CN213464719U

CN213464719U - Cooking device

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Publication number: CN213464719U
Application number: CN202022082645.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邢胜华; 杨保民; 周忠宝; 周亚; 王慧; 姚远; 危平福; 姚鑫; 黄廷山
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-21
Filing date: 2020-09-21
Publication date: 2021-06-18
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-21

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking device, cooking device includes: a base having a first steam outlet; the first cooking container is detachably arranged on the base and is provided with a first cooking cavity communicated with the first steam outlet, the first cooking container is provided with a steam valve, the steam valve is switched to an open state to communicate the outside with the first cooking cavity when the first cooking container is installed on the base in place, and the steam valve is in a closed state to disconnect the outside from the first cooking cavity when the first cooking container is not installed on the base in place and/or the first cooking container is separated from the base; alternatively, the first cooking container is provided with a first check valve configured to be opened in one direction only when steam flows from the first cooking chamber to the outside. According to the utility model discloses cooking device has advantages such as be convenient for wash, convenient to use and culinary art are effectual.

Description

Cooking device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electrical apparatus makes technical field, particularly, relates to a cooking device.

Background

In related art, a cooking device, such as a steam cooker, is provided with a cooking cavity, and the steam cooker cooks food in the cooking cavity by generating steam. However, in the steam cooker having such a structure, the cooking cavity is integrally formed on the steam cooker, and the steam cooker cannot be detached and is inconvenient to use. For example, the steam pot is inconvenient to clean after cooking is finished, which affects the use experience of users.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, the utility model provides a cooking device, this cooking device have be convenient for wash, convenient to use and cook advantage such as effectual.

To achieve the above object, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a cooking apparatus is provided, including: a base having a first steam outlet; the first cooking container is detachably arranged on the base and is provided with a first cooking cavity communicated with the first steam outlet, the first cooking container is provided with a steam valve, the steam valve is switched to an open state to communicate the outside with the first cooking cavity when the first cooking container is installed on the base in place, and the steam valve is in a closed state to disconnect the outside from the first cooking cavity when the first cooking container is not installed on the base and/or is separated from the base; alternatively, the first cooking container is provided with a first one-way valve configured to be in one-way communication only when steam flows from the first cooking chamber to the outside.

According to the utility model discloses cooking device through establishing at first culinary art container and base, with the liftoff establishment of first culinary art container liftoff on the base, is convenient for carry out dismouting operation to cooking device to make cooking device have be convenient for wash, be convenient for maintain, convenient to use and cook advantage such as effectual.

In addition, the cooking device according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

according to some embodiments of the present invention, the first cooking container has a first steam inlet communicating with the first cooking cavity, the first cooking container is provided with a sealing member extending along the first steam inlet, wherein the first cooking container is in a state of being mounted in place on the base, the first steam inlet is directly opposite to and communicates with the first steam outlet, and the sealing member is located between the first cooking container and the base.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first cooking container is provided with the steam valve, the base has a stopping portion, the first cooking container is in a state where the base is mounted in place, the stopping portion stops the steam valve to switch to the open state.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the steam valve comprises: the valve body is provided with a valve cavity communicated with the first cooking cavity and a first steam hole communicated with the outside and the valve cavity; the valve core is movably arranged in the valve cavity and used for opening and closing the first steam hole, wherein the abutting part abuts against the valve core to enable the valve core to open the first steam hole when the first cooking container is installed in place on the base, and the abutting part is separated from the valve core to enable the valve core to close the first steam hole when the first cooking container is not installed in place on the base and/or when the first cooking container is separated from the base.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the steam valve further comprises: the first elastic piece is arranged between the valve body and the valve core so as to normally push the valve core to move towards the direction of closing the first steam hole.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the valve body comprises: the valve comprises a valve seat and a valve cover, wherein the valve cover is arranged on the valve seat, the valve cavity is defined between the valve cover and the valve seat, and the first steam hole is arranged on the valve cover.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the steam valve is located at the top of the first cooking vessel, the top wall of the first cooking vessel being provided with a return plate located below the steam valve.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the base further has a steam channel, the steam valve or the first one-way valve being adapted to communicate with the steam channel.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first cooking container is provided with the steam valve, an inlet of the steam passage is provided with a stopping portion, wherein the first cooking container is installed on the base in a state of being in place, the stopping portion stops the steam valve so that the steam valve is switched to the open state and communicated with the steam passage, the first cooking container is installed on the base in a state of not being in place and/or the first cooking container is separated from the base, and the steam valve is in the closed state.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, stop to locate movably the import department of steam passageway just stop to the portion and have the second steam hole, steam passageway passes through the second steam hole with the steam valve intercommunication.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a second elastic member is provided in the steam passage, the second elastic member being located between the supporting portion and the stopping portion of the steam passage.

