CN108720626B

CN108720626B - Steamer subassembly and cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN108720626B
Application number: CN201710269584.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵波; 戴尚书; 明秀军; 郑志远; 李军; 黄东江; 张剑峰
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2017-04-24
Filing date: 2017-04-24
Publication date: 2023-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 2037-04-24
Also published as: CN108720626A

Abstract

The invention provides a steamer component and a cooking utensil, wherein the steamer component comprises: the steam box comprises a steam box frame and a steam box wall, wherein a supporting part is arranged on the outer side wall of the steam box frame; the inner side wall of the steamer wall is provided with a supporting matching part matched with the supporting part, and the outer side wall of at least one opening end of the steamer wall is also provided with a bearing part; the number of at least one of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts is multiple, and the supporting parts and/or the supporting matching parts are distributed along the height direction of the steamer component, so that the depth of the steamer frame embedded into the steamer wall is adjustable. The steamer component provided by the invention can be switched between two kinds of steamers, namely: the novel steamer can be used as a steamer at the bottom of an inner pot and a steamer hung at the edge of the inner pot, so that the use requirement of consumers is met, the use comfort of users is improved, the occupation of a steamer component to space is reduced, the market competitiveness of products is improved, and the novel steamer is simple in structure and reliable in use.

Description

Steamer subassembly and cooking utensil

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, in particular to a food steamer assembly and a cooking appliance comprising the food steamer assembly.

Background

At present, the food steamer of the cooking appliances such as electric rice cooker or electric pressure cooker in the market mainly comprises two kinds, one is only placed at the bottom of the inner cooker, and the other is hung on the edge of the inner cooker. However, the effect of both the food steamer is relatively single; and for the steamer placed at the bottom of the inner pot, the steamer has a certain influence on cooking; and for the steamer hung on the inner pot edge, the space of the steamer is relatively narrow, and the steamer is only suitable for steaming a small amount of food. Therefore, if one cooking appliance needs to meet both requirements, two steamers are required to be configured, which results in inconvenient use and large occupied space for consumers.

Disclosure of Invention

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

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooking appliance including the above-mentioned basket assembly.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food steamer assembly for a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance including a cooker, the food steamer assembly being capable of being sleeved in the cooker, the food steamer assembly including: the steam box frame is integrally in a cylinder shape with one end open and is used for bearing food to be steamed, and a supporting part is arranged on the outer side wall of the steam box frame; the steamer wall is integrally in a cylindrical shape with two open ends, a supporting matching part matched with the supporting part is arranged on the inner side wall of the steamer wall, so that the steamer frame and the steamer wall can be mutually supported, and a bearing part matched with the open end of the cooker is also arranged on the outer side wall of at least one open end of the steamer wall, so that the steamer component can be hung on the upper part of the cooker; the number of at least one of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts is multiple, the supporting parts and/or the supporting matching parts are distributed along the height direction of the steamer component, so that the depth of the steamer frame embedded into the steamer wall is adjustable, and the steamer component can be supported at the bottom of the cooker through the opening end of the steamer frame or the opening end of the steamer wall, or hung at the upper part of the cooker through the bearing part.

According to the steamer component provided by the technical scheme of the first aspect of the invention, through the cooperation of the supporting part and the supporting cooperation part and the cooperation of the bearing part and the cooker, the steamer component can be switched between two kinds of steamers with two purposes, namely: the novel steamer can be used as a steamer at the bottom of an inner pot and a steamer hung at the edge of the inner pot, so that the use requirement of consumers is met, the use comfort of users is improved, the occupation of a steamer component to space is reduced, the market competitiveness of products is improved, and the novel steamer is simple in structure and reliable in use.

Specifically, the basket assembly includes a basket frame and a basket wall. The whole open tube-shape in one end that is of food steamer frame, its blind end are equipped with a plurality of steam holes, will wait to steam the food when the culinary art place on the closed end of food steamer frame can, both can place food in the barrel of food steamer frame when placing, also can place the food steamer frame in reverse, place the food outside the barrel of food steamer frame, namely: the front side and the back side of the closed end of the steam cage can be used for bearing food; both ends of the steamer wall are open and are nested and combined with the steamer frame for use, so that the steamer component can be supported and placed in the cooker and can be hung in the cooker. Specifically, the outer side wall of the steam basket frame and the inner side wall of the steam basket wall are respectively provided with a supporting part and a supporting matching part, and the supporting part is matched with the supporting matching part, so that the steam basket frame can be at least partially embedded into the steam basket wall and then connected with the steam basket wall to form a complete steam basket; the number of at least one of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts is multiple, so that the depth of the embedding of the steamer frame into the steamer wall is adjustable, a user can change the structure of the steamer component according to the use requirement, for example, when the steamer is needed to be erected at the bottom of the cooker, the volume of the steamer component can be properly larger, and when the steamer is needed to be hung at the edge of the cooker, the volume of the steamer component is adjusted to be smaller, so that the influence on cooking is avoided, and the steamer is very convenient; because the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall are provided with the open ends, the open ends of the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall can be used as supporting feet to be supported on the inner bottom wall of the cooker, so that the steam basket assembly can be supported at the bottom of the cooker for use; the supporting part ensures that the steamer component can be hung on the edge of the cooker for use. The specific use process is as follows:

When the steamer is needed to be put on the bottom of the cooker, the supporting part and the supporting matching part are adjusted, so that the steamer frame is less embedded into the steamer wall, the bearing part is adjusted, the whole steamer assembly can be completely put into the cooker, when the steamer is put on the lower steamer wall, the steamer frame plays a supporting role on the steamer wall, at the moment, the closed end of the steamer frame is embedded into the steamer wall, the open end of the steamer frame is supported on the inner bottom wall of the cooker, and as the steamer wall surrounds the closed end of the steamer frame, food can be put into the steamer wall cylinder; or the steamer wall is arranged on the lower steamer frame, at the moment, the steamer wall plays a role in supporting the steamer frame, the closed end of the steamer frame is embedded into the steamer wall, the lower open end of the steamer wall is supported on the inner bottom wall of the cooker, and as the open end of the steamer frame faces upwards, food is put into the steamer frame barrel; when the steamer used at the edge of the cooker needs to be hung, the supporting part and the supporting matching part are adjusted, so that the steamer frame is more embedded into the steamer wall, the space occupied by the steamer component is reduced, meanwhile, the supporting part is adjusted, the steamer wall plays a supporting role on the steamer frame at the moment, the opening of the steamer frame faces upwards, and food is put into the barrel of the steamer frame.

It is worth to say that the steamer rack and the steamer wall can support each other, which means that the steamer component has various different combined use states, and the steamer rack supports the steamer wall in some use states, and the steamer wall supports the steamer rack in some use states; as for the bearing part, the bearing part can be only arranged at one opening end of the steamer wall, and the bearing parts can be arranged at two opening ends, so that the combined use modes of the steamer components are more, and different requirements of users can be met.

