CN108567348B

CN108567348B - Cooking utensil

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Publication number: CN108567348B
Application number: CN201710134710.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 周忠宝; 潘典国; 康远宁; 何柏锋; 陈炜杰
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-03-08
Filing date: 2017-03-08
Publication date: 2023-12-15
Anticipated expiration: 2037-03-08
Also published as: CN108567348A

Abstract

The present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising: cooking main part, material belt cleaning device and anti-overflow spray set. The cooking body has a cooking chamber; the material cleaning device is arranged on the cooking main body and comprises a cleaning cavity and a water inlet pipe, the cleaning cavity is positioned above the cooking cavity, and the output end of the water inlet pipe extends into the cleaning cavity; the overflow-preventing spraying device is arranged on the cleaning cavity, communicated with the water inlet pipe and the cooking cavity and used for spraying water into the cooking cavity. According to the cooking utensil provided by the invention, the anti-overflow spraying device is arranged on the cleaning cavity of the material cleaning device and is communicated with the water inlet pipe, so that the material cleaning device and the anti-overflow spraying device can share a set of elements such as a waterway and an electronic valve flowmeter, the elements such as the waterway and the electromagnetic valve flowmeter are saved, the volume of a product is reduced, the structure of the product is simplified, and the appearance of the product is optimized.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

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

Background

At present, an intelligent cooking appliance such as an automatic electric cooker is provided with an anti-overflow spraying device and a rice washing device which are separated, water is required to be supplied through two sets of waterways, an electronic valve flowmeter and other elements, the structure is complicated, and the whole machine is huge in volume; and because the rice washing device is positioned at the center of the cooking utensil, the anti-overflow spraying device can only be arranged on the side surface, so that the anti-overflow effect is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve at least one of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking appliance.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cooking appliance comprising: a cooking body having a cooking chamber; the material cleaning device is arranged on the cooking main body and comprises a cleaning cavity and a water inlet pipe, the cleaning cavity is positioned above the cooking cavity, and the output end of the water inlet pipe extends into the cleaning cavity; and the overflow-preventing spraying device is arranged on the cleaning cavity, is communicated with the water inlet pipe and the cooking cavity and is used for spraying water into the cooking cavity.

According to the cooking utensil provided by the invention, the anti-overflow spraying device is arranged on the cleaning cavity of the material cleaning device and is communicated with the water inlet pipe, so that the material cleaning device and the anti-overflow spraying device can share a set of elements such as a waterway and an electronic valve flowmeter, the elements such as the waterway and the electromagnetic valve flowmeter are saved, the volume of a product is reduced, the structure of the product is simplified, and the appearance of the product is optimized.

In addition, the cooking appliance in the technical scheme provided by the invention can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

In the above technical scheme, the bottom of the cleaning cavity is provided with a discharge opening, the anti-overflow spraying device is arranged at the discharge opening, and the anti-overflow spraying device can move relative to the cleaning cavity so as to open or close the discharge opening.

The bottom of the cleaning cavity is provided with the discharge opening, and the discharge opening is arranged, so that the materials can be conveniently and automatically discharged after being cleaned, the automation degree of the product is further improved, and the market competitiveness of the product is further improved; the overflow-preventing spraying device is arranged at the discharge opening and can open or close the discharge opening, so that the overflow-preventing spraying device serves as a discharge valve, integrates an overflow-preventing function and a sealing function into a whole, has ingenious conception and further simplifies the structure of a product; and the overflow-preventing spraying device can be positioned in the middle of the cooking utensil, so that the foam breaking and overflow-preventing effects are improved.

In the above technical scheme, the upper end of the overflow-preventing spraying device is connected with the output end of the water inlet pipe, and the water inlet pipe can move up and down relative to the cleaning cavity so as to drive the overflow-preventing spraying device to move up and down relative to the cleaning cavity, so that the overflow-preventing spraying device can open or close the discharge opening.

The upper end of the anti-overflow spraying device is connected with the output end of the water inlet pipe, the water inlet pipe can move up and down relative to the cleaning cavity, and the anti-overflow spraying device can be driven to move relative to the cleaning cavity by controlling the movement of the water inlet pipe, so that the discharge opening is opened or closed, and the anti-overflow spraying device is quite convenient.

In the above technical scheme, the anti-overflow spray device includes: the shell is matched with the shape of the discharge opening; the nozzle joint is arranged at the top of the shell, is connected to the output end of the water inlet pipe and is communicated with the water inlet pipe; the atomizing nozzle is arranged at the bottom of the shell, is arranged opposite to the nozzle joint, the water spray port of the atomizing nozzle is communicated with the cooking cavity, and the atomizing nozzle can relatively move with the nozzle joint; when the water inlet pipe moves up and down, the shell can be driven to move up and down, and meanwhile, the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle are driven to move relatively, so that when the shell closes the discharge opening, the atomizing nozzle is isolated from the nozzle joint, and when the shell opens the discharge opening, the atomizing nozzle is communicated with the nozzle joint.

The anti-overflow spraying device comprises a shell, a nozzle joint and an atomizing nozzle, wherein the shape of the shell is matched with that of the discharge opening, so that the discharge opening can be opened or closed, and the sealing function of the anti-overflow spraying device is realized; the nozzle joint is arranged at the top of the shell, is connected to the output end of the water inlet pipe and is communicated with the water inlet pipe, so that the water inlet pipe can supply water for the anti-overflow spraying device and can drive the anti-overflow spraying device to move up and down, and the shell can open or close the discharge opening; the atomizing nozzle is arranged at the bottom of the shell and is arranged opposite to the nozzle joint, and the water spray port of the atomizing nozzle is communicated with the cooking cavity, so that when the atomizing nozzle and the nozzle joint are in relative motion and are communicated with the nozzle joint, atomized water can be sprayed into the cooking cavity to perform anti-overflow bubble breaking, the anti-overflow function of the anti-overflow spraying device is realized, the shell is just provided with the discharge port, and the atomized water can be sprayed by adopting the atomizing nozzle, so that the atomizing nozzle is more uniform, and the anti-overflow bubble breaking effect is better; when the atomizing nozzle and the nozzle joint are in relative motion and are isolated from each other, the nozzle is closed (the atomizing nozzle can be in a closed state when the atomizing nozzle is isolated from the nozzle joint because the atomizing nozzle requires water flow to have certain pressure so as to enter and be sprayed out), the discharge opening is closed by the shell, the material cleaning device can perform a cleaning process, and the water loss caused by water leakage at the atomizing nozzle is avoided by closing the nozzle, so that the normal operation of the cleaning process is ensured.

The specific mode of the relative movement of the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle can be that the atomizing nozzle is fixed on the shell, the nozzle joint is movably arranged on the shell, and the relative movement of the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle is realized through the movement of the nozzle joint relative to the shell; the nozzle joint can also be fixed on the shell, the atomizing nozzle is movably arranged on the shell, and the relative movement of the atomizing nozzle and the nozzle joint is realized through the movement of the atomizing nozzle relative to the shell; of course, the atomizing nozzle and the nozzle joint can be movably mounted on the shell, and the relative movement of the atomizing nozzle and the nozzle joint can be realized through the relative movement of the shell and the shell.

In the above technical scheme, the anti-overflow spraying device further comprises: and the elastic piece is positioned in the shell and is used for enabling the nozzle joint to be communicated with the atomizing nozzle when the shell opens the discharge opening.