According to some embodiments of the invention, a side surface of the stopping portion facing the steam valve forms a convex curved surface.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, a second check valve is provided in the steam passage, and the second check valve is configured to be in one-way communication when steam flows from the inlet of the steam passage to the outlet of the steam passage.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking apparatus further comprises: a second cooking container detachably disposed on the base and having a second cooking chamber, a heating chamber communicating with the outlet of the steam passage is disposed between the base and the second cooking container, and the heating chamber communicates with the second cooking chamber.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the base with be equipped with heating element between the second culinary art container, be used for the heating air in the heating chamber gets into steam in the heating chamber with pass through air mixture after the heating element heating and get into in the second culinary art intracavity, it is right to heat in the second culinary art intracavity.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the heating assembly comprises: a mounting bracket disposed between the base and the second cooking container, the mounting bracket and the second cooking container defining the heating cavity therebetween; and the heating element is arranged on the mounting bracket and is positioned in the heating cavity.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking apparatus further comprises: a shield, the shield cover is established heating element's top, the second culinary art container supports on the shield, the export of steam passageway is located the shield with between the second culinary art container.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the base defines a containing chamber having at least one opening, the first steam outlet being provided in a wall of the containing chamber, the first cooking vessel being adapted to be provided in the containing chamber in a manner drawable from the opening.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking apparatus further comprises: the steam generator is arranged outside the base or in the base and communicated with the first steam outlet.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a cooking device according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a cooking device according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a cooking device according to some embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of a cooking apparatus according to other embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a cooking apparatus according to other embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a cooking apparatus according to other embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view at D in fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is an exploded view of a first cooking device of a cooking device according to further embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a first cooking device of a cooking device according to further embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a first cooking device of a cooking device according to further embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a first cooking device of a cooking device according to further embodiments of the present invention.

Reference numerals: the cooking apparatus 100 is provided with a cooking device,

a base 10, a first steam outlet 12, a containing cavity 14, a stopping part 15, a second steam hole 151, a steam channel 16, an outlet 11 of the steam channel, a second elastic element 17,

a first cooking container 20, a first cooking cavity 201, a first steam inlet 202, a first steam discharge port 203, a sealing member 25, a return plate 26,

a second cooking container 30, a second cooking cavity 301, a second steam inlet 302, a second steam discharge port 303,

a steam valve 40, a valve body 41, a valve cavity 411, a first steam hole 412, a valve seat 413, a valve cover 414, a valve core 42, a first elastic element 43,

a heating assembly 50, a heating cavity 501, a mounting bracket 51, a heating element 52,

the protective cover 60 is provided with a protective cover,

the water storage container 70 is provided with a water storage tank,

a first check valve 91, and a second check valve 92.

Detailed Description

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

A cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 13, a cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base 10 and a first cooking container 20.

The susceptor 10 has a first steam outlet 12. The first cooking container 20 is detachably provided to the base 10 and has a first cooking chamber 201 communicating with the first steam outlet 12.

Here, it should be understood that the susceptor 10 may output steam through the first steam outlet 12, and a device for preparing steam may be provided inside the susceptor 10. Of course, the apparatus for preparing steam may be disposed outside the susceptor 10, i.e., the first steam outlet 12 of the susceptor 10 may be connected to an external apparatus for preparing steam.

According to the utility model discloses cooking device 100, through set up first steam outlet 12 on base 10, can utilize steam to heat first culinary art chamber 201 to the edible material in the culinary art first culinary art chamber 201. Compared with a mode of heating water in the cooking cavity to generate steam, the food can be cooked more pertinently, the cooking time of the cooking device 100 is shortened, and the cooking effect of the cooking device 100 is improved.

And, on locating base 10 with first culinary art container 20 detachable, compare first culinary art container and base structure as an organic whole, be convenient for carry out dismouting operation to culinary art device 100 to be convenient for maintain and the maintenance to culinary art device 100, be convenient for get the edible material of putting in first culinary art chamber 201 again after dismantling first culinary art container 20, be convenient for dismantle first culinary art container 20 after the culinary art finishes and wash again, improve user's operation travelling comfort and convenience.

In some embodiments, the first cooking container 20 is provided with the steam valve 40, the steam valve 40 is switched to an open state to communicate the outside with the first cooking chamber 201 in a state where the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place on the base 10, and the steam valve 40 is in a closed state to disconnect the outside from the first cooking chamber 201 in a state where the first cooking container 20 is not mounted in place on the base 10 and/or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10.

