CN114263955A

CN114263955A - Integrated kitchen appliance

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Publication number: CN114263955A
Application number: CN202111639700.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 易正清; 余悦泳; 彭小康; 杨树进
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Foshan Shunde Midea Washing Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-29
Filing date: 2021-12-29
Publication date: 2022-04-01

Abstract

The application discloses integrated form kitchen appliance. The integrated kitchen appliance comprises a box body, a stove module and a cool air module. The box is equipped with and accepts chamber, air intake and air outlet, accepts chamber intercommunication air intake and air outlet. The cooking utensils module sets up in the box top. The cool air module is arranged in the accommodating cavity and comprises a water tank, a wet curtain and a wind power assembly, the water tank is communicated with the wet curtain, and the wind power assembly is used for forming airflow passing through the wet curtain between the air inlet and the air outlet. The integrated form kitchen appliance of this application embodiment utilizes wet curtain to cool down the air current, blows off from the air outlet again, reduces the culinary art environment ambient air temperature, promotes the culinary art and experiences. Because the cooling mode that water absorbs heat to evaporate is adopted, no waste heat is generated, no hot air is discharged, and the actual smoking air quantity of the range hood cannot be influenced.

Description

Integrated kitchen appliance

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to an integrated kitchen appliance.

Background

During cooking, a large amount of heat is generated by the cooktop flame, causing the kitchen temperature to rise. The space in kitchen is narrow and small, airtight, is not convenient for install traditional air conditioner and cools down to the kitchen, and uses electric fan, cold day, thermantidote etc. to cause the influence to the cigarette machine smoking effect again, has reduced the culinary art and has experienced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an integrated kitchen appliance.

The integrated kitchen appliance of the embodiment of the application comprises a box body, a kitchen range module and a cool air module. The box is equipped with and accepts chamber, air intake and air outlet, it communicates to accept the chamber the air intake with the air outlet. The stove module is arranged above the box body. The cool air module is arranged in the accommodating cavity and comprises a water tank, a wet curtain and a wind power assembly, the water tank is communicated with the wet curtain, and the wind power assembly is used for forming airflow passing through the wet curtain between the air inlet and the air outlet.

The integrated form kitchen appliance of this application embodiment utilizes wet curtain to cool down the air current, blows off from the air outlet again, reduces the culinary art environment ambient air temperature, promotes the culinary art and experiences. Because the cooling mode that water absorbs heat to evaporate is adopted, no waste heat is generated, no hot air is discharged, and the actual smoking air quantity of the range hood cannot be influenced.

In some embodiments, the cool air module includes a power device communicating the water tank and the wet curtain.

In some embodiments, the cool air module includes a water tray, the wet curtain and the water tank are arranged from top to bottom, the power device communicates the water tray and the water tank, the water tray communicates the wet curtain, the wind power assembly includes an air inlet, and the wet curtain and the air inlet are arranged at a certain distance.

In some embodiments, the air inlets include two air inlets, and each air inlet is provided with one of the wet curtains.

In some embodiments, the cool air module includes a housing, the water tank, the wet curtain and the wind power assembly are disposed in the housing, a through hole is opened on a side wall of the housing, and the wet curtain is disposed between the air inlet and the through hole.

In some embodiments, the distance between the side wall of the housing, on which the through hole is formed, and the inner wall of the accommodating cavity is greater than 30 mm.

In some embodiments, the through holes are formed in both the left side wall and the right side wall of the housing, the air outlet is formed in the front side wall of the housing, and the integrated kitchen appliance includes an air guide member, which is connected with the air outlet and the air outlet.

In some embodiments, the cool air module comprises a water pan, and the water pan is arranged at the bottom of the wet curtain and is communicated with the water tank.

In some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance includes an air intake grille disposed at the air inlet.

In some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance includes a wind guide mechanism disposed at the wind outlet.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application 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 present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 to 4 are schematic structural views of an integrated kitchen appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 and 6 are schematic structural views of a cool air module according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

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

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it is worth mentioning that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplified description of the embodiments of the present application, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application. The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. The features defined as "first", "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features described. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; the terms may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate, and the specific meanings of the terms in the embodiments of the present application may be understood according to specific situations.

