CN112021951A

CN112021951A - Cooking apparatus

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Publication number: CN112021951A
Application number: CN202010658494.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 任志文; 任孟珂; 裴杰; 林健; 周宇; 唐相伟
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-07-09
Filing date: 2020-07-09
Publication date: 2020-12-04

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to cooking equipment. The cooking equipment comprises a cavity, a door body, a control box and a first fan, wherein an opening is formed in the front end of the cavity, the door body is connected with the front end of the cavity in a rotating mode and used for opening or closing the opening, a first air duct is arranged inside the door body, the first air duct is provided with a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the control box comprises a control board, the control board is arranged in the first air duct, and the first fan is arranged in the first air duct. According to the cooking equipment of this application, in locating the first wind channel of a body through the control panel that will control the box, make the integration of a body and accuse box, avoided the door body and controlled the production in clearance between the box to improve cooking equipment's positive wholeness, can cool off the heat dissipation to the control panel in the first wind channel effectively simultaneously, thereby guarantee cooking equipment's normal operation process.

Description

Cooking apparatus

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to cooking equipment.

Background

The heat dissipation structure of the embedded high-temperature cooking appliance at the present stage is generally blown out to the front of a door body from the outside air inlet through a fan and a heat dissipation air duct at the top of a cavity through a door plate. The front control box is placed right above the door plate, a heat dissipation air duct outlet is arranged between the door plate and the control box, the front side facing a user is divided into the control box and the door plate through the air duct outlet, and the integrity of the front side facing the user of the cooking utensil is lost through the heat dissipation structure.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to at least solve the problem that the integrity of the front surface is influenced by the gap between a door panel and a control box. This object is achieved by:

the present invention proposes a cooking apparatus, comprising:

the front end of the cavity is provided with an opening;

the door body is connected with the front end of the cavity in a rotating mode and used for opening or closing the opening, a first air channel is arranged inside the door body, and the first air channel is provided with a first air inlet and a first air outlet;

the control box comprises a control panel, and the control panel is arranged in the first air duct;

the first fan is arranged in the first air channel.

According to the cooking equipment of this application, locate the first wind channel of a body through the control panel that will control the box, make the integration of the door body and accuse box, the production in clearance between the door body and the accuse box has been avoided, thereby cooking equipment's positive wholeness has been improved, simultaneously first wind channel admits air through first air inlet, it forms the cooling air current to get into the gas in the first wind channel under the effect of first fan, the cooling air current can cool off the heat dissipation to the control panel in the first wind channel effectively, and exhaust through first gas outlet, thereby guarantee cooking equipment's normal operation process.

In addition, the cooking device according to the invention may also have the following additional technical features:

in some embodiments of the present invention, the first air inlet is provided above a top or a side of the door body.

In some embodiments of the invention, the first air outlet is disposed at the bottom of the door body.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a second air duct is disposed at the rear end of the cavity, the second air duct has a second air inlet and a second air outlet, and a second fan and an electronic component for controlling the heat generation of the cavity are disposed in the second air duct.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second air duct includes a first sub-air duct and a second sub-air duct, and the second fan simultaneously sends cooling air to the first sub-air duct and the second sub-air duct.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the electronic component includes an electronic board and a magnetron, and the electronic board and the magnetron are respectively provided to one of the first sub-air passage and the second sub-air passage.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second air inlet is disposed at the top of the second air duct, and the second air outlet is disposed at the bottom of the second air duct.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking apparatus further comprises a third air duct having a third air inlet and a third air outlet, the third air duct being disposed at the bottom of the cavity, and the third air inlet being communicated with the second air outlet.

In some embodiments of the invention, the third air outlet is disposed adjacent to the door body.

