CN112021952A

CN112021952A - Combined cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN112021952A
Application number: CN202010658615.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 任志文; 林吼潮; 周宇; 金虎; 费玉敏; 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 relates to a combined cooking appliance, comprising: the first cooking device comprises a component accommodating cavity and a first component group arranged in the component accommodating cavity; the first cooking device is arranged on the top of the second cooking device, and the second cooking device comprises a cooking cavity and a second element group; the cooling air cavity is formed between the component containing cavity and the cooking cavity, the second component group is arranged in the cooling air cavity, the cooling air cavity is provided with a first air inlet and a first air outlet, the component containing cavity is provided with a second air inlet and a second air outlet, and the second air inlet and the second air outlet are communicated with the cooling air cavity. According to the combined cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the invention, the flow path of the cold air is reasonably designed, so that the first component group of the first cooking device and the second component group of the second cooking device can be cooled, and therefore, the combined cooking appliance has a good heat dissipation effect.

Description

Combined cooking utensil

Technical Field

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

Background

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure only and is not necessarily prior art.

With the development of society and the progress of technology, the variety of kitchen appliances is increasing, and the kitchen is gradually piled up by various kitchen appliances. In order to solve the problem that kitchens are increasingly narrow and crowded, combined cooking appliances appear in the market, and due to the fact that the combined cooking appliances are integrated with various cooking functions, the effect of saving space is achieved as a plurality of cooking appliances are obtained when one combined cooking appliance is purchased.

However, the combination of functions also provides various technical challenges for the product, for example, after different heating methods are combined, the requirement for heat dissipation is often greatly increased, and the current combined cooking utensil does not make a careful and reasonable design for the heat dissipation air duct, so the heat dissipation effect is not good.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to at least solve the problem of poor heat dissipation effect of the existing combined cooking utensil. The purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:

the embodiment of the invention provides a combined cooking utensil, which comprises: the first cooking device comprises a component accommodating cavity and a first component group arranged in the component accommodating cavity; a second cooking appliance, the first cooking appliance being disposed on top of the second cooking appliance, the second cooking appliance comprising a cooking cavity and a second component set; the cooling air cavity, the cooling air cavity form in components and parts hold the chamber with between the culinary art chamber, second component group arranges in the cooling air cavity, the cooling air cavity has first air intake and first air outlet, components and parts hold the chamber and have second air intake and second air outlet, the second air intake with the second air outlet all with cooling air cavity intercommunication.

According to the combined cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the invention, the cooling air cavity with the first air inlet and the first air outlet is arranged between the first cooking device and the second cooking device, the second component group of the second cooking device is arranged in the cooling air cavity, and the component accommodating cavity of the first cooking device is communicated with the cooling air cavity through the second air inlet and the second air outlet. From this, the outside cold air accessible of combination formula cooking utensil cooling air chamber is got into to the first air intake to cool off second component group, simultaneously, partly cold air can be followed and is flowed in the components and parts hold the chamber, with the first component group to cool off first cooking device. Therefore, the combined cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the invention has the advantages that the flow path of the cold air is reasonably designed, so that the first component group of the first cooking device and the second component group of the second cooking device can be cooled, and the combined cooking appliance has a good heat dissipation effect.

In addition, the combined cooking utensil according to the embodiment of the invention can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

in some embodiments of the present invention, the combined cooking appliance further includes a first fan disposed in the component accommodation chamber.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the combined cooking utensil further includes a control panel, the control panel forms a part of the cooling air cavity, a control component is disposed on a back surface of the control panel, and the second air outlet of the component accommodating cavity is disposed close to the control panel.

In some embodiments of the invention, the second cooking device further comprises a cooking cavity door body, an airflow channel extending from top to bottom is formed inside the cooking cavity door body, an airflow channel inlet communicated with the first air outlet is formed in the upper part of the cooking cavity door body, and an airflow channel outlet is formed in the bottom of the cooking cavity door body; the combined cooking appliance further comprises: a second fan disposed in the cooling air cavity; the first air duct piece is internally provided with an air duct, and the first air duct piece is arranged between the air outlet of the second fan and the first air outlet.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second component group is disposed behind the control panel, or the second component group is disposed near the air inlet of the second fan.

In some embodiments of the invention, the cooking chamber door comprises: a first door panel; the second door panel is arranged behind the first door panel, and a closed cavity is formed between the first door panel and the second door panel; a third door panel disposed behind the second door panel, the airflow passage being formed between the second door panel and the third door panel.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the component accommodating chamber includes: the second air inlet is arranged at the bottom of the base, and the air outlet is arranged on the side wall of the base; the cover plate is connected to the top of the base; the second air duct piece is fixed on the base and located between the base and the cover plate, the first element device group and the first fan are arranged on the second air duct piece, a flow guide structure is formed on the second air duct piece, and the flow guide structure is used for guiding airflow from the second air inlet to the second air outlet.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the flow guiding structure is an arc-shaped flow guiding plate fixed on the second air duct member.

