CN112113249A

CN112113249A - Integrated kitchen ware

Info

Publication number: CN112113249A
Application number: CN201910543343.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王成龙; 彭定元; 郑孝允; 王亚健
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: 2019-06-21
Filing date: 2019-06-21
Publication date: 2020-12-22

Abstract

The invention discloses an integrated kitchen ware which comprises a panel, a gas stove and a steam stove. The gas stove comprises a stove head arranged on a panel and a first operating switch, wherein the first operating switch is used for operating the gas stove. The steam cooker comprises a cavity, a second operating switch and a water tank, wherein the cavity, the second operating switch and the water tank are installed on a panel, an opening is formed in the top of the cavity, a door body used for closing and opening the opening is arranged at the top of the cavity, the second operating switch is used for operating the steam cooker, and the water tank is connected with the cavity. The integrated kitchen ware integrates the gas stove and the steam stove, so that two mutually independent systems are installed together, the integrated kitchen ware has the functions of the gas stove and the steam stove, and meanwhile, the kitchen space can be saved by integrating the gas stove and the steam stove, and a healthier and more efficient nutrition steaming mode is added under the condition of keeping the traditional cooking habit of gas heating.

Description

Integrated kitchen ware

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, in particular to an integrated kitchen ware.

Background

Along with the improvement of living standard of people, more and more attention is paid to healthy diet, and in the cooking modes of frying, stir-frying, boiling, steaming and the like, the steamed food can keep the original taste, flavor and nutrition of the food most. When the steam cooker is used for cooking food, the saturated high-temperature steam can sterilize the food, and the temperature is rapidly increased in the initial cooking stage, so that the nutritional ingredients of the food can be locked to the maximum extent.

In the related art, in the conventional kitchen, gas ranges occupy an absolute position, and double ranges have the same function, namely one for cooking and one for frying, frying and the like. In addition, in a traditional kitchen, a gas stove and a steam stove are usually separately arranged, and the steam stove is not provided with a fixed arrangement position, so that the kitchen is crowded and unsmooth under the condition of limited kitchen space, and the user experience is reduced.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides an integrated kitchen ware.

An integrated cookware of an embodiment of the present invention includes:

a panel;

the gas stove comprises a stove head arranged on the panel and a first operating switch, and the first operating switch is used for operating the gas stove; and

the steam cooker comprises a cavity, a second operating switch and a water tank, wherein the cavity, the second operating switch and the water tank are installed on the panel, an opening is formed in the top of the cavity, the top of the cavity is provided with a door body used for closing and opening the opening, the second operating switch is used for operating the steam cooker, and the water tank is connected with the cavity.

The integrated kitchen ware of above-mentioned embodiment is integrated with gas-cooker and steam cooker for two mutually independent system installation are in the same place, have both had the function of gas-cooker and have the function of steam cooker, simultaneously, can practice thrift the kitchen space with both integrations together, under the culinary art custom that keeps traditional gas heating, has increased more healthy efficient nutrition again and has evaporated the mode.

In some embodiments, the cavity is disposed below the face plate.

In some embodiments, the door body is detachably disposed at the top of the cavity.

In some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance includes a food steamer assembly, and the food steamer assembly is disposed at the opening when the door body is detached from the cavity.

In some embodiments, the steam oven includes a hinge mechanism disposed on the door body, and the door body is rotatably connected to the cavity through the hinge mechanism.

In some embodiments, the hinge mechanism includes a hinge bracket and a damper, the damper includes a first portion connected to the hinge bracket and a second portion connected to the door body, the first portion and the second portion are capable of rotating relative to each other, and the hinge bracket is detachably connected to the cavity.

In some embodiments, the steam oven includes a steam generator connected with the water tank, and a nozzle assembly connecting the cavity with the steam generator.

In some embodiments, the steam oven includes a door opening device connected to the cavity and configured to open the door.

In some embodiments, the steam oven comprises a ventilation device connected to the cavity, the ventilation device being configured to ventilate gas within the cavity.

In some embodiments, the ventilation device includes an intake assembly coupled to the chamber for inputting gas into the chamber and/or an exhaust assembly coupled to the chamber for exhausting gas from the chamber.

