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 should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; 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.
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.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electric cooking appliance 100, which includes a housing 10 and a heating element 20, wherein the housing 10 forms a receiving chamber 111. The heating element 20 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 111, the heating element 20 can rotate around the preset space 714 relative to the housing 10, and the motion track of the heating element 20 envelopes the preset space 714.
According to the cooking appliance 100 of the embodiment of the invention, food can be placed in the preset space 714, and the heating element 20 can rotate around the preset space 714 relative to the housing 10 and envelope the preset space 714, that is, the heating element 20 can rotate around the food, so that the food is heated more uniformly, and the heating or baking of the food is facilitated.
In this embodiment, the heating element 20 can heat the preset space 714, and since the heating element 20 can rotate around the preset space 714 and envelop the preset space 714, the heat can be uniformly dissipated to the preset space 714, and then the preset space 714 can be uniformly heated, so that the food to be heated in the preset space 714 can be heated more uniformly, the occurrence of the condition that the food is heated non-uniformly is prevented, and the heating or baking of the food is facilitated.
Wherein, the shell 10 can be made of stainless steel, and stainless steel has the hardness height and high temperature resistance's advantage, so can prevent the condition that shell 10 is damaged by hot gas, promotes the life of shell 10 to promote cooking appliance 100's life. It is understood that the housing 10 may be made of stainless steel, and the specific material of the housing 10 may be set according to different situations. For example, in other embodiments, the housing 10 may also be made of iron. The specific material of the housing 10 is not limited herein.
It is understood that the predetermined space 714 is an inner space of the housing 10, and the predetermined space 714 may be a sphere or a cube. The specific shape of the predetermined space 714 is not limited herein.
The movement track of the heating element 20 enveloping the preset space 714 means that the heating element 20 rotates around the periphery of the preset space 714, and the space formed by the heating element 20 in the rotating condition wraps the preset space 714, that is, the preset space 714 is located inside the space formed by the heating element 20 in the rotating condition.
Referring further to fig. 1 to 5, in some embodiments, the heating element 20 includes a first heating pipe 21 and a second heating pipe 22 rotatably connected to the first heating pipe 21, the first heating pipe 21 rotates around a first axis P, the second heating pipe 22 rotates around a second axis Y, the first axis P intersects the second axis Y, and a movement path formed by the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 envelops the predetermined space 714.
The motion track enveloping preset space 714 formed by the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 means that the motion track enveloping preset space 714 of at least one of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22, or the motion track formed by the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 can envelop the preset space 714 after being superimposed, and the following two cases are explained respectively:
in the case where the movement locus of at least one of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 envelopes the preset space 714, the movement locus of one of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 envelopes the preset space 714, or the movement locus of both the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 envelopes the preset space 714.
The movement locus of one of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 enveloping the preset space 714 is explained as follows:
one of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 rotates around the outer circumference of the preset space 714, and a space formed by the one of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 in the rotating state can wrap the preset space 714, that is, the preset space 714 is located inside the space formed by the one of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 in the rotating state.
The following explains the movement trajectories of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 both enveloping the predetermined space 714:
in this embodiment, the first heating pipe 21 can rotate around the first axis P, the movement track of the first heating pipe 21 envelops the preset space 714, the second heating pipe 22 can rotate around the second axis Y, the movement track of the second heating pipe 22 envelops the preset space 714, and the first axis P is perpendicular to the second axis Y, so that, under the condition that the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 rotate, the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 are matched to enable heat to be uniformly and sufficiently dissipated to the preset space 714, and further the preset space 714 can be uniformly heated. Of course, in other embodiments, the first axis P may also be at an angle, such as an acute angle or an obtuse angle, with the second axis Y. That is, in other embodiments, the first axis P and the second axis Y may not be perpendicular. It is not limited whether the first axis P and the second axis Y are perpendicular.
In the present embodiment, the number of the first heating pipes 21 is 1, the first heating pipes 21 are circular, the number of the second heating pipes 22 is 2, and the 2 second heating pipes 22 are semicircular. In such an embodiment, 2 second heating pipes 22 are located in the annular space of the first heating pipe 21 and are arranged opposite to each other, the 2 second heating pipes 22 having the same diameter. Since the 2 second heating pipes 22 are located in the annular space of the first heating pipe 21, the predetermined space 714 is located between the 2 second heating pipes 22, that is to say, the predetermined space 714 can be enveloped by the movement trajectories of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 when the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 rotate. In this way, the heat generated by the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 can be uniformly dissipated to the predetermined space 714, so that the predetermined space 714 is uniformly heated.
