CN209883853U

CN209883853U - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN209883853U
Application number: CN201820055674.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 方叶挺
Original assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-01-12
Filing date: 2018-01-12
Publication date: 2020-01-03
Anticipated expiration: 2028-01-12

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, including a plurality of cooking utensil main parts and the heating platform that have different culinary art functions. Each cooking appliance body is provided with a cooking space and at least one first identification device; the heating platform comprises a heating device, a plurality of second identification devices and a control device. The second identification means is arranged in a predetermined manner and configured to be triggered to identify a cooking function of the cooking appliance main body according to the number of the first identification means; the control device is configured to control the heating device to heat based on the identified cooking function. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil, the culinary art function of different cooking utensil main parts can be discerned to heating platform to provide the heating methods who suits with this culinary art function. Therefore, only one set of control device needs to be arranged on the heating platform, the trouble that each cooking appliance main body needs to be provided with the control device is avoided, and the production cost is greatly reduced.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model discloses relate to the cooking utensil field generally.

Background

Existing cooking appliances often have the function of sharing a heating platform. That is, the same heating platform is collocated with different main bodies to realize different cooking functions. Generally, display control modules are respectively arranged on different main bodies of the cooking appliance, and after the main bodies are placed on the heating platform, the display control modules control the heating platform to perform corresponding heating work according to the cooking functions of the main bodies. Therefore, each main body must include a set of display control module, which results in an excessive cost of the cooking appliance.

Therefore, there is a need to provide a cooking appliance to at least partially solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In the summary section a series of concepts in a simplified form is introduced, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The inventive content does not imply any attempt to define the essential features and essential features of the claimed solution, nor is it implied to be intended to define the scope of the claimed solution.

To solve the above problem at least in part, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising:

a cooking appliance body having a cooking space, the cooking appliance body being plural and having different cooking functions, respectively, each cooking appliance body (10) being provided with at least one first recognition device; and

a heated platen, the heated platen comprising:

a heating device;

a plurality of second recognition means arranged in a predetermined manner,

the second identification means is configured to be based on the first identification means of the cooking appliance main body

The number of cooking appliance units is triggered to identify the cooking function of the corresponding cooking appliance body;

a control device configured to control the cooking function based on the identified cooking function

The heating device heats the cooking appliance main body.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil sets up the first recognition device of different quantity and/or different arrangement in the cooking utensil main part of difference, and heating platform can discern the culinary art function of different cooking utensil main parts from this to provide the heating method that suits with this culinary art function. Therefore, only one set of control device needs to be arranged on the heating platform, the trouble that each cooking appliance main body needs to be provided with the control device is avoided, and the production cost is greatly reduced.

Optionally, the number of the first identification devices provided on each of the cooking appliance main bodies is different. Thereby, each cooking appliance main body can be distinguished by providing a different number of first identification means.

Optionally, the first identification devices are arranged in the same number on different cooking appliance main bodies, and the arrangement of the first identification devices on each of the cooking appliance main bodies is different. Therefore, different cooking appliance main bodies can be distinguished by the same number of first identification devices with different arrangement modes, and the arrangement of an excessive number of first identification devices on one cooking appliance main body can be avoided.

Optionally, the second identification device is a reed switch, and the first identification device is a magnetic field generation device. Therefore, the materials of the first identification device and the second identification device are easy to obtain, the structure is simple, and the production and the manufacture are convenient.

Optionally, a plurality of reed switches are disposed at a predetermined distance from each other on the heating platform. Therefore, the reed switch can be ensured to only respond to the corresponding magnetic field generating device, and misoperation caused by response to other magnetic field generating devices is avoided.

The reed pipe is positioned inside the heating platform and is arranged close to the upper surface of the heating platform, and the magnetic field generating device is arranged at the bottom of the cooking appliance main body. Therefore, when the heating platform heats the cooking appliance main body, the distance between the reed pipe and the magnetic field generating device is short, and the sensitivity of the reed pipe responding to the magnetic field can be ensured.

Optionally, the second identification device is a microswitch, and the first identification device is a trigger disposed on a surface of the cooking appliance. Therefore, the materials of the first identification device and the second identification device are easy to obtain, the structure is simple, and the production and the manufacture are convenient.

Optionally, the cooking appliance main body further comprises a temperature measuring device for sensing the temperature of the cooking space. Thereby, the temperature level of the cooking space can be sensed in real time.

