CN110870672A

CN110870672A - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN110870672A
Application number: CN201811015702.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘小凯; 伍世润; 肖磊; 李晶; 冯钰仪; 苏畅
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-31
Filing date: 2018-08-31
Publication date: 2020-03-10
Anticipated expiration: 2038-08-31
Also published as: CN110870672B

Abstract

The present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising: the top cover of the pot body is provided with at least one through hole; the water rod assembly is positioned above the pot body, and the water rod assembly and the storage bin assembly are communicated with the pot body through a water inlet and a material inlet; the driving component is directly or indirectly connected with the pan body and is used for driving the pan body to move up and down. According to the cooking appliance provided by the invention, the driving assembly is arranged to drive the pot body to move up and down, so that the pot body can be moved to a proper position according to the requirement, the cooking requirement can be met, and the cooking effect can be further improved.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

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

Background

With the improvement of living standard of people, the requirements of people on diet are continuously improved, and more attention is paid to health preservation, so that the coarse cereal pot gradually becomes the focus of attention of people. In present coarse cereal pot, the pot body is mostly fixed, under some specific situation, for example when the material in the storage grain bin is to the internal unloading of pot, because the pot body has the certain distance apart from the storage grain bin, the material is very easily leaked in the whereabouts in-process, causes extravagant and pollution, when the water pipe was discharged to the pot body in the same way, because also leave the distance that supplies the pot body to take between water pipe and the pot body, water is also very easily leaked, causes the surrounding environment pollution.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art or the related art.

To this end, one aspect of the present invention proposes a cooking appliance.

In view of this, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooking appliance including: the top cover of the pot body is provided with at least one through hole; the water rod assembly is positioned above the pot body, and the water rod assembly and the storage bin assembly are communicated with the pot body through at least one through hole; the driving component is directly or indirectly connected with the pan body and is used for driving the pan body to move up and down.

According to the cooking appliance provided by the invention, the driving assembly is arranged to drive the pot body to move up and down, so that the pot body can be moved to a proper position according to the requirement, the cooking requirement can be met, and the cooking effect can be further improved. Specifically, in the initial stage, the driving assembly can ensure that the pot body is in the initial position, namely the second preset position, and at the moment, the pot body is aligned to the pot taking opening of the cooking utensil, so that the pot body is convenient to take and is convenient for a user to put back the pot body after adding other materials into the pot body; in the pretreatment stage, for example, in the feeding stage, the driving assembly can drive the pot body to move upwards to a first preset position so that at least one through hole is close to a feed opening of the stock bin assembly above the pot body, and therefore materials in the stock bin assembly are effectively prevented from leaking to the outer side of the pot body to cause material waste; in the water feeding and discharging stage, for example, the driving assembly can also drive the pot body to move upwards to a first preset position, so that the water rod is closer to the bottom of the pot body, the surrounding environment pollution caused by outflow of water in the water feeding process is avoided, the water rod can extend into the lower end of the pot body, and the sewage discharging effect is improved; in the cooking stage, the driving assembly can drive the pot body to move upwards to a first preset position so as to enable the at least one through hole to be attached to the switch structure in the closed state, so that the at least one through hole is ensured to be closed, and the phenomenon that steam and the like generated in the pot body leak out through the at least one through hole in a large quantity to influence the cooking effect and even influence a storage bin above the pot body in the cooking process is avoided; after the cooking is finished, the driving assembly can drive the pot body to move downwards to a second preset position, and a user can take the pot body conveniently. Certainly, if the user cooks in the reservation, after the culinary art is finished, in not reaching preset dining time, drive assembly also can drive the pot body and be in first preset position always, avoids a large amount of heats in the pot body to leak through at least one through-hole, influences the edible taste of user. In addition, through setting up feed bin subassembly and water pole subassembly, be favorable to realizing cooking utensil's automatic water inlet and outlet and automatic feed, be convenient for the unloading in advance, soak operations such as edible material. Through setting up the water pole subassembly in the top of the pot body, save pot body both sides space on the one hand, on the other hand makes things convenient for according to gravity to the internal intaking of pot.

It should be noted that, in the present application, at least one through hole on the top cover of the pot body may be a through hole for water inlet and outlet, feeding, and the like, or may be a plurality of through holes for water inlet and outlet, feeding, and the like, respectively.

In addition, according to the cooking utensil in the above technical solution provided by the present invention, the following additional technical features may also be provided:

in the above technical solution, preferably, the driving assembly includes a cylindrical cam and a first driving member; the upper surface of the cylindrical cam comprises a low-level area, a high-level area and a transition area between the low-level area and the high-level area, and the first driving piece drives the cylindrical cam to rotate so that the pot body stays in the low-level area or the high-level area after sliding and moving along the transition area.

In this technical scheme, specifically inject drive assembly and include cylindrical cam and first driving piece, cylindrical cam's upper surface has the low level district, transition district and high-level district, the pot body sets up on cylindrical cam, when first driving piece drive cylindrical cam rotates, the pot body can slide to cylindrical cam's upper surface relatively, move to the low level district along its transition district, or move to the high level district along its transition district, wherein, when the pot body moves to the low level district, the pot body is in the second and predetermines the position, when the pot body moves to the high level district, the pot body is in first preset position. Through the rotation of first driving piece drive cylindrical cam to the jack-up pot body or make the pot body move down, because the gravity of the pot body can be born by cylindrical cam completely, compare with the jack-up pot body when adopting the cylinder, greatly improved the stationarity that the pot body removed, and simple structure, low cost.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the transition region includes a push range region and a return range region, and the push range region, the high-order region, the return range region and the low-order region are connected end to form a closed loop structure; or the low-level area, the transition area and the high-level area are connected end to form an open-loop structure, and the first driving piece is a forward and reverse rotating motor.

In the technical scheme, the transition region is specifically limited to comprise a pushing range region for pushing the pot body to move upwards and a returning range region for guiding the pot body to move downwards, and the pushing range region, the high-level region, the returning range region and the low-level region are connected end to form a closed loop structure, so that the first driving piece is favorable for driving the cylindrical cam to rotate along one direction, and the pot body is continuously moved up and down. Certainly, the transition zone can also be connected with the low level district and the high level district end to end respectively, and at this moment, first driving piece is just reversing motor, and clockwise and anticlockwise reciprocating rotation of drive cylindrical cam to realize reciprocating of the pot body. Preferably, the high-level area and the low-level area are both plane areas or arc-shaped areas with concave centers, so that the pot body can stably stay.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the outer side surface of the cylindrical cam is provided with a gear structure, the first driving member includes a first motor and a driving gear, the driving gear is engaged with the gear structure, and the first motor drives the driving gear to rotate so as to drive the cylindrical cam to rotate.