It should be understood that the "state in which the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place on the base 10" means a state in which the first cooking container 20 is accurately fitted on the base 10, and normal cooking can be performed on the first cooking container 20. The "state where the first cooking container 20 is not mounted on the base 10" refers to a state where the first cooking container 20 is fitted on the base 10 and the fitting position is inaccurate, for example, a state where the first cooking container 20 is not completely separated from the base 10 in a process of removing the first cooking container 20 from the base 10 after cooking is completed.

According to the utility model discloses cooking device 100 through set up steam valve 40 at first culinary art container 20, after first culinary art container 20 installed in place on base 10, can make steam valve 40 switch to open mode, and steam valve 40 allows first culinary art chamber 201 and external environment intercommunication this moment to in steam is discharged external environment from steam valve 40, be convenient for utilize steam to cook the edible material in first culinary art chamber 201.

When the first cooking container 20 is not mounted on the base 10 and/or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10, the steam valve 40 is in a closed state, at which the steam valve 40 blocks the communication between the first cooking chamber 201 and the external environment, and the steam in the first cooking chamber 201 cannot be discharged to the external environment through the steam valve 40. From this, first culinary art chamber 201 is in encapsulated situation, not only can pin the heat in first culinary art chamber 201, avoids causing thermal loss, can prevent moreover that the user from getting to be scalded by steam when putting first culinary art container 20, is convenient for improve user's operation travelling comfort and security.

In other embodiments, the first cooking container 20 is provided with the first check valve 91, and the first check valve 91 is constructed to be in one-way communication only when steam flows from the first cooking chamber 201 to the outside.

According to the utility model discloses cooking device 100, through set up first check valve 91 on first cooking container 20, first check valve 91 allows steam to discharge from first cooking chamber 201 to the external environment, is convenient for utilize steam to cook the edible material in first cooking chamber 201. Meanwhile, the first check valve 91 does not allow the reverse flow, that is, water or gas in the external environment does not flow into the first cooking cavity 201 through the first check valve 91, so that condensed water produced after steam condensation can be prevented from flowing back to the first cooking cavity 201, and the cooking reliability of the cooking device 100 can be ensured.

Therefore, the cooking device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the advantages of easy assembly and disassembly, easy cleaning, easy use, good cooking effect, etc.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 13, a cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base 10 and a first cooking container 20.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the first cooking container 20 has a first steam inlet 202 communicating with the first cooking chamber 201, and the first cooking container 20 is provided with a sealing member 25 extending along the first steam inlet 202. Wherein, in a state that the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place on the base 10, the first steam inlet 202 is opposite to and communicates with the first steam outlet 12, and the sealing member 25 is located between the first cooking container 20 and the base 10. Thus, when the first cooking container 20 is mounted on the base 10, the steam generated by the steam generator can flow into the first steam inlet 202 through the first steam outlet 12 and then flow into the first cooking cavity 201, so that the food in the first cooking cavity 201 can be cooked by the steam. Meanwhile, the sealing member 25 may be used to seal the gap between the first cooking container 20 and the base 10, so as to ensure that the steam does not leak when flowing from the first steam outlet 12 to the first steam inlet 202, thereby improving the operational reliability of the cooking apparatus 100.

Alternatively, the seal 25 may be a closed sealing ring surrounding the first steam inlet 202.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7, the first cooking container 20 is provided with a steam valve 40, the base 10 has a stopping portion 15, and the stopping portion 15 stops the steam valve 40 to switch to an open state in a state that the first cooking container 20 is mounted on the base 10 in place. Thus, after the first cooking container 20 is mounted on the base 10, the steam valve 40 can be stopped by the stopping part 15, so that the steam valve 40 can be reliably switched to the open state, and the first cooking cavity 201 is communicated with the external environment.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the steam valve 40 includes a valve body 41 and a valve core 42, and the valve body 41 has a valve cavity 411 communicating with the first cooking cavity 201, and a first steam hole 412 communicating with the outside and the valve cavity 411. The valve body 42 is movably provided in the valve chamber 411 to open and close the first steam hole 412. Wherein, in the state that the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place on the base 10, the stopping part 15 stops against the valve core 42 to make the valve core 42 open the first steam hole 412, and in the state that the first cooking container 20 is not mounted in place on the base 10 and/or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10, the stopping part 15 is separated from the valve core 42 to make the valve core 42 close the first steam hole 412. By stopping the valve element 42 or separating from the valve element 42 by the stopping part 15, the valve element 42 can be controlled to open or close the first steam hole 412, so that the steam valve 40 can be switched between the open state and the closed state.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the steam valve 40 further includes a first elastic member 43, and the first elastic member 43 is disposed between the valve body 41 and the valve body 42 to normally urge the valve body 42 to move in a direction to close the first steam hole 412. Thus, after the stopping portion 15 is separated from the valve element 42, the first elastic member 43 can drive the valve element 42 to move in a direction of closing the first steam hole 412, so that the steam valve 40 is switched to the closed state.

