CN116919188A

CN116919188A - Steam air fryer

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Publication number: CN116919188A
Application number: CN202210332158.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王团; 许智波; 姚亮; 丁宏斌; 郑博文; 裴胜招
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-31
Filing date: 2022-03-31
Publication date: 2023-10-24

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a steam air fryer. The steam air fryer comprises a body, an air frying cavity arranged in the body and a heat dissipation assembly arranged between the body and the air frying cavity, wherein the heat dissipation assembly is provided with an air inlet for high-temperature steam to enter and a water outlet for condensate to be discharged, and the air inlet of the heat dissipation assembly is communicated with the air frying cavity; high-temperature steam generated by the air frying cavity is introduced into the heat dissipation assembly through the air inlet, condensed water is formed after heat dissipation of the heat dissipation assembly, and the formed condensed water is discharged from the water outlet of the heat dissipation assembly. According to the application, when the steam air fryer is used for cooking with the steam function and the steaming and baking function, a large amount of high-temperature steam is prevented from being discharged outside the steam air fryer, the phenomenon that the whole kitchen is full of peculiar smell due to the fact that the discharged gas is full of cooking environment is avoided, the use experience of a user is improved, the danger of scalding the user caused by the fact that the user touches the discharged high-temperature steam can be avoided, and the steam air fryer has good practical value.

Description

Steam air fryer

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly relates to a steam air fryer.

Background

Steam air fryers use high velocity air circulation technology and combine a unique combination of rapidly circulating hot air and an internal helical air flow to achieve cooking effects that achieve the effect and mouthfeel of frying food. The popular point is that when heating, high-temperature hot air is generated in the pot body to form a crisp surface layer on the surface of food, so that the moisture in the food material is locked, and the taste of the common fried food is fragrant and crisp.

In the prior art, when the steam air fryer is used for cooking by using the steam function and the steaming and baking function, a large amount of high-temperature steam is discharged outside the steam air fryer in the cooking process, so that the use experience of a user is reduced, the whole kitchen can be filled with peculiar smell due to the fact that the discharged gas is filled with the cooking environment, and in addition, the user can be scalded when carelessly touching the discharged high-temperature steam, and unnecessary danger is caused.

The scheme can be used for cooking appliances with steam generation, such as electric cooker, electric steamer and other appliances with high-temperature water steam discharge

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problems, the application provides a steam air fryer, which aims to solve the technical problems that in the prior art, when the steam air fryer is used for cooking by using a steam function and a steaming and baking function, a large amount of high-temperature steam is discharged outside the steam air fryer in the cooking process to reduce the use experience of users, the discharged gas fills the cooking environment to fill the whole kitchen with peculiar smell, and the high-temperature steam can scald the users to cause unnecessary dangers to at least a certain extent.

The technical scheme of the application is as follows:

a steam air fryer, characterized in that it comprises:

a body;

a frying cavity arranged in the body;

the cooling assembly is provided with an air inlet for high-temperature steam to enter and a water outlet for condensed water to drain, and the air inlet of the cooling assembly is communicated with the air frying cavity.

In some embodiments, the steam air fryer further comprises:

the heat dissipation cavity is arranged between the body and the space frying cavity, and the heat dissipation assembly is arranged in the heat dissipation cavity.

In some embodiments, the heat dissipating assembly includes a heat sink fixedly disposed within the heat dissipating cavity, the heat sink being provided with an air inlet for high temperature steam and a water outlet for condensate water to exit.

As a preferable mode of the application, the radiator is a fin radiator.

In some embodiments, the heat dissipating assembly further comprises a fan fixedly disposed within the heat dissipating cavity, the heat sink being disposed between the fan and the frying cavity.

In some embodiments, an air inlet and a first air outlet are arranged on the side wall of the body;

the steam air fryer also comprises an air inducing plate provided with an air inducing hole, and the air inducing plate is fixedly arranged between the radiator and the air frying cavity;

a second air outlet is arranged on the heat dissipation cavity;

the air guiding opening on the body, the air guiding hole on the air guiding plate, the second air outlet on the heat dissipation cavity and the first air outlet on the body are sequentially communicated.

As a preferable scheme of the application, the air inducing port is arranged at the bottom of the body;

the second air outlet is arranged between the first air outlet and the air inducing opening.

Further, a heat insulation plate is arranged between the heat dissipation cavity and the air frying cavity.

In some embodiments, the top of the frying cavity and the air inlet of the heat sink are in communication via an air inlet pipe.

In some embodiments, a water box is arranged on the body, and a water outlet of the heat dissipation cavity is communicated with the water box through a water outlet pipe.

