CN111035234A - Electric cooking appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an electric cooking appliance, comprising: the cooking device comprises an electric appliance main body, wherein a cooking cavity is arranged in the electric appliance main body; the steam generating device is arranged in the electric appliance main body and is used for conveying steam to the cooking cavity; and the water container is at least partially positioned outside the electric appliance main body and is detachably connected with the electric appliance main body, and the water outlet of the water container is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generating device and is used for supplying water for the steam generating device. The external water container is adopted, so that the volume of the water container is not limited by the size of the cooking appliance, the volume of the water container is increased, the water capacity is increased, the water cut-off condition in the cooking process is prevented, and the cooking experience of a user is improved. Simultaneously, be convenient for the user take off flourishing water receptacle moisturizing at any time when not using cooking appliance, perhaps also can take off flourishing water receptacle at any time at the culinary art in-process and realize supplementing water fast, further prevent to cook and appear the circumstances of cutting off the water supply on the way.

Description

Electric cooking appliance

Technical Field

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

Background

At present, the existing cooking appliances with steam functions generally supply water through a built-in water tank. The limit is limited by the size of the cooking appliance, the volume of the water tank is generally small, water cut-off frequently occurs in the cooking process, and the cooking experience is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

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

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cooking appliance including: the cooking device comprises an electric appliance main body, a cooking cavity and a control circuit, wherein the electric appliance main body is internally provided with the cooking cavity; the steam generating device is arranged in the electric appliance main body and used for conveying steam to the cooking cavity; and the water container is at least partially positioned outside the electric appliance main body and detachably connected with the electric appliance main body, and a water outlet of the water container is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generating device and used for supplying water to the steam generating device.

The external water container is adopted, and at least one part of the water container is arranged outside the electric appliance main body, so that the volume of the water container is not limited by the size of the electric appliance, the volume of the water container is increased, the water capacity is increased, the water cut-off condition in the cooking process is prevented, and the cooking experience of a user is improved. Meanwhile, the external water container is convenient for a user to know the residual water amount in time, and compared with a built-in container when water is needed to be replenished, the external water container is convenient to detach more conveniently and rapidly, is convenient to assemble quickly, and is high in assembling and disassembling efficiency, so that the user can conveniently detach the water container to replenish water at any time when the cooking appliance is not used, or detach the water container at any time in the cooking process to replenish water quickly, and further prevent the water cut-off condition in the cooking process.

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

in the technical scheme, the electric appliance main body is provided with a joint, and the water outlet part of the water container is detachably connected with the joint.

The electric appliance main body is provided with a joint, the water outlet part of the water container is detachably connected with the joint, and the size of the joint is generally smaller, so that the size of the water outlet part of the water container is relatively smaller, the structure of the water container is simplified, and the assembly difficulty of the water container and the electric appliance main body is reduced; meanwhile, the sealing performance of the water outlet part of the water container is improved, and the water leakage of the water container is prevented.

In the technical scheme, the water container is partially inserted into the joint and screwed with the joint thread.

The local insert of flourishing water receptacle connects in and with the joint screw thread closes soon, can increase the area of contact of flourishing water receptacle and joint, both is favorable to improving the connection reliability of the two, is favorable to improving the leakproofness again, reduces flourishing water receptacle's the loading and unloading degree of difficulty simultaneously, has reduced user's the operation degree of difficulty, is favorable to improving user's use and experiences.

Certainly, the water container can also adopt the structure similar to the bottled water, and water outlet department is equipped with the lid with the internal structure adaptation of electrical apparatus main part, directly with water container back-off on electrical apparatus main part, protruding structure in the electrical apparatus main part can pierce through the lid, opens water container's delivery port, realizes supplying water. Or, the water container can also adopt a structure similar to a water tank of a garment steamer or a water tank of a humidifier, a cover with a floater is arranged at the water outlet, a spring is sleeved on the floater and can be matched with the structure in the electric appliance main body, the water container is directly buckled on the electric appliance main body in a reversed mode, the floater can be jacked up by a convex structure in the electric appliance main body, the water outlet of the water container is opened, and water supply is realized.

