CN115711410A

CN115711410A - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN115711410A
Application number: CN202211374046.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林刚; 刘涛; 钟昌理; 刘金
Original assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Midea Group Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-11-03
Filing date: 2022-11-03
Publication date: 2023-02-24

Abstract

The application discloses cooking utensil, cooking utensil includes the cavity, a pedestal, microwave assembly, carousel subassembly and hot-blast subassembly, be formed with the cavity in the cavity, a plurality of through-holes of UNICOM's cavity are seted up to the first region of cavity, the base is located the cavity, and separate into accommodating space and culinary art space with the cavity, the first opening of intercommunication accommodating space and culinary art space is seted up to the base, microwave assembly is located the accommodating space, and correspond the setting with first opening, carousel subassembly sets up on the base, hot-blast subassembly is located the first region of cavity, the hot-blast subassembly produces hot-blast through-hole spreads into culinary art space into. Therefore, the microwave assembly is arranged in the accommodating space, the first opening is arranged on the base, the turntable assembly is arranged on the base, and the hot air assembly is arranged in the first area, so that the occupied space of two sides of the cooking appliance can be reduced under the condition of realizing the turntable function, and the space utilization rate is improved.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a cooking appliance.

Background

Microwave ovens are used as a convenient cooking utensil for heating and steaming and baking food, and due to the convenience of use, the microwave ovens are more and more widely used by thousands of households, and become indispensable kitchen supplies.

At present, the microwave breach of microwave oven arranges in at the cavity lateral wall, however, for the aesthetic property of microwave oven and increase of utilization ratio, can put the electrical part in the bottom usually to adopt the mode of sliding down the door, if the microwave breach arranges in at the cavity lateral wall, influence the shelf design, and the assembly of guided wave pipe can lead to the microwave oven frame thicker, and further low space utilization who reduces microwave oven is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application provides a cooking appliance.

The cooking utensil of this application embodiment includes:

the cavity is internally provided with a cavity, and a first area of the cavity is provided with a plurality of through holes communicated with the cavity;

the base is positioned in the cavity and divides the cavity into an accommodating space and a cooking space, and the base is provided with a first opening for communicating the accommodating space and the cooking space;

the microwave assembly is positioned in the accommodating space and corresponds to the first opening;

the turntable assembly is arranged on the base;

the hot air assembly is positioned in the first area of the cavity, and hot air generated by the hot air assembly is transmitted into the cooking space through the through hole.

Therefore, the microwave assembly is arranged in the accommodating space, the first opening is arranged on the base, the turntable assembly is arranged on the base, and the hot air assembly is arranged in the first area, so that the occupied space of two sides of the cooking appliance can be reduced under the condition of realizing the turntable function, and the space utilization rate is improved.

In some embodiments, the base is rectangular, a first groove is formed on the surface of the base, and the turntable assembly is accommodated in the first groove.

In some embodiments, the carousel assembly comprises:

the bearing bracket is arranged on the bottom surface of the first groove and comprises an annular body and a plurality of brackets extending out of the annular body;

and the tray is arranged on one side of the bearing support deviating from the bottom surface of the first groove.

In some embodiments, the first opening is square, and the first opening is disposed on a bottom surface of the first groove.

In some embodiments, the base further defines a second recess in communication with the first recess.

In some embodiments, the base further includes a third groove and a protrusion, the third groove is opened on the bottom surface of the first groove, and the protrusion is formed in the third groove.

In some embodiments, the cooking appliance further comprises a driving motor disposed in the receiving space, the driving motor extending at least partially from the protrusion toward the cooking space to connect with the turntable assembly.

In some embodiments, the microwave assembly includes a waveguide assembly and a magnetron, the waveguide assembly includes a first portion and a second portion extending from one end of the first portion in a bent manner, the first portion is disposed on a side of the base away from the cooking space, and the second portion is connected to the magnetron.

In some embodiments, the cooking appliance further comprises a cover plate covering the first opening.

In certain embodiments, the first opening comprises a plurality.

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 is a schematic layout view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a base in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a turntable assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a microwave module according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of the main element symbols:

cooking utensil 100, cavity 10, chamber 11, accommodating space 112, cooking space 113, first region 12, through hole 121, base 20, first opening 21, first groove 22, second groove 23, third groove 24, protrusion 25, connecting hole 251, microwave assembly 30, waveguide assembly 31, first portion 311, second portion 312, magnetron 32, turntable assembly 40, bearing bracket 41, annular body 411, bracket 412, rotating member 4121, tray 42, hot air assembly 50, driving motor 60, and cover plate 70.

