CN110881861A - Water tank and applied cooking device who has this water tank - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a water tank and a cooking appliance applying the same, wherein the water tank comprises an outer shell, an inner shell, a water box, an elastic mechanism, a locking structure and a trigger piece; particularly, the water tank structure is used in the cooking appliance, the panel can be opened and reset under the drive of the panel drive mechanism, the panel is positioned above the front side in the fully opened state, the opened panel is higher than the reset state, so that the space at the rear side of the panel in the reset state is completely exposed, the water tank is partially taken out while the panel stops, the sequence of panel turnover, partial water tank taking-out and automatic water box popping is visually embodied, the whole process is smooth and orderly, and convenience is provided for a user.

Description

Water tank and applied cooking device who has this water tank

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cooking appliances such as steam boxes and ovens, in particular to a water tank of a cooking appliance with a steam function and the cooking appliance with the water tank.

Background

With the continuous improvement of the life quality of people, kitchen appliances are more and more abundant, and microwave ovens, steam boxes and the like gradually become necessary kitchen electric products for family life. The kitchen electrical products not only have single functions, each product needs to occupy certain kitchen space, but also are separately purchased with high cost. In order to make efficient use of kitchen space and reduce purchase costs, all-in-one machines have been disclosed in the prior art that integrate the functions of a steam box with a microwave oven and/or an oven.

For example, a micro steaming and baking integrated machine disclosed in chinese patent No. 201320074461.4 (No. CN 203168920U), includes a body, a door frame and a controller installed on a front surface of the body, a cavity is provided in the body, a transformer is installed on a top of the body, a capacitor connected to the transformer, a magnetron connected to the capacitor, a waveguide box connected to the magnetron, microwaves are transmitted into the cavity through the waveguide box, a microwave stirrer is provided at a microwave inlet in the cavity, a low speed motor is connected to the microwave stirrer, a water container and a steam generator connected to the water container are installed on a side wall of the body, the steam generator is communicated with the cavity in the body, a heating pipe is provided on a top of the cavity in the body, and the heating pipe is connected to the controller. For example, in the integrated steam box and microwave oven disclosed in chinese patent application No. 201510457051.1 (application publication No. CN 105011740 a), a steam inlet is provided in a cooking chamber, and the steam inlet is communicated with a steam outlet of a steam generating device. As disclosed in chinese patent No. 201410167732.X (publication No. CN 103976641B), the steam outlet at the top of the evaporator of the steam box is communicated with the steam inlet at the back of the inner container, and the steam generated from the evaporator enters the inner container.

In the prior art, no matter the functions of the steam box and one or two of the microwave oven and the oven are combined together, a water tank is required to be placed in an electric appliance to provide high-temperature steam for a cooking space. Especially, in an embedded cooking appliance, the water tank is often placed above the cooking cavity, and a panel which can be opened and closed is arranged on the front side surface of the cooking appliance to cover the water tank. When taking out the water tank, need remove the panel earlier, remove the water tank to the top edge of culinary art cavity, pull out the water box in the water tank again, and no matter turn over the panel forward, the side direction is turned over or other modes of removing apart, all can lead to the water tank box in the water tank to get because of the sheltering from of panel in the vision and put inconveniently.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem of the prior art and provides a water tank which can enable a water tank to automatically pop out of the water tank so as to be convenient to take and place.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an electric cooking appliance capable of gradually taking out a water tank, in which a water box is automatically ejected from the water tank after the water tank is taken out, thereby providing convenience to a user.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows: the utility model provides a water tank, includes shell body and water box, the shell body has first inner chamber, and this first inner chamber front side has the first uncovered that is linked together with first inner chamber, its characterized in that: also comprises

The inner shell is arranged in the first inner cavity of the outer shell in a manner of moving back and forth through the first opening, and is provided with a second inner cavity for placing the water box;

the elastic mechanism is connected to the inner shell and the outer shell and enables the inner shell to always keep the trend of moving outwards relative to the outer shell;

a locking structure for locking a state of the elastic mechanism in a state where the inner housing is completely hidden in the outer housing; and

and the trigger piece is arranged below the locking structure and used for releasing the locking state of the locking structure.

In order to facilitate connection, the middle part of the inner shell is provided with an installation cavity extending forwards and backwards, the elastic mechanism is arranged in the installation cavity, the front end of the elastic mechanism is connected with the inner shell, and the rear end of the elastic mechanism is connected with the outer shell.

The locking structure comprises

The mounting seat is arranged in the mounting cavity and extends along the front-back direction of the mounting cavity, a sliding groove arranged along the length direction is formed in the rear side of the mounting seat, and the rear end of the sliding groove is bent downwards to form a limiting area;

the locking piece is arranged in the sliding groove in a reciprocating sliding manner, the elastic mechanism is in a working state when the rear part of the locking piece corresponds to a non-limiting area of the sliding groove, and the elastic mechanism is in a locking state when the rear part of the locking piece corresponds to a limiting area of the sliding groove; and

and the elastic piece is connected to the locking piece and enables the locking piece to always keep the trend of moving downwards relative to the sliding chute.

By adopting the structure, when the rear part of the locking piece corresponds to the horizontal section of the sliding groove, namely the non-limiting area, the locking structure is in an unlocked state, and the elastic mechanism can drive the inner shell to move forwards relative to the outer shell, so that the water box is taken out from the outer shell; when the inner shell is pushed towards the outer shell artificially, when the rear part of the locking piece corresponds to the limiting area of the sliding groove, the locking piece is pulled downwards by the elastic piece and limited in the limiting area, the elastic mechanism is locked, and the inner shell is prevented from driving the water box to move forwards in a non-set state.

