CN214678600U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, including a kind of deep pot body, lid, steam valve and steam generator. The cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner and forms a cooking space when the cover body is closed; the second steam channel in the steam valve can be communicated with the cooking space through the first steam channel in the cover body; the steam generating device comprises a steam generating cavity, a steam cover plate and a sealing assembly; the sealing component seals the steam generating cavity and the steam channel under the state that the steam cover plate is covered; the central axis of the steam cover plate penetrates through the first sealing element, the second sealing element and the third sealing element are respectively arranged on the front side and the rear side of the central axis, the second sealing element is arranged close to the front end of the steam cover plate, and the relation between the distance L1 between the central axis of the steam cover plate and the front end of the cover body and the length L of the cover body is more than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to L1/L. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil, steam generator are located the latter half of lid, and convenience of customers switching lid can promote user experience.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model discloses generally relate to the technical field of cooking utensil equipment.

Background

In order to achieve the purpose of steam recovery or steam moisture preservation, a steam generating device is generally disposed in a pot body for generating steam. In order to effectively reduce the volume of the cooking appliance, the applicant has devised a cooking appliance in which a steam generating device is provided in a cover body. In daily use, the cover body needs to be opened or closed frequently, and the steam generating device is arranged to avoid influencing the opening or closing of the cover body by a user. Steam generators typically include a cover that is openable and closable, and during frequent opening and closing of the cover, sealing problems are involved with the steam generator.

In addition, the apron is usually dismantled in order to wash, and the user is dismantling abluent in-process, leads to the decoration on the apron to appear damaging because of misoperation or apron drop easily.

Accordingly, there is a need for a cooking appliance to at least partially solve the problems in the related art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In the summary section a series of concepts in a simplified form is introduced, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The inventive content does not imply any attempt to define the essential features and essential features of the claimed solution, nor is it implied to be intended to define the scope of the claimed solution.

To solve the above problem at least in part, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising:

the cooker body is internally provided with an inner pot;

the cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner, when the cover body covers the cooker body, a cooking space is formed between the cover body and the inner pot, and a first steam channel communicated with the cooking space is arranged in the cover body;

the steam valve is internally provided with a second steam channel;

a steam generating device provided in the cover body adjacent to the steam valve and capable of communicating with the cooking space through the first steam passage, the steam generating device including:

a steam generating chamber;

the steam cover plate is detachably connected to the cover body and can be opened and closed relative to the steam generating cavity;

a sealing assembly connected to the steam cover plate and including a first sealing member sealing the steam generation chamber, a second sealing member sealing the first steam passage, and a third sealing member sealing the second steam passage in a state in which the steam cover plate is closed;

wherein, the central axis of the steam cover plate passes through the first sealing element, the second sealing element and the third sealing element are respectively arranged at the front side and the rear side of the central axis along the front-rear direction of the cooking utensil, the second sealing element is arranged close to the front end of the steam cover plate, and the relation between the distance L1 between the central axis of the steam cover plate and the front end of the cover body and the length L of the cover body satisfies that: L1/L is more than or equal to 0.5.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil, the relation between the distance L1 of the axis of steam apron and the front end of lid and the length L of lid satisfies: L1/L is not less than 0.5, so that the steam generating device is positioned at the rear half part of the cover body, the gravity center of the cover body is close to the pivoting end of the cover body, the cover body is convenient for a user to open and close, and the user experience is improved.

Optionally, the relationship between the distance D1 between the centerline of the first seal and the central axis, the distance D2 between the centerline of the second seal and the central axis, and the distance D3 between the centerline of the third seal and the central axis, and the length D of the steam cover plate, respectively, satisfies: D1/D is less than or equal to 0.4, D2/D is less than or equal to 0.45, and D3/D is less than or equal to 0.45.

According to the scheme, the steam cover plate can be conveniently manufactured, and the structure of the steam cover plate is more compact.

Optionally, the steam cover plate further comprises:

a decorative sheet, which is a sheet of a decorative material,

the cover plate body, it sets up to decorate the piece the apron body is last, be provided with on the apron body towards decorate the convex muscle position of piece's direction, the muscle position support lean on extremely decorate the at least partial side of piece.

