CN108784339B

CN108784339B - Electric kettle with folding handle

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Publication number: CN108784339B
Application number: CN201810639068.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王才丰
Original assignee: Taizhou Huangyan Nancheng Lingguang Plastic Factory
Current assignee: Taizhou Huangyan Nancheng Lingguang Plastic Factory
Priority date: 2017-05-06
Filing date: 2017-05-06
Publication date: 2020-07-10
Anticipated expiration: 2037-05-06
Also published as: CN107007143A; CN108784339A; CN107007143B; CN108742133A; CN108742133B

Abstract

The invention relates to a domestic electric appliance, in particular to an electric kettle with a folding handle, which consists of a kettle body component, a base component, an inner cylinder component, a nested cup group and a kettle cover component; a coupler socket, a coupler plug and a locking mechanism are arranged between the kettle body assembly and the base assembly; a second air passage which can communicate the inner cavity of the inner cylinder with the inner container and a first air passage which can communicate the inner container with the outside are arranged in the inner cylinder component; the kettle cover component is provided with an exhaust groove for communicating the inner cavity of the inner barrel component with the outside; the above components are combined in different modes, and can realize a carrying state, a dry heating state and a steam heating state. This electric kettle with folding handle portable has multiple practical function, can satisfy multiple life demand on the journey, and it is safe convenient more that it uses, and dry-type heating and steam heating state's switching is swift, can guarantee quality of water fresh when boiling water, and it improves journey quality of life to extremely be fit for the journey to carry.

Description

Electric kettle with folding handle

The invention is a divisional application of an invention patent application with application number 201710314360.2, which is filed on 2017, 05 and 06.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a domestic electric appliance, in particular to a small and portable electric kettle with multiple practical functions.

Background

People can inevitably select a hotel to meet the needs of accommodation, catering and the like in outdoor activities such as business trips, travels and the like, an electric kettle is generally a standard electric appliance in a hotel room and is used for providing drinking hot water for accommodation people, but the electric kettle is used by accommodation people in different front and back directions and is also used for other purposes by the accommodation people, the disinfection treatment of the hotel is difficult to standardize, and even people lay down something, so that the sanitation problem of the electric kettle is great, the accommodation people mostly have a conflict psychology on the electric kettle configured in the hotel, but bottle-packed purified water and mineral water are selected to directly drink during the accommodation period, and certain inconvenience is brought to the journey life of people. The electric heating kettle is a solution to overcome the problems by carrying the electric heating kettle on business trip and travel, but the existing electric heating kettle is designed based on a household use mode, has larger integral volume and single function, cannot meet other living needs except for water boiling, and has low utilization rate in travel. Therefore, the electric kettle which is convenient to carry in journey and can meet the requirements of other various daily lives besides the function of boiling water is provided, and the electric kettle has important significance for improving the quality of journey life.

The invention discloses a 201710262090.5 electric kettle for travel, which is designed in a combined mode and comprises a kettle body assembly, an inner cylinder assembly, a nested cup assembly and a kettle cover assembly, wherein the components have various combined modes, the electric kettle for travel is small, compact and has a certain storage function, can be used for boiling water during travel, and has two heating functions of dry heating and steam heating, and can be selected for use according to actual needs.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide an electric kettle with a folding handle, which adopts a combined design, has outstanding portability, has multiple functions of water boiling, dry heating, steam heating and the like, is more flexible to use, and can avoid peculiar smell from being remained in an inner container after heating articles.

In order to achieve the technical purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:

an electric kettle with a folding handle, comprising:

the kettle body assembly comprises a slender barrel-shaped inner container, a kettle nozzle is arranged on one side of the upper end of the inner container, an electric heating disc and a temperature sensor are arranged at the bottom of the inner container, and a vent groove which is formed in a concave mode and extends up and down is formed in the inner wall of the middle upper portion of the inner container; the inner container is arranged in a shell, high-temperature-resistant heat insulation materials are filled between the side walls and the bottom of the inner container and the bottom of the shell, and a coupler socket electrically connected with the electric heating disc and the temperature sensor is arranged at the center of the bottom of the shell; the outer side wall of the shell is provided with a convex rib which protrudes outwards and extends up and down, the outer side wall of the convex rib is inwards provided with an accommodating groove, and a folding handle is arranged in the accommodating groove; a positioning pit A, a positioning pit B and a positioning pit C are arranged on the upper annular end surface of the kettle body assembly;

the base assembly comprises a base for bearing the kettle body assembly and a vertical plate vertically extending upwards from one side of the base; a controller is arranged in the base, a coupler plug electrically connected with the controller is arranged at the center of the upper side of the base, and a power supply interface and a control panel of the controller are both arranged on the outer side wall of the vertical plate; when the kettle body assembly is combined with the base assembly, the coupler plug is coupled with the coupler socket, and the controller is electrically connected with the electric heating disc and the temperature sensor and can work cooperatively; a locking mechanism which can lock the base component and the kettle body component to maintain the combined state is arranged between the base component and the kettle body component;

the inner barrel assembly comprises a barrel body with a bottom, a circle of inserting steps are arranged at the upper end of the barrel body, a circle of barrel edge is arranged at the upper end of each inserting step, and a positioning ball is arranged at the lower side of each barrel edge; the lower side of the barrel body is provided with a water collecting barrel which is communicated with a plurality of reflux holes penetrating the bottom of the barrel body, and the outer wall of the water collecting barrel is sleeved with a clamping sleeve; a gas distribution nozzle is fixed on the upper side of the bottom of the cylinder body; a first air passage extending from the outer side wall of the inserting step to the lower end face of the inserting step and a second air passage extending from the outer side wall of the inserting step to the bottom of the cylinder body and communicated with the gas distribution spray head are arranged in the inner cylinder component; when the inner barrel assembly is combined with the kettle body assembly and the positioning ball falls into one of the positioning pit A, the positioning pit B and the positioning pit C, the barrel edge is positioned at the upper end part of the kettle body assembly, the insertion step is in insertion fit with the upper end opening of the inner container, the barrel body is suspended in the inner container, a gap is formed between the side walls of the barrel body and the inner container, and an object placing space is formed between the water collecting barrel and the bottom of the inner container; when the positioning ball is respectively matched with the positioning pit A, the positioning pit B and the positioning pit C, the matching relation of the inner cylinder component and the kettle body component is respectively as follows: a. the upper port of the first air passage and the upper port of the second air passage are blocked by the inner wall of the inner container, and the spout is separated from the inner cavity of the inner container through an inserting step; b. the upper port of the first air passage is positioned at the spout, and the inner cavity of the inner container is communicated with the outside only through the first air passage; c. the upper end opening of the second air passage is positioned at the upper end of the vent groove, and the inner cavity of the inner container is communicated with the inner cavity of the cylinder body only through the vent groove, the second air passage and the air distribution spray head;