In some embodiments of the invention, a flow guide plate is arranged at the third air outlet, and the flow guide plate is arranged obliquely downwards towards the door body.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Also, like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the drawings. Wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a portion of the door body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the rear end of the cavity of the cooking device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a portion of the second air chute of FIG. 1;

the reference numerals in the drawings denote the following:

100: a cooking device;

10: a cavity;

20: door body, 21: first air duct, 22: first intake port, 23: a first air outlet;

30: control box, 31: a control panel;

40: back plate, 41: a first opening;

50: second air duct, 51: first sub-air duct, 52: second sub-duct, 53: second air inlet, 54: second air outlet, 55: boarding, 56: a cover plate;

61: second fan, 62: magnetron, 63: electronic board, 64: transformer, 65: evaporator, 66: a hot air motor;

70: third air duct, 71: third air intake port, 72: a third air outlet;

80: heat preservation cotton;

200: a cabinet, 210: a second opening.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the invention can be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order described or illustrated, unless specifically identified as an order of performance. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be used.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For convenience of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "lower", "below", "upper", "above", and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" can include both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the present invention provides a cooking apparatus 100, and the cooking apparatus 100 includes, but is not limited to, an oven, a microwave oven, and a steam box. The cooking apparatus 100 in this embodiment is a built-in oven, which is placed in the cabinet 200 during use, leaving only the front side thereof facing the operator for operation and control. The cooking apparatus 100 in the present embodiment includes a cavity 10, a door 20, a control box 30, and a first fan (not shown in the figure). The cavity 10 is used for heating food, and an opening is formed in the front end of the cavity 10, so that the food can be put into or taken out of the cavity 10 through the opening. The door body 20 is rotatably connected to a front end of the chamber 10 to open or close the opening. Specifically, the door 20 may be hinged to a side of the front end of the cavity 10. The door 20 is provided with a first air duct 21 inside, and the first air duct 21 has a first air inlet 22 and a first air outlet 23. The control box 30 includes a control panel 31, a display screen, control keys, and the like, wherein at least the control panel 31 is disposed in the first air duct 21. Still be equipped with first fan in the first wind channel 21, first fan during operation can produce the cooling air current to carry out cooling heat dissipation in first wind channel 21. The operation of the cooking apparatus 100 can be controlled by manipulating the control box 30, and in this process, the control board 31 generates a certain amount of heat, and thus, it is required to effectively dissipate the heat.

According to cooking equipment 100 of this application, locate the first wind channel 21 of the door body 20 through the control panel 31 that will control box 30 in, make the integration of door body 20 and accuse box 30, the production in clearance between the door body 20 and the accuse box 30 has been avoided, thereby cooking equipment 100's positive wholeness has been improved, simultaneously first wind channel 21 admits air through first air inlet 22, it forms cooling air flow to get into the gas in the first wind channel 21 under the effect of first fan, cooling air flow can cool off the heat dissipation to the control panel 31 in the first wind channel 21 effectively, and exhaust through first gas outlet 23, thereby guarantee cooking equipment's normal operation process.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the first air inlet 22 in the present embodiment is disposed above the top or side of the door 20, so as to ensure that the control plate 31 is effectively radiated during the flowing process of the air flow in the first air duct 21. In the drawings, the black arrow direction indicates the airflow direction. Meanwhile, the first air outlet 23 is arranged at the bottom of the door body 20, so that the air flow in the first air duct 21 flows through the length of the whole door body 20 and then is discharged, thereby effectively dissipating heat of the whole door body 20 and preventing the generation of scalding caused by the temperature rise of the door body 20 in the heating process of the cavity 10. Simultaneously, arrange first gas outlet 23 in the bottom of a body 20, the high temperature air current that cooling air current formed after cooling heat dissipation is discharged through the bottom of a body 20, for current with the gas vent setting in the front of a body 20, can prevent effectively that high temperature gas from directly spouting to the operator, reduce or avoid scalding the production of phenomenon, improve the security that equipment used.

