CN210446670U - Water vapor detection and separation device, steam system and cooking appliance with steam function - Google Patents

Water vapor detection and separation device, steam system and cooking appliance with steam function Download PDF

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CN210446670U
CN210446670U CN201920876079.2U CN201920876079U CN210446670U CN 210446670 U CN210446670 U CN 210446670U CN 201920876079 U CN201920876079 U CN 201920876079U CN 210446670 U CN210446670 U CN 210446670U
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The utility model provides a steam detects separator, steam system and has cooking appliance of steam function relates to kitchen appliance technical field. The water-vapor detection and separation device comprises a shell provided with a water-vapor separation cavity and a water level detection cavity; the shell is provided with a first water inlet and a second water inlet, and the first water inlet and the second water inlet are communicated with a water supply pipeline; the shell is also provided with a balance port communicated with the water level detection cavity, and a steam inlet and a steam outlet which are communicated with the water-steam separation cavity, and the balance port is used for being communicated with a cooking cavity of the cooking appliance or communicated with the atmosphere. The steam system comprises the water vapor detection and separation device. The cooking appliance with the steam function comprises the steam system. The utility model provides a steam detects separator, steam system and has cooking appliance of steam function has alleviated the great technical problem of the equipment degree of difficulty of the steam ager that exists among the prior art.

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Water vapor detection and separation device, steam system and cooking appliance with steam function
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of the kitchen appliance technique and specifically relates to a steam detects separator, steam system and has cooking appliance of steam function is related to.
Background
A steam box is a kitchen appliance with a steam cooking function, and cooks food by using steam sprayed by a steam generating device, so that the obtained food has good taste and is simple and convenient to operate and gradually enters more and more common families.
In the prior art, the steam box further comprises a water-vapor separation device for separating water drops of the steam generation device from steam and a water level detection device for detecting the water level in the steam generation device. Wherein, the distribution span of steam separator and water level detection device on the steam ager is great, consequently occupies the great installation space of steam ager, is unfavorable for the overall arrangement and the installation of each spare part of steam ager, has increased the equipment degree of difficulty of steam ager.
Therefore, the present application provides a new water vapor detection separation device, a steam system and a cooking appliance with steam function to solve the above problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
A first object of the utility model is to provide a steam detects separator to alleviate the great technical problem of the equipment degree of difficulty of the steam ager that exists among the prior art.
The utility model provides a water vapor detection and separation device which is applied to a cooking appliance with a steam function and comprises a shell provided with a water vapor separation cavity and a water level detection cavity;
the shell is provided with a first water inlet and a second water inlet, the first water inlet and the second water inlet are used for being communicated with a water supply pipeline, and the water-vapor separation cavity is communicated with the water level detection cavity through a communicating vessel principle;
the shell is further provided with a balance port communicated with the water level detection cavity, and a steam inlet and a steam outlet which are communicated with the water-steam separation cavity, and the balance port is used for being communicated with a cooking cavity of the cooking appliance or communicated with the atmosphere.
Further, the steam inlet and the steam outlet are both arranged at the upper end of the water-steam separation cavity.
Further, the housing includes a body, an upper cover, and a seal disposed between the body and the upper cover;
the water-vapor separation cavity and the water level detection cavity are both arranged on the body and are separated by rib plates; the steam inlet with the steam outlet all set up in the upper cover, first water inlet with the second water inlet all set up in the body.
The utility model discloses a steam detects separator has following beneficial effect:
in this steam detects separator, all communicate with the supply channel through first water inlet and second water inlet, and make steam separation chamber and water level detect the chamber and communicate through the linker principle, for example first water inlet and steam separation chamber intercommunication, the second water inlet detects the chamber intercommunication with the water level, has realized that the supply channel supplies water for steam separation chamber and water level respectively and detects the chamber. The water level detection cavity is used for detecting the water level; the steam inlet is used for communicating the steam generating device, the mixture of the water drops and the steam generated by the steam generating device enters the water-steam separation cavity through the steam inlet, the water drops and the steam are separated by the water-steam separation cavity, and the steam is discharged to the cooking cavity from the steam outlet and is used for cooking food. In addition, the water level detection cavity and the water-vapor separation cavity are conveniently communicated through the balance port and the cooking cavity of the cooking appliance or the atmosphere, so that the water level detection cavity can more accurately detect the water level.
