CN211704301U - Gear box locking structure suitable for kitchen electricity - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a gear box locking structure suitable for kitchen appliances, which is used for locking/unlocking the position of a container cover in a kitchen appliance; the gearbox structure comprises a gearbox structure and a lock catch structure which is matched with the gearbox structure in a sliding mode and can move forwards/backwards relative to the gearbox structure, wherein a lock catch position detection structure is further arranged between the gearbox structure and the lock catch structure. The utility model discloses a corotation or the reversal of motor indirectly drive the slip body and slide along hasp location space forward/back, drive the hasp body then and change convenient operation between locking/unblock state.

Description

Gear box locking structure suitable for kitchen electricity

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the kitchen electricity, especially, relate to a gear box locking structure suitable for kitchen electricity.

Background

The frying machine is a new generation of microcomputer-controlled intelligent cooking equipment, is mainly convenient, simple in operation and free of oil smoke, not only can automatically discharge materials, season, stir-fry, control temperature, clean and take out of a pot, but also has the functions of frying, cooking, frying, exploding, stewing, steaming, boiling, baking, stewing, cooking and the like, and easily realizes automation and fun of a cooking process. With the development of electronic equipment, the application of storage equipment is more and more extensive, and the storage equipment is not only applied to daily equipment such as digital cameras and mobile phones, but also applied to microcomputer-controlled intelligent cooking equipment such as cooking machines. At present, the container cover of the container on the market frying machine is generally screwed into the buckle through the opening end of the container, has specific position requirements, is troublesome to assemble and disassemble, and is inconvenient to operate.

Therefore, based on the problems, the gear box locking structure which indirectly drives the sliding body to slide forwards or backwards along the lock catch positioning space through the forward rotation or the reverse rotation of the motor and then drives the lock catch body to be switched between the locking state and the unlocking state and is suitable for kitchen electricity is provided, and the gear box locking structure has important practical significance.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses a solve the problem that exists among the above-mentioned prior art, provide one kind through the corotation of motor or the indirect drive slip body of reversal along hasp location space forward/back slip, drive the gear box locking structure who is applicable to kitchen electricity of hasp body conversion between locking/unblock state then.

The utility model discloses a solve the technical scheme who takes of this problem and be:

a gear box locking structure suitable for kitchen appliances, for locking/unlocking a container cover position in a kitchen appliance; the gearbox structure comprises a gearbox structure and a lock catch structure which is matched with the gearbox structure in a sliding mode and can move forwards/backwards relative to the gearbox structure, wherein a lock catch position detection structure is further arranged between the gearbox structure and the lock catch structure.

Preferably, the gear box structure is a shell structure with an opening at one end, the gear box structure comprises a fixing plate and a gear box which are buckled up and down, and a lock catch positioning space for the forward/backward movement of the lock catch structure is formed inside the gear box.

Preferably, the lock catch positioning space comprises an upper positioning space and a lower positioning space which are arranged in the vertical direction, the width of the upper positioning space is larger than that of the lower positioning space, and a driving structure for driving the lock catch structure to move forwards/backwards is arranged in the lower positioning space.

Further preferably, the locking structure includes a supporting body, a locking body and a sliding body, wherein the locking body and the sliding body are respectively vertically formed at the upper end and the lower end of the supporting body and respectively extend along the opposite directions.

Further preferably, the driving structure comprises a rack formed at the lower end of the sliding body and arranged along the length direction of the sliding body, a gear meshed with the rack, and a motor connected with the gear in a transmission manner, the motor is fixedly connected to the lower end of the gear box structure, and a motor shaft of the motor is connected with the gear.

Preferably, the lower end face of the lock catch body and the outer end face of the support body are respectively provided with at least two pressing strips at equal intervals along the length direction, and one side of the upper pressing strip of the lock catch body, which is far away from the support body, is of an inclined plane structure. The shape of the free end of the lock catch body is matched with the shape of the container cover.

Preferably, the upper end surface of the sliding body and the inner end surface of the supporting body are respectively provided with positioning strips at equal intervals along the length direction, and the lower end surface of the fixing plate is provided with sliding grooves matched with the positioning strips in a one-to-one sliding mode.

