CN114052520B

CN114052520B - Food cooking equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114052520B
Application number: CN202010785673.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杜祖静; 徐书理
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-06
Filing date: 2020-08-06
Publication date: 2023-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 2040-08-06
Also published as: CN114052520A

Abstract

The application discloses food cooking equipment, which comprises a first container and a second container, wherein the first container can be placed in the second container; the handle assembly comprises a handle body, and a first locking mechanism and a second locking mechanism which are arranged on the handle body, wherein the first locking mechanism can be locked and fixed with the first container in an unlocking mode, and the second locking mechanism can be locked and fixed with the second container in an unlocking mode. By the mode, the handle assembly, the first container and the second container are mounted and dismounted.

Description

Food cooking equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to food cooking equipment.

Background

Existing food cooking devices generally include a handle assembly for a user to hold, such as an air fryer, a frying and baking machine, an electric oven, a microwave oven, etc., but the handle assemblies are often of a fixed connection structure, which causes a lot of inconvenience in packaging, transporting, using and storing the food cooking device.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, a new food processing apparatus must be provided.

Disclosure of Invention

To achieve the above object, the present application provides a food processing apparatus comprising: a first container and a second container, wherein the first container is capable of being placed within the second container; the handle assembly comprises a handle main body, and a first locking mechanism and a second locking mechanism which are arranged on the handle main body, wherein the first locking mechanism can be locked and fixed with the first container in an unlocking mode, and the second locking mechanism can be locked and fixed with the second container in an unlocking mode.

As a further improvement of the application, the first container is provided with an insert, and the handle body is provided with a containing cavity for the insert to insert; the first locking mechanism comprises a locking piece which is arranged in the accommodating cavity and exposed out of the handle main body, a locking groove is formed in the inserting piece, the inserting piece is inserted into the accommodating cavity, and the locking piece is embedded into the locking groove; the locking piece can be separated from the locking groove, so that the inserting piece can be extracted from the accommodating cavity.

As a further improvement of the present application, the first locking mechanism further includes a first elastic member supporting the locking member, the locking member including a locking block, a first key exposed from the handle body, and a connecting portion connecting the first key and the locking block; the insert is also provided with a clearance groove, and the clearance groove forms an opening at the end part of the insert facing the handle assembly; in the process that the insert is inserted into the accommodating cavity, the connecting part enters the avoidance groove through the opening, the first key or the insert pushes the locking block to overcome the elastic supporting effect of the first elastic piece and offset to one side of the insert, and the locking block is further embedded and locked in the locking groove under the elastic supporting effect of the first elastic piece.

As a further improvement of the present application, the clearance groove communicates with the locking groove, the insert is inserted into the accommodation chamber in a first direction, a width of the locking groove is larger than a width of the clearance groove in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to a main surface of the insert, a width of the connecting portion is smaller than the width of the clearance groove, and a width of the locking block is interposed between the width of the clearance groove and the width of the locking groove.

As a further improvement of the application, a guide surface is arranged on one side of the locking block facing the first container, and during the process of inserting the insert into the accommodating cavity, the end part of the insert facing the handle assembly is abutted against the guide surface, so that the locking block is pushed to deviate to one side of the insert against the elastic supporting action of the first elastic piece.

As a further improvement of the application, a guide angle is provided at the opening position of the clearance groove, the guide angle being used for guiding the connecting portion into the clearance groove during insertion of the insert into the receiving chamber.

As a further improvement of the present application, the insert is further provided with an insertion limiting portion for forming interference with the handle body during insertion of the insert into the accommodating cavity, thereby limiting a maximum insertion depth of the insert with respect to the accommodating cavity.

As a further improvement of the present application, the insert is inserted into the receiving cavity along a first direction, the handle body includes two first limiting plates and two second limiting plates disposed in the receiving cavity, wherein the two first limiting plates are spaced apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to a main surface of the insert, the two second limiting plates are respectively connected to sides of the two first limiting plates facing each other, and further extend toward each other along the second direction and are spaced apart, and the insert is inserted along the two second limiting plates at one side of the two second limiting plates and is limited between the two first limiting plates.

As a further improvement of the present application, the locking member further includes a support plate, the locking block and the connecting portion are disposed on the support plate, the connecting portion is disposed in a spacing region between the two second limiting plates, and the support plate is limited between the two first limiting plates at the other side of the two second limiting plates.

As a further improvement of the present application, the first elastic member elastically supports the support plate in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and the two second limiting plates further limit the support height of the first elastic member to the support plate in the third direction.

As a further improvement of the application, the handle body further comprises two third limiting plates arranged in the accommodating cavity, the two third limiting plates are respectively arranged at intervals from the two second limiting plates along the third direction, and the insert is further inserted into and limited between the second limiting plates and the third limiting plates.

As a further development of the application, the handle body comprises an end wall arranged adjacent to the first and second containers and defining the accommodation cavity; the handle assembly further comprises a fixed seat which is detachably connected with the handle main body; the fixing seat comprises a bottom wall, a side wall connected with the bottom wall and a positioning column arranged on the bottom wall; the side wall is arranged along the first direction at intervals with the end wall, the bottom wall is located between the side wall and the end wall, the first elastic piece is sleeved on the positioning column, and the side wall is supported between the bottom wall and the supporting plate along a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

As a further improvement of the present application, the limit post is further used for limiting the downward pressure height of the support plate to the first elastic member along the third direction, and the side wall and/or the end wall is further provided with a height limiting portion for limiting the support height of the first elastic member to the support plate along the third direction.