Optionally, the cooking utensil main body comprises a first wireless communication device electrically connected with the temperature measuring device, the heating platform comprises a second wireless communication device electrically connected with the control device, the first wireless communication device is configured to communicate with the second wireless communication device to send the sensing result of the temperature measuring device to the control device, and the control device is configured to control the heating device based on the sensing result. Therefore, the control device can control the heating device to work according to the current temperature level of the cooking space, and the cooking process is optimized.

Optionally, the communication technology adopted by the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device is infrared, bluetooth or WiFi. Thereby, a suitable communication technology and the respective types of the first wireless communication apparatus and the second wireless communication apparatus can be flexibly selected.

Optionally, the heating platform further comprises a display device and/or an input device, and the display device and/or the input device are electrically connected with the control device. Thereby, cooking parameters and the like can be intuitively displayed by the display means, and the operation of the control means can be adjusted by the input means.

Optionally, the heating device is an electromagnetic heating device. Therefore, the electromagnetic heating device has better controllability and higher heating efficiency.

Drawings

The following drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are provided as a part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

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

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1, in which another cooking appliance main body is shown;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1, in which still another cooking appliance main body is shown; and

fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring embodiments of the present invention.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which mainly includes two parts, a cooking appliance main body 10 and a heating platform 20.

The plurality of cooking appliance main bodies 10 may have the same cooking function as a rice cooker, an electric pressure cooker, an induction cooker, an electric kettle, an electric tea boiler, or other cooking appliances. Each cooking appliance main body 10 has a cooking space (not shown), and is provided with a first recognition device 11.

The heating platform 20 is provided with a heating device (not shown in fig. 1) to heat the cooking space of the cooking appliance main body 10. The heating platform 20 is also provided with control means (not shown in fig. 1) and a plurality of second recognition means 21 arranged in a predetermined manner. When the cooking appliance main body 10 is placed on the heating platform 20, the second recognition device 21 is triggered by the first recognition device 11 at the corresponding position to recognize the current cooking function of the cooking appliance main body 10. The control means controls the heating platform 20 to heat the cooking appliance main body 10 in an operation mode suitable for the cooking function according to the identified cooking function. Therefore, only one set of control device needs to be arranged, and the situation that corresponding control devices are arranged on different cooking appliance main bodies 10 is avoided, so that the production cost can be greatly reduced.

Wherein, the identification of the cooking appliance main body 10 by the heating platform 20 can be realized by the variation of the number of the first identification means 11 provided on the cooking appliance main body 10. In this embodiment, the number of the first recognition devices 11 provided on each cooking appliance main body 10 is different from one another. As shown in fig. 1 to 3, six second recognition devices 21 are provided on the heating stage 20. The six second recognition devices 21 are arranged in a straight line. Each cooking appliance main body 10 may be provided with one, two, three, or four, etc. different numbers of the first recognition devices 11 at positions corresponding to the second recognition devices 21, respectively. For example, in fig. 1, the cooking appliance main body 10 is provided with two first recognition devices 11, and in fig. 2, the cooking appliance main body 110 is provided with three first recognition devices 11. When different cooking appliance bodies 10 are placed on the heating platform 20, the number of the second recognition means 21 activated by the first recognition means 11 is different. The control device recognizes the cooking functions of the cooking appliance main body 10 corresponding to the number of the second recognition devices 21 that are activated.

In addition, the cooking device main body 10 can be identified by the heating platform 20 by changing the arrangement of the first identification means 11 provided on the cooking device main body 10. For example, the cooking appliance main body 10 shown in fig. 1 and the cooking appliance main body 210 shown in fig. 3 are each provided with two first recognition devices 11. However, the two first recognition devices 11 of the cooking appliance main body 10 are spaced apart by a distance greater than the two first recognition devices 11 of the cooking appliance main body 210. In fig. 1, the two first recognition devices 11 of the cooking appliance body 10 trigger the first and third second recognition devices 21 from the right, while in fig. 2, the two first recognition devices 11 of the cooking appliance body 210 trigger the first and second recognition devices 21 from the right. Accordingly, the control device recognizes the cooking function of the cooking appliance main body 10 corresponding to the position of the triggered second recognition device 21.

