CN214284453U

CN214284453U - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN214284453U
Application number: CN202023187033.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 姚亮; 许智波; 林秀宝; 米滋远; 肖伏凤
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd; Guangdong Midea Life Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-25
Filing date: 2020-12-25
Publication date: 2021-09-28
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-25

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, including base, first disk body, second disk body, drive assembly and moving part, cooking utensil is at the culinary art in-process, is provided with the clearance that is used for placing food between first disk body and the second disk body. The first tray body is connected with the base, the second tray body can move relative to the base, and the distance between the first tray body and the second tray body changes along with the movement of the second tray body. The movable part is controlled to move along the first direction, so that the transmission assembly drives the second disc body to move along the second direction, wherein the second direction is the axial direction of the second disc body, the first disc body and the second disc body are coaxially arranged, when the second disc body moves along the second direction, the distance between the first disc body and the second disc body can be changed, and the flexible adjustment of the distance between the first disc body and the second disc body is realized.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

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

Background

In order to realize that a cooking appliance simultaneously fries and bakes the upper surface and the lower surface of food in the prior art, the related art adopts two heating plates which are distributed up and down to carry out double-sided heating cooking on the food, and how to adjust the distance between the two heating plates which are distributed up and down becomes a technical problem which needs to be solved urgently.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention aims at least solving one of the technical problems existing in the prior art or the related art.

To this end, a first aspect of the present invention provides a cooking appliance.

In view of this, the utility model discloses a first aspect provides a cooking utensil, includes base, first disk body, second disk body, drive assembly and moving part. The first tray body is connected with the base, the second tray body is movably connected with the base, the transmission assembly is connected with the second tray body, the moving part is connected with the transmission assembly, the moving part can move along a first direction under stress to drive the transmission assembly to drive the second tray body to move along a second direction, and the second tray body moves along the second direction to adjust the distance between the first tray body and the second tray body. The extension line of the first direction intersects with the extension line of the second direction.

The transmission assembly is connected with the second disc body and the moving piece, and the moving piece can move under the action of external force to drive the posture state of the transmission assembly to change, so that the second disc body is driven to move. When the moving part moves along the first direction, the transmission assembly drives the second tray body to move along the second direction, the first direction is not parallel to the second direction, the moving part is transmitted to the second tray body along the second direction along the movement of the first direction, the size of the transmission assembly is small, the space utilization rate in the base of the cooking appliance is improved, the transmission is carried out through the transmission assembly, and the movement range of the second tray body is improved under the condition that the size of the cooking appliance is not increased.

The food material is placed on the position between the first tray body and the second tray body for cooking, the distance between the first tray body and the second tray body is reasonably adjusted, so that the cooking appliance can play a good cooking effect on food materials with different thicknesses, and when the thick food materials are cooked, the food materials caused by the undersize distance between the first tray body and the second tray body are prevented from being extruded and deformed.

In one embodiment, the first tray and the second tray are distributed one above the other. When cooking foods whose texture is soft or whose crust is easily broken, for example, pies are cooked. The distance between the first tray body and the second tray body reaches the maximum value by applying external force to the moving member, the pie to be cooked is placed between the first tray body and the second tray body, the moving member is forced to move, the second tray body is close to the first tray body by controlling the stress direction of the moving member until the first tray body and the second tray body are both contacted with the pie, and the moving member stops moving at the moment. Avoid the excessive motion of second disk body to lead to causing excessive extrusion to the pie, when guaranteeing food culinary art effect, can also avoid food to warp the damage.

In another embodiment, the first tray and the second tray are distributed one above the other. When cooking food with high requirements for dimensional accuracy, for example, pancakes. The set thickness of the pancake after cooking is determined according to actual requirements, the movable piece is forced to control the distance between the first tray body and the second tray body to reach the set thickness, and at the moment, raw materials to be cooked are placed between the first tray body and the second tray body to be cooked. Through adjusting the distance between first disk body and the second disk body earlier, put into the position between first disk body and the second disk body with raw and other materials again, realized accurate effect to eating material thickness control, guaranteed that the thickness of the edible material that the culinary art obtained accords with the expectation.

In one possible design, the movable member moves to drive the transmission assembly to be stretched or compressed, and the height of the transmission assembly in the second direction when the transmission assembly is stretched is larger than the height of the transmission assembly in the second direction when the transmission assembly is compressed.

In this design, the transmission assembly sets up to the structure that can concertina movement, and the moving part links to each other with the transmission assembly, and the moving part can drive the transmission assembly and be stretched or compress, has applyed the power along first direction to the transmission assembly when the moving part moves along first direction. The transmission assembly can be stretched or compressed under the action of force along the first direction, when the transmission assembly is stretched or compressed, the size of the transmission assembly in the second direction is changed, when the transmission assembly is in a stretched state, the height of the transmission assembly in the second direction is larger than the height of the transmission assembly in the second direction in a compressed state, and the second disc body can be driven to move along the second direction when the transmission assembly moves in a stretching mode.

In one possible design, the transmission assembly includes a first link and a second link. The first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the base, and the second end of the first connecting rod is slidably connected with the second disc body; the first end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second disc body, and the second end of the second connecting rod is slidably connected with the base. The first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second connecting rod.

In this design, the transmission assembly includes a first link and a second link, which are arranged crosswise. The first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected to the base, and the second end of the first connecting rod is slidably connected with the second disc body. The first end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second disc body, and the second end of the second connecting rod is slidably connected with the base. The first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are connected in a rotating mode, and the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod form a telescopic structure through the arrangement. When the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are in a moving state, the second disc body connected with the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod can be driven to move along the second direction.

It can be understood that the second direction is the extending direction of the axis of the second disc body, when the first disc body and the second disc body are arranged oppositely, the second disc body moves along the second direction, the distance between the first disc body and the second disc body can be adjusted, and flexible adjustment of the distance between the first disc body and the second disc body through the action of the control transmission assembly is achieved.

When the first connecting rod moves, one end slides relative to the second disk body, the other end rotates relative to the base, the vertical distance between one end of the first connecting rod on the second disk body and the base changes along with the change of the included angle between the first connecting rod and the base, when the included angle between the first connecting rod and the base increases, the vertical distance between one end of the first connecting rod on the second disk body and the base increases, and when the included angle between the first connecting rod and the base decreases, the vertical distance between one end of the first connecting rod on the second disk body and the base decreases. When the second connecting rod moves, one end slides relative to the base, the other end rotates relative to the second disc body, the vertical distance between one end of the second connecting rod on the second disc body and the base changes along with the change of the included angle between the second connecting rod and the base, when the included angle between the second connecting rod and the base is increased, the vertical distance between one end of the second connecting rod on the second disc body and the base is increased, and when the included angle between the second connecting rod and the base is reduced, the vertical distance between one end of the second connecting rod on the second disc body and the base is reduced. The first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are arranged in a crossed mode, so that the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod move in the same angle change mode. It is understood that the lifting distance of the second tray is related to the sliding distance of the first link and the second link, and the lifting distance of the second tray can be controlled according to the sliding distance of the first link and the second link.

The cross-sectional shape of the first link and the second link may be any one or any combination of circular, annular, and rectangular. It is noted that the selection of the cross-sectional shapes of the first and second links may be determined according to the strength requirements, weight requirements and the size of the internal space of the cooking appliance. Specifically, when the cross sections of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are circular, the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod have higher strength, can bear larger force, and can be used for driving a second disk body with larger weight; when the cross sections of the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are annular, the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod can reduce the weight of the cooking utensil under the condition of ensuring certain strength, and the whole cooking utensil is lightened; when the cross section of first connecting rod and second connecting rod is the rectangle, first connecting rod and second connecting rod occupation space are less, are applicable to the narrow and small cooking utensil of inner space.