Further, in order to enhance the cooling and heat dissipation effect of the control board 31, in this embodiment, the first fan is disposed near the first air inlet 22, and the control board 31 is disposed above the door body and in the air outlet direction of the first fan, so that the air flow discharged from the first fan directly acts on the control board 31 to cool and dissipate the control board 31 effectively. Meanwhile, the control box 30 is arranged above the door body 20, so that the operator can conveniently perform key operation.

In this embodiment, the control box 30 is completely disposed in the first air duct 21, so that the front panel of the control box 30 is completely attached to the front panel of the door 20, thereby further increasing the integrity of the front surface of the cooking apparatus 100. In other embodiments of the present application, the key portion of the control box 30 may also protrude out of the door body, and only the control panel 31 is disposed in the first air duct 21, so that the generation of a gap between the door body 20 and the control box 30 can also be avoided, the integrity of the front surface of the cooking apparatus 100 is improved, and the operation is facilitated.

Referring to fig. 1, 3 and 4, the cooking apparatus 100 of the present embodiment further includes a second air duct 50, the second air duct 50 is disposed at the rear end of the cavity 10, the second air duct 50 has a second air inlet 53 and a second air outlet 54, a second fan 61 and an electronic component for controlling heat generation of the cavity 10 are disposed in the second air duct 50, external air enters the second air duct 50 through the second air inlet 53 and forms a cooling air flow through operation of the second fan 61, the cooling air flow cools and dissipates heat of the electronic component to form a high-temperature air flow, and the high-temperature air flow is discharged out of the second air duct 50 through the second air outlet 54. The second air inlet 53 is disposed at the top of the second air duct 50, and the second air outlet 54 is disposed at the bottom of the second air duct 50, so that the cooling air flow can effectively cool and dissipate the electronic components in the second air duct 50 from top to bottom.

In this embodiment, in order to optimize the structural design of the cooking apparatus 100, the effective volume of the cavity 10 is preferably increased, the top space of the cavity 10 is enlarged, and most of the electronic components for controlling the heat generation of the cavity 10 are disposed in the second air duct 50 at the rear end of the cavity 10, so as to perform cooling and heat dissipation uniformly. The back plate 40 of the box body is provided with a first opening 41, and the second air inlet 53 is communicated with the first opening 41 so as to facilitate air intake of the second air duct 50. The top of cavity 10 is provided with the cotton 80 that keeps warm, and the cotton 80 that keeps warm can be used for keeping warm and guaranteeing the surface temperature rise to cavity 10.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the second air duct 50 in this embodiment includes a first sub-air duct 51 and a second sub-air duct 52, the second fan 61 is disposed at a connection position of the first sub-air duct 51 and the second sub-air duct 52, and the second fan 61 simultaneously delivers cooling air to the first sub-air duct 51 and the second sub-air duct 52. In this embodiment, a shroud 55 and a cover plate 56 are disposed between the rear end of the cavity 10 and the back plate 40, the shroud 56 includes two vertical plates disposed at an interval, a second air duct 50 is formed between the two vertical plates, and an extending direction of the second air duct is set according to an arrangement manner of the electronic components. The cover plate 56 covers the end face of the enclosure 55, so as to form a containing space, and ensure that the airflow in the second air duct 50 flows along the direction of the enclosure 55. In other embodiments of the present application, the cover plate 56 may be omitted, and the end surface of the enclosing plate 55 is directly attached to the back plate 40, so that a space for accommodating the second air duct 50 is formed between the back plate 40 and the enclosing plate 55.

The electronic components in the present embodiment include an electronic board 63 and a magnetron 62, wherein the electronic board 63 and the magnetron 62 are two components that generate the largest amount of heat when all the electronic components operate. In order to better achieve the heat dissipation effect of the electronic board 63 and the magnetron 62, the electronic board 63 and the magnetron 62 are respectively disposed in different sub-air channels, wherein the electronic board 63 is disposed in the first sub-air channel 51, and the magnetron 62 is disposed in the second sub-air channel 52. A transformer 64 is also provided within the second air duct 50. The bottoms of the first sub-air duct 51 and the second sub-air duct 52 are also respectively provided with a second air outlet 54, so that hot air flow is discharged out of the second air duct 50 after cooling and heat dissipation are completed.