It should be understood that "the first elastic member 43 normally pushes the valve body 42 to move in a direction of closing the first steam hole 412" means that the first elastic member 43 always provides a driving force to the valve body 42 to drive the valve body 42 to move in a direction of closing the first steam hole 412.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 9, the valve body 41 includes a valve seat 413 and a valve cover 414, the valve cover 414 is disposed on the valve seat 413 and defines a valve chamber 411 between the valve cover 414 and the valve seat 413, and the first steam hole 412 is disposed on the valve cover 414. This facilitates the assembly process of the steam valve 40, and facilitates the maintenance and replacement of the steam valve 40.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 11, a steam valve 40 is provided on the top of the first cooking container 20 (the up-down direction is shown by arrow a in fig. 1), and the top wall of the first cooking container 20 is provided with a return plate 26 located below the steam valve 40. Therefore, the condensate water generated after the steam is condensed can be guided by the reflux plate 26, and the condensate water can be conveniently collected in a centralized manner.

In other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, the base 10 further has a steam passage 16, and the steam valve 40 or the first check valve 91 is adapted to communicate with the steam passage 16. When the first cooking container 20 is provided with the steam valve 40, the steam valve 40 may be switched to an open state after the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place on the base 10, and the first cooking chamber 201 is allowed to communicate with the steam passage 16, so that steam flows from the steam valve 40 into the steam passage 16. Alternatively, when the first cooking container 20 is provided with a check valve, the first check valve 91 allows the steam to flow from the first cooking chamber 201 to the steam passage 16 without allowing a reverse flow.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the first cooking container 20 is provided with a steam valve 40, and a stopper 15 is provided at an inlet of the steam passage 16. Wherein, under the state that the first cooking container 20 is installed on the base 10 in place, the stop part 15 stops the steam valve 40 to switch the steam valve 40 to the open state and communicate with the steam channel 16, and under the state that the first cooking container 20 is not installed on the base 10 in place and/or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10, the steam valve 40 is in the closed state. Therefore, after the first cooking container 20 is mounted on the base 10 in place, the steam valve 40 can be stopped by the stopping part 15, so that the steam valve 40 can be reliably switched to the open state, the communication between the first cooking cavity 201 and the steam channel 16 is realized, and when the first cooking container 20 is not mounted on the base 10 in place and/or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10, the steam valve 40 can close the first cooking cavity 201 to avoid the leakage of steam.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 9, the stopping portion 15 is movably disposed at the inlet of the steam channel 16, and the stopping portion 15 has a second steam hole 151, and the steam channel 16 is communicated with the steam valve 40 through the second steam hole 151. Thus, the steam passage 16 and the steam valve 40 can communicate with each other through the first steam hole 412 and the second steam hole 151, thereby forming a steam flow path. Meanwhile, the movable stopper is provided to facilitate the first cooking container 20 to be smoothly taken and placed on the base 10, so as to improve the convenience of the user.

Further, as shown in fig. 9, a second elastic member 17 is disposed in the steam channel 16, and the second elastic member 17 is located between the supporting portion and the stopping portion 15 of the steam channel 16. Therefore, when the first cooking container 20 is taken and placed, the stopping part 15 is convenient to avoid the first cooking container 20, and when the first cooking container 20 is installed in place, the second elastic piece 17 is convenient to push the stopping part 15 to switch the steam valve 40 to the open state.

Optionally, the second elastic element 17 always pushes the stopping portion 15 to move away from the supporting portion. It should be understood here that "the second elastic member 17 always pushes the stopping portion 15 to move away from the supporting portion" means that the second elastic member 17 always provides a driving force to the stopping portion 15 to drive the stopping portion 15 to move away from the supporting portion.

Specifically, the support portion of the steam passage 16 may be a portion of the inner wall surface of the steam passage 16.

Alternatively, a side surface of the stopper 15 facing the steam valve 40 is formed into a convex curved surface. This facilitates positioning and guiding the movement of the stopper 15 when the stopper 15 abuts the steam valve 40.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 9, a second check valve 92 is provided in the steam passage 16, and the second check valve 92 is configured to be opened in one direction only when steam flows from the inlet of the steam passage 16 to the outlet 11 of the steam passage 16. Therefore, the second check valve 92 can allow the steam to flow from the inlet of the steam channel 16 to the outlet 11 of the steam channel 16, but does not allow the steam to flow in the reverse direction, so that the condensed water produced after the steam is condensed can be prevented from flowing back, and the condensed water can be prevented from flowing back into the steam valve 40.

Optionally, a second one-way valve 92 is provided within the steam channel 16 between the stop 15 and the outlet 11 of the steam channel 16.

