CN207370557U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

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CN207370557U
CN207370557U CN201720458704.2U CN201720458704U CN207370557U CN 207370557 U CN207370557 U CN 207370557U CN 201720458704 U CN201720458704 U CN 201720458704U CN 207370557 U CN207370557 U CN 207370557U
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李桂荣
凌金星
张怀礼
刘日贵
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Zhejiang Shaoxing Supor Domestic Electrical Appliance Co Ltd
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A cooking appliance comprising: the pot body is used for containing food to be cooked; the pot cover is arranged on the pot body, the floater is arranged in the pot cover, and when the cooking utensil works, the floater can be driven to move by steam in the pot body; the floater is provided with a magnetic part; the coil is arranged above the floater, and when the floater cannot be driven to move by steam in the pot body, the coil is electrified and drives the floater to move, wherein the coil is provided with an avoiding hole, and the diameter of the avoiding hole is larger than the outer diameter of the floater, so that the floater can stretch into the avoiding hole when moving upwards. The technical scheme of the utility model the electric pressure cooker coil among the prior art has been solved to the less problem of magnetic force that the check valve was applyed.

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Cooking apparatus
Technical field
The utility model is related to cooking apparatus, in particular to a kind of improvement of the float driving structure of cooking apparatus.
Background technology
Electric pressure cooking saucepan is common household electrical appliance.Wherein, stopping valve, the work of stopping valve are provided in the pot cover of electric pressure cooking saucepan With being that user can not uncap when electric pressure cooking saucepan works, and then ensure the safety of cooking process.Wherein, the action principle of stopping valve When working for, electric pressure cooking saucepan, generate substantial amounts of steam in pot, steam ejection stopping valve move upwards and with uncapping in pot cover Constructive interference, at this time user can not rotate handle of uncapping.After electric pressure cooking saucepan works and the in vivo pressure of pot is reduced to peace After total pressure, stopping valve is fallen after rise by gravity, and user can normally uncap at this time.But use a period of time in electric pressure cooking saucepan Afterwards, food and soup is easily assembled at stopping valve, after culinary art, food and soup to stick together between stopping valve and hole wall So that stopping valve can not be fallen after rise, the phenomenon that user can not uncap after cooking is in turn resulted in.
To solve the above-mentioned problems, some electric pressure cooking saucepan products are provided with stopping valve auxiliary return structure.Wherein, Yi Zhongjie Structure is the movement that stopping valve is controlled using electromagnetic force.Specifically, magnet is provided on stopping valve, is provided with above stopping valve Coil.When stopping valve adhesion, coil is powered and generates magnetic field, is upwardly or downwardly moved under the driving of the magnetive attraction of stopping valve It is dynamic.However said structure has the following problems:“
Due to being influenced be subject to installation site, coil and stopping valve distance are usually farther out.After coil is powered at stopping valve Magnetic field intensity is smaller so that the magnetive attraction that stopping valve is subject to is smaller, in the case where stopping valve is by food and soup adhesion according to So there is the risk that can not drive stopping valve.
Utility model content
The main purpose of the utility model is that a kind of cooking apparatus is provided, to solve electric pressure cooking saucepan line of the prior art Enclose the smaller problem of magnetive attraction applied to stopping valve.
To achieve these goals, utility model provides a kind of cooking apparatus, including:Pot, it is cooked to hold Food;Pot cover is arranged in pot, and float is arranged in pot cover, and when cooking apparatus works, the in vivo steam of pot can drive Float moves;Magnetic part is provided on float;Coil, is arranged on the top of float, and the in vivo steam of pot can not drive float to move When dynamic, coil is powered and float is driven to move, wherein, coil has avoid holes, and the diameter of avoid holes is more than the outer diameter of float, with Float is made to can extend into when moving up to avoid holes.
It using the technical solution of the utility model, can extend into when float moves up to avoid holes, so that line Circle when mounted can be closer to float.The magnetic field intensity generated when the coil is energized at float is stronger, and float is applied Magnetive attraction bigger, collateral security magnetive attraction drive float reliability.Therefore the technical solution of the utility model solves existing The smaller problem of magnetive attraction that electric pressure cooking saucepan coil in technology applies stopping valve.