The rear end of the cavity 10 of the cooking apparatus of the present embodiment is further provided with an evaporator 65 and a hot air motor 66, and the evaporator 65 and the hot air motor 66 are disposed outside the second air duct 50. The evaporator 65 is connected to the interior of the chamber 10 for supplying water vapor into the chamber 10. The water vapor is evaporated and atomized under the high temperature action in the cavity 10, so that the heating effect in the cavity 10 is improved, and the quality of the food heated in the cavity 0 is ensured. The hot air motor 66 is used for pumping out the air in the cavity 10, heating the air and inputting the heated air into the cavity 10 again, thereby ensuring the thermal circulation of the air flow and ensuring that the food in the cavity 10 is effectively heated.

As shown in fig. 1, the cooking apparatus 100 of the present embodiment further includes a third air duct 70, the third air duct 70 is disposed at the bottom of the cavity 10, the third air duct 70 has a third air inlet 71 and a third air outlet 72, the third air inlet 71 is communicated with the second air outlet 54, and the third air outlet 73 is disposed near the door 20. The cooling airflow in the second air duct 70 cools and dissipates heat of the electronic components to form a high-temperature airflow, and the high-temperature airflow is discharged out of the cooking apparatus 100 through the third air duct 70. The third air outlet 72 of the third air duct 70 is disposed at the bottom of the cavity 10, so that high-temperature air can be prevented from being directly sprayed on the face of a human body, and scalding is reduced or avoided.

Further, the cooking apparatus 100 of the present embodiment is provided with a baffle (not shown in the figure) at the third air outlet 72, and the baffle is disposed obliquely downward toward the door 20, so that the air flow in the third air duct 70 is ejected toward the bottom of the door 20 and meets the air flow in the first air duct 21. The air flows in the first air duct 21 and the third air duct 80 are obliquely sprayed downwards along the bottom of the door body 20 under the action of the resultant force, so that the scald on a human body or a cabinet is reduced or avoided.

When in use, the cooking device 100 in the present embodiment is embedded in the cabinet 200, the second opening 210 is disposed at the rear end of the cabinet 200, and the first opening 41 of the cooking device 100 is disposed opposite to the second opening 210 of the cabinet 200, so that the second fan 61 can sequentially pass through the second opening 210, the first opening 41 and the second air inlet 53 to enter the second air duct 50 during operation, and a cooling air flow is formed for effectively cooling and dissipating heat of the electronic component.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A cooking apparatus, characterized by comprising:

the front end of the cavity is provided with an opening;

the first fan is arranged in the first air channel.

2. The cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first air inlet is provided above a top or side of the door body.

3. The cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first air outlet is provided at a bottom of the door body.

4. The cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a second air duct is disposed at a rear end of the cavity, the second air duct has a second air inlet and a second air outlet, and a second fan and an electronic component for controlling heat generation of the cavity are disposed in the second air duct.

5. The cooking apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second air duct comprises a first sub-air duct and a second sub-air duct, and the second fan delivers the cooling air flow to the first sub-air duct and the second sub-air duct simultaneously.

6. The cooking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the electronic components include an electronic board and a magnetron, and the electronic board and the magnetron are respectively provided to one of the first sub-air passage and the second sub-air passage.

7. The cooking apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the second air inlet is disposed at a top of the second air duct, and the second air outlet is disposed at a bottom of the second air duct.

8. The cooking apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a third air duct having a third air inlet and a third air outlet, the third air duct being disposed at the bottom of the cavity, the third air inlet being in communication with the second air outlet.

9. The cooking apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the third air outlet is disposed adjacent to the door body.

10. The cooking apparatus according to claim 9, wherein a baffle plate is provided at the third air outlet, and the baffle plate is inclined downward toward the door body.