WO2017092690A1

WO2017092690A1 - Cooking device

Info

Publication number: WO2017092690A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/108209
Authority: WO
Inventors: 黄俊豪; 王书安; 徐正變
Original assignee: 广东美的厨房电器制造有限公司; 美的集团股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-12-02
Filing date: 2016-12-01
Publication date: 2017-06-08
Also published as: CN205181115U

Abstract

Disclosed is a cooking device, comprising: a box body (10), a door body (20) and a camera assembly (30). The box body (10) has an accommodation cavity (101) used for accommodating food. The door body (20) is rotatably mounted on the box body (10) and is used for opening or sealing the accommodation cavity (101). The camera assembly (30) is arranged on the door body (20) outside the accommodation cavity (101), is used for taking an image within the accommodation cavity (101), and can transmit image information to a mobile terminal, so that a user can use the mobile device to see the cooking condition of food directly. In addition, the camera (30) is arranged on the door body (20) outside the accommodation cavity (101) to prevent the camera (30) from being affected by high temperatures and microwaves, thereby prolonging the service life of the product.

Description

Cooking device

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201520989242.8, filed on Dec. 2, 2015, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Technical field

The utility model relates to the field of cooking equipment, in particular to a cooking device with a camera.

Background technique

At present, the existing common cooking equipment mainly relies on a transparent glass door to observe the cooking condition of the food in the cavity, so that the user has to be in the vicinity of the cooking equipment; a few cooking devices have a camera, but the cameras are installed in the cavity. Inside the body, the camera will be affected by high temperature and microwave, so the life is short and the use effect is poor.

Utility model content

In order to solve at least one of the above technical problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking apparatus capable of allowing a user to visually see a cooking condition of a food through a mobile terminal.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a cooking apparatus comprising: a box body having a receiving cavity for accommodating food; a door body rotatably mounted on the box body, For opening or sealing the receiving cavity; and a camera assembly disposed on the door body and located outside the receiving cavity for capturing an image in the receiving cavity and transmitting image information to On the mobile terminal.

The cooking device provided by the utility model disposes the camera on the door body outside the accommodating cavity, captures the image of the cooking condition of the food in the accommodating cavity, and transmits the image information to the mobile terminal, so that the user can directly view the mobile device The cooking of the food greatly enhances the user experience; in addition, The camera is arranged on the door body outside the accommodating cavity, which avoids the influence of high temperature and microwave on the camera, and prolongs the service life of the product, thereby increasing the market competitiveness of the product.

Specifically, most of the cooking devices in the prior art rely on a transparent glass door to observe the cooking condition of the food in the cavity, so that the user is always in the vicinity of the cooking device; and the camera on the cooking device is installed inside the cavity. The camera is affected by high temperature and microwave; however, the cooking device provided by the utility model sets the camera on the door body outside the accommodating cavity, and images the food cooking condition in the accommodating cavity, and transmits the image information to the mobile terminal. When the user needs to observe the cooking condition of the food, it only needs to be observed through the mobile terminal, and the user does not need to go to the cooking device to observe, thereby improving the comfort of the product and greatly improving the user experience; in addition, the camera is set at The door body outside the accommodating cavity avoids the influence of high temperature and microwave on the camera, which prolongs the service life of the product, thereby increasing the market competitiveness of the product.

In addition, the cooking device in the above embodiment provided by the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

In the above technical solution, the camera assembly includes: a mounting shell, the mounting shell is fixed on the door body, and forms a mounting cavity with the door body; a camera, the camera is disposed in the mounting cavity; And a communication module, the communication module is connected to the camera, and can transmit image information to the mobile terminal.

In the technical solution, the camera is installed in the installation cavity of the door body, which is beneficial for the camera to photograph the food in the accommodating cavity. At the same time, the mounting shell has a protective effect on the camera, ensuring the reliability of the camera and prolonging its service life. In addition, the communication module transmits the image captured by the camera to the mobile terminal, so that the user can observe the cooking condition of the food in the receiving cavity, thereby greatly improving the user experience, thereby improving the market competitiveness of the product.

In any of the above technical solutions, the camera assembly further includes: a heat insulation board, the heat insulation board being located between the door body and the camera.

In the technical solution, the arrangement of the heat insulation board, on the one hand, avoids the high temperature in the accommodating cavity being transmitted to the camera through the door body, which causes the camera to be heated, thereby prolonging the service life of the product and strengthening its use. The effect, on the other hand, ensures the connection between the camera and the door body, so that the camera is stably mounted on the door body, thereby ensuring the connection strength and the detachability of the camera.

