CN116412422A

CN116412422A - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN116412422A
Application number: CN202111672881.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘奇; 胡广川
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: 2021-12-31
Filing date: 2021-12-31
Publication date: 2023-07-11

Abstract

The invention provides a cooking utensil, which comprises a shell component and a baffle plate; the shell assembly is provided with a cooking cavity; the baffle is arranged in the cooking cavity and can move in the cooking cavity so as to change the boundary of the cooking cavity when the cooking appliance works. According to the cooking utensil provided by the invention, as the baffle can change the boundary of the cooking cavity, when the cooking utensil cooks food through microwaves, the boundary of a microwave field in the cooking cavity can be changed, and when microwaves are transmitted to the boundary of the cooking cavity, the microwaves can be reflected to different directions along with the movement of the baffle, so that the change of the microwave transmission path in the cooking cavity is realized, namely the distribution state of the microwaves in the cooking cavity is changed, and the microwave transmission path can be changed along with the movement of the baffle, the stirring effect on the microwaves is improved, and further, the distribution of the microwaves in the cooking cavity is more uniform.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cooking appliances, in particular to a cooking appliance.

Background

At present, when the microwave oven heats food, microwaves are transmitted along a fixed path after entering the cooking cavity from a waveguide port of the cooking cavity, but the food is heated unevenly due to gaps among microwaves in different paths.

In the related art, in order to improve the uniformity that food material was heated, can set up the tray that can rotate in the culinary art intracavity, but the tray drives food material rotation, and microwave on a route still is a annular region of heating food material, and adjacent annular region still can have the clearance, still has the inhomogeneous problem of food material heating.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art or related art.

To this end, the present invention proposes a cooking appliance.

In view of this, the present invention provides a cooking appliance including a housing assembly and a baffle; the shell assembly is provided with a cooking cavity; the baffle is arranged in the cooking cavity and can move in the cooking cavity so as to change the boundary of the cooking cavity when the cooking appliance works.

The cooking utensil provided by the invention comprises the shell component, wherein the shell component is internally provided with the cooking cavity, and the cooking cavity can be used for placing food materials so as to cook the food materials. The cooking appliance further includes a baffle plate that is movable within the cooking cavity to thereby change a boundary of the cooking cavity. The boundary of the cooking cavity can be changed by the baffle, when the cooking appliance cooks food through microwaves, the boundary of a microwave field in the cooking cavity can be changed, when microwaves are transmitted to the boundary of the cooking cavity, the microwaves can be reflected to different directions along with the movement of the baffle, the change of the microwave transmission paths in the cooking cavity is realized, namely, the distribution state of the microwaves in the cooking cavity is changed, the transmission paths of the microwaves can be changed along with the movement of the baffle, the stirring effect of the microwaves is improved, and then the distribution of the microwaves in the cooking cavity is more uniform.

Because the cooking utensil is through driving the baffle motion, can make the distribution of microwave in the culinary art intracavity more even, and then make more regions of food receive the heating of microwave, promote cooking utensil to the homogeneity of food heating.

And, cooking utensil promotes the homogeneity of cooking intracavity microwave distribution through the motion of drive baffle for cooking utensil can cancel the carousel structure, reduces the carousel structure and to the occupation of cooking intracavity space, and makes the bottom in cooking chamber possess bigger food and places the area, makes cooking utensil's cooking intracavity can place more food, and then promotes cooking utensil's quality. The structure of the cooking utensil can be simplified by canceling the turntable structure, so that the inner wall of the cooking cavity is smoother, a user can clean the cooking cavity more easily, and the cleaning difficulty of the cooking cavity is effectively reduced.

The boundary of the cooking cavity is changed through the baffle, so that the structure required by changing the boundary of the cooking cavity is simpler, the cost required by changing the boundary of the cooking cavity is lower, the cooking appliance is further enabled not to increase too many complex structures due to the uniformity of microwave distribution, and the cooking appliance is also enabled not to increase too much cost due to the uniformity of microwave distribution, so that the cooking appliance is more practical.

And the boundary of the cooking cavity is changed through the baffle plate, the structure of the original shell component is not changed, microwave leakage caused by the change of the boundary of the cooking cavity is avoided, and the safety in the working engineering of the cooking appliance is ensured.

In addition, the cooking appliance in the technical scheme provided by the invention can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

in one technical scheme of the invention, the shell component is provided with an air inlet, the cooking utensil further comprises a fan component, and the fan component is arranged at the air inlet and can supply air into the cooking cavity; the baffle is arranged opposite to the air inlet.

In this technical scheme, the shell subassembly is provided with the air intake, and the position department relative with the air intake on the shell subassembly is provided with fan subassembly, and fan subassembly can supply air to the culinary art intracavity to realize the toasting to edible material. The baffle sets up in air intake department, and the baffle can block food material or debris entering air outlet, and then makes the user more convenient to the cleanness of culinary art chamber.

The boundary of the cooking cavity can be changed by the baffle plate, and food or sundries can be blocked from entering the air outlet, so that the baffle plate has a richer effect, the structure of the cooking appliance is simplified, and the cost of the cooking appliance is reduced.

