CN210673089U

CN210673089U - Heating platform and cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN210673089U
Application number: CN201822108707.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈建化; 樊杜平
Original assignee: SEB SA
Current assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd; SEB SA
Priority date: 2018-12-14
Filing date: 2018-12-14
Publication date: 2020-06-05
Anticipated expiration: 2028-12-14

Abstract

The utility model provides a heating platform and cooking utensil. The heating platform can heat at least two different types of cookers, and comprises a heating device for heating the cookers, a detection device for detecting the types of the cookers currently placed on the heating platform, a display device and a control device. The display device comprises at least two display areas, and the display areas are respectively located at different positions of the display device and respectively correspond to different types of cookware. The control device is electrically connected with the detection device and the display device, and the control device is configured to control a display area of the display device corresponding to the detection result of the detection device to be in an operating state so as to display the cooking information. According to the utility model discloses a heating platform and cooking utensil, display device have with the corresponding display area of the pan of different grade type, can select corresponding display area to show relevant culinary art information according to the pan type to need not set up unnecessary display device, can reduce cost.

Description

Heating platform and cooking utensil

Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to the technical field of cooking appliance equipment, and more particularly to a heating platform and cooking appliance.

Background

The functions of the current market products of cooking appliances such as electric cookers are more and more complex. Meanwhile, the number of parts for realizing various functions on the cooking utensil is increased. One result is that the volume and weight of the cooking appliance also gradually increase. The user cannot easily move the cooking appliance in the using process, which brings inconvenience. In view of the above, the applicant has designed a split cooking utensil, which separates the heating part and the cooker body into two separate parts for cooperation, so as to make the structure more compact. After the cooking is finished, the cooker body and the heating part can be separated and moved independently, so that flexible and light use experience is realized. And the pot body can share the heating platform with the iron pan. In order to facilitate control, display plates are arranged on the cooker body and the heating platform. When the heating platform is used for heating the cooker body, an operation interface is displayed on a display panel on the cooker body for a user to use so as to realize the function of the cooker body; when the heating platform is used for heating the pan iron, the display panel on the heating platform displays an operation interface for users to use, so that the function of the induction cooker is realized. Such an arrangement makes the cost of the cooking appliance prohibitive.

Accordingly, there is a need for a heating platform and cooking appliance that at least partially address the problems of the prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In the summary section a series of concepts in a simplified form is introduced, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The inventive content does not imply any attempt to define the essential features and essential features of the claimed solution, nor is it implied to be intended to define the scope of the claimed solution.

For at least partly solving above-mentioned problem, the utility model provides a heating platform, heating platform can heat the pan of two kinds of at least different grade types, heating platform includes:

the heating device is used for heating the pot;

a detection device for detecting the type of cookware currently placed on the heating platform;

the display device comprises at least two display areas, wherein the display areas are respectively positioned at different positions of the display device and respectively correspond to different types of cookware; and

the control device is electrically connected with the detection device and the display device and is configured to control the display area of the display device corresponding to the detection result of the detection device to be in a working state so as to display cooking information.

According to the utility model discloses a heating platform, its display device have with the corresponding display area of the pan of different grade type, can select corresponding display area to show relevant culinary art information according to the pan type to need not set up unnecessary display device, can reduce cost.

Optionally, the different display areas of the display device display different colors when in the working state. From this, the user can judge the type of the pan of current heating according to the colour fast.

Optionally, the display device comprises a combination of a liquid crystal display and an LED lamp or a combination of a nixie tube and an LED lamp. Therefore, the display device has simple structure and is easy to produce and manufacture.

Optionally, the display area is used for displaying a corresponding cooking function of the pot, and the control device stores a control program for implementing the cooking function. Therefore, the user can conveniently know the cooking function of the currently heated cooker through the display device.

Optionally, the display area in the working state displays at least two cooking functions, and the heating platform further includes a selection device for selecting among the cooking functions displayed in the display area. Thereby, the user can select a desired cooking function through the selection means.

Optionally, the selection means is configured as a key or as an encoder. Therefore, the selection device is simple in structure and convenient to operate.

Optionally, the heating platform further comprises a trigger switch, and the control device is configured to invoke and execute a control program implementing the selected cooking function of the selection device when the trigger switch is triggered. Thus, the user can control the start of cooking by the trigger switch.

Optionally, the display device further comprises a common display area, and the common display area is in a working state when the heating platform heats any type of cookware. Therefore, the same information of different types of cookware can be displayed by using the common display area.

