CN213248346U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, include: the steamer is placed in the container in a removable mode, the outer wall of the steamer is different from the inner wall of the container in shape, and a steam channel for steam to pass through is formed in the area between the outer wall of the steamer and the inner wall of the container; the food steamer comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a supporting structure, wherein the bottom wall is of a closed structure, the side wall is arranged around the bottom wall, the supporting structure is arranged at an opening at the upper end of the side wall, and the supporting structure is matched with the container in a supporting mode. By adopting the scheme, the steam channel is formed in the area between the outer wall of the food steamer and the inner wall of the container, so that steam can rise from the steam channel and enter the food steamer to steam food, and the bottom wall of the food steamer is of a closed structure but does not influence the normal use of the food steamer. Moreover, because the diapire of food steamer is enclosed construction, the thick liquid juice that the in-process of placing food in the food steamer produced can't flow out, but can remain in the food steamer, consequently can not pollute the food in the container, has improved user experience.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

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

Background

In some cooking appliances, a food steamer can be arranged in a container for cooking food, and in order to enable steam in the container to enter the food steamer for steaming the food, an opening is formed in the bottom wall of the food steamer, so that the steam enters the food steamer through the opening.

However, after the opening is formed in the bottom of the food steamer, juice generated in the steaming process of food in the food steamer can fall into the container through the opening, so that the juice can pollute the food in the container and influence user experience.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a cooking utensil to solve the problem that the thick liquid that the in-process of food steaming in the food steamer produced falls in the container.

In order to solve the above problem, the utility model provides a cooking utensil, include: a container; the food steamer is placed in the container in a removable mode, the shape of the outer wall of the food steamer is different from that of the inner wall of the container, and a steam channel for steam to pass through is formed in the area between the outer wall of the food steamer and the inner wall of the container; the food steamer comprises a bottom wall, a side wall and a supporting structure, wherein the bottom wall is of a closed structure, the side wall is arranged around the bottom wall, the supporting structure is arranged at an opening at the upper end of the side wall, and the supporting structure is matched with the container in a supporting mode.

By adopting the scheme, the outer wall of the food steamer and the inner wall of the container are different in shape, and the steam channel for steam to pass through is formed in the area between the outer wall of the food steamer and the inner wall of the container, so that the steam can rise from the steam channel and enter the food steamer to steam food, and the bottom wall of the food steamer is of a closed structure in the scheme, but the normal use of the food steamer is not influenced. Moreover, because the diapire of food steamer is enclosed construction, the thick liquid juice that food placed in the food steamer like this produced at the in-process that evaporates can't flow out, but can remain in the food steamer, consequently can not pollute the food in the container, has improved user experience.

Further, the cross section of the food steamer is of a polygonal structure. Therefore, a steam channel is formed between the outer wall of the food steamer and the inner wall of the container, and the steam can enter the food steamer smoothly.

Further, a support structure is arranged at the opening at the upper end of the side wall in a protruding mode, and the support structure is in lap joint with the container. Therefore, the support of the container to the food steamer is realized through the support of the container to the support structure. The food steamer is convenient for a user to take and place from the container by adopting a lap joint mode.

Further, the supporting structure comprises a supporting portion and a reinforcing portion, wherein the supporting portion is in supporting fit with the container, and the reinforcing portion is arranged at intervals with the inner wall of the container. The cooperation of accessible container and supporting part supports the food steamer like this, is convenient for place the food steamer in the container. The reinforcing part is the upper end opening part of the side wall of the food steamer, so that the structural strength of the food steamer can be improved, and the deformation resistance is improved. And the reinforcement is spaced from the inner wall of the container such that the area between the reinforcement and the inner wall of the container forms a channel through which steam passes.

Furthermore, the supporting part is of an arc structure, the reinforcing part is of a straight structure, and the supporting part is connected with the reinforcing part. Set up the supporting part into the arc structure, can be convenient for be connected with the container cooperation, can increase the distance between the inner wall of rib and container with the rib for setting up straight structure to increase the space that steam passes through, the steam of being convenient for flows.

Further, the supporting structure is a flanging structure. The supporting structure is arranged to be of a flanging structure, so that the processing is convenient, and the production cost is low. Furthermore, the junction of the support structure and the side wall transitions smoothly.

Further, the supporting structure comprises a first flanging and a second flanging, wherein one side of the first flanging is connected with the side wall, the other side of the first flanging is connected with the second flanging, and the upper surface of the second flanging is attached to the lower surface of the first flanging. The supporting structure has two layers of flanges, and the structural strength is improved. Moreover, the connection position of the first flanging and the second flanging is towards the outer side of the food steamer, the edge of the second flanging is towards the inner side of the food steamer, so that a user can not easily contact the edge of the second flanging when taking and placing the food steamer, the user is prevented from being scratched by the edge of the second flanging, and the user experience is improved.

