CN213309035U - Electric pressure cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses an electric pressure cooker, which comprises a cooker body with a cooking cavity, a cooker cover arranged on the cooker body, wherein an inner container is arranged in the cooker body, and a water tank selectively arranged on the cooker body; the water tank is hung outside the pot body through the hanging part. The external hanging water tank can improve the heat dissipation area of the water tank, further improve the heat dissipation effect of the water tank, and in addition, the hanging part is hung externally, so that the temperature rise of the water tank is avoided.

Description

Electric pressure cooker

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and particularly relates to an electric pressure cooker.

Background

The existing electric pressure cooker needs to be internally provided with a water supply device so as to have multiple functions, such as automatic cooking, water-cooling depressurization and the like, so that a user has multiple cooking choices, the cooking time of the user is greatly shortened, and the user experience is improved.

The user can use automatic cooking function to cook the reservation to electric pressure cooker to in putting into the storage space of electric pressure cooker with food material, water etc. electric pressure cooker just can be at culinary art in-process automatic material conveying or add water, accomplish the culinary art automatically, saved user's culinary art time.

The water-cooling step-down function utilizes cold water or coolant liquid through the upper cover, lets the water vapor condensation become the water droplet, makes a kind of deep pot internal pressure reduce fast, reaches the effect of uncapping fast, and safety, jet-propelled few, efficient has shortened the time of step-down greatly, has promoted user experience.

The electric pressure cooker with the water supply function is provided with a water supply device comprising a water tank and a water pump, so that water or cooling liquid in the water tank enters a cooling cavity in the cooker cover to finish water cooling, temperature reduction and pressure reduction. Or water enters the cooking cavity to automatically cook. Under the usual condition, the water tank all sets up in the a kind of deep pot body, and is fixed as an organic whole with the a kind of deep pot body, consequently heats at electric pressure a kind of deep pot in-process with the culinary art edible material, because the water tank sets up with a kind of deep pot body is integrative, and water itself has better heat absorption ability in addition, so the water in the water tank is easy temperature to rise, then, because a kind of deep pot body has certain heat storage capacity for behind the rising of water temperature in the water tank, be difficult to very fast dispel the heat, and then make the temperature of water in the water tank higher.

In actual life, when a user cooks by using the electric pressure cooker, functions such as automatic cooking or water cooling are not needed, the water tank is cumbersome, and the whole weight of the electric pressure cooker is increased. For example, the water cooling function is not necessary when cooking with small power (e.g., cooking a small amount of rice).

Therefore, how to realize the organic combination of the cooking mode and the pressure environment of the pressure cooker becomes a technical problem to be solved urgently in the field.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application provides an electric pressure cooker to solve at least one of the above technical problems.

The technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows:

an electric pressure cooker comprises a cooker body with a cooking cavity, a cooker cover arranged on the cooker body, wherein an inner container is arranged in the cooker body, and a water tank selectively arranged on the cooker body; the water tank is hung outside the pot body through the hanging part.

Further, when the water tank is mounted on the pot body, at least a partial region of the projection of the water tank in the vertical direction is located on the outer side of the projection of the pot body in the vertical direction.

Further, when the water tank is mounted on the pot body, the projection of the water tank body in the direction of the pot cover is at least partially positioned on the outer side of the outer contour of the pot cover.

Further, the pot cover comprises a cover body and a locking cover capable of being locked with or unlocked from the pot body, the pot cover is detachably arranged on the pot body, and the locking cover can rotate relative to the cover body.

Further, the pot body is provided with an electric connection assembly for electrically connecting the pot cover with the pot body, a fitting piece which can be coupled with the electric connector and used for electrically connecting the water pump with the pot body, a heating unit and a control unit, when the control unit receives the information that the electric connection assembly, the electric connector and the fitting piece are coupled, the control unit controls the heating unit to be started, and the electric pressure pot runs in a first running state.

Further, when the control unit receives the information that the electric connecting component is coupled and the electric connector and the mating piece are not coupled within a preset time period, the control unit controls the heating unit to start, and the electric pressure cooker operates in a second operation state.

Furthermore, the pot body is provided with a bearing position for bearing the water tank, and a fitting piece capable of being coupled with the electric connector is arranged on the bearing position.