In conclusion, the water-vapor detection and separation device integrates the water-vapor separation device and the water level detection device in the prior art, can be conveniently installed on a steam box, and reduces the assembly difficulty of the steam box; meanwhile, the water vapor detection and separation device can be intensively arranged in the steam box, the requirement on the installation space of the steam box is reduced, and the arrangement and installation of other parts of the steam box are facilitated.
A second object of the utility model is to provide a steam system to further alleviate the great technical problem of the equipment degree of difficulty of the steam ager that exists among the prior art.
The utility model provides a steam system, which comprises a water storage tank, a water supply pipeline, a steam generating device and a water vapor detection and separation device;
a third water inlet is formed in the bottom end of the steam generating device, the first water inlet and the second water inlet are both arranged at the bottom end of the shell, the first water inlet, the second water inlet and the third water inlet are all communicated with the water storage tank through the water supply pipeline, and a water inlet pump is arranged on the water supply pipeline;
the steam outlet of the steam generating device is communicated with the steam inlet; the balance port is used for communicating the water level detection cavity and the water-vapor separation cavity.
Further, the liquid level assembly is used for detecting the liquid level in the water level detection cavity.
Further, the device also comprises a controller and a timer;
the liquid level assembly comprises a magnetic buoy arranged in the water level detection cavity and a magnetic switch fixedly arranged at the lowest liquid level of the shell, and the magnetic switch is used for limiting the preset lowest liquid level in the water level detection cavity;
the timer, the water inlet pump and the magnetic switch are all connected with the controller.
Further, the steam generating device comprises a heating body and a first temperature sensor used for sensing the internal temperature of the steam generating device;
the heating body and the first temperature sensor are both connected with the controller.
Further, the steam generating device also comprises an alarm component;
the alarm assembly comprises an alarm and a second temperature sensor used for sensing the internal temperature of the steam generating device, the second temperature sensor is arranged below the first temperature sensor, and the alarm and the second temperature sensor are connected with the controller.
Furthermore, the first water inlet, the second water inlet and the third water inlet are all communicated with the water storage tank through a water return pipeline, and a water return pump is arranged on the water return pipeline;
or, the steam system still includes the waste water tank, the waste water tank pass through the drain line communicate in first water inlet, the second water inlet with the third water inlet, just the waste water tank set up in the steam and water separation chamber the water level detects the chamber with steam generating device's below, be provided with on the drain line and be used for adjusting the solenoid valve of drain line break-make.
The utility model discloses a steam system has following beneficial effect:
by arranging the water vapor detection and separation device in the steam system, correspondingly, the steam system has all the advantages of the water vapor detection and separation device, and the description is omitted.
A third object of the utility model is to provide a cooking device with steam function to further alleviate the great technical problem of the equipment degree of difficulty of the steam ager that exists among the prior art.
The utility model provides a cooking appliance with steam function, which comprises a cooking cavity and a steam system;
the balancing port and the steam outlet are both communicated with the cooking cavity.
The utility model discloses a cooking device with steam function has following beneficial effect:
by arranging the steam system in the cooking appliance with the steam function, correspondingly, the cooking appliance with the steam function has all the advantages of the steam system, and the description is omitted.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.
Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a water vapor detection and separation device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a front view of the water vapor detection and separation device provided in the embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a water vapor detection and separation device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a steam system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 5 is a schematic control structure diagram of a steam system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 6 is a schematic view of an operating principle of a cooking appliance with steam function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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100-a water vapor detection separation device;
110-a housing; 111-a body; 112-upper cover; 113-a seal; 114-rib plate;
120-a water vapor separation chamber; 121-a first water inlet; 122-a steam inlet; 123-a steam outlet;
130-water level detection chamber; 131-a second water inlet; 132-a balancing port;
200-a water storage tank; 310-a water inlet pump; 320-a water return pump; 330-a water return pipeline; 340-water supply line;
400-a steam generating device;
410-a third water inlet; 420-steam outlet; 430-a heating body; 440-a first temperature sensor; 450-alarm; 460-a second temperature sensor; 470-temperature controller;
500-a liquid level assembly; 510-a magnetic float; 520-a magnetic switch;
600-a controller; 700-a timer; 810-waste water tank; 820-solenoid valve; 830-a drain line; 900-cooking cavity.
Detailed Description
The technical solution of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Example one
The present embodiment provides a steam detection and separation device 100, and the steam detection and separation device 100 is applied to a cooking appliance having a steam function, and the cooking appliance having the steam function may be a steam box. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, only the steam box is taken as an embodiment, meanwhile, the steam box may be replaced by a cooking appliance having a steam function, such as a steaming and baking all-in-one machine or a micro steaming and baking all-in-one machine, and the following description is not repeated, and only the steam box is used to exemplarily describe the whole technical scheme.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in the present embodiment, the water vapor detection and separation apparatus 100 includes a housing 110 having a water vapor separation chamber 120 and a water level detection chamber 130, the housing 110 is provided with a first water inlet 121 and a second water inlet 131, and the first water inlet 121 and the second water inlet 131 are used for communicating with a water supply pipeline, and the water vapor separation chamber 120 and the water level detection chamber 130 are communicated by a communicating vessel principle; the housing 110 is further opened with a balance port 132 communicating with the water level detection chamber 130, and a steam inlet 122 and a steam outlet 123 both communicating with the water vapor separation chamber 120, the balance port 132 being used to communicate with the cooking chamber 900 of the cooking appliance or communicate with the atmosphere.
In this moisture detects separator 100, all communicate with the water supply pipeline through first water inlet 121 and second water inlet 131, and make moisture separation chamber 120 and water level detection chamber 130 communicate through the linker principle, for example first water inlet 121 communicates with moisture separation chamber 120, and second water inlet 131 detects chamber 130 with the water level and communicates, has realized that the water supply pipeline supplies water for moisture separation chamber 120 and water level detection chamber 130 respectively. Wherein, the water level detection chamber 130 is used for detecting the water level; the steam inlet 122 is used for communicating with the steam generating device 400, the mixture of water drops and steam generated by the steam generating device 400 enters the water-steam separating cavity 120 through the steam inlet 122, after the water drops and the steam are separated by the water-steam separating cavity 120, the steam is discharged from the steam outlet 123 to the cooking cavity 900 where food is placed, and is used for cooking the food.
In addition, since the steam outlet 123 communicates with the cooking cavity 900 and the balancing port 132 communicates with the cooking cavity 900 of the cooking appliance, it is convenient to communicate the water level detecting chamber 130 with the water vapor separating chamber 120, so that the pressures in the water level detecting chamber 130 and the water vapor separating chamber 120 are the same, and thus the water level detecting chamber 130 can detect the water level more accurately; or, the balance port 132 is communicated with the atmosphere, the balance port 132 can be communicated with the steam outlet 123 through a pipeline, and the water level detection chamber 130 and the water-vapor separation chamber 120 can be also communicated, so that the pressures in the water level detection chamber 130 and the water-vapor separation chamber 120 are the same, and the water level detection chamber 130 can detect the water level more accurately.
In conclusion, the water-vapor detection separation device 100 integrates the water-vapor separation device and the water level detection device in the prior art, can be conveniently installed in a steam box, and reduces the assembly difficulty of the steam box; meanwhile, the water vapor detection and separation device 100 can be installed in the steam box in a centralized manner, so that the requirement on the installation space of the steam box is reduced, and the arrangement and installation of other parts of the steam box are facilitated.
