CN114246460A - Cooking appliance, control method, control device, and computer-readable storage medium - Google Patents

Cooking appliance, control method, control device, and computer-readable storage medium Download PDF

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CN114246460A
CN114246460A CN202010993420.XA CN202010993420A CN114246460A CN 114246460 A CN114246460 A CN 114246460A CN 202010993420 A CN202010993420 A CN 202010993420A CN 114246460 A CN114246460 A CN 114246460A
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黄韦铭
刘化勇
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The invention provides a cooking appliance, a control method, a control device and a computer readable storage medium. Wherein, cooking utensil includes: a cooking appliance body provided with a cooking cavity; a steam generating device arranged on the cooking utensil body; the steam applying device is arranged on the cooking appliance body and communicated with the steam generating device and the cooking cavity, and is provided with a heating element which is configured to heat the steam medium; a controller storing control instructions; the controller outputs a control instruction to the steam generating device and the steam applying device, the steam generating device generates a steam medium according to the control instruction, and the steam applying device heats the steam medium according to the control instruction and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity. The steam generating device is matched with the steam applying device, so that the cooking time is shortened, and the working efficiency of the product is improved.

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Cooking appliance, control method, control device, and computer-readable storage medium
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of cooking appliances, in particular to a cooking appliance, a control method of the cooking appliance, a control device of the cooking appliance and a computer readable storage medium.
Background
In the related art, a steam rice cooker generally heats water to boil, and then uses the steam to cook food materials. The time from normal temperature to boiling of the water is long, so that the working efficiency of the steam rice cooker is low, and the aim of quickly cooking food materials cannot be fulfilled.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art or the related art.
To this end, a first aspect of the invention proposes a cooking appliance.
A second aspect of the present invention proposes a control method of a cooking appliance.
A third aspect of the present invention provides a control apparatus of a cooking appliance.
A fourth aspect of the invention is directed to a computer-readable storage medium.
In view of this, a first aspect of the present invention proposes a cooking appliance, comprising: a cooking appliance body provided with a cooking cavity; a steam generating device arranged on the cooking utensil body; the steam applying device is arranged on the cooking appliance body and communicated with the steam generating device and the cooking cavity, and is provided with a heating element which is configured to heat the steam medium; a controller storing control instructions; the controller outputs a control instruction to the steam generating device and the steam applying device, the steam generating device generates a steam medium according to the control instruction, and the steam applying device heats the steam medium according to the control instruction and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity.
The invention provides a cooking appliance, which comprises a cooking appliance body, a steam generating device, a steam applying device and a controller. The controller outputs a control instruction to the steam generating device and the steam applying device, the steam generating device generates a steam medium (such as a cold steam medium with a low temperature generated after atomization) according to the control instruction, after the steam medium flows into the steam applying device, a heating element of the steam applying device works to heat the steam medium, and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity, so that the food materials in the cooking cavity are heated by the heated steam medium, and the food materials are cooked.
Furthermore, the steam generating device is arranged to generate cold steam medium by utilizing the steam generating device, the generation of the cold steam medium greatly shortens the time from normal temperature to the generation of relatively stable steam medium, and the purpose of quickly generating steam can be realized.
Further, through setting up steam and applying the device, utilize steam to apply the heating member of device and heat the steam that produces to satisfy the culinary art demand of the edible material of culinary art intracavity, because steam and apply the heating object of device and be the steam medium, so can shorten steam and reach the time of settlement temperature interval when guaranteeing to carry out effective heating to the edible material.
That is, the steam generating device and the steam applying device cooperate to provide stable and reliable support for shortening cooking time and improving work efficiency of the product.
According to the cooking utensil of the invention, the following additional technical characteristics can be provided:
in the above technical solution, further, the steam generating device generates the steam medium according to the control instruction, and supplies the steam medium having a flow rate value in the set flow rate section to the steam applying device.
In the technical scheme, the steam generating device generates steam medium according to the control instruction, and the steam medium with the flow value in the set flow interval is supplied to the steam applying device in a targeted mode according to the control instruction. The setting makes it possible to select the cooking function in a targeted manner according to the type and taste of the food material, and the cooking function has a corresponding relationship with the flow value of the steam medium, so that the flow value of the steam medium flowing into the steam applying device and the cooking cavity is adjusted correspondingly according to the cooking function, and the improvement of the taste, color and nutrition degree of the cooked food material is facilitated.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the steam applying device heats the steam medium according to the control instruction, and supplies the steam medium with a temperature value in a set temperature interval and a flow value in a set flow interval to the cooking cavity.
In the technical scheme, the steam applying device heats the steam medium according to the control instruction and supplies the steam medium with the temperature value in the set temperature interval and the flow value in the set flow interval to the cooking cavity. The cooking function can be selected according to the type and the taste of the food materials in a targeted manner, and the cooking function has a corresponding relation with the flow value and the temperature value of the steam medium, so that the temperature value and the flow value of the steam medium flowing into the cooking cavity are correspondingly adjusted according to the cooking function, and the taste, the color and the nutrition degree of the cooked food materials are favorably improved.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the steam applying device includes: the communicating part is communicated with the cooking cavity.
In this technical scheme, through setting up the intercommunication portion for the intercommunication portion communicates with the cooking chamber, so steam medium accessible intercommunication portion flows into the cooking chamber in, in order to realize carrying out the purpose of cooking to the edible material in the cooking chamber. Wherein the communication part defines a flow path of the steam medium, and has a convergence effect on the steam medium, so that the steam medium can be effectively supplied into the cooking cavity.
In any one of the above aspects, the communication portion further includes: at least part of the first pipeline extends into the cooking cavity, and a first outlet is formed in the part of the first pipeline extending into the cooking cavity; and the second pipeline is provided with a second outlet, and the position height of the second outlet is not equal to the position height of the first outlet.
In this technical solution, the communication portion includes a first pipeline and a second pipeline. Wherein, at least part first pipeline stretches into the culinary art intracavity, and the position height of second export is not equal to the position height of first export, like this, has realized supplying with the purpose of high temperature steam medium to the culinary art intracavity in a plurality of directions, a plurality of angles to guarantee the area of contact and the contact angle of high temperature steam medium and the edible material (like rice-water mixture) of culinary art intracavity, can strengthen the disturbance effect to the edible material, and then be favorable to promoting the culinary art effect, the culinary art taste of edible material.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the cooking cavity is formed with a liquid level limiting line, a position height of at least a part of the first outlet is lower than a position height of the liquid level limiting line, and a position height of the second outlet is higher than the position height of the liquid level limiting line.