The utility model discloses a set up first connecting rod and second connecting rod in drive assembly, the first end that makes first connecting rod rotates with the base to be connected, the second end and the second disk body sliding connection of first connecting rod, the first end and the second disk body of second connecting rod rotate to be connected, the second end and the base sliding connection of second connecting rod, rotate between first connecting rod and the second connecting rod to be connected, the simultaneous movement of first connecting rod and second connecting rod has been realized, turn into the elevating movement on second chassis with the sliding motion of the relative base of first connecting rod and second connecting rod, the lift distance of second disk body can be controlled through the sliding distance of adjustment first connecting rod and second connecting rod.

In a possible design, a first sliding groove is formed in the second disc body, and a second sliding groove is formed in the base. The cooking appliance further includes a first connecting shaft and a second connecting shaft. The first connecting shaft is inserted into the first sliding groove and connected with the first connecting rod; the second connecting shaft is inserted in the second sliding groove and connected with the second connecting rod. The first connecting shaft or the second connecting shaft is connected with the movable piece.

In this design, be equipped with first spout on the second disk body, be equipped with the second spout on the base, the extending direction of first spout and second spout is the same, and the direction of first spout and second spout is first direction. The cooking appliance further includes a first connecting shaft and a second connecting shaft.

The first connecting shaft is inserted into the first sliding groove, the first connecting shaft can slide relative to the first sliding groove along the direction of the first sliding groove, the limiting structure is arranged on the first connecting shaft, the limiting structure enables the first connecting shaft to slide relative to the first sliding groove, the first connecting shaft cannot move along the normal direction of the plane of the first sliding groove, and the limiting structure can prevent the first connecting shaft from being separated from the first sliding groove. First connecting axle rotates with first connecting rod to be connected, and first connecting rod can rotate around first connecting axle, and when first connecting axle slided along first spout, first connecting axle drove first connecting rod and slided along first spout, and then drove first connecting rod and slided along the second disk body. Meanwhile, when the first connecting rod slides along the second disc body, the included angle between the first connecting rod and the second disc body changes, and the first connecting rod can rotate around the first connecting shaft, so that the locking phenomenon caused by the change of the included angle between the first connecting rod and the second disc body is avoided.

The second connecting shaft is inserted in the second sliding groove, the second connecting shaft can slide relative to the second sliding groove along the direction of the second sliding groove, a limiting structure is arranged on the second connecting shaft, the limiting structure enables the second connecting shaft to only slide relative to the second sliding groove along the second sliding groove, the second connecting shaft cannot move along the direction of the plane normal direction of the second sliding groove, and the limiting structure can prevent the second connecting shaft from being separated from the second sliding groove. The second connecting shaft is rotatably connected with the second connecting rod, the second connecting rod can rotate around the second connecting shaft, and when the second connecting shaft slides along the second sliding groove, the second connecting shaft drives the second connecting rod to slide along the second sliding groove, so that the second connecting rod is driven to slide along the base. Meanwhile, when the second connecting rod slides along the base, the included angle between the second connecting rod and the base changes, and the second connecting rod can rotate around the second connecting shaft, so that the locking phenomenon caused by the change of the included angle between the second connecting rod and the base is avoided.

The first connecting shaft or the second connecting shaft is connected with the moving part, when the moving part moves along the first direction, the first connecting shaft or the second connecting shaft connected with the moving part applies force along the first direction to the transmission assembly, and the transmission assembly is stretched or compressed under the action of the force, so that the height of the transmission assembly is changed in the second direction, and the second disc body is driven to move along the second direction.

The moving part can only be connected with one of the first connecting shaft or the second connecting shaft, and the moving part can only be connected with one of the first connecting shaft or the second connecting shaft for avoiding the overlarge volume of the moving part because the distance between the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft can be changed in the moving process of the transmission assembly. And moreover, only one point of the movable piece applying force to the transmission assembly is provided, so that the phenomenon that the transmission assembly is stressed unevenly due to too many force applying points when the movable piece applies force to the transmission assembly is avoided.

The utility model discloses a set up first spout on the second disk body, set up the second spout on the base, set up first connecting axle and second connecting axle in cooking utensil, and make first connecting axle link to each other with first connecting rod, the second connecting axle links to each other with the second connecting rod, first connecting rod along second disk body relative slip has been realized, the base relative slip is followed to the second connecting rod, and then realized the tensile or compression of drive assembly between base and second disk body, make drive assembly can drive the second disk body and move along the second direction. The movable piece is only connected with one of the first connecting shaft or the second connecting shaft, so that the phenomenon that the stress of the transmission assembly is uneven due to too many force application points when the movable piece applies force to the transmission assembly is avoided, and the stable transmission of the force between the movable piece and the transmission assembly is realized.

In a possible design, the cooking appliance further includes a driving assembly disposed on the base, the driving assembly is connected to the movable member, and the movable member is capable of moving along the first direction under the driving of the driving assembly.

The cooking utensil still includes drive assembly, and drive assembly sets up on the base, and drive assembly links to each other with the moving part. Under the drive of the drive assembly, the movable piece can move along a first direction, the drive assembly applies force capable of enabling the movable piece to move to the movable piece, the movement direction of the movable piece is limited to be the first direction, and the movable piece moves under the drive of the drive assembly.

It will be appreciated that the connection of the drive assembly to the movable member may be any one of a screw connection, welding, gluing, riveting.

This application links to each other drive assembly and moving part through setting up drive assembly in cooking utensil, makes drive assembly exert drive power to the moving part to restricted the moving direction of moving part, made the moving part can follow the first direction and remove under drive assembly's drive, and then driven the transmission assembly motion through the moving part, made the second disk body can follow the second direction and move under transmission assembly's transmission.

In a specific embodiment, the driving assembly is connected with the movable member, the movable member moves along a first direction under the driving of the driving assembly, the movable member is connected with the transmission assembly, the movable member applies a force along the first direction to the transmission assembly in the process of moving along the first direction, a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod of the transmission assembly are respectively connected with a first connecting shaft and a second connecting shaft, the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft respectively slide along a first sliding groove and a second sliding groove under the driving of the force, so that the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are driven to move, the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are arranged in a parallel state, and the direction of the sliding grooves is set to be the same as the first direction. The first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are arranged in a crossed mode, the length of the first connecting rod is equal to that of the second connecting rod between the cross point and the base, the length of the first connecting rod between the cross point and the second disc body is equal to that of the second connecting rod between the cross point and the second disc body, the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are arranged in a crossed mode to form an isosceles triangle with two opposite vertex angles, when the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod slide along the second disc body and the base respectively, the distance between the cross point and the base and the second disc body changes, the driving assembly drives the second disc body to move, the second disc body is close to or far away from the base along the direction perpendicular to the sliding groove direction, and the direction of the sliding groove is the same as the first direction, so that the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. Through setting up first direction and second direction into two motion directions of mutually perpendicular, make the home range of transmission assembly and moving part less to reduced the shared space of transmission assembly and moving part, improved the inside space utilization of base, under the prerequisite that does not increase cooking utensil volume, improved the home range of second disk body.

In a possible design, the movable part is a threaded sleeve, the driving component comprises a threaded rod and a motor, the threaded rod is connected with the movable part through threads, the motor is arranged on the base, and the output end of the motor is connected with the threaded rod.

The moving part is a threaded sleeve, the driving component comprises a threaded rod and a motor, the output end of the motor is connected with the threaded rod, and after the motor is electrified and works, torque is applied to the threaded rod to enable the threaded rod to rotate. The movable piece configured as the threaded sleeve is in threaded connection with the threaded rod, threads of the threaded rod are meshed with threads of the movable piece, and the threads of the movable piece are screwed in along the threads of the threaded rod in the rotating process of the threaded rod, so that the movable piece moves along the axial direction of the threaded rod, and the axial direction of the threaded rod is set to be the first direction.

The utility model discloses a design the moving part into the thread bush, set up threaded rod and motor in drive assembly, make the motor drive threaded rod rotate, and then the axial direction motion of threaded rod is followed to the threaded connection mode drive thread bush through threaded rod and thread bush, realized changing the circumferential direction that the motor transmitted the threaded rod into the thread bush along the axial linear motion of threaded rod, improved the utilization ratio of cooking utensil inner space, the miniaturization of cooking utensil has been realized, and simultaneously, this kind of transmission has the friction loss and is little, advantage that transmission efficiency is high.

