CN214760642U - 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 on the installation seat and is provided with an electric connection part, wherein the electric connection part is suitable for being alternatively abutted against the electric connection matching parts of the plurality of cooking containers or being connected through wireless signals to realize electric connection. According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil's control mechanism can make control assembly and culinary art container separable, realizes cooking utensil's function diversification, and it is convenient to connect, and the safety in utilization is high.

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 it is convenient to connect, 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 on the installation seat and is provided with an electric connection part, wherein the electric connection part is suitable for being alternatively abutted against the electric connection matching parts of the plurality of cooking containers or being connected through wireless signals to realize electric connection.

According to the utility model discloses cooking utensil's control mechanism can alternatively be connected with a plurality of cooking container's electricity connection cooperation portion electricity through electric connection portion, realizes that electricity connection cooperation portion is separable with electric connection portion, has promoted cooking utensil's safety in utilization, and control mechanism can realize improving cooking utensil's functional diversity to connection, the control of different cooking containers simultaneously, reduces cooking utensil shared space. Through the electric connection matching part and the electric connection part butt joint or through the wireless signal electric connection, the problem of difficult alignment of the plug connection structure when in connection is improved, and the problem of poor contact easily after long-term use is avoided.

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, the tip of electric connection portion be equipped with the magnetism spare or at least a part of electric connection portion is the magnetism material, with the cooperation portion magnetism actuation is connected to the electricity.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the electrical connection portion includes a first conductive member and a first electrode, one end of the first conductive member is electrically connected to the control component and the other end extends out of the mounting seat, and the first electrode is disposed on an end surface of the other end of the first conductive member; or, the electric connection part is arranged in the mounting seat and comprises a wireless transmitting end, and the wireless transmitting end is used for transmitting wireless signals to the electric connection matching part.

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.

A cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present invention comprises a control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to embodiments of the present invention; the cooking container comprises a container body, an electric assembly and an electric connection matching part, wherein the electric assembly is installed on the container body, and the electric assembly is electrically connected with the electric connection matching part.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking appliance further comprises: the magnetic part and the magnetic matching piece, one of the magnetic part and the magnetic matching piece is arranged on the electric connection part and the other one is arranged on the electric connection matching part, and the magnetic part and the magnetic matching piece can be attracted to enable the electric connection part to be abutted against the electric connection matching part.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the electrical connection fitting portion includes a second conductive member and a second electrode, one end of the second conductive member is electrically connected to the electrical component and the other end extends out of the container body, and the second electrode is disposed on an end surface of the other end of the second conductive member.

According to the utility model discloses a some embodiments, electric connection portion locates just include wireless transmitting terminal in the mount pad, electric connection cooperation portion locates this internal and including wireless receiving terminal of container, wherein, wireless receiving terminal with the interval of wireless transmitting terminal is less than or equal to under the state of predetermineeing the interval, wireless receiving terminal is suitable for the receipt wireless signal that wireless transmitting terminal sent.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking appliance further comprises: the positioning part is arranged on the mounting seat or the electric connection part; the positioning matching part is arranged on the cooking container and is suitable for being matched with the positioning part, so that the distance between the wireless receiving end and the wireless transmitting end is smaller than or equal to the preset distance.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the predetermined distance is 40mm-50 mm.

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; or, the container body comprises a pot body and a cover body, the electricity utilization assembly comprises a second heating element, the second heating element is arranged on the cover body, and the electric connection matching part is arranged on the pot body or the cover body.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the cooking vessel further comprises a stirring element, 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.

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.

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 view of a cooking appliance according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to a fourth 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 control assembly 20; an electrical connection portion 21; a first conductive member 211; a wireless transmitting end 212;

a cooking container 30; a container body 31; the power consuming components 32; an electrical connection fitting 33; a shaft hole 34; a cooking cavity 311; a pan body 312; a cover 313; the first heating member 321; a second heating member 322; a second conductive member 331; a wireless receiving end 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 power connection 60.