In the technical scheme, the position relation of the liquid level limiting line, the first outlet and the second outlet is reasonably set, so that the position height of at least one part of the first outlet is lower than that of the liquid level limiting line, and the position height of the second outlet is higher than that of the liquid level limiting line. Therefore, the food materials (rice-water mixture) in the cooking cavity can be disturbed by the high-temperature steam medium flowing out of the first outlet to break up the caked rice clusters, so that the condition that rice grains absorb water unevenly due to the fact that the rice grains are caked can be improved, and the rice cooking control and the rice taste improvement are facilitated.
Further, the high temperature steam that the second export flows can be with the cold air of culinary art intracavity extrusion culinary art chamber, and then can guarantee that the temperature of culinary art intracavity can satisfy the culinary art demand, so more do benefit to the temperature of the edible material of control culinary art intracavity, and then can improve the hydroscopicity of the edible material of culinary art intracavity, be favorable to promoting the curing of edible material and the promotion of taste.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the steam applying device further includes: and the first driving piece is connected with the communication part and is configured to control the first pipeline and/or the second pipeline to move according to a control command.
In the technical scheme, the steam applying device further comprises a first driving part, the first driving part is connected with the communicating part, and the first pipeline and/or the second pipeline can be controlled to move through the first driving part, so that the position height of the first outlet and/or the second outlet can be adjusted, the position height of the first outlet and/or the second outlet can be adjusted in a targeted mode according to the depth of food materials, the cooking effect of high-temperature steam media sprayed out of the first outlet and/or the second outlet on the food materials is guaranteed, and the cooking of the food materials is controlled, and the taste of the food materials is improved. This setting can satisfy the diversified user demand of user, is favorable to promoting the performance of product.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the cooking appliance body includes: a body; the cooker is provided with a cooking cavity, at least part of the cooker is contained in the machine body, and the steam generating device and the steam applying device are arranged on the machine body; the top of the machine body is provided with a first through hole, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the first through hole and extends into the cooking cavity; and/or the side part or the bottom part of the machine body is provided with a second through hole, the pot is provided with an opening communicated with the second through hole, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the second through hole and the opening and extends into the cooking cavity; wherein, the second outlet is arranged on the cooker.
In this technical scheme, the cooking utensil body includes fuselage and pan, and the pan is equipped with the culinary art chamber. The body is provided with a containing pot cavity, the steam generating device and the steam applying device can be arranged on the body, and the body has supporting and fixing functions on the pot, the steam generating device and the steam applying device.
Furthermore, the top of the machine body is provided with a first through hole, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the first through hole and extends into the cooking cavity. That is, at least part of the first pipeline extends into the cooking cavity by utilizing the first through hole on the top of the machine body, so that the high-temperature steam medium can be guided into the cooking cavity from the top of the cooker.
Or the side part or the bottom of the machine body is provided with a second through hole, the pot is provided with an opening communicated with the second through hole, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the second through hole and the opening to extend into the cooking cavity. For example, when the steam applying device is arranged at the side part or the bottom part of the machine body, in order to enable the high-temperature steam medium of the steam applying device positioned at the side part or the bottom part of the cooking cavity to be smoothly led into the cooking cavity, the second through hole is arranged at the side part or the bottom part of the machine body, the pot is provided with an opening, and the second through hole is opposite to the opening, so that at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the second through hole and the opening to extend into the cooking cavity, and the purpose of leading the high-temperature steam medium into the cooking cavity from the side part or the bottom part of the cooking cavity is achieved.
Further, the second outlet is disposed in the pot, for example, the second outlet is disposed in at least one of the top, the side and the bottom of the pot.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the cooking appliance further includes: an exhaust device configured to be adapted to exhaust gas within the cooking cavity out of the cooking appliance.
In this technical scheme, through setting up exhaust apparatus for exhaust apparatus can be with the gaseous exhaust cooking utensil of culinary art intracavity, if, the high temperature steam that first export flows can pass through exhaust apparatus exhaust cooking utensil with the cold air of culinary art intracavity, and then can guarantee that the temperature of culinary art intracavity can satisfy the culinary art demand, so more do benefit to the temperature value of the edible material of control culinary art intracavity, and then can improve the hydroscopicity of the edible material of culinary art intracavity, be favorable to promoting the curing of edible material and the promotion of taste.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the exhaust apparatus includes: the exhaust pipeline is switched on to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking appliance, and the exhaust pipeline is switched off to stop the gas in the cooking cavity from being exhausted outwards; and/or an exhaust valve, wherein the exhaust valve is opened to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking utensil, and the exhaust valve is closed to stop the gas in the cooking cavity from being exhausted outwards; and/or an exhaust driving component, wherein the exhaust driving component is started to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking utensil, and the exhaust driving component is stopped to stop the gas in the cooking cavity from being exhausted outwards.
In this aspect, the exhaust device includes at least one of an exhaust line, an exhaust valve, and an exhaust drive component. The gas in the cooking cavity can be exhausted out of the cooking utensil through the exhaust pipeline, or the gas in the cooking cavity stops being exhausted outwards; the gas in the cooking cavity can be exhausted out of the cooking appliance or the gas in the cooking cavity stops being exhausted outwards through the exhaust valve; the exhaust driving component can also be used for exhausting the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking appliance or stopping the gas in the cooking cavity from being exhausted outwards.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the steam generating device includes: a water tank; and the atomizing part is communicated with the water tank and is configured to convert the liquid medium into the vapor medium according to the control instruction.
In this technical scheme, steam generating device includes water tank and atomizing spare. Wherein, the water tank is used for the water storage, and the water in the water tank can flow into atomizing spare department, and then can realize that atomizing spare converts liquid medium into steam medium according to control command. The atomizing member operates to disperse the liquid to convert into a vaporous medium of minute droplets. This setting has the steam of production fast, efficient advantage, so for follow-up shorten the culinary art time, improve the work efficiency of product and provide stable and reliable support.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the steam generating apparatus further includes: a second driving member configured to drive the liquid medium of the water tank to be intermittently or continuously supplied to the atomizing member according to a control command.
In this technical scheme, through setting up the second driving piece for the liquid medium of second driving piece drive water tank supplies the atomizing piece intermittently or continuously according to control command, that is to say, can set up different cooking function according to the kind and the edible taste of edible material, different cooking function correspond different control command, and different control command has decided that the second driving piece is the liquid medium of drive water tank and supplies the atomizing piece intermittently, or supplies the atomizing piece continuously. This arrangement can satisfy diversified use demands.
