CN214760641U - Control mechanism of cooking utensil and cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking utensil's control mechanism and cooking utensil, cooking utensil's control mechanism includes: a mounting seat; the control assembly is installed in the mounting seat and is provided with an electric connection part, the electric connection part is arranged on the side wall of the mounting seat, and the electric connection part is suitable for being electrically connected with the plurality of cooking containers in a detachable mode. According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil's control mechanism can alternatively be connected with a plurality of cooking container detachably electricity through electric connection, realizes that cooking container and control assembly are separable, takes place the risk of intaking when having avoided wasing cooking utensil, has promoted cooking utensil's safety in utilization. Simultaneously, control mechanism can realize connecting, the control to different cooking vessel, improves cooking utensil's functional diversity, simplifies the structure, and reduce cost reduces cooking utensil shared space, and the user of being convenient for accomodates cooking utensil.

Description

Control mechanism of cooking utensil and cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a kitchen appliance technical field, more specifically relates to a cooking utensil's control mechanism and cooking utensil.

Background

Along with the improvement of living standard, the cooking utensil quantity in user's family is more and more, and the kind of cooking utensil is also more and more abundant, can satisfy user's different demands well. However, the space of the kitchen in the home of the ordinary user is limited, and the too large number of cooking utensils causes the storage difficulty.

In the related art, different cooking appliances have many repetitions in structure and function, such as electric frying pans, electric chafing pans, air frying pans, and the like, and the problem of wasting the cooking appliances is caused.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses aim at solving one of the technical problem that exists among the prior art at least. Therefore, an object of the utility model is to provide a cooking utensil's control mechanism, cooking utensil's control mechanism can make control assembly separable with the culinary art container, realizes cooking utensil's function diversification, and the safety in utilization is high.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooking apparatus having the above control mechanism.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil, include: a mounting seat; the control assembly is installed in the mounting seat and is provided with an electric connection part, the electric connection part is arranged on the side wall of the mounting seat, and the electric connection part is suitable for being electrically connected with the plurality of cooking containers in a detachable mode.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil's control mechanism can alternatively be connected with a plurality of cooking container detachably electricity through electric connection, realizes that cooking container and control assembly are separable, takes place the risk of intaking when having avoided wasing cooking utensil, has promoted cooking utensil's safety in utilization. Simultaneously, control mechanism can realize connecting, the control to different cooking vessel, improves cooking utensil's functional diversity, simplifies the structure, and reduce cost reduces cooking utensil shared space, and the user of being convenient for accomodates cooking utensil.

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

according to the utility model discloses some embodiments's control mechanism of cooking utensil, the mount pad has the installation cavity, the lateral wall of installation cavity is equipped with the via hole, control assembly is located in the installation cavity, just electric connection by the via hole stretch out with the culinary art container is pegged graft.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cross-sectional area of the end of the electrical connection decreases in a direction away from the mounting seat.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the control mechanism of the cooking appliance further comprises: the driving assembly is installed on the installation seat and electrically connected with the control assembly, and the driving assembly is used for driving the stirring piece of the cooking container to rotate.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the driving assembly has a driving end, wherein the driving end extends out of the mounting seat and has an insertion portion for insertion with the stirring element; or the driving end is positioned in the mounting seat and comprises a first magnetic part, and the first magnetic part is used for being magnetically attracted with the stirring part.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the control mechanism of the cooking appliance further comprises: and the display assembly is arranged on the mounting seat and connected with the control assembly.

The cooking appliance comprises a control mechanism of the cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the invention; the cooking container comprises a container body, an electric component arranged on the container body and an electric connection matching part electrically connected with the electric component, wherein the electric connection matching part is arranged on the side wall of the container body, and the electric connection matching part is suitable for being electrically connected with the electric connection matching parts of the cooking containers alternatively. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the container body has a cooking cavity, and the power consumption assembly includes a first heating member disposed below the cooking cavity.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the container body includes the pot body and lid, the power consumption subassembly includes the second heating member, the second heating member is located the lid, electricity connection cooperation portion locates the pot body or the lid.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the electricity connection cooperation portion includes socket and electrode, the socket has the slot, the electrode is located in the slot, the electric connection portion wears to locate the lateral wall of mount pad, the tip of electric connection portion is suitable for to insert in the slot with the electrode electricity is connected.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the slot of the slot is flush with the outer side surface of the container body.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking vessel further comprises a stirring element, the cooking appliance further comprising: the driving assembly is arranged on the mounting seat and connected with the control assembly, and the driving end of the driving assembly extends out of the mounting seat and is suitable for being in transmission connection with the stirring piece to drive the stirring piece to rotate.