In a possible design, the driving assembly comprises an electric push rod, the electric push rod is arranged on the base, and the output end of the electric push rod is connected with the movable piece.

The driving assembly comprises an electric push rod, the electric push rod is arranged on the base, the output end of the electric push rod is connected with the movable end, the electric push rod can perform linear motion along a first direction, thrust along the first direction is applied to the movable end, and the movable end moves along the first direction under the action of the first push rod.

The utility model discloses a set up electric putter in drive assembly, arrange electric putter in the base, electric putter's output links to each other with the expansion end, makes electric putter can promote the expansion end and carry out linear motion along the first direction, and electric putter has smallly, and the precision is high, and the advantage of complete synchronization can make and realize synchronous motion between moving part and the electric putter, is convenient for control the moving part.

In one possible design, the number of transmission elements is two, two transmission elements being located on either side of the movable part.

The number of the transmission assemblies is two, the two transmission assemblies are respectively positioned on two sides of the moving part, and the two transmission assemblies are respectively connected with two sides of the moving part. At least one connecting rod is arranged between the two transmission assemblies, and two ends of the connecting rod are connected with the two transmission assemblies respectively, so that the overall strength and the stability of the second connection assembly can be improved. When the two transmission assemblies move, the two transmission assemblies move synchronously through the connecting rod, and the phenomenon that the second disc body is unstable due to the fact that the two transmission assemblies move asynchronously is avoided.

In one possible design, the first tray is located above the second tray.

In this design, first disk body is the last heating plate in the cooking utensil, and the second disk body is the lower heating plate in the cooking utensil, goes up heating plate and encloses to close and form the heating culinary art chamber, places food in the heating culinary art intracavity, can heat the culinary art through last heating plate or lower heating plate to eating the material.

The first disk body that is located the cooking utensil upside links to each other with cooking utensil's lid, set up to the structure that can go up and down through the second disk body that will be located the cooking utensil downside, make transmission assembly and moving part all set up the position between second disk body and base, need not to set up drive mechanism and actuating mechanism on the last disk body that links to each other with cooking utensil's lid, the volume and the weight that make cooking utensil's lid compare in the base are little with weight, the user of being convenient for operates cooking utensil's lid, can also improve the stability that cooking utensil was put, avoid the overweight problem that leads to cooking utensil to take place to empty easily of lid.

In one possible design, the first tray is rotatably coupled to the base.

In this design, first disk body rotates with the base and links to each other, can be convenient for separate between first disk body and the base. First disk body links to each other with cooking utensil's lid, and through rotating first disk body and base and linking to each other, the user of can being convenient for opens and shuts the action to lid and first disk body for the base.

When the user need place the edible material, because first dish body is connected with the base rotation, the user can open first dish body completely, can observe whole cooking utensil's culinary art area, and the user can put edible material according to culinary art area selectivity. When the user needs to observe the cooking condition of the food materials, the first tray body is rotatably connected with the base, the user can completely open the first tray body, the cooking condition of all the food materials in the whole cooking appliance can be observed, and the cooking program or the number of the cooking food materials can be adjusted by the appliance according to the cooking condition of the food materials.

In one embodiment, the first plate is connected to the base by a hinge, so that the first plate can rotate in the vertical direction relative to the base.

In another embodiment, the first plate is connected to the base through a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is arranged at the edge of the base, so that the first plate can rotate in the horizontal direction relative to the base.

In one possible design, the cooking appliance further comprises a first heating element and/or a second heating element. The first heating element is arranged on the first tray body, and the second heating element is arranged on the second tray body.

In this design, the cooking appliance includes a heating element, and by arranging the heating element at the first tray and/or the second tray, the first tray and/or the second tray has a heating cooking function for the food material, and the food material is placed at a position between the first tray and the second tray, and the first tray and/or the second tray generates heat to complete cooking of the food material.

It will be appreciated that the heating element comprises a first heating element associated with the first tray and/or a second heating element associated with the second tray.

In a particular embodiment, the heating element comprises a first heating element and a second heating element. Food is put into the cooking appliance, and the food can be selectively heated and cooked from the upper side and the lower side simultaneously through the first heating element and the second heating element. The user may also vary according to the type of food material being cooked.

In the above embodiments, the first heating element and/or the second heating element may be selected from an electromagnetic heating source, a microwave heating source, an infrared heating source, and a hot plate heating source. When the first heating element and the second heating element are simultaneously arranged in the cooking utensil, the first heating element and the second heating element can be selected as different heating sources. The user can select one of the first heating element and the second heating element to heat and cook the food material according to actual requirements.

In one possible design, the cooking appliance further comprises a first sensor and/or a second sensor. The first sensor is arranged on the first disc body and/or the second disc body, and the first sensor can detect the distance between the second disc body and the first disc body; the second sensor is arranged on the first tray body and/or the base, and the second sensor can detect the position state of the first tray body.

In this design, the cooking appliance further includes a first sensor for detecting a distance between the first tray and the second tray and/or a second sensor for detecting a position state where the second tray is located. The cooking appliance is also capable of outputting a prompt message to a user according to the distance between the first tray and the second tray detected by the first sensor. When the cooking appliance includes the driving assembly, the cooking appliance can also control the operation state of the driving assembly according to the position state of the second tray. By providing the first sensor and/or the second sensor on the cooking appliance, a user can accurately set a distance between the second dish body and the first dish body.

In a specific embodiment, the first sensor is arranged in the cooking appliance, the distance between the second tray body and the first tray body can be preset before a user cooks food, the distance between the second tray body and the first tray body can be accurately set by the user through detection of the first sensor, the user can accurately set the distance between the first tray body and the second tray body before cooking, and user experience is improved.

In another embodiment, by providing the second sensor, the position state of the second tray can be detected, which facilitates the user to cook. Specifically, the cooking appliance further comprises a movable member capable of driving the movable member to rotate. The user places food to the position between first disk body and the second disk body, and the action of control drive assembly drives moving part rotary motion, detects food on the second disk body and first disk body contact, then control drive assembly stop operation, has realized can avoiding the second disk body will be located the food extrusion deformation between first disk body and the second disk body in the motion process. When the food on the second tray body is contacted with the first tray body, the cooking appliance can also output prompt information for prompting the user that the food can be extruded by the continuous movement of the second tray body.

In one possible design, the maximum travel of the second disc is greater than 0mm and less than or equal to 50 mm.

In this embodiment, the second tray body can be driven by the transmission assembly to move along the second direction, so as to adjust the distance between the second tray body and the first tray body, because the stretching or compressing state of the transmission assembly has upper and lower limit values, the movement stroke of the second tray body also has a limit value, and the maximum stroke of the second tray body is greater than 0mm and less than or equal to 50 mm.

The maximum stroke of the second tray body is between 0mm and 50mm, on one hand, the movement of the second tray body can be adjusted, and the distance between the second tray body and the first tray body is changed, so that the food material has a proper cooking space in the cooking process, and the cooking effect of the food material is ensured; on the other hand, the maximum stroke of the second plate body is limited within 50mm, so that the cooking appliance occupies a proper space when being used, and the requirement of a common household kitchen is met.

In one possible design, the cooking appliance includes a first connector and a second connector, the first connector is disposed on the first tray body, and the second connector is disposed on the second tray body. The first connecting piece is detachably connected with the second connecting piece.

In the design, the first tray body is detachably connected with the second tray body through the connecting piece, so that the first tray body and the second tray body can be conveniently opened and closed to achieve cooking. When cooking, through being connected of first connecting piece and second connecting piece, make first disk body and second disk body merge, avoided eating the material and eat the material or oil stain splash outside cooking utensil at the culinary art in-process, guaranteed cooking utensil's safe in utilization and holistic clean and tidy. After the cooking is finished, the first tray body and the second tray body are separated through the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, and a user can take out cooked food materials conveniently. When the cooking utensil is idle and needs to be stored, the first connecting piece is connected with the second connecting piece, so that the first tray body and the second tray body can be combined on one hand, the occupied space of the cooking utensil is saved, and on the other hand, the first tray body and the second tray body can be prevented from falling into dust or sundries, and the tray bodies are kept clean and tidy.

