CN210018928U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a cooking utensil, include: a cooking body; the cover body is movably connected with the cooking main body and can move between a closed position and an open position relative to the cooking main body; the cover body comprises a reinforcing plate; a reset member for resetting the cover body from the closed position to the open position; the damping structure comprises a first damping part and a second damping part, the first damping part is fixedly connected with the cooking body, at least part of the second damping part is fixedly connected with the reinforcing plate, and the first damping part is in contact with the second damping part and applies damping force to the second damping part in the process that the cover body is reset from the closed position to the open position. The cooking utensil can avoid the phenomenon that the cover body jumps up in the opening process due to the large elastic restoring force of the restoring piece; and the cover body is prevented from being damaged by the second damping piece when the second damping piece receives the damping acting force of the first damping piece, so that the service life of the electric cooker is prolonged.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a domestic utensil technical field especially relates to a cooking utensil.

Background

With the development and scientific progress of the society, people are pursuing quality of life more and more, and cooking appliances such as electric cookers are widely applied to daily life of people and become indispensable tools in life of people.

The cooking utensil mainly comprises a cooking main body, a cover body, a resetting piece and a button, wherein the cover body is movably connected with the cooking main body, the cover body can move between a closing position (a position for closing the cooking main body) and an opening position (a position for opening the cooking main body) relative to the cooking main body, when the cover body is in the closing position relative to the cooking main body, the button of the cooking main body is triggered, and the cover body is separated from the limit of the cooking main body and is opened under the action of elastic restoring force of the resetting piece (the cover body is in the opening position relative to the cooking main body).

Usually, the elastic restoring force of the restoring piece is large, so that the cover body is easy to jump up in the opening process, and the user experience is influenced. Although the conventional cooking appliance is provided with the damping structure between the cover body and the cooking main body, the conventional cooking appliance has a problem of short service life due to the limitation of the assembly position of the damping structure or the structure of the conventional cooking appliance, thereby limiting the service life of the whole cooking appliance.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, a cooking appliance with a long service life is needed to solve the problem that the conventional cooking appliance has a short service life.

A cooking appliance comprising:

a cooking body;

the cover body is movably connected with the cooking main body and can move between a closed position and an open position relative to the cooking main body; the cover body comprises a reinforcing plate;

a reset member for resetting the cover body from the closed position to the open position;

the damping structure comprises a first damping part and a second damping part, the first damping part is fixedly connected with the cooking body, at least part of the second damping part is fixedly connected with the reinforcing plate, and the first damping part is contacted with the second damping part and generates damping acting force on the second damping part in the process that the cover body is reset from the closing position to the opening position.

In the cooking appliance, the first damping piece generates a damping effect on the second damping piece in the process that the cover body is reset from the closed position to the open position, so that the phenomenon that the cover body jumps up in the opening process due to the fact that the elastic restoring force of the resetting piece is large can be avoided; and because the second damping piece is fixedly connected with the reinforcing plate of the cover body, the strength of the reinforcing plate is higher, the cover body is prevented from being damaged when the second damping piece is subjected to the damping action of the first damping piece, and the service life of the electric cooker is prolonged.

In one embodiment, the first damping member includes a first fastening portion, the cooking body includes a second fastening portion, and the first damping member is fastened and fixed with the second fastening portion through the first fastening portion.

In one embodiment, the first damping part further comprises a first body, the first buckling part is connected with the first body, and the first body is provided with an assembling hole;

the cooking main body further comprises an assembling portion and a penetrating hole which is adjacent to the assembling portion, the assembling portion is sleeved in the assembling hole of the first body, and the first buckling portion penetrates through the penetrating hole and then is fixedly buckled with the second buckling portion.

In one embodiment, the first damping member contacts the damping member and generates a frictional damping force against the second damping member when the cover is returned from the closed position to the open position.

In one embodiment, the frictional damping force between the second damping member and the first damping member is gradually increased in a direction from the closed position to the open position.

In one embodiment, the contact area between the second damping member and the first damping member is gradually increased in the direction from the closed position to the open position, so that the frictional damping force between the second damping member and the first damping member is gradually increased.

