CN210871149U

CN210871149U - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN210871149U
Application number: CN201921399431.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姚亮; 刘化勇; 许智波; 吴慧民; 杜健荣; 林秀宝; 武云鹤
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Life Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Life Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-26
Filing date: 2019-08-26
Publication date: 2020-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-26

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking utensil, cooking utensil includes: a base assembly; a cover assembly pivotably disposed to the base assembly between a closed position and an extended position; a movable latch that is in movable engagement with the cover assembly to cause the cover assembly to hover in at least one intermediate position between the closed position and the deployed position. According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil is through setting up the locking piece to through upper cover subassembly and locking piece cooperation, make the upper cover subassembly can realize the locking and stop in closed position, at least one intermediate position and expansion position, the cooperation is reliable, stability when the locking is good, and the structure is succinct, and convenient operation has improved user's use and has experienced.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a life electrical apparatus technical field particularly, relates to a cooking utensil.

Background

In the related art, an upper tray of the frying and baking machine is pivotally connected with a lower tray through a hinge to realize free cover closing, and both the upper tray and the lower tray can be heated generally, so that the upper surface and the lower surface of food can be fried and baked simultaneously, and the frying and baking efficiency is improved; the upper cover can be opened to a specific position and only heated through the lower plate, so that the function of single-side cooking of food is realized; however, if a plurality of kinds of food are to be cooked, different foods are required to be fried and baked for a plurality of times, the cooking processes are respectively performed, which is tedious and time-consuming, and there is room for improvement.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking appliance, which has a simple structure and is convenient to use and operate.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, include: a base assembly; a cover assembly pivotably disposed to the base assembly between a closed position and an extended position; a movable latch that is in movable engagement with the cover assembly to cause the cover assembly to hover in at least one intermediate position between the closed position and the deployed position.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil is through setting up the locking piece to through upper cover subassembly and locking piece cooperation, make the upper cover subassembly can realize the locking and stop in closed position, at least one intermediate position and expansion position, the cooperation is reliable, stability when the locking is good, and the structure is succinct, and convenient operation has improved user's use and has experienced.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, the locking piece has the backstop portion, the upper cover subassembly has spacing portion the upper cover subassembly is in under the state of intermediate position spacing portion butt in backstop portion, the upper cover subassembly is in intermediate position with when switching between the expansion position spacing portion with backstop portion dislocation is arranged.

Specifically, the locking member has an avoidance notch, and the limiting portion is adapted to pass through the avoidance notch when the upper cover assembly is switched between the intermediate position and the deployed position.

Optionally, the avoidance gap and the blocking portion are arranged on a moving path of the locking member.

Optionally, the locking member is linearly movable, and a bottom wall of the avoidance gap is lower than a top of the stopping portion.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil still includes the elastic component, the elastic component is established the locking piece with between the base subassembly.

Further, a guide groove is defined in the locking member, and at least a part of the elastic member is arranged in the guide groove.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, the lock has the portion of controlling, the portion of controlling is suitable for being controlled in order to drive by the operator the lock activity.

Specifically, one of the control part and the locking piece is provided with a clamping hole, and one of the control part and the locking piece is provided with a clamping part matched with the clamping hole.

Further, the base assembly includes a stationary shroud that shrouds at least a portion of the lock.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, the upper cover subassembly includes: an upper cover body; the upper cover assembly is pivotally connected with the base assembly through the first connecting part and the second connecting part, and at least one of the first connecting part and the second connecting part is movably matched with the locking piece.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, the base subassembly includes: a base body; the hinge structure is arranged on the base body, the upper cover component is in pivoting connection with the base component through the hinge structure, and the locking piece is movably arranged on the hinge structure.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, the base subassembly has the spout, the locking piece is located the base subassembly just follows the extending direction linear movement of spout.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, the turned angle of upper cover subassembly from the closed position to the expansion position is α, the turned angle of upper cover from the closed position to the intermediate position is β, β is less than α, α is less than or equal to 180 degrees.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, cooking utensil is frying and roasting machine.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, 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 cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein an upper cover assembly is in a closed position;

fig. 2 is a partial exploded view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the upper cover assembly is located at a middle position;

fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention at one viewing angle;

fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention at another viewing angle;

fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the structure a in fig. 5.

