CN210611859U - Connector assembly, electric heating appliance and electric heating device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a connector assembly, electric heating utensil and electric heater unit, connector assembly for including the electric heating utensil of utensil subassembly, connector assembly includes: the base is provided with an accommodating cavity; the connector at least comprises three layers of structures from inside to outside, wherein one layer is a negative electrode joint, the other layer is a positive electrode joint, and the other layer is a grounding structure; anodal joint, negative pole joint and ground structure all install and hold the intracavity, hold and be provided with at least one intercommunicating pore on the diapire in chamber, and external power supply accessible at least one intercommunicating pore is connected with anodal joint, negative pole joint and ground structure electricity. The positive electrode joint, the negative electrode joint and the grounding structure of the connector can be respectively connected with the live wire, the zero wire and the ground wire of the external power supply, so that the temperature controller in the existing structure can be replaced by the connector to enable the electric heater to be connected with electricity, the use of the existing temperature controller can be eliminated, and the cost of the electric heater can be reduced.

Description

Connector assembly, electric heating appliance and electric heating device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a domestic appliance field particularly, relates to a connector component, electric heater utensil and electric heater unit.

Background

The existing electronic kettle needs to measure the temperature of the kettle body and the like through a temperature controller, and meanwhile, needs to be connected with a power supply on a base component through the temperature controller so as to enable parts on the kettle body component to be electrified to work. The temperature controller in the structure has the disadvantages of complex structure and high cost, and is not easy to be matched with other parts such as an electric control board, and the whole cost of the product is high.

Therefore, how to provide an electric heating appliance capable of simplifying the product structure and reducing the product cost is a problem to be solved.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention aims at least solving one of the technical problems existing in the prior art or the related art.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a connector assembly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electric heating appliance including the above connector assembly.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an electric heating device including the above electric heating appliance.

In view of this, embodiments of the first aspect of the present invention provide a connector assembly for an electric heating appliance, wherein the electric heating appliance includes an appliance assembly, the connector assembly including: the base is provided with an accommodating cavity with one open end; the connector at least comprises a three-layer structure from inside to outside, wherein one layer of the three-layer structure is a negative electrode joint, the other layer of the three-layer structure is a positive electrode joint, and the other layer of the three-layer structure is a grounding structure; the positive electrode connector, the negative electrode connector and the grounding structure are all installed in the accommodating cavity, at least one communicating hole is formed in the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity, and an external power supply can be electrically connected with the positive electrode connector, the negative electrode connector and the grounding structure through the at least one communicating hole.

According to the utility model discloses a connector subassembly, can specifically be used to electric heater utensil such as kettle to make electric heater utensil can be connected with base or external power supply, just so can make electric heater utensil connect the electricity. The structure can replace the temperature controller in the prior structure by the connector to connect the electric heater, thereby eliminating the use of the prior temperature controller and reducing the cost of the electric heater. And specifically, the connector subassembly includes base and connector, wherein, is provided with the chamber that holds of one end open-ended on the base, like this through hold the chamber alright realize holding and the installation of connector, simultaneously, the base still can be used to realize the installation of connector subassembly whole on other parts. The connector is mainly used for being connected with other power-on devices or external power supplies and the like so as to realize power supply of the appliance assembly. Specifically, the connector comprises a positive electrode joint, a negative electrode joint and a grounding structure, wherein the positive electrode joint is used for being connected with a live wire of an external power supply or a power connection device on the base assembly, and the negative electrode joint is used for being connected with a zero wire of the external power supply or the power connection device on the base assembly, so that the electric connection between the connector and the external power supply or the power connection device can be realized. One end of the grounding structure is used for being connected with a ground wire of a three-wire power line in a user home, and the other end of the grounding structure can be connected with appliance components such as a kettle body and the like in a direct or indirect mode, so that the appliance components can be grounded through the grounding structure. Therefore, when the product leaks electricity, the current can be introduced into the ground through the grounding structure, so that the safety performance of the product is improved. And the connector may be preferably provided in a three-layer structure from the inside to the outside, and the three-layer structure may serve as the negative electrode tab, the positive electrode tab, and the ground structure of the connector, and preferably, the negative electrode tab may be provided in an innermost layer structure, and the ground structure may be provided in an outermost layer structure, and the positive electrode tab may be provided in a middle layer structure. Of course, the positions of the negative electrode tab, the positive electrode tab and the grounding structure can be interchanged, for example, the positive electrode tab can be arranged in the innermost layer structure, the negative electrode tab can be arranged in the middle layer structure, and the grounding structure can be arranged in the outermost layer structure. Meanwhile, in order to facilitate the connection of the positive electrode terminal, the negative electrode terminal and the ground structure with other parts, such as an electric control board, a communication hole may be provided on the bottom wall of the accommodating chamber of the base, so that each terminal on the connector can be electrically connected with an external power line through the communication hole. Preferably, one end of the positive electrode tab, one end of the negative electrode tab and one end of the grounding structure extend out of the communication hole at the bottom of the base, and then are connected with parts such as the electric control board. Of course, in another scheme, the positive electrode connector, the negative electrode connector and the grounding structure do not extend out from the bottom of the base, and at this time, the connector on the electric control board and the like can extend into the base through the communication hole and then be correspondingly connected with the positive electrode connector, the negative electrode connector and the grounding structure.

In addition, in other schemes, the negative electrode tab, the positive electrode tab and the grounding structure can also be three independently arranged structures, and are not necessarily arranged into a three-layer structure of a bushing. The external power supply can be a power line or a base connector.

In any of the above solutions, preferably, the connector assembly further includes: and the electric control board is arranged on the base and is electrically connected with the connector.

In these solutions, the connector assembly further includes an electric control board, and the electric control board can be used to specifically control the operation of the product, such as controlling whether the product is powered on or not, for example, controlling whether the heating device is powered on or not, according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. Of course, the electronic control board can also be used to control other operations of the product. And the electric control board is also connected with the connector, so that the electric control board can be electrified through the connector. When the electric control board is connected with the connector, the connector can be directly and rigidly connected with the electric control board, for example, the connector is connected through rigid connecting pieces such as metal, and a connecting line can also be arranged between the electric control board and the connector, so that non-rigid connection between the electric control board and the connector can be realized through the connecting line.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the electric control board includes a substrate and an electric control device, and the electric control device is mounted on the substrate; wherein the base is mounted on the substrate.

In these solutions, the electronic control board includes a substrate and an electronic control device, the substrate is used for implementing control operation and installation with other parts, and for implementing integration of circuits, etc., and the electronic control device is preferably a relay, so that the on/off of the power supply of the product can be controlled by the relay. And the base and the connector may be assembled directly on the substrate.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the electric control device is a relay.

In the technical schemes, the electric control device is a relay, and the relay can be used for controlling the on-off of a power supply, so that the start-stop control of a product can be realized through the control of the electric control board.

Preferably, the electronic control board is a PCB board.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the base, the connector and the electric control board are assembled into a whole, and after the base, the connector and the electric control board are assembled into a whole, the base, the connector and the electric control board can be mounted on the appliance assembly and control the operation of the appliance assembly.

In these technical schemes, with the base, connector and automatically controlled board assembly have become whole, the modularization of a plurality of dispersed parts has been realized, just so make the connector subassembly can collect control, connect functions in an organic whole such as electricity, when specifically using like this, can assemble the base earlier with automatically controlled board and connector as whole, then with the base that assembles, automatically controlled board and connector are as an integral installation on utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body of electric heating utensil, just so can optimize the structure of product, reduce the base, the occupation space of automatically controlled board and connector in the bottom of utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body, solve among the prior art automatically controlled board and current connector and be independent part, and all set up the bottom at utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body, and the structure that leads to the bottom of utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body is more complicated, the problem of installation of being inconvenient. Meanwhile, the structure only needs to mount the base, the connector and the electric control board as a whole on the appliance components such as the kettle body and the like, so that the connector and the electric control board do not need to be mounted at the bottoms of the appliance components such as the kettle body and the like in multiple steps, the mounting steps of products can be simplified, the mounting efficiency is improved, the manual occupation is reduced, the production cost of the products is reduced, and the problem of overhigh production cost of the products such as the electronic kettle and the like is solved.

When the base, the connector and the electric control board are assembled into a whole, the detachable structure can be assembled in a detachable mode, and the non-detachable integral structure can also be assembled in a welding mode and the like. The plurality of parts are assembled into a whole in the application, and the plurality of parts are not integrally connected.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, a first conductive connecting member is disposed on the electronic control board, one end of the first conductive connecting member is connected to the grounding structure, and the other end of the first conductive connecting member is mounted to the appliance assembly; or the grounding structure is connected with the appliance assembly through a second conductive connector.

In these technical schemes, can set up first electrically conductive connecting piece on automatically controlled board to pass through second fasteners such as screw with first electrically conductive connecting piece and be connected with the utensil subassembly, simultaneously, can be connected first electrically conductive connecting piece and ground structure, ground structure alright be connected with the utensil subassembly through first electrically conductive connecting piece like this, thereby alright realize the ground connection of utensil subassembly. In another aspect, a second conductive connecting member may be directly disposed between the fixture assembly and the ground structure to connect the fixture assembly and the ground structure. At this time, the second conductive connecting member may be disposed on the electronic control board or may be disposed independently of the electronic control board, and of course, the second conductive connecting member may also be disposed on the connector and connected to the appliance assembly. In addition, the grounding structure may be directly mounted to the appliance assembly for grounding connection therewith, such as by providing an extension structure on the grounding structure and then securing the extension structure to the appliance assembly via the first fastener.

In another above technical solution, preferably, a third conductive connecting member connected to the ground structure is disposed on the electronic control board, and the electronic control board further includes a sensor, and the sensor includes: a fourth conductive connector connected to the appliance assembly; and one end of the fifth conductive connecting piece is connected with the fourth conductive connecting piece, and the other end of the fifth conductive connecting piece is connected with the third conductive connecting piece.

In these technical solutions, when the electric control board is assembled with the detection elements such as the temperature sensor, the sensor may be provided with a fourth conductive connecting member, so as to realize the connection between the sensor and the appliance assembly through the fourth conductive connecting member. At this time, a fifth conductive connecting member may be provided on the sensor to achieve connection between the sensor and the connector. Preferably, the third conductive connecting member may be disposed on the electronic control board, so that the fifth conductive connecting member on the sensor is connected to the electronic control board first, and then connected to the ground structure through the electronic control board.

Further preferably, the fourth conductive connecting member may be a mounting plate, and the sensor further includes a sensing element for detecting, a sensing line for sending information sensed by the sensing element, a connection terminal for connecting with the electronic control board, and a sealing structure, such as sealant, for sealing the sensor with the appliance component.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the base is provided with a first positioning structure, the electric control board is provided with a second positioning structure, and the electric control board is assembled with the base into a whole through the cooperation of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure.

In these technical scheme, can set up first location structure on the base, and set up second location structure on automatically controlled board, can realize the preliminary location of automatically controlled board on the base through the cooperation of first location structure and second location structure earlier like this, and after preliminary location, can directly realize being connected between anodal joint, negative pole joint and the ground structure and the automatically controlled board of connector. And through preliminary location, can fix the position of automatically controlled board and connector in advance, prevent that the anodal joint, the negative pole of connector from connecting with automatically controlled board when taking place the drunkenness with ground structure.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the number of the first positioning structures is multiple, and the number of the second positioning structures is the same as the number of the first positioning structures.