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 5, 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. The electrical connection portion 21 may be electrically connected to the electrical connection matching portion 33 of the cooking container 30 to supply power to the cooking container 30 through the control assembly 20, and enable the control assembly 20 to perform program control on the cooking container 30 to control the operation of the cooking container 30, so as to cook food materials in the cooking container 30, and enable the cooking appliance 100 to realize different cooking functions.

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. 1-6, the electrical connection portion 21 can be alternatively electrically connected to the electrical connection matching portion 33 of a plurality of cooking containers 30, i.e. the electrical connection matching portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21 can be electrically connected separately, so that the control mechanism 200 can be separated from the cooking container 30, thereby facilitating the replacement of the cooking container 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.

In addition, the user can replace the cooking container 30 connected with the electric connection part 21 as required, so that connection and control of different cooking containers 30 are realized, replacement of different cooking functions is realized, the control mechanism 200 has strong universality, the functions of the cooking appliance 100 are diversified and integrated, the structure of the cooking appliance 100 is simplified, and the cost is reduced. 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.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2, 4 and 6, the electrical connection matching part 33 is abutted against the electrical connection part 21 to realize electrical connection, or as shown in fig. 3, the electrical connection matching part 33 is connected with the electrical connection part 21 through wireless signals to realize electrical connection, in other words, the electrical connection part 21 and the electrical connection matching part 33 do not need to be plugged, so that the problems of difficult alignment during connection of the plug connection structure and poor contact easily occur after long-term use can be solved. Meanwhile, the connection position can be completely waterproof by realizing the electric connection through the wireless signal connection, the problem of electric leakage caused by water inflow of the plug connection structure in the use process is avoided, and the safety performance of the product is greatly improved.

The electric connection matching part 33 is abutted against the electric connection part 21 or is electrically connected with the electric connection part through a wireless signal, so that the control assembly 20 can supply power and control the cooking container 30, and multiple cooking functions can be realized.

According to the utility model discloses control mechanism 200 can alternatively be connected with a plurality of cooking container 30's electricity connection cooperation portion 33 electricity through electric connection portion 21, realizes that electricity connection cooperation portion 33 is separable with electric connection portion 21, has promoted cooking utensil 100's safety in utilization, and control mechanism 200 can realize connecting, the control to different cooking container 30 simultaneously, improves cooking utensil 100's functional diversity, reduces cooking utensil 100 shared space. Through the electric connection matching part 33 and the electric connection part 21 in butt joint or through wireless signal electric connection, the problem that the plug connection structure is difficult to align when in connection is solved, and the problem that poor contact is easy to occur after long-term use is avoided.

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, in some embodiments, a magnetic member may be disposed at an end of the electrical connection portion 21 or at least a portion of the electrical connection portion 21 may be made of a magnetic material, so that the electrical connection portion 21 and the electrical connection matching portion 33 magnetically attract each other to electrically connect the cooking container 30 and the control mechanism 200. The suction force can play a role in guiding the electric connection matching part 33 and the electric connection part 21 during assembly, the alignment is easier, and the assembly and disassembly are easy, simple and quick.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 4-6, the electrical connection portion 21 may include a first electrode and a first conductive member 211, one end (e.g., a left end shown in fig. 2) of the first conductive member 211 is electrically connected to the control component 20, the other end (e.g., a right end shown in fig. 2) of the first conductive member 211 extends out of the mounting seat 10, and the first electrode may be disposed on an end surface of the other end of the first conductive member 211, so that the electrical connection matching portion 33 may abut against the electrical connection portion 21, thereby achieving electrical connection, improving alignment difficulty during connection, and avoiding poor contact and other problems in long-term use.

It should be noted that, for convenience of description, the orientations of the left and right in the present invention are based on the orientation relationship shown in the drawings, and are not limited to the orientation in the practical application.