Reference numerals:

the cooking appliance 100 is provided with a cooking unit,

a base component 10, a base body 11, a hinge structure 12, a sliding groove 13, a fixed cover body 14,

an upper cover assembly 20, an upper cover body 21, a connecting portion 22, a first connecting portion 221, a second connecting portion 222, a limiting portion 24,

a locking member 30, a stopping portion 31, a top portion 311 of the stopping portion, an avoiding gap 32, a bottom wall 321 of the avoiding gap, a guide groove 33, a clamping hole 34,

the operation part 40, the clamping part 41,

the elastic member 50.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship indicated based on the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

A cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base assembly 10 and an upper cover assembly 20, the upper cover assembly 20 being pivotally disposed on the base assembly 10 to enable mating connection of the upper cover assembly 20 and the base assembly 10, the upper cover assembly 20 having a closed position whereby the upper cover assembly 20 closes the base assembly 10, the upper cover assembly 20 also having an open position whereby the upper cover assembly 20 and the base assembly 10 have a maximum degree of rotation therebetween to enable maximum opening of the cooking appliance 100.

The cooking appliance 100 further comprises a movable locking member 30, wherein the locking member 30 is movably engaged with the cover assembly 20 such that the cover assembly 20 can be suspended in at least one intermediate position between the closed position and the deployed position, i.e., the cover assembly 20 can be suspended in any one of the intermediate positions, and the rotation angle between the cover assembly 20 and the base assembly 10 is smaller than the maximum rotation angle in the intermediate position.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil 100 is through setting up locking piece 30 to through upper cover subassembly 20 and locking piece 30 cooperation, make upper cover subassembly 20 can realize the locking and stop in closed position, at least one intermediate position and expansion position, the cooperation is reliable, and stability when locking is good, and the structure is succinct, and convenient operation has improved user's use and has experienced in the use.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the locking member 30 has a stopper portion 31, the upper cover assembly 20 has a limiting portion 24, and the limiting portion 24 abuts against the stopper portion 31 in a state where the upper cover assembly 20 is in the intermediate position, thereby achieving hovering of the upper cover assembly 20 and ensuring stability of the upper cover assembly 20 in the intermediate position, so that locking is more reliable; when the upper cover assembly 20 is switched between the intermediate position and the extended position, the limiting portion 24 and the stopping portion 31 are arranged in a staggered manner, so that the stopping portion 31 is prevented from influencing the movement of the upper cover assembly 20 and the limiting portion 24, meanwhile, the upper cover assembly 20 can rotate to the extended position, and the switching of the upper cover assembly 20 between a plurality of positions is realized.

In some examples, the locking member 30 has an avoidance gap 32, the avoidance gap 32 is offset from the stopping portion 31, the stopping portion 24 is adapted to pass through the avoidance gap 32 when the cover assembly 20 is switched between the intermediate position and the extended position, and interference between the movement of the cover assembly 20 and the stopping portion 24 can be avoided by providing the avoidance gap 32, so that the cover assembly 20 can be simply and quickly rotated to the extended position.

In some specific examples, the avoidance gap 32 and the stop portion 31 are arranged on the moving path of the locking member 30, wherein the locking member 30 can move linearly or rotate along a certain axis.

As shown in fig. 6, when the locking member 30 moves linearly, the avoiding gap 32 and the stopping portion 31 are arranged in a linear direction, i.e., in a left-right direction in fig. 6, and a bottom wall 321 of the avoiding gap 32 is lower than a top portion 311 of the stopping portion 31, so that the limiting portion 24 can stop against the stopping portion 31 and can pass through the avoiding gap 32. The blocking portion 31 may be spaced apart from the avoidance gap 32, or a side wall of the avoidance gap 32 may be formed on an outer wall of the blocking portion 31, and the avoidance gap 32 is defined between the blocking portion 31 and the body of the locking member 30.

