CN210128379U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking utensil, including casing and knob subassembly, the casing has the through-hole, the casing in the through-hole periphery is equipped with the protruding waterproof muscle of annular of stretching outward, the knob subassembly includes the outer sleeve, the outer sleeve is including the operation portion that is used for carrying out the rotation operation and stretching into transmission portion in the through-hole, the upper end opening of operation portion, the opening inner cup is equipped with the apron, the edge of apron with the clearance of intaking has between the inside wall face of operation portion, the lower extreme of operation portion is located the waterproof muscle outside of annular, and with the clearance of water has between the waterproof muscle of annular, so that follow the clearance of intaking gets into extremely liquid in the knob subassembly, follow the clearance of water flows out the knob subassembly. The utility model discloses inside can effectively avoiding liquid to get into the casing to protect the inside components and parts of casing, reduced the fault incidence.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliance, especially, relate to a cooking utensil.

Background

In the field of electric appliances, knobs are increasingly popular with consumers in terms of their easy operation, and as a means of function adjustment, knobs are widely used in kitchen appliances such as rice cookers, pressure cookers, induction cookers, and the like.

There is an electromagnetism stove in the existing market, and it includes casing, coil panel and panel, is provided with knob switch and through-hole on the casing, is provided with the circuit board in the casing, knob switch passes be connected with the circuit board behind the through-hole to through knob switch operation electromagnetism stove. Knob switch includes knob, knob encoder and inner tower, knob encoder and inner tower are installed in through-hole department after establishing with the axle center cover in proper order from outside to inside, make to have the clearance between the inner wall of through-hole and knob switch's the outer wall. When the induction cooker is used or stored, if soup or oil flows into the shell along the circumferential gap of the knob switch, short circuit or other faults can be easily caused in the shell.

There is such a knob subassembly among the prior art, and it includes the knob, overlaps the waterproof circle that establishes on the knob and overlaps the water retaining ring that establishes on the waterproof circle, is equipped with the inlet on one side lateral wall of water retaining ring, for guaranteeing that the assembly back inlet is located the bottom of water retaining ring, conveniently flows liquid drainage out the knob subassembly, the rotation axis level setting roughly to the messenger flows the liquid on the knob subassembly from the top and can follow the periphery wall of waterproof circle and flow downwards to flow from the inlet of water retaining ring bottom. The kitchen appliance using the knob assembly is waterproof, and only can be suitable for the knob arranged on the side of a product, so that the knob rotating shaft is horizontally arranged, and for the product with the vertically arranged knob rotating shaft, only a small part of liquid flowing onto the knob assembly from the upper part can flow out through the water diversion port, and most of the liquid can flow downwards along the outer wall of the waterproof ring and finally enters the shell to cause short circuit and fault inside the shell.

It will thus be seen that the prior art is susceptible to further improvements and enhancements.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a cooking utensil to avoid the in-process that cooking utensil used or saved, inside liquid sees through knob assembly's clearance entering cooking utensil's casing.

The utility model discloses the technical scheme who adopts does:

the utility model provides a cooking utensil, includes casing and knob subassembly, the casing has the through-hole, the casing in the through-hole periphery is equipped with the waterproof muscle of the protruding annular that stretches out, a serial communication port, knob subassembly includes the outer sleeve, the outer sleeve is including the operation portion that is used for carrying out the rotation operation and stretching into transmission portion in the through-hole, the upper end opening of operation portion, the opening inner cup is equipped with the apron, the edge of apron with the water inlet gap has between the inside wall face of operation portion, the lower extreme of operation portion is located the waterproof muscle outside of annular, and with the water outlet gap has between the waterproof muscle of annular, so that follow the water inlet gap gets into extremely liquid in the knob subassembly, follows the water outlet gap flows out the knob subassembly.

Preferably, the annular waterproof rib part extends into the space between the transmission part and the operation part.

Preferably, an inner sleeve is further arranged in the outer sleeve, at least part of the inner sleeve penetrates through the transmission part and extends into the shell, a water retaining ring is arranged on the inner sleeve, and the projection of the water retaining ring in the axial direction of the outer sleeve is located on the outer side of the annular waterproof rib.

Preferably, the annular waterproof rib and the shell are integrally formed, and the top end face of the annular waterproof rib is located on the outer side of the shell.

