CN108201357B

CN108201357B - Cooking apparatus

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Publication number: CN108201357B
Application number: CN201611169979.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 龚弦; 何柏锋; 刘小凯; 杨长胜; 周亚
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-12-16
Filing date: 2016-12-16
Publication date: 2023-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 2036-12-16
Also published as: CN108201357A

Abstract

The invention provides cooking equipment, which comprises a base component, a water tank component, a pot body component, an upper cover component, a spraying component, a water pump and a power supply module, wherein a push rod is arranged on the base component; the water tank assembly comprises a water tank, a first water hole is formed in the water tank, a movable first valve is arranged in the first water hole and used for opening or sealing the first water hole, and the ejector rod can jack the first valve to open the first water hole; the spraying assembly is arranged on the inner wall surface of the upper cover assembly and communicated with the water tank to spray water in the water tank into the pot body assembly; the water pump is used for pumping the water in the water tank to the spray assembly. This scheme need not put the top with the water tank subassembly and installs, therefore can make the focus of product lower to the problem that the head weight foot is light can not appear to the product, and the size of water tank can be designed according to actual conditions to this kind of setting simultaneously, in order to ensure the water injection rate of water tank. The ejector rod is arranged, so that the water tank can automatically adjust the opening and closing of the first water hole according to different states.

Description

Cooking apparatus

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of household appliances, and more particularly, to a cooking apparatus.

Background

At present, the existing automatic water injection electric cooker, the water tank is generally arranged on the electric cooker, the water injection port is generally arranged at the upper end so as to inject water from the upper end, and the first water hole is arranged at the bottom so as to discharge water from the bottom.

Therefore, how to design a new electric cooker with convenient operation, large water injection amount and low gravity center with automatic water injection is a problem to be solved at present.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art.

To this end, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking apparatus.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a cooking apparatus, including: the base assembly is provided with a push rod; the water tank assembly is arranged in the base assembly, the water tank assembly comprises a water tank for storing water, a first water hole is formed in the water tank, a movable first valve is arranged in the first water hole and used for opening or sealing the first water hole, and when the water tank assembly is arranged on the base assembly, the ejector rod can jack up the first valve to open the first water hole; the pot body assembly is arranged in the base assembly; the upper cover assembly can be covered on the base assembly; the spraying assembly is arranged on the inner wall surface of the upper cover assembly corresponding to the pot body assembly, is communicated with the water tank and is used for spraying water in the water tank into the pot body assembly; the water pump is arranged between the water tank and the spray assembly and is used for pumping the water in the water tank to the spray assembly; and the power module is arranged in the base assembly or the upper cover assembly.

According to the cooking equipment provided by the embodiment of the invention, water in the water tank can be pumped to the spraying assembly through the water pump and then sprayed into the pot body assembly through the spraying assembly, and the water tank assembly and the pot body assembly are directly arranged in the base assembly, so that independent installation between the pot body assembly and the water tank assembly can be realized, specifically, two parallel installation cavities can be processed on the base, one installation cavity is used for installing the pot body assembly, such as an inner pot of an electric cooker, a temperature sensor and the like, and the other installation cavity is used for installing the water tank assembly, so that the water tank assembly and the pot body assembly can be arranged in the base assembly in parallel, and the water tank assembly is not required to be arranged above the pot body assembly, namely, the water tank assembly is not required to be arranged on top, so that the gravity center of a product is lower, the problem of head weight and foot weight of the product can not occur, and the problems of the head weight of the product caused by the top placement of the water tank assembly in the prior art can be solved. In addition, in this technical scheme, when the water tank is installed on the base subassembly, the ejector pin is used on first valve, can jack up first valve, with opening first water hole, and then can make first water hole switch on, and when getting out the water tank from the base subassembly, first valve can seal first water hole under the effect of gravity, in order to prevent that the first water hole of water tank from leaking, this kind of setting, when the water tank leaves the base subassembly, first valve can carry out self-sealing to first water hole, therefore can take out the water tank from the base subassembly and add water alone, in order to realize the portable water injection of water tank, and when the water tank is installed on the base subassembly, the ejector pin again can jack up first valve voluntarily, realize the automatic opening of first water hole, therefore make the water tank can be according to the switching of the automatic adjustment first water hole of different states, and need not the switching of the manual adjustment first water hole of user, and then can reduce the operation of user when using the water tank, in order to improve the convenience when using the water tank of user, and user experience promptly can improve. The power supply module is used for being connected with the mains supply to utilize the mains supply to supply power for parts of the product, such as a water pump and the like.

In addition, the cooking apparatus provided according to the above embodiment of the present invention has the following additional technical features:

in the above technical solution, preferably, the first valve includes: the first valve core is arranged at the first water hole and is used for opening or sealing the first water hole; the first spring is arranged between the first valve core and the inner wall of the first water hole and used for pressing the first valve core at the first water hole; and the first sealing ring is arranged on the first valve core and is used for sealing the first water hole.

In this technical scheme, when the water tank left the base subassembly, first case can carry out self-sealing to first water hole, therefore can take out the water tank from the base subassembly and carry out the water that adds alone, so as to realize the portable water injection of water tank, and when the water tank is installed on the base subassembly, the ejector pin again can jack up first case automatically, realize opening of first water hole, therefore make the water tank can be according to the switching of the first water hole of the automatic adjustment of different state, and need not the switching of first water hole of manual adjustment of user, and then can reduce the operation of user when using the water tank, in order to improve the convenience when user uses the water tank, and then can improve user experience.

In the above technical solution, preferably, one of the ejector rod and the first valve core is provided with a positioning protrusion, and the other one of the ejector rod and the first valve core is provided with a positioning groove, and the positioning groove can be matched with the positioning protrusion, so as to accurately realize the jacking operation of the ejector rod on the first valve core.

In the above technical solution, preferably, a first positioning boss is disposed on an inner sidewall of the first water hole, a second positioning boss is disposed on the first valve core, and the first spring is sleeved on the first valve core and is located between the first positioning boss and the second positioning boss; the side wall of the first valve core is provided with a first annular mounting groove, one end of the first sealing ring is mounted in the first annular mounting groove, and the other end of the first sealing ring is lapped on the inner bottom wall surface of the water tank.

In the technical scheme, the upper end of the first valve core is arranged on the inner bottom wall surface of the water tank through the first sealing ring, namely, the end surface of the inlet of the first water hole, and the other end of the first valve core extends into the first water hole. And set up first annular mounting groove on first case on the one hand can realize the location installation of first sealing washer on first case, and then can accurately, confirm the mounted position of first sealing washer fast to improve the installation convenience of first sealing washer. On the other hand, the first sealing ring and the first valve core can be more firmly installed, so that the first sealing ring is prevented from falling off from the first valve core, and the first sealing ring can be firmly installed on the first valve core.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the first water hole is disposed on the bottom of the water tank, and the first water hole is communicated with the spray assembly through the water pump; the bottom of the water tank is also provided with a second water hole which is communicated with an external water source.

In this technical scheme, can be with the second water hole be connected to external water source, with supply water in to the water tank through the second water hole, and through setting up the bottom at the water tank with the second water hole, make the position of second water hole lower, therefore more do benefit to in introducing the water tank with external water source's water, and then can reduce the feed-water tank and add the degree of difficulty of water, simultaneously, can be connected to the water pump with first water hole, with the water output to spray the subassembly in with the water tank through first water hole, and set up the water that can make the water tank in the bottom of water tank completely drain, thereby when using the water tank to go up the water at every turn, can all drain the water in the water tank, in order to prevent that there is water residue in the water tank for a long time, and then can ensure the clean health of the water in the water tank.