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 with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative and are only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

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

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or may be connected through the use of two elements or the interaction of two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. 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 features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Further, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or reference letters in the various examples for simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1, the present application provides a cooking appliance 100, the cooking appliance 100 includes a cavity 10, a base 20, a microwave assembly 30, a turntable assembly 40, and a hot air assembly 50, a cavity 11 is formed in the cavity 10, a first region 12 of the cavity 10 is provided with a plurality of through holes 121 communicating with the cavity 11, the base 20 is located in the cavity 11 and divides the cavity 11 into an accommodating space 112 and a cooking space 113, the base 20 is provided with a first opening 21 communicating the accommodating space 112 and the cooking space 113, the microwave assembly 30 is located in the accommodating space 112 and is arranged corresponding to the first opening 21, the turntable assembly 40 is arranged on the base 20, the hot air assembly 50 is located in the first region 12 of the cavity 10, and hot air generated by the hot air assembly 50 is introduced into the cooking space 113 through the through holes 121.

Specifically, cooking appliance 100 may be a microwave oven, and is not limited thereto, cooking appliance 100 is used for cooking food, and cooking appliance 100 includes a cavity 10, a base 20, a microwave assembly 30, a turntable assembly 40, and a hot air assembly 50. The cavity 10 may be rectangular, and a cavity 11 is formed in the cavity 10. The base 20 may be rectangular, the base 20 is transversely disposed in the cavity 11, the base 20 divides the cavity 11 into an accommodating space 112 and a cooking space 113, wherein the accommodating space 112 may be used for accommodating the microwave assembly 30, and the microwave assembly 30 is used for emitting microwave to heat food. Cooking space 113 is used for cooking food, turntable assembly 40 is rotatably disposed on base 20, and turntable assembly 40 is used for holding food, and in case cooking appliance 100 cooks food, turntable assembly 40 can drive food to rotate, so that food can uniformly obtain microwave energy.

The cavity 10 further includes a first area 12, the first area 12 may be located at the top of the cavity 11, and the first area 12 is opened with a plurality of through holes 121 communicating with the cooking space 113. The hot air assembly 50 is disposed in the first region 12, the hot air assembly 50 is used for generating hot air, the hot air enters the cooking space 113 through the plurality of through holes 121, and the hot air assembly 50 can accelerate air flow in the cooking space 113, so that heat exchange efficiency of the surface of food is improved.

The base 20 is provided with a first opening 21, the first opening 21 can be regular or irregular such as circular or rectangular, the first opening 21 is communicated with the accommodating space 112 and the cooking space 113, the first opening 21 is a microwave feed inlet, the first opening 21 can be one or multiple, and the first opening 21 is preferably arranged in the present application. The microwave assembly 30 is disposed in the accommodating space 112 corresponding to the first opening 21, and the microwave generated by the microwave assembly 30 can enter the cooking space 113 through the first opening 21, so as to heat the food placed on the turntable assembly 40.

Further, in the heating process, microwave assembly 30 emits microwaves to enter cooking space 113 through first opening 21, turntable assembly 40 is located on base 20 and continuously rotates, the microwaves are uniformly contacted with food, and the food can be heated, and simultaneously, hot air generated by hot air assembly 50 enters cooking space 113 through a plurality of through holes 121, and the hot air is contacted with the surface of the food and exchanges heat with the food, so that the food is heated.

In this way, by disposing the microwave assembly 30 in the accommodating space 112, disposing the first opening 21 on the base 20, disposing the turntable assembly 40 on the base 20, and disposing the hot air assembly 50 in the first area 12, the occupied space on both sides of the cooking appliance 100 can be reduced and the space utilization rate can be improved when the cooking appliance 100 realizes the turntable function.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the base 20 is substantially rectangular, the surface of the base 20 is formed with a first groove 22, and the turntable assembly 40 is received in the first groove 22.

Specifically, the base 20 includes a first groove 22, the first groove 22 is formed by recessing from the side of the base 20 close to the cooking space 113 toward the accommodating space 112, the first groove 22 is substantially circular, the turntable assembly 40 is disposed in the first groove 22, the first groove 22 includes a bottom surface and a side wall, and the height of the turntable assembly 40 is the same as the depth of the first groove 22, that is, the turntable assembly 40 is accommodated in the first groove 22 and is flush with the side wall.

In this way, the base 20 can accommodate the turntable assembly 40 by providing the first groove 22 on the base 20, and the first groove 22 is substantially circular and can provide a rotation space for the turntable assembly 40.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the first opening 21 is square, and the first opening 21 is disposed at a bottom surface of the first groove 22.