In still other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 8, the cooking apparatus 100 further comprises a second cooking container 30, the second cooking container 30 is detachably disposed on the base 10 and has a second cooking cavity 301, a heating cavity 501 communicated with the outlet of the steam channel 16 is disposed between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30, and the heating cavity 501 is communicated with the second cooking cavity 301. In this way, the cooking apparatus 100 can process food materials using the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 30, so as to improve the cooking diversity of the cooking apparatus 100. Meanwhile, the steam flowing out of the steam passage 16 may enter the heating chamber 501 to heat the second cooking container 30 with the steam. That is, it cooks the processing to be convenient for first cooking container 20 and second cooking container 30 share the steam that same steam generator produced, is convenient for improve cooking device 100's the level of integrating, reduces steam generator's quantity of setting.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, a heating assembly 50 is disposed between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30 for heating air in the heating chamber 501, and steam entering the heating chamber 501 is mixed with air heated by the heating assembly 50 and enters the second cooking chamber 301 to heat the second cooking chamber 301. The air in the heat cavity can be heated by the heating assembly 50, so that the food in the second cooking cavity 301 can be heated by the dry hot air and the steam together, and the cooking effect of the second cooking container 30 is improved.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 6, the heating assembly 50 includes a mounting bracket 51 and a heating element 52, the mounting bracket 51 is disposed between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30, and a heating cavity 501 is defined between the mounting bracket 51 and the second cooking container 30. The heating element 52 is mounted to the mounting bracket 51 and is located within the heating cavity 501. This facilitates the formation of the heating chamber 501, facilitates the installation of the heating element 52, and facilitates the heating element 52 to heat the air in the heating chamber 501.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 8, the cooking apparatus 100 further includes a shield 60, the shield 60 being disposed over the heating assembly 50, the second cooking container 30 being supported on the shield 60, and the outlet of the steam passage 16 being located between the shield 60 and the second cooking container 30. Not only can utilize protection casing 60 to shelter from and protect heating element 50 like this, avoid the user to touch heating element 50 by mistake and produce danger, the heat through protection casing 60 transmission heating element 50 moreover can make the heat more even, further is convenient for improve the culinary art effect to eating the material in the second culinary art container 30.

Further, the shield 60 is a piece of material having a high thermal conductivity, for example, the shield 60 may be a piece of metal.

In still other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the base 10 defines a containing cavity 14 having at least one opening, the first steam outlet 12 is provided in a wall of the containing cavity 14, and the first cooking container 20 is adapted to be drawably provided in the containing cavity 14 from the opening. This is convenient for the user to get first cooking container 20 through the pull operation and puts, is convenient for improve user's use travelling comfort and convenience.

Further, an opening of the receiving cavity 14 is formed at a sidewall of the base 10 to facilitate access to the first cooking container 20 from a horizontal direction. For example, the openings of the receiving cavities 14 are formed on two adjacent side walls of the base 10.

Alternatively, the first steam outlet 12 may be disposed on the bottom wall of the accommodating chamber 14, and may also be disposed on the side wall of the accommodating chamber 14.

Specifically, the cooking apparatus 100 further includes a steam generator disposed outside the base 10 or inside the base 10, the steam generator being in communication with the first steam outlet 12. Thereby, steam may be generated using the steam generator to heat the first cooking chamber 201 using the steam.

In some examples, the cooking apparatus 100 includes a base 10, a first cooking container 20 and a second cooking container 30, the first cooking container 20 being formed as a pot assembly, the first cooking container 20 having a first steam inlet 202 and a steam discharge port, the steam discharge port being a first steam hole 412 of the steam valve 40. The second cooking container 30 is formed as a basket assembly, and the second cooking container 30 has a second steam inlet 302 and a second steam discharge port 303. The base 10 is provided with a steam generator, steam generated by the steam generator enters the first cooking cavity 201 through the first steam outlet 12, enters the heating cavity 501 through the outlet of the steam channel 16, and enters the second cooking cavity 301 through the second steam inlet 302, so that the food materials in the first cooking cavity 201 and the second cooking cavity 301 are heated by the steam.

Optionally, the first cooking container 20 includes an inner pot, an outer pot and a pot cover, the outer pot and the pot cover define the first cooking cavity 201, the inner pot can place food, and the inner pot is disposed in the first cooking cavity 201. The second cooking vessel 30 comprises a basket and a basket cover defining a second cooking chamber 301. A second steam inlet 302 is formed in the bottom wall of the basket and a second steam discharge 303 is formed in the top wall of the basket lid.