In the above technical scheme, preferably, the second water hole and the first water hole are arranged on the same side of the water tank, namely on the right side or the left side of the water tank, and the water tank can avoid other parts in the base assembly by the arrangement, so that the installation of other parts in the base assembly is facilitated, and the structural layout of the product is more reasonable and compact.

In the above technical solution, preferably, a second valve is disposed in the second water hole, and the second valve is used for opening or sealing the second water hole.

In the technical scheme, a second valve can be arranged in each second water hole, so that the second valve can be used for controlling the opening and closing of the second water holes, specifically, when water is required to be supplied to the water tank, the second valve can be used for opening the second water holes, so that water can be supplied to the water tank through the second water holes, and when the water tank is not supplied with water, the second water holes can be closed by the second valve, so that water leakage in the water tank can be prevented.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the second valve includes: the valve seat is arranged in the second water hole, and a conduction channel is arranged in the valve seat; the second valve core is movably arranged in the conduction channel and is used for opening or sealing the conduction channel; the second spring is arranged between the second valve core and the wall of the conduction channel and is used for pressing the second valve core in the conduction channel, wherein the water pressure of the external water source can jack up the valve core so that the second valve core can open the conduction channel.

In this technical scheme, when the water tank does not have the water feeding, the second case can seal and compress tightly under the effect of gravity and second spring and switch on the export or the entrance of passageway to self-sealing second water hole, thereby can prevent that the water tank from leaking, simultaneously, when the water inlet of water tank is sealed, can be taken out the water tank from the base subassembly, with carrying out portable water injection to the water tank, and when utilizing inlet tube etc. to be the water tank water injection, the pressure of water can jack-up second case, with open the passageway of switching on, and then make the hydroenergy of external water source enter into the water tank in order to accomplish the automatic water injection of water tank. This kind of setting can carry out self-sealing to the second water hole when the water tank does not fill water, disk seat and second case, so as to prevent that the water tank from leaking, and when the water tank breaks away from the base subassembly, through disk seat and second case self-sealing to the second water hole, can realize the portable manual water filling of water tank, and when utilizing inlet tube etc. to carry out automatic water feeding for the water tank, the pressure of water again can jack-up second case, with automatic opening switch-on passageway, realize the automatic opening of second water hole, therefore make the water tank can be according to the switching of the automatic adjustment second water hole of state of difference, and need not the switching of the manual adjustment second water hole of user, and then can reduce the operation of user when using the water tank, in order to improve the convenience when user uses the water tank, and then can improve user experience.

In the above technical solution, preferably, a second sealing ring is installed on the second valve element, and the second valve element seals the conducting channel through the second sealing ring.

In the technical scheme, a second sealing ring can be arranged on the second valve core to ensure the sealing performance of the second valve core to the conduction channel, and further ensure the sealing performance of the product.

In the above technical solution, preferably, a third sealing ring is disposed between the valve seat and the side wall of the second water hole.

In this technical scheme, can set up the third sealing washer between disk seat and the lateral wall of second water hole to make sealed between disk seat and the lateral wall of second water hole, thereby can prevent that the water in the second water hole from revealing by disk seat and the lateral wall of second water hole, and then can ensure the leakproofness of second water hole.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the inlet section of the second water hole and the outlet section of the second water hole are arranged in a step, the aperture of the inlet section of the second water hole is larger than the aperture of the outlet section of the second water hole, and the valve seat is installed in the outlet section of the second water hole.

In this technical scheme, the disk seat is installed in the export section of second water hole, namely, the disk seat is installed in the lower extreme of second water hole, thereby when installing the second case in the disk seat, can utilize the second case to open or seal the export of second water hole, this kind of structure makes the export that the second case can just be located the inlet tube, therefore hydraulic pressure's pressure is great, therefore can jack up the second case more easily, and then can reduce the requirement of the product to the water pressure of external water source relatively, even make the product can be applied to in the external water source that water pressure is lower, therefore, the range of application of product has been enlarged, and the entry section of second water hole is the ladder setting with the export section of second water hole, and the aperture of the entry section of second water hole is greater than the aperture of export section of second water hole, namely, set up big-end-down small ladder hole, this kind of setting can support the one end of disk seat on the ladder face that forms at the upper and lower both ends of second water hole when installing the disk seat, in order to realize in the second water hole axial location, and the disk seat can be installed accurately, and the disk seat is installed in order to the convenience fast, and the position is installed in order to confirm the disk seat.

In the above technical solution, preferably, a receiving surface extending toward the inside of the valve seat is provided on an inner side wall of the valve seat; the side wall of the second valve core is provided with a second annular mounting groove, one end of the second sealing ring is mounted in the second annular mounting groove, and the other end of the second sealing ring is lapped on the bearing surface.

In this technical scheme, the second case passes through the sealing washer and installs on the holding surface to can realize the location installation of second case, and set up the location installation of second annular mounting groove on the second case on the one hand can realize the location installation of second sealing washer on the second case, and then can accurately, confirm the mounted position of second sealing washer fast, in order to improve the installation convenience of second sealing washer. On the other hand, the second sealing ring and the second valve core can be more firmly installed, so that the second sealing ring is prevented from falling off from the second valve core, and the second sealing ring can be firmly installed on the second valve core.

In another aspect, preferably, the cooking apparatus further includes: the control valve comprises a first valve port, a second valve port capable of being communicated with the first valve port and a third valve port capable of being communicated with the first valve port, the first valve port is communicated with the first water hole, the second valve port is communicated with an external water source, the third valve port is communicated with the spraying assembly through the water pump, and when one of the second valve port and the third valve port is communicated, the other of the second valve port and the third valve port is closed.

In this technical scheme, when needs are for the water tank adds water, accessible control valve makes first valve port and second valve port switch on to can utilize external water source to supply water for the water tank, and when needs carry the water in the water tank to spray in the subassembly, accessible control valve makes first valve port and third valve port switch on, thereby can utilize the water pump to spray the subassembly with the water pump in the water tank, this kind of setting is through switching on between the different valve ports of control valve control, make the water tank can utilize same first water hole to come the water of realizing the water tank and the play water of water tank, therefore can simplify the structure of water tank, and then can simplify the overall structure of product, reduce the overall cost of product. In addition, the conduction between the first valve port and the second valve port and the conduction between the first valve port and the third valve port can be automatically controlled through a program, so that the second valve port and the third valve port can be automatically opened and closed, and the automatic control of products can be realized. In addition, the power supply module can be plugged into the mains supply to supply power for parts of the product, such as a water pump and the like by utilizing the mains supply.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the control valve is an electromagnetic valve.

In the technical scheme, the control valve is preferably an electromagnetic valve, and because the control precision of the electromagnetic valve is higher, accurate control of products can be realized.

In the above aspects, preferably, the base assembly includes: a base body; seal assembly, install in the base body, the water tank can be installed the base assembly seal assembly is last, seal assembly includes: the water tank is characterized by comprising a sealing body, wherein a buffer cavity is arranged on the sealing body, a communication port is formed in the wall of the buffer cavity, a drainage tube is arranged on the bottom wall of the water tank, a first water hole is formed in the drainage tube, and when the water tank is arranged on the sealing assembly, the drainage tube is inserted into the buffer cavity.