In some embodiments of the invention, the first cooking device is an induction cooker and the second cooking device is one of an oven, a microwave oven and a steam box.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the combined cooking utensil further includes a side plate and a rear plate connected to the side plate, the control panel, the side plate, the rear plate, the bottom of the component accommodating cavity and the top of the cooking cavity enclose the cooling air cavity, and the first air inlet is formed in the rear plate.

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. Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of a combined cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a first cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the connection between the second air duct member and the base according to the embodiment of the present invention (the arrows indicate the air flowing direction);

fig. 4 is a partial structural schematic view of the combined cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is an internal structural view of the combined cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a cooking chamber door according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a second air mover and a first air duct member in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic relationship diagram of a second element device group and a second fan according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reference symbols in the drawings denote the following:

1: a combined cooking appliance;

10: a first cooking device;

11: component accommodation cavity, 111: second air intake, 112: second outlet, 115: base, 116: cover plate, 117: second air channel member, 1171: flow guide structure, 12: first element group, 13: a cooking bench plate;

20: a second cooking device;

21: cooking chamber, 22: second element device group, 23: cooking chamber door body, 231: airflow passage, 232: airflow passage inlet, 233: first door panel, 234: second door panel, 235: third door panel, 236: a cavity;

30: a cooling air cavity;

31: a first air inlet;

40: a first fan;

50: a control panel;

51: a control element;

60: a second fan;

70: a first air duct member;

80: a back plate;

100: a heat preservation drawer;

110: side plates.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may 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 disclosure 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.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, an embodiment of the present invention provides a combined cooking appliance 1 including a first cooking device 10, a second cooking device 20, and a cooling air chamber 30. Specifically, first cooking device 10 includes that the components and parts hold chamber 11 and set up the first components group 12 in the components and parts hold chamber 11, first cooking device 10 sets up the top at second cooking device 20, second cooking device 20 includes culinary art chamber 21 and second components group 22, cooling air chamber 30 is formed between components and parts hold chamber 11 and culinary art chamber 21, second components group 22 arranges in cooling air chamber 30, cooling air chamber 30 has first air intake 31 and first air outlet (not shown in the figure), components and parts hold chamber 11 has second air intake 111 and second air outlet 112, second air intake 111 and second air outlet 112 all communicate with cooling air chamber 30.

According to the combined cooking utensil 1 of the embodiment of the invention, the cooling air cavity 30 with the first air inlet 31 and the first air outlet is arranged between the first cooking device 10 and the second cooking device 20, the second component group 22 of the second cooking device 20 is arranged in the cooling air cavity 30, and the component accommodating cavity 11 of the first cooking device 10 is communicated with the cooling air cavity 30 through the second air inlet 111 and the second air outlet 112. Therefore, the cool air outside the combined cooking utensil 1 can enter the cooling air chamber 30 through the first air inlet 31 to cool the second component group 22, and at the same time, a part of the cool air flows through the component accommodating chamber 11 to cool the first component group 12 of the first cooking device 10. As can be seen, the combined cooking appliance 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention enables both the first component group 12 of the first cooking device 10 and the second component group 22 of the second cooking device 20 to be cooled by properly designing the flow path of the cool air, and thus, has a good heat dissipation effect.

Further, the second component device group 22 may be an electronic board mounted with electric control elements such as relays, chips, capacitors, and the like.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the combined cooking utensil 1 further includes a first blower 40, the first blower 40 is disposed in the component accommodating chamber 30, and when the first blower 40 is operated, under the action of the first blower 40, part of the cold air in the cooling air chamber 30 enters the component accommodating chamber 11 through the second air inlet 111, flows in the component accommodating chamber 11, and finally returns to the cooling air chamber 30 through the second air outlet 112.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the combined cooking utensil 1 further includes a control panel 50, the control panel 50 forms a part of the cooling air cavity 30, that is, the control panel 20 is a front wall plate of the cooling air cavity 30, a control component 51 is disposed on a back surface of the control panel 50, and the second air outlet 112 of the component accommodating cavity 11 is disposed near the control panel 50. In the present embodiment, the control panel 50 serves as a front wall plate of the cooling air cavity 30, so that the control element 51 on the back of the control panel 50 is located in the cooling air cavity 30, and the outside cold air entering the cooling air cavity 30 also has a cooling effect on the control element 51, thereby being beneficial to keeping the control element 51 in a better working state and having a longer service life. In addition, the second air outlet 112 of the component accommodating cavity 11 is disposed close to the control panel 50, so that the cold air flowing out of the component accommodating cavity 11 can necessarily pass through the control component 51, thereby ensuring the cooling effect of the cold air on the control component 51.