With continued reference to fig. 1, 2 and 3, preferably, in the present embodiment, the steam inlet 122 and the steam outlet 123 are both disposed at the upper end of the water-vapor separation chamber 120.
With this arrangement, the mixture of water droplets and steam generated by the steam generating device 400 enters the water-steam separating chamber 120 from the upper end through the steam inlet 122, wherein the water droplets are downwardly immersed in the water-steam separating chamber 120 under the action of gravity, and the less dense steam floats above the water-steam separating chamber 120 and can be directly discharged from the steam outlet 123. Therefore, the steam inlet 122 and the steam outlet 123 are both arranged at the upper end of the water-steam separation cavity 120, so that water drops and steam can be effectively and thoroughly separated, the separation rate of the water drops and the steam is improved, the amount of the water drops mixed in the steam is reduced, and the food cooking quality is improved.
Referring to fig. 1, in the present embodiment, the housing 110 includes a body 111, an upper cover 112, and a sealing member 113 disposed between the body 111 and the upper cover 112, optionally, the sealing member 113 is a sealing ring, and the upper cover 112 and the body are connected by a bolt; the water-vapor separation cavity 120 and the water level detection cavity 130 are both arranged on the body 111 and are separated by rib plates 114; the steam inlet 122 and the steam outlet 123 are both provided in the upper cover 112, and the first water inlet 121 and the second water inlet 131 are both provided in the body 111.
The sealing element 113 improves the sealing property between the upper cover 112 and the body 111, prevents external impurities from entering the water-vapor separation cavity 120 and the water level detection cavity 130 to pollute food, and prevents heat loss caused by steam leakage in the water-vapor separation cavity 120; meanwhile, the sealing member 113 is provided to improve the sealing between the water level detection chamber 130 and the moisture separation chamber 120.
Optionally, there are two sealing rings, and the two sealing rings are respectively used for sealing the water-vapor separation chamber 120 and the water level detection chamber 130; or, the sealing ring is provided, which is sleeved outside the water-vapor separation cavity 120 and the water level detection cavity 130, and directly communicates the water-vapor separation cavity 120 and the water level detection cavity 130, so that the pressure between the water-vapor separation cavity 120 and the water level detection cavity 130 is ensured to be the same to a certain extent, and the liquid level of the water-vapor separation cavity 120 and the liquid level of the water level detection cavity 130 are ensured to be the same.
In addition, the setting of gusset 114 has further strengthened the thermal-insulated effect between steam separation chamber 120 and the water level detection chamber 130, prevents to a certain extent that the higher temperature in steam separation chamber 120 from leading to the water level detection chamber 130 in to reduce the damage to the liquid level subassembly 500 in the water level detection chamber 130, ensured the accuracy that liquid level subassembly 500 detected the water level in the water level detection chamber 130, and prolonged liquid level subassembly 500's life.
Example two
The second embodiment provides a steam system, which includes the moisture detection and separation device 100 of the first embodiment, and the technical features of the moisture detection and separation device 100 disclosed in the first embodiment are also applicable to this embodiment, and the technical features of the moisture detection and separation device 100 disclosed in the first embodiment are not repeated. Embodiments of the steam system are described in further detail below with reference to the figures.
Referring to fig. 4, the steam system of the present embodiment includes a water storage tank 200 for storing water, a water supply pipeline 340, a steam generating device 400 and a water vapor detecting and separating device 100; the bottom end of the steam generating device 400 is provided with a third water inlet 410, the first water inlet 121 and the second water inlet 131 are both arranged at the bottom end of the shell 110, the first water inlet 121, the second water inlet 131 and the third water inlet 410 are all communicated with the water storage tank 200 through a water supply pipeline 340, and the water supply pipeline 340 is provided with a water inlet pump 310; the steam outlet 420 of the steam generating device 400 is communicated with the steam inlet 122, and the balance port 132 is used for communicating the water level detecting chamber 130 and the water-steam separating chamber 120.