The elastic piece is arranged in the movable space, so that when the shell seals the discharge opening, the elastic piece elastically deforms to store elastic potential energy, and at the moment, the water inlet pipe and the cleaning cavity respectively apply acting force to the nozzle joint and the shell, so that the nozzle joint can be separated from the atomizing nozzle to close the atomizing nozzle; when the shell is opened with the discharge opening, the acting force applied by the cleaning cavity to the shell disappears, the elastic member releases elastic potential energy to recover deformation, and then the nozzle connector is propped against the atomizing nozzle, so that the nozzle connector is communicated with the nozzle, the atomizing nozzle is opened, meanwhile, the nozzle connector is disconnected with the interior connection of the cleaning cavity, and water output by the water inlet pipe enters the inner container through the atomizing nozzle in the form of mist water, so that foam breaking and overflow prevention are performed. Therefore, the elastic piece is arranged in the shell to realize the automatic opening of the atomizing nozzle, thereby not only ensuring the realization of the sealing and anti-overflow functions, but also simplifying the structure of the product and having very ingenious conception. Preferably, the elastic piece is a spring, the spring has good elasticity, large deformation and low price.

Of course, the elastic member may be other elastic structures such as a spring plate, which are not listed here; the elastic element is not arranged in the shell, but the relative movement of the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle can be realized through other structures, so that the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle can be connected or disconnected, for example: an elastic piece is arranged below the cleaning cavity and connected with the atomizing nozzle, and when the water inlet pipe moves upwards to close the discharge opening, the elastic piece stretches and deforms to separate the atomizing nozzle from the nozzle joint; when the water inlet pipe moves downwards to open the discharge opening, the elastic piece is restored to deform or is compressed and deformed, so that the nozzle joint is communicated with the atomizing nozzle; or other solutions, which are not listed here, are all within the scope of the present invention, since these solutions can achieve the objects of the present invention without departing from the design concept and spirit of the present invention.

In the above technical scheme, the nozzle joint is movably mounted on the housing, a limit boss is arranged at the lower end of the nozzle joint, the atomizing nozzle is fixedly mounted on the housing, the elastic piece is sleeved on the nozzle joint, and the upper end and the lower end of the elastic piece respectively lean against the housing and the limit boss and are in a compressed state; wherein, when the water inlet pipe moves upwards, the shell seals the discharge opening; when the water inlet pipe moves downwards, the shell opens the discharge opening.

The nozzle joint is movably arranged on the shell, so that the nozzle joint can move relative to the shell, and the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle can move relatively; the lower end of the nozzle joint is provided with a limit boss, so that the nozzle joint is prevented from falling out of the shell; the elastic piece is sleeved on the nozzle joint, and the upper end and the lower end of the elastic piece are respectively abutted against the shell and the limiting boss, so that the elastic piece is prevented from falling off, the deformation direction of the elastic piece is ensured to be consistent with the movement direction of the nozzle joint, and the use reliability of the elastic piece is further improved; the elastic piece is in a compressed state, so that when the shell is opened to the discharge opening, the elastic piece can apply downward acting force to the nozzle joint, and as the atomizing nozzle is fixedly arranged on the shell, the elastic piece can tightly support the nozzle joint on the atomizing nozzle, so that the communication between the atomizing nozzle and the nozzle joint is realized; when the water inlet pipe moves upwards, the shell seals the discharge opening, so that the cleaning cavity and the water inlet pipe can apply downward and upward acting forces to the shell and the nozzle joint respectively, the shell and the nozzle joint can apply extrusion acting forces to the elastic piece, the elastic piece is further compressed and deformed, and meanwhile, the nozzle joint is separated from the atomizing nozzle to close the atomizing nozzle and communicate with the cleaning cavity; when the water inlet pipe moves downwards, the shell opens the discharge opening, so that the acting force applied to the shell by the cleaning cavity disappears, the elastic piece is deformed in a restoration mode, the shell is extruded upwards, the shell drives the atomizing nozzle to move upwards relative to the nozzle joint, the nozzle joint is tightly abutted to the atomizing nozzle, and the atomizing nozzle is opened to communicate with the inner container.

In the technical scheme, an annular limiting plate is further arranged in the shell, is connected with the top of the shell and is sleeved on the outer side of the nozzle joint; and/or the discharge opening is provided with a limiting step surface, the shell is provided with a limiting bulge matched with the limiting step surface, and the limiting bulge is positioned below the limiting step surface.

The annular limiting plate is arranged in the shell in a surrounding manner to form a sliding groove matched with the nozzle joint, so that the vertical movement of the nozzle joint is guided, and water or air flow is prevented from being discharged from a gap between the shell and the nozzle joint.

The discharge opening is provided with a limiting step surface, the shell is provided with a limiting bulge, and the limiting bulge is positioned below the limiting step surface, so that the shell abuts against the limiting step surface when moving upwards, and the discharge opening is closed; when the shell moves downwards, the shell is separated from the limiting step surface, so that the discharge opening is opened; meanwhile, the limiting step surface is matched with the limiting protrusion, so that the axial sealing and the radial sealing are realized, and the sealing performance of the anti-overflow spraying device is improved.

In the above technical solution, the housing is provided with a through hole communicating with the cleaning cavity; and/or a sealing piece is arranged between the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle and is used for sealing a gap between the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle; and/or a sealing element is arranged between the shell and the discharge opening and is used for sealing a gap between the shell and the discharge opening.

Because the shell is also provided with the through hole, water output by the water inlet pipe can enter the cleaning cavity through the through hole, water for cleaning materials is provided for the material cleaning device, and the material cleaning device can perform a cleaning process. Therefore, the anti-overflow spraying device also has the function of water inflow, forms an integrated device combining water inflow, sealing and anti-overflow, has reasonable structure, ingenious conception and more compact and beautiful shape. Specifically, as described above, when the discharge opening is closed by the housing, the nozzle connector is separated from the atomizing nozzle, and the nozzle is closed, and at this time, the nozzle connector is communicated with the inside of the cleaning cavity through the through hole, so that water for cleaning the material can be provided for the cleaning cavity; when the discharge opening is opened to the shell, the nozzle joint is communicated with the atomizing nozzle, and the nozzle is opened, and at the moment, the nozzle joint is disconnected with the through hole, so that water output by the water inlet pipe can only enter the cooking cavity through the atomizing nozzle, and the anti-overflow foam breaking is realized.

Of course, the water inlet pipe can also send water to the cleaning cavity without passing through the anti-overflow spraying device, for example, a through hole is formed in the part of the water inlet pipe located outside the anti-overflow spraying device or the water inlet pipe is provided with two output ends, etc., the end part of the water inlet pipe can be divided into two flow paths, one is used for supplying water to the cleaning cavity, the other is used for supplying water to the anti-overflow spraying device, and the on-off of the two flow paths is reasonably controlled.

The sealing piece is arranged between the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle, so that the sealing performance between the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle can be improved when the nozzle joint is communicated with the atomizing nozzle, water flow is guaranteed to have enough pressure to enter the atomizing nozzle, and then the atomizing foam breaking efficiency of the atomizing nozzle is improved. Preferably, the sealing element is a sealing rubber ring.

And a sealing piece is arranged between the shell and the discharge opening, so that the sealing performance of the shell when the discharge opening is closed can be improved, and further, the materials or water and other substances in the cleaning cavity are prevented from falling into the liner. Preferably, the sealing element is a sealing rubber ring.

In any of the above embodiments, the housing includes: a spray cap, the nozzle adapter being mounted on the spray cap; the atomizing nozzle is arranged on the atomizing lower cover and penetrates through the atomizing lower cover; wherein, the shape of spraying upper cover and/or spraying lower cover is with discharge opening looks adaptation.

The shell comprises a spray upper cover and a spray lower cover, the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle are respectively arranged on the spray upper cover and the spray lower cover, and the atomizing nozzle penetrates through the spray lower cover, so that the water spraying port of the atomizing nozzle can be communicated with the cooking cavity, and atomized water is sprayed into the liner; the shell consists of two parts, so that the nozzle joint, the elastic piece and the atomizing nozzle can be conveniently overhauled and assembled and disassembled; the shape of spraying upper cover or spraying lower cover or spraying upper cover and spraying lower cover and discharge opening looks adaptation, all can guarantee the shell and to the effective seal of discharge opening.