In this technical scheme, the lateral surface of cylindrical cam is equipped with gear structure, and first driving piece includes first motor and drive gear, rotates through drive gear, drives cylindrical cam and rotates, and the drive is stable, is favorable to accurate control cylindrical cam's turned angle, and is favorable to adjusting the difference in rotational speed between first motor and the cylindrical cam.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, a roller is disposed below the pot body, and when the first driving member drives the cylindrical cam to rotate, the pot body slides on the upper surface of the cylindrical cam through the roller.

In this technical scheme, through setting up the gyro wheel in the below of the pot body, the gyro wheel slides on cylindrical cam's upper surface, and frictional force is little, is favorable to the pot body to reciprocate fast, and can effectively avoid the pot body to take place to collide with the wearing and tearing with cylindrical cam's upper surface at the removal in-process. Specifically, when the heating assembly is arranged below the pot body, the roller is arranged on the lower surface of the heating assembly, and the pot body and the heating assembly can slide on the upper surface of the cylindrical cam through the roller simultaneously.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the cooking appliance further includes: the limiting part is arranged around the pot body in an enclosing manner; when the first driving piece drives the cylindrical cam to rotate, the pot body moves along the extending direction of the limiting part.

In this technical scheme, cooking utensil is still including enclosing the spacing portion of establishing around the pot body, moves along the extending direction of spacing portion through injecing the pot body, is favorable to the pot body to reciprocate steadily, and especially when the pot body passes through the gyro wheel and slides on cylindrical cam, the strong point of gyro wheel is less, and the pot body is very easily taken place askew, carries on spacingly to the pot body through spacing portion, is favorable to the pot body to reciprocate along the direction of predetermineeing, for example, straight-up straight-down moves, or the slope upwards reaches the slope downstream etc.. Preferably, the limiting part can be a mounting frame with a cavity, and the pot body is arranged in the cavity and limited by the cavity wall of the cavity.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the cooking appliance further includes: the switch component is arranged above the pot body or on a top cover of the pot body; the switch assembly opens the at least one through hole when the cooking appliance performs a water inlet and drainage procedure or a material inlet procedure, and closes the at least one through hole when the cooking appliance performs a cooking procedure.

In this technical scheme, cooking utensil still has the switch module of opening or closing at least one through-hole, can be according to particular case, opens and closes at least one through-hole, is favorable to improving the culinary art effect. Particularly, the switch assembly can open at least one through hole during the water inlet and drainage or feeding stage of the cooking appliance, so as to facilitate water inlet and drainage or feeding; and when cooking utensil was in the culinary art stage, at least one through-hole can be closed to the switch module, avoids cooking utensil inside steam etc. to leak through at least one through-hole, influences structure on every side, and especially when pot body top sets up the feed bin subassembly, inside a large amount of steam very easily got into the feed bin subassembly, influences inside material, causes the appearance of the condition such as go mildy, in addition, also avoids a large amount of leaking of steam to take away heat and fragrance in the pot, and it is long when the influence culinary art, influences edible taste.

In addition, when the switch assembly is arranged above the pot body, the pot body can be driven to move upwards through the driving assembly, so that the switch assembly closes at least one through hole, and the structure of the pot body is simplified; when the switch component is arranged on the top cover of the pot body, the switch component can directly open or close at least one through hole without additionally moving the pot body.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the switch assembly includes a valve plate and a second driving member, and the second driving member drives the valve plate to be in an opening position or a closing position to correspondingly open or close the at least one through hole.

In this solution, the switch assembly specifically includes a second driving element and a valve plate, and the valve plate is driven by the second driving element to move, so that the valve plate is in a closed position, i.e., completely covers the at least one through hole in a vertical direction, or is in an open position, i.e., does not overlap the at least one through hole in a vertical direction, to open or close the at least one through hole. Simple structure and convenient control. Of course, the switch assembly may have other structures, which are not listed here.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the second driving element pushes and pulls the valve plate back and forth along a preset direction, or the second driving element drives the valve plate to rotate within a preset angle range.

In this technical scheme, specifically limited the drive mode of second drive assembly, but reciprocal push-and-pull valve plate to make the valve plate be close to or keep away from at least one through-hole, also can be at the angle of predetermineeing internal rotation valve plate of angle, so that the valve plate shelters from or keeps away from at least one through-hole in the direction of height, and the drive is simple swift, is favorable to pinpointing the valve plate.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the second driving member includes a push rod or an air cylinder, and the push rod or the air cylinder is connected with the valve plate to push and pull the valve plate repeatedly; or the second driving part comprises a second motor and a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is respectively connected with the second motor and the valve plate, and the second motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate so as to drive the valve plate to rotate.

In the technical scheme, the second driving part can comprise an air cylinder or a push rod, the valve plate is pushed and pulled in a reciprocating mode through the air cylinder or the push rod, the second driving part can also comprise a second motor and a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is driven by the second motor to drive the valve plate connected with the second motor to rotate, the structure is simple, and the cost is low.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the switch assembly is disposed above the pot body; when the pot body is in the first preset position, and when the valve plate is in the closed position, the top cover of the pot body is attached to the valve plate to close at least one through hole, and when the driving assembly drives the pot body to be in the second preset position, the second driving piece can drive the valve plate to move.

In this technical scheme, when the switch module sets up the top at the pot body, because certain distance has between the switch module and the pot body, and then, can drive the pot body and go up to first preset position to make the top cap of the pot body and be in the valve plate laminating of closed condition mutually, realize closing of at least one through-hole. When the drive assembly drive pot body was in the second preset position, had the certain distance between the pot body and the valve plate, at this moment, second driving piece drive valve plate removed, for example the drive valve plate was in open position or closed position, can have the valve plate of avoiding taking place to scrape with the top cap of the pot body at the removal in-process and bump, the condition such as wearing and tearing appear is favorable to the quick travel of valve plate.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the switch assembly further includes: the support is arranged above the pot body, a first opening corresponding to the at least one through hole is formed in the support, and the valve plate and the second driving piece are arranged on the support.

In this technical scheme, switch module still includes the support, through set up the first opening corresponding with at least one through-hole on the support, is favorable to material or water pole to get into the inside of pot body through first opening, at least one through-hole. Through setting up valve plate and second driving piece on the support, improved the installation firmness of valve plate and second driving piece, be favorable to the valve plate steady removal.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the valve plate is disposed on a side surface of the bracket facing the pot body; when the pot body is at a second preset position, the second driving piece drives the valve plate to be at an opening position or a closing position.

In this technical scheme, when the valve plate sets up on the side of the support towards the pot body, take place to collide with for preventing that the valve plate from removing with the pot body, can be when the pot body is in the second preset position, promptly with when having a determining deviation between the valve plate, control second driving piece drive valve plate removes, set for the valve plate be in the open position or be in the closed position, and then make things convenient for follow-up pot body to move up when first preset position, at least one through-hole on the top cap of the pot body can directly be closed by the valve plate, or at least one through-hole can keep the open mode, in order to advance drainage or feeding.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the top cover is provided with a first sealing ring, and the first sealing ring is arranged around the at least one through hole; when the valve plate is in the closed position, and when the pot body is in a first preset position, the first sealing ring is abutted against the valve plate.