In order to facilitate the connection, the locking piece rear side has the first spacing portion that takes shape to the hook form, and is corresponding, the middle part of locking piece upwards extends and is formed with the spacing portion of second, the top of installation cavity has the spacing post of downwardly extending, thereby be formed with between first spacing portion and the second spacing portion and can be with spacing post centre gripping wherein make locking piece and interior casing keep synchronous motion's clamp groove in the front and back side.

Preferably, the middle part of the locking piece is provided with a first shaft hole for a first elastic piece to pass through, the lower part of the first limiting part is provided with a second shaft hole for a second elastic piece to pass through, the first elastic piece passes through the first shaft hole to movably connect the middle part of the locking piece in the chute, the second elastic piece passes through the second shaft hole to movably connect the rear part of the locking piece in the chute, the second elastic piece is located in a non-limiting area of the chute, the elastic mechanism is in a working state, the second elastic piece is located in a limiting area of the chute, and the elastic mechanism is in a locking state. This structure provides convenience for the locking and the unblock process of locking piece.

In order to facilitate assembly, a connecting plate capable of linking the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece is arranged on one side of the mounting seat, a first through hole aligned with the first shaft hole is formed in the front of the connecting plate, the middle of the first elastic piece penetrates through the first through hole and the sliding groove to be arranged, and the end part of the first elastic piece is bent backwards and approaches the second elastic piece; the rear part of the connecting plate is provided with a second through hole which is aligned with the second shaft hole and is positioned below the first through hole, the upper part of the second elastic piece penetrates through the second through hole and the sliding groove to be arranged, the lower part of the second elastic piece is provided with a triggering part which extends downwards, and the triggering part enables the second elastic piece to drive the second shaft hole to be separated from the sliding groove limiting area and move upwards to the sliding groove non-limiting area under the condition of poking backwards.

In order to facilitate connection, a limiting notch is formed in the front side wall of the sliding groove limiting area, and correspondingly, a limiting shaft sleeve can be arranged in the limiting notch with a clamp at the end part of the second shaft hole so as to limit the locking state of the locking piece.

In each of the above schemes, the rear end of the mounting seat is connected with the outer shell, the front end of the mounting seat is connected with the inner shell, the elastic mechanism is arranged at the front part of the mounting seat, and the rear end of the elastic mechanism is connected with the locking piece.

Preferably, the elastic mechanism is a damper which can keep the piston rod in a contraction state relative to the elastic mechanism body all the time, and the piston rod of the damper is connected with the front part of the locking piece.

In order to facilitate connection, the front part of the locking piece is provided with a connecting hook which extends forwards from the front side of the second limiting part and is connected with the piston rod of the damper.

Preferably, the rear portion of the mounting seat is provided with a stop portion which extends from the top to the bottom in the front-back direction and is used for accommodating the locking piece, the sliding groove is formed in the side wall of the mounting seat and communicated with the mounting groove, the front portion of the locking piece is provided with a third limiting portion which is located below the connecting hook and extends downwards, correspondingly, the mounting groove is communicated from top to bottom, and the bottom of the mounting groove is provided with the stop portion which can be clamped with the third limiting portion to prevent the locking piece from moving backwards transversely. This structure is very ingenious prevents that the locking piece from continuing transversely retreating when the second shaft hole of locking piece corresponds spacing district, and at this moment, the artificial power of exerting backward to the inner casing that continues, messenger's second shaft hole that just can be easy and second elastic component push down along spacing district to spacing is carried out locking piece.

For the convenience of connection, the front end of installation cavity is provided with the first assembly plate that is connected with interior casing, the rear end of installation cavity is provided with the second assembly plate that is connected with the shell body, the front end of mount pad rotates with the back lateral wall of first assembly plate to be connected, the rear end of mount pad rotates with the preceding lateral wall of second assembly plate to be connected. Be provided with the bayonet socket that is close to the rear end and arranges on the lateral wall of installation cavity, it is corresponding, the third assembly panel is located installation cavity back upper portion and has the buckle with the corresponding joint of this bayonet socket, spacing post is located on the lower surface of third assembly panel.

Preferably, the triggering member has a protrusion which can poke the triggering portion of the second elastic member backward in a state where the outer housing is moved forward. Adopt this structure, be convenient for produce backward stirring power to the trigger part of second elastic component lower extreme to the locking state of cancellation lock piece releases elastic mechanism, realizes that interior casing drives the water box and moves forward.

A cooking appliance applying the water tank comprises a panel positioned on the front side surface of the cooking appliance, the water tank arranged on the rear side of the panel, and a top plate arranged below the panel and the water tank;

the method is characterized in that: the panel driving mechanism can drive the panel to move towards the upper part of the front side;

the front end of the panel driving mechanism is connected with the panel, the rear part of the panel driving mechanism is arranged on the top plate, and the side part of the panel driving mechanism is connected with the side wall of the water tank;

when the panel is driven to be in an open state, the panel is positioned in front of and above the position of the panel in a reset state, so that at least the front side surface in the water tank is exposed;

the trigger piece is arranged on the top plate, the front side face of the water tank is exposed outside, and the inner shell moves outwards relative to the outer shell.

The panel driving mechanism of the present invention comprises

The sliding part is arranged on the top plate in a manner of moving back and forth;

the first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the rear end of the sliding part, and the second end of the first connecting rod extends forwards and is connected with the panel;

the guide piece is arranged on the top plate and is arranged close to the front port of the accommodating space, and a first guide groove matched with the motion track of the panel is formed in the guide piece; and

the first guide pillar is arranged on the side wall of the first connecting rod and is in guide fit with the first guide groove; and

and the driving mechanism is used for driving the sliding piece to move back and forth.

When the driving mechanism drives the sliding part to move forwards, the sliding part drives the first connecting rod to slide forwards, and the front part or the middle part of the first connecting rod can slide in the first guide groove of the guide part through the first guide pillar, so that along with the forward movement of the first connecting rod, the panel at the front end of the first connecting rod moves forwards firstly along with the motion track of the front end of the first connecting rod and then slides upwards, and the movement of the panel is realized.