In embodiments of the present application, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different configurations of embodiments of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the embodiments of the present application, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Embodiments of the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. Embodiments of the present application provide examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6 together, an integrated kitchen appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a cabinet 10, a cooker module 20, and a cooling module 30. The box body 10 is provided with a containing cavity 101, an air inlet 102 and an air outlet 103, and the containing cavity 101 is communicated with the air inlet 102 and the air outlet 103. The hob module 20 is arranged above the cabinet 10. The cool air module 30 is disposed in the accommodating cavity 101, the cool air module 30 includes a water tank 31, a wet curtain 32 and a wind power assembly 33, the water tank 31 is communicated with the wet curtain 32, and the wind power assembly 33 is used for forming an air flow passing through the wet curtain 32 between the air inlet 102 and the air outlet 103.

The integrated kitchen appliance 100 of the embodiment of the application utilizes the wet curtain 32 to cool down the air current, blows out from the air outlet 103 again, reduces the ambient air temperature of the cooking environment, and improves the cooking experience. Because the cooling mode that water absorbs heat to evaporate is adopted, no waste heat is generated, no hot air is discharged, and the actual smoking air quantity of the range hood cannot be influenced.

Along with the user more and more attach importance to the home environment, especially the requirement to cooking appliance is more and more high, cooking appliance not only can satisfy daily user demand, still needs to satisfy other aspects's demands such as practicality, sexual valence relative altitude, pleasing to the eye, use experience are comfortable. The integrated kitchen appliance 100 of the embodiment of the present application not only has the cooking function of the cooking appliance, but also has the cool air function, and the cool air module 30 cools down the kitchen, so that the cooking feeling of the user can be improved.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1 and 3 again, the integrated kitchen appliance 100 includes a box 10, the box 10 can meet daily use requirements of users, and the box 10 is compact, so that space utilization of the integrated kitchen appliance 100 can be improved. In some embodiments, the housing 10 may include a case 11, and the case 11 includes a receiving cavity 101. The box 11 may be rectangular parallelepiped, and the housing cavity 101 corresponds to a housing space for housing the cooling module 30.

The box 10 further includes an air inlet 102 and an air outlet 103, external air can enter the accommodating cavity 101 and the cool air module 30 through the air inlet 102, the air inlet 102 is communicated with the air outlet 103, and cool air generated by the cool air module 30 can be discharged from the air outlet 103.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4 again, a cooking module 20 is disposed above the box 10, and a user can use the cooking module 20 to cook and stir-fry food. The cooker module 20 includes a cooker, which may be a natural gas cooker, an artificial gas cooker, a liquefied petroleum gas cooker, or the like. The cookers may be cookers directly disposed above the box 10, or may be embedded cookers partially embedded in the box 10, and are not limited herein. The stove comprises a stove fire cover, fire holes can be formed in the stove fire cover, and flame can be generated through air outlet and combustion of the fire holes. The fire holes can be round holes, trapezoids, rectangles, strips and the like.

It is worth mentioning that in some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance 100 may further include at least one of a steam box module, an oven module, a smoke machine module, a sterilization module, and a preservation module, which may be installed at the case body 10 and located below the cooker module 20; the aircraft nose of cigarette machine module is located the top of cooking utensils module 20, and the fan of cigarette machine module is located the below of cooking utensils module 20. As such, the integrated kitchen appliance 100 may be a combined all-in-one machine of a plurality of cooking appliances. In some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance 100 may be an integrated steamer, an integrated micro-steamer, an integrated sterilizer, and the like, without limitation.

Referring to fig. 1, 5 and 6, the box 10 includes a cool air module 30 disposed in the accommodating cavity 101. The cool air module 30 can solve the problem of high temperature in the kitchen, and effectively improve the cooking experience of the user. The cool air module 30 includes a water tank 31, a wet curtain 32, and a wind module 33. The water is filled in the water tank 31, the water can flow onto the wet curtain 32 to wet the wet curtain 32 to form a water film, the airflow enters through the air inlet 102 and flows through the wet curtain 32, the heat is absorbed by the water to reduce the temperature when the airflow flows through the water film on the wet curtain, and then the airflow is blown out from the air outlet 103. Therefore, the cool air module 30 can cool the kitchen.