In any of the above aspects, the camera is rotatably mounted on the mounting housing.

In the technical solution, the camera can be rotated, and the shooting angle thereof is greatly widened. When the image information is transmitted to the mobile terminal, the user can observe the cooking condition of the food in the accommodating chamber in an all-round manner, thereby improving the comfort of the product.

In any of the above aspects, the cooking device further includes: a display screen connected to the camera assembly for displaying image information captured by the camera assembly.

In the technical solution, the display screen can display the image information of the camera, that is, the user not only can watch the cooking condition of the food in the accommodating cavity in the mobile terminal, but also can observe the close-range observation of the display screen to ensure that the user does not open. In the case of the door body, the cooking condition of the food in the accommodating chamber is known, and the comfort of use of the product is improved.

In any one of the above aspects, the door body comprises: an upper fixing frame, the upper fixing frame is provided with a handle; the lower fixing frame is rotatably connected to the box body; and the glass window The glass window is respectively connected to the upper fixing frame and the lower fixing frame.

In the technical solution, the upper fixing frame is provided with a handle, which is convenient for the user to open and close the door body to achieve the purpose of opening or sealing the receiving cavity, preventing the user from being directly burned by touching the door body by hand; The fixed frame and the box are rotatably connected to ensure that the door body can stop at any angle when opened; in addition, the setting of the glass window not only facilitates the installation of the camera, but also ensures the clarity of the camera when shooting. Accuracy, so that the image information can be better transmitted to the mobile terminal, which is convenient for the user to watch, and greatly improves the user experience.

In any of the above aspects, the glazing comprises a plurality of glass sheets.

In the technical solution, the arrangement of the plurality of glass plates increases the thickness of the door body, and at the same time, the heat in the accommodating cavity can be better sealed, so that the heat in the accommodating cavity cannot be transmitted to the camera assembly, thereby avoiding The camera has a shortened life due to high temperature, which ensures the use of the product.

In any of the above aspects, the glazing comprises a front glass panel, a middle glass panel, and a rear glass panel.

In the technical solution, the glass window is a three-layer glass plate, on the one hand, avoiding the situation that the glass layer is less, affecting the heat insulation effect; on the other hand, the glass layer is too much, and the product is increased. The production cost, therefore, the setting of the three-layer glass not only reduces the production cost of the product, but also ensures that the heat in the accommodating chamber is not transmitted to the camera, thereby prolonging the service life of the product.

In any of the above aspects, the camera assembly is disposed on the middle glass plate.

In this technical solution, the camera assembly is disposed on the middle glass plate, on the one hand, due to the rear glass plate The heat insulation, the heat inside the accommodating chamber is not transmitted to the camera, thus ensuring the service life of the product; on the other hand, the front glass plate can protect the camera so that it will not collide during use. And damage occurred.

In any of the above aspects, the cooking device is an oven, a microwave oven or an electric steamer.

In this technical solution, the cooking device is an oven, a microwave oven or an electric steaming furnace, and all of the technical features in the above embodiments are omitted.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description of the invention.

DRAWINGS

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional structural view of the cooking device of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic enlarged view of the portion A of Figure 1;

3 is a schematic structural view of a first embodiment of the cooking device of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a schematic structural view of a second embodiment of the cooking device of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of a third embodiment of the cooking apparatus of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numerals and the component names in FIGS. 1 to 5 is:

10 cabinets, 101 housing chambers, 20 door bodies, 21 upper mounting brackets, 211 handles, 22 lower mounting brackets, 23 glass windows, 231 front glass panels, 232 medium glass panels, 233 rear glass panels, 30 camera assemblies, 31 installation Shell, 32 mounting cavity, 33 cameras, 34 insulation panels.

detailed description

The above described objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of the invention. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to facilitate a full understanding of the invention. However, the invention may be practiced in other embodiments than described herein. Limitations of the specific embodiments disclosed.

A cooking apparatus according to some embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to Figs.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the present invention provides a cooking apparatus comprising: a casing 10, a door body 20 and a camera assembly 30.

Specifically, the case 10 has a receiving cavity 101 for accommodating food; the door body 20 is rotatably mounted on the case 10 for opening or sealing the receiving cavity 101; the camera assembly 30 is disposed on the door body 20 and located Outside the accommodating chamber 101, it is used to photograph an image in the accommodating chamber 101, and the image information can be transmitted to the mobile terminal.