In some embodiments, the steam oven includes a lifting mechanism and a steam rack, the lifting mechanism is connected with the cavity, the steam rack is used for being placed in the cavity and carried by the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is used for driving the steam rack to lift.

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 structural view of an integrated cookware according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a steam cooker integrated with a kitchen ware according to an embodiment of the present invention, exploded;

fig. 3 is another exploded view of the steam cooker integrated with a kitchen ware according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a structural schematic view of a hinge mechanism of the kitchen ware integrated steam cooker of the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is an exploded schematic view of a nozzle assembly of the kitchen ware integrated steam cooker of the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a catch prevention mechanism of a hinge mechanism of a steam cooker integrated with a kitchen ware according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols:

the integrated kitchen ware 100, a panel 101, a gas stove 10, a gas stove panel 11, a burner 12, a first operating switch 13, a steam stove 20, a steam stove panel 21, a protrusion 211, a first mounting groove 2111, a second mounting groove 2112, a cavity 22, an opening 221, a second operating switch 23, a power panel assembly 231, a water tank 24, a water pipe 241, a door body 25, a steamer assembly 26, a hinge mechanism 27, a hinge bracket 271, a buckling groove 2711, a damper 272, a first portion 2721, a second portion 2722, a hinge groove bracket 273, a hinge insertion groove 31, a buckling prevention mechanism 274, a push rod 2741, a push rod seat 2742, an elastic member 2743, a steam generator 28, a nozzle assembly 29, a mounting seat 291, a steam channel 2911, a steam nozzle 292, an air injection hole 2921, a sealing body 293, a door opening device 30, an air inlet assembly 41, an air outlet assembly 42, a water outlet assembly 50, a sewer line assembly 60, a lifting mechanism 70, a lifting frame 71, a, The rack 711, the transverse rod 712, the top bar 713, the driving assembly 72, the motor 721, the driving gear 722, the rotating shaft 723, the driven gear 724, the steaming rack 80, the lighting device 91, the temperature sensor 92 and the steam switch 93.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected unless otherwise explicitly stated or limited. Either mechanically or electrically. Either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an integrated kitchen ware 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a panel 101, a gas range 10 and a steam range 20, wherein the gas range 10 includes a burner 12 and a first operating switch 13, the burner 12 and the first operating switch 13 are both mounted on the panel 101, and the first operating switch 13 is used for operating the gas range 10, for example, turning on and off the gas range 10, adjusting the fire of the gas range 10, and the like.

The steam oven 20 includes a cavity 22, a second operation switch 23, and a water tank 24, the cavity 22, the second operation switch 23, and the water tank 24 are all installed on the panel 101, and an opening 221 is provided at the top of the cavity 22. In addition, a door body 25 for closing and opening the opening 221 is further provided at the top of the cavity 22, and a second operation switch 23 is used to operate the steam oven 20, for example, to activate the steam oven 20 to operate the steam oven 20. The water tank 24 is connected to the chamber 22.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the steam oven 20 further includes a steam generator 28 and a nozzle assembly 29, the bottom of the water tank 24 is connected to the steam generator 28 through a water pipe 241, and the steam generator 28 may be a thick film steam generator, an electric heating pipe steam generator, or the like.

A nozzle assembly 29 is connected to the chamber 22 and the steam generator 28. Specifically, in this embodiment, the nozzle assembly 29 includes a mounting seat 291 and a steam nozzle 292 installed on the mounting seat 291, the mounting seat 291 is installed at a bottom opening of the cavity 22, the steam nozzle 292 is located in an inner space of the cavity 22, the mounting seat 291 opens a steam passage 2911, and the mounting seat 291 is connected to a steam outlet of the steam generator 28 through a pipe.