In this technical scheme, seal assembly includes seal body, be provided with the buffer memory chamber on the seal body, therefore can be with first water port direct and buffer memory chamber's intercommunication mouth, and then can utilize first mouth of a river to be the water tank water feeding and utilize the water tank to spray the subassembly water feeding for the subassembly, simultaneously, can set up a drainage tube corresponding to first water port on the bottom wall of water tank, thereby can utilize the drainage tube to carry external water source to the water in the buffer memory chamber through first water port input to the water tank, and utilize the drainage tube to export the water in the water tank to the buffer memory intracavity, then the pump pumps to spray the subassembly, this kind of setting is when installing the water tank on the base subassembly, only need insert the drainage tube in the buffer memory intracavity, and need not be with water tank and inlet tube or spray subassembly etc. lug connection, can realize the plug installation of water tank, therefore when getting the water tank, can directly get up or place the water tank, and need not other operations such as take over or tear open the pipe, thereby very convenient for the water tank get the operation when and then can improve the user and get the water tank.

Preferably, when a second water hole is formed in the bottom of the water tank, a buffer cavity is also formed in the sealing assembly corresponding to the second water hole, and a drainage tube is also formed in the bottom of the water tank corresponding to the second water hole.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the drainage tube and the water tank are in an integrated structure.

In this technical scheme, can be prefered to set up drainage tube and water tank into integral type structure, because mechanical properties of integral type structure is good, because can ensure the joint strength between drainage tube and the water tank, on the other hand can make drainage tube and water tank an organic whole, batch production to improve the machining efficiency of product, reduce the processing cost of product. In addition, through setting up drainage tube and water tank into integrated structure, can also improve the leakproofness between drainage tube and the water tank to prevent the water leakage in the water tank.

In the foregoing technical solution, preferably, the seal assembly further includes: the sealing cover is covered on the sealing body; the sealing ring is arranged between the inner side wall of the buffer cavity and the drainage tube and is in sealing fit with the sealing cover, and is used for sealing between the inner side wall of the buffer cavity and the drainage tube and sealing between the sealing cover and the sealing body.

In this technical scheme, can utilize sealed body and sealed lid to enclose into the buffer memory chamber to can rationally inject the size of buffer memory chamber, simultaneously, this kind of setting can open the buffer memory chamber through opening sealed lid, thereby alright wash the buffer memory chamber or seal the buffer memory chamber. In addition, can set up the sealing ring in the buffering chamber to set up the sealing ring between the inside wall in buffering chamber and drainage tube, thereby can make sealed between drainage tube and the buffering chamber wall, thereby make buffering chamber can with the sealed intercommunication of drainage tube, and then can prevent that the water in the water tank from revealing through the pipe wall of drainage tube, simultaneously, can hug closely sealed lid setting with the sealing ring, so that can utilize the sealing ring to make sealed between sealed body and the sealed lid simultaneously.

In the above technical solution, preferably, a preset distance is provided between the sealing ring and the bottom wall of the buffer cavity, and the communication port is disposed on a side wall of the buffer cavity and is located between the sealing ring and the bottom wall of the buffer cavity.

In this technical scheme, the sealing ring with be provided with the preset distance between the diapire of buffering chamber, the sealing ring does not set up the diapire of buffering chamber promptly, this kind of setting is when setting up the intercommunication mouth of buffering chamber on the lateral wall of buffering chamber, can dodge the open communication mouth, thereby need not reserve on the sealing ring with the communicating through-hole of intercommunication mouth, thereby can ensure the leakproofness of sealing ring, and then can make the sealing ring realize 360 no dead angle sealings, and set up the intercommunication mouth of buffering chamber on the lateral wall of buffering chamber can make external water source access from the lateral part of base, thereby can ensure the planarization of the diapire of base, convenient connection between external water source and the intercommunication mouth again.

In the above technical scheme, preferably, the sealing assembly further comprises a connector, and the connector is arranged corresponding to the communication port.

In the above technical solution, preferably, a positioning structure is provided on a side wall of the buffer cavity, and the seal ring is disposed between the seal cover and the positioning structure.

In this technical scheme, can set up location structure on the lateral wall in buffer memory chamber to realize the location of sealing ring, this kind of setting can realize the installation of sealing ring through setting up location structure fast, accurately, and then can improve the installation convenience of product, simultaneously, realize the location installation of sealing ring through location structure and can prescribe a limit to the position of sealing ring accurately, in order to ensure the relative position between sealing ring relative drainage tube and the sealed lid, and then can ensure the sealing effect of sealing ring to the buffer memory chamber, in order to improve the sealing performance of product.

Preferably, the side wall of the buffer cavity is arranged in a stepped shape, so that the positioning of the sealing ring can be realized by utilizing the stepped surface on the side wall of the buffer cavity.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the seal ring includes: a hollow cylinder; the sealing bulge is arranged on the outer wall surface of the hollow cylinder and is annular; one end of the elastic part is connected with the upper end of the hollow cylinder, and the other end of the elastic part extends obliquely to the lower end of the hollow cylinder; the sealing strip is arranged on the upper end face of the hollow cylinder and is used for conducting linear sealing on the sealing cover.

In this technical scheme, on the one hand can utilize hollow cylinder to realize the pipe seal to the drainage tube, on the other hand can utilize the sealing bulge to realize the sealing ring to the O shape between the lateral wall of buffering cavity and seal, simultaneously, the line seal of sealing ring to sealed lid is realized to the sealing strip still can be utilized to the sealing strip to can utilize multiple sealed form to carry out the targeted seal to different structures, and then can ensure the sealing performance of sealing ring. The elastic part and the hollow cylinder form a V-shaped buffer zone through the elastic part, so that the sealing ring is provided with a deformed space, the sealing ring is good in elasticity, and the sealing ring can not excessively obstruct the plug-in operation of the water tank when the sealing performance is ensured through the sealing ring, so that the smoothness of the plug-in operation of the water tank can be improved, and the water tank can be very conveniently taken and put by a user.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the cooking apparatus further includes: the water inlet pipe is connected between the water tank and the external water source and is used for conveying water of the external water source into the water tank; the water outlet pipe is connected between the water pump and the spray assembly and is used for conveying water in the water tank to the spray assembly under the action of the water pump.

In this technical scheme, on the one hand can be with the water tank through first mouth of a river and the second valve port and the inlet tube of control valve to external water source, for example the water pipe to utilize the inlet tube to input the water of external water source to the water tank in, and through setting up the inlet tube, make the user can move the product at will according to actual need, cook in order to place the product on any suitable position, and do not need to place in the vicinity of water source and cook, consequently more do benefit to the laying of product, but the water tank is connected to the water pump through first mouth of a river and the third valve port and the outlet pipe of control valve in addition, so that can utilize the water pump to upwards pump the water of water tank to spray the subassembly. In the other aspect, when the bottom of the water tank is further provided with a second water gap, the water tank can be communicated with an external water source directly through the second water hole and the water inlet pipe, so that the water inlet pipe is used for water feeding of the water tank, the first water hole and the water outlet pipe are used for communicating the water tank with the spraying assembly, so that water in the water tank is output to the spraying assembly by the water outlet pipe and is further input into the pot body assembly, in addition, when the bottom of the water tank is provided with the second water gap, a special electromagnetic valve can be further arranged on the water inlet pipe, and the electromagnetic valve is used for controlling automatic opening or automatic closing of the water inlet pipe.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the water tank assembly further includes: and the water level sensor is arranged in the water tank and is used for detecting the water level of the water tank.