In one embodiment, the second damping member includes a first damping arm and a second damping arm disposed facing each other, an end of the first damping arm and an end of the second damping arm close to each other are fixedly connected, an end of the first damping arm and an end of the second damping arm away from each other form a clamping position, and the first damping member enters the clamping position and is in frictional contact with the damping surfaces of the first damping arm and the second damping arm when the cover body is reset from the closed position to the open position.

In one embodiment, the first damping member is in resilient frictional contact with the second damping member.

In one embodiment, the surface of the first damping part facing the damping surface is a first arc-shaped surface recessed away from the damping surface, and the damping surface is a second arc-shaped surface matched with the first arc-shaped surface.

In one embodiment, the cover body further comprises an inner cover arranged to face the cooking body, and the reinforcing plate is coupled to a side of the inner cover facing away from the cooking body;

the second damping piece comprises a second body, and a first fixing part and a second fixing part which are connected to two ends of the second body respectively, wherein the first damping arm and one end, connected with each other, of the second damping arm form the first fixing part, the first damping arm and one end, separated from each other, of the second damping arm form the second body and the second fixing part, the clamping part is formed on the second body, the first fixing part is fixedly connected with the inner cover, and the second fixing part is arranged on the reinforcing plate in a penetrating mode.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a structural diagram of a cooking appliance in an opening process according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a structural view of a cover of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 3 at B;

FIG. 5 is a structural view of a first damping member of a damping structure of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 6 is a structural view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1 when a first damping member is not mounted to a cooking body;

fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the cooking body shown in fig. 6 at C;

fig. 8 is a structural view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1 when a first damping member is mounted to a cooking body;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the cooking body and the first damping member shown in FIG. 8 at D;

fig. 10 is a structural view of a second damping member of the damping structure of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the cover shown in FIG. 2 at A;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1 in an open position;

fig. 13 is a partial structural sectional view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 12;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 13 at E.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all 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 in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a cooking appliance 100, including a cooking main body 10 and a cover 20, wherein the cooking main body 10 is used for storing food, and the cover 20 is movably connected to the cooking main body 10 and can move between a closed position and an open position relative to the cooking main body 10. Wherein, when the cover 20 is in an open position with respect to the cooking body 10, food can be stored in the cooking body 10 from the opening of the cooking body 10; when the cover 20 is in the closed position with respect to the cooking body 10, the food in the cooking body 10 may be cooked. Specifically, the cooking appliance 100 may be an electric cooker, or may be another type of cooking appliance 100, and is not limited herein.

The technical solution of the present invention will be explained in detail below by taking an electric cooker as an example. The present embodiment is merely exemplary and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention. In addition, the drawings in the embodiments also omit unnecessary components, and clearly show the technical features of the invention.

In one embodiment, the cover 20 is rotatably coupled to the cooking body 10, and may be in an open position or a closed position with respect to the cooking body 10 when the cover 20 is rotated with respect to the cooking body 10. It is understood that in other embodiments, the manner of slidably connecting the cover 20 with the cooking body 10 is not excluded and is not limited herein.

The cooking body 10 includes a base 11, a support ring 12 and an inner pot 13, the support ring 12 is coupled to the base 11 and defines with the base 11 a receiving cavity, the inner pot 13 is received in the receiving cavity for receiving food, and the cover 20 is disposed at an opening of the support ring 12 and rotatably connected to the support ring 12 for opening and closing the cooking body 10 according to a user operation, so as to take out or place the inner pot 13 from or in the receiving cavity. Specifically, the base 11 and the support ring 12 are fixed by screw connection.

Referring to fig. 2, the cover 20 includes a reinforcing plate 21, and the reinforcing plate 21 may serve to reinforce the strength of the entire cover 20. Specifically, the cover body 20 includes an inner cover 22 and a surface cover (not shown), the inner cover 22 is disposed facing the inner pan 13, the reinforcing plate 21 is coupled to a side of the inner cover 22 facing away from the inner pan 13, and the surface cover is disposed facing a user and fixedly connected to the inner cover 22 to clamp the reinforcing plate 21 between the surface cover and the inner cover 22. The front cover may also be provided with keys (such as a cooking mode selection key, a start key, a heat preservation key, etc.) for a user to operate according to needs, which are not limited herein.