Specifically, the first opening 21 may be provided at a bottom surface of the first recess 22, and in case the microwave emitted from the microwave assembly 30 enters the cooking space 113 through the first opening 21, the microwave may be transmitted to the turntable assembly 40 located in the first recess 22, thereby heating the food located on the turntable assembly 40. The first opening 21 is disposed in a square shape, one or more first openings 21 may be disposed around the center of the first groove 22, and the microwave assembly 30 may transmit microwaves to the cooking space 113 through the first opening 21.

In some examples, the first groove 22 is provided with a plurality of first openings 21, the plurality of first openings 21 are arranged around the center of the first groove 22, and the microwaves generated by the microwave assembly 30 enter the cooking space 113 through the plurality of first openings 21, so that the microwave performance of the cooking appliance 100 can be improved, and the heating efficiency of the cooking appliance 100 can be improved.

In other examples, the first recess 22 is provided with a first opening 21, and the microwaves generated by the microwave assembly 30 enter the cooking space 113 through the first opening 21 to supply microwave energy to the food, thereby heating the food. Compared with the base 20 provided with a plurality of first openings 21 and one first opening 21, the manufacturing is convenient, and the production efficiency of the cooking appliance 100 can be improved.

In this way, by disposing the first opening 21 on the bottom surface of the first groove 22, the microwave emitted from the microwave assembly 30 can be transmitted to the turntable assembly 40, so as to heat the food.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the base 20 further defines a second groove 23 communicating with the first groove 22.

Specifically, base 20 can also be seted up second recess 23, and second recess 23 communicates with first recess 22, and second recess 23 can be regular or irregular shape such as rectangle, semi-circle, and the preferred semicircular setting of second recess 23 of this application, the user can take out carousel subassembly 40 through second recess 23, washs or changes carousel subassembly 40. The user can also install the washed or replaced turntable assembly 40 through the second recess 23.

In this way, the base 20 can facilitate the user to take out or install the turntable assembly 40 by providing the second groove 23.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the turntable assembly 40 includes a supporting bracket 41 and a tray 42, the supporting bracket 41 is mounted on a bottom surface of the first groove 22, the supporting bracket 41 includes a ring-shaped body 411 and a plurality of brackets 412 extending from the ring-shaped body 411, and the tray 42 is mounted on a side of the supporting bracket 41 away from the bottom surface of the first groove 22.

Specifically, the bearing bracket 41 of the turntable assembly 40 may be a multi-leg bracket, the bearing bracket 41 is used for bearing the tray 42, the bearing bracket 41 includes an annular body 411 and a plurality of brackets 412, the plurality of brackets 412 are used for supporting the tray 42, the number of the brackets 412 may be three, four, and the like, compared with one or two brackets 412, the number of the brackets 412 is greater than two supporting trays 42 which can be more stable, the specific number of the brackets 412 is not limited herein, in this application, three brackets 412 are taken as an example, three brackets 412 may be distributed along the annular body 411 at equal intervals or at unequal intervals, and in this application, the brackets 412 and the annular body 411 may be an integrally formed structure or a separately formed structure, and are not limited herein.

The supporting frame 412 may include a rotating member 4121, the rotating member 4121 is located at an end of the supporting frame 412 far away from the bearing body 411, the rotating member 4121 is a cylinder, the rotating member 4121 is rotatably connected to the supporting frame 412, each supporting frame 412 is connected to the tray 42 through one rotating member 4121, and when the bearing supporting frame 41 rotates, the tray 42 may be driven to rotate.

The tray 42 may be in a regular or irregular shape such as a circle, a rectangle, etc., the tray 42 is used to place food to be cooked, the tray 42 may be made of heat-resistant glass, and the glass tray 42 does not absorb microwaves as compared to the metal tray 42, so that microwaves reach the food, thereby heating the food.

So, turntable assembly 40 of this application bears support 41 and tray 42 through setting up, bears support 41 support tray 42, and a plurality of support joint tray 42 when bearing support 41 and rotating, can drive tray 42 and rotate, can make food thermally equivalent when keeping tray 42 to support.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the base 20 further includes a third groove 24 and a protrusion 25, the third groove 24 is disposed on a bottom surface of the first groove 22, and the protrusion 25 is formed in the third groove 24.

Specifically, the base 20 includes a third groove 24 and a protrusion 25, the protrusion 25 is disposed in the third groove 24, the third groove 24 is disposed on the bottom surface of the first groove 22, the third groove 24 is formed by the bottom surface of the first groove 22 sinking into the accommodating space 112, and the third groove 24 can accommodate oil and water dropped into the base 20. The protrusion 25 is disposed from the third groove 24 toward the cooking space 113, the protrusion 25 is disposed at the center of the first groove 22, and the protrusion 25 can prevent the oil and water contained in the third groove 24 from flowing into the containing space 112.

