CN207355933U - Cooking apparatus - Google Patents

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CN207355933U
CN207355933U CN201720362923.0U CN201720362923U CN207355933U CN 207355933 U CN207355933 U CN 207355933U CN 201720362923 U CN201720362923 U CN 201720362923U CN 207355933 U CN207355933 U CN 207355933U
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陈伟
胡玉新
宁贵勇
潘泽勇
尹志雄
李锦彬
陈冬冬
李振合
赵丽军
王明东
高塬贵
陈亮
蔡文超
成灿明
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Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
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The utility model is on a kind of cooking apparatus, is related to household appliance technical field, and main purpose is the safe application performance for improving cooking apparatus.The technical solution mainly used for:Cooking apparatus, including outer cover, inner cover, outer pot, interior pot, button and locked instrument for controlling the opposite outer pot folding of outer cover, locked instrument covers in being arranged on, and locked instrument is used to lock to button when including interior cover latch on pot, to prevent to open outer pot by key control outer cover;The button is unlocked with when the relatively described interior pot of the inner cover is unlocked, is made described by the bond energy control outer cover opening outer pot.Wherein, by setting locked instrument, when inner cover is latched on interior pot, locked instrument can lock button, to prevent to open outer pot by key control outer cover, so as to can effectively be prevented when inner cover is latched on interior pot since maloperation button causes inner cover to take or throw interior pot out of cooking apparatus, and then the safe application performance of the utility model cooking apparatus can be improved.

Description

Cooking apparatus
Technical field
Household electrical appliance technical field is the utility model is related to, more particularly to a kind of cooking apparatus.
Background technology
Pressure cooker on the market includes pot lid and cooker body at present, and pot lid includes outer cover and the inner cover being arranged in outer cover, stews Body includes outer pot and the interior pot being arranged in outer pot.Outer cover can be opened and closed with respect to outer pot.Outer pot is equipped with outer for controlling Cover the button of opening and closing.When pressure cooker is in closing lid self-locking state, outer cover is closed with respect to outer pot, and inner cover clasps interior pot mouth side The hanging platform of edge, makes inner cover be locked together with interior pot.Wherein, the button on the closing lid self-locking state, outer pot is still in can grasp The state of work.If user, in the closing lid self-locking state false touch to button, button can control outer cover to be opened with respect to outer pot, so that outer cover Inner cover can be driven to move out.At this time due to inner cover and interior pot throw away the inner cover in locking condition, moved out can interior pot from Brought out in outer pot or cause whole pressure cooker to overturn, can so made troubles to the operation of user and there is security risk.
Utility model content
In view of this, the utility model provides a kind of cooking apparatus, and the safety that main purpose is to improve cooking apparatus makes Use performance.
To reach above-mentioned purpose, the utility model mainly provides following technical solution:
The embodiment of the utility model provides a kind of cooking apparatus, including outer cover, inner cover, outer pot, interior pot and for controlling Make the button of the relatively described outer pot folding of the outer cover;The cooking apparatus further includes:
Locked instrument, be arranged on it is described in cover, for when the inner cover is latched on the interior pot to the button Locking, to prevent the outer cover as described in key control from opening the outer pot;With when the relatively described interior pot of the inner cover is unlocked pair The button unlock, makes described by the bond energy control outer cover opening outer pot.
The purpose of this utility model and solve its technical problem and can also be applied to the following technical measures to achieve further.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, the locked instrument includes:
Locating piece, interferes for being formed when the inner cover is latched on the interior pot with the button, with described in prevention Button is depressed and opens the outer cover;The button is avoided with when the relatively described interior pot of the inner cover is unlocked, is made described It is depressed by bond energy and open the outer cover.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, when the inner cover is latched on the interior pot, the locating piece and institute State that button is inconsistent, to form the interference.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, the inner cover includes pot tooth coil, to latch in institute by the pot tooth coil State on interior pot and relatively described interior pot is unlocked.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, when including locating piece, the locating piece is arranged on the pot tooth coil On periphery wall.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, the locating piece includes substrate and projection on first face of substrate Positioning plate;
The locating piece is installed on the periphery wall of the pot tooth coil by the substrate and latches in institute in the inner cover The interference is formed when stating on interior pot by the positioning plate and button.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, the substrate is fixedly connected by screw with the pot tooth coil.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, the one side opposite with first face of the substrate is equipped with screw thread Hole;
The pot tooth coil is equipped with screw via;
Wherein, the screw through the screw via and is threaded in the screw thread from the inner side of the pot tooth coil In hole, the locating piece is fixed on the pot tooth coil.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, the one side opposite with first face of the substrate is equipped with positioning Column;
The periphery wall of the pot tooth coil is equipped with the location hole consistent with the shape of the positioning column;
Wherein, the positioning column is inserted into the location hole, to be positioned to the locating piece.