Of course, in other embodiments, the 2 second heating pipes 22 may also be located outside the annular space of the first heating pipe 21, or one of the 2 second heating pipes 22 is located inside the annular space of the first heating pipe 21 and another one of the 2 second heating pipes 22 is located outside the annular space of the first heating pipe 21. The predetermined space 714 can be enveloped by the movement trajectories of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 only when the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 rotate. Specific positions of the second heating pipe 22 and the first heating pipe 21 are not limited herein.
It is understood that the number of the first heating pipes 21 may be not only 1, but also the number of the second heating pipes 22 may be not only 2. For example, in other embodiments, the number of the first heating pipes 21 is 1, the number of the second heating pipes 22 is 1, the second heating pipes 22 are located within the annular space of the first heating pipes 21, or the second heating pipes 22 are located outside the annular space of the first heating pipes 21. The predetermined space 714 can be enveloped by the movement trajectories of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 only when the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 rotate. The specific number of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 is not limited herein.
The fact that the movement path formed by the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 can be wrapped around the preset space 714 after being superimposed on each other means that the movement path formed by the first heating pipe 21 in the rotating state cannot be wrapped around the preset space 714 and the movement path formed by the second heating pipe 22 in the rotating state cannot be wrapped around the preset space 714, and the movement path formed by the first heating pipe 21 in the rotating state and the movement path formed by the second heating pipe 22 in the rotating state can be wrapped around the preset space 714 after being superimposed on each other, for example, the space formed by the first heating pipe 21 in the rotating state wraps a first part of the preset space 714, the space formed by the second heating pipe 22 in the rotating state wraps a second part of the preset space 714, and the first part is superimposed on the preset space, so that the movement path formed by the first heating pipe 21 in the rotating state and the movement path formed by the second heating pipe 22 in the rotating state are superimposed on each other The preset space 714 can then be enveloped.
Of course, in some embodiments, one of the first and second heating pipes 21 and 22 may be omitted. In such an embodiment, it is only necessary that the movement trajectory of the other of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 can envelope the preset space 714.
In one embodiment, the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 may be electric heating pipes, and in such an embodiment, heat generated after the electric heating pipes are energized is directly emitted to the predetermined space 714. It is understood that the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 may not be only the electric heating pipes. The specific types of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 may be specifically set according to different situations.
In the present embodiment, the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 are air supply pipes, and in such an embodiment, the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 can supply hot air, or the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 are used to supply hot air into the preset space 714.
The following description will be made with the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 as air supply pipes:
referring to fig. 6 and 7, in the above embodiment, the first heating pipe 21 is formed with a plurality of first gas injection ports 211, and the first gas injection ports 211 face the predetermined space 714. The second heating pipe 22 is formed with a plurality of second gas injection ports 221, and the second gas injection ports 221 are directed toward the predetermined space 714.
The first gas injection ports 211 and the second gas injection ports 221 are directed toward the preset space 714, so that the hot gas in the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 can be injected toward the preset space 714 through the first gas injection ports 211 and the second gas injection ports 221, and can be uniformly injected toward the preset space 714 under the condition that the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 rotate, so that the preset space 714 is filled with the hot gas and uniform temperature rise can be achieved.
It is understood that the first and second gas ports 211 and 221 may be circular, triangular, square, or the like. Of course, the first and second gas injection ports 211 and 221 may be not only in the above-described three shapes. The specific shapes of the first and second gas injection ports 211 and 221 may be set according to various situations. The specific shapes of the first and second gas injection ports 211 and 221 are not limited herein. It is to be noted that the shapes of the first and second gas ejection ports 211 and 221 may also be a combination of the above three shapes or a combination of the above three shapes and other shapes. And are not limited herein.
Referring further to fig. 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 includes a heating device 30, the heating device 30 is in communication with the first heating pipe 21, and the heating device 30 is used for delivering heated gas to the first heating pipe 21.