Preferably, a knob circuit board is arranged below the corresponding through hole in the shell, a sleeve-shaped knob encoder is arranged on the knob circuit board, a press switch is arranged on the knob circuit board in a sleeve area of the knob encoder, the transmission part is connected with a sleeve of the knob encoder, and at least part of the inner sleeve extends into the knob circuit board in the sleeve area of the knob encoder and contacts with the press switch.

Preferably, the annular waterproof rib is made of an elastic material, and at least part of the annular waterproof rib extends into the through hole.

Preferably, the distance between the outer wall of the water retaining ring and the inner wall of the outer sleeve is 0.2-2 mm.

Preferably, the inner diameter of the operation portion is gradually reduced from the top end of the operation portion to the bottom end of the operation portion.

Preferably, the outer surface of the operation portion has a slip prevention structure.

Preferably, the knob assembly further comprises a display panel, the inner sleeve has a boss for mounting the display panel, and the cover plate is made of a translucent or transparent material.

Since the technical scheme is used, the utility model discloses the beneficial effect who gains does:

1. the utility model discloses well apron is mutually supported with the waterproof muscle of annular of outer sleeve and casing through-hole department, so that the warp the outer sleeve with the liquid that clearance between the inner skleeve got into is in by the separation the waterproof muscle outside of annular, avoided liquid certainly the clearance passes through inside the through-hole gets into the casing to protect the inside components and parts of casing, reduced the fault incidence.

2. The utility model discloses in the knob subassembly sets up the top of casing, knob subassembly's axis basic perpendicular to horizontal plane to provide better field of vision for the user, convenience of customers sees through the display content on the display panel is observed to the apron. Compare simultaneously in the knob subassembly setting at the product side, the axis of knob subassembly is parallel with the horizontal plane or is the structure of acute angle, the utility model discloses well knob subassembly set up the position and operate more convenience of customers, reduced the removal space of hand and arm in the operation process, promoted user experience degree.

3. The utility model provides a waterproof muscle of annular can with casing integrated into one piece to save the waterproof muscle of independent shaping annular, installed the process on the casing with it again, improved the production efficiency of product.

4. The utility model discloses the internal diameter of well outer telescopic operation portion certainly the top of operation portion arrives the bottom of operation portion reduces gradually for when the inner skleeve moves down, the clearance between inner skleeve and the operation portion is littleer, thereby has reduced rocking when pressing the inner skleeve, has enjoyed user experience.

5. The utility model discloses in the outside of outer sleeve operation portion is provided with anti-skidding structure to the emergence of the phenomenon of skidding when having avoided wet hand or having the greasy dirt on hand when easily leading to rotatory operation portion.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is an assembly schematic diagram of the housing and the knob assembly according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the housing and the knob assembly in embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the housing according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the housing and the knob assembly in embodiment 1 of the present invention after assembly.

Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view of the housing and the knob assembly according to embodiment 1 of the present invention after assembly.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the outer sleeve according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of the inner sleeve according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Figure 8 shows the flow path a of liquid from between the inner and outer sleeves.

Figure 9 shows the flow path B of liquid from between the inner and outer sleeves.

Wherein the content of the first and second substances,

1. casing 2, annular waterproof muscle 3, knob encoder or locator 4, outer sleeve 41, operation portion 42, transmission portion 43, water leakage port 44, antiskid line 45, reinforcing rib 5, inner sleeve 51, inner sleeve upper segment 52, inner sleeve lower segment 53, water retaining ring 6, cover plate 7, display panel

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly explain the overall concept of the present application, the following detailed description is given by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, however, the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described herein, and therefore the scope of the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element so referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; the connection can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature may be directly on or directly under the second feature or indirectly via intermediate members. In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, it needs to explain, cooking utensil is not only restricted to the electromagnetism stove, and it can also be kitchen appliances such as electric rice cooker, pressure cooker, electric pottery stove, air fryer.