In this way, the oil and water flowing into the base 20 due to the food being heated can be received by the third sink 24, and the oil and water can be prevented from flowing into the receiving space 112 by the protrusion 25.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 further includes a driving motor 60, the driving motor 60 is disposed in the accommodating space 112, and the driving motor 60 at least partially extends from the protrusion 25 to the cooking space 113 to connect with the turntable assembly 40.

Specifically, the drive motor 60 may power the turntable assembly 40 to rotate the carrier support 41. The driving motor 60 is disposed in the accommodating space 112, and the driving motor 60 and the microwave assembly 30 are disposed side by side.

In some embodiments, the protrusion 25 may include a coupling hole 251, and the driving motor 60 may partially pass through the coupling hole 251 into the cooking space 113 to be coupled to the turntable assembly 40, and in the case that the driving motor 60 is coupled to the turntable assembly 40, the driving motor 60 may be actuated to rotate the turntable assembly 40 so that the food may be uniformly supplied with the microwave energy.

Thus, in one aspect, the drive motor 60 may be provided to power the turntable assembly 40 to rotate the carrier support 41 so that the food items may be uniformly subjected to microwave energy. On the other hand, the driving motor 60 and the microwave assembly 30 are arranged in the accommodating space 112 side by side, so that the height of the cooking appliance 100 is effectively reduced, the structure is more compact, and the space utilization rate is improved.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the microwave assembly 30 includes a waveguide assembly 31 and a magnetron 32, the waveguide assembly 31 includes a first portion 311 and a second portion 312 extending from one end of the first portion 311, the first portion 311 is disposed on a side of the base 20 away from the cooking space 113, and the second portion 312 is connected to the magnetron 32.

Specifically, the waveguide assembly 31 is used for transmitting microwaves, the waveguide assembly 31 may be a metal tube, the microwaves cannot penetrate through the metal tube, and the transmission efficiency can be improved by transmitting the microwaves through the metal tube, and the loss is small. The waveguide assembly 31 includes a first portion 311 and a second portion 312, wherein the first portion 311 is used for outputting microwaves and the second portion 312 is used for inputting microwaves. The first portion 311 is located on a side of the base 20 far away from the cooking space 113 and is welded to the base 20, and it is understood that the first portion 311 is located corresponding to the first opening 21. The waveguide assembly 31 is bent and extended from one end of the first portion 311 to form a second portion 312, and the second portion 312 is connected to the magnetron 32. The magnetron 32 is an electric vacuum device for generating microwave energy, the magnetron 32 transmits microwaves into the waveguide assembly 31 through the second portion 312, and the microwaves within the waveguide assembly 31 pass through the first portion 311 and enter the cooking space 113 through the first opening 21.

In this manner, by providing the waveguide assembly 31 and the magnetron 32, and connecting the first portion 311 of the waveguide assembly 31 with the base 20 and the second portion 312 with the magnetron 32, the microwave generated by the magnetron 32 can enter the cooking space 113 through the waveguide assembly 31, thereby heating the food in the cooking space 113.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the cooking utensil 100 further includes a cover plate 70, and the cover plate 70 is disposed on the first opening 21.

Specifically, the cover plate 70 is disposed on the base 20 and covers the first opening 21, and the cover plate 70 can prevent oil and water from entering the base 20 and then flowing into the waveguide assembly 31. The cover plate 70 may be a mica sheet, which is penetrable by microwave and has high insulation, and does not generate electromagnetic reaction or quality change due to the microwave.

In this way, by providing the cover plate 70 on the base 20 and covering the first opening 21, oil and water can be prevented from entering the waveguide assembly 31 without affecting the microwave transmission.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present 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.

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

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

the turntable assembly is arranged on the base;

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the base is rectangular, a first recess is defined in a surface of the base, and the turntable assembly is received in the first recess.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the turntable assembly comprises:

4. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the first opening is square and is disposed on a bottom surface of the first recess.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the base further defines a second recess in communication with the first recess.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the base further comprises a third recess and a protrusion, the third recess opening into a bottom surface of the first recess, the protrusion being formed in the third recess.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 6, further comprising a drive motor disposed within the receiving space, the drive motor extending at least partially from the protrusion toward the cooking space to connect with the turntable assembly.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the microwave assembly comprises a waveguide assembly and a magnetron, the waveguide assembly comprises a first portion and a second portion bent and extended from one end of the first portion, the first portion is disposed on one side of the base away from the cooking space, and the second portion is connected with the magnetron.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 1, further comprising a cover plate disposed over the first opening.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the first opening comprises a plurality.