In foregoing cooking apparatus, optionally, the cooking apparatus is pressure cooker or pressure cooker.
By above-mentioned technical proposal, the utility model cooking apparatus at least has the advantages that:
In technical solution provided by the utility model, by covering setting locked instrument inside, in inner cover latches in Locked instrument can lock button when on pot, to prevent to open outer pot by key control outer cover, so that when inner cover latches in interior pot It can effectively be prevented when upper since maloperation button causes inner cover to take or throw interior pot out of cooking apparatus, and then this can be improved The safe application performance of utility model cooking apparatus.
Described above is only the general introduction of technical solutions of the utility model, in order to better understand the skill of the utility model Art means, and being practiced according to the content of specification, with the preferred embodiment of the utility model and coordinate attached drawing detailed below Describe in detail bright as after.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is a kind of outer cover closure for cooking apparatus that the embodiment of the utility model provides and inner cover latches in interior pot On structure diagram;
Fig. 2 is the enlarged structure schematic diagram at A in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the outer cover closure and the relatively interior pot solution of inner cover for a kind of cooking apparatus that the embodiment of the utility model provides Structure diagram during lock;
Fig. 4 is the enlarged structure schematic diagram at B in Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 be a kind of inner cover interior pot unlock relatively for cooking apparatus that the embodiment of the utility model provides and button by To structure diagram during pressing;
Fig. 6 is the enlarged structure schematic diagram at C in Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 is structure diagram when a kind of outer cover for cooking apparatus that the embodiment of the utility model provides is opened;
Fig. 8 is the knot that both pot tooth coil and locating piece of a kind of cooking apparatus that the embodiment of the utility model provides decompose Structure schematic diagram;
Fig. 9 is the knot of both pot tooth coil and the locating piece of a kind of cooking apparatus that the embodiment of the utility model provides assemblings Structure schematic diagram.
Embodiment
Further to illustrate that the utility model is to reach the technological means and effect that predetermined purpose of utility model taken, Below in conjunction with attached drawing and preferred embodiment, to embodiment, structure, feature and its work(according to the present utility model application Effect, describes in detail as after.In the following description, what different " embodiment " or " embodiment " referred to is not necessarily same implementation Example.In addition, the special characteristic, structure or feature in one or more embodiments can be combined by any suitable form.
As shown in Figures 1 to 7, a kind of cooking apparatus 100 that one embodiment of the utility model proposes, including outer cover 11st, inner cover 12, outer pot 21, interior pot 22, button 3 and locked instrument 4.Button 3 is used to control outer cover 11 with respect to 21 folding of outer pot.Lock It is fixedly mounted with and puts 4 and be arranged on inner cover 12.Locked instrument 4 is used to lock to button 3 when inner cover 12 is latched on interior pot 22, to prevent Button 3 controls outer cover 11 to open outer pot 21 (as depicted in figs. 1 and 2);Button 3 is solved with when the relatively interior pot 22 of inner cover 12 is unlocked Lock, enables button 3 to control outer cover 11 to open outer pot 21 (as shown in Fig. 3 to Fig. 7).
In the technical solution of above-mentioned offer, by setting locked instrument 4, lock when inner cover 12 is latched on interior pot 22 Device 4 can lock button 3, to prevent button 3 from controlling outer cover 11 to open outer pot 21, so that when inner cover 12 latches in interior pot 22 Can effectively it be prevented when upper since maloperation button 3 causes inner cover 12 to take or throw interior pot 22 out of cooking apparatus 100, Jin Erke To improve the safe application performance of the utility model cooking apparatus 100.