The beneficial effects of the application at least comprise:

the steam air fryer provided by the application comprises the heat dissipation assembly arranged between the body and the air frying cavity, wherein the heat dissipation assembly is provided with the air inlet for high-temperature steam to enter and the water outlet for discharging condensate, the air inlet of the heat dissipation assembly is communicated with the air frying cavity, when the steam air fryer is used for cooking with a steam function and a steaming and baking function, the high-temperature steam generated by the air frying cavity is introduced into the heat dissipation assembly through the air inlet, the condensate water is formed after the heat dissipation of the heat dissipation assembly, and the formed condensate water is discharged from the water outlet of the heat dissipation assembly, so that a large amount of high-temperature steam is prevented from being discharged out of the steam air fryer when the steam air fryer is used for cooking with the steam function and the steaming and baking function, the whole kitchen is prevented from being filled with peculiar smell when the discharged gas is prevented from being filled with the cooking environment, the use experience of a user is improved, the danger of scalding the user caused by the fact that the user is in touch with the discharged high-temperature steam is avoided, and the steam air fryer has good practical value.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a steam air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the internal structure of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the heat sink of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic top view of FIG. 2;

fig. 6 is a schematic illustration of ambient air circulation in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

In the accompanying drawings:

100-body, 101-control panel, 102-water tank, 103-door assembly, 104-first air outlet, 200-cavity, 300-heat dissipation assembly, 301-radiator, 302-fan, 400-heat dissipation cavity, 500-intake pipe, 600-water box, 700-drain pipe, 800-water pump, 900-induced air board, 1000-heat insulating board.

Detailed Description

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

It should be noted that all the directional indicators in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement conditions, etc. between the components in a specific posture, and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicators are correspondingly changed.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different structures of the application. In order to simplify the present disclosure, components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. They are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to limit the application. Furthermore, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, which are for the purpose of brevity and clarity, and which do not themselves indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present application provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the application of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

The application is described below with reference to specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

the embodiment of the application provides a steam air fryer, which aims to solve the technical problems that the use experience of a user is reduced because a large amount of high-temperature water vapor is discharged outside the steam air fryer in the cooking process when the steam air fryer is used for cooking by using a steam function and a steaming and baking function in the prior art to a certain extent, the exhausted gas fills the cooking environment to cause the whole kitchen to be full of peculiar smell, and the high-temperature steam can possibly scald the user to cause unnecessary danger.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a steam air fryer according to an embodiment of the application, and fig. 2 is a schematic internal structural view of fig. 1. Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a steam air fryer according to an embodiment of the application mainly includes a main body 100, a cavity 200, and a heat dissipating assembly 300.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in the embodiment of the present application, the cavity 200 is disposed in the main body 100, the heat dissipation assembly 300 is provided with an air inlet through which high temperature steam enters and a water outlet through which condensed water is discharged, and the air inlet of the heat dissipation assembly 300 is communicated with the cavity. In practical implementation, high-temperature steam generated by the cavity 200 is introduced into the heat dissipation assembly 300 through the air inlet, and forms normal-temperature liquid after heat dissipation of the heat dissipation assembly 300, and the formed condensed water can be discharged from the water outlet of the heat dissipation assembly 300.

According to the steam air fryer provided by the embodiment of the application, as the steam air fryer comprises the heat dissipation assembly 300 arranged between the body 100 and the air frying cavity 200, the heat dissipation assembly 300 is provided with the air inlet into which high-temperature steam enters and the water outlet from which condensate water is discharged, the air inlet of the heat dissipation assembly 300 is communicated with the air frying cavity, when the steam air fryer is used for cooking with a steam function and a steaming and baking function, the high-temperature steam generated by the air frying cavity 200 is introduced into the heat dissipation assembly 300 through the air inlet, normal-temperature liquid is formed after the heat dissipation of the heat dissipation assembly 300, and the formed condensate water is discharged from the water outlet of the heat dissipation assembly 300, so that a large amount of high-temperature water steam is prevented from being discharged outside the steam air fryer when the steam function and the steaming and baking function are used for cooking, the whole kitchen is prevented from being full of peculiar smell, the use experience of a user is improved, the danger of scalding the user caused by the high-temperature steam discharged by the heart is avoided, and the steam air fryer has good practical value.

Referring to fig. 1, in the embodiment of the present application, a body 1 has a conventional shape of a steam air fryer, and a control panel 101 for implementing various instructions of the steam air fryer, a water tank 102 for supplying steam to the steam air fryer, and a door assembly 103 for feeding food materials into an air fryer cavity 200 may be further provided on the body 1, which is not described in detail in the embodiment of the present application.

Referring to fig. 2, the steam air fryer according to the embodiment of the application may further include a heat dissipation chamber 400 for mounting the heat dissipation assembly 300, wherein the heat dissipation chamber 400 may be disposed between the main body 100 and the cavity 200, and the heat dissipation assembly 300 is disposed in the heat dissipation chamber 400, so that a relatively sealed space is provided for mounting and implementing the heat dissipation assembly 300, and the effect of the liquid generated during the operation of the heat dissipation assembly 300 on the rest components of the steam air fryer is prevented.