And set up baffle and air intake relatively for the air can be disturbed by the baffle after flowing out the air intake, and then makes the air flow to each position in culinary art chamber more evenly, further promotes the homogeneity to food heating. The baffle is arranged at the air inlet of the cooking cavity, and the baffle is driven to move, so that microwaves can be distributed more uniformly in the cooking cavity, air entering the cooking cavity can be distributed more uniformly in the cooking cavity, and the heating uniformity of the cooking utensil to food materials is improved better.

In one aspect of the present invention, the cooking appliance further includes a first driving assembly connected to the baffle to drive the baffle to approach or separate from the air inlet.

In this technical scheme, first drive assembly drive baffle is close to or keeps away from the air intake for the baffle can be reciprocating motion relative to the air intake, and then makes the baffle can be periodically with microwave reflection to different routes, and the distribution of microwave in the culinary art intracavity is more even.

The first driving assembly drives the baffle to move towards the air inlet, so that the boundary of the cooking cavity also moves towards the air inlet. The first driving assembly drives the baffle to move away from the air inlet, namely, the first driving assembly drives the baffle to move in the direction away from the air inlet, so that the boundary of the cooking cavity also moves in the direction away from the air inlet.

In one aspect of the present invention, the first driving assembly includes a supporting member, a first connecting shaft, and a first motor; the support part is provided with internal threads; the first connecting shaft penetrates through the supporting part and is matched with the internal thread, and the first end of the first connecting shaft is connected with the baffle; the first motor is connected with the second end of the first connecting shaft.

In this technical scheme, first drive assembly includes first connecting axle and first motor, and the first end and the baffle of first connecting axle are connected, and the second end and the first motor of first connecting axle are connected, are provided with the external screw thread on the first connecting axle, and the external screw thread of first connecting axle cooperatees with the internal screw thread of supporting part. When the first motor drives the first connecting shaft to rotate, the first connecting shaft can move axially under the action of the supporting component, so that the baffle plate can be driven, and the baffle plate can be far away from or close to the air inlet.

Specifically, the second end of the first connecting shaft is cylindrical, the second end of the first connecting shaft is sleeved on the output shaft of the first motor, and the first connecting shaft is matched with the output shaft of the first motor through a key, so that the first motor can drive the first connecting shaft to rotate, the first connecting shaft can also move along the axial direction, and further the baffle plate is driven.

In one aspect of the present invention, the first drive assembly includes a telescoping member including a telescoping shaft coupled to the baffle.

In this technical scheme, first drive assembly includes flexible part, and flexible part's telescopic shaft can stretch out and draw back to be connected with the baffle, realize the drive to the baffle, make the baffle can keep away from or be close to the air intake.

Specifically, the telescopic member may be an electric telescopic rod, or may be a motor having an output shaft with a telescopic function.

In one aspect of the invention, the baffle includes a plurality of movable members disposed adjacent an inner wall of the cooking cavity; the movable parts are provided with a first position and a second position, when the movable parts are positioned at the first position, the movable parts are contacted to shield the air inlet, and when the movable parts are positioned at the second position, the movable parts are separated to expose the air inlet.

In this technical scheme, the baffle includes a plurality of movable parts, and a plurality of movable parts are located when the first position, and a plurality of movable parts contact to shelter from the air intake, and a plurality of movable parts are as the metal boundary in culinary art chamber, and then make a plurality of movable parts can reflect the microwave. When the movable parts are positioned at the second position, the movable parts are separated to expose the air inlet, and the shell components corresponding to the air inlet reflect microwaves. Because the cooking utensil is through setting up a plurality of movable parts to drive a plurality of movable parts and switch between first position and second position, can change the metal boundary of cooking cavity, make the microwave in cooking cavity can follow different route reflection, and then promote the homogeneity of microwave distribution in the cooking cavity.

In one aspect of the present invention, the cooking appliance further includes a second driving assembly connected to the plurality of movable members, capable of driving the plurality of movable members to switch between the first position and the second position.

In the technical scheme, the cooking utensil further comprises a second driving assembly, the second driving assembly can drive the movable components to switch between the first position and the second position, and then stirring of microwaves in the cooking cavity is achieved.

In one aspect of the present invention, the second drive assembly includes a second motor, a first transmission member, and a second transmission member; the first transmission part is connected with the second motor; the second transmission part is matched with the first transmission part and connected with the movable parts.

In the technical scheme, the second motor transmits power to the plurality of movable components through the first transmission component and the second transmission component, so that the plurality of movable components are driven.

Specifically, the first transmission part comprises a first gear, the second transmission part comprises a plurality of second gears, and the second gears are respectively connected with the movable parts and meshed with the first gears, so that power transmission is realized.

The second driving assembly further comprises a second connecting shaft, the movable part is sleeved on the second connecting shaft, and the movable part can rotate along with the rotation of the second connecting shaft.

The number of the movable parts is four, and the edges of the four movable parts, which are contacted, are arc-shaped and are matched with the movement tracks of the four movable parts. The four movable parts form a circular baffle plate and can be opened or closed under the drive of a second motor, so that a structure similar to an aperture is formed, and the metal boundary of the cooking cavity is changed in the opening or closing process.