In one embodiment, the first and second connectors are selected to be magnetically attracted connectors, and the first and second connectors are connected to the first connector through a magnetically attracted connection structure.

In one possible design, the cooking appliance comprises an electric baking pan, an electric baking pan or a frying-baking machine.

In this design, the cooking appliance comprises an electric baking pan, an electric baking pan or a frying-baking machine. Of course, other cooking appliances capable of adjusting the distance between the trays may be used, and the cooking appliances are not limited to the above three types.

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 shows a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a front view of a cooking appliance in an embodiment in accordance with the invention;

fig. 3 shows a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 shows a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a transmission assembly of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 shows a schematic structural view of a transmission assembly of a cooking appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 shows a schematic structural view of a transmission assembly of a cooking appliance according to yet another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 shows a schematic structural view of a transmission assembly of a cooking appliance according to a further embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 shows an exploded view of a cooking appliance in an embodiment in accordance with the invention;

fig. 10 shows a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to a further embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 shows a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to a further embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 shows a schematic structural diagram of a cooking appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numbers and the part names in fig. 1 to 12 is:

100 cooking utensil, 102 base, 1022 second connecting shaft, 104 first tray, 1042 first heating element, 106 second tray, 1062 first connecting shaft, 1064 second heating element, 108 transmission component, 1082 first connecting rod, 1084 second connecting rod, 1086 connecting rod, 110 moving part, 112 first sliding groove, 114 second sliding groove, 116 driving component, 1162 threaded rod, 1164 motor, 118 second sensor.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. It should be noted that the embodiments and features of the embodiments of the present application may be combined with each other without conflict.

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

The cooking appliance 100 according to some embodiments of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 12.

Example one

According to a first aspect of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, there is provided a cooking appliance 100 comprising a base 102, a first tray 104, a second tray 106, a transmission assembly 108 and a movable member 110. The first tray 104 is connected to the base 102, the second tray 106 is movably connected to the base 102, the transmission assembly 108 is connected to the second tray 106, the movable member 110 is connected to the transmission assembly 108, the movable member 110 can move in a first direction under a force to drive the transmission assembly 108 to drive the second tray 106 to move in a second direction, and the second tray 106 moves in the second direction to adjust a distance between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106. The extension line of the first direction intersects with the extension line of the second direction.

The utility model provides a cooking utensil 100, including base 102, first disk 104, second disk 106, drive assembly 108 and moving part 110, cooking utensil 100 is provided with the clearance that is used for placing food between first disk 104 and the second disk 106 in the culinary art process. The first tray 104 is coupled to the base 102, the second tray 106 is movable relative to the base 102, and a distance between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 varies with the movement of the second tray 106. The movable element 110 is controlled to move along the first direction, so that the transmission assembly 108 drives the second disc 106 to move along the second direction, wherein the second direction is an axial direction of the second disc 106, the first disc 104 and the second disc 106 are coaxially arranged, when the second disc 106 moves along the second direction, a distance between the first disc 104 and the second disc 106 can be changed, and flexible adjustment of the distance between the first disc 104 and the second disc 106 is realized.

The transmission assembly 108 is connected to the second disc 106 and the movable element 110, and the movable element 110 can move under the action of an external force to drive the posture state of the transmission assembly 108 to change, so as to drive the second disc 106 to move. When the movable element 110 moves along the first direction, the transmission element 108 drives the second tray 106 to move along the second direction, and the first direction is not parallel to the second direction, so that the movement of the movable element 110 along the first direction is transmitted to the movement of the second tray 106 along the second direction, the volume of the transmission element 108 is small, the space utilization rate in the base 102 of the cooking appliance 100 is improved, the transmission is performed through the transmission element 108, and the movement range of the second tray 106 is improved under the condition that the volume of the cooking appliance 100 is not increased.

The food materials are placed between the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106 for cooking, and the distance between the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106 is reasonably adjusted, so that the cooking appliance 100 can achieve a good cooking effect on the food materials with different thicknesses, and when the thick food materials are cooked, the food materials are prevented from being extruded and deformed due to the fact that the distance between the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106 is too small.

In one embodiment, the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 are distributed above and below. When cooking foods whose texture is soft or whose crust is easily broken, for example, pies are cooked. The distance between the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106 reaches the maximum value by applying external force to the movable element 110, pies to be cooked are placed between the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106, the movable element 110 is forced to move, the second tray body 106 is close to the first tray body 104 by controlling the stress direction of the movable element 110 until the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106 are both contacted with the pies, and at the moment, the movable element 110 stops moving. Avoid the excessive motion of second disk 106 to lead to causing excessive extrusion to the pie, when guaranteeing food culinary art effect, can also avoid food deformation damage.

In another embodiment, the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 are distributed above and below. When cooking food with high requirements for dimensional accuracy, for example, pancakes. The set thickness of the pancake after cooking is determined according to actual requirements, so that the movable element 110 is forced to control the distance between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 to reach the set thickness, and at the moment, raw materials to be cooked are placed between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 for cooking. By adjusting the distance between the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106 and then placing the raw materials between the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106, the effect of accurately controlling the thickness of the food materials is realized, and the thickness of the food materials obtained by cooking is ensured to meet expectations.

In the above embodiment, the transmission assembly 108 includes the first link 1082 and the second link 1084. A first end of the first link 1082 is rotatably connected to the base 102, and a second end of the first link 1082 is slidably connected to the second tray 106; a first end of the second link 1084 is rotatably coupled to the second tray 106 and a second end of the second link 1084 is slidably coupled to the base 102. The first link 1082 is rotatably connected to the second link 1084.

In this design, the transmission assembly 108 includes a first link 1082 and a second link 1084, the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 being disposed in a crossing relationship. The first end of the first link 1082 is rotatably connected to the base 102, and the second end of the first link 1082 is slidably connected to the second plate 106. A first end of the second link 1084 is rotatably coupled to the second tray 106 and a second end of the second link 1084 is slidably coupled to the base 102. The first link 1082 and the second link 1084 are rotatably connected, and the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 are configured to be retractable. When the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod 1084 are in a moving state, the second disc 106 connected to the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod can be driven to move along the second direction.

It can be understood that the second direction is an extending direction of an axis of the second disc 106, and when the first disc 104 and the second disc 106 are disposed opposite to each other, the second disc 106 moves along the second direction, so that the distance between the first disc 104 and the second disc 106 can be adjusted, and the flexible adjustment of the distance between the first disc 104 and the second disc 106 by controlling the action of the transmission assembly 108 is realized.

When the first link 1082 moves, one end slides relative to the second tray 106, and the other end rotates relative to the base 102, a vertical distance between one end of the first link 1082 on the second tray 106 and the base 102 changes with a change of an included angle between the first link 1082 and the base 102, when the included angle between the first link 1082 and the base 102 increases, a vertical distance between one end of the first link 1082 on the second tray 106 and the base 102 increases, and when the included angle between the first link 1082 and the base 102 decreases, a vertical distance between one end of the first link 1082 on the second tray 106 and the base 102 decreases. When the second link 1084 moves, one end slides relative to the base 102, and the other end rotates relative to the second tray 106, a vertical distance between one end of the second link 1084 on the second tray 106 and the base 102 changes with a change in an included angle between the second link 1084 and the base 102, when the included angle between the second link 1084 and the base 102 increases, a vertical distance between one end of the second link 1084 on the second tray 106 and the base 102 increases, and when the included angle between the second link 1084 and the base 102 decreases, a vertical distance between one end of the second link 1084 on the second tray 106 and the base 102 decreases. The first link 1082 is disposed to intersect with the second link 1084, so that the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 move at the same angle change. It is understood that the lifting distance of the second tray 106 is related to the sliding distance of the first link 1082 and the second link 1084, and the lifting distance of the second tray 106 may be controlled according to the sliding distance of the first link 1082 and the second link 1084.