In these technical solutions, the number of the first positioning structures and the number of the second positioning structures are preferably multiple, so that multiple positions can be realized to ensure the reliability of positioning.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the first positioning structure is one of a positioning column and a positioning hole, the second positioning structure is the other of the positioning column and the positioning hole, and the positioning column can be inserted into and mounted in the positioning hole.

In these technical solutions, the first positioning structure is preferably a positioning column or a positioning hole, and at this time, the second positioning structure is the other of the positioning column and the positioning hole, so that the positioning between the base and the electric control board can be realized through the insertion and connection cooperation of the positioning column and the positioning hole. Preferably, the first positioning structure is a positioning hole and the first positioning structure is a positioning column.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the positioning column is a circular column, and the positioning hole is a circular hole matched with the circular column.

In these technical scheme, the reference column is preferably circular post, and the locating hole is preferably with the circular port of circular post looks adaptation, because circular structure is more common, therefore processing well.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the at least three layers of structures are all spaced apart from each other.

In these technical schemes, when the anode tab, the cathode tab and the grounding structure are arranged in three layers, the three layers can be arranged at equal intervals, that is, gaps are reserved between the three layers, so that the connector can be conveniently connected with other power connection devices, and of course, the anode tab, the cathode tab and the grounding structure can be prevented from being influenced by each other, so that the anode tab, the cathode tab and the grounding structure can be independently arranged. Of course, when the connector includes three or more layers, the three or more layers are preferably spaced from each other.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, an innermost layer structure of the at least three-layer structure is columnar or annular.

In these solutions, when the connector includes at least three layers of ring structures, the innermost layer structure may be either cylindrical or rod-shaped or ring-shaped. While the remainder are preferably annular.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the positive electrode tab, the negative electrode tab and the ground structure each protrude from a bottom of the base through the at least one communication hole.

In the technical schemes, in order to facilitate the connection of the positive electrode joint, the negative electrode joint and the grounding structure with other parts, such as an electric control board, one end of the positive electrode joint, one end of the negative electrode joint and one end of the grounding structure can extend out of the communication hole at the bottom of the base and then are connected with the parts such as the electric control board. Of course, in another scheme, the positive electrode connector, the negative electrode connector and the grounding structure do not extend out from the bottom of the base, and at this time, the connector on the electric control board and the like can extend into the base through the communication hole and then be correspondingly connected with the positive electrode connector, the negative electrode connector and the grounding structure.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the grounding structure is a grounding wire or a grounding conductive sheet, and/or the positive electrode tab, the negative electrode tab and the grounding structure are riveted or welded or screwed on the base.

In these technical solutions, the grounding structure may be specifically a grounding wire, and may also be a conductive sheet connected to ground, and of course, may also be a connection terminal, and the type of the grounding structure may be selected according to actual needs, and preferably, the grounding structure is a grounding wire, that is, the grounding structure is preferably a conductive wire capable of grounding, which enables the grounding structure to be simpler, and thus, the cost of the product may be reduced. While the positive tab, the negative tab and the ground structure may be mounted to the base by any conventional mounting means, it is preferred that the positive tab, the negative tab and the ground structure are mounted to the base by riveting or welding because riveting or welding is a reliable means and also is easy to handle. Of course, the positive electrode connector and the negative electrode connector can also be mounted on the base through mounting methods such as clamping, screws or insertion connection.

In any of the above solutions, preferably, the ground structure is provided with an extension structure, and the extension structure can be mounted on the appliance assembly.

In these technical schemes, the grounding structure is provided with an extension structure, and the extension structure can be installed on the appliance component, so that the grounding of the appliance component can be realized through the extension structure. And through set up extension structure on ground structure, can extend ground structure to the position of being convenient for connect to can make the connection between ground structure and other spare parts more convenient. The extension structure can be directly connected with the appliance component through a screw on one hand, so that the direct connection between the grounding structure and the appliance component is realized. Alternatively, the extension structure may be connected to an electronic control board or sensor or the like, which is then connected to the appliance assembly via the electronic control board or sensor.

In any of the above solutions, preferably, the extension structure is mounted on the tool assembly by a threaded connection.

In these solutions, the extension structure is preferably mounted on the appliance assembly by means of a threaded connection, such as a screw, bolt, etc. The extension structure may be perforated for attachment with screws, bolts, etc., or may be perforated in situ for attachment with screws, bolts, etc., or may be perforated for attachment with self-tapping screws for attachment with tool assemblies.

In any one of the above solutions, preferably, the connector assembly further includes: a sensing element mounted on the base for sensing a temperature or pressure of the appliance assembly.

In the technical schemes, the detection element can be specifically used for detecting parameters such as temperature, pressure or liquid level of the appliance assembly such as the kettle body and the like, so that the parameters such as the temperature, the pressure or the liquid level of the electric heating appliance in the working process can be known at any time, and the electric control board can carry out subsequent work control on products according to the parameters.

The connector assembly that this kind of structure provided, with the connector, detecting element and automatically controlled board have assembled into whole, the modularization of a plurality of dispersion parts has been realized, thereby make the connector assembly can the centralized control, connect functions and an organic whole such as electricity and temperature measurement, when specifically using like this, can be earlier with the connector, detecting element and automatically controlled board equipment, then with the connector, on the utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body of installing as an integral whole to electric heating utensil after detecting element and automatically controlled board equipment, just so can optimize the structure of product, reduce the occupation space of connector subassembly in the bottom of utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body, solve automatically controlled board, the temperature controller is independent part with current connector, and all set up the bottom at utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body, and the structure that leads to the bottom of utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body is more complicated, the problem of installation is not convenient for.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the detection element is a sensor; and/or the detection element is assembled with the base in a whole.

In these technical solutions, the detecting element is preferably a sensor, because the sensor is a relatively common detecting element which is convenient to purchase. Meanwhile, the structure simplifies the mechanical temperature control structure into a sensor, so that the structure of a bimetallic strip and the like is not used, and the structure of the connector assembly can be simplified to a great extent. When the structure is used specifically, the temperature sensor can be directly connected with the PCB and other electrical control boards, so that the temperature control can be realized through the combination of the temperature sensor and the PCB and other electrical control boards.

Further preferably, the detection element is assembled integrally with the base. Therefore, the connector assembly integrates the functions of detection and power connection. Still further preferably, when the connector assembly further includes an electric control board, it is preferable that the electric control board, the connector, the base, and the detection member are assembled as a single body.

Further preferably, the detection element comprises a pressure sensor and/or a temperature sensor.

In these solutions, the detecting element may preferably be a temperature sensor, so that the temperature can be detected by the temperature sensor, so as to control the product by the temperature of the appliance component such as the kettle body. Of course, the detecting element can also be a pressure sensor, so that the pressure can be detected by the pressure sensor, and the control of the product can be carried out by the pressure of the appliance component such as the kettle body. Of course, the detection element may be other components capable of detecting parameters of the container, such as a level sensor, etc.

The detection elements such as temperature sensor can be fixed, soft such as silica gel, and elastic, such as spring.

An embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention provides an electrical heating appliance, including: an appliance assembly; a bottom cover mounted to the appliance assembly; an electrical control panel mounted between the appliance assembly and the bottom cover; and the connector assembly provided by any embodiment of the first aspect, the connector assembly is disposed on a side of the electric control board close to the bottom cover, and the connector assembly is electrically connected with the electric control board.

According to the utility model discloses an electric heating appliance that embodiment provided, including bottom, utensil subassembly, automatically controlled board and connector subassembly, and the bottom is preferably installed in the bottom of utensil subassembly, and automatically controlled board is preferably installed between bottom and utensil subassembly, and the connector subassembly can directly be installed in the automatically controlled board near one side of bottom, and the connector subassembly roughly installs between automatically controlled board and bottom, and of course, for power such as being convenient for connector and the power on the base subassembly to connect electricity, the connector also can be suitable stretches out from the bottom of bottom. The electrical control board may be a separate component from the connector assembly, but preferably the electrical control board is integrally assembled with the connector and the base, and the electrical control board is mounted between the bottom cover and the appliance assembly and connected to the connector, either on the bottom cover or on the appliance assembly, and the electrical control board is powered primarily by the connector and is used to control the operation of the appliance assembly. Meanwhile, because the embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical heating appliance having a connector assembly provided by any one of the embodiments of the first aspect, therefore, the embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical heating appliance having all the advantages of a connector assembly provided by any one of the embodiments of the first aspect, which are not listed here.

In one embodiment, the electric control board and the connector assembly are mounted on the bottom cover and are assembled with the bottom cover into a whole. During specific installation, the electric control board, the connector assembly and the bottom cover can be assembled into a whole, and then the whole is assembled on the appliance assembly. In another aspect, the electrical control board and the connector assembly can also be mounted on the appliance assembly, and at this time, the electrical control board and the connector assembly can be mounted on the bottom of the appliance assembly first, and then the bottom cover can be mounted on the bottom of the appliance assembly.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the base, the connector and the electronic control board are assembled into a whole, and after the base, the connector and the electronic control board are assembled into a whole, the base, the connector and the electronic control board are installed between the appliance assembly and the bottom cover to control the operation of the appliance assembly; the projection of the base, the connector and the electric control board on the appliance assembly after being assembled into a whole is positioned in an area with the center of the appliance assembly as the center.

In these technical schemes, with the base, connector and automatically controlled board are assembled into whole, the modularization of a plurality of dispersed parts has been realized, just so make the connector subassembly can collect control, connect functions in an organic whole such as electricity, when specifically using, can be earlier with the base, the integral erection that connector and automatically controlled board were assembled is on utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body of electric heating utensil, just so can optimize the structure of product, reduce automatically controlled board, the base, the occupation space of connector in the bottom of utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body, solve among the prior art automatically controlled board and current connector and be independent part, and all set up the bottom at utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body, and the structure that leads to the bottom of utensil subassemblies such as the kettle body is more complicated, the problem of installation of being not convenient for. Meanwhile, the structure only needs to mount the base, the connector and the electric control board as a whole on the appliance components such as the kettle body and the like, so that the base, the connector component and the electric control board do not need to be mounted at the bottoms of the appliance components such as the kettle body and the like in multiple steps, the mounting steps of products can be simplified, the mounting efficiency is improved, the manual occupation is reduced, the production cost of the products is reduced, and the problem that the production cost of the products such as the electronic kettle and the like is too high is solved. And install the bottom center at the utensil subassembly after assembling base, connector and automatically controlled board as an organic whole, when realizing the circular telegram of electric heating utensil and base subassembly like this, the power on the middle part of accessible electric heating utensil and the base subassembly carries out the plug connection. Of course, the electronic control board may also be mounted on the edge of the bottom of the appliance assembly.

When the base, the connector and the electric control board are assembled into a whole, the detachable structure can be assembled in a detachable mode, and the non-detachable integral structure can also be assembled in a welding mode and the like. The plurality of parts are assembled into a whole in the application, and the plurality of parts are not integrally connected.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the electric heating appliance further includes: a bracket mounted to a bottom of the appliance assembly; wherein the bottom cover is mounted on the bracket.

In these technical schemes, can set up the support at the bottom of utensil subassembly to can realize through the support that the installation between utensil subassembly and the automatically controlled board, bottom lid etc..