In this technical scheme, set up first sealing washer through enclosing at least one through-hole on the top cap to when guaranteeing that the pot body is in first default position, and when the valve plate removed to the closed position, first sealing washer can with valve plate looks butt, improved the sealed effect of at least one through-hole, effectively avoid a large amount of steam in the pot body to let out through the clearance between at least one through-hole and the valve plate, thereby influence surrounding structure, for example feed bin subassembly etc..

Of course, the first sealing ring can also be arranged on one side surface of the valve plate facing the pot body, the projection of the first sealing ring on the top cover completely surrounds at least one through hole, and then when the valve plate is in the closed position and the pot body is in the first preset position, the first sealing ring is abutted to the top cover of the pot body.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the valve plate is disposed on a side of the bracket facing away from the pot body; the top cover is provided with a second sealing ring which is arranged around the at least one through hole; when the pot body is in the first preset position, the second sealing ring is abutted with the support.

In this technical scheme, through setting up the valve plate on the side that the support deviates from the pot body for the valve plate can not take place to collide with the top cap of the pot body at the removal in-process, also can not influence the second sealing washer on the top cap, thereby needn't make the pot body be in lower second preset position for removing the valve plate. When the pot body moves to the first preset position, the second sealing ring is ensured to be abutted against the support, a large amount of steam in the cooking utensil can be effectively prevented from leaking out through a gap between the support and the top cover, and a large amount of steam is prevented from leaking out.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the bracket is provided with a sink groove, and the valve plate is disposed in the sink groove and moves in the sink groove; or the support is provided with a limiting bulge, and when the valve plate is in a closed position, the valve plate is abutted against the limiting bulge.

In this technical scheme, can be equipped with the heavy groove on the support, through setting up the valve plate in the heavy groove, save space on the one hand, on the other hand has reduced the probability that collides with other parts in the valve plate removal process, again on the one hand because the valve plate removes in the heavy groove, is subject to the cell wall of heavy groove, and the valve plate can follow its confined route and remove, is favorable to the valve plate rapid draing to target in place. The support can also be provided with limiting bulges, the number of the limiting bulges can be one or more, the valve plate is ensured to be in a closed position when moving to the limiting bulges abutted against one side, or the valve plate is in an open position when moving to the limiting bulges abutted against the other side, and the valve plate is favorable for moving in place.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the top cover is provided with a steam outlet and a third sealing ring surrounding the steam outlet, the support is provided with a second opening corresponding to the steam outlet, and the second opening is communicated with the steam valve; when the cooking utensil executes a cooking program, the driving assembly drives the pot body to move upwards to a first preset position, and the third sealing ring is abutted to the support.

In this technical scheme, be equipped with the steam outlet that supplies steam to discharge on the top cap and enclose the third sealing washer of establishing around steam outlet, be equipped with the second opening corresponding with steam outlet on the support, be linked together with the steam valve through setting for the second opening, and set for when the pot body is in higher first default position, third sealing washer and support looks butt, make the interior steam accessible steam outlet of cooking utensil, the steam is discharged to the direct flow direction steam valve of second opening, and can not let out in a large number through the clearance between steam outlet and the support, be favorable to steam to follow the emission of presetting the route, influence cooking utensil inner structure after avoiding steam to let out.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the cooking appliance further includes: the heating assembly is arranged separately from the pan body, and the driving assembly drives the pan body and the heating assembly to move synchronously; when the driving assembly drives the pot body to move downwards to the second preset position, the pot body corresponds to the pot taking opening of the cooking utensil.

In this technical scheme, cooking utensil still has heating element, through with heating utensil and pot body separable set, conveniently takes the pot body alone, and is favorable to simplifying pot body structure. The driving assembly drives the pot body and the heating assembly to move synchronously, so that the pot body is favorable for being positioned on the heating assembly at any time and is convenient to be heated, and the driving assembly is preferably arranged below the heating assembly. Of course, the heating component can also be fixed with the pan body into a whole and can be taken and moved synchronously along with the pan body. In addition, when the pot body is driven to be in the second preset position by the set driving assembly, the pot body corresponds to the pot taking opening of the cooking utensil, and a user can take the pot body from the pot taking opening conveniently.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the water rod assembly includes a water rod and a third driving member, and the third driving member can drive the water rod to extend into or out of the pot body through at least one through hole.

In the technical scheme, the water rod can extend into and extend out of the pot body, so that automatic water feeding and automatic water draining are facilitated, and material cleaning, soaking and the like are facilitated. Specifically, when the cooking utensil carries out the water inlet and drainage procedure, the third driving piece can drive the water rod to pass through at least one through hole and enter the interior of the pot body, so that water can be conveniently fed and drained. In addition, preferably, when cooking utensil carries out into drainage procedure, drive assembly drive pot body moves to first preset position for the water pole stretches into the internal length of pot longer, is favorable to intaking, has also to be favorable to fully discharging sewage.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the discharge port of the bin assembly corresponds to at least one through hole in the vertical direction; when the cooking utensil executes a feeding program, the driving assembly drives the pot body to move upwards to a first preset position.

In this technical scheme, through when cooking utensil carries out the feeding procedure, move to first preset the position on the drive pot body, be favorable to at least one through-hole to be closer to the feed bin subassembly to can effectively avoid the material to leak outside the pot body at the whereabouts in-process.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the number of the through holes is two, and the through holes are respectively an inlet and outlet port and a feed port, the water rod extends into the pot body through the inlet and outlet port, and the stock bin assembly is communicated with the pot body through the feed port; or the number of the through holes is one, the water rod extends into the pot body through the through holes, and the stock bin assembly is communicated with the pot body through the through holes.

In this technical scheme, specifically set for at least one through-hole and include inlet and outlet and feed inlet, inlet and outlet and feed inlet separation setting, it is internal that the water pole stretches into the pot through water inlet and outlet pole, and the feed bin subassembly carries out the unloading through the feed inlet, is favorable to the simultaneous water feeding. It should be noted that the switch assembly simultaneously opens and closes the two ports. Of course, the number of the through holes can be one, the water rod and the stock bin assembly are communicated with the pot body through the through holes, the situation that a plurality of openings are formed in the top cover of the pot body to influence the structural strength of the top cover is avoided, and the through holes are tightly closed by the switch assembly conveniently.

In any one of the above technical schemes, preferably, one of the pot body and the top cover is provided with a protruding part, the other one is provided with an avoiding part, and the protruding part is matched with the avoiding part.