It can be understood that the arrangement mode is changed for identification, and the number of the first identification devices arranged on different cooking appliance main bodies can be the same or different. This can avoid an excessive number of first identification means being provided on one cooking appliance main body. It should be noted, however, that the number of first identification means should be at least two, so that different arrangements can be produced, and that it is not possible for two cooking appliance bodies to be provided with the same number of first identification means as the second identification means at the same time.

The cooking device body 10 may be embodied as follows. For example, the cooking appliance main body 10 may include a pot body 12 and a lid body 13. The pot body 12 may have a shape of a rounded rectangular parallelepiped and have an inner pot receiving part (not shown) of a cylindrical shape, and the inner pot (not shown) may be freely put into or taken out from the inner pot receiving part to facilitate cleaning of the inner pot. The inner pot is generally made of a metal material and has a circular opening on an upper surface for containing a material to be heated, such as rice, soup, etc. Of course, the inner pot may be fixedly provided in the pot body 12 so as not to be removable. The lid body 13 may have a shape substantially corresponding to the pot body 12. The lid body 13 is pivotally connected to the pot body 12 in an openable and closable manner for covering the pot body 12. When the cover 13 is covered on the cooker body 12, it covers the inner pot and forms a cooking space with the inner pot. The above is a preferred embodiment of the cooking appliance main body. In another embodiment, an open cooking space may be formed in the pot body without providing the lid; or the inner pot is not arranged, and a concave cooking space is directly formed in the cooker body.

The exterior of the heating platform 20 is covered with a base 22 and a refractory layer 23 for protection. The heating platform 20 is in contact with the cooking appliance main body 10 through the heat resistant layer 23, and the heat resistant layer 23 can protect parts inside the heating platform 20 from being damaged due to high temperature during cooking. Preferably, the heat-resistant layer 23 may be a heat-resistant ceramic plate. The control device and the heating device are arranged inside the heating platform 20, and the heating device is electrically connected with the control device. The control device is generally in the form of a control circuit board, which is pre-set with a plurality of control modes corresponding to different cooking functions. Preferably, the heating device may employ an electromagnetic heating device. The heating efficiency of the heating platform 20 is thus higher and the controllability is better, enabling the cooking process to be optimized.

In the present embodiment, the second identification device 21 may be a reed switch, and accordingly the first identification device 11 is a magnetic field generating device, such as a magnet. As shown in fig. 1, six second recognition devices 21 configured as reed switches, which are arranged in a linear manner, are provided on the heating platform 20 and are electrically connected to the control device. In order to improve the sensitivity of the reed switch to the magnetic field response of the magnet, the reed switch and the magnet should be disposed close to the surfaces of the heating platform 20 and the cooking appliance main body 10 that are close to each other. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the cooking appliance main body 10 and the heating platform 20 are placed in a vertically opposite position, so that the reed switch is disposed below the heat-resistant ceramic plate and the magnet is disposed at the bottom of the cooking appliance main body 10. When the cooking utensil main body 10 is placed on the heating platform 20 at a predetermined relative position, the on-off state of the reed switch at the position corresponding to the magnet on the heating platform 20 is changed, for example, from on to off or from off to on, by the action of the magnet. The control device identifies the cooking function of the cooking appliance body 10 currently placed on the heating platform 20 according to the number and/or position of the reed switches with state change, and then selects a corresponding control mode to control the heating device to heat. It should be noted that the reed switches should be arranged at a predetermined distance, so that the reed switches can only respond to the magnets at the corresponding positions, and misoperation caused by interference of adjacent magnets is avoided.

Of course, the first identification means and the second identification means may have other embodiments. For example, in other embodiments, a micro switch may be used as the second identification means and electrically connected to the control means, and the first identification means may be configured as a touch portion protruding outward from the surface of the cooking appliance main body. When the cooking appliance main body 10 is placed on the heating platform 20 at a preset relative position, the touch switch at the position corresponding to the touch part on the heating platform 20 is touched to generate the change of the on-off state, and the control device identifies the current cooking function of the cooking appliance main body according to the number and/or the position of the micro switches with the changed on-off state.

Preferably, a temperature measuring device (not shown in fig. 1) may be provided on the cooking appliance main body 10 to sense the current temperature of the cooking space. The temperature measuring device can be a thermistor and the like. As shown in fig. 2, it is further preferable that the temperature measuring device may include a top temperature measuring device and a bottom temperature measuring device to sense the temperatures of the top and bottom of the cooking space, respectively, whereby the sensing result can be more accurate.