When the locking member 30 rotates along the axis, the avoidance notch 32 and the stopping portion 31 are arranged along the circumferential direction of the locking member 30, as shown in the clockwise direction in fig. 4, the avoidance notch 32 is located downstream of the stopping portion 31, and in a state where the upper cover assembly 20 is located at the middle position, the limiting portion 24 can pass through the avoidance notch 32, and the limiting portion 24 abuts against the stopping portion 31; when the upper cover assembly 20 needs to be opened to the extended position, the locking member 30 is rotated, so that the stopping portion 31 and the avoiding notch 32 rotate synchronously, the limiting portion 24 penetrates through the avoiding notch 32, and the upper cover assembly 20 rotates along the rotation direction of the locking member 30 until the limiting portion 24 is further abutted against the stopping portion 31, thereby locking the upper cover assembly 20 at the extended position.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cooking utensil 100 further includes an elastic member 50, the elastic member 50 is disposed between the locking member 30 and the base assembly 10, when the upper cover assembly 20 is located at any position between the closed position and the intermediate position, the locking member 30 is located at the first position, and both ends of the elastic member 50 are respectively abutted against the locking member 30 and the base assembly 10, so that the elastic member 50 can be in a free state to prolong the service life of the elastic member 50; when the upper cover assembly 20 is switched between the intermediate position and the unfolding position, the locking member 30 moves to the second position, the elastic member 50 is compressed, under the condition that the upper cover assembly 20 reversely rotates from the unfolding position to the intermediate position, the elastic member 50 has a tendency of driving the locking member 30 to reset, and when the upper cover assembly 20 rotates to the intermediate position, the locking member 30 automatically moves from the second position to the first position under the action of the elastic member 50, the user does not need to operate again, the upper cover assembly 20 can be suspended at the intermediate position, or the upper cover assembly 20 rotates to the closing position, the operation process is simple and convenient, and the user experience is good. Of course, the elastic member 50 may be always compressed when the locking member 30 is at any position, and is not limited herein.

In some specific examples, a guide groove 33 is defined in the locking member 30, at least a portion of the elastic member 50 is disposed in the guide groove 33, a portion of the locking member 30 forms a hollow column shape, the guide groove 33 is defined in the column structure, and a portion of the elastic member 50 is disposed in the guide groove 33, on one hand, the guide groove 33 can guide the elastic member 50 so that the compression or the reset of the elastic member 50 is completely consistent with the moving direction of the locking member 30, and on the other hand, the guide groove 33 can limit the elastic member 50 so that the elastic member 50 moves along the guide groove 33, thereby preventing the elastic member 50 from being separated from the locking member 30 due to an excessive moving amount and affecting subsequent usability of the locking member 30.

According to the utility model discloses an embodiment, locking member 30 has control portion 40, and control portion 40 is suitable for being controlled by the operator to can drive locking member 30 activity, through setting up control portion 40, the increase is to the control area that locking member 30 was controlled, and then improves the convenience of operator's operation.

In some specific examples, a clamping hole 34 is formed in the manipulation part 40, a clamping part 41 is formed in the locking member 30, and the manipulation part 40 is connected with the locking member 30 by the clamping part 41 matching with the clamping hole 34, so as to ensure that the manipulation part 40 and the locking member 30 move synchronously.

In other specific examples, joint portion 41 is formed on control portion 40, and joint portion 41 forms annular pothook along the circumference extension of control portion 40, be limited with annular draw-in groove between joint portion 41 and the body of control portion 40, a part of locking piece 30 forms hollow column, the one end of columnar structure has the card hole 34 of extending along its inner peripheral wall, joint portion 41 is suitable for passing card hole 34, and card hole 34 ends and cooperates with annular draw-in groove in annular draw-in groove, realize from this that control portion 40 is connected with the cooperation of locking piece 30, guarantee simultaneously that control portion 40 and locking piece 30 can the synchronization activity, avoid both separation influences overall structure's stability and reliability.