Specifically, the base 10 further includes a water storage container 70, and the water storage container 70 is connected to the steam generator to supply water to the steam generator.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cooking apparatus 100 includes a base 10, a first cooking container 20, and a second cooking container 30. The base 10 defines a receiving cavity 14 having at least one opening formed on adjacent two sidewalls of the base 10, and the first cooking container 20 is adapted to be drawably provided in the receiving cavity 14 through the opening. The second cooking receptacle 30 is adapted to be fitted on the upper end of the base 10.

A water storage container 70 and a steam generator are arranged in the base 10, and the base 10 is provided with a first steam outlet 12 communicated with the steam generator. The first cooking container 20 is detachably disposed on the base 10 and has a first cooking cavity 201 communicated with the first steam outlet 12, the first cooking container 20 has a first steam inlet 202 communicated with the first cooking cavity 201, the first cooking container 20 is provided with a sealing member 25 extending along the first steam inlet 202, in a state that the first cooking container 20 is mounted on the base 10 in place, the first steam inlet 202 faces and communicates with the first steam outlet 12, and the sealing member 25 is located between the first cooking container 20 and the base 10.

The first cooking container 20 is provided with the first check valve 91, the first steam inlet 202 is provided at the bottom wall of the first cooking container 20, and the first steam outlet 12 is provided at the bottom wall of the accommodating chamber 14. The first cooking container 20 is further provided with a first steam discharge port 203 communicated with the outside, the first steam discharge port 203 is provided at a side wall of the first cooking cavity 201, a first check valve 91 is provided at the first steam discharge port 203, and the first check valve 91 is configured to be in one-way communication when steam flows only from the first cooking cavity 201 to the outside.

The second cooking container 30 is detachably disposed on the base 10 and has a second cooking cavity 301, a heating cavity 501 is disposed between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30, and the heating cavity 501 is communicated with the second cooking cavity 301. A heating assembly 50 is disposed between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30 for heating air in the heating chamber 501 to heat the second cooking chamber 301.

The heating assembly 50 includes a mounting bracket 51 and a heating element 52, the mounting bracket 51 is disposed between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30, a heating cavity 501 is defined between the mounting bracket 51 and the second cooking container 30, and the heating element 52 is mounted to the mounting bracket 51 and located in the heating cavity 501. The cooking apparatus 100 further comprises a shield 60, the shield 60 being disposed over the heating assembly 50, the second cooking container 30 being supported on the shield 60, the shield 60 being located in the heating cavity 501.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the cooking apparatus 100 includes a base 10, a first cooking container 20, and a second cooking container 30. The base 10 defines a receiving cavity 14 having at least one opening formed on adjacent two sidewalls of the base 10, and the first cooking container 20 is adapted to be drawably provided in the receiving cavity 14 through the opening. The second cooking receptacle 30 is adapted to be fitted on the upper end of the base 10.

A water storage container 70 and a steam generator are arranged in the base 10, and the base 10 is provided with a first steam outlet 12 communicated with the steam generator. The first cooking container 20 is detachably provided to the base 10 and has a first cooking chamber 201 communicating with the first steam outlet 12, and the first cooking container 20 is provided with a steam valve 40 and a first check valve 91.

The steam valve 40 is disposed on the top of the first cooking container 20, when the first cooking container 20 is mounted on the base 10 in a proper position, the steam valve 40 is switched to an open state to communicate the outside with the first cooking cavity 201, and when the first cooking container 20 is not mounted on the base 10 in a proper position or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10, the steam valve 40 is in a closed state to disconnect the outside from the first cooking cavity 201.

The first check valve 91 is constructed to be in one-way communication only when steam flows from the first cooking chamber 201 to the outside.

The base 10 also has a steam passage 16, a steam valve 40 adapted to communicate with the steam passage 16, and a first check valve 91 adapted to communicate with the steam valve 40.

The first cooking container 20 has a first steam inlet 202 communicating with the first cooking chamber 201, the first cooking container 20 is provided with a sealing member 25 extending along the first steam inlet 202, the first steam inlet 202 is aligned and communicated with the first steam outlet 12 in a state that the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place on the base 10, and the sealing member 25 is located between the first cooking container 20 and the base 10. The first steam inlet 202 is provided at the bottom wall of the first cooking container 20, and the first steam outlet 12 is provided at the bottom wall of the accommodating chamber 14.

The inlet of the steam channel 16 is provided with a stop part 15, the stop part 15 stops the steam valve 40 when the first cooking container 20 is mounted on the base 10 in place, so that the steam valve 40 is switched to an open state and communicated with the steam channel 16, and the steam valve 40 is in a closed state when the first cooking container 20 is not mounted on the base 10 in place and/or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10.

The stopping part 15 is movably disposed at the inlet of the steam channel 16, the stopping part 15 has a second steam hole 151, and the steam channel 16 is communicated with the steam valve 40 through the second steam hole 151. The steam channel 16 is provided with a second elastic member 17, and the second elastic member 17 is located between the supporting portion and the stopping portion 15 of the steam channel 16. A side surface of the abutting portion 15 facing the steam valve 40 is formed into a convex curved surface.