In this technical scheme, one is equipped with the bulge on the pot body and the top cap, is equipped with on another and dodges the portion, for example dodges the groove, matches with dodging the portion through setting for the bulge, when being favorable to installing the top cap on the pot body, looks for the position, makes things convenient for the top cap to install fast on the one hand, and avoids the relative pot body of top cap to rotate, and on the other hand can ensure the top cap installation back, and water pole and feed bin subassembly are aimed at to at least one through-hole on it.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the cooking appliance is a coarse cereal cooker, an electric cooker or an electric pressure cooker.

In the technical scheme, the cooking appliance is specifically set to be a coarse cereal cooker or an electric pressure cooker. Of course, the cooking appliance may be other cooking devices, which are not listed here. The preferred cooking utensil is the coarse cereals pot, can realize automatic water intaking and feeding, conveniently soaks the coarse cereals, and can automatic drainage to prevent the pot internal deterioration, keep the pot clean. In addition, the pot body can ascend and descend and is matched with the switch assembly, so that the pot body is communicated with the outside in a water feeding, draining and discharging stage, the sealing effect with the outside except for the steam discharged by the normal steam valve is kept in the cooking process, and the cooking effect of the cooking utensil is ensured.

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

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 shows a partial structural view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is another partial structural view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic structural view of the pot body of one embodiment of the present invention in a second preset position;

FIG. 4 is a partial schematic structural view of the pot body of one embodiment of the present invention in a first preset position;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a drive assembly of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a cylindrical cam according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a cylindrical cam of one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 shows a further partial structural schematic view of a cooking appliance of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic view showing a further partial structure of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view showing a further partial structure of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the switch assembly in the ON state in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 illustrates a schematic bottom view of a switch assembly in an open state in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the switch assembly in the closed state in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 shows a schematic bottom view of a switch assembly in an off state according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 15 shows a schematic structural view of the pan body of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 shows another schematic structural view of the pan body of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 shows a schematic structural view of a top cover of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 shows a schematic view of a first seal ring according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 19 shows a schematic view of a third seal ring according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a view showing a positional relationship of a cooking utensil of one embodiment of the present invention when a pot body is taken out;

FIG. 21 is a schematic view of a cooking device with the pot replaced according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 22 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance with a switch assembly of one embodiment of the present invention in an on state;

FIG. 23 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance with the pot body of one embodiment of the invention in a first preset position;

FIG. 24 is a schematic view of a cooking device with a water rod extending into the pot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 25 is a schematic structural view showing a cooking appliance when a water rod of an embodiment of the present invention is retracted out of a pot body;

FIG. 26 is a schematic structural view of a cooking utensil with the pot body in a second preset position according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 27 shows a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance in an off state of a switch assembly of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 28 shows a schematic structural view of another cooking appliance with the pot body of one embodiment of the invention in the first preset position.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the part names in fig. 1 to 28 is:

the pot body 1, the bulge portion 12, the top cover 14, the through hole 142, the first sealing ring of 144, the third sealing ring of 146, 148 dodge portion, 2 drive assembly, 22 cylindrical cam, 222 low region, 224 transition region, 226 high region, 228 gear structure, 24 first driving piece, 242 first motor, 244 drive gear, 3 gyro wheel, 4 switch module, 42 valve plate, 44 second driving piece, 46 support, 462 first opening, 464 heavy groove, 5 heating element, 6 water rod subassembly, 62 water rod, 64 third driving piece, 7 feed bin subassemblies.

Detailed Description

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

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

A cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to fig. 1 to 28.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, an aspect embodiment of the present invention provides a cooking appliance, including: the pot body 1 is characterized in that at least one through hole 142 is formed in the top cover 14 of the pot body 1; the water rod assembly 6 is positioned above the pot body 1, and the water rod assembly 6 and the storage bin assembly 7 are both communicated with the pot body 1 through at least one through hole 142; the driving component 2 is directly or indirectly connected with the pan body 1 and is used for driving the pan body 1 to move up and down.

According to the cooking appliance provided by the invention, the driving assembly 2 is arranged to drive the pot body 1 to move up and down, so that the pot body 1 can be moved to a proper position as required, the cooking requirement can be met, and the cooking effect can be further improved. Specifically, in the initial stage, the driving assembly 2 can ensure that the pot body 1 is in the initial position, namely the second preset position, at the moment, the pot body 1 is aligned to the pot taking opening of the cooking utensil, so that the pot body is convenient to take, and a user can conveniently put back the pot body 1 after adding other materials into the pot body 1; in the pretreatment stage, for example, in the feeding stage, the driving assembly 2 can drive the pot body 1 to move upwards to a first preset position, so that at least one through hole 142 is close to a feeding port of the stock bin assembly 7 above the pot body 1, and thus, the material in the stock bin assembly 7 is effectively prevented from leaking to the outer side of the pot body 1 to cause material waste; in the water feeding and discharging stage, for example, the driving assembly 2 can also drive the pot body 1 to move upwards to a first preset position, so that the water rod 62 is closer to the bottom of the pot body 1, the surrounding environment pollution caused by outflow of water in the water feeding process is avoided, the water rod 62 can extend into the lower end of the pot body 1, and the sewage discharging effect is improved; in the cooking stage, the driving assembly 2 can drive the pot body 1 to move upwards to a first preset position, so that the at least one through hole 142 is attached to the switch structure in the closed state, the at least one through hole 142 is ensured to be closed, and the phenomenon that steam and the like generated in the pot body 1 leak out through the at least one through hole 142 in a large amount to influence the cooking effect or even influence a storage bin above the pot body 1 in the cooking process is avoided; after the cooking is finished, the driving assembly 2 can drive the pot body 1 to move downwards to a second preset position, and a user can take the pot body 1 conveniently. Certainly, if the user cooks in the reservation, after the culinary art finishes, in not reaching preset dining time, drive assembly 2 also can drive the pot body 1 and be in first preset position always, avoid a large amount of heats in the pot body 1 to leak through at least one through-hole 142, influence the edible taste of user. In addition, through setting up feed bin subassembly 7 and water pole subassembly 6, be favorable to realizing cooking utensil's automatic water inlet and outlet and automatic feed, be convenient for unloading in advance, soak operations such as edible material. Through setting up water pole subassembly 6 in the top of the pot body 1, save pot body 1 both sides space on the one hand, on the other hand conveniently according to gravity to the interior intaking of pot body 1.

It should be noted that, in the present application, at least one through hole 142 on the top cover 14 of the pot body 1 may be one through hole 142, and is used for water feeding, water discharging, and material feeding, or a plurality of through holes 142, and are used for water feeding, water discharging, material feeding, and the like.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the driving assembly 2 comprises a cylindrical cam 22 and a first driving member 24; the upper surface of the cylindrical cam 22 comprises a low area 222, a high area 226 and a transition area 224 between the low area 222 and the high area 226, and the first driving member 24 drives the cylindrical cam 22 to rotate, so that the pan body 1 stays in the low area 222 or the high area 226 after sliding along the transition area 224.