The water inlet pump 310 is turned on, the water inlet pump 310 can pump out the water in the water storage tank 200, and the water enters the water-vapor separation chamber 120 through the first water inlet 121, enters the water level detection chamber 130 through the second water inlet 131, and enters the steam generating device 400 through the third water inlet 410, so that the water is replenished to the water-vapor separation chamber 120, the water level detection chamber 130 and the steam generating device 400.
Wherein the equalizing port 132 is used to communicate the water level detecting chamber 130 with the water vapor separating chamber 120, for example, the equalizing port 132 may be directly communicated with the steam outlet 123, or the equalizing port 132 is communicated with the cooking chamber 900, since the steam outlet 123 is also communicated with the cooking chamber 900, the equalizing port 132 is communicated with the steam outlet 123.
In addition, the third water inlet 410 is disposed at the bottom of the steam generating device 400, the first water inlet 121 and the second water inlet 131 are disposed at the bottom of the housing 110, and the first water inlet 121, the second water inlet 131 and the third water inlet 410 are all communicated with the water storage tank 200, the steam outlet 420 of the steam generating device 400 is communicated with the steam inlet 122, and the balance port 132 is communicated with the steam outlet 123, so that the steam generating device 400 and the steam detecting and separating device 100 form a communicating vessel, and the liquid levels in the steam separating chamber 120, the water level detecting chamber 130 and the steam generating device 400 are the same everywhere, therefore, the water level detecting chamber 130 can accurately measure the liquid level in the steam generating device 400.
With continued reference to fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the steam system further preferably includes a liquid level assembly 500 for detecting the liquid level in the liquid level detection chamber 130. With the arrangement, the liquid level in the water level detection chamber 130 detected by the liquid level assembly 500 is the liquid level in the steam generating device 400, so that the water can be supplemented into the steam generating device 400 in time to prevent the equipment from being damaged by dry burning.
Preferably, referring to fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the steam system further includes a controller 600 and a timer 700; the liquid level assembly 500 includes a magnetic float 510 disposed in the water level detection chamber 130 and a magnetic switch 520 fixed to the housing 110 and defining a minimum liquid level preset in the water level detection chamber 130; the timer 700, the water inlet pump 310 and the magnetic switch 520 are all connected to the controller 600.
The magnetic float 510 is disposed in the water level detection chamber 130 and can move up and down as the liquid level in the water level detection chamber 130 moves up and down. When the steam generating device 400 works, water in the steam generating device is heated and vaporized, steam is discharged from the steam outlet 123 after water drops and the steam pass through the water-steam separation cavity 120, so that the liquid level in the steam generating device 400 is gradually reduced, the magnetic buoy 510 descends along with the liquid level, until the liquid level in the steam generating device 400 is reduced to a preset lowest liquid level, the magnetic buoy 510 closes the magnetic switch 520 through the magnetic coupling effect, the signal is sent to the controller 600, the controller 600 correspondingly controls the timer 700 and the water inlet pump 310 to be started, water in the water storage tank 200 is pumped to the first water inlet 121, the second water inlet 131 and the third water inlet 410 through the water inlet pump 310, and water is respectively replenished to the water-steam separation cavity 120, the water level detection cavity 130 and the steam generating device 400; the water replenishing time is timed through the timer 700, after the timing is finished, the timer 700 sends a signal to the controller 600, the controller 600 correspondingly controls the water inlet pump 310 to be closed, the water replenishing is stopped, and at the moment, the water level in the steam generating device 400 reaches the preset highest liquid level, so that the one-time water replenishing process is completed.
By the arrangement, the liquid level in the steam generating device 400 is automatically kept between the preset highest liquid level and the preset lowest liquid level, and equipment damage caused by dry burning in the steam generating device 400 is prevented. In the present embodiment, the preset minimum liquid level is limited by the magnetic switch 520, and the preset maximum liquid level is realized by timing the operating time of the water inlet pump 310 by the timer 700, and the preset maximum liquid level is controlled in a non-physical manner, so that the cost of the steam system is reduced.