In the technical scheme, the structure of the water outlet part is consistent with that of a water outlet port of bottled drinking water.

The structure of the water outlet part of the water container is consistent with that of the water outlet port of the bottled drinking water, so that the bottle body of the daily bottled drinking water can be used as the water container, the universality of the water container is greatly improved, the use cost of a user is reduced, the user can conveniently select the water container with a proper volume according to the requirement, the water containing capacity is adjusted, and the effect of adjusting the volume of the water container is realized.

In the above technical scheme, the joint is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generating device through a hose, and the joint is movably mounted on the electric appliance main body and is suitable for being pulled out of the electric appliance main body.

The joint is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generating device through the hose, and the joint is movably installed on the electric appliance main body, so that after the water replenishing of the water container is completed, the joint can be pulled out from the electric appliance main body firstly, and then the joint and the water container are installed on the electric appliance main body together after being assembled, the water leakage during the installation of the water container can be prevented, and particularly, the scheme that the water outlet of the water container is downwards arranged can be effectively avoided.

In any one of the above technical solutions, the water container is provided with a water inlet, and a cover for opening or closing the water inlet is arranged at the water inlet.

Set up the water inlet on flourishing water receptacle, and water inlet department is equipped with the lid, then need not to take off flourishing water receptacle is whole, opens the water inlet and also can carry out the moisturizing to flourishing water receptacle, and this is favorable to the culinary art in-process to carry out the moisturizing to flourishing water receptacle at any time, and can not influence other functions of cooking device.

In any of the above technical solutions, the water container is a transparent container.

The water container adopts a transparent container, so that the residual water in the water container is visualized, and a user can supplement water in time.

In any one of the above technical solutions, a support seat is provided in the electric appliance main body, and the support seat is used for supporting the water container.

The supporting seat is arranged in the electric appliance main body, and the water container is supported by the supporting seat, so that the supporting stability of the water container is improved, and the stability of the water container in the cooking process is improved.

In the technical scheme, the water container comprises an insertion part and an exposed part connected with the insertion part, the cross section area of the insertion part is gradually reduced along the direction far away from the exposed part, and the water outlet is formed in one end, far away from the exposed part, of the insertion part; the supporting seat is internally provided with a limiting channel, the cross-sectional area of the limiting channel is smaller than that of the exposed part, and at least part of the inserting part is in plug-in fit with the limiting channel, so that the water container is supported by the supporting seat.

The water container comprises an insertion part and an exposed part, the cross-sectional area of the insertion part is gradually reduced along the direction far away from the exposed part, and the outer wall surface of the insertion part is obliquely arranged to enable the water outlet of the water container to form a tapered closing-up structure, so that the size of the water outlet is favorably reduced, the connection structure (such as the size and the structure of a joint) of the water container and the electric appliance main body is further simplified, and the sealing difficulty of the water outlet is favorably reduced. The supporting seat is internally provided with a limiting channel, and the cross sectional area of the limiting channel is smaller than that of the exposed part, so that the inserting part is directly inserted into the limiting channel during assembly until the water container is abutted against the wall surface of the limiting channel, the water container can be ensured to be assembled in place, and the supporting seat can stably support the water container. Therefore, the depth of the water container entering the supporting seat is increased, the supporting stability of the water container is improved, the water container is prevented from inclining, shifting and even falling, and the use reliability of the product is improved.

In the above technical solution, the limit channel extends along a vertical direction and penetrates through a top plate of the electric appliance main body.

The limiting channel extends along the vertical direction and penetrates through the top plate of the electric appliance main body, the water container is assembled and disassembled along the vertical direction, operation habits of users are met, water can automatically flow out of the water container under the action of gravity conveniently, automatic water supply is facilitated, the supporting stability of the water container is improved, and the probability that the water container inclines and shifts or even falls is further reduced.