According to this scheme, can play certain guard action to decorating the piece, reduce the user and dismantle the steam apron and carry out abluent in-process and cause the possibility of damage to decorating the piece.

Optionally, the cover plate body comprises:

the decorative sheet is arranged on the fixing frame;

the upper cover plate is arranged below the fixing frame, and the rear end of the upper cover plate is provided with an upper cover side wall protruding towards the direction of the decorative sheet;

the lower cover plate is arranged below the upper cover plate and comprises a lower cover side wall protruding towards the direction of the decorative sheet, and the upper cover side wall and the lower cover side wall jointly form the rib position.

According to this scheme, can simplify the structure of muscle position, make things convenient for steam cover plate's manufacturing when forming the guard action to the decorative sheet.

Optionally, be provided with steam outlet rib position on the upper cover plate, decorate the piece with steam outlet rib position corresponding position is provided with first muscle position hole decorate the piece install to under the state of apron body, steam outlet rib position extends to wear out first muscle position hole and protrusion in decorate the upper surface of piece.

According to this scheme, play steam port muscle position can form certain guard action to decorating the piece, reduces the user and carries out abluent in-process and cause the possibility of damage to decorating the piece dismantling the steam cover.

Optionally, the height H of the steam outlet rib protruding from the upper surface of the decorative sheet satisfies: h is more than or equal to 0.1 mm.

According to this scheme, can avoid influencing the whole aesthetic property of steam apron when playing the guard action to the decorative sheet.

Optionally, one of the fixing frame and the upper cover plate is provided with a first clamping portion, and the other is provided with a first matching portion, and the fixing frame and the upper cover plate are fixed through clamping of the first clamping portion and the first matching portion; and/or the like and/or,

the upper cover plate with one of apron is provided with second joint portion down, and another is provided with second cooperation portion, the upper cover plate with the apron passes through down the second joint portion with the joint of second cooperation portion is realized fixedly.

According to the scheme, the detachable connection among all the components of the steam cover plate can be realized, the assembly process of the steam cover plate is simplified, the use of fasteners such as screws is reduced, and the production cost is reduced.

Optionally, be provided with first card muscle, second card muscle and third card muscle on the apron down, first sealing member second sealing member with the third sealing member install respectively to first card muscle second card muscle with on the third card muscle.

According to the scheme, the first sealing element, the second sealing element and the third sealing element can be conveniently installed on the steam cover plate, and the assembling process of the steam cover plate is simplified.

Optionally, a third steam channel is arranged on the upper cover plate, a steam channel sealing gasket is arranged above the third steam channel, the third steam channel is communicated with the steam generating cavity and the first steam channel respectively in the covering state of the steam cover plate, and the steam channel sealing gasket is abutted to the fixing frame.

According to the scheme, sealing can be formed between the fixing frame and the third steam channel, and steam generated by the steam generating device is prevented from entering the steam cover plate.

Optionally, the apron body still includes steam outlet rib position sealing member, steam outlet rib position sealing member cover is established on steam outlet rib position to the butt extremely decorate the piece.

According to this scheme, can form sealedly between decoration piece and steam outlet rib position, avoid flowing back to the inside of steam apron from steam outlet outflow cooking utensil's steam.

Drawings

The following drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are provided as a part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lid of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1 with the steam cover in a closed position;

FIG. 3 is another perspective view of the lid of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1 with the steam cover in an open position;

FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic view of a steam cover of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an assembled view of a steam cover of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1; and

fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 5.

Description of reference numerals:

1: cooking utensil 10: pot body

111: first steam passage 20: inner pot

30: the cover body 40: steam generating device

41: steam generation chamber 42: steam cover plate

421: the decorative sheet 422: first rib position hole

43: the seal assembly 431: first seal member

431 a: first groove 432: second seal

432 a: second groove 433: third seal

433 a: third groove 44: steam heating assembly

441: heating section 442: mounting seat

51: the cover body 52: tendon position

53: a fixing frame 531: second rib position hole

532: first catch 54: upper cover plate

541: upper cover side wall 542: rib position of steam outlet

542 a: a steam outlet 543: third steam passage

544: steam channel gasket 545: sealing element for rib position of steam outlet

546: first receiving hole 547: second receiving hole

548: mounting groove 55: lower cover plate

551: lower cover sidewall 552: the first clamping rib

553: second catching rib 554: third clamping rib

555: second snap 60: steam valve

61: second steam channel

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring embodiments of the present invention.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