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

in the above technical scheme, one of the supporting portion and the supporting matching portion is an annular clamping rib, the other is an annular clamping groove, the annular clamping rib and the annular clamping groove extend along the circumferential direction of the steamer component, and the annular clamping rib can be clamped into or separated from the annular clamping groove.

The support part is an annular clamping rib arranged on the outer side wall of the steam basket frame, the support matching part is an annular clamping groove arranged on the inner side wall of the steam basket wall, and the annular clamping rib is clamped into the annular clamping groove, so that the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall can be clamped; the mode of joint both is convenient for the assembly and the dismantlement of steam box frame and food box wall, has also played certain fixed action to steam box frame and food box wall simultaneously, has guaranteed that steam box frame and food box wall are difficult for taking place relative motion in the use, and annular joint muscle is difficult for deviating from annular draw-in groove to the reliability of use of food box subassembly has been guaranteed. Of course, the positions of the annular clamping ribs and the annular clamping grooves can be changed, the annular clamping ribs are arranged on the inner side wall of the steamer wall, the annular clamping grooves are arranged on the outer side wall of the steamer frame, and the steamer frame and the steamer wall can be clamped in the same way, so that the novel steamer has the same beneficial effects.

Specifically, when the open end of the steam basket is supported on the inner bottom wall of the pot, the steam basket plays a role in supporting the steam basket wall; when the opening end of the steamer wall is supported on the inner bottom wall of the pot, the steamer wall plays a role in supporting the steamer frame; when the supporting part on the steamer wall is hung on the opening end of the pot, the steamer wall plays a supporting role on the steamer frame.

In the above technical scheme, a plurality of annular ribs extending along the circumferential direction of the steamer component and distributed along the height direction of the steamer component are arranged on the other one of the outer side wall of the steamer frame and the inner side wall of the steamer wall, and the annular clamping grooves are defined between the adjacent annular ribs.

Since the support portion is disposed on the outer side wall of the basket frame, the support engaging portion is disposed on the inner side wall of the basket wall, so that the other of the support portion and the support engaging portion corresponds to the other of the outer side wall of the basket frame and the inner side wall of the basket wall, namely: when one of the supporting part and the supporting matching part is an annular clamping rib and the other is an annular clamping groove, the other one of the outer side wall of the steam basket frame and the inner side wall of the steam basket wall is provided with the annular clamping groove.

When the annular clamping grooves are formed in the inner side wall of the steamer wall, a plurality of annular ribs which are distributed along the height direction of the steamer wall are arranged on the inner side wall of the steamer wall, gaps between adjacent annular ribs are the annular clamping grooves, and therefore when the annular clamping ribs on the steamer frame are inserted between the adjacent annular ribs on the steamer wall, the annular clamping ribs are clamped by the adjacent annular ribs, and therefore clamping between the steamer wall and the steamer frame is achieved; meanwhile, the annular ribs also play a role of reinforcing ribs, and the strength of the steamer wall is effectively improved.

Similarly, when the annular clamping groove is formed in the outer side wall of the steamer frame, a plurality of annular ribs which are distributed along the height direction of the steamer frame are arranged on the outer side wall of the steamer frame, and gaps between adjacent annular ribs are the annular clamping grooves, so that when the annular clamping ribs on the steamer wall are inserted between the adjacent annular ribs on the steamer frame, the annular clamping ribs are clamped by the adjacent annular ribs, and the clamping between the steamer wall and the steamer frame is realized; meanwhile, the annular ribs also play a role of reinforcing ribs, and the strength of the steam cage frame is effectively improved.

In the above technical solution, the supporting portion and the supporting matching portion are annular supporting ribs, and the annular supporting ribs extend along the circumferential direction of the steamer component; or one of the supporting part and the supporting matching part comprises a plurality of supporting tables which are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the steamer component, and the other one of the supporting tables comprises a plurality of supporting blocks or a plurality of limiting grooves which are in one-to-one correspondence with the supporting tables.

The supporting part and the supporting matching part are annular supporting ribs, and the mutual support of the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall can be realized. Specifically, when the supporting part is arranged below the upper supporting matching part, the steamer wall plays a role in supporting the steamer frame; when the supporting part is arranged on the lower supporting matching part, the steamer frame plays a role in supporting the steamer wall.

The supporting part includes a plurality of supporting tables that set up along the circumference interval of steamer frame, supports the supporting shoe that the cooperation portion set up including a plurality of circumference interval along the steamer wall, and a plurality of supporting shoes and a plurality of supporting tables one-to-one, then a plurality of supporting tables and a plurality of supporting shoes one-to-one, can support the steamer frame on the steamer wall, perhaps support the steamer wall on the steamer frame, namely: the mutual support of the steamer frame and the steamer wall is realized; under the scheme, when the combination mode of the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall is required to be adjusted, the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall can be detached or combined through rotation, and the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall are very convenient.

Or, the supporting part includes a plurality of supporting tables that set up along the circumference interval of steamer frame, supports the spacing groove that the cooperation portion set up including a plurality of circumference interval along the steamer wall, and a plurality of spacing grooves and a plurality of supporting tables one-to-one, then a plurality of supporting tables and a plurality of spacing grooves one-to-one, can support the steamer frame on the steamer wall, perhaps support the steamer wall on the steamer frame, namely: the mutual support of the steamer frame and the steamer wall is realized; and the supporting table is matched with the limit groove, so that the assembly and the disassembly of the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall are convenient, a certain limit effect is achieved on the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall, the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall are not easy to generate relative movement in the use process, and the supporting table is not easy to deviate from the limit groove, so that the use reliability of the steam basket assembly is guaranteed.

Of course, the positions of the supporting table and the supporting block or the limiting groove can be exchanged, the supporting block or the limiting groove is arranged on the steam basket frame, the supporting table is arranged on the steam basket wall, and the structure and the principle are basically the same as those of the previous scheme, and are not repeated here.

In any of the above technical solutions, the number of the supporting parts is at least two, and the two supporting parts are respectively located at two ends of the steamer frame in the height direction; the number of the supporting matching parts is at least one, and one supporting matching part is positioned at one end of the steamer wall in the height direction; or, the number of the supporting matching parts is at least two, and the two supporting matching parts are respectively positioned at two ends of the steamer wall in the height direction; the number of the supporting parts is at least one, and one supporting part is positioned at one end of the steamer frame in the height direction.

When the number of the supporting parts is two, the two supporting parts are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the steam basket frame, and when the number of the supporting matching parts is one, the supporting matching parts are positioned at the upper end or the lower end of the steam basket wall, so that the steam basket frame can be embedded into the steam basket wall to the greatest extent or the steam basket wall to the least extent when the two supporting parts at the upper end and the lower end of the steam basket frame are respectively matched with the supporting matching parts, and two purposes of the steam basket assembly are met. Specifically, when the steamer frame is embedded into the steamer wall to the greatest extent, the volume of the steamer component is the smallest, and the steamer component can be hung at the upper part of the cooker for use; when the steamer frame is embedded into the steamer wall to the minimum extent, the volume of the steamer component is the largest, and the steamer component can be used in a cooker. Further, the number of the supporting parts can also be three or more, redundant supporting parts are arranged between the supporting parts at the upper end and the lower end of the food steamer frame along the height direction of the food steamer frame, or the number of the supporting matching parts can also be two or more, and redundant supporting matching parts are arranged along the height direction of the food steamer wall, so that the depth of the food steamer frame embedded into the food steamer wall can be more specifically adjusted, and the capacity of the food steamer assembly can be further adjusted, so that different demands of consumers can be met, and the market competitiveness of products can be further improved.