In the technical scheme, a water level sensor can be arranged in the water tank to detect the quantity of water and the water level in the water tank, so that when the quantity of water and the water level are insufficient, the water inlet pipe is controlled to automatically feed water or remind a user to manually feed water, and when the water tank is full, the water inlet pipe is controlled to automatically stop feeding water or remind the user to stop feeding water.

In the above technical solution, preferably, an upper end of the water tank is open; the water tank is also covered with a water tank cover, and the water tank cover is used for realizing the opening and closing of the water tank.

In the technical scheme, the water tank cover can be utilized to realize the opening and closing of the water tank, and then the water tank cover can be opened to realize the cleaning of the inside of the water tank or the replacement of internal parts such as a water level sensor and the like.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the opening at the upper end of the water tank is a bell mouth.

In this technical scheme, can set up the horn mouth that expands outward with the water tank upper end to when installing the water tank on base subassembly, the horn mouth of water tank can buckle on base subassembly's up end, can enough make the up end of water tank slightly higher than base subassembly's up end a bit more, thereby can prevent that the water tank from blocking into in the base subassembly completely in the difficult condition emergence of taking out afterwards, and then the operation of putting of getting of water tank of being convenient for very much.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the cooking apparatus further includes: and the controller is connected with the water pump and is used for controlling the water pump to pump the water in the water tank to the spraying assembly when receiving the water injection stopping instruction and controlling the water pump to stop water supply when receiving the water injection stopping instruction.

In this technical solution, the controller may control the operation of the water pump to pump or stop pumping water, where, specifically, the spraying assembly may be used to generate a water filling instruction or stop the water filling instruction, or other components, such as a reservation timer or a water level sensor of the water tank assembly may be used to trigger the generation of the water filling instruction or stop the water filling instruction, for example, after the reservation timer expires, a water filling instruction may be generated, and the water level sensor may generate a water filling stop instruction when detecting that the water level in the water tank drops by a fixed amount.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the water tank is detachably mounted in the base assembly.

In this technical scheme, the water tank detachably installs in the base subassembly, namely can take off the water tank from the base subassembly at any time to in actual process, can take out the water tank from the base subassembly in, then carry out portable water injection, this kind of setting makes the water tank can realize automatic water feeding, can carry out portable manual water feeding again, therefore make the mode of water feeding more diversified, thereby can the user provide the selection of more modes of water feeding, with the demand of satisfying the user under different occasions better.

In the above embodiment, the cooking apparatus is preferably an electric rice cooker, an electric pressure cooker, an electric stew pot, an electric steamer or a soymilk machine, but of course, the cooking apparatus may be other structures than the electric rice cooker and the electric pressure cooker, etc., which are not listed here.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of the working principle of a cooking apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a structure of a water tank of a cooking apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at a in fig. 3;

fig. 5 is an enlarged structural schematic diagram at B in fig. 3;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of the working principle of a cooking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a structure of a water tank of a cooking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged structural schematic diagram at C in fig. 7;

fig. 9 is a schematic view showing an assembled structure of a sealing assembly of a cooking apparatus and a water tank according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 9;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a sealing assembly of a cooking apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is another structural schematic view of a sealing assembly of a cooking apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is a schematic view showing an assembled structure of a sealing assembly and a water tank of a cooking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 13;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of a sealing assembly of a cooking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 16 is another structural schematic view of a sealing assembly of a cooking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 is a schematic structural view of a seal ring of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 18 is another structural schematic view of a seal ring of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The correspondence between the reference numerals and the component names in fig. 1 to 18 is:

1. The base assembly, the 12 sealing assembly, the 121 sealing body, the 122 buffering cavity, the 1222 communication port, the 1224, the positioning structure, the 1226 ejector pin, the 12262 positioning groove, the 123 sealing cover, the 124 sealing ring, the 1242 hollow cylinder, the 1244 sealing bulge, the 1246 elastic part, the 1248 sealing strip, the 125 connector, the 2 water tank assembly, the 21 water tank, the 212 first water hole, the 2122 first positioning boss, the 214 second water hole, the 216 drainage tube, the 22 first valve, the 222 first valve core, the 2222 positioning bulge, the 2224 second positioning boss, the 2226 first annular mounting groove, the 224 first spring, the 226 first sealing ring, the 23 second valve, the 232 valve seat, the 2322 communication channel, the 2324 receiving surface, the 234 second valve core, the 2342 second annular mounting groove, the 236 second spring, the 238 second sealing ring, the 239 third sealing ring, the 24 water tank cover, the 3 pot body assembly, the 4 upper cover assembly, the 5 assembly, the 6 water pump, the 7 water inlet tube, the 72 electromagnetic valve, the 8 water outlet, the 9 control valve, the 92 first valve port, the 94 second valve port, the 96 third valve port.

Detailed Description

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present application will be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the application will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended detailed description. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present application and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced otherwise than as described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A cooking apparatus provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 18.

As shown in fig. 1 to 18, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a cooking apparatus comprising: the base assembly 1, wherein the base assembly 1 is provided with a mandril 1226; the water tank assembly 2 is arranged in the base assembly 1, the water tank assembly 2 comprises a water tank 21 for storing water, a first water hole 212 is formed in the water tank 21, a movable first valve 22 is arranged in the first water hole 212, the first valve 22 is used for opening or sealing the first water hole 212, and when the water tank assembly 2 is arranged on the base assembly 1, the ejector rod 1226 can jack up the first valve 22 to open the first water hole 212; the pot body assembly 3 is arranged in the base assembly 1; an upper cover assembly 4 capable of being covered on the base assembly 1; the spraying component 5 is arranged on the inner wall surface of the upper cover component 4 corresponding to the pot body component 3, is communicated with the water tank 21 and is used for spraying water in the water tank 21 into the pot body component 3; a water pump 6 installed between the water tank 21 and the spray assembly 5 for pumping the water in the water tank 21 to the spray assembly 5; the power module is arranged in the base assembly 1 or the upper cover assembly 4.