Wherein, in one embodiment, the bracket can be mounted directly to the bottom of the appliance assembly and the electronic control board, connector assembly, bottom cover, etc. can then be mounted to the bracket. In another embodiment, the bracket can be directly mounted to the bottom cover, and then the bottom cover, the connector, the electronic control board and the bracket are assembled into a whole and then mounted to the bottom of the appliance assembly.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the bracket includes: a bracket plate located between the appliance assembly and the electronic control plate; a first structure provided on the bracket plate for securing the bracket plate to the appliance assembly, and/or a second structure provided on the bracket plate by which the bottom cover can be mounted on the bracket plate; and the third structure is arranged on the bracket plate and used for installing the electric control plate.

In these technical schemes, the support includes mounting panel, first structure, second structure and third structure, and wherein, mounting panel accessible first structure is connected with the utensil subassembly, realizes the installation of bottom on the mounting panel through the second structure simultaneously, and the third structure is used for realizing the installation between automatically controlled board and the support. And the connector may be mounted directly to the electronic control board. This kind of structure, the installation of parts such as utensil subassembly, bottom, automatically controlled board is realized to the accessible support, can be in the same place all integrated the installing of peripheral spare part of supports such as utensil subassembly, bottom, automatically controlled board through setting up the support promptly, just so can make the structure of utensil subassembly bottom compacter to reducible bottom, the occupation space of peripheral part such as automatically controlled board in utensil subassembly bottom realizes the miniaturization of electric heating appliances such as kettle. Meanwhile, when the structure is installed, the corresponding parts can be fixed at the corresponding positions through the corresponding structures, so that sequential assembly can be realized, the assembly process of the product can be simplified, the assembly convenience of the product is improved, and the cost of the product can be reduced.

The first structure and the second structure are preferably provided at the same time, but may be provided only one.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the electric heating appliance further includes a detection element capable of being connected with the electric control board, and the bracket further includes: and the fourth structure is arranged on the support plate and used for mounting the detection element.

In this technical scheme, when electric heating appliance still includes detection element such as temperature, pressure or liquid level, still can correspond on the support and set up the fourth structure to realize the installation of detection element on the support. The detection element can be used for detecting the temperature, the pressure or the liquid level of the appliance assembly, so that the temperature, the pressure or the liquid level of the electric heating appliance in the working process can be known at any time. At this time, the detection element can be connected with the electric control board, so that the electric control board can carry out subsequent work control on the product according to the parameters.

In another embodiment, the detecting element may be directly mounted on the fixture assembly without being mounted on the bracket plate, and in this case, the structure for mounting the detecting element may not be provided on the bracket plate, and the detecting element may be mounted on the fixture assembly preferably by screws.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the detection element includes a pressure sensor and/or a temperature sensor.

In these solutions, the detecting element may preferably be a temperature sensor, so that the temperature can be detected by the temperature sensor, so that the control of the product can be performed by the temperature of the appliance component. Of course, the detection element may also be a pressure sensor, so that the pressure can be detected by the pressure sensor, so that the control of the product can be performed by the pressure of the appliance assembly. Of course, the detection element may be other components capable of detecting parameters of the container, such as a level sensor, etc.

The detection elements such as temperature sensor can be fixed, soft such as silica gel, and elastic, such as spring.

Among them, preferably, the detection element is a thermistor.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the fourth structure includes a threaded connector, and the detection element is mounted on the bracket plate through the threaded connector, or the fourth structure includes a mounting groove and an elastic fixing member mounted in the mounting groove, and the detection element is mounted on the elastic fixing member.

In these technical scheme, can set up structures such as screw, screw hole on the mounting panel to detecting element accessible screw such as temperature sensor, screw hole etc. structure screw thread are installed on the mounting panel. In addition, the mounting groove can be arranged on the support plate, the elastic fixing piece is arranged in the mounting groove, the detection element such as the temperature sensor is arranged on the elastic fixing piece, the vibration of the detection element can be reduced by the elastic fixing piece, and the safety of the detection element is improved.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the elastic fixing member is a spring, a silica gel or a rubber, a clamping groove is formed in the elastic fixing member, and the detection element is installed in the clamping groove.

In these technical schemes, the elastic fixing member may preferably be a spring, or a common and elastic component such as silicone rubber or rubber. At this time, a clamping groove can be formed in the elastic fixing piece, so that detection elements such as a temperature sensor can be clamped and mounted on the elastic fixing piece. Preferably, the detecting elements such as the temperature sensor are arranged in the clamping grooves in an interference mode, so that the detecting elements such as the temperature sensor can be arranged more tightly, and the detecting elements such as the temperature sensor are prevented from falling off from the support plate. Of course, the detection elements such as the temperature sensor can be installed in the clamping groove without excess, and at the moment, the detection elements such as the temperature sensor can be pressed through the support plate, the appliance assembly and the like so as to fix the detection elements such as the temperature sensor.

In any of the above solutions, preferably, the detection element includes a temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is disposed in a low temperature region of the appliance assembly.

In these technical schemes, the bottom of the appliance assembly is provided with a heating device for heating, and the specific structure of the heating device can be a heating tube or a heating plate, but no matter the heating plate or the heating tube, parts for heating are generally tubular structures, and the tubular structures are coiled and arranged at the bottom of the appliance assembly and cannot be uniformly distributed at the bottom of the appliance assembly, so that a high-temperature region and a low-temperature region can be formed at the bottom of the appliance assembly, the low-temperature region is a region where the heating tube is not arranged at the bottom of the appliance assembly or a region far away from the heating tube, and the high-temperature region is a region where the appliance assembly directly corresponds to the heating tube, namely a region arranged at the heating tube or a region very close to the heating tube. When the detection element comprises the temperature sensor, the temperature sensor can be preferably arranged in the low-temperature area of the appliance component, so that the temperature sensor can avoid the high-temperature area of the appliance component, the influence of the heating device on the temperature sensor can be reduced, and the temperature measurement accuracy of the temperature sensor can be ensured.

When the heating device is a heating pipe, the low-temperature area of the electric heating appliance is the same as the low-temperature area of the appliance component, the heating disc is arranged at the bottom of the appliance component, when the heating pipe is arranged at the bottom of the heating disc, the bracket and the like can be installed on the heating disc, the low-temperature area of the appliance component is the low-temperature area of the heating disc, and the detection element such as the temperature sensor and the like is installed at the low-temperature area of the heating disc.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the electric heating apparatus further includes a temperature fuse or a temperature switch, and the bracket further includes: and the fifth structure is arranged on the support plate and used for installing the temperature fuse or the temperature switch.

In these technical scheme, can set up temperature fuse or temperature switch on the mounting panel, accessible temperature fuse or temperature switch carry out the temperature overheat protection like this, alright carry out the dual control of temperature through automatically controlled board and temperature fuse or temperature switch like this to make the product can be in the auto-power-off when the temperature is too high. For the temperature fuse, a fuse wire which is fused when the temperature is higher than a certain value can be set, so that the temperature overheating protection can be carried out by fusing the fuse wire.

Wherein, preferably, the fifth structure is a spacing groove, and temperature fuse or temperature switch install in the mounting groove, and of course, the fifth structure also can set to other structures.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the first structure includes a plurality of fixing holes provided on the bracket plate, and the bracket plate is fixedly mounted to the appliance assembly through the plurality of fixing holes; the second structure comprises a plurality of mounting columns arranged on the support plate, mounting holes are formed in the mounting columns, and the bottom cover is mounted on the support plate through the mounting columns.

In these technical scheme, can set up a plurality of fixed orificess on the mounting panel, then realize the installation between mounting panel and the utensil subassembly through the cooperation of parts such as screw or bolt and fixed orificess. Meanwhile, a plurality of mounting posts may be provided on the bracket plate, and mounting holes may be provided on the mounting posts, and when mounting, the bottom cover may be mounted on the mounting posts, for example, the bottom cover may be mounted to the mounting posts by means of screws or bolts.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the number of the mounting posts is the same as the number of the fixing holes, and/or each fixing hole is correspondingly disposed around one mounting post.

In these technical solutions, the number of the mounting posts and the number of the fixing holes are preferably equal, and of course, the number of the mounting posts and the number of the fixing holes may also be unequal. Simultaneously, because after setting up the fixed orifices on the mounting panel, can make the mounting panel weak in the intensity comparison of fixed orifices department, and set up the erection column on the mounting panel after, can make the mounting panel intensity ratio of erection column department, consequently, preferentially, can be with every fixed orifices preferred correspondence setting around an erection column, can set up the fixed orifices on the next door of erection column, so just so can make the weak position of mounting panel and the stronger position of intensity be close to each other, synthesize each other, so that can improve the bulk strength of mounting panel.

Wherein, the minimum distance between the fixing hole and the mounting column is preferably less than or equal to 10mm, further preferably, the minimum distance between the fixing hole and the mounting column is less than or equal to 6mm, for example, the minimum distance between the fixing hole and the mounting column can be set to 5mm or 3mm or 2mm or 1 mm. Of course, the minimum distance between the fixing hole and the mounting post can also be set to 7mm or 8 mm.

In any of the above solutions, preferably, the bracket is mounted to the bottom of the appliance module by a fastener.

In these technical schemes, when the support is specifically installed, the installation between the support and the appliance component can be preferably realized through fasteners such as screws, and the installation is reliable and cheap because the screwing mode is convenient to operate.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the support plate includes a bottom plate and a surrounding plate, the surrounding plate is disposed on one surface of the bottom plate, and the surrounding plate surrounds the edge of the bottom plate and is disposed in a ring shape along the circumferential direction of the bottom plate.

In these technical scheme, the mounting panel includes bottom plate and bounding wall, alright form accommodation space through bottom plate and bounding wall like this and carry out the installation that holds of parts such as automatically controlled board. The coaming can limit the installation boundary of the parts, and meanwhile, the coaming can also support other objects to prevent other objects from extruding other parts in the accommodating space. Preferably, the apron may preferably be arranged annularly, i.e. in a circle around the circumferential direction of the base plate.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, at least one reinforcing rib is provided on the other surface of the bottom plate, wherein one surface of the bottom plate is one of the back surface of the bottom plate and the front surface of the bottom plate, and the other surface of the bottom plate is the other of the back surface of the bottom plate and the front surface of the bottom plate.

In these technical scheme, can be preferably with the bounding wall setting on the one side of mounting panel, for example on the front, and at this moment, can set up one or more strengthening rib on the back of mounting panel to can strengthen the intensity of mounting panel, prevent that mounting panel intensity is not enough and take place to warp.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the support is a high temperature resistant member.

In these technical scheme, the support is high temperature resistant frame, can improve the heat resistance of support, prevents that the support warp under high hot state.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the third structure is including setting up the mounting panel is close to holding tank on the face of bottom, automatically controlled board is installed in the holding tank, the connector equipment is in automatically controlled board is kept away from utensil subassembly's party, be provided with on the automatically controlled board and dodge the hole, the diapire of holding tank with be provided with anti-impact structure on one of the connector, anti-impact structure can pass dodge the hole and with the diapire of holding tank with another in the connector cooperate.

In these technical scheme, can set up the holding tank on the mounting panel to realize the installation of automatically controlled board on the mounting panel, can with automatically controlled board direct mount in the holding tank. Simultaneously, can set up anti-impact structure on the bottom of holding tank, in order to realize the location installation between mounting panel and the automatically controlled board, and when the installation, can prefer to assemble the connector at the automatically controlled board side that is close to the bottom, set up on the connector and dodge the hole simultaneously, and when the installation, can stretch out anti-impact structure from dodging the hole, then lean on to the connector or fix to the connector, just so make the back that automatically controlled board has installed, anti-impact structure can pass automatically controlled board, and form the support at the opposite side of automatically controlled board, thereby can avoid mounting panel, directly extrude automatically controlled board such as bottom, just so can improve the atress of automatically controlled board, reduce the probability that automatically controlled board is extruded bad in the use. Of course, in another scheme, an impact-resistant structure can be arranged on the connector and then penetrates through the avoiding hole to form a support with the bracket, so that the bracket plate, the bottom cover and the like can be prevented from directly extruding the electric control plate.