A second aspect of the present invention provides a method for controlling a cooking appliance, which is used for controlling the cooking appliance according to any one of the first aspect, and the method for controlling the cooking appliance includes: in response to a control instruction from the controller, the steam generating means generates a steam medium, and the steam applying means heats the steam medium and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity.
According to the control method of the cooking appliance, the steam generating device responds to the control instruction from the processor, the steam medium (such as a cold steam medium with a low temperature generated after atomization) is generated by the steam generating device according to the control instruction, after the steam medium flows into the steam applying device, the heating element of the steam applying device works to heat the steam medium, and the heated steam medium is supplied to the cooking cavity, so that the purpose of heating food materials in the cooking cavity by using the heated steam medium is achieved.
Furthermore, the cold steam medium is generated by the steam generating device, the generation of the cold steam medium greatly shortens the time from the normal temperature to the generation of the relatively stable steam medium, and the purpose of quickly generating steam can be realized.
Further, the heating member of steam application device heats the steam that produces to satisfy the culinary art demand of the edible material of culinary art intracavity, because the heating object of steam application device is the steam medium, so can shorten the time that steam reaches the settlement temperature interval when guaranteeing to carry out effective heating to the edible material.
That is, the steam generating device and the steam applying device cooperate to provide stable and reliable support for shortening cooking time and improving work efficiency of the product.
In the above technical solution, further, the step of generating the steam medium by the steam generating device specifically includes: controlling the steam applying device to work to generate steam, and supplying steam medium with a flow value in a set flow interval to the steam applying device.
In the technical scheme, the steam applying device is controlled to work to generate steam, and the steam medium with the flow value in the set flow interval is supplied to the steam applying device in a targeted mode according to the control instruction. The setting makes it possible to select the cooking function in a targeted manner according to the type and taste of the food material, and the cooking function has a corresponding relationship with the flow value of the steam medium, so that the flow value of the steam medium flowing into the steam applying device and the cooking cavity is adjusted correspondingly according to the cooking function, and the improvement of the taste, color and nutrition degree of the cooked food material is facilitated.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the step of heating the steam medium by the steam applying device and supplying the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity specifically includes: and controlling the heating element to work, and supplying a steam medium with a temperature value in a set temperature interval and a flow value in a set flow interval to the cooking cavity.
In the technical scheme, the steam applying device heats the steam medium according to the control instruction and supplies the steam medium with the temperature value in the set temperature interval and the flow value in the set flow interval to the cooking cavity. The cooking function can be selected according to the type and the taste of the food materials in a targeted manner, and the cooking function has a corresponding relation with the flow value and the temperature value of the steam medium, so that the temperature value and the flow value of the steam medium flowing into the cooking cavity are correspondingly adjusted according to the cooking function, and the taste, the color and the nutrition degree of the cooked food materials are favorably improved.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the step of supplying the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity specifically includes: controlling a first pipeline of the steam applying device to supply heated steam medium to the cooking cavity; or controlling a second pipeline of the steam applying device to supply the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity; or controlling the first and second pipes of the steam applying device to supply the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity.
In the technical scheme, the first pipeline and/or the second pipeline of the steam applying device are/is set to supply heated steam medium to the cooking cavity according to the cooking function, so that diversified use requirements are met. For example, a first pipeline of the steam applying device is controlled to supply heated steam medium to the cooking cavity; as another example, the second pipeline of the steam applying device is controlled to supply the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity; in another example, the first and second lines of the steam applying means are controlled to supply heated steam medium to the cooking chamber.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the method for controlling a cooking appliance further includes: and acquiring the working time of the steam applying device, and controlling the steam applying device to stop working based on the fact that the working time is in a set time interval.
In the technical scheme, different cooking functions (such as different cooking functions of rice and vegetables; and different cooking functions of vegetables and meat) can be set according to the types of food materials, and different cooking functions (such as different cooking functions of porridge and rice) can also be set according to the edible tastes. Different cooking functions correspond to different control commands, and different control commands determine that the time length for supplying the steam medium into the cooking cavity is different. Therefore, the working time of the steam applying device is compared with the set time interval, so that when the working time is in the set time interval, the steam applying device is controlled to stop working to finish the cooking treatment of the food materials.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the method for controlling a cooking appliance further includes: and controlling an exhaust device of the cooking appliance to work so as to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking appliance.
In this technical scheme, through setting up exhaust apparatus, control cooking utensil's exhaust apparatus work for exhaust apparatus can be with the gas outgoing cooking utensil of culinary art intracavity, if, the high temperature steam that first export flows can pass through exhaust apparatus exhaust cooking utensil with the cold air of culinary art intracavity, and then can guarantee that the temperature of culinary art intracavity can satisfy the culinary art demand, so more do benefit to the temperature value of the edible material of control culinary art intracavity, and then can improve the hydroscopicity of the edible material of culinary art intracavity, be favorable to promoting the curing of edible material and the promotion of taste.
In any of the above technical solutions, further, the step of supplying the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity specifically includes: and controlling a first driving piece of the cooking appliance to work so that a first pipeline of the cooking appliance extends into or out of the cooking cavity.
In this solution, the first drive of the cooking appliance is specifically controlled to operate or to stop operating depending on the cooking function. For example, when the first driving part works, the first pipeline of the cooking appliance is driven to extend into the cooking cavity, so that the food materials (rice-water mixture) in the cooking cavity can be disturbed by the high-temperature steam medium flowing out of the first pipeline, agglomerated rice clusters can be scattered, the condition that rice grains absorb water unevenly due to the agglomerated rice clusters can be improved, and the rice cooking control device is beneficial to controlling the rice cooking and improving the rice taste. And controlling the first driving part to work after the cooking treatment of the food material is finished so as to drive the first pipeline to be drawn out of the cooking cavity.
A third aspect of the present invention provides a control apparatus of a cooking appliance, comprising: a memory storing a computer program; a processor executing a computer program; wherein the processor, when executing the computer program, implements the method for controlling a cooking appliance according to any one of the second aspect.
The control device of the cooking appliance provided by the invention realizes the control method of the cooking appliance according to any one of the second aspect, so that all the beneficial effects of the control method of the cooking appliance are achieved, and the description is omitted here.
A fourth aspect of the present invention proposes a computer-readable storage medium comprising: the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for implementing the method of controlling a cooking appliance according to any one of the second aspect.