The four movable parts have three gears in the moving process. The first gear is that four movable parts are contacted, and a plurality of movable parts are located the first position, and the baffle is in closed state, and the second gear is that four movable parts move to the state of opening completely, and a plurality of movable parts are located the second position, and the third gear movable part is located the position between first position and the second position, and the baffle is in half open state. The baffle can also be kept in motion under the action of the second motor and is switched between a first gear, a second gear and a third gear.

In one technical scheme of the invention, the shell assembly comprises a first shell and a baffle, wherein the first shell is provided with a mounting groove recessed towards the direction away from the cooking cavity, the baffle is provided with an air inlet, and the baffle is covered on the mounting groove; the fan assembly comprises a third motor and fan blades, the fan blades are arranged in the mounting groove, and the third motor is connected with the fan blades.

In this technical scheme, the shell subassembly includes first casing, and first casing is provided with the mounting groove to deviating from the sunken direction of culinary art chamber, and the flabellum sets up in the mounting groove, when realizing the installation to the mounting groove, avoids the flabellum to occupy the space in the culinary art intracavity, promotes the volume in the culinary art intracavity for can place more food in the culinary art intracavity.

The shell component further comprises a baffle plate, the baffle plate is covered on the mounting groove, food materials or sundries in the cooking cavity can be prevented from entering the mounting groove, and then the fan blades can rotate more smoothly. The air inlet is arranged on the partition plate, so that air generated by the fan can enter the cooking cavity through the air inlet.

Specifically, in the case where the baffle includes a plurality of movable members, and the plurality of movable members are in the second position, the inner wall of the mounting groove serves as a metal boundary of the cooking cavity.

The first housing includes a rear wall, and the mounting groove is disposed on the rear wall of the first housing.

In one technical scheme of the invention, the cooking utensil further comprises a heating component, wherein the heating component is arranged in the mounting groove and is wound around the circumference of the fan blade.

In this technical scheme, cooking utensil still includes heating element, and heating element sets up in the mounting groove, avoids heating element to occupy the space in the culinary art intracavity, promotes the volume in the culinary art intracavity for can place more food in the culinary art intracavity. The heating component is wound on the circumference of the fan blade, so that the heating component can better contact with air blown out by the fan blade, and the heating component has a heating effect on the air entering the cooking cavity.

In one technical scheme of the invention, the number of the baffles is a plurality, and the baffles are arranged in parallel and distributed at the same side wall of the cooking cavity.

In this technical scheme, the quantity of baffle is a plurality of, and a plurality of baffles set up side by side for the baffle can stir the microwave better, further promotes the homogeneity that the microwave distributes in the culinary art intracavity.

Specifically, the baffle plate can be arranged at the left side wall of the cooking cavity, and can also be arranged at the right side wall of the cooking cavity, and the first driving component drives the baffle plate to reciprocate left and right. The baffle can also be arranged at the bottom wall of the cooking cavity, can also be arranged at the top wall of the cooking cavity, and the first driving component drives the baffle to reciprocate up and down. The baffle plate can also be arranged at the rear wall of the cooking cavity, and the first driving component drives the baffle plate to reciprocate back and forth.

In one aspect of the present invention, the number of the first driving assemblies is plural, and the plural first driving assemblies are respectively connected with the plural baffles.

In the technical scheme, when the number of the baffles is multiple, the baffles can be respectively arranged on different inner walls of the cooking cavity, but the movement paths of the baffles on the different inner walls are not coincident, so that the baffles are prevented from interfering in movement.

In the technical scheme, the number of the first driving components is multiple, the baffles can be driven to move respectively, further the movement of the baffles can be controlled more flexibly, and the control scheme of the baffles is enriched.

Specifically, the baffles may be driven by the first driving assemblies to move away from or close to the inner wall of the cooking cavity at the same time, or may alternatively move away from or close to the inner wall of the cooking cavity.

In one aspect of the invention, the barrier is a flexible metal barrier or a memory metal barrier.

In the technical scheme, the baffle is a flexible metal baffle or a memory metal baffle, so that the baffle is not driven by a driving part, and the baffle can change the boundary of the microwave field in the cooking cavity by changing the shape of the baffle, thereby simplifying the structure of the cooking utensil.

Specifically, the concave-convex state of the cooking cavity can be adjusted through the flexible metal baffle plate or the memory metal baffle plate so as to change the metal boundary of the cooking cavity.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the stroke of the baffle is 1 mm or more and 80 mm or less.

In the technical scheme, the stroke of the baffle plate is greater than or equal to 1 mm and less than or equal to 80 mm, so that the effective volume of the cooking cavity is prevented from being influenced due to overlarge stroke of the baffle plate while the stirring effect of microwaves is ensured.

In one aspect of the invention, the housing assembly further comprises a waveguide port disposed on the first sidewall of the cooking cavity; the baffle is opposite to the second side wall of the cooking cavity; the first sidewall and the second sidewall are different sidewalls of the cooking cavity.

In the technical scheme, the waveguide port is arranged on the first side wall of the cooking cavity; the baffle is relative with the second lateral wall of culinary art chamber, and first lateral wall and second lateral wall are the different lateral walls of culinary art chamber for enter into the microwave in the culinary art chamber by the waveguide mouth and can propagate to the baffle, and then make the baffle stir the microwave better, promote the homogeneity of microwave in the culinary art intracavity.