Preferably, a connecting component which can keep the horizontal displacement of the water tank and the panel in the front and back direction consistent is arranged between the water tank and the panel driving mechanism. This structure makes the displacement of water tank and panel on the horizontal direction keep unanimous, and restricts the water tank and produce the displacement in upper and lower direction to avoid the water tank to collide with the inner wall or the edge of accommodation space in the process of pulling out, influence the normal pulling out of water tank.

In order to facilitate connection, the connecting assembly at least comprises a connecting plate, one side of the connecting plate is connected with the side wall of the water tank, and the other side of the connecting plate is connected with the sliding piece and moves synchronously with the sliding piece.

Preferably, the connecting assembly further comprises an elastic member connected between the connecting plate and the first link and maintaining the first link in a tendency to move forward. The elastic piece is a torsion spring, the first end of the torsion spring is connected to the connecting plate, and the second end of the torsion spring is connected with the side portion of the first connecting rod. By the structure, the first guide pillar on the first connecting rod can be subjected to larger torsion when moving to a middle turning part of the first guide groove, and at the moment, the torsion spring can provide forward thrust for the first connecting rod so as to overcome the resistance of the first guide pillar in the middle of the first guide groove, ensure that the panel is smoothly moved out, and reduce the load of the driving mechanism.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages that: the pop-up mechanism can enable the inner shell to carry the water box to pop up from the outer shell of the water tank automatically, thereby providing great convenience for taking and placing the water box; when the water tank structure is used in an electric cooking appliance, the panel can be opened and reset under the drive of the panel drive mechanism, the panel is positioned at the upper position of the front side in a fully opened state, the upper position of the front side refers to the direction close to a user and the upward direction, the opened panel is higher than the position in the reset state, the space at the rear side of the panel in the reset state is completely exposed, the water tank is partially taken out while the panel stops, the sequence of panel turnover, partial water tank taking out and automatic water box ejection is visually embodied, the whole process is smooth and orderly, and convenience is brought to the user.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram illustrating an open state of a panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 1 from another angle;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an installation structure of the cooking appliance in the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the panel moving structure (panel closed) in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of FIG. 4 from another angle;

fig. 6 is an assembly structure schematic view (exploded view) of a part of the driving mechanism and the sliding member in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 7 is an assembly structure diagram of a part of the driving mechanism and the sliding member in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a second rack in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a partial structural view of embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing the structure of a guide member in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of a buffer in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of example 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view (including a water tank) of embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing an assembly structure of a torsion spring, a panel driving mechanism and a water tank according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of a water tank in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a schematic view of a portion of the structure of FIG. 15;

fig. 17 is a structural schematic view of an assembly relationship between the resilient mechanism and the locking structure in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a schematic structural view of a lock member in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a schematic structural view of a trigger in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view showing the structure of a water tank in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 21 is a schematic structural view of a mounting base in embodiment 1 of the present invention;

fig. 22 is a partial schematic view of the structure of fig. 21.

Detailed Description

The invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying examples.

Example 1:

referring to fig. 1 to 11 and 13 to 22, a preferred embodiment of a water tank and a cooking appliance using the same is shown. In this embodiment, the cooking appliance 10 is provided with a cooking cavity 10a, and includes a top plate 1 and a water tank b arranged above the cooking cavity 10a, a panel 2 arranged on the front side of the water tank b, and a panel driving mechanism a for driving the panel 2 to move, wherein the opening and closing of the panel 2 is for the taking and placing operation of the water tank b arranged on the rear side thereof, see fig. 1-2; the cooking appliance 10 is installed in an installation space 20 provided in a cabinet, as shown in fig. 3, a portion of the installation space 20 above the top plate 1 is an accommodation space 100, the accommodation space 100 has a front port 101, a water tank b is disposed in the accommodation space 100, the panel 2 is vertically disposed at the position of the front port 101, and the panel 2 can be opened and reset by a panel driving mechanism a, so that the front port 101 can be opened or covered.

The panel driving mechanism a of this embodiment can move the panel 2 forward and upward relative to the accommodating space 100. The front end of the panel driving mechanism a is connected with the panel 2, the rear part of the panel driving mechanism a is arranged on the top plate 1, and the lower edge of the panel 2 is higher than or flush with the upper wall surface of the front port 101 of the accommodating space 100 when the panel driving mechanism a drives the panel 2 to open the front port 101 of the accommodating space 100. The side wall of the outer casing b1 of the water tank b of the present embodiment is connected to the side part of the panel driving mechanism a, when the front port of the accommodating space 100 is opened 101, the panel 2 stops at the front upper part of the accommodating space 100, and the panel 2 gradually tilts back from bottom to top, and the front part of the water tank b is exposed out of the front port of the accommodating space 100.

The water tank b of this embodiment includes an outer casing b1, an inner casing b2, a water box b3, an elastic mechanism b4, a locking structure b5 and a trigger b6, the outer casing b1 has a first inner cavity b100, a first opening b12 communicated with the first inner cavity b100 is provided at the front side of the first inner cavity b100, two inner side walls of the inner casing b2 are respectively connected to the inner side wall of the outer casing b1 through slide rails b21, the inner casing b2 can be pulled out from or pushed into the first inner cavity b100 of the outer casing b1 through the first opening b12, the inner casing b2 has a second inner cavity b200 for placing the water box b3, and a second opening b22 for pulling out or pushing in the water box b3 from or into the second inner cavity b200 is provided at the front side of the inner casing b 2. The elastic mechanism b4 is connected to the inner shell b2 and the outer shell b1 and keeps the inner shell b2 always moving outwards relative to the outer shell b 1; the locking structure b5 is used for locking the state of the elastic mechanism b4 in the state that the inner housing b2 is completely hidden in the outer housing b1, and the trigger b6 is arranged on the top plate 1 below the locking structure b5 and is used for releasing the locking state of the locking structure b 5.