The utility model provides a cooking utensil 1. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil 1 can be for electric rice cooker, electric pressure cooker or other cooking utensil 1, and according to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil 1 except having the function of cooking rice, can also have various functions such as cooking congee, a kind of deep pot hot water, fried dish. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1, a cooking appliance 1 according to the present invention may include a pot body 10 and a lid body 30. The pot body 10 may be substantially configured in a rounded rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an inner pot 20 is provided inside thereof. The inner pot 20 may be configured to be removably disposed in the pot body 10. For example, in one embodiment, a cylindrical inner pot receiving portion may be provided at the pot body 10, and the inner pot 20 may be freely put into or taken out of the inner pot receiving portion. The removable arrangement allows the user to easily remove the inner pot 20 for cleaning. Of course, in other embodiments, the inner pot 20 may be fixedly disposed in the pot body 10 in an unreleasable manner. The pot body 10 is also generally provided therein with a heating means for heating the inner pot 20.

The lid body 30 is provided to the pot body 10 in an openable and closable manner. Therefore, the lid body 30 generally has a shape adapted to the shape of the pot body 10, so that the pot body 10 can be easily covered. When the lid body 30 is opened with respect to the pot body 10, the opening of the inner pot 20 in the pot body 10 is exposed, and the user can add food materials to the inner pot 20 or take cooked food out of the inner pot 20. When the cover 30 is covered on the pot body 10, it covers the inner pot 20 and forms a cooking space with the inner pot 20. A sealing member is further provided between the cover body 30 and the inner pot 20 to maintain a good sealing property of the cooking space.

The cooking appliance 1 according to the present invention is further provided with a steam generating device 40. Referring to fig. 2 and 3, a steam generating device 40 for generating steam for assisting cooking is provided in the cover body 30. Accordingly, referring to fig. 1, a first steam channel 111 is provided on the cover 30. In a state where the lid body 30 covers the pot body 10, the steam generating device 40 can communicate with the cooking space through the first steam passage 111 so as to introduce steam into the cooking space for assisting cooking. Taking an electric cooker as an example, the specific operation of the auxiliary cooking may be that, in the cooking process, the steam generated by the steam generating device 40 is introduced into the cooking space and heated from above the rice, so that the rice can be uniformly heated, and the heating efficiency is improved; alternatively, after the rice is cooked, the steam generated by the steam generator 40 may be introduced into the cooking space to keep the rice warm and fresh, thereby maintaining a good taste.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the steam generating device 40 includes a steam generating chamber 41 and a steam cover plate 42.

In particular, the steam generating chamber 41 is used to contain water to be heated to generate steam. Preferably, the steam generating chamber 41 may be positioned to form a concave receiving portion (not shown), and a water container is provided in the receiving portion. The receiving space of the water container constitutes the steam generating chamber 41. Thereby, the steam generating chamber 41 can be conveniently provided. Further, the water container may be configured to be disposed in the accommodating part in a manually detachable manner. The user can conveniently take out the water container for cleaning or replacement. Of course, the steam generating chamber 41 may be configured in other forms, such as a recess integrally formed with the cover 30.

In addition, the steam generating device 40 further includes a steam heating assembly 44 for heating the water in the steam generating chamber 41 to generate steam. Therefore, the steam heating assembly 44 may be preferably disposed below or at a side of the steam generation chamber 41. Referring specifically to fig. 1, in the present embodiment, the steam heating assembly 44 is configured to include a mounting seat 442 and a heating part 441. Wherein the mounting seat 442 includes a bottom wall and a side wall extending upward from an edge of the bottom wall. Thereby, the bottom wall and the side wall constitute a space for accommodating the water container and surround the water container from below and from the sides. The heating part 441 is disposed within the mounting seat 442, and the heating part 441 may be exemplarily configured as a heating pipe. In the illustrated embodiment, the heating portion 441 is provided in a side wall of the mounting base 442. However, the heating portion 441 may be provided in the bottom wall of the mounting seat 442, or the heating portion 441 may be provided in both the side wall and the bottom wall. Of course, the steam heating assembly 44 may be configured in other forms, such as an electromagnetic heating device, etc.