In the above technical scheme, a sealing member is arranged between the spray upper cover and the spray lower cover and is used for sealing a gap between the spray upper cover and the spray lower cover.

And a sealing piece is arranged between the spraying upper cover and the spraying lower cover, so that the sealing performance between the spraying upper cover and the spraying lower cover can be improved. Preferably, the sealing element is a sealing rubber ring.

In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking appliance further includes: the driving device comprises a driving piece and a transmission assembly connected with the driving piece, and the transmission assembly is connected with the water inlet pipe so as to drive the water inlet pipe to move up and down, so that the water inlet pipe drives the overflow-preventing spraying device to move up and down.

In the above technical solution, the transmission assembly includes: the gear is connected with the output shaft of the driving piece; and the rack sliding block is meshed with the gear, is connected with the water inlet pipe and extends along the vertical direction so as to drive the water inlet pipe to move up and down.

The driving device drives the water inlet pipe to move up and down, so that the automation degree of the product is further improved; when the driving device drives the water inlet pipe to move up and down, the water inlet pipe drives the discharge valve to move up and down, and then the discharge opening is opened or closed.

Specifically, drive arrangement includes driving piece and drive assembly, and drive assembly includes gear and rack slider, and the gear links to each other with the output shaft of driving piece (like the motor), rotates along with the rotation of motor shaft, and rack slider meshes with the gear to extend along vertical direction, then when the gear rotates, drives rack slider along vertical direction up-and-down motion, and then realizes the up-and-down motion of inlet tube. Of course, the transmission assembly is not limited to the structure of the rack and pinion slider, but can be in other forms, which are not listed here.

In any of the above technical solutions, the input end of the water inlet pipe is further connected with an air source, and the output end of the water inlet pipe is further capable of supplying air to the lower portion of the cleaning cavity.

The input end of the water inlet pipe is also connected with an air source, and can supply air to the lower part of the cleaning cavity, namely the water inlet pipe also serves as an air inlet pipe, so that air bubbles formed by air flow fed by the water inlet pipe can drive materials and water to roll over, the stirring effect is achieved, and the aim of automatic cleaning is fulfilled; the structure of the material cleaning device is simplified, and no redundant stirring parts are needed for cleaning; in addition, the scheme is equivalent to combining the water inlet pipe and the air inlet pipe into a whole, so that the structure of the product is simplified, and the production cost is reduced. As for the connection mode of the water inlet pipe and the water source and the air source, the water inlet pipe and the air source can be connected through a three-way pipe and other structures.

Of course, a water inlet pipe and a gas inlet pipe can be respectively arranged, so that water and gas enter the cleaning cavity through the two pipelines.

Further, for the technical scheme that the water inlet pipe is connected with the nozzle joint of the anti-overflow spraying device, the air flow output by the water inlet pipe needs to be firstly in the shell and then passes through the through hole on the shell to be blown out, so that materials and water are contacted, the length of the water inlet pipe is prolonged, the air flow can be blown out from the lower part of the cleaning cavity, the air flow can effectively drive the materials and water in the cleaning cavity to roll, and then an effective stirring effect is achieved; the size of the through hole is obviously smaller than that of the water inlet pipe, so that compared with the water inlet pipe, the pressure and the speed of the air flow blown out by the overflow pipe are obviously increased, and the stirring efficiency of the air flow can be further improved; meanwhile, the area of the shell is relatively large, a plurality of through holes are formed in the shell in a dispersing mode, the through holes are formed in the periphery of the shell, air flows in a plurality of directions can be blown out, materials and water at each part in the cleaning cavity are fully stirred, the cleaning effect is guaranteed, the structure of a product is simplified, and the production cost is reduced. Therefore, the anti-overflow spraying device also has the air inlet function, realizes the integrated design of water inlet, air inlet, sealing and anti-overflow, and forms an integrated device combining water inlet, air inlet, sealing and anti-overflow, and has reasonable structure, ingenious conception and more compact and beautiful appearance.

In any of the above technical solutions, an air inlet channel is disposed at an upper portion of the cleaning cavity, a central axis of the air inlet channel and a central axis of the cleaning cavity are not in the same plane, and the central axis of the air inlet channel is inclined towards a bottom of the cleaning cavity, so that air flow sent into the cleaning cavity by the air inlet channel descends along an inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity in a spiral manner.

The cleaning cavity is also provided with an air inlet channel, and the central axis of the air inlet channel is not on the same plane with the central axis of the cleaning cavity, namely, the central axis of the air inlet channel is not parallel to or does not intersect with the central axis of the cleaning cavity, so that the air flow sent into the cleaning cavity by the air inlet channel can rotate along the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity; the central axis of the air inlet channel inclines towards the bottom of the cleaning cavity, namely, the central axis of the air inlet channel and the end face (horizontal plane) of the cleaning cavity form a certain included angle, and the air inlet faces towards the bottom of the cleaning cavity, so that the air flow sent into the cleaning cavity by the air inlet channel has a downward component speed, and the air flow sent into the cleaning cavity by the air inlet channel can descend along the inner wall face of the cleaning cavity while rotating. In other words, the air inlet channel forms a spiral air channel, so that spiral air inlet can be realized, after the cleaning is finished, high-speed air flow entering the cleaning cavity is spirally pressed down along the inner wall of the cleaning cavity, and in the spiral pressing down process, the high-speed air flow can drive materials such as rice accumulated or stuck on the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity to spirally descend, so that the materials such as rice finally enter the inner container of the cooking utensil through the bottom discharge opening; because the spiral air inlet enables the high-speed air flow to drop in the cleaning cavity like a spring spiral line in a spiral manner, wind power cannot be dispersed, no dead angle exists in the air blowing process, and the fact that materials such as rice in the cleaning cavity can be completely fed into the inner container is guaranteed.

In the above technical scheme, the air flow in the air inlet channel enters the cleaning cavity along the tangential direction of the cleaning cavity.

The air flow in the air inlet channel enters the cleaning cavity along the tangential direction of the cleaning cavity, namely the air inlet direction is tangential to the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity, so that the speed direction of the air flow entering the cleaning cavity is completely consistent with the advancing direction of the air flow in the cleaning cavity, the energy loss caused by the impact of the air flow on the inner wall of the cleaning cavity is reduced, and the rice discharging efficiency of the spiral air duct is improved.

In the above technical solution, the cooking appliance further includes: the storage box is used for storing materials; and the input end and the output end of the feeding pipe are respectively connected with the storage box and the air inlet channel, so that the materials in the feeding pipe are fed into the cleaning cavity by utilizing wind power.

The cooking utensil further comprises a storage box, the storage box is connected with the air inlet channel through a feeding pipe, so that automatic feeding of the cooking utensil is realized, and the automation degree of the cooking utensil is improved; the material conveying pipe is connected with the air inlet channel, so that the material in the material conveying pipe is conveyed into the cleaning cavity by utilizing wind force, pneumatic feeding is realized, namely, the material is conveyed into the cleaning cavity by utilizing wind force, the feeding efficiency is high, and the cleaning cavity is clean and pollution-free.

Specifically, before cleaning, the material storage box is opened, so that materials in the material storage box enter the material feeding pipe, an air source (such as a fan or an air pump, etc.) connected with the air inlet channel is opened to supply air to the air inlet channel, the materials in the material feeding pipe are blown into the cleaning cavity, and after the material feeding is finished, the material storage box is closed; after the cleaning is finished, the air inlet channel supplies air again, and the material in the cleaning cavity is completely conveyed into the liner by utilizing the spiral downward pressure of high-pressure air flow.