the upper port of the intussusception cup group can be sleeved and clamped on the clamping sleeve, and when the intussusception cup group is combined with the inner cylinder component and the inner cylinder component is combined with the kettle body component, the intussusception cup group is suspended in the inner container and is not contacted with the inner container;

the kettle cover assembly comprises a circular cover body, the lower side and the upper side of the cover body are respectively provided with a positioning step which can be inserted into the upper ports of the kettle body assembly and the inner cylinder assembly, and one side of the cover body is provided with a pressing handle extending outwards; a rotating mechanism is arranged between the pot cover component and the pot body component, the pot cover component can be combined with the pot body component by the rotating mechanism in a mode that the lower end face of the pot cover component faces downwards, and the pot cover component can be turned over after combination; the upper end surface of the cover body is provided with an exhaust groove, the outer end of the exhaust groove extends to the outer side wall of the cover body, and when the kettle cover assembly is combined with the inner barrel assembly in a mode that the upper end surface faces downwards, the upper port of the barrel is communicated with the outside only through the exhaust groove.

The electric kettle with the folding handle is based on a combined design, and each component can have four combined states according to different purposes:

in a carrying state, the folding handle is accommodated in the accommodating groove, and the kettle body assembly and the base assembly are combined and fixed by means of the locking mechanism; combining the nested cup group with the lower end of the inner cylinder component, combining the inner cylinder component with the kettle body component and adjusting the circumferential relative relationship of the inner cylinder component and the kettle body component, so that the positioning ball is matched with the positioning pit A, and the kettle cover component is combined with the inner cylinder component in a mode that the lower end surface faces downwards; at the moment, the electric kettle with the folding handle has the smallest and small integral volume, the inner cavities of the cylinder body and the inner container are both in a closed state, the cylinder body can be used for storing articles, and the state is suitable for being carried in a journey;

in the water boiling state, the folding handle is adjusted to the unfolding state, the locking of the kettle body assembly and the base assembly is released, the inner cylinder assembly and the nested cup assembly are taken out of the kettle body assembly, and the kettle cover assembly and the kettle body assembly are combined by means of a rotating mechanism in a mode that the lower end face of the kettle cover assembly faces downwards; the kettle body assembly is connected with an external power supply through a power supply interface and is placed on the base assembly, so that the kettle body assembly can be used for boiling water like a traditional electric kettle, and can work in a mode of 'timing heating' or 'constant temperature heating' according to needs, and the kettle body assembly can be conveniently moved in use; in this use state, the idle inner barrel assembly can be inverted to be used as a cup holder for placing the nested cup set;

in a dry heating state, adding a proper amount of water into the inner cavity of the kettle body assembly, combining the inner cylinder assembly and the kettle body assembly and adjusting the circumferential relative positions of the inner cylinder assembly and the kettle body assembly to enable the positioning ball to be matched with the positioning pit B, putting an article to be heated into the inner cylinder assembly, combining the kettle cover assembly with the inner cylinder assembly in a mode that the upper end face of the kettle cover assembly faces downwards, and placing the kettle body assembly on the base assembly; when the kettle body assembly and the base assembly work in a matched mode, the barrel of the inner barrel assembly and articles in the barrel are heated by heat generated in the inner container; in the whole working process, the inner container is communicated with the outside through the first air passage without overhigh air pressure, water vapor in the inner container cannot enter the cylinder body, and odor in the cylinder body cannot enter the inner container, so that the aim of dry heating is fulfilled;

steam heating state, add suitable amount of water in to kettle body subassembly, combine inner tube subassembly and kettle body subassembly and adjust both circumference relative position, make location ball and location hole C cooperation, will treat that the article of heating put into among the inner tube subassembly, with pot lid subassembly with the upper end face down mode with inner tube subassembly combination, place kettle body subassembly on base subassembly, when kettle body subassembly and base subassembly cooperation work, steam that produces in the inner bag will be in proper order through the air duct, in second air duct and the branch gas shower nozzle gets into the barrel, directly heat the article in the barrel, the barrel will not the atmospheric pressure too high through air duct and external intercommunication, the comdenstion water that produces in the barrel will be collected in the water catch bowl and can not backward flow in to the inner bag, realize steam heating's purpose promptly.

The folding handle comprises an upper section and a lower section which are hinged through a middle shaft, the upper end of the upper section is rotationally fixed in the accommodating groove through a fixed shaft, the lower end of the lower section is provided with a pin hole which is parallel to the middle shaft and penetrates through the hole of the lower section, two guide pins are limited by the pin hole and can axially move, and a pushing spring for driving the outer ends of the two guide pins to extend to the outer part of the lower section is arranged between the two guide pins; the middle lower part of each of the two side walls of the containing groove is provided with a guide groove extending up and down, and the outer end parts of the two guide pins are respectively limited in the two guide grooves and can slide up and down along the two guide grooves; when the folding handle is in an unfolding state, the upper section, the lower section and the convex ribs are distributed in a triangular shape, and the two guide pins are respectively positioned at the upper ends of the two guide grooves; when the folding handle is in a folding state, the upper section part and the lower section part are accommodated in the accommodating grooves, and the two guide pins are respectively positioned at the lower ends of the two guide grooves; the upper ends of the side walls of the two guide grooves are respectively provided with a positioning hole, and when the two guide pins move to the upper ends of the guide grooves, the two guide pins are respectively inserted into the two positioning holes; the bottom of locating hole respectively sets up the shaft hole that is little and lead to protruding muscle outer wall than its diameter, but two knock pins that are the I shape are injectd and axial displacement by the shaft hole respectively, and the one end of knock pin is located the locating hole and is used for ejecting the uide pin, and the other end is located protruding muscle outside for pressing, and when two knock pins moved to the centre and is nearest, two knock pin inner ends respectively just with the lateral wall parallel and level of two guide ways, and then can be ejecting from the locating hole with the uide pin.

Furthermore, the locking mechanism comprises a convex tenon which is fixed on the lower side of the convex rib and has a smooth lower end, and a concave seat which is arranged on the upper end part of the vertical plate and is used for accommodating the convex tenon, and when the kettle body assembly is combined with the base assembly and the convex rib is positioned right above the vertical plate, the convex tenon is just in inserted fit with the concave seat; a locking hole is respectively arranged on the left side wall and the right side wall of the concave seat; the tenon is internally provided with two locking pins which can respectively extend to the outside of the tenon after being stressed and can automatically retract into the tenon, and an inclined push block which can move up and down, wherein the inclined push block is positioned between the two locking pins and is respectively matched with the two locking pins through inclined planes at two sides; when the convex falcon is spliced and matched with the concave seat, the central axes of the two locking pins and the two locking holes are superposed; the upper end of the inclined push block is connected with a push rod which can move up and down in the convex rib, and the upper end of the push rod extends into the accommodating groove; when the folding handle is switched to a folding state, the lower end of the lower section part drives the ejector rod to move downwards, the inclined push block moves downwards to the lowest end of the stroke of the inclined push block, and the two locking pins are driven by the inclined push block to move outwards and are respectively inserted into the two locking holes; when the folding handle is switched to the unfolding state, the pressure at the upper end of the ejector rod disappears, the two locking pins automatically retract into the convex falcon, and the inclined pushing block is forced to move upwards.