The steam valve 40 includes a valve body 41, a valve core 42, and a first elastic member 43, and the valve body 41 has a valve chamber 411 communicating with the first cooking chamber 201, and a first steam hole 412 communicating the steam passage 16 with the valve chamber 411. The valve core 42 is movably disposed in the valve cavity 411 for opening and closing the first steam hole 412, when the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place on the base 10, the stopping portion 15 stops the valve core 42 to open the first steam hole 412, when the first cooking container 20 is not mounted in place on the base 10 and/or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10, the stopping portion 15 is separated from the valve core 42 to close the first steam hole 412 by the valve core 42, and the first elastic member 43 is disposed between the valve body 41 and the valve core 42 to normally push the valve core 42 to move in a direction of closing the first steam hole 412. The first check valve 91 is disposed in the valve chamber 411 of the steam valve 40.

Further, a valve seat 413 and a valve cover 414, the valve cover 414 is arranged on the valve seat 413, a valve cavity 411 is defined between the valve cover 414 and the valve seat 413, and the first steam hole 412 is arranged on the valve cover 414. The top wall of the first cooking receptacle 20 is provided with a return plate 26 under the steam valve 40.

The second cooking container 30 is detachably provided to the base 10 and has a second cooking chamber 301, a heating chamber 501 communicating with the outlet of the steam passage 16 is provided between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30, and the heating chamber 501 communicates with the second cooking chamber 301. A heating assembly 50 is disposed between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30, and is used for heating the air in the heating cavity 501, and the steam entering the heating cavity 501 is mixed with the air heated by the heating assembly 50 and enters the second cooking cavity 301, so as to heat the second cooking cavity 301.

The heating assembly 50 includes a mounting bracket 51 and a heating element 52, the mounting bracket 51 is disposed between the base 10 and the second cooking container 30, a heating cavity 501 is defined between the mounting bracket 51 and the second cooking container 30, and the heating element 52 is mounted to the mounting bracket 51 and located in the heating cavity 501.

The cooking apparatus 100 further comprises a shield 60, the shield 60 being disposed over the heating assembly 50, the second cooking container 30 being supported on the shield 60, the shield 60 being located in the heating cavity 501. The outlet of the steam channel 16 is located between the shield 60 and the second cooking container 30.

Of course, the cooking apparatus 100 may further include a steam generating device for supplying steam to the second cooking container 30 to perform a cooking process on the food in the second cooking cavity 301. In other words, the first and

second cooking containers

20 and 30 may obtain steam through a steam generator and a steam generating device, respectively, which may be two separate devices generating steam.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the cooking apparatus 100 includes a base 10, a first cooking container 20, and a second cooking container 30. The base 10 defines a receiving cavity 14 having at least one opening formed on adjacent two sidewalls of the base 10, and the first cooking container 20 is adapted to be drawably provided in the receiving cavity 14 through the opening. The second cooking receptacle 30 is adapted to be fitted on the upper end of the base 10.

A water storage container 70 and a steam generator are arranged in the base 10, and the base 10 is provided with a first steam outlet 12 communicated with the steam generator. The first cooking container 20 is detachably provided to the base 10 and has a first cooking chamber 201 communicating with the first steam outlet 12, and the first cooking container 20 is provided with a steam valve 40.

The base 10 also has a steam passageway 16, and a steam valve 40 is adapted to communicate with the steam passageway 16.

A second check valve 92 is provided in the steam passage 16, and the second check valve 92 is configured to be opened in one direction only when steam flows from the inlet of the steam passage 16 to the outlet of the steam passage 16. The second check valve 92 is located between the stopper 15 and the outlet of the steam passage 16.

The steam valve 40 includes a valve body 41, a valve core 42, and a first elastic member 43, and the valve body 41 has a valve chamber 411 communicating with the first cooking chamber 201, and a first steam hole 412 communicating the steam passage 16 with the valve chamber 411. The valve core 42 is movably disposed in the valve cavity 411 for opening and closing the first steam hole 412, when the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place on the base 10, the stopping portion 15 stops the valve core 42 to open the first steam hole 412, when the first cooking container 20 is not mounted in place on the base 10 and/or the first cooking container 20 is separated from the base 10, the stopping portion 15 is separated from the valve core 42 to close the first steam hole 412 by the valve core 42, and the first elastic member 43 is disposed between the valve body 41 and the valve core 42 to normally push the valve core 42 to move in a direction of closing the first steam hole 412.

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

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

In the description of the invention, the first feature being "on", "above" and "above" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature.