In this embodiment, it is specifically defined that the driving assembly 2 comprises a cylindrical cam 22 and a first driving member 24, the upper surface of the cylindrical cam 22 has a low area 222, a transition area 224 and a high area 226, the pan body 1 is arranged on the cylindrical cam 22, when the first driving member 24 drives the cylindrical cam 22 to rotate, the pan body 1 can slide relative to the upper surface of the cylindrical cam 22, move to the low area 222 along the transition area 224 or move to the high area 226 along the transition area 224, wherein when the pan body 1 moves to the low area 222, the pan body 1 is at the second preset position, and when the pan body 1 moves to the high area 226, the pan body 1 is at the first preset position. Through first driving piece 24 drive cylindrical cam 22 and rotate to jack-up the pot body 1 or make the pot body 1 move down, because the gravity of the pot body 1 can be born by cylindrical cam 22 completely, jack-up the pot body 1 when adopting the cylinder compares, has greatly improved the steadiness that the pot body 1 removed, and simple structure, low cost.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 5, the transition region 224 includes a push-trip region and a return-trip region, and the push-trip region, the high-order region 226, the return-trip region and the low-order region 222 are connected end to form a closed loop structure; or the low-level region 222, the transition region 224 and the high-level region 226 are connected end to form an open loop structure, and the first driving member 24 is a forward and reverse rotating motor.

In this embodiment, the transition region 224 is specifically defined to include a push range region for pushing the pan body 1 upward and a return range region for guiding the pan body 1 downward, and the push range region, the high position region 226, the return range region and the low position region 222 are connected end to form a closed loop structure, which is beneficial for the first driving member 24 to drive the cylindrical cam 22 to rotate in one direction, so as to realize continuous upward and downward movement of the pan body 1. Of course, the transition region 224 can also be connected with the low region 222 and the high region 226 end to end respectively, and at this time, the first driving member 24 is a forward and backward rotation motor to drive the cylindrical cam 22 to rotate in a clockwise and counterclockwise reciprocating manner, so as to realize the up and down movement of the pot body 1. Preferably, both the high-level area 226 and the low-level area 222 are plane areas, or both the high-level area 226 and the low-level area 222 are arc-shaped areas with concave centers, which is beneficial to the stable staying of the pan body 1.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the gear structure 228 is provided on the outer side surface of the cylindrical cam 22, the first driving member 24 includes a first motor 242 and a driving gear 244, the driving gear 244 is engaged with the gear structure 228, and the first motor 242 drives the driving gear 244 to rotate so as to drive the cylindrical cam 22 to rotate.

In this embodiment, the gear structure 228 is disposed on the outer side surface of the cylindrical cam 22, and the first driving member 24 includes a first motor 242 and a driving gear 244, and the cylindrical cam 22 is driven to rotate by driving the driving gear 244, so that the driving is stable, the rotation angle of the cylindrical cam 22 can be controlled accurately, and the rotation speed difference between the first motor 242 and the cylindrical cam 22 can be adjusted.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, rollers 3 are provided below the pot body 1, and the pot body 1 slides on the upper surface of the cylindrical cam 22 through the rollers 3 when the first driving member 24 drives the cylindrical cam 22 to rotate.

In this embodiment, set up gyro wheel 3 through the below at the pot body 1, gyro wheel 3 slides on cylindrical cam 22's upper surface, and frictional force is little, is favorable to the pot body 1 to reciprocate fast, and can effectively avoid the pot body 1 to take place to collide with wearing and tearing with cylindrical cam 22's upper surface at the removal in-process. Specifically, when the heating assembly 5 is arranged below the pot body 1, the roller 3 is arranged on the lower surface of the heating assembly 5, and the pot body 1 and the heating assembly 5 can slide on the upper surface of the cylindrical cam 22 through the roller 3 at the same time.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the cooking appliance further comprises: the limiting part is arranged around the pot body 1 in an enclosing manner; when the first driving piece 24 drives the cylindrical cam 22 to rotate, the pot body 1 moves along the extending direction of the limiting part.

In this embodiment, cooking utensil still includes enclosing the spacing portion of establishing around the pot body 1, moves along the extending direction of spacing portion through injecing the pot body 1, is favorable to the pot body 1 to reciprocate steadily, and especially when the pot body 1 slides on cylindrical cam 22 through gyro wheel 3, the strong point of gyro wheel 3 is less, and the pot body 1 is very easily crooked, carries out spacingly through spacing portion to the pot body 1, is favorable to the pot body 1 to reciprocate along predetermined direction, for example straight-up straight-down moves, or the slope upwards and the slope moves etc.. Preferably, the limiting part can be a mounting rack with a cavity, and the pot body 1 is arranged in the cavity and limited by the cavity wall of the cavity.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 10, the cooking appliance further includes: the switch component 4 is arranged above the pot body 1 or on a top cover 14 of the pot body 1; the switch assembly 4 opens the at least one through hole 142 when the cooking appliance performs a water supply and drain process or a material supply process, and the switch assembly 4 closes the at least one through hole 142 when the cooking appliance performs a cooking process.

In this embodiment, the cooking appliance further has a switch assembly 4 for opening or closing the at least one through hole 142, and the at least one through hole 142 can be opened or closed according to specific conditions, which is beneficial to improving the cooking effect. Specifically, when the cooking utensil is in a water inlet and drainage or feeding stage, the switch assembly 4 can open at least one through hole 142 to facilitate water inlet and drainage or feeding; and when cooking utensil was in the culinary art stage, switch module 4 can close at least one through-hole 142, avoided cooking utensil inside steam etc. to leak through at least one through-hole 142, influenced structure on every side, especially when pot body 1 top sets up feed bin subassembly 7, inside a large amount of steam very easily got into feed bin subassembly 7, influenced inside material, caused the appearance of the condition such as go mildy, in addition, also avoided a large amount of leakages of steam to take away heat and fragrance in the pot, influence when culinary art is long, influence edible taste.

In addition, when the switch component 4 is arranged above the pot body 1, the pot body 1 can be driven to move upwards through the driving component 2, so that the switch component 4 closes at least one through hole 142, and the structure of the pot body 1 is simplified; when the switch assembly 4 is disposed on the top cover 14 of the pot body 1, the switch assembly 4 can directly open or close the at least one through hole 142 without additionally moving the pot body 1.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 11 to 14, the switch assembly 4 comprises a valve plate 42 and a second driving member 44, the second driving member 44 driving the valve plate 42 in an open position or a closed position to open or close the at least one through hole 142, respectively.

In this embodiment, the switch assembly 4 comprises in particular a second drive 44 and a valve plate 42, the valve plate 42 being driven by the second drive 44 to move such that the valve plate 42 is in a closed position, i.e. completely covers the at least one through hole 142 in the vertical direction, or in an open position, i.e. does not overlap the at least one through hole 142 in the vertical direction, to open or close the at least one through hole 142. Simple structure and convenient control. Of course, the switch assembly 4 may have other structures, which are not listed here.