As a further development of the application, the handle body comprises an end wall arranged adjacent to the first and second containers and defining the accommodation cavity; the handle assembly further comprises a fixing seat, the fixing seat is detachably connected with the handle body and matched with the end wall to form a limiting cavity, the first elastic piece is arranged in the limiting cavity, and the fixing seat and the end wall limit the first elastic piece in the first direction and the second direction.

As a further improvement of the present application, the handle body further includes a bottom wall integrally formed with the end wall and extending in the first direction, the fixing base includes a first side wall and two second side walls integrally formed with the first side wall and spaced apart from the end wall in the second direction, the first side wall is spaced apart from the end wall in the first direction, the two second side walls are located between the first side wall and the end wall, and the first elastic member is supported between the bottom wall and the support plate in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction and is further limited between the first side wall and the end wall and between the two second side walls.

As a further improvement of the present application, the first side wall and/or the end wall is further provided with a first height limiting portion for limiting the supporting height of the first elastic member to the supporting plate in the third direction and a second height limiting portion for limiting the pressing height of the supporting plate to the first elastic member in the third direction.

As a further improvement of the application, the second locking mechanism comprises a rocker, a second key and a second elastic member, the middle area of the rocker is hinged with the handle main body, the first end of the rocker is provided with a locking hook, the inner wall of the second container is provided with a clamping block, the second elastic member elastically supports the rocker so as to lock the locking hook and the clamping block with each other, and the second key is used for pressing the second end of the rocker so as to enable the rocker to rotate against the elastic supporting effect of the second elastic member, and unlocking of the locking hook and the clamping block is achieved.

As a further improvement of the application, the handle body comprises a fixing part and a holding part, wherein the fixing part forms a first sub-accommodating cavity, the holding part is used for forming a second sub-accommodating cavity, the fixing part is detachably connected with the holding part, so that the first sub-accommodating cavity and the second sub-accommodating cavity are matched to form the accommodating cavity together, the first locking mechanism is at least partially arranged in the first accommodating cavity, and the second locking mechanism is at least partially arranged in the second accommodating cavity.

As a further improvement of the application, the locking piece and the first elastic piece are arranged in the first sub-accommodating cavity, a first key hole communicated with the first sub-accommodating cavity is formed in the fixing part, and the first key is exposed through the first key hole; the second locking mechanism comprises a rocker, a second key and a second elastic piece, wherein the second key and the second elastic piece are arranged in the second sub-accommodating cavity, a second key hole which is communicated with the second sub-accommodating cavity is formed in the holding part, the second key is exposed through the second key hole, the rocker is hinged to the fixing part, and the second end of the rocker is inserted into the second sub-accommodating cavity.

As a further improvement of the application, the insert is foldable into the first container or protrudes from the first container as compared to the first container; and the insert is inserted into the handle body when extending out of the first container.

The beneficial effects of the application are as follows: compared with the prior art, the food cooking equipment provided by the application has the advantages that the handle component is locked and fixed with the first container in an unlocking mode through the first locking mechanism, so that the handle component and the first container are mounted and dismounted, and further, a user can use the first container independently; in addition, the handle component is locked and fixed with the second container in an unlocking mode through the second locking mechanism, so that the handle component and the second container are mounted and dismounted, and further, a user can use the second container independently; and when the first container is combined with the second container, the handle assembly can also realize locking fixation of the first container and the second container at the same time, so that the first container and the second container are convenient for a user to use in a combined way.

Drawings

For a clearer description of embodiments of the application or of the solutions of the prior art, the drawings that are necessary for the description of the present embodiments or of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the application, from which, without the inventive effort, other drawings can be obtained for a person skilled in the art, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an exploded structure of a first container and handle assembly of an embodiment of a food preparation apparatus according to the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a first container and handle assembly of an embodiment of the food processing apparatus according to the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the handle assembly and insert of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the handle assembly and insert of FIG. 2 at another angle;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the first locking mechanism in the food processing apparatus according to the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the locking member of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the insert of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of other shapes and configurations of the locking and clearance slots in the insert;

Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of another embodiment of the food processing apparatus of the present application;

the correspondence between the reference numerals and the component names in fig. 1 to 9 is:

100-food processing equipment; 1-a handle body; 11-a first limiting plate; 12-a second limiting plate; 13-a third limiting plate; 14-end walls; 15-a bottom wall; 16-a fixing part; 17-a grip; 2-a first locking mechanism; 21-a locking member; 211-locking blocks; 2111-guide surface; 2112-stop surface; 212-a first key; 213-a connection; 214-a support plate; 22-a first elastic member; 3-a first container; 4-an insert; 41-locking grooves; 42-a clearance groove; 43-lead angle; 44-inserting a limiting part; 5-fixing seats; 51-a first sidewall; 52-a second sidewall; 53-sidewalls; 54-positioning columns; 6-a first height limiting part; 7-a second height limiting part; 8-a height limiting part; 9-two side limiting parts; 10-a second locking mechanism; 101-rocker; 1011-latch hook; 102-a second key; 103-a second elastic member; 20-a second container; 201-clamping block.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

The terms "first," "second," "third," and the like in embodiments of the present application 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, a feature defining "a first", "a second", and "a third" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise. Furthermore, the terms "comprise" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those listed steps or elements but may include other steps or elements not listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Those of skill in the art will explicitly and implicitly appreciate that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1-8, the present application provides a food processing apparatus 100 comprising a handle assembly for a user to hold, the handle assembly being removably attachable to a receptacle of the food processing apparatus 100. Such as plugging, latching, etc. For a single container food processing apparatus, such as a bakeware, the present application provides a handle assembly removably attachable to a container; for a food processing apparatus having two containers nested within each other, such as an air fryer, the present application provides a handle assembly that can be simultaneously locked and secured to both containers, with one handle being adapted for both containers for ease of use.

