CN1806732A - Kitchen tools - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a kitchen appliance (200) comprising a vessel (201). A light source (209) is disposed substantially at the vessel (201). A wall of the vessel comprises a two-way mirror. When the light source (209) is not emitting light, the wall substantially reflects ambient light, giving a reflective, non-transparent appearance to the wall. When the light source (209) is emitting light, the wall substantially transmits light from the light source, effectively making the wall substantially transparent and allowing a user to see into the vessel (201).
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to kitchen utensils.
Background technology
Kitchen utensils are used for the preparation of food.The example of kitchen utensils comprises the electric kettle that is used for boil water, be used to cook or the baking box of heat food, be used to handle and the food processor and the mixer of mixed food, is used to fry in shallow oil the deep fat fryer of food and the baking machine that is used to toast.
The common feature of the kitchen utensils of these types is that they comprise the certain device that is used to hold food; Electric kettle comprises the container that can keep such as the fluid of water; Baking box comprises the chamber that food wherein can be cooked, and each comprises food processor and deep fat fryer wherein processed or fried food the container that is placed.For food, its meaning is any type of nutrients that comprises solid food, liquid food and water.
Problem for such kitchen utensils is that the device that will hold food may not be transparent, can not allow the user be easy to see whether food is cooked fully or handled thus.When the transparent unit that is used to hold food is used since the deposit that can not be easy to dispose they are very fast dirty and not pleasing.For example, may be deposited in the electric kettle from the lime incrustation scale of hard water, and the fat that is burnt may be deposited in the deep fat fryer.This problem will illustrate in more detail with reference to electric kettle, although also identical basic problem can occur for other kitchen utensils.
Electric kettle comprises that the container that can keep such as water, the heating element heater and the control electronic equipment that are arranged in the container start heating element heater to allow the user.The control electronic equipment typically also comprises the device that is used for inactive (deactivate) heating element heater when fluid is in required temperature.Electric kettle provides a kind of quick, simple device for boil water.
Traditional electric kettle comprises metal or plastic containers.The user must depend on water boil sound, determine from the steam that nozzle sent or the temperature of container whether heating element heater works.Traditional electric kettle like this comprises on the outside of container whether lamp is operated with indication user electric kettle.
The known electric kettle of other type comprises that the light source that is arranged in the container is to throw light on such as the feature of dipperstick.Once more, the illumination that provides indication user electric kettle whether to operate.
The example of known kettle schematically is presented among Fig. 1.Fig. 1 has shown the kettle 100 that comprises container 101.Container comprises the spout 102 that is configured to the assistance pouring and is used for described kettle 100 is filled in some kettles.Kettle further comprises handle 103, is configured to the lid 104 of closing containers 101.The bottom part 105 of container 101 is held the heating element heater (not shown) that can heat the water that is contained in the container 101.In the kettle of some prior aries, heating element heater is included in the housing, and in other the kettle of prior art, described element is directly exposed feedwater.Kettle 100 comprises that also power switch 106 opens kettle to allow the user, allows heating element heater to be heated thus.Some kettles comprise dipperstick 107, and described dipperstick 107 permission users see the water level in the container.Kettle 100 also comprises the housing 108 that is used to control electronic equipment.The control electronic equipment is used to control electric current and whether is transferred to heating element heater.The control electronic equipment generally includes the device that cuts off the electric current of heating element heater when the water that is used at container reaches required temperature.
In the example shown, switch 108, handle 103 and dipperstick all are installed in the housing 108 that is used to control electronic equipment, and described control electronic equipment is installed on the container 101 conversely.Housing 108 also comprises and being configured to when heating element heater is activity, that is to say the light source (not shown) of illumination dipperstick 107 when electric current flows to heating element heater.
Other known kettle has the container that comprises transparent material, and described transparent material has lower thermal coefficient of expansion and therefore has good thermal-shock resistance.The advantage of transparent vessel is that the user can see water boil.Any other transparent material can be used to chamber wall, as long as it has sufficient heat resistanceheat resistant and mechanical impact property, and fully chemical inertness with can not with the water reaction of boiling.The example of such material comprises specific plastics and specific glass or glass ceramics.Borosilicate glass compound such as Pyrex has required attribute.