Furthermore, the liquid outlet is arranged on the upper end surface of the hanging part, and the electric connector is arranged on the lower end surface of the hanging part; the mating piece is arranged on the upper end surface of the bearing position, so that when the hanging part is placed on the bearing position, the mating piece is in plug-in fit with the electric connector along the up-down direction; or the liquid outlet is arranged on the upper end surface of the hanging part, the electric connector is arranged on one surface of the hanging part facing the pot body, the matching piece and the electric connector are correspondingly arranged, so that the matching piece and the electric connector are in splicing fit along the horizontal direction, and the water tank is disassembled and assembled along the horizontal direction; or, the liquid outlet set up in the up end of portion of linking to each other, electric connector set up in the terminal surface of linking to each other portion one side, the fitting piece set up in the corresponding side in bearing position, electric connector with the fitting piece is followed the cooperation of pegging graft of the circumferential direction of the pot body, the water tank is followed the circumference dismouting of the pot body.

Furthermore, the local area of the pot body is inwards sunken to form the bearing position, and the water tank is arranged at the rear side of the pot body in the state of the pot body.

Furthermore, the locking cover is provided with a cooling cavity for cooling the cooking cavity, the hanging part is also provided with a liquid return port, the pot cover also comprises a butt joint part, and the butt joint part is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet which are communicated with the cooling cavity; the water tank is arranged in the pot body, the liquid inlet is communicated with the liquid outlet, and the liquid return port is communicated with the liquid outlet; or, the pot cover still includes butt joint portion, butt joint portion have with cook the inlet of chamber intercommunication, the water tank install in under the state of the pot body, the inlet with the liquid outlet intercommunication.

Due to the adoption of the technical scheme, the beneficial effects obtained by the application are as follows:

1. compare in current pressure cooker water tank and a kind of deep pot body fixed as an organic whole, this application through with the water tank with the water pump is external and with the pot body can be dismantled and be connected, makes the water tank dismouting at will, and whether the water tank is installed, has decided the running state of electric pressure cooker for the user can select different culinary art modes according to the needs of oneself in the use, promotes user experience.

Will the liquid outlet set up in hitching part, it is right to have made things convenient for the water tank with the cooling chamber and/or the culinary art chamber carries out water path connection, works as the water tank is installed when the pot body is gone up, the user will the pot cover lid closes can accomplish the intercommunication in water route on the pot body, and on the other hand has shortened the length of pipeline, has reduced the use of material, the cost is reduced, and when carrying out the water-cooling step-down, the flow path of water or coolant liquid is shorter, improves the water-cooling effect. The electric connector is arranged on the hanging part, so that the electric connection between the electric connector and the inside of the pot body is simpler, the water pump can be electrically communicated with the control unit while the water tank is arranged on the pot body, and the liquid outlet and the electric connector are arranged on the hanging part, so that the structure of the water tank is more compact, and the space is saved. The electric connector can also play a positioning role in the installation of the water tank, so that the installation position of the water tank is clearly shown to a user, and the installation efficiency is improved.

In the prior art, the water tank is externally hung on the outer side of the pot body, and the water tank has a larger heat dissipation area, for example, in the embodiment, except that the inner side surface of the water tank is possibly contacted with the pot body, other top surfaces, bottom surfaces, left side surfaces, right side surfaces and outer side surfaces are directly contacted with the outside, so that the externally hung water tank can have a larger heat dissipation area to realize the heat dissipation of liquid in the water tank; especially, the bottom side of the water tank is not provided with the pot body, namely, the pot body can be kept away from the projection direction of the pot body as far as possible, so that the water tank with small water volume can rapidly dissipate heat through the bottom side of the water tank, and the influence of the heat of the bottom side is avoided. The external hanging water tank is only connected with the pot body and the pot cover, so that the water tank and the pot body are far away from each other, and the influence of high temperature generated when the pot body is cooked on the water tank is avoided.

2. As a preferred embodiment of the present application, the electric pressure cooker operates in the second operating state when the electrical connection assembly is coupled and the electrical connector and the mating member are not coupled for a predetermined length of time. The user can choose not to install the water tank with the water pump, this moment the electric pressure cooker still can realize the culinary art operation, provides multiple choice for the user, has promoted user experience.

For example, because pressure is generated during cooking of the pressure cooker, if pressure is required for safety when cooking is finished, a cover cannot be opened quickly if pressure exists in the pressure cooker, and the cover can be opened only when pressure in a cooking cavity is reduced, so that long-time waiting is required, the experience of a user is reduced, and especially when the amount of food materials cooked in the cooking cavity is large, the phenomenon is particularly serious, the user can select to install a water tank and a water pump on a cooker body, the water-cooling pressure reduction operation is added in a cooking program, the quick pressure reduction is realized in a water-cooling mode, the waiting time of the user is shortened, and the user experience is enjoyed; for another example, when the amount of food cooked in the cooking cavity is small and water cooling does not have obvious influence on the duration of the pressure reduction and exhaust stage, the water cooling and pressure reduction operation can cause water waste and increase of the power consumption of the pressure cooker, and under the condition, a user can select to detach the water tank and the water pump from the pot body to cook food in a common cooking mode.