Further preferably, the shape of slip body and the inside shape looks adaptation in hasp location space, slip body and the sliding adaptation in hasp location space, the slip body is formed with at least a pair of hasp rib respectively along its length direction's both sides, the side of going up the location space is formed with the location side, go up the location space and be formed with down the locating plane down between the location space down, the symmetry is formed with at least a pair of location rib that is used for restricting the hasp rib to shift up on two location sides of going up the location space.

Further preferably, the side surface and the bottom surface of the locking rib are respectively provided with at least one side rib and at least one lower rib along the length direction, and the positioning side surface and the lower positioning plane are respectively provided with a sliding groove matched with the side rib and the lower rib in a sliding manner.

Preferably, the lock catch position detection structure comprises an uncovering detection switch assembled at the upper end of the fixed plate, a closing detection switch and a touch rod fixedly connected to the upper end of the sliding body, and the touch rod is located between an elastic sheet of the uncovering detection switch and an elastic sheet of the closing detection switch.

Preferably, the touch rod is perpendicular to the fixing plate, a front touch surface and a rear touch surface are respectively arranged on two sides of the touch rod facing the spring plate of the cover opening detection switch and the spring plate of the cover closing detection switch, and the front touch surface and the rear touch surface are cylindrical structures.

Preferably, a slot for the touch rod to slide is formed in the fixing plate in a penetrating manner, and one end of the slot, facing the support body, is open.

The utility model has the advantages and positive effects that:

1. the utility model discloses in, when the hasp structure moved forward for the gear box structure, the hasp structure can block and cover and compress tightly the container lid in container lid top, and the unable rebound of container lid is in order to realize the locking function of container lid position, and when the hasp structure moved backward for the gear box structure, the container lid top was kept away from to the hasp structure, realizes the unblock function of container lid position then, simple structure, easily installation.

2. The utility model discloses in, still be equipped with the hasp position between gear box structure and the hasp structure and detect the structure, detect out the hasp structure through the hasp position and be in locking/unblock state.

3. The utility model discloses in, corotation or the reversal through the motor can indirectly drive the slip body and slide along hasp location space forward/back, drive the hasp body then and change easy operation between locking/unblock state.

4. The utility model discloses in, one side that the support body was kept away from to layering on the hasp body is the inclined plane structure and compresses tightly the container lid when helping the hasp body to slide forward.

5. The utility model discloses in, the slip body is preceding/back slip in-process, and the hasp rib slides in the space between location rib and the lower locating plane, and the setting of location rib can prevent that the hasp rib from shifting up.

6. The utility model discloses in, hasp position detection structure is including assembling in the uncapping detection switch of fixed plate upper end, closing lid detection switch, concreteing in the touch bar of slip body upper end, through the forward/back slip of touch bar, triggers then to close lid detection switch/uncap detection switch, is convenient for detect out the state of hasp structure.

Drawings

The technical solution of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, but it should be understood that these drawings are designed for illustrative purposes only and thus are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, unless otherwise indicated, the drawings are intended to be illustrative of the structural configurations described herein and are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic longitudinal sectional structure of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the transverse cross-section structure of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a gearbox;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of another angle of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the latch structure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of another angle of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of the alternate angle of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a state in which the container cover locking structure is assembled in the cooker;

fig. 11 is a circuit connection diagram between the latch position detection structure and the main control MCU.

In the figure: 1. the gear box structure comprises a gear box structure, 101, a fixing plate, 102, a gear box, 103, an upper positioning space, 104, a lower positioning space, 105, a positioning side face, 106, a lower positioning plane, 107, a positioning rib, 2, a locking structure, 201, a supporting body, 202, a locking body, 203, a sliding body, 3, a locking position detection structure, 301, an uncovering detection switch, 302, a closing detection switch, 303, a touch rod, 401, a rack, 402, a gear, 403, a motor, 5, a pressing bar, 6, a positioning bar, 7, a locking rib, 701, a side rib, 702, a lower rib and 8 grooves.

