position of removable lid.

Optionally, the lining cover is provided with a lining cover locking member, the detachable cover is provided with a detachable cover locking member, and the detachable cover locking member is used for locking with the lining cover locking member, wherein the lining cover locking member is arranged on the cover body suction assembly. According to the scheme, the lining cover is compact in structure.

Optionally, the lining cover locking member is configured as a clamping groove, and the contact part is a peripheral part of a notch of the clamping groove. According to the scheme, the lining cover locking component is simple in structure and stable in performance.

Optionally, the cooking appliance further comprises a biasing member disposed between the liner cap and the cap actuation assembly for moving the cap actuation assembly from the working position to the initial position. According to the scheme, the biasing member can be matched with the detachable cover to limit the cover body suction assembly at the working position, and when the detachable cover is in neglected loading, the biasing member drives the cover body suction assembly to return to the initial position from the working position, so that suction of the cover body and the cooker body cannot be completed.

Optionally, the biasing member is configured as a spring extending in the mounting direction. According to the scheme, the biasing member is stable in performance, low in cost and easy to obtain, standardization of the cooking utensil is promoted to a certain extent, subsequent mass production is facilitated, and cost is saved.

Optionally, the pot body suction assembly is provided with a mounting groove, the lower suction block is placed in the mounting groove, and the depth of the mounting groove is greater than the height of the lower suction block. According to the scheme, the lower suction block and the upper suction block can make a sound when in suction, so that a user is conveniently reminded of completing the closing.

Optionally, the mounting groove is provided with a blocking member for preventing the lower engaging block from being removed from the mounting groove. According to this scheme, lower actuation piece can not slide in the mounting groove, ensures normal work effect.

Drawings

The following drawings of embodiments of the present utility model are included as part of the utility model. Embodiments of the present utility model and their description are shown in the drawings to explain the principles of the utility model.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present utility model when the cooking appliance is closed;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of FIG. 1 at A;

Fig. 3 is an exploded schematic view of part of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic three-dimensional structure of a cover engaging assembly according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 is a schematic side sectional view of a cooking appliance cover according to a first embodiment of the present utility model when opened;

Fig. 6 is a front view schematically showing a pot body actuating assembly of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 7 is a schematic side view of a pot actuation assembly of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 8 is a three-dimensional structural schematic view of an operating member of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 9 is a schematic view illustrating the cooperation of the lid opening assembly and the pot engaging assembly of the cooking appliance according to the second embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 10 is a schematic partial sectional view illustrating a cover of a cooking appliance according to a second embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 11 is a schematic three-dimensional structure of a pot body engaging assembly according to a second embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

100/200 cooking utensil 10 cover

11. Liner cap 12 biasing member

13. Removable cover 14 face lid

15. Removable cover latch member 17 removable cover connection

20. Middle plate of cooker body 21

22. Shell 23 base

24. Inner pot 25 heat insulation cover

26. Second guide member of inner pot accommodating part 27

30. Cover body suction assembly 31 sliding seat

31A fixing groove 31b clamping groove

31C contact portion 32 upper suction block

33. Third guide member 40/140 pot body suction assembly

41/141 Mounting groove of 41a/141a mounting rack

141B first guide member 141c first contact surface

41D lower suction block with groove 42

43. The blocking member 44 pivots

45. Action part 50 uncapping assembly

51. Fifth guide member of operation member 51a

60. Return member 70 return member

DW left-right direction DH up-down direction

DL front-rear direction DA mounting direction

Detailed Description

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

In the following description, a detailed description will be given for the purpose of thoroughly understanding the present utility model. It will be apparent that embodiments of the utility model may be practiced without limitation to the specific details that are familiar to those skilled in the art. Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, however, the present utility model may have other embodiments in addition to these detailed descriptions.

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 exemplary embodiments according to the present utility model. As used herein, the singular is intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, it will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" cited in the present utility model are merely identifiers and do not have any other meaning, such as a particular order or the like. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself connote the presence of "second component" and the term "second component" does not itself connote the presence of "first component".

It should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not limiting.

The utility model provides a cooking appliance.

Exemplary embodiments according to the present utility model will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These exemplary embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. It should be appreciated that these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of these exemplary embodiments to those skilled in the art.