According to the cooking apparatus provided by the embodiment of the invention, water in the water tank 21 can be pumped to the spraying assembly 5 through the water pump 6 and then sprayed into the pot body assembly 3 through the spraying assembly 5, and the water tank assembly 2 and the pot body assembly 3 are directly installed in the base assembly 1, so that independent installation between the pot body assembly 3 and the water tank assembly 2 can be realized, specifically, two installation cavities which are arranged side by side can be processed on the base, one installation cavity is used for installing the pot body assembly 3, such as an inner pot of an electric cooker, a temperature sensor and the like, and the other installation cavity is used for installing the water tank assembly 2, so that the water tank assembly 2 and the pot body assembly 3 can be installed in the base assembly 1 in parallel, and the water tank assembly 2 is not installed above the pot body assembly 3, namely, the water tank assembly 2 is not required to be installed at the top, and thus the product is enabled to be lower, and the problem of high product weight and low weight caused by the top of the water tank assembly 21 in the prior art can be solved, and meanwhile, the water tank assembly 2 is directly installed in the base assembly 1, and the water tank assembly 2 is not limited by the fact that the water tank assembly 21 is installed in a large volume and the water tank assembly is not actually installed in the water tank assembly 2. In addition, in this embodiment, when the water tank 21 is mounted on the base assembly 1, the ejector rod 1226 acts on the first valve 22 to jack up the first valve 22 to open the first water hole 212, so that the first water hole 212 can be conducted, and when the water tank 21 is taken out from the base assembly 1, the first valve 22 can seal the first water hole 212 under the action of gravity to prevent the first water hole 212 of the water tank 21 from leaking, and in this arrangement, when the water tank 21 leaves the base assembly 1, the first valve 22 can automatically seal the first water hole 212, so that the water tank 21 can be taken out from the base assembly 1 to be filled with water alone, so as to realize mobile water injection of the water tank 21, and when the water tank 21 is mounted on the base assembly 1, the ejector rod 1226 can automatically jack up the first valve 22 to realize automatic opening of the first water hole 212, so that the water tank 21 can automatically adjust the opening and closing of the first water hole 212 according to different states, without manual adjustment of the opening and closing of the first water hole 212 by a user, so that the user experience of the water tank 21 can be improved when the user is able to use the water tank 21, so that the user experience is improved. The power module is used for being connected with the mains supply to utilize the mains supply to supply power for parts of the product, such as the water pump 6.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3, 4, 7 and 8, the first valve 22 includes: a first valve core 222 installed at the first water hole 212 for opening or sealing the first water hole 212; a first spring 224 installed between the first valve core 222 and an inner wall of the first water hole 212 for pressing the first valve core 222 at the first water hole 212; a first sealing ring 226 is mounted on the first valve core 222 for sealing the first water hole 212.

In this embodiment, when the water tank 21 leaves the base assembly 1, the first valve core 222 can automatically seal the first water hole 212, so that the water tank 21 can be taken out from the base assembly 1 to be filled with water alone, so as to realize mobile water injection of the water tank 21, and when the water tank 21 is mounted on the base assembly 1, the ejector rod 1226 can automatically jack up the first valve core 222 to realize automatic opening of the first water hole 212, so that the water tank 21 can automatically adjust opening and closing of the first water hole 212 according to different states, without manually adjusting the opening and closing of the first water hole 212 by a user, further, the operation of the user when using the water tank 21 can be reduced, the convenience of the user when using the water tank 21 can be improved, and the user experience can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3, 4, 7, and 8, a positioning projection 2222 is provided on one of the plunger rod 1226 and the first spool 222, and as shown in fig. 10 and 14, a positioning groove 12262 is provided on the other of the plunger rod 1226 and the first spool 222, the positioning groove 12262 being capable of cooperating with the positioning projection 2222 to accurately achieve the jack-up operation of the plunger rod 1226 to the first spool 222.

In the above embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, 4, 7 and 8, preferably, a first positioning boss 2122 is disposed on the inner side wall of the first water hole 212, a second positioning boss 2224 is disposed on the first valve core 222, and a first spring 224 is sleeved on the first valve core 222 and is located between the first positioning boss 2122 and the second positioning boss 2224; the side wall of the first valve core 222 is provided with a first annular mounting groove 2226, one end of the first sealing ring 226 is mounted in the first annular mounting groove 2226, and the other end of the first sealing ring 226 is lapped on the inner bottom wall surface of the water tank 21.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the first valve core 222 is mounted on the inner bottom wall surface of the water tank 21, i.e., the end surface of the inlet of the first water hole 212, by the first sealing ring 226, and the other end of the first valve core 222 extends into the first water hole 212, and this arrangement can achieve the positioning mounting of the first valve core 222 by using the end surface of the inlet end of the first water hole 212, so that no additional positioning structure 1224 is provided in the first water hole 212, and thus the structure of the product can be simplified. On the one hand, the first annular mounting groove 2226 provided on the first valve core 222 can realize the positioning and mounting of the first sealing ring 226 on the first valve core 222, and further can accurately and rapidly determine the mounting position of the first sealing ring 226, so as to improve the mounting convenience of the first sealing ring 226. On the other hand, the first sealing ring 226 and the first valve core 222 can be more firmly installed, so that the first sealing ring 226 is prevented from falling off from the first valve core 222, and the first sealing ring 226 can be firmly installed on the first valve core 222.

In the above-described embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3, 4, 7 and 8, the first water hole 212 is provided on the bottom of the water tank 21, and the first water hole 212 communicates with the shower assembly 5 through the water pump 6; as shown in fig. 2 to 4, a second water hole 214 is further formed in the bottom of the water tank 21, and the second water hole 214 is in communication with an external water source.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the second water hole 214 may be connected to an external water source to supply water into the water tank 21 through the second water hole 214, and by setting the second water hole 214 at the bottom of the water tank 21, the position of the second water hole 214 is lower, so that the water of the external water source is more easily introduced into the water tank 21, and the difficulty of adding water into the water tank 21 can be reduced, meanwhile, the first water hole 212 may be connected to the water pump 6 to output water in the water tank 21 to the spray assembly 5 through the first water hole 212, and the water in the water tank 21 can be completely drained through the first water hole 212 at the bottom of the water tank 21, so that the water in the water tank 21 can be completely drained when the water tank 21 is used for water each time, so as to prevent water residues in the water tank 21 for a long time, and further ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of the water in the water tank 21.

In the above embodiment, it is preferable that the second water hole 214 and the first water hole 212 are provided on the same side of the water tank 21, i.e., on the right side or the left side of the water tank 21 at the same time, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, so that the water tank 21 can avoid other parts in the base assembly 1, thereby facilitating the installation of other parts in the base assembly 1, and enabling the structural layout of the product to be more reasonable and compact.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, a second valve 23 is provided in the second water hole 214, and the second valve 23 is used to open or seal the second water hole 214.

In this embodiment, a second valve 23 may be disposed in each of the second water holes 214, so that the second valve 23 may be used to control the opening and closing of the second water holes 214, specifically, when the water tank 21 needs to be filled with water, the second valve 23 may be used to open the second water holes 214, so that the water tank 21 can be filled with water through the second water holes 214, and when the water tank 21 does not fill with water, the second water holes 214 may be closed by the second valve 23, so as to prevent water leakage in the water tank 21.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the second valve 23 includes: a valve seat 232 installed in the second water hole 214, and a communication passage 2322 provided in the valve seat 232; a second valve element 234 movably mounted within the pass-through channel 2322 for opening or sealing the pass-through channel 2322; the second spring 236 is installed between the second valve core 234 and the wall of the conducting channel 2322, and is used for pressing the second valve core 234 in the conducting channel 2322, wherein the hydraulic pressure of the external water source can jack up the valve core, so that the second valve core 234 opens the conducting channel 2322.