In one embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the second driving member 44 reciprocally pushes and pulls the valve plate 42 in a predetermined direction, or that the second driving member 44 drives the valve plate 42 to rotate within a predetermined angle range.

In this embodiment, the driving manner of the second driving assembly 2 is specifically defined, the valve plate 42 can be pushed and pulled back and forth to make the valve plate 42 close to or far from the at least one through hole 142, and the valve plate 42 can also be rotated within a preset angle range to make the valve plate 42 cover or far from the at least one through hole 142 in the height direction, so that the driving is simple and fast, and the valve plate 42 can be moved accurately to the right position.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the second driving member 44 preferably comprises a push rod or a cylinder connected to the valve plate 42 to push and pull the valve plate 42; or the second driving member 44 includes a second motor and a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected to the second motor and the valve plate 42, respectively, and the second motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate so as to drive the valve plate 42 to rotate.

In this embodiment, the second driving member 44 may include an air cylinder or a push rod, and the valve plate 42 is pushed and pulled back and forth by the air cylinder or the push rod, and the second driving member 44 may also include a second motor and a rotating shaft, and the second motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate so as to drive the valve plate 42 connected thereto, which is simple in structure and low in cost.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 20 to 28, the switch assembly 4 is arranged above the pan body 1; when the pot body 1 is in the first preset position and the valve plate 42 is in the closed position, the top cover 14 of the pot body 1 is attached to the valve plate 42 to close the at least one through hole 142, and when the driving assembly 2 drives the pot body 1 to be in the second preset position, the second driving member 44 can drive the valve plate 42 to move.

In this embodiment, when the switch assembly 4 is disposed above the pot body 1, since a certain distance is provided between the switch assembly 4 and the pot body 1, the pot body 1 can be driven to move upward to the first predetermined position, so that the top cover 14 of the pot body 1 is attached to the valve plate 42 in the closed state, and the at least one through hole 142 is closed. When the driving assembly 2 drives the pot body 1 to be in the second preset position, a certain distance is reserved between the pot body 1 and the valve plate 42, at the moment, the second driving piece 44 drives the valve plate 42 to move, for example, the valve plate 42 is driven to be in the opening position or the closing position, so that the situation that the valve plate 42 is scraped and collided with the top cover 14 of the pot body 1 in the moving process, abrasion and the like can be avoided, and the quick movement of the valve plate 42 is facilitated.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 10, the switch assembly 4 further includes: the bracket 46 is arranged above the pot body 1, the bracket 46 is provided with a first opening 462 corresponding to the at least one through hole 142, and the valve plate 42 and the second driving piece 44 are arranged on the bracket 46.

In this embodiment, the switch assembly 4 further comprises a bracket 46, and the material or water rod 62 is facilitated to enter the interior of the pot 1 through the first opening 462 and the at least one through hole 142 by providing the bracket 46 with a first opening 462 corresponding to the at least one through hole 142. By disposing the valve plate 42 and the second driving member 44 on the bracket 46, the fixing strength of the valve plate 42 and the second driving member 44 is improved, which facilitates the smooth movement of the valve plate 42.

In one embodiment of the invention, the valve plate 42 is preferably arranged on the side of the bracket 46 facing the pan 1; when the pan body 1 is in the second preset position, the second driving member 44 drives the valve plate 42 to be in the opening position or the closing position.

In this embodiment, when the valve plate 42 sets up on a side of support 46 towards pot body 1, in order to prevent that the valve plate 42 from removing and taking place to collide with pot body 1, can be when pot body 1 is in the second preset position, promptly with the valve plate 42 between when having a certain interval, control second driving piece 44 drive valve plate 42 and remove, it is in opening position or being in closed position to set for the valve plate 42, and then make things convenient for follow-up pot body 1 to move up to first preset position, at least one through-hole 142 on the top cap 14 of pot body 1 can directly be closed by valve plate 42, or at least one through-hole 142 can keep the open mode, in order to advance drainage or feeding.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 15 to 18, the top cover 14 is provided with a first sealing ring 144, and the first sealing ring 144 is arranged around the at least one through hole 142; when the valve plate 42 is in the closed position and when the pot body 1 is in the first preset position, the first sealing ring 144 abuts against the valve plate 42.

In this embodiment, the at least one through hole 142 is defined on the top cover 14 to form the first sealing ring 144, and when the pot body 1 is ensured to be located at the first preset position and the valve plate 42 moves to the closed position, the first sealing ring 144 can abut against the valve plate 42, so that the sealing effect of the at least one through hole 142 is improved, and a large amount of steam in the pot body 1 is effectively prevented from leaking out through a gap between the at least one through hole 142 and the valve plate 42, so as to affect the surrounding structure, such as the bin assembly 7.

Of course, the first sealing ring 144 may also be disposed on a side surface of the valve plate 42 facing the pot body 1, and a projection of the first sealing ring 144 on the top cover 14 completely surrounds the at least one through hole 142, so that when the valve plate 42 is in the closed position and the pot body 1 is in the first preset position, the first sealing ring 144 abuts against the top cover 14 of the pot body 1.

In one embodiment of the invention, the valve plate 42 is preferably arranged on the side of the bracket 46 facing away from the pan 1; a second sealing ring is arranged on the top cover 14 and surrounds the at least one through hole 142; when the pot body 1 is in the first preset position, the second sealing ring is abutted against the bracket 46.

In this embodiment, the valve plate 42 is arranged on a side surface of the bracket 46 departing from the pot body 1, so that the valve plate 42 does not collide with the top cover 14 of the pot body 1 in the moving process, and the second sealing ring on the top cover 14 is not affected, so that the pot body 1 is not required to be in a lower second preset position for moving the valve plate 42. When the pot body 1 moves to the first preset position, the second sealing ring is ensured to be abutted against the support 46, so that a large amount of steam in the cooking utensil can be effectively prevented from leaking out through a gap between the support 46 and the top cover 14, and a large amount of steam is prevented from leaking out.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 12 and 14, the bracket 46 is provided with a sinking groove 464, and the valve plate 42 is disposed in the sinking groove 464 and moves in the sinking groove 464; or the bracket 46 is provided with a limit bulge, and when the valve plate 42 is at the closed position, the valve plate 42 is abutted against the limit bulge.

In this embodiment, the support 46 may be provided with a sunken groove 464, and the valve plate 42 is disposed in the sunken groove 464, so that space is saved, the probability of collision between the valve plate 42 and other components during movement is reduced, and the valve plate 42 is limited by the groove wall of the sunken groove 464 due to the fact that the valve plate 42 moves in the sunken groove 464, and the valve plate 42 can move along the defined path, thereby facilitating the rapid movement of the valve plate 42 in place. The support 46 can also be provided with one or more limiting protrusions, so that when the valve plate 42 moves to abut against the limiting protrusions on one side, the valve plate 42 is in a closed position, or when the valve plate 42 moves to abut against the limiting protrusions on the other side, the valve plate 42 is in an open position, and the valve plate 42 can move in place.

