CN210077375U - Steam valve and have its cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a steam valve and have its cooking utensil. The steam valve comprises a valve upper cover and a valve lower cover buckled with the valve upper cover. The upper and lower valve covers form a steam passage therebetween, which forms openings in the upper and lower valve covers, respectively. The sealing ring is arranged between the valve upper cover and the valve lower cover to play a sealing role. One of the valve upper cover and the valve lower cover is provided with a first side wall which surrounds a circle and extends along the buckling direction, the other one of the valve upper cover and the valve lower cover is provided with a second side wall which extends along the buckling direction, when the valve upper cover and the valve lower cover are buckled, the second side wall is inserted into the inner side of the first side wall, and the sealing ring is arranged around the outer side surface of the second side wall. According to the utility model discloses a steam valve and have its cooking utensil, the sealing washer sets up in the outside of steam valve, can simplify the structure, and is easy to assemble to easily wash, in addition, can also increase the inside space of steam valve.

Description

Steam valve and have its cooking utensil

Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to the technical field of cooking appliance equipment, and more particularly to a steam valve and a cooking appliance having the same.

Background

Some cooking appliances, such as rice cookers and the like, are provided with a steam valve. The steam valve has a labyrinth-like steam passage structure inside. When cooking, the cooking space is communicated with the outside through a steam valve, and a certain micro-pressure environment is formed relative to the outside. The steam valve is typically of a removable construction and can be disassembled into at least two parts. The at least two parts are typically provided with a sealing ring to provide a seal when assembled. Generally, the packing is installed inside the steam valve, and a structural space required for installation thereof has a certain requirement, for example, an installation groove needs to be designed inside. This results in a complicated structure, inconvenient installation, and difficulty in cleaning.

Therefore, there is a need for a steam valve and a cooking appliance having the same to at least partially solve the problems in the prior art.

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 at least partially solve the above problems, the present invention provides a steam valve for a cooking appliance, the steam valve comprising:

an upper valve cover;

a lower valve cover that is snap-fitted with the upper valve cover and forms a steam passage therebetween, the steam passage forming openings on the upper valve cover and the lower valve cover, respectively; and

the sealing ring is arranged between the upper valve cover and the lower valve cover to play a sealing role;

wherein, one in the valve upper cover with the valve lower cover is provided with and encircles a week and follow the first lateral wall that the lock direction extends, and another is provided with follows the second lateral wall that the lock direction extends when the valve upper cover with the valve lower cover lock, the second lateral wall inserts the inboard of first lateral wall, the sealing washer centers on the lateral surface setting of second lateral wall.

According to the utility model discloses a steam valve, the sealing washer sets up in the outside of steam valve, can simplify the structure, easy to assemble to easily wash, in addition, can also increase the inside space of steam valve.

Optionally, a supporting wall extending transversely outward relative to the second side wall is disposed on an outer side surface of the second side wall, and the supporting wall supports the sealing ring along the fastening direction. The support wall can thus better hold the sealing ring.

Optionally, the sealing ring is disposed between the first sidewall and the supporting wall in a pressing manner along the fastening direction. Therefore, the sealing ring is simple in fixing mode and good in sealing effect.

Optionally, the outer side surface of the second side wall is provided with a limiting groove extending along a circumferential direction defined around the fastening direction, and the sealing ring is partially located in the limiting groove. Therefore, the limit groove can better fix the sealing ring.

Optionally, the valve upper cover and the valve lower cover are rotatably connected in a snap-fit manner.

Optionally, the medial surface of first lateral wall is provided with first protruding muscle, the lateral surface of second lateral wall is provided with the second protruding muscle, first protruding muscle with at least one in the second protruding muscle is along around the circumference that the lock direction was injectd extends, first protruding muscle screw in second protruding muscle below makes the valve upper cover with the valve lower cover lock is connected.

Optionally, a limiting portion is disposed on the first protruding rib and/or the second protruding rib to limit relative movement of the first protruding rib and the second protruding rib along the circumferential direction.

Optionally, the inner side surface of the first side wall and the outer side surface of the second side wall are respectively provided with a matched thread, and the valve upper cover and the valve lower cover are buckled through threaded connection.