There are a number of ways in which the handle assembly may be connected to the container, and the manner in which the handle assembly is connected to the container is first described below. Specifically, the handle assembly includes a handle body 1 and a first locking mechanism 2.

The handle body 1 forms a containing cavity, and the first locking mechanism 2 includes a locking member 21 disposed in the containing cavity and exposed to the handle body. For the installation of the handle assembly, an insert 4 is provided on the first container 3 of the food processing apparatus 100, the insert 4 being insertable into the receiving cavity of the handle body 1, and the first locking mechanism 2 being lockable and fixable in an unlocked manner with the insert 4 inserted into the receiving cavity.

The locking groove 41 is formed in the insert 4, after the insert 4 is inserted into the accommodating cavity, the locking piece 21 is embedded into the locking groove 41, and further, since the locking piece 21 is exposed from the handle body 1, the locking piece 21 can be operated, so that the locking piece 21 is separated from the locking groove 41, and the insert 4 can be pulled out from the accommodating cavity.

In an embodiment, the locking member 21 may be manually pulled out of the accommodating cavity, and then disengaged from the locking groove 41.

In another embodiment, the first locking mechanism 2 further includes a first elastic member 22, and the first elastic member 22 elastically supports the locking member 21. The locking member 21 includes a locking block 211, a first key 212 at least partially exposed from the accommodation chamber, and a connecting portion 213 connecting the first key 212 and the locking block 211.

The insert 4 is provided with a locking groove 41 and a clearance groove 42, and the clearance groove 42 forms an opening at the end of the insert 4 facing the handle assembly. The insert 4 may be a sheet-like structure, such as an interpolation sheet, an insert block, or the like. In particular, it may be a structure that is less disturbing for cleaning, such as a more regular structure, a structure without grooves or a structure with shallower grooves.

In one embodiment, the insert 4 is configured separately from the first container 3, i.e., the insert 4 is fixed to the first container 3 by, but not limited to, screw fastening, welding, adhesive fastening, etc. Of course, in other embodiments of the present application, the insert 4 may be integrally formed from the first container 3, where the first container 3 is a sheet metal cavity or a die-cast cavity, and a side handle assembly of the sheet metal cavity or the die-cast cavity protrudes to form the insert 4.

In another embodiment, the insert 4 may be further connected to the first container 3 in a foldable manner, and the insert 4 may be folded to be received in the first container 3, i.e. folded to be close to the first container 3, or folded into the first container 3, so that the first container 3 is of a more regular shape, and is not easy to interfere when being placed in a washing space such as a dishwasher. The first container 3 can also be folded to extend out of the first container 3 when it is required for use, and can be inserted into the handle body 1 when it extends out of the first container 3.

In the process of inserting the insert 4 into the accommodating cavity, the connecting part 213 enters the avoidance groove 42 through the opening and moves relatively to the insert 4 along the avoidance groove 42, the first key 212 or the insert 4 pushes the locking block 211 to shift to one side of the insert 4 against the elastic supporting action of the first elastic member 22, and the locking block 211 is further embedded and locked in the locking groove 41 under the elastic supporting action of the first elastic member 22. Through the mode, the first container 3 and the first locking mechanism 2 in the handle assembly are installed, and then the handle assembly and the first container 3 are locked and fixed, so that a user can use the first container 3 independently.

In an application scenario, the user may not operate the first key 212, and during the process of inserting the insert 4 into the accommodating cavity, the two side portions of the insert 4 forming the avoidance groove act on the locking block 211, so that the locking block 211 overcomes the elastic action of the first elastic member 22 and is offset to one side of the insert 4 along the avoidance groove 42.

In another application scenario, the user operates the first key 212, and in the process of inserting the insert 4 into the accommodating cavity, the acting force of the user acting on the first key 212 makes the locking block 211 offset to one side of the insert 4 along the avoidance slot 42 against the elastic action of the first elastic member 22.

Conversely, when it is required to unlock the handle assembly from the first container 3, the user operates the first key 212 to disengage the locking block 211 from the locking groove 41 against the elastic action of the first elastic member 22, and then the connecting portion 213 moves to the opening along the escape groove 42 in the opposite direction of installation, so as to unlock the handle assembly from the first container 3. In this way, the handle assembly is conveniently separated from the first container 3 by the user, so that the food processing device 100 is more convenient to transport, clean and store.

It should be noted that the food processing apparatus 100 may be, but is not limited to, an air fryer, a frying and baking machine, an electric oven, a microwave oven, etc. For example, when the food processing apparatus 100 is an air fryer, the first container 3 may be a basket or a vat, and the handle assembly may be mounted to or dismounted from the basket or vat by the arrangement of the handle assembly; in addition, the air fryer is convenient to transport, store, clean and the like. For another example, when the food processing apparatus 100 is a frying and baking machine, the first container 3 may be a baking net or a baking tray, and the handle assembly and the baking net or the baking tray may be mounted and dismounted through the arrangement of the handle assembly; in addition, the frying and baking machine is convenient to transport, store, clean and the like. For another example, when the food processing apparatus 100 is an electric oven, the first container 3 may be a case, and the handle assembly and the case may be mounted and dismounted by the arrangement of the handle assembly; in addition, the electric oven is convenient to transport, store, clean and the like.