Of course, the operation part 40 may be integrally formed on the locking member 30 to reduce the number of parts, simplify the assembly process, and improve the assembly efficiency.

As shown in fig. 2 and 6, in some examples, the base assembly 10 includes a securing cover 14, the securing cover 14 covering at least a portion of the locking member 30, thereby enclosing the locking member 30 between the securing cover 14 and the base assembly 10 and enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the overall structure and thus the consumer acceptance and market competitiveness of the product.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the upper cover assembly 20 includes: upper cover body 21 and connecting portion 22, connecting portion 22 sets up the outside at upper cover body 21, and connecting portion 22 is connected with upper cover body 21, and connecting portion 22 is suitable for the user to hold to open or close upper cover body 21, avoid the user to touch upper cover body 21 of high temperature and lead to scalding potential safety hazard, wherein connecting portion 22 can integratively form on upper cover body 21, also can dismantle with upper cover body 21 and be connected, or connecting portion 22 can integratively form on the handle or the connecting rod structure of upper cover subassembly 20.

The connecting portion 22 comprises a first connecting portion 221 and a second connecting portion 222, the first connecting portion 221 and the second connecting portion 222 are arranged on the upper cover body 21 at intervals, the upper cover assembly 20 is pivotally connected with the base assembly 10 through the first connecting portion 221 and the second connecting portion 222, the first connecting portion 221 is provided with a limiting portion 24 to be movably matched with the locking member 30, so that the upper cover assembly 20 can realize hovering at an intermediate position; or the second connecting part 222 is provided with the limiting part 24 to be movably matched with the locking piece 30, so that the upper cover assembly 20 can hover at an intermediate position; or the first connecting portion 221 and the second connecting portion 222 respectively have a limiting portion 24 to movably cooperate with the locking member 30, so that the upper cover assembly 20 can hover at two or three intermediate positions.

The first connection portion 221 and the second connection portion 222 may be integrally formed, so as to simplify the manufacturing and assembling process, improve the assembling efficiency, and improve the structural stability.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the base assembly 10 includes: the suspension device comprises a base body 11 and a hinge structure 12, wherein the hinge structure 12 is arranged on the base body 11, an upper cover assembly 20 is connected with the base assembly 10 in a pivoting manner through the hinge structure 12, locking pieces 30 are movably arranged at least one end of the hinge structure 12, namely the locking pieces 30 can be one, and one locking piece 30 is positioned at any end of the hinge structure 12, so that the upper cover assembly 20 can suspend at an intermediate position; the locking members 30 may include two locking members 30, and the two locking members 30 are respectively located at two ends of the hinge structure 12, so that the cover assembly 20 can suspend at two or three intermediate positions.