Shortcoming with kettle of transparent vessel is that dirt may be accumulated or container may be degenerated to become opaque.In addition, in some zones, water is " firmly ", that is to say magnesium and/or calcium ion that it comprises such amount: the not pleasing deposit of incrustation scale may be formed on the heating element heater or center on heating element heater.When kettle had transparent container, these unsightly depositions were harmful to for the outward appearance of kettle.Similar deposit from food may be accumulated in deep fat fryer, baking machine, baking box, food processor and other kitchen utensils.
Summary of the invention
The inventor understands that existence for allowing the user to observe the needs whether kitchen utensils work, does not still show the deposit of the inboard of the container that may be formed on kitchen utensils usually.
According on the one hand, a kind of kitchen utensils are provided, comprising:
Container;
Be substantially disposed in the light source on the described container, described light source is configured to the inside of the described container of illumination;
It is characterized in that described wall of a container comprises two-way mirror.
Preferably, described light source is substantially disposed on the outer surface of described container.
Alternatively, described light source is substantially disposed in the described inside of described container.
Preferably, described wall is configured to when the light of described basic transmission of light emitted light time from described light emitted; And
Described wall is configured to the light of not launching the light time reflection environment at described light source.
Preferably, described wall forms from the glass ceramics of partial mirror (partially mirrored).
Alternatively, described wall forms from the glass of partial mirror.
Preferably, described wall forms from the borosilicate glass compound; And
Described wall comprises the lip-deep reflectance coating that is arranged on described container.
Preferably, described reflectance coating is set on the outer surface of described container.
Preferably, described reflectance coating forms from following selected material:
● titanium
● silver
● aluminium
● copper
● gold
Preferably, described light source is from following selection:
● cold cathode luminous source;
● incandescent lamp
● light emitting diode
● fluorescence light source
● halogen light source
Preferably, kitchen utensils comprise electric kettle; And
Described container can keep water.
Preferably, kitchen utensils comprise:
Electrical heating elements;
Control electronic equipment, described control electronic equipment are configured to and allow electric current to flow to described electrical heating elements according to user's needs, and described control electronic equipment also is configured to and allows electric current to flow to described light source.
Preferably, described light source is configured to described electrical heating elements and starts simultaneously.
Preferably, described control electronic equipment comprises and is used for being cut to automatically described heating element heater and to the device of the electric current of described light source when the temperature within the described container is on the predetermined temperature.
Alternatively, described kitchen utensils are configured to heating products.
Preferably, described kitchen utensils are baking machines; And
Described container comprises the chamber that is configured to maintenance food in the process of the operation of toasting.
According to other one side, a kind of electric kettle is provided, comprising:
The light source of inside of described container is used to throw light on;
Transparent and/or translucent container is used to hold water, and described container comprises the partial reflection wall;
Wherein in described light source pent " pass " condition, when the location point outside described container was observed, it is fuzzy that the inside of described container is passed through described chamber wall substantially; And
Described therein light source be opened and described " opening " condition when inner of described light illumination in,, from the described position in the outside of container, the inside of described container is by described chamber wall as seen like this.
Preferably, in described " pass " condition, described container seems to reflect fully basically.
Preferably, in described " opening " condition, described container seems to understand thoroughly substantially (see-through) from the described position in the outside of described container.
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In order to understand the present invention better and to show its effect that can implement, describe by example, certain embodiments, method and process with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Fig. 1 has schematically shown the side view of the kettle of prior art;
Fig. 2 has schematically shown the side view according to the kitchen utensils of first specific embodiment with lighting source;
Fig. 3 illustrates to have shown the viewgraph of cross-section by wall of a container, and wherein its reflection and mode of transmitted light;
Fig. 4 has shown that schematically light source does not illuminate according to the side view of the kitchen utensils of first specific embodiment;
Fig. 5 has schematically illustrated the wherein pent electric kettle embodiment of light source; And
Fig. 6 has schematically illustrated the electric kettle embodiment in using, and wherein light source is opened.
The specific embodiment
Below the embodiment of inventor's specific pattern will be described by example.In following explanation, different specific detail will be illustrated so that the understanding completely to it to be provided.But clearly those of ordinary skill in the case of without departing from the present invention can the present invention will be described in detail.In other example, known method and structure will no longer explain with unnecessarily fuzzy explanation of the present invention.
The common principle of first specific embodiment will describe with reference to electric kettle by example.Clearly identical or similar notion can be applied to the kitchen utensils of other type.