The steam cover plate 42 is connected to the cover 30 and can be opened and closed with respect to the steam generation chamber 41. Preferably, the steam cover plate 42 may be detachably coupled with the cover body 30. Therefore, the user can conveniently detach the steam cover plate 42 to clean the accumulated oil, rice dirt or dust on the steam cover plate 42, or detach and replace the steam cover plate 42 or the sealing member arranged thereon when the steam cover plate 42 or the sealing member arranged thereon is damaged. Fig. 2 shows the steam cover plate 42 in a closed state, in which the steam cover plate 42 closes the steam generating chamber 41. The steam cover plate 42 is shown in an open state in fig. 3. The user can observe the water level and the degree of cleaning (whether scale is present, etc.) in the steam generation chamber 41 by opening the steam cover 42, and then decide whether to perform operations such as adding water or cleaning the steam generation chamber 41.

The steam cover 42 includes a decorative sheet 421 and a cover body 51. Referring to fig. 4 in particular, the decoration sheet 421 is disposed above the cover plate body 51, and the decoration sheet 421 may be made of PET, PC, or glass, so as to improve the aesthetic property of the steam cover plate 42. In the process of cleaning when the user detaches the steam cover plate 42, in order to avoid damaging the decorative sheet 421, a rib position 52 protruding towards the decorative sheet 421 is provided on the cover plate body 51, and after the decorative sheet 421 is mounted on the cover plate body 51, the rib position 52 abuts against at least a part of the side surface of the decorative sheet 421, specifically referring to fig. 6, so as to form a certain protection effect on the decorative sheet 421.

With continued reference to fig. 4, the cover body 51 may specifically include a mount 53, an upper cover 54, and a lower cover 55.

The decorative sheet 421 is disposed on the fixing frame 53, and specifically can be adhered to the fixing frame 53 by adhesion, so as to facilitate assembly of the decorative sheet 421 and the fixing frame 53.

The upper cover plate 54 is disposed below the holder 53, and is preferably detachably coupled to the holder 53. One of the fixing frame 53 and the upper cover plate 54 is provided with a first clamping portion, the other one is provided with a first matching portion, and the fixing frame 53 and the upper cover plate 54 are fixed through clamping of the first clamping portion and the first matching portion.

Specifically, in the illustrated embodiment, the fixing frame 53 is provided with a plurality of first hooks 532, the upper cover 54 is provided with first receiving holes 546 at positions corresponding to the first hooks 532, and the fixing frame 53 and the upper cover 54 can be detachably connected by receiving the first receiving holes 546 of the first hooks 532. The connection mode can reduce parts such as screws, simplify the assembly process of the fixing frame 53 and the upper cover plate 54, reduce the production cost and facilitate the assembly. The decorative sheet 421 is mounted on the fixing frame 53, and then mounted on the upper cover plate 54 by the engaging action of the first buckle 532 and the first receiving hole 546.

It will be appreciated that in an embodiment not shown, the first receiving hole 546 may also be configured in the form of a snap, and the first snap 532 and the snap may be used to detachably connect the fixing bracket 53 and the upper cover plate 54.

An upper cover side wall 541 protruding toward the decorative sheet 421 is disposed at the rear end of the upper cover 54, and after the decorative sheet 421 and the fixing frame 53 are mounted on the upper cover 54, the inner surface of the upper cover side wall 541 abuts against at least a part of the side surface of the decorative sheet 421, specifically referring to fig. 6, so as to provide a certain protection effect for the decorative sheet 421.

In the embodiment of fig. 6, the upper surface of the upper cover sidewall 541 is lower than the upper surface of the decorative sheet 421. It is understood that the upper surface of the upper cover sidewall 541 may be flush with the upper surface of the decorative sheet 421, so as to protect the decorative sheet 421 and avoid affecting the overall aesthetic property of the steam cover 42. Of course, the upper surface of the upper cover sidewall 541 may be higher than the upper surface of the decorative sheet 421 to maximally protect the decorative sheet 421.

The lower cover 55 is disposed below the upper cover 54, and is preferably detachably coupled to the upper cover 54. One of the upper cover plate 54 and the lower cover plate 55 is provided with a second clamping portion, the other is provided with a second matching portion, and the fixing frame 53 and the lower cover plate 55 are fixed through clamping of the second clamping portion and the second matching portion.