Wherein, preferably, the holding tank is enclosed by bottom plate and bounding wall.

In any of the above solutions, preferably, the instrument assembly includes: a container body; a heating means installed at the bottom of the container body for heating the container body; wherein the bracket is installed at the bottom of the container body.

In these technical schemes, the utensil subassembly includes container body and heating device, and the container body is used for holding food such as water, and heating device is used for heating to realize the cooking of the food in the container body. The electric control board is used for supplying power to a heating device of the appliance assembly and the like and detecting the temperature of the container body, and meanwhile, when the connector assembly further comprises the electric control board, the connector assembly can also control the electrification of the heating device and the like through the electric control board.

In any one of the above technical solutions, preferably, the electric heating appliance further includes: the shell is provided with an opening end, the opening end is installed on the bottom cover, and the shell is sleeved outside the appliance assembly; and the operation display panel is arranged on the shell, is connected with the electric control board, can be matched with the electric control board and controls the work of the electric heating appliance.

In these technical schemes, electric heating utensil still includes the shell, is provided with the utensil subassembly in the shell, and in this structure, the utensil subassembly is used for with food direct contact, and the shell is used for forming the protection to the utensil subassembly to and keep warm to the utensil subassembly and insulate against heat, prevent that the heat of utensil subassembly is excessive. The operation display panel is used for displaying the contents, such as temperature, working state and the like, which need to be displayed by the electric heating appliance, and is used for specifically controlling the work of the product, for example, operation keys can be arranged on the operation display panel, so that the product can be controlled to work according to the corresponding work flow or program through the corresponding operation keys. The operation display panel is connected with the electric control board, so that the instruction given by the user through the operation display panel can be transmitted to the electric control board, and the electric control board can perform corresponding control according to the operation of the user.

In any of the above technical solutions, preferably, the housing is a plastic housing or a stainless steel housing, and the instrument assembly is made of stainless steel; the shell is provided with a handle and a container cover; the operation display panel is connected with the electric control board through a wire, or the operation display panel is connected with the electric control board in a wireless mode; the operation display panel is installed on the outer wall of the shell, or a handle is arranged on the shell, and the operation display panel is installed on the handle of the shell.

In these solutions, the housing is preferably a plastic housing, since plastic is relatively light and inexpensive, but the housing can also be stainless steel, which ensures the strength of the housing. The utensil assembly is preferably made of stainless steel, and the stainless steel is stable, so that the utensil assembly is healthier and more sanitary when directly contacting with food. And the handle is arranged on the shell, so that the user can move the electric heating appliance integrally through the handle, and the container cover is arranged, so that the opening and closing of the container body can be realized. The signal transmission between the operation display panel and the electronic control panel is preferably effective through a wire, but may also be wireless through a wireless module, and is not limited herein. The operation display panel can be arranged on the outer wall of the shell, can also be arranged on the handle and can be selected according to actual requirements.

An embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention provides an electric heating apparatus, including: the power supply assembly is arranged on the base assembly and can be connected with an external power supply, and the power supply assembly comprises a power connection device; in an embodiment of the second aspect, there is provided an electric heating appliance, wherein the electric heating appliance is capable of being mounted on the base assembly, and when the electric heating appliance is mounted on the base assembly, the power connection device is capable of being electrically connected to a connector on the electric heating appliance so as to energize the connector.

According to the utility model discloses an electric heater unit that embodiment provided, including base subassembly and above-mentioned electric heating utensil, and the base subassembly is used for supporting installation electric heating utensil to and supply power for electric heating utensil through power supply module. Specifically, the power supply assembly includes a power connection device, and the power connection device may be specifically connected to the connector to connect the electric heating device to the power supply assembly, and a power plug may be disposed on the power supply assembly to connect the power supply assembly to an external power source such as a commercial power source through the power plug. Simultaneously, because the embodiment of the utility model provides an electric heating device has the electric heating utensil that any embodiment of first aspect provided, consequently, the embodiment of the utility model provides an electric heating device has the whole beneficial effects of the electric heating utensil that any embodiment of first aspect provided, does not enumerate one by one here.

Preferably, the electric heating device may be embodied as a heating kettle or the like, and of course, the electric heating device may be other products besides heating kettles.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a connector assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a connector assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is another schematic structural view of a connector assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a connector assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a connector assembly according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a sensor associated with the connector assembly of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a connector assembly according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of an electric heating appliance corresponding to the connector assembly of fig. 1 provided by the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of an electric heating apparatus corresponding to the connector assembly of fig. 1 provided by the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of an electric heating apparatus corresponding to the connector assembly of fig. 4 provided by the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of an electric heating device corresponding to the connector assembly in fig. 4 according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a further embodiment of an electrical heating apparatus corresponding to the connector assembly of FIG. 4;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of the bottom cap and the connector assembly assembled into a whole according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural view of a bottom cover integrally assembled with a connector assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of a bottom cover integrally assembled with a connector according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of an electric heating apparatus including a bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a schematic structural view of the stent of FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is another structural schematic view of the stent of FIG. 16;

fig. 19 is a schematic structural view of an appliance assembly of an electric heating appliance provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 20 is a schematic structural view of an appliance assembly of an electric heating appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 21 is a schematic structural view of an electric heating appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of a base assembly of an electric heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of an electric heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 24 is another schematic structural diagram of an electric heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the part names in fig. 1 to 24 is:

1 connector assembly, 12 base, 122 receiving cavity, 124 communication hole, 14 connector, 142 positive terminal, 144 negative terminal, 146 ground structure, 1462 extension structure, 148 impact structure, 16 electric control board, 162 substrate, 164 relay, 166 first conductive connector, 168 third conductive connector, 18 sensor, 180 sensor element, 182 fourth conductive connector, 184 fifth conductive connector, 186 sealing structure, 188 terminal, 189 sensing wire, 2 bottom cover, 32 container body, 34 heating device, 36 housing, 362 handle, 38 operation display panel, 39 container cover, 4 bracket, 40 bracket plate, 402 bottom plate, 404 shroud, 406 stiffener, 42 fixing hole, 44 mounting post, 442 mounting hole, 46 third structure, 462 receiving groove, 464 positioning post, 48 fourth structure, 482 mounting groove, 484 elastic fastener, 4842, 49 fifth structure, 5 base assembly, 52 to the power device, 6 to the first fastener, 7 to the second fastener, 8 to the second conductive connecting piece, 9a rigid connecting piece, 9b connecting wire, A low temperature zone.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other without conflict.

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.

Connector assemblies, electrical heating appliances and electrical heating devices provided according to some embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 24.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention provides a connector assembly 1 for an electrical heating appliance, wherein the electrical heating appliance comprises an appliance assembly, and the connector assembly 1 comprises a base 12 and a connector 14. Specifically, the base 12 is provided with an accommodating cavity 122 with one open end; the connector 14 at least comprises three layers from inside to outside, wherein one layer of the three layers is a negative electrode joint 144, the other layer of the three layers is a positive electrode joint 142, and the other layer of the three layers is a grounding structure 146; the positive electrode connector 142, the negative electrode connector 144 and the grounding structure 146 are all installed in the accommodating cavity 122, at least one communication hole 124 is formed in the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity 122, and an external power supply can be electrically connected with the positive electrode connector 142, the negative electrode connector 144 and the grounding structure 146 through the at least one communication hole 124.

According to the utility model discloses a connector component 1 that the embodiment provided can specifically be used to electric heater utensil such as kettle to make electric heater utensil can be connected with base or external power supply, just so can make electric heater utensil connect the electricity. In this structure, the connector 14 can replace the temperature controller in the prior structure to connect the electric heater electrically, so that the use of the prior temperature controller can be eliminated, and the cost of the electric heater can be reduced. Specifically, the connector assembly 1 includes a base 12 and a connector 14, wherein the base 12 is provided with a receiving cavity 122 with an opening at one end, so that the receiving and mounting of the connector 14 can be realized through the receiving cavity 122, and meanwhile, the base 12 can also be used for realizing the mounting of the connector assembly 1 on other parts. The connector 14 is mainly used for connecting with other electrical devices 52 or external power sources, etc. to supply power to the appliance assembly. Specifically, the connector 14 includes a positive terminal 142, a negative terminal 144 and a grounding structure 146, wherein the positive terminal 142 is used for connecting with the live wire of the external power source or the power receiving device 52 on the base assembly 5, and the negative terminal 144 is used for connecting with the neutral wire of the power receiving device 52 on the external power source or the base assembly 5, so as to achieve the electrical connection between the connector 14 and the external power source or the power receiving device 52. One end of the grounding structure 146 is used for connecting with a ground wire of a three-wire power line in a home of a user, and the other end of the grounding structure 146 can be directly or indirectly connected with an appliance component such as a kettle body, so that the appliance component can be grounded through the grounding structure 146. This allows current to be drawn into the ground through the ground structure 146 to improve the safety of the product in the event of a product leak. While it is preferable that the connector 14 be provided in a three-layer structure from the inside to the outside, and the three-layer structure serves as the negative electrode tab 144, the positive electrode tab 142, and the ground structure 146 of the connector 14, it is preferable that the negative electrode tab 144 be provided in an innermost layer structure, the ground structure 146 be provided in an outermost layer structure, and the positive electrode tab 142 be provided in a middle layer structure. Of course, the positions of the negative electrode tab 144, the positive electrode tab 142 and the grounding structure 146 may be interchanged, for example, the positive electrode tab 142 may be disposed in the innermost layer structure, the negative electrode tab 144 may be disposed in the middle layer structure, and the grounding structure 146 may be disposed in the outermost layer structure. Meanwhile, in order to facilitate the connection of the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144 and the ground structure 146 with other components, such as the electronic control board 16, a communication hole 124 may be provided on the bottom wall of the receiving cavity 122 of the base 12 as shown in fig. 2 and 3, so that each tab on the connector 14 can be electrically connected with an external power line through the communication hole 124. Preferably, one end of the positive electrode tab 142, one end of the negative electrode tab 144 and one end of the ground structure 146 are extended from the communication hole 124 at the bottom of the base 12, and then connected to the electronic control board 16 and the like. Of course, in another alternative, the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144 and the grounding structure 146 may not extend from the bottom of the base 12, and in this case, the tabs on the electronic control board 16 may extend into the base 12 through the communication hole 124 and then be correspondingly connected with the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144 and the grounding structure 146.

In addition, in other schemes, (not shown in this embodiment of the drawing) the negative electrode tab 144, the positive electrode tab 142 and the grounding structure 146 may also be three independently arranged structures, and are not necessarily arranged as a nested three-layer structure. The external power supply can be a power line or a base connector.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the connector assembly 1 further includes: and an electric control board 16 arranged on the base 12, wherein the electric control board 16 is electrically connected with the connector 14.