For another example, along with the acceleration of life rhythm, some users do not have sufficient time and energy to carry out cooking operation, so intelligent cooking utensil receives this kind of user's favor, the pressure cooker that can realize automatic cooking also should be transported to life, be provided with storage device and automatic material conveying device on this pressure cooker, take automatic cooking rice as an example, rice is equipped with in the storage device, can realize sending rice and sending water to the culinary art intracavity through automatic material conveying device, storage device and automatic material conveying device fix in pot cover and pot body, lead to the increase of pressure cooker complete machine volume, occupy the kitchen space, and when the user wants to carry out ordinary cooking operation but non-automatic cooking operation, the inside needs of pressure cooker set up corresponding switching program in order to realize corresponding operation, thereby make complete machine control become complicated. For the application, when the user wants to carry out automatic cooking operation, can install the water tank in the pot body together with the water pump, when the control unit detects that electrical connection component and electrical connector and fitting piece all have been coupled, can carry out automatic cooking operation, when the user wants to carry out manual cooking operation, can demolish the water tank with the water pump from the pot body, add edible material to the culinary art intracavity by oneself, when the control unit detects that electrical connection component has been coupled and when predetermineeing for a long time electrical connector with the fitting piece is not coupled, can carry out ordinary cooking operation, and control procedure is simple, reliable, and stability is strong.

3. As an preferred embodiment of this application, the liquid outlet set up in the up end of portion of articulating, the electric connector set up in articulate terminal surface under the portion, the fitting piece set up in the up end of bearing position. The water pump with water route interface and circuit interface between the pot body or the pot cover set up back to back, make the intercommunication of water route and circuit with the pot cover lid closes and the direction of water tank installation is unanimous, the pot cover with after the water tank installation finishes, the user need not carry out extra operation just can switch on water route and circuit.

4. As an optimal implementation mode of this application, the pot body is provided with and is used for the bearing position of water tank, the water tank directly place in bearing position, connected mode is simple, need not to set up extra connecting piece, is convenient for install and remove of water tank. The water tank is placed in the bearing position, the bottom surface of the water tank is not lower than that of the pot body, and interference between the water tank and a table top for supporting the pressure pot after the water tank is installed can be avoided.

Furthermore, the local area of the pot body is inwards sunken to form the bearing position, and the projection of the butt joint part in the horizontal direction covers the bearing position, so that when the water tank and the water pump are installed on the pot body, the whole pressure cooker can be more compact and smaller, the occupied space is reduced, and when the water tank and the water pump are detached from the water tank, the projection of the butt joint part in the horizontal direction covers the bearing position, the hiding of the bearing position can be realized, and the appearance attractiveness of the whole pressure cooker is improved.

5. As a preferred embodiment of this application, the pot cover still includes butt joint portion, butt joint portion have with the inlet of culinary art chamber intercommunication, the water tank install in under the state of the pot body, the inlet with the liquid outlet intercommunication. The interface portion acts as an "intermediary" that enables fluid communication between the cooling chamber and the water tank. In addition, the existence of the butt joint part also provides guidance for the process that the pot cover of the pressure cooker is covered on the pot body, the placement position of the pot cover of a user is clearly shown, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present application, wherein the cover is not shown;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the pan body according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the pot lid according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the water tank and the water pump according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the water tank according to an embodiment of the present application;

wherein,

1, a pan body; 11, bearing positions;

2, covering the pot; 21 a cover body; 22 locking the cover; 23 cooling the cavity; 24 a butt joint part; 25 liquid inlet; 26 a liquid discharge port;

3, a water tank; 31 a liquid storage cavity; 32 return liquid chamber; 33 a liquid outlet; 34 a liquid return port; 35 a liquid extraction port; 36 a tank body; 37, a hanging part;

4, electrically connecting the components; 41 a lower coupler; a 42 upper coupler;

51 a fitting member; 52 an electrical connector;

6, a water pump; 61, a water inlet end; 62 at the water outlet end.

Detailed Description

In order to more clearly explain the overall concept of the present application, the following detailed description is given by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application, however, the present application may be practiced in other ways than those described herein, and therefore the scope of the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

In addition, in the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which are used for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral parts; the connection can be mechanical connection, electrical connection or communication; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those skilled in the art.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. In the description herein, reference to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means 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 application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to 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.