In the present application, an air fryer is taken as an example and the present application is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For convenience of description, in the following description, an insertion direction of the insert 4 into the accommodation cavity of the handle assembly is defined as a first direction, a second direction is defined to be perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the main surface of the insert 4, and a third direction is defined to be perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the avoidance groove is communicated with the locking groove 41, the insert 4 is inserted into the accommodating cavity along the first direction, the width of the locking groove 41 is larger than the width of the avoidance groove 42 in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to the main surface of the insert 4, the width of the connecting portion 213 is smaller than the width of the avoidance groove, and the width of the locking block 211 is between the width of the avoidance groove and the width of the locking groove 41.

By setting the above-mentioned matching dimensional relationship of the locking groove 41, the avoidance groove 42, the connecting portion 213, and the locking block 211, when the insert 4 is inserted into the accommodating cavity along the first direction, the connecting portion 213 moves in the avoidance groove 42 along the first direction relative to the insert 4, in this process, the first elastic member 22 overcomes the self elastic force to act in a compressed state until the locking block 211 moves to the position of the locking groove 41, and under the self elastic force, the locking block 211 pops out from the locking groove 41 and is embedded in the locking groove 41.

The lock groove 41 and the clearance groove 42 may be any combination of shapes, and the lock groove 41 and the clearance groove 42 may be configured in a T-shaped structure as shown in fig. 7, a cross-shaped structure as shown in fig. 8, an arrow-shaped structure, or other structural shapes. Accordingly, in order to achieve the locking effect of the insert 4 and the first locking mechanism 2, in addition to the above-mentioned dimensional relationship, the structural shapes of the connecting portion 213 and the locking block 211 are also required to be identical to those of the locking groove 41 and the clearance groove 42, that is, when the locking groove 41 and the clearance groove 42 are formed into a T-shaped structure, the structural shapes of the connecting portion 213 and the locking block 211 are also required to be T-shaped structures, so that the effect of the present application can be achieved.

As shown in fig. 6, in one embodiment, in order to facilitate insertion of the insert 4 into the receiving cavity, the locking block 211 is provided with a guide surface 2111 on the side facing the first container 3. During insertion of the insert 4 into the receiving cavity, the end of the insert 4 facing the handle assembly abuts the guide surface 2111, thereby pushing the locking block 211 to deflect to one side of the insert 4 against the resilient support action of the first resilient member 22. Specifically, in this embodiment, the guide surface 2111 is arc-shaped, and under the guiding action of the guide surface 2111, the friction between the end of the insert 4 facing the handle assembly and the guide surface 2111 when the end abuts against the guide surface 2111 is reduced, so that the user has smaller installation resistance and saves more labor when installing the handle assembly.

In the present embodiment, the side of the locking piece 211 facing away from the first container 3 is a stop surface 2112. When the insert 4 is locked and fixed with the first locking mechanism 2, the stop surface 2112 of the locking block 211 can effectively prevent the locking block 211 embedded in the locking groove 41 from being separated from the locking groove 41 under the condition that the user does not operate the first key 212, so that the connection reliability of the insert 4 and the first locking mechanism 2 is ensured. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the stop surface 2112 is a vertical surface perpendicular to the main surface of the insert 4. Of course, in other embodiments of the present application, the stop surface 2112 may be a surface of other structural shapes, so long as the effect of ensuring the connection reliability of the insert 4 and the first locking structure is achieved.

Therefore, the handle assembly and the first container 3 of the present application can be quickly and firmly connected by the combined action of the guide surface 2111 and the stop surface 2112 of the locking block 211, so that the convenience and safety of use are improved.

Meanwhile, correspondingly, in order to facilitate the connecting portion 213 of the locking member 21 to smoothly enter the avoidance groove 42 of the insert member 4, a guide angle 43 is provided at an opening position of the avoidance groove 42, and the guide angle 43 is used for guiding the connecting portion 213 to enter the avoidance groove 42 during the process of inserting the insert member 4 into the accommodating cavity. Specifically, the guide angle 43 may be a chamfer, a rounded corner, a chamfer, or an elliptical corner, so long as the effect of guiding the connecting portion 213 into the clearance groove 42 is achieved.

Because the insert 4 is easy to shake in the accommodating cavity in the process of inserting the insert 4 into the accommodating cavity along the first direction, the connection between the handle assembly and the first container 3 is unstable in the subsequent use process, and even the insert 4 is easy to separate from the accommodating cavity, so that the handle assembly is separated from the first container 3, and potential safety hazards are caused. Therefore, in order to limit the insert 4, as shown in fig. 4, the handle body 1 further includes two first limit plates 11 and two second limit plates 12 disposed in the receiving chamber.

Wherein the two first limiting plates 11 are arranged at intervals in the second direction, and the two second limiting plates 12 are respectively connected to one sides of the two first limiting plates 11 facing each other, and further extend towards each other along the second direction and are arranged at intervals. Thus, during the insertion of the insert 4 into the receiving cavity, the insert 4 is inserted along the two second limiting plates 12 at one side of the two second limiting plates 12 and is limited between the two first limiting plates 11.