Referring to fig. 2, the steam cooker 20 further includes a power board assembly 231, the second operation switch 23 is connected to the power board assembly 231, the steam generator 28 is electrically connected to the power board assembly 231, and the second operation switch 23 can control the on/off of the steam generator 28 through the power board assembly 231. The cavity 22 is used for placing food to be cooked using the steam cooker 20, the water tank 24 is used for supplying water to the steam generator 28 to generate steam, and the nozzle assembly 29 is used for spraying the steam generated by the steam generator 28 into the cavity 22 to cook the food. When food needs to be put into the cavity 22, the door 25 is opened, the food is put in, the steam generator 28 is started through the second operation switch 23 after the door 25 is closed, and the water steam generated by the steam generator 28 is sprayed into the cavity 22 through the nozzle assembly 29 to cook the food.

At present, two gas stoves are generally arranged on a cooking bench of a kitchen, and the functions of the double stoves are the same and repeated. When food needs to be cooked, water needs to be heated and boiled first, and then steam is generated to cook, so that the time for generating steam is slow, and the cooking time is long. In addition, during cooking, a large amount of heat is lost when the gas heats the pot, energy is not saved, and the actual utilization heat efficiency is basically about 30%. In addition, when the steam oven is arranged independently, the space of a kitchen occupied by the steam oven is large, more condensed water is contained, and the steam oven is not easy to clean. However, in the integrated kitchen ware 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the gas range 10 and the steam range 20 are integrated together, so that two independent systems are installed together, which not only has the function of the gas range 10, but also has the function of the steam range 20, and meanwhile, the integration of the two systems together can save the kitchen space, and a healthy and efficient nutrition steaming mode is added while the traditional cooking habit of gas heating is maintained.

In summary, in the integrated kitchen ware 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the gas stove 10 and the steam stove 20 are integrated together, so that two mutually independent systems are installed together, which has both the function of the gas stove 10 and the function of the steam stove 20, and meanwhile, the integration of the two systems together can save the kitchen space, and a healthy and efficient nutrition steaming mode is added while the traditional cooking habit of gas heating is maintained.

In some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance 100 includes a cabinet, and the gas range 10 and the steam range 20 are both disposed in the cabinet. Thus, an integrated kitchen cabinet can be formed, and the cleanness of the kitchen is kept.

In the illustrated embodiment, the panel 101 includes a gas range panel 11 and a steam range panel 21, and both the gas range panel 11 and the steam range panel 21 may be spliced together to form the panel 101. The burner 12 and the first operation switch 13 are installed on the gas range panel 11. The cavity 22, the second operation switch 23 and the water tank 24 are installed on the steam hob panel 21.

Specifically, a portion of the steam cooktop panel 21, which is located outside the cavity 22, is formed with a protrusion 211, and the protrusion 211 forms a first mounting groove 2111 to which the second operation switch 23 is mounted and a second mounting groove 2112 to which the water tank 24 is mounted. It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the panel 101 comprises a panel of the cabinet in addition to the gas range panel 11 and the steam range panel 21, that is, after the gas range 10 and the steam range 20 are mounted on the cabinet, the gas range panel 11, the steam range panel 21 and the panel of the cabinet together constitute the above-mentioned panel 101.

In the present embodiment, the first operation switch 13 is a rotary switch, and the second operation switch 23 is a touch panel. It is understood that in other embodiments, other types of switches may be selected for the operating switch.

Referring to fig. 1-3, in the present embodiment, the cavity 22 is disposed below the panel 101. In this way, the user can place and take food in the cavity 22 from top to bottom, and the user does not need to place the food too high in the cavity 22. Further, the door 25 may be provided with a transparent portion, so that when the steam oven 20 cooks food, a user can more conveniently observe the cooking condition of the food in the cavity 22 through the transparent portion of the door 25.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the cavity 22 is disposed below the steam cooktop panel 21, and the cavity 22 and the steam cooktop panel 21 may be connected together by welding. It is understood that in other embodiments, the cavity 22 may also be stamped and formed with the vapor panel 101, and is not particularly limited.

With continued reference to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the door 25 is detachably disposed on the top of the cavity 22. Like this, door body 25 can freely be taken off from cavity 22 so that convenience of customers washs door body 25 and cavity 22 alone, has reduced the washing degree of difficulty of door body 25 and cavity 22, has improved user experience.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance 100 includes a food steamer assembly 26, and the food steamer assembly 26 can be disposed at the opening 221 of the cavity 22 when the door 25 is detached from the cavity 22.