As shown in fig. 1-6, an electric pressure cooker comprises a cooker body 1 with a cooking cavity, a cooker cover 2 arranged on the cooker body 1, a liner arranged in the cooker body, a water pump 6 arranged in the water pump 36, and a hanging part 37 connected with the water pump 36, wherein the liner is arranged on the cooker body and used for containing food, a sealing ring is arranged between the liner and the cooker cover so as to form the cooking cavity, the electric pressure cooker also comprises a water tank 3 selectively arranged on the cooker body 1, the water tank 3 comprises a water tank body 36, the water pump 6 arranged in the water tank body 36, and the hanging part 37 is provided with a liquid outlet 33 and an electric connector 52; the water tank 3 is hung outside the pot body 1 through the hanging part 37.

This application through will the water tank 3 with 6 external and with the pot body 1 can dismantle the connection, makes the water tank 3 can be dismantled at will, installs when needing, can not install when not needing, realizes the selectivity installation or the demolition of water tank 3 promptly, makes the user have more selections, promotes user experience.

And, whether the water tank 3 is installed or not determines the running state of the electric pressure cooker, when a user needs to use a water supply function, the water tank 3 is installed on the cooker body 1, so that functions of automatic cooking, water cooling and pressure reduction and the like can be realized, when the water supply function is not needed, the user can disassemble the water tank 3 to complete conventional cooking, and at the moment, the electric pressure cooker is lighter and more convenient to operate, and the user experience is improved.

Will the liquid outlet 33 with electric connector 52 set up in hanging portion 37, hanging portion is located the pot body with between the pot cover, make the installation of water tank 3 and waterway circuit's on position all integrate hanging portion 37 has simplified the installation procedure, carries out the installation operation of water tank to the user and plays indicative function, has improved user experience.

The term "outside of the pot" is to be understood in a broad sense, that is, the installation position of the water tank 3 may be any one of the following embodiments:

the first implementation mode comprises the following steps: in the present embodiment, in a state where the water tank 3 is mounted on the pot body 1, at least a partial region of a projection of the water tank 3 in the vertical direction is located outside of the projection of the pot body 1 in the vertical direction.

The second embodiment: in this embodiment, the projection of the water tank body 36 in the direction of the lid 2 is at least partially located outside the outer contour of the lid 2.

The third embodiment is as follows: as a preferred embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, in a state where the water tank 3 is mounted on the pot body 1, a partial region of a projection of the water tank 3 in the vertical direction is located outside a projection of the pot body 1 in the vertical direction, and a projection of the water tank body 36 in the direction of the pot cover 2 is partially located outside an outer contour of the pot cover 2. In the prior art, the water tank is externally hung on the outer side of the pot body, and the water tank has a larger heat dissipation area, for example, in the embodiment, except that the inner side surface of the water tank is possibly contacted with the pot body, other top surfaces, bottom surfaces, left side surfaces, right side surfaces and outer side surfaces are directly contacted with the outside, so that the externally hung water tank can have a larger heat dissipation area to realize the heat dissipation of liquid in the water tank; especially, the bottom side of the water tank is not provided with the pot body, namely, the pot body can be kept away from the projection direction of the pot body as far as possible, so that the water tank with small water volume can rapidly dissipate heat through the bottom side of the water tank, and the influence of the heat of the bottom side is avoided. The external hanging water tank is connected with the pot body and the pot cover only through the hanging part, so that the water tank and the pot body are far away from each other, and the influence of high temperature of the pot body during cooking on the water tank is avoided; the hanging part is arranged between the pot body and the pot cover, so that the water tank can be detached only when the pot cover is opened, for the electric pressure cooker, the cooking safety can be ensured only after the pot cover and the pot body are locked, otherwise, the risk of frying the pot under a pressure environment can be caused, and the hanging part is arranged between the pot body and the pot cover, so that the water tank can not be detached randomly in the cooking process, and the water supply or cooling of the pressure cooker can not be carried out when the water tank is needed, and the risk of frying the pot can be caused; compare and set up the detachable mode on the pot body or on the pot cover between prior art, will hang the department of connecting and set up and have better factor of safety between pot body and pot cover.

It should be noted that, in the present application, the installation manner of the pot cover 2 is not specifically limited, that is, the electric pressure cooker in the present application may be an integral electric pressure cooker in which the pot cover 2 and the pot body 1 are fixedly connected, or may be a split electric pressure cooker in which the pot cover 2 is detachable from the pot body 1.

The application is not limited to a specific coupling direction of the first electrical plug assembly 4, and it may be any one of the following embodiments:

the first implementation mode comprises the following steps: in this embodiment, the cover 2 is detachably disposed on the pot body 1, the whole cover 2 can rotate along the pot body to lock or unlock with the pot body 1, the electrical connection assembly 4 comprises a first coupling member disposed on the cover 2 and a second coupling member disposed on the pot body 1, when the cover 2 is covered on the pot body 1 and rotates, the first coupling member moves to the second coupling member, when the cover is locked in place, the first coupling member and the second coupling member are coupled along the circumferential direction of the pot body, and at the same time, the coupling information of the electrical connection assembly 4 is detected and sent to the control unit.