First embodiment

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, a cooking appliance 100 includes a cover 10 and a pot 20. The pot body 20 has, for example, a cylindrical inner pot accommodating part 26. The inner pot 24 may be fixedly provided at the inner pot receiving part 26, or may be freely placed in the inner pot receiving part 26 or taken out from the inner pot receiving part 26, so as to facilitate cleaning of the inner pot 24. The inner pot 24 is typically made of a metallic material and has a circular opening for holding food materials to be heated, such as rice, soup, etc. The pot body 20 includes therein heating means for heating the inner pot 24 to heat the inner pot 24.

It is understood that the cooking appliance 100 according to the present utility model may be an electric rice cooker, an electric pressure cooker, or other cooking appliances, and the cooking appliance 100 may have various functions of cooking porridge, etc., in addition to the function of cooking rice.

The cover 10 has a shape substantially corresponding to the pot 20. The cover 10 is openably and closably disposed on the pot 20, for example, is pivotally connected to the pot 20 by a pivot shaft, and is capable of freely pivoting about the pivot axis where the pivot shaft is located between a closed position and an open position with respect to the pot 20, so as to facilitate closing and opening of the pot 20. When the cover 10 is covered on the pot 20, it covers the inner pot 24 and forms a cooking space between the inner pot 24.

As shown in fig. 1, the pot body 20 may include a base 23, a housing 22 disposed above the base 23, and a middle plate 21 disposed inside the housing 22. In side view, the middle plate 21 is generally T-shaped. The portion of the middle plate 21 corresponding to the transverse direction of the T-shape is located above the housing 22, and the housing 22 is located between the middle plate 21 and the base 23 and can connect the outer circumference of the middle plate 21 and the outer circumference of the base 23 together, so that the middle plate 21, the housing 22 and the base 23 together constitute the surface of the pot body 20. The middle plate 21 has a hollow structure at a vertical portion corresponding to the T-shape, and encloses the inner pot accommodating portion 26. The middle plate 21 may also be connected to the base 23 by fasteners such as screws.

In addition, a heat-insulating cover 25 can be arranged in the cooker body 20, and the heat-insulating cover 25 is positioned at the periphery of the inner cooker 24 to reduce heat dissipation of the inner cooker 24.

It is noted that directional terms used herein to describe various components, portions, etc. of the cooking appliance 100, such as "upper", "lower", "above", "below", "upward", "downward", etc., are relative to the cooking appliance 100 in a horizontally placed and upright state. The directional terms "inward", "outward", "inside", "outside", etc. refer to "inward" toward the center of the cooking appliance 100 and "outward" refer to "away from the center of the cooking appliance 100, unless otherwise limited.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the cooking apparatus 100 further includes a suction assembly including a cover suction assembly 30 and a pot suction assembly 40 that are matched with each other. The lid actuation assembly 30 includes an upper actuation block 32 and the pot actuation assembly 40 includes a lower actuation block 42.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the cover 10 may include a face cover 14, a liner cover 11, and a removable cover 13. The face cover 14 constitutes the outer shell of the cover body 10. The liner cover 11 is disposed at the inner lower portion of the cover 14, and is wrapped by the cover 14 for providing the functional components in the cover body 10. The liner cover 11 is pivotally connected to the pot 20. The detachable lid 13 is located on the side of the lid body 10 facing the inner pot 24 so that the liner lid 11 is prevented from contacting the food material in the inner pot 24. The detachable cover 13 is detachably attached to the liner cover 11 for easy cleaning. For example, the detachable cover 13 is provided at the rear end thereof with a detachable cover connecting portion 17 and at the front end thereof with a detachable cover latch member 15. The front end of the lining cover 11 is provided with a lining cover latching member and the rear end is provided with a connecting groove accommodating the detachable cover connecting portion 17. When the detachable cover 13 is installed, the detachable cover connecting part 17 is inserted into the connecting groove of the lining cover 11, and after the rear end is connected, the connection of the front end is realized through the mutually matched locking components.