In the above technical scheme, the air inlet channel is further connected with a water source and is used for feeding water flow into the cleaning cavity so as to clean the inner wall of the cleaning cavity; and/or the cooking main body comprises a pot body and a cover body, wherein the cover body is covered with the pot body to enclose the cooking cavity, and the material cleaning device is arranged on the cover body.

The air inlet channel is also connected with a water source, and water flow sent into the cleaning cavity through the air inlet channel also can spiral downwards like a spring spiral line, so that materials in the cleaning cavity can be completely sent into the inner container after the cleaning is finished, and meanwhile, the air inlet channel can be used for cleaning the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity without dead angles.

The material cleaning device is arranged on the cover body, so that the material in the cleaning cavity smoothly enters the cooking cavity to cook when the discharge opening of the cleaning cavity is opened, and the structure is more compact and reasonable.

Preferably, the cleaning cavity of the material cleaning device and the cover body of the cooking utensil are of an integrated structure, so that the assembly efficiency of the product can be improved, and the assembly matching precision and the sealing connection reliability between the air inlet pipeline, the air exhaust pipeline, the water inlet pipeline and the sewage pipeline and the cleaning cavity can be further ensured, thereby being beneficial to ensuring the use reliability of the product.

In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking appliance further includes: the illuminating lamp is arranged at the side part or the upper part of the cleaning cavity; and/or an overflow-preventing detection device, which is used for controlling the opening and closing of the overflow-preventing spraying device; and/or a drain pipe, wherein the input end of the drain pipe extends into the bottom of the cleaning cavity and is used for discharging water in the cleaning cavity.

And an illuminating lamp is arranged on the side part or the upper part of the cleaning cavity, so that the cleaning process and the cleaning progress in the cleaning cavity can be conveniently displayed.

Through setting up anti-overflow detection device, can the automated inspection in-process of cooking whether need break the bubble, and then open or close anti-overflow spray set's anti-overflow function voluntarily to the degree of automation of product has further been improved. Optionally, the anti-overflow detection device is a temperature sensing probe and/or an anti-overflow electrode.

The arrangement of the drain pipe is convenient for automatically discharging sewage in the cleaning cavity, so that the automation degree of the product is further improved.

In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking appliance is an electric cooker.

Of course, the electric cooker is not limited to the electric cooker, and can be an electric pressure cooker, an electric stewpot, an electric steamer and the like.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, 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 top view of a portion of a cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of FIG. 1 in the direction A-A;

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion B in FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of fig. 1 in the direction C-C.

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

the cooking device comprises a cooking main body, a 10 cover body, a 20 pot body, a 2 material cleaning device, a 210 cleaning cavity, a 211 air inlet channel, a 220 water inlet pipe, a 221 three-way pipe, a 230 motor, a 240 gear, a 250 rack slide block, a 260 feeding pipe, a 270 illuminating lamp, a 280 temperature sensing probe, a 290 water discharge pipe, a 3 anti-overflow spraying device, a 310 spraying upper cover, a 311 through hole, a 312 annular limiting plate, a 313 limiting bulge, a 320 spraying lower cover, a 330 nozzle joint, a 331 limiting boss, a 340 atomizing nozzle, a 350 spring and a 360 sealing rubber ring.

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 application, however, the present application may be practiced in other ways than those described herein, and therefore the scope of the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 5.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the cooking appliance provided by the present application includes: cooking main body 1, material belt cleaning device 2 and anti-overflow spray set 3.

Specifically, the cooking body 1 has a cooking chamber; the material cleaning device 2 is arranged on the cooking main body 1 and comprises a cleaning cavity 210 and a water inlet pipe 220, wherein the cleaning cavity 210 is positioned above the cooking cavity, and the output end of the water inlet pipe 220 extends into the cleaning cavity 210; the overflow preventing spray device 3 is provided on the cleaning chamber 210 and communicates with the water inlet pipe 220 and the cooking chamber for spraying water into the cooking chamber.

According to the cooking utensil provided by the invention, the anti-overflow spraying device 3 is arranged on the cleaning cavity 210 of the material cleaning device 2 and is communicated with the water inlet pipe 220, so that the material cleaning device 2 and the anti-overflow spraying device 3 can share a set of elements such as a waterway and an electronic valve flowmeter, the elements such as the waterway and the electromagnetic valve flowmeter are saved, the volume of a product is reduced, the structure of the product is simplified, and the appearance of the product is optimized.

In some embodiments of the present invention, further, a discharge opening is provided at the bottom of the cleaning chamber 210, and the overflow preventing spray device 3 is provided at the discharge opening as shown in fig. 2 to 5, and the overflow preventing spray device 3 can move relative to the cleaning chamber 210 to open or close the discharge opening.

Further, the upper end of the anti-overflow spraying device 3 is connected with the output end of the water inlet pipe 220, and the water inlet pipe 220 can move up and down relative to the cleaning cavity 210, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, so as to drive the anti-overflow spraying device 3 to move up and down relative to the cleaning cavity 210, so that the anti-overflow spraying device 3 opens or closes the discharge opening.

The bottom of the cleaning cavity 210 is provided with a discharge opening, and the discharge opening is arranged, so that the materials can be automatically discharged after being cleaned, the automation degree of the product is further improved, and the market competitiveness of the product is further improved; the anti-overflow spraying device 3 is arranged at the discharge opening and can open or close the discharge opening, so that the anti-overflow spraying device 3 serves as a discharge valve, integrates an anti-overflow function and a sealing function into a whole, has ingenious conception and further simplifies the structure of a product; and the overflow-preventing spraying device 3 can be positioned in the middle of the cooking utensil, so that the foam breaking and overflow-preventing effects are improved.

The upper end of the anti-overflow spraying device 3 is connected with the output end of the water inlet pipe 220, and the water inlet pipe 220 can move up and down relative to the cleaning cavity 210, so that the anti-overflow spraying device 3 can be driven to move relative to the cleaning cavity 210 by controlling the movement of the water inlet pipe 220, and then the discharge opening is opened or closed, so that the anti-overflow spraying device is quite convenient.

In the above embodiment, the spill-proof shower apparatus 3 includes: a housing, a nozzle adapter 330 and an atomizing nozzle 340, as shown in fig. 2-5. Specifically, the shape of the outer shell is matched with that of the discharge opening, and a through hole 311 communicated with the cleaning cavity 210 is formed; the nozzle joint 330 is installed at the top of the housing, and is connected to the output end of the water inlet pipe 220, and communicates with the water inlet pipe 220; the atomizing nozzle 340 is installed at the bottom of the housing and is disposed opposite to the nozzle joint 330, a water spray port thereof is communicated with the cooking chamber, and the atomizing nozzle 340 can relatively move with the nozzle joint 330; when the water inlet pipe 220 moves up and down, the shell can be driven to move up and down, and meanwhile, the nozzle connector 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340 are driven to move relatively, so that when the shell closes the discharge opening, the atomizing nozzle 340 is isolated from the nozzle connector 330, and when the shell opens the discharge opening, the atomizing nozzle 340 is communicated with the nozzle connector 330.

Further, the overflow preventing spray device 3 further includes: and an elastic member, located in the housing, for communicating the nozzle adapter 330 with the atomizing nozzle 340 when the housing opens the discharge opening, as shown in fig. 2 to 5.