The second embodiment: in this embodiment, the pot cover 2 includes a cover body 21 and a lock cover 22 capable of being locked with or unlocked from the pot body 1, the pot cover 2 is detachably disposed on the pot body 1, and the lock cover 22 is rotatable relative to the cover body 21. The electric connection assembly 4 is composed of an upper coupler 42 arranged on the cover body 21 and a lower coupler 41 arranged on the pot body 1, the lock cover 22 is provided with a shifting fork piece which rotates along with the lock cover 22, the shifting fork piece is provided with a movable trigger piece used for detecting the coupling state of the electric connection component 4, the lower coupler 41 is provided with a static trigger piece matched with the movable trigger piece, when the cover 2 is covered on the cooker body 1, the upper coupler 42 and the lower coupler 41 are coupled in the up-down direction, and when the user rotates the locking cover 22 in the locking direction, the movable trigger approaches to the static trigger, when the movable trigger piece moves to the electric connection component 4, the movable trigger piece is matched with the static trigger piece, the coupling information of the electric connection component 4 is detected, and the coupling information is sent to the control unit.

The application is further described in detail below by taking the split type electric pressure cooker as an example:

it should be noted that the "optional installation" of the water tank 3 means that the electric pressure cooker can be operated to complete cooking regardless of whether the water tank 3 is installed on the pot body 1, and specifically, the electric pressure cooker has the following two operation states:

the first operation state is as follows: the pot body 1 is provided with an electric connecting component 4 used for connecting the pot cover 2 with the pot body 1 and the electricity, an electric connector 52 used for connecting the water pump 6 with the pot body 1 and the matching piece 51, a heating unit and a control unit.

In one embodiment of the present application, the electrical connection component 4 includes an upper coupler 42 disposed on the cover body 21, and a lower coupler 41 disposed on the pot body 1, the upper coupler 42 is floatingly mounted on the cover body 21, the cover body 21 is provided with a through hole for the upper coupler 42 to stretch, the lock cover 22 is provided with a shifting fork rotating along with the lock cover 22, when the lock cover 22 rotates to a locking position, the shifting fork drives the upper coupler 42 to move downwards, so that the upper coupler 42 is coupled with the lower coupler 41, the lower coupler 41 is electrically connected with the control unit, the upper coupler 42 is coupled with the lower coupler 41, the lower coupler 41 transmits information that the electrical connection component is coupled to the control unit, when a user installs the water tank 3 on the pot body 1, and after the control unit receives the information that the electrical connection assembly 4, the electrical connector 52 and the mating member 51 are both connected, indicating that the locking cover 22 is locked with the pot body 1 and the water tank 3 is installed, the electric pressure cooker starts to cook in the first operation state.

In another embodiment of the present application, the electrical connection assembly 4 includes an upper coupler 42 disposed on the cover 21, and a lower coupler 41 disposed on the pot body 1, the upper coupler 42 is fixedly mounted on the cover 21, the lock cover 22 is provided with a fork member rotating with the lock cover 22, the electrical connection assembly 4 further includes a trigger (such as a magnet) disposed on the fork member, and a matching component (such as a reed pipe or a hall element) disposed on the pot body 1 and capable of cooperating with the trigger, when the pot cover 2 is covered on the pot body 1, the upper coupler 42 is coupled with the lower coupler 41, when the lock cover 22 rotates to a locking position, the trigger triggers the matching component, the matching component is electrically connected with the control unit, so as to transmit a signal that the lock cover 22 is locked in place to the control unit, when the user mounts the water tank 3 on the pot body 1 and the control unit receives the information that the upper and lower couplers are coupled, the trigger member is engaged with the engaging member, and the electrical connector 52 is connected with the engaging member 51, the electric pressure cooker indicates that the locking cover 22 is locked with the pot body 1 and the water tank 3 is mounted, so that the electric pressure cooker can cook in the first operating state.

It should be noted that, the "first operation state" herein means that the electric pressure cooker has a water supply function, for example, the electric pressure cooker can automatically add water into the cooking cavity, and for example, the pot cover 2 is provided with the cooling cavity 23, and the water tank 3 and the water pump 6 pump water or cooling liquid into the cooling cavity 23, so as to achieve rapid pressure reduction through water cooling.