Furthermore, the lower part of the inner side of the lower section of the folding handle is provided with a containing groove for containing the power cord.

Furthermore, the outer wall of one of the kettle body assembly and the inner barrel assembly is provided with three state marks, and the outer wall of the other one of the kettle body assembly and the inner barrel assembly is provided with a pointer, and the matching state of the positioning ball, the positioning pit A, the positioning pit B and the positioning pit C can be reflected by the matching of the pointer and the three state marks.

Furthermore, the lower end of the water collecting cylinder is provided with a sealing cover in threaded fit.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects: the electric kettle with the folding handle is based on scientific and reasonable combined design, all components are combined in a specific mode when the electric kettle is carried, the folding handle can be correspondingly adjusted, the size can be reduced to the maximum extent, the occupied space in carrying is saved, the internal space of the barrel can be optimally utilized for storing articles in carrying, and the portability is particularly outstanding; in the use, if with the use of kettle body subassembly, pot lid subassembly and base subassembly three combination, can realize the function of heating up water, and the use method is with current product big with little difference, accords with people's use habit, if with the use of kettle body subassembly, inner tube subassembly, pot lid subassembly and base subassembly four combination, can realize two kinds of heating functions to different article of dry-type heating and steam heating to satisfy the life needs in the journey of people, still can realize the high temperature disinfection to article with the help of steam heating function simultaneously. In addition, compared with the prior closest technology, the electric kettle with the folding handle can adjust and switch two combined states of dry heating and steam heating only by adjusting the circumferential relative position of the kettle body component and the inner cylinder component without performing other operations on the kettle body component and the inner cylinder component, so that the electric kettle with the folding handle is more convenient to use; in the dry heating and steam heating processes, smell and condensed water generated in the cylinder body cannot enter the inner container, so that residual peculiar smell in the inner container cannot be caused, meanwhile, in the dry heating and steam heating processes, the kettle cover assembly is combined with the inner barrel assembly in a mode that the upper end face of the kettle cover assembly faces downwards, and in the water boiling process, the kettle cover assembly is combined with the kettle body assembly in a mode that the lower end face of the kettle cover assembly faces downwards, so that peculiar smell in water quality during water boiling is avoided, and the fresh water quality is ensured; due to the fact that the kettle body assembly and the base assembly are designed in a split mode, the kettle body assembly is convenient to operate and use, flexible in position movement and high in safety in the using process; the state of the locking mechanism between the kettle body assembly and the base assembly is determined by the state of the folding handle, the folding handle is adjusted to be a folding state when being carried, the locking mechanism locks the kettle body assembly and the base assembly, the folding handle is adjusted to be the folding state when being used, the locking mechanism releases the locking of the kettle body assembly and the base assembly, and the operation is convenient and fast. In conclusion, the electric kettle with the folding handle is good in portability, more in practical functions, convenient and fast to use, extremely suitable for being carried in a journey, and capable of remarkably improving the quality of life in the journey.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is one of the schematic diagrams before the components of the electric kettle with the folding handle are combined.

Fig. 2 is a second schematic diagram of the electric kettle with the folding handle before the components are combined.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the kettle body assembly.

Figure 4 is a schematic view of the kettle assembly partially cut away.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the base assembly.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of the inner barrel assembly.

FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view of the inner barrel assembly.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the pot lid assembly.

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of the carrying state of the electric kettle with a folding handle.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of the electric kettle with the folding handle after being partially cut away in a carrying state.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the combination of the kettle body assembly, the inner barrel assembly and the kettle lid assembly in a portable state.

Fig. 12 is a schematic view of the water boiling state of the electric kettle with the folding handle.

FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing the combination of the kettle body assembly, the inner barrel assembly and the kettle lid assembly in a dry heating state.

FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing the combination of the kettle body assembly, the inner barrel assembly and the kettle lid assembly in a steam heating state.

Fig. 15 is a schematic view of the folding handle in a folded state.

Fig. 16 is a schematic structural view of the folding handle in an unfolded state.

Fig. 17 is a schematic structural view of an electric kettle with a folding handle after further modification.

FIG. 18 is a schematic view of the locking mechanism in the folded condition of the folding handle.

FIG. 19 is a schematic view of the locking mechanism locking the kettle body assembly to the base assembly.

Fig. 20 is a schematic view showing the state of the locking mechanism when the folding handle is in the unfolded state.

FIG. 21 is a schematic view of the locking mechanism not locking the kettle body assembly to the base assembly.

In the figure, 1, a base, 2, a power interface, 3, a control panel, 4, a vertical plate, 5, a convex rib, 6, a containing groove, 7, a folding handle, 71, a fixing shaft, 72, an upper section, 73, a middle shaft, 74, a lower section, 75, a top pin, 76, a guide groove, 77, a guide pin, 78, a pin hole, 79, a pushing spring, 710, a positioning hole, 8, a rotating mechanism, 9, a nested cup group, 10, a water collecting barrel, 11, a clamping sleeve, 12, a barrel body, 13, a plugging step, 14, a barrel edge, 15, a pressing handle, 16, a cover body, 17, a positioning step, 18, a shell, 19, a coupler socket, 20, a coupler plug, 21, a positioning pit C, 22, a positioning pit A, 23, a positioning pit B, 24, a kettle nozzle, 25, an exhaust groove, 26, an inner container, 27, a vent groove, 28, a temperature sensor, 29, an electric hot plate, 30, a controller, 31, a sealing cover, 32, a first air channel, 33. the air distribution device comprises a positioning ball 34, a second air passage 35, a return hole 36, an air distribution nozzle 37, an air outlet hole 38, a concave seat 39, a convex tenon 40, a state mark 41, a pointer 42, a push rod 43, an inclined push block 44, a locking pin 45, a locking hole 46 and a power line accommodating groove.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the electric kettle with a folding handle disclosed by the invention comprises five parts, namely a kettle body assembly, a base assembly, an inner cylinder assembly, a nested cup assembly 9 and a kettle cover assembly;