The anti-overflow spraying device 3 comprises a shell, a nozzle joint 330 and an atomizing nozzle 340, wherein the shape of the shell is matched with that of the discharge opening, so that the discharge opening can be opened or closed, and the sealing function of the anti-overflow spraying device 3 is realized; the nozzle joint 330 is installed at the top of the housing, is connected to the output end of the water inlet pipe 220, and is communicated with the water inlet pipe 220, so that the water inlet pipe 220 can supply water to the anti-overflow spraying device 3 and can drive the anti-overflow spraying device 3 to move up and down, and the housing can open or close the discharge opening; the atomizing nozzle 340 is arranged at the bottom of the shell and is opposite to the nozzle joint 330, and the water spray port of the atomizing nozzle is communicated with the cooking cavity, so that when the atomizing nozzle moves relatively to the nozzle joint 330 and is communicated with the nozzle joint 330, atomized water can be sprayed into the cooking cavity to perform anti-overflow bubble breaking, the anti-overflow function of the anti-overflow spraying device 3 is realized, the shell just opens the discharge port, and atomized water can be sprayed by adopting the atomizing nozzle 340, so that the anti-overflow bubble breaking effect is more uniform; when the atomizing nozzle 340 and the nozzle connector 330 relatively move and are isolated from the nozzle connector 330, the nozzle is closed (the atomizing nozzle 340 requires a certain pressure to be capable of being injected, so that the nozzle is in a closed state when the atomizing nozzle 340 and the nozzle connector 330 are isolated), at the moment, the shell closes the discharge opening, the material cleaning device 2 can perform a cleaning process, and the water loss caused by water leakage at the atomizing nozzle 340 is avoided due to the closing of the nozzle, and the normal operation of the cleaning process is ensured; because the shell is also provided with the through hole 311, the water output by the water inlet pipe 220 can enter the cleaning cavity 210 through the through hole 311, and water for cleaning materials is provided for the material cleaning device 2, and the material cleaning device 2 can perform a cleaning process. Therefore, the anti-overflow spraying device 3 also has the water inlet function, forms an integrated device combining water inlet, sealing and anti-overflow, has reasonable structure, ingenious conception and more compact and beautiful shape.

As for a specific manner of the relative movement of the nozzle connector 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340, the atomizing nozzle 340 may be fixed on the housing, the nozzle connector 330 is movably mounted on the housing, and the relative movement of the nozzle connector 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340 is realized by the movement of the nozzle connector 330 relative to the housing; the nozzle joint 330 may be fixed on the housing, the atomizing nozzle 340 is movably mounted on the housing, and the relative movement between the atomizing nozzle 340 and the nozzle joint 330 is realized by the movement of the atomizing nozzle 340 relative to the housing; of course, it is also possible that the atomizing nozzle 340 and the nozzle adapter 330 are movably mounted on the housing, and the relative movement of the atomizing nozzle 340 and the nozzle adapter 330 is achieved by the movement of the housing relative to each other.

Of course, the water inlet pipe 220 may not send water to the cleaning cavity 210 through the anti-overflow spraying device 3, for example, a through hole is provided at a portion of the water inlet pipe 220 located outside the anti-overflow spraying device 3, or the water inlet pipe 220 has two output ends, etc., and these solutions may divide an end portion of the water inlet pipe 220 into two flow paths, one is used for supplying water to the cleaning cavity 210, and the other is used for supplying water to the anti-overflow spraying device 3, so long as the on-off of the two flow paths is reasonably controlled.

The elastic member is arranged in the movable space, so that when the shell seals the discharge opening, the elastic member elastically deforms to store elastic potential energy, and at the moment, the water inlet pipe 220 and the cleaning cavity 210 respectively apply acting force to the nozzle joint 330 and the shell, so that the nozzle joint 330 can be separated from the atomizing nozzle 340 to close the atomizing nozzle 340, and at the moment, the nozzle joint 330 is communicated with the inside of the cleaning cavity 210 through the through hole 311, so that water for cleaning materials can be provided for the cleaning cavity 210; when the discharge opening is opened, the acting force applied to the outer shell by the cleaning cavity 210 disappears, the elastic member releases elastic potential energy to recover deformation, so that the nozzle connector 330 is abutted against the atomizing nozzle 340, the nozzle connector 330 is communicated with the nozzle, and thus the atomizing nozzle 340 is opened, meanwhile, the internal connection between the nozzle connector 330 and the cleaning cavity 210 is disconnected, and then water output by the water inlet pipe 220 enters the inner container through the atomizing nozzle 340 in the form of mist water to break bubbles and prevent overflow. Therefore, by arranging the elastic member in the housing, the automatic opening of the atomizing nozzle 340 is realized, the sealing, water inlet and overflow preventing functions are ensured, the structure of the product is simplified, and the conception is very ingenious. Preferably, the elastic member is a spring 350, and the spring 350 has good elasticity, large deformation and low cost.

Of course, the elastic member may be other elastic structures such as a spring plate, which are not listed here; instead of providing the elastic member in the housing, other structures may be used to implement the relative movement between the nozzle connector 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340, so as to implement the connection or disconnection between the nozzle connector 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340, for example: an elastic member is arranged below the cleaning cavity 210 and connected with the atomizing nozzle 340, and when the water inlet pipe 220 moves upwards to close the discharge opening, the elastic member stretches and deforms to separate the atomizing nozzle 340 from the nozzle joint 330; when the water inlet pipe 220 moves downwards to open the discharge opening, the elastic member is restored to deform or is compressively deformed, so that the nozzle joint 330 is communicated with the atomizing nozzle 340; or other embodiments, which are not listed here, are all within the scope of the present invention, since these embodiments can achieve the objects of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Preferably, the nozzle joint 330 is movably mounted on the housing, and the lower end thereof is provided with a limit boss 331, as shown in fig. 4, the atomizing nozzle 340 is fixedly mounted on the housing, the elastic member is sleeved on the nozzle joint 330, and the upper and lower ends thereof respectively abut against the housing and the limit boss 331 and are in a compressed state; wherein, when the water inlet pipe 220 moves upwards, the shell seals the discharge opening; when the inlet pipe 220 moves downwards, the housing opens the discharge opening.

Preferably, an annular limiting plate 312 is further provided inside the housing, and the annular limiting plate 312 is connected to the top of the housing and sleeved outside the nozzle joint 330, as shown in fig. 2 to 5.

Preferably, the discharge opening is provided with a limiting step surface, and the shell is provided with a limiting protrusion 313 matched with the limiting step surface, as shown in fig. 4, and the limiting protrusion 313 is located below the limiting step surface.

The nozzle connector 330 is movably mounted on the housing, so that the nozzle connector 330 can move relative to the housing, and the nozzle connector 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340 can move relatively; the lower end of the nozzle joint 330 is provided with a limit boss 331, so that the nozzle joint 330 is prevented from falling out of the shell; the elastic piece is sleeved on the nozzle joint 330, and the upper end and the lower end of the elastic piece are respectively abutted against the shell and the limiting boss 331, so that the elastic piece is prevented from falling off, the deformation direction of the elastic piece is ensured to be consistent with the movement direction of the nozzle joint 330, and the use reliability of the elastic piece is further improved; the elastic piece is in a compressed state, so that when the shell is opened to a discharge opening, the elastic piece can apply downward acting force to the nozzle joint 330, and as the atomizing nozzle 340 is fixedly arranged on the shell, the elastic piece can tightly support the nozzle joint 330 against the atomizing nozzle 340, so that the communication between the atomizing nozzle 340 and the nozzle joint 330 is realized; when the water inlet pipe 220 moves upwards, the shell seals the discharge opening, so that the cleaning cavity 210 and the water inlet pipe 220 respectively apply downward and upward forces to the shell and the nozzle joint 330, and the shell and the nozzle joint 330 apply extrusion forces to the elastic piece, so that the elastic piece is subjected to further compression deformation, and meanwhile, the nozzle joint 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340 are separated to close the atomizing nozzle 340 and communicate with the cleaning cavity 210; when the water inlet pipe 220 moves downwards, the shell opens the discharge opening, so that the acting force exerted on the shell by the cleaning cavity 210 disappears, the elastic piece recovers to deform, the shell is extruded upwards, the shell drives the atomizing nozzle 340 to move upwards relative to the nozzle joint 330, and the nozzle joint 330 is tightly abutted against the atomizing nozzle 340 to open the atomizing nozzle 340 and communicate with the inner container.