According to some embodiments of the invention, one of the driving end and the stirring element is provided with a groove, and the other is provided with a protrusion adapted to extend into the groove; or the driving end comprises a first magnetic part, and the stirring part comprises a second magnetic part which is suitable for being magnetically attracted with the first magnetic part.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the lateral wall of culinary art container is equipped with the shaft hole, the stirring piece includes stirring main part, pivot and transmission portion, the pivot is located the tip of stirring main part just wears to locate the shaft hole, the transmission portion is located outside the culinary art container and with the pivot links to each other, transmission portion be suitable for with the drive end transmission is connected.

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

Drawings

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

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

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

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a cooking appliance 100; a control mechanism 200;

a mounting seat 10; a mounting cavity 11; a via 12;

a control assembly 20; an electrical connection portion 21;

a cooking container 30; a container body 31; the power consuming components 32; an electrical connection fitting 33; a cooking cavity 311; a pan body 312; a cover 313; the first heating member 321; a second heating member 322; a slot 331; a shaft hole 332;

a stirring member 40; a groove 41; a stirring body 401; a rotating shaft 402; a transmission portion 403;

a drive assembly 50; a driving end 51; the projections 52;

a display assembly 60; a power connection 70.

Detailed Description

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

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, "a first feature" or "a second feature" may include one or more of the features, and "a plurality" means two or more, and the first feature may be "on" or "under" the second feature, and may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features being in contact not directly but through another feature therebetween, and the first feature being "on", "above" and "above" the second feature may include the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

The control mechanism 200 of the cooking appliance 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, a control mechanism 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a mounting block 10 and a control assembly 20.

Specifically, the control unit 20 is mounted on the mounting base 10, and the control unit 20 has an electrical connection portion 21, and the electrical connection portion 21 may be provided on a side wall of the mounting base 10.

In the related art, different cooking appliances have many duplications in structure and function, such as electric frying pans, electric chafing pans, air frying pans and the like, and the problem of wasting the cooking appliances is easily caused.

In the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, the electrical connection portion 21 may alternatively be detachably and electrically connected to a plurality of cooking containers 30, so that the control assembly 20 is separable from the cooking containers 30, and thus the control mechanism 200 is separable from the cooking containers 30, thereby facilitating replacement of the cooking containers 30 connected to the control mechanism 200. Can only wash cooking container 30 when wasing, compare with the integrative cooking utensil that sets up of control assembly and cooking container, the utility model discloses the risk of taking place into water when having avoided wasing cooking utensil 100 has promoted cooking utensil 100's safety in utilization.

And, the user can change the culinary art container 30 that links to each other with electric connection 21 as required to realized connecting, the control to different culinary art containers 30, realized the change of different culinary art functions, control mechanism 200 commonality is strong, and cooking utensil 100 function diversification, integration simplify cooking utensil 100's structure, reduce cost. And the cooking containers 30 of different functions can share one control mechanism 200, realize required culinary art function, and every cooking container 30 need not to set up control assembly 20 alone, has reduced the shared space of cooking container 30, and then has reduced cooking utensil 100's occupation space, and a plurality of cooking containers 30 can be accomodate alone. For example, the electrical connection portion 21 may be a general power connector for facilitating connection of different cooking containers 30.

The plurality of cooking containers 30 may be manufactured in various structures according to various needs. For example, the plurality of cooking containers 30 may have a structure including at least two of an electric pan, an electric fire pan, an air fryer, etc. to better perform various cooking functions such as cooking, air frying, etc.; for another example, the plurality of cooking containers 30 may have different models and the same cooking function, so as to meet the requirements of different food cooking amounts, and the like.