The heating device 30 can supply heated gas to the first heating pipe 21, so that the first heating pipe 21 is filled with hot gas and can be ejected through the first gas ejection port 211.
The heating device 30 may be an electric heater, and for example, the heating device may include a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient heating) tube. In the case where the gas passes through the PTC heating tube, the PTC heating tube can heat the gas to heat the gas, thereby obtaining hot gas. Of course, the heating device 30 may not be just a PTC heating tube, and the specific type of the heating device 30 may be set according to different situations. The specific type of the heating device 30 is not limited, and it is only necessary that the heating device 30 can heat the gas.
In some embodiments, the first heating pipe 21 is in communication with the second heating pipe 22, so that the heating device 30 delivers the heated gas to the second heating pipe 22 through the first heating pipe 21.
So set up, the steam in the first heating pipe 21 can get into second heating pipe 22 to need not come to carry steam to second heating pipe 22 through other devices, simple structure, and can reduce cooking appliance 100's cost of manufacture, thereby be favorable to cooking appliance 100's volume production.
Referring further to fig. 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 includes a gas supply device 40, and the gas supply device 40 is used for forming a gas flow to supply the heated gas into the first heating pipe 21.
The gas can be fed into the first heating pipe 21 through the provision of the gas feeding device 40, so that the flow of the gas in the first heating pipe 21 is facilitated, and the gas in the first heating pipe 21 or the second heating pipe 22 can be ejected from the first gas ejection port 211 or the second gas ejection port 221.
In the present embodiment, the heating device 30 is disposed between the air supply device 40 and the first heating pipe 21, so that the air flow generated by the air supply device 40 can be heated by the heating device 30 and then enter the first heating pipe 21, so that the hot air is generated in the first heating pipe 21.
Further, the air supply device 40 may be a fan. It is understood that the air supply device 40 may be a centrifugal fan, and the specific type of the air supply device 40 may be set according to different situations, as long as the air supply device 40 can form and supply the air flow to the heating device 30 and the first heating pipe 21. The specific type of the air supply device 40 is not limited herein.
Referring further to fig. 2, 3, 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 further includes a power device 50, the power device 50 is connected to the first heating pipe 21, and the power device 50 is configured to drive the first heating pipe 21 to rotate around the first axis P.
The power device 50 can drive the first heating pipe 21 to rotate about the first axis P, such that the first heating pipe 21 can rotate about the first axis P to enable hot gas to be uniformly injected into the preset space 714 from the first gas injection port 211.
In some embodiments, the power device 50 includes a motor 51 and a transmission assembly 52, the transmission assembly 52 is connected to the motor 51 and the first heating pipe 21, and the motor 51 drives the first heating pipe 21 to rotate around the first axis P via the transmission assembly 52.
The transmission assembly 52 is connected with the motor 51 and the first heating pipe 21, and the electric appliance can drive the transmission assembly 52 to rotate, so that the first heating pipe 21 is driven to rotate around the first axis P under the condition that the transmission assembly 52 rotates, and the structure is simple and easy to realize.
Referring further to fig. 6 and 7, in some embodiments, the transmission assembly 52 includes a first gear 521 fixedly connected to the motor 51 and a second gear 522 connecting the first gear 521 and the first heating pipe 21.
The second gear 522 can be fixed on the first heating pipe 21, and the first gear 521 is meshed with the second gear 522, so that the first gear 521 can drive the second gear 522 to rotate under the condition that the motor 51 drives the first gear 521 to rotate, thereby driving the first heating pipe 21 to rotate.
Referring to fig. 1, 3, and 6 to 8, in some embodiments, the second heating pipe 22 is rotatably disposed on the first heating pipe 21 by a rotating shaft 223, and the cooking appliance 100 includes a rotating structure 60 connecting the rotating shaft 223 and the housing 10, wherein the rotating structure 60 is used for rotating the second heating pipe 22 around the second axis Y under the condition that the first heating pipe 21 rotates around the first axis P.