The rice cooker further comprises a reset element, wherein the reset element is used for resetting the cover body 20 from the closed position to the open position, namely, after the button of the cooking appliance 100 is pressed to drive the cover body 20 to be separated from the limit of the cooking main body 10, the cover body 20 is reset from the closed position to the open position under the action of the reset element.

Referring to fig. 1, specifically, the reset element is a torsion spring, the rice cooker further includes a rotating shaft 30, the torsion spring is sleeved on the rotating shaft 30, a first extending end of the torsion spring is fixedly connected with the inner cover 22, and a second extending end of the torsion spring is fixedly connected with the support ring 12. When the lid 20 is closed to be restrained on the cooking main body 10 (i.e., in the closed position), the torsion spring stores energy; when the cover 20 is released from the restriction of the cooking main body 10 (i.e., in the open position), the energy stored in the torsion spring is released, thereby restoring the cover 20 from the closed position to the open position.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in one embodiment, the rice cooker further includes a damping structure 40, the damping structure 40 includes a first damping element 41 and a second damping element 42, and when the first damping element 41 contacts the second damping element 42, a damping force is generated on the second damping element 42. The first damping member 41 is fixedly connected to the support ring 12, at least a portion of the second damping member 42 is fixedly connected to the reinforcing plate 21, and the first damping member 41 contacts the second damping member 42 and generates a damping force on the second damping member 42 when the cover 20 is returned from the closed position to the open position.

Through the arrangement, the first damping part 41 is in contact with the second damping part 42 and generates damping acting force on the second damping part 42 in the process that the cover body 20 is reset from the closing position to the opening position, so that the phenomenon that the cover body 20 jumps up in the opening process due to the large elastic restoring force of the resetting part can be avoided; and because the second damping piece 42 is fixedly connected with the reinforcing plate 21 of the cover body 20, the strength of the reinforcing plate 21 is higher, and the cover body 20 is prevented from being damaged by the second damping piece 42 when the second damping piece 42 is subjected to the damping acting force of the first damping piece 41, so that the service life of the electric cooker is prolonged.

In one embodiment, when the cover 20 is returned from the closed position to the open position, the first damping member 41 generates a frictional damping force against the second damping member 42, i.e., the first damping member 41 and the second damping member 42 generate damping force against the second damping member 42 by a frictional action therebetween. It is understood that, in other embodiments, the first damping member 41 and the second damping member 42 may also generate damping to the second damping member 42 without friction, for example, the first damping member 41 is directly disposed on the moving path of the second damping member 42, and the first damping member 41 generates damping force to the second damping member 42 by being compressed to elastically deform, which is not limited herein.

Specifically, the frictional damping force between the second damping member 42 and the first damping member 41 gradually increases in the direction from the closed position to the open position, that is, the frictional force between the second damping member 42 and the first damping member 41 gradually increases in the direction from the closed position to the open position.

In one embodiment, the contact area between the second damping member 42 and the first damping member 41 is gradually increased in the direction from the closed position to the open position, so that the frictional damping force between the second damping member 42 and the first damping member 41 is gradually increased. It is to be understood that, in other embodiments, the frictional damping force between the second damping member 42 and the first damping member 41 may not be gradually increased by increasing the contact area between the second damping member 42 and the first damping member 41, for example, the inclination angle between the first damping member 41 and the second damping member 42 may also be changed to gradually increase the frictional damping force between the second damping member 42 and the first damping member 41.

Specifically, the first damping member 41 is a wear-resistant block, the second damping member 42 is an elastic member, and the first damping member 41 and the second damping member 42 are in elastic frictional contact with each other, so as to prolong the service life of the second damping member 42.

Referring to fig. 5-9, in one embodiment, in order to facilitate the first damping element 41 to be fixed on the support ring 12, the first damping element 41 includes a first fastening portion 413, the support ring 12 includes a second fastening portion (not shown), and the first damping element 41 is fastened and fixed with the second fastening portion via the first fastening portion 413. It is understood that in other embodiments, the first damping member 41 can be fixed to the supporting ring 12 in other manners, which is not limited herein.