Specifically, the middle part of the inner housing b2 is provided with a mounting cavity b20 extending forwards and backwards, the elastic mechanism b4 is arranged in the mounting cavity b20, the front end of the elastic mechanism b4 is connected with the inner housing b2, and the rear end of the elastic mechanism b4 is connected with the outer housing b 1. The locking structure b5 comprises a mounting seat b51, a locking piece b52 and an elastic piece b53, wherein the mounting seat b51 is arranged in a mounting cavity b20 and extends in the front-back direction of a mounting cavity b20, a sliding groove b511 arranged in the length direction is formed in the rear side of the mounting seat b51, the rear end of the sliding groove b511 is bent downwards to form a limiting area b5111, namely the sliding groove b511 is integrally formed into an L shape, the part of the sliding groove b511 extending horizontally in the length direction of the mounting seat b51 is a non-limiting area b5112, and the part of the sliding groove b511 vertically arranged at the rear end of the mounting seat b51 is the limiting area b 5111. The locking piece b52 is slidably arranged in the sliding groove b511 back and forth, the elastic mechanism b4 is in a working state when the rear part of the locking piece b52 corresponds to the non-limiting area b5112 of the sliding groove b511, the locking piece b52 can be pulled to move forwards along the sliding groove b511 and simultaneously bring the inner shell b2 out of the outer shell b1, the elastic mechanism b4 is in a locking state when the rear part of the locking piece b52 corresponds to the limiting area b5111 of the sliding groove b511, and the inner shell b2 cannot pop out when the inner shell b2 is in the outer shell b 1. The elastic piece b6 is connected to the locking piece b52 and keeps the locking piece b52 always moving downwards relative to the sliding groove b 511.

The rear side of the lock piece b52 is provided with a first limit part b521 which is formed in a hook shape, correspondingly, the middle part of the lock piece b52 extends upwards to form a second limit part b522, the top of the rear end of the installation cavity b20 is provided with a limit column b201 which extends downwards, and a clamping groove b523 which can clamp the limit column b201 is formed between the first limit part b521 and the second limit part b522 so that the lock piece b52 and the inner shell b2 can keep moving synchronously in the front-rear direction. The middle part of the locking piece b52 is provided with a first shaft hole b524 for the first elastic piece b531 to pass through, the lower part of the first limiting part b521 is provided with a second shaft hole b525 for the second elastic piece b532 to pass through, the first elastic piece b531 passes through the first shaft hole b524 to movably connect the middle part of the locking piece b52 in the sliding chute b511, and the first shaft hole b524 is always positioned in the non-limiting area b5112 of the sliding chute b511 no matter whether the locking piece b52 is locked or not. The second elastic piece b532 penetrates through the second shaft hole b525 to movably connect the rear part of the locking piece b52 in the sliding chute b511, the second elastic piece b532 is positioned in the sliding chute non-limiting area b5112, the elastic mechanism b4 is in an operating state, the second elastic piece b532 is positioned in the sliding chute limiting area b5111, and the elastic mechanism b4 is in a locking state, so that the structure provides convenience for the locking and unlocking processes of the locking piece b 52. The first elastic member b531 and the second elastic member b532 together constitute an elastic member b 53.

One side of the mounting seat b51 is provided with a connecting plate b7 capable of linking the first elastic piece b531 and the second elastic piece b532, the front part of the connecting plate b7 is provided with a first through hole b71 aligned with the first axial hole b524, the first elastic piece b531 is formed into a U shape, the middle part of the first elastic piece b531 penetrates through the first through hole b71 and the chute non-limiting area b5112 to be arranged, the end part of the first elastic piece b531 is bent backwards and drawn close to the second elastic piece b532, and the outer side wall of the connecting plate b7 is provided with a clamping groove b73 capable of limiting the positions of the first elastic piece b531 and the second elastic piece b 532. The rear portion of the connecting plate b7 is provided with a second through hole b72 aligned with the second shaft hole b525 and located below the first through hole b71, the upper portion of the second elastic element b532 passes through the second through hole b72 and the sliding groove b511 to be arranged, the lower portion of the second elastic element b532 is provided with a trigger part b5321 extending downwards, and the trigger part b5321 enables the second elastic element b532 to drive the second shaft hole b525 to be separated from the sliding groove limiting area b5111 and move upwards to the sliding groove non-limiting area b5112 under the condition of being poked backwards. The front side wall of the sliding groove limit area b5111 is provided with a limit notch b5113, and correspondingly, the end part of the second shaft hole b525 is provided with a limit shaft sleeve b526 which can be clamped in the limit notch b5112 so as to limit the locking state of the locking piece b 52.