And a second operation state: the pot body 1 is provided with an electric connecting component 4 used for connecting the pot cover 2 with the pot body 1 and the electricity, an electric connector 52 used for connecting the water pump 6 with the pot body 1 and the matching piece 51, a heating unit and a control unit. When the control unit receives the information that the electrical connection assembly 4 is coupled and the electrical connector 52 and the mating member 51 are not coupled within a preset time period, the control unit controls the heating unit to start, and the electric pressure cooker operates in a second operation state.

When the user does not mount the water tank 3 on the pot body 1 and the electric connector 52 is not communicated with the mating member 51 within a preset time, which means that the user does not need to mount the water tank 3, the control unit controls the heating unit to start, and the electric pressure cooker is opened to cook in the second operation state.

It should be noted that the "second operation state" herein means that the electric pressure cooker does not have a water supply function, that is, the electric pressure cooker cannot automatically add water into the cooking cavity, or does not adopt a water cooling method in the pressure reduction stage.

Preferably, when the control unit receives the information that the electrical connection assembly 4 is coupled and the electrical connector 52 is not coupled with the mating member 51, the control unit sends an alarm to remind a user, so that the user can clearly determine the installation state of the water tank 3, and the control unit can avoid that the control unit does not detect the information that the electrical connector 52 is communicated with the mating member 51 because the user does not install the water tank 3 in place, and further operate in an operation state which is not in accordance with the cooking state expected by the user. For example, the user originally wants to shorten the cooking time period by a water-cooling step-down manner, but forgets to place the water tank 3, and thus the control unit controls the pressure cooker to operate in the second operation state, that is, the step-down stage operates in a normal program, when the information that the electrical connector 52 is coupled with the mating piece 51 is not received within a preset time period on the premise that the electrical connection assembly 4 is coupled, which is contrary to the expectation that the user wants to shorten the cooking time period, the water-cooling operation is not performed. Therefore, the present embodiment can prompt the user to confirm again by adding the alarm operation. Of course, the alarm form in this embodiment is not particularly limited, and technologies that can meet the prompt requirement in the prior art, such as voice prompt, light color early warning, remote information prompt, and the like, may be adopted or used for reference.

Preferably, the electric pressure cooker can still perform an automatic cooking function in the second running state, and the electric pressure cooker gives a prompt in a water adding link to prompt a user to manually add water to finish cooking, otherwise, the cooking is suspended.

As shown in fig. 3, the pot body 1 is provided with a supporting position 11 for supporting the water tank 3.

Due to the arrangement of the bearing position 11, the water tank 3 can be directly placed on the bearing position 11 without arranging an additional connecting piece, the connecting mode is simple, and the mounting and dismounting are convenient. Preferably, the bottom surface of the water tank 3 is not lower than that of the pot body 1, so that the structure of the electric pressure pot is smooth, and the electric pressure pot is convenient to use and store.

In the present embodiment, the installation position and the number of installation positions of the support positions 11 are not particularly limited, and include, but are not limited to, the following examples:

example 1: as shown in fig. 3, in this embodiment, the supporting position 11 is disposed at an opening outer brim of the pot body 1, and the water tank 3 is hung on the supporting position 11. The supporting position 11 arranged in this way can enable the installation of the water tank 3 and the pot body 1 and the connection of the matching piece 51 and the electric connector 52 to be concentrated at the position, so that a user can conveniently complete the installation of the water tank 3 and the communication of the circuit.

Example 2: in this embodiment, the support position 11 is disposed at the lower portion of the lateral surface of the pot body 1, and the water tank 3 is placed on the support position 11. The bearing position 11 is arranged at the lower part of the pot body 1, so that the water tank 3 is more stably placed.

Example 3: in this embodiment, the two support positions 11 are arranged up and down along the side surface of the pot body 1. Two from top to bottom bearing position 11, it is right water tank 3's upper and lower can both play the supporting role, the connection effect is better, and shares water tank 3's weight, avoids single bearing position 11 atress is too big and damage.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 3, a local region of the pot body 1 is recessed inwards to form the bearing position 11, and the pot body 1 is recessed inwards to form the bearing position 11, so that on one hand, the strength of the bearing position 11 is increased, on the other hand, the connection between the pot body 1 and the water tank 3 is more compact, and the space is saved. Of course, the support 11 can also be arranged outside the pot 1, and is not limited in this respect.

As shown in fig. 3, the fitting element 51 is disposed on the supporting position 11, so that when a user installs the water tank 3 on the pot body 1, the fitting element 51 and the electrical connector 52 are synchronously electrically communicated, thereby simplifying the installation steps of the water tank 3 and improving the user experience.

It should be noted that, the connection mode of the water tank 3 and the pan body 1 may be a mounting mode such as a snap, a magnetic attraction, a hook, and the like, besides the placement mode described in the present embodiment, and is not limited specifically herein.