In such an embodiment, one end of the rotating shaft 223 is fixed to the inner wall of the second heating pipe 22, and when the first heating pipe 21 rotates, the rotating structure 60 can rotate along with the first heating pipe 21 to rotate the rotating shaft 223, and when the rotating shaft 223 rotates, the second heating pipe 22 can rotate along with the rotating shaft 223. In this case, only the power device 50 is required to drive the first heating pipe 21 to rotate, and the second heating pipe 22 rotates around the second axis Y under the cooperation of the rotating structure 60, so that no additional structure is required to drive the second heating pipe 22 to rotate, the structure is simple, and the manufacturing cost of the cooking appliance 100 is reduced.
Referring further to fig. 1, 3, and 6-9, in some embodiments, the rotating structure 60 includes a third gear 61 disposed on the housing 10 and a fourth gear 62 disposed on the rotating shaft 223, and the third gear 61 is engaged with the fourth gear 62.
With the arrangement, the rotation of the rotating shaft 223 can be realized through the arrangement of the third gear 61 and the fourth gear 62, and the structure is simple and easy to realize.
Wherein, the second heating pipe 22 is provided with a first opening 222, the first opening 222 is located at one side of the second heating pipe 22, the first heating pipe 21 is provided with a second opening 212, the second opening 212 is located at two opposite sides of the first heating pipe 21, one end of a rotating shaft 223 is located at a position which passes through the first opening 222 and is fixed with the inner wall of the second heating pipe 22, the other end of the rotating shaft 223 passes through the second opening 212 and the third opening 213 and is partially exposed out of the third opening 213 and is rotatably connected with the first heating pipe 21, the fourth gear 62 is fixedly connected with a portion of the rotating shaft 223 which is exposed out of the third opening 213, so that the fourth gear 62 is driven to move when the first heating pipe 21 rotates around the first axis P, because the fourth gear 62 is meshed with the third gear 61, the third gear 61 is arranged on the housing 10, the fourth gear 62 can rotate relative to the third gear 61, thereby driving the rotating shaft 223 to rotate, thereby effecting rotation of the second heating pipe 22 about the second axis Y.
Further, the first opening 222 and the second opening 212 are communicated, so that the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 are communicated, so that the hot gas in the first heating pipe 21 can enter the second heating pipe 22 through the second opening 212 and the first opening 222.
In the present embodiment, the third gear 61 is fixed to the housing 10 and is annularly provided.
Referring to fig. 1 and 3, in some embodiments, the housing 10 includes a first case 11 and a second case 12 connected to the first case 11, the first case 11 is formed with a receiving chamber 111, the second case 12 is formed with a receiving space 121, and the heating device 30 and the air supply device 40 are located in the receiving space 121.
With such an arrangement, the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 can be used to protect the heating device 30, the air supply device 40 and the heating element 20, and prevent moisture or ash layer of the external air from entering the receiving space 121 or the receiving chamber 111 to damage the heating device 30, the air supply device 40 and the heating element 20, thereby facilitating the normal operation of the cooking appliance 100.
In the present embodiment, the power unit 50 may be located in the housing space 121.
In some embodiments, the first housing 11 has a spherical shape, the first housing 11 includes a lower housing 113 and an upper housing 112 detachably coupled to the lower housing 113, and the third gear 61 is fixedly disposed at the lower housing 113.
The detachable connection between the upper casing 112 and the lower casing 113 may be a hinge, a snap, a screw, or the like. And are not limited herein. It is only necessary that the upper case 112 and the lower case 113 be detachably coupled.
In some embodiments, a partial region of the first shell 11 may be made of a transparent material so that the partial region is a transparent region. In this way, the user can observe the change of the food in the receiving chamber 111 through the transparent area, thereby facilitating the user to use the cooking appliance 100.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 includes a partition 1131 separating the receiving space 121 and the receiving chamber 111, the partition 1131 is formed with a through hole 1132 communicating the receiving space 121 and the receiving chamber 111, and the air supplier 40 sucks the air in the receiving chamber 111 through the through hole 1132.
The partition 1131 is provided to prevent the object in the accommodating chamber 111 from falling into the accommodating space 121. The through hole 1132 is arranged to make the accommodating space 121 and the accommodating chamber 111 communicated, so that the air supply device 40 can suck the gas in the accommodating chamber 111 to the accommodating space 121 through the through hole 1132, and then send the gas in the accommodating space 121 to the first heating pipe 21, thereby realizing the circulation of the gas, and the structure is simple and easy to realize.