Specifically, the interval area between the two first limiting plates 11 is slightly larger than the width of the insert 4 in the second direction, so that the insert 4 can be caught between the two first limiting plates 11, so that the two first limiting plates 11 limit the displacement of the insert 4 in the second direction. And, the supporting action of the two second limiting plates 12 limits the displacement of the insert 4 in the third direction in the one-side direction. Meanwhile, the insertion space defined by the two first limiting plates 11 and the two second limiting plates 12 provides a guiding function for the subsequent insertion process of the inserting piece 4, namely, the moving track of the inserting piece 4 in the first direction and the second direction is fixed.

The locking piece 21 further comprises a support plate 214, and the locking block 211 and the connecting part 213 are arranged on the support plate 214; the connecting portion 213 is disposed in a space region between the two second limiting plates 12, and the supporting plate 214 is limited between the two first limiting plates 11 at the other side of the two second limiting plates 12. Specifically, the interval area between the two first limiting plates 11 is slightly larger than the width of the support plate 214 in the second direction, so that the support plate 214 can be caught between the two first limiting plates 11, so that the two first limiting plates 11 limit the displacement of the support plate 214 in the second direction. In this way, the displacement of the locking member 21 in the second direction is restricted, and the mounting stability of the locking member 21 is improved.

Further, in an embodiment, the first elastic member 22 elastically supports the support plate 214 along a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and the two second limiting plates 12 further limit the support height of the support plate 214 by the first elastic member 22 along the third direction. When the supporting plate 214 contacts with the two second limiting plates 12, the first elastic member 22 has the maximum supporting height, and the first elastic member 22 is prevented from being excessively stretched under the elastic action by the limiting action of the two second limiting plates 12.

In addition, as described above, the two second limiting plates 12 limit the displacement of the insert 4 in the third direction along one side, and further, in order to limit the displacement of the insert 4 in the third direction along the other side, the handle body 1 further includes two third limiting plates 13 disposed in the accommodating cavity, and the two third limiting plates 13 are disposed at intervals from the two second limiting plates 12 along the third direction, respectively, and the insert 4 is further inserted and limited between the second limiting plates 12 and the third limiting plates 13. The displacement of the insert 4 in the third direction is limited by the combined action of the second limiting plate 12 and the third limiting plate 13; meanwhile, the insertion space defined by the second limiting plate 12 and the third limiting plate 13 further provides a guiding function for the subsequent insertion process of the insert 4, that is, the movement track of the insert 4 in the third direction is fixed.

Therefore, the displacement of the insert 4 in the first direction, the second direction and the third direction is limited by the combined action of the first limiting plate 11, the second limiting plate 12 and the third limiting plate 13 in the accommodating cavity; meanwhile, the moving track of the inserting piece 4 in the first direction, the second direction and the third direction is fixed, so that the inserting piece 4 can be accurately inserted into and locked and fixed in the accommodating cavity of the handle assembly, the reliable connection between the inserting piece 4 and the handle assembly is ensured, the connection failure is avoided, and the quick connection and disconnection of the handle assembly and the first container 3 in the food cooking equipment 100 are realized.

Meanwhile, correspondingly, in order to facilitate the smooth insertion of the insert 4 into the limiting space defined by the first limiting plate 11, the second limiting plate 12 and the third limiting plate 13, a guide angle 43 is also arranged on one side, away from the opening, of the end portion of the handle assembly, of the insert 4, and the guide angle is used for guiding the insert 4 to enter the limiting space defined by the first limiting plate 11, the second limiting plate 12 and the third limiting plate 13 in the process of inserting the insert 4 into the accommodating cavity, so that friction resistance is reduced, and quick insertion of the insert 4 is realized. Specifically, the chamfer 43 may be a chamfer, a rounded corner, a chamfer, or an elliptical corner, which are all within the scope of the present application, and are not limited thereto.

In order to limit the first elastic member 22, in an embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the handle assembly further includes a fixing base 5, the handle body 1 includes an end wall 14 for defining a holding cavity, the fixing base 5 is detachably connected with the handle body 1 and cooperates with the end arm to form a limiting cavity, the first elastic member 22 is disposed in the limiting cavity, and the fixing base 5 and the end arm limit the first elastic member 22 in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to each other.

Specifically, the handle body 1 includes a bottom wall 15 integrally formed with the end wall 14 and extending along a first direction, the fixing base 5 includes a first side wall 5351 and two second side walls 5352 integrally formed with the first side wall 5351 and disposed at intervals along a second direction, the first side wall 5351 is disposed at intervals along the first direction with the end wall 14, the two second side walls 5352 are located between the first side wall 5351 and the end wall 14, and the first elastic member 22 is supported between the bottom wall 15 and the support plate 214 along a third direction and is further limited between the first side wall 5351 and the end wall 14 and between the two second side walls 5352. The displacement of the first elastic member 22 in the first direction and the second direction is restricted by a restricting space defined between the first side wall 5351, the end wall 14 and the two second side walls 5352.

Further, in order to limit the displacement of the first elastic member 22 in the third direction, the first side wall 5351 and/or the end wall 14 are further provided with a first height limiting portion 86 and a second height limiting portion 87, wherein the first height limiting portion 86 is used for limiting the supporting height of the first elastic member 22 to the supporting plate 214 along the third direction, and the second height limiting portion 87 is used for limiting the pressing height of the supporting plate 214 to the first elastic member 22 along the third direction. Specifically, in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the first height limiting portion 86 is provided with one and is disposed on the end wall 14, and is a limiting protrusion structure protruding from the end wall 14 toward the first side wall 5351, and the second height limiting portion 87 is provided with two and is disposed on a side opposite to each other of the end wall 14 and the side wall 53, and when the support plate 214 is pressed down in the third direction, it abuts against the two second height limiting portions 87, so that the pressing down cannot be continued. Of course, in other embodiments, two first limiting portions may be provided, one on the first side wall 5351 and one on the end wall 14, and one second limiting portion may be provided on the first side wall 5351 or the end wall 14, which may also achieve the effects of the present application and are within the scope of the present application. In addition, in other embodiments, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion may have other structures besides the limiting protrusion, which is not limited herein.