According to the utility model discloses control mechanism 200, can alternatively be connected with a plurality of cooking container 30 detachably electricity through electric connection 21, realize that cooking container 30 is separable with control assembly 20, the risk of taking place into water when having avoided wasing cooking utensil 100 has promoted cooking utensil 100's safety in utilization. Meanwhile, the control mechanism 200 can realize connection and control of different cooking containers 30, improve functional diversity of the cooking appliance 100, simplify the structure, reduce the cost, reduce the occupied space of the cooking appliance 100, and facilitate the user to store the cooking appliance 100.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1-4, the mounting seat 10 has a mounting cavity 11, the side wall of the mounting cavity 11 is provided with a via hole 12, the control component 20 can be located in the mounting cavity 11, and the electrical connection portion 21 is extended out from the via hole 12, so that the electrical connection portion 21 is plugged with the cooking container 30, the electrical connection between the control mechanism 200 and the cooking container 30 is realized, the control component 20 does not need to be exposed, the appearance of the control mechanism 200 is simple and beautiful, and the protection of the control component 20 is facilitated.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4-6, the control mechanism 200 further includes a driving assembly 50, the driving assembly 50 is installed on the mounting base 10, and the driving assembly 50 is electrically connected to the control assembly 20, so that the control assembly 20 can control the driving assembly 50, and the driving assembly 50 can drive the stirring member 40 of the cooking container 30 to rotate, so that the stirring member 40 can stir the food material, thereby improving the cooking effect of the food material and realizing more cooking functions. Moreover, the driving assembly 50 does not need to be exposed, so that the control mechanism 200 has a simple and beautiful appearance and is beneficial to the protection of the driving assembly 50. In some embodiments, the drive assembly 50 may include a motor.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4-6, the driving assembly 50 has a driving end 51, the driving end 51 extends out of the mounting base 10, and the driving end 51 has an insertion portion, which is used for being inserted into the stirring member 40, so that the driving assembly 50 drives the stirring member 40 to move, thereby achieving a stirring function, and the transmission structure is simple and the transmission efficiency is high.

In some embodiments, the insertion part may be a groove 41 or a protrusion 52 for inserting the driving end 51 into the stirring member 40, so as to achieve a stirring function, and the transmission structure is simple and has high transmission efficiency.

In some embodiments, the driving end 51 is located in the mounting seat 10, and the driving end 51 may include a first magnetic member, which is configured to magnetically attract the stirring member 40, so that the driving assembly 50 drives the stirring member 40 to move, and further drives the stirring member 40 to stir, and the matching structure is simple and easy to disassemble and assemble. The driving end 51 is magnetically matched with the stirring piece 40, and direct mechanical connection is not needed, so that the dustproof and waterproof effects and the appearance attractiveness are improved.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a control mechanism 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a plurality of cooking containers 30. Each cooking container 30 includes a container body 31, an electric component 32 and an electric connection matching portion 33, the electric component 32 is mounted on the container body 31, the electric connection matching portion 33 can be electrically connected with the electric component 32, and the electric connection matching portion 33 is disposed on a side wall of the container body 31.

The electrical connection portion 21 can be electrically connected to the electrical connection matching portion 33 to supply power to the electrical component 32 through the control component 20 of the control mechanism 200, and enable the control component 20 to perform program control on the electrical component 32 to control the operation of the cooking container 30 and cook food materials in the container body 31, so that the cooking appliance 100 can realize different cooking functions. And the electrical connection portion 21 and the electrical connection matching portion 33 are disposed at the side wall, which facilitates the disassembly and assembly of the cooking container 30 and the movement of the cooking appliance 100, so that the electrical connection operation is more convenient.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2, 3, 5 and 6, the electrical connection portion 21 can be alternatively electrically connected to the electrical connection matching portions 33 of a plurality of cooking containers 30, that is, the electrical connection portion 21 and the electrical connection matching portions 33 can be electrically connected in a separable manner, so that the control mechanism 200 and the cooking container 30 can be separated, and the cooking container 30 connected with the control mechanism 200 can be replaced conveniently.

The user can change the culinary art container 30 that links to each other with electric connection 21 as required to realized realizing the change of different culinary art functions to connection, the control of different culinary art containers 30, control mechanism 200 commonality is strong, and cooking utensil 100 function diversification, integration simplify cooking utensil 100's structure, reduce cost. And the cooking containers 30 of different functions can share one control mechanism 200, realize required culinary art function, and every cooking container 30 need not to set up control mechanism 200 alone, has reduced the shared space of cooking container 30, and then has reduced cooking utensil 100's occupation space, and a plurality of cooking containers 30 can be accomodate alone. For example, the electrical connection portion 21 may be a general power connector for facilitating connection of different cooking containers 30.