The cover suction assembly 30 is installed in the cover 10 and is slidable along the cover 10, and specifically, the cover suction assembly 30 is disposed on the liner cover 11 and is movable between an initial position and a working position with respect to the liner cover 11. When the removable cover 13 is attached to the liner cover 11, the removable cover 13 is used to contact the cover pull-in assembly 30 such that the cover pull-in assembly 30 is in the operative position. When the detachable lid 13 is disconnected from the liner lid 11, the lid body engaging assembly 30 is in the initial position.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2, the cover actuating assembly 30 includes a slider 31, and the slider 31 is disposed on the liner cover 11 and is movable between an initial position and a working position relative to the liner cover 11. A biasing member 12 is connected between one side of the slide 31 and the cover 10, and one side of the slide 31 facing away from the biasing member 12 is in contact with the removable cover 13. Further, an upper engaging block 32 is mounted on the slider 31. For example, a fixing groove 31a is provided at the lower end of the slider 31, and the upper engaging block 32 is provided in the fixing groove 31 a. The upper engaging block 32 is fixed in the fixing groove 31a, for example, by a snap fastener; or the upper suction block 32 can be directly adhered to the slide 31; or the upper engaging block 32 is stuck to a fixing plate, which is fixed to the slider 31 via fasteners.

Further, referring to fig. 4, a side of the slider 31 for contacting the detachable cover 13 is provided with a contact portion 31c. Preferably, the aforementioned liner cap latch member is provided on the cap body actuation assembly 30. For example, the lining cover latching member is configured as a catch groove 31b on the slider 31, and the contact portion 31c is a peripheral portion of a notch of the catch groove 31b. When the detachable cover latch member 15 latches with the lining cover latch member 31b, the detachable cover latch member 15 of the front end of the detachable cover 13 protrudes into the latch groove 31b.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in one embodiment, the biasing member 12 is configured as a spring, and when the removable cover 13 is normally installed, the removable cover 13 cooperates with the biasing member 12, so that the cover body engaging assembly 30 is in the working position, the removable cover 13 is connected to the inside of the clamping slot 31b and abuts against the sliding seat 31, and in the cover body 10 in the closed state, the upper engaging block 32 is opposite to the lower engaging block 42, and the cover body 10 is normally engaged with the pot body 20. When the detachable cover 13 is detached, the sliding seat 31 slides to the initial position under the action of the biasing member 12, at this time, the upper engaging block 32 and the lower engaging block 42 are at least partially staggered, so that the engaging force between the cover 10 and the pot body 20 is reduced, and normal closing of the cover 10 cannot be realized.

The following describes the closing and opening process of the cover 10 under the condition that the removable cover 13 is normally installed (i.e., the cover engaging assembly 30 is in the working position).

The pot body engaging assembly 40 is disposed within the pot body 20, the pot body engaging assembly 40 includes a lower engaging block 42, and the pot body engaging assembly 40 is configured to be movable relative to the pot body 20 between a first position and a second position. Wherein, when the pot body sucking assembly 40 is located at the first position, the lower sucking block 42 is used for being opposite to the upper sucking block 32 located at the working position and sucking the lid body 10 and the pot body 20, when the pot body sucking assembly 40 is located at the second position, the lower sucking block 42 is used for being staggered from the upper sucking block 32 located at the working position, the lower sucking block 42 and the upper sucking block 32 are disengaged (or at least the sucking force between the lower sucking block and the upper sucking block is reduced), so that the lid body 10 and the pot body 20 are disengaged (or at least the sucking force between the lower sucking block and the upper sucking block is reduced), and the lid body 10 can be opened relatively easily.

The upper and lower engaging blocks 32 and 42 may be configured as magnets, or one of the upper and lower engaging blocks 32 and 42 may be configured as a magnet and the other may include a magnet material, thereby achieving the mutual attraction of the upper and lower engaging blocks 32 and 42. When the upper engaging block 32 and the lower engaging block 42 are both configured as magnets, foolproof structures may be provided on both the upper engaging block 32 and the lower engaging block 42 in order to prevent the polarity of the upper engaging block 32 and the lower engaging block 42 from being repelled, which may cause the cover 10 to be unable to be normally opened or closed. For example, N, S poles of the magnet can be respectively coated with different colors, or marks can be recorded on the magnet, or any magnetic surface of the magnet can be made into a special shape or a whole magnet can be made into a special shape and matched with corresponding installation phase.