Optionally, the common display area is used for displaying time information and/or power information and/or temperature information. Thus, the user can conveniently obtain the information of the heating time and/or the heating power and/or the heating temperature through the common display area.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a cooking appliance comprising any one of the above-mentioned heating platforms.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil, its heating platform's display device has the corresponding display area with the pan of different grade type, can select corresponding display area to show relevant culinary art information according to the pan type to need not set up unnecessary display device, can reduce cost.

Drawings

The following drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are provided as a part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a partial cut-away view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a display device of a heating platform according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a display device of a heating platform according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring embodiments of the present invention.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

Hereinafter, a heating platform and a cooking appliance having the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It can be understood, according to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil can be for electric rice cooker, electric pressure cooker or other cooking utensil, and according to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil except having the function of cooking rice, can also have various functions such as cooking congee, a kind of deep pot hot water, fried dish.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view showing a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, which mainly includes a pot body 10 and a heating platform 20 which are separately provided. The pot body 10 may have a cooking function identical to one or more of cooking appliances such as an electric rice cooker, an electric pressure cooker, an induction cooker, an electric kettle, an electric tea boiler, and the like. The heating stage 20 is provided with a heating means (not shown in fig. 1) to heat the pot body 10.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the pot body 10 may have a rounded rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the inner pot 12 is disposed. In one embodiment, the pot body 10 has a cylindrical inner pot receiving portion (not shown) therein, and the inner pot 12 can be freely put into or taken out of the inner pot receiving portion to facilitate cleaning of the inner pot 12. The inner pot 12 is generally made of a metal material and has a circular opening on an upper surface for containing a material to be heated, such as rice, soup, etc. Of course, the inner pot 12 may be fixedly provided in the pot body 10 so as not to be removable. The pot body 10 is further provided with a lid body 11. The cover 11 may have a shape substantially corresponding to the pot body 10. The lid body 11 is pivotally connected to the pot body 10 in an openable and closable manner for covering the pot body 10. When the cover 11 is closed on the pot body 10, it covers the inner pot 12 and forms a cooking space with the inner pot 12. Of course, in other embodiments, an open cooking space may be formed in the pot body without providing the lid.

As shown in fig. 2, the heating device 21 is disposed within the heating platform 20. Other components such as a control device 23 are also disposed within the heating platform 20. Thus, by providing the parts in the two portions of the pot body 10 and the heating stage 20, respectively, it is possible to make each portion have a small volume and a small weight. The user only needs to move the pot body 10 after finishing cooking without moving the heating stage 20 together. Therefore, according to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil has light nimble characteristics. Further, it is also possible to provide the heating platform 20 to be adapted to the pot bodies 10 having different cooking functions, reducing the number of cooking appliances in the home.

Since the cooking appliance is constructed in a separate body, the distance interval between the heating means 21 and the inner pot 12 is large, and in order to secure heating efficiency, the heating means 21 is constructed as an electromagnetic induction heating means. Therefore, in the following description, the heating device 21 may also be referred to as an electromagnetic induction heating device 21. Specifically, the electromagnetic induction heating device 21 may be configured in the form of a coil disk. Accordingly, the inner pan 12 may be configured to be at least partially fabricated from a magnetically conductive heating material. For example, the inner pan 12 can be designed as a pan wall with an iron base layer, or can also have a pan wall of a non-magnetic material on which a magnetically conductive heating layer is arranged. When cooking is needed, the pot body 10 is placed on the heating platform 20, the electromagnetic induction heating device 21 is powered on and generates a magnetic field, the inner pot 12 generates vortex under the action of the magnetic field, and the food or water in the inner pot 12 is heated by the heat generated by the vortex.

In addition, the flat iron pan for the induction cooker can also be heated by using the heating platform 20 of the utility model. Because the structures of the iron pan and the pot body 10 are different, the heating modes are different correspondingly. Accordingly, different cooking programs for different pots are stored in the control device 23 of the heating platform 20. Therefore, as shown in fig. 2, a detection device 22 is provided in the heating stage 20. When having placed the pan on heating platform 20, need detect the discernment to the type of pan, then select corresponding culinary art procedure to heat according to detecting the discernment result.

In one embodiment, the detection device 22 may be configured as a magnetic detection device. Accordingly, as shown in fig. 2, a magnetic field generating device 13 is provided inside the pot body 10. The detection device 22 is electrically connected to the control device 23. When the pot body 10 is placed on the heating stage 20, the detection means 22 detects the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generation means 13, and then sends a detection signal to the control means 23. The control means 23 judges that the pot placed on the heating platform 20 at this time is the pot body 10 according to the detection signal, thereby controlling the heating platform 20 to operate in a heating mode suitable for the pot body 10. It will be appreciated that after the heating platform 20 is powered up, if the control means 23 does not receive the detection signal, the control means 23 may default to controlling the heating platform 20 to operate in a heating mode suitable for an iron pan.