Optionally, the number of the magnetic switches 520 in the position limiting assembly may also be two, one for defining the preset minimum liquid level and the other for defining the preset maximum liquid level. When the liquid level in the steam generating device 400 is reduced to the preset lowest liquid level, the magnetic buoy 510 closes the magnetic switch 520 through the magnetic coupling effect, the signal is sent to the controller 600, the controller 600 correspondingly controls the timer 700 and the water inlet pump 310 to be started to replenish water for the water-vapor separation cavity 120, the water level detection cavity 130 and the steam generating device 400, therefore, the liquid level in the water level detection cavity 130 gradually rises until the liquid level rises to the preset highest liquid level, the magnetic buoy 510 closes the magnetic switch 520 through the magnetic coupling effect, the signal is sent to the controller 600, the controller 600 correspondingly controls the water inlet pump 310 to be closed, and water replenishing is stopped.
Referring to fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the steam generating device 400 includes a heating body 430 and a first temperature sensor 440 for sensing the internal temperature of the steam generating device 400; the heating body 430 and the first temperature sensor 440 are both connected to the controller 600.
Wherein the heating body 430 is, for example, an electric heating tube, and is used for heating the water in the steam generating device 400 to vaporize the water into steam. When the heating body 430 is heated until the internal temperature of the steam generating device 400 reaches the preset maximum temperature, a signal is sent to the controller 600, the controller 600 controls the heating body 430 to be closed correspondingly, heating is stopped, therefore, the internal temperature of the steam generating device 400 is gradually reduced until the internal temperature is reduced to the preset minimum temperature, the signal is sent to the controller 600, and the controller 600 controls the heating body 430 to be opened correspondingly, and heating is continued. Therefore, the steam generating device 400 can heat water within a constant temperature range between a preset maximum temperature and a preset minimum temperature.
Preferably, with continued reference to fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the steam generating device 400 further includes an alarm component having an NTC (Negative Temperature Coefficient) detection function; the alarm assembly includes an alarm 450 and a second temperature sensor 460 for sensing the internal temperature of the steam generating device 400, the second temperature sensor 460 is disposed below the first temperature sensor 440, and both the alarm 450 and the second temperature sensor 460 are connected to the controller 600.
When the steam generating device 400 is abnormal, for example, after the water in the steam generating device 400 is dried, the temperature of the heating body 430 continuously rises, the second temperature sensor 460 is used for sensing the temperature inside the steam generating device 400, when the temperature inside the steam generating device 400 reaches a preset abnormal temperature (the preset abnormal temperature is higher than a preset maximum temperature), a signal is sent to the controller 600, and the controller 600 correspondingly controls the alarm 450 to give an alarm to prompt an operator to add water or cut off the power supply in time.
Optionally, the alarm 450 is a buzzer or an indicator light.
It should be noted that the controller 600 is an existing device, such as a single chip or a PLC, the connections between the controller 600 and the first temperature sensor 440, the second temperature sensor 460, the timer 700, and the magnetic switch 520, and the control method of the controller 600 to the steam box are well known to those skilled in the art, and are not described again.
Preferably, with reference to fig. 4, the steam generating device 400 further includes a temperature controller 470, and the heating body 430 is connected to the power supply through the temperature controller 470. When the second temperature sensor 460 senses that the temperature inside the steam generating device 400 reaches a preset abnormal temperature, a signal is sent to the controller 600, the controller 600 correspondingly controls the temperature controller 470 to be closed, the heating body 430 is powered off, heating is stopped, and work safety is guaranteed.