Specifically, waveguide mouth and baffle set up in different lateral walls department, and the microwave can propagate to the baffle earlier after entering into the culinary art chamber by the waveguide mouth, and then makes the baffle carry out the refraction to the microwave earlier and then propagate in the culinary art chamber, and then promotes the stirring effect of baffle to the microwave.

In one aspect of the present invention, the cooking appliance further comprises a microwave emitting assembly and a waveguide; the microwave emission component is connected with the shell component; the waveguide tube is arranged on the shell component and extends from the microwave emission component to the waveguide port.

In the technical scheme, the shell component is provided with the waveguide tube, and the waveguide tube can guide microwaves emitted by the microwave emitting component to the waveguide port, so that the microwaves can enter the cooking cavity to heat the food.

In one aspect of the present invention, the baffle is circular in shape. The shape of the baffles may also be polygonal, such as square, rectangular, triangular or hexagonal.

In one aspect of the present invention, the housing assembly includes a first housing provided with a cooking cavity and a second housing sleeved outside the first housing.

The mounting groove is formed in the thick wall of the first shell, and protrudes out of the thick wall of the first shell in the direction away from the cooking cavity, so that the fan blade, the heating component and other components are prevented from occupying the space in the cooking cavity.

In one technical scheme of the invention, the turntable can be arranged in the first shell and can drive the food to rotate, so that the heating uniformity of the food in the cooking cavity is further improved.

The first shell is internally provided with a rotary table, so that the occupation of the space in the cooking cavity by the rotary table structure is reduced, the bottom of the cooking cavity is provided with a larger food placing area, more food can be placed in the cooking cavity of the cooking appliance, and the quality of the cooking appliance is improved. The structure of the cooking utensil can be simplified by canceling the turntable structure, so that the inner wall of the cooking cavity is smoother, a user can clean the cooking cavity more easily, and the cleaning difficulty of the cooking cavity is effectively reduced.

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.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 illustrates a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 illustrates one of schematic structural views of a cooking appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic structural view of a shell assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 illustrates one of exploded views of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 illustrates a front view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a partial schematic view of the cooking appliance at A according to one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 shows a second exploded view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows a schematic view of the structure of the baffle as it is away from the intake vent in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 shows a second schematic structural view of a cooking appliance (movable member in a first position) according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 shows a third schematic structural view of a cooking appliance (movable member in a second position) according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 shows one of the structural schematic diagrams of a shutter (movable member in first position) according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 shows a second schematic view of the structure of a shutter (movable member in a second position) according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 shows a third schematic structural view of a shutter (movable member in a third position) according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numerals and the component names in fig. 1 to 13 is:

100 shell components, 110 cooking cavities, 120 air inlets, 130 first shells, 132 rear walls, 140 partition boards, 150 mounting grooves, 160 rear cover boards, 200 baffle boards, 210 movable components, 300 fan components, 310 third motors, 320 fan blades, 400 first driving components and 500 heating components.

Detailed Description

In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended detailed description. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments of the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other.

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 described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

A cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 13.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a cooking appliance including a case assembly 100 and a baffle 200; as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the housing assembly 100 is provided with a cooking cavity 110; the baffle 200 is disposed in the cooking cavity 110 to be movable in the cooking cavity 110 to change the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 when the cooking appliance is operated.

In this embodiment, the cooking appliance includes a housing assembly 100, and a cooking cavity 110 is provided in the housing assembly 100, and the cooking cavity 110 is capable of placing food materials to cook the food materials. The cooking appliance further includes a shutter 200, and the shutter 200 is capable of moving within the cooking cavity 110, thereby changing the boundary of the cooking cavity 110. Since the baffle 200 can change the boundary of the cooking cavity 110, when the cooking appliance cooks food through microwaves, the boundary of the microwave field in the cooking cavity 110 can be changed, and when the microwaves are transmitted to the boundary of the cooking cavity 110, the microwaves can be reflected to different directions along with the movement of the baffle 200, so that the change of the microwave transmission paths in the cooking cavity 110 is realized, namely, the distribution state of the microwaves in the cooking cavity 110 is changed, and the transmission paths of the microwaves can be changed along with the movement of the baffle 200, the stirring effect of the microwaves is improved, and further, the distribution of the microwaves in the cooking cavity 110 is more uniform.

Since the cooking appliance moves through the driving baffle 200, the microwave distribution in the cooking cavity 110 can be more uniform, so that more areas of the food are heated by the microwave, and the uniformity of the cooking appliance in heating the food is improved.

Moreover, the cooking utensil promotes the homogeneity of microwave distribution in the cooking chamber 110 through driving baffle 200 motion for the cooking utensil can cancel the carousel structure, reduces the occupation of carousel structure to the space in the cooking chamber 110, and makes the bottom in cooking chamber 110 possess bigger food and places the area, makes the cooking chamber 110 of cooking utensil can place more food, and then promotes the quality of cooking utensil. The cancel turntable structure can simplify the structure of the cooking utensil, so that the inner wall of the cooking cavity 110 is smoother, and a user can clean the cooking cavity 110 more easily, and the cleaning difficulty of the cooking cavity 110 is effectively reduced.