Further, the control panel 50 is a control panel common to the first cooking apparatus 10 and the second cooking apparatus 20, that is, an operation key (or an operation knob) for controlling the first cooking apparatus 10 and an operation key (or an operation knob) for controlling the second cooking apparatus 20 are integrated on the control panel 50.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the second cooking device 20 further includes a cooking cavity door 23, an airflow channel 231 extending from top to bottom is formed inside the cooking cavity door 23, an airflow channel inlet 232 communicated with the first air outlet is formed on an upper portion of the cooking cavity door 23, and an airflow channel outlet (not shown in the figure) is formed at a bottom of the cooking cavity door 23. The combined cooking appliance 1 further includes a second fan 60 and a first air channel member 70, wherein the second fan 60 is disposed in the cooling air cavity 30, an air channel is formed inside the first air channel member 70, and the first air channel member 70 is disposed between an air outlet of the second fan 60 and the first air outlet. In this embodiment, the second fan 60 is disposed in the cooling air chamber 30, and the cold air entering the cooling air chamber 30 partially enters the component accommodating chamber 11 under the action of the first fan 40, and the other partially directly enters the air duct of the first air duct member 70 under the action of the second fan 60, and the cold air entering the component accommodating chamber 11 also enters the air duct of the first air duct member 70 after being discharged from the second air outlet 112, and then the cold air entering the first air duct member 70 enters the air flow channel 231 in the cooking chamber door 23 through the first air outlet and flows from top to bottom along the air flow channel 231, and is finally discharged to the outside atmosphere through the air flow channel outlet at the bottom of the cooking chamber door 23. From this, can utilize cold air to cool off cooking cavity door body 23, reduce cooking cavity door body 23's surface temperature to reduce the risk that the user was scalded by cooking cavity door body 23.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second component group 22 is disposed behind the control panel 50 (as shown in fig. 4), so that the second component group 22 is close to the second air outlet 112 of the component accommodating cavity 11, thereby obtaining a better cooling effect for the second component group 22.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the second component group 22 is disposed near the air inlet of the second fan 60 (as shown in fig. 8), thereby achieving better cooling effect of the second component group 22.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second fan 60 is a cross-flow fan (as shown in fig. 4), the air inlet of the cross-flow fan is located on one side of the cross-flow fan, and the air outlet of the cross-flow fan is located on the other side of the cross-flow fan, so that the cool air in the cooling air chamber 30 enters the air channel of the first air channel member 70 under the action of the cross-flow fan.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the second fan 60 is a centrifugal fan (as shown in fig. 7), the air inlet of the centrifugal fan is located at the end portion of the centrifugal fan, and the air outlet is located at one side of the centrifugal fan, so that the centrifugal fan can drive the cool air in the cooling air chamber 30 into the air channel of the first air channel member 70 during the operation process.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking chamber door body 23 includes a first door panel 233, a second door panel 234, and a third door panel 235, wherein the second door panel 234 is disposed behind the first door panel 233, a sealed cavity 236 is formed between the first door panel 233 and the second door panel 234, the third door panel 235 is disposed behind the second door panel 234, and an air flow channel 231 is formed between the second door panel 234 and the third door panel 235. In the present embodiment, the airflow channel 231 is formed between the second door panel 234 and the third door panel 235, and meanwhile, a sealed cavity 236 is formed between the first door panel 233 and the second door panel 234, and the sealed cavity 236 may further isolate high temperature, so as to reduce the temperature of the outer surface of the cooking cavity door 23, and further reduce the risk of the user being burned by the cooking cavity door 23.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the cooking cavity door 23 may also be a double door structure, that is, the cooking cavity door 23 includes two doors spaced apart from each other, and the air flow channel 231 is formed between the two doors.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the combined cooking utensil 1 further includes a side plate 110 and a rear plate 80 connected to the side plate 110, the control panel 50, the side plate 110, the rear plate 80, the bottom of the component accommodating chamber 11 and the top of the cooking chamber 21 enclose a cooling air chamber 30, and the first air inlet 31 is formed in the rear plate 80. It is understood that the side plates 110 and the rear plate 80 constitute an outer case of the combined cooking appliance 1, making the combined cooking appliance 1 a unitary structure.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the component accommodating cavity 11 includes a base 115, a cover plate 116, and a second air duct 117, wherein the second air inlet 111 is disposed at the bottom of the base 115, the second air outlet 112 is disposed on a side wall of the base 115, the cover plate 116 is connected to the top of the base 115, the second air duct 117 is fixed on the base 115 and located between the base 115 and the cover plate 116, the first component group 12 and the first fan 40 are both disposed on the second air duct 117, a flow guiding structure 1171 is formed on the second air duct 117, the flow guiding structure 1171 is configured to guide an air flow from the second air inlet 111 to the second air outlet 112, and the first component group 12 is disposed between the second air inlet 111 and the second air outlet 112, so that cold air can directly cool the first component group 12 during flowing through the component accommodating cavity 11. The arrangement of the flow guiding structure 1171 in this embodiment is beneficial to reducing the length of the flow path between the second air inlet 111 and the second air outlet 112, so as to reduce the energy loss of the cold air in the process of flowing through the component accommodating cavity 11, and further beneficial to ensuring the cooling effect.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the flow guiding structure 1171 is an arc-shaped flow guiding plate fixed on the second air channel 117, and the arc-shaped flow guiding plate can reduce energy loss of the air flow as much as possible during the process of guiding the air flow, thereby further ensuring the cooling effect.