In the above technical scheme, the top of the supporting seat is provided with a supporting edge, and the supporting edge is supported by the top plate.

The top of supporting seat is equipped with supports along, supports along being supported by the roof, can prevent effectively that the supporting seat from reciprocating to improve the stability of supporting seat, and then further improve the supporting stability of supporting seat to water container.

In the technical scheme, a guide inclined plane is arranged at the inlet of the limiting channel.

The entrance at spacing passageway sets up the direction inclined plane, can play certain guide effect on the one hand, and the portion of being convenient for inserts spacing passageway fast smoothly, and on the other hand when water container installs to target in place the direction inclined plane can also with water container's outer wall contact cooperation, increase supporting seat and water container's area of contact, and then further improve the supporting reliability of supporting seat to water container.

In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking appliance further includes a water pump, and the water pump is located on a connection pipeline between the water container and the steam generating device and is used for pumping water in the water container into the steam generating device.

The cooking appliance also comprises a water pump, and the water pump is positioned on a connecting pipeline between the water container and the steam generating device, so that the water pump can provide power to pump the water in the water container to the steam generating device, the water supply efficiency is improved, the steam generating device can continuously generate steam conveniently, and the cooking experience of a user is improved; meanwhile, the water container and the steam generating device can be conveniently arranged at reasonable positions according to requirements, so that the structure and the performance of the product can be optimized. Of course, a water pump can be omitted, and automatic water supply can be realized by utilizing gravity and atmospheric pressure.

In any one of the above technical solutions, the number of the water containers is plural.

The adoption of a plurality of water containers is beneficial to further increasing the water containing capacity of the cooking appliance, so that the steam supply amount is increased, and the cooking appliance can realize the steam cooking menu for a plurality of people. In addition, the water containing capacity can be adjusted by the number of the installed water containing containers. Furthermore, the number of the water containers is even, and the even water containers are symmetrically distributed, so that the attractiveness of the cooking appliance is improved, and the stability and balance of the cooking appliance are improved. The number of the steam generating devices may be one or more. To the condition that the number of the steam generating device is one, the steam generating device can be provided with a plurality of inlet ends which are respectively communicated with a plurality of water containers through connecting pipelines, and each connecting pipeline can be provided with a water pump. And in case that the number of the steam generating devices is multiple, the multiple steam generating devices are communicated with the multiple water containers one by one.

In any of the above technical solutions, the electrical appliance main body includes a cavity assembly, a housing and a door, the cavity assembly encloses the cooking cavity with an opening at one end, the housing is sleeved outside the cavity assembly, and the door is connected with the cavity assembly and the housing and used for opening or sealing the opening end of the cooking cavity.

The shell is sleeved outside the cavity assembly, a certain space is limited between the shell and the cavity assembly, and components such as the steam generating device and the water pump can be arranged in the space. Wherein, the shell can be a one-piece structure. The shell can also adopt a split type structure, and specifically can comprise a top plate, a bottom plate and an outer cover, wherein the outer cover is surrounded by a U-shaped structure with an upper opening and a lower opening, and the top plate (or an upper cover plate) and the bottom plate are respectively connected with the upper end and the lower end of the outer cover.

In any of the above technical solutions, the cooking appliance is a microwave oven, an electric steamer or other products.

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 is a schematic perspective view of a cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a partial structural schematic view of a cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the component names in fig. 1 to 3 is:

1 electric appliance main body, 11 joints, 12 hoses, 13 supporting seats, 131 limiting channels, 132 supporting edges, 133 guiding inclined planes, 14 top plates, 15 cavity assemblies, 16 outer covers, 17 bottom plates, 18 furnace doors, 2 steam generating devices, 21 connecting pipelines, 3 water containers, 31 inserting parts, 311 water outlet parts, 32 exposed parts and 4 water pumps.