It should be noted that the water tank 31 may be made of metal, and the wet curtain 32 may be a sponge wet curtain with thickness, or a wet curtain made of other materials that can wet and ventilate, and is not limited herein. The wind power assembly 33 comprises a centrifugal wind wheel, a volute and a motor, and the wind power assembly 33 has the functions of air suction and air supply, so that the cooling effect of the cooling module 30 is ensured.

Referring again to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the cool air module 30 includes a power device 34, and the power device 34 communicates with the water tank 31 and the wet curtain 32.

Specifically, the power device 34 may be a water pump, which may deliver water. Water pumps include, but are not limited to, positive displacement pumps, vane pumps, and the like. The power unit 34 may be partially disposed within the water tank 31 and contact the bottom of the water tank 31. The power device 34 is communicated with the water tank and the wet curtain, and the power device 34 can convey water in the water tank 31, so that the water can flow onto the wet curtain 32 to wet the wet curtain 32 to form a water film.

In one embodiment, the water tank 31 is disposed below the wet curtain 32, the water pump 34 is partially disposed within the water tank 31, and the water pump 34 can deliver water from the water tank 31 above the wet curtain 32 so that the water can flow onto the wet curtain 32 to wet the wet curtain 32 to form a water film.

Referring again to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the cool air module 30 includes a water tray 35. The water containing tray 35, the wet curtain 32 and the water tank 31 are arranged from top to bottom, the power device 34 is communicated with the water containing tray 35 and the water tank 31, the water containing tray 35 is communicated with the wet curtain 32, the wind power assembly 33 comprises an air inlet 331, and the wet curtain 32 and the air inlet 331 are arranged at a certain distance.

Specifically, the water tray 35 may be disposed above the wet curtain 32 and the wind power assembly 33, the wind power assembly 33 is disposed above the water tank 31, and the power device 34 is disposed in the water tank 31, and the power device 34 communicates the water tray 35 and the water tank 31. Therefore, the power device 34 can convey the water in the water tank 31 to the water containing disc 35, the water containing disc 35 is communicated with the wet curtain 32, and the water in the water containing disc 35 can flow downwards to flow out of the wet curtain 32. The wind power assembly 33 includes an air inlet 331, the wet curtain 32 may be disposed on both sides of the air inlet 331 of the wind power assembly 33, and the external air flow enters the air inlet 102, passes through the wet curtain 32 and then passes through the air inlet 331. Therefore, the cool air module 30 has a compact structure, the space utilization rate in the cool air module 30 can be ensured, and the use effect of the cool air module is ensured. The distance between the wet curtain 32 and the air inlet 331 can ensure the working efficiency of the cool air module 30 and the cooling effect of the cool air module 30.

In some embodiments, the number of air inlets 331 is two, and each air inlet 331 is provided with one wet curtain 32.

Specifically, the air inlets 331 include two air inlets 331, and the two air inlets 331 may be respectively disposed at both ends of the wind module 33. One wet curtain 32 is disposed at each air inlet 331, that is, each air inlet 331 is located between the wind power assembly 33 and the wet curtain 32. Therefore, after the external air flow enters the air inlet 102, the external air flow passes through the wet curtain 32 and then passes through the air inlet 331, and the air flow at the air inlet 331 can be guaranteed to be cool air which absorbs heat and evaporates and is cooled.

The wind power assembly 33 may draw the airflow from the intake vent 102 into the intake port 331. Thus, after the air flow passes through the air inlet 102, the air flow passes through the wet curtain 32 and enters the air inlet 32, so that the water on the wet curtain 32 absorbs heat to evaporate, thereby achieving the cooling effect.

Referring to fig. 5 again, in some embodiments, the cool air module 30 includes a housing 36, the water tank 31, the wet curtain 32 and the wind power assembly 33 are disposed in the housing 36, a through hole 361 is formed on a side wall of the housing 36, and the wet curtain 32 is disposed between the air inlet 331 and the through hole 361.