It should be noted that, the heat dissipation cavity 400 in the embodiment of the present application may be disposed only on one side between the body 100 and the cavity 200, or may be disposed on multiple sides between the body 100 and the cavity 200, and may be adaptively disposed according to the space between the body 100 and the cavity 200; even more, the heat dissipation cavity 400 may be disposed outside the body 100, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

Additionally, in other embodiments, the heat dissipating assembly 300 may also be disposed directly between the body 100 and the frying cavity 200.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a heat dissipating assembly according to an embodiment of the application. Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, a heat dissipating assembly 300 according to an embodiment of the present application includes a heat sink 301 fixedly disposed in a heat dissipating cavity 300, the heat sink 301 is provided with an air inlet through which high-temperature steam enters and a water outlet through which condensed water is discharged, the air inlet of the heat sink 301 is the air inlet of the heat dissipating assembly 300 according to an embodiment of the present application, and the water outlet of the heat sink 301 is the water outlet of the heat dissipating assembly 300 according to an embodiment of the present application.

When the steam air fryer is used for cooking by using the steam function and the steaming and baking function, high-temperature steam generated by the air frying cavity 200 is introduced into the radiator 301 through the air inlet, normal-temperature liquid is formed after the radiator 301 radiates heat, formed condensed water is discharged from the water outlet of the radiator 301, so that the steam air fryer can be prevented from being discharged outside the steam air fryer when the steam air fryer is used for cooking by using the steam function and the steaming and baking function, the whole kitchen can be prevented from being filled with peculiar smell by the discharged gas to improve the use experience of a user, and in addition, the danger of scalding the user caused by the fact that the user touches the discharged high-temperature steam can be avoided, and the steam air fryer has good practical value.

Further, in connection with fig. 2, in an embodiment of the present application, the top of the deep-frying cavity 200 and the air inlet of the heat sink 301 may be communicated through the air inlet pipe 500, so as to achieve the deep-frying cavity 200 and the heat sink 301 to be in the air communication.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2, one end of the air inlet pipe 500 of the embodiment of the present application is connected to the air outlet hole at the top of the air frying cavity 200, and the other end of the air inlet pipe 500 passes through the top of the heat dissipating cavity 400 in a sealing manner and communicates with the air inlet of the heat sink 301, so that the high temperature steam generated in the air frying cavity 200 can be introduced into the heat sink 301 through the air inlet.

The air inlet pipe 500 of the present embodiment is preferably a hose to accommodate the structure between the body 100 and the cavity 200.

Preferably, the radiator 301 in the embodiment of the present application is a fin radiator, and the radiating tube of the fin radiator is preferably a serpentine radiating tube (shown in fig. 4), and the main reason for selecting the serpentine radiating tube is as follows: high-temperature steam is continuously condensed into liquid in the snakelike radiating pipe, the snakelike design makes the liquid flow out easily, can not make the liquid remain in the pipeline, avoids obstructing the gas flow, causes the phenomenon that the gas in the steam air fryer can't outwards be discharged to form the high-pressure container to take place, in order to improve the security that the user used.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the heat dissipating assembly 300 according to the embodiment of the present application further includes a fan 302 fixedly disposed in the heat dissipating cavity 400, and the heat sink 302 is disposed between the fan 302 and the cavity 200. The radiator 301 of the embodiment of the present application mainly plays a role of heat dissipation, and the fan 302 may play a role of forced convection, so as to further improve the heat dissipation effect of the radiator 301.

In addition, referring to fig. 3, since the temperature of the gap between the cavity 200 and the appearance part of the body 100 is very high, the heat dissipation effect of the heat dissipation component is greatly affected, and therefore, in the embodiment of the application, the heat insulation board 1000 is disposed between the heat dissipation cavity 400 and the cavity 200 for heat insulation treatment, and the heat insulation board 1000 may be a part of the heat dissipation cavity 400, that is, the heat insulation board 1000 and the heat dissipation cavity are integrally formed, so as to avoid affecting the heat dissipation effect of the heat dissipation component.

Referring to fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present application, a water box 600 is further provided on the body 100, and the drain opening of the radiator 301 is communicated with the water box 600 through a drain pipe 700.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2, one end of the drain pipe 700 is connected to the water outlet of the radiator 301, and the other end of the drain pipe 700 passes through the water outlet of the heat dissipation cavity 400 and is connected to the water tank 600, so that the normal temperature liquid is formed after heat dissipation by the radiator 301, and can be introduced into the water tank 600 through the drain pipe 700.