Referring to fig. 4, as one way to realize this, the steam system further includes a water return pump 320, the first water inlet 121, the second water inlet 131 and the third water inlet 410 are all communicated with the water storage tank 200 through a water return pipeline 330, and the water return pump 320 is disposed on the water return pipeline 330. After the operation is finished, the water return pump 320 is turned on, and the water in the water-vapor separation chamber 120, the water level detection chamber 130 and the steam generating device 400 is all pumped back to the water storage tank 200 by the water return pump 320.
Or, referring to fig. 6, as another way to realize the above, the steam system further includes a waste water tank 810, the waste water tank 810 is communicated with the first water inlet 121, the second water inlet 131 and the third water inlet 410 through a water drainage pipe 830, the waste water tank 810 is disposed below the water-vapor separation chamber 120, the water level detection chamber 130 and the steam generating device 400, and the water drainage pipe 830 is provided with a solenoid valve 820 for adjusting on-off of the water drainage pipe 830. After the work is finished, the electromagnetic valve 820 is opened, and the wastewater tank 810 is arranged below the water-vapor separation chamber 120, the water level detection chamber 130 and the steam generation device 400, so that water in the water-vapor separation chamber 120, the water level detection chamber 130 and the steam generation device 400 can pass through the electromagnetic valve 820 to enter the wastewater tank 810.
Referring to fig. 6, in the present embodiment, in order to reduce the number of pipes, the water return pipe 330 is installed between the water supply pipe 340 and the water storage tank 200, that is, the water return pipe 330 is connected to the first water inlet 121, the second water inlet 131 and the third water inlet 410 through the water supply pipe 340. Also, the drain line 830 is installed between the water supply line 340 and the waste water tank 810, that is, the drain line 830 communicates with the first water inlet 121, the second water inlet 131, and the third water inlet 410 through the water supply line 340.
The steam system of the present embodiment has the advantages of the steam detection and separation device 100 of the first embodiment, which are described in detail in the first embodiment and will not be repeated here.
EXAMPLE III
The third embodiment provides a cooking appliance with a steam function, the cooking appliance with the steam function comprises the steam system of the second embodiment, the technical features of the steam system disclosed in the second embodiment are also applicable to the third embodiment, and the technical features of the steam system disclosed in the second embodiment are not described repeatedly. Embodiments of the cooking appliance with steam function will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 6, the cooking appliance with steam function includes a cooking cavity 900 and a steam system; the equalizing port 132 and the steam outlet 123 are communicated with the cooking cavity 900 so as to maintain the same pressure in the water level sensing chamber 130 and the moisture separating chamber 120, thereby maintaining the same liquid level in the water level sensing chamber 130 and the moisture separating chamber 120.
Wherein, this cooking device with steam function's operation process is as follows:
the steam generating device 400 heats and vaporizes water, the generated water droplets and steam enter the water vapor separation chamber 120 through the steam outlet 420 and the steam inlet 122 together, the separation of the water droplets and the steam is achieved, and the steam enters the cooking chamber 900 through the steam outlet 123 for steam cooking of food in the cooking chamber 900. As the liquid level in the steam generating device 400 gradually decreases, the liquid level in the water level detection chamber 130 decreases therewith until the magnetic buoy 510 triggers the magnetic switch 520 located at the preset lowest liquid level, so that the controller 600 controls the water inlet pump 310 to be turned on to respectively replenish water for the steam generating device 400, the water level detection chamber 130 and the water-vapor separation chamber 120 until the liquid level in the water level detection chamber 130 reaches the preset highest liquid level, and the water inlet pump 310 is turned off. And circulating the processes until the food is cooked. After cooking is finished, the water return pump 320 or the electromagnetic valve 820 is turned on to discharge water from the steam generating device 400, the water level detection chamber 130 and the moisture separation chamber 120.