Example 1:

as shown in fig. 1 to 9, the cooking appliance includes a housing 1 and a knob assembly disposed on the housing 1, the knob assembly adjusts heating time and/or heating power of the cooking appliance.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, be provided with the through-hole on the casing 1, be provided with knob encoder or locator 3 in the casing 1, the knob subassembly includes outer sleeve 4 and inner sleeve 5, outer sleeve 4 suit is in the inner sleeve 5 outside, outer sleeve 4 and the cooperation of knob encoder or locator 3 joint, outer sleeve 4 can for inner sleeve 5 winds the axis of knob encoder or locator 3 is rotatory, through pressing, can realize inner sleeve 5 for outer sleeve 4 follows the axis direction of knob encoder or locator 3 removes to realize cooking utensil heating power and/or the selection of heating time.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the knob assembly is disposed above the housing 1 in the present embodiment, and the axis of the knob assembly is substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane, so as to provide a better view for the user, and facilitate the user to observe the display contents on the display panel 7 through the cover plate 6. Meanwhile, compared with a structure that the knob assembly is arranged on the side of the product, and the axis of the knob assembly is parallel to the horizontal plane or forms an acute angle, the knob assembly is arranged at a position which is more convenient for a user to operate, so that the moving space of hands and arms in the operation process is reduced, and the user experience is improved.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the outer sleeve 4 includes an operation portion 41 for performing a rotational operation and a transmission portion 42 connected to the operation portion 41. The operation part 41 and the transmission part 42 are both hollow structures, the outer diameter of the transmission part 42 is smaller than the inner diameter of the operation part 41, and the inner wall of the operation part 41 is matched with the outer wall of the transmission part 42 to form a water leakage port 43. The outer sleeve 4 further comprises a reinforcement rib 45 for connecting the operating portion 41 and the transmission portion 42. In this embodiment, the plurality of reinforcing ribs 45 are distributed along an annular space between the operating portion 41 and the transmission portion 42, and the annular space is also divided into a plurality of drainage openings 43 by the reinforcing ribs 45, so as to facilitate the drainage of the liquid.

In this embodiment, at least a portion of the transmission portion 42 passes through the through hole and extends into the housing 1 to be in snap fit with the knob encoder or the positioner 3. At least part of the inner sleeve 5 passes through the transmission part 42 and extends into the shell 1 so as to be matched with the inner sleeve 42 and the knob encoder or the positioner 3 in a clamping mode. Correspond the through-hole below in the casing 1 and be equipped with the knob circuit board, be equipped with the knob encoder 3 of cover tube-shape on the knob circuit board, be equipped with press switch on the knob circuit board in the sleeve region of knob encoder 3, transmission portion 42 with the sleeve of knob encoder 3 links to each other, at least part of inner skleeve 5 stretches into to on the knob circuit board in the sleeve region of knob encoder 3, with press switch contact. The knob and the pressing control of the knob can be realized by the scheme.

As shown in fig. 2, 4 and 5, the knob assembly further comprises a display plate 7, and an end of the inner sleeve 5 remote from the knob encoder or locator 3 has a boss for mounting the display plate 7. The display panel 7 is arranged to enable a user to conveniently know the current working state of the cooking appliance when the user operates the knob assembly, and compared with an electric appliance which is specially provided with a display area to display the current working state of the cooking appliance on the casing 1, the display panel 7 is arranged in the embodiment, so that the user does not need to divide a sight line into two areas to acquire related information, and the user experience is enjoyed.

As shown in fig. 2, 4 and 5, the knob assembly further includes a cover plate 6, and the cover plate 6 covers the inner sleeve 5, and preferably, in this embodiment, the cover plate 6 is tightly fitted or heat-fused on the upper portion of the inner sleeve 5. The cover 6 is made of a translucent or transparent material so that a user can easily view the display information of the inner display panel 7 through the cover 6. The cover plate 6 is arranged to, on the one hand, protect the display panel 7 and, on the other hand, to prevent liquid, impurities etc. from entering the inner sleeve 5 through an opening in the upper part of the inner sleeve 5.

Preferably, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the outer diameter of the cover plate 6 is smaller than the inner diameter of the operation portion 41, so that the cover plate 6 is located in the inner hole of the operation portion 41 after installation. Compared with the structure that the outer diameter of the cover plate 6 is larger than the inner diameter of the operation part 41, and the cover plate 6 is covered on the outer side of the outer sleeve 4, although it can prevent liquid from entering the interior of the housing 1 from between the inner and outer sleeves, if the cover plate 6 is hot-melted on the upper part of the operation part 41, there is a disadvantage that it is impossible to disassemble and replace the inner sleeve, the display panel and other components of the knob assembly, if the cover plate 6 is tightly fitted on the upper part of the operation part 41, there is a concave platform formed at the connection position of the cover plate 6 and the operation part 41, and during the use, oil stains are easily accumulated at the concave platform, which is inconvenient to clean.