In other embodiments, the heat dissipation cavity 400 may also be directly connected to the water box 600 through the drain pipe 700, in which case, condensed water formed after heat dissipation by the heat dissipation component 300 may collect at the bottom of the heat dissipation cavity 400 and be introduced into the water box 600 through the drain pipe 700.

The drain 700 of the present embodiment is preferably a hose to accommodate the structure between the body 100 and the deep-frying chamber 200.

In the embodiment of the present application, the condensed water formed after heat dissipation by the heat sink 301 can automatically flow into the water box 600 under the action of gravity, or can be pumped into the water box 600 by the water pump 800 arranged in the body 100, or, in general, the condensed water formed after heat dissipation by the heat sink 301 automatically flows into the water box 600 under the action of gravity, and the water pump 800 can be periodically started to thoroughly introduce the condensed water in the heat sink 301 into the water box 600.

The water tank 600 according to the embodiment of the present application is detachably installed on the body 100, so that the water tank 600 can be periodically detached from the body 100 to remove waste water stored in the water tank 600.

Further, fig. 5 is a schematic top view of fig. 2, and in combination with fig. 2 and fig. 5, in an embodiment of the present application, an air inlet and a first air outlet 104 are provided on a side wall of the body 100. The steam air fryer of the embodiment of the application can further comprise an air guiding plate 900, wherein the air guiding plate 900 is fixedly arranged between the radiator 301 and the air frying cavity 200, the air guiding plate 900 is provided with an air guiding hole, the heat radiating cavity 200 is provided with a second air outlet, and the air guiding hole on the body 100, the air guiding hole on the air guiding plate 900, the second air outlet on the heat radiating cavity 200 and the first air outlet on the body 100 are sequentially communicated.

Fig. 6 is a schematic illustration of ambient air circulation in accordance with an embodiment of the present application. In practical implementation in conjunction with fig. 6, due to the effect of the fan 302, ambient air is introduced into the heat dissipation cavity 200 from the air inlet on the body 100, the air inlet on the air inlet plate 900, and the second air outlet on the heat dissipation cavity 200, and after the ambient air exchanges heat with the radiator 301 in the heat dissipation cavity 200, the ambient air is discharged from the first air outlet on the body 100, so that the heat exchange efficiency of the radiator 301 for high-temperature steam introduced from the air-frying cavity can be improved.

Further, the air inlet on the body 100 of the embodiment of the present application is preferably disposed at the bottom of the body 1, and the air inlet on the body 100, the air inlet on the air guiding plate 900, the second air outlet on the heat dissipation cavity 200, and the first air outlet 104 on the body 100 are preferably disposed in a grid shape, so that the uniformity of heat dissipation can be improved, and meanwhile, the entry of dust can be avoided.

It should be noted that, the activation of the heat sink 301 and the fan 302 according to the embodiment of the present application is performed according to a logic program automatically set when the steam air fryer is operated, and the activation of the water pump 800 may be performed by operating a corresponding button on the control panel 101.

In the present application, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "affixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "affixed" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral body; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the description of the present application, it should 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", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

Furthermore, descriptions such as those referred to as "first," "second," and the like, are provided for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implying an order of magnitude of the indicated technical features in the present disclosure. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present application.

In the description of the present application, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include both the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact by another feature therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed 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. Further, one skilled in the art can engage and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

While preferred embodiments of the present application have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. It is therefore intended that the following claims be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the application.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present application without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, it is intended that the present application also include such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A steam air fryer, said steam air fryer comprising:

a body;

a frying cavity arranged in the body;

2. The steam air fryer of claim 1, wherein said steam air fryer further comprises:

the heat dissipation cavity is arranged between the body and the cavity, and the heat dissipation assembly is arranged in the heat dissipation cavity.

3. The steam air fryer of claim 2, wherein said heat dissipating assembly comprises a heat sink fixedly disposed within said heat dissipating cavity.

4. A steam air fryer according to claim 3, wherein said heat sink is a fin heat sink.

5. A steam air fryer according to claim 3, wherein said heat dissipating assembly further comprises a fan fixedly disposed within said heat dissipating cavity, said heat sink being disposed between said fan and said cavity.

6. The steam air fryer of claim 5, wherein said body has a sidewall provided with an air intake and a first air outlet;

a second air outlet is arranged on the heat dissipation cavity;

7. The steam air fryer of claim 6, wherein said air intake is provided at a bottom of said body;

8. The steam air fryer of any one of claims 1-7, wherein a heat shield is disposed between said heat dissipating cavity and said cavity.

9. The steam air fryer of any one of claims 1-7, wherein a top of said cavity and an air inlet of said heat sink are in communication through an air inlet pipe.

10. The steam air fryer of any one of claims 1-7, wherein said body is provided with a water box, and wherein said drain opening of said heat sink communicates with said water box through a drain pipe.