referring to fig. 1-4, the kettle assembly includes a bladder 26 and a housing 18; the inner container 26 is in a slender barrel shape, one side of the upper end of the inner container is provided with a duckbilled spout 24 which extends outwards, the bottom of the inner container is provided with an electric heating disc 29 positioned on the lower side wall and a temperature sensor 28 which extends into the inner cavity of the inner container 26, and the inner wall of the middle upper part of the inner container 26 is provided with a vent groove 27 which is formed in a concave manner and extends upwards and downwards; the inner container 26 is fixedly arranged in the shell 18, a high-temperature-resistant heat-insulating material (not shown) is filled between the side wall and the bottom of the inner container and the shell 18, a coupler socket 19 is arranged after a hole is formed in the center of the bottom of the shell 18, the coupler socket 19 is electrically connected with the electric heating disc 29 and the temperature sensor 28 through a circuit, a convex rib 5 which protrudes outwards and extends up and down is arranged on the outer side wall of the shell 18, and the convex rib 5 is positioned on one side opposite to the kettle mouth 24; the outer side wall of the convex rib 5 is inwards provided with a containing groove 6 which extends up and down, and a folding handle 7 is arranged in the containing groove 6; the upper ring-shaped end surface of the kettle body assembly is provided with a downward-concave positioning pit A22, a positioning pit B23 and a positioning pit C21; the inner container 26 is made of food-grade metal materials, the shell 18 can be made of metal materials or composite materials, and the convex ribs 5 and the shell 18 can be integrally formed;

referring to fig. 1, 2, 5, 9 and 12, the base assembly includes a base 1 and a vertical plate 4 extending vertically and upwardly from one side of the base 1; the base 1 is used for bearing the kettle body assembly, preferably adopts a disc-shaped design, the controller 30 is arranged in the base 1, the coupler plug 20 is arranged at the center of the upper side of the base 1, the coupler plug 20 is electrically connected with the controller 30 through a lead, and the power interface 2 and the control panel 3 which are used as accessory elements of the controller 30 are both arranged on the outer side wall of the vertical plate 4; when the kettle body assembly is combined with the base assembly, the coupler plug 20 is coupled with the coupler socket 19, so that the controller 30 is electrically connected with the electric heating disc 29 and the temperature sensor 28, and the electric heating disc 29 and the temperature sensor 28 can work cooperatively after being electrified; a locking mechanism is arranged between the base component and the kettle body component, when the kettle is carried, the base component and the kettle body component are locked together by the locking mechanism to maintain a combined state, and the base component and the kettle body component can not be separated freely;

referring to fig. 1, 2, 6, 7, 11, 13 and 14, the inner cylinder assembly comprises a cylinder 12 with a bottom, a circle of convex insertion steps 13 is arranged at the upper end of the cylinder 12, a circle of cylinder edge 14 extending outwards and horizontally is arranged at the upper end of the insertion steps 13, and a positioning ball 33 used for matching with a positioning pit a22, a positioning pit B23 and a positioning pit C21 is arranged at the lower side of the cylinder edge 14; the lower side of the cylinder body 12 is provided with a water collecting cylinder 10 which is communicated with a plurality of reflux holes 35 penetrating the bottom of the cylinder body 12, and the outer wall of the water collecting cylinder 10 is sleeved with a clamping sleeve 11; a gas distribution nozzle 36 is fixed on the upper side of the bottom of the cylinder 12, and a plurality of gas outlet holes 37 are uniformly distributed on the peripheral wall of the gas distribution nozzle 36; a first air passage 32 extending from the outer side wall of the insertion step 13 to the lower end face of the insertion step 13 and a second air passage 34 extending from the outer side wall of the insertion step 13 to the bottom of the cylinder 12 and communicated with the air distribution nozzle 36 are arranged in the inner cylinder component; when the inner barrel assembly is combined with the kettle body assembly and the positioning ball 33 falls into one of the positioning pit A22, the positioning pit B23 and the positioning pit C21, the barrel is positioned and attached to the upper end part of the kettle body assembly along the edge 14, the insertion step 13 is in insertion fit with the upper end opening of the inner container 26, the barrel body 12 is suspended in the inner container 26, a gap is formed between the side walls of the barrel body and the inner container 26, and an object placing space is formed between the water collecting barrel 10 and the bottom of the inner container 26; when the positioning ball 33 is respectively matched with the positioning pit A22, the positioning pit B23 and the positioning pit C21, the matching relationship of the inner cylinder component and the kettle body component is respectively as follows: a. the upper port of the first air passage 32 and the upper port of the second air passage 34 are both blocked by the inner wall of the inner container 26, the spout 24 is separated from the inner cavity of the inner container 26 by the insertion step 13, namely, the inner cavity of the inner container 26 is in a closed state; b. the upper end opening of the first air duct 32 is positioned at the spout 24, and the inner cavity of the inner container 26 is communicated with the outside only through the first air duct 32; c. the upper end opening of the second air passage 34 is positioned at the upper end of the vent groove 27, and the inner cavity of the inner container 26 is only communicated with the inner cavity of the barrel body 12 through the vent groove 27, the second air passage 34 and the air distribution spray head 36; because the inner cylinder component is mainly used for heating objects, and is in consideration of portability, the inner cylinder component is made of low-density high-temperature-resistant materials;

as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 10, when the above-mentioned nested cup set 9 is in the nested combination state, its upper port can be sleeved and clamped on the clamping sleeve 11, when the nested cup set 9 is combined with the inner cylinder component and the inner cylinder component is combined with the kettle body component, the nested cup set 9 is suspended in the inner container 26 and is not contacted with the inner container 26;