As shown in fig. 1, a return force member 70 is provided between the cover 10 and the pot 20, and when the pot suction assembly 40 is located at the second position, the cover 10 is opened under the action of the return force member 70. For example, the return member 70 is configured as a torsion spring 70 and is mounted in connection with the pivot shaft. The return member 70 is preferably located at the rear end of the cooking appliance 100. The return force member 70 and the upper suction block 32 are disposed substantially symmetrically with respect to a center line of the cooking appliance 100 in the left-right direction.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 5, the cooking appliance 100 further includes a cover opening assembly 50, wherein the cover opening assembly 50 is disposed on the pot body 20 and exposed from an outer surface of the pot body 20 for a user to operate to open the cover body 10. Preferably, the lid opening assembly 50 is provided at the front end of the cooking appliance 100. The cover opening assembly 50 is disposed on the pot body 20 and is adapted to contact the pot body engaging assembly 40. The lid opening assembly 50 is movable relative to the pot 20 between a third position and a fourth position. Wherein the cooking appliance 100 is configured such that the pot actuation assembly 40 is in the first position when the lid opening assembly 50 is in the third position, and the pot actuation assembly 40 is in the second position when the lid opening assembly 50 is in the fourth position. Thus, by operating the lid assembly 50, the lower actuation block 42 may be repositioned to disengage from the upper actuation block 32 (or at least reduce the actuation force therebetween) so that the lid 10 may be more easily opened.

The cooking appliance 100 is configured such that the pot actuation assembly 40 is rotatable about an axis of rotation between a first position and a second position. Referring back to fig. 2, in one embodiment, the pot engaging assembly 40 includes a mounting bracket 41, the mounting bracket 41 being mounted within the pot 20, the mounting bracket 41 being rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the pot 20 through a predetermined angle. In particular, referring to fig. 6 to 7, one of the mounting bracket 41 and the pot body 20 is provided with a rotation shaft 44, and the other of the mounting bracket 41 and the pot body 20 is provided with a hole or a groove for receiving the rotation shaft 44. For example, the mounting frame 41 is provided with a rotation shaft 44 at both sides thereof, and the pot body 20 is provided with a groove for receiving the rotation shaft 44 therein. The axis of the rotating shaft 44 is the rotation axis. Preferably, the rotation axis extends in the left-right direction or the up-down direction, so that the operation of the user is more convenient.

Specifically, the lid opening assembly 50 includes an operating member 51, the operating member 51 being exposed from the outer surface of the pot 20 for operation by a user, and in one embodiment, the operating member 51 may be configured as a lid opening button. When the user presses the operating member 51 to the fourth position toward the inside of the pot body 20, the mounting frame 41 is rotated by a certain angle, for example, 5-60 deg., along the rotation axis, so that the lower engaging block 42 is disengaged from the upper engaging block 32.

Further, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the pot body engaging assembly 40 has an action portion 45 for contacting the lid opening assembly 50. Specifically, the acting portion 45 is provided on the mounting frame 41, and the distance from the rotation axis to the acting portion 45 is greater than the distance from the rotation axis to the lower engaging block 42. The user obtains a larger force arm relative to the lower suction block 42, and the operation is more labor-saving.

Referring back to fig. 2, in one embodiment, the pot body engaging assembly 40 is provided with a mounting groove 41a, specifically, the mounting frame 41 is provided with a mounting groove 41a, and the lower engaging block 42 is placed in the mounting groove 41 a. Preferably, the depth of the mounting groove 41a is greater than the height of the lower engaging block 42. For example, the depth of the mounting groove 41a is 1-5mm greater than the height of the lower engaging block 42, when the magnet is engaged, the lower magnet will rapidly move upward, collide with the upper wall (middle plate 21) of the pot body 20, make a crisp sound, and alert the user that the cover has been engaged, and accordingly, the size of the mounting groove 41a in the horizontal direction is slightly greater than the size of the lower engaging block 42 in the horizontal direction, ensuring that the lower engaging block 42 can move up and down. In one embodiment, the mounting groove 41a is provided with a stopper 43 for preventing the lower engaging block 42 from coming out of the mounting groove 41 a. Schematically, referring to fig. 2, the opening of the mounting groove 41a is located at a side of the mounting frame 41, the width of the opening is larger than that of the lower engaging block 42, so that the lower engaging block 42 is convenient to be mounted, the opening is connected with a blocking member 43, and the blocking member 43 can be configured as a buckle for blocking the lower engaging block 42 at the opening of the mounting groove 41a, so as to prevent the lower engaging block 42 from slipping out of the mounting groove 41 a.