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 is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

Example one

A cooking appliance comprising: the electric appliance comprises an electric appliance body 1, a steam generating device 2 and a water container 3.

Specifically, a cooking cavity is arranged in the appliance main body 1.

The steam generating device 2 is provided in the appliance body 1 for delivering steam to the cooking cavity.

The water container 3 is at least partially located outside the electric appliance main body 1, and is detachably connected with the electric appliance main body 1 as shown in fig. 1. The water outlet of the water container 3 is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generating device 2 and is used for supplying water to the steam generating device 2.

According to the cooking appliance provided by the invention, the external water container 3 is adopted, and at least one part of the water container 3 is arranged outside the appliance main body 1, so that the volume of the water container 3 is not limited by the size of the cooking appliance, and the volume of the water container 3 is increased, the water containing capacity is increased, the water cut-off condition in the cooking process is prevented, and the cooking experience of a user is improved. Meanwhile, the external water container 3 is convenient for a user to know the residual water amount in time, and when water is needed to be replenished, compared with a built-in container, the external water container 3 is convenient to detach more conveniently and rapidly, is also convenient to assemble rapidly, and is high in assembly and disassembly efficiency, so that the user can conveniently take down the water container 3 at any time when the user does not use a cooking appliance for replenishing water, or can take down the water container 3 at any time in the cooking process for realizing rapid water replenishment, and the water cut-off condition in the cooking process is further prevented.

Further, the appliance main body 1 is provided with a joint 11, as shown in fig. 2 and 3. The water outlet part 311 of the water container 3 is detachably connected with the joint 11.

The electric appliance main body 1 is provided with the joint 11, the water outlet part 311 of the water container 3 is detachably connected with the joint 11, and the size of the joint 11 is generally smaller, so that the size of the water outlet part 311 of the water container 3 is relatively smaller, the structure of the water container 3 is simplified, and the assembly difficulty of the water container 3 and the electric appliance main body 1 is reduced; meanwhile, the sealing performance of the water outlet part 311 of the water container 3 is improved, and the water leakage of the water container 3 is prevented.

Specifically, the water container 3 is partially inserted into the joint 11 and is screwed with the joint 11, as shown in fig. 3.

The local insert of flourishing water receptacle 3 connects in 11 and with connecting 11 screw threads and close soon, can increase flourishing water receptacle 3 and the area of contact who connects 11, and the connection reliability of the two that had both been favorable to improving is favorable to improving the leakproofness again, reduces flourishing water receptacle 3's the loading and unloading degree of difficulty simultaneously, has reduced user's the operation degree of difficulty, is favorable to improving user's use and experiences.

Further, the structure of the water outlet portion 311 is consistent with the structure of the water outlet port of the bottled drinking water.

The structure of the water outlet part 311 of the water container 3 is consistent with that of the water outlet port of the bottled drinking water, so that the body of the daily bottled drinking water can be used as the water container 3, the universality of the water container 3 is greatly improved, the use cost of a user is reduced, the user can conveniently select the water container 3 with a proper volume according to the requirement, the water containing capacity is adjusted, and the effect of adjusting the volume of the water container 3 is realized.

Further, the connector 11 is connected to the water inlet end of the steam generator 2 through a hose 12, and the connector 11 is movably mounted on the appliance body 1 and adapted to be pulled out of the appliance body 1, as shown in fig. 2 and 3.

The joint 11 is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generating device 2 through the hose 12, and the joint 11 is movably installed on the electric appliance main body 1, so that after the water replenishing of the water container 3 is completed, the joint 11 can be pulled out of the electric appliance main body 1 firstly, and then the water container and the water container 3 are installed on the electric appliance main body 1 together after the water replenishing is completed, the water leakage during the installation of the water container 3 can be prevented, and particularly, the water leakage during the assembly of the water container 3 and the joint 11 can be effectively avoided by the scheme.

Further, a support base 13 is provided in the electric appliance main body 1, and as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the support base 13 is used for supporting the water container 3.