So, can replace the door body 25 through placing food steamer subassembly 26, can increase steam cooker 20's the space of cooking in order to satisfy the cooking of large capacity, increase the culinary art and use the scene. For example, when a user simultaneously cooks a dough product (e.g., steamed bread, steamed stuffed bun, dumpling, etc.) while cooking food, the user may remove the door 25, place the basket assembly 26 at the opening 221, and place the dough product in the basket assembly 26 for cooking.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in some embodiments, the steam oven 20 includes a hinge mechanism 27 disposed on the door 25, and the door 25 is rotatably connected to the cavity 22 through the hinge mechanism 27.

The hinge mechanism 27 includes a hinge bracket 271 and a damper 272, and the damper 272 may be a rotation damper. Specifically, the damper 272 includes a first portion 2721 and a second portion 2722, the first portion 2721 is fixedly connected to the hinge bracket 271, the second portion 2722 is connected to the door 25, the first portion 2721 and the second portion 2722 are capable of rotating relatively, and the hinge bracket 271 is detachably connected to the cavity 22.

In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the hinge mechanism 27 further includes a hinge slot bracket 273, the hinge slot bracket 273 having a hinge insertion slot 2731, the hinge slot bracket 273 being mounted to the cavity 22, and the hinge bracket 271 being detachably inserted into the hinge insertion slot 2731.

Thus, the arrangement of the hinge bracket 271 and the damper 272 enables the door 25 to ensure that the door 25 can slowly and smoothly close the opening 221 in the process of closing the door 25, and the door 25 does not collide with the cavity 22 at too high a speed.

Specifically, the mounting plate 222 is disposed on one side of the top of the cavity 22, the mounting plate 222 is provided with an insertion slot 2221, the hinge slot bracket 273 is aligned with the insertion slot 222, the hinge slot bracket 272 can be inserted into the insertion slot 222 and mounted on the mounting plate 222 (for example, fixed by a screw), the hinge bracket 271 can be inserted into the hinge insertion slot 2731, and the door 25 can be mounted on the top of the cavity 22. When the door 25 needs to be removed, the door 25 can be directly taken up from the upper part of the cavity 22 under the condition that the door 25 is not locked.

Referring again to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the hinge mechanism 27 further includes an anti-snag mechanism 274, the anti-snag mechanism 274 being mounted to the hinge channel bracket 273, the anti-snag mechanism 274 abutting the hinge channel bracket 271 when the hinge channel bracket 271 is inserted into the hinge channel 2731.

Thus, the anti-snapping mechanism 274 abuts against the hinge bracket 271 so as to prevent the door 25 from being lifted up due to an excessive pressure in the cavity 22.

Specifically, please refer to fig. 6, in this embodiment, the anti-snapping mechanism 274 includes a push rod 2741, a push rod seat 2742 and an elastic member 2743, the elastic member 2743 is sleeved on the push rod 2741, the push rod seat 2742 is fixedly installed on the hinge slot bracket 273, the elastic member 2743 is disposed between the push rod 2741 and the push rod seat 2742, a fastening slot 2711 is formed on the hinge bracket 271, and in the process of inserting the hinge bracket 271 into the hinge insertion slot 2731, the hinge bracket 271 firstly pushes the push rod 2741 into the push rod seat 2742 to compress the elastic member 2743. When the catching groove 2711 meets the push bar 2741, the elastic force of the elastic member 2743 causes the push bar 2741 to be inserted into the catching groove 2711 to abut against the hinge holder 271. The elastic member 2743 may be an elastic member such as a spring.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the steam oven 20 includes a door opening device 30, and the door opening device 30 is connected to the cavity 22 and is used for opening the door 25.

Therefore, when the door body 25 needs to be opened, the door opening device 30 can automatically open the door body 25, so that a user can open the door body 25 conveniently to take and place food from the cavity 22.