In one embodiment, a reset member 60 is disposed between the pot body 20 and the pot body engaging assembly 40 (specifically, the mounting frame 41), the reset member 60 being configured to urge the pot body engaging assembly 40 from the second position back to the first position. The return member 60 may be configured as a spring 60. When the pot engaging assembly 40 is moved from the first position to the second position, the spring 60 is compressed or the spring 60 is stretched.

When the user operates the lid opening assembly 50 to open the lid, the lower actuation block 42 is displaced from the upper actuation block 32. When the user releases the lid opening assembly 50, the pot actuation assembly 40 and the lower actuation block 42 return to the first position under the influence of the reset member 60. When the cover 10 is covered again, the pot body sucking assembly 40 is completely reset under the action of the elastic force of the reset member 60, and the upper sucking block 32 and the lower sucking block 42 are aligned again for sucking.

The reset member 60 acts on the mounting block 41. Preferably, the mounting frame 41 is provided with a recess 41d for receiving the reset member 60 so that the reset member 60 can stably act on the pot engaging assembly 40.

Further, the cover engaging assembly 30 is movable relative to the liner cover 11 in the installation direction DA between an initial position and an operating position.

As shown in fig. 4, the cover engaging assembly 30 includes a third guide member 33, and the third guide member 33 is provided, for example, on the slider 31. The liner cover 11 includes a fourth guide member, specifically, the fourth guide member is provided to the liner cover 11. At least one of the third guide member 33 and the fourth guide member extends in the mounting direction DA, for example, at least the fourth guide member extends in the mounting direction DA. The third guide member 33 is connected to the fourth guide member and movable relative thereto in the installation direction DA. For example, one of the third guide member 33 and the fourth guide member is configured as a chute, and the other of the third guide member 33 and the fourth guide member is configured as a slide rail or a slider located within the chute. In the illustrated embodiment, the third guide member 33 is configured as a sliding rail and the fourth guide member is configured as a sliding slot.

Preferably, when the cover 10 is closed to the pot 20, the installation direction DA is a horizontal direction, referring back to fig. 2, and the installation direction DA is preferably a front-rear direction of the cooking appliance 100.

Preferably, the contact portions 31c and the upper engaging blocks 32 are provided on both sides of the cover engaging assembly 30 (specifically, the slider 31) opposite to each other in the mounting direction DA, respectively.

Referring to fig. 8, the lid opening assembly 50 includes a fifth guide member 51a, the pot 20 includes a sixth guide member, at least one of the fifth guide member 51a and the sixth guide member extends in the front-rear direction, and the fifth guide member 51a is connected to the sixth guide member and movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the sixth guide member. For example, at least the sixth guide extends in the front-rear direction. For example, one of the fifth guide member 51a and the sixth guide member is configured as a slide groove, and the other of the fifth guide member 51a and the sixth guide member is configured as a slide rail or a slider located in the slide groove. Specifically, the fifth guide member 51 is configured as a slider located at both sides of the operation member 51, and accordingly, the sixth guide member is configured as a chute located at the inner side of the pot body 20 and engaged with the slider. The slider is accommodated in the chute and is movable in the chute.

Second embodiment

The cooking appliance 200 according to the second embodiment will be described below with reference to fig. 9 to 11.

In the second embodiment, the first direction in which the pot engaging assembly 140 moves is a left-right direction, that is, the pot engaging assembly 140 can horizontally translate between the first position and the second position along the left-right direction, instead of rotating. The lid opening assembly 50 is still movable in the front-rear direction between the third position and the fourth position.