The annular limiting plate 312 is provided with a chute which is matched with the nozzle joint 330 in the inner periphery of the shell, plays a role in guiding the movement of the nozzle joint 330 in the vertical direction, and prevents water or air flow from being discharged from a gap between the shell and the nozzle joint 330.

The discharge opening is provided with a limiting step surface, the shell is provided with a limiting protrusion 313, and the limiting protrusion 313 is positioned below the limiting step surface, so that the shell abuts against the limiting step surface when moving upwards, and the discharge opening is closed; when the shell moves downwards, the shell is separated from the limiting step surface, so that the discharge opening is opened; meanwhile, the limiting step surface is matched with the limiting protrusion 313, so that the axial sealing is realized, the radial sealing is realized, and the sealing performance of the anti-overflow spraying device 3 is improved.

In the above embodiment, a seal is provided between the nozzle joint 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340 for sealing the gap between the nozzle joint 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340, as shown in fig. 4.

Preferably, a seal is provided between the housing and the discharge opening for sealing the gap between the housing and the discharge opening, as shown in fig. 4.

The sealing element is arranged between the nozzle joint 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340, so that the sealing performance between the nozzle joint 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340 can be improved when the nozzle joint 330 is communicated with the atomizing nozzle 340, the water flow is ensured to have enough pressure to enter the atomizing nozzle 340, and the atomizing foam breaking efficiency of the atomizing nozzle 340 is further improved. Preferably, the seal is a sealing rubber ring 360.

The sealing element is arranged between the shell and the discharge opening, so that the sealing performance of the shell when the discharge opening is closed can be improved, and further, the materials or water and other substances in the cleaning cavity 210 can not fall into the liner. Preferably, the seal is a sealing rubber ring 360.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, the housing includes: a spray upper cap 310 and a spray lower cap 320, the nozzle joint 330 being mounted on the spray upper cap 310; the spray lower cap 320 is connected to the lower end of the spray upper cap 310, and the atomizing nozzle 340 is installed on the spray lower cap 320 and penetrates the spray lower cap 320; wherein the shape of the spray cap 310 and/or the spray cap 320 is adapted to the discharge opening.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, a sealing member is provided between the spray upper cap 310 and the spray lower cap 320 for sealing a gap between the spray upper cap 310 and the spray lower cap 320.

The outer shell comprises an upper spray cover 310 and a lower spray cover 320, the nozzle joint 330 and the atomizing nozzle 340 are respectively arranged on the upper spray cover 310 and the lower spray cover 320, and the atomizing nozzle 340 penetrates through the lower spray cover 320, so that the water spraying port of the atomizing nozzle 340 can be communicated with the cooking chamber, and atomized water is sprayed into the inner container; the shell consists of two parts, so that the nozzle joint 330, the elastic piece and the atomizing nozzle 340 are convenient to overhaul and assemble and disassemble; the spray cap 310 or the spray cap 320 or the spray cap 310 and the spray cap 320 are shaped to fit the discharge opening, and the effective sealing of the housing to the discharge opening can be ensured.

Providing a seal between the spray upper cap 310 and the spray lower cap 320 can improve the sealability therebetween. Preferably, the seal is a sealing rubber ring 360.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the cooking appliance further includes: the driving device comprises a driving piece and a transmission component connected with the driving piece, and the transmission component is connected with the water inlet pipe 220 to drive the water inlet pipe 220 to move up and down, so that the water inlet pipe 220 drives the anti-overflow spraying device 3 to move up and down.

Wherein, drive assembly includes: a gear 240 and a rack slider 250, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the gear 240 is connected to an output shaft of the driving member; the rack slider 250 is engaged with the gear 240, is connected to the water inlet pipe 220, and extends in a vertical direction to drive the water inlet pipe 220 to move up and down.

The driving device drives the water inlet pipe 220 to move up and down, so that the automation degree of the product is further improved; when the driving device drives the water inlet pipe 220 to move up and down, the water inlet pipe 220 drives the discharge valve to move up and down, so that the discharge opening is opened or closed.

Specifically, the driving device includes a driving member and a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly includes a gear 240 and a rack slider 250, the gear 240 is connected to an output shaft of the driving member (such as the motor 230), the rack slider 250 is meshed with the gear 240 and extends in a vertical direction along with rotation of the motor 230, and when the gear 240 rotates, the rack slider 250 is driven to move up and down in the vertical direction, so as to realize up and down movement of the water inlet pipe 220. Of course, the transmission assembly is not limited to the structure of the rack slider 250 of the gear 240, but may be other forms, which are not listed here.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the input end of the water inlet pipe 220 is further connected to a gas source, and the output end of the water inlet pipe 220 is further capable of supplying gas to the lower portion of the cleaning chamber 210.

The input end of the water inlet pipe 220 is also connected with an air source, and can supply air to the lower part of the cleaning cavity 210, namely, the water inlet pipe 220 also serves as an air inlet pipe, so that air bubbles formed by air flow fed by the water inlet pipe 220 can drive materials and water to roll over, the stirring effect is achieved, and the aim of automatic cleaning is fulfilled; the structure of the material cleaning device 2 is simplified, and no redundant stirring parts are needed for cleaning; in addition, the present embodiment is equivalent to integrating the water inlet pipe 220 and the air inlet pipe, thereby simplifying the structure of the product and reducing the production cost. As for the connection mode of the water inlet pipe 220 and the water source and the air source, the connection mode can be realized through a tee pipe 221 and the like.

Of course, it is also possible to provide a water inlet pipe 220 and an air inlet pipe, respectively, so that water and air enter the washing chamber 210 through two pipes.

Further, for the embodiment in which the water inlet pipe 220 is connected with the nozzle joint 330 of the anti-overflow spraying device 3, the air flow output by the water inlet pipe 220 needs to be firstly in the shell and then pass through the through hole 311 on the shell to be blown out, so that the air flow contacts with the materials and the water, the length of the water inlet pipe 220 is prolonged, the air flow is ensured to be blown out from the lower part of the cleaning cavity 210, and the air flow can effectively drive the materials and the water in the cleaning cavity 210 to roll, so that an effective stirring effect is achieved; the size of the through hole 311 is obviously smaller than that of the water inlet pipe 220, so that compared with the water inlet pipe 220, the pressure and the speed of the air flow blown out by the overflow pipe are obviously increased, and the stirring efficiency of the air flow can be further improved; meanwhile, the area of the shell is relatively large, a plurality of through holes 311 are formed in the shell in a scattered manner, the through holes 311 are formed in the circumferential direction of the shell, and then air flows in a plurality of directions can be blown out, so that materials and water at all positions in the cleaning cavity 210 are sufficiently stirred, the cleaning effect is guaranteed, the structure of a product is simplified, and the production cost is reduced. Therefore, the anti-overflow spraying device 3 also has the air inlet function, realizes the integrated design of water inlet, air inlet, sealing and anti-overflow, and ensures that the anti-overflow spraying device 3 forms an integrated device combining water inlet, air inlet, sealing and anti-overflow, has reasonable structure, ingenious conception and more compact and beautiful appearance.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, the upper portion of the cleaning chamber 210 is provided with the air inlet channel 211, the central axis of the air inlet channel 211 is not in the same plane with the central axis of the cleaning chamber 210, and the central axis of the air inlet channel 211 is inclined toward the bottom of the cleaning chamber 210, so that the air flow sent into the cleaning chamber 210 by the air inlet channel 211 descends spirally along the inner wall surface of the cleaning chamber 210.

Preferably, the air flow in the air inlet channel 211 enters the cleaning chamber 210 in a tangential direction of the cleaning chamber 210.

