CN106678896B

CN106678896B - Drawer type cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN106678896B
Application number: CN201611207418.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周坚毅; 龙剑; 张永忠; 张磊磊; 潘霞
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-12-23
Filing date: 2016-12-23
Publication date: 2020-05-12
Anticipated expiration: 2036-12-23
Also published as: CN106678896A

Abstract

The invention discloses a drawer type cooking utensil, which comprises: the cooking device comprises a shell, a cooking cavity is arranged in the shell, an electric chamber is defined between a rear plate of the cooking cavity and the shell, an air inlet communicated with the electric chamber and the cooking cavity is formed in the rear plate of the cooking cavity, and an air outlet communicated with the cooking cavity is formed in the shell; the drawer is arranged in the cooking cavity in a drawing mode so as to open or close the drawer, and comprises a drawer back plate; a fan disposed within the electrical chamber; the heating device is arranged in the cooking cavity; the air baffle is movably arranged on the drawer rear plate between a closed position and an open position, when the drawer is closed, the air inlet is shielded when the air baffle is located at the closed position, and the air inlet is opened when the air baffle is located at the open position. The drawer type cooking utensil provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages of good heat preservation effect, convenience in operation, difficulty in losing the wind shield and the like.

Description

Drawer type cooking utensil

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electric appliance manufacturing, in particular to a drawer type cooking appliance.

Background

Drawer type cooking appliances such as ovens or microwaves employ a wind shield to block the air inlet holes at the rear of the cavity to achieve a heat retaining function.

When the drawer type cooking utensil in the related art uses the heat preservation function, the wind shield is arranged at the rear part of the shell to shield the air inlet; when other cooking functions are used, the wind shield is taken down and stored separately. Therefore, when the heat preservation function is used, the wind shield needs to be manually installed, and when the wind shield is installed in a biased mode, cold air can enter, the heat preservation effect inside the cavity is reduced, and the cooking effect is influenced; when the wind shield is removed, the wind shield is easily soiled, lost or damaged, so that the drawer type cooking appliance cannot use the heat preservation function.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. Therefore, the drawer type cooking utensil provided by the invention has the advantages of good heat preservation effect, convenience in operation, difficulty in losing the wind shield and the like.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a drawer type cooking appliance, comprising: the cooking device comprises a shell, a cooking cavity is arranged in the shell, an electric chamber is defined between a rear plate of the cooking cavity and the shell, an air inlet communicated with the electric chamber and the cooking cavity is formed in the rear plate of the cooking cavity, and an air outlet communicated with the cooking cavity is formed in the shell; a drawer drawable within the cooking cavity to open or close the drawer, the drawer including a drawer back plate; a fan disposed within the electrical chamber; the heating device is arranged in the cooking cavity; the air baffle is movably arranged on the drawer rear plate between a closed position and an open position, when the drawer is closed, the air inlet is shielded when the air baffle is located at the closed position, and the air inlet is opened when the air baffle is located at the open position.

The drawer type cooking utensil has the advantages of good heat preservation effect, convenience in operation, difficulty in losing the wind shield and the like.

In addition, the drawer type cooking appliance according to the present invention may also have the following additional technical features:

according to one embodiment of the invention, the wind deflector is slidably disposed on the drawer back plate, and the electrical chamber is located behind the cooking cavity.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the drawer rear plate is provided with a sliding groove and the wind deflector is provided with a sliding rod, and the sliding rod is slidably matched in the sliding groove.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the wind deflector comprises: a wind deflector body; the positioning plate, the slide bar is established on the positioning plate and be equipped with the locating hole on the deep bead body, the centre gripping of drawer back plate is in the deep bead body with between the positioning plate, the slide bar passes the spout cooperation is in the locating hole.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the two sliding rods are respectively adjacent to two ends of the positioning plate, the two sliding grooves are respectively slidably fitted in the two sliding grooves.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the wind deflector is provided with a positioning groove and the drawer rear plate is provided with an open positioning projection and a close positioning projection, the open positioning projection is fitted in the positioning groove when the wind deflector is in the open position, and the close positioning projection is fitted in the positioning groove when the wind deflector is in the close position.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the drawer type cooking appliance further includes a position detecting device and a controller for detecting a position of the wind shielding plate, the position detecting device and the controller are disposed in the casing and the controller is in communication with the position detecting device and the heating device, respectively, and the controller controls an operating state of the heating device according to a value detected by the position detecting device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the position detecting device is a light sensor, the wind shield blocks the light sensor when the wind shield is in the closed position, and the wind shield avoids the light sensor when the wind shield is in the open position.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the upper edge of the drawer rear plate is provided with a flange, the flange is provided with a wind shield installation groove, and the wind shield is slidably matched in the wind shield installation groove.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the wind deflector is a piece of high temperature resistant non-metallic material.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a drawer type cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial structural view of a drawer type cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a partial structural view of the drawer type cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which a wind deflector is located at an open position.