Further, as shown in Fig. 2, foregoing locked instrument 4 can include locating piece 41.Locating piece 41 is arranged on inner cover On 12.Locating piece 41 is used to be formed with button 3 when inner cover 12 is latched on interior pot 22 and interferes, to prevent button 3 depressed And open outer cover 11;Button 3 is avoided with when the relatively interior pot 22 of inner cover 12 is unlocked, enables button 3 depressed and opens outer cover 11.In this example, locating piece 41 prevents button 3 depressed and opens outer cover 11 by way of forming interference with button 3, Its operation is relatively simple.
In the examples described above, as shown in Fig. 2, the mode that locating piece 41 forms interference with button 3 can prop up button 3, Button 3 is set completely and can not be depressed;Locating piece 41 can not also prop up button 3, but positioned at the operation of button 3 On track, contradicted when button 3, which is pressed, runs to half with locating piece 41, outer cover 11 and outer pot 21 are still in closed form at this time State.Wherein, outer cover 11 only can be just controlled to open outer pot 21 when button 3, which is pressed, runs to setting position, as long as and button 3 Before setting position is run to, locating piece 41 props up button 3, and outer cover 11 is all without opening outer pot 21.
Wherein, it is preferred that as shown in Fig. 2, when inner cover 12 is latched on interior pot 22, locating piece 41 and button 3 are inconsistent, To form foregoing interference, such button 3 is set can not press completely, reminds user to prevent maloperation with this.Certainly, one In the example of a replacement, locating piece 41 can also be inconsistent with button 3 by the such as movable mandril of intermediate member etc., before formation The interference stated, but relative to above-mentioned directly inconsistent scheme, it should be adopted by the intermediate member scheme inconsistent with button 3 Component is more, thus all parts failure probability bigger, stability on the contrary be not so good as using locating piece 41 directly with button 3 Inconsistent scheme.
In one is specifically applied example, as shown in Figures 1 to 6, foregoing inner cover 12 includes pot tooth coil 121, with logical Cross that pot tooth coil 121 is latched on interior pot 22 and relatively interior pot 22 is unlocked.Wherein, pot tooth coil 121 can be rotated relative to outer cover 11, work as pot When tooth circle 121 turns to first position, the hanging platform on pot tooth coil 121 tangles the flange of interior 22 edge of opening of pot, so that pot tooth Circle 121 is locked together with interior pot 22.When pot tooth coil 121 turns to the second place, hanging platform on pot tooth coil 121 is from interior pot 22 Removed at the flange of edge of opening, so as to fulfill unlocking, make pot tooth coil 121 can relatively interior pot 22 open.
As shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, in the example that foregoing locked instrument 4 includes locating piece 41, locating piece 41 is arranged on On the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121, pot tooth coil 121 can drive locating piece 41 to move to foregoing first position and second together Put.Wherein, when pot tooth coil 121 turns to foregoing first position, pot tooth coil 121 is locked together with interior pot 22, fixed at this time Position part 41 is just formed with button 3 interferes, and prevents button 3 from controlling outer cover 11 to open.When pot tooth coil 121 turns to foregoing second During position, the relatively interior pot 22 of pot tooth coil 121 is unlocked, and locating piece 41 just avoids button 3 at this time, enable button 3 be pressed and Outer cover 11 is controlled to open outer pot 21.
Further, as shown in figure 8, foregoing locating piece 41 can include substrate 411 and projection in substrate 411 first Positioning plate 412 on face.Locating piece 41 is installed on the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121 by substrate 411 and is latched in inner cover 12 Foregoing interference is formed by positioning plate 412 and button 3 when on interior pot 22.
Further, in order to facilitate the installation of, the substrate 411 of foregoing locating piece 41 is in mutually to be fitted with the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121 The arcuate shape matched somebody with somebody.
Further, will as shown in figure 8, foregoing substrate 411 can be fixedly connected by screw 5 with pot tooth coil 121 Whole locating piece 41 is fixed on pot tooth coil 121.