The cross-sectional shapes of the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 may be any one or any combination of circular, annular, and rectangular. It is noted that the selection of the cross-sectional shapes of the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 may be determined according to the strength requirements, the weight requirements and the size of the internal space of the cooking appliance 100. Specifically, when the cross sections of the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 are circular, the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 have high strength, can bear a large force, and can be used to drive the second disk 106 with a large weight; when the cross sections of the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 are annular, the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 may reduce their own weight while ensuring a certain strength, thereby reducing the weight of the entire cooking appliance 100; when the cross sections of the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 are rectangular, the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 occupy a small space, and are suitable for the cooking appliance 100 having a narrow internal space.

The utility model discloses a set up first connecting rod 1082 and second connecting rod 1084 in drive assembly 108, make first connecting rod 1082's first end and base 102 rotate to be connected, first connecting rod 1082's second end and second disk body 106 sliding connection, second connecting rod 1084's first end and second disk body 106 rotate to be connected, second connecting rod 1084's second end and base 102 sliding connection, rotate between first connecting rod 1082 and the second connecting rod 1084 and connect, first connecting rod 1082 and second connecting rod 1084's synchronous motion has been realized, the relative base 102's of first connecting rod 1082 and second connecting rod 1084 sliding motion converts the elevating movement on second chassis into, the lift distance of second disk body 106 can be controlled through the sliding distance of adjusting first connecting rod 1082 and second connecting rod 1084.

Example two

As shown in fig. 4-9, a cooking appliance 100 is provided that includes a base 102, a first tray 104, a second tray 106, a transmission assembly 108, and a movable member 110. The first tray 104 is connected to the base 102, the second tray 106 is movably connected to the base 102, the transmission assembly 108 is connected to the second tray 106, the movable member 110 is connected to the transmission assembly 108, the movable member 110 can move in a first direction under a force to drive the transmission assembly 108 to drive the second tray 106 to move in a second direction, and the second tray 106 moves in the second direction to adjust a distance between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106. The extension line of the first direction intersects with the extension line of the second direction.

In any of the above embodiments, the transmission assembly 108 includes a first link 1082 and a second link 1084. A first end of the first link 1082 is rotatably connected to the base 102, and a second end of the first link 1082 is slidably connected to the second tray 106; a first end of the second link 1084 is rotatably coupled to the second tray 106 and a second end of the second link 1084 is slidably coupled to the base 102. The first link 1082 is rotatably connected to the second link 1084.

In any of the above embodiments, the second tray 106 is provided with a first sliding slot 112, and the base 102 is provided with a second sliding slot 114. The cooking appliance 100 further includes a first connection shaft 1062 and a second connection shaft 1022. The first connecting shaft 1062 is disposed in the first sliding slot 112, and the first connecting shaft 1062 is connected to the first link 1082; the second connecting shaft 1022 is disposed in the second sliding slot 114, and the second connecting shaft 1022 is connected to the second link 1084. The first connecting shaft 1062 or the second connecting shaft 1022 is connected to the movable member 110.

In this design, a first sliding slot 112 is disposed on the second tray 106, a second sliding slot 114 is disposed on the base 102, the extending directions of the first sliding slot 112 and the second sliding slot 114 are the same, and the directions of the first sliding slot 112 and the second sliding slot 114 are both the first direction. The cooking appliance 100 further includes a first connection shaft 1062 and a second connection shaft 1022.

The first connecting shaft 1062 is disposed in the first sliding slot 112, the first connecting shaft 1062 can slide relative to the first sliding slot 112 along the direction of the first sliding slot 112, a limiting structure is disposed on the first connecting shaft 1062, the limiting structure enables the first connecting shaft 1062 to slide relative to the first sliding slot 112 and not move along the normal direction of the plane of the first sliding slot 112, and the limiting structure can prevent the first connecting shaft 1062 from coming out of the first sliding slot 112. The first connecting shaft 1062 is rotatably connected to the first connecting rod 1082, the first connecting rod 1082 can rotate around the first connecting shaft 1062, and when the first connecting shaft 1062 slides along the first sliding slot 112, the first connecting shaft 1062 drives the first connecting rod 1082 to slide along the first sliding slot 112, so as to drive the first connecting rod 1082 to slide along the second tray 106. Meanwhile, when the first link 1082 slides along the second tray 106, the included angle between the first link 1082 and the second tray 106 changes, and the first link 1082 can rotate around the first connection shaft 1062, so that the locking phenomenon caused by the change of the included angle between the first link 1082 and the second tray 106 is avoided.

The second connecting shaft 1022 is disposed in the second sliding slot 114, the second connecting shaft 1022 can slide relative to the second sliding slot 114 along the direction of the second sliding slot 114, a limiting structure is disposed on the second connecting shaft 1022, the limiting structure enables the second connecting shaft 1022 to slide only along the second sliding slot 114, and cannot move along the normal direction of the plane of the second sliding slot 114, and the limiting structure can prevent the second connecting shaft 1022 from coming out of the second sliding slot 114. The second connecting shaft 1022 is rotatably connected to the second connecting rod 1084, the second connecting rod 1084 can rotate around the second connecting shaft 1022, and when the second connecting shaft 1022 slides along the second sliding slot 114, the second connecting shaft 1022 drives the second connecting rod 1084 to slide along the second sliding slot 114, so as to drive the second connecting rod 1084 to slide along the base 102. Meanwhile, when the second link 1084 slides along the base 102, the included angle between the second link 1084 and the base 102 changes, and the second link 1084 can rotate around the second connecting shaft 1022, so that the locking phenomenon caused by the change of the included angle between the second link 1084 and the base 102 is avoided.

The first connecting shaft 1062 or the second connecting shaft 1022 is connected to the movable element 110, when the movable element 110 moves along the first direction, the first connecting shaft 1062 or the second connecting shaft 1022 connected to the movable element applies a force to the transmission assembly 108 along the first direction, and the transmission assembly 108 is stretched or compressed under the action of the force, so that the transmission assembly 108 changes in height in the second direction, and the second disc 106 is driven to move along the second direction.

The movable element 110 can be connected to only one of the first connecting shaft 1062 and the second connecting shaft 1022, and since the distance between the first connecting shaft 1062 and the second connecting shaft 1022 changes during the movement of the transmission assembly 108, the movable element 110 can be connected to only one of the first connecting shaft 1062 and the second connecting shaft 1022 to avoid the excessive size of the movable element 110. Moreover, only one point of the movable element 110 applying force to the transmission element 108 is provided, so that the phenomenon that the transmission element 108 is unevenly stressed due to too many force applying points when the movable element 110 applies force to the transmission element 108 is avoided.

The utility model discloses a set up first spout 112 on second disk body 106, set up second spout 114 on base 102, set up first connecting axle 1062 and second connecting axle 1022 in cooking utensil 100, and make first connecting axle 1062 link to each other with first connecting rod 1082, second connecting axle 1022 links to each other with second connecting rod 1084, first connecting rod 1082 along second disk body 106 relative slip has been realized, second connecting rod 1084 along base 102 relative slip, and then realized the tensile or compression of drive assembly 108 between base 102 and second disk body 106, make drive assembly 108 can drive second disk body 106 along the motion of second direction. By connecting the movable element 110 to only one of the first connecting shaft 1062 or the second connecting shaft 1022, the phenomenon of uneven stress on the transmission assembly 108 due to excessive points of stress when the movable element 110 applies force to the transmission assembly 108 is avoided, and smooth transmission of force between the movable element 110 and the transmission assembly 108 is realized.

In any of the above embodiments, the first connecting shaft 1062 is inserted into the first sliding slot 112; and/or

The second connecting shaft 1022 is inserted into the second sliding slot 114.