The cooking device provided by the present invention, when cooking food, puts the food into the accommodating cavity 101, and then closes the door body 20, because the camera 33 is disposed on the door body 20 outside the accommodating cavity 101, during the cooking process, The camera 33 will capture an image of the food cooking condition in the accommodating cavity 101, and then transfer the image information to the mobile terminal, so that the user can directly view the cooking condition of the food through the mobile device, thereby greatly improving the user experience; in addition, the camera 33 The door body 20 disposed outside the accommodating cavity 101 prevents the camera 33 from being affected by the high temperature and the microwave in the accommodating cavity 101, thereby prolonging the service life of the product, thereby increasing the market competitiveness of the product.

In addition, the mobile terminal can be a mobile phone, a tablet or a laptop.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the camera assembly 30 includes a mounting housing 31, a camera 33, and a communication module (not shown).

Specifically, the mounting case 31 is fixed to the door body 20 and forms a mounting cavity 32 with the door body 20; the camera 33 is disposed within the mounting cavity 32; the communication module is coupled to the camera 33 and can transmit image information to the mobile terminal.

In this embodiment, the camera 33 is mounted in the mounting cavity 32 of the door body 20, which facilitates the camera 33 to photograph the food in the accommodating cavity 101. At the same time, the mounting shell 31 has a protective effect on the camera 33, so that the camera 33 is in use. The process is not easily damaged, ensuring the reliability of the camera 33 and prolonging the service life of the product; in addition, the communication module can be connected to the mobile device by means of Bluetooth or WIFI, so that the image or video captured by the camera 33 is transmitted to The mobile terminal facilitates the user to view the cooking condition of the food accommodating the cavity 101, thereby greatly improving the user experience, thereby improving the market competitiveness of the product.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the camera assembly 30 further includes a heat shield 34.

Specifically, the heat shield 34 is located between the door body 20 and the camera 33.

In this embodiment, the arrangement of the heat shield 34 prevents, on the one hand, the high temperature in the accommodating chamber 101 or the microwave from being transmitted to the camera 33 through the door body 20, causing the camera 33 to be heated and affecting its use. The service life of the product is enhanced, and on the other hand, the connection between the camera 33 and the door body 20 is ensured, so that the camera 33 is stably mounted on the door body 20, thereby ensuring the connection strength and detachability of the camera 33. Installability.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the camera 33 is rotatably mounted on the mounting housing 31.

In this embodiment, the camera 33 can be rotated to greatly widen the shooting angle. When the image information is transmitted to the mobile terminal, the user can observe the cooking condition of the food in the accommodating chamber 101 in an all-round manner, thereby improving the comfort of the product. Degree, thereby improving the market competitiveness of the product; in addition, the shape of the mounting shell can be various, for example, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the mounting shell is square; or as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting shell is circular.

In an embodiment of the invention, the cooking device further comprises: a display screen (not shown).

Specifically, the display screen is coupled to the camera assembly 30 for displaying image information captured by the camera assembly 30.

In this embodiment, the display screen can display the image information of the camera 33, that is, the user can not only view the cooking condition of the food in the accommodating cavity 101 in the mobile terminal, but also observe the close-up of the display screen to ensure the user is In the case where the door body 20 is not opened, the cooking condition of the food in the accommodating chamber 101 is known, and the use comfort of the product is improved.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the door body 20 includes an upper fixing frame 21, a lower fixing frame 22, and a glass window 23.

Specifically, the upper fixing frame 21 is provided with a handle 211; the lower fixing frame 22 is rotatably connected with the casing 10; and the glass window 23 is connected to the upper fixing frame 21 and the lower fixing frame 22, respectively.

In this embodiment, the upper fixing frame 21 is provided with a handle 211, which facilitates the user to open and close the door body 20 to achieve the purpose of opening or sealing the receiving cavity 101, thereby avoiding the user directly touching the door body 20 by hand. The scald condition occurs; the lower fixing frame 22 is rotatably connected to the casing 10, which ensures the effect that the door body 20 can be stopped at any angle when opened; in addition, the setting of the glazing window 23 not only facilitates the installation of the camera 33, but also Since the camera 33 is to capture the cooking condition in the accommodating cavity 101, the glazing 23 is made of a transparent material, which ensures the clarity and accuracy of the camera 33 when shooting. The image information can be better transmitted to the mobile terminal, which is convenient for the user to watch, and greatly improves the user experience.

In one embodiment of the invention, the glazing 23 includes a plurality of glass sheets.

In this embodiment, the arrangement of the plurality of glass sheets increases the thickness of the door body 20, and at the same time, the heat in the accommodating chamber 101 can be better sealed, so that the heat in the accommodating chamber 101 cannot pass through the door body 20. The glass window 23 is transmitted to the camera unit 30, which avoids the occurrence of shortening of the life of the camera 33 due to high temperature, thereby ensuring the use effect of the product.