The computer-readable storage medium provided by the present invention implements the method for controlling a cooking appliance according to any one of the second aspects, and therefore, all the advantages of the method for controlling a cooking appliance described above are achieved, and are not described herein.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
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fig. 1 shows a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance of an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a cooking appliance according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a cooking appliance according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a cooking appliance according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 7 is a schematic composition diagram of a control apparatus of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein, the corresponding relationship between the reference numbers and the component names in fig. 1 is:
100 cooking utensil, 110 cooking utensil body, 112 machine body, 114 pan, 116 first through hole, 120 cooking cavity, 130 steam generating device, 132 water tank, 134 atomizing part, 136 second driving part, 140 steam applying device, 142 communication part, 144 first pipeline, 146 second pipeline, 148 first outlet, 150 second outlet, 152 first driving part, 154 heating part, 160 controller, 170 liquid level limiting line, 180 exhaust device, 182 exhaust pipeline, 184 exhaust valve, 186 exhaust driving part and 200 food material.
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In order that the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.
In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
A cooking appliance 100, a control method of the cooking appliance, a control apparatus of the cooking appliance, and a computer-readable storage medium according to some embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 7.
Example 1:
as shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention proposes a cooking appliance 100 including a cooking appliance body 110, a steam generating device 130, a steam applying device 140, and a controller 160. Wherein, the cooking utensil body 110 is provided with a cooking cavity 120; the steam generating device 130 is arranged on the cooking utensil body 110; the steam applying device 140 is provided to the cooking appliance body 110, the steam applying device 140 is communicated with the steam generating device 130 and the cooking cavity 120, the steam applying device 140 is provided with a heating member 154, and the heating member 154 is configured to heat the steam medium; the controller 160 stores control instructions.
The controller 160 outputs a control command to the steam generating device 130 and the steam applying device 140, the steam generating device 130 generates a steam medium according to the control command, and the steam applying device 140 heats the steam medium according to the control command and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity 120.
The cooking appliance 100 in this embodiment includes any one of an electric cooker, an electric pressure cooker, an electric stewpan, an electric steamer, and an electric frying pan, and heats and cooks the food material 200 to cook the food material 200. The cooking appliance 100 of the present embodiment is an electric cooking appliance 100, which generates high-temperature steam medium to heat the food material 200 under the driving of electric power. For example, the cooking appliance 100 of the present embodiment is an electric cooker, which is particularly suitable for cooking cereal food 200.
The controller 160 of this embodiment outputs a control instruction to the steam generating device 130 and the steam applying device 140, the steam generating device 130 generates a steam medium (e.g., a cold steam medium with a low temperature generated after atomization) according to the control instruction, after the steam medium flows into the steam applying device 140, the heating element 154 of the steam applying device 140 operates to heat the steam medium, and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity 120, so as to heat the food material 200 in the cooking cavity 120 by using the heated steam medium, and cook the food material 200.
Further, by arranging the steam generating device 130 to generate the cold steam medium by using the steam generating device 130, the generation of the cold steam medium greatly shortens the time from the normal temperature to the generation of the relatively stable steam medium of the liquid medium, and the purpose of quickly generating steam can be realized.
Further, by arranging the steam applying device 140, the generated steam is heated by the heating element 154 of the steam applying device 140 to meet the cooking requirement of the food material 200 in the cooking cavity 120, and the time for the steam to reach the set temperature interval can be shortened while the food material 200 is effectively heated due to the fact that the heating object of the steam applying device 140 is a steam medium.
That is, the steam generating means 130 and the steam applying means 140 cooperate to provide stable and reliable support for shortening cooking time and improving work efficiency of the product.
Specifically, the steam generating device 130 and the steam applying device 140 perform a cooking process on the food material 200 according to the control instruction.
Example 2:
according to an embodiment of the invention, including the features defined in any of the above embodiments, and further: the steam generating means 130 generates the steam medium according to the control command, and supplies the steam medium having a flow rate value in a set flow rate section to the steam applying means 140 according to the control command.
In detail, different cooking functions (e.g., different cooking functions for cooking rice and vegetables; and further, different cooking functions for cooking vegetables and meat) may be selected according to the kinds of the food materials 200, and different cooking functions (e.g., different cooking functions for porridge and rice) may be set according to the taste of food. Different cooking functions correspond to different control commands which determine different flow values of the steam medium supplied to the steam application means 140. This setting has been realized according to the corresponding adjustment of culinary art function and has flowed into the flow value of the steam medium in steam application device 140 and the culinary art chamber 120, is favorable to promoting the taste, the color and luster and the nutrition degree of culinary art back edible material 200.
Specifically, the set flow rate section is set according to the cooking function.
Specifically, the flow rate value is the volume of the steam medium supplied from the steam generating means 130 to the steam applying means 140 per unit time.
Example 3:
according to an embodiment of the invention, including the features defined in any of the above embodiments, and further: the steam applying device 140 heats the steam medium according to the control command, and supplies the steam medium having a temperature value within a set temperature interval and a flow value within a set flow interval to the cooking cavity 120 according to the control command.
In detail, different cooking functions (e.g., different cooking functions for cooking rice and vegetables; and further, different cooking functions for cooking vegetables and meat) may be set according to the kind of the food material 200, and different cooking functions (e.g., different cooking functions for porridge and rice) may be set according to the taste of food. Different cooking functions correspond to different control commands, which determine that the temperature and flow values of the steam medium supplied into the cooking chamber 120 are different. This setting makes can be according to the cooking function pertinence select to the temperature value and the flow value of the steam medium that feeds in the cooking chamber 120, like this, has realized according to the corresponding temperature value and the flow value of adjusting the steam medium that flows into the cooking chamber 120 of cooking function, is favorable to promoting the taste, the color and luster and the nutrition degree of edible material 200 after the culinary art. This can satisfy cooking requirements at different temperatures, e.g., low temperature cooking requirements.
Specifically, the set temperature section is set according to the cooking function.
Example 4:
as shown in fig. 1, according to an embodiment of the invention, comprising the features defined in any of the above embodiments, and further: the steam applying device 140 includes a communication part 142, and makes the communication part 142 communicate with the cooking chamber 120.
In detail, since the communication part 142 is provided so that the communication part 142 communicates with the cooking chamber 120, the steam medium can flow into the cooking chamber 120 through the communication part 142, and the cooking process of the food material 200 in the cooking chamber 120 is performed. Wherein the communication part 142 defines a flow path of the steam medium, having a convergence effect on the steam medium, so that the steam medium can be effectively supplied into the cooking chamber 120.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, the communicating portion 142 includes a first pipeline 144 and a second pipeline 146, at least a portion of the first pipeline 144 extends into the cooking cavity 120, a portion of the first pipeline 144 extending into the cooking cavity 120 is provided with a first outlet 148, the second pipeline 146 is provided with a second outlet 150, and a height of the second outlet 150 is not equal to a height of the first outlet 148.