Fig. 4 is a partial structural view of the drawer type cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which the wind deflector is located at the closed position.

Fig. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of a drawer type cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a wind shield is in an open position.

Fig. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a drawer type cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a wind deflector is located at a closed position.

Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view of a drawer type cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals: the air conditioner comprises a shell 100, a cooking cavity 110, a rear plate 111 of the cooking cavity, an electric chamber 120, an air inlet 130, an air outlet 140, a sliding chute 150, an open positioning protrusion 160, a close positioning protrusion 170, a drawer 200, a flange 210, a wind shield mounting groove 211, a limit boss 212, a drawer rear plate 220, a fan 300, a heating device 400, a wind shield 500, a wind shield body 510, a positioning hole 511, a stop table 512, a positioning plate 520, a sliding rod 521, a positioning groove 522 and a position detection device 600.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are illustrative and intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

A drawer type cooking appliance 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the drawer type cooking appliance 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100, a drawer 200, a fan 300, a heating device 400, and a wind shield 500.

A cooking cavity 110 is arranged in the shell 100, an electric chamber 120 is defined between a rear plate 111 of the cooking cavity and the shell 100, an air inlet 130 for communicating the electric chamber 120 with the cooking cavity 110 is arranged on the rear plate 111 of the cooking cavity, and an air outlet 140 communicated with the cooking cavity 110 is arranged on the shell 100; a drawer 200 drawably provided in the cooking cavity 110 to open or close the drawer 200, the drawer 200 including a drawer rear plate 220; the fan 300 is disposed in the electrical room 120; the heating device 400 is disposed in the cooking cavity 110; the wind deflector 500 is movably provided on the drawer rear panel 220 between the closed position, in which the wind deflector 500 blocks the wind inlet 130, and the open position, in which the wind deflector 500 opens the wind inlet 130, when the drawer 200 is closed.

According to the drawer type cooking appliance 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, the drawer 200 is provided in the cooking cavity 110 in a drawable manner by providing the drawer 200, so as to open or close the drawer 200. Therefore, when the user takes and puts the food materials, the drawer 200 is drawn out, the food materials are put into the drawer 200, and the drawer 200 is pushed back to the cooking cavity 110 for cooking. Therefore, the cooking cavity 110 can be opened by drawing the drawer 200, so that the food can be conveniently taken and placed by a user, and the comfort of the user in use is improved.

Further, by movably providing the wind guard 500 on the drawer rear panel 220, the wind guard 500 can be moved to the closed position when a heat-retaining function is required, and the wind guard 500 can be moved to the open position when another cooking function is required. Therefore, when the drawer-type cooking appliance 1 is switched between the heat preservation function and other functions, a user does not need to install the wind shield 500, the problem that air leaks from the air inlet 130 due to installation dislocation when the user installs the wind shield 500 by himself can be avoided, the heat preservation effect of the wind shield 500 on the cooking cavity 110 is guaranteed, and the reliability of the heat preservation function of the drawer-type cooking appliance 1 is improved.

In addition, because the drawer-type cooking appliance 1 does not need to mount or dismount the wind screen 500 when the heat preservation function and other functions are switched, the drawer-type cooking appliance 1 can conveniently realize the function switching, the operation of the user is facilitated, and the use comfort of the user is improved.

That is, by movably providing the wind deflector 500 on the drawer rear panel 220, the detached wind deflector 500 does not need to be separately stored, which not only can prevent the wind deflector 500 from being lost due to forgetting of a user, but also can prevent the wind deflector 500 from being stained during storage, thereby ensuring reliable switching of the heat preservation function of the drawer-type cooking appliance 1, and improving the reliability of the drawer-type cooking appliance 1.

Therefore, the drawer-type cooking appliance 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the advantages of good heat preservation effect, convenient operation, and difficult loss of the wind shield.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 7, a drawer type cooking appliance 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100, a drawer 200, a fan 300, a heating device 400, and a wind shield 500.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wind shield 500 is reversibly provided on the drawer 200. Specifically, one of the wind shield 500 and the drawer 200 may be provided with a rotation shaft and the other with a rotation shaft hole, the rotation shaft being rotatably fitted in the rotation shaft hole; or the wind shield 500 may be reversibly provided on the drawer 200 by a hinge or a hinge. Thus, the wind deflector 500 can be turned over to switch between the closed position and the open position, so that not only the function of the drawer type cooking appliance 1 can be switched, but also the operation of the user can be facilitated, and the reliability of the heat preservation function of the drawer type cooking appliance 1 can be improved.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 7, the wind deflector 500 is slidably provided on the drawer rear plate 220, and the electrical chamber 120 is located behind the cooking cavity 110. Specifically, the intake vent 130 is located on the rear plate 111 of the cooking cavity. This allows the wind deflector 500 to be switched between the closed position and the open position by sliding the wind deflector 500, which also facilitates the user's operation and improves the reliability of the heat retaining function of the drawer type cooking appliance 1.