Referring to fig. 9 to 11, in one embodiment, the pot engaging assembly 140 includes a first contact surface 141c for contacting the lid opening assembly 50, and the lid opening assembly 50 includes a second contact surface (not shown) for contacting the pot engaging assembly 40, at least one of the first contact surface 141c and the second contact surface being configured as a plane inclined with respect to both the left-right direction DW and the front-rear direction DL, for example, as a vertical plane inclined with respect to both the left-right direction and the front-rear direction DH (i.e., an up-down direction DH). In the illustrated embodiment, when the user presses the operating member 51 to the fourth position toward the rear of the pot body 20, the mounting frame 141 moves horizontally (rightward in fig. 10) by the inclined contact surface 141c, thereby driving the lower suction block 42 to move toward the second position.

Preferably, the mounting groove 141a is provided on the mounting frame 141 above the first contact surface 141 c.

In the second embodiment, the mounting frame 141 is provided with a first guide member 141b, and accordingly, the pot body 20 is provided with a second guide member 27 for cooperation with the first guide member 141 b. At least one of the first guide member 141b and the second guide member 27 extends in the left-right direction, and the first guide member 141b is connected to the second guide member 27 and movable in the left-right direction with respect to the second guide member. For example, at least the second guide member 27 is configured to extend in the left-right direction. For example, one of the first and second guide members 141b and 27 is configured as a chute, and the other of the first and second guide members 141b and 27 is configured as a slide rail or slider located within the chute. In the illustrated embodiment, the second guide member 27 is configured as a chute and the first guide member 141b is configured as a slider.

The non-introduced part of the second embodiment refers to the description of the first embodiment.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this utility model pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular implementations only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. Terms such as "disposed" or the like as used herein may refer to either one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through an intermediate member. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment alone or in combination with other features unless the features are not applicable or otherwise indicated in the other embodiment.

The present utility model has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the utility model to the embodiments described. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many variations and modifications are possible in light of the teachings of the utility model, which variations and modifications are within the scope of the utility model as claimed.

Claims (28)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

The pot body is used for containing and heating food materials;

a cover pivotally connected to the pot for covering the pot, the cover comprising:

a liner cover pivotally connected to the pot body;

A cover body sucking assembly arranged on the lining cover and movable between an initial position and a working position relative to the lining cover, wherein the cover body sucking assembly comprises an upper sucking block and

A detachable cover for detachable connection to the liner cover, the detachable cover contacting the cover actuation assembly and having the cover actuation assembly in the operative position when the detachable cover is connected to the liner cover, the cover actuation assembly in the initial position when the detachable cover is disconnected from the liner cover;

The pot body suction assembly is arranged in the pot body and comprises a lower suction block, and the lower suction block is used for being opposite to the upper suction block in the working position and sucking the upper suction block so as to suck the cover body and the pot body.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

The pot body sucking assembly is configured to be movable between a first position and a second position relative to the pot body, wherein when the pot body sucking assembly is positioned at the first position, the lower sucking block is opposite to the upper sucking block positioned at the working position and is sucked to suck the cover body and the pot body, when the pot body sucking assembly is positioned at the second position, the lower sucking block is staggered with the upper sucking block positioned at the working position to at least reduce sucking force between the upper sucking block and the lower sucking block,

The cooking utensil further comprises a cover opening assembly arranged on the cooker body and at least partially exposed from the outer surface of the cooker body for operation by a user, the cover opening assembly is used for contacting the cooker body sucking assembly to move the cooker body sucking assembly, the cover opening assembly is movable relative to the cooker body between a third position and a fourth position,

When the cover opening assembly is positioned at the third position, the pot body suction assembly is positioned at the first position; when the cover opening assembly is positioned at the fourth position, the pot body suction assembly is positioned at the second position.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

The upper attraction block and the lower attraction block are both configured as magnets; or alternatively

One of the upper attraction block and the lower attraction block is configured as a magnet, and the other one of the upper attraction block and the lower attraction block comprises a magnetic material.