The supporting seat 13 is arranged in the electric appliance body 1, and the water container 3 is supported by the supporting seat 13, so that the supporting stability of the water container 3 is improved, and the stability of the water container 3 in the cooking process is further improved.

Specifically, the water container 3 includes an insertion portion 31 and an exposed portion 32 connected to the insertion portion 31, as shown in fig. 3, the cross-sectional area of the insertion portion 31 is gradually reduced in a direction away from the exposed portion 32, and a water outlet is provided at an end of the insertion portion 31 away from the exposed portion 32. A limiting channel 131 is arranged in the supporting seat 13, the cross-sectional area of the limiting channel 131 is smaller than that of the exposed part 32, and at least part of the inserting part 31 is in plug-in fit with the limiting channel 131, so that the water container 3 is supported by the supporting seat 13, as shown in fig. 1.

The water container 3 comprises an insertion part 31 and an exposed part 32, the cross-sectional area of the insertion part 31 is gradually reduced along the direction far away from the exposed part 32, and the outer wall surface of the insertion part 31 is obliquely arranged to enable the water outlet of the water container 3 to form a gradually-thinned closing-up structure, so that the size of the water outlet is favorably reduced, the connection structure (such as the size and the structure of the joint 11) of the water container 3 and the electric appliance body 1 is further simplified, and the sealing difficulty of the water outlet is favorably reduced. The supporting seat 13 is internally provided with a limiting channel 131, and the cross section area of the limiting channel 131 is smaller than that of the exposed part 32, so that the inserting part 31 is directly inserted into the limiting channel 131 during assembly until the water container 3 abuts against the wall surface of the limiting channel 131, the water container 3 can be ensured to be assembled in place, and the supporting seat 13 can stably support the water container 3. Thus, the depth of the water container 3 entering the supporting seat 13 is increased, thereby being beneficial to improving the supporting stability of the water container 3, preventing the water container 3 from inclining, shifting and even falling, and improving the use reliability of the product.

Further, the limiting passage 131 extends in the vertical direction and penetrates through the top plate 14 of the appliance main body 1, as shown in fig. 1.

Spacing passageway 131 extends along vertical direction to run through electrical apparatus main part 1's roof 14, then flourishing water receptacle 3 loads and unloads along vertical direction, both accorded with user's operation custom, the flourishing water receptacle 3 of being convenient for water automatic outflow under the effect of gravity of being convenient for again is favorable to realizing automatic water supply, still is favorable to improving the support stability to flourishing water receptacle 3, further reduces flourishing water receptacle 3 and takes place the probability that slope, aversion even fall.

Further, the top of the supporting base 13 is provided with a supporting edge 132, and the supporting edge 132 is supported by the top plate 14, as shown in fig. 1.

The top of supporting seat 13 is equipped with supports along 132, supports along 132 by roof 14 supports, can effectively prevent that supporting seat 13 from reciprocating to improve the stability of supporting seat 13, and then further improve the stability of supporting seat 13 to flourishing water container 3.

Further, a guide slope 133 is provided at an entrance of the limiting passage 131, as shown in fig. 2.

Set up direction inclined plane 133 at the entrance of spacing passageway 131, can play certain guide effect on the one hand, be convenient for insert portion 31 and insert spacing passageway 131 fast smoothly, on the other hand direction inclined plane 133 can also with flourishing water container 3's outer wall contact cooperation when flourishing water container 3 installs to target in place, increase the area of contact of supporting seat 13 with flourishing water container 3, and then further improve supporting reliability of supporting seat 13 to flourishing water container 3.

Further, the cooking appliance further comprises a water pump 4, as shown in fig. 2 and 3. Wherein, the water pump 4 is positioned on the connecting pipeline 21 between the water container 3 and the steam generating device 2 and is used for pumping the water pump 4 in the water container 3 into the steam generating device 2.