The magnetic field generating device 13 may be constructed as a magnet, the material of which is readily available. The detecting device 22 may be configured as a reed switch, and can generate a state change of on/off (for example, change from on to off or from off to on) under the action of the magnetic field generating device 13. The state change of the on-off state is a detection signal, and the control device 23 judges whether the pot body 10 is placed on the heating platform 20 according to the state change of the reed switch.

When the cooking appliance includes a plurality of pot bodies 10 of different functions, magnets may be provided at different positions within each pot body 10. And a reed switch corresponding to the magnet in each pot body 10 may be provided in the heating stage 20. The type of the pot body 10 currently placed on the heating platform 20 is detected by the state change of the reed pipes at different positions. Of course, the detection means may also have other embodiments, for example, the detection means is configured as a micro switch or the like, and the type of the present pot body 10 is detected by the position and/or number of the micro switch which is triggered by the pot body 10. As long as the detection function can be realized.

In addition, the heating platform 20 is also provided with a display device 24 for displaying cooking information, such as heating power, heating time, cooking function, cooking status, etc. According to the present invention, the heating platform 20 can be used to heat different types of pot bodies 10 or iron pans (hereinafter, referred to as "pans"), so that it is necessary to adapt to different cooking functions. For example, when the pot body 10 has an electric rice cooker function, the cooking function provided by the heating platform 20 may include: cooking rice, cooking porridge, cooking soup, steaming, etc. When the heating platform 20 is used to heat an iron pan, the cooking functions it provides may include: chafing dish, frying, stir-frying, boiling water, etc. Wherein, parameters such as heating power and heating time required by each cooking function are different, so different display interfaces are required to display relevant information.

According to the present invention, the display device 24 of the heating platform 20 is configured to include at least two different display areas. The different display areas are respectively located at different positions of the display device 24 and respectively correspond to different types of cookware. The control device 23 is electrically connected to the display device 24. The control device 23 determines the type of the pot currently placed on the heating platform 20 according to the detection result of the detection device 22, and controls the display area of the display device 24 corresponding to the type of the pot to be detected to be in the working state according to the detection result so as to display the corresponding cooking information.

In one embodiment, the display device 24 may be structurally configured to include a combination of a liquid crystal display and LED lights. As shown in fig. 3, the display device 24 includes a first display area 24a and a second display area 24b which are spaced apart in the up-down direction shown in the drawing. The first display area 24a is adapted to the cooker body 10 with the function of the electric cooker, and is used for displaying information related to the cooking function of the electric cooker. The second display area 24b is adapted to the function of the induction cooker (for heating the iron pan) for displaying information related to the cooking function of the induction cooker.

For example, after the heating platform 20 is powered on, when the detection device 22 detects that the pot placed thereon is the pot body 10 with the function of an electric cooker, the control device 23 controls the first display area 24a of the display device 24 to be in an operating state and the second display area 24b to be in a non-operating state according to the detection result of the detection device 22. The operating state may be a state in which the liquid crystal display at the display area is lit to display related information, and the user may perform selection or switching operation by a switching key or the like. The non-operating state may be a state in which the liquid crystal display at the display area is turned off and the user cannot perform various operations.

Although the display contents of the display interfaces of different pots are not exactly the same, cooking information such as heating time, heating power or heating temperature is often included. Preferably, the display device 24 may further include a common display area 24 c. The common display area 24c is used for displaying the same cooking information, such as heating time, heating power or heating temperature, etc., which is common in all or most of the display interfaces of the cookware. Therefore, the display area can be specially used for displaying the unique cooking information of the corresponding cookware. And the area of the display area can be reduced. In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the common display area 24c is formed of LED lamps or the like to display cooking information digitally displayed with time, power, temperature, and/or the like. It will be appreciated that the common display area 24c is in operation when any of the cookware is identified.

As shown in fig. 3, the first display area 24a and the second display area 24b are used to display cooking functions related to the rice cooker and the induction cooker, respectively. And each display area may display at least two related cooking functions. The cooking function related to the electric cooker displayed in the first display area 24a includes: cooking, cooking porridge, cooking soup, steaming, cake and pot cooking. The six cooking functions related to the induction cooker displayed in the second display area 24b include: chafing dish, frying, stir-frying, steaming, cooking soup and boiling water.