Specifically, the operation of the door opening device 30 can be controlled by a cooking program, for example, when the steam cooking is finished, the controller of the integrated kitchen appliance 100 can control the door opening device 30 to open the door. The actuation of the door opener 30 may also be triggered by a user, for example, by means of the second operating switch 23. The door opener 30 may be electrically connected to the power board assembly 231, the controller may be a circuit board or an MCU on the power board assembly 231, and the second operation switch 23 may be a touch display. After cooking is finished, a user can click a door opening button of the touch display screen to control the door opening device 30 to open the door body 25. In some embodiments, the door opening device 25 may include a motor (not shown) and a telescopic rod (not shown), wherein the motor is connected to the telescopic rod and is used for driving the telescopic rod to extend and retract, so that the telescopic rod can open the door body. In other embodiments, the door opener 25 may also comprise a cylinder and a telescopic rod. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment of the door opening device 25. In addition, the angle at which the door opening device 25 pushes the door body may be preset. In one example, the angle at which the door opening device 25 lifts the door 25 causes the door 25 to protrude from the panel 101 to facilitate further manual opening of the door 25 by the user.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the steam oven 20 includes a ventilation device coupled to the cavity 22 for ventilating the gas in the cavity 22.

In the illustrated embodiment, the ventilation device includes an air intake assembly 41 and an air exhaust assembly 42, wherein the air intake assembly 41 is connected with the chamber 22, the air intake assembly 41 is used for inputting air into the chamber 22, the air exhaust assembly 42 is connected with the chamber 22, and the air exhaust assembly 42 is used for exhausting air in the chamber 22.

Specifically, the air intake assembly 41 is communicated with the cavity 22, the air intake assembly 41 includes an air intake fan 411 and an air intake duct 412, the air intake duct 412 is communicated with the interior of the cavity 22, and the air intake fan 411 is used for sucking the outside air into the air intake duct 412 and then enters the cavity 22. The exhaust assembly 42 includes an exhaust fan 421 and an exhaust air duct 422, the exhaust air duct 422 is communicated with the inside of the cavity 22, and the exhaust fan 421 is used for sucking the outside air into the exhaust air duct 422 and then entering the cavity 22. . Considering that the gas discharged from the exhaust fan 421 has water vapor, the exhaust duct 421 is connected to a drain pipe of the steam cooker 20, and the drain pipe may be connected to a sewer. And the condensed water of the steam in the exhaust air duct 421 can be discharged to the sewer outside the steam cooker 20 through the drainage pipe.

So, the setting of breather can make before steam cooker 20 cooks the end or steam cooker 20 cooks the end after with the steam of cavity 22 discharge to avoid the too much and lead to the user to spill out and pounce on to the user and influence user experience from opening 221 upwards when opening door body 25 from the high temperature steam in the cavity 22.

Specifically, in some embodiments, the exhaust assembly 42 may be activated to exhaust steam from the cavity 22 just before cooking (e.g., 5 minutes before cooking), while the intake assembly 41 is also activated to continuously supply air into the cavity 22 to prevent negative pressure from forming inside the cavity 22. Of course, the ventilation device may be properly activated during cooking to observe the inside of the cavity 22 or to feed food or the like. The activation and deactivation of the ventilator may be set according to actual conditions, and is not particularly limited herein.

In the present embodiment, the ventilation device includes an intake assembly 41 and an exhaust assembly 42. It is understood that in other embodiments, the air inlet assembly 41 may be separately disposed, such that the air inlet assembly 41 delivers air into the cavity 22, so that the vapor in the cavity 22 can be rapidly condensed, and thus, excessive vapor can be prevented from being splashed to the user when the user opens the door 25. In addition, in some embodiments, the exhaust assembly 42 may be separately disposed, and meanwhile, a ventilation pipeline capable of only one-way ventilation is disposed on the cavity 22, when the exhaust assembly 42 exhausts the steam in the cavity 22, a negative pressure is formed in the cavity 22, and under the action of the negative pressure, the one-way ventilation pipeline is opened, and the outside air enters the cavity 22.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the steam cooker 20 includes a water drainer assembly 50 and a water drain assembly 60, the water drainer assembly 50 is mounted at the bottom of the cavity 22 and communicates with the interior of the cavity 22, and the water drain assembly 60 is threaded to the water drainer assembly 50 at one end and is inserted into a drain on the exterior of the steam cooker 20 at the other end.