With reference to Fig. 2, signal has shown that first specific embodiment according to the present invention has the side view of the kitchen utensils of lighting source herein.Kitchen utensils according to first specific embodiment of the present invention are electric kettles.Kettle 200 comprises that container 201, described container can keep the fluid such as water.Container 201 comprises the spout 202 of assisting users pouring, and the lid 203 of basic closing containers 201.Kettle 201 also comprises bottom part 204, and described bottom part 204 is arranged on the base portion of container 201, and can or cannot be integrally formed with container 201.Bottom part 204 comprises heating element heater 205, and heating element heater 205 can heat any fluid that is contained in the container 201 thus at electric current by heating at that time.For the AC/DC kettle (cordless kettle) of particular type, the bottom part is can comprise the device that is used to be connected to the power supply on the base station (not shown), and this AC/DC kettle for prior art is known.When kettle was not the AC/DC type, described kettle also comprised the contact (not shown) that is used for kettle 200 is connected to power supply.
Any suitable light source be can use, cold cathode luminous source, incandescent lamp, light emitting diode or fluorescence light source comprised.Cold-cathode fluorescence lamp (CCFL) technology is particularly suitable for.CCFL constructs from the sealed glass tube that is provided with electrode at two ends.Glass tube is filled inert gas and mercury in a small amount, and it has fluorescent material (phosphor) undercoating.Fluorescent material refers to any can be when irradiation electromagnetic radiation particulate luminous chemical substance.When high-tension current is applied to electrode, the arc guide of gained causes gas ionization, and this causes the generation of the ultraviolet ray of fluorescence excitation material conversely (UV) light.Determine by the one-tenth branch of interior fluorescent material coating from the light wavelength of CCFL institute transmission.
The CCFL light source has following characteristics:
● with when comparing brightness with the lamp of prior art with increase based on electrical source consumption
● have the higher efficient that converts electrical energy into light
● compare reliability with the prior art light source with improvement
● compare with the prior art light source and to have the extremely long working life time
● have lower power consumption than most prior art light source
And other light source can use in this uses such as incandescent lamp or light emitting diode (LED), and above-mentioned listed feature makes the CCFL light source suitable especially.Especially, long working life means that light source seldom need need to replace in the process in life-span of kettle 200.
The wall of container 201 comprises the transparent material with the lip-deep reflectance coating that is arranged on wall.Herein with reference to Fig. 3, signal has shown the cross section by wall of a container, and the mode of its reflection and transmitted light wherein.
The transparent wall 301 of container 201 comprises the transparent material of heat shock resistance.The borosilicate glass compound such as Pyrex or Duran , is found suitable especially.Borosilicate glass typically has the SiO 81%
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Transparent be need to allow the wall 301 will be from the light transmission of the light source within the container 202 209.Container 201 needs heat shock resistance, because need hold the water that boils.If container 201 is filled cold water after just holding the water that boils, the speed of cooling may cause having the higher thermal stress in the material of higher thermal expansion coefficient.
Other material can be used such as different glass composite, particular glass pottery and specific plastics, as long as they have the sufficient transparency with will be from the light transmission of the light source within the container 201 209, and thermal shock resistance fully.
Clearly, reflectance coating 304 will well be worked, if it is applied on the inner surface 303 of wall 301, rather than the outer surface 302 of wall 301.
Any suitable material can be used to the reflectance coating 304 of wall 301.Suitable material is to have a kind of to the higher reflectivity of visible light, and can be deposited on the surface of wall 301, and has sufficient resistance to marring.
The suitable material that is used for coating 304 comprises the metal such as gold, silver, aluminium, copper and titanium.Metal is preferred, because they are tending towards that visible light is had higher reflectivity.Titanium is applied in this application.Can find to use anti-scratch test: titanium reflectance coating 304 has sufficient resistance to marring not to be easy to scraping the normal use that keeps kettle under the situation about wiping from the outer surface 302 of wall 301.Any scraping will be presented on the wall as having than antiradar reflectivity and the radioparent zone of high light.
It also is possible that other material can be used, even they do not have the resistance to marring identical with titanium, as long as they have the reflectivity suitable to visible light.In this case, they can be protected with transparent protective coating.
When from the reflectance coating 304 on the outer surface 302 of the surround lighting 305 bump transparent walls 301 in the source outside the container 201 306, the part of the surround lighting 305 of incident is reflected as institute's reflected ambient 307.The surround lighting 305 of other parts passes through transparent wall 301 as light 308 transmissions of transmission.