The control device 23 stores therein a control program for executing these cooking functions. Furthermore, the heating platform 20 comprises a selection device 25 and a trigger switch 26. The user can select a desired cooking function of the at least two cooking functions displayed in the display area in the operating state by the selection means 25 and, after selection, activate the cooking function by the activation switch 26. The control device 23 is configured to execute a control program related to the selected cooking function after the trigger switch 26 is triggered. Wherein the selection means 25 may be an encoder or a key with a "function" character. The trigger switch 26 may be a key with the word "start" identified.

According to the embodiment shown in fig. 3, when the detecting means 22 detects that the pot placed on the heating platform 20 is the pot body 10 having the rice cooker function. The control device 23 controls the first display area 24a and the common display area 24c of the display device 24 to be lit and in an active state, while the second display area 24b is in an inactive state. The user can select a desired cooking function by sequentially flashing the respective cooking functions by continuously activating the selection device 25. The selected cooking function is displayed in a blinking manner, and the other cooking functions are displayed in a normally lit manner. After the selection is completed, the user may activate the trigger switch 26, the control device 23 executes the control program related to the selected cooking function, and controls the heating device 21 to heat the pot body 10 having the rice cooker function according to the logic of the control program. At this point in the first display area 24a, the selected cooking function is changed to be displayed normally on, while the other cooking functions are turned off to prompt the user to heat the current cooking function of the platform 20.

And when the detecting device 22 detects that the pot placed on the heating platform 20 is an iron pan. The control device 23 controls the second display area 24b and the common display area 24c of the display device 24 to be lit and in an operating state, while the first display area 24a is in a non-operating state. The specific function selection steps are the same as those described above, and thus are not described in detail. Preferably, the display device 24 may be configured such that the first display area 24a and the second display area 24b respectively display different colors when in an operating state. Therefore, the user can conveniently know the type of the cookware heated by the heating platform 20 through the color.

Fig. 4 shows another embodiment in which the display device 124 is structurally configured as a combination of a nixie tube and LED lights. And the selection means 125 is configured as an encoder, by means of which the user can select the desired cooking function. And the trigger switch 126 is constructed as a key provided integrally with the encoder. The display device 124 according to the present embodiment is similar to the display method and operation of the display device 24 according to the above-described embodiments, and will not be described in detail herein for brevity.

The heating platform according to the present invention is described herein with a pot body having an electric cooker function and an iron pan as examples of different types of pots. It will be appreciated that the heating platform may be used to heat more different types of cookware, such as an electric pressure cooker, an electric kettle, an electric tea stove, etc., and that the display device may have more independent display areas to correspond to different types of cookware, respectively.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "disposed" and the like, as used herein, may refer to one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through intervening elements. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it is to be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many more modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching and are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A heating platform (20), characterized in that the heating platform (20) is capable of heating at least two different types of cookware, the heating platform (20) comprising:

a heating device (21), the heating device (21) is used for heating the pot;

-detection means (22), said detection means (22) being intended to detect the type of pot currently placed on said heating platform (20);

a display device (24), the display device (24) comprising at least two display areas (24a/24b), the display areas (24a/24b) being respectively located at different positions of the display device (24) and respectively corresponding to different types of cookware; and

a control device (23), wherein the control device (23) is electrically connected with the detection device (22) and the display device (24), and the control device (23) is configured to control the display area (24a/24b) of the display device (24) corresponding to the detection result of the detection device (22) to be in an operating state so as to display cooking information.

2. The heated platen (20) of claim 1, wherein the different display areas (24a/24b) of the display device (24) are different colors when in an operational state.

3. The heated platen (20) of claim 1, wherein the display device (24) comprises a combination of a liquid crystal display and an LED light or a combination of a digital tube and an LED light.

4. The heating platform (20) according to claim 1, wherein the display area (24a/24b) is used for displaying the cooking function of the corresponding pot, and the control device (23) stores a control program for realizing the cooking function.

5. Heating platform (20) according to claim 4, characterized in that said display area (24a/24b) in the active state displays at least two cooking functions, said heating platform (20) further comprising selection means (25) to select among the cooking functions displayed in said display area (24a/24 b).

6. The heating platform (20) according to claim 5, characterized in that the selection means (25) are configured as a key or an encoder.

7. The heating platform (20) according to claim 5, wherein said heating platform (20) further comprises a trigger switch (26), said control means (23) being configured to invoke and execute a control program implementing said selected cooking function of said selection means (25) when said trigger switch (26) is triggered.

8. The heating platform (20) according to claim 1, wherein the display means further comprises a common display area (24c), the common display area (24c) being in an operative state when the heating platform (20) is heating any type of pot.

9. The heated platform (20) according to claim 8, wherein the common display area (24c) is used for displaying time information and/or power information and/or temperature information.

10. A cooking appliance, characterized in that it comprises a heating platform (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 9.