In the present embodiment, the partition 1131 is formed on the lower case 113.
Referring to fig. 5, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 includes a screen 1133, and the screen 1133 is disposed at the through hole 1132.
The arrangement of the filter screen 1133 can further prevent the food in the accommodating chamber 111 from falling into the accommodating space 121, so that the user only needs to clean the accommodating chamber 111 after using the cooking appliance 100, and does not need to clean the accommodating space 121, thereby improving the user experience.
Referring to fig. 6, 7 and 10, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 further includes a carrier 70 for carrying the object to be cooked, the carrier 70 is disposed through the first heating pipe 21 and detachably connected to the housing 10, and the first heating pipe 21 can rotate around the carrier 70.
The carrier 70 can be used to carry the cooked object (food) so as to prevent a situation in which the food falls into the housing chamber 111 to cause the cooked object not to be uniformly heated.
In the present embodiment, the carrier 70 may form a predetermined space 714, and a plurality of air inlets 713 are formed on the surface of the carrier 70, so that the hot air ejected from the first air ejection port 211 and the second air ejection port 221 can enter the predetermined space 714 through the air inlets 713, and further heat the cooked object in the predetermined space 714.
Further, referring to fig. 10 and 11, the carrier 70 includes a body 71 and a connecting rod 715 detachably connected to the body 71, the first heating pipe 21 is provided with a fourth opening 214 and a fifth opening 215 opposite to the fourth opening 214, the connecting rod 715 passes through the fourth opening 214 and the fifth opening 215 and partially exposes out of the fifth opening 215 and is rotatably connected to the first heating pipe 21, a groove 7151 is formed on a side of the connecting rod 715 away from the body 71, the upper shell 112 is correspondingly provided with a protrusion 1121, and when the upper shell 112 is connected to the lower shell 113, the protrusion 1121 is embedded in the groove 7151 so that the carrier 70 is fixedly connected to the shell 10. Under the condition that the upper case 112 is separated from the lower case 113, the user can detach the carrier 70 from the connecting rod 715 and take out the accommodating chamber 111, so that the user can take out the food from the preset space 714 or place the food in the preset space 714, which is convenient and fast.
The volume of the end of the connecting rod 715 exposed out of the fifth opening 215 is larger than the size of the fifth opening 215, so that the connecting rod 715 can be prevented from being mistakenly separated from the first heating pipe 21.
Referring to fig. 10, in some embodiments, the body 71 includes a first member 711 and a second member 712 detachably connected to the first member 711, and is configured to facilitate a user to detach or install the body 71, thereby facilitating a user to take out or place food. Wherein, the detachable connection can be clamping connection, screw connection and the like. The specific manner of detachable connection is not limited herein.
In the present embodiment, taking the cooking appliance 100 as an electric oven as an example, a specific operation mode of the cooking appliance 100 will be described:
baking the food: the upper case 112 is detached from the lower case 113, then the body 71 is detached from the link 715 and taken out, then the first piece 711 and the second piece 712 are detached and food to be roasted is placed on the second piece 712, after the food to be roasted is placed on the second piece 712, the first piece 711 is fixed to the second piece 712 and the body 71 carrying the food is fixed to the link 715, then the upper case 112 is fixed to the lower case 113, and then the power device 50, the air supply device 40 and the heating device 30 are controlled to operate to heat or roast the food in the carrier.
Taking out food: the upper case 112 is detached from the lower case 113, and then the body 71 is detached from the link 715 and taken out, after which the first and second pieces 711 and 712 are detached and the food located in the second piece 712 is taken out.
In this embodiment, the movement tracks of the first heating pipe 21 and the second heating pipe 22 can envelop the preset space 714, so that food in the preset space 714 can be uniformly heated, and the cooking appliance 100 has a simple structure, is easy to implement, and is beneficial to improving user experience.
It is understood that the cooking appliance 100 may not be just an electric oven, and a specific type of the cooking appliance 100 may be set according to various situations. For example, in other embodiments, cooking appliance 100 may also be an oven. The specific type of the cooking appliance 100 is not limited herein.
In the description herein, references to the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, 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.