referring to fig. 1, 2, 8, 12, 13 and 14, the pot lid assembly comprises a circular lid 16 for covering the upper ports of the pot body assembly and the inner barrel assembly, the lower side and the upper side of the lid 16 are respectively provided with a positioning step 17 which can be inserted into the upper ports of the pot body assembly and the inner barrel assembly, and one side of the lid 16 is provided with a pressing handle 15 extending outwards; a rotating mechanism 8 is arranged between the pot cover component and the pot body component, the pot cover component can be combined with the pot body component by the rotating mechanism 8 in a mode that the lower end face of the pot cover component faces downwards, and the pot cover component can be turned over after combination; the upper end surface of the cover body 16 is provided with an exhaust groove 25, the outer end of the exhaust groove 25 extends to the outer side wall of the cover body 16, and when the kettle cover assembly is combined with the inner barrel assembly in a mode that the upper end surface faces downwards, the upper port of the barrel 12 is communicated with the outside only through the exhaust groove 25; because the pot cover component is used for plugging the upper ports of the pot body component and the inner cylinder component when in work and is also in consideration of portability, the pot cover component is made of low-density high-temperature-resistant materials; the cover body 16, the positioning steps 17 on the upper and lower sides thereof, and the pressing handle 15 may be integrally formed.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 4 and 5, in the electric kettle with the folding handle, the coupler socket 19 and the coupler plug 20 are electrical components commonly used in a living electrical appliance, and the two components can be coupled by plugging and matching, so that the controller 30, the electric heating disc 29 and the temperature sensor 28 form a heating system capable of working cooperatively, specifically, the temperature sensor 28 can feed back water temperature data in the inner container 26 to the controller 30, the controller 30 can control the working state of the electric heating disc 29 by combining the water temperature data according to internal program setting, and finally, the electric kettle with the folding handle can work in various modes such as "timed heating", "constant temperature heating", "continuous boiling", "intermittent boiling", and the like; the power interface 2 and the control panel 3 are the components of the controller 30 for the existing electric kettle, the power interface 2 is used for communicating with an external power supply by means of a power line, the control panel 3 is usually composed of a display screen and a set key, the display screen can realize working parameter information such as water temperature, time, working state and the like, and the set key is used for presetting programs in the controller 30, namely adjusting the working parameters of the electric kettle with a folding handle; the components and the functions generated by the matching of the components are common technical means of the existing electric kettle, and the existing technology is realized without difficulty.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 10 and 12, in the electric kettle with the folding handle, the technical features of the rotating mechanism 8 for combining the lid assembly and the kettle body assembly, the nested cup set 9 combined on the lower side of the inner cylinder assembly, the folding handle 7, etc. have the same technical purpose as the related technical features of the electric kettle for traveling disclosed in the invention patent with application number 201710262090.5, and can be directly used instead of the related technical features, so the electric kettle is regarded as the prior art and is not described in detail in the patent.

The electric kettle with the folding handle is based on a combined design, each component can have four combined states according to different purposes, and the specific operation method comprises the following steps:

in the carrying state, as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the folding handle 7 is received in the receiving groove 6, and the kettle body assembly and the base assembly are combined and fixed by the locking mechanism; the nested cup group 9 is combined at the lower end of the inner cylinder component, the inner cylinder component is combined with the kettle body component, the circumferential relative relation between the inner cylinder component and the kettle body component is adjusted, the positioning ball 33 is matched with the positioning pit A22, and the kettle cover component is combined with the inner cylinder component in a mode that the lower end surface faces downwards; at the moment, the electric kettle with the folding handle has the smallest and smallest whole volume, the occupied space during carrying can be saved, meanwhile, the inner cavities of the barrel body 12 and the inner container 26 are in a closed state, external dust can be prevented from entering, the cleanness and sanitation of the inner cavities of the inner container 26 and the barrel body 12 are ensured, in addition, the barrel body 12 can be used for storing tea, coffee and other articles related to drinking water, and therefore, the electric kettle with the folding handle has the highest portability in the combined state;

in the water boiling state, as shown in fig. 12, the folding handle 7 is adjusted to the unfolding state, the locking between the pot body assembly and the base assembly is released, the inner cylinder assembly and the nested cup assembly 9 are taken out of the pot body assembly, the pot lid assembly is combined with the pot body assembly in a mode that the lower end face faces downwards by the aid of the rotating mechanism 8, and the pot lid assembly can be driven to turn over by the pressing handle 15; the electric kettle is connected with an external power supply through the power interface 2, the kettle body assembly is placed on the base assembly, so that the electric kettle can be used for boiling water like a traditional electric kettle, and can work in a mode of 'timing heating' or 'constant temperature heating' according to needs; in this use state, the unused inner barrel assembly can be inverted to serve as a cup holder for placing the nested cup set 9, and the interior of the barrel body 12 can still be used for storing articles;

in a dry heating state, as shown in fig. 13, a proper amount of water is added into the inner container 26 of the kettle body assembly, the inner cylinder assembly and the kettle body assembly are combined and the circumferential relative positions of the inner cylinder assembly and the kettle body assembly are adjusted, so that the positioning ball 33 is matched with the positioning pit B23, an object to be heated is placed into the cylinder 12 of the inner cylinder assembly, the kettle cover assembly is combined with the inner cylinder assembly in a manner that the upper end faces downwards, and the kettle body assembly is placed on the base assembly; when the kettle body assembly and the base assembly work in a matched mode, the heat generated in the inner container 26 heats the barrel body 12 of the inner barrel assembly and articles in the barrel body 12; in the whole working process, the inner container 26 is communicated with the outside through the first air passage 32, so that the air pressure is not too high, the water vapor in the inner container 26 cannot enter the cylinder body 12, the smell in the cylinder body 12 cannot enter the inner container 26, and the aim of dry heating is fulfilled;

in the steam heating state, as shown in fig. 14, a proper amount of water is added into the inner container 26 of the kettle body assembly, the inner container assembly and the kettle body assembly are combined and the circumferential relative positions of the inner container assembly and the kettle body assembly are adjusted, so that the positioning balls 33 are matched with the positioning pits C21, an object to be heated is placed in the inner container assembly, the kettle cover assembly is combined with the inner container assembly in a manner that the upper end faces downwards, the kettle body assembly is placed on the base assembly, when the kettle body assembly and the base assembly are matched to work, steam generated in the inner container 26 sequentially enters the barrel 12 through the air grooves 27, the second air passages 34 and the air distribution nozzles 36, the object in the barrel 12 is directly heated, the barrel 12 is communicated with the outside through the air exhaust grooves 25 and cannot have too high air pressure, and condensed water generated in the barrel 12 is collected in the water collection barrel 10 and cannot flow back into the inner container 26, so that the purpose.

Referring to fig. 7 and 14, in the electric kettle with the folding handle, the arrangement of the air distribution nozzle 36 is intended to uniformly disperse the steam delivered by the inner container 26, the vent groove 27 and the second air passage 34 in the cylinder 12 during steam heating, on one hand, the heating efficiency is ensured, and on the other hand, the heating temperature in the inner cylinder 12 tends to be uniform, based on the technical purpose, the implementation structure of the air distribution nozzle 36 has various forms, a raised and hollow shell-shaped structure can be formed at the bottom of the inner cylinder 12, air outlets 37 are formed at the top and the side of the shell-shaped structure, and the lower end of the second air passage 34 is communicated with the interior of the shell-shaped structure, thereby the electric kettle with the folding handle can be obtained.

As shown in fig. 9 and 11, when the electric kettle with the foldable handle is in a carrying state, the lid assembly is combined with the inner cylinder assembly in a way that the lower end surface faces downwards, and the purpose is to make the upper end of the cylinder 12 in a closed state, so that external dust is prevented from entering the cylinder 12; when the articles are heated by adopting the dry heating and steam heating modes, part of the articles, particularly food, are not prevented from generating special odor after being heated, the odor adheres to a local area directly contacting with the pot lid assembly and the inner cylinder assembly, and is difficult to be dissipated in a short time, the electric kettle with the folding handle has the most main and common functions of boiling water, and people often cannot accept the peculiar smell in drinking water, so the kettle cover component of the electric kettle with the folding handle has two using modes, namely, in the dry heating and steam heating state, the kettle cover component is combined with the inner cylinder component in a mode that the upper end faces downwards, when the kettle is in a water boiling state, the kettle cover component is combined with the kettle body component in a mode that the lower end face faces downwards, so that the influence of peculiar smell generated by heating objects on drinking water is avoided, and the freshness of the water quality is ensured.