According to the schemes, a proper connection mode of buckling the upper valve cover and the lower valve cover can be selected.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a cooking appliance, including:

the cooker body is internally provided with an inner pot;

the cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner, and when the cooker body is covered by the cover body, a cooking space is formed between the cover body and the inner pot; and

the steam valve as claimed in any one of the above claims, wherein the steam valve is detachably disposed on the cover, and the cooking space is communicated with the outside through the steam passage.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil, the sealing washer setting of its steam valve can simplify the structure in the outside of steam valve, easy to assemble to easily wash, in addition, can also increase the inside space of steam valve.

Optionally, at least one of the valve upper cover and the valve lower cover adjacent to the cover body is provided with a step portion protruding from an outside of the steam valve toward an inside of the steam valve. Therefore, the step part can play a role in avoiding parts close to the steam valve.

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 perspective view of a steam valve according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a vertical cut-away view of the steam valve shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a vertically cut-away exploded perspective view of the steam valve shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional top view of the steam valve shown in FIG. 1; and

fig. 5 is a perspective view of a cover of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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.

The utility model discloses a steam valve. The steam valve can be used for cooking appliances such as electric cookers, electric pressure cookers and the like. The steam valve has a labyrinth-like steam passage structure inside. When cooking, the cooking space of the cooking appliance is communicated with the outside through the steam channel of the steam valve, and forms a certain micro-pressure environment relative to the outside. In addition, the steam valve can also play a role in preventing overflowing.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the steam valve 10 is configured substantially in a disk shape, and mainly includes an upper valve cover 11 and a lower valve cover 12 that are engaged with each other. The valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 form a steam passage 14 therebetween through the entire steam valve 10 when they are snapped. The steam passage 14 passes through the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 to form an opening 141 and an opening 142, respectively. Among them, when the steam valve 10 is mounted to the cooking appliance, one of the opening 141 and the opening 142 communicating with the cooking space may be referred to as a steam inlet, and one communicating with the outside may be referred to as a steam outlet.

And a sealing ring 13 is arranged between the upper valve cover 11 and the lower valve cover 12 for sealing. So that steam can pass through the steam passage 14 only through the openings 141 and 142 and cannot escape from the gap between the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12. In addition, a grip portion 15 for gripping to move the steam valve 10 and a decorative sheet 16 attached to the grip portion 15 for wear prevention and indication are provided on the valve upper cover 11.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 define a fastening direction D in which they approach each other when fastened. The edge of the valve upper cover 11 is provided with a first sidewall 111 that surrounds all around along a circumferential direction defined in the fastening direction D and extends along the fastening direction D. The edge of the lower valve cover 12 is provided with a second sidewall 121 extending along the snap-fit direction D. When the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 are buckled, the second side wall 121 is inserted into the inner side of the first side wall 111, and the buckling positioning between the two is realized.

Wherein the first side wall 111 is located at the outer side and thus needs to surround a circumference defined along the snap-fit direction D, while the second side wall 121 is located at the inner side and thus does not necessarily need to surround a circumference along the circumference, for example, it may extend intermittently along the circumference. The design can be designed by the person skilled in the art according to the needs. Further, the first side wall 111 located on the outer side may be provided on the lower valve cover 12, and the second side wall 121 located on the inner side may be provided on the upper valve cover 11. Further, the first side wall 111 and the second side wall 121 are not necessarily provided at the edge of the valve upper cover 11 or the valve lower cover 12, as long as a space constituting the steam passage 14 can be formed between the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 when the two are engaged.

According to the present invention, the sealing ring 13 is disposed in a manner surrounding the second sidewall 121, that is, the sealing ring 13 is disposed around and attached to the outer side surface of the second sidewall 121. Of course, it is not necessary whether it abuts the outer side. Therefore, the sealing ring 13 is arranged at the position outside the valve upper cover 11 or the valve lower cover 12, the installation structure for installing and fixing the sealing ring 13 can be avoided being arranged inside the valve upper cover 11 or the valve lower cover 12, and therefore the valve upper cover is easy to manufacture and assemble, and the sealing ring 13 is easy to detach for cleaning. Further, the sealing ring 13 is provided on the outside, and the space inside the upper valve cover 11 or the lower valve cover 12 can be saved, so that other necessary structures or parts can be provided by using the saved space.

Preferably, the outer side of the second side wall 121 is provided with a bearing wall 122 extending laterally outwards. The support wall 122 supports the seal ring 13 in the fastening direction D, so that the seal ring 13 can be fixed more effectively. When the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 are engaged, the gasket 13 is pressed by the support wall 122 and the first side wall 111 in the engagement direction D, a good sealing function is performed, and the gasket 13 is fixed. Furthermore, the sealing ring 13 may be disposed between the first side wall 111 and the second side wall 121 in the transverse direction for sealing.

