CN111358288A

CN111358288A - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN111358288A
Application number: CN201811605418.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴玉兰; 陈鑫
Original assignee: Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor Domestic Electrical Appliance Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor Domestic Electrical Appliance Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-12-26
Filing date: 2018-12-26
Publication date: 2020-07-03

Abstract

The present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising: an appliance body; the rotating piece is pivotally arranged on the appliance body and comprises an operating part; the damping mechanism comprises a first damping structure and a second damping structure which are matched with each other, the first damping structure is arranged on the appliance body, the second damping structure is arranged on the rotating piece, the first damping structure can be matched with the second damping structure to generate resistance in the rotating process of the rotating piece, and the heating device is arranged on the appliance body. By applying the technical scheme of the invention, the problem of poor hand feeling of the rotating part rotated by a user in the related technology can be effectively solved.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of small household appliances, in particular to a cooking appliance.

Background

In the electric pressure cooker products in the related art, the functions of opening and closing the cover are realized by driving the cover to rotate through the handle. Specifically, the pot cover comprises a face cover, an inner lining and an inner cover, wherein the face cover, the inner lining and the inner cover are arranged from outside to inside, the handle and the rotating rod are arranged on the inner lining, the inner cover can be arranged below the inner lining in a floating mode, one end of the rotating rod is connected with the handle, and the other end of the rotating rod is connected with the inner cover. The handle drives the rotating rod to move, the rotating rod drives the pot cover to move, and finally the inner cover rotates between the locking position and the unlocking position. By applying the structure in the related technology, the purpose of smoothly opening and closing the cover can be realized, but the opening and closing speed of the cover is directly determined by a user, and the user feels poor in the process of opening the cover, so that the consumer experience is poor, and the grade of a product is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a cooking appliance to solve the problem of poor hand feeling of a user rotating a rotating part in the related art.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising: an appliance body; the rotating piece is pivotally arranged on the appliance body and comprises an operating part; the damping mechanism comprises a first damping structure and a second damping structure which are matched with each other, the first damping structure is arranged on the appliance body, the second damping structure is arranged on the rotating piece, and the first damping structure can be matched with the second damping structure and generate resistance in the rotating process of the rotating piece; and the heating device is arranged on the appliance body.

Optionally, the first damping structure is a rack, and the second damping structure is a gear pivotably disposed on the rotating member.

Optionally, the rack is an arc-shaped rack, and an axis of the arc-shaped rack is coaxial with the rotation axis of the rotation member.

Optionally, the rack is an arc rack integrally formed with the appliance body, and an axis of the arc rack is disposed at an angle to a rotation axis of the gear.

Optionally, the rotating member is provided with a mounting opening, the gear is pivotally arranged in the mounting opening, and at least part of gear teeth of the gear extend out of the lower opening of the mounting opening to be matched with the rack.

Optionally, the rotating part is provided with a mounting groove communicated with the mounting hole, the gear is provided with a rotating shaft in a penetrating manner, and the rotating shaft is fixed in the mounting groove.

Optionally, the rotating member includes a rotating member body and a fixing structure, the mounting opening and the mounting groove are disposed in the rotating member body, and at least part of the fixing structure extends into the mounting groove.

Optionally, the fixed knot constructs including the lid and sets up on the lid and the fixed muscle of downwardly extending, and the lid is established in the top of installing port and mounting groove, and fixed muscle stretches into in the mounting groove.

Optionally, the pivot includes the first shaft section of wearing to locate the gear and is connected and be the second shaft section that the angle set up with the first shaft section with the both ends of first shaft section, and fixed muscle is two that correspond the setting with the second shaft section.

Optionally, the rotating member is provided with a mounting opening, and at least a part of the second damping structure extends out of the lower opening of the mounting opening to be matched with the first damping structure.

Optionally, the utensil body includes the pot body and covers the pot cover of locating on the pot body, and the pot cover includes that enclosing cover and pivot ground set up in the inboard inner cup of enclosing cover, and it is connected with the inner cup that the rotation piece pivot ground sets up in the enclosing cover, and the inner cup has the latched position that locks on the pot body and can open for the pot body unlocking position, and the rotation piece can drive the inner cup and rotate between latched position and unlocking position, and first damping structure sets up in the enclosing cover.

Optionally, the cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker, the outer cover includes a cover and a liner located inside the cover, the rotating member is pivotally disposed on the liner, and the first damping structure is disposed on the liner.