Because the control mechanism 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention has the above-mentioned beneficial technical effects, according to the present invention, the cooking utensil 100 can be alternatively electrically connected with a plurality of cooking containers 30 in a detachable manner through the electrical connection portion 21, so that the cooking containers 30 can be separated from the control assembly 20, thereby avoiding the risk of water inflow when the cooking utensil 100 is cleaned, and improving the safety of the cooking utensil 100. Meanwhile, the control mechanism 200 can realize connection and control of different cooking containers 30, improve functional diversity of the cooking appliance 100, simplify the structure, reduce the cost, reduce the occupied space of the cooking appliance 100, and facilitate the user to store the cooking appliance 100.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 3, the position of the electrical connection portion 21 may be set according to actual conditions, for example, the electrical connection portion 21 may be located at an upper portion of a sidewall of the mounting base 10 as shown in fig. 2, or located at a lower portion of the sidewall of the mounting base 10 as shown in fig. 3, which both facilitate the electrical connection of the electrical connection portion 21 and the electrical connection mating portion 33.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 5 and 6, the container body 31 has a cooking cavity 311 for cooking food materials. The power utilization assembly 32 may include a first heating member 321, the first heating member 321 may be disposed below the cooking cavity 311, and the first heating member 321 is electrically connected to the control assembly 20 to supply power to the first heating member 321 through the control assembly 20, and enable the control assembly 20 to control the operating state of the first heating member 321, so as to heat the cooking cavity 311, thereby facilitating cooking of food materials. In some embodiments, the first heating member 321 may be a light wave tube, a heating coil, or the like.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the cooking container 30 may be an electric chafing dish, and the electric component 32 is a first heating component 321, and is electrically connected to the electric connection matching part 33 through the electric connection part 21, so as to electrically connect the electric chafing dish to the control component 20. The control component 20 controls the first heating element 321 to be powered on to generate heat, so as to heat food materials in the cooking cavity 311, and realize the electric chafing dish cooking function. The control of the first heating member 321 by the control component 20 can make the first heating member 321 operate according to a power curve required for cooking, so as to realize a corresponding cooking function.

In some embodiments in which the first heating member 321 is disposed below the cooking cavity 311, as shown in fig. 2, 5 and 6, the electrical connection fitting part 33 may be disposed at a lower portion of the sidewall of the cooking container 30 to reduce a distance between the electrical connection fitting part 33 and the first heating member 321, simplify the structure of the cooking container 30, and improve safety of power supply. Correspondingly, the electrical connection portion 21 may be provided at a lower portion of the mounting socket 10 so as to be mated with the electrical connection mating portion 33.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the container body 31 may include a cover 313 and a pot 312, the power consumption assembly 32 may include a second heating member 322, and the second heating member 322 may be disposed on the cover 313 to open and close the top opening of the cooking cavity 311, i.e., the second heating member 322 is disposed above the cooking cavity 311. The electrical connection fitting part 33 may be provided at the cover body 313 to reduce a distance from the second heating member 322, simplify the structure of the cooking container 30, and improve safety of power supply. Correspondingly, the electrical connection portion 21 may be provided at an upper portion of the mounting socket 10 so as to be mated with the electrical connection mating portion 33. The second heating member 322 is electrically connected with the electric connection matching part 33, and when the electric connection matching part 33 is electrically connected with the electric connection part 21, the control component 20 can supply power to the second heating member 322, and the control component 20 can control the working state of the second heating member 322 to heat the cooking cavity 311, so that the cooking functions of baking food materials, air frying and the like can be realized conveniently.

Of course, the electrical connection matching portion 33 may also be disposed on the pot body 312, specifically, the second heating element 322 is disposed on the cover body 313, the electrical connection matching portion 33 is disposed on the pot body 312, the electrical connection portion 21 may be electrically connected to the electrical connection matching portion 33 on the pot body 312, the pot body 312 and the cover body 313 are electrically connected through a coupler and other structures, so that the second heating element 322 is electrically connected to the control component 20, the control component 20 supplies power to the second heating element 322, and the control component 20 controls the working state of the second heating element 322 to heat the cooking cavity 311, thereby facilitating the cooking functions of baking food materials, air frying and the like.

In some embodiments in which the pan body 312 and the cover 313 are electrically connected through a coupler or the like, the pan body 312 may further be provided with a third heating member, so that the second heating member 322 and the third heating member can heat from the upper side of the cooking cavity 311 and the lower side of the cooking cavity 311 at the same time, so that the cooking effect is better, and the cooking of food materials is more uniform.

In some embodiments, the powered component 32 may also include a fan. The second heating member 322 can heat the air, and the fan can blow the hot air through the heating of second heating member 322 to culinary art chamber 311 to form hot-blastly, hot-blastly with eat the material contact, heat the material of eating, handle such as toast, fry, air fry, utilize high-speed air circulation technique, can make the culinary art effect reach the effect and the taste of fried material of eating, and the culinary art mode is more healthy.