In this embodiment, therefore, the outer diameter of the cover plate 6 is preferably smaller than the inner diameter of the operation portion 41, so that at least a partial area of the cover plate 6 is located inside the operating part 41, so that a water passage gap exists between the cover plate 6 and the outer sleeve 4, and in order to prevent liquid from entering the interior of the housing 1 from the water passage gap and the gap between the inner and outer sleeves, as shown in fig. 4, 5 and 7, a water stop ring 53 is arranged on the inner sleeve 5, a projection of the water stop ring 53 in the axial direction of the outer sleeve 4 is positioned between the operating part 41 and the transmission part 42, so that the liquid entering through the space between the inner and outer sleeves can flow down from the weep hole 43, and the phenomenon that the liquid drops into the inner hole of the transmission part 42 to cause the liquid to slide from the inner hole of the transmission part 42 to the inside of the shell 1 can not occur.

Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 5 and 7, the inner sleeve 5 includes an inner sleeve upper section 51 and an inner sleeve lower section 52, the boss is disposed inside the inner sleeve upper section 51, the inner sleeve lower section 52 is in snap fit with the knob encoder or locator 3, an outer diameter of the inner sleeve upper section 51 is greater than an outer diameter of the inner sleeve lower section 52, the water retaining ring 53 is disposed at the bottom of the inner sleeve upper section 51 and close to an outer wall of the inner sleeve upper section 51, one end of the water retaining ring 53 is fixedly connected to the inner sleeve upper section 51, and the other end extends downward to form a "hanging" shape.

The utility model discloses in, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, cooking utensil still includes annular waterproof muscle 2, annular waterproof muscle 2 sets up through-hole department, at least part transmission portion 42 passes annular waterproof muscle 2 stretch into extremely inside the casing 1. The annular waterproof rib 2 partially extends into a water leakage port 43 between the transmission part 42 and the operation part 41 so as to enhance the stability of the rotating operation of the outer sleeve 4.

Preferably, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, 5, 8 and 9, a projection of the water retaining ring 53 in the axial direction of the outer sleeve 4 is located between a projection of the outer side surface of the annular water-proof rib 2 in the radial direction of the outer sleeve 4 and the operating portion 41, so that the liquid entering between the inner and outer sleeves through the water passing gap can flow out from between the outer side surface of the annular water-proof rib 2 and the inner side surface of the operating portion 41, and the liquid is prevented from entering the inside of the housing 1.

As shown in fig. 8, the black curve shows one of the liquid flow paths a, that is, if the liquid flow rate is small, the liquid entering from the water gap flows along the inner wall of the operation portion 41 along the liquid flow path a until the liquid is discharged from the operation portion 41.

As shown in fig. 9, the black curve shows another liquid flow path B, that is, if the liquid flow rate is large, a part of the liquid entering from the water passing gap will impact on the outer wall of the inner sleeve 5, and due to the existence of the water retaining ring 53, the liquid will flow along the outer wall of the inner sleeve 5 and the outer wall of the water retaining ring 53, and due to the position of the water retaining ring 53 relative to the operation portion 41 and the annular waterproof rib 2, the liquid flowing to the water retaining ring 53 can drip down and flow out from between the inner wall of the operation portion 41 and the outer wall of the annular waterproof rib 2, so as to form the illustrated flow path B.

In both the liquid flow path a and the liquid flow path B, the liquid entering from the water passing gap and the gap between the inner and outer sleeves is blocked outside the housing 1.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the annular waterproof rib 2 is a rigid member fixedly connected to the housing 1, one end of the annular waterproof rib 2 is fixedly connected to the housing 1, and the other end of the annular waterproof rib extends above the housing 1, so that on one hand, liquid can be conveniently blocked outside the housing 1, and on the other hand, guidance can be provided for installation of the outer sleeve 4.