The cooking appliance further comprises a water pump 4, the water pump 4 is positioned on the connecting pipeline 21 between the water container 3 and the steam generating device 2, and the water pump 4 can provide power to send the water pump 4 in the water container 3 to the steam generating device 2, so that the water supply efficiency is improved, the steam generating device 2 can continuously generate steam conveniently, and the cooking experience of a user is improved; meanwhile, the water container 3 and the steam generating device 2 can be conveniently arranged at reasonable positions according to requirements, so that the structure and the performance of the product can be optimized. Of course, the water pump 4 can be omitted, and automatic water supply can be realized by utilizing gravity and atmospheric pressure.

Example two

The difference from the first embodiment is that: the water container 3 adopts a structure similar to barreled water, the water outlet is provided with a cover matched with the structure in the electric appliance main body 1, the water container 3 is directly buckled on the electric appliance main body 1 in an inverted mode, the cover can be penetrated by the protruding structure in the electric appliance main body 1, the water outlet of the water container 3 is opened, and water supply is realized.

EXAMPLE III

The difference from the first embodiment is that: flourishing water container 3 adopts the structure similar to the water tank of garment steamer or the water tank of humidifier, and the department sets up the lid of taking the float in water outlet, still overlaps on the float to be equipped with the spring, can with the structure cooperation in the electrical apparatus main part 1, directly with flourishing water container 3 back-off on electrical apparatus main part 1, the protruding structure in the electrical apparatus main part 1 can jack-up the float, opens flourishing water container 3's delivery port, realizes supplying water.

Example four

The difference from the first embodiment is that: the water container 3 is provided with a water inlet, and a cover for opening or closing the water inlet is arranged at the water inlet.

Set up the water inlet on flourishing water receptacle 3, and water inlet department is equipped with the lid, then need not to take off flourishing water receptacle 3 is whole, opens the water inlet and also can carry out the moisturizing to flourishing water receptacle 3, and this is favorable to cooking the in-process and carries out the moisturizing to flourishing water receptacle 3 at any time, and can not influence cooking electrical apparatus's other functions.

EXAMPLE five

The difference from any of the above embodiments is that: in addition to any of the above embodiments, the water container 3 is a transparent container.

The water container 3 adopts a transparent container, so that the residual water in the water container 3 is visualized, and a user can supplement water in time.

EXAMPLE six

The difference from any of the above embodiments is that: on the basis of any of the above embodiments, further, the number of the water containers 3 is multiple, as shown in fig. 1.

The adoption of a plurality of water containers 3 (such as two, three or more) is beneficial to further increasing the water containing capacity of the cooking appliance, so that the steam supply amount is increased, and the cooking appliance can realize the steam cooking menu with multiple users. Further, the water containing capacity can be adjusted by the number of the water containing containers 3 installed.

Further, the number of the water containers 3 is even, and the even water containers 3 are symmetrically distributed, as shown in fig. 1. This is favorable to improving cooking device's aesthetic measure, also is favorable to improving cooking device's stability and equilibrium.

The number of the steam generators 2 may be one or more.

In the case that the number of the steam generating devices 2 is one, the steam generating devices 2 may be provided with a plurality of inlet ends respectively communicated with the plurality of water containers 3 through the connecting pipelines 21, and each connecting pipeline 21 may be provided with a water pump 4.

In the case where the number of the steam generators 2 is plural, the plural steam generators 2 are in one-to-one communication with the plural water containers 3.

Further, the appliance main body 1 includes a cavity assembly 15, a housing, and an oven door 18, as shown in fig. 2. Wherein, the cavity assembly 15 encloses a cooking cavity with an opening at one end, the outer shell is sleeved outside the cavity assembly 15, and the oven door 18 is connected with the cavity assembly 15 and the outer shell and used for opening or closing the opening end of the cooking cavity.

The outer casing is arranged outside the cavity assembly 15, and a certain space is defined between the outer casing and the cavity assembly 15, and the steam generating device 2, the water pump 4 and other components can be arranged in the space.