In some embodiments, the second heating member 322 may be located at a lower side of the fan, i.e., at a side of the fan facing the cooking chamber 311, which is advantageous for improving efficiency of blowing hot air into the cooking chamber 311.

In some embodiments, the power utilization assembly 32 may further include other structures such as a solenoid valve, a sensor, etc., which can be used to detect the operating status information of the cooking appliance 100, so as to facilitate the use of the user. For example, the sensor may be a temperature sensor, a level sensor, or the like.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the specific structure of the electrical connection matching portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21 can be flexibly set according to actual conditions.

For example, as shown in fig. 2, fig. 3, fig. 5 and fig. 6, the electrical connection portion 21 and the electrical connection matching portion 33 can be inserted and matched to electrically connect the electrical connection portion 21 and the electrical connection matching portion 33, and the cooking container 30 and the control mechanism 200 are separated conveniently, so that the electrical connection structure is stable and reliable, and the connection effect is good.

In some embodiments of the cooking container 30 having the electrical connection matching part 33, as shown in fig. 1 and 4, the cross-sectional area of the end of the electrical connection part 21 may decrease in a direction away from the mounting seat 10 (e.g., from left to right in fig. 1) so that the electrical connection part 21 is inserted into the electrical connection matching part 33 to electrically connect the control mechanism 200 with the cooking container 30, and the end of the electrical connection part 21 has a guiding function to make the insertion more convenient and quick.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, fig. 3, fig. 5 and fig. 6, the electrical connection matching portion 33 may include an electrode and a socket, the socket has a slot 331, the electrode is located in the slot 331, the electrical connection portion 21 is inserted through the sidewall of the mounting base 10, an end of the electrical connection portion 21 can be inserted into the slot 331 to be electrically connected with the electrode of the electrical connection matching portion 33, so as to electrically connect the electrical connection matching portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21, the connection effect is reliable and stable, and the socket can protect the electrical connection portion to prevent the electrical connection structure from being damaged by water or electric shock.

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, 3, 5 and 6, the outer side surface of the container body 31 is flush with the slot of the slot 331, so that the cooking container 30 has an attractive appearance and is convenient to manufacture.

For another example, the electrical connection portion 21 can abut against the electrical connection matching portion 33 to achieve electrical connection, in other words, the electrical connection portion 21 and the electrical connection matching portion 33 do not need to be plugged, so that the problem of difficult alignment in connection of the plug connection structure and the problem of poor contact easily occurring after long-term use can be improved.

In some embodiments, the electrical connection portion 21 may include a pillar and an electrode disposed on an end surface of the pillar, and the electrical connection matching portion 33 may include a pillar and an electrode disposed on an end surface of the pillar, where the two pillars can be abutted to make the electrodes in close contact to realize electrical connection.

In some embodiments, the cooking utensil 100 may further include a magnetic element and a magnetic mating element, the magnetic element is disposed on the electrical connection portion 21, the magnetic mating element is disposed on the electrical connection mating portion 33, and the magnetic element and the magnetic mating element can be attracted to each other, so that the electrical connection mating portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21 are tightly abutted to each other to achieve electrical connection. Through the suction force between magnetic part and the magnetic matching piece, the acting force between the electric connection matching part 33 and the electric connection part 21 is enhanced, in other words, the electric connection matching part 33 and the electric connection part 21 are in surface contact depending on magnetic force, so that the reliability of power connection is improved, the control mechanism 200 and the cooking container 30 are more convenient to disassemble and assemble on the premise of ensuring the use functionality and safety, and the user experience of products can be improved. In addition, the suction force can guide the electric connection matching part 33 and the electric connection part 21 during assembly, so that the alignment is easier, and the assembly and disassembly are easy, simple and quick. For example, the magnetic member may be a magnet or the like, and the magnetic mating member may be a magnet or an iron piece or the like.

In some embodiments, the electrical connection mating portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21 may be magnetic sockets, and the magnetic sockets are attracted by magnetic force to make contacts on the magnetic sockets, so as to connect the power sources.

Of course, the setting position of magnetic mating piece and magnetic part also can be exchanged, specifically, electric connection portion 21 is located to the magnetic mating piece, and the electric connection cooperation portion 33 is located to the magnetic piece, but magnetic piece and magnetic mating piece actuation so that electric connection cooperation portion 33 and electric connection portion 21 counterbalance realize reliable electricity and connect, this is also within the scope of protection of the utility model.

For another example, the electrical connection portion 21 can be electrically connected to the electrical connection matching portion 33 through wireless signal connection, so that the connection position can be completely waterproof, the problem of electric leakage caused by water entering the electrical connection structure in the use process can be avoided, and the safety performance of the product can be greatly improved.