Preferably, the outer side surface of the second sidewall 121 is provided with a stopper groove 123 extending in a circumferential direction defined in the fastening direction D. The seal ring 13 may be partially disposed in the stopper groove 123. Therefore, the sealing ring 13 can be better fixed, so that the sealing ring 13 is kept fixed when the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 are buckled, and the installation is convenient.

According to the utility model discloses a steam valve 10, its valve upper cover 11 and valve lower cover 12 can be fixed through the mode of rotatory lock. As shown in fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the first ribs 112 are provided on the inner side surface of the first side wall 111, and the second ribs 125 are provided on the outer side surface of the second side wall 121. Wherein at least one of the first bead 112 and the second bead 125 is configured to extend along a circumferential direction defined by the fastening direction D so as to have a predetermined length along the circumferential direction. When the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 are engaged, the first rib 112 protrudes below the second rib 125 by the relative rotation of the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 in the direction indicated by the arrow shown in fig. 4, so that the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 are kept relatively fixed in the engaging direction D.

Preferably, at least one of the first bead 112 and the second bead 125 may be configured to be provided in plurality at intervals along the circumferential direction. Therefore, the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 can have a plurality of installation angles, and installation is convenient. Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, the second rib 125 is provided with a stopper portion 126. The limiting portion 126 is used for limiting the relative movement of the first rib 112 and the second rib 125 along the circumferential direction, so that the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 can stop relative rotation after being mounted in place, and the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 are prevented from being loosened due to excessive rotation during mounting or daily use. Of course, the stopper portion may be provided on at least one of the first bead 112 and the second bead 125.

In another embodiment not shown in the drawings, matching threads may be provided on the inner side surface of the first side wall 111 and the outer side surface of the second side wall 121, so that the upper valve cover 11 and the lower valve cover 12 are fastened and connected by a threaded connection. In addition, the valve upper cover 11 and the valve lower cover 12 may be connected by other means besides a rotary snap connection, for example, a snap structure connection.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance of the utility model can be an electric cooker, an electric pressure cooker or other electric heating appliances, and according to the utility model discloses a cooking appliance can also have various functions such as cooking porridge except having the function of cooking rice. Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that, although not all the structures of the cooking appliance are shown in the drawings, the cooking appliance according to the present invention may be configured to include a cover body and a pot body.

The cooker body can be provided with an inner pot. In one embodiment, a cylindrical inner pot housing part is provided inside the pot body. The inner pot can be freely placed in the inner pot containing part or taken out of the inner pot containing part, so that the inner pot is convenient to clean. Of course, the inner pot may also be fixedly arranged in the inner pot accommodating part. A heating means such as a heating pan is generally provided below the inner pan.

Fig. 5 shows a lid of a cooking appliance. The lid 20 is substantially configured in the shape of a rounded rectangular parallelepiped. It will be appreciated that the shape of the pot body should be adapted to the shape of the lid 20. In one embodiment, the lid body 20 may be pivotably connected to the pot body by a pivot shaft, achieving openability and closeability with respect to the pot body. When the cover 20 is covered on the cooker body, it covers the inner pot to form a cooking space with the inner pot.

The cooking appliance further comprises a steam valve 10. The steam inlet and the steam outlet of the steam valve can be respectively communicated with the cooking space and the outside. The steam valve has a labyrinth-like steam passage structure inside. When cooking, the cooking space is communicated with the outside through a steam valve, and a certain micro-pressure environment is formed relative to the outside. In addition, the steam valve can also play a role in preventing overflowing.