When the number of the supporting matching parts is two, the two supporting matching parts are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the steamer wall, and when the number of the supporting parts is one, the supporting part is positioned at the upper end or the lower end of the steamer frame, so that the steamer frame can be embedded into the steamer wall to the greatest extent or the steamer wall to the least extent when the two supporting matching parts at the upper end and the lower end of the steamer wall are respectively matched with the supporting parts, and two purposes of the steamer assembly are met. Specifically, when the steamer frame is embedded into the steamer wall to the greatest extent, the volume of the steamer component is the smallest, and the steamer component can be hung at the upper part of the cooker for use; when the steamer frame is least embedded into the steamer wall, the volume of the steamer component is the largest, and the steamer component can be used in a cooker. Further, the number of the supporting matching parts can also be three or more, redundant supporting matching parts are distributed between the supporting matching parts at the upper end and the lower end of the steamer wall along the height direction of the steamer wall, or the number of the supporting parts can also be two or more, and redundant supporting parts are distributed along the height direction of the steamer frame, so that the depth of the steamer frame embedded into the steamer wall can be more specifically adjusted, and the capacity of the steamer assembly can be further adjusted, so that different demands of consumers can be met, and the market competitiveness of products is further improved.

In any of the above technical solutions, the supporting portion is a supporting edge formed by extending an opening end of the steamer wall outwards, and an opening end of the steamer wall provided with the supporting edge is provided with a notch.

The supporting part is a supporting edge, and the supporting edge is hung at the opening end of the cooker, so that the hanging use purpose of the steamer component can be realized, the structure is simple, and the forming is convenient; the opening end of the steamer wall is provided with the notch, so that the size of the steamer wall can deform, and in a natural state, the supporting edge of the steamer wall cannot interfere with the cooker, so that the steamer component can be completely placed into the cooker, and the steamer can be used as a steamer which is arranged at the bottom of the cooker; when a user needs to use the steamer hung at the opening end of the cooker, the steamer frame is embedded into the steamer wall, so that the opening end of the steamer wall is propped open and the size of the steamer wall is enlarged, and then the supporting edge can be hung at the opening end of the cooker, so that the hanging use of the steamer component is realized.

It can be understood that when the steamer wall is provided with a notch, the structures such as the annular rib and/or the annular clamping groove or the annular clamping rib on the inner side wall of the steamer wall in the technical scheme may be cut by the notch, so that the structures cannot form a complete annular shape, but are still called as annular structures because the structures still completely encircle the steamer wall and the effect is not changed.

In the above technical scheme, the side wall of the steam basket frame and the side wall of the steam basket wall integrally enclose a round table shape, wherein the support edge is arranged at one end of the steam basket wall with smaller opening area, and the area of the opening end of the steam basket frame is larger than that of the closed end; or, at least one of the side wall of the steam basket frame and the side wall of the steam basket wall is wholly enclosed into a cylinder shape.

The side wall of the steam basket frame and the side wall of the steam basket wall are integrally enclosed into a round table shape, namely, the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall are large at one end and small at the other end, so that the large end of the steam basket frame or the large end of the steam basket wall can be supported on the inner bottom wall of the cooker as support legs, and the stability of the steam basket assembly frame in use at the bottom of the cooker is effectively ensured; the supporting edge is arranged at the small end of the steamer wall, and the closed end is arranged at the small end of the steamer frame, so that on one hand, the supporting edge is ensured not to interfere with the cooker in a natural state, and further, the steamer component can be smoothly placed into the cooker, and the purpose that the steamer component is arranged at the bottom of the inner cooker is realized; on the other hand can utilize the big head end of steam box frame to cooperate with the little head end of steam box wall for the steam box wall has great deflection when being propped open, and then has guaranteed that the joint strength between steam box frame and the steam box wall is higher, consequently the steam box frame can steadily be supported by the steam box wall and can not drop, thereby has improved the stability when the steam box subassembly hangs the use.

Or, at least one of the side wall of the steam basket frame and the side wall of the steam basket wall is wholly enclosed into a cylinder shape, so that two requirements of hanging the steam basket assembly on the upper part of the cooker and placing the steam basket assembly in the cooker can be met. Such as: the side wall of the steamer frame integrally encloses into a cylinder shape, the side wall of the steamer frame integrally encloses into a round table shape, namely, two ends of the steamer frame are as large, one end of the steamer frame is larger, the other end of the steamer frame is smaller, and the supporting edge is preferably arranged at the large end of the steamer frame; when the steamer is hung, the big head end of the steamer wall faces upwards, the bottom of the steamer frame is downwards embedded into the steamer wall, the depth of the embedded steamer wall is increased, the big head end of the steamer wall is also unfolded, the supporting edge of the big head end of the steamer wall can be hung on the pot edge, and hanging and use are achieved.

Or the side wall of the steam basket frame is integrally enclosed into a round table shape, the side wall of the steam basket frame is integrally enclosed into a cylinder shape, namely, one end of the steam basket frame is big and the other end of the steam basket frame is small, preferably the big end is an open end, when the steam basket frame is used in a pot, the small end of the steam basket frame is embedded into the steam basket frame and the embedded depth is shallower, and as the range of the expansion of the steam basket frame is smaller, the steam basket assembly can be used in the pot; when the steamer is hung and used, the bottom of the steamer frame is downwards embedded into the steamer wall, the embedded depth is deeper, and the big head end of the steamer frame can prop open the steamer wall by a larger extent, so that the supporting edge on the steamer wall can be hung on the pot edge, and the hanging and use of the steamer assembly are realized.

Similarly, the side wall of the steam basket frame and the side wall of the steam basket wall are both enclosed into a cylinder, namely, the steam basket frame and the steam basket wall are as large as two ends, when the steam basket frame is embedded into one end of the steam basket wall, which is not provided with a supporting edge, one end of the steam basket wall, which is provided with the supporting edge, is basically not deformed, and the steam basket assembly can be put into a cooker for use; the bottom of the steamer frame is downwards embedded into the steamer wall, the embedded depth is increased, and one end of the steamer wall, which is provided with the supporting edge, is spread, so that the supporting edge can be hung on the pot edge, and the hanging use of the steamer component is realized.

In any of the above technical solutions, the number of the slits is plural, and the plural slits are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the steamer wall.

The quantity of incision is a plurality of, and a plurality of incisions are along the circumference equipartition of food steamer wall, have guaranteed that food steamer wall can take place to warp uniformly, and then have guaranteed that the interact force between food steamer wall and the food steamer frame is comparatively even for food steamer subassembly hangs more firm when pan upper portion.