In these embodiments, the connector assembly 1 further comprises an electronic control board 16, and the electronic control board 16 can be used for specifically controlling the operation of the product, such as controlling the power on or off of the product, for example, controlling the power on or off of the heating device 34, according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor. Of course, the electronic control board 16 may also be used to control other operations of the product. And the electronic control board 16 is also connected with the connector 14 so that the electronic control board 16 can be energized through the connector 14. When the electronic control board 16 is connected to the connector 14, the connector 14 may be directly rigidly connected to the electronic control board 16 as shown in fig. 23, for example, as shown in fig. 23, the connector may be connected by a rigid connecting member 9a such as metal, or as shown in fig. 24, a connecting wire 9b may be provided between the electronic control board 16 and the connector 14, so as to realize non-rigid connection between the electronic control board 16 and the connector 14 through the connecting wire 9 b.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the electronic control board 16 includes a substrate 162 and an electronic control device (which may be embodied as a relay 164 in fig. 1) mounted on the substrate 162; wherein the susceptor 12 is mounted on a substrate 162.

In these embodiments, the electric control board 16 includes a substrate 162 and an electric control device, the substrate 162 is used for implementing control operation and installation with other parts, and for implementing integration of circuits, etc., and the electric control device is preferably a relay 164, so that the on/off of the power supply of the product can be controlled by the relay 164. And the base 12 and the connector 14 may be assembled directly on the substrate 162.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1, the electric control device is a relay 164.

In these embodiments, the electric control device is a relay 164, and the relay 164 can be used to control the power supply, so that the start and stop control of the product can be realized through the control of the electric control board 16.

Preferably, the electronic control board 16 is a PCB board.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 8, the base 12, the connector 14 and the electronic control board 16 are assembled into a whole, and after the base 12, the connector 14 and the electronic control board 16 are assembled into a whole, the base can be mounted to the appliance assembly and control the operation of the appliance assembly.

In the embodiments, the base 12, the connector 14 and the electric control board 16 are assembled into a whole, so as to realize the modularization of a plurality of dispersed parts, and thus the connector assembly 1 can integrate the functions of control, power connection and the like, and thus when in specific use, the base 12, the electric control board 16 and the connector 14 can be assembled as a whole, and then the assembled base 12, the electric control board 16 and the connector 14 can be integrally installed on the appliance assemblies such as a kettle body of an electric heating appliance, and the like, so that the structure of the product can be optimized, the occupied space of the connector assembly composed of the base 12, the electric control board 16 and the connector 14 at the bottoms of the appliance assemblies such as the kettle body and the like is reduced, the problems that the electric control board and the existing connector in the prior art are independent parts and are all arranged at the bottoms of the appliance assemblies such as the kettle body and the like, and the structure of the bottoms of the appliance assemblies such as the kettle, inconvenient installation. Meanwhile, the structure only needs to mount the base 12, the connector 14 and the electric control board 16 as a whole on the appliance components such as the kettle body and the like, so that the base 12, the connector 14 and the electric control board 16 do not need to be mounted at the bottoms of the appliance components such as the kettle body and the like in multiple steps, the mounting steps of products can be simplified, the mounting efficiency is improved, the manual occupation is reduced, the production cost of the products is reduced, and the problem of overhigh production cost of the products such as the electronic kettle and the like is solved.

When the base 12, the connector 14 and the electronic control board 16 are assembled into a whole, the detachable structure can be assembled by detachable mode, or the non-detachable integral structure can be assembled by welding or other mode. The plurality of parts are assembled into a whole in the application, and the plurality of parts are not integrally connected.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 4, 9 to 11, the electronic control board 16 is provided with a first conductive connector 166, one end of the first conductive connector 166 is connected with the grounding structure 146, and the other end of the first conductive connector 166 is mounted to the appliance assembly; or as shown in fig. 7, the ground structure 146 is connected to the appliance assembly by a second conductive connection 8.

In such embodiments, a first conductive connector 166 may be disposed on the electronic control board 16, and as shown in fig. 10, the first conductive connector 166 may be connected to the appliance assembly by a second fastener 7 such as a screw, and at the same time, the first conductive connector 166 may be connected to the grounding structure 146, so that the grounding structure 146 may be connected to the appliance assembly by the first conductive connector 166, and thus, grounding of the appliance assembly may be achieved. In yet another aspect, a second conductive connection 8 may be provided directly between the fixture assembly and the ground structure 146 to provide a connection between the fixture assembly and the ground structure 146. In this case, the second conductive connecting member 8 may be disposed on the electronic control board 16 or disposed independently of the electronic control board 16, and of course, the second conductive connecting member 8 may also be disposed on the connector 14 and connected to the appliance assembly. Alternatively, the grounding structure 146 may be mounted directly to the appliance assembly for grounding connection thereto, such as by providing an extension structure 1462 on the grounding structure 146 and then securing the extension structure 1462 to the appliance assembly via the first fastener 6.

In the above-mentioned further embodiment, preferably, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the electronic control board 16 is provided with a third conductive connecting member 168 connected to the grounding structure 146, the electronic control board 16 further includes a sensor 18, and the sensor 18 includes: a fourth conductive connector 182 connected to the appliance assembly; and a fifth conductive connecting member 184, wherein one end of the fifth conductive connecting member 184 is connected to the fourth conductive connecting member 182, and the other end of the fifth conductive connecting member 184 is connected to the third conductive connecting member 168.

In these embodiments, when the detecting element such as a temperature sensor is assembled on the electronic control board 16, a fourth conductive connecting member 182 may be disposed on the sensor 18, so as to connect the sensor 18 and the appliance assembly through the fourth conductive connecting member 182. At this time, a fifth conductive connection 184 may be provided on the sensor 18 to enable connection between the sensor 18 and the connector 14. Preferably, the third conductive connector 168 is disposed on the electronic control board 16, so that the fifth conductive connector 184 on the sensor 18 is connected to the electronic control board 16 and then connected to the grounding structure 146 via the electronic control board 16.

Further preferably, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the fourth conductive connector 182 may be a mounting plate, and the sensor 18 further includes a sensing element 180 for sensing, a sensing wire 189 for transmitting information sensed by the sensing element 180, a terminal 188 for connecting with the electronic control board 16, and a sealing structure 186, such as a sealant, for sealingly connecting the sensor 18 with the appliance component.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the base 12 is provided with a first positioning structure, the electronic control board 16 is provided with a second positioning structure, and the electronic control board 16 is assembled with the base 12 into a whole through the cooperation of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure.

In these embodiments, the first positioning structure may be disposed on the base 12, and the second positioning structure may be disposed on the electronic control board 16, so that the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are matched to realize the initial positioning of the electronic control board 16 on the base 12, and after the initial positioning, the connection between the positive terminal 142, the negative terminal 144, and the grounding structure 146 of the connector 14 and the electronic control board 16 may be directly realized. By the initial positioning, the positions of the electronic control board 16 and the connector 14 can be fixed in advance, and the positive electrode joint 142, the negative electrode joint 144 and the grounding structure 146 of the connector 14 are prevented from moving when being connected with the electronic control board 16.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the number of the first positioning structures is plural, and the number of the second positioning structures is the same as the number of the first positioning structures.

In these embodiments, the number of the first positioning structures and the number of the second positioning structures are preferably multiple, so that multiple positions can be realized to ensure the reliability of positioning.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the first positioning structure is one of a positioning post and a positioning hole, and the second positioning structure is the other of the positioning post and the positioning hole, and the positioning post is capable of being inserted and mounted into the positioning hole.

In these embodiments, the first positioning structure is preferably a positioning column or a positioning hole, and in this case, the second positioning structure is the other of the positioning column and the positioning hole, so that the positioning between the base 12 and the electronic control board 16 can be realized through the insertion fit of the positioning column and the positioning hole. Preferably, the first positioning structure is a positioning hole and the first positioning structure is a positioning column.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the positioning column is a circular column, and the positioning hole is a circular hole matched with the circular column.

In these embodiments, the positioning post is preferably a circular post, and the positioning hole is preferably a circular hole matched with the circular post, because the circular structure is common and thus is easy to machine.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, the at least three layers are spaced apart from each other.

In these embodiments, when the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144, and the grounding structure 146 are disposed in three layers, the three layers may be disposed at intervals, that is, a gap is reserved between the three layers, so as to facilitate the connection of the connector 14 with other electrical devices 52, and of course, the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144, and the grounding structure 146 may be prevented from being influenced by each other, so that the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144, and the grounding structure 146 may be disposed independently. Of course, when the connector 14 includes three or more layers, the three or more layers are preferably spaced apart from each other.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 4 and 5, the innermost layer structure of the at least three-layer structure is columnar or annular.

In such embodiments, where the connector 14 includes at least three layers, the innermost layer may be either cylindrical or rod-shaped or annular in configuration. While the remainder are preferably annular.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144 and the ground structure 146 each protrude from the bottom of the base 12 through at least one communication hole 124.

In these embodiments, in order to facilitate the connection of the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144 and the ground structure 146 with other components, such as the electronic control board 16, one end of the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144 and the ground structure 146 may be extended from the communication hole 124 at the bottom of the base 12 and then connected with the components, such as the electronic control board 16. Of course, in another alternative, the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144 and the grounding structure 146 may not extend from the bottom of the base 12, and in this case, the tabs on the electronic control board 16 may extend into the base 12 through the communication hole 124 and then be correspondingly connected with the positive electrode tab 142, the negative electrode tab 144 and the grounding structure 146.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the grounding structure 146 is a grounding wire or a grounding conductive strip, and/or the positive tab 142, the negative tab 144, and the grounding structure 146 are riveted or welded or screwed to the base 12.

In these embodiments, the grounding structure 146 may be specifically a grounding wire, and may also be a conductive sheet connected to the ground, and of course, may also be a connection terminal, and the type of the grounding structure 146 may be selected according to actual needs, and preferably, the grounding structure 146 is a grounding wire, that is, the grounding structure 146 is preferably a conductive wire capable of grounding, which makes the grounding structure 146 simpler, and thus may reduce the cost of the product. While the positive tab 142, the negative tab 144, and the ground structure 146 may be mounted to the base 12 by any conventional mounting means, preferably the positive tab 142, the negative tab 144, and the ground structure 146 are mounted to the base 12 by riveting or welding because riveting or welding is relatively reliable and also easy to operate. Of course, the positive tab 142 and the negative tab 144 may be mounted to the base 12 by snap-fit, screw, or bayonet mounting.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the grounding structure 146 is provided with an extension structure 1462, and the extension structure 1462 can be mounted to the appliance assembly.

In such embodiments, the grounding structure 146 is provided with an extension structure 1462, and the extension structure 1462 can be mounted to the implement assembly such that grounding of the implement assembly is achieved by the extension structure 1462. By providing the extension structure 1462 on the grounding structure 146, the grounding structure 146 can be extended to a position for connection, so that connection between the grounding structure 146 and other components can be facilitated. While the extension structure 1462 may be directly connected to the instrument assembly by screws on the one hand to enable direct connection between the ground structure 146 and the instrument assembly. On the other hand, the extension structure 1462 may also be connected to the electronic control board 16 or the sensor 18, etc., and then connected to the instrument assembly through the electronic control board 16 or the sensor 18.

In any of the embodiments described above, the extension structure 1462 is preferably mounted to the instrument assembly by a threaded connection.

In such embodiments, the extension structure 1462 is preferably mounted to the instrument assembly by a threaded connection, such as a screw, bolt, or the like. While it is preferred that the extension 1462 be pre-perforated for attachment with screws, bolts, etc., it is also possible to provide holes in the extension 1462 in situ for attachment of screws, bolts, etc., in particular, or to provide attachment of the extension 1462 to an appliance component by self-tapping screws without perforating the extension 1462.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 21, the connector assembly 1 further includes: a sensing element, which may be embodied as sensor 18 in fig. 21, is mounted on base 12 for sensing the temperature or pressure of the appliance assembly.

