CN211355046U

CN211355046U - Steam valve assembly and cooking utensil with same

Info

Publication number: CN211355046U
Application number: CN201921303809.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王陆斌; 罗江波
Original assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Zhejiang Supor Electrical Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-08-12
Filing date: 2019-08-12
Publication date: 2020-08-28
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-12

Abstract

The utility model provides a steam valve assembly and have its cooking utensil. Steam valve module includes the steam valve upper cover and decorates the cover, decorates the cover setting in the top of steam valve upper cover, and decorate the top surface of cover for horizontal plane slope or be anomalous cambered surface, wherein, decorate one of cover and steam valve upper cover and be provided with the location muscle, decorate another in cover and the steam valve upper cover and be provided with the constant head tank, the location muscle is used for cooperating with the constant head tank to will decorate the cover and fix a position for the steam valve upper cover. According to the utility model discloses a steam valve subassembly, through set up the location muscle on decorating one in cover and the steam valve upper cover, set up the constant head tank on another, when the cover is decorated in the installation, through the cooperation of location muscle and constant head tank, just can cover with the angle location of design with decorating the cover on the steam valve for the top surface of decorating the cover is identical with cooking utensil's surface, can improve assembly efficiency, reduction in production cost, and makes cooking utensil comparatively pleasing to the eye.

Description

Steam valve assembly and cooking utensil with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, especially, relate to a steam valve assembly and have its cooking utensil.

Background

The steam valve component of the cooking utensil generally comprises an upper steam valve cover and a lower steam valve cover arranged below the upper steam valve cover, the steam valve component is arranged on a surface cover of a cover body, and under the condition that the top surface of the surface cover is inclined relative to a horizontal plane or is an irregular arc surface, for the sake of attractive appearance, the exposed top surface of the steam valve component can be set into an inclined plane or arc surface effect which is consistent with the top surface of the surface cover, so that the steam valve component is required to be accurately positioned when being installed, and the positioning requirement is also met for the assembly of various components (the upper steam valve cover, the lower steam valve cover and other decorative structures arranged on the steam valve component) of the steam valve component, so that the steam valve component can be finally installed on the surface cover at a design angle to keep the consistency of the appearance of the surface cover, and the positioning can be realized for the steam valve component with a rectangular or other, for the steam valve component with the outer contour being in central symmetry such as circular, oval or square, when being assembled, each component is easy to mount and dislocated, the assembly efficiency is reduced, and the attractiveness of the cooking appliance is influenced, so that the use experience of a user is influenced.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a steam valve assembly and a cooking appliance having the same to at least partially solve the above problems.

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.

To at least partially solve the above problem, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is disclosed a steam valve assembly comprising:

a steam valve upper cover; and

the decoration cover is arranged above the steam valve upper cover, the top surface of the decoration cover is inclined relative to the horizontal plane or is an irregular cambered surface,

wherein, decorate the cover with one of the steam valve upper cover is provided with the location muscle, decorate the cover with another of steam valve upper cover is provided with the constant head tank, the location muscle be used for with the constant head tank cooperation is in order to incite somebody to action decorate the cover for steam valve upper cover is fixed a position.

According to the utility model discloses a steam valve subassembly is through setting up the location muscle on decorating one in cover and the steam valve upper cover to set up on another and fix a position muscle complex constant head tank, when the cover is decorated in the installation, through the cooperation of location muscle and constant head tank, just can cover on the steam valve with the angle location of design with decorating the cover, can improve assembly efficiency, reduction in production cost.

Optionally, the trim cover is provided with the positioning rib, the steam valve upper cover is provided with the positioning groove, and the positioning groove is used for at least partially accommodating the positioning rib.

According to the scheme, the structure of the steam valve component can be optimized, the steam valve component is convenient to manufacture, and the production cost can be reduced.

Optionally, the positioning rib is provided on an outer peripheral side of the trim cover; and/or.

The positioning rib is arranged at the bottom of the decorative cover.

According to this scheme, can be convenient for insert the constant head tank with the location muscle to improve assembly efficiency.

Optionally, the trim cover includes a first sidewall extending in a circumferential direction, and the positioning rib is disposed outside a bottom portion of the first sidewall.

According to this scheme, decorate the simple structure of cover, be convenient for make, easily realize.

Optionally, the steam valve upper cover includes a second sidewall extending in a circumferential direction, the second sidewall being located radially outside the first sidewall, the positioning groove being disposed at a top of the second sidewall.

According to the scheme, the steam valve upper cover is simple in structure, convenient to manufacture and easy to realize.

Optionally, the decoration cover is provided with a plurality of location muscle, the steam valve upper cover is provided with a plurality of the constant head tank, a plurality of location muscle with the quantity and the position of a plurality of constant head tank are corresponding respectively, and a plurality of location muscle is set up with the equidistance.

According to this scheme, through setting up a plurality of location muscle and a plurality of constant head tank to cover the location on the steam valve upper cover better will decorating.

Optionally, the steam valve cover includes a first side wall extending along the circumferential direction, the steam valve upper cover includes a second side wall extending along the circumferential direction, the plurality of positioning ribs are arranged along the periphery of the first side wall at unequal intervals, and the plurality of positioning grooves are arranged along the periphery of the second side wall at unequal intervals.