The cooking appliance changes the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 through the baffle 200, so that the structure required for changing the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 is simpler, the cost required for changing the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 is lower, further, the cooking appliance cannot increase too many complex structures due to the uniformity of microwave distribution, and the cooking appliance cannot increase too much cost due to the uniformity of microwave distribution, so that the cooking appliance is more practical.

And the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 is changed by the baffle 200, so that the structure of the original shell assembly 100 is not changed, microwave leakage caused by the change of the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 is avoided, and the safety in the working engineering of the cooking appliance is ensured.

The present embodiment provides a cooking appliance, which further includes the following technical features in addition to the technical features of the above embodiments.

As shown in fig. 4, the casing assembly 100 is provided with an air inlet 120, the cooking appliance further comprises a fan assembly 300, and the fan assembly 300 is arranged at the air inlet 120 and can supply air into the cooking cavity 110; the baffle 200 is disposed opposite the air inlet 120.

In this embodiment, the shell assembly 100 is provided with an air inlet 120, and a fan assembly 300 is disposed at a position opposite to the air inlet 120 on the shell assembly 100, and the fan assembly 300 can supply air into the cooking cavity 110 to implement baking of the food materials. The baffle 200 is disposed at the air inlet 120, and the baffle 200 can block food or sundries from entering the air outlet, so that the cooking cavity 110 can be cleaned more conveniently by a user.

The baffle 200 can change the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 and also can block food or sundries from entering the air outlet, so that the baffle 200 has a richer function, the structure of the cooking appliance is simplified, and the cost of the cooking appliance is reduced.

And the baffle 200 is arranged opposite to the air inlet 120, so that air can be disturbed by the baffle 200 after flowing out of the air inlet 120, and then the air can flow to each position of the cooking cavity 110 more uniformly, and the uniformity of heating food materials is further improved. That is, by arranging the baffle 200 at the air inlet 120 of the cooking cavity 110 and driving the baffle 200 to move, microwaves can be distributed more uniformly in the cooking cavity 110, and air entering the cooking cavity 110 can be distributed more uniformly in the cooking cavity 110, so that the heating uniformity of the cooking appliance to food materials is improved better.

As shown in fig. 5, 6 and 7, the cooking appliance further includes a first driving assembly 400, and the first driving assembly 400 is connected with the baffle 200 to drive the baffle 200 to be close to or far from the air inlet 120.

In this embodiment, the first driving assembly 400 drives the baffle 200 to approach or separate from the air inlet 120, so that the baffle 200 can reciprocate relative to the air inlet 120, and thus the baffle 200 can periodically reflect the microwaves to different paths, and the microwave distribution in the cooking cavity 110 is more uniform.

As shown in fig. 1, the first driving assembly 400 drives the baffle 200 to approach the air inlet 120, i.e., the first driving assembly 400 drives the baffle 200 to move toward the air inlet 120, so that the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 also moves toward the air inlet 120. As shown in fig. 8, the first driving assembly 400 drives the baffle 200 away from the air inlet 120, i.e., the first driving assembly 400 drives the baffle 200 to move in a direction away from the air inlet 120, so that the boundary of the cooking cavity 110 also moves in a direction away from the air inlet 120.

The first driving assembly 400 includes a support member, a first coupling shaft, and a first motor; the support part is provided with internal threads; the first connecting shaft penetrates through the supporting part and is matched with the internal thread, and the first end of the first connecting shaft is connected with the baffle 200; the first motor is connected with the second end of the first connecting shaft.

In this embodiment, the first driving assembly 400 includes a first connection shaft having a first end connected with the barrier 200 and a second end connected with the first motor, and a first motor having an external thread provided thereon, the external thread of the first connection shaft being engaged with the internal thread of the support member. When the first motor drives the first connecting shaft to rotate, the first connecting shaft can move axially under the action of the supporting component, so that the baffle 200 can be driven, and the baffle 200 can be far away from or close to the air inlet 120.

Specifically, the second end of the first connecting shaft is cylindrical, and is sleeved on the output shaft of the first motor, and the first connecting shaft is matched with the output shaft of the first motor through a key, so that the first motor can drive the first connecting shaft to rotate, and the first connecting shaft can also move along the axial direction, so that the baffle 200 is driven.

The first driving assembly 400 includes a telescopic member including a telescopic shaft connected with the barrier 200.

In this embodiment, the first driving assembly 400 includes a telescopic member, and a telescopic shaft of the telescopic member is capable of telescoping, and is connected to the baffle 200, so that the baffle 200 can be driven away from or near the air inlet 120.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the barrier 200 includes a plurality of movable members 210, and the plurality of movable members 210 are disposed adjacent to the inner wall of the cooking cavity 110; the movable components 210 have a first position and a second position, when the movable components 210 are in the first position, the movable components 210 contact to block the air inlet 120, and when the movable components 210 are in the second position, the movable components 210 are separated to expose the air inlet 120.