In an embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 15 to 19, the top cover 14 is provided with a steam outlet and a third sealing ring 146 surrounding the steam outlet, the bracket 46 is provided with a second opening corresponding to the steam outlet, and the second opening is communicated with the steam valve; when the cooking appliance executes a cooking program, the driving assembly 2 drives the pot body 1 to move upwards to a first preset position, and the third sealing ring 146 is abutted to the support 46.

In this embodiment, the top cover 14 is provided with a steam outlet for discharging steam and a third sealing ring 146 surrounding the steam outlet, the support 46 is provided with a second opening corresponding to the steam outlet, the second opening is communicated with the steam valve, and when the pot body 1 is set at a first higher preset position, the third sealing ring 146 is abutted against the support 46, so that the steam in the cooking appliance can be discharged through the steam outlet and the second opening directly flowing to the steam valve, and cannot be discharged through a gap between the steam outlet and the support 46 in a large amount, which is beneficial for discharging the steam along a preset path, and avoids the influence on the internal structure of the cooking appliance after the steam is discharged.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the cooking appliance further includes: the heating component 5 is arranged separately from the pan body 1, and the driving component 2 drives the pan body 1 and the heating component 5 to move synchronously; when the driving assembly 2 drives the pot body 1 to move downwards to the second preset position, the pot body 1 corresponds to the pot taking opening of the cooking utensil.

In this embodiment, the cooking utensil further has a heating assembly 5, and the heating utensil and the pot body 1 can be arranged separately, so that the pot body 1 can be taken independently conveniently, and the structure of the pot body 1 can be simplified. The driving assembly 2 drives the pot body 1 and the heating assembly 5 to synchronously move, so that the pot body 1 is conveniently heated by being positioned on the heating assembly 5 at any time, and the driving assembly 2 is preferably arranged below the heating assembly 5. Of course, the heating component 5 can be fixed with the pan body 1 into a whole and can be taken and moved along with the pan body 1 synchronously. In addition, when the driving assembly 2 is set to drive the pot body 1 to be at the second preset position, the pot body 1 corresponds to the pot taking opening of the cooking utensil, and a user can take the pot body 1 from the pot taking opening conveniently.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 10, 20 to 28, the water bar assembly 6 comprises a water bar 62 and a third driving member 64, and the third driving member 64 can drive the water bar 62 to extend into or out of the pot 1 through at least one through hole 142.

In this embodiment, the water rod 62 can extend into and extend out of the pot body 1, so that automatic water feeding and automatic water draining are facilitated, and material cleaning, soaking and the like are facilitated. Specifically, when the cooking utensil executes a water inlet and drainage procedure, the third driving member 64 can drive the water rod 62 to pass through the at least one through hole 142 and enter the interior of the pot body 1, so that water inlet and drainage are facilitated. In addition, preferably, when the cooking utensil carries out the water inlet and outlet procedure, the driving assembly 2 drives the pot body 1 to move upwards to the first preset position, so that the water rod 62 extends into the pot body 1 for a longer length, which is beneficial to water inlet and is also beneficial to fully discharging sewage.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 10, the discharge port of the bin assembly 7 corresponds to at least one through hole 142 in a vertical direction; when the cooking utensil executes a feeding program, the driving assembly 2 drives the pot body 1 to move upwards to a first preset position.

In this embodiment, when the cooking appliance executes the feeding program, the pan body 1 is driven to move upwards to the first preset position, so that the at least one through hole 142 is beneficial to being closer to the bin assembly 7, and the material can be effectively prevented from leaking to the outer side of the pan body 1 in the falling process.

In an embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the number of the through holes 142 is two, and the through holes are respectively an inlet and outlet opening and a feed opening, the water rod 62 extends into the pot body 1 through the inlet and outlet opening, and the stock bin assembly 7 is communicated with the pot body 1 through the feed opening; or the number of the through holes 142 is one, the water rod 62 extends into the pot body 1 through the through holes 142, and the storage bin assembly 7 is communicated with the pot body 1 through the through holes 142.

In this embodiment, it is specifically set that at least one through hole 142 includes a water inlet and outlet and a feed inlet, the water inlet and outlet and the feed inlet are separately arranged, the water rod 62 extends into the pot body 1 through the water inlet and outlet rod 62, and the feed bin assembly 7 discharges through the feed inlet, so as to be beneficial to feeding water simultaneously. It should be noted that the switch assembly 4 simultaneously opens and closes the two ports. Certainly, the number of the through holes 142 can also be one, the water rod 62 and the stock bin assembly 7 are communicated with the pot body 1 through the through holes 142, so that the structural strength of the top cover 14 is prevented from being influenced by opening a plurality of openings on the top cover 14 of the pot body 1, and the through holes 142 can be closed tightly by the switch assembly 4.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, as shown in fig. 15 and 16, one of the pot body 1 and the top cover 14 is provided with the protruding part 12, and the other is provided with the avoiding part 148, and the protruding part 12 is matched with the avoiding part 148.

In this embodiment, one of the pot body 1 and the top cover 14 is provided with the protruding portion 12, and the other is provided with the avoiding portion 148, such as an avoiding groove, and by setting the protruding portion 12 to match with the avoiding portion 148, the position is found accurately when the top cover 14 is mounted on the pot body 1, so that the top cover 14 can be mounted quickly, the top cover 14 is prevented from rotating relative to the pot body 1, and at least one through hole 142 is aligned with the water rod 62 and the bin assembly 7 after the top cover 14 is mounted.

In one embodiment of the present invention, preferably, the cooking appliance is a coarse cereal cooker or an electric rice cooker or an electric pressure cooker.

In this embodiment, the cooking appliance is specifically set to be a coarse cereal cooker, an electric cooker or an electric pressure cooker. Of course, the cooking appliance may be other cooking devices, which are not listed here. The preferred cooking utensil is the coarse cereals pot, can realize automatic water intaking and feeding, conveniently soaks the coarse cereals, and can automatic drainage to prevent the pot body 1 in the deterioration, keep the pot clean. In addition, as the pot body 1 can ascend and descend and is matched with the switch component 4, the pot body 1 is communicated with the outside in a water feeding, draining and discharging stage, the sealing effect with the outside except for the steam discharged by a normal steam valve is kept in the cooking process, and the cooking effect of the cooking appliance is ensured.