By applying the technical scheme of the invention, the first damping structure is arranged on the appliance body, the second damping structure is arranged on the rotating piece, and when a user rotates the rotating piece through the operation part, the first damping structure and the second damping structure are matched and generate resistance so as to reduce resultant force borne by the rotating piece and reduce the rotating speed of the rotating piece, so that the cover opening and closing speed is more uniform, the hand feeling of the user during use is improved, and the use experience of the user is improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of an inner liner, a rotating member, and a damping mechanism of an embodiment of a cooking appliance according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the liner, rotor, and damping mechanism of FIG. 1 in combination;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial schematic view of the liner, rotor, and damping mechanism of FIG. 2 in combination;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial schematic view of the liner, rotor, and damping mechanism of FIG. 2 shown in combination with the cover removed;

fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a rotor body of the rotor of fig. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a second damping structure of the damping mechanism of FIG. 1 in cooperation with a rotating shaft;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cover of the rotational member of FIG. 1; and

fig. 8 shows a schematic perspective view of the liner of fig. 1.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

10. an appliance body; 20. a rotating member; 21. an installation port; 22. mounting grooves; 23. a rotor body; 24. a fixed structure; 241. a cover body; 242. fixing the ribs; 30. a damping mechanism; 31. a first damping structure; 32. a second damping structure; 40. a rotating shaft; 41. a first shaft section; 42. a second shaft section.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments in the present application may be combined with each other without conflict. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments with reference to the attached drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, 6 and 8, the cooking appliance of the present embodiment includes: an appliance body 10, a rotor 20, a damping mechanism 30, and a heating device. Wherein, the rotation member 20 is pivotably provided to the appliance body 10, and the rotation member 20 includes an operation portion. The damping mechanism 30 includes a first damping structure 31 and a second damping structure 32 which are mutually matched, the first damping structure 31 is disposed on the appliance body 10, the second damping structure 32 is disposed on the rotating member 20, and during the rotation of the rotating member 20, the first damping structure 31 can be matched with the second damping structure 32 and generate a resistance force to limit the rotation speed of the rotating member 20. The heating device is arranged on the appliance body.

By applying the technical scheme of the embodiment, the first damping structure 31 is arranged on the appliance body 10, the second damping structure is arranged on the rotating part 20, when the user rotates the rotating part 20 through the operation part, the first damping structure 31 and the second damping structure 32 are matched and generate resistance, so that the resultant force received by the rotating part 20 is reduced, the rotating speed of the rotating part 20 is reduced, the cover opening and closing speed is more uniform, the hand feeling of the user during use is improved, and the use experience of the user is improved.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, 6 and 8, in the present embodiment, the first damping structure 31 is a rack, and the second damping structure 32 is a gear pivotably provided to the rotating member 20. The gear damping is provided during the engagement of the gear and the rack, and if the torque generated when the user rotates the operation part is too large, the resistance generated when the gear and the rack are engaged can cancel a part of the torque, thereby reducing the rotation speed of the rotation member 20. In the whole process of opening and closing the cover, the gear is continuously meshed with the teeth on the rack, so that the speed of the whole opening and closing cover is more uniform, and the hand feeling of a user when the cover is opened and closed is improved. Of course, the first damping structure 31 and the second damping structure 32 are not limited to the engagement of the rack and pinion, in other embodiments not shown in the drawings, the first damping structure 31 and the second damping structure 32 may also be a first friction piece and a second friction piece with certain friction coefficients, when the rotating member rotates, the first friction piece is always attached to the second friction piece, and the sliding friction force generated between the first friction piece and the second friction piece can counteract part of the torsion of the user rotating the operating part, thereby reducing the rotating speed of the rotating member.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4 and 8, in the present embodiment, the rack is an arc-shaped rack, an axis of the arc-shaped rack is coaxial with the rotation axis of the rotation member 20, and the rotation axis of the pinion extends in a radial direction of the arc-shaped rack. The structure is simple and easy to realize.

As shown in fig. 1 and 4, the rack is an arc-shaped rack integrally formed with the appliance body 10, and an axis of the arc-shaped rack is disposed at an angle to a rotation axis of the gear. Specifically, in this embodiment, since the rack is integrally formed with the appliance body 10, only the rotation axis of the gear needs to be positioned during assembly, and the rack does not need to be positioned, so that the installation efficiency is improved, and the assembly difficulty is reduced. Preferably, in the present embodiment, the rack is horizontally disposed, the gear is located above the rack, and the gear can rotate in a vertical plane. The structure is simple and easy to realize. Of course, in other embodiments not shown in the figures, the tooth structure of the rack may be arranged vertically and have its axis coaxial with the rotation axis of the rotary member 20, and the gear is located at one side of the rack and can rotate in the horizontal plane.