Detailed Description

First, it should be noted that the specific structures, features, advantages, etc. of the present invention will be described in detail below by way of example, but all the descriptions are only for illustrative purpose and should not be construed as forming any limitation to the present invention. Furthermore, any single feature described or implicit in any embodiment or any single feature shown or implicit in any drawing may still be combined or subtracted between any of the features (or equivalents thereof) to obtain still further embodiments of the invention that may not be directly mentioned herein. In addition, for the sake of simplicity, the same or similar features may be indicated in only one place in the same drawing.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "disposed," "connected," "fixed," "screwed" and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and may be connected through the inside of two elements or in an interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically defined, and the specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations. The present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 11.

A gear box locking structure suitable for kitchen appliances, for locking/unlocking a container cover position in a kitchen appliance; the gearbox structure comprises a gearbox structure 1 and a lock catch structure 2 which is matched with the gearbox structure 1 in a sliding mode and can move forwards/backwards relative to the gearbox structure 1, wherein a lock catch position detection structure 3 is further arranged between the gearbox structure 1 and the lock catch structure 2.

The working principle is as follows: in the technical scheme, as shown in fig. 1 to 9, a gear box structure 1 in a container cover locking structure is assembled on a kitchen appliance, preferably, a container is arranged at a side position, a lock catch structure 2 is in sliding fit with the gear box structure 1 and can move forwards/backwards relative to the gear box structure 1, when the lock catch structure 2 moves forwards relative to the gear box structure 1, the lock catch structure 2 can be clamped above the container cover to press the container cover, the container cover cannot move upwards to realize the locking function of the position of the container cover, and when the lock catch structure 2 moves backwards relative to the gear box structure 1, the lock catch structure 2 is far away from the upper part of the container cover to further realize the unlocking function of the position of the container cover, so that the structure is; a lock catch position detection structure 3 is further arranged between the gear box structure 1 and the lock catch structure 2, and the lock catch structure 2 can be detected to be in a locking/unlocking state through the lock catch position detection structure 3.

Taking a cooker as an example, as shown in fig. 10, the container cover locking structure is assembled in the cooker, the main control MCU is assembled in the cooker, when the latch structure 2 moves forward relative to the gear box structure 1, the latch structure 2 can be clamped above the container cover to compress the container cover, the container cover cannot move upward to realize the locking function of the container cover position, when the latch structure 2 moves backward relative to the gear box structure 1, the latch structure 2 is far away from the container cover top, and then the unlocking function of the container cover position is realized.

Still further, still can be in the utility model discloses in consider, gear box structure 1 is one end open-ended shell structure, gear box structure 1 includes fixed plate 101, gear box 102 that the lock formed from top to bottom, gear box 102 is inside to be formed with the hasp location space that is used for supplying hasp structure 2 to move forward/back. The fixing plate 101 is connected with the gear box 102 through screws, so that the structure is compact and the installation is convenient; the lock catch structure 2 is matched with the lock catch positioning space in a sliding mode and can move forwards/backwards along the lock catch positioning space.

Still further, still can be in the utility model discloses in consider, hasp location space includes last location space 103, the lower location space 104 that upper and lower position set up, the width of going up location space 103 is greater than the width of location space 104 down, be equipped with the drive structure of the forward/back motion of drive hasp structure 2 in the location space 104 down. The shape of the longitudinal section of the sliding body 203 of the latch structure 2 is adapted to the shape of the longitudinal section of the upper positioning space 103 and the lower positioning space 104, so that the sliding body 203 can stably move forward/backward in the latch positioning space.

Further, it is also contemplated in the present invention that the locking structure 2 includes a supporting body 201, a locking body 202 and a sliding body 203, which are respectively vertically formed on the upper and lower ends of the supporting body 201 and respectively extend along the opposite directions. As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the sliding body 203 is inserted into the locking space through the open end of the gear box structure, and the sliding body 203 is slidably fitted into the locking space and can move forward/backward along the locking space, so as to realize the locking/unlocking of the position of the container cover by the locking body 202 being clamped over/away from the top of the container cover.

Still further, it is also considered in the present invention that the driving structure includes a rack 401 formed at the lower end of the sliding body 203 and disposed along the length direction of the sliding body 203, a gear 402 engaged with the rack 401, and a motor 403 in transmission connection with the gear 402, wherein the motor 403 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the gear box 102, and a motor shaft of the motor 403 is connected to the gear 402. The gear 402 can be driven to rotate forwards or backwards through the forward rotation or the reverse rotation of the motor 403, and the sliding body 203 is in sliding fit with the lock catch positioning space due to the engagement of the gear 402 and the rack 401, so that when the motor 403 rotates forwards or reversely, the sliding body 203 can be indirectly driven to slide forwards/backwards along the lock catch positioning space.