In this embodiment, the baffle 200 includes a plurality of movable components 210, and when the plurality of movable components 210 are in the first position, the plurality of movable components 210 contact to block the air inlet 120, and the plurality of movable components 210 serve as a metal boundary of the cooking cavity 110, so that the plurality of movable components 210 can reflect microwaves. When the movable parts 210 are located at the second position, the movable parts 210 are separated to expose the air inlet 120, and the shell assembly 100 corresponding to the air inlet 120 reflects the microwaves. Since the cooking appliance is provided with the plurality of movable members 210 and the plurality of movable members 210 are driven to switch between the first position and the second position, the metal boundary of the cooking cavity 110 can be changed, so that microwaves of the cooking cavity 110 can be reflected along different paths, and further uniformity of microwave distribution in the cooking cavity 110 is improved.

The plurality of movable members 210 are disposed adjacent to the inner wall of the cooking cavity 110, i.e., the plurality of movable members 210 are close to the inner wall of the cooking cavity 110, and the plurality of movable members 210 are spaced apart from the inner wall of the cooking cavity 110.

As shown in fig. 9 and 10, the cooking appliance further includes a second driving assembly coupled to the plurality of movable members 210, capable of driving the plurality of movable members 210 to switch between the first position and the second position.

In this embodiment, the cooking appliance further includes a second driving assembly capable of driving the plurality of movable members 210 to switch between the first position and the second position, thereby achieving agitation of microwaves within the cooking cavity 110.

The second driving assembly comprises a second motor, a first transmission part and a second transmission part; the first transmission part is connected with the second motor; the second transmission member cooperates with the first transmission member and is coupled to the plurality of movable members 210.

In this embodiment, the second motor transmits power to the plurality of movable members 210 through the first transmission member and the second transmission member, thereby achieving driving of the plurality of movable members 210.

Specifically, the first transmission part includes a first gear, the second transmission part includes a plurality of second gears, and the plurality of second gears are respectively connected with the plurality of movable parts 210 and meshed with the first gear, so as to realize power transmission.

The second driving assembly further comprises a second connecting shaft, the movable part 210 is sleeved on the second connecting shaft, and the movable part 210 can rotate along with the rotation of the second connecting shaft.

The four movable members 210 have three gears during the movement. As shown in fig. 11, the first gear is that the four movable members 210 are in contact, the plurality of movable members 210 are located at the first position, the barrier 200 is in the closed state, as shown in fig. 12, the second gear is that the four movable members 210 are moved to the fully opened state, and the plurality of movable members 210 are located at the second position. As shown in fig. 13, the third gear is a position where the movable member 210 is located in the third position, the third position is located between the first position and the second position, and the shutter 200 is in the half-open state. The shutter 200 is also kept in motion by the second motor and is switched between a first gear, a second gear and a third gear.

The four movable members 210 have three gears during the movement. The first gear is that four movable members 210 are in contact, the barrier 200 is in a closed state, the second gear is that four movable members 210 are moved to a fully opened state, the third gear movable member 210 is located at a position between the first gear and the second gear, and the barrier 200 is in a half-opened state. The shutter 200 is also kept in motion by the second motor and is switched between a first gear, a second gear and a third gear.

As shown in fig. 4, the case assembly 100 includes a first case 130 and a partition 140, the first case 130 is provided with a mounting groove 150 recessed in a direction away from the cooking cavity 110, the partition 140 is provided with an air inlet 120, and covers the mounting groove 150; the fan assembly 300 includes a third motor 310 and a fan blade 320, the fan blade 320 is disposed in the mounting slot 150, and the third motor 310 is connected to the fan blade 320.

In this embodiment, the housing assembly 100 includes the first housing 130, the first housing 130 is provided with the mounting groove 150 recessed toward the direction away from the cooking cavity 110, the fan blade 320 is disposed in the mounting groove 150, the fan blade 320 is prevented from occupying the space in the cooking cavity 110 while the mounting of the mounting groove 150 is realized, and the volume in the cooking cavity 110 is lifted, so that more food can be placed in the cooking cavity 110.

The housing assembly 100 further includes a partition 140, and the partition 140 is covered on the mounting groove 150, so that food materials or sundries in the cooking cavity 110 can be prevented from entering the mounting groove 150, and further, the fan blades 320 can rotate more smoothly. The partition 140 is provided with an air inlet 120, so that air generated by the fan can enter the cooking cavity 110 through the air inlet 120.

Specifically, in the case that the barrier 200 includes a plurality of movable members 210 and the plurality of movable members 210 are in the second position, the inner wall of the mounting groove 150 serves as a metal boundary of the cooking cavity 110.

The first driving assembly 400 is installed on the partition 140.

As shown in fig. 4, the cooking appliance further includes a heating member 500, wherein the heating member 500 is disposed in the mounting groove 150 and is wound around the circumference of the fan blade 320.

In this embodiment, the cooking appliance further includes a heating part 500, and the heating part 500 is disposed in the mounting groove 150, so that the heating part 500 is prevented from occupying a space in the cooking cavity 110, and the volume in the cooking cavity 110 is increased, so that more food materials can be placed in the cooking cavity 110. The heating member 500 is wound around the circumference of the fan blade 320, so that the heating member 500 can better contact with the air blown out from the fan blade 320, and the heating assembly can heat the air entering the cooking cavity 110.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the number of baffles 200 is plural, and the plurality of baffles 200 are arranged in parallel and distributed at the same side wall of the cooking cavity 110.