In some embodiments, the electrical connection portion 21 can be disposed in the mounting seat 10, the electrical connection portion 21 includes a wireless transmitting end, the electrical connection mating portion 33 can be disposed in the container body 31, and the electrical connection mating portion 33 includes a wireless receiving end. Under the state that the distance between the wireless receiving end and the wireless transmitting end is smaller than or equal to the preset distance, the wireless receiving end can receive the wireless signal sent by the wireless transmitting end so as to realize the wireless signal connection between the electric connection part 21 and the electric connection matching part 33, thereby realizing the electric connection.

The electric energy can closely contactless transmit from wireless transmitting terminal for wireless receiving terminal, need not mechanical connection, has saved the power cord, can make control mechanism 200 and culinary art container 30 realize more flexible connection, no longer receive the restriction of power cord length, the position is more nimble, and does not influence cooking utensil 100's use on every side, the dismouting of electric connection cooperation portion 33 and electric connection portion 21 is faster simultaneously, the action of counterpoint installation has been reduced, can make user's use more simple and convenient.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the predetermined distance may be 40mm to 50 mm. Within the above size range, the wireless receiving end and the wireless transmitting end can reach the wireless power transmission distance range, and the electrical connection between the electrical connection portion 21 and the electrical connection matching portion 33 is realized. For example, in some embodiments, the predetermined spacing may be 40mm, 42mm, 45mm, 47mm, 50mm, and the like.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1-6, the control mechanism 200 further includes a power connection 70. Power connection 70 wears to locate the lateral wall of mount pad 10, and the one end connection control assembly 20 of power connection 70, the other end of power connection 70 are equipped with power plug, and power plug is connected with the power to obtain the electric energy in power department, supply power to control assembly 20, satisfy cooking utensil 100's power consumption demand.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4-6, cooking container 30 may further include stirring member 40, and control mechanism 200 may further include drive assembly 50. Drive assembly 50 locates mount pad 10, and drive assembly 50 links to each other with control assembly 20, and drive end 51 of drive assembly 50 can be connected with stirring piece 40 transmission, makes drive assembly 50's power transmission to stirring piece 40 to drive stirring piece 40 rotates, thereby makes stirring piece 40 stir edible material, improves edible material culinary art effect and realizes more culinary art functions. Moreover, the driving assembly 50 does not need to be exposed, so that the appearance of the cooking appliance 100 is simple and beautiful, and the driving assembly 50 is protected. In some embodiments, the drive assembly 50 may include a motor.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the specific connection structure of the stirring member 40 and the driving end 51 can be flexibly set according to actual conditions.

For example, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4 to 6, the stirring member 40 is provided with a groove 41, and the driving end 51 is provided with a protrusion 52, the protrusion 52 can extend into the groove 41, so that the driving assembly 50 drives the stirring member 40 to move, thereby achieving a stirring function, and the transmission structure is simple and the transmission efficiency is high.

Of course, the positions of the groove 41 and the protrusion 52 may be interchanged, and specifically, the driving end 51 is provided with the groove 41, and the stirring member 40 is provided with the protrusion 52 adapted to extend into the groove 41, which is also within the scope of the present invention.

In some embodiments, the recess 41 may be a non-cylindrical hole, and the protrusion 52 may be a non-cylindrical shaft matching the shape of the recess 41, such that when the protrusion 52 rotates, it can match the hole wall of the recess 41 to rotate the stirring member 40. For example, the shape of the groove 41 may be triangular, square, diamond, etc.

For another example, in other embodiments, the driving end 51 includes a first magnetic member, the stirring member 40 includes a second magnetic member, and the second magnetic member can be magnetically attracted to the first magnetic member, so as to connect the driving end 51 with the stirring member 40, so that the driving assembly 50 drives the stirring member 40 to move, and further drives the stirring member 40 to stir. The attraction force of the second magnetic part and the first magnetic part can guide the driving end 51 and the stirring part 40 during assembly, so that the alignment is easier, and the assembly and disassembly are easy, simple and quick. For example, the first magnetic member may be a magnet or the like, and the second magnetic member may be a magnet or an iron piece or the like.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4-6, the sidewall of the cooking container 30 may be provided with a shaft hole 332, the stirring member 40 may include a stirring main body 401, a rotating shaft 402 and a transmission part 403, the rotating shaft 402 is provided at an end of the stirring main body 401, and the rotating shaft 402 is inserted through the shaft hole 332. The transmission part 403 is located outside the cooking container 30, the transmission part 403 is connected to the rotating shaft 402, the transmission part 403 can be in transmission connection with the driving end 51, and the stirring part 40 can rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft 402 under the driving of the driving end 51, so that the food materials can be stirred.