Referring to fig. 13 and 14, when the electric kettle with the folding handle is used for dry heating and steam heating of articles, a proper amount of water needs to be added into the inner container 26 of the kettle body assembly, and the proper amount of water means that the lower end of the inner container assembly is not contacted with the water in the inner container 26 after the inner container assembly is combined with the kettle body assembly, so that on one hand, the inner container assembly can be prevented from being subjected to buoyancy and cannot be tightly combined with the kettle body assembly, and on the other hand, the heat generated in the inner container 26 can be ensured to rapidly enter a gap between the barrel 12 and the inner container 26 to ensure the heating efficiency; in order to measure and control the water amount in the inner container 26, a water level line may be marked on the inner wall of the inner container 26, or a liquid level sensor capable of feeding back the real-time water amount in the inner container 26 to the controller 30 may be installed at the bottom of the inner container 26.

When the electric kettle with the folding handle is used for carrying out dry heating or steam heating on articles, different modes such as 'timing heating', 'constant temperature heating', 'continuous boiling', 'intermittent boiling' and the like can be selected for working by means of the coordination and the coordination of the controller 30, the temperature sensor 28 and the electric heating disc 29, so that a proper heating effect is realized; in the dry heating, as shown in fig. 13, steam does not enter the cylinder 12, and therefore, the steam heating device can be used for heating articles such as food which are not suitable for being soaked and have low heating temperature requirements; when the steam is heated, as shown in fig. 14, the high-temperature steam can enter the cavity of the cylinder body 12 to directly heat the articles, so that the steam heating device can be used for heating articles such as food which are not afraid of being soaked, meanwhile, because the temperature of the steam is higher than that of boiling water, the steam heating mode can be used for heating or sterilizing partial articles at high temperature, and the effect is ideal.

In conclusion, the electric kettle with the folding handle is convenient to carry, has multiple practical functions of water boiling, dry heating, steam heating and the like, can meet multiple living demands in journey, is safer and more convenient to use, is more rapid to adjust and switch dry heating and steam heating states, can guarantee fresh water quality in water boiling, and is extremely suitable for being carried in journey to improve the quality of life in journey.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and 10, in the electric kettle with the folding handle, the folding handle 7 is installed in the storage groove 6, and as the name suggests, the folding handle 7 has a folding function, and the storage groove 6 has a function of storing the folding handle 7, so that the folding handle 7 can be easily implemented by adopting the prior art for the technical purpose; meanwhile, in the electric kettle for traveling disclosed in the invention patent with the application number of 201710262090.5, a specific structure of the folding handle 7 is also provided, the basic functions of the folding handle 7 can be realized only by means of a specific locking mechanism, the whole structure is relatively complex, and the implementation difficulty is relatively high, so that the invention provides an improved design of the folding handle 7, which has the advantages of more scientific design, more convenient use and easier implementation, and the specific structure is as follows:

as shown in fig. 12, 15 and 16, the folding handle 7 includes an upper section 72 and a lower section 74 hinged via an intermediate shaft 73, the upper end of the upper section 72 is rotatably fixed in the accommodating groove 6 via a fixed shaft 71, the lower section 74 has a pin hole 78 at the lower end parallel to the intermediate shaft 73 and passing through the lower section 74, two guide pins 77 are axially movable and limited by the pin hole 78, and a pushing spring 79 is disposed between the two guide pins 77 for urging the outer ends of the two guide pins to extend to the outside of the lower section 74; two side walls of the accommodating groove 6 are respectively provided with a guide groove 76 extending up and down at the middle lower part, and the outer end parts of the two guide pins 77 are respectively limited in the two guide grooves 76 and can slide up and down along the two guide grooves 76; when the folding handle 7 is in an unfolded state, the upper section 72, the lower section 74 and the convex rib 5 are distributed in a triangular shape, and the two guide pins 77 are respectively positioned at the upper ends of the two guide grooves 76; when the folding handle 7 is in a folded state, the upper section 72 and the lower section 74 are accommodated in the accommodating groove 6, and the two guide pins 77 are respectively positioned at the lower ends of the two guide grooves 76; the upper ends of the side walls of the two guide grooves 76 are respectively provided with a positioning hole 710, when the two guide pins 77 move to the upper ends of the guide grooves 76, the two guide pins are respectively inserted into the two positioning holes 710, and then the folding handle 7 is locked in an unfolded state; the bottom of the positioning hole 710 is respectively provided with a shaft hole which is smaller than the diameter of the positioning hole and is communicated with the outer wall of the convex rib 5, the two I-shaped ejector pins 75 are respectively limited by the shaft holes and can move axially, one end of each ejector pin 75 is positioned in the positioning hole 710 and is used for ejecting the guide pin 77, the other end of each ejector pin 75 is positioned outside the convex rib 5 and is pressed, when the two ejector pins 75 move towards the middle to be closest, the inner ends of the two ejector pins 75 are respectively flush with the side walls of the two guide grooves 76, and then the guide pins 77 can be ejected out of the positioning hole 710, namely the locking of the unfolding state of the folding handle 7 is released;

therefore, when the electric kettle with the folding handle is used, the joints of the upper section 72 and the lower section 74 are pulled outwards, the two guide pins 77 move upwards along the two guide grooves 76 and are finally locked in the two positioning holes 710 respectively, at the moment, the upper section 72, the lower section 74 and the convex ribs 5 are distributed in a triangular shape, the folding handle 7 is in an unfolded state, the electric kettle accords with the manual holding habit, and the stability is high; when the electric kettle with the folding handle is carried, the two top pins 75 are pressed by hand, the two top pins 75 respectively push the two guide pins 77 out of the positioning holes 710, namely, the locking of the unfolding state of the folding handle 7 is released, meanwhile, the joints of the upper section 72 and the lower section 74 are pressed inwards, the two guide pins 77 move downwards along the guide grooves 76, and when the guide pins 77 move to the lower ends of the two guide grooves 76, the upper section 72 and the lower section 74 are accommodated in the accommodating grooves 6.