Wherein, the shell can be a one-piece structure. The housing may also adopt a split structure, as shown in fig. 2, specifically, the housing may include a top plate 14, a bottom plate 17 and an outer cover 16, the outer cover 16 encloses a U-shaped structure with an upper opening and a lower opening, and the top plate 14 (or an upper cover plate) and the bottom plate 17 are respectively connected to the upper end and the lower end of the outer cover 16.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance is a steam microwave oven, a steam oven, an electric steamer, or the like.

The cooking appliance provided by the present application will be described in detail below with reference to a microwave oven as a specific example, and compared with the prior art.

At present, in the microwave oven with steam function on the market, water in a built-in water tank is generally pumped into a steam generator by a water pump 4 or an electromagnetic valve to generate steam, and then the steam enters an oven cavity to realize cooking. Limited by the reasons such as the water tank volume is little (the volume is fixed, and the volume is generally about 500ml ~ 1000 ml), the water level is invisible, can not direct water injection, often appears cutting off water on the way of the culinary art, need take out the water tank and add water again after putting into, lead to steam culinary art failure, it is relatively poor to cook and eat, greatly influences user's perception experience. From the perspective of consumers, the invention designs the steam microwave oven (as shown in figures 1 to 3) with the adjustable water tank volume, the visible water quantity and the capability of directly injecting water in midway, so that steam dishes with multiple quantities can be cooked at the same time, and the user experience is improved.

As can be seen from the appearance of fig. 1, the cooking appliance is the same as a general microwave oven, but two external water tanks are added.

As can be seen from fig. 2: the approximate internal structure of the external double-water tank steam microwave oven comprises: the oven door 18, the cavity assembly 15, the bottom plate 17, the outer cover 16, the upper cover plate, the water tank (i.e., the water container 3), the water tank support 13 (i.e., the support 13 for supporting the water container 3), the connector 11, the water pump 4, the steam generator (i.e., the steam generating device 2), the hose 12 (including but not limited to the pipeline between the water tank and the connector 11, the pipeline between the connector 11 and the water pump 4, and the pipeline between the water pump 4 and the steam generator).

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of how an external water tank enters the steam system. Firstly, the water tank is externally connected, a joint 11 is arranged in a water tank supporting seat 13, one end of the joint 11 is connected with a water outlet of the water tank, the other end of the joint 11 is connected with one end of a hose 12, and the other end of the hose 12 is connected to a water inlet end of a water pump 4. The joint 11 can be taken out from the water tank supporting seat 13, the water tank is taken down when water is supplemented, the joint 11 is pulled out to be connected with the water tank after the water is supplemented, and then the joint 11 and the water tank are assembled on the supporting seat 13 together. When the steam cooking device works, the water pump 4 pumps water from the water tank, then the water outlet end of the water pump 4 is connected with the steam generator through the other hose 12, and finally high-temperature steam is generated and sprayed into the cavity, so that the steam cooking function is realized.

Further, the water tank is externally installed on cooking device, and water tank self material is transparent, can realize that the water tank water yield is visual. Therefore, the steam cooking appliance realizes the external connection of the water tank or the water source container, and the water amount is visible and water can be added at any time.

Furthermore, the water outlet interface of the water tank is consistent with the structure of a daily visible plastic bottle opening, and the water tank can be replaced by a plastic bottle, so that the universality is high.

Furthermore, the double water tanks are externally connected, so that the water holding capacity is large, and the steam cooking menu for multiple people can be realized.

Therefore, the water tank volume can be adjusted, the water volume can be visual, water can be directly injected midway, the water tank can be conveniently replaced, the operation is simple, the steam cooking menu for multiple people can be met, the user experience is improved, and the problems that the user frequently feeds back the situation that the water volume is insufficient and water is inconvenient to add when the user frequently feeds back the steam water tank volume to be too small to cause the cooking process are solved.