For example, in other embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the electrical connection portion 21 may be disposed in the mounting seat 10, and the electrical connection portion 21 includes a wireless transmitting end 212, and the wireless transmitting end 212 may be used to transmit a wireless signal to the electrical connection mating portion 33, so as to implement wireless signal connection between the electrical connection mating portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21, thereby implementing electrical connection. Need not the mechanical connection, 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 the use of cooking utensil 100 on every side, and the dismouting of electric connection cooperation portion 33 and electric connection portion 21 is faster simultaneously, has reduced the action of counterpoint installation, can make user's use more simple and convenient.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, the control mechanism 200 further includes a driving assembly 50, the driving assembly 50 can be installed on the mounting seat 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. 5 and fig. 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, each cooking container 30 includes a container body 31, an electricity utilization component 32, and an electricity connection fitting 33, the electricity utilization component 32 is mounted on the container body 31, and the electricity connection fitting 33 may be electrically connected to the electricity utilization component 32. When the control mechanism 200 is connected to the cooking container 30, the electrical connection portion 21 may be electrically connected to the electrical connection matching portion 33 to supply power to the electrical component 32 through the control component 20, and the control component 20 can 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.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking utensil 100 may further include a magnetic mating element and a magnetic 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 mating element and the magnetic element can be attracted to each other, so that the electrical connection mating portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21 can be tightly abutted to each other to realize electrical connection.

Compare with the grafting connection structure who relies on the elasticity of power supply terminal to ensure the contact among the correlation technique, the utility model discloses an actuation between magnetic fitting piece and the magnetic part makes the effort reinforcing between electric connection cooperation portion 33 and the electric connection 21, in other words, be the face contact who relies on magnetic force between electric connection cooperation portion 33 and the electric connection 21 to improve the reliability that the power is connected, under the prerequisite of the functional and the security of ensureing to use, make control mechanism 200 simpler and more convenient with the dismouting of culinary art container 30, hard, it is more swift, can promote the user experience of product. 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.

The magnetic mating piece and the magnetic piece are arranged, so that the electric connection mating part 33 and the electric connection part 21 form a magnetic electric connection structure, and the contact points on the magnetic electric connection structure are connected through attraction of magnetic force, so that the connection of a power supply is realized.

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 part, but magnetic mating piece and magnetic part actuation to make electric connection cooperation portion 33 and electric connection portion 21 offset and realize reliable electricity and connect, this is also within the scope of protection of the utility model.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 4-6, the electrical connection matching portion 33 may include a second electrode and a second conductive member 331, one end (e.g., a right end shown in fig. 2) of the second conductive member 331 is electrically connected to the electrical component 32, and the other end (e.g., a left end shown in fig. 2) of the second conductive member 331 protrudes out of the container body 31, the second electrode may be disposed on an end surface of the other end of the second conductive member 331, so that the electrical connection portion 21 may abut against the second electrode of the electrical connection matching portion 33, in an embodiment where the electrical connection portion 21 includes the first electrode, the first electrode may abut against the second electrode, so that the electrical connection matching portion 33 abuts against the electrical connection portion 21, thereby achieving electrical connection, improving alignment difficulty during connection, and avoiding poor contact and other problems in long-term use.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the electrical connection portion 21 can be disposed in the mounting seat 10, and the electrical connection portion 21 includes the wireless transmitting end 212, the electrical connection mating portion 33 can be disposed in the container body 31, and the electrical connection mating portion 33 includes the wireless receiving end 332. When the distance between the wireless receiving terminal 332 and the wireless transmitting terminal 212 is smaller than or equal to the preset distance, the wireless receiving terminal 332 can receive the wireless signal transmitted by the wireless transmitting terminal 212, so as to realize the wireless signal connection between the electric connection matching part 33 and the electric connection part 21, thereby realizing the electric connection.

The electric energy can closely be transmitted to wireless receiving terminal 332 from wireless transmitting terminal 212 without contact, need not mechanical connection, the power cord has been saved, 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 do 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.

Referring to fig. 3, when the cooking appliance 100 is used, the wireless receiving end 332 and the wireless transmitting end 212 are spaced from each other by a distance smaller than or equal to the preset distance, the wireless signal transmitted by the wireless transmitting end 212 of the electrical connection portion 21 can be received by the wireless receiving end 332 of the electrical connection matching portion 33, and the electrical assembly 32 is used for realizing power supply and program control to realize corresponding cooking functions.