In this embodiment, the number of baffles 200 is plural, and the plurality of baffles 200 are arranged in parallel, so that the baffles 200 can better stir the microwaves, and further improve the uniformity of the distribution of the microwaves in the cooking cavity 110.

Specifically, the barrier 200 may be disposed at a left side wall of the cooking cavity 110, and may also be disposed at a right side wall of the cooking cavity 110, and the first driving assembly 400 drives the barrier 200 to reciprocate left and right. The baffle 200 may be disposed at the bottom wall of the cooking cavity 110, or may be disposed at the top wall of the cooking cavity 110, and the first driving assembly 400 drives the baffle 200 to reciprocate up and down. The barrier 200 may also be provided at the rear wall 132 of the cooking cavity 110, and the first driving assembly 400 drives the barrier 200 to reciprocate back and forth.

The number of the first driving assemblies 400 is plural, and the plural first driving assemblies 400 are respectively connected with the plural baffles 200.

In this embodiment, when the number of baffles 200 is plural, the baffles 200 may be disposed on different inner walls of the cooking cavity 110, but it is ensured that the movement paths of the baffles 200 at the different inner walls are not coincident, so as to avoid interference of the movement of the baffles 200.

In this technical scheme, the number of the first driving assemblies 400 is multiple, so that the multiple baffles 200 can be driven to move respectively, and further the baffles 200 can be controlled to move more flexibly, so that the control schemes of the baffles 200 are enriched.

Specifically, the plurality of baffles 200 may be simultaneously moved away from or toward the inner wall of the cooking cavity 110 by the plurality of first driving assemblies 400, or alternately moved away from or toward the inner wall of the cooking cavity 110.

The baffle 200 is a flexible metal baffle 200 or a memory metal baffle 200.

In this embodiment, the barrier 200 is a flexible metal barrier 200 or a memory metal barrier 200, so that the barrier 200 does not need to be driven by a driving part, and the barrier 200 can change the boundary of the microwave field in the cooking cavity 110 by changing its shape, thereby simplifying the structure of the cooking appliance.

Specifically, the concave-convex state of the cooking cavity 110 may be adjusted by the flexible metal shutter 200 or the memory metal shutter 200 to achieve a change in the metal boundary of the cooking cavity 110.

The stroke of the shutter 200 is 1 mm or more and 80 mm or less.

In this embodiment, the stroke of the baffle 200 is 1 mm or more and 80 mm or less, and it is possible to prevent the effective volume of the cooking cavity 110 from being affected by the excessive stroke of the baffle 200 while securing the stirring effect of the microwaves.

The housing assembly 100 further includes a waveguide port provided at a first sidewall of the cooking cavity 110; the baffle 200 is opposite to the second sidewall of the cooking cavity 110; the first sidewall and the second sidewall are different sidewalls of the cooking cavity 110.

In this embodiment, the waveguide port is provided at a first sidewall of the cooking cavity 110; the baffle 200 is opposite to the second side wall of the cooking cavity 110, and the first side wall and the second side wall are different side walls of the cooking cavity 110, so that microwaves entering the cooking cavity 110 from the waveguide port can be transmitted to the baffle 200, and further the baffle 200 can stir the microwaves better, and uniformity of the microwaves in the cooking cavity 110 is improved.

Specifically, the waveguide port and the baffle 200 are disposed at different side walls, and after entering the cooking cavity 110 from the waveguide port, microwaves are firstly transmitted to the baffle 200, so that the baffle 200 can firstly refract the microwaves and then transmit the microwaves in the cooking cavity 110, and further the stirring effect of the baffle 200 on the microwaves is improved.

The cooking utensil further comprises a microwave emitting assembly and a waveguide; the microwave launch assembly is connected to the housing assembly 100; a waveguide is provided on the housing assembly 100 and extends from the microwave emitting assembly toward the waveguide port.

In this embodiment, a waveguide is provided on the housing assembly 100, which waveguide is capable of guiding microwaves emitted by the microwave emitting assembly to the waveguide port, thereby enabling the microwaves to enter the cooking cavity 110 to heat the food.

The baffle 200 is circular in shape. The shape of the baffle 200 may also be polygonal, such as square, rectangular, triangular, or hexagonal.

The housing assembly 100 further includes a second housing, the first housing 130 is provided with a cooking cavity 110, and the second housing is sleeved outside the first housing 130.

The mounting groove 150 is disposed on the thick wall of the first housing 130, and protrudes out of the thick wall of the first housing 130 in a direction away from the cooking cavity 110, so as to prevent the fan blade 320 and the heating member 500 from occupying the space in the cooking cavity 110.

As shown in fig. 4, the housing assembly 100 further includes a back cover plate 160, and the back cover plate 160 covers the back wall 132 of the first housing 130.

The first housing 130 may be provided with a turntable, which can drive the food material to rotate, so as to further improve the uniformity of heating of the food material in the cooking cavity 110.

The first housing 130 may not be provided with a turntable, so that occupation of space in the cooking cavity 110 by the turntable structure is reduced, and a larger food placement area is provided at the bottom of the cooking cavity 110, so that more food can be placed in the cooking cavity 110 of the cooking appliance, and further quality of the cooking appliance is improved. The cancel turntable structure can simplify the structure of the cooking utensil, so that the inner wall of the cooking cavity 110 is smoother, and a user can clean the cooking cavity 110 more easily, and the cleaning difficulty of the cooking cavity 110 is effectively reduced.