In one embodiment, the housing 36 may be a metal housing, and the metal housing 36 has the advantage of being sturdy and durable. The housing 36 may be rectangular, the water tank 31 may be embedded in the housing 36, two through holes 361 are correspondingly formed in the side wall of the rectangular housing 36, and the wet curtain 32 is installed on the inner surface of the housing 36. The through hole 361 is communicated with the air inlet 102, so that the air flow enters the air inlet 102, passes through the through hole 361 and then passes through the wet curtains 32, and the wind power assembly 33 is arranged between the two wet curtains 32. So can utilize wet curtain 32 to cool down the air current, blow out from air outlet 103 again, reduce culinary art environment ambient air temperature, promote culinary art and experience.

Referring to fig. 1 again, in some embodiments, a distance L1 between the sidewall of the housing 36 with the through hole 361 and the inner wall of the accommodating cavity 101 is greater than 30 mm.

Specifically, a distance L1 between the side wall of the housing 36 provided with the through hole 361 and the inner wall of the housing chamber 101 is greater than 30mm, that is, a distance between the outer surface of the side wall of the housing 36 and the inner surface of the box body 11 is L1, and L1 is greater than 30 mm. Therefore, the air flow can be ensured to smoothly enter the shell 36, so that the influence of the air inlet on the cool air module 30 is reduced.

Preferably, the distance between the side wall of the housing 36 and the inner wall of the receiving cavity 101 is 30mm, that is, L1 is 30 mm. It should be noted that the distance between the side wall of the housing 36 and the inner wall of the receiving cavity 101 is greater than 30mm, which is a preferred distance obtained after a plurality of experimental data analyses and summaries in the present application, and is not limited herein. In the case where L1 is greater than 30mm, both the working efficiency and the space utilization of the cool air module 30 show advantages.

It should be noted that the specific examples and numerical values are for convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Referring to fig. 1 again, in some embodiments, the accommodating cavity 101 includes a right air inlet space 104 and a left air inlet space 105. The space between the right side wall of the casing 36 and the right side wall of the box body 11 is a right air inlet space 104, and the space between the left side wall of the casing 36 and the left side wall of the box body 11 is a left air inlet space 105. It can be understood that the sizes of the right air inlet space 104 and the left air inlet space 105 in the left-right direction are both larger than 30mm, so that the air inlet influence on the cooling module 30 can be reduced.

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 5, in some embodiments, the left side wall and the right side wall of the housing 36 are both provided with through holes 361, the front side wall of the housing 36 is provided with an air outlet 362, and the integrated kitchen appliance 100 includes an air guide 40, wherein the air guide 40 is connected to the air outlet 362 and the air outlet 103.

Specifically, an air outlet 362 is provided in the front side wall of the housing 36, and the air guide 40 is connected to the air outlet 362. When the wind power assembly 33 is in operation, the airflow may flow into one end of the wind guide 40 through the air outlet 362, and the other end of the wind guide 40 is connected to the air outlet 103, so that the wind guide 40 has a flow guiding function, and the air outlet 103 may be disposed in a front middle region of the integrated kitchen appliance 100. So cool wind can be discharged from the front middle area of the integrated kitchen appliance 100, and the cool wind feels bilateral symmetry when blowing to the user, thereby effectively improving the cooking experience of the user.

Referring again to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the cool air module 30 includes a water pan 37, and the water pan 37 is disposed at the bottom of the wet curtain 32 and communicates with the water tank 31.

Specifically, under the condition that the cool air module 30 is in operation, by utilizing the principle of evaporation cooling, a part of water absorbs heat on the wet curtain 32 to evaporate, the water receiving tray 37 is arranged below the wet curtain 32, and the rest water can flow into the water receiving tray 37 along the bottom of the wet curtain 32. The water tank 31 is arranged below the water receiving tray 37, a drain hole can be formed in the water receiving tray 37, the drain hole is communicated with the water tank 31, and the rest water flows into the water tank 31 through the drain hole in the water receiving tray 37 for recycling, so that waste water cannot be generated, and water does not need to be poured regularly.