Further, in this embodiment, preferably, the annular waterproof rib 2 and the housing 1 are integrally formed, so that the separate forming of the annular waterproof rib 2 and the housing 1 is avoided, and a process of assembling the annular waterproof rib 2 and the housing 1 is required, thereby improving the production efficiency.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 4 and fig. 6, the inner diameter of the operation portion 41 gradually decreases from the top end of the operation portion 41 to the bottom end of the operation portion 41, and further, the outer surface of the operation portion 41 is arc-shaped, and the size gradually decreases from the top end to the bottom end, so that when the inner sleeve 5 moves down, the gap between the inner sleeve 5 and the operation portion 41 is smaller, thereby reducing the shaking when the inner sleeve 5 is pressed down, and enjoying the user experience.

The distance between the outer wall of the water retaining ring 53 and the inner wall of the outer sleeve 4 is 0.2-2mm, preferably, the distance between the water retaining ring 53 and the inner wall of the outer sleeve 4 is about 0.35mm, and due to the 41-arc structure of the operation part, when the knob encoder or the positioner 3 is pressed through the inner sleeve 5, the inner sleeve 5 moves downwards, the gap between the inner sleeve 5 and the operation part 41 is smaller, and the inner sleeve 5 is further prevented from being pressed down and the inner sleeve 5 is shaken.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the outer surface of the operating portion 41 has a slip-proof structure. As shown in fig. 6, the external shape of the operation portion 41 is an anti-slip structure having concave-convex uneven anti-slip lines 44, but the type of the anti-slip structure is not limited to the concave-convex uneven anti-slip lines shown in the drawings, and it can be realized by other means, for example, an anti-slip cover is provided, and as another example, an outer surface with a frosted texture is adopted.

Example 2:

the structure and principle of the embodiment are basically the same as those of the embodiment, and the difference lies in that:

in this embodiment, the annular waterproof rib is made of an elastic material, and at least part of the annular waterproof rib extends into the through hole. The annular waterproof rib is arranged at the through hole through gluing or other fastening modes, so that the transmission part and the through hole are sealed, and liquid is prevented from entering the shell through the through hole.

The utility model can be realized by adopting or using the prior art for reference in places which are not mentioned in the utility model.

The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments.

The above description is only an example of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a cooking utensil, includes casing and knob subassembly, the casing has the through-hole, the casing in the through-hole periphery is equipped with the waterproof muscle of the protruding annular that stretches out, a serial communication port, knob subassembly includes the outer sleeve, the outer sleeve is including the operation portion that is used for carrying out the rotation operation and stretching into transmission portion in the through-hole, the upper end opening of operation portion, the opening inner cup is equipped with the apron, the edge of apron with the water inlet gap has between the inside wall face of operation portion, the lower extreme of operation portion is located the waterproof muscle outside of annular, and with the water outlet gap has between the waterproof muscle of annular, so that follow the water inlet gap gets into extremely liquid in the knob subassembly, follows the water outlet gap flows out the knob subassembly.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the annular waterproof rib portion extends between the transmission portion and the operating portion.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an inner sleeve is further disposed in the outer sleeve, at least a portion of the inner sleeve extends into the housing through the transmission portion, and a water retaining ring is disposed on the inner sleeve, and a projection of the water retaining ring in the axial direction of the outer sleeve is located outside the annular water-proof rib.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein the annular waterproof rib is integrally formed with the housing, and a top end surface of the annular waterproof rib is located outside the housing.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein a knob circuit board is disposed below the corresponding through hole in the casing, a sleeve-shaped knob encoder is disposed on the knob circuit board, a push switch is disposed on the knob circuit board in a sleeve region of the knob encoder, the transmission portion is connected to a sleeve of the knob encoder, and at least a portion of the inner sleeve extends onto the knob circuit board in the sleeve region of the knob encoder and contacts with the push switch.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the annular waterproof rib is made of an elastic material and the annular waterproof rib extends at least partially into the through hole.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the distance between the outer wall of the splash ring and the inner wall of the outer sleeve is 0.2-2 mm.

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the inner diameter of the operating portion is gradually reduced from a top end of the operating portion to a bottom end of the operating portion.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the operating portion has a slip-resistant structure.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the knob assembly further comprises a display plate, the inner sleeve has a boss for mounting the display plate, and the cover plate is made of a translucent or transparent material.

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