In the above technical scheme, the other opening end of the steamer wall is also provided with a plurality of the incisions, and the incisions at the two opening ends of the steamer wall are in one-to-one correspondence.

The other open end of the steamer wall is also provided with a plurality of incisions, and the incisions at the two open ends are in one-to-one correspondence, so that the two ends of the steamer frame have a certain degree of synchronism when the steamer frame deforms, the difficulty of deformation of the steamer wall is reduced, the difficulty of adjustment of the steamer assembly by a user is reduced, and the use comfort of the user is improved.

In any of the above technical solutions, the support portion includes a plurality of lugs, and the plurality of lugs are disposed along a circumferential direction of the steamer wall and can be rotatably folded to be attached to a side wall of the steamer wall or rotatably unfolded to be supported on an open end of the cooker; or, the bearing part comprises a plurality of hooks movably connected to the steamer wall, and the hooks are arranged along the circumferential direction of the steamer wall.

The support part comprises a plurality of hanging lugs, one end of each hanging lug is hinged with the steamer wall (a structure similar to a lunch box cover is formed), so that the hanging lugs can rotate by a certain angle (such as 90 degrees) relative to the steamer wall, when a user needs to use the steamer arranged at the bottom of the cooker, the hanging lugs only need to be rotated to be folded and attached to the side wall of the steamer wall, the hanging lugs are prevented from interfering with the cooker, and then the steamer component can be completely placed in the cooker, so that the steamer component is ensured to be arranged at the bottom of the cooker; when a user needs to use the steamer hung on the edge of the cooker, the user only needs to rotate the hangers to open the steamer, and because the hangers can only rotate a certain angle relative to the wall of the steamer, the steamer can be stably supported on the opening end of the cooker when the hangers are opened to the maximum extent, and further the hanging use of the steamer component is realized.

The supporting part comprises a plurality of hooks which are movably connected with the steamer wall, when a user needs to use the steamer hung on the edge of the cooker, the user only needs to lift the hooks and hang the hooks on the opening end of the cooker, so that the steamer component can be stably hung in the cooker, and the hanging use of the steamer component is realized; when a user needs to use the steamer supported at the bottom of the cooker, the hanging hooks are in a loose state, so that the steamer cannot interfere with the cooker, and the steamer assembly can be completely placed in the cooker, so that the steamer assembly can be supported at the bottom of the cooker.

The technical scheme of the second aspect of the invention provides a cooking appliance, which comprises: a pot; and a steamer assembly as in any one of the first aspects, the steamer assembly being capable of being supported at the bottom of the pan or suspended from an upper portion of the pan.

The cooking appliance provided by the second aspect of the present invention includes the steamer assembly according to any one of the first aspect, and thus has all the advantages of any one of the embodiments described above, and will not be described herein.

In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking appliance is an electric cooker or an electric pressure cooker, and the cooker is an inner cooker of the electric cooker or the electric pressure cooker.

Of course, the electric cooker is not limited to the electric cooker and the electric pressure cooker, but can be other cooking appliances, such as a common cooker.

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 view of an exploded view of a steamer assembly and a pan according to some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the steamer assembly of FIG. 1 shown in section;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the basket assembly of FIG. 1 in a first mated condition with a pan;

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

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the basket assembly of FIG. 1 prior to opening of the basket wall in a second mated configuration with the pan;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion B of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the steamer assembly of FIG. 1 in a second mating state with a cooker;

fig. 8 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion C in fig. 7.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numerals and the component names in fig. 1 to 8 is:

the steam box comprises a 10 steam box frame, 11 annular clamping ribs, 20 steam box walls, 21 annular clamping grooves, 22 annular ribs, 23 support edges, 24 notches and 30 cookers;

Wherein the broken lines in fig. 7 and 8 illustrate the steamer wall before deformation, and the solid lines illustrate the steamer wall after deformation.

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 steamer assembly and a cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the application are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 8.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, a steamer assembly provided in an embodiment of a first aspect of the present application is used for a cooking appliance, the cooking appliance includes a cooker 30, the steamer assembly can be sleeved in the cooker 30, and the steamer assembly includes: a steam basket 10 and a steam basket wall 20. Specifically, the overall steamer frame 10 is in a cylinder shape with one end open, and is used for bearing food to be steamed, and a supporting part is arranged on the outer side wall of the steamer frame 10; the whole food steamer wall 20 is the open tube-shape in both ends, is equipped with the support cooperation portion with supporting part looks adaptation on the inside wall of food steamer wall 20 to make food steamer frame 10 and food steamer wall 20 can support each other, and still be equipped with the supporting part with the open end looks adaptation of pan 30 on the lateral wall of at least one open end of food steamer wall 20, so that the food steamer subassembly can hang the upper portion at pan 30.

Wherein, the number of at least one of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts is a plurality of, and the supporting parts and/or the supporting matching parts are arranged along the height direction of the steamer assembly, so that the depth of the steamer frame 10 embedded into the steamer wall 20 is adjustable, and the steamer assembly can be supported at the bottom of the pot 30 through the open end of the steamer frame 10 or the open end of the steamer wall 20, or hung at the upper part of the pot 30 through the bearing part.

The steamer component provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, through the cooperation of the supporting part and the supporting cooperation part and the cooperation of the bearing part and the cooker 30, the steamer component can be switched between the steamer with two purposes, namely: the novel steamer can be used as a steamer at the bottom of an inner pot and a steamer hung at the edge of the inner pot, so that the use requirement of consumers is met, the use comfort of users is improved, the occupation of a steamer component to space is reduced, the market competitiveness of products is improved, and the novel steamer is simple in structure and reliable in use.

Specifically, the basket assembly includes a basket frame 10 and a basket wall 20. The whole open tube-shape in one end that is of steam box frame 10, its blind end are equipped with a plurality of steam holes, will wait to evaporate food when the culinary art place on the closed end of steam box frame 10 can, both can place food in the barrel of steam box frame 10 when placing, also can place food in reverse with steam box frame 10, place food outside the barrel of steam box frame 10, namely: both the front and back sides of the closed end of the basket 10 can be used to carry food; both ends of the steamer wall 20 are open and are nested and combined with the steamer frame 10 for use, so that the steamer component can be supported and placed in the cooker 30 and can be hung in the cooker 30. Specifically, the outer side wall of the steamer frame 10 and the inner side wall of the steamer wall 20 are respectively provided with a supporting part and a supporting matching part, and the supporting part is matched with the supporting matching part, so that the steamer frame 10 can be at least partially embedded into the steamer wall 20 and further connected with the steamer wall 20 to form a complete steamer; the number of at least one of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts is multiple, so that the depth of the steamer frame 10 embedded into the steamer wall 20 is adjustable, a user can change the structure of the steamer component according to the use requirement, for example, when the steamer is needed to be erected at the bottom of the cooker 30, the volume of the steamer component can be properly larger, and when the steamer is needed to be hung at the edge of the cooker 30, the volume of the steamer component is adjusted to be smaller, so that the influence on cooking is avoided, and the steamer is very convenient; because the steam basket 10 and the steam basket wall 20 are provided with the open ends, the open ends of the steam basket 10 and the steam basket wall 20 can be used as supporting feet to be supported on the inner bottom wall of the pan 30 so as to ensure that the steam basket assembly can be supported at the bottom of the pan 30 for use; the supporting part ensures that the steamer component can be hung on the edge of the cooker 30 for use. The specific use process is as follows:

When the steamer is needed to be put on the bottom of the cooker 30, the supporting part and the supporting matching part are adjusted, so that the steamer frame 10 is less embedded into the steamer wall 20, the bearing part is adjusted, the whole steamer assembly can be completely put into the cooker 30, when the steamer frame 10 is arranged on the lower steamer wall 20, the steamer frame 10 plays a supporting role on the steamer wall 20, at the moment, the closed end of the steamer frame 10 is embedded into the steamer wall 20, the open end of the steamer frame 10 is supported on the inner bottom wall of the cooker 30, and as the steamer wall 20 surrounds the closed end of the steamer frame 10, food can be put into the steamer wall 20; or, the steamer wall 20 is arranged on the lower steamer frame 10, at this time, the steamer wall 20 plays a role in supporting the steamer frame 10, the closed end of the steamer frame 10 is embedded into the steamer wall 20, the lower open end of the steamer wall 20 is supported on the inner bottom wall of the pot 30, and as the open end of the steamer frame 10 faces upwards, food is put into the barrel of the steamer frame 10; when the steamer used at the edge of the cooker 30 needs to be hung, the supporting part and the supporting matching part are adjusted, so that the steamer frame 10 is more embedded into the steamer wall 20, the space occupied by the steamer component is reduced, meanwhile, the bearing part is adjusted, the steamer wall 20 plays a supporting role on the steamer frame 10 at the moment, the opening of the steamer frame 10 faces upwards, and food is put into the barrel of the steamer frame 10.

It should be noted that the steamer frame 10 and the steamer wall 20 can support each other, which means that the steamer assembly has various combined use states, and in some use states, the steamer frame 10 supports the steamer wall 20, and in some use states, the steamer wall 20 supports the steamer frame 10; as for the supporting portion, it may be only disposed at one opening end of the steamer wall 20, or both opening ends may be provided with supporting portions, so that the combined usage modes of the steamer assembly are more, and different requirements of users can be satisfied.

In some embodiments of the present invention, one of the support portion and the support mating portion is an annular rib 11, and the other is an annular groove 21, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the annular rib 11 and the annular groove 21 extend in the circumferential direction of the steamer assembly, and the annular rib 11 can be clamped into or separated from the annular groove 21, as shown in fig. 4, 6 and 8.

Preferably, a plurality of annular ribs 22 extending in the circumferential direction of the basket assembly and arranged in the height direction of the basket assembly are provided on the other of the outer side wall of the basket frame 10 and the inner side wall of the basket wall 20, and annular clamping grooves 21 are defined between adjacent annular ribs 22, as shown in fig. 1 and 2.

The supporting part is an annular clamping rib 11 arranged on the outer side wall of the steamer frame 10, the supporting matching part is an annular clamping groove 21 arranged on the inner side wall of the steamer wall 20, and the annular clamping rib 11 is clamped into the annular clamping groove 21, as shown in fig. 4 and 8, so that the steamer frame 10 and the steamer wall 20 can be clamped; the mode of joint both is convenient for the assembly and the dismantlement of food steamer frame 10 and food steamer wall 20, has also played certain fixed action to food steamer frame 10 and food steamer wall 20 simultaneously, has guaranteed that food steamer frame 10 and food steamer wall 20 are difficult for taking place relative movement in the use, and annular joint muscle 11 is difficult for deviating from annular draw-in groove 21 to the reliability of use of food steamer subassembly has been guaranteed. Of course, the positions of the annular clamping ribs 11 and the annular clamping grooves 21 can be changed, the annular clamping ribs 11 are arranged on the inner side wall of the steamer wall 20, the annular clamping grooves 21 are arranged on the outer side wall of the steamer frame 10, and the clamping connection between the steamer frame 10 and the steamer wall 20 can be realized.

Specifically, when the open end of the basket 10 is supported on the inner bottom wall of the pan 30, the basket 10 supports the basket wall 20 as shown in fig. 3; the steamer wall 20 supports the steam basket 10 when the open end of the steamer wall 20 is supported on the inner bottom wall of the pan 30 (not shown); when the support portion of the basket wall 20 is hung on the open end of the pot 30, the basket wall 20 supports the basket 10 as shown in fig. 7.

When the annular clamping groove 21 is formed in the inner side wall of the steamer wall 20, a plurality of annular ribs 22 are arranged on the inner side wall of the steamer wall 20 along the height direction of the steamer wall 20, gaps between adjacent annular ribs 22 are the annular clamping groove 21, and therefore when the annular clamping ribs 11 on the steamer frame 10 are inserted between the adjacent annular ribs 22 on the steamer wall 20, the annular clamping ribs 11 are clamped by the adjacent annular ribs 22, so that the clamping connection between the steamer wall 20 and the steamer frame 10 is realized; meanwhile, the annular ribs 22 also play a role of reinforcing ribs, and effectively improve the strength of the steamer wall 20.

Similarly, when the annular clamping groove 21 is formed in the outer side wall of the steamer frame 10, a plurality of annular ribs 22 are arranged on the outer side wall of the steamer frame 10 along the height direction of the steamer frame 10, gaps between adjacent annular ribs 22 are the annular clamping groove 21, and therefore when the annular clamping ribs 11 on the steamer wall 20 are inserted between the adjacent annular ribs 22 on the steamer frame 10, the annular clamping ribs 11 are clamped by the adjacent annular ribs 22, so that the clamping connection between the steamer wall 20 and the steamer frame 10 is realized; meanwhile, the annular ribs 22 also play a role of reinforcing ribs, and the strength of the steamer frame 10 is effectively improved.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the support portion and the support engagement portion are annular support ribs that extend in a circumferential direction of the basket assembly.

The supporting part and the supporting matching part are annular supporting ribs, and the mutual support of the steam basket frame 10 and the steam basket wall 20 can be realized. Specifically, when the support portion is below the upper support mating portion, the basket wall 20 acts as a support for the basket 10; the basket frame 10 supports the basket wall 20 when the support portion is on the lower support mating portion.

In still other embodiments of the present invention, one of the support portion and the support mating portion includes a plurality of support tables spaced apart along the circumferential direction of the basket assembly, and the other includes a plurality of support blocks or a plurality of limit slots in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of support tables.