In these embodiments, the detecting element can be specifically used for detecting parameters such as temperature, pressure or liquid level of the appliance assembly such as the kettle body, so that the parameters such as temperature, pressure or liquid level of the electric heating appliance in the working process can be known at any time, and the electric control board 16 can perform subsequent work control of the product according to the parameters.

The structure provides the connector assembly 1, the connector 14, the detection element and the electric control board 16 are assembled into a whole, modularization of a plurality of scattered parts is realized, so that the connector assembly 1 can integrate the functions of control, power connection, temperature measurement and the like, and when in specific use, the connector 14, the detection element and the electric control board 16 can be assembled firstly, then the connector 14, the detecting element and the electric control board 16 are assembled and then installed on the appliance components such as the kettle body of the electric heating appliance as a whole, thus, the structure of the product can be optimized, the occupied space of the connector assembly 1 at the bottom of the appliance assemblies such as the kettle body and the like is reduced, the problem that the electric control board 16, the temperature controller and the existing connector 14 are independent parts and are all arranged at the bottom of the appliance assemblies such as the kettle body and the like is solved, the bottom of the appliance assembly such as the kettle body is complicated in structure and inconvenient to install.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 21, the detection element is the sensor 18; and/or the sensing element is integrally assembled with the base 12.

In such embodiments, the sensing element is preferably the sensor 18, as the sensor 18 is a relatively common and readily available sensing element. Meanwhile, the structure simplifies the mechanical temperature control structure into the sensor 18, so that a bimetallic strip and other structures are not used, and the structure of the connector assembly 1 can be greatly simplified. When the structure is used specifically, the temperature sensor can be directly connected with the PCB and other electric control boards 16, so that the temperature control can be realized through the combination of the temperature sensor and the PCB and other electric control boards 16.

Further preferably, the detection element is assembled in one piece with the base 12. Thus, the connector assembly 1 can integrate the functions of detection and power connection. Still further preferably, when the connector assembly 1 further includes the electronic control board 16, it may be preferable to assemble the electronic control board 16, the connector 14, the base 12, and the detection element as one body.

Further preferably, the detection element comprises a pressure sensor and/or a temperature sensor.

In such embodiments, the detection element may preferably be a temperature sensor, so that the temperature can be detected by the temperature sensor, so that the control of the product can be performed by the temperature of the appliance component such as the kettle body. Of course, the detecting element can also be a pressure sensor, so that the pressure can be detected by the pressure sensor, and the control of the product can be carried out by the pressure of the appliance component such as the kettle body. Of course, the detection element may be other components capable of detecting parameters of the container, such as a level sensor, etc.

The detecting elements such as temperature sensor can be fixed, soft such as silica gel, and elastic, such as spring, to the substrate 162 of the electronic control board 16.

As shown in fig. 8 to 24, an embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention provides an electric heating appliance, including: an appliance assembly; a bottom cover 2 mounted to the appliance assembly; an electric control board 16 installed between the appliance assembly and the bottom cover 2; and the connector assembly 1 provided in any embodiment of the first aspect, the connector assembly 1 is disposed on a side of the electronic control board 16 close to the bottom cover 2, and the connector assembly 1 is electrically connected to the electronic control board 16.

According to the utility model discloses an electric heating appliance, including bottom 2, utensil subassembly, automatically controlled board 16 and connector assembly 1, and bottom 2 is preferably installed in the bottom of utensil subassembly, and automatically controlled board 16 is preferably installed between bottom 2 and utensil subassembly, and connector assembly 1 can be directly installed in automatically controlled board 16 near one side of bottom 2, and connector assembly 1 roughly installs between automatically controlled board 16 and bottom 2, of course, for convenient connector 14 connects the electricity with power on the base subassembly etc. and connect, connector 14 also can suitably stretch out from the bottom of bottom 2. While the electronic control board 16 may be a separate component from the connector assembly 1, preferably, the electronic control board 16 is integrally assembled with the connector 14 and the base 12, and the electronic control board 16 is installed between the bottom cover 2 and the appliance assembly and connected with the connector 14, which can be installed on the bottom cover 2 or on the appliance assembly, and the electronic control board 16 is mainly powered by the connector 14 and used for controlling the operation of the appliance assembly. Meanwhile, because the embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical heating appliance having a connector assembly 1 provided in any one of the embodiments of the first aspect, therefore, the embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical heating appliance having all the advantages of the connector assembly 1 provided in any one of the embodiments of the first aspect, which are not listed here.

In one embodiment, the electronic control board 16 and the connector assembly 1 are mounted on the bottom cover 2 and assembled with the bottom cover 2. In a specific installation, the electric control board 16, the connector assembly 1 and the bottom cover 2 may be assembled into a whole as shown in fig. 13 and 14, and then the whole may be assembled to the appliance assembly. In another embodiment, the electronic control board 16 and the connector assembly 1 are mounted on the appliance assembly, the electronic control board 16 and the connector assembly 1 can be mounted on the bottom of the appliance assembly, and then the bottom cover 2 can be mounted on the bottom of the appliance assembly. In addition, in the specific installation, as shown in fig. 15, the base 12, the connector 14, and the bottom cover 2 may be integrally assembled.

When the electronic control board 16 is connected to the connector 14, the connector 14 may be directly rigidly connected to the electronic control board 16 as shown in fig. 23, for example, as shown in fig. 23, the connector may be connected by a rigid connecting member 9a such as metal, or as shown in fig. 24, a connecting wire 9b may be provided between the electronic control board 16 and the connector 14, so as to realize non-rigid connection between the electronic control board 16 and the connector 14 through the connecting wire 9 b.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the base 12, the connector 14 and the electronic control board 16 are assembled into a whole, and after the base 12, the connector 14 and the electronic control board 16 are assembled into a whole, the base can be mounted to the appliance assembly and control the operation of the appliance assembly; the projection of the connector 14 and the electronic control board 16 on the appliance module after being assembled into a whole is located in an area centered on the center of the appliance module.

In the embodiments, the base 12, the connector 14 and the electric control board 16 are assembled into a whole, so as to realize the modularization of a plurality of dispersed parts, and thus the connector assembly 1 can integrate the functions of control, power connection and the like, and thus when in specific use, the base 12, the electric control board 16 and the connector 14 can be assembled as a whole, and then the assembled base 12, the electric control board 16 and the connector 14 can be integrally installed on the appliance assemblies such as a kettle body of an electric heating appliance, and the like, so that the structure of the product can be optimized, the occupied space of the connector assembly composed of the base 12, the electric control board 16 and the connector 14 at the bottoms of the appliance assemblies such as the kettle body and the like is reduced, the problems that the electric control board and the existing connector in the prior art are independent parts and are all arranged at the bottoms of the appliance assemblies such as the kettle body and the like, and the structure of the bottoms of the appliance assemblies such as the kettle, inconvenient installation. Meanwhile, the structure only needs to mount the base 12, the connector 14 and the electric control board 16 as a whole on the appliance components such as the kettle body and the like, so that the base 12, the connector 14 and the electric control board 16 do not need to be mounted at the bottoms of the appliance components such as the kettle body and the like in multiple steps, the mounting steps of products can be simplified, the mounting efficiency is improved, the manual occupation is reduced, the production cost of the products is reduced, and the problem of overhigh production cost of the products such as the electronic kettle and the like is solved. The base 12, the connector 14 and the electric control board 16 are assembled into a whole and then installed at the center of the bottom of the appliance assembly, so that when the electric heating appliance is electrified with the base assembly 5, the middle of the electric heating appliance can be connected with a power supply on the base assembly 5 in a plugging manner. Of course, the electronic control board 16 could also be mounted on the edge of the bottom of the appliance assembly.

When the base 12, the connector 14 and the electronic control board 16 are assembled into a whole, the detachable structure can be assembled by detachable mode, or the non-detachable integral structure can be assembled by welding or other mode. The plurality of parts are assembled into a whole in the application, and the plurality of parts are not integrally connected.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 16, the electric heating appliance further includes: a bracket 4 mounted at the bottom of the appliance assembly; wherein the bottom cover 2 is mounted on the bracket 4.

In such embodiments, a bracket 4 may be provided at the bottom of the appliance assembly, so that mounting between the electronic control board 16, the bottom cover 2, etc. and the appliance assembly can be achieved through the bracket 4.

Wherein in one embodiment, the bracket 4 can be mounted directly to the bottom of the appliance assembly and the control board 16, connector assembly 1, bottom cover 2, etc. can then be mounted to the bracket 4. In another embodiment, the bracket 4 can be directly mounted to the bottom cover 2, and then the bottom cover 2, the connector 14, the electronic control board 16 and the bracket 4 are assembled into a whole and then mounted to the bottom of the appliance module.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the bracket 4 includes: a bracket plate 40 located between the implement assembly and the electronic control board 16; a first structure provided on the holder plate 40 for fixing the holder plate 40 to the appliance module, as shown in fig. 1, the first structure may be embodied as a fixing hole 42; and/or a second structure provided on the rack plate 40, by which the bottom cover 2 can be mounted on the rack plate 40, as shown in fig. 1, the second structure may be embodied as a mounting post 44; the third structure 46 is disposed on the support plate 40 for mounting the electric control board 16, and as shown in fig. 1, the third structure may be embodied as a structure including a receiving groove 462 and a positioning column 464.

In these embodiments, the bracket 4 includes a bracket plate 40, a first structure by which the bracket plate 40 can be connected to the appliance assembly, a second structure by which the bottom cover 2 is mounted on the bracket plate 40, and a third structure 46 for mounting between the electronic control board 16 and the bracket 4. And the connector 14 may be mounted directly to the electronic control board 16. This kind of structure, the installation of parts such as utensil subassembly, bottom 2, automatically controlled board 16 can be realized to accessible support 4, can be in the same place the spare part integration of supports such as utensil subassembly, bottom 2, automatically controlled board 16 all installs through setting up support 4 promptly, just so can make the structure of utensil subassembly bottom compacter to reducible bottom 2, automatically controlled board 16 and other peripheral parts are in the occupation space of utensil subassembly bottom, realize the miniaturization of electric heater utensil such as kettle. Meanwhile, when the structure is installed, the corresponding parts can be fixed at the corresponding positions through the corresponding structures, so that sequential assembly can be realized, the assembly process of the product can be simplified, the assembly convenience of the product is improved, and the cost of the product can be reduced.

The first structure and the second structure are preferably provided at the same time, but may be provided only one.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 17, 18 and 21, the electric heating appliance further includes a detection element (which may be embodied as a sensor 18 in fig. 21) capable of being connected with the electric control board 16, and the bracket 4 further includes: and a fourth structure 48 disposed on the bracket plate 40 for mounting the sensing element.

In this embodiment, when the electric heating appliance further comprises a temperature, pressure or liquid level detecting element, a fourth structure 48 may be correspondingly disposed on the bracket 4 to realize the installation of the detecting element on the bracket 4. The detection element can be used for detecting the temperature, the pressure or the liquid level of the appliance assembly, so that the temperature, the pressure or the liquid level of the electric heating appliance in the working process can be known at any time. At this time, the detecting element can be connected to the electronic control board 16, so that the electronic control board 16 can perform subsequent work control of the product according to the parameters.