In one embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the glazing 23 includes a front glass panel 231, a middle glass panel 232, and a rear glass panel 233.

In this embodiment, the glazing 23 is a three-layer glass plate. On the one hand, when the glass plate is less, the heat in the accommodating cavity 101 can penetrate the glass plate, thereby causing the camera assembly 30 to generate high temperature and affecting the camera. The use of 33 ensures the reliability of the product; on the other hand, too much glass plate will increase the production cost of the product, or cause the door body 20 to be too bulky and affect the use of the product; therefore, the three-layer glass plate The arrangement not only reduces the manufacturing cost of the product, but also ensures that the heat in the accommodating chamber 101 is not transmitted to the camera 33, thereby prolonging the service life of the product.

In one embodiment of the invention, the camera assembly 30 is disposed on the center glass panel 232.

In this embodiment, the camera assembly 30 is disposed on the middle glass plate 232. On the one hand, due to the heat insulation of the rear glass plate 233, the heat in the accommodating cavity 101 is not transmitted to the camera 33, that is, the camera 33 is not subjected to The effect of high temperature and microwave ensures the service life of the product; on the other hand, the front glass plate 231 can protect the camera 33 from damage due to collision during use, thereby improving the reliability of the product. Sex.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking device is an oven, a microwave oven or an electric steamer.

In summary, the cooking device provided by the present invention sets the camera on the door body outside the accommodating cavity, captures the image of the food cooking condition in the accommodating cavity, and transmits the image information to the mobile terminal, so that the user can utilize The mobile device directly observes the cooking condition of the food, which greatly enhances the user experience; in addition, the camera is disposed on the door body outside the accommodating cavity, thereby avoiding the influence of the high temperature and the microwave on the camera, thereby prolonging the service life of the product, thereby increasing the product. Market competitiveness.

Specifically, most of the cooking devices in the prior art rely on a transparent glass door to observe the cooking condition of the food in the cavity, so that the user is always in the vicinity of the cooking device; and the camera on the cooking device is installed inside the cavity. The camera is affected by high temperature and microwave; and the present invention provides a cooking device that sets a camera on a door body outside the accommodating cavity, captures an image of the cooking condition of the food in the accommodating cavity, and transmits the image information to the mobile terminal, and only needs to move when the user needs to observe the cooking condition of the food The terminal can be observed, and the user does not need to go to the cooking device to observe, thereby improving the comfort of the product and greatly improving the user experience; in addition, the camera is disposed on the door outside the receiving cavity, thereby avoiding the camera being subjected to high temperature and microwave. The influence extends the service life of the product, thereby increasing the market competitiveness of the product.

In the present invention, the term "plurality" means two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise. The terms "installation", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood broadly. For example, "connecting" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; "connected" may They are directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediary. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood on a case-by-case basis.

In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "specific embodiments" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiments or examples are included in the utility. At least one embodiment or example of the novel. In the present specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and changes can be made in the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A cooking device, comprising:

a case having a receiving cavity for accommodating food;

a door body rotatably mounted on the case for opening or sealing the receiving cavity; and

And a camera assembly disposed on the door body and located outside the receiving cavity for capturing an image in the receiving cavity and transmitting image information to the mobile terminal.
The cooking device of claim 1 wherein said camera assembly comprises:

Mounting a shell, the mounting shell being fixed on the door body and forming a mounting cavity with the door body;

a camera, the camera being disposed within the mounting cavity; and

a communication module, the communication module being coupled to the camera and capable of transmitting image information to the mobile terminal.
The cooking device of claim 2, wherein the camera assembly further comprises:

a heat insulation board, the heat insulation board being located between the door body and the camera.
A cooking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

The camera is rotatably mounted on the mounting housing.
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

a display screen connected to the camera assembly for displaying image information captured by the camera assembly.
The cooking device according to claim 5, wherein the door body comprises:

An upper fixing frame, wherein the upper fixing frame is provided with a handle;

a lower mount, the lower mount being rotatably coupled to the case; and

a glazing, the glazing being connected to the upper bracket and the lower bracket, respectively.
A cooking apparatus according to claim 6 wherein:

The glazing includes a plurality of glass sheets.
A cooking apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

The glazing includes a front glass panel, a middle glass panel, and a rear glass panel.
A cooking apparatus according to claim 8 wherein:

The camera assembly is disposed on the center glass panel.
A cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that

The cooking device is an oven, a microwave oven or an electric steamer.