In the following, referring to fig. 20 to 28, a method for controlling a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail, including:

step 0: referring to fig. 20, initial stage: the pot body 1 is in a second preset position, the pot body 1 can be horizontally put in and taken out, and the switch component 4 is in a closed state;

step 1: referring to fig. 21, the pan is placed, the pan body 1 is in a second preset position, and the switch assembly 4 is in a closed state;

step 2: referring to fig. 22, when the pan body 1 is in the second preset position, the valve plate 42 of the driving switch assembly 4 moves to the open position;

and step 3: referring to fig. 23, the pan body 1 is driven to ascend to a first preset position;

and 4, step 4: referring to fig. 24, the bin assembly 7 is opened to perform blanking according to a first preset requirement; driving the water rod 62 of the water rod assembly 6 to extend into or extend out of the interior of the pot body 1 according to a second preset requirement, so as to realize water inlet and drainage;

and 5: referring to fig. 25, the water rod 62 is driven to ascend so that the water rod 62 is separated from the inner pot;

step 6: referring to fig. 26, the pan body 1 is driven to descend, so that the pan body 1 is in a second preset position;

and 7: referring to fig. 27, the valve plate 42 of the drive switch assembly 4 moves to the closed position;

and 8: referring to fig. 28, the pan body 1 is driven to ascend, so that the pan body 1 is in a first preset position; at the moment, the plurality of sealing rings on the pot body 1 are all abutted against the valve plate 42 to form sealing, so that the subsequent cooking procedure is conveniently executed.

In the present invention, the term "plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; "coupled" may be direct or indirect through an intermediary. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the description herein, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above 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 a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

the pot body is characterized in that the top cover of the pot body is provided with at least one through hole;

the water rod assembly is positioned above the pot body, and the water rod assembly and the storage bin assembly are communicated with the pot body through the water inlet and the feed inlet;

and the driving component is directly or indirectly connected with the pot body and is used for driving the pot body to move up and down.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1,

the driving assembly comprises a cylindrical cam and a first driving piece;

the upper surface of the cylindrical cam comprises a low-position area, a high-position area and a transition area between the low-position area and the high-position area, and the first driving piece drives the cylindrical cam to rotate so that the pot body stays in the low-position area or the high-position area after sliding and moving along the transition area.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2,

the transition area comprises a push area and a return area, and the push area, the high-level area, the return area and the low-level area are connected end to form a closed-loop structure; or

The low-level area, the transition area and the high-level area are connected end to form an open-loop structure, and the first driving piece is a forward and reverse rotating motor.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 2,

the lateral surface of cylindrical cam is equipped with gear structure, first driving piece includes first motor and drive gear, drive gear with gear structure meshes mutually, first motor drive gear rotates, in order to drive the cylindrical cam rotates.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 2,

the lower side of the pot body is provided with a roller, and when the first driving piece drives the cylindrical cam to rotate, the pot body slides on the upper surface of the cylindrical cam through the roller.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 2, further comprising:

the limiting part is arranged around the pot body in a surrounding manner;

when the first driving piece drives the cylindrical cam to rotate, the pot body moves along the extending direction of the limiting part.

7. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

the switch component is arranged above the pot body or on the top cover of the pot body;

the switch assembly opens the at least one through hole when the cooking appliance performs a water inlet and drain procedure or a material inlet procedure, and closes the at least one through hole when the cooking appliance performs a cooking procedure.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 7,

the switch assembly comprises a valve plate and a second driving piece, wherein the second driving piece drives the valve plate to be in an opening position or a closing position so as to correspondingly open or close the at least one through hole.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 8,

the second driving piece pushes and pulls the valve plate in a reciprocating mode along a preset direction, or the second driving piece drives the valve plate to rotate within a preset angle range.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 9,

the second driving part comprises a push rod or an air cylinder, and the push rod or the air cylinder is connected with the valve plate to push and pull the valve plate repeatedly; or

The second driving piece comprises a second motor and a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected with the second motor and the valve plate respectively, and the second motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate so as to drive the valve plate to rotate.

11. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 8 to 10,

when the switch component is arranged above the pot body,

when the pot body is in a first preset position, and the valve plate is in a closed position, the top cover of the pot body is attached to the valve plate so as to close the at least one through hole.

12. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the switch assembly further comprises:

the support is arranged above the pot body, a first opening corresponding to the at least one through hole is formed in the support, and the valve plate and the second driving piece are arranged on the support.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 12,

the valve plate is arranged on one side surface of the bracket facing the pot body;

when the pot body is at a second preset position, the second driving piece drives the valve plate to be at the opening position or the closing position.

14. The cooking appliance of claim 13,

the top cover is provided with a first sealing ring, and the first sealing ring is arranged around the at least one through hole in a surrounding manner;

when the valve plate is located at the closing position and the pot body is located at a first preset position, the first sealing ring is abutted to the valve plate.

15. The cooking appliance of claim 12,

the valve plate is arranged on one side surface of the bracket, which is far away from the pot body;

the top cover is provided with a second sealing ring, and the second sealing ring is arranged around the at least one through hole in a surrounding manner;

when the pot body is located at a first preset position, the second sealing ring is abutted to the support.

16. The cooking appliance of claim 12,

a sinking groove 464 is formed in the support, and the valve plate is arranged in the sinking groove 464 and moves in the sinking groove 464; or

The support is provided with a limiting bulge, and when the valve plate is in a closed position, the valve plate is abutted against the limiting bulge.

17. The cooking appliance of claim 12,

the top cover is provided with a steam outlet and a third sealing ring arranged around the steam outlet, the support is provided with a second opening corresponding to the steam outlet, and the second opening is communicated with a steam valve;

when the cooking utensil executes a cooking program, the driving assembly drives the pot body to move upwards to a first preset position, and the third sealing ring is abutted to the support.

18. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

the heating assembly is arranged separately from the pot body, and the driving assembly drives the pot body and the heating assembly to move synchronously;

when the driving assembly drives the pot body to move downwards to a second preset position, the pot body corresponds to the pot taking opening of the cooking utensil.

19. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

the water rod assembly comprises a water rod and a third driving piece, and the third driving piece can drive the water rod to extend into or extend out of the pot body through the at least one through hole.

20. The cooking appliance of claim 19,

the discharge hole of the stock bin assembly corresponds to the at least one through hole in the vertical direction;

when the cooking appliance executes a feeding program, the driving assembly drives the pot body to move upwards to the first preset position.

21. The cooking appliance of claim 20,

the number of the through holes is two, the through holes are respectively an inlet and outlet port and a feed port, the water rod extends into the pot body through the inlet and outlet port, and the stock bin assembly is communicated with the pot body through the feed port; or

The number of the through holes is one, the water rod extends into the pot body through the through holes, and the stock bin assembly is communicated with the pot body through the through holes.

22. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

one of the pot body and the top cover is provided with a convex part, the other one is provided with an avoiding part, and the convex part is matched with the avoiding part.

23. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

the cooking appliance is a coarse cereal cooker or an electric pressure cooker.