The control means is configured to control the heating means to heat the cooking appliance body 10 in dependence on the current temperature level of the cooking space, which enables optimization of the cooking process. Since the cooking appliance main body 10 and the heating platform 20 are separately provided, the control device is configured to acquire the sensing result of the temperature measuring device by means of wireless communication. As shown in fig. 2, a first wireless communication device (not shown in fig. 1) electrically connected to the temperature measuring device is provided in the cooking appliance main body 10; the heating platform 20 is provided with a second wireless communication means (not shown in fig. 1) electrically connected to the control means. The first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device send the sensing result of the temperature measuring device to the control device in a wireless communication mode. The first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device can be in communication connection based on wireless communication technology such as infrared ray, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) or WiFi. Taking the infrared communication technology as an example, the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device may respectively include an infrared transmitting module and an infrared receiving module.

Furthermore, an input device (not shown in fig. 1) and a display device 24 may be provided on the heating platform 20 and electrically connected to the control device, respectively. The input device is used for inputting customized cooking parameters and the like to the control device by a user, and the display device 24 is used for displaying an operation interface, current cooking parameters and/or preset cooking parameters and the like. After the control device recognizes the cooking function of the cooking appliance main body 10, information such as a key layout and cooking parameters of a corresponding control mode is displayed on the display device, and the user selects and controls the cooking process through the input device. Preferably, the input device and the display device may also be provided as an integrated device such as a touch screen to simplify the overall structure of the heating platform 20. Since the control device is provided on the heating platform 20, only one set of input device and display device is provided without providing an input device and a display device on each cooking appliance main body 10, so that the production cost can be greatly reduced.

The cooking utensil of the present invention has been described above. It will be appreciated that the number and arrangement of the second identification means is not limited to the above examples. For example, in other embodiments, the heating platform may be provided with a different number of second recognition devices, and the second recognition devices may be configured in a circular arrangement, a scattered arrangement, or the like. The design can be flexibly selected by the skilled person according to the actual situation.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "disposed" and the like, as used herein, may refer to one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through intervening elements. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it is to be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many more modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching and are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, characterized in that it comprises:

the cooking appliance comprises a cooking appliance body (10), wherein the cooking appliance body (10) is provided with a cooking space, the cooking appliance body (10) is multiple and has different cooking functions respectively, each cooking appliance body (10) is provided with at least one first identification device (11), and the number and/or arrangement mode of the first identification devices (11) arranged on each cooking appliance body (10) are different; and

a heated platen (20), the heated platen (20) comprising:

a heating device;

a plurality of second identification means (21) arranged in a predetermined manner, the second identification means (21) being configured to be activated to identify a cooking function of the corresponding cooking appliance body (10) according to the number and/or arrangement of the first identification means (11) of the cooking appliance body (10);

a control device configured to control the heating device to heat the cooking appliance body (10) based on the identified cooking function.

2. Cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that different cooking appliance bodies (10) are provided with different numbers of said first identification means (11).

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein different cooking appliance bodies (10) are provided with the same number of first identification means (11) but arranged differently.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the second identification means (21) is a reed switch and the first identification means (11) is a magnetic field generating means.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of reed switches are disposed at a predetermined distance from each other on the heating platform (20).

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein the reed switch is located inside the heating platform (20) and is disposed near an upper surface of the heating platform (20), and the magnetic field generating device is disposed at a bottom of the cooking appliance main body (10).

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the second identification means (21) is a micro switch and the first identification means (11) is a touch portion provided on a surface of the cooking appliance body (10).

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the cooking appliance body (10) further comprises a temperature measuring device for sensing the temperature of the cooking space.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the cooking appliance body (10) comprises a first wireless communication device electrically connected with the temperature measuring device, the heating platform (20) comprises a second wireless communication device electrically connected with the control device, the first wireless communication device is configured to communicate with the second wireless communication device to transmit a sensing result of the temperature measuring device to the control device, and the control device is configured to control the heating device based on the sensing result.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 9, wherein the communication technology adopted by the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device is infrared, bluetooth or WiFi.

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the heating platform (20) further comprises a display device (24) and/or an input device, the display device (24) and/or the input device being electrically connected with the control device.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the heating device is an electromagnetic heating device.