Advantageously, as shown in fig. 2, the drawer rear panel 220 is provided with a slide groove 150 and the wind deflector 500 is provided with a slide bar 521, the slide bar 521 being slidably fitted in the slide groove 150. Therefore, the sliding rod 521 and the sliding groove 150 can be used for positioning and guiding the sliding of the wind deflector 500, so that the wind deflector 500 can be conveniently and slidably mounted on the drawer rear plate 220, the sliding of the wind deflector 500 can be smoother, the operation of a user is further facilitated, and the use comfort of the user is further improved.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1-7, wind deflector 500 may slide in a vertical direction. (the up-down direction is shown by arrow a in fig. 1-7) so that switching of the position of wind deflector 500 can be achieved by sliding wind deflector 500 up and down for user operation.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that wind deflector 500 may also slide in a horizontal or other direction.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1-2, the wind deflector 500 includes a wind deflector body 510 and a positioning plate 520, the sliding rod 521 is disposed on the positioning plate 520, the positioning hole 511 is disposed on the wind deflector body 510, the drawer rear plate 220 is clamped between the wind deflector body 510 and the positioning plate 520, and the sliding rod 521 passes through the sliding groove 150 and fits in the positioning hole 511. Specifically, the slide bar 521 is fitted in the positioning hole 511 through the slide slot 150. Because drawer backplate 220 centre gripping is between deep bead body 510 and locating plate 520, can utilize deep bead body 510 and locating plate 520 to fix a position the slip of deep bead 500, make the slip of deep bead 500 more smooth and easy to further the user operation of being convenient for, can avoid slide bar 521 to break away from spout 150 in addition, in order to avoid deep bead 500 to break away from drawer 200, thereby guarantee the reliability after deep bead 500 installs.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, two sliding rods 521 are disposed adjacent to two ends of the positioning plate 520, respectively, and two sliding slots 150 are disposed in the two sliding slots 150, respectively, and the two sliding rods 521 are slidably engaged with the two sliding slots 150. Can utilize two slide bars 521 and two spouts 150 to fix a position and lead the slip of deep bead 500 like this, make deep bead 500's atress more even, avoid deep bead 500 to take place to incline when sliding, make deep bead 500 slide more smoothly, can improve deep bead 500 moreover and be in the closed position or stability when opening the position improves deep bead 500 and to culinary art cavity 110's heat preservation effect.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 to 6, the wind deflector 500 is provided with a positioning groove 522 and the drawer rear panel 220 is provided with an open positioning protrusion 160 and a close positioning protrusion 170, the open positioning protrusion 160 is fitted in the positioning groove 522 when the wind deflector 500 is located at the open position, and the close positioning protrusion 170 is fitted in the positioning groove 522 when the wind deflector 500 is located at the close position. This positions the wind deflector 500 in the open position or the closed position using the open positioning protrusion 160, the closed positioning protrusion 170 and the positioning groove 522 so that the wind deflector 500 is maintained in the closed position or the open position for switching the functions of the drawer type cooking appliance 1.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the drawer type cooking appliance 1 further includes a position detecting device 600 for detecting a position of the wind screen 500 and a controller, the position detecting device 600 and the controller are disposed in the casing 100 and the controller is respectively in communication with the position detecting device 600 and the heating device 400, and the controller controls an operating state of the heating device 400 according to a value detected by the position detecting device 600. It should be understood that the communication means by which the controller communicates with the position detecting device 600 and the heating device 400, respectively, includes wired communication and wireless communication. "operating conditions of the heating apparatus 400" include, but are not limited to, start-stop, temperature, etc. Specifically, position detecting device 600 may detect whether wind deflector 500 is located at the closed position or the open position, for example, when wind deflector 500 is located at the closed position, a detection value of position detecting device 600 is true, and when wind deflector 500 is located at the open position, a detection value of position detecting device 600 is false. Therefore, the position detection device 600 can be used for detecting whether the user operates the wind shield 500 to start the heat preservation function, and the controller controls the working state of the heating device 400, so that the temperature in the cavity is controlled within the range of the set value, and the reliability of the heat preservation function of the drawer-type cooking appliance 1 is improved.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, the position detecting device 600 is a light sensor, and the wind shield 500 blocks the light sensor when located at the closed position, and the wind shield 500 avoids the light sensor when located at the open position. The light sensor has short response time and adopts non-contact detection, so that the sensitivity and the accuracy of the detection of the position of the wind shield 500 can be improved conveniently, and the reliability of the function switching of the drawer type cooking appliance 1 is improved.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the position detection device 600 may be disposed adjacent to a lower edge of the intake vent 130. Therefore, after the wind shield 500 is moved in place, the controller controls the heating device 400 to start the heat preservation function, the wind shield 500 does not completely cover the air inlet after the heat preservation function is started, and the heat preservation effect is further guaranteed.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the position detecting device 600 is a position sensor, including but not limited to a contact position sensor and a proximity position sensor, for example, the position detecting device 600 may be a limit switch, etc., the position detecting device 600 and the controller are disposed in the casing 100 and the controller is respectively in communication with the position detecting device 600 and the heating device 400, the controller controls the operating state of the heating device 400 according to the detected value of the position detecting device 600, and the function switching of the heating device 400 can be realized, so as to ensure the reliability of the function switching of the drawer-type cooking appliance 1.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the upper edge of the drawer 200 is provided with a flange 210, the flange 210 is provided with a wind deflector installation groove 211, and the wind deflector 500 is slidably fitted in the wind deflector installation groove 211. Thus, the wind deflector 500 can be further positioned by utilizing the wind deflector mounting groove 211, so that the wind deflector 500 can be assembled conveniently, the wind deflector 500 can slide more smoothly, and the operation of a user is further facilitated.