When from the inner surface 303 of the light 309 bump walls in the source within the container 201 209, its basically transmission by described wall 301.The light 310 that is reflected, is reflected back in the container 201 from the fraction light 309 of light source 209 by wall 301 by transmission.When refract light 310 leaves 301, it is reflected once more and is left as transmitted light 312.
When not having light source within container 201, perhaps the light source 209 within the container 201 does not have when illuminated, and the intensity of reflected ambient 307 is more than big from the intensity of the transmitted light within the container 201 312.Therefore, container 201 looks like minute surface, and has and evanohm (chrome) similar in appearance.Because the intensity of light reflected user can not understand thoroughly described transparent wall 301, chamber wall 301 comprises that the material of substantially transparent is unconspicuous for the user.This has hidden any lime incrustation scale or dirt within the container 201 that accumulates in kettle 200.
When the light 312 of transmission occurs from the light source 209 within the container 201, the intensity of transmitted light 312 is big more than the intensity of reflected ambient 307.Because the difference of the intensity between transmitted light 312 and the reflect ambient light 307,301 couples of users of wall look like transparent, and the user can see that the inside of container 201 is to determine whether kettle can work like this.In addition, light source 209 also to around illumination is provided.
Be shown light source 209 illumination at the kettle shown in Fig. 2 200, thus container 201 look like transparent because the intensity of the light of transmission 312 is big more than the intensity of reflected ambient 307.This allows the user to see the contents of container 201, and particularly whether water 210 is boiled with it.
With reference to Fig. 4, signal has shown that light source does not have illuminated according to the side view of the kettle of first specific embodiment of the present invention herein.The intensity of institute's reflected ambient 307 is much larger than the light intensity of institute's transmission, because light source 209 does not throw light on.The surface of container 201 looks like minute surface thus, and has like this and the evanohm similar in appearance.Container 201 seems opaque and reflection thus, because the user can not understand thoroughly the wall 301 of container 301, the contents of container 201 are hidden from the user.
The switch 207 of kettle 200 is configured to and allows electric current to flow to heating element heater 205 and light source 209.Like this, when user's starting switch, heating element heater and light source received current.When switch was activated, the outward appearance of container 201 switched to transparent appearance as shown in Figure 2 from minute surface, nontransparent outward appearance (as shown in Figure 4).Therefore, for the user clearly kettle be opened.
Kettle is provided with automatic safety (cut out), and its water 210 in container 201 is cut to the electric current of heating element heater 205 and light source 209 when reaching predetermined temperature (being generally 100 ℃).When electric current was closed automatically by the safeties circuit, switch 207 got back to " cutting out " position, and the outward appearance of container 201 is transformed into as shown in Figure 4 nontransparent specular appearance from as shown in Figure 2 transparent appearance.
In optional embodiment, described technology can be applied in the kitchen utensils of other type.For example, electric baking machine can be provided with described two to Jing Bi and light source, and light source is configured to when heating element heater in baking machine is activated and throws light on.When kitchen utensils were baking machine, the container of baking machine was the food chamber of being toasted wherein.
When kitchen utensils were deep fat fryer, the volume of deep fat fryer was the volume that deep fat is received.
When kitchen utensils were baking box or micro-wave oven, the volume of baking box was the chamber that is used to place the food of cooking or heating.Especially, baking box comprises the door to the chamber, and described door comprises two-way mirror.Light source is substantially disposed in the chamber.When baking box did not use, door had the specular appearance similar to evanohm.When baking box uses, source emissioning light, oven door looks like transparent to the user, allow the user to see the inside of baking box.
When kitchen utensils were food processor or mixer, the container of kitchen utensils was that wherein food is placed the chamber of handling.
For all above-mentioned examples, when apparatus did not use, container seemed to have the reflection non-transparent appearance.When container in use, light source is illuminated, wall of a container will allow the user to see the inside of container from the light transmission of light source thus.
In first embodiment, light source is a cold-cathode tube.Light source is encapsulated in the compound lid of Merlon.Reflectance coating comprises the titanium compound.
Herein with reference to Fig. 5, signal has shown the embodiment of electric kettle when the position outside container is observed, and light source is closed, and wherein the container of kettle reflects substantially fully, and blurs during the position observation of the inside of container outside container.
Herein with reference to Fig. 6, signal has shown the view of the electric kettle that light source is opened, the inside of light illumination kettle wherein, and the inside of kettle is visible by chamber wall from the point of observation in the outside of container like this.