The cleaning cavity 210 is also provided with an air inlet channel 211, and the central axis of the air inlet channel 211 is not on the same plane with the central axis of the cleaning cavity 210, namely, the central axis of the air inlet channel 211 is not parallel to or does not intersect with the central axis of the cleaning cavity 210, so that the air flow sent into the cleaning cavity 210 by the air inlet channel 211 can rotate along the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity 210; and the central axis of the air inlet channel 211 is inclined towards the bottom of the cleaning cavity 210, i.e. the central axis of the air inlet channel 211 has a certain angle with the end surface (horizontal plane) of the cleaning cavity 210, and the air inlet is towards the bottom of the cleaning cavity 210, so that the air flow sent into the cleaning cavity 210 by the air inlet channel 211 has a downward component speed, and therefore the air flow sent into the cleaning cavity 210 by the air inlet channel 211 can descend along the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity 210 while rotating. In other words, the air inlet channel 211 forms a spiral air channel, so that spiral air inlet can be realized, after cleaning is finished, high-speed air flow entering the cleaning cavity 210 is spirally pressed down along the inner wall of the cleaning cavity 210, and in the spiral pressing down process, the high-speed air flow can drive materials such as rice accumulated or stuck on the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity 210 to spirally descend, so that the materials such as rice finally pass through the bottom discharge opening and enter the inner container of the cooking utensil; because the spiral air inlet enables the high-speed air flow to spirally descend like the spiral line of the spring 350 in the cleaning cavity 210, wind power cannot be dispersed, no dead angle exists in blowing, and materials such as rice in the cleaning cavity 210 can be completely fed into the inner container.

The air flow in the air inlet channel 211 enters the cleaning cavity 210 along the tangential direction of the cleaning cavity 210, namely, the air inlet direction is tangential to the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity 210, so that the speed direction of the air flow entering the cleaning cavity 210 is completely consistent with the advancing direction of the air flow in the cleaning cavity 210, the energy loss caused by the impact of the air flow on the inner wall of the cleaning cavity 210 is reduced, and the discharging efficiency of the spiral air duct is improved.

In the above embodiment, the cooking appliance further includes: a storage bin for storing material and a feed tube 260; the input end and the output end of the feeding pipe 260 are respectively connected with the storage box and the air inlet channel 211, so that the materials in the feeding pipe 260 are fed into the cleaning cavity 210 by using wind power, as shown in fig. 1.

The cooking utensil further comprises a storage box, the storage box is connected with the air inlet channel 211 through a feeding pipe 260, so that automatic feeding of the cooking utensil is realized, and the automation degree of the cooking utensil is improved; the feeding pipe 260 is connected with the air inlet channel 211 to send the material in the feeding pipe 260 into the cleaning cavity 210 by using wind power, so that pneumatic feeding is realized, that is, the material is sent into the cleaning cavity 210 by using wind power, and the feeding efficiency is high, and the cleaning cavity is clean and pollution-free.

Specifically, before cleaning, the material storage box is opened, so that the material in the material storage box enters the material feeding pipe 260, and meanwhile, an air source (such as a fan or an air pump, etc.) connected with the air inlet channel 211 is opened to supply air to the air inlet channel 211, so that the material in the material feeding pipe 260 is blown into the cleaning cavity 210, and after the material feeding is finished, the material storage box is closed; after the cleaning is completed, the air inlet channel 211 supplies air again, and the material in the cleaning cavity 210 is completely fed into the liner by using the spiral depression of the high-pressure air flow.

In the above embodiment, the air inlet channel 211 is further connected to a water source for feeding water into the cleaning chamber 210 to clean the inner wall of the cleaning chamber 210.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, the cooking main body 1 includes a pot body 20 and a cover body 10, the cover body 10 and the pot body 20 are covered to enclose a cooking chamber, wherein the material cleaning device 2 is disposed on the cover body 10.

The air inlet channel 211 is also connected with a water source, so that the water flow sent into the cleaning cavity 210 through the air inlet channel 211 also can spiral down like the spiral line of the spring 350, and therefore, materials in the cleaning cavity 210 can be completely sent into the inner container after the cleaning is finished, and meanwhile, the cleaning device can be used for cleaning the inner wall surface of the cleaning cavity 210 without dead angles.

The material cleaning device 2 is arranged on the cover body 10, so that the material cleaning device is convenient to clean the discharge opening of the cavity 210 and is communicated with the cooking cavity when being opened, and materials in the cleaning cavity 210 smoothly enter the cooking cavity to be cooked, so that the structure is more compact and reasonable.

Preferably, the cleaning cavity 210 of the material cleaning device 2 and the cover body 10 of the cooking utensil are of an integrated structure, so that the assembly efficiency of the product can be improved, and the assembly precision and the sealing connection reliability between the air inlet pipeline, the air exhaust pipeline, the water inlet pipe 220 and the sewage pipeline and the cleaning cavity 210 can be further ensured, thereby being beneficial to ensuring the use reliability of the product.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance further comprises: the illumination lamp 270 is disposed at a side or upper portion of the cleaning chamber 210 as shown in fig. 1.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance further comprises: and the overflow prevention detection device is used for controlling the opening and closing of the overflow prevention spraying device 3, as shown in fig. 1 and 5.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the cooking appliance further includes: the water drain pipe 290 has an input end extending into the bottom of the washing chamber 210 for draining water in the washing chamber 210.

An illumination lamp 270 is provided at a side or upper portion of the cleaning chamber 210 to facilitate the display of the cleaning process and the cleaning progress in the cleaning chamber 210.

By arranging the anti-overflow detection device, whether bubbles are needed to be broken in the cooking process or not can be automatically detected, and then the anti-overflow function of the anti-overflow spraying device 3 is automatically opened or closed, so that the automation degree of products is further improved. Optionally, the spill-proof detection device is a temperature sensing probe 280 and/or a spill-proof electrode.

The drain pipe 290 is provided to facilitate automatic drainage of the sewage in the cleaning chamber 210, thereby further improving the degree of automation of the product.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance is an electric cooker.

The structure and operation principle of the cooking appliance provided by the present application will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment of the present application.

The cooking utensil is a full-automatic electric cooker, an inner cover of the cooker cover is arranged above the inner cooker, and an annular sealing ring is arranged in the middle; the middle of the pot cover is provided with a rice washing bin structure, the rice washing bin is provided with a sealing cover, and the rice washing bin is provided with an illuminating lamp 270 on the side or upper surface for displaying the rice washing process; the bottom of the rice washing bin is provided with a discharge opening, the side wall of the rice washing bin is provided with a spiral air inlet, and the air inlet is connected with a rice inlet pipe and can be used for feeding rice and spirally discharging the washed rice into a cyclone after the rice washing is completed, and the washed rice is fed into an inner pot through the bottom discharge opening; the rice washing bin is also provided with a water inlet pipe 220, one end of the water inlet pipe 220 is connected with a water source through a three-way pipe 221, and the other end is connected with an air pump; a motor 230 is also arranged on the inner cover of the pot cover, the motor 230 drives a gear 240 to rotate, the gear 240 drives a rack slide block 250 to move up and down, and the rack slide block 250 drives a water inlet pipe 220 to move up and down; the other end of the water inlet pipe 220 is connected with the bottom sealing mechanism, and the motor 230 drives the water inlet pipe 220 to move up and down along with the rack, so as to drive the bottom sealing mechanism to ascend or descend: when the bottom sealing mechanism rises, the discharge opening at the bottom of the rice washing bin is sealed, and the rice washing bin can be used for feeding and washing rice at the moment; when the bottom sealing mechanism descends, the rice washing bin is communicated with the inner pot through the bottom discharging opening.