In this embodiment, the first connecting shaft 1062 is inserted into the first sliding slot 112, and the first connecting shaft 1062 slides and rolls when moving in the first sliding slot 112, so that the friction between the first connecting shaft 1062 and the first sliding slot 112 is greatly reduced compared with a sliding-only movement, and the movement of the first link 1082 is smoother.

The second connecting shaft 1022 is inserted into the second sliding slot 114, and when the second connecting shaft 1022 moves in the second sliding slot 114, the second connecting shaft 1022 slides and rolls, so that compared with a sliding movement mode, the friction force between the second connecting shaft 1022 and the second sliding slot 114 is greatly reduced, and the movement of the second connecting rod 1084 is smoother and smoother.

By inserting the first connecting shaft 1062 and the second connecting shaft 1022 into the first sliding groove 112 and the second sliding groove 114, respectively, the first connecting rod 1082 and the second connecting rod 1084 can be driven to move stably under the condition of relative movement, so that the problem of blockage of the second disk 106 during movement is avoided.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 further includes a driving component 116, the driving component 116 is disposed on the base 102, the driving component 116 is connected to the movable component 110, and the movable component 110 can move along the first direction under the driving of the driving component 116.

The cooking appliance 100 further includes a drive assembly 116, the drive assembly 116 is disposed on the base 102, and the drive assembly 116 is coupled to the movable member 110. The movable element 110 can move in a first direction under the driving of the driving element 116, the driving element 116 applies a force to the movable element 110, which can move the movable element 110, and limits the moving direction of the movable element 110 to be the first direction, and the movable element 110 moves under the driving of the driving element 116.

It is understood that the driving member 116 may be connected to the movable member 110 by any one of a screw connection, a welding connection, an adhesive connection, and a riveting connection.

According to the cooking utensil 100, the driving component 116 is arranged in the cooking utensil 100, the driving component 116 is connected with the movable component 110, the driving component 116 applies driving force to the movable component 110, the moving direction of the movable component 110 is limited, the movable component 110 can move along a first direction under the driving of the driving component 116, the movable component 110 drives the transmission component 108 to move, and the second tray 106 can move along a second direction under the transmission of the transmission component 108.

In a specific embodiment, the driving element 116 is connected to the movable element 110, the movable element 110 moves in a first direction under the driving of the driving element 116, the movable element 110 is connected to the transmission element 108, the movable element 110 applies a force in the first direction to the transmission element 108 during the movement in the first direction, the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 of the transmission element 108 are respectively connected to the first connecting shaft 1062 and the second connecting shaft 1022, the first connecting shaft 1062 and the second connecting shaft 1022 respectively slide along the first sliding slot 112 and the second sliding slot 114 under the driving of the force, so as to drive the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 to move, the first sliding slot 112 and the second sliding slot 114 are set to be in a parallel state, and the direction of the sliding slot is set to be the same as the first direction. The first link 1082 and the second link 1084 are crossed, the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 have the same length, the first link 1082 between the cross point and the base 102 has the same length as the second link 1084 between the cross point and the base 102, the first link 1082 between the cross point and the second tray 106 has the same length as the second link 1084 between the cross point and the second tray 106, the first link 1082 and the second link 1084 are crossed to form two opposite-vertex isosceles triangles, as the first and

second links

1082 and 1084 slide along the second disk 106 and the base 102 respectively, the distance between the intersection point and the base 102 and the second tray 106 is changed, the driving assembly 116 drives the second tray 106 to move, the second tray 106 is close to or far from the base 102 along the direction perpendicular to the sliding groove direction, since the direction of the sliding groove is the same as the first direction, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The first direction and the second direction are set to be two movement directions which are perpendicular to each other, so that the movement ranges of the transmission assembly 108 and the movable element 110 are smaller, the space occupied by the transmission assembly 108 and the movable element 110 is reduced, the space utilization rate inside the base 102 is improved, and the movement range of the second tray 106 is improved on the premise of not increasing the volume of the cooking appliance 100.

In any of the above embodiments, the movable member 110 is a threaded sleeve, the driving component 116 includes a threaded rod 1162 and a motor 1164, the threaded rod 1162 is connected to the movable member 110 through threads, the motor 1164 is disposed on the base 102, and an output end of the motor 1164 is connected to the threaded rod 1162.

The movable element 110 is a threaded sleeve, the driving element 116 includes a threaded rod 1162 and a motor 1164, an output end of the motor 1164 is connected to the threaded rod 1162, and after the motor 1164 is powered on to work, a torque is applied to the threaded rod 1162, so that the threaded rod 1162 rotates. The movable piece 110 configured as a threaded sleeve is in threaded connection with the threaded rod 1162, threads of the threaded rod 1162 are engaged with threads of the movable piece 110, and the threads of the movable piece 110 are screwed in along the threads of the threaded rod 1162 during rotation of the threaded rod 1162, so that the movable piece 110 moves along the axial direction of the threaded rod 1162, and the axial direction of the threaded rod 1162 is set to be the first direction.

The utility model discloses a design moving part 110 as the thread bush, set up threaded rod 1162 and motor 1164 in drive assembly 116, make motor 1164 drive threaded rod 1162 rotate, and then the axial direction motion of threaded connection mode drive thread bush along threaded rod 1162 through threaded rod 1162 and thread bush, realized giving the circumferential direction that threaded rod 1162 was given to the motor and changing into the axial linear motion along threaded rod 1162 of thread bush, the utilization ratio of cooking utensil 100 inner space has been improved, cooking utensil 100's miniaturization has been realized, and simultaneously, this kind of transmission mode has the friction loss little, the advantage that transmission efficiency is high.

In any of the above embodiments, the driving assembly 116 includes an electric push rod disposed on the base 102, and an output end of the electric push rod is connected to the movable element 110.

The driving assembly comprises an electric push rod, the electric push rod is arranged on the base 102, the output end of the electric push rod is connected with the movable end, the electric push rod can perform linear motion along a first direction, thrust along the first direction is applied to the movable end, and the movable end moves along the first direction under the action of the first push rod.

The utility model discloses a set up electric putter in drive assembly 116, arrange electric putter in base 102, electric putter's output links to each other with the expansion end, makes electric putter can promote the expansion end and carry out linear motion along the first direction, and electric putter has smallly, and the precision is high, and the advantage of complete synchronization can make and realize synchronous motion between moving part 110 and the electric putter, is convenient for control moving part 110.

EXAMPLE III

On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, 6, and 9 to 12, in any of the foregoing embodiments, the number of the transmission assemblies 108 is two, and the two transmission assemblies 108 are located on both sides of the movable element 110.

The number of the transmission components 108 is two, the two transmission components 108 are respectively located at two sides of the movable element 110, and the two transmission components 108 are respectively connected with two sides of the movable element 110. At least one connecting rod 1086 is arranged between the two transmission assemblies 108, and two ends of the connecting rod 1086 are respectively connected with the two transmission assemblies 108, so that the overall strength and stability of the second connection assembly can be improved. When the two transmission assemblies 108 move, the two transmission assemblies 108 are moved synchronously through the connecting rod 1086, so that the phenomenon that the second disc 106 is unstable due to the asynchronous movement of the two transmission assemblies 108 is avoided.

In any of the above embodiments, the first tray 104 is positioned above the second tray 106.

In this design, first disk body 104 is the last heating plate in cooking utensil 100, and second disk body 106 is the lower heating plate in cooking utensil 100, goes up the heating plate and closes with lower heating plate enclosure and form the heating cooking chamber, places food in the heating cooking intracavity, can heat the culinary art through last heating plate or lower heating plate to eating the material.

The first tray 104 located on the upper side of the cooking appliance 100 is connected with the cover of the cooking appliance 100, the second tray 106 located on the lower side of the cooking appliance 100 is set to be a lifting structure, the transmission assembly 108 and the movable element 110 are both arranged between the second tray 106 and the base 102, a transmission mechanism and a driving mechanism are not required to be arranged on the upper tray connected with the cover of the cooking appliance 100, the size and the weight of the cover of the cooking appliance 100 are smaller than those of the base 102, a user can operate the cover of the cooking appliance 100 conveniently, the placing stability of the cooking appliance 100 can be improved, and the problem that the cooking appliance 100 is prone to toppling due to the fact that the cover is too heavy is avoided.