The rear end of the mounting seat b51 is connected with the outer shell b1, the front end of the mounting seat b51 is connected with the inner shell b2, the elastic mechanism b4 is arranged at the front part of the mounting seat b51, and the rear end of the elastic mechanism b4 is connected with the locking piece b 52. The elastic mechanism b4 of the present embodiment is a damper that can keep its piston rod in a contracted state with respect to the elastic mechanism b4 body at all times, and the piston rod of the damper is connected to the front portion of the locking piece b 52. The front portion of the lock member b52 has a coupling hook b527 extending forward from the front side of the second stopper portion b522, and the coupling hook b527 is coupled to the piston rod of the damper. The rear part of the mounting seat b51 is provided with a mounting groove b513 which extends from the top downwards and is used for accommodating a locking piece b52, the sliding groove b511 is arranged on the side wall of the mounting seat b51 and is communicated with the mounting groove b513, the front part of the locking piece b52 is provided with a third limiting part b528 which is positioned below the connecting hook b527 and extends downwards, and correspondingly, the mounting groove b513 penetrates up and down and is provided with a stopping part b514 which can be blocked with the third limiting part b528 at the bottom so as to prevent the locking piece b52 from transversely retreating. The structure skillfully prevents the locking piece b52 from continuously transversely retreating when the second shaft hole b525 of the locking piece b52 corresponds to the limiting area b5111, and at the moment, the second shaft hole b525 and the second elastic piece b532 can be easily pushed downwards along the limiting area b5111 by artificially continuously applying backward force to the inner shell b2, so that the locking piece b52 is limited. The front end of the mounting cavity b20 is provided with a first assembling plate b23 connected with the inner shell b2, the rear end of the mounting cavity b20 is provided with a second assembling plate b24 connected with the outer shell b1, the front end of the mounting seat b51 is rotatably connected with the rear side wall of the first assembling plate b23, and the rear end of the mounting seat b51 is rotatably connected with the front side wall of the second assembling plate b 24. A bayonet b202 arranged close to the rear end is arranged on the side wall of the mounting cavity b20, correspondingly, a third assembling plate b25 is arranged at the rear upper part of the mounting cavity b20 and is provided with a buckle b251 correspondingly clamped with the bayonet b202, and a limiting column b201 is arranged on the lower surface of the third assembling plate b 25.

The trigger b6 is arranged on the top plate 1 and under the outer shell b1, the trigger b6 has a protrusion b61 which can poke the trigger b5321 of the second elastic piece b532 backward in the state that the outer shell b1 moves forward, the rear side wall of the trigger b6 is formed as a slope which gradually inclines upward from back to front, at least the upper part of the front side wall of the trigger b6 is formed as a slope which gradually inclines upward from front to back, and the protrusion b61 is arranged at the top of the slope of the rear side wall of the trigger b 6.

The panel driving mechanism a of the present embodiment includes a slider 4, a first link 5, a second link 6, a guide 7, a first guide post 8, and a driving mechanism 9. The sliding part 4 is arranged on the top plate 1 in a back-and-forth moving manner, the first end of the first connecting rod 5 is rotatably connected to the rear end of the sliding part 4, the second end of the first connecting rod 5 extends forwards and is connected with the panel 2, the guide 7 is arranged on the top plate 1 and is arranged close to the front port 101 of the accommodating space 100, the guide 7 is provided with a first guide groove 71 matched with the L-shaped moving track 3 of the panel 2, the first guide pillar 8 is arranged on the side wall of the first connecting rod 5 and is in guide fit with the first guide groove 71, and the driving mechanism 9 is used for driving the sliding part 4 to move back and forth.

The panel driving mechanism a of the present embodiment drives the panel 2 to move along an L-shaped movement track 3 with a smooth transition in the middle, and the shape of the first guide groove 71 matches with the L-shaped movement track 3. Such a motion trajectory enables the panel 2 to move forward and slide upward while moving forward a certain distance, the forward movement of the front section is to provide a certain space for the panel 2 to slide upward, the forward movement of the rear section is to prevent the panel 2 from touching the outer wall of the installation space 20 (e.g. the edge of the table top of the cabinet) during the movement of the front section while moving forward and sliding upward while keeping the displacement of the front section small, when the panel 2 moves to the upper part of the accommodating space 100 through the sliding process of the rear section, the included angle between the panel 2 and the front port 101 of the accommodating space 100 gradually increases from top to bottom, when the panel 2 is completely stopped at the front upper position of the accommodating space 100, a proper included angle is kept between the lower part of the panel 2 and the front port 101 of the accommodating space 100, on the basis that the face plate 2 is kept beautiful facing the user, it is more convenient to take out or put in the water tank b installed in the accommodating space 100.

The L-shaped motion trail 3 comprises a horizontal section 31, a vertical section 32 and an arc section 33, wherein the horizontal section 31 extends forwards and backwards on the top plate 1, the vertical section 32 is vertically arranged at the front side of the horizontal section 31, and the arc section 33 is connected between the horizontal section 31 and the vertical section 32 and arches downwards. This structure provides conditions for the formation of the movement locus of the panel 2 and makes the entire movement stroke of the panel 2 smooth. It should be noted that the arrangement of the horizontal section 31 is not required to be completely matched with the horizontal plane, and the arrangement of the vertical section 32 is not required to be completely perpendicular to the horizontal plane, as long as the L-shaped movement track of the panel 2 can be realized. The vertical section 32 in this embodiment is disposed at an angle slightly inclined forward from bottom to top to reduce the force generated to the panel driving mechanism a.

Two ends of the first guide groove 71 are respectively provided with a clamping groove 711 extending outwards, and a buffer member 72 capable of buffering the movement trend of the first guide post 8 is arranged in the clamping groove 711. The buffer member 72 has a positioning portion 721 capable of being inserted into the slot 711 and a contact portion 722 located in the first guide groove 71 and capable of contacting with the first guide post 8, and the contact portion 722 is formed in an arc structure extending along an inner end surface of the first guide groove 71, so that the impact of the guide member 7 on the first guide post 8 can be reduced, the service life of the component can be prolonged, and the noise can be reduced.