Like this, realized supplying with the purpose of high temperature steam medium in a plurality of directions, a plurality of angle to cooking chamber 120 to guarantee the area of contact and the contact angle of high temperature steam medium and edible material 200 (for example, rice-water mixture) in cooking chamber 120, can strengthen the disturbance effect to edible material 200, and then be favorable to promoting edible material 200's culinary art effect, culinary art taste.
Specifically, the number of the first pipes 144 is at least one; and/or the number of second conduits 146 is at least one.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, the cooking chamber 120 is formed with a liquid level limit line 170 such that at least a portion of the first outlet 148 is positioned at a height lower than that of the liquid level limit line 170, and the second outlet 150 is positioned at a height higher than that of the liquid level limit line 170.
By properly setting the position relationship of the liquid level limit line 170, the first outlet 148 and the second outlet 150, the position height of at least one part of the first outlet 148 is lower than that of the liquid level limit line 170, and the position height of the second outlet 150 is higher than that of the liquid level limit line 170. In this way, the food material 200 (such as the rice-water mixture) in the cooking cavity 120 can be disturbed by the high-temperature steam medium flowing out from the first outlet 148 to break up the agglomerated rice clusters, so that the condition of uneven water absorption of rice grains caused by the rice clusters can be improved, and the control of the cooking of the rice and the improvement of the taste of the rice are facilitated.
In addition, the high-temperature steam flowing out from the second outlet 150 can expel cold air in the cooking cavity 120 out of the cooking cavity 120, so that the temperature in the cooking cavity 120 can be ensured to meet the cooking requirement, and therefore the temperature of the food material 200 in the cooking cavity 120 can be controlled more conveniently, the water absorption of the food material 200 in the cooking cavity 120 can be improved, and the cooking of the food material 200 and the improvement of the taste are facilitated.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, the steam applying device 140 further includes a first driving member 152, and the first driving member 152 is connected to the communication portion 142, and the first driving member 152 is used for controlling the first pipeline 144 and/or the second pipeline 146 to move according to a control command.
Specifically, the first pipe 144 is controlled to move so that at least a portion of the first pipe 144 extends into the cooking chamber 120, and the second pipe 146 is controlled to move so that the second outlet 150 of the second pipe 146 supplies a high-temperature steam medium into the cooking chamber 120, and the first pipe 144 and the second pipe 146 are controlled to move so that at least a portion of the first pipe 144 extends into the cooking chamber 120, and the second outlet 150 is communicated with the cooking chamber 120 and supplies a high-temperature steam medium into the cooking chamber 120 through the first outlet 148 and the second outlet 150. The height of the first outlet 148 and/or the second outlet 150 can be adjusted by the arrangement, so that the height of the first outlet 148 and/or the second outlet 150 can be adjusted in a targeted manner according to the depth of the food material 200, the cooking effect of the high-temperature steam medium sprayed out of the first outlet 148 and/or the second outlet 150 on the food material 200 is guaranteed, and the cooking of the food material 200 is controlled, and the taste of the food material 200 is improved. This setting can satisfy the diversified user demand of user, is favorable to promoting the performance of product.
Specifically, the second outlet 150 may be located at a height higher than the top of the cooking chamber 120, the second outlet 150 may be located at a height higher than the liquid level limit line 170, or at least a portion of the second outlet 150 may be located at a height higher than the liquid level limit line 170.
Specifically, the first outlet 148 is higher than the top of the cooking cavity 120, the first outlet 148 may be higher than the liquid level limit line 170, and at least a portion of the first outlet 148 may be higher than the liquid level limit line 170.
Specifically, the first drive 152 includes a first motor.
Example 5:
as shown in fig. 1, according to an embodiment of the invention, comprising the features defined in any of the above embodiments, and further: the cooking utensil body 110 comprises a body 112 and a pot 114, the pot 114 is provided with a cooking cavity 120, and at least part of the pot 114 is accommodated in the body 112. In addition, the steam generating means 130 and the steam applying means 140 are provided at the body 112, the body 112 is provided at the top thereof with a first through hole 116, and at least a portion of the first pipe 144 extends into the cooking chamber 120 through the first through hole 116.
In the present embodiment, the cooking utensil body 110 includes a body 112 and a pot 114, and the pot 114 is provided with a cooking cavity 120. The body 112 has a cavity for accommodating the pot 114, and the steam generating device 130 and the steam applying device 140 can be installed on the body 112, and the body 112 has supporting and fixing functions for the pot 114, the steam generating device 130 and the steam applying device 140. The top of the body 112 is provided with a first through hole 116, and at least a portion of the first pipe 144 extends into the cooking chamber 120 through the first through hole 116. That is, at least a portion of the first pipe 144 extends into the cooking chamber 120 through the first through hole 116 at the top of the body 112, so that the high-temperature steam medium can be introduced into the cooking chamber 120 from the top of the pot 114.
In other embodiments, a second through hole is formed at the side or bottom of the body 112, the pot 114 is provided with an opening communicated with the second through hole, and at least a portion of the first pipeline 144 extends into the cooking cavity 120 through the second through hole and the opening. For example, when the steam applying device 140 is provided at the side or the bottom of the body 112, in order to smoothly introduce the high-temperature steam medium of the steam applying device 140 located at the side or the bottom of the cooking cavity 120 into the cooking cavity 120, a second through hole is provided at the side or the bottom of the body 112, and the pot 114 is provided with an opening, the second through hole being opposite to the opening, so that at least a part of the first pipe 144 passes through the second through hole and the opening and extends into the cooking cavity 120, thereby achieving the purpose of introducing the high-temperature steam medium into the cooking cavity 120 from the side or the bottom of the cooking cavity 120.
In other embodiments, the top of the body 112 is provided with a first through hole 116, at least a portion of the first pipeline 144 extends into the cooking chamber 120 through the first through hole 116, and a second through hole is provided at the side or bottom of the body 112, and the pot 114 is provided with an opening communicating with the second through hole, and at least a portion of the first pipeline 144 extends into the cooking chamber 120 through the second through hole and the opening.
Further, the second outlet 150 is disposed on the pot 114, for example, the second outlet 150 is disposed on at least one of the top, the side and the bottom of the pot 114.
Example 6:
according to an embodiment of the invention, including the features defined in any of the above embodiments, and further: the cooking utensil body comprises a pot and a material containing piece, at least part of the material containing piece is contained in the pot, and a cooking cavity is formed in the material containing piece.
Therefore, the food material can be put into the cooking cavity of the material containing member. Specifically, when food materials with small volume are needed to be cooked, the food materials can be placed in the material containing piece, and then the material containing piece is placed in the pot; if the food with larger volume needs to be cooked, the material containing piece can be taken out of the pot, and the pot can be independently used for cooking the food and the like.