Specifically, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the lower cover plate 55 is provided with a plurality of second fasteners 555, the upper cover plate 54 is provided with a second receiving hole 547 at a position corresponding to the second fasteners 555, and the upper cover plate 54 can be detachably connected with the lower cover plate 55 by receiving the second receiving hole 547 to the second fasteners 555. The connection mode can reduce parts such as screws and the like, simplify the assembly process of the upper cover plate 54 and the lower cover plate 55, reduce the production cost and facilitate the assembly. After the decoration sheet 421, the fixing frame 53 and the upper cover plate 54 are assembled, the steam cover plate 42 can be assembled by the buckling action of the second buckle 555 and the second receiving hole 547 and then installed on the lower cover plate 55, as shown in fig. 5.

It will be appreciated that in an embodiment not shown, the second receiving hole 547 may also be configured in the form of a snap, and the detachable connection of the upper cover plate 54 and the lower cover plate 55 is achieved by the snap connection between the second snap 555 and the snap.

The lower cover 55 is provided with a lower cover sidewall 551 protruding toward the decorative sheet 421, the lower cover sidewall 551 has a semi-enclosed structure, and an opening is formed at the rear end of the lower cover 55 to facilitate the assembly of the upper cover 54 and the lower cover 55. After the decorative sheet 421, the fixing frame 53 and the upper cover 54 are assembled and mounted on the lower cover 55, the inner surface of the side wall 551 of the lower cover abuts against at least a part of the side surface of the decorative sheet 421, specifically refer to fig. 6, so as to protect the decorative sheet 421. The upper cover side wall 541 and the lower cover side wall 551 together form the rib 52 protecting the decorative sheet 421.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the upper surface of the lower cover sidewall 551 is lower than the upper surface of the decorative sheet 421. It can be understood that the upper surface of the lower cover sidewall 551 can be flush with the upper surface of the decorative sheet 421, so as to protect the decorative sheet 421 and avoid affecting the overall aesthetic property of the steam cover plate 42. Of course, the upper surface of the lower cover sidewall 551 may be higher than the lower surface of the decorative sheet 421 to protect the decorative sheet 421 to the maximum.

During the actual cooking, the user may frequently open or close the steam cover 42 to observe the water level and detach the cover for cleaning. Therefore, as shown in fig. 3, a sealing assembly 43 is connected to the steam cover plate 42, that is, the sealing assembly 43 can be opened or closed relative to the steam generating chamber 41 integrally with the steam cover plate 42 for flexible connection and sealing.

Preferably, the seal assembly 43 includes a first seal 431 and a second seal 432. Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the first seal 431 is located on the steam cover plate 42 corresponding to the steam generation chamber 41 and is substantially configured in a rounded rectangular ring shape. The second seal 432 is located on the steam cover plate 42 at a position corresponding to the first steam duct 111 and is configured substantially in the form of a circular ring. Therefore, in the closed state of the steam cover plate 42, the first seal 431 seals the steam generation chamber 41, and the second seal 432 seals the first steam passage 111. That is, the covering of the steam cover plate 42 can simultaneously achieve the sealing of both the steam generating chamber 41 and the first steam passage 111, so that the sealing assembly 43 functions as a sealing for the transportation process of the generated steam from the steam generating device 40 to the cooking space.

Referring to fig. 4 and 6, a position of the lower cover 55 corresponding to the steam generation chamber 41 is provided with a first catching rib 552 protruding toward the upper cover 54, and the shape of the first catching rib 552 corresponds to the shape of the first sealing member 431. A first groove 431a recessed inward in the radial direction of the first seal 431 is provided in the circumferential direction of the first seal 431, and the first groove 431a is capable of cooperating with the first catching rib 552 to position the first seal 431 in the radial direction, and detachably mount the first seal 431 to the lower cover plate 55. The first seal 431 and the first bead 552 may achieve an interference fit in a radial direction thereof to reliably mount the first seal 431 to the lower cover plate 55.