Specifically, the first damping element 41 further includes a first body 411, the first fastening portion 413 is connected to the first body 411, the first body 411 is provided with an assembly hole 412, the top of the support ring 12 is provided with an assembly portion 121 and a through hole 122 adjacent to the assembly portion 121 (see fig. 6 and 7), the assembly portion 121 is sleeved in the assembly hole 412 of the first body 411, and the first fastening portion 413 is fastened and fixed to the second fastening portion after passing through the through hole 122 (see fig. 8 and 9).

Referring to fig. 5, more specifically, two first fastening portions 413 are connected to the same side of the first body 411, the two first fastening portions 413 are spaced and arranged in parallel, the two sides of the assembly hole 412 are both provided with a through hole 122 and a second fastening portion, the assembly hole 412 is sleeved on the assembly hole 412 of the first body 411, the two first fastening portions 413 respectively penetrate through the corresponding through holes 122, and the two first fastening portions 413 are respectively fastened and fixed with the corresponding second fastening portions.

Referring to fig. 10, in one embodiment, the second damping member 42 includes a first damping arm 421 and a second damping arm 422 facing each other, one end of the first damping arm 421 and one end of the second damping arm 422 close to each other are fixedly connected, one end of the first damping arm 421 and one end of the second damping arm 422 away from each other form a holding position 426, and when the cover 20 is returned from the closed position to the open position, the first body 411 of the first damping member 41 enters the holding position 426 and is in frictional contact with the damping surfaces of the first damping arm 421 and the second damping arm 422. Thus, the second damping member 42 has two damping surfaces in contact with the first body 411 of the first damping member 41, and it is also ensured that the area of the second damping member 42 having two damping surfaces in surface contact with the first body 411 of the first damping member 41 is gradually increased in the direction from the closed position to the open position.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the second damping member 42 may be provided with only one damping arm, the damping arm forming the damping surface described above adjacent to the inner surface of the first body 411 of the first damping member 41.

Referring to fig. 11, further, the second damping element 42 includes a second body 423 and a first fixing portion 424 and a second fixing portion 425 respectively connected to two ends of the second body 423, the first fixing portion 424 is formed by one end of the first damping arm 421 connected to the second damping arm 422, the second body 423 and the second fixing portion 425 are formed by one end of the first damping arm 421 separated from the second damping arm 422, the clamping portion 426 is formed on the second body 423, the first fixing portion 424 is fixedly connected to the inner cover 22, and the second fixing portion 425 is fixed to the reinforcing plate 21.

Specifically, the inner lid 22 is provided with a cross-shaped rib 221, and the first fixing portion 424 is fixed to the inner lid 22 by the cross-shaped rib 221.

Furthermore, the first fixing portion 424 and the second fixing portion 425 are both disposed in a bending manner toward the same side with respect to the second body 423, so as to avoid interference with other structures of the rice cooker. It is understood that, in other embodiments, the first fixing portion 424 and the second fixing portion 425 may also be disposed to be bent toward different two sides with respect to the second body 423, which is not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 5, in one embodiment, a surface of the first body 411 of the first damping member 41 facing the damping surface of the second damping member 42 is a first arc-shaped surface recessed away from the damping surface, and the damping surface of the second damping member 42 is a second arc-shaped surface matched with the first arc-shaped surface. In this way, the first damping member 41 and the second damping member 42 are in frictional contact through the arc-shaped surfaces, and the wear rate of the first damping member 41 and the second damping member 42 can be reduced compared with a planar contact manner.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an electric rice cooker's theory of operation as follows:

when the button is pressed, the cover 20 is separated from the limit of the supporting ring 12, and is reset from the closed position to the open position under the action of the reset piece, during the process of resetting the cover 20 from the closed position to the open position (for example, when the cover 20 rotates to 60 ° relative to the supporting ring 12 (see fig. 1)), the damping surface of the second damping piece 42 contacts with the first damping piece 41 (see fig. 3 and 4), at this time, the damping structure 40 starts to function, and slows down the upward-punching speed of the cover 20, and when the cover 20 continues to move (for example, when the cover 20 rotates to 85 ° relative to the supporting ring 12 (see fig. 12)), the contact area between the first damping piece 41 and the second damping piece 42 becomes larger and larger (see fig. 13 and 14), so that the function of the damping structure 40 is further increased, and the upward-punching speed of the cover 20 is further slowed down.