The first link 5 of this embodiment is provided with a second guide slot 51 near the first end and arranged along the length direction of the first link 5, and the side wall of the sliding member 4 is provided with a second guide post 41 which can be rotatably connected in the second guide slot 51 and can slide back and forth along the second guide slot 51. The first end of the second link 6 is rotatably connected to the side wall of the sliding member 4, and the connection point is located at the rear side of the first guide post 8, and the second end of the second link 6 is rotatably connected to the first link 5 through the first guide post 8. In actual use, the panel 2 can be moved without providing the second link 6, but since the guide 7 generates a large reaction force to the first guide post 8 at the front end of the first link 5, if the second link 6 is not provided, the driving mechanism 9 will bear a large irregular force and the load is large, and the provision of the second link 6 can effectively reduce the load of the driving mechanism 9, so that the panel 2 can be operated more smoothly and stably. In order to make the sliding member 4 slide smoothly, the outer side wall of the sliding member 4 is provided with a guide portion 42 arranged along the length direction, correspondingly, the top plate 1 is provided with a guide rail 11 extending along the front and back direction, and the side portion of the guide rail 11 is provided with a third guide groove 111 for the guide portion 42 to slide back and forth. The rear end of the third guide groove 111 is provided with a stopper post 112 capable of preventing the guide portion 42 from coming off the third guide groove 111.

In the present embodiment, two sliding members 4 are respectively disposed on two sides of the top plate 1, and each sliding member 4 is configured to a set of the first connecting rod 5 and the second connecting rod 6, so as to make the movement of the panel 2 smooth and stable. The driving mechanism 9 includes a motor 91 and a gear and rack transmission assembly 92 capable of connecting an output shaft of the motor 91 with the slider 4. The gear, rack drive assembly 92 includes first rack 921, second rack 922, third rack 923, first gear 924, second gear 925 and third gear 926, first rack 921 is located on the slider 4 of panel 2 one side, second rack 922 is located one side of first rack 921 and moves with first rack 921 synchronization, first gear 924 is connected with the output shaft of motor 91 and meshes the transmission with second rack 922, second gear 925 meshes the transmission with first rack 921 mutually, third gear 926 is connected with second gear 925 and meshes the transmission with third rack 923 through first connecting shaft 927, third rack 926 is located on the slider 4 of panel 2 opposite side. The top plate 1 is provided with support seats 928 disposed adjacent to the two sliders 4, respectively, and both ends of the first connecting shaft 927 are rotatably supported on the support seats 928, respectively. For the convenience of assembly, the sliding member 4 of the panel 2 is formed with a mounting groove 43 extending inward of the top plate 1 for receiving the second rack 925, and the second rack 925 is provided in the mounting groove 43. The first stopper 44 capable of preventing the second rack 922 from being separated from the mounting groove 43 upward is disposed outside the mounting groove 43. The mounting groove 43 is formed in a U shape, a step 9222 arranged lower than the upper edge of the mounting groove 43 is formed on the outer side wall of the second rack 922 close to the center of the top plate 1, a pressing and holding portion 441 capable of pressing and placing on the step 9222 is formed on the top of the first limiting member 44, and the lower portion of the first limiting member 44 is clamped on the buckle 432 on the outer side wall of the mounting groove 43 through the bayonet 442.

A connecting component c which can keep the horizontal displacement of the water tank b and the panel 2 in the front-back direction consistent is arranged between the water tank b and the panel driving mechanism a. This structure makes water tank b and panel 2 displacement on the horizontal direction keep unanimous, and restriction water tank b produces the displacement in upper and lower direction to avoid water tank b to collide with the inner wall or the edge of accommodation space 100 mutually in the process of pulling out, influence the normal pulling out of water tank b. For the convenience of connection, the connection assembly c includes a connection plate c1, an elastic member c2, one side of the connection plate c1 is connected with the side wall of the water tank b, and the other side of the connection plate c1 is connected with the sliding member 4 and moves synchronously with the sliding member 4. The elastic member c2 is connected between the connection plate c1 and the first link 5 and maintains the tendency of the first link 5 to move forward. The elastic member c2 of this embodiment is a torsion spring, the connecting plate c1 has an extension plate horizontally extending outward from the sidewall of the water tank b, a first end of the torsion spring is connected to the upper surface of the extension plate of the connecting plate c1, and a second end of the torsion spring is connected to the side of the first link 5. With this structure, when the first guide post 8 of the first connecting rod 5 moves to the middle arc section 33 of the first guide groove 71, a large torque is applied to the first connecting rod 5, and at this time, the torsion spring provides a forward pushing force to the first connecting rod 5 to overcome the resistance applied to the first guide post 5 in the middle of the first guide groove 71, so that the moving-out process of the panel 2 is smooth, and the load of the driving mechanism 9 is reduced.

With the water tank taking-out mechanism of the present embodiment, when the water tank b in the accommodating space 100 needs to be taken out, when the driving mechanism 9 drives the sliding part 4 to move forward, the sliding part 4 drives the first connecting rod 5 to slide forward, and since the front or middle portion of the first link 5 is slidably retained in the first guide groove 71 of the guide 7 by the first guide post 8, therefore, as the first link 5 moves forward, the panel 2 at the front end of the first link 5 moves forward and then slides upward along with the arc section 33 and the vertical section 32 in the motion track of the front end of the first link 5, so that the panel 2 stays at the upper front side of the accommodating space 100 at a certain angle, in the process, since the water tank b is directly connected to the sliding member 4, the water tank b moves along with the panel 2 in the horizontal direction along with the movement of the panel 2 until the front portion of the water tank b is exposed to the front port of the accommodating space 100; when the triggering part b5321 of the second elastic piece b532 contacts with the protrusion b61 of the triggering piece b6 in the process of moving the water tank b horizontally forward, an upward force is generated by the elastic piece b53, so that the second axial hole b525 of the locking piece b52 moves upward to the non-limiting area b5112 of the sliding groove b511, and at this time, the elastic mechanism b4 can drive the locking piece b52 to move forward along the sliding groove b511 in the transverse direction, so as to drive the inner shell b2 to move forward relative to the outer shell b1, and bring the water tank b3 out of the outer shell b 1; after the water box b3 is completely changed, the inner shell b2 is manually pushed into the outer shell b1, when the rear part of the locking piece b52 corresponds to the limiting area b5111 of the sliding groove b511, the elastic piece b53 pulls the locking piece b52 downwards and limits the locking piece b52 in the limiting area b5111, at the moment, the elastic mechanism b4 is in a locking state, and the inner shell b2 is prevented from driving the water box b3 to move forwards in a non-set state; the panel driving mechanism a runs reversely, and then the water tank b can be withdrawn and the panel 2 can be closed.