Advantageously, as shown in fig. 5-7, the inner bottom surface of the drawer 200 is provided with a stop boss 212, and the wind deflector 500 is supported on the stop boss 212 when in the open position. The upper end of wind deflector 500 may be provided with a stop 512, stop 512 being supported on flange 210 when wind deflector 500 is in the open position. In this way, wind deflector 500 can be limited in the open position by limiting boss 212 and stopper table 512, so that wind deflector 500 can be prevented from being detached from wind deflector mounting groove 211, and whether wind deflector 500 is pressed in place can be conveniently confirmed.

According to one embodiment of the invention, wind deflector 500 is a piece of high temperature resistant non-metallic material. This allows wind deflector 500 to be stable, lightweight, and easily formed.

Other constructions and operations of the drawer type cooking appliance 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention.

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 one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A drawer-type cooking appliance, comprising:

the cooking device comprises a shell, a cooking cavity is arranged in the shell, an electric chamber is defined between a rear plate of the cooking cavity and the shell, an air inlet communicated with the electric chamber and the cooking cavity is formed in the rear plate of the cooking cavity, and an air outlet communicated with the cooking cavity is formed in the shell;

a drawer drawable within the cooking cavity to open or close the drawer, the drawer including a drawer back plate;

a fan disposed within the electrical chamber;

the heating device is arranged in the cooking cavity;

the wind shield is movably arranged on the drawer rear plate between a closed position and an open position, when the drawer is closed, the wind shield is positioned at the closed position to shield the air inlet, and when the wind shield is positioned at the open position to open the air inlet,

the inner bottom surface of the drawer is provided with a limiting boss, and the wind shield is supported on the limiting boss when located at the open position.

2. The drawer type cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the wind deflector is slidably disposed on the drawer back plate, and the electrical compartment is located behind the cooking cavity.

3. The drawer-type cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the drawer back plate is provided with a sliding groove and the wind screen is provided with a sliding rod, the sliding rod being slidably fitted in the sliding groove.

4. The drawer type cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the wind deflector comprises:

a wind deflector body;

the positioning plate, the slide bar is established on the positioning plate and be equipped with the locating hole on the deep bead body, the centre gripping of drawer back plate is in the deep bead body with between the positioning plate, the slide bar passes the spout cooperation is in the locating hole.

5. The drawer-type cooking appliance of claim 4, wherein the slide bars are two and are respectively adjacent to both ends of the positioning plate, the slide slots are two and the two slide bars are respectively slidably fitted in the two slide slots.

6. The drawer-type cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein a positioning groove is provided on the wind deflector and an opening positioning protrusion and a closing positioning protrusion are provided on the drawer back plate, the opening positioning protrusion fitting into the positioning groove when the wind deflector is in the open position, and the closing positioning protrusion fitting into the positioning groove when the wind deflector is in the closed position.

7. The drawer-type cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a position detecting device for detecting a position of the wind shielding plate and a controller, wherein the position detecting device and the controller are provided in the casing and the controller is in communication with the position detecting device and the heating device, respectively, and the controller controls an operating state of the heating device according to a value detected by the position detecting device.

8. The drawer-type cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the position detecting device is a light-sensitive sensor, wherein the shutter blocks the light-sensitive sensor when in the closed position and wherein the shutter is configured to clear the light-sensitive sensor when in the open position.

9. The drawer-type cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the drawer back plate is provided at an upper edge thereof with a flange, the flange being provided with a wind deflector installation groove, the wind deflector being slidably fitted in the wind deflector installation groove.

10. The drawer type cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the wind deflector is a high temperature resistant non-metallic material.