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

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

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

Claims

1. A cooking device, comprising:

a base having a first steam outlet;

a first cooking container detachably disposed on the base and having a first cooking cavity communicated with the first steam outlet,

the first cooking container is provided with a steam valve, the steam valve is switched to an open state to communicate the outside with the first cooking cavity in a state that the first cooking container is installed on the base in place, and the steam valve is in a closed state to disconnect the outside from the first cooking cavity in a state that the first cooking container is not installed on the base in place and/or the first cooking container is separated from the base; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the first cooking container is provided with a first one-way valve configured to be in one-way communication only when steam flows from the first cooking chamber to the outside.

2. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first cooking container has a first steam inlet in communication with the first cooking chamber, the first cooking container being provided with a seal extending along the first steam inlet,

wherein, under the state that the first cooking container is installed in place on the base, the first steam inlet is opposite to and communicated with the first steam outlet, and the sealing element is positioned between the first cooking container and the base.

3. The cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first cooking container is provided with the steam valve, the base has a stopping portion, and the stopping portion stops the steam valve to switch to the open state in a state where the first cooking container is mounted in place on the base.

4. The cooking device of claim 3, wherein the steam valve comprises:

the valve body is provided with a valve cavity communicated with the first cooking cavity and a first steam hole communicated with the outside and the valve cavity;

a valve core movably arranged in the valve cavity and used for opening and closing the first steam hole,

the first cooking container is arranged on the base in a proper position, the abutting part abuts against the valve core to enable the valve core to open the first steam hole, and the abutting part is separated from the valve core to enable the valve core to close the first steam hole when the first cooking container is not arranged on the base in a proper position and/or the first cooking container is separated from the base.

5. The cooking device of claim 4, wherein the steam valve further comprises:

the first elastic piece is arranged between the valve body and the valve core so as to normally push the valve core to move towards the direction of closing the first steam hole.

6. The cooking device of claim 4, wherein the valve body comprises:

the valve comprises a valve seat and a valve cover, wherein the valve cover is arranged on the valve seat, the valve cavity is defined between the valve cover and the valve seat, and the first steam hole is arranged on the valve cover.

7. The cooking apparatus of claim 4, wherein the steam valve is provided on a top of the first cooking container, and a top wall of the first cooking container is provided with a return plate below the steam valve.

8. The cooking device of claim 1, wherein the base further has a steam passage, the steam valve or the first one-way valve being adapted to communicate with the steam passage.

9. The cooking apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first cooking container is provided with the steam valve, the steam passage is provided at an inlet thereof with a stopper,

the first cooking container is mounted on the base in a proper position, the abutting part abuts against the steam valve to enable the steam valve to be switched to the opening state and to be communicated with the steam channel, and the steam valve is in the closing state when the first cooking container is not mounted on the base in a proper position and/or the first cooking container is separated from the base.

10. The cooking device of claim 9, wherein the stopping portion is movably disposed at an inlet of the steam passage and has a second steam hole, and the steam passage is communicated with the steam valve through the second steam hole.

11. The cooking device of claim 10, wherein a second resilient member is disposed in the steam channel, the second resilient member being located between the support portion and the stop portion of the steam channel.

12. The cooking apparatus of claim 9, wherein a side surface of the stopper facing the steam valve is formed in a convex curved surface.

13. The cooking device of claim 9, wherein a second one-way valve is disposed in the steam passage, the second one-way valve being configured to be in one-way communication only when steam flows from the inlet of the steam passage to the outlet of the steam passage.

14. The cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 13, further comprising:

a second cooking container detachably disposed on the base and having a second cooking chamber, a heating chamber communicating with the outlet of the steam passage is disposed between the base and the second cooking container, and the heating chamber communicates with the second cooking chamber.

15. The cooking device of claim 14, wherein a heating element is disposed between the base and the second cooking container for heating air in the heating chamber, and steam entering the heating chamber is mixed with air heated by the heating element and enters the second cooking chamber to heat the second cooking chamber.

16. The cooking device of claim 15, wherein the heating assembly comprises:

a mounting bracket disposed between the base and the second cooking container, the mounting bracket and the second cooking container defining the heating cavity therebetween;

and the heating element is arranged on the mounting bracket and is positioned in the heating cavity.

17. The cooking device of claim 15, further comprising: a shield, the shield cover is established heating element's top, the second culinary art container supports on the shield, the export of steam passageway is located the shield with between the second culinary art container.

18. The cooking device of claim 2, wherein the base defines a receiving cavity having at least one opening, the first steam inlet being provided in a wall of the receiving cavity, the first cooking vessel being adapted to be drawable within the receiving cavity from the opening.

19. The cooking apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: the steam generator is arranged outside the base or in the base and communicated with the first steam outlet.