According to the scheme, the decoration cover can be positioned on the steam valve upper cover in a unique relative position relative to the steam valve upper cover.

Optionally, the trim cover is provided with a snap, the steam valve upper cover is provided with an opening, the snap to the opening to mount the trim cover to the steam valve upper cover.

According to this scheme, the assembly simple process of decorating cover and steam valve upper cover can reduction in production cost.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a cooking appliance is disclosed, characterized in that it comprises a steam valve assembly according to any one of the above first aspects.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil is through setting up the location muscle on decorating one in cover and the steam valve upper cover to set up on another and fix a position muscle complex constant head tank, when the cover is decorated in the installation, through the cooperation of location muscle and constant head tank, just can cover on the steam valve with the angle location of design with decorating the cover, make the top surface of decorating the cover identical with cooking utensil's surface, can improve assembly efficiency, reduction in production cost, and make cooking utensil comparatively pleasing to the eye.

Optionally, the cooking utensil includes a pot body and a lid, the lid is openably and closably arranged on the pot body, when the lid is closed on the pot body, a cooking space is formed between the pot body and the lid, and the steam valve assembly is arranged on the lid.

According to the present aspect, the steam valve assembly is provided on the cover body so that the air in the cooking space is discharged to the external atmosphere via the steam valve assembly.

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 schematic cross-sectional view of a steam valve assembly of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective schematic view of the steam valve assembly of FIG. 1, with only the steam valve upper cover and trim cover shown; and

fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the steam valve assembly of fig. 2.

Description of reference numerals:

100: steam valve assembly

110: steam valve upper cover

111: locating slot

112: second side wall

113: opening of the container

114: steam outlet

120: steam valve lower cover

130: decorative cover

131: positioning rib

132: first side wall

133: buckle

140: decoration piece

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.

The utility model provides a steam valve subassembly 100 and have its cooking utensil. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil can be for electric rice cooker, electric pressure cooker or other cooking utensil, and 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.

The cooking appliance generally includes a pot body (not shown) and a lid (not shown) openably and closably provided on the pot body. An inner pot is arranged in the cooker body, and when the cover body covers the cooker body, a cooking space can be formed between the cover body and the inner pot. The steam valve assembly 100 is provided on the cover body and can communicate with the cooking space to enable the steam in the cooking space to be discharged to the external atmosphere. The pot body is substantially in the shape of a rounded rectangular parallelepiped and has a cylindrical-shaped receiving portion. The inner pot may be configured to be freely put into or taken out of the receiving part to facilitate cleaning of the inner pot, or may be configured to be fixed in the pot body so as not to be taken out of the pot body. The inner pot is generally made of a metal material for containing a material to be heated, such as rice, soup, etc. In addition, still be provided with heating device and controlling means in the a kind of deep pot body, heating device can be located interior pot below to heat the food in the interior pot, the user can be through controlling means control cooking utensil's culinary art operation.

A steam valve assembly 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 3.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the steam valve assembly 100 mainly includes a steam valve upper cover 110, a steam valve lower cover 120, and a decoration cover 130, and a decoration 140. The steam valve lower cover 120 is disposed below the steam valve upper cover 110, and is mounted to the steam valve upper cover 110. For example, the steam valve upper cover 110 and the steam valve lower cover 120 may be fastened together by screwing. The top of the steam valve upper cover 110 may be provided with a steam outlet 114, and the bottom of the steam valve lower cover 120 may be provided with a steam outlet (not shown) communicating with the steam outlet 114, so that steam in the cooking space may enter the steam valve assembly 100 through the steam outlet and be discharged to the external atmosphere through the steam outlet 114. The trim cover 130 is disposed above the steam valve upper cover 110 and is located circumferentially outside the steam outlet 114. The outer surface of the steam valve upper cover 110 may be provided with a grain for decoration. The decoration cover 130 may be made of a transparent resin material so that a user can observe the grain through the decoration cover 130, making the cooking appliance more beautiful. The decoration 140 may be sleeved on the outer sides of the steam valve upper cover 110 and the decoration cover 130 to play a decoration role. It should be noted that, in the present invention, the directional terms "upper", "lower", "outer" and "inner" are based on the direction determined by the cooking appliance which is placed upright and the lid is in the closed state.

In the present embodiment, the top surface of the trim cover 130 is inclined or an irregular arc surface with respect to the horizontal plane, so that when the trim cover 130 is installed, in order to facilitate positioning the trim cover 130 on the steam valve upper cover 110 at a designed angle, the trim cover 130 is provided with the positioning rib 131, the steam valve upper cover 110 is provided with the positioning groove 111, and the positioning rib 131 is used for cooperating with the positioning groove 111, for example, the positioning groove 111 may at least partially accommodate the positioning rib 131 to position the trim cover 130 with respect to the steam valve upper cover 110, thereby improving the assembly efficiency and reducing the production cost. In an embodiment of the present invention, the steam valve upper cover 110 may be provided with a positioning rib, and the decorative cover may be provided with a positioning groove for cooperating with the positioning rib.