In any of the above embodiments, the first plate 104 is rotatably coupled to the base 102.

In this design, the first tray 104 is rotatably connected to the base 102 to facilitate separation between the first tray 104 and the base 102. First pan 104 is coupled to the lid of cooking appliance 100, and by pivotally coupling first pan 104 to base 102, the user can open and close lid and first pan 104 relative to base 102.

When the user needs to place the food, since the first tray 104 is rotatably connected to the base 102, the user can open the first tray 104 completely, the cooking area of the whole cooking appliance can be observed, and the user can selectively place the food according to the cooking area. When a user needs to observe the cooking conditions of the food materials, the first tray 104 can be completely opened by the user due to the fact that the first tray 104 is rotatably connected with the base 102, the cooking conditions of all the food materials in the whole cooking appliance can be observed, and the cooking program or the number of the cooking food materials can be adjusted by the appliance according to the cooking conditions of the food materials.

In one embodiment, the first plate 104 is connected to the base 102 by a hinge, such that the first plate 104 can rotate in a vertical direction relative to the base 102.

In another embodiment, the first plate 104 is connected to the base 102 via a rotating shaft, and the rotating shaft is disposed at an edge of the base 102, so that the first plate 104 can rotate in a horizontal direction relative to the base 102.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 further comprises the first heating element 1042 and/or the second heating element 1064. The first heating element 1042 is disposed on the first tray 104, and the second heating element 1064 is disposed on the second tray 106.

In this design, the cooking appliance 100 includes a heating element, the first tray 104 and/or the second tray 106 has a heating cooking function for the food material by arranging the heating element on the first tray 104 and/or the second tray 106, and the food material is placed between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106, so that the first tray 104 and/or the second tray 106 generates heat to complete cooking of the food material.

It is understood that the heating elements include a first heating element 1042 and/or a second heating element 1064, wherein the first heating element 1042 is coupled to the first tray 104 and the second heating element 1064 is coupled to the second tray 106.

In one particular embodiment, the heating elements include a first heating element 1042 and a second heating element 1064. Food is put into the cooking appliance 100, and it is possible to select to heat-cook the food from the upper side and the lower side simultaneously by the first heating element 1042 and the second heating element 1064. The user may also vary according to the type of food material being cooked.

In the above embodiments, the first heating element 1042 and/or the second heating element 1064 may be selected from an electromagnetic heating source, a microwave heating source, an infrared heating source, and a hot plate heating source. When the first heating element 1042 and the second heating element 1064 are simultaneously disposed in the cooking appliance 100, the first heating element 1042 and the second heating element 1064 may be selected as different kinds of heating sources. The user can select one of the first heating element 1042 and the second heating element 1064 according to actual requirements to heat and cook the food.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 further comprises the first sensor and/or the second sensor 118. The first sensor is arranged on the first tray 104 and/or the second tray 106, and the first sensor can detect the distance between the second tray 106 and the first tray 104; the second sensor 118 is disposed on the first plate 104 and/or the base 102, and the second sensor 118 is capable of detecting a position state of the first plate 104.

In this design, the cooking appliance 100 further comprises a first sensor for detecting a distance between the first plate 104 and the second plate 106 and/or a second sensor 118 for detecting a position state of the second plate 106. The cooking appliance 100 may also output a prompt to the user based on the distance between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 detected by the first sensor. When the cooking appliance 100 includes the driving assembly, the cooking appliance 100 can also control the operation state of the driving assembly according to the position state of the second tray 106. By providing the first sensor and/or the second sensor 118 on the cooking appliance 100, the user can accurately set the distance between the second plate 106 and the first plate 104.

In a specific embodiment, the first sensor is disposed in the cooking appliance 100, before the user cooks the food, the distance between the second tray 106 and the first tray 104 may be preset, and the detection of the first sensor may enable the user to accurately set the distance between the second tray 106 and the first tray 104, so that before the user cooks the food, the user may accurately set the distance between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106, and the user experience is improved.

In another embodiment, by providing the second sensor 118, the position state of the second tray 106 can be detected, which facilitates the user to cook. Specifically, the cooking appliance 100 further includes a movable member 110 capable of driving the movable member 110 to move rotationally. When the user places food between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106, the driving assembly is controlled to move to drive the movable member 110 to rotate, and when the food on the second tray 106 is detected to be in contact with the first tray 104, the driving assembly is controlled to stop running, so that the food positioned between the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 can be prevented from being extruded and deformed during the movement process of the second tray 106. When the food on the second plate 106 contacts the first plate 104, the cooking appliance 100 can also output a prompt message to prompt the user that the food may be squeezed by the continued movement of the second plate 106.

In any of the above embodiments, the maximum travel of the second disc 106 is greater than 0mm and equal to or less than 50 mm.

In this embodiment, the second tray 106 can be moved in the second direction by the driving assembly 108, so as to adjust the distance between the second tray 106 and the first tray 104, because there are upper and lower limit values for the tension or compression state of the driving assembly 108, there is also a limit value for the moving stroke of the second tray 106, and the maximum stroke of the second tray 106 is greater than 0mm and less than or equal to 50 mm.

The maximum stroke of the second tray 106 is between 0mm and 50mm, so that on one hand, the movement of the second tray 106 can be adjusted, and the distance between the second tray 106 and the first tray 104 is changed, so that the food material has a proper cooking space in the cooking process, and the cooking effect of the food material is ensured; on the other hand, limiting the maximum stroke of the second plate 106 within 50mm can make the cooking appliance occupy a suitable space when in use, so as to meet the requirements of common household kitchens.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 includes a first connector disposed on the first tray 104 and a second connector disposed on the second tray 106. The first connecting piece is detachably connected with the second connecting piece.

In this design, the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 are detachably connected by a connector, so that the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 can be opened and closed conveniently, and cooking can be realized. When cooking, through being connected of first connecting piece and second connecting piece, make first disk body 104 and second disk body 106 merge, avoided eating the material and eat the material or oil stain splash to cooking utensil 100 outside cooking utensil's in the culinary art process, guaranteed cooking utensil's safe in utilization and holistic clean and tidy. After cooking is finished, the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 are separated by the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, so that a user can take out cooked food materials conveniently. When the cooking utensil is idle and needs to be stored, the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106 can be combined through the connection of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece, the occupied space of the cooking utensil is saved, and the first tray body 104 and the second tray body 106 can be prevented from falling into dust or sundries to keep the tray bodies clean and tidy.

In one embodiment, the first and second connectors are selected to be magnetically attracted connectors, and the first and second connectors are connected by a magnetically attracted connecting structure.

In any of the above embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 includes an electric baking pan, or a frying-baking machine.

In this design, the cooking appliance 100 includes an electric baking pan, or a frying-baking machine. Of course, other cooking appliances capable of adjusting the distance between the trays may be used, and the cooking appliances are not limited to the above three types.