Likewise, a second catching rib 553 protruding toward the upper cover plate 54 is provided at a position of the lower cover plate 55 corresponding to the first steam passage 111, and the shape of the second catching rib 553 corresponds to the shape of the second seal 432. A second groove 432a recessed inward in the radial direction of the second seal member 432 is provided along the circumferential direction of the second seal member 432, and the second groove 432a is capable of cooperating with the second rib 553 to achieve positioning of the second seal member 432 in the radial direction, and detachably mount the second seal member 432 to the lower cover plate 55. The second seal member 432 and the second bead 553 may achieve an interference fit in a radial direction thereof to reliably mount the second seal member 432 to the lower cover plate 55.

After the upper cover plate 54 is assembled to the lower cover plate 55, the upper surfaces of the first and second seals 431 and 432 abut against the upper cover plate 54, respectively, to achieve positioning of the first and second seals 431 and 432 in the axial direction after the steam cover plate 42 is assembled.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the first and second seals 431 and 432 are provided at different positions in the axial direction OO 'of the steam cover plate 42, i.e., the first and second seals 431 and 432 pass through the lower cover plate 55 and protrude from the outer surface thereof to different extents so as to match the steam generation chamber 41 and the first steam passage 111, which are correspondingly provided at different positions in the axial direction OO'. Further, one end of the sealing assembly 43 protruding the lower cover plate 55 may be configured in a shape matching the member to be sealed. For example, one end of the first sealing member 431 protruding the lower cover plate 55 may have a shape of an annular groove matching the opening shape of the steam generation chamber 41 to increase the sealing surface area, further improving the sealing effect. However, the arrangement position and the end configuration of the seal assembly 43 are not limited to this embodiment.

Preferably, in order to make the structure of the steam cover plate 42 more compact, the central axis of the steam cover plate 42 passes through the first seal 431 and the second seal 432 is disposed at the front side of the central axis of the steam cover plate 42 and near the front end of the steam cover plate 42 in the front-rear direction of the cooking appliance 1. The relationship between the distance D1 between the center line of the first seal 431 and the center axis and the length D of the steam cover plate 42 satisfies: D1/D is less than or equal to 0.4; the relationship between distance D2 between the centerline of second seal 432 and the central axis and length D of steam cover plate 42 satisfies: D2/D is less than or equal to 0.45.

Preferably, referring to fig. 1 and 6, the steam cover plate 42 is further provided with a third steam passage 543, and the third steam passage 543 is formed on the upper cover plate 54. In the closed state of the steam cover plate 42, the third steam passage 543 communicates the steam generation chamber 41 with the first steam passage 111, so that the steam generated in the steam generation chamber 41 can be sequentially delivered from the third steam passage 543 and the first steam passage 111 into the cooking space to assist in cooking.

An installation groove 548 is formed in the upper cover plate 54 around the outside of the steam channel, a steam channel sealing gasket 544 is arranged in the installation groove 548, and after the steam cover plate 42 is assembled, the upper surface of the steam channel sealing gasket 544 abuts against the fixing frame 53 to form a seal between the fixing frame 53 and the third steam channel 543, so that steam generated by the steam generating device 40 is prevented from entering the steam cover plate 42.

Preferably, referring to fig. 1 and 3, a steam valve 60 is further disposed on the cover 30, and a second steam passage 61 is disposed in the steam valve 60. When the lid body 30 covers the pot body 10, the cooking space may be communicated with the outside, for example, the outside atmosphere, through the second steam passage 61 of the steam valve 60. Preferably, the second steam passage 61 may be constructed in a labyrinth shape to maintain a slight pressure of the cooking space with respect to the outside, thereby improving the taste of the food using the pressure to enhance the cooking effect, and simultaneously, to perform an anti-overflow function.

Preferably, the steam valve 60 may be disposed adjacent to the steam generating device 40. For example, as shown in fig. 3, the steam valve 60 is disposed adjacent to the steam generation chamber 41 to make the structure of the cover 30 compact. When the steam cover plate 42 is in the closed state, it at least partially covers the steam valve 60. Thus, the steam cover plate 42 covers the steam generating chamber 41 and at least partially covers the cavity of the cover 30 for disposing the steam valve 60, so that the cover 30 can have a smooth upper surface and can be easily cleaned.