Further, the food steamer is of an integrally formed structure, and/or the side wall is of a closed structure. Adopt integrated into one piece structure, can improve the intensity of food steamer. Set up the lateral wall into enclosed construction for the thick liquid that food produced can be kept better to the food steamer, avoids the thick liquid to flow to the outside of food steamer through the lateral wall.

Further, the inner wall of the container has a support platform thereon, on which the support structure is supported. So that the steamer can be supported by the supporting table. And the user can conveniently get and put the food steamer.

Further, cooking utensil still includes the shell, generates heat dish, lid and sealing washer, and wherein, the container is placed in the shell, and the dish that generates heat sets up between shell and container, and the lid can be opened and shut ground and cover the opening part at the shell, and the sealing washer is located between lid and the container. The shell can play the role of protection and heat preservation for the container. The container and the food in the container can be heated through the heating plate, so that the food is cooked. Set up the sealing washer between lid and container, can play sealed effect at the in-process of culinary art, avoid steam or hot water juice to leak to can keep warm the pressurize to container inside. The cooking appliance can be an electric pressure cooker or an electric cooker cooking appliance.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which form a part of the present application, are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention. In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a cooking appliance provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows another cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of fig. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a top view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1;

fig. 4 shows an exploded view of the cooking appliance of fig. 1;

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of the basket in the cooking appliance of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the food steamer of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 shows an enlarged partial view of the basket of fig. 6.

Wherein the figures include the following reference numerals:

10. a container; 11. a support table; 20. a food steamer; 21. a bottom wall; 22. a side wall; 23. a support structure; 231. a reinforcing portion; 232. a support portion; 233. a first flanging; 234. second flanging; 24. a steam channel; 241. a sub-channel; 30. a housing; 40. a heating plate; 50. a cover body; 60. and (5) sealing rings.

Detailed Description

The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, an embodiment of the present invention provides a cooking appliance, which includes a container 10 and a food steamer 20, wherein the food steamer 20 is removably placed in the container 10, the outer wall of the food steamer 20 has a different shape from the inner wall of the container 10, and the area between the outer wall of the food steamer 20 and the inner wall of the container 10 forms a steam passage 24 for steam to pass through; the food steamer 20 comprises a bottom wall 21, a side wall 22 and a support structure 23, wherein the bottom wall 21 is a closed structure, the side wall 22 is arranged around the bottom wall 21, the support structure 23 is arranged at an opening at the upper end of the side wall 22, and the support structure 23 is in supporting fit with the container 10.

According to the scheme, the bottom wall 21 of the food steamer 20 is of a closed structure and can not pass steam, but because the outer wall of the food steamer 20 and the inner wall of the container 10 are different in shape, a steam channel 24 for steam to pass through is formed in the area between the outer wall of the food steamer 20 and the inner wall of the container 10, and thus the steam can rise from the steam channel 24 and enter the food steamer 20 to steam food, and the normal use of the food steamer 20 is not influenced although the bottom wall 21 of the food steamer 20 is of the closed structure. Moreover, because the bottom wall 21 of the food steamer 20 is a closed structure, the juice generated during the steaming process of the food placed in the food steamer 20 cannot flow out, but can be retained in the food steamer 20, so that the food in the container 10 cannot be polluted, and the user experience is improved.

In the present embodiment, the bottom wall 21 is a closed structure, which means that there is no hole on the bottom wall 21 for communicating the upper and lower sides of the bottom wall 21, i.e. fluid such as steam cannot pass through the bottom wall 21.

In the present embodiment, the cross section of the food steamer 20 is a polygonal structure. The cross-section of the basket 20 is configured as a polygonal structure to facilitate the formation of a steam passageway 24 between the outer wall of the basket 20 and the inner wall of the container 10. The cross section of the food steamer 20 is polygonal, which means that the cross section of the food steamer 20 perpendicular to the depth direction is polygonal, and the polygonal structure is a structure with a plurality of side lines, such as a triangle, a rectangle, a pentagon, and the like. The polygonal structure also belongs to the polygonal structure in the application, and a structure of a chamfer and a fillet is arranged at the joint of two sidelines of the polygon. The plurality of edges of the polygonal structure may be straight lines or curved lines. The cross section of the container 10 may be circular or polygonal.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a support structure 23 is provided on the side wall 22 to project outwardly, the support structure 23 overlapping the container 10. This provides support for the food steamer 20 by the container 10 through the support of the support structure 23 by the container 10. In an overlapping manner, the food steamer 20 is conveniently taken from or placed on the container 10 by a user.