As shown in fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the steam valve 10 is detachably provided on the cover body 20. Preferably, the top of the cover body 20 is provided with a mounting groove 21 recessed downward. The cover body 20 has a passage (not shown) therein communicating the mounting groove 21 with the cooking space. The steam valve 10 is detachably provided in the mounting groove 21 and communicates with the cooking space through a passage. The steam valve 10 is thus largely embedded in the cover 20, making it firmly mounted. And the cover body 20 can play a role in protection, so that the steam valve 10 is prevented from being collided with by foreign objects. In addition, the opening or gap on the surface of the cover body 20 can be reduced, the sanitary dead angle is reduced, and the cleaning is convenient.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the steam valve 10 is provided outside the cover body 20. Wherein the lower valve cover 12 is closer to the cover body 20 than the upper valve cover 11. The opening 142 in the lower valve cover 12 may be referred to as a steam inlet, and the opening 141 in the upper valve cover 11 may be referred to as a steam outlet. With continued reference to fig. 2 and 3, according to the steam valve of the present invention, since the sealing ring 13 is disposed outside the second sidewall 121, the inner space of the valve lower cover 12 is not occupied. Therefore, a step 124 protruding from the outside toward the inside of the steam valve 10 may be provided on the valve lower cover 12. The lower valve cover 12 is close to the cover body 20 in the installation state, and the step portion 124 can avoid the components below the steam valve 10 on the cover body 20, so that the structure of the cover body 20 and even the whole cooking utensil is more compact, and the function of optimizing the structure is achieved.

The cooking appliance according to the present invention has been introduced above. In the above embodiment, the steam valve is mounted on the top of the lid body. It is understood that in other embodiments, the steam valve may be disposed at other positions of the lid body or mounted to the pot body. The skilled person will have flexibility in design choice.

According to the utility model discloses a steam valve and have its cooking utensil, the sealing washer setting of steam valve can simplify the structure in the outside of steam valve, easy to assemble to easily wash, in addition, can also increase the inside space of steam valve.

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 (10)

1. A steam valve (10) for a cooking appliance, characterized in that the steam valve (10) comprises:

a valve upper cover (11);

a lower valve cover (12), the lower valve cover (12) being engaged with the upper valve cover (11), and a steam passage (14) being formed between the upper valve cover (11) and the lower valve cover (12), the steam passage (14) forming openings (141; 142) on the upper valve cover (11) and the lower valve cover (12), respectively; and

the sealing ring (13) is arranged between the valve upper cover (11) and the valve lower cover (12) to play a sealing role;

one of the valve upper cover (11) and the valve lower cover (12) is provided with a first side wall (111) which surrounds a circle and extends along a buckling direction (D), the other one of the valve upper cover (11) and the valve lower cover (12) is provided with a second side wall (121) which extends along the buckling direction (D), when the valve upper cover (11) and the valve lower cover (12) are buckled, the second side wall (121) is inserted into the inner side of the first side wall (111), and the sealing ring (13) is arranged around the outer side face of the second side wall (121).

2. Steam valve (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the outer lateral surface of the second side wall (121) is provided with a bearing wall (122) extending transversely outwards with respect to the second side wall (121), the bearing wall (122) bearing the sealing ring (13) along the snap-in direction (D).

3. Steam valve (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that a sealing ring (13) is compressively arranged between the first side wall (111) and the bearing wall (122) along the snap-in direction (D).

4. The steam valve (10) according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that an outer side of the second side wall (121) is provided with a limiting groove (123) extending in a circumferential direction defined around the snap-in direction (D), the sealing ring (13) being partially located within the limiting groove (123).

5. The steam valve (10) of claim 1, wherein the valve upper cover (11) is rotationally snap-fit connected with the valve lower cover (12).

6. The steam valve (10) according to claim 5, wherein an inner side of the first side wall (111) is provided with a first rib (112), an outer side of the second side wall (121) is provided with a second rib (125), at least one of the first rib (112) and the second rib (125) extends in a circumferential direction defined around the fastening direction (D), and the first rib (112) is screwed below the second rib (125) to fasten the valve upper cover (11) and the valve lower cover (12).

7. The steam valve (10) of claim 6, wherein the first rib (112) and/or the second rib (125) is provided with a limiting portion (126) that limits relative movement of the first rib (112) and the second rib (125) along the circumferential direction.

8. The steam valve (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that the inner side of the first side wall (111) and the outer side of the second side wall (121) are provided with matching threads, respectively, and the valve upper cover (11) and the valve lower cover (12) are fastened by a threaded connection.

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

the cooker body is internally provided with an inner pot;

the cover body (20) is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner, and when the cover body (20) covers the cooker body, a cooking space is formed between the cover body (20) and the inner pot; and

the steam valve (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the steam valve (10) is detachably provided on the cover body (20), and the cooking space communicates with the outside through the steam passage (14).

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 9, wherein at least one of the valve upper cover (11) and the valve lower cover (12) near the cover body (20) is provided with a step (124) protruding from an outside of the steam valve (10) toward an inside of the steam valve (10).

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