In another embodiment, the detecting element may be directly mounted on the fixture assembly without being mounted on the bracket plate 40, and in this case, the structure for mounting the detecting element may not be provided on the bracket plate 40, and the detecting element may be mounted on the fixture assembly preferably by screws.

Preferably, the detection element comprises a pressure sensor and/or a temperature sensor.

In such embodiments, the sensing element may preferably be a temperature sensor, such that the temperature may be sensed by the temperature sensor to enable control of the product by the temperature of the appliance assembly. Of course, the detection element may also be a pressure sensor, so that the pressure can be detected by the pressure sensor, so that the control of the product can be performed by the pressure of the appliance assembly. Of course, the detection element may be other components capable of detecting parameters of the container, such as a level sensor, etc.

The detecting elements such as temperature sensor can be fixed, soft such as silica gel, and elastic, such as spring, to the substrate 162 of the electronic control board 16.

Among them, preferably, the detection element is a thermistor.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the fourth structure 48 includes a screw connector by which the sensing element is mounted on the mounting plate 40, or the fourth structure 48 includes a mounting groove 482 and a resilient mount 484 mounted in the mounting groove 482, the sensing element being mounted on the resilient mount 484.

In these embodiments, a screw, a threaded hole, or the like may be provided on the bracket plate 40, so that a detection element such as a temperature sensor may be threadedly mounted on the bracket plate 40 through the screw, the threaded hole, or the like. Further, the mounting groove 482 may be formed in the holder plate 40, the elastic fixing member 484 may be formed in the mounting groove 482, and the sensing element such as a temperature sensor may be mounted on the elastic fixing member 484, so that the vibration of the sensing element may be reduced by the elastic fixing member 484, thereby improving the safety of the sensing element.

In any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 21, preferably, the elastic fixing member 484 is a spring, or a silicon rubber or a rubber, a slot 4842 is disposed on the elastic fixing member 484, and the detecting element is installed in the slot 4842.

In these embodiments, the elastic fastener 484 may preferably be a spring, or a relatively common and elastic component such as silicone or rubber. At this time, a locking groove 4842 may be formed on the elastic fixing member 484 so that a sensing element such as a temperature sensor can be locked and mounted on the elastic fixing member 484. Preferably, the detecting element such as a temperature sensor is fitted into the engaging groove 4842 by interference fit, so that the detecting element such as a temperature sensor can be fitted more tightly and prevented from falling off the holder plate 40. Of course, the detecting elements such as the temperature sensor may not be installed in the clamping groove 4842 in an interference manner, and at this time, the detecting elements such as the temperature sensor may be pressed by the supporting plate 40, the tool assembly, and the like, so as to fix the detecting elements such as the temperature sensor.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 19 and 20, the detection element includes a temperature sensor provided in the low temperature region a of the appliance assembly. As shown in fig. 19 and 20, the low temperature region a here includes both the edge region and the middle region of the tool assembly.

In these embodiments, the bottom of the appliance assembly is provided with the heating device 34 for heating, and the specific structure of the heating device 34 may be a heating tube or a heating plate, but whether the heating plate or the heating tube, the parts for heating are generally tubular structures, and the tubular structures cannot be uniformly distributed at the bottom of the appliance assembly when being coiled at the bottom of the appliance assembly, so that a high temperature region and a low temperature region a may be formed at the bottom of the appliance assembly, and the low temperature region a is a region where no heating tube is arranged at the bottom of the appliance assembly or a region farther away from the heating tube, and the high temperature region is a region where the appliance assembly directly corresponds to the heating tube, that is, a region located at the heating tube or a region very close to the heating tube. When the detection element includes a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor is preferably installed in the low temperature region a of the appliance assembly so that the temperature sensor can avoid the high temperature region of the appliance assembly, thereby reducing the influence of the heating device 34 on the temperature sensor and ensuring the temperature measurement accuracy of the temperature sensor.

When the heating device 34 is a heating tube, the low-temperature area a of the electric heating appliance is the same as the low-temperature area a of the appliance assembly, and the heating plate is disposed at the bottom of the appliance assembly, and when the heating tube is disposed at the bottom of the heating plate, the bracket 4 and the like can be mounted on the heating plate, and at this time, the low-temperature area a of the appliance assembly is the low-temperature area a of the heating plate, and at this time, the detection element such as the temperature sensor and the like is mounted on the low-temperature area a of the heating plate.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the electric heating appliance further comprises a temperature fuse (not shown) or a temperature switch (not shown), and as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the bracket 4 further comprises: and a fifth structure 49 provided on the bracket plate 40 for mounting a temperature fuse or a temperature switch.

In these embodiments, a temperature fuse or a temperature switch may be disposed on the support board 40, so that the temperature overheat protection can be performed through the temperature fuse or the temperature switch, and thus, the dual control of the temperature can be performed through the electric control board 16 and the temperature fuse or the temperature switch, so that the product can be automatically powered off when the temperature is too high. For the temperature fuse, a fuse wire which is fused when the temperature is higher than a certain value can be set, so that the temperature overheating protection can be carried out by fusing the fuse wire.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the fifth structure 49 is a limiting groove, and the thermal fuse or the thermal switch is installed in the installation groove 482, but the fifth structure 49 may be configured in other structures.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the first structure includes a plurality of fixing holes 42 provided on the rack plate 40, and the rack plate 40 is fixedly mounted to the appliance module through the plurality of fixing holes 42; the second structure includes a plurality of mounting posts 44 disposed on the rack plate 40, the mounting posts 44 are provided with mounting holes 442, and the bottom cover 2 is mounted on the rack plate 40 through the plurality of mounting posts 44.

In these embodiments, a plurality of fixing holes 42 may be formed on the bracket plate 40, and then the bracket plate 40 and the appliance assembly are mounted by the engagement of screws or bolts with the fixing holes 42. Meanwhile, a plurality of mounting posts 44 may be provided on the holder plate 40, and mounting holes 442 may be provided on the mounting posts 44, and when mounting, the bottom cover 2 may be mounted on the mounting posts 44, such as by screws or bolts, and the bottom cover 2 may be mounted to the mounting posts 44.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the number of the mounting posts 44 is the same as the number of the fixing holes 42, and each fixing hole 42 is correspondingly disposed around one mounting post 44.

In these embodiments, the number of the mounting posts 44 and the fixing holes 42 is preferably equal, but the number of the mounting posts 44 and the fixing holes 42 may be different. Meanwhile, after the fixing holes 42 are formed in the support plate 40, the strength of the support plate 40 at the fixing holes 42 is weak, and after the mounting posts 44 are formed in the support plate 40, the strength of the support plate 40 at the mounting posts 44 is high, so that preferably, each fixing hole 42 is preferably correspondingly formed around one mounting post 44, that is, the fixing holes 42 are formed beside the mounting posts 44, and thus, the weak portions of the support plate 40 and the portions with high strength can be close to each other and integrated with each other, and the overall strength of the support plate 40 can be improved.

Wherein, the minimum distance between the fixing hole 42 and the mounting post 44 is preferably less than or equal to 10mm, and further preferably, the minimum distance between the fixing hole 42 and the mounting post 44 is less than or equal to 6mm, for example, the minimum distance between the fixing hole 42 and the mounting post 44 can be set to 5mm or 3mm or 2mm or 1 mm. Of course, the minimum distance between the fixing hole 42 and the mounting post 44 may be set to 7mm or 8 mm.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably the bracket 4 is mounted to the bottom of the appliance assembly by fasteners.

In these embodiments, when the bracket 4 is specifically installed, it is preferable to install the bracket 4 and the appliance assembly by using fasteners such as screws, because the screwing method is convenient to operate, reliable to install and low in price.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the holder plate 40 includes a bottom plate 402 and a shroud 404, the shroud 404 is provided on one face of the bottom plate 402, and the shroud 404 is provided around the edge of the bottom plate 402 and is provided in a ring shape in the circumferential direction of the bottom plate 402.

In the embodiments, the support plate 40 includes a bottom plate 402 and a surrounding plate 404, so that a receiving space is formed by the bottom plate 402 and the surrounding plate 404 for receiving and installing components such as the electronic control board 16. The enclosure 404 may limit the installation boundaries of these components, and at the same time, the enclosure 404 may support other objects to prevent other objects from extruding into other components in the receiving space. Preferably, however, the shroud 404 may preferably be arranged in a ring shape, i.e. in a circle around the circumferential direction of the base plate 402.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, at least one reinforcing rib 406 is disposed on the other surface of the base plate 402, wherein the one surface of the base plate 402 is one of the back surface of the base plate 402 and the front surface of the base plate 402, and the other surface of the base plate 402 is the other of the back surface of the base plate 402 and the front surface of the base plate 402.

In such embodiments, it may be preferable to provide the shroud 404 on one side of the support plate 40, such as the front side, and in this case, one or more ribs 406 may be provided on the back side of the support plate 40 to enhance the strength of the support plate 40 and prevent the support plate 40 from deforming due to insufficient strength.

In any of the above embodiments, the support 4 is preferably a high temperature resistant piece.

In these embodiments, the bracket 4 is a high temperature resistant bracket, which can improve the heat resistance of the bracket 4 and prevent the bracket 4 from deforming in a high temperature state.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the third structure 46 includes a receiving groove 462 provided on a surface of the rack plate 40 close to the bottom cover 2, the electronic control board 16 is mounted in the receiving groove 462, the connector 14 is assembled on a side of the electronic control board 16 away from the appliance assembly, an escape hole is provided on the electronic control board 16, and an impact-resistant structure 148 is provided on one of a bottom wall of the receiving groove 462 and the connector 14, and the impact-resistant structure 148 can pass through the escape hole and engage with the other of the bottom wall of the receiving groove 462 and the connector 14.

In these embodiments, the receiving groove 462 may be disposed on the supporting board 40 to implement the installation of the electronic control board 16 on the supporting board 40, i.e. the electronic control board 16 may be directly installed in the receiving groove 462. Meanwhile, the anti-impact structure 148 may be disposed on the bottom of the receiving groove 462 to achieve positioning and installation between the support plate 40 and the electronic control plate 16, and when installing, it may be preferable to assemble the connector 14 on one side of the electronic control plate 16 close to the bottom cover 2, and at the same time, an avoiding hole is disposed on the connector 14, and when installing, the anti-impact structure 148 may be extended from the avoiding hole and then abutted to the connector 14 or fixed to the connector 14, so that after the electronic control plate 16 is installed, the anti-impact structure 148 may pass through the electronic control plate 16 and form a support on the other side of the electronic control plate 16, so as to avoid the support plate 40, the bottom cover 2, etc. directly pressing the electronic control plate 16, so as to improve the stress of the electronic control plate 16 and reduce the probability that the electronic control plate 16 is crushed in the using process. Of course, in another embodiment, the impact-resistant structure 148 may be disposed on the connector 14 and then pass through the avoiding hole to form a support with the bracket 4, so as to avoid the bracket plate 40, the bottom cover 2, etc. from directly pressing the electronic control board 16.

Wherein the receiving groove 462 is preferably bounded by a bottom plate 402 and a shroud 404, as shown in fig. 9-12 and 21.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 17 and 18, the instrument assembly comprises: the container body 32; a heating device 34 installed at the bottom of the container body 32 for heating the container body 32; wherein the bracket 4 is mounted on the bottom of the container body 32.