Further, in the present embodiment, the cooking utensil body further includes a pot body, and at least a part of the pot is accommodated in the pot body; the cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner; the steam applying device is arranged on the cover body, a first through hole is formed in the bottom of the cover body, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the first through hole to extend into the cooking cavity.
The cooking utensil body also comprises a pot body and a cover body, the cover body can be arranged on the pot body in an opening and closing manner, and the pot body has the functions of containing, supporting and fixing a pot positioned in the pot body. In addition, at least one of the cover body and the cooker body is provided with the steam applying device, namely, the positions of the steam applying devices and the number of the steam applying devices can be set in a targeted manner according to the internal structure of the cooking appliance, so that the occupancy rate of the steam applying devices to the internal space of the cooking appliance is reduced under the condition of ensuring the cooking effect and the food taste.
Wherein, the bottom of lid is equipped with first through-hole, and at least part first pipeline passes first through-hole and stretches into the culinary art chamber. Therefore, the first pipeline extends into the cooking cavity by utilizing the first through hole at the bottom of the cover body, so that the high-temperature steam medium discharged by the steam applying device can be led into the cooking cavity from the top of the cooker.
In other embodiments, the steam applying device is arranged on the cooker body, the side part or the bottom part of the cooker body is provided with a second through hole, the cooker is provided with an opening communicated with the second through hole, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the second through hole and the opening to extend into the cooking cavity. This arrangement achieves the purpose of introducing a high-temperature steam medium into the cooking chamber from the side or bottom of the cooking chamber.
In some other embodiments, the number of the steam applying devices is multiple, a part of the steam applying devices are arranged on the cover body, the bottom of the cover body is provided with a first through hole, and at least a part of the first pipeline penetrates through the first through hole and extends into the cooking cavity; the other part of the steam applying device is arranged on the cooker body, a second through hole is formed in the side part or the bottom of the cooker body, an opening communicated with the second through hole is formed in the cooker, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the second through hole and the opening to extend into the cooking cavity.
Further, the steam generating device is arranged on the cooker body or the cover body.
Example 7:
as shown in fig. 1, according to an embodiment of the invention, comprising the features defined in any of the above embodiments, and further: the cooking appliance 100 further includes an exhaust device 180, and the exhaust device 180 is used for exhausting gas in the cooking cavity 120 out of the cooking appliance 100.
In detail, through setting up exhaust apparatus 180 for exhaust apparatus 180 can be with the gaseous exhaust cooking utensil 100 in the cooking chamber 120, for example, the high temperature steam that first export 148 flows out can be with the cold air in the cooking chamber 120 through exhaust apparatus 180 exhaust cooking utensil 100, and then can guarantee that the temperature in the cooking chamber 120 can satisfy the culinary art demand, so more do benefit to the temperature value of the edible material 200 in the control cooking chamber 120, and then can improve the hydroscopicity of the edible material 200 in the cooking chamber 120, be favorable to promoting the curing of edible material 200 and the promotion of taste.
Further, the exhaust apparatus 180 includes at least one of an exhaust line 182, an exhaust valve 184, and an exhaust driver 186. The exhaust of the gas in the cooking cavity 120 out of the cooking appliance 100 or the exhaust of the gas in the cooking cavity 120 to the outside can be stopped through the exhaust pipeline 182; the exhaust valve 184 can also exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity 120 out of the cooking appliance 100, or stop the gas in the cooking cavity 120 from being exhausted outwards; the exhaust driving part 186 may also be used to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity 120 out of the cooking appliance 100, or stop the gas in the cooking cavity 120 from being exhausted outwards.
Example 8:
as shown in fig. 1, according to an embodiment of the invention, comprising the features defined in any of the above embodiments, and further: the steam generating device 130 comprises a water tank 132 and an atomizing member 134, wherein the atomizing member 134 is communicated with the water tank 132, and the atomizing member 134 is used for converting liquid medium into steam medium according to a control command.
In detail, the steam generating device 130 includes a water tank 132 and an atomizing member 134. The water tank 132 is used for storing water, and the water in the water tank 132 can flow into the atomizing element 134, so that the atomizing element 134 can convert the liquid medium into the vapor medium according to a control instruction. The atomizing element 134 operates to disperse the liquid to convert into an atomized vapor medium of minute droplets. This setting has the steam of production fast, efficient advantage, so for follow-up shorten the culinary art time, improve the work efficiency of product and provide stable and reliable support.
Specifically, the atomizing element 134 includes any one or a combination of the following: pressure atomizers, rotary disc atomizers, ultrasonic atomizers, etc., which are not listed here.
Further, the steam generating device 130 further comprises a second driving member 136, and the second driving member 136 is used for driving the liquid medium of the water tank 132 to be intermittently or continuously supplied to the atomizing member 134 according to the control command.
By providing the second driving member 136, the second driving member 136 drives the liquid medium in the water tank 132 to be intermittently or continuously supplied to the atomizing member 134 according to the control command, that is, different cooking functions can be set according to the type and taste of the food material 200, the different cooking functions correspond to different control commands, and the different control commands determine whether the second driving member 136 drives the liquid medium in the water tank 132 to be intermittently supplied to the atomizing member 134 or continuously supplied to the atomizing member 134. This arrangement can satisfy diversified use demands.
Example 9:
according to a second aspect of the present invention, a control method of a cooking appliance is provided, and fig. 2 shows a flow chart of the control method of the cooking appliance according to the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the control method of the cooking appliance includes:
step S202: in response to a control instruction from the controller, the steam generating means generates a steam medium, and the steam applying means heats the steam medium and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity.
In detail, in response to a control instruction from the processor, the steam generating device generates a steam medium (e.g., a cold steam medium with a low temperature generated after atomization) according to the control instruction, after the steam medium flows into the steam applying device, a heating element of the steam applying device works to heat the steam medium, and the heated steam medium is supplied to the cooking cavity, so that the purpose of heating the food in the cooking cavity by using the heated steam medium is achieved.
Furthermore, the cold steam medium is generated by the steam generating device, the generation of the cold steam medium greatly shortens the time from the normal temperature to the generation of the relatively stable steam medium, and the purpose of quickly generating steam can be realized.
Further, the heating member of steam application device heats the steam that produces to satisfy the culinary art demand of the edible material of culinary art intracavity, because the heating object of steam application device is the steam medium, so can shorten the time that steam reaches the settlement temperature interval when guaranteeing to carry out effective heating to the edible material.
That is, the steam generating device and the steam applying device cooperate to provide stable and reliable support for shortening cooking time and improving work efficiency of the product.