In another embodiment, the fixing base 5 includes a bottom wall 15, a side wall 53 connected to the bottom wall 15, and a positioning post 54 disposed on the bottom wall 15; the side wall 53 is spaced from the end wall 14 along the first direction, the bottom wall 15 is located between the side wall 53 and the end wall 14, and the first elastic member 22 is sleeved on the positioning post 54 and is supported between the bottom wall 15 and the support plate 214 along a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. By sleeving the first elastic member 22 on the positioning post 54, the displacement of the first elastic member 22 in the first direction and the second direction is restricted.

Further, the positioning post 54 is further configured to limit the pressing-down height of the support plate 214 against the first elastic member 22 along the third direction, that is, when the support plate 214 abuts against the positioning post 54 during pressing-down, the positioning post 54 limits the continued pressing-down of the support plate 214. Also, similar to the previous embodiment, the side wall 53 and/or the end wall 14 are further provided with a height limiting portion 8, where the height limiting portion 8 is used to limit the supporting height of the first elastic member 22 to the supporting plate 214 along the third direction, that is, when the supporting plate 214 abuts against the height limiting portion 8, the height limiting portion 8 limits the continuous upward movement of the supporting plate 214. Specifically, in the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the height limiting portions 8 are provided in two, one provided on the side wall 53 and one provided on the end wall 14, and provided on the side of the side wall 53 and the end wall 14 opposite to each other.

Optionally, in this embodiment, in order to reserve the expansion space of the first elastic member 22, the height of the first elastic member 22 in the third direction needs to be Yu Dingwei higher than the height of the post 54 in the third direction in the natural state, and in order to limit the portion of the first elastic member 22 that is higher than the positioning post 54, in this embodiment, the side of the support plate 214 near the positioning post 54 is further provided with two side limiting portions 9, where the two side limiting portions 9 are used to limit the displacement of the portion of the first elastic member 22 that is higher than the positioning post 54 in the first direction and the second direction.

Note that, the first elastic member 22 in this embodiment is a spring. Of course, in other embodiments, the first elastic member 22 may have other elastic structures, so long as the displacement of the locking member 21 in the third direction is achieved, the effect of the present application is achieved, which is not limited herein.

In addition, in order to limit the insertion depth of the insert 4, the insert 4 is further provided with an insertion limiting portion 44, and the insertion limiting portion 44 is used for interfering with the handle body 1 during the insertion of the insert 4 into the accommodating cavity, so as to limit the maximum insertion depth of the insert 4 relative to the accommodating cavity. Through the arrangement, the insert 4 is prevented from being excessively forcefully crashing into the accommodating cavity in the process of being inserted into the accommodating cavity, and the locking block 211 is impacted, so that the insert 4 and the first locking mechanism 2 are damaged and malfunction, and the service life is reduced.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, the insertion limiting portion 44 is a protruding rib disposed on the upper surface of the insert 4 and extending along the second direction, and abuts against the protruding rib through an end arm of the handle body 1 near the first container 3 during the insertion process, so as to limit further insertion of the insert 4. Optionally, the protruding direction of the protruding rib may be any side along the third direction, that is, the protruding rib may be protruding upwards or protruding downwards, which may achieve the purpose of the present application.

In other embodiments, the insertion limiting portion 44 may have other structures, for example, the insertion limiting portion 44 may be a plurality of bumps disposed on the upper surface of the insertion member 4; similarly, the protruding direction of the plurality of protruding points can be any side along the third direction, namely, the plurality of protruding points can be upwards protruding or downwards protruding. For another example, the insertion limiting portion 44 may be a clip strip extending outward from both sides of the insert 4 along the second direction.

In order to adapt one handle assembly to two kinds of containers, two locking mechanisms, a first locking mechanism 9 and a second locking mechanism 10, need to be provided on the handle body 1 to be locked and fixed in an unlocked manner to the first container 3 and the second container 20, respectively. The first locking mechanism 9 may be configured as described above, and the second locking mechanism 10 may be configured as a latch.

As shown in fig. 3 or 9, the second locking mechanism 10 includes a rocker 101, a second key 102, and a second elastic member 103, a middle region of the rocker 101 is hinged to the handle body 1, and a first end of the rocker 101 is provided with a latch hook 1011. The food cooking apparatus 100 further includes a second container 20, a fixture block 201 is disposed on an inner wall of the second container 20, the second elastic member 103 elastically supports the rocker 101, so that the latch hook 1011 and the fixture block 201 are locked with each other, and the second key 102 is used for pressing a second end of the rocker 101, so that the rocker 101 rotates against an elastic supporting effect of the second elastic member 103, and further unlocking of the latch hook 1011 and the fixture block 201 is achieved.

The second key 102 and the second elastic member 103 are disposed in the second sub-accommodating cavity, the holding portion 17 is provided with a second key 102 hole communicating with the second sub-accommodating cavity, the second key 102 is exposed through the second key 102 hole, the rocker 101 is hinged to the fixing portion 16, and the second end of the rocker 101 is inserted into the second sub-accommodating cavity.