In these embodiments, the appliance assembly includes a container body 32 and a heating device 34, with the container body 32 being for containing a food material such as water and the heating device 34 being for heating to effect cooking of the food material within the container body 32. The electric control board 16 is used for supplying power to the heating device 34 of the appliance assembly and the like and detecting the temperature of the container body 32, and meanwhile, when the connector assembly 1 further comprises the electric control board 16, the connector assembly 1 can also control the electrification of the heating device 34 and the like through the electric control board 16.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, as shown in fig. 16, the electric heating appliance further includes: a shell 36, wherein the shell 36 has an open end, the open end is mounted on the bottom cover 2, and the shell 36 is sleeved outside the appliance assembly; and an operation display panel 38 mounted on the housing 36, connected to the electronic control board 16, and capable of cooperating with the electronic control board 16 and controlling the operation of the electric heating appliance.

In these embodiments, the electrically heated appliance further includes a housing 36, the appliance assembly being disposed within the housing 36, and in this configuration, the appliance assembly is adapted to be in direct contact with the food, and the housing 36 is adapted to provide protection to the appliance assembly and to insulate the appliance assembly to prevent heat from escaping the appliance assembly. The operation display panel 38 is used for displaying the contents, such as temperature, working status, etc., required to be displayed by the electric heating appliance, and for specifically controlling the work of the product, for example, operation keys may be arranged on the operation display panel 38, so that the product can be controlled to work according to the corresponding work flow or program through the corresponding operation keys. The operation display panel 38 is connected to the electronic control board 16, so that the user can transmit the instruction given by the operation display panel 38 to the electronic control board 16, and the electronic control board 16 can perform corresponding control according to the user operation.

In any of the above embodiments, preferably, the housing 36 is a plastic housing or a stainless steel housing, and the appliance assembly is made of stainless steel; the shell 36 is provided with a handle 362 and a container cover 39; the operation display panel 38 is connected with the electric control board 16 through a wire, or the operation display panel 38 is connected with the electric control board 16 in a wireless manner; the operation display panel 38 is mounted on an outer wall of the housing 36, or a handle 362 is provided on the housing 36, and the operation display panel 38 is mounted on the handle 362 of the housing 36.

In these embodiments, the housing 36 is preferably a plastic shell because plastic is relatively light and inexpensive, although the housing 36 may be stainless steel to ensure the strength of the housing 36. The utensil assembly is preferably made of stainless steel, and the stainless steel is stable, so that the utensil assembly is healthier and more sanitary when directly contacting with food. And by providing the handle 362 on the outer case 36, the user can perform the entire movement of the electric heating appliance through the handle 362, and by providing the container cover 39, the opening and closing of the container body 32 can be achieved. The signal transmission between the operation display panel 38 and the electronic control panel 16 is preferably effective through a wire, but may also be wireless through a wireless module, and is not limited in particular. The operation display panel 38 may be mounted on the outer wall of the housing 36 or on the handle 362, and may be selected according to actual needs.

As shown in fig. 9 to 24, an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention provides an electric heating apparatus, including: the base component 5 is provided with a power supply component, the power supply component can be connected with an external power supply, and the power supply component comprises a power connection device 52; in the electric heating appliance provided in any one of the embodiments of the second aspect, the electric heating appliance can be mounted on the base assembly 5, and when the electric heating appliance is mounted on the base assembly 5, the power receiving device 52 can be electrically connected to the connector 14 of the electric heating appliance to energize the connector 14.

According to the utility model discloses an electric heating device, including base subassembly 5 and above-mentioned electric heating utensil, and base subassembly 5 is used for supporting installation electric heating utensil to and supply power for electric heating utensil through power supply module. Specifically, the power supply assembly includes a power connection device 52, and the power connection device 52 is specifically connected to the connector 14 to connect the electric heating device to the power supply assembly, and a power plug may be provided on the power supply assembly to connect the power supply assembly to an external power source such as commercial power through the power plug. Simultaneously, because the embodiment of the utility model provides an electric heating device has the electric heating utensil that any embodiment of first aspect provided, consequently, the embodiment of the utility model provides an electric heating device has the whole beneficial effects of the electric heating utensil that any embodiment of first aspect provided, does not enumerate one by one here.

Preferably, the electric heating device may be embodied as a heating kettle or the like, and of course, the electric heating device may be other products besides heating kettles.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "connect", "mount", "fix", and the like are to be understood in a broad sense, for example, "connect" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," etc., means 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 do not necessarily 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 above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes will 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 protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (24)

1. A connector assembly for an electrically heated appliance, the electrically heated appliance comprising an appliance assembly, the connector assembly comprising:

the base is provided with an accommodating cavity with one open end;

the connector at least comprises a three-layer structure from inside to outside, wherein one layer of the three-layer structure is a negative electrode joint, the other layer of the three-layer structure is a positive electrode joint, and the other layer of the three-layer structure is a grounding structure;

the positive electrode connector, the negative electrode connector and the grounding structure are all installed in the accommodating cavity, at least one communicating hole is formed in the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity, and an external power supply can be electrically connected with the positive electrode connector, the negative electrode connector and the grounding structure through the at least one communicating hole.

2. The connector assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

and the electric control board is arranged on the base and is electrically connected with the connector.

3. The connector assembly of claim 2,

the base, the connector with automatically controlled board assembles an organic whole, just the connector with automatically controlled board assembles an organic whole back, can install to the utensil subassembly, and control the work of utensil subassembly.

4. The connector assembly of claim 2,

a first conductive connecting piece is arranged on the electric control board, one end of the first conductive connecting piece is connected with the grounding structure, and the other end of the first conductive connecting piece is installed on the appliance component; or

The ground structure is connected to the appliance assembly by a second conductive connection.

5. The connector assembly of claim 2, wherein the electronic control board is provided with a third conductive connection to the ground structure, the electronic control board further comprising a sensor, the sensor comprising:

a fourth conductive connector connected to the appliance assembly;

and one end of the fifth conductive connecting piece is connected with the fourth conductive connecting piece, and the other end of the fifth conductive connecting piece is connected with the third conductive connecting piece.

6. The connector assembly of claim 3,

the base is provided with a first positioning structure, the electric control board is provided with a second positioning structure, and the electric control board is assembled with the base into a whole through the matching of the first positioning structure and the second positioning structure.

7. The connector assembly of claim 6,

the number of the first positioning structures is multiple, and the number of the second positioning structures is consistent with that of the first positioning structures; and/or

The first positioning structure is one of a positioning column and a positioning hole, the second positioning structure is the other of the positioning column and the positioning hole, and the positioning column can be inserted into and mounted in the positioning hole.

8. The connector assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

the at least three layers of structures are arranged at intervals; and/or

The innermost layer structure in the at least three-layer structure is columnar or annular; and/or

The positive electrode tab, the negative electrode tab and the grounding structure all extend out of the bottom of the base through the at least one communication hole; and/or

The grounding structure is a grounding wire or a grounding conducting strip; and/or

The positive electrode joint, the negative electrode joint and the grounding structure are riveted or welded or mounted on the base through screws; and/or

An extension structure is provided on the ground engaging structure, the extension structure being mountable to the appliance assembly.

9. The connector assembly of any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:

a sensing element mounted on the base for sensing a temperature or pressure of the appliance assembly.

10. The connector assembly of claim 9,

the detection element is a sensor; and/or

The detection element and the base are assembled into a whole.

11. An electrically heated appliance, comprising:

an appliance assembly;

a bottom cover mounted to the appliance assembly;

an electrical control panel mounted between the appliance assembly and the bottom cover;

the connector assembly of any one of claims 1 to 10, disposed on a side of the electronic control board proximate the bottom cover, and electrically connected with the electronic control board.

12. Electrical heating appliance according to claim 11,

the base, the connector and the electric control board are assembled into a whole, and the base, the connector and the electric control board are assembled into a whole and then are installed between the appliance assembly and the bottom cover for controlling the operation of the appliance assembly;

the projection of the base, the connector and the electric control board on the appliance assembly after being assembled into a whole is positioned in an area with the center of the appliance assembly as the center.

13. The electrically heated appliance of claim 12, further comprising:

a bracket mounted to a bottom of the appliance assembly;

wherein the bottom cover is mounted on the bracket.

14. The electrically heated appliance of claim 13, wherein said bracket comprises:

a bracket plate located between the appliance assembly and the electronic control plate;

a first structure provided on the bracket plate for fixing the bracket plate to the appliance assembly, and/or

The second structure is arranged on the bracket plate, and the bottom cover can be arranged on the bracket plate through the second structure;

and the third structure is arranged on the bracket plate and used for installing the electric control plate.

15. The electrically heated appliance of claim 14 further comprising a sensing element connectable to said electronic control board, said bracket further comprising:

and the fourth structure is arranged on the support plate and used for mounting the detection element.

16. Electrical heating appliance according to claim 15,

the fourth structure comprises a threaded connector, the detection element is installed on the support plate through the threaded connector, or the fourth structure comprises an installation groove and an elastic fixing piece installed in the installation groove, and the detection element is installed on the elastic fixing piece.

17. The electrically heated appliance of claim 16,

the elastic fixing piece is a spring or silica gel or rubber, a clamping groove is formed in the elastic fixing piece, and the detection element is installed in the clamping groove.

18. The electrically heated appliance of claim 15 wherein said sensing element comprises a temperature sensor disposed in a low temperature region of said appliance assembly.

19. Electrical heating appliance according to claim 14,

the first structure comprises a plurality of fixing holes arranged on the support plate, and the support plate is fixedly mounted to the appliance assembly through the plurality of fixing holes;

the second structure comprises a plurality of mounting columns arranged on the support plate, mounting holes are formed in the mounting columns, and the bottom cover is mounted on the support plate through the mounting columns.

20. Electrical heating appliance according to any one of claims 14 to 19,

the support plate comprises a bottom plate and a surrounding plate, wherein the surrounding plate is arranged on one surface of the bottom plate, the surrounding plate is arranged on the edge of the bottom plate in a surrounding mode, and the surrounding plate is arranged into a ring shape along the circumferential direction of the bottom plate.

21. The electrically heated appliance of claim 20,

the other side of the bottom plate is provided with at least one reinforcing rib, wherein one side of the bottom plate is one of the back side of the bottom plate and the front side of the bottom plate, and the other side of the bottom plate is the other of the back side of the bottom plate and the front side of the bottom plate.

22. Electrical heating appliance according to any one of claims 14 to 19,

the bracket is mounted to the bottom of the appliance assembly by fasteners; and/or

The bracket is a high-temperature resistant part; and/or

The third structure is including setting up the mounting panel is close to holding tank on the face of bottom, automatically controlled board is installed in the holding tank, the connector equipment is in automatically controlled board is kept away from the party of utensil subassembly, be provided with on the automatically controlled board and dodge the hole, the diapire of holding tank with be provided with anti-impact structure on one of the connector, anti-impact structure can pass dodge the hole and with the diapire of holding tank with another in the connector cooperates.

23. An electrically heated appliance as claimed in any of claims 13 to 19, wherein the appliance assembly comprises:

a container body;

a heating means installed at the bottom of the container body for heating the container body;

wherein the bracket is installed at the bottom of the container body.

24. An electric heating device, comprising:

the power supply assembly is arranged on the base assembly and can be connected with an external power supply, and the power supply assembly comprises a power connection device;

the electrically heated appliance of any of claims 11 to 23, which is mountable to the base assembly, the electrical connection means being electrically connectable to a connector on the appliance to energise the connector when the appliance is mounted to the base assembly.

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