In this embodiment, when the water tank 21 is not filled with water, the second valve core 234 can be tightly pressed at the outlet or inlet of the conducting channel 2322 under the action of gravity and the second spring 236 to automatically seal the second water hole 214, so that water leakage of the water tank 21 can be prevented, meanwhile, when the water inlet of the water tank 21 is sealed, the water tank 21 can be removed from the base assembly 1 to fill water in a movable manner, and when the water tank 21 is filled with water by using the water inlet pipe 7 or the like, the pressure of the water can jack up the second valve core 234 to open the conducting channel 2322, so that water of an external water source can enter the water tank 21 to complete automatic water filling of the water tank 21. When the water tank 21 is not filled with water, the valve seat 232 and the second valve core 234 can automatically seal the second water hole 214 so as to prevent the water tank 21 from leaking, when the water tank 21 is separated from the base assembly 1, the valve seat 232 and the second valve core 234 can automatically seal the second water hole 214, so that the movable manual water filling of the water tank 21 can be realized, when the water tank 21 is automatically filled with water by using the water inlet pipe 7 and the like, the pressure of the water can jack up the second valve core 234 to automatically open the conducting channel 2322, and the automatic opening of the second water hole 214 is realized, so that the water tank 21 can automatically adjust the opening and closing of the second water hole 214 according to different states, the opening and closing of the second water hole 214 are not required to be manually adjusted by a user, the operation of the user when the water tank 21 is used can be reduced, the convenience of the user when the user uses the water tank 21 is improved, and the user experience can be improved.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the second valve element 234 is mounted with the second sealing ring 238, and the second valve element 234 seals the through passage 2322 by the second sealing ring 238.

In this embodiment, a second sealing ring 238 may be installed on the second valve element 234 to ensure the sealing performance of the second valve element 234 to the conducting channel 2322, and thus the sealing performance of the product.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, a third seal 239 is provided between the valve seat 232 and the sidewall of the second water hole 214.

In this embodiment, a third seal ring 239 may be disposed between the valve seat 232 and the sidewall of the second water hole 214 to seal between the valve seat 232 and the sidewall of the second water hole 214, so as to prevent the water in the second water hole 214 from leaking from the valve seat 232 and the sidewall of the second water hole 214, and further ensure the tightness of the second water hole 214.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, the inlet section of the second water hole 214 is arranged in a step with the outlet section of the second water hole 214, the aperture of the inlet section of the second water hole 214 is larger than the aperture of the outlet section of the second water hole 214, and the valve seat 232 is installed in the outlet section of the second water hole 214.

In this embodiment, the valve seat 232 is installed in the outlet section of the second water hole 214, that is, the valve seat 232 is installed at the lower end of the second water hole 214, so when the second valve core 234 is installed in the valve seat 232, the outlet of the second water hole 214 can be opened or closed by using the second valve core 234, the second valve core 234 can be just located at the outlet of the water inlet pipe 7 by adopting the structure, so that the pressure of water pressure is larger, the second valve core 234 can be more easily jacked, the requirement of the product on the water pressure of an external water source can be relatively reduced, namely, the product can be applied to the external water source with lower water pressure, thus expanding the application range of the product, the aperture of the inlet section of the second water hole 214 is arranged in a step manner with the aperture of the outlet section of the second water hole 214, and the aperture of the inlet section of the second water hole 214 is larger than the aperture of the outlet section of the second water hole 214, that is the step hole 214 is arranged to be larger up and down, when the valve seat 232 is installed, one end of the valve seat 232 can be abutted against the upper and down of the second water hole 214 to form a step hole 232, so that the valve seat 232 can be installed in the axial direction of the valve seat 232 can be conveniently and accurately positioned in the valve seat 232.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 5, a receiving surface 2324 extending toward the inside of the valve seat 232 is provided on the inner side wall of the valve seat 232; a second annular mounting groove 2342 is formed in the side wall of the second valve element 234, one end of the second sealing ring 238 is mounted in the second annular mounting groove 2342, and the other end of the second sealing ring 238 is lapped on the receiving surface 2324.

In this embodiment, the second valve core 234 is mounted on the receiving surface 2324 through the sealing ring, so that positioning and mounting of the second valve core 234 can be achieved, and the second annular mounting groove 2342 provided on the second valve core 234 can achieve positioning and mounting of the second sealing ring 238 on the second valve core 234 on the one hand, so that the mounting position of the second sealing ring 238 can be accurately and quickly determined, and mounting convenience of the second sealing ring 238 can be improved. On the other hand, the second sealing ring 238 and the second valve core 234 can be mounted more firmly, so that the second sealing ring 238 is prevented from falling off from the second valve core 234, and the second sealing ring 238 can be mounted on the second valve core 234 firmly.

In another embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 6, the cooking apparatus further comprises: the control valve 9, the control valve 9 includes a first valve port 92 and a second valve port 94 capable of communicating with the first valve port 92, and a third valve port 96 capable of communicating with the first valve port 92, the first valve port 92 communicates with the first water hole 212, the second valve port 94 communicates with an external water source, the third valve port 96 communicates with the spray assembly 5 through the water pump 6, and when one of the first water hole 212 communicates with one of the second valve port 94 and the third valve port 96, the other of the second valve port 94 and the third valve port 96 is closed.

In this embodiment, when water needs to be added to the water tank 21, the first valve port 92 and the second valve port 94 can be conducted through the control valve 9, so that water can be supplied to the water tank 21 by using an external water source, and when water in the water tank 21 needs to be conveyed into the spray assembly 5, the first valve port 92 and the third valve port 96 can be conducted through the control valve 9, so that water in the water tank 21 can be conveyed to the spray assembly 5 by using the water pump 6, and the conduction between different valve ports is controlled through the control valve 9, so that the water tank 21 can realize water supply of the water tank 21 and water discharge of the water tank 21 by using the same first water hole 212, thereby simplifying the structure of the water tank 21, simplifying the overall structure of a product, and reducing the overall cost of the product. In addition, the conduction between the first valve port 92 and the second valve port 94 and the third valve port 96 can be automatically controlled by a program to realize the automatic opening and closing of the second valve port 94 and the third valve port 96, thereby realizing the automatic control of the product. In addition, the power supply module can be plugged into the mains supply to supply power to parts of the product, such as the water pump 6 and the like by using the mains supply.

In the above embodiment, preferably, the control valve is a solenoid valve.

In the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 9 to 16, the base assembly 1 includes: a base body; seal assembly 12, install in the base body, water tank 21 can install on seal assembly 12 of base assembly 1, seal assembly 12 includes: the sealing body 121, be provided with the buffer chamber 122 on the sealing body 121, be provided with the intercommunication mouth 1222 on the wall of buffer chamber 122, wherein, be provided with drainage tube 216 on the bottom wall of water tank 21, be provided with first water hole 212 on the drainage tube 216, when water tank 21 installs on sealing assembly 12, drainage tube 216 inserts in the buffer chamber 122.

In this embodiment, the sealing assembly 12 includes the sealing body 121, the sealing body 121 is provided with the buffer cavity 122, so that the first water hole 212 can be directly communicated with the communication port 1222 of the buffer cavity 122, and thus, water can be directly supplied to the water tank 21 by using the first water hole and water can be supplied to the spray assembly 5 by using the water tank 21, meanwhile, a drainage tube 216 can be provided on the bottom wall of the water tank 21 corresponding to the first water hole 212, so that water supplied to the buffer cavity 122 from an external water source can be input into the water tank 21 through the first water hole 212 by using the drainage tube 216, and water in the water tank 21 can be output into the buffer cavity 122 by using the drainage tube 216, and then pumped to the spray assembly 5 by using the water pump 6.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 9 to 12, when the second water hole 214 is formed in the bottom of the water tank 21, the buffer chamber 122 is also formed in the sealing assembly 12 corresponding to the second water hole 214, and a drain 216 is also formed in the bottom of the water tank 21 corresponding to the second water hole 214.

In the above embodiment, it is preferable that the draft tube 216 is of an integral structure with the water tank 21 as shown in fig. 9 to 12.