Example four

The utility model provides a cooking utensil 100, cooking utensil 100 includes base 102, first disk 104, second disk 106, transmission assembly 108, moving part 110, drive assembly 116, first sensor, second sensor 118, first spout 112 and second spout 114. The second tray 106 and the transmission assembly 108 are disposed between the first tray 104 and the base 102, the driving assembly 116 drives the movable element 110, the movable element 110 further drives the transmission assembly 108 to move up and down, and the transmission assembly 108 drives the second tray 106 to move up and down. The transmission assembly 108, the moving part 110 and the driving assembly form a screw rod hinge lifting mechanism, the transmission assembly 108 is an integrated hinge support, the integrated hinge support comprises a left support rod and a right support rod, the left support rod and the right support rod are connected together by a connecting rod respectively for improving the rigidity of the hinge support, the left support rod and the right support rod are hinged together by the middle position between the hinges, the support rods comprise a first connecting rod 1082 and a second connecting rod 1084, one end of the first connecting rod 1082 is rotatably hinged with the base 102, the other end of the first connecting rod 1082 is slidably hinged with a first sliding groove 112 on the second disc 106, one end of the first connecting rod 1082 is rotatably hinged with the second disc 106, and the other end of the first connecting rod 1082 is slidably hinged with a second sliding groove 114 on the base 102. And a screw rod nut is arranged in the middle of the connecting rod between the left supporting rod and the right supporting rod and is in threaded connection with the screw rod. The lead screw is fixed on the base 102 and connected with the motor 1164 in the driving assembly 116, and only can realize rotary motion, when the motor 1164 rotates, the lead screw drives the lead screw nut to move, so as to push one end of the transmission assembly 108 to slide on the chute of the base 102, under the action of the pushing force, the transmission assembly 108 generates cross motion and drives the second disc body 106 to lift, and the lead screw hinge lifting mechanism formed by the transmission assembly 108, the movable member 110 and the driving assembly 116 has the characteristics of small volume and large lifting distance. The distance between the second plate 106 and the first plate 104 can be adjusted within a range from 0mm to 50mm through the driving assembly 116, a sensor is arranged between the first plate 104 and the base 102, when the second plate 106 gradually approaches the first plate 104, the second plate 106 can jack up the first plate 104 by contacting food, so that the sensor between the first plate 104 and the base 102 is triggered, and the first plate 104 and the second plate 106 are judged to be simultaneously contacting food, so that cooking can be started. However, when the first plate 104 is too heavy, the sensor triggered by the first plate 104 being lifted indicates that the food needs to bear the weight of the whole first plate 104, and the food is easily crushed during the cooking process.

In the above technical solution, after the first tray 104 is triggered by the second tray 106 by jacking the food so that the upper and lower surfaces of the food are contacted by the first tray 104 and the second tray 106, the control component can control the motor 1164 to rotate reversely by a certain parameter, so as to allow the second tray 106 to properly retract, and the retraction distance can be set to different retraction distances according to different cooking foods, so as to ensure that the first tray 104 and the second tray 106 can simultaneously contact the food, but not press the food too much.

EXAMPLE five

In a first embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a cooking appliance is provided, which is applied to the cooking appliance 100 in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment or the fourth embodiment.

The cooking apparatus 100 is specifically selected as a frying and baking machine, the upper tray body of the cooking apparatus 100 is arranged in the cover body of the cooking apparatus, the lower tray body is arranged in the base 102, heating elements are arranged in the cover body and the base 102, food is placed between the upper tray body and the lower tray body, and the frying and baking machine can heat and cook the food from the upper direction and the lower direction.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, in the cooking appliance 100, the driving element 116 drives the movable element 110 to move in a first direction, the movable element 110 drives the transmission element 108 to move in a second direction, and the transmission element 108 further drives the second plate 106 to move in the second direction.

In one embodiment, the food to be cooked is placed in the frying and baking machine, the cover is fastened to the base 102, the second plate 106 is controlled to ascend, the food ascends along with the second plate 106, the second plate 106 is controlled to continuously ascend after the food contacts the first plate 104 until the upper plate assembly is jacked up, the sensor is triggered, it is determined that the upper plate and the lower plate simultaneously contact the food, and the heating element is controlled to start to work until the cooking is finished.

In another embodiment, the food to be cooked is placed in the frying and baking machine, and then the cover is fastened to the base to control the second plate 106 to ascend, the food ascends along with the second plate 106, and after the food contacts the first plate 104, the second plate 106 is controlled to continuously ascend until the upper plate assembly is jacked up. At this time, it is determined that the food needs to bear the entire weight of the upper cover, and the food is easily extruded and deformed, so that after the second plate 106 is controlled to descend for a set distance, the heating element is controlled to start to work until the cooking is finished.

Specifically, if the cooking utensil cooks different food materials, the set distance for lowering the second plate 106 is different.

The second plate 106 descends as shown in table 1 below:

TABLE 1

The set distance is selected according to the different pressure resistance of the cooked food material. If the pressure resistance of the cooked food is weak, it is necessary to control the second tray 106 to be lifted a long distance. If the cooked food has a strong pressure resistance, the second tray 106 is controlled to be lifted a short distance.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular arrangements and instrumentality described above and shown in the drawings. A detailed description of known methods is omitted herein for the sake of brevity. In the above embodiments, several specific steps are described and shown as examples. However, the method processes of the present invention are not limited to the specific steps described and illustrated, and those skilled in the art can make various changes, modifications, and additions or change the order between the steps after comprehending the spirit of the present invention.

It should also be noted that the exemplary embodiments mentioned in the present disclosure describe some methods or systems based on a series of steps or devices. However, the present invention is not limited to the order of the above steps, that is, the steps may be performed in the order mentioned in the embodiments, may be performed in a different order from the embodiments, or may be performed simultaneously.

In the description of the present invention, the terms "plurality" or "a plurality" refer to two or more, and unless otherwise specifically limited, the terms "upper", "lower", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention; the terms "connected," "mounted," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral connections; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. 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 the description of the present invention, the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "specific embodiments," 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 invention. In the present disclosure, 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.

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

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a base;

the first tray body is connected with the base;

the second tray body is movably connected with the base;

the transmission assembly is connected with the second disc body;

the movable part is connected with the transmission assembly and can move along a first direction under stress so as to drive the transmission assembly to drive the second disc body to move along a second direction, the second disc body moves along the second direction to adjust the distance between the first disc body and the second disc body,

wherein the extension line of the first direction intersects with the extension line of the second direction.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1,

the movable piece moves to drive the transmission assembly to be stretched or compressed, and the height of the transmission assembly in the second direction when the transmission assembly is stretched is larger than the height of the transmission assembly in the second direction when the transmission assembly is compressed.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the transmission assembly comprises:

the first end of the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the base, and the second end of the first connecting rod is slidably connected with the second tray body;

the first end of the second connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second disc body, and the second end of the second connecting rod is slidably connected with the base;

the first connecting rod is rotatably connected with the second connecting rod.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the second plate has a first slot and the base has a second slot, the cooking appliance further comprising:

the first connecting shaft is arranged in the first sliding groove and connected with the first connecting rod; and/or

The second connecting shaft is arranged in the second sliding groove and connected with the second connecting rod;

and the first connecting shaft or the second connecting shaft is connected with the movable piece.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 4,

the first connecting shaft is inserted into the first sliding groove; and/or

The second connecting shaft is inserted into the second sliding groove.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 4, further comprising:

the driving assembly is arranged on the base and connected with the moving piece, and the moving piece can move along the first direction under the driving of the driving assembly.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 6, wherein the movable member is a threaded sleeve, and wherein the drive assembly comprises:

the threaded rod is connected with the movable piece through threads;

the motor is arranged on the base, and the output end of the motor is connected with the threaded rod.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 6, wherein the drive assembly comprises:

the electric push rod is arranged on the base, and the output end of the electric push rod is connected with the moving part.

9. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

the number of the transmission assemblies is two, and the two transmission assemblies are located on two sides of the movable piece.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 9,

the first tray body is rotatably connected with the base.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 10, further comprising:

the first heating element is arranged on the first tray body; and/or

And the second heating element is arranged on the second tray body.

12. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising:

the first sensor is arranged on the first disc body and/or the second disc body and can detect the distance between the second disc body and the first disc body; and/or

The second sensor is arranged on the first disc body and/or the base and can detect the position state of the first disc body.

13. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

the maximum stroke of the second disc body is larger than 0mm and smaller than or equal to 50 mm.

14. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

the first connecting piece is arranged on the first disc body;

the second connecting piece is arranged on the second disc body, and the first connecting piece is detachably connected with the second connecting piece.

15. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 8,

the cooking appliance comprises an electric baking pan, an electric baking tray or a frying and baking machine.