The connection direction of the water tank 3 and the pot body 1 is not particularly limited in the present application, and includes but is not limited to the following embodiments:

the first implementation mode comprises the following steps: as shown in fig. 3 and 5 to 6, in the present embodiment, the liquid outlet 33 is disposed on an upper end surface of the hanging portion 37, and the electrical connector 52 is disposed on a lower end surface of the hanging portion 37; the fitting piece 51 is arranged on the upper end face of the bearing position 11, the water tank 3 is vertically installed on the pot body 1, and the fitting piece 51 and the electric connector 52 are in plug fit in the vertical direction.

The second embodiment: in this embodiment, the liquid outlet 33 is disposed on the upper end surface of the hanging portion 37, the electrical connector 52 is disposed on a surface of the hanging portion 37 facing the pot body 1, the mating member 51 and the electrical connector 52 are correspondingly disposed, so that the electrical connector 52 and the mating member 51 are inserted and mated in a horizontal direction, and the water tank 3 is mounted on the pot body 1 in the horizontal direction.

The third embodiment is as follows: in this embodiment, the liquid outlet 33 is disposed on the upper end surface of the hanging portion 37, the electrical connector 52 is disposed on the end surface of one side of the hanging portion 37, the fitting member 51 is disposed on the corresponding side surface of the supporting portion 11, the electrical connector 52 and the fitting member 51 are inserted and fitted along the circumferential direction of the pot body 1, and the water tank 3 is disposed on the pot body 1 along the circumferential direction of the pot body 1.

As shown in fig. 1-2, as a preferred embodiment of the present application, the electrical connection assembly 4 is disposed at a front side of the electric pressure cooker, and the water tank 3 is located at a rear side of the pot body 1 in a state that the water tank 3 is mounted on the pot body 1.

The electric connection component 4 and the water tank 3 are arranged in a front-back mode, the structural layout of the pot body 1 is optimized, the table board space occupied by the electric pressure pot in the width direction is effectively reduced, more utensils can be placed in a row on the table board with the same width, and the user experience is better.

It should be noted that the "front side" herein refers to a side of the electric pressure cooker facing a user in a use state, and the "rear side" herein refers to a side of the electric pressure cooker facing away from the user.

As a preferred embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, the locking cover 22 is provided with a cooling cavity 23 for cooling the cooking cavity, the hanging portion 37 further has a liquid return port 34, the pot cover 2 further includes a butt portion 24, and the butt portion 24 has a liquid inlet 25 and a liquid outlet 26 communicated with the cooling cavity 23; the water tank 3 is arranged in the state of the pot body 1, the liquid inlet 25 is communicated with the liquid outlet 33, and the liquid return port 34 is communicated with the liquid outlet 26, so that the electric pressure cooker has a better water-cooling pressure reduction function.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the abutting portion 24 is provided at one side of the pot lid 2. The abutment 24 acts as an "intermediate medium" and provides fluid communication between the cooling chamber 23 and the water tank 3. In addition, the existence of the butt joint part 24 also provides guidance for the process of covering the pot cover 2 to the pot body 1 of the pressure cooker, clearly shows the placement position of the pot cover 2 of a user, and improves the user experience.

As a preferred example of the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the water tank 3 has a reservoir chamber 31 and a liquid suction port 35 communicating with the reservoir chamber 31; the water inlet end 61 of the water pump 6 can be communicated with the liquid pumping port 35, and the water outlet end 62 of the water pump 6 can be communicated with the liquid outlet 33; the water tank 3 further comprises a liquid return chamber 32 communicating with the liquid return port 34.

As shown in fig. 5, as a specific example in this embodiment, the liquid returning cavity 32 is separated from the liquid storage cavity 31, and the liquid returning cavity 32 is separated from the liquid storage cavity 31, so that the flowing water or cooling liquid and the flowing-back water or cooling liquid are separated, and the reduction of the water cooling effect due to heat exchange caused by the intersection of the two liquids is avoided.

As another specific example in this embodiment, the liquid return cavity 32 is communicated with the liquid storage cavity 31, and the liquid suction port 35 is far away from the liquid return port 34. The liquid return cavity 32 is communicated with the liquid storage cavity 31, so that the liquid return cavity 32 is increased in volume of the liquid storage cavity 31, more water or cooling liquid can be stored in the water tank 3, and the water cooling effect is improved. In addition, the liquid pumping port 35 is far away from the liquid return port 34, so that the liquid in the water storage cavity 31 can be effectively separated from the liquid flowing back from the liquid return port 34, heat exchange is avoided, and the water cooling effect is ensured.