It is worth mentioning that in some embodiments, the drip tray 37 is located above the water tank 31, so that the remaining water can naturally fall down for recycling. In some embodiments, the water receiving tray 37 may be located at other positions (on both sides of the water tank 31, or other positions capable of collecting the remaining water), and is not limited herein. The water receiving tray 37 can be internally provided with a water pump which is connected with the water receiving tray 37 and the water tank 31, so that the residual water can be pumped back to the water tank 31 by the water pump, and the cyclic utilization is realized.

Referring again to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance 100 includes an air intake grille 50, and the air intake grille 50 is disposed at the air inlet 102.

Specifically, the air intake grille 50 is connected to the air inlet 102, and the air intake grille 50 and the air inlet 102 may be detachably connected or fixedly connected, which is not limited herein.

Under the condition of the work of the cool air module 30, the external air flow can enter the accommodating cavity 101 through the air inlet grille 50, and the air inlet grille 50 can protect the cool air module 30 and avoid the collision of the cool air module 30. Meanwhile, the air inlet grille 50 has a flow guiding function on the entering air flow, and can provide a guiding function for the air flow, so that the air flow can conveniently pass through the wet curtain 32.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 4, in some embodiments, the integrated kitchen appliance 100 includes an air guiding mechanism 60, and the air guiding mechanism 60 is disposed at the air outlet 103.

Air guide mechanism 60 and air outlet 103 correspond the setting, and like this, the air current is through air guide mechanism 60, and air guide mechanism 60 can change the air current flow direction for the air current is steady, the noise is little.

In one embodiment, the air guiding mechanism 60 is installed in the front middle region of the integrated kitchen appliance 100 by means of a snap fit, a screw fit, or the like, so as to facilitate the detachment and maintenance of the air guiding mechanism 60. Specifically, the front middle area includes a front panel area of the integrated kitchen appliance 100, the air guide mechanism 60 is installed at the front panel area, and the air guide mechanism 60 corresponds to the air outlet 103. Wind guiding mechanism 60 can rotationally peg graft with the front panel region through drive structure, and drive structure can drive wind guiding mechanism 60 reciprocating rotation like this, and the cold wind can pass through wind guiding mechanism 60 before flowing out integrated kitchen 100, and wind guiding mechanism 60 can change the cold wind flow direction and make the cold wind steady, the noise is little. In the case of not using the cool air module 30, the air guiding mechanism 60 may be closed to prevent dust and impurities from entering the integrated kitchen appliance 100.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or "some examples" or the like 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 application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations of the above embodiments may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An integrated kitchen appliance, comprising:

the box body is provided with an accommodating cavity, an air inlet and an air outlet, and the accommodating cavity is communicated with the air inlet and the air outlet;

the stove module is arranged above the box body;

the cold air module is arranged in the accommodating cavity and comprises a water tank, a wet curtain and a wind power assembly, the water tank is communicated with the wet curtain, and the wind power assembly is used for forming airflow passing through the wet curtain between the air inlet and the air outlet.

2. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cool air module includes a power device communicating the water tank and the wet curtain.

3. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 2, wherein the cool air module comprises a water tray, the wet curtain and the water tank are arranged from top to bottom, the power device communicates the water tray with the water tank, the water tray communicates the wet curtain, the wind power assembly comprises an air inlet, and the wet curtain is arranged at a distance from the air inlet.

4. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 3, wherein said air inlets comprise two, one for each air inlet.

5. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 3, wherein the cool air module comprises a housing, the water tank, the wet curtain and the wind power assembly are disposed in the housing, a through hole is opened in a side wall of the housing, and the wet curtain is disposed between the air inlet and the through hole.

6. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 5, wherein a distance between a side wall of the housing in which the through hole is formed and an inner wall of the receiving cavity is greater than 30 mm.

7. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 5, wherein the through holes are formed in both the left side wall and the right side wall of the housing, the air outlet is formed in the front side wall of the housing, and the integrated kitchen appliance comprises an air guide member, and the air guide member is connected with the air outlet and the air outlet.

8. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 3, wherein the cool air module includes a water pan disposed at a bottom of the wet curtain and communicating with the water tank.

9. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 1, comprising an air intake grille disposed at the air inlet.

10. The integrated kitchen appliance according to claim 1, wherein the integrated kitchen appliance includes a wind guide mechanism disposed at the wind outlet.