In some embodiments, the stirring member 40 may include two rotating shafts 402, the two rotating shafts 402 are respectively disposed at two ends of the stirring main body 401, and the corresponding cooking container 30 is provided with two shaft holes 332, and the shaft holes 332 may support the rotating shafts 402 at two ends, so that the rotating shafts 402 rotate more stably, thereby ensuring stable movement of the stirring member 40. In addition, the transmission part 403 is detachably matched with the driving end 51, so that the cooking appliance 100 can be detached and installed conveniently.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4-6, the stirring member 40 can be bent and extended (e.g., a U-shaped bar shown in fig. 5) to facilitate stirring the food at the bottom of the cooking cavity 311, thereby ensuring the cooking effect of the food.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 6, the control mechanism 200 further includes a display component 60, the display component 60 is disposed on the mounting base 10, and the display component 60 is connected to the control component 20. The display assembly 60 may be used to display information such as cooking functions, cooking progress, cooking temperature, cooking time, etc.

For example, in some embodiments, cooking function options corresponding to a plurality of cooking programs may be displayed on the display assembly 60, and when a user selects a different cooking vessel 30 to electrically connect with the control mechanism 200, the corresponding cooking function option may be selected to cause the control assembly 20 to execute the corresponding cooking program, thereby causing the cooking vessel 30 to execute the corresponding cooking function (e.g., cooking, air-frying, etc.). The display component 60 can facilitate the user to select different menus for operation, and facilitate the user to know the operation status of the device, so as to realize better human-computer interaction.

The cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is to be understood that the following description is only exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a cooking appliance 100 includes a control mechanism 200 and three cooking vessels 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 2, 3, 5 and 6, the three cooking containers 30 are an electric heating pan, an electric heating pan and an air fryer, and each of the three cooking containers includes a container body 31, an electric component 32 and an electric connection matching portion 33, the container body 31 has a cooking cavity 311, and the electric connection matching portion 33 is disposed on a side wall of the container body 31. The power module 32 includes a first heating member 321, and the first heating member 321 is disposed below the cooking chamber 311.

Wherein, the electric heating frying pan also comprises a stirring piece 40, the stirring piece 40 comprises a stirring main body 401, a transmission part 403 and a rotating shaft 402, and the stirring piece 40 is provided with a groove 41. The side wall of the container body 31 of the electric heating wok is provided with a shaft hole 332, the rotating shaft 402 is arranged at the end part of the stirring main body 401, the rotating shaft 402 penetrates through the shaft hole 332, and the transmission part 403 is positioned outside the cooking container 30.

The container body 31 of the air fryer comprises a cover body 313 and a pot body 312, the electric connection matching part 33 is arranged on the side wall of the pot body 312, the electric assembly 32 further comprises a second heating element 322, and the second heating element 322 is arranged on the cover body 313.

Referring to fig. 6, the control mechanism 200 includes a mounting seat 10, a control assembly 20, a power connector 70, a driving assembly 50 and a display assembly 60, the mounting seat 10 has a mounting cavity 11, a through hole 12 is formed in a side wall of the mounting cavity 11, the driving assembly 50 is a motor, the display assembly 60, the control assembly 20 and the motor are mounted in the mounting cavity 11, the motor is electrically connected to the control assembly 20, the control assembly 20 has an electrical connection portion 21, the electrical connection portion 21 is formed in the side wall of the mounting seat 10, the electrical connection portion 21 extends out of the through hole 12, and a cross-sectional area of an end portion of the electrical connection portion 21 decreases rightward. The driving end 51 of the motor extends out of the mounting base 10, and the driving end 51 is provided with a projection 52. The display assembly 60 displays the cooking function options of hot pot, rice cooking, water boiling, dish frying, barbecue, air frying, etc.

When the user selects the electric pan to connect with the control mechanism 200, the electric connection matching part 33 of the electric pan is electrically connected with the electric connection part 21 of the control component 20, and the first heating member 321 can be electrically connected with the control component 20. The user can select a cooking function option corresponding to a hot pot, rice cooking or water boiling in the display assembly 60, and the control assembly 20 performs program control on the first heating member 321 according to a corresponding cooking program, so that the first heating member 321 operates according to a power curve required by cooking, thereby implementing the cooking function of the hot pot, rice cooking or water boiling of the cooking appliance 100.