The supporting part includes a plurality of supporting tables that set up along the circumference interval of food steamer frame 10, supports the cooperation portion and includes a plurality of supporting shoe that set up along the circumference interval of food steamer wall 20, and a plurality of supporting shoe and a plurality of supporting shoes one-to-one, then a plurality of supporting shoes and a plurality of supporting shoe one-to-one, can support food steamer frame 10 on food steamer wall 20, or support food steamer wall 20 on food steamer frame 10, namely: the mutual support of the steamer frame 10 and the steamer wall 20 is realized; in addition, under the scheme, when the combination mode of the steam basket frame 10 and the steam basket wall 20 is required to be adjusted, the steam basket frame 10 and the steam basket wall 20 can be disassembled or combined through rotation, so that the steam basket frame is very convenient.

Or, the supporting part includes a plurality of supporting tables that set up along the circumference interval of food steamer frame 10, supports the spacing groove that the cooperation portion set up including a plurality of circumference interval along food steamer wall 20, and a plurality of spacing grooves and a plurality of supporting tables one-to-one, then a plurality of supporting tables and a plurality of spacing grooves one-to-one, can support food steamer frame 10 on food steamer wall 20, or support food steamer wall 20 on food steamer frame 10, namely: the mutual support of the steamer frame 10 and the steamer wall 20 is realized; and the supporting bench is matched with the limit groove, so that the assembly and the disassembly of the steam basket frame 10 and the steam basket wall 20 are convenient, a certain limit effect is achieved on the steam basket frame 10 and the steam basket wall 20, the relative movement of the steam basket frame 10 and the steam basket wall 20 in the using process is guaranteed, the supporting bench is not easy to deviate from the limit groove, and therefore the using reliability of the steam basket assembly is guaranteed.

Of course, the positions of the supporting table and the supporting block or the limiting groove can also be exchanged, the supporting block or the limiting groove is arranged on the steamer frame 10, the supporting table is arranged on the steamer wall 20, and the structure and the principle are basically the same as those of the previous scheme, and are not repeated here.

In any of the above embodiments, the number of the supporting parts is at least two, and two of the supporting parts are respectively located at both ends of the height direction of the steam cage 10, as shown in fig. 1 and 2; the number of the support engaging portions is at least one, and one of the support engaging portions is located at one end in the height direction of the steamer wall 20, as shown in fig. 1 and 2.

Or, the number of the supporting and matching parts is at least two, and the two supporting and matching parts are respectively positioned at two ends of the steamer wall 20 in the height direction; the number of the support parts is at least one, and one of the support parts is located at one end of the steam basket 10 in the height direction.

When the number of the supporting parts is two, the two supporting parts are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the steam basket frame 10, and when the number of the supporting matching parts is one, the supporting matching parts are positioned at the upper end or the lower end of the steam basket wall 20, so that when the two supporting parts at the upper end and the lower end of the steam basket frame 10 are respectively matched with the supporting matching parts, the steam basket frame 10 can be embedded into the steam basket wall 20 to the greatest extent or the steam basket wall 20 to the least extent, so that two purposes of the steam basket assembly are met. Specifically, when the steam basket 10 is maximally embedded into the steam basket wall 20, the volume of the steam basket assembly is minimized, and the steam basket assembly can be hung at the upper part of the cooker 30 for use; the volume of the basket assembly is maximized when the basket 10 is minimally nested within the basket wall 20, allowing the basket assembly to be used within the pan 30. Further, the number of the supporting parts may be three or more, and the redundant supporting parts may be arranged between the supporting parts at the upper and lower ends of the basket frame 10 along the height direction of the basket frame 10, or the number of the supporting matching parts may be two or more, and the redundant supporting matching parts may be arranged along the height direction of the basket wall 20, so that the depth of the basket frame 10 embedded into the basket wall 20 may be more specifically adjusted, and the capacity of the basket assembly may be further adjusted, so as to satisfy different demands of consumers, thereby further improving the market competitiveness of the product.

When the number of the supporting matching parts is two, the two supporting matching parts are respectively positioned at the upper end and the lower end of the steamer wall 20, and when the number of the supporting parts is one, the supporting part is positioned at the upper end or the lower end of the steamer frame 10, so that when the two supporting matching parts at the upper end and the lower end of the steamer wall 20 are respectively matched with the supporting parts, the steamer frame 10 can be embedded into the steamer wall 20 to the greatest extent or the steamer wall 20 to the smallest extent, so that two purposes of the steamer assembly are met. Specifically, when the steam basket 10 is maximally embedded into the steam basket wall 20, the volume of the steam basket assembly is minimized, and the steam basket assembly can be hung at the upper part of the cooker 30 for use; the volume of the basket assembly is maximized when the basket 10 is minimally nested within the basket wall 20, allowing the basket assembly to be used within the pan 30.

Further, the number of the supporting and matching parts can be three or more, the redundant supporting and matching parts are distributed between the supporting and matching parts at the upper end and the lower end of the steamer wall 20 along the height direction of the steamer wall 20, or the number of the supporting parts can be two or more, and the redundant supporting parts are distributed along the height direction of the steamer frame 10, so that the depth of the steamer frame 10 embedded into the steamer wall 20 can be more specifically adjusted, the capacity of the steamer assembly can be further adjusted, different demands of consumers can be met, and the market competitiveness of products is further improved.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, the supporting portion is a supporting edge 23 formed by extending the open end of the steamer wall 20 outwards, and the open end of the steamer wall 20 provided with the supporting edge 23 is provided with a notch 24.

Further, the side wall of the steamer frame 10 and the side wall of the steamer wall 20 are integrally enclosed into a truncated cone shape; wherein the smaller open end of the basket wall 20 is provided with a support rim 23, the open end of the basket frame 10 having a larger area than the closed end, as shown in fig. 1 and 2. Preferably, the number of cuts 24 is plural, and the plurality of cuts 24 are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the basket wall 20, as shown in fig. 1 and 2.

Preferably, the other open end of the basket wall 20 is also provided with a plurality of cuts 24, and the plurality of cuts 24 of the two open ends of the basket wall 20 are in one-to-one correspondence, as shown in fig. 1 and 2.

The supporting part is the supporting edge 23, and the supporting edge 23 is hung at the opening end of the cooker 30, so that the hanging use of the steamer component can be realized, the structure is simple, and the forming is convenient; the notch 24 is arranged at the opening end of the steamer wall 20, so that the size of the steamer wall 20 can be deformed, and in a natural state, the supporting edge 23 of the steamer wall 20 cannot interfere with the cooker 30, so that the steamer component can be completely placed into the cooker 30, and further can be used as a steamer which is arranged at the bottom of the cooker 30; when a user needs to use the steamer hung at the opening end of the cooker 30, the steamer frame 10 is embedded into the steamer wall 20, so that the opening end of the steamer wall 20 is propped open and the size is enlarged, and then the supporting edge 23 can be hung at the opening end of the cooker 30, and the hanging use of the steamer component is realized.