Further, the upper end of float has the mounting head for accommodating magnetic part, and the diameter of avoid holes is more than the outer of mounting head Footpath.
Further, cooking apparatus further includes mandril, and mandril is arranged on the top of float and is threaded through in avoid holes.
Further, mandril is pierced by pot cover away from float one end, and user's pressable mandril is with to float progress hand-reset.
Further, avoid holes are stepped hole, and stepped hole includes the path section being located above and underlying major diameter section, Float is threaded through in major diameter section, and mandril is threaded through in path section.
Further, the upper end of float has the mounting head for accommodating magnetic part, and the outer diameter of mounting head is more than the straight of path section Footpath and the diameter for being less than major diameter section.
Further, cooking apparatus further includes the cover-opening structure being rotatably arranged in pot cover, and cover-opening structure has and makes The unlocked position and pot cover is made to be locked in the latched position in pot that pot cover can be opened compared with pot, are opened until float Valve, stopping valve has extended position and retracted position, and when stopping valve is in retracted position, stopping valve avoids cover-opening structure, only opens When valve is in extended position, stopping valve is interfered with cover-opening structure, and makes cover-opening structure that can not turn to unlocked position.
Further, cover-opening structure includes bull stick and the handle of uncapping that be connected with bull stick, and pot cover includes locking closure, locking closure and Bull stick connects, and rotating handle of uncapping can drive locking closure to rotate, wherein, lid teeth is provided on locking closure, pot tooth is provided in pot, is turned When bar turns to unlocked position, lid teeth and pot tooth are disconnected from each other, and during bar rotation to latched position, lid teeth and pot tooth are locked mutually Button.
Further, pot cover includes liner and is arranged on the cover of interior lining, and mandril is movably disposed at interior lining, Mandril is pierced by cover away from one end of float.
Further, cooking apparatus is electric pressure cooking saucepan.
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The accompanying drawings which form a part of this application are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, this practicality New schematic description and description does not form the improper restriction to the utility model for explaining the utility model. In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows the structure diagram of the embodiment of cooking apparatus according to the present utility model;
Fig. 2 shows the assembling schematic diagram of the coil of cooking apparatus, float and mandril in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 shows the schematic cross-sectional view of the coil of cooking apparatus in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 shows the schematic front view of the coil of cooking apparatus in Fig. 1;
Fig. 5 shows the dimensional structure diagram of the coil of cooking apparatus in Fig. 1;
Fig. 6 shows the schematic top plan view of the coil of cooking apparatus in Fig. 1;And
Fig. 7 shows the respective outer side edges schematic diagram of the coil of cooking apparatus, float and mandril in Fig. 1.
Wherein, above-mentioned attached drawing is marked including the following drawings:
10th, pot;20th, pot cover;30th, float;31st, mounting head;40th, magnetic part;50th, coil;51st, avoid holes;511st, it is small Footpath section;512nd, major diameter section;60th, mandril;70th, uncap handle.
Specific embodiment
It should be noted that in the case where there is no conflict, the feature in embodiment and embodiment in the application can phase Mutually combination.The utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
Below in conjunction with the attached drawing in the embodiment of the present application, the technical solution in the embodiment of the present application is carried out clear, complete Site preparation describes, it is clear that described embodiments are only a part of embodiments of the present application, instead of all the embodiments.Below Description only actually at least one exemplary embodiment is illustrative, is never used as to the application and its application or makes Any restrictions.Based on the embodiment in the application, those of ordinary skill in the art are not making creative work premise Lower all other embodiments obtained, shall fall in the protection scope of this application.