The utility model provides a cooking utensil 100 has following beneficial effect:

1. the first damping part 41 contacts with the second damping part 42 and generates damping acting force on the second damping part 42 in the process that the cover body 20 is reset from the closing position to the opening position, so that the phenomenon that the cover body 20 jumps up in the opening process due to the large elastic restoring force of the resetting part can be avoided;

2. the first damping piece 41 is fixed with the support ring 12 in a buckling manner, so that the disassembly and the assembly are convenient;

3. the first fixing part 424 of the second damping part 42 is fixedly connected with the inner cover 22 through the cross-shaped ribs 221, the second fixing part 425 of the second damping part 42 is fixed by penetrating the reinforcing plate 21, and the strength of the reinforcing plate 21 and the cross-shaped ribs 221 is higher, so that the cover body 20 is prevented from being damaged when the second damping part 42 receives the damping acting force of the first damping part 41, and the service life of the electric cooker is prolonged.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a cooking body (10);

a cover (20) movably connected to the cooking body (10) and movable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the cooking body (10); the cover (20) comprises a reinforcement plate (21);

a resetting member for resetting the cover body (20) from the closed position to the open position;

a damping structure (40) comprising a first damping member (41) and a second damping member (42), the first damping member (41) being fixedly connected with the cooking body (10), at least a portion of the second damping member (42) being fixedly connected with the reinforcing plate (21), the first damping member (41) and the second damping member (42) contacting and generating a damping force against the second damping member (42) in the process of the cover (20) returning from the closed position to the open position.

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the first damper (41) comprises a first snap-fit portion (413), and the cooking body (10) comprises a second snap-fit portion, and the first damper (41) is snap-fitted and fixed to the second snap-fit portion through the first snap-fit portion (413).

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the first damping member (41) further comprises a first body (411), the first buckling part (413) is connected with the first body (411), and the first body (411) is provided with an assembling hole (412);

the cooking main body (10) further comprises an assembly portion (121) and a through hole (122) adjacent to the assembly portion (121), the assembly portion (121) is sleeved in the assembly hole (412) of the first body (411), and the first buckling portion (413) is fixedly buckled with the second buckling portion after being arranged in the through hole (122) in a penetrating mode.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the first damping member (41) contacts the second damping member (42) and generates a frictional damping force against the second damping member (42) when the cover (20) is returned from the closed position to the open position.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein a frictional damping force between the second damping member (42) and the first damping member (41) is gradually increased in a direction from the closed position to the open position.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 5, wherein a contact area between the second damping member (42) and the first damping member (41) is gradually increased in a direction from the closed position to the open position, so that a frictional damping force between the second damping member (42) and the first damping member (41) is gradually increased.

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein the second damping member (42) comprises a first damping arm (421) and a second damping arm (422) facing each other, one end of the first damping arm (421) and one end of the second damping arm (422) close to each other are fixedly connected, one end of the first damping arm (421) and one end of the second damping arm (422) separate from each other form a clamping position (426), and the first damping member (41) enters the clamping position (426) and is in frictional contact with the damping surfaces of the first damping arm (421) and the second damping arm (422) when the cover (20) is returned from the closed position to the open position.

8. Cooking appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the first damping member (41) is in elastic frictional contact with the second damping member (42).

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the surface of the first damping member (41) facing the damping surface is a first arc-shaped surface recessed away from the damping surface, and the damping surface is a second arc-shaped surface matching the first arc-shaped surface.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 7, wherein the cover body (20) further comprises an inner cover (22) disposed facing the cooking body (10), the reinforcing plate (21) being coupled to a side of the inner cover (22) facing away from the cooking body (10);

the second damping part (42) comprises a second body (423) and a first fixing portion (424) and a second fixing portion (425) which are connected to two ends of the second body (423) respectively, one end, connected with each other, of each first damping arm (421) and the corresponding second damping arm (422) forms the first fixing portion (424), one end, separated from each other, of each first damping arm (421) and the corresponding second damping arm (422) forms the second body (423) and the corresponding second fixing portion (425), a clamping position (426) is formed on the second body (423), the first fixing portion (424) is fixedly connected with the inner cover (22), and the second fixing portion (425) penetrates through the reinforcing plate (21) to be fixed.

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