In this way, the condensed water, the residual water and the cleaning water generated in the cavity 22 during the cooking process can be discharged into the sewer.

Specifically, the drainer assembly 50 can be electrically connected to the second operating switch 23, and a user can automatically open the drainer assembly 50 through the second operating switch 23 to automatically drain accumulated water in the cavity 22. For example, the first operating switch 13 may be a touch-sensitive display screen, and the user may control the drainer assembly 50 to open by clicking a drain button of the touch-sensitive display screen, so as to drain the water in the cavity 22. Of course, the user may also manually drain water, for example, when the user cleans the chamber 22, the user may manually open the drain assembly 50 to drain water out of the chamber 22. For example, in one example, the water outlet assembly 50 may include a toggle switch valve electrically connected to the second operation switch, and the user can toggle the switch valve through the second operation switch 23 to achieve automatic water drainage, and at the same time, the user can manually toggle the switch valve to achieve manual water drainage.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the steam oven 20 includes a lifting mechanism 70 and a steam rack 80, the lifting mechanism 70 is connected to the cavity 22, the steam rack 80 is disposed in the cavity 22 and supported on the lifting mechanism 70, and the lifting mechanism 70 is used for driving the lifting mechanism 80 to lift.

Thus, the lifting mechanism 70 can lift the steaming rack 80 to facilitate the user to take and put food, and can also prevent the user from being scalded by the high-temperature steam in the cavity 22 when the user takes food.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the lifting mechanism 70 includes two lifting frames 71 and driving assemblies 72 respectively connected to the two lifting frames 71. Each lifting frame 71 comprises a transverse rod 712 and two top rods 713 vertically arranged at two ends of the transverse rod 712, the top rods 713 can extend into the cavity, and the steaming rack 80 is carried on the top rods 713. The lifting frame 71 further comprises a rack 711 fixedly connected to the transverse bar 712. The driving assembly 72 includes a motor 721, a driving gear 722, a rotating shaft 723, and two driven gears 724 disposed at two ends of the rotating shaft 723, wherein the driving gear 722 is mounted on a motor shaft of the motor 721, the two driven gears 724 are respectively engaged with the two racks 711, and the driving gear 722 is engaged with one of the two driven gears 724.

When the steaming rack 80 needs to be driven to ascend or descend, the motor 721 is started to drive the driving gear 722 to rotate, the driving gear 722 drives one moving gear at one end of the rotating shaft 723 to rotate, the rotating shaft 723 is further driven to rotate so as to drive the driven gear 724 at the other end to rotate, the two driven gears 724 drive the rack 711 to move upwards or downwards, the transverse rod 712 and the ejector rod 713 are driven to move upwards or downwards, and therefore the up-and-down lifting of the steaming rack 80 is achieved.

It is to be understood that in the present embodiment, the steam rack 80 may be driven to ascend when the motor 721 rotates forward and the steam rack 80 may be driven to descend when the motor 721 rotates backward, or the steam rack 80 may be driven to descend when the motor 721 rotates forward and the steam rack 80 may be driven to ascend when the motor 721 rotates backward. In a specific practical operation process, the motor 721 is electrically connected to the second operation switch 23, and the second operation switch 23 can be used to turn on and off the motor 721 and make the motor 721 rotate in the reverse direction or in the forward direction.

In one example, the second operation switch 23 is a touch display screen, the touch display screen can display a lifting button and a descending button, the user clicks the lifting button, the motor 721 rotates forward, the lifting mechanism 70 drives the steaming rack 80 to lift, the user clicks the descending button, the motor 721 rotates backward, and the lifting mechanism 70 drives the steaming rack 80 to descend.

In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the number of the motor 721 and the driving gear 722 is 1, and the two lifting frames 71 on both sides are driven by the rotating shaft 723 to move up and down. It is understood that in other embodiments, the number of the motors 721 and the driving gears 722 may be two, one motor 721 connected to one driving gear 722 and one driving gear 722 connected to one lifting frame 71. Therefore, synchronous lifting of two sides can be realized more stably.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the nozzle assembly 29 further includes a sealing body 293, the sealing body 293 being movably disposed within the mounting 291, the sealing body 293 being configured to seal the vapor passage 2911 of the mounting 291.