With continued reference to fig. 9, for easy disassembly, the handle body 1 includes a fixing portion 16 and a holding portion 17, wherein the fixing portion 16 forms a first sub-accommodating cavity, the holding portion 17 is used for forming a second sub-accommodating cavity, and the fixing portion 16 is detachably connected with the holding portion 17, so that the first sub-accommodating cavity and the second sub-accommodating cavity cooperate to form the accommodating cavity together.

Wherein, the first locking mechanism 2 is at least partially arranged in the first sub-accommodating cavity. And, the handle assembly further includes a second locking mechanism 10, the second locking mechanism 10 being at least partially disposed within the second sub-receiving cavity.

Therefore, the handle main body 1 is detachably connected with the holding part 17 through the fixing part 16, so that the first locking mechanism 2 and the second locking mechanism 10 are detachably connected, the handle assembly is convenient to detach, and the handle assembly is convenient to store, maintain and clean.

Specifically, the locking member 21 and the first elastic member 22 are disposed in the first sub-accommodating cavity, and the fixing portion 16 is provided with a first key 212 hole that communicates with the first sub-accommodating cavity, and the first key 212 is exposed through the first key 212 hole.

In the food cooking apparatus 100 provided by the present application, the first container 3 can be placed in the second container 20; the first locking mechanism 2 can be releasably secured to the first container 3, and the second locking mechanism 10 can be releasably secured to the second container 20.

In an application scenario, when the food cooking device 100 is an air fryer, the first container 3 is a frying basket, the second container 20 is a frying barrel, and through the arrangement of the handle assembly, the installation and the disassembly of the handle assembly and the frying basket, and the installation and the disassembly of the handle assembly and the frying barrel can be realized, so that a user can conveniently use the frying barrel and the frying basket in combination for food cooking, and can also use the frying barrel alone for food cooking; and due to the use of the same handle assembly, the closure of the air fryer can be ensured when the fryer vat is used alone. In addition, the air fryer is convenient to transport, store, clean and the like. In another application scenario, when the food processing device 100 is a frying and baking machine, the first container 3 is a baking net, the second container 20 is a baking tray, and through the arrangement of the handle assembly, the assembly and the disassembly of the handle assembly and the baking net and the assembly and the disassembly of the handle assembly and the baking tray can be realized, so that a user can conveniently combine the baking tray with the baking net for food processing, and can also use the baking tray alone for food processing; in addition, the frying and baking machine is convenient to transport, store, clean and the like.

Therefore, according to the food processing equipment 100 provided by the application, the handle component is locked and fixed with the first container 3 in an unlocking manner through the first locking mechanism 2, so that the handle component and the first container 3 are mounted and dismounted, and a user can conveniently and independently use the first container 3; in addition, the handle assembly is also locked and fixed with the second container 20 in an unlocking manner through the second locking mechanism 10, so that the handle assembly and the second container 20 are mounted and dismounted, and further, a user can use the second container 20 independently; in addition, when the first container 3 and the second container 20 are combined, the handle assembly can also realize locking fixation of the first container 3 and the second container 20 at the same time, so that the first container 3 and the second container 20 are convenient for a user to use in combination.

In summary, according to the food processing device provided by the application, the handle assembly is locked and fixed with the first container in an unlocking manner through the first locking mechanism, so that the handle assembly and the first container are mounted and dismounted, and a user can use the first container independently conveniently; in addition, the handle component is locked and fixed with the second container in an unlocking mode through the second locking mechanism, so that the handle component and the second container are mounted and dismounted, and further, a user can use the second container independently; and when the first container is combined with the second container, the handle assembly can also realize locking fixation of the first container and the second container at the same time, so that the first container and the second container are convenient for a user to use in a combined way.

The foregoing description is only illustrative of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the application, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A food processing apparatus, characterized in that the food processing apparatus comprises:

a first container and a second container, wherein the first container is capable of being placed within the second container;

the handle assembly comprises a handle main body, and a first locking mechanism and a second locking mechanism which are arranged on the handle main body, wherein the first locking mechanism can be locked and fixed with the first container in an unlocking mode, and the second locking mechanism can be locked and fixed with the second container in an unlocking mode;

the handle comprises a first container, a second container and a handle body, wherein the first container is provided with an inserting piece, the handle body comprises a fixing part and a holding part, the fixing part forms a first sub-accommodating cavity for the inserting piece to be inserted, the holding part is used for forming a second sub-accommodating cavity, the fixing part is detachably connected with the holding part, so that the first sub-accommodating cavity and the second sub-accommodating cavity are matched to form an accommodating cavity together, the first locking mechanism is at least partially arranged in the first sub-accommodating cavity, and the second locking mechanism is at least partially arranged in the second sub-accommodating cavity;

The first locking mechanism comprises a locking piece which is arranged in the accommodating cavity and exposed out of the handle main body, a locking groove is formed in the inserting piece, the inserting piece is inserted into the accommodating cavity, and the locking piece is embedded into the locking groove; the locking piece can be separated from the locking groove, so that the inserting piece can be extracted from the accommodating cavity;

the second locking mechanism comprises a rocker, a second key and a second elastic piece, the middle area of the rocker is hinged to the handle main body, a lock hook is arranged at the first end of the rocker, a clamping block is arranged on the inner wall of the second container, the second elastic piece elastically supports the rocker, the lock hook and the clamping block are locked with each other, the second key is used for pressing the second end of the rocker, the rocker overcomes the elastic supporting effect of the second elastic piece to rotate, and then unlocking of the lock hook and the clamping block is achieved.