In this embodiment, the gear is made of a silicone material. The above structure makes the rotation member 20 less audible during the rotation, thereby improving the user's experience. Of course, the gears may also be made of metallic or other materials in other embodiments.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4 and 8, in the present embodiment, the rack is formed integrally with the device body 10. The structure is simple, the processing is easy, and the rack is not needed to be fixed on the appliance body 10 through a fastener alone, so the assembly process is simplified, and the production efficiency is improved.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, in the present embodiment, the rotating member 20 is provided with a mounting opening 21, the gear is pivotally disposed in the mounting opening 21, and at least a part of the gear teeth of the gear protrudes from the lower opening of the mounting opening 21 to be engaged with the rack. Above-mentioned structure sets up the gear in the installing port 21 on rotating piece 20, can effectually reduce and rotate the shared space of piece 20 and gear, avoids because increased the phenomenon emergence that the gear leads to the high increase of pot cover, does benefit to miniaturized design.

As shown in fig. 2 to 4 and 6, in the present embodiment, the rotating member 20 is provided with an installation groove 22 communicating with the installation opening 21, the gear is provided with a rotating shaft 40, and the rotating shaft 40 is fixed in the installation groove 22. The structure is simple, and the processing and the installation are convenient.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 7, in the present embodiment, the rotating component 20 includes a rotating component body 23 and a fixing structure 24, the mounting opening 21 and the mounting groove 22 are disposed on the rotating component body 23, and at least a portion of the fixing structure 24 extends into the mounting groove 22 to abut against the rotating shaft 40 in the mounting groove 22. The structure is simple, and the processing and the installation are convenient.

As shown in fig. 3 and 7, in the present embodiment, the fixing structure 24 includes a cover 241 and a fixing rib 242 disposed on the cover 241 and extending downward, the cover 241 is disposed above the mounting opening 21 and the mounting groove 22, and the fixing rib 242 extends into the mounting groove 22. The structure is simple, the assembly personnel can take and assemble the components conveniently, and the assembly efficiency is improved.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 6, in the present embodiment, the rotating shaft 40 includes a first shaft section 41 penetrating through the gear and a second shaft section 42 connected to two ends of the first shaft section 41 and disposed at an angle to the first shaft section 41, and the two fixing ribs 242 are disposed corresponding to the second shaft section 42. In installation, the two fixing ribs 242 are inserted into the two mounting grooves 22, and then the cover 241 is fixed to the rotating member body 23 by a screw. The structure is simple, and the assembly efficiency is high. Of course, in other embodiments not shown in the drawings, the fixing structure 24 may be fixed to the rotor body 23 by a snap structure.

In the present embodiment, the rotating member 20 is provided with a mounting opening 21, and at least a portion of the second damping structure 32 extends from the lower opening of the mounting opening 21 to be engaged with the first damping structure 31. Preferably, in the present embodiment, the second damping structure 32 is a gear, the first damping structure 31 is a rack, the gear is pivotally disposed in the mounting opening 21, and at least a part of the gear teeth of the gear protrudes from the lower opening of the mounting opening 21 to cooperate with the rack. Above-mentioned structure sets up the gear in the installing port 21 on rotating piece 20, can effectually reduce and rotate the shared space of piece 20 and gear, avoids because increased the phenomenon emergence that the gear leads to the high increase of pot cover, does benefit to miniaturized design. Of course, in other embodiments not shown in the figures, the first and second damping structures may be a first friction member and a second friction member, respectively, a portion of the second friction member being located within the mounting opening 21 and another portion extending from the lower opening of the mounting opening to cooperate with the second friction member.

In this embodiment, the cooking appliance further includes: a limiting structure. The limiting structure is disposed on the device body 10, and when the rotating member 20 rotates to a predetermined position, the limiting structure is abutted and matched with the rotating member 20. The structure can limit the rotation angle of the rotating part, namely, the user can rotate the operation part by a small angle to open and close the cover, so that the use experience of the user is improved. It should be noted that, in the related art, if the rotating speed of the rotating member is too fast, a large noise is generated at the moment when the rotating member contacts the limiting structure, which results in poor user experience. In the embodiment, due to the arrangement of the damping mechanism, the rotating speed of the rotating part is smaller and more uniform than that of the related art when a user applies a larger force to the operating part, so that the noise generated when the rotating part is in contact with the limiting structure can be reduced, and the use experience of the user is improved.