In the present embodiment, the supporting structure 23 includes a supporting portion 232 and a reinforcing portion 231, wherein the supporting portion 232 is in supporting fit with the container 10, and the reinforcing portion 231 is spaced apart from the inner wall of the container 10. This allows the basket 20 to be supported by the engagement of the container 10 with the support portion 232 to facilitate placement of the basket 20 within the container 10. The reinforcement 231 is an opening at the upper end of the sidewall 22 of the food steamer 20, which can improve the structural strength of the food steamer 20 and the deformation resistance. The reinforcement 231 is spaced from the inner wall of the container 10 such that the area between the reinforcement 231 and the inner wall of the container 10 forms a channel for the passage of steam such that steam rising from the container 10 can pass from the area into the basket 20 to heat food in the basket 20. Moreover, with this arrangement, when the user takes and places the food steamer 20, the user can use fingers or tools to support or hook the reinforcement 231, so that the user can take and place the food steamer 20, which is convenient for the user to operate.

Further, the supporting portion 232 has an arc structure, the reinforcing portion 231 has a straight structure, and the supporting portion 232 is connected to the reinforcing portion 231. The cooking vessel 10 is generally circular in cross-section for ease of use by the user. Set up supporting part 232 as the arc structure, can be convenient for with container 10 cooperation is connected, can increase the distance between the inner wall of reinforcing part 231 and container 10 for setting up straight structure with reinforcing part 231 to the space that the increase steam passed through, the steam of being convenient for flows.

As shown in fig. 3, in an alternative embodiment, the supporting structure 23 includes a plurality of reinforcing portions 231 and a plurality of supporting portions 232, an included angle is formed between any two adjacent reinforcing portions 231, and any two adjacent reinforcing portions 231 are connected by one supporting portion 232; the supporting portion 232 is connected to the container 10, a plurality of sub-channels 241 for steam to pass through are formed between the plurality of reinforcing portions 231 and the inner wall of the container 10, and the plurality of sub-channels 241 jointly form the steam channel 24. After the food steamer 20 is placed in the container 10, the stability of the food steamer 20 is improved because the plurality of supporting parts 232 are matched with the container 10. Moreover, through the plurality of sub-channels 241, the steam can enter the food steamer 20 from different positions, so that the distribution of the steam in the food steamer 20 is uniform, and the food can be uniformly heated at different positions.

In this embodiment, the support structure 23 may be provided as a circumferentially closed structure, the support structure 23 surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the side wall 22, the outer circumferential surface of the support structure 23 and the inner wall of the container 10 having a steam channel 24 therebetween. This not only facilitates the mating connection with the container 10, but also increases the strength and deformation resistance of the food steamer 20. A steam passage 24 is formed between the outer circumferential surface of the supporting structure 23 and the inner wall of the container 10, so that the steam in the container 10 can smoothly rise through the steam passage 24 and enter the steam chamber to heat the food through the steam. The circumferentially closed structure may be a circular ring, a rectangular ring, a polygonal ring, or the like.

In an alternative embodiment, the support structure 23 is a cuff structure. The supporting structure 23 is arranged to be of a flanging structure, so that the processing is convenient, and the production cost is low. Furthermore, the junction of the support structure 23 and the side wall 22 transitions smoothly.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the support structure 23 includes a first flange 233 and a second flange 234, wherein one side of the first flange 233 is connected to the side wall 22, the other side of the first flange 233 is connected to the second flange 234, and the upper surface of the second flange 234 is attached to the lower surface of the first flange 233. In this way the support structure 23 has two layers of flanges, increasing the structural strength. Moreover, the connection position of the first flange 233 and the second flange 234 faces the outer side of the food steamer 20, and the edge of the second flange 234 faces the inner side of the food steamer 20, so that a user can not easily contact the edge of the second flange 234 when taking and placing the food steamer 20, the user is prevented from being scratched by the edge of the second flange 234, and user experience is improved. In an embodiment not shown, the support structure may also be provided with a three-ply turnup structure or a more than three-ply turnup structure.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, the side wall 22 has a plurality of outer sides, any two adjacent outer sides having an included angle therebetween, and the plurality of outer sides are spaced apart from the inner wall of the container 10. Thus, the area between each outer side and the container 10 can be used for steam flow, so that the flow amount of the steam can be increased, and the heating effect on food in the food steamer 20 can be improved. Wherein, the lateral surface can be a plane or an arc surface. Two adjacent outer side faces can be directly connected or connected through an arc-shaped transition face. For example, the side walls 22 may be rectangular in cross-section.