Further, as shown in fig. 10, in the electric kettle with the folding handle, a locking mechanism is disposed between the base component and the kettle body component, the locking mechanism is used for locking the base component and the kettle body component together, and maintaining the combination state for convenient carrying, based on the combination of the kettle body component and the base component, the coupler plug 20 is in insertion fit with the coupler socket 19, so that the kettle body component and the base component are already locked to a certain extent in the radial direction, and the locking mechanism only needs to further lock the base component and the kettle body component in the axial direction, so as to achieve the expected technical effect. However, the locking mechanism implemented based on the prior art needs to be manually adjusted to adjust the working state, that is, the locking mechanism needs to be manually adjusted to lock and unlock the base assembly and the kettle body assembly, so that the operation is not convenient enough; therefore, the invention also provides a locking mechanism which is more convenient to operate and has a more obvious locking effect, and the specific structure of the locking mechanism is as follows:

as shown in fig. 12 and 18-21, the locking mechanism comprises a tongue 39 fixed to the underside of the rib 5 and having a smooth lower end, and a recess 38 formed in the upper end of the upright plate 4 for receiving the tongue 39, wherein when the kettle assembly is assembled with the base assembly with the rib 5 directly above the upright plate 4, the tongue 39 is just inserted into the recess 38; a locking hole 45 is respectively arranged on the left side wall and the right side wall of the concave seat 38; the tenon 39 is internally provided with two locking pins 44 which respectively extend to the outside of the tenon 39 after being stressed and can automatically retract into the tenon 39 and an inclined pushing block 43 which can move up and down, the inclined pushing block 43 is positioned between the two locking pins 44 and is respectively matched with the two locking pins 44 through inclined planes at two sides; when the tenon 39 is inserted and matched with the concave seat 38, the central axes of the two locking pins 44 and the two locking holes 45 are superposed; the upper end of the inclined push block 43 is connected with a push rod 42 which can move up and down in the convex rib 5, and the upper end of the push rod 42 extends into the containing groove 6 from the lower end wall of the containing groove 6; when the folding handle 7 is switched to the folding state, the lower end of the lower section 74 drives the ejector rod 42 to move downwards, the inclined push block 43 moves downwards to the lowest end of the stroke, the two locking pins 44 are driven by the inclined push block 43 to move outwards and are respectively inserted into the two locking holes 45, namely, the convex tenon 39 and the concave seat 38 are locked by the locking mechanism; when the folding handle 7 is switched to the unfolding state, the pressure on the upper end of the ejector rod 42 disappears, the two locking pins 44 automatically retract into the convex falcon 39, the inclined pushing block 43 is forced to move upwards, and the locking mechanism is unlocked for the convex falcon 39 and the concave seat 38;

as for the technical requirement that the locking pin 44 can automatically retract into the convex falcon 39, the technical means such as a return spring, a return elastic sheet or a magnetic part can be arranged at the locking pin 44;

therefore, as shown in fig. 18 and 19, when the electric kettle with the folding handle is adjusted to be carried, the base assembly is combined with the kettle body assembly and the falcon 39 is ensured to fall into the recess 38, the folding handle 7 is switched to the folding state, and the locking mechanism locks the base assembly with the kettle body assembly; as shown in fig. 20 and 21, when the electric kettle with the folding handle is used, the folding handle 7 is adjusted to be in an unfolded state, the locking mechanism can automatically release the locking of the base assembly and the kettle body assembly, the working state of the locking mechanism does not need to be manually adjusted, and the operation is more convenient and faster;

meanwhile, when the electric kettle with the folding handle is used, the electric kettle can normally work only by ensuring that the coupler socket 19 and the coupler plug 20 are stably coupled, and the circumferential relative position between the coupler socket 19 and the coupler plug 20 has no specific requirement, so that the convex rib 5 can not be positioned right above the vertical plate 4 when the electric kettle with the folding handle is used, and therefore, in use, the combination of the kettle body assembly and the base assembly is more flexible, and the coupling of the coupler socket 19 and the coupler plug 20 is more stable.

Further, referring to fig. 12, when the electric kettle with the foldable handle is used, the power interface 2 disposed on the base assembly needs to be connected with an external power source by means of a power line, that is, the power line is an indispensable accessory of the electric kettle with the foldable handle, although the power line is not large in volume after being wound, and can be carried along with other objects, the power line needs to be temporarily turned over during use, which is inconvenient; therefore, as shown in fig. 17, in the electric kettle with the folding handle, when the folding handle 7 adopts a structure formed by an upper section 72 and a lower section 74, the middle lower part of the inner side of the lower section 74 of the folding handle 7 is provided with a receiving groove 46 for placing a power cord, therefore, when the electric kettle with the folding handle is used, after the folding handle 7 is adjusted to be in an unfolded state, the receiving groove 46 is exposed, the power cord can be conveniently taken out, and the receiving groove 46 is positioned at the middle lower part of the lower section 74, so that the holding habit of people for holding the folding handle 7 is not influenced; when the electric kettle with the folding handle is not used, the power line is placed into the accommodating groove 46, the folding handle 7 is adjusted to be in a folding state, at the moment, the accommodating groove 46 is positioned in the accommodating groove 6 and is sealed by the bottom of the accommodating groove 6, and the power line cannot run out of the accommodating groove 46 in the carrying process; meanwhile, the receiving groove 46 may be used for placing other objects.

Further, referring to fig. 2 and 6, when the electric kettle with the foldable handle is carried, heated in a dry manner, and heated in a steam manner, the positioning ball 33, the positioning pit a22, the positioning pit B23, and the positioning pit C21 need to be adjusted in a corresponding matching state, and the positioning ball 33, the positioning pit a22, the positioning pit B23, and the positioning pit C21 are respectively arranged on the contact surface between the inner barrel assembly and the kettle body assembly, which is inconvenient to observe, i.e. troublesome to adjust; therefore, referring to fig. 17, in the electric kettle with the folding handle, the outer wall of one of the kettle body assembly and the inner cylinder assembly is provided with three status marks 40, the outer wall of the other one is provided with a pointer 41, and the matching of the pointer 41 and the three status marks 40 can reflect the matching state of the positioning ball 33 and the positioning pit a22, the positioning pit B23 and the positioning pit C21; therefore, by observing the matching state of the pointer 41 and the three state marks 40, the positioning ball 33, the positioning pit a22, the positioning pit B23 and the positioning pit C21 can be adjusted to the desired matching state quickly.

Further, referring to fig. 6 and 7, when the electric kettle with the folding handle is used for dry heating and steam heating of objects, the cylinder 12 is used for placing the heated objects, and the crushed objects and condensed water at the bottom of the cylinder 12 flow into the water collecting cylinder 10, so that the cleanness and sanitation of the inner cylinder assembly can be guaranteed only by cleaning the inner cylinder assembly, and the water collecting cylinder 10 is arranged at the lower end of the cylinder 12 and communicated with the cylinder 12 through the backflow hole 35, so that the cleaning operation of the water collecting cylinder 10 is very inconvenient, and therefore, in the electric kettle with the folding handle, the lower end of the water collecting cylinder 10 is provided with the sealing cover 31 in threaded fit; therefore, when the inner barrel assembly is cleaned, the sealing cover 31 is opened, and the inside of the water collecting barrel 10 can be cleaned conveniently and quickly.