In this embodiment, it may be preferable to provide the draft tube 216 and the water tank 21 in an integrated structure because the mechanical properties of the integrated structure are good because the connection strength between the draft tube 216 and the water tank 21 can be ensured, and on the other hand, the draft tube 216 and the water tank 21 can be integrally manufactured for mass production to improve the processing efficiency of the product and reduce the processing cost of the product. Further, by providing the drain pipe 216 and the water tank 21 in a unitary structure, it is also possible to improve sealability between the drain pipe 216 and the water tank 21 to prevent water leakage in the water tank 21.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 11, 12 and 15 and 16, the seal assembly 12 further includes: a sealing cover 123, which is cover-mounted on the sealing body 121; the sealing ring 124 is installed between the inner side wall of the buffer cavity 122 and the drainage tube 216 and is in sealing fit with the sealing cover 123, and is used for sealing between the inner side wall of the buffer cavity 122 and the drainage tube 216 and sealing between the sealing cover 123 and the sealing body 121.

In this embodiment, the buffer cavity 122 may be enclosed by the sealing body 121 and the sealing cover 123, so that the size of the buffer cavity 122 may be reasonably defined, and at the same time, the buffer cavity 122 may be opened by opening the sealing cover 123, so that the buffer cavity 122 may be cleaned or the buffer cavity 122 may be sealed. In addition, the sealing ring 124 can be arranged in the buffer cavity 122, and the sealing ring 124 is arranged between the inner side wall of the buffer cavity 122 and the drainage tube 216, so that the drainage tube 216 and the wall of the buffer cavity 122 can be sealed, the buffer cavity 122 can be communicated with the drainage tube 216 in a sealing manner, and then leakage of water in the water tank 21 through the wall of the drainage tube 216 can be prevented, and meanwhile, the sealing ring 124 can be tightly attached to the sealing cover 123, so that the sealing body 121 and the sealing cover 123 can be sealed by the sealing ring 124 at the same time.

In the above embodiment, as shown in fig. 10, 12, 14 and 16, a predetermined distance is preferably provided between the sealing ring 124 and the bottom wall of the buffer cavity 122, and the communication port 1222 is disposed on a side wall of the buffer cavity 122 and between the sealing ring 124 and the bottom wall of the buffer cavity 122.

In this embodiment, a preset distance is provided between the sealing ring 124 and the bottom wall of the cache cavity 122, that is, the sealing ring 124 is not set to the bottom wall of the cache cavity 122, and when the communication port 1222 of the cache cavity 122 is set on the side wall of the cache cavity 122, the communication port 1222 can be avoided, so that a via hole communicated with the communication port 1222 is not reserved on the sealing ring 124, tightness of the sealing ring 124 can be ensured, and further 360-degree dead-angle-free sealing can be realized by the sealing ring 124, and the communication port 1222 of the cache cavity 122 is set on the side wall of the cache cavity 122, so that an external water source can be accessed from the side part of the base, flatness of the bottom wall of the base can be ensured, and convenience in connection between the external water source and the communication port 1222 is facilitated.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 11 and 13, the sealing assembly 12 further includes a connector 125, and the connector 125 is disposed corresponding to the communication port 1222.

In the above embodiment, the positioning structure 1224 is preferably disposed on the sidewall of the buffer chamber 122, and the sealing ring 124 is disposed between the sealing cover 123 and the positioning structure 1224.

In this embodiment, a positioning structure 1224 may be disposed on a side wall of the buffer cavity 122 to realize positioning of the seal ring 124, and this kind of setting can quickly and accurately realize installation of the seal ring 124 by disposing the positioning structure 1224, so as to improve installation convenience of a product, and meanwhile, the positioning structure 1224 can accurately limit a position of the seal ring 124 when implementing positioning installation of the seal ring 124, so as to ensure a relative position of the seal ring 124 with respect to the drain tube 216 and the seal cover 123, so as to ensure a sealing effect of the seal ring 124 on the buffer cavity 122, so as to improve sealing performance of the product.

Preferably, the side wall of the buffer cavity 122 is stepped, so that the positioning of the sealing ring 124 can be achieved by using a stepped surface on the side wall of the buffer cavity 122.

In the above-described embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the seal ring 124 includes: hollow cylinder 1242; a sealing protrusion 1244 disposed on an outer wall surface of the hollow cylinder 1242 and having a ring shape; an elastic part 1246, one end of the elastic part 1246 is connected with the upper end of the hollow cylinder 1242, and the other end of the elastic part 1246 extends obliquely to the lower end of the hollow cylinder 1242; and a sealing strip 1248 disposed on an upper end surface of the hollow cylinder 1242 for wire-sealing the sealing cover 123.

In this embodiment, on the one hand, the hollow column 1242 may be used to seal the tube of the drainage tube 216, on the other hand, the sealing protrusion 1244 may be used to seal the sealing ring 124 to the side wall of the buffer cavity 122 in an O-shape, and at the same time, the sealing strip 1248 may be used to seal the sealing ring 124 to the sealing cover 123 in a line manner, so that different structures may be sealed in a targeted manner by using multiple sealing forms, and thus, the sealing performance of the sealing ring 124 may be ensured. The elastic portion 1246 is provided to form a V-shaped buffer region between the elastic portion 1246 and the hollow column 1242, so that the sealing ring 124 has a deformed space, and the sealing ring 124 has good elasticity, so that the sealing ring 124 does not excessively obstruct the plug-in operation of the water tank 21 when the sealing performance is ensured by the sealing ring 124, and the smoothness of the plug-in operation of the water tank 21 can be improved, thereby being very beneficial to the picking and placing operation of a user on the water tank 21.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 6, the cooking apparatus further includes: the water inlet pipe 7 is connected between the water tank 21 and an external water source and is used for conveying water of the external water source into the water tank 21; the water outlet pipe 8 is connected between the water pump 6 and the spray assembly 5 and is used for conveying water in the water tank 21 to the spray assembly 5 under the action of the water pump 6.

In this embodiment, the water tank 21 can be connected to an external water source, such as a tap water pipe, through the first water port and the second valve port 94 of the control valve 9 and the water inlet pipe 7, so that water from the external water source can be input into the water tank 21 through the water inlet pipe 7, and by arranging the water inlet pipe 7, a user can move the product at will according to actual needs, so that the product can be placed at any suitable position for cooking, and the product is not necessarily placed near the water source for cooking, thus the placement of the product is facilitated, and in addition, the water tank 21 can be connected to the water pump 6 through the first water port and the third valve port 96 of the control valve 9 and the water outlet pipe 8, so that the water from the water tank 21 can be pumped up to the spray assembly 5 through the water pump 6. On the other hand, when the bottom of the water tank 21 is further provided with a second water gap, the water tank 21 can be directly communicated with an external water source through the second water hole 214 and the water inlet pipe 7, so that the water inlet pipe 7 is used for supplying water to the water tank 21, the first water hole 212 and the water outlet pipe 8 are used for communicating the water tank 21 with the spraying assembly 5, so that the water in the water tank 21 is output to the spraying assembly 5 by the water outlet pipe 8 and is further input into the pot body assembly 3, and in addition, when the bottom of the water tank 21 is provided with the second water gap, a special electromagnetic valve 72 can be further arranged on the water inlet pipe 7, so that the electromagnetic valve 72 is used for controlling the automatic opening or automatic closing of the water inlet pipe 7.