In this embodiment, the device body 10 includes a pot body and a pot cover covering the pot body, the pot cover includes an outer cover and an inner cover pivotably disposed inside the outer cover, the rotating member 20 is pivotably disposed on the outer cover and connected to the inner cover, the inner cover has a locking position locked on the pot body and an unlocking position capable of being opened relative to the pot body, the rotating member 20 is capable of driving the inner cover to rotate between the locking position and the unlocking position, and the first damping structure 31 is disposed on the outer cover. The structure is simple and easy to realize. In this embodiment, the cooking cavity is formed in the pot body, and the heating device is disposed on the pot body for heating food in the cooking cavity.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 8, in the present embodiment, the cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker, the outer cover includes a front cover and an inner liner located inside the front cover, the rotating member 20 is pivotally disposed on the inner liner, and the first damping structure 31 is disposed on the inner liner.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the rotating member 20 includes a rotating rod and a handle fixedly connected to the rotating rod. The handle forms the above-mentioned operation part, and the rotating rod includes a rotating member body 23 and a fixing structure 24.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

an appliance body (10);

a rotating member (20) pivotably provided to the appliance body (10), the rotating member (20) including an operating portion;

the damping mechanism (30) comprises a first damping structure (31) and a second damping structure (32) which are matched with each other, the first damping structure (31) is arranged on the appliance body (10), the second damping structure (32) is arranged on the rotating piece (20), and the first damping structure (31) can be matched with the second damping structure (32) and generate resistance in the rotating process of the rotating piece (20);

and a heating device provided to the appliance body (10).

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the first damping structure (31) is a rack and the second damping structure (32) is a gear wheel pivotably arranged to the rotary member (20).

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the rack is an arc-shaped rack, the axis of which is coaxial with the rotation axis of the rotation member (20).

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the rack is an arc-shaped rack integrally formed with the appliance body (10), the axis of the arc-shaped rack being arranged at an angle to the axis of rotation of the gear.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the rotating member (20) is provided with a mounting opening (21), the gear is pivotally arranged in the mounting opening (21), and at least part of the gear teeth of the gear protrude from a lower opening of the mounting opening (21) to be matched with the rack.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 5, wherein the rotating member (20) is provided with a mounting groove (22) communicated with the mounting opening (21), the gear is provided with a rotating shaft (40) in a penetrating manner, and the rotating shaft (40) is fixed in the mounting groove (22).

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 6, wherein the rotating member (20) comprises a rotating member body (23) and a fixing structure (24), the mounting opening (21) and the mounting groove (22) are arranged on the rotating member body (23), and at least part of the fixing structure (24) extends into the mounting groove (22).

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 7, wherein the fixing structure (24) comprises a cover body (241) and a fixing rib (242) which is arranged on the cover body (241) and extends downwards, the cover body (241) is arranged above the mounting opening (21) and the mounting groove (22) in a covering manner, and the fixing rib (242) extends into the mounting groove (22).

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the rotating shaft (40) comprises a first shaft section (41) penetrating through the gear and a second shaft section (42) connected with two ends of the first shaft section (41) and arranged at an angle to the first shaft section (41), and the two fixing ribs (242) are arranged corresponding to the second shaft section (42).

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member (20) is provided with a mounting opening (21), and at least part of the second damping structure (32) protrudes from a lower opening of the mounting opening (21) to be engaged with the first damping structure (31).

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the appliance body (10) comprises a pot body and a pot cover covering the pot body, the pot cover comprises an outer cover and an inner cover pivotally arranged inside the outer cover, the rotating member (20) is pivotally arranged on the outer cover and connected with the inner cover, the inner cover has a locking position locked on the pot body and an unlocking position capable of being opened relative to the pot body, the rotating member (20) can drive the inner cover to rotate between the locking position and the unlocking position, and the first damping structure (31) is arranged on the outer cover.

12. The cooking appliance according to claim 11, wherein the cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker, the outer cover comprises a cover and an inner liner located inside the cover, the rotating member (20) is pivotably arranged to the inner liner, and the first damping structure (31) is arranged to the inner liner.