The bottom sealing mechanism can realize the function of spray overflow prevention, and comprises a spray upper cover 310, a spray lower cover 320, a spray joint, a spring 350, a spray upper cover sealing ring, a spray lower cover sealing ring, a nozzle sealing rubber ring 360 and other elements, wherein the spray upper cover 310 is provided with a through hole 311 which is communicated with a rice washing bin for water inlet and blowing rice washing; when the sealing mechanism rises, the water inlet pipe 220 pulls the spray joint to be separated from the spray nozzle and the spray nozzle sealant, at the moment, water inlet, air inlet and other works are carried out through the through hole 311 of the spray upper cover 310, when rice washing water is carried out, the water inlet pipe 220 is filled with water, then enters the rice washing bin through the through hole 311, water inlet is stopped, the air pump is used for flushing air, and the air also enters the rice washing bin from the water inlet pipe 220 through the through hole 311 of the spray upper cover 310, so that bubbles are formed for rice washing; the bottom sealing structure descends after rice washing, the spiral air duct blows high-speed air to drive rice grains to rotate and descend, and the rice grains enter the inner pot to finish rice discharging action; in the rice cooking process, when the temperature sensing probe 280 or the anti-overflow electrode senses that the anti-overflow is needed, the bottom sealing mechanism descends, at the moment, the spray connector is acted by the force of the spring 350, the spray nozzle silica gel is pressed and connected with the spray nozzle, so that the passage from the through hole 311 of the spray upper cover 310 to the rice washing bin is cut off, at the moment, the water inlet pipe 220 is filled with water, and the spray is sprayed out through the spray nozzle to prevent overflowing and break bubbles.

Therefore, through the action of the bottom spring 350, the upper and lower positions of the bottom sealing mechanism (namely the anti-overflow spraying device 3) are designed into two working states of closing the water channel inside and the water channel inside, and closing the water channel inside and the inner pot, the original single sealing is changed into an integrated device combining water inlet, air inlet and anti-overflow, and the original two paths of water and air are skillfully changed into one path through the action of the spring 350, so that the volume is reduced, the elements and the cost are saved, and the model is more compact and attractive.

In summary, according to the cooking utensil provided by the invention, the anti-overflow spraying device is arranged on the cleaning cavity of the material cleaning device and is communicated with the water inlet pipe, so that the material cleaning device and the anti-overflow spraying device can share a set of elements such as a waterway and an electronic valve flowmeter, the elements such as the waterway and the electromagnetic valve flowmeter are saved, the volume of a product is reduced, the structure of the product is simplified, and the appearance of the product is optimized.

In the present invention, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more, unless expressly defined otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; "coupled" may be directly coupled or indirectly coupled through intermediaries. 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 invention, it should be understood that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or units referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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 at least one embodiment or example of the present 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 description is only of the preferred embodiments 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 appliance, comprising:

a cooking body having a cooking chamber;

the material cleaning device is arranged on the cooking main body and comprises a cleaning cavity and a water inlet pipe, the cleaning cavity is positioned above the cooking cavity, and the output end of the water inlet pipe extends into the cleaning cavity; and

the overflow-preventing spraying device is arranged on the cleaning cavity, communicated with the water inlet pipe and the cooking cavity and used for spraying water into the cooking cavity;

the bottom of the cleaning cavity is provided with a discharge opening, the anti-overflow spraying device is arranged at the discharge opening, and the anti-overflow spraying device can move relative to the cleaning cavity so as to open or close the discharge opening;

the upper end of the overflow-preventing spray device is connected with the output end of the water inlet pipe, and the water inlet pipe can move up and down relative to the cleaning cavity so as to drive the overflow-preventing spray device to move up and down relative to the cleaning cavity, so that the overflow-preventing spray device can open or close the discharge opening;

the anti-overflow spraying device comprises:

the shell is matched with the shape of the discharge opening;

the nozzle joint is arranged at the top of the shell, is connected to the output end of the water inlet pipe and is communicated with the water inlet pipe;

The atomizing nozzle is arranged at the bottom of the shell, is arranged opposite to the nozzle joint, the water spray port of the atomizing nozzle is communicated with the cooking cavity, and the atomizing nozzle can relatively move with the nozzle joint;

when the water inlet pipe moves up and down, the shell can be driven to move up and down, and meanwhile, the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle are driven to move relatively, so that when the shell closes the discharge opening, the atomizing nozzle is isolated from the nozzle joint, and when the shell opens the discharge opening, the atomizing nozzle is communicated with the nozzle joint;

the shell is provided with a through hole communicated with the cleaning cavity;

the driving device comprises a driving piece and a transmission assembly connected with the driving piece, and the transmission assembly is connected with the water inlet pipe so as to drive the water inlet pipe to move up and down, so that the water inlet pipe drives the overflow-preventing spraying device to move up and down.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the spill-resistant spray device further comprises:

and the elastic piece is positioned in the shell and is used for enabling the nozzle joint to be communicated with the atomizing nozzle when the shell opens the discharge opening.

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

the nozzle joint is movably mounted on the shell, a limit boss is arranged at the lower end of the nozzle joint, the atomizing nozzle is fixedly mounted on the shell, the elastic piece is sleeved on the nozzle joint, and the upper end and the lower end of the elastic piece respectively lean against the shell and the limit boss and are in a compressed state;

wherein, when the water inlet pipe moves upwards, the shell seals the discharge opening; when the water inlet pipe moves downwards, the shell opens the discharge opening.

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

an annular limiting plate is further arranged in the shell, connected with the top of the shell and sleeved on the outer side of the nozzle joint; and/or

The discharge opening is provided with a limiting step surface, the shell is provided with a limiting protrusion matched with the limiting step surface, and the limiting protrusion is positioned below the limiting step surface.

5. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

a sealing piece is arranged between the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle and is used for sealing a gap between the nozzle joint and the atomizing nozzle; and/or

And a sealing piece is arranged between the shell and the discharge opening and is used for sealing a gap between the shell and the discharge opening.

6. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the housing comprises:

a spray cap, the nozzle adapter being mounted on the spray cap;

the atomizing nozzle is arranged on the atomizing lower cover and penetrates through the atomizing lower cover;

wherein, the shape of spraying upper cover and/or spraying lower cover is with discharge opening looks adaptation.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 6, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

and a sealing piece is arranged between the spray upper cover and the spray lower cover and is used for sealing a gap between the spray upper cover and the spray lower cover.

8. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the transmission assembly comprises:

the gear is connected with the output shaft of the driving piece; and

the rack sliding block is meshed with the gear, connected with the water inlet pipe and extends along the vertical direction so as to drive the water inlet pipe to move up and down.

9. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

The input end of the water inlet pipe is also connected with an air source, and the output end of the water inlet pipe can also supply air to the lower part of the cleaning cavity; and/or

The cooking main body comprises a pot body and a cover body, wherein the cover body is covered with the pot body to enclose the cooking cavity, and the material cleaning device is arranged on the cover body.

10. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

the upper portion of wasing the cavity is equipped with the air inlet passageway, the central axis of air inlet passageway with the central axis of wasing the cavity is not in the coplanar, just the central axis of air inlet passageway towards wash the bottom slope of cavity, so that the air inlet passageway sends into the air current of wasing the cavity is along wasing the internal face spiral decline of cavity.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 10, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

and the air flow in the air inlet channel enters the cleaning cavity along the tangential direction of the cleaning cavity.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 10, further comprising:

the storage box is used for storing materials;

and the input end and the output end of the feeding pipe are respectively connected with the storage box and the air inlet channel, so that the materials in the feeding pipe are fed into the cleaning cavity by utilizing wind power.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 10, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

the air inlet channel is also connected with a water source and is used for feeding water flow into the cleaning cavity so as to clean the inner wall of the cleaning cavity.

14. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

the illuminating lamp is arranged at the side part or the upper part of the cleaning cavity; and/or

The overflow-preventing detection device is used for controlling the opening and closing of the overflow-preventing spraying device; and/or

And the input end of the drain pipe stretches into the bottom of the cleaning cavity and is used for discharging water in the cleaning cavity.

15. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein,

the cooking utensil is an electric cooker.