In the above embodiment, the tank assembly 2 preferably further includes: a water level sensor installed in the water tank 21 for detecting the water level of the water tank 21.

In this embodiment, a water level sensor may be provided in the water tank 21 to detect the amount of water and the water level in the water tank 21, so as to control the water inlet pipe 7 to automatically feed water or remind a user to manually feed water when the amount of water and the water level are insufficient, and control the water inlet pipe 7 to automatically stop feeding water or remind a user to stop feeding water when the water tank 21 is full.

In the above-described embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 7, the upper end of the water tank 21 is opened; as shown in fig. 9 and 13, the water tank 21 is further covered with a water tank cover 24, and the water tank cover 24 is used to open and close the water tank 21.

In this embodiment, the opening and closing of the water tank 21 can be achieved by the water tank cover 24, and thus the cleaning of the inside of the water tank 21 or the replacement of internal parts such as a water level sensor and the like can be achieved by opening the water tank cover 24.

In the above embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 3 and 7, the opening of the upper end of the water tank 21 is a bell mouth.

In this embodiment, the upper end of the water tank 21 may be set to be a flared bell mouth, so that when the water tank 21 is mounted on the base assembly 1, the bell mouth of the water tank 21 may be snapped onto the upper end surface of the base assembly 1, so that the upper end surface of the water tank 21 may slightly protrude from the upper end surface of the base assembly 1, and thus the water tank 21 may be prevented from being completely snapped into the base assembly 1 and not being easy to be taken out, thereby being very convenient for the taking and placing operations of the water tank 21.

In the above embodiment, preferably, the cooking apparatus further includes: and the controller is connected with the water pump 6 and is used for controlling the water pump 6 to pump the water in the water tank 21 to the spray assembly 5 when receiving the water injection stopping instruction and controlling the water pump 6 to stop water supply when receiving the water injection stopping instruction.

In this embodiment, the operation of the water pump 6 may be controlled by the controller to cause the water pump 6 to pump or stop pumping water, wherein, specifically, the spraying assembly 5 may be used to generate a water filling command or stop a water filling command, or other components, such as a reservation timer or a water level sensor of the water tank assembly 2, may be used to trigger the generation of a water filling command or stop a water filling command, for example, when the reservation timer expires, a water filling command may be generated, and the water level sensor may generate a water filling stop command when detecting that the water level in the water tank 21 drops by a certain amount.

In the above-described embodiment, the water tank 21 is preferably detachably mounted in the base assembly 1.

In this embodiment, the water tank 21 is detachably installed in the base assembly 1, that is, the water tank 21 can be removed from the base assembly 1 at any time, so that in the practical process, the water tank 21 can be taken out from the base assembly 1 and then mobile water injection is performed, the setting enables the water tank 21 to realize automatic water feeding and mobile manual water feeding, so that the water feeding modes are diversified, and a user can provide more water feeding modes to better meet the demands of the user in different occasions.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "connected," "mounted," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "particular embodiments," and the like, mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in multiple embodiments or examples of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily 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.

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

Claims

1. A cooking apparatus, comprising:

the base assembly is provided with a push rod;

the water tank assembly is arranged in the base assembly, the water tank assembly comprises a water tank for storing water, a first water hole is formed in the water tank, a movable first valve is arranged in the first water hole and used for opening or sealing the first water hole, and when the water tank assembly is arranged on the base assembly, the ejector rod can jack up the first valve to open the first water hole;

the pot body assembly is arranged in the base assembly;

the upper cover assembly can be covered on the base assembly;

the spraying assembly is arranged on the inner wall surface of the upper cover assembly corresponding to the pot body assembly, is communicated with the water tank and is used for spraying water in the water tank into the pot body assembly;

The water pump is arranged between the water tank and the spray assembly and is used for pumping the water in the water tank to the spray assembly;

the power module is arranged in the base assembly or the upper cover assembly;

the bottom of the water tank is provided with a second water hole which is communicated with an external water source;

a second valve is arranged in the second water hole and is used for opening or sealing the second water hole;

wherein the second valve comprises:

the valve seat is arranged in the second water hole, and a conduction channel is arranged in the valve seat;

the second valve core is movably arranged in the conduction channel and is used for opening or sealing the conduction channel;

the inlet section of the second water hole and the outlet section of the second water hole are arranged in a step mode, the aperture of the inlet section of the second water hole is larger than that of the outlet section of the second water hole, and the valve seat is installed in the outlet section of the second water hole.

2. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first valve comprises:

the first valve core is arranged at the first water hole and is used for opening or sealing the first water hole;

the first spring is arranged between the first valve core and the inner wall of the first water hole and used for pressing the first valve core at the first water hole;

And the first sealing ring is arranged on the first valve core and is used for sealing the first water hole.

3. The cooking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber,

one of the ejector rod and the first valve core is provided with a positioning protrusion, the other one of the ejector rod and the first valve core is provided with a positioning groove, and the positioning groove can be matched with the positioning protrusion.

4. The cooking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber,

a first positioning boss is arranged on the inner side wall of the first water hole, a second positioning boss is arranged on the first valve core, and the first spring is sleeved on the first valve core and is positioned between the first positioning boss and the second positioning boss;

the side wall of the first valve core is provided with a first annular mounting groove, one end of the first sealing ring is mounted in the first annular mounting groove, and the other end of the first sealing ring is lapped on the inner bottom wall surface of the water tank.

5. Cooking apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that,

the first water hole is formed in the bottom of the water tank and is communicated with the spraying assembly through the water pump.

6. The cooking apparatus of claim 5, wherein the second valve further comprises:

a second spring mounted between the second valve core and the wall of the conduction channel for pressing the second valve core into the conduction channel;

the water pressure of the external water source can jack up the second valve core so that the second valve core opens the conduction channel.

7. The cooking apparatus of claim 6, wherein the cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber,

a second sealing ring is arranged on the second valve core, and the second valve core seals the conduction channel through the second sealing ring; and/or

A third sealing ring is arranged between the valve seat and the side wall of the second water hole.

8. The cooking apparatus of claim 7, wherein the cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber,

the inner side wall of the valve seat is provided with a bearing surface extending towards the inside of the valve seat;

the side wall of the second valve core is provided with a second annular mounting groove, one end of the second sealing ring is mounted in the second annular mounting groove, and the other end of the second sealing ring is lapped on the bearing surface.

9. The cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

The control valve comprises a first valve port, a second valve port capable of being communicated with the first valve port and a third valve port capable of being communicated with the first valve port, the first valve port is communicated with the first water hole, the second valve port is communicated with an external water source, the third valve port is communicated with the spraying assembly through the water pump, and when one of the second valve port and the third valve port is communicated, the other of the second valve port and the third valve port is closed.

10. The cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

the water inlet pipe is connected between the water tank and the external water source and is used for conveying water of the external water source into the water tank;

the water outlet pipe is connected between the first water hole and the water pump and between the water pump and the spraying assembly and is used for conveying water in the water tank to the spraying assembly under the action of the water pump.

11. The cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the water tank assembly further comprises:

and the water level sensor is arranged in the water tank and is used for detecting the water level of the water tank.

12. Cooking apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that,

the upper end of the water tank is open;

the water tank is also covered with a water tank cover, and the water tank cover is used for realizing the opening and closing of the water tank.