The present embodiment provides a cooking appliance including a case assembly 100 and a baffle 200; the baffle 200 may be a plate-like structure and may be capable of moving within the cooking cavity 110, thereby effecting a change in the boundary of the microwave field within the cooking cavity 110.

The baffle 200 may also include a plurality of movable members 210, the plurality of movable members 210 having a first position and a second position, the plurality of movable members 210 contacting to block the air inlet 120 when the plurality of movable members 210 are in the first position, the baffle 200 acting as a boundary for microwave fields within the cooking cavity 110; when the movable parts 210 are located at the second position, the movable parts 210 are separated to expose the air inlet 120, and the first housing 130 corresponding to the air inlet 120 is used as a boundary of the microwave field in the cooking cavity 110, so as to change the boundary of the microwave field in the cooking cavity 110.

Since the baffle 200 can change the boundary of the microwave field in the cooking cavity 110, the change of the microwave propagation path in the cooking cavity 110 is realized, that is, the distribution state of the microwaves in the cooking cavity 110 is changed, and the propagation path of the microwaves can be changed along with the movement of the baffle 200, the stirring effect on the microwaves is improved, and the microwaves are distributed more uniformly in the cooking cavity 110.

The features of the terms "first", "second", and the like in the description and in the claims of this application may be used for descriptive or implicit inclusion of one or more such features. In the description of the invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more. In addition, in the specification and claims, "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/", generally means a relationship in which the associated objects are one or.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "transverse," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," etc. indicate or are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of describing and simplifying the technical solution of the present invention, and do not indicate or imply that the structures, devices, elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus the description should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, as well as expressly specified and defined, and as such, may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; the mechanical structure connection and the electrical connection can be adopted; the two components can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the two components are internally communicated. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those skilled in the art.

In the claims, specification and drawings of the present invention, the term "plurality" means two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, only for the convenience of describing the present invention and making the description process easier, and not for the purpose of indicating or implying that the device or element in question must have the particular orientation described, be constructed and operated in the particular orientation, and therefore such description should not be construed as limiting the present invention; the terms "connected," "mounted," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, a fixed connection between a plurality of objects, a removable connection between a plurality of objects, or an integral connection; the objects may be directly connected to each other or indirectly connected to each other through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the terms in the present invention can be understood in detail from the above data by those skilled in the art.

In the claims, specification, and drawings of the present invention, the descriptions of terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "particular embodiments," etc., 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 invention. In the claims, specification and drawings of the present invention, the schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. 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 of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a housing assembly provided with a cooking cavity;

the baffle is arranged in the cooking cavity and can move in the cooking cavity so as to change the boundary of the cooking cavity when the cooking appliance works.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the housing assembly is provided with an air intake, the cooking appliance further comprising:

the fan assembly is arranged at the air inlet and can supply air into the cooking cavity;

the baffle is arranged opposite to the air inlet.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2, further comprising:

the first driving assembly is connected with the baffle plate and used for driving the baffle plate to be close to or far away from the air inlet.

4. A cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein the first drive assembly comprises:

a support member provided with an internal thread;

the first connecting shaft penetrates through the supporting part and is matched with the internal thread, and the first end of the first connecting shaft is connected with the baffle;

and the first motor is connected with the second end of the first connecting shaft.

5. A cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein the first drive assembly comprises:

the telescopic component comprises a telescopic shaft, and the telescopic shaft is connected with the baffle.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

the baffle includes a plurality of movable members disposed adjacent an inner wall of the cooking cavity;

The movable parts are in contact with each other to shield the air inlet when being positioned at the first position, and are separated to expose the air inlet when being positioned at the second position.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 6, further comprising:

and the second driving assembly is connected with the movable components and can drive the movable components to switch between the first position and the second position.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the second drive assembly comprises:

a second motor;

the first transmission part is connected with the second motor;

and the second transmission part is matched with the first transmission part and connected with the movable parts.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

the shell assembly comprises a first shell and a partition plate, wherein the first shell is provided with a mounting groove recessed towards the direction deviating from the cooking cavity, the partition plate is provided with the air inlet, and the partition plate is covered on the mounting groove;

The fan assembly comprises a third motor and fan blades, the fan blades are arranged in the mounting groove, and the third motor is connected with the fan blades.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 9, further comprising:

and the heating part is arranged in the mounting groove and is wound around the circumference of the fan blade.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

the number of the baffles is multiple, and the baffles are arranged in parallel and distributed on the same side wall of the cooking cavity.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the cooking appliance further comprises a handle,

the number of the baffles is multiple, and the baffles are distributed at different side walls of the cooking cavity.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 11 or 12, wherein the cooking appliance comprises a cooking chamber,

the number of the first driving components is multiple, and the multiple first driving components are respectively connected with the multiple baffles.

14. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein,

the baffle is a flexible metal baffle or a memory metal baffle.

15. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein,

The stroke of the baffle plate is more than or equal to 1 millimeter and less than or equal to 80 millimeters.