Example 10:
fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a cooking appliance according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein the method for controlling a cooking appliance includes:
step S302: controlling the steam applying device to work to generate steam in response to a control instruction from the controller, and supplying steam medium with a flow value in a set flow interval to the steam applying device;
step S304: the steam applying device heats the steam medium and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity.
In detail, different cooking functions (e.g., different cooking functions for cooking rice and vegetables; and further, different cooking functions for cooking vegetables and meat) may be selected according to the kinds of food materials, and different cooking functions (e.g., different cooking functions for porridge and rice) may be set according to the tastes of food. Different cooking functions are assigned to different control commands, which determine different flow values of the steam medium supplied to the steam application device. This setting has been realized according to the corresponding adjustment of culinary art function and has flowed in the flow value of the steam medium of steam applying device and culinary art intracavity, is favorable to promoting taste, color and luster and the nutrition degree of the edible material after the culinary art.
Specifically, the set flow rate section is set according to the cooking function.
Example 11:
fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention, wherein the method of controlling the cooking appliance includes:
step S402: controlling the steam applying device to work to generate steam in response to a control instruction from the controller, and supplying steam medium with a flow value in a set flow interval to the steam applying device;
step S404: and controlling the heating element to work, and supplying a steam medium with a temperature value in a set temperature interval and a flow value in a set flow interval to the cooking cavity.
In detail, different cooking functions (e.g., different cooking functions for cooking rice and vegetables; and further, different cooking functions for cooking vegetables and meat) may be set according to the kinds of food materials, and different cooking functions (e.g., different cooking functions for porridge and rice) may be set according to the tastes of food. Different cooking functions correspond to different control instructions, and different control instructions determine that the temperature value and the flow value of the steam medium supplied into the cooking cavity are different. The temperature value and the flow value of the steam medium supplied into the cooking cavity can be selected according to the cooking function, so that the temperature value and the flow value of the steam medium flowing into the cooking cavity are correspondingly adjusted according to the cooking function, and the taste, the color and the nutrition degree of the cooked food material are favorably improved. This can satisfy cooking requirements at different temperatures, e.g., low temperature cooking requirements.
Specifically, the set temperature section is set according to the cooking function.
Further, the steam applying device comprises a first pipeline and a second pipeline, and the step of supplying the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity specifically comprises the following steps: controlling the first pipeline to supply the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity; or controlling the second pipeline to supply the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity; or controlling the first pipeline and the second pipeline to supply the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity. Wherein, according to the culinary art function pertinence set up steam and apply first pipeline and/or second pipeline of the device and supply the steam medium after heating to the culinary art chamber to satisfy diversified user demand.
Further, the cooking utensil includes first driving piece, the step of supplying the steam medium after heating to the cooking chamber specifically includes: the first driving part is controlled to work so as to lead the first pipeline to extend into or draw out of the cooking cavity. The first driving part of the cooking utensil is controlled to work or stop working according to the cooking function. For example, when the first driving part works, the first pipeline of the cooking appliance is driven to extend into the cooking cavity, so that the food materials (rice-water mixture) in the cooking cavity can be disturbed by the high-temperature steam medium flowing out of the first pipeline, agglomerated rice clusters can be scattered, the condition that rice grains absorb water unevenly due to the agglomerated rice clusters can be improved, and the rice cooking control device is beneficial to controlling the rice cooking and improving the rice taste. And controlling the first driving part to work after the cooking treatment of the food material is finished so as to drive the first pipeline to be drawn out of the cooking cavity.
Example 12:
fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a cooking appliance according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the control method of the cooking appliance includes:
step S502: controlling the steam applying device to work to generate steam in response to a control instruction from the controller, and supplying steam medium with a flow value in a set flow interval to the steam applying device;
step S504: controlling the heating element to work, and supplying a steam medium with a temperature value in a set temperature interval and a flow value in a set flow interval to the cooking cavity;
step S506: and acquiring the working time of the steam applying device, and controlling the steam applying device to stop working based on the fact that the working time is in a set time interval.
Wherein, different cooking functions (for example, different cooking functions of rice and vegetables; for example, different cooking functions of vegetables and meat) can be set according to the types of food materials, and different cooking functions (for example, different cooking functions of porridge and rice) can be set according to the edible tastes. Different cooking functions correspond to different control commands, and different control commands determine that the time length for supplying the steam medium into the cooking cavity is different. Therefore, the working time of the steam applying device is compared with the set time interval, so that when the working time is in the set time interval, the steam applying device is controlled to stop working to finish the cooking treatment of the food materials.
Specifically, the set time period is set according to the cooking function.
Further, the cooking appliance further comprises an exhaust device, and the control method of the cooking appliance further comprises the following steps: and controlling the exhaust device to work so as to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking appliance.
Wherein, through setting up exhaust apparatus, control cooking utensil's exhaust apparatus work for exhaust apparatus can be with the gas outgoing cooking utensil of culinary art intracavity, if, the high temperature steam that first export flows can pass through exhaust apparatus outgoing cooking utensil with the cold air of culinary art intracavity, and then can guarantee that the temperature of culinary art intracavity can satisfy the culinary art demand, so more do benefit to the temperature value of the edible material of control culinary art intracavity, and then can improve the hydroscopicity of the edible material of culinary art intracavity, be favorable to promoting the curing of edible material and the promotion of taste.
Example 13:
fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a cooking appliance according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, wherein the control method of the cooking appliance includes:
step S602: selecting a cooking function and starting working;
step S604: the controller selects a corresponding cooking program according to the cooking function;
step S606: the atomizing part through control steam generating device works in order to produce the steam medium, utilizes the steam to apply the temperature of device's heating member control steam medium to make the steam medium after the heating enter into the culinary art intracavity, the steam medium enters into the culinary art intracavity through the second pipeline, and the direct heating eats the material, and the entering below eating the material of first pipeline simultaneously is long the interval when reaching the settlement.
Example 14:
as shown in fig. 7, an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention provides a control device 700 of a cooking appliance, where the control device 700 of the cooking appliance includes a memory 710 and a processor 720. The memory 710 stores a computer program, and the processor 720 executes the computer program. The processor 720, when executing the computer program, realizes the steps of the control method of the cooking appliance as any of the embodiments of the second aspect.
Example 15:
an embodiment of a fourth aspect of the invention proposes a computer-readable storage medium comprising: the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program implementing the steps of the method of controlling a cooking appliance according to any one of the embodiments of the second aspect.