Claims

1. An electric kettle with a folding handle comprises a kettle body component, a kettle cover component and a base component; the kettle body assembly comprises an inner container, a kettle nozzle is arranged on one side of the upper end of the inner container, an electric heating disc and a temperature sensor are arranged at the bottom of the inner container, and the inner container is arranged in a shell; the base component comprises a base for bearing the kettle body component; the method is characterized in that: it also has inner cylinder component and nested cup group;

the inner container is in a slender barrel shape, and the inner wall of the middle upper part of the inner container is provided with a vent groove which is formed in a concave manner and extends up and down; high-temperature-resistant heat-insulating materials are filled between the side walls and the bottoms of the inner container and the shell, and a coupler socket electrically connected with the electric heating disc and the temperature sensor is arranged in the center of the bottom of the shell; the outer side wall of the shell is provided with a convex rib which protrudes outwards and extends up and down, the outer side wall of the convex rib is inwards provided with an accommodating groove, and a folding handle is arranged in the accommodating groove; a positioning pit A, a positioning pit B and a positioning pit C are arranged on the upper annular end surface of the kettle body assembly;

the base assembly comprises a vertical plate vertically extending upwards from one side of the base; a controller is arranged in the base, a coupler plug electrically connected with the controller is arranged at the center of the upper side of the base, and a power supply interface and a control panel of the controller are both arranged on the outer side wall of the vertical plate; when the kettle body assembly is combined with the base assembly, the coupler plug is coupled with the coupler socket, and the controller is electrically connected with the electric heating disc and the temperature sensor and can work cooperatively; a locking mechanism which can lock the base component and the kettle body component to maintain the combined state is arranged between the base component and the kettle body component;

the inner barrel component comprises a barrel body with a bottom, the upper end of the barrel body is provided with a circle of inserting steps, the upper end of each inserting step is provided with a circle of barrel edge, and the lower side of each barrel edge is provided with a positioning ball; the lower side of the barrel body is provided with a water collecting barrel which is communicated with a plurality of reflux holes penetrating the bottom of the barrel body, and the outer wall of the water collecting barrel is sleeved with a clamping sleeve; a gas distribution nozzle is fixed on the upper side of the bottom of the cylinder body; a first air passage extending from the outer side wall of the inserting step to the lower end face of the inserting step and a second air passage extending from the outer side wall of the inserting step to the bottom of the cylinder body and communicated with the gas distribution spray head are arranged in the inner cylinder component; when the inner barrel assembly is combined with the kettle body assembly and the positioning ball falls into one of the positioning pit A, the positioning pit B and the positioning pit C, the barrel edge is positioned at the upper end part of the kettle body assembly, the insertion step is in insertion fit with the upper end opening of the inner container, the barrel body is suspended in the inner container, a gap is formed between the side walls of the barrel body and the inner container, and an object placing space is formed between the water collecting barrel and the bottom of the inner container; when the positioning ball is respectively matched with the positioning pit A, the positioning pit B and the positioning pit C, the matching relation of the inner cylinder component and the kettle body component is respectively as follows: a. the upper port of the first air passage and the upper port of the second air passage are blocked by the inner wall of the inner container, and the spout is separated from the inner cavity of the inner container through an inserting step; b. the upper port of the first air passage is positioned at the spout, and the inner cavity of the inner container is communicated with the outside only through the first air passage; c. the upper end opening of the second air passage is positioned at the upper end of the vent groove, and the inner cavity of the inner container is communicated with the inner cavity of the cylinder body only through the vent groove, the second air passage and the air distribution spray head;

the kettle cover assembly comprises a circular cover body, the lower side and the upper side of the cover body are respectively provided with a positioning step which can be inserted into the upper ports of the kettle body assembly and the inner cylinder assembly, and one side of the cover body is provided with a pressing handle extending outwards; a rotating mechanism is arranged between the pot cover component and the pot body component, the pot cover component can be combined with the pot body component by the rotating mechanism in a mode that the lower end face of the pot cover component faces downwards, and the pot cover component can be turned over after combination; the upper end surface of the cover body is provided with an exhaust groove, the outer end of the exhaust groove extends to the outer side wall of the cover body, and when the kettle cover assembly is combined with the inner barrel assembly in a mode that the upper end surface faces downwards, the upper port of the barrel is communicated with the outside only through the exhaust groove;

the folding handle comprises an upper section and a lower section which are hinged through a middle shaft, the upper end of the upper section is rotationally fixed in the accommodating groove through a fixed shaft, the lower end of the lower section is provided with a pin hole which is parallel to the middle shaft and penetrates through the lower section, two guide pins are limited by the pin hole and can axially move, and a pushing spring for driving the outer ends of the two guide pins to extend to the outer part of the lower section is arranged between the two guide pins; the middle lower part of each of the two side walls of the containing groove is provided with a guide groove extending up and down, and the outer end parts of the two guide pins are respectively limited in the two guide grooves and can slide up and down along the two guide grooves; when the folding handle is in an unfolding state, the upper section, the lower section and the convex ribs are distributed in a triangular shape, and the two guide pins are respectively positioned at the upper ends of the two guide grooves; when the folding handle is in a folding state, the upper section part and the lower section part are accommodated in the accommodating grooves, and the two guide pins are respectively positioned at the lower ends of the two guide grooves; the upper ends of the side walls of the two guide grooves are respectively provided with a positioning hole, and when the two guide pins move to the upper ends of the guide grooves, the two guide pins are respectively inserted into the two positioning holes; the bottom of locating hole respectively sets up the shaft hole that is little and lead to protruding muscle outer wall than its diameter, but two knock pins that are the I shape are injectd and axial displacement by the shaft hole respectively, and the one end of knock pin is located the locating hole and is used for ejecting the uide pin, and the other end is located protruding muscle outside for pressing, and when two knock pins moved to the centre and is nearest, two knock pin inner ends respectively just with the lateral wall parallel and level of two guide ways, and then can be ejecting from the locating hole with the uide pin.

2. The electric kettle with the folding handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the middle lower part of the inner side of the lower section of the folding handle is provided with a containing groove for containing a power cord.

3. The electric kettle with the folding handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the outer wall of one of the kettle body component and the inner barrel component is provided with three state marks, the outer wall of the other one is provided with a pointer, and the matching of the pointer and the three state marks can reflect the matching state of the positioning ball and the positioning pit A, the positioning pit B and the positioning pit C.

4. The electric kettle with the folding handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the lower end of the water collecting cylinder is provided with a seal cover in threaded fit.