4. A cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein, in the case where the upper and lower engaging blocks are each configured as a magnet, the upper and lower engaging blocks are each provided with a fool-proof structure for preventing the upper and lower engaging blocks from being polar-repulsive.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein a reset member is disposed between the pot and the pot engaging assembly, the reset member being configured to urge the pot engaging assembly from the second position back to the first position.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 5, wherein the return member is configured as a spring that is compressed or stretched when the pot actuation assembly is moved from the first position to the second position.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 5 wherein the pot engaging assembly is provided with a recess for receiving the reset member.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 2 wherein the lid assembly is movable in a front-to-rear direction relative to the pot between the third position and the fourth position.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein the cooking appliance is configured such that the pot actuation assembly is rotatable about an axis of rotation between the first position and the second position;

One of the pot body sucking assembly and the pot body is provided with a rotating shaft, the other one of the pot body sucking assembly and the pot body is provided with a hole or a groove for accommodating the rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is rotatable around the rotating axis in the hole or the groove between the first position and the second position, wherein the axis of the rotating shaft is the rotating axis.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 9 wherein the pot actuation assembly has an actuation portion for contacting the lid assembly, the axis of rotation being a greater distance from the actuation portion than the axis of rotation is from the lower actuation block.

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 9, wherein the rotation axis extends in a left-right direction or an up-down direction.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein the cooking appliance is configured such that the pot actuation assembly is movable in a left-right direction between the first position and the second position, wherein at least one of the pot actuation assembly and the lid opening assembly includes a plane that is inclined relative to both the left-right direction and the front-back direction.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein the lid assembly includes a fifth guide member, the pot includes a sixth guide member, at least one of the fifth guide member and the sixth guide member extends in a front-to-rear direction, and the fifth guide member is connected to the sixth guide member and movable in the front-to-rear direction relative to the sixth guide member.

14. The cooking appliance of claim 13, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

One of the fifth guide member and the sixth guide member is configured as a chute,

The other of the fifth guide member and the sixth guide member is configured as a slide rail or a slider located within the chute.

15. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the lid assembly includes an operating member exposed from an outer surface of the pot for operation by a user.

16. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein a return member is disposed between the cover and the pot, the cover being opened by the return member when the pot engaging assembly is in the second position.

17. The cooking appliance of claim 16, wherein the return member is disposed at a rear end of the cooking appliance and the lid opening assembly is disposed at a front end of the cooking appliance.

18. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

The cover actuation assembly is movable relative to the liner cover in an installation direction between the initial position and the operative position,

The cover pull-in assembly includes a third guide member, the liner cover includes a fourth guide member, at least one of the third guide member and the fourth guide member extends along the mounting direction, and the third guide member is connected to the fourth guide member and movable relative to the fourth guide member along the mounting direction.

19. The cooking appliance of claim 18, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

One of the third guide member and the fourth guide member is configured as a chute,

The other of the third guide member and the fourth guide member is configured as a slide rail or block located within the chute.

20. The cooking apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the mounting direction is a horizontal direction when the cover covers the pot.

21. The cooking appliance of claim 20, wherein the mounting direction is a front-rear direction of the cooking appliance when the cover covers the pot.

22. The cooking appliance of claim 21, wherein the cover engaging assembly includes a contact portion for contacting the detachable cover, the contact portion and the upper engaging block being disposed on opposite sides of the cover engaging assembly in the mounting direction, respectively.

23. The cooking appliance of claim 22, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

The lining cover is provided with a lining cover locking member,

The removable cover is provided with a removable cover latch member for latching with the liner cover latch member,

Wherein, lining lid kayser component sets up in the lid actuation subassembly.

24. The cooking appliance of claim 23, wherein the liner latch member is configured as a detent, and the contact portion is a peripheral portion of a notch of the detent.

25. The cooking appliance of claim 18, further comprising a biasing member disposed between the liner and the lid actuation assembly for moving the lid actuation assembly from the operating position to the initial position.

26. The cooking appliance of claim 25, wherein the biasing member is configured as a spring that extends in the mounting direction.

27. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 26, wherein the pot engaging assembly is provided with a mounting groove, the lower engaging block being placed in the mounting groove, and a depth of the mounting groove is greater than a height of the lower engaging block.

28. The cooking apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the mounting groove is provided with a stopper for preventing the lower suction block from being removed from the mounting groove.