In addition, the upper cover assembly 20 is matched with the hinge structure 12, so that the upper cover assembly 20 can be lightened, friction force exists due to the tight matching of the upper cover assembly 20 and the hinge structure 12, the upper cover assembly 20 is lightened through the hinge structure 12, the cover closing force of the upper cover assembly 20 is reduced, and the friction force can overcome the cover closing force of the upper cover assembly 20, so that the upper cover assembly 20 can be suspended between the closing position and the unfolding position in multiple angles.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the base assembly 10 has the sliding slot 13, the locking member 30 is disposed on the base assembly 10, and the locking member 30 can move along the extending direction of the sliding slot 13, as shown in fig. 6, the sliding slot 13 extends along the left and right directions, the locking member 30 can linearly move along the left and right directions, on one hand, the sliding slot 13 can guide the locking member 30, so that the movement of the locking member 30 is consistent with the extending direction of the sliding slot 13, and the interference effect on the movement of the upper cover assembly 20 is avoided; on the other hand spout 13 plays spacing effect to locking piece 30 for locking piece 30 moves along spout 13, avoids locking piece 30 activity in-process to drop base subassembly 10, influences the subsequent performance of locking piece 30.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the rotation angle of the upper cover assembly 20 from the closed position to the open position is α, the rotation angle of the upper cover from the closed position to the intermediate position is β 0 smaller than α, wherein α is smaller than or equal to 180 degrees, β can be acute, right or obtuse, for example, α is equal to 180 degrees, so that when the upper cover assembly 20 is located at the open position, the upper cover assembly 20 and the base assembly 10 can respectively cook a plurality of food materials synchronously, thereby reducing the cooking time and improving the cooking efficiency, β is an obtuse angle, β can be 150 degrees, 105 degrees, etc., so that when the upper cover assembly 20 is located at the intermediate position, the upper cover assembly 20 does not interfere with the operation of the base assembly 10, and the user can operate the base assembly 10 more conveniently, β is a right or acute angle, β can be 85 degrees, 80 degrees, etc., so that when the upper cover assembly 20 is located at the intermediate position, the occupied space is small, and the cooking appliance 100 can be placed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cooking device 100 is a frying and baking machine, and a specific embodiment of the frying and baking machine according to the present invention is described below by taking the frying and baking machine as an example.

The frying and baking machine comprises: the base assembly 10, the cover assembly 20, the locking member 30, the manipulation part 40, and the elastic member 50.

The base assembly 10 includes: base body 11 and hinge structure 12, hinge structure 12 sets up on base body 11, has spout 13 on the hinge structure 12, and spout 13 extends along hinge structure 12's extension reverse.

The upper cover assembly 20 includes: an upper cover body 21 and a connecting portion 22, the connecting portion 22 being pivotably connected with the base body 11 by a hinge structure 12, so that the upper cover body 21 can be moved or locked to be stopped between a closed position, an intermediate position, and a deployed position.

The connecting portion 22 includes a first connecting portion 221 and a second connecting portion 222, the first connecting portion 221 and the second connecting portion 222 are arranged on the upper cover body 21 at intervals, the first connecting portion 221 is provided with a limiting portion 24, the first connecting portion 221 is formed into an arc-shaped structure, rotation of the first connecting portion 221 is facilitated, the limiting portion 24 protrudes towards the outer circumferential wall of the arc-shaped structure, so that the radius of the limiting portion 24 is larger than that of the arc-shaped structure, and abutting of the limiting portion 24 and the stopping portion 31 is facilitated.

The locking member 30 is disposed at one end of the first connecting portion 221 connected to the hinge structure 12, and the locking member 30 is disposed on the sliding groove 13, and the locking member 30 can move along the extending direction of the sliding groove 13, so that the locking member 30 can move between the first position and the second position.

The locking piece 30 is provided with a stopping portion 31 and an avoiding gap 32, the avoiding gap 32 and the stopping portion 31 are arranged along the left-right direction, the outer wall of the stopping portion 31 forms a side wall of the avoiding gap 32, the avoiding gap 32 is defined between the stopping portion 31 and the body of the locking piece 30, and the bottom wall 321 of the avoiding gap 32 is lower than the top 311 of the stopping portion 31.

One part of locking piece 30 forms hollow column, inject guide way 33 in the columnar structure, the left end of guide way 33 has the card hole 34 of the circumference extension of its inner peripheral wall of edge, control portion 40 and go up joint portion 41, joint portion 41 forms annular pothook along the circumference extension of control portion 40, joint portion 41 and control and be injectd annular clamping groove between the body of portion 40, joint portion 41 is suitable for and passes card hole 34, and card hole 34 ends and cooperates with annular clamping groove in annular clamping groove, realize from this that control portion 40 and locking piece 30's cooperation is connected, guarantee simultaneously that control portion 40 and locking piece 30 can the simultaneous movement, avoid both separation influences overall structure's stability and reliability.