It should be noted that term used herein above is merely to describe specific embodiment, and be not intended to restricted root According to the illustrative embodiments of the application.As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, otherwise singulative It is also intended to include plural form, additionally, it should be understood that, when in the present specification using term "comprising" and/or " bag Include " when, indicate existing characteristics, step, operation, device, component and/or combination thereof.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the component and positioned opposite, the digital table of step otherwise illustrated in these embodiments Up to the unlimited scope of the present application processed of formula and numerical value.Simultaneously, it should be appreciated that for ease of description, each portion shown in attached drawing The size divided not is to be drawn according to actual proportionate relationship.For technology, side known to person of ordinary skill in the relevant Method and equipment may be not discussed in detail, but in the appropriate case, the technology, method and apparatus should be considered as authorizing explanation A part for book.In shown here and discussion all examples, any occurrence should be construed as merely illustrative, and Not by way of limitation.Therefore, the other examples of exemplary embodiment can have different values.It should be noted that:Similar label Similar terms is represented in following attached drawing with letter, therefore, once it is defined in a certain Xiang Yi attached drawing, then subsequent attached It need not be further discussed in figure.
In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the noun of locality such as " forward and backward, upper and lower, left and right ", " laterally, vertical, Vertically, orientation or position relationship indicated by level " and " top, bottom " etc. are normally based on orientation or position shown in the drawings and close System is for only for ease of description the application and simplifies description, and in the case where not making explanation on the contrary, these nouns of locality do not indicate that There must be specific orientation with the device or element for implying meaning or with specific azimuth configuration and operation, therefore cannot manage It solves as the limitation to the application protection domain;The noun of locality " inside and outside " refers to compared with inside and outside each component profile in itself.
For ease of description, spatially relative term can be used herein, as " ... on ", " ... top ", " ... upper surface ", " above " etc., for describing such as a device shown in the figure or feature and other devices or spy The spatial relation of sign.It should be appreciated that spatially relative term is intended to comprising the orientation except device described in figure Outside different azimuth in use or operation.For example, if the device in attached drawing is squeezed, it is described as " in other devices It will be positioned as " under other devices or construction after the device of part or construction top " or " on other devices or construction " Side " or " under other devices or construction ".Thus, exemplary term " ... top " can include " ... top " and " in ... lower section " two kinds of orientation.The device can also other different modes positioning (being rotated by 90 ° or in other orientation), and And respective explanations are made to the opposite description in space used herein above.
Furthermore, it is necessary to explanation, limits parts, it is only for be convenient for using the words such as " first ", " second " Corresponding parts are distinguished, such as without Stated otherwise, above-mentioned word is there is no particular meaning, therefore it is not intended that this Apply for the limitation of protection domain.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, the cooking apparatus of the present embodiment includes pot 10, pot cover 20, float 30 and coil 50. Wherein, pot 10 is holding cooked food.Pot cover 20 is arranged in pot 10, and float 30 is arranged in pot cover 20.Culinary art When utensil works, the steam in pot 10 can drive float 30 to move.Magnetic part 40 is provided on float 30.Coil 50 is set In the top of float 30, when the steam in pot 10 can not drive the movement of float 30, coil 50 is powered and float 30 is driven to move. Wherein, coil 50 has avoid holes 51, and the diameter of avoid holes 51 is more than the outer diameter of float 30, so that energy when float 30 moves up It enough stretches in avoid holes 51.
Using the technical solution of the present embodiment, float 30 is can extend into when moving up to avoid holes 51, so that Coil 50 when mounted can be closer to float 30.The magnetic field intensity generated when coil 50 is powered at float 30 is stronger, To the magnetive attraction bigger that float 30 applies, collateral security magnetive attraction drives the reliability of float.Therefore the technical solution of the present embodiment Solve the problems, such as that the magnetive attraction that electric pressure cooking saucepan coil of the prior art applies stopping valve is smaller.