Still further, still can be in the utility model discloses in consider, the lower terminal surface of hasp body 202, the outer terminal surface that supports body 201 are equipped with two at least layering 5 along its length direction equidistant respectively, one side that supports body 201 was kept away from to hasp body 202 upper press strip 5 is the inclined plane structure. The ramp structure helps to compress the container lid as the latch body 202 slides forward, and the shape of the free end of the latch body matches the shape of the container lid.

Still further, still can be in the utility model discloses in consider, the up end of slip body 203, the interior terminal surface that supports body 201 are equipped with location strip 6 along its length direction equidistant respectively, the spout with the 6 one-to-one slip adaptation of location strip is seted up to the lower terminal surface of fixed plate 101. The provision of the positioning bars 6 and their sliding adapted runners contributes to a more stable forward/backward sliding of the sliding body 203 within the gearbox structure 1.

Still further, still can be in the utility model discloses in consider, the shape and the inside shape looks adaptation in hasp location space of slip body 203, slip body 203 and hasp location space slip adaptation, slip body 203 is formed with at least a pair of hasp rib 7 respectively along its length direction's both sides, the side of going up location space 103 is formed with location side 105, it is formed with down locating plane 106 to go up location space 103 and down between the location space 104, it is formed with at least a pair of locating rib 107 that is used for restricting hasp rib 7 to move up to go up the symmetry on two location sides 105 of going up location space 103. During the forward/backward sliding of the sliding body 203, the locking rib 7 slides in the space between the positioning rib 107 and the lower positioning plane 106, the positioning rib 107 prevents the locking rib 7 from moving upwards, and the edge of the locking rib 7 is rounded as shown in fig. 7-9.

Furthermore, the present invention also contemplates that the side and the bottom of the latch rib 7 are respectively formed with at least one side rib 701 and a lower rib 702 along the length direction thereof, and the positioning side 105 and the lower positioning plane 106 are respectively provided with sliding grooves adapted to the side rib 701 and the lower rib 702 in a sliding manner. The arrangement of the side ribs 701 and the sliding grooves slidably fitted thereto, the lower ribs 702 and the sliding grooves slidably fitted thereto contributes to more stable forward/backward sliding of the sliding body 203 within the gear box structure 1.

Further still, still can be in the utility model discloses in consider, hasp position detection structure 3 is including assembling uncapping detection switch 301, the closing lid detection switch 302 in fixed plate 101 upper end, concreties in the touch bar 303 of sliding body 203 upper end, touch bar 303 is located uncapping detection switch 301's shell fragment, closes between the shell fragment of closing lid detection switch 302, still be equipped with the PCB board on the fixed plate 101.

As shown in fig. 1-3, the cover opening detection switch 301 and the cover closing detection switch 302 are arranged in reverse, the elastic sheet of the cover opening detection switch 301 and the elastic sheet of the cover closing detection switch 302 are also arranged in reverse, the cover opening detection switch 301 and the cover closing detection switch 302 are respectively electrically connected with the main control MCU, when the latch structure 2 slides forward, the latch structure 2 contacts with the elastic sheet of the cover closing detection switch 302 and triggers the cover closing detection switch 302, and at this time, the latch structure 2 is in a locked state; when the latch structure 2 slides backwards, the latch structure 2 contacts with the elastic sheet of the uncovering detection switch 301, and triggers the uncovering detection switch 301, and at this time, the latch structure 2 is in an unlocking state.

Still further, still can be in the utility model discloses in consider, the setting of touch rod 303 perpendicular to slip body 203, touch rod 303 is preceding touch face, back touch face respectively towards the shell fragment of uncapping detection switch, the both sides of closing the shell fragment of lid detection switch, preceding touch face, back touch are the cylinder structure.