A part of the elastic member 50 is located in the guide groove 33, the left end of the elastic member 50 abuts against the operating part 40, the right end of the elastic member 50 abuts against the base assembly 10, and the fixing cover 14 covers the outer side of the locking member 30, thereby wrapping the locking member 30 between the fixing cover 14 and the base assembly 10.

Under the condition that the upper cover assembly 20 is at the closing position, the middle position and any position between the closing position and the middle position, the locking member 30 is located at the first position, the elastic member 50 is located at the free state, and meanwhile, the avoiding notch 32 and the limiting part 24 are ensured to be arranged in a staggered mode under the action of the elastic member 50; under the condition that the upper cover assembly 20 is in the intermediate position, the limiting part 24 on the first connecting part 221 abuts against the stopping part 31, thereby realizing the hovering of the upper cover assembly 20; under the condition that the upper cover assembly 20 needs to be rotated to the extended position, the user presses the control part 40, so that the locking member 30 moves to the second position, the elastic member 50 is compressed, the limiting part 24 and the stopping part 31 are arranged in a staggered manner, the limiting part 24 corresponds to the position of the avoiding notch 32, and the limiting part 24 can penetrate through the avoiding notch 32, so that the upper cover assembly 20 can be rotated to the extended position.

In addition, connecting portion 22 and hinge structure 12 cooperate, can play the effect of subtracting heavy to upper cover body 21, because connecting portion 22 and hinge structure 12 cooperation are tighter, have frictional force, and upper cover body 21 realizes subtracting heavy through hinge structure 12, has reduced the lid power of closing of upper cover body 21, and frictional force can overcome the lid power of closing of upper cover body 21 to make upper cover subassembly 20 can realize the multi-angle and hover between closed position and expansion position.

Other constructions and operations of the cooking appliance 100 according to the embodiments of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features through another feature not directly in contact. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present 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.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a base assembly;

a cover assembly pivotably disposed to the base assembly between a closed position and an extended position;

a movable latch that is in movable engagement with the cover assembly to cause the cover assembly to hover in at least one intermediate position between the closed position and the deployed position.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the locking member has a stopper portion, the cover assembly has a stopper portion,

the limiting part abuts against the stopping part when the upper cover assembly is in the middle position, and the limiting part and the stopping part are arranged in a staggered mode when the upper cover assembly is switched between the middle position and the unfolding position.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the locking member has an avoidance notch, the stop portion being adapted to pass through the avoidance notch when the lid assembly is switched between the intermediate position and the deployed position.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the escape notch and the stop are aligned in a path of movement of the lock.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the locking member is linearly movable, and a bottom wall of the escape notch is lower than a top of the stopping portion.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 1, further comprising a resilient member disposed between the latch and the base assembly.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 6, wherein the locking member defines a guide slot therein, and wherein at least a portion of the resilient member is disposed within the guide slot.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the latch has a manipulation portion adapted to be manipulated by an operator to actuate the latch.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein one of the manipulation part and the locking member is formed with a catching hole, and one of the manipulation part and the locking member has a catching part that is fitted with the catching hole.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein the base assembly includes a stationary cover that covers an outside of at least a portion of the locking member.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the upper cover assembly comprises:

an upper cover body;

the upper cover assembly is pivotally connected with the base assembly through the first connecting part and the second connecting part, and at least one of the first connecting part and the second connecting part is movably matched with the locking piece.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the base assembly comprises:

a base body;

the hinge structure is arranged on the base body, the upper cover component is in pivoting connection with the base component through the hinge structure, and the locking piece is movably arranged on the hinge structure.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the base assembly has a sliding slot, and the locking member is disposed on the base assembly and moves linearly along an extending direction of the sliding slot.

14. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the angle of rotation of the lid assembly from the closed position to the deployed position is α, the angle of rotation of the lid assembly from the closed position to the intermediate position is β, the β is less than the α, and the α is less than or equal to 180 degrees.

15. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 1-14, wherein the cooking appliance is a grill.