As shown in Fig. 2, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the upper end of float 30 has the mounting head for accommodating magnetic part 40 31, the diameter of avoid holes 51 is more than the outer diameter of mounting head 31.Specifically, magnetic part 40 is permanent magnet.The top of mounting head 31 is set Receiving recess is put, magnetic part 40 is accommodated in receiving recess.Further, it can be observed from fig. 2 that float 30 includes the body of rod, The mounting head 31 for being arranged on body of rod upper end and the positioning chimb for being arranged on body of rod lower end.Wherein, the body of rod is threaded through in pot cover 20 Mounting hole in.In the present embodiment, the diameter of avoid holes 51 is more than the outer diameter of mounting head 31 namely in the up and down motion of float 30 In the process, mounting head 31 can be penetrated to avoid holes 51.
As shown in Fig. 2, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, cooking apparatus further includes mandril 60, and mandril 60 is arranged on floating The top of son 30 is simultaneously threaded through in avoid holes 51.Specifically, mandril 60 plays the role of auxiliary pushing float 30.When coil 50 is logical When the magnetive attraction generated after electricity to float 30 can not drive float 30, mandril 60 moves down and then float 30 is promoted to reset.Into One step, by the way that mandril 60 is arranged in avoid holes 51 so that the lower end of mandril 60 and the upper end of float 30 are unicom.Top Bar 60, which moves down, to be in contact with float 30.Said structure so that float 30, coil 50 and mandril 60 are compact-sized, occupies Space is small, while structure is reliable.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, mandril 60 is pierced by pot cover 20 away from 30 one end of float, User's pressable mandril 60 is with to the progress hand-reset of float 30.Specifically, mandril 60 is pierced by pot cover 20 away from 30 one end of float, Namely user can watch mandril 60 from the outer of cooking apparatus, and mandril 60 can be operated.When user has found cooking When can not normally uncap after preparing food, it can first start auxiliary reset namely be powered to coil 50 and make coil to float 30 apply magnetive attraction.If user can not still uncap at this time, illustrate magnetic auxiliary reset function failure, user can be by bearing down on one The upper end of bar 60, and mandril 60 is made to be abutted with float 30 downwards and resets float 30, so that user can normally uncap.
As shown in Figures 2 to 6, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, avoid holes 51 are stepped hole, and stepped hole includes being located at The path section 511 of top and underlying major diameter section 512, float 30 are threaded through in major diameter section 512, and mandril 60 is threaded through path In section 511.Specifically, in the present embodiment mandril 60 diameter be less than float 30 diameter.The diameter of float 30 and major diameter section 512 Diameter be adapted, the diameter of mandril 60 is adapted with the diameter of path section 511.
As shown in figure 3, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, the upper end of float 30 has the mounting head for accommodating magnetic part 40 31, the outer diameter of mounting head 31 is more than the diameter of path section 511 and less than the diameter of major diameter section 512.Specifically, path section 511 Form cascaded surface between major diameter section 512, cascaded surface is to that can play the movement of float 30 effect of /V.Preferably exist In the present embodiment, the centerline collineation of the center line of coil 50, the center line of path section 511 and major diameter section 512.When mandril 60 to When lower mobile, mandril 60 can be contacted with the center of the upper surface of mounting head 31 so that mandril 60 can vertically to Lower movement.
As shown in fig. 7, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, cooking apparatus also wraps Include the cover-opening structure being rotatably arranged in pot cover 20, cover-opening structure has and enables what pot cover 20 was opened compared with pot 10 Unlocked position and the latched position that pot cover 20 is made to be locked in pot 10, float 30 are stopping valve, and stopping valve, which has, stretches out position It puts and retracted position, when stopping valve is in retracted position, stopping valve avoids cover-opening structure, when stopping valve be in extended position, stops Valve opening is interfered with cover-opening structure, and makes cover-opening structure that can not turn to unlocked position.
Preferably, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, cover-opening structure includes bull stick and the hand of uncapping being connected with bull stick Handle 70, pot cover 20 include locking closure, and locking closure is connected with bull stick, and rotating handle 70 of uncapping can drive locking closure to rotate, wherein, it is set on locking closure Lid teeth is equipped with, is provided with pot tooth in pot, during bar rotation to unlocked position, lid teeth and pot tooth are disconnected from each other, and bar rotation is extremely During latched position, lid teeth and pot tooth latch mutually.