Further preferably, the upper cover plate 54 of the steam cover plate 42 is provided with steam outlet ribs 542 communicated with the second steam channel 61, and the steam outlet ribs 542 enclose a steam outlet 542a communicated with the outside. The decorative sheet 421 and the fixing frame 53 are provided with a first rib position hole 422 and a second rib position hole 531 at positions corresponding to the steam outlet rib position 542. In the assembled state of the steam cover plate 42, the steam outlet rib 542 can extend through the first rib hole 422 and the second rib hole 531.

The steam outlet rib portion 542 preferably protrudes from the upper surface of the decorative sheet 421 to protect the decorative sheet 421. The height H of the steam outlet rib portion 542 protruding from the upper surface of the decorative sheet 421 preferably satisfies: h is more than or equal to 0.1mm, so that the decorative sheet 421 is protected, and the influence on the overall aesthetic property of the steam cover plate 42 can be avoided.

In order to avoid steam flowing out of the cooking appliance 1 from the steam outlet 542a from flowing back to the inside of the steam cover plate 42, a steam outlet rib sealing member 545 is preferably provided at the steam outlet rib 542, as particularly referred to fig. 4. The steam outlet rib position sealing member 545 is sleeved on the steam outlet rib position 542, and in the state that the steam cover plate 42 is assembled, the upper surface of the steam outlet rib position sealing member 545 abuts against the decorative sheet 421 so as to form sealing between the decorative sheet 421 and the steam outlet rib position 542.

Preferably, the seal assembly 43 further includes a third seal 433. Referring again to fig. 1, 4 and 6, the third sealing member 433 is positioned on the steam cover plate 42 to correspond to the third steam passage 543 and is substantially configured in a rounded rectangular ring shape to seal the third steam passage 543 in a closed state. Referring specifically to fig. 3, the third sealing member 433 seals to the cavity at the outlet of the second steam channel 61, thereby increasing the sealing contact surface area of the third sealing member 433 and further improving the sealing effect.

Similar to the arrangement of the first and second seals 431 and 432, a third rib 554 protruding toward the upper cover plate 54 is provided at a position of the lower cover plate 55 corresponding to the second steam passage 61, and the shape of the third rib 554 corresponds to the shape of the third seal 433. A third groove 433a which is recessed inward in the radial direction of the third seal 433 is formed in the circumferential direction of the third seal 433, and the third groove 433a can be matched with the third rib 554 to position the third seal 433 in the radial direction, so that the third seal 433 can be detachably mounted to the lower cover plate 55. The third seal 433 and the third bead 554 may achieve an interference fit in a radial direction thereof to reliably mount the third seal 433 to the lower cover plate 55. After the upper cover plate 54 is assembled to the lower cover plate 55, the upper surface of the third seal 433 abuts against the upper cover plate 54 to achieve positioning of the third seal 433 in the axial direction after the steam cover plate 42 is assembled.

Preferably, the third seal 433 is disposed at a rear side of the central axis of the steam cover plate 42 in the front-rear direction of the cooking appliance 1, and a distance D3 between the central line of the third seal 433 and the central axis satisfies a relationship between: D3/D is less than or equal to 0.45, so that the structure of the steam cover plate 42 is more compact.

The cover 30 has a large weight after the steam generating device 40 and the steam valve 60 are provided. This causes an additional burden to the opening and closing of the cover body 30. Therefore, it is preferable that the steam generator 40, the steam valve 60 and other components are provided in the rear half of the lid body 30, and specifically, referring to fig. 2, in a state where the steam cover plate 42 is closed, a relationship between a distance L1 between the center axis of the steam cover plate 42 and the front end of the lid body 30 and a length L of the lid body 30 satisfies: L1/L is more than or equal to 0.5, so that the gravity center of the cover body 30 is close to the pivoting end of the cover body 30, thereby facilitating the pivoting opening and closing of the cover body.