Need exist for explanation be:In the example of a replacement, foregoing locating piece 41 can also be integrally formed in pot On the periphery wall of tooth circle 121.However, since the such as pressure cooker of cooking apparatus 100 is constantly in high pressure conditions in cooking process, Pot tooth coil 121 is fastened with interior 22 edge of pot, and pot tooth coil 121 is constantly in stress.In the example of the replacement, due to positioning Part 41 is integrally formed on the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121, and locating piece 41 protrudes from the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121 so that locating piece It is hanging at 41, the intensity of pot tooth coil 121 can be so influenced, so that there are security risk.Therefore foregoing locating piece 41 is preferably adopted It is fixedly connected with screw 5 with pot tooth coil 121, so that the structure that the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121 does not have large area is destroyed so that Its intensity is higher, so that more safe and reliable.
As shown in figure 8, threaded hole 4111 can be equipped with the one side opposite with the first face of aforesaid base plate 411.Pot tooth coil 121 are equipped with screw via 1211.Wherein, screw 5 through screw via 1211 and is threadedly coupled from the inner side of pot tooth coil 121 In threaded hole 4111, locating piece 41 is fixed on pot tooth coil 121.In this example, due to by screw 5 from pot tooth coil 121 inner side is installed, and so as to efficiently use the space of the inner side of pot tooth coil 121, and screw 5 can be prevented to pot tooth Component outside circle 121 causes to interfere.
Further, as shown in figure 8, positioning column can be equipped with the one side opposite with the first face of aforesaid base plate 411 4112.The location hole 1212 consistent with the shape of positioning column 4112 can be equipped with the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121.Wherein, it is fixed Position column 4112 is inserted into location hole 1212, to be positioned to locating piece 41, can so be improved the installation accuracy of locating piece 41, be prevented Locating piece 41 shifts on pot tooth coil 121.
The cooking apparatus 100 that the utility model embodiment provides can be pressure cooker or pressure cooker etc., the technology of this area Personnel should be appreciated that pressure cooker or pressure cooker etc. are merely illustrative, be not used to limit the technical solution of the present embodiment, its The cooking apparatus 100 of his type is also all suitable for.
The operation principle and preferred embodiment of the utility model is described below.
In technical solution provided by the utility model, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, when pot tooth coil 121 and interior pot 22 do not solve During lock, the button 3 on outer pot 21 is in inoperable state, can so not have to avoid consumer in pot tooth coil 121 and interior pot 22 The security risk for having unlock mistiming operation button 3 to bring, improves user and uses body to the utility model cooking apparatus 100 Test.
The utility model point that the utility model is created is:Pot tooth coil 121 in outer cover 11 is in closing lid certainly with interior pot 22 During lock status, the button 3 being hinged on outer pot 21 is tangled outer cover 11 by spring thrust, and the pot tooth coil 121 inside outer cover 11 connects Be connected to a locating piece 41, in this state, locating piece 41 withstands the button 3 on outer pot 21 so that button 3 be in can not Mode of operation, so avoids the security risk that consumer's maloperation button 3 is brought.
Below with cooking apparatus 100 for pressure cooker concrete example explanation.
As shown in Figures 1 to 7, the utility model pressure cooker includes pot cover and pot body.Pot body includes outer pot 21 and interior pot 22. Pot cover includes outer cover 11 and the inner cover 12 being arranged on outer cover 11, and inner cover 12 includes pot tooth coil 121, and pot tooth coil 121 can be relatively outer Lid 11 rotates.As shown in figure 8, the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121 is equipped with location hole 1212 and screw via 1211.On locating piece 41 Positioning column 4112 load location hole 1212 in, to be positioned to locating piece 41.Screw 5 locks locating piece 41 on the inside of pot trim ring On the periphery wall of pot tooth coil 121.As shown in figure 8, there are 6 hanging platforms in the inside edge of pot tooth coil 121, hanging platform be used for be connected in Pot 22.As shown in figure 9, riveting cylindrical pin is arranged at the top of pot tooth coil 121.Pin is used to connect the rotating mechanism in pot cover.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, when outer cover 11 and 21 closing lid of outer pot, the button 3 being hinged on outer pot 21 is pushed away by spring Power tangles outer cover 11.As shown in Fig. 2, when pot tooth coil 121 is rotated to first position, the hanging platform of pot tooth coil 121 is by interior 22 mouthfuls of pot The flange in portion tangles, while button 3 is arrived on the top of locating piece 41 on 121 periphery wall of pot tooth coil, and the button 3 before outer pot 21 is not at this time Can operation.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, after pressure cooker pressure release, when pot tooth coil 121 is rotated to the second place, pot tooth coil 121 On locating piece 41 avoid button 3 in company with pot trim ring, the button 3 before outer pot 21 is in operable state at this time.Such as Fig. 5 to figure Shown in 7, outer cover 11 and outer pot 21 have pivot pin and hinge spring to be hinged, and click the button 3 before outer pot 21, and outer cover 11 is in and opens Lock status and it is open-top by hinge spring.