Certainly, the float 30 in the present embodiment is not limited to stopping valve structure, and float 30 or other rely on are steamed The floating structure of vapour driving, such as cold air bar.
Preferably, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, pot cover 20 includes liner and is arranged on the cover of interior lining, top Bar 60 is movably disposed at interior lining, and mandril 60 is pierced by cover away from one end of float 30.
Preferably, in the technical solution of the present embodiment, cooking apparatus is electric pressure cooking saucepan.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model only, is not intended to limit the utility model, for this For the technical staff in field, various modifications and changes may be made to the present invention.It is all in the spirit and principles of the utility model Within, any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements are made should be included within the scope of protection of this utility model.

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1. a kind of cooking apparatus, which is characterized in that including:
Pot (10), to hold cooked food;
Pot cover (20) is arranged in the pot (10),
Float (30) is arranged in the pot cover (20), and when cooking apparatus works, the steam in the pot (10) can drive The float (30) is mobile;Magnetic part (40) is provided on the float (30);
Coil (50), is arranged on the top of the float (30), and the steam in the pot (10) can not drive the float (30) when mobile, the coil (50) is powered and drives the float (30) mobile,
Wherein, the coil (50) has avoid holes (51), and the diameter of the avoid holes (51) is more than the outer of the float (30) Footpath, so that the float (30) is can extend into when moving up to the avoid holes (51).
2. cooking apparatus according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the upper end of the float (30), which has, accommodates the magnetic Property part (40) mounting head (31), the diameters of the avoid holes (51) is more than the outer diameter of mounting head (31).
3. cooking apparatus according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the cooking apparatus further includes mandril (60), described Mandril (60) is arranged on the top of the float (30) and is threaded through in the avoid holes (51).
4. cooking apparatus according to claim 3, which is characterized in that the mandril (60) deviates from the float (30) one end The pot cover (20) is pierced by, mandril (60) described in user's pressable is with to the float (30) progress hand-reset.
5. cooking apparatus according to claim 3, which is characterized in that the avoid holes (51) be stepped hole, stepped hole bag The path section (511) being located above and underlying major diameter section (512) are included, the float (30) is threaded through the major diameter section (512) in, the mandril (60) is threaded through in the path section (511).
6. cooking apparatus according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the upper end of the float (30), which has, accommodates the magnetic Property part (40) mounting head (31), the outer diameter of the mounting head (31) is more than the diameter of the path section (511) and less than institute State the diameter of major diameter section (512).
7. cooking apparatus according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the cooking apparatus, which further includes, to be rotatably arranged in Cover-opening structure in the pot cover (20), the cover-opening structure, which has, makes the pot cover (20) can be compared with the pot (10) The unlocked position of opening and the latched position that the pot cover (20) is made to be locked in the pot (10), the float (30) are Stopping valve, the stopping valve has extended position and retracted position, described only to open when the stopping valve is in the retracted position Valve avoids the cover-opening structure, and when the stopping valve is in the extended position, the stopping valve is interfered with the cover-opening structure, And make the cover-opening structure that can not turn to the unlocked position.
8. cooking apparatus according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the cover-opening structure include bull stick and with described turn The handle of uncapping (70) of bar connection, the pot cover (20) include locking closure, and the locking closure is connected with the bull stick, uncaps described in rotation Handle (70) can drive the locking closure to rotate, wherein, lid teeth is provided on the locking closure, pot tooth, institute are provided in the pot When stating bar rotation to the unlocked position, the lid teeth and the pot tooth are disconnected from each other, the bar rotation to the locking During position, the lid teeth and the pot tooth latch mutually.
9. cooking apparatus according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the pot cover (20) includes liner and is arranged on institute The cover of interior lining is stated, the mandril (60) is movably disposed at the interior lining, and the mandril (60) deviates from the float (30) one end is pierced by the cover.
10. cooking apparatus according to any one of claim 1 to 9, which is characterized in that the cooking apparatus is Voltage force Pot.
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