In some embodiments of the present invention, first cooking device 10 is an induction cooker and second cooking device 20 is an oven, a microwave oven, a steam box, or any other cooking device with a cooking cavity 21.

Further, the first cooking apparatus 10 further includes a cooking bench 13 disposed above the component accommodating chamber 11, wherein the cooking bench 13 is used for placing a cooker to heat food in the cooker.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the combined cooking appliance 1 further includes a heat-preserving drawer 100 disposed below the second cooking device 20, and the heat-preserving drawer 100 may perform heat preservation, thawing, and the like using the temperature of the bottom of the cooking cavity 21, thereby further expanding the function of the combined cooking appliance 1.

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 combination cooking appliance, comprising:

the first cooking device comprises a component accommodating cavity and a first component group arranged in the component accommodating cavity;

a second cooking appliance, the first cooking appliance being disposed on top of the second cooking appliance, the second cooking appliance comprising a cooking cavity and a second component set;

the cooling air cavity, the cooling air cavity form in components and parts hold the chamber with between the culinary art chamber, second component group arranges in the cooling air cavity, the cooling air cavity has first air intake and first air outlet, components and parts hold the chamber and have second air intake and second air outlet, the second air intake with the second air outlet all with cooling air cavity intercommunication.

2. The combination cooking appliance of claim 1, further comprising a first fan disposed in the component receiving cavity.

3. The combined cooking appliance of claim 1, further comprising a control panel forming a portion of the cooling air chamber, wherein a control component is disposed on a back side of the control panel, and the second air outlet of the component accommodating chamber is disposed adjacent to the control panel.

4. The combined cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein the second cooking device further comprises a cooking cavity door body, an airflow channel extending from top to bottom is formed inside the cooking cavity door body, an airflow channel inlet communicated with the first air outlet is formed in the upper portion of the cooking cavity door body, and an airflow channel outlet is formed in the bottom of the cooking cavity door body;

the combined cooking appliance further comprises:

a second fan disposed in the cooling air cavity;

the first air duct piece is internally provided with an air duct, and the first air duct piece is arranged between the air outlet of the second fan and the first air outlet.

5. The combined cooking appliance of claim 4, wherein the second component set is disposed behind the control panel or the second component set is disposed proximate to an air inlet of the second fan.

6. The combined cooking appliance of claim 4, wherein the cooking chamber door comprises:

a first door panel;

the second door panel is arranged behind the first door panel, and a closed cavity is formed between the first door panel and the second door panel;

a third door panel disposed behind the second door panel, the airflow passage being formed between the second door panel and the third door panel.

7. The modular cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the component receiving cavity comprises:

the second air inlet is arranged at the bottom of the base, and the air outlet is arranged on the side wall of the base;

the cover plate is connected to the top of the base;

the second air duct piece is fixed on the base and located between the base and the cover plate, the first element device group and the first fan are arranged on the second air duct piece, a flow guide structure is formed on the second air duct piece, and the flow guide structure is used for guiding airflow from the second air inlet to the second air outlet.

8. The combination cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the flow directing structure is an arcuate flow deflector secured to the second air duct member.

9. The combined cooking appliance of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first cooking device is an induction cooker and the second cooking device is one of an oven, a microwave oven and a steamer.

10. The combined cooking appliance according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising a side plate and a rear plate connected to the side plate, wherein the control panel, the side plate, the rear plate, a bottom of the component accommodating chamber and a top of the cooking chamber enclose the cooling air chamber, and the first air inlet is formed in the rear plate.