It should be noted that the cover closing detection switch 302 adopts limit switches S2 and S3, the cover opening detection switch 301 adopts S4 and S5, wherein S2, S3, S4 and S5 are respectively connected with the main control MCU through the outgoing line terminals integrated on the PCB, when the latch structure 2 slides forward, the latch structure 2 contacts with the elastic piece of the cover closing detection switch 302 and triggers the cover closing detection switch 302, and S2 or S3 sends a cover closing signal to the main control MCU; when the latch structure 2 slides backwards, the latch structure 2 contacts with the elastic sheet of the uncovering detection switch 301 and triggers the uncovering detection switch 301, and the uncovering signal is sent to the master control MCU by the switch S4 or the switch S5.

Further, the utility model discloses in still think, link up on the fixed plate 101 and offer the gliding fluting 8 of confession touch pole 303, fluting 8 is the opening form towards the one end that supports body 201.

It should be noted that the utility model provides an in use uncap detect switch, close and cover detect switch, master control MCU (little the control unit MCU) specific structure, theory of operation and circuit structure are prior art, consequently no longer elaborates.

To sum up, the utility model provides a corotation through the motor or the indirect gear box locking structure who is applicable to kitchen electricity that drives the hasp body and change between locking/unblock state forward/back along hasp location space and slides forward/back is indirectly driven to the slip body.

The above embodiments are described in detail, but the above description is only for the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. All the equivalent changes and improvements made according to the application scope of the present invention should still fall within the patent coverage of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A gear box locking structure for kitchen appliances for locking/unlocking a container lid position in a kitchen appliance, characterized in that:

the gearbox structure comprises a gearbox structure and a lock catch structure which is matched with the gearbox structure in a sliding mode and can move forwards/backwards relative to the gearbox structure, wherein a lock catch position detection structure is further arranged between the gearbox structure and the lock catch structure.

2. A gearbox locking arrangement for a kitchen appliance, as defined in claim 1, wherein: the gearbox structure is one end open-ended shell structure, the gearbox structure includes fixed plate, the gear box that the lock formed from top to bottom, gear box inside is formed with the hasp location space that is used for supplying the forward/back motion of hasp structure.

3. A gearbox locking arrangement for a kitchen appliance, as defined in claim 2, wherein: the lock catch positioning space comprises an upper positioning space and a lower positioning space which are arranged in the vertical direction, and a driving structure for driving the lock catch structure to move forwards/backwards is arranged in the lower positioning space.

4. A gearbox locking arrangement for a kitchen appliance, as defined in claim 3, wherein: the lock catch structure comprises a support body, a lock catch body and a sliding body, wherein the lock catch body and the sliding body are respectively vertically formed at the upper end and the lower end of the support body and respectively extend along the reverse direction.

5. A gearbox locking arrangement for a kitchen appliance, as defined in claim 4, wherein: the driving structure comprises a rack formed at the lower end of the sliding body and arranged along the length direction of the sliding body, a gear meshed with the rack, and a motor in transmission connection with the gear.

6. A gearbox locking arrangement for a kitchen appliance, as defined in claim 4, wherein: the lower end face of the lock catch body and the outer end face of the support body are respectively provided with at least two pressing strips at equal intervals along the length direction.

7. A gearbox locking arrangement for a kitchen appliance, as defined in claim 4, wherein: the sliding body is formed with at least a pair of hasp ribs respectively along its length direction's both sides, the side of going up the location space is formed with the location side, go up the symmetry and be formed with at least a pair of location rib that is used for restricting the hasp rib and shifts up on two location sides in location space.

8. A gearbox locking arrangement for a kitchen appliance, as defined in claim 7, wherein: the side surface and the bottom surface of the lock catch rib are respectively provided with at least one side rib and at least one lower rib along the length direction.

9. A gear box locking structure adapted for use in kitchen appliances, according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein: the lock catch position detection structure comprises an uncovering detection switch, a closing detection switch and a touch rod, wherein the uncovering detection switch and the closing detection switch are assembled at the upper end of the fixed plate, the touch rod is fixedly connected to the upper end of the sliding body, and the touch rod is located between an elastic sheet of the uncovering detection switch and an elastic sheet of the closing detection switch.

10. A gearbox locking arrangement for a kitchen appliance, as defined in claim 9, wherein: and a groove for the touch rod to slide is formed in the fixed plate in a penetrating manner.

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