In the present embodiment, the positioning rib 131 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the trim cover 130 and at the bottom. Specifically, the trim cover 130 may include a first sidewall 132 extending in a circumferential direction. The first sidewall 132 may be configured as a circular wall-like structure extending around the vertical direction. The positioning rib 131 is disposed at the bottom outside of the first sidewall 132. The positioning rib 131 may be configured as a plate-shaped structure extending in a vertical direction to facilitate insertion into the positioning groove 111.

The steam valve upper cover 110 includes a second sidewall 112 extending in a circumferential direction. The second sidewall 112 may be configured as a circular wall-like structure extending around the vertical direction. The second sidewall 112 is located radially outward of the first sidewall 132, and the detent 111 is disposed at the top of the second sidewall 112. Specifically, the positioning groove 111 may be configured as a groove recessed downward from the top of the second sidewall 112, and the shape of the positioning groove 111 may be configured substantially in a U-shape.

Preferably, the trim cover 130 is provided with a plurality of positioning ribs 131, the steam valve upper cover 110 is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves 111, the plurality of positioning ribs 131 respectively correspond to the plurality of positioning grooves 111 in number and position, and the plurality of positioning ribs 131 are arranged at unequal intervals. Specifically, the plurality of positioning ribs 131 may be disposed at unequal intervals along the outer circumference of the first side wall 132, and the plurality of positioning grooves 111 may be disposed at unequal intervals along the outer circumference of the second side wall 112. This enables the trim cover 130 to be positioned on the steam valve cover 110 in a single relative position with respect to the steam valve cover 110.

In this embodiment, the trim cover 130 is snap-fitted to the steam valve upper cover 110. Specifically, the trim cover 130 is provided with a catch 133. The latch 133 may be disposed on the first sidewall 132 and configured as a bar structure extending in a horizontal direction. Correspondingly, the steam valve upper cover 110 is provided with an opening 113. The opening 113 may be provided on the second sidewall 112 and configured as an elongated through hole extending in a horizontal direction. The snap 133 is for snapping to the opening 113 to enable mounting of the trim cover 130 to the steam valve upper cover 110. As shown in fig. 3, a plurality of catches 133 are disposed on the first side wall 132, and the catches 133 are disposed at intervals along a circumferential direction of the first side wall 132. The second sidewall 112 is correspondingly provided with a plurality of openings 113, and the plurality of openings 113 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the second sidewall 112.

According to the utility model discloses a steam valve subassembly is through setting up the location muscle on decorating one in cover and the steam valve upper cover to set up on another and fix a position muscle complex constant head tank, when the cover is decorated in the installation, through the cooperation of location muscle and constant head tank, just can cover on the steam valve with the angle location of design with decorating the cover, make the top surface of decorating the cover identical with the top surface of lid, can improve assembly efficiency, reduction in production cost, and make cooking utensil comparatively pleasing to the eye.

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 steam valve assembly, comprising:

a steam valve upper cover (110); and

a trim cover (130) disposed over the steam valve upper cover, and having a top surface that is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane or an irregular arc surface,

wherein, decorate the cover with one of steam valve upper cover is provided with location muscle (131), decorate the cover with another of steam valve upper cover is provided with constant head tank (111), the location muscle be used for with the constant head tank cooperation is in order to decorate the cover for steam valve upper cover advances line location.

2. The steam valve assembly of claim 1, wherein the trim cover is provided with the positioning ribs, and the steam valve upper cover is provided with the positioning grooves for at least partially receiving the positioning ribs.

3. The steam valve assembly of claim 2,

the positioning rib is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the decoration cover; and/or

The positioning rib is arranged at the bottom of the decorative cover.

4. The steam valve assembly of claim 2, wherein the trim cover includes a circumferentially extending first sidewall (132), the positioning rib being disposed outside a bottom of the first sidewall.

5. The steam valve assembly of claim 4, wherein the steam valve upper cover includes a circumferentially extending second sidewall (112) located radially outward of the first sidewall, the detent being disposed at a top of the second sidewall.

6. The steam valve assembly of claim 1, wherein the trim cover is provided with a plurality of the positioning ribs, the steam valve upper cover is provided with a plurality of the positioning grooves, the plurality of positioning ribs correspond to the plurality of positioning grooves in number and position, respectively, and the plurality of positioning ribs are arranged at unequal intervals.

7. The steam valve assembly of claim 6, wherein the trim cover includes a circumferentially extending first sidewall, the steam valve upper cover includes a circumferentially extending second sidewall, the plurality of positioning ribs are unequally spaced along a periphery of the first sidewall, and the plurality of positioning grooves are unequally spaced along a periphery of the second sidewall.

8. The steam valve assembly of claim 7, wherein the trim cover is provided with a snap (133) and the steam valve upper cover is provided with an opening (113), the snap being snapped to the opening to mount the trim cover to the steam valve upper cover.

9. A cooking appliance comprising a steam valve assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 9, comprising a pot body and a lid, wherein the lid is openably and closably disposed on the pot body, wherein a cooking space is formed between the pot body and the lid when the lid is closed on the pot body, and wherein the steam valve assembly is disposed on the lid.