As a preferred embodiment of this application, the pot cover still includes butt joint portion 24, butt joint portion 24 have with the inlet 25 of culinary art chamber intercommunication, water tank 3 install in under the state of the pot body 1, inlet 25 with liquid outlet 33 intercommunication makes the electric pressure cooker can accomplish automatically to add water operation in the culinary art chamber, realize automatic cooking promptly.

It should be noted that, this application does not specifically limit the function that water tank 3 can realize, and it not only can realize the function of automatic water supply, water-cooling step-down, and it can realize other functions also, for example, in addition to setting up water pump 6 on water tank 3, still be provided with steam generator, the liquid outlet becomes the gas outlet, through the butt joint of pot lid and gas outlet with supply steam to the cooking chamber in, realize steam cooking function.

Where not mentioned in this application, can be accomplished using or referencing existing technology.

The embodiments in the present specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments.

The above description is only an example of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims (10)

1. An electric pressure cooker, which comprises a cooker body with a cooking cavity and a cooker cover arranged on the cooker body, wherein an inner container is arranged in the cooker body,

the water tank comprises a water tank body, a water pump and a hanging part, wherein the water tank body is selectively arranged on the pot body, the water pump is positioned in the water tank body, the hanging part is connected with the water tank body, and the hanging part is provided with a liquid outlet and an electric connector; the water tank is hung outside the pot body through the hanging part, and the hanging part is positioned between the pot body and the pot cover.

2. Electric pressure cooker according to claim 1,

and when the water tank is arranged on the pot body, at least partial area of the projection of the water tank in the vertical direction is positioned outside the projection of the pot body in the vertical direction.

3. Electric pressure cooker according to claim 1,

when the water tank is arranged on the pot body, the projection of the water tank body towards the direction of the pot cover is at least partially positioned on the outer side of the outer contour of the pot cover.

4. Electric pressure cooker according to claim 1,

the pot cover comprises a cover body and a locking cover capable of being locked or unlocked with the pot body, the pot cover is detachably arranged on the pot body, and the locking cover is rotatable relative to the cover body.

5. Electric pressure cooker according to claim 4,

the pot body is equipped with and is used for the pot cover with the electric connection assembly of pot body electricity even, and can with the electric connector coupling is in order to be used for the water pump with the fitting piece of the electricity of the pot body to and heating element and the control unit, the control unit receives electric connection assembly and the electric connector with during the equal coupled information of fitting piece, the control unit control the heating element starts, the electric pressure cooker is with the operation of a running state.

6. Electric pressure cooker according to claim 5,

when the control unit receives the information that the electric connecting assembly is coupled and the electric connector and the matching piece are not coupled within a preset time length, the control unit controls the heating unit to start, and the electric pressure cooker operates in a second operation state.

7. Electric pressure cooker according to claim 1,

the pot body is provided with a bearing position for bearing the water tank, and the bearing position is provided with a fitting piece capable of being coupled with the electric connector.

8. Electric pressure cooker according to claim 7,

the liquid outlet is arranged on the upper end face of the hanging part, and the electric connector is arranged on the lower end face of the hanging part; the mating piece is arranged on the upper end surface of the bearing position, so that when the hanging part is placed on the bearing position, the mating piece is in plug-in fit with the electric connector along the up-down direction; or,

the liquid outlet is arranged on the upper end surface of the hanging part, the electric connector is arranged on one surface of the hanging part facing the pot body, the matching piece and the electric connector are correspondingly arranged, so that the matching piece and the electric connector are in splicing fit along the horizontal direction, and the water tank is disassembled and assembled along the horizontal direction; or,

the liquid outlet set up in the up end of portion of linking to each other, electric connector set up in the terminal surface of linking to each other portion one side, the fitting piece set up in the corresponding side in bearing position, electric connector with the fitting piece is followed the cooperation of pegging graft of the circumferential direction of the pot body, the water tank is followed the circumference dismouting of the pot body.

9. Electric pressure cooker according to claim 7,

the local area of the pot body is inwards sunken to form the bearing position, the water tank is arranged at the rear side of the pot body in the state of the pot body, and the water tank is arranged at the rear side of the pot body.

10. Electric pressure cooker according to any one of claims 5 to 6,

the locking cover is provided with a cooling cavity for cooling the cooking cavity, the hanging part is also provided with a liquid return port, the pot cover further comprises a butt joint part, and the butt joint part is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet which are communicated with the cooling cavity; the water tank is arranged in the pot body, the liquid inlet is communicated with the liquid outlet, and the liquid return port is communicated with the liquid outlet; or,

the pot cover further comprises a butt joint part, the butt joint part is provided with a liquid inlet communicated with the cooking cavity, the water tank is installed in the pot body, and the liquid inlet is communicated with the liquid outlet.

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