Need exist for explanation be:In the case where there is no conflict, those skilled in the art can incite somebody to action according to actual conditions Relevant technical characteristic is mutually combined in above-mentioned each example, to reach corresponding technique effect, particularly for various combined situations Do not repeat one by one herein.
The above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not the utility model is made in any form Limitation, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to above example according to the technical essence of the utility model, In the range of still falling within technical solutions of the utility model.

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1. a kind of cooking apparatus, including outer cover (11), inner cover (12), outer pot (21), interior pot (22) and described outer for controlling Cover the button (3) of (11) relatively described outer pot (21) folding;It is characterized in that, the cooking apparatus further includes:
Locked instrument (4), is arranged on the inner cover (12), for when the inner cover (12) is latched on the interior pot (22) Lock to the button (3), to prevent the button (3) from controlling the outer cover (11) to open the outer pot (21);With described Inner cover (12) relatively described interior pot (22) unlocks the button (3) when unlocking, and the button (3) is controlled the outer cover (11) outer pot (21) is opened.
2. cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the locked instrument (4) includes:
Locating piece (41), interferes for being formed when the inner cover (12) is latched on the interior pot (22) with the button (3), The outer cover (11) is opened to prevent the button (3) depressed;With in the relatively described interior pot (22) of the inner cover (12) The button (3) is avoided during unlocking, makes the button (3) energy depressed and opens the outer cover (11).
3. cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that
When the inner cover (12) is latched on the interior pot (22), the locating piece (41) and the button (3) are inconsistent, with Form the interference.
4. cooking apparatus as claimed any one in claims 1 to 3, it is characterised in that
The inner cover (12) includes pot tooth coil (121), to be latched in by the pot tooth coil (121) on the interior pot (22) and phase Unlock to the interior pot (22).
5. cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that
When including locating piece (41), the locating piece (41) is arranged on the periphery wall of the pot tooth coil (121).
6. cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 5, it is characterised in that
The locating piece (41) includes substrate (411) and projection the positioning plate (412) on (411) first face of substrate;
The locating piece (41) is installed on the periphery wall of the pot tooth coil (121) and described interior by the substrate (411) Formed and interfered by the positioning plate (412) and button (3) when lid (12) is latched on the interior pot (22).
7. cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that
The substrate (411) is fixedly connected by screw (5) with the pot tooth coil (121).
8. cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that
The one side opposite with first face of the substrate (411) is equipped with threaded hole (4111);
The pot tooth coil (121) is equipped with screw via (1211);
Wherein, the screw (5) through the screw via (1211) and is threadedly coupled from the inner side of the pot tooth coil (121) In the threaded hole (4111), the locating piece (41) is fixed on the pot tooth coil (121).
9. the cooking apparatus as any one of claim 6 to 8, it is characterised in that
The one side opposite with first face of the substrate (411) is equipped with positioning column (4112);
The periphery wall of the pot tooth coil (121) is equipped with the location hole consistent with the shape of the positioning column (4112) (1212);
Wherein, the positioning column (4112) is inserted into the location hole (1212), to be positioned to the locating piece (41).
10. the cooking apparatus as any one of claims 1 to 3,5 to 8, it is characterised in that
The cooking apparatus is pressure cooker or pressure cooker.
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