The cooking appliance 1 according to the present invention has been described above. According to the utility model discloses, steam generating device 40 can produce steam in order to assist the culinary art, sets up steam generating device 40 on lid 30, can reduce a kind of deep pot body 10's volume, and then reduces cooking utensil 1's overall dimension, makes its compact structure, is convenient for carry and places. And the sealing element arranged on the steam cover plate 42 and the steam cover plate 42 are formed into an integral component in an integral forming mode, so that a complex assembly structure can be omitted, the number and the structure of parts can be simplified, the steam cover plate is convenient to manufacture, the connection strength is reliable, and the steam cover plate is not easy to lose efficacy.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "disposed" and the like, as used herein, may refer to one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through intervening elements. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it is to be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many more modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching and are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A cooking appliance, characterized in that the cooking appliance (1) comprises:

a pot body (10) in which an inner pot (20) is arranged;

the cover body (30) is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner, when the cover body covers the cooker body, a cooking space is formed between the cover body and the inner pot, and a first steam channel (111) communicated with the cooking space is arranged in the cover body;

a steam valve (60) in which a second steam passage (61) is provided;

a steam generating device (40) provided in the cover body adjacent to the steam valve and capable of communicating with the cooking space through the first steam passage, the steam generating device including:

a steam generating chamber (41);

a steam cover plate (42) detachably connected to the cover body and openable and closable with respect to the steam generation chamber;

a sealing assembly (43) connected to the steam cover plate and comprising a first seal (431) sealing the steam generating chamber, a second seal (432) sealing the first steam channel and a third seal (433) sealing the second steam channel in a state in which the steam cover plate is closed;

wherein, the central axis of the steam cover plate passes through the first sealing element, the second sealing element and the third sealing element are respectively arranged at the front side and the rear side of the central axis along the front-rear direction of the cooking utensil, the second sealing element is arranged close to the front end of the steam cover plate, and the relation between the distance L1 between the central axis of the steam cover plate and the front end of the cover body and the length L of the cover body satisfies that: L1/L is more than or equal to 0.5.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the relationship between the distance D1 between the centerline of the first seal and the central axis, the distance D2 between the centerline of the second seal and the central axis, and the distance D3 between the centerline of the third seal and the central axis, and the length D of the steam cover plate, respectively, satisfies: D1/D is less than or equal to 0.4, D2/D is less than or equal to 0.45, and D3/D is less than or equal to 0.45.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the steam cover plate further comprises:

a decorative sheet (421),

the cover plate comprises a cover plate body (51), the decorative sheet is arranged on the cover plate body, a rib position (52) protruding towards the decorative sheet is arranged on the cover plate body, and the rib position abuts against at least part of the side face of the decorative sheet.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the cover plate body comprises:

a fixing frame (53) on which the decorative sheet is disposed;

the upper cover plate (54) is arranged below the fixing frame, and the rear end of the upper cover plate is provided with an upper cover side wall (541) protruding towards the direction of the decorative sheet;

a lower cover plate (55) disposed below the upper cover plate, the lower cover plate including a lower cover sidewall (551) protruding toward the decorative sheet, the upper cover sidewall and the lower cover sidewall together forming the rib position.

5. The cooking utensil of claim 4, wherein the upper cover plate is provided with a steam outlet rib position (542), the decorative sheet is provided with a first rib position hole (422) at a position corresponding to the steam outlet rib position, and the steam outlet rib position extends out of the first rib position hole and protrudes out of the upper surface of the decorative sheet in a state that the decorative sheet is mounted on the cover plate body.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 5, wherein the steam outlet rib is protruded from the upper surface of the decorative sheet by a height H satisfying: h is more than or equal to 0.1 mm.

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein one of the fixing frame and the upper cover plate is provided with a first clamping portion, and the other one of the fixing frame and the upper cover plate is provided with a first matching portion, and the fixing frame and the upper cover plate are fixed through clamping of the first clamping portion and the first matching portion; and/or the like and/or,

the upper cover plate with one of apron is provided with second joint portion down, and another is provided with second cooperation portion, the upper cover plate with the apron passes through down the second joint portion with the joint of second cooperation portion is realized fixedly.

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein the lower cover plate is provided thereon with a first rib (552), a second rib (553), and a third rib (554), and the first, second, and third seals are mounted to the first, second, and third ribs, respectively.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein a third steam channel (543) is provided on the upper cover plate, a steam channel gasket (544) is provided above the third steam channel, and in a state where the steam cover plate is closed, the third steam channel is respectively communicated with the steam generating chamber and the first steam channel, and the steam channel gasket is abutted to the fixing frame.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 5, wherein the lid body further comprises a steam outlet rib seal (545) that is sleeved over the steam outlet rib and abuts the decorative sheet.

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