The specific embodiment is as follows:
the cooking appliance of the embodiment comprises a steam generating device and a steam applying device, and achieves the effect of fast cooking by controlling the temperature and the flow rate of atomized steam medium in the cooking process.
Wherein, cooking utensil (for example, steam rice cooker) includes: pot, body, controller, steam applying device, exhaust device, steam generating device, etc. As shown in fig. 6, a cooking function is selected and operated, and the controller corresponds to an associated cooking program according to the selected function, and then controls the steam generating device to generate the steam medium, the steam applying device can rapidly heat the steam medium, and the food material (e.g., rice-water mixture) is heated by controlling the temperature of the steam medium and the flow rate of the steam medium. Different food materials correspond to different steam medium temperatures and steam medium flow rates, and the taste of the food is improved. Steam medium enters the cooker through at least one second pipeline, directly heats the food materials, and meanwhile, the first pipeline enters the lower portion of the food materials, so that the purpose of comprehensive cooking is achieved. Only the water vapor generated by atomization is heated, so that the temperature of the steam medium can be quickly and accurately controlled, and the method is particularly suitable for low-temperature cooking (cooking at the temperature lower than 100 ℃).
In the present invention, the term "plurality" means two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise. The terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "connected" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; "coupled" may be direct or indirect through an intermediary. 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 description herein, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above 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.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (21)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:
a cooking appliance body provided with a cooking cavity;
a steam generating device provided in the cooking appliance body;
a steam applying device provided to the cooking appliance body, the steam applying device being in communication with the steam generating device and the cooking cavity, the steam applying device being provided with a heating element configured to heat the steam medium;
a controller storing control instructions;
wherein the controller outputs the control instruction to the steam generating device and the steam applying device, the steam generating device generates a steam medium according to the control instruction, and the steam applying device heats the steam medium according to the control instruction and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity.
2. The cooking appliance of claim 1,
and the steam generating device generates a steam medium according to the control instruction and supplies the steam medium with a flow value in a set flow interval to the steam applying device.
3. The cooking appliance of claim 2,
and the steam applying device heats the steam medium according to the control instruction and supplies the steam medium with a temperature value in a set temperature interval and a flow value in a set flow interval to the cooking cavity.
4. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the steam applying means comprises:
a communication portion in communication with the cooking cavity.
5. The cooking appliance of claim 4, wherein the communication portion comprises:
at least part of the first pipeline extends into the cooking cavity, and a first outlet is formed in the part of the first pipeline extending into the cooking cavity;
and the second pipeline is provided with a second outlet, and the position height of the second outlet is not equal to the position height of the first outlet.
6. The cooking appliance of claim 5,
the cooking cavity is formed with a liquid level limiting line, at least one part of the first outlet is lower than the liquid level limiting line in position height, and the second outlet is higher than the liquid level limiting line in position height.
7. The cooking appliance of claim 5, wherein the steam applying device further comprises:
a first driver connected with the communication portion, the first driver being configured and adapted to control the first and/or second line to move according to the control command.
8. The cooking appliance of claim 5, wherein the cooking appliance body comprises:
a body;
the cooker is provided with the cooking cavity, at least part of the cooker is contained in the machine body, and the steam generating device and the steam applying device are arranged on the machine body;
a first through hole is formed in the top of the machine body, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the first through hole and extends into the cooking cavity; and/or
A second through hole is formed in the side portion or the bottom of the machine body, an opening communicated with the second through hole is formed in the pot, and at least part of the first pipeline penetrates through the second through hole and the opening to extend into the cooking cavity;
wherein, the second outlet is arranged on the cooker.
9. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:
an exhaust configured to be adapted to exhaust gas within the cooking cavity out of the cooking appliance.
10. The cooking appliance of claim 9, wherein the exhaust means comprises:
an exhaust line that is turned on to exhaust the gas inside the cooking cavity out of the cooking appliance, and that is turned off to stop the gas inside the cooking cavity from being exhausted outward; and/or
An exhaust valve which is opened to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking utensil, and is closed to stop the gas in the cooking cavity from being exhausted outwards; and/or
The exhaust driving component is started to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking utensil, and the exhaust driving component is stopped to stop the gas in the cooking cavity from being exhausted outwards.
11. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the steam generating means comprises:
a water tank;
an atomizing member in communication with the water tank, the atomizing member configured to be adapted to convert a liquid medium to a vapor medium in accordance with the control instructions.
12. The cooking appliance of claim 11, wherein the steam generating device further comprises:
a second drive configured to drive the liquid medium of the water tank to be intermittently or continuously fed into the atomizing member according to the control instruction.
13. A control method of a cooking appliance for controlling the cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 12, the control method of the cooking appliance comprising:
in response to a control instruction from the controller, the steam generating means generates a steam medium, and the steam applying means heats the steam medium and supplies the heated steam medium to the cooking chamber.
14. The method for controlling a cooking appliance according to claim 13, wherein the step of generating a steam medium by the steam generating device specifically comprises:
controlling the steam applying device to work to generate steam, and supplying steam medium with a flow value in a set flow interval to the steam applying device.
15. The method for controlling a cooking appliance according to claim 14, wherein the step of heating the steam medium and supplying the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity by the steam applying device comprises:
and controlling the heating element to work, and supplying a steam medium with a temperature value in a set temperature interval and a flow value in a set flow interval to the cooking cavity.
16. The method for controlling a cooking appliance according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the step of supplying heated steam medium to the cooking cavity comprises:
controlling a first pipeline of the steam applying device to supply heated steam medium to the cooking cavity; or
Controlling a second pipeline of the steam applying device to supply heated steam medium to the cooking cavity; or
Controlling the first and second pipes of the steam applying device to supply the heated steam medium to the cooking cavity.
17. The control method of the cooking appliance according to any one of claims 13 to 15, further comprising:
and acquiring the working time of the steam applying device, and controlling the steam applying device to stop working based on the fact that the working time is in a set time interval.
18. The control method of the cooking appliance according to any one of claims 13 to 15, further comprising:
controlling an exhaust device of the cooking appliance to work so as to exhaust the gas in the cooking cavity out of the cooking appliance.
19. The method for controlling a cooking appliance according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein the step of supplying heated steam medium to the cooking cavity comprises:
and controlling a first driving piece of the cooking appliance to work so as to enable a first pipeline of the cooking appliance to extend into or withdraw from the cooking cavity.
20. A control device for a cooking appliance, comprising:
a memory storing a computer program;
a processor executing the computer program;
wherein the processor, when executing the computer program, implements a method of controlling a cooking appliance according to any one of claims 13 to 19.
21. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising:
the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program implementing the method of controlling the cooking appliance according to any one of claims 13 to 19.
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