In this embodiment, the bottom wall 21 is sealingly connected to the lower end of the side wall 22. The junction of the bottom wall 21 and the side wall 22 has rounded transition corners to facilitate manufacture and the steamer 20 has no sharp corners to avoid injury to the user.

Further, the food steamer 20 is an integrally formed structure, and the strength of the food steamer 20 can be improved by adopting the integrally formed structure. For example, the food steamer 20 is made of a metal material, and the food steamer 20 may be manufactured by a process such as stamping or casting. Alternatively, the food steamer 20 is made of a high temperature resistant plastic, and the food steamer 20 is made by injection molding or the like. The side wall 22 is a closed structure, and the side wall 22 is arranged to be a closed structure, so that the food steamer 20 can better retain the juice generated by food, and the juice is prevented from flowing to the outside of the food steamer 20 through the side wall 22. The juice can be understood as soup, liquid generated by food, or liquid generated by mixing liquid and steam generated by food. The bottom wall 21 is spaced from the bottom surface of the container 10 so that food can be placed in the area between the bottom wall 21 and the bottom surface of the container 10.

Further, the container 10 has a circular opening and the side wall 22 has a rectangular or square cross-section, so that a user can easily place the food steamer 20 in the container 10 without considering the relative angles of the food steamer 20 and the container 10 in the circumferential direction when placing the food steamer 20 in the container 10, thereby facilitating the use of the user.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the container 10 has a support base 11 on a side wall thereof, and a support structure 23 is supported on the support base 11. This allows the support of the basket 20 by the support platform 11. And the user can conveniently take and place the food steamer 20.

Specifically, the support base 11 may be provided as an annular inner edge protruding toward the food steamer 20 on the sidewall of the container 10, so that a user can easily place the food steamer 20 into the container 10 regardless of the relative angle between the food steamer 20 and the container 10 in the circumferential direction when placing the food steamer 20 into the container 10, thereby facilitating the operation.

In the present embodiment, the cooking appliance further includes a case 30, a heat generating plate 40, a cover 50, and a sealing ring 60, wherein the container 10 is placed in the case 30, the heat generating plate 40 is disposed between the case 30 and the container 10, the cover 50 is openably and closably covered at an opening of the case 30, and the sealing ring 60 is located between the cover 50 and the container 10. The shell 30 may provide protection and insulation to the container 10. The container 10 and the food in the container 10 are heated by the heat generating plate 40, thereby cooking the food. The sealing ring 60 is arranged between the cover body 50 and the container 10, so that the sealing effect can be achieved in the cooking process, the steam or the soup is prevented from leaking, and the internal heat preservation and pressure maintaining of the container 10 can be realized. The cooking appliance can be an electric pressure cooker or an electric cooker and other cooking appliances.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a container (10);

a basket (20), said basket (20) being removably placed within said container (10), the outer wall of said basket (20) having a different shape than the inner wall of said container (10), the region between the outer wall of said basket (20) and the inner wall of said container (10) forming a steam channel (24) for the passage of steam;

the food steamer (20) comprises a bottom wall (21), a side wall (22) and a supporting structure (23), wherein the bottom wall (21) is of a closed structure, the side wall (22) surrounds the bottom wall (21), the supporting structure (23) is arranged at an opening at the upper end of the side wall (22), and the supporting structure (23) is matched with the container (10) in a supporting mode.

2. Cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the cross section of the basket (20) is a polygonal structure.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the support structure (23) is provided at the opening of the upper end of the side wall (22) projecting outwards, the support structure (23) overlapping the container (10).

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the support structure (23) comprises a support portion (232) and a reinforcement portion (231), wherein the support portion (232) is in supporting engagement with the container (10) and the reinforcement portion (231) is spaced apart from an inner wall of the container (10).

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein the supporting portion (232) has an arc-shaped structure, the reinforcing portion (231) has a straight structure, and the supporting portion (232) is connected to the reinforcing portion (231).

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the support structure (23) is a flanging structure.

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 6, wherein the support structure (23) comprises a first flange (233) and a second flange (234), wherein one side of the first flange (233) is connected to the side wall (22), the other side of the first flange (233) is connected to the second flange (234), and an upper surface of the second flange (234) abuts a lower surface of the first flange (233).

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the basket (20) is of one-piece construction and/or the side wall (22) is of closed construction.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the container (10) has a support platform (11) on an inner wall thereof, the support structure (23) being supported on the support platform (11).

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising an outer case (30), a heat generating plate (40), a cover (50), and a sealing ring (60), wherein the container (10) is placed inside the outer case (30), the heat generating plate (40) is disposed between the outer case (30) and the container (10), the cover (50) is openably and closably covered at an opening of the outer case (30), and the sealing ring (60) is located between the cover (50) and the container (10).

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