Thus, during operation of the steam generator 28, steam generated by the steam generator enters the mounting 291 and is pressurized by the weight of the seal 293, thereby pushing the seal 293 open, the steam enters the steam nozzle 292, and is then injected into the chamber 22 through the steam nozzle 292. The seal 293 seals the steam channel 2911 under gravity when the steam generator 28 is not in operation, thereby acting as a seal to prevent waste water from the bottom of the cavity 22 from flowing back into the steam generator 28.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the seal 293 is a sphere. It is understood that in other embodiments, the sealing body 293 may have other shapes, such as a cube, a cone, etc.

Further, in some embodiments, the vapor nozzle 292 has a plurality of gas injection holes 2921, the vapor nozzle 292 has a cylindrical shape, and the plurality of gas injection holes 2921 are disposed along the circumferential direction of the vapor nozzle 292. In this manner, steam may be injected from the plurality of gas injection holes 2921, which may result in a more uniform distribution of steam within the cavity 22, and thus, more uniform heating of the food.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the steam oven 20 further includes a steam switch 93, the steam switch 93 is disposed in the cavity 22, and the steam switch 93 can be used to turn off the steam generator 28. Specifically, in the present embodiment, when the door 25 closes the opening 221 of the cavity 22, the door 25 presses the steam switch 93, and the steam switch 93 is closed by the door 25, so that the user can turn on the steam generator 28 through the second operation switch 23. When the door 25 is opened, the steam switch 93 is opened, so that the steam generator 28 stops operating.

Therefore, the setting of the steam switch 93 can stop the operation of the steam generator 28 when the user opens the door body 25 so as to prevent the user from being scalded by steam, and the user experience is improved.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the steam oven 20 further includes an illumination device 91, and the illumination device 91 is disposed in the cavity 22 and is used for illuminating the inside of the cavity 22. The lighting device 91 may be an LED lamp or the like. In some embodiments, the steam cooker 20 further includes a temperature sensor 92, the temperature sensor 92 is mounted on a side wall of the cavity 22 and is used for detecting a temperature of the steam in the inner space of the cavity 22, the temperature sensor 92 is electrically connected to the controller, and the temperature sensor 92 can input a temperature sensing signal to the controller, so that it can control an amount of the steam generated by the steam generator 28 to adjust the temperature in the inner space of the cavity 22. The controller may be disposed on a circuit board or MCU of the power strip assembly 231.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The disclosure herein provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described herein. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or uses of other materials.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an illustrative embodiment", "an example", "a specific example", or "some examples", 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 present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms 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.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An integrated cookware, comprising:

a panel;

2. The integrated cookware of claim 1 wherein the cavity is disposed below the faceplate.

3. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the door body is detachably disposed on the top of the cavity.

4. The integrated cookware of claim 3 including a food steamer assembly disposed at the opening with the door body removed from the cavity.

5. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 3, wherein the steam oven comprises a hinge mechanism arranged on the door body, and the door body is rotatably connected with the cavity through the hinge mechanism.

6. The integrated cookware of claim 5 wherein the hinge mechanism includes a hinge bracket and a damper, the damper including a first portion coupled to the hinge bracket and a second portion coupled to the door body, the first and second portions being rotatable relative to one another, the hinge bracket being removably coupled to the cavity.

7. The integrated cookware of claim 1 wherein the steam cooker includes a steam generator coupled to the water tank and a nozzle assembly coupling the cavity to the steam generator.

8. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the steam oven comprises a door opener connected to the cavity and configured to open the door.

9. The integrated cookware of claim 1 wherein the steam cooker includes a breather coupled to the cavity for ventilating gas within the cavity.

10. The integrated cookware of claim 9 wherein the air exchange means includes an air intake assembly coupled to the cavity for inputting air into the cavity and/or an air exhaust assembly coupled to the cavity for exhausting air from the cavity.

11. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the steam oven comprises a lifting mechanism and a steam rack, the lifting mechanism is connected with the cavity, the steam rack is used for being placed in the cavity and carried by the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is used for driving the steam rack to lift.