In summary, the external water container is adopted in the cooking appliance provided by the invention, and at least one part of the water container is arranged outside the main body of the cooking appliance, so that the volume of the water container is not limited by the size of the cooking appliance, thereby being beneficial to increasing the volume of the water container, further increasing the water containing capacity, preventing the water cut-off condition in the cooking process and improving the cooking experience of users. Meanwhile, the external water container is convenient for a user to know the residual water amount in time, and compared with a built-in container when water is needed to be replenished, the external water container is convenient to detach more conveniently and rapidly, is convenient to assemble quickly, and is high in assembling and disassembling efficiency, so that the user can conveniently detach the water container to replenish water at any time when the cooking appliance is not used, or detach the water container at any time in the cooking process to replenish water quickly, and further prevent the water cut-off condition in the cooking process.

In the present invention, the terms "first", "second", and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance; the term "plurality" means two or more unless expressly limited 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 of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or unit must have a specific direction, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

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 (15)

1. An electric cooking appliance, characterized in that it comprises:

the cooking device comprises an electric appliance main body, a cooking cavity and a control circuit, wherein the electric appliance main body is internally provided with the cooking cavity;

the steam generating device is arranged in the electric appliance main body and used for conveying steam to the cooking cavity;

and the water container is at least partially positioned outside the electric appliance main body and detachably connected with the electric appliance main body, and a water outlet of the water container is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generating device and used for supplying water to the steam generating device.

2. Cooking appliance according to claim 1,

the electric appliance body is provided with a joint, and the water outlet part of the water container is detachably connected with the joint.

3. Cooking appliance according to claim 2,

the water container is partially inserted into the joint and is screwed with the joint thread.

4. Cooking appliance according to claim 3,

the structure of the water outlet part is consistent with that of a water outlet port of bottled drinking water.

5. Cooking appliance according to claim 2,

the connector is communicated with the water inlet end of the steam generating device through a hose, is movably arranged on the electric appliance main body and is suitable for being pulled out of the electric appliance main body.

6. Cooking appliance according to any one of the claims 1 to 5,

the water container is provided with a water inlet, and a cover for opening or closing the water inlet is arranged at the water inlet.

7. Cooking appliance according to any one of the claims 1 to 5,

the water container is a transparent container.

8. Cooking appliance according to any one of the claims 1 to 5,

the electric appliance is characterized in that a supporting seat is arranged in the electric appliance main body and used for supporting the water container.

9. Cooking appliance according to claim 8,

the water container comprises an insertion part and an exposed part connected with the insertion part, the cross section area of the insertion part is gradually reduced along the direction far away from the exposed part, and the water outlet is formed in one end, far away from the exposed part, of the insertion part;

the supporting seat is internally provided with a limiting channel, the cross-sectional area of the limiting channel is smaller than that of the exposed part, and at least part of the inserting part is in plug-in fit with the limiting channel, so that the water container is supported by the supporting seat.

10. Cooking appliance according to claim 9,

the limiting channel extends along the vertical direction and penetrates through the top plate of the electric appliance main body.

11. Cooking appliance according to claim 10,

the top of the supporting seat is provided with a supporting edge, and the supporting edge is supported by the top plate.

12. Cooking appliance according to claim 9,

and a guide inclined plane is arranged at the inlet of the limiting channel.

13. Cooking appliance according to any one of the claims 1 to 5,

the cooking appliance also comprises a water pump, wherein the water pump is positioned on a connecting pipeline between the water container and the steam generating device and is used for pumping the water in the water container into the steam generating device.

14. Cooking appliance according to any one of the claims 1 to 5,

the number of the water containers is multiple.

15. Cooking appliance according to any one of the claims 1 to 5,

the electric appliance main body comprises a cavity assembly, an outer shell and a furnace door, wherein the cavity assembly is surrounded with the cooking cavity with one open end, the outer shell is sleeved outside the cavity assembly, and the furnace door is connected with the cavity assembly and the outer shell and used for opening or sealing the open end of the cooking cavity.

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