The side wall of the steam basket frame 10 and the side wall of the steam basket wall 20 are integrally enclosed into a round table shape, namely, the steam basket frame 10 and the steam basket wall 20 are large at one end and small at the other end, so that the large end of the steam basket frame 10 or the large end of the steam basket wall 20 can be supported on the inner bottom wall of the pot 30 as support feet, and the stability of the steam basket assembly frame when in use at the bottom of the pot 30 is effectively ensured; the supporting edge 23 is arranged at the small end of the steamer wall 20, and the closed end is arranged at the small end of the steamer frame 10, so that on one hand, the supporting edge 23 is ensured not to interfere with the cooker 30 in a natural state, and further, the steamer component is ensured to be smoothly placed in the cooker 30, and the purpose that the steamer component is used at the bottom of an inner cooker is realized; on the other hand, the big end of the steam basket frame 10 can be matched with the small end of the steam basket wall 20, so that the steam basket wall 20 has larger deformation when being opened, and the higher connection strength between the steam basket frame 10 and the steam basket wall 20 is ensured, and therefore, the steam basket frame 10 can be stably supported by the steam basket wall 20 without falling off, and the stability of the steam basket assembly when in suspension use is improved.

The quantity of incision 24 is a plurality of, and a plurality of incisions 24 follow the circumference equipartition of food steamer wall 20, has guaranteed that food steamer wall 20 can take place the deformation uniformly, and then has guaranteed that the interact force between food steamer wall 20 and the food steamer frame 10 is comparatively even for food steamer subassembly hangs more firm when pan 30 upper portion.

The other open end of the steamer wall 20 is also provided with a plurality of incisions 24, and the incisions 24 of the two open ends are in one-to-one correspondence, so that the two ends of the steamer frame 10 have a certain degree of synchronism when being deformed, the difficulty of deformation of the steamer wall 20 is reduced, the difficulty of adjustment of the steamer assembly by a user is reduced, and the use comfort of the user is improved.

It will be appreciated that when the steamer wall 20 is provided with the cutouts 24, the annular ribs 22 and annular slots 21 on the inner side wall of the steamer wall in this embodiment are also cut by the cutouts, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, so that these structures cannot form a complete ring, but are still referred to as ring structures because they still completely surround the steamer wall 20 and the effect is unchanged.

In a second embodiment of the present invention, the support portion includes a plurality of lugs disposed circumferentially about the basket wall 20 and capable of being rotatably folded to fit over the side walls of the basket wall 20 or rotated open to rest on the open ends of the cookware 30.

The support part comprises a plurality of hanging lugs, one end of each hanging lug is hinged with the steamer wall 20 (a structure similar to a lunch box cover is formed), so that the hanging lugs can rotate by a certain angle (such as 90 degrees) relative to the steamer wall 20, when a user needs to use a steamer arranged at the bottom of the cooker 30, the user only needs to rotate the hanging lugs to fold and attach the hanging lugs to the side wall of the steamer wall 20, so that the hanging lugs cannot interfere with the cooker 30, the steamer component can be completely arranged in the cooker 30, and the steamer component can be arranged at the bottom of the cooker 30; when a user needs to use the steamer hung on the edge of the cooker 30, the user only needs to rotate the hangers to open the steamer, and because the hangers can only rotate a certain angle relative to the steamer wall 20, the steamer can be stably supported on the opening end of the cooker 30 when the hangers are opened to the maximum extent, and further the hanging use of the steamer assembly is realized.

In a third embodiment of the present invention, the support portion includes a plurality of hooks movably coupled to the basket wall 20, and the plurality of hooks are disposed along a circumferential direction of the basket wall 20.

The supporting part comprises a plurality of hooks which are movably connected with the steamer wall 20, when a user needs to use the steamer hung on the edge of the cooker 30, the user only needs to lift the hooks and hang the hooks on the opening end of the cooker 30, so that the steamer component can be stably hung in the cooker 30, and the hanging use of the steamer component is realized; when a user needs to use the steamer supported at the bottom of the cooker 30, the user only needs to hang the steamer in a loose state, so that the steamer can be prevented from interfering with the cooker 30, and the steamer assembly can be completely placed in the cooker 30, so that the steamer assembly can be supported at the bottom of the cooker 30.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the difference from the first embodiment is that: at least one of the side walls of the basket 10 and the side walls of the basket wall 20 are integrally enclosed in a cylindrical shape.

At least one of the side walls of the steam basket 10 and the side walls of the steam basket 20 is integrally enclosed into a cylinder shape, so that two requirements of hanging the steam basket assembly on the upper part of the cooker and placing the steam basket assembly in the cooker can be met. Such as:

The side wall of the steamer frame 10 is wholly enclosed into a cylinder shape, the side wall of the steamer wall 20 is wholly enclosed into a round table shape, namely, the two ends of the steamer frame 10 are as large, one end of the steamer wall 20 is larger, the supporting edge 23 is preferably arranged at the large end of the steamer wall 20, when the steamer frame is used in a pot, the steamer frame 10 is embedded from the small end of the steamer wall 20, the embedding depth is smaller, the large end of the steamer wall 20 is not deformed basically, and therefore, the whole steamer assembly can be placed in the pot; when the steamer is hung, the big head end of the steamer wall 20 faces upwards, the bottom of the steamer frame 10 is downwards embedded into the steamer wall 20, the depth of the embedded steamer wall 20 is increased, the big head end of the steamer wall 20 is also opened, the supporting edge 23 of the big head end of the steamer wall 20 can be hung on the pot edge, and hanging use is achieved.

Or, the whole side wall of the steam basket frame 10 is enclosed into a circular truncated cone shape, the whole side wall of the steam basket frame 20 is enclosed into a cylinder shape, namely, one end of the steam basket frame 10 is big and the other end is small, preferably the big end is an open end, and when the steam basket frame is used in a pot, the small end of the steam basket frame 10 is embedded into the steam basket frame 20 and the embedded depth is shallower, and as the expansion amplitude of the steam basket frame 20 is smaller, the steam basket assembly can be placed in the pot for use; when the steamer is hung and used, the bottom of the steamer frame 10 is downwards embedded into the steamer wall 20, and the embedded depth is deeper, so that the big head end of the steamer frame can prop open the steamer wall 20 by a larger extent, the supporting edge 23 on the steamer wall 20 can be hung on the pot edge, and the hanging and use of the steamer assembly are realized.

Or, the side walls of the steamer frame 10 and the steamer wall 20 are all enclosed into a cylinder, namely, the two ends of the steamer frame 10 and the steamer wall 20 are the same, when the steamer frame 10 is embedded into one end of the steamer wall 20, which is not provided with the supporting edge 23, the one end of the steamer wall 20, which is provided with the supporting edge 23, is basically not deformed, and the steamer component can be put into use in a cooker; the bottom of the steam basket frame 10 is embedded downwards into the steam basket wall 20, and the embedded depth is increased, one end of the steam basket wall 20 provided with the supporting edge 23 is propped open, so that the supporting edge 23 can be hung on the pot edge, and the hanging use of the steam basket assembly is realized.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention provides a cooking appliance, including: the pan 30 and the steamer assembly as in any of the embodiments of the first aspect, the steamer assembly can be supported at the bottom of the pan 30 or suspended from the upper portion of the pan 30.

The cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention, because of including the steamer assembly of any one of the embodiments of the first aspect, has all the advantages of any one of the embodiments described above, and will not be described herein.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance is an electric rice cooker or an electric pressure cooker, and the cooker 30 is an inner cooker of the electric rice cooker or the electric pressure cooker.

Of course, the present application is not limited to electric rice cooker and electric pressure cooker, but may be other cooking appliances, such as a general cooker 30.

The following describes in detail the specific structure and method of use of the basket assembly provided by the present application in connection with one specific embodiment.

The steamer component comprises a steamer frame 10 and a steamer wall 20, wherein the side walls of the steamer frame 10 and the steamer wall 20 are round tables, and annular clamping ribs 11 are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the outer side wall of the steamer frame 10; the small end of the inner side wall of the steamer wall 20 is provided with two annular ribs 22, an annular clamping groove 21 is formed between the two annular ribs 22, and the annular clamping ribs 11 on the steamer frame 10 can be clamped in the annular clamping groove 21; meanwhile, the small end of the steamer wall 20 is provided with a supporting edge 23, and the upper end and the lower end of the steamer wall 20 are also provided with a plurality of cuts 24.

When in use, the annular clamping ribs 11 at the small end of the steamer frame 10 are clamped on the annular clamping grooves 21 of the steamer wall 20 to form a steamer component which can be placed at the bottom of an inner pot for use, as shown in fig. 3 and 4; the steam basket 10 moves on the steam basket wall 20, and the size deformation adjustment is carried out through the notch 24, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the support edge 23 on the steam basket wall 20 is outwards opened, the annular clamping rib 11 at the big end of the steam basket 10 is clamped in the annular clamping groove 21, a steam basket assembly is formed, and the steam basket assembly is hung on the inner pot edge for use, as shown in fig. 7 and 8.

Therefore, the steamer component provided by the application can be used as a steamer supported at the bottom of the inner pot and a steamer hung at the edge of the inner pot, and the two steamer can be interchanged only by means of size deformation adjustment through up-and-down sliding of the steamer support 10 and the steamer wall 20, so that different use requirements of consumers are met.

In summary, according to the steamer component provided by the application, the steamer component can be switched between the steamer with two purposes through the cooperation of the supporting part and the supporting cooperation part and the cooperation of the bearing part and the cooker, namely: the novel steamer can be used as a steamer at the bottom of an inner pot and a steamer hung at the edge of the inner pot, so that the use requirement of consumers is met, the use comfort of users is improved, the occupation of a steamer component to space is reduced, the market competitiveness of products is improved, and the novel steamer is simple in structure and reliable in use.

In the present application, 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 application 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 food steamer subassembly for cooking utensil, cooking utensil includes the pan, food steamer subassembly can overlap and establish in the pan, its characterized in that, food steamer subassembly includes:

the steam box frame is integrally in a cylinder shape with one open end and is used for bearing food to be steamed, a supporting part is arranged on the outer side wall of the steam box frame, and a plurality of steam holes are formed in the closed end of the steam box frame; and

the steamer wall is integrally in a cylindrical shape with two open ends, the inner side wall of the steamer wall is provided with a supporting matching part matched with the supporting part, so that the steamer frame and the steamer wall can be mutually supported, and the outer side wall of at least one open end of the steamer wall is also provided with a bearing part matched with the open end of the cooker, so that the steamer component can be hung on the upper part of the cooker;

the number of at least one of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts is multiple, the supporting parts and/or the supporting matching parts are distributed along the height direction of the steamer component, so that the depth of the steamer frame embedded into the steamer wall is adjustable, and the steamer component can be supported at the bottom of the cooker through the open end of the steamer frame or the open end of the steamer wall, or hung at the upper part of the cooker through the bearing part;

The bearing part is a supporting edge formed by outwards extending the opening end of the steamer wall, and the opening end of the steamer wall provided with the supporting edge is provided with a notch.

2. The food steamer assembly of claim 1, wherein the food steamer comprises a housing,

one of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts is an annular clamping rib, the other is an annular clamping groove, the annular clamping rib and the annular clamping groove extend along the circumferential direction of the steamer component, and the annular clamping rib can be clamped into or separated from the annular clamping groove.

3. The food steamer assembly of claim 2, characterized in that,

the steam box comprises a steam box body, a steam box frame, a steam box assembly and a steam box, wherein the steam box frame is characterized in that a plurality of annular ribs which extend along the circumferential direction of the steam box assembly and are distributed along the height direction of the steam box assembly are arranged on the other one of the outer side wall of the steam box frame and the inner side wall of the steam box wall, and annular clamping grooves are defined between the adjacent annular ribs.

4. The food steamer assembly of claim 1, wherein the food steamer comprises a housing,

the supporting part and the supporting matching part are annular supporting ribs, and the annular supporting ribs extend along the circumferential direction of the steamer component; or (b)

One of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts comprises a plurality of supporting tables which are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the steamer component, and the other one of the supporting parts and the supporting matching parts comprises a plurality of supporting blocks or a plurality of limiting grooves which are in one-to-one correspondence with the supporting tables.

5. The food steamer assembly as defined in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that,

the number of the supporting parts is at least two, and the two supporting parts are respectively positioned at two ends of the steamer frame in the height direction; the number of the supporting matching parts is at least one, and one supporting matching part is positioned at one end of the steamer wall in the height direction; or (b)

The number of the supporting matching parts is at least two, and the two supporting matching parts are respectively positioned at two ends of the steamer wall in the height direction; the number of the supporting parts is at least one, and one supporting part is positioned at one end of the steamer frame in the height direction.

6. The food steamer assembly as defined in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that,

the side wall of the steam basket frame and the side wall of the steam basket wall integrally enclose a round table shape, wherein one end of the steam basket wall with smaller opening area is provided with the supporting edge, and the area of the opening end of the steam basket frame is larger than that of the closed end; or (b)

At least one of the side walls of the steam basket frame and the side walls of the steam basket wall integrally encloses a cylinder shape.

7. The food steamer assembly as defined in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that,

The number of the notches is multiple, and the notches are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the steamer wall.

8. The food steamer assembly of claim 7, characterized in that,

the other opening end of the steamer wall is also provided with a plurality of the incisions, and the incisions at the two opening ends of the steamer wall are in one-to-one correspondence.

9. The food steamer assembly as defined in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that,

the bearing part comprises a plurality of hanging lugs which are arranged along the circumferential direction of the steamer wall and can be rotationally folded to be attached to the side wall of the steamer wall or rotationally unfolded to be supported on the opening end of the cooker; or (b)

The bearing part comprises a plurality of hooks movably connected to the steamer wall, and the hooks are arranged along the circumferential direction of the steamer wall.

10. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a pot; and

a steamer assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, which is supportable at the bottom of the pan or suspended from the upper part of the pan.

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

the cooking utensil is an electric cooker or an electric pressure cooker, and the cooker is an inner cooker of the electric cooker or the electric pressure cooker.