Example 2:

this example differs from example 1 in that: the gear and rack transmission components have different structures.

As shown in fig. 12, the gear and rack transmission assembly 92 ' of the present embodiment includes a fourth rack 921 ', a fifth rack 922 ', a fourth gear 923 ', a fifth gear 924 ', and a sixth gear 925 ', wherein the fourth rack 921 ' is disposed on the slider 4 ' on one side of the panel 2 ', the fourth gear 921 ' is connected to the output shaft of the motor 91 ' and is engaged with the fifth gear 922 ', the fifth gear 922 ' is engaged with the fourth rack 921 ' and is connected to the sixth gear 925 ' through a second connecting shaft 926 ', the sixth gear 925 ' is engaged with the fifth rack 924 ', and the fifth rack 922 ' is disposed on the slider 4 ' on the other side of the panel 2 '.

The transmission structure between the motor and the slider according to the present invention is not limited to the gear and rack transmission assembly, and the gear and rack transmission assembly is not limited to the structures described in embodiments 1 and 2, as long as the slider can move forward and backward.

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1. A water tank comprising an outer case (b1) and a water box (b3), the outer case (b1) having a first inner chamber (b100), the front side of the first inner chamber (b100) having a first opening (b12) communicating with the first inner chamber (b100), characterized by further comprising:

an inner housing (b2) movably disposed in the first inner cavity (b100) of the outer housing (b1) back and forth through the first opening (b12), the inner housing (b2) having a second inner cavity (b200) for placing a water box (b 3);

the elastic mechanism (b4) is connected to the inner shell (b2) and the outer shell (b1) and keeps the inner shell (b2) always in a trend of moving outwards relative to the outer shell (b 1);

a locking structure (b5) for locking the state of the elastic mechanism (b4) in a state where the inner housing (b2) is completely hidden in the outer housing (b 1); and

and the trigger piece (b6) is arranged below the locking structure (b5) and is used for releasing the locking state of the locking structure (b 5).

2. The water tank as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the middle part of the inner shell (b2) is provided with a mounting cavity (b20) extending forwards and backwards, the elastic mechanism (b4) is arranged in the mounting cavity (b20), the front end of the elastic mechanism (b4) is connected with the inner shell (b2), and the rear end of the elastic mechanism (b4) is connected with the outer shell (b 1).

3. The water tank as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the locking structure (b5) comprises

The mounting seat (b51) is arranged in the mounting cavity (b20) and extends along the front-back direction of the mounting cavity (b20), a sliding groove (b511) arranged along the length direction is formed in the rear side of the mounting seat (b51), and the rear end of the sliding groove (b511) is bent downwards to form a limiting area (b 5111);

the locking piece (b52) is slidably arranged in the sliding groove (b511) back and forth, the elastic mechanism (b4) is in a working state when the rear part of the locking piece (b52) corresponds to a non-limiting area (b5112) of the sliding groove (b511), and the elastic mechanism (b4) is in a locking state when the locking piece (b52) corresponds to a limiting area (b5111) of the sliding groove (b 511); and

and the elastic piece (b53) is connected to the locking piece (b52) and keeps the locking piece (b52) always in a trend of moving downwards relative to the sliding chute (b 511).

4. The water tank of claim 3, wherein: the rear side of the locking piece (b52) is provided with a first limiting part (b521) which is formed into a hook shape, correspondingly, the middle part of the locking piece (b52) extends upwards to form a second limiting part (b522), the top of the installation cavity (b20) is provided with a limiting column (b201) which extends downwards, and a clamping groove (b523) which can clamp the limiting column (b201) in the clamping groove so as to enable the locking piece (b52) and the inner shell (b2) to keep synchronous movement in the front-back direction is formed between the first limiting part (b521) and the second limiting part (b 522).

5. The water tank of claim 4, wherein: the middle part of the locking piece (b52) is provided with a first shaft hole (b524) for a first elastic piece (b531) to pass through, the lower part of the first limiting part (b521) is provided with a second shaft hole (b525) for a second elastic piece (b532) to pass through, the first elastic piece (b531) passes through the first shaft hole (b524) to movably connect the middle part of the locking piece (b52) in the sliding chute (b511), the second elastic piece (b532) passes through the second shaft hole (b525) to movably connect the rear part of the locking piece (b52) in the sliding chute (b511), the second elastic piece (b532) is positioned in a non-limiting region (b5112) of the sliding chute (b511), the elastic mechanism (b4) is in an operating state, the second elastic piece (b532) is positioned in a limiting region (b5111) of the sliding chute (b511), and the elastic mechanism (b4) is in a locking state.

6. The water tank of claim 5, wherein: a connecting plate (b7) capable of linking the first elastic piece (b531) and the second elastic piece (b532) is arranged on one side of the mounting seat (b51), a first through hole (b71) aligned with the first shaft hole (b524) is formed in the front of the connecting plate (b7), the middle of the first elastic piece (b531) penetrates through the first through hole (b71) and the sliding groove (b511) to be arranged, and the end part of the first elastic piece (b531) is bent backwards and approaches to the second elastic piece (b 532); the rear portion of the connecting plate (b7) is provided with a second through hole (b72) which is aligned with the second shaft hole (b525) and is positioned below the first through hole (b71), the upper portion of the second elastic piece (b532) passes through the second through hole (b72) and the sliding groove (b511) to be arranged, the lower portion of the second elastic piece (b532) is provided with a trigger portion (b5321) which extends downwards, and the trigger portion (b5321) enables the second elastic piece (b532) to drive the second shaft hole (b525) to be separated from the limiting area (b5111) of the sliding groove (b511) and move upwards to the non-limiting area (b5112) of the sliding groove (b511) in a backward poking state.