2. The food processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first locking mechanism further comprises a first elastic member supporting the locking member, the locking member comprising a locking block, a first key exposed from the handle body, and a connecting portion connecting the first key and the locking block;

The insert is also provided with a clearance groove, and the clearance groove forms an opening at the end part of the insert facing the handle assembly;

in the process that the insert is inserted into the accommodating cavity, the connecting part enters the avoidance groove through the opening, the first key or the insert pushes the locking block to overcome the elastic supporting effect of the first elastic piece and offset to one side of the insert, and the locking block is further embedded and locked in the locking groove under the elastic supporting effect of the first elastic piece.

3. The food processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the clearance groove communicates with the locking groove, the insert is inserted into the receiving cavity in a first direction, a width of the locking groove is greater than a width of the clearance groove in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to a main surface of the insert, a width of the connecting portion is less than the width of the clearance groove, and a width of the locking block is between the width of the clearance groove and the width of the locking groove.

4. The food processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein a guide surface is provided on a side of the locking block facing the first container, and an end of the insert facing the handle assembly abuts against the guide surface during insertion of the insert into the accommodating cavity, thereby pushing the locking block to be biased to a side of the insert against the elastic supporting action of the first elastic member.

5. Food processing apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that a chamfer is provided at the opening position of the clearance groove for guiding the connection part into the clearance groove during insertion of the insert into the receiving cavity.

6. The food processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the insert is further provided with an insert stop for interfering with the handle body during insertion of the insert into the receiving cavity, thereby limiting a maximum insertion depth of the insert relative to the receiving cavity.

7. The food processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the insert is inserted into the accommodating chamber in a first direction, the handle body includes two first limiting plates and two second limiting plates disposed in the accommodating chamber, wherein the two first limiting plates are disposed apart from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and parallel to a main surface of the insert, the two second limiting plates are respectively connected to sides of the two first limiting plates facing each other and further extend toward each other in the second direction and are disposed apart, and the insert is inserted between the two first limiting plates along the two second limiting plates at one side of the two second limiting plates.

8. The food processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the locking member further comprises a support plate, the locking block and the connecting portion are disposed on the support plate, the connecting portion is disposed in a spacing region between the two second limiting plates, and the support plate is limited between the two first limiting plates at the other side of the two second limiting plates.

9. The food processing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first elastic member elastically supports the support plate in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions, and the two second limiting plates further limit a supporting height of the first elastic member to the support plate in the third direction.

10. The food processing apparatus of claim 9, wherein the handle body further comprises two third limiting plates disposed in the receiving cavity, the two third limiting plates being disposed at intervals from the two second limiting plates along the third direction, respectively, the insert being further inserted and limited between the second limiting plates and the third limiting plates.

11. The food processing apparatus of claim 8, wherein the handle body includes an end wall disposed adjacent the first and second containers for defining the receiving cavity;

The handle assembly further comprises a fixed seat which is detachably connected with the handle main body;

the fixing seat comprises a bottom wall, a side wall connected with the bottom wall and a positioning column arranged on the bottom wall; the side wall is arranged along the first direction at intervals with the end wall, the bottom wall is located between the side wall and the end wall, the first elastic piece is sleeved on the positioning column, and the side wall is supported between the bottom wall and the supporting plate along a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction.

12. The food processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the positioning post is further configured to limit a height of the support plate to a downward pressure of the first elastic member in the third direction, and the side wall and/or the end wall is further provided with a height limiting portion configured to limit a support height of the first elastic member to the support plate in the third direction.

13. The food processing apparatus of claim 7, wherein the handle body includes an end wall disposed adjacent the first and second containers for defining the receiving cavity;

The handle assembly further comprises a fixing seat, the fixing seat is detachably connected with the handle body and matched with the end wall to form a limiting cavity, the first elastic piece is arranged in the limiting cavity, and the fixing seat and the end wall limit the first elastic piece in the first direction and the second direction.

14. The food processing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the handle body further comprises a bottom wall integrally formed with the end wall and extending in the first direction, the holder comprises a first side wall and two second side walls integrally formed with the first side wall and disposed at intervals in the second direction, the first side wall is disposed at intervals in the first direction from the end wall, the two second side walls are disposed between the first side wall and the end wall, and the first elastic member is supported between the bottom wall and the support plate in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction and is further confined between the first side wall and the end wall and between the two second side walls.

15. The food processing apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first side wall and/or the end wall are further provided with a first height limiting portion for limiting a supporting height of the first elastic member to the supporting plate in the third direction and a second height limiting portion for limiting a pressing height of the supporting plate to the first elastic member in the third direction.

16. The food processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the locking member and the first elastic member are disposed in the first sub-accommodating chamber, and the fixing portion is provided with a first key hole communicating with the first sub-accommodating chamber, and the first key is exposed through the first key hole; the second locking mechanism comprises a rocker, a second key and a second elastic piece, the second key and the second elastic piece are arranged in the second sub-accommodating cavity, a second key hole which is communicated with the second sub-accommodating cavity is formed in the holding part, the second key is exposed through the second key hole, the rocker is hinged to the fixing part, and the second end of the rocker is inserted into the second sub-accommodating cavity.

17. The food processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the insert is foldable into or out of the first container as compared to the first container; and the insert is configured to be inserted into the handle body when the insert extends out of the first container.