The cooking appliance with steam function of this embodiment has the advantages of the steam system of the second embodiment, which are described in detail in the second embodiment and will not be repeated here.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

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1. A water vapor detection and separation device is characterized by being applied to a cooking appliance with a steam function and comprising a shell (110) provided with a water vapor separation cavity (120) and a water level detection cavity (130);
a first water inlet (121) and a second water inlet (131) are formed in the shell (110), the first water inlet (121) and the second water inlet (131) are used for being communicated with a water supply pipeline, and the water-vapor separation cavity (120) is communicated with the water level detection cavity (130) through a communicating vessel principle;
the shell (110) is further provided with a balance port (132) communicated with the water level detection cavity (130), and a steam inlet (122) and a steam outlet (123) both communicated with the water-steam separation cavity (120), wherein the balance port (132) is used for being communicated with a cooking cavity (900) of the cooking appliance or communicated with the atmosphere.
2. The moisture detecting and separating device according to claim 1, wherein said steam inlet (122) and said steam outlet (123) are both disposed at an upper end of said moisture separating chamber (120).
3. The moisture detecting and separating device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the housing (110) comprises a body (111), an upper cover (112) and a sealing member (113) arranged between the body (111) and the upper cover (112);
the water-vapor separation cavity (120) and the water level detection cavity (130) are both arranged on the body (111) and are separated by rib plates (114); the steam inlet (122) and the steam outlet (123) are both arranged on the upper cover (112), and the first water inlet (121) and the second water inlet (131) are both arranged on the body (111).
4. A steam system comprising a water storage tank (200), a water supply line (340), a steam generating device (400) and the moisture detecting and separating device of any one of claims 1 to 3;
a third water inlet (410) is formed in the bottom end of the steam generating device (400), the first water inlet (121) and the second water inlet (131) are both arranged at the bottom end of the shell (110), the first water inlet (121), the second water inlet (131) and the third water inlet (410) are all communicated with the water storage tank (200) through the water supply pipeline (340), and a water inlet pump (310) is arranged on the water supply pipeline (340);
the steam outlet (420) of the steam generating device (400) is communicated with the steam inlet (122); the balance port (132) is used for communicating the water level detection cavity (130) and the water-steam separation cavity (120).
5. The steam system as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a liquid level assembly (500) for detecting a liquid level within the water level detection chamber (130).
6. The steam system of claim 5, further comprising a controller (600) and a timer (700);
the liquid level assembly (500) comprises a magnetic buoy (510) arranged in the water level detection cavity (130) and a magnetic switch (520) fixedly arranged on the shell (110), wherein the magnetic switch (520) is used for limiting the preset lowest liquid level in the water level detection cavity (130);
the timer (700), the water inlet pump (310) and the magnetic switch (520) are all connected with the controller (600).
7. The steam system according to claim 6, wherein the steam generating device (400) comprises a heating body (430) and a first temperature sensor (440) for sensing the temperature inside the steam generating device (400);
the heating body (430) and the first temperature sensor (440) are both connected to the controller (600).
8. The steam system according to claim 7, wherein the steam generating device (400) further comprises an alarm assembly;
the alarm assembly comprises an alarm (450) and a second temperature sensor (460) used for sensing the internal temperature of the steam generating device (400), the second temperature sensor (460) is arranged below the first temperature sensor (440), and the alarm (450) and the second temperature sensor (460) are connected with the controller (600).
9. The steam system according to claim 4, wherein the first water inlet (121), the second water inlet (131) and the third water inlet (410) are all communicated with the water storage tank (200) through a water return pipeline (330), and a water return pump (320) is arranged on the water return pipeline (330);
or, the steam system further comprises a waste water tank (810), the waste water tank (810) is communicated with the first water inlet (121), the second water inlet (131) and the third water inlet (410) through a drainage pipeline (830), the waste water tank (810) is arranged below the water-vapor separation cavity (120), the water level detection cavity (130) and the steam generating device (400), and an electromagnetic valve (820) for adjusting the on-off of the drainage pipeline (830) is arranged on the drainage pipeline (830).
10. A cooking appliance with steam function, characterized in that it comprises a cooking cavity (900) and a steam system according to any of claims 4-9;
the balancing port (132) and the steam outlet (123) are both communicated with the cooking cavity (900).
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