7. The water tank of claim 6, wherein: a limiting notch (b5113) is formed in the front side wall of the limiting area (b5111) of the sliding groove (b511), and correspondingly, a shaft sleeve (b526) which can be clamped in the limiting notch (b5113) so as to limit the locking state of the locking piece (b52) is formed at the end part of the second shaft hole (b 525).

8. The water tank as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 7, wherein: the rear end of the mounting seat (b511) is connected with the outer shell (b1), the front end of the mounting seat (b51) is connected with the inner shell (b2), the elastic mechanism (b4) is arranged at the front part of the mounting seat (b51), and the rear end of the elastic mechanism is connected with the locking piece (b 52).

9. The water tank of claim 8, wherein: the elastic mechanism (b4) is a damper which can keep the piston rod in a contraction state relative to the elastic mechanism body all the time, and the piston rod of the damper is connected with the front part of the locking piece (b 52).

10. The water tank of claim 9, wherein: the front part of the locking piece (b52) is provided with a connecting hook (b527) which extends forwards from the front side of the second limit part (b522), and the connecting hook (b527) is connected with the piston rod of the damper.

11. The water tank of claim 10, wherein: the rear portion of the mounting seat (b51) is provided with a mounting groove (b513) which extends along the front-back direction and is used for accommodating a locking piece (b52) from the top downward, the sliding groove (b511) is formed in the side wall of the mounting seat (b51) and communicated with the mounting groove (b513), the front portion of the locking piece (b52) is provided with a third limiting portion (b528) which is located below the connecting hook (b527) and extends downward, correspondingly, the mounting groove (b513) penetrates up and down, and a stopping portion (b514) which can be blocked with the third limiting portion (b528) is formed at the bottom of the mounting groove (b51) so as to prevent the locking piece (b52) from transversely retreating.

12. The water tank of claim 8, wherein: the front end of installation cavity (b20) is provided with first assembly plate (b23) that is connected with interior casing (b2), the rear end of installation cavity (b20) is provided with second assembly plate (b24) that is connected with outer casing (b1), the front end of mount pad (b51) rotates with the back side wall of first assembly plate (b23) to be connected, the rear end of mount pad (b51) rotates with the preceding lateral wall of second assembly plate (b24) to be connected.

13. The water tank of claim 8, wherein: be provided with bayonet socket (b202) that is close to the rear end and arranges on the lateral wall of installation cavity (b20), it is corresponding, and upper portion and have buckle (b251) with the corresponding joint of this bayonet socket (b202) are located behind installation cavity (b20) to third assembly plate (b25), spacing post (b201) are located on the lower surface of third assembly plate (b 25).

14. The water tank as claimed in claim 6 or 7, wherein: the trigger (b6) has a protrusion (b61) of a trigger part (b5321) which can toggle the second elastic member (b532) backward in a state that the outer housing (b1) moves forward.

15. A cooking appliance with the water tank of any one of claims 1 to 14 applied thereto, comprising a panel (2) positioned on the front side of the cooking appliance, a water tank (b) arranged on the rear side of the panel (2), and a top plate (1) arranged below the panel (2) and the water tank (b);

the method is characterized in that: the panel driving mechanism (a) can drive the panel (2) to move towards the upper front side;

the front end of the panel driving mechanism (a) is connected with the panel (2), the rear part of the panel driving mechanism (a) is arranged on the top plate (1), and the side part of the panel driving mechanism (a) is connected with the side wall of the water tank (b);

the panel (2) is positioned in front of and above the position of the panel (2) in the reset state under the driven and opened state, and at least the front side surface of the water tank (b) is exposed;

the trigger piece (b6) is arranged on the top plate (1), the front side surface of the water tank (b) is exposed, and the inner shell (b2) moves outwards relative to the outer shell (b 1).

16. The cooking appliance according to claim 15, wherein: the panel driving mechanism (a) comprises

A sliding member (4) which is provided on the top plate (1) so as to be movable forward and backward;

the first end of the first connecting rod (5) is rotatably connected to the rear end of the sliding piece (4), and the second end of the first connecting rod (5) extends forwards and is connected with the panel (2);

the guide piece (7) is arranged on the top plate (1) and is close to a front port (101) of the accommodating space (100), and a first guide groove (71) matched with the motion track of the panel (2) is formed in the guide piece (7); and

the first guide post (8) is arranged on the side wall of the first connecting rod (5) and is in guide fit with the first guide groove (71); and

and the driving mechanism (9) is used for driving the sliding piece (4) to move back and forth.

17. The cooking appliance according to claim 16, wherein: and a connecting component (c) which can keep the water tank (b) and the panel (2) consistent in horizontal displacement in the front-back direction is arranged between the water tank (b) and the panel driving mechanism (a).

18. The cooking appliance according to claim 17, wherein: the connecting assembly (c) at least comprises a connecting plate (c1), one side of the connecting plate (c1) is connected with the side wall of the water tank (b), and the other side of the connecting plate (c1) is connected with the sliding piece (4) and moves synchronously with the sliding piece (4).

19. The cooking appliance according to claim 18, wherein: the connecting assembly (c) further comprises an elastic member (c2), wherein the elastic member (c2) is connected between the connecting plate (c1) and the first connecting rod (5) and keeps the trend of forward movement of the first connecting rod (5).

20. The cooking appliance of claim 19, wherein: the elastic piece (c2) is a torsion spring, the first end of the torsion spring is connected to the connecting plate (c1), and the second end of the torsion spring is connected with the side of the first connecting rod (5).

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