Electric kettle comprise the container that is used to throw light on inside light source and be used to hold the transparent and/or translucent container of water.Container comprises a plurality of reflecting walls, in described so therein light source pent " pass " condition, when observing by the location point of chamber wall outside described container, the inside of container blurs substantially, because chamber wall is in strong reflection when the position in the outside of container is observed, and therein light source open and " opening " condition of the inside of light source exposure cage in the time, light from light source can be from the internal transmission of container, like this when when the position in the outside of container is observed, by partial reflection and part light transmission container wall as seen the inside of container lighted and.
When in " pass " condition, when light source was closed, container seemed substantially the form of reflection fully outside the container, because do not have very strong light to see the inside of container from the inside of container.But the daylight of the environment outside the kettle reflects from chamber wall, and the inside of container thickens.But, in " opening " condition, container seems it is as seen substantially from the outside of container, because the power of the light source of the inside of illumination container is enough strong for the inside of the kettle of observing by the partial reflection chamber wall, even by day, daylight is from chamber wall reflected back observer.
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1. kitchen utensils comprise:
Container;
Be substantially disposed in the light source on the described container, described light source is configured to the inside of the described container of illumination;
It is characterized in that described wall of a container comprises two-way mirror.
2. kitchen utensils according to claim 1 is characterized in that described light source is substantially disposed on the outer surface of described container.
3. kitchen utensils according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described light source is substantially disposed within the described inside of described container.
4. according to aforementioned arbitrary described kitchen utensils, it is characterized in that described wall is configured to when the light of described basic transmission of light emitted light time from described light emitted; And
Described wall is configured to the light around described light source is not launched the light time fundamental reflection.
5. according to the arbitrary described kitchen utensils of claim 1-4, it is characterized in that described wall forms from the glass ceramics of partial mirror.
6. according to the arbitrary described kitchen utensils of claim 1-4, it is characterized in that described wall forms from the glass of partial mirror.
7. kitchen utensils according to claim 6 is characterized in that described wall forms from the borosilicate glass compound; And
Described wall comprises the lip-deep reflectance coating that is arranged on described container.
8. kitchen utensils according to claim 7 is characterized in that described reflectance coating is set on the outer surface of described container.
9. according to claim 7 or 8 described kitchen utensils, it is characterized in that described reflectance coating forms from following selected material:
● titanium
● silver
● aluminium
● copper
● gold
10. according to aforementioned arbitrary described kitchen utensils, it is characterized in that described light source is from following selection:
● cold cathode luminous source;
● incandescent lamp
● light emitting diode
● fluorescence light source
● halogen light source
11., it is characterized in that kitchen utensils comprise electric kettle according to aforementioned arbitrary described kitchen utensils; And
Described container can keep water.
12. kitchen utensils according to claim 11 is characterized in that, kitchen utensils comprise:
Electrical heating elements;
Control electronic equipment, described control electronic equipment are configured to and allow electric current to flow to described electrical heating elements according to user's needs, and described control electronic equipment also is configured to and allows electric current to flow to described light source.
13. kitchen utensils according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described light source is configured to described electrical heating elements and starts simultaneously.
14. kitchen utensils according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described control electronic equipment comprises and is used for being cut to automatically described heating element heater and to the device of the electric current of described light source when the temperature within the described container is on the predetermined temperature.
15., it is characterized in that described kitchen utensils are configured to heating products according to the arbitrary described kitchen utensils of claim 1-10.
16. kitchen utensils according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described kitchen utensils are baking machines; And
Described container comprises the chamber that is configured to maintenance food in the process of the operation of toasting.
17. an electric kettle comprises:
The light source of inside of described container is used to throw light on;
Transparent and/or translucent container is used to hold water, and described container comprises the partial reflection wall;
Wherein in described light source pent " pass " condition, when the location point outside described container was observed, the inside of described container was fuzzy by described chamber wall substantially; And
Described therein light source be opened and described " opening " condition when inner of described light illumination in, the described position outside the described container like this, the inside of described container by described chamber wall as seen.
18. electric kettle according to claim 17 is characterized in that, in described " pass " condition, described container seems to reflect fully basically.
19., it is characterized in that in described " opening " condition, described container seems can understand thoroughly substantially from the described position outside the described container according to claim 17 or 18 described electric kettles.
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