When the user selects the air fryer to connect with the control mechanism 200, the electrical connection matching part 33 of the air fryer is electrically connected with the electrical connection part 21 of the control component 20, and the first heating element 321 and the second heating element 322 can be electrically connected with the control component 20. The user can select a cooking function option corresponding to the grill or air-fry in the display assembly 60, and the control assembly 20 programs the first and second heating members 321 and 322 according to the corresponding cooking program to perform the grill or air-fry function. The first heating member 321 and the second heating member 322 may be operated simultaneously or not, and heating powers of the two members may be the same or different.

When the user selects the electric heating wok to be connected with the control mechanism 200, the electric connection matching part 33 of the electric heating wok is electrically connected with the electric connection part 21 of the control component 20, the first heating element 321 can be electrically connected with the control component 20, and the protrusion 52 of the driving end 51 can extend into the groove 41 of the stirring element 40 to realize transmission connection. The user can select a cooking function option corresponding to cooking in the display component 60, the control component 20 performs program control on the first heating component 321, so that the first heating component 321 operates according to a power curve required for cooking, the control component 20 controls the working state of the driving component 50, and the driving component 50 drives the stirring component 40 to rotate, thereby implementing the cooking function of cooking of the cooking appliance 100.

Other configurations and operations of the control mechanism 200 and the cooking appliance 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

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

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

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

Claims (14)

1. A control mechanism for a cooking appliance, comprising:

a mounting seat;

a control component mounted on the mounting base and having an electrical connection portion provided on a sidewall of the mounting base, wherein,

the electric connection portion is adapted to be alternatively detachably electrically connected with a plurality of cooking containers.

2. The control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the mounting base has a mounting cavity, a through hole is formed in a side wall of the mounting cavity, the control component is located in the mounting cavity, and the electrical connection portion extends out of the through hole to be plugged with the cooking container.

3. The control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the cross-sectional area of the end of the electrical connection portion decreases in a direction away from the mounting seat.

4. The control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising:

the driving assembly is installed on the installation seat and electrically connected with the control assembly, and the driving assembly is used for driving the stirring piece of the cooking container to rotate.

5. The control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein the drive assembly has a drive end, wherein,

the driving end extends out of the mounting seat and is provided with an inserting part, and the inserting part is used for being inserted with the stirring piece; or,

the driving end is located in the mounting seat and comprises a first magnetic part, and the first magnetic part is used for being magnetically attracted with the stirring part.

6. The control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising:

and the display assembly is arranged on the mounting seat and connected with the control assembly.

7. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1-6;

the cooking container comprises a container body, an electric component arranged on the container body and an electric connection matching part electrically connected with the electric component, wherein the electric connection matching part is arranged on the side wall of the container body, and the electric connection matching part is suitable for being electrically connected with the electric connection matching parts of the cooking containers alternatively.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the container body has a cooking cavity, and the power-consuming assembly includes a first heating element disposed below the cooking cavity.

9. The cooking utensil of claim 7 wherein the container body includes a pan body and a lid body, the power-consuming assembly includes a second heating element disposed on the lid body, and the electrical connection engagement portion is disposed on the pan body or the lid body.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the electrical connection mating portion comprises a socket having a slot and an electrode located in the slot, and an electrical connection portion passing through a sidewall of the mounting base, an end of the electrical connection portion being adapted to be inserted into the slot to electrically connect with the electrode.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 10, wherein the slot opening is flush with the outer side of the container body.

12. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 7-11, wherein the cooking container further comprises a stirring member, the control mechanism further comprising:

the driving assembly is arranged on the mounting seat and connected with the control assembly, and the driving end of the driving assembly is suitable for being in transmission connection with the stirring piece to drive the stirring piece to rotate.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 12,

one of the driving end and the stirring piece is provided with a groove, and the other one of the driving end and the stirring piece is provided with a protrusion which is suitable for extending into the groove; or,

the driving end comprises a first magnetic part, and the stirring part comprises a second magnetic part which is suitable for being magnetically attracted with the first magnetic part.

14. The cooking appliance according to claim 12, wherein the sidewall of the cooking container is provided with a shaft hole, the stirring member includes a stirring body, a rotating shaft and a transmission portion, the rotating shaft is disposed at an end portion of the stirring body and penetrates through the shaft hole, the transmission portion is located outside the cooking container and is connected to the rotating shaft, and the transmission portion is adapted to be in transmission connection with the driving end.

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