In some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 may further include a positioning portion and a positioning matching portion, the positioning portion is disposed on the mounting base 10 or the electrical connection portion 21, the positioning matching portion is disposed on the cooking container 30, and the positioning matching portion may match with the positioning portion, so that a distance between the wireless receiving end 332 and the wireless transmitting end 212 is smaller than or equal to a preset distance, which is convenient for a user to assemble the wireless receiving end 332 and the wireless transmitting end 212 into the preset distance more quickly, thereby ensuring quick connection, high connection reliability, and more stable connection of wireless signals.

It should be noted that, because the electric connection matching portion 33 and the electric connection portion 21 are connected by wireless signals, the specific structure and the setting position of the positioning portion and the positioning matching portion are more flexible, and are not affected by the setting position of the electric connection matching portion 33 and the electric connection portion 21, and only the requirement of the preset distance needs to be met, so that the structure and the setting position of the positioning portion and the positioning matching portion which are more convenient for a user to assemble can be realized.

For example, in some embodiments, the positioning portion may be disposed on a sidewall of the mounting seat 10 and have a concave portion, the positioning mating portion is disposed on a sidewall of the container body 31 and have a convex portion, and the convex portion may be inserted into the concave portion in a vertical direction (e.g., from top to bottom as shown in fig. 2) to achieve positioning of the cooking container 30 and the mounting seat 10, so as to ensure control over a preset distance between the wireless receiving end 332 and the wireless transmitting end 212, and the structure is simple and easy to align.

Of course, it is within the scope of the present invention that the positioning engagement portion may have a concave portion, and the positioning portion may have a convex portion adapted to be inserted into the concave portion in the vertical direction.

In some embodiments, the recess may be a non-cylindrical hole, and the protrusion may be a non-cylindrical shaft matching the shape of the recess, so as to avoid the protrusion from rotating with the recess, and ensure accurate control of the distance between the wireless receiving end 332 and the wireless transmitting end 212. For example, the shape of the recess may be triangular, square, diamond, etc.

In other specific embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 may further include a base, and the base is provided with two positioning grooves, and the control mechanism 200 and the cooking appliance 100 may be respectively disposed in the two positioning grooves, so that the control mechanism 200 and the cooking appliance 100 can be accurately positioned, and the preset distance between the wireless receiving end 332 and the wireless transmitting end 212 is controlled, so that the wireless receiving end 332 and the wireless transmitting end 212 can be located in the accurate range of the preset distance, the positioning effect is good, and the cooking appliance 100 is easier to install.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the predetermined distance may be 40mm to 50 mm. Within the above size range, the wireless receiving terminal 332 and the wireless transmitting terminal 212 can reach the wireless power transmission distance range, so as to electrically connect the electrical connection matching part 33 and the electrical connection part 21. For example, in some embodiments, the predetermined spacing may be 40mm, 42mm, 45mm, 47mm, 50mm, and the like.

The arrangement positions of the electrical connection matching part 33 and the electrical connection part 21 can be flexibly set according to actual requirements, for example, in some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, the electrical connection part 21 can be arranged on the side wall of the mounting base 10, and the electrical connection matching part 33 can be arranged on the side wall of the container body 31, so that the cooking container 30 can be conveniently detached and the cooking utensil 100 can be conveniently moved, and the electrical connection operation is more convenient.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, 3 and 6, the position of the electrical connection portion 21 may be set according to actual situations, for example, the electrical connection portion 21 may be located at an upper portion of the 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 mating portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, 3 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. 2 and 3, the cooking container 30 may be an electric chafing dish, and the electric component 32 is a first heating component 321, which is electrically connected to the electrical connection portion 21 through the electrical connection fitting portion 33, 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, 3 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. 4, 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 further 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. For example, 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.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1-6, the control mechanism 200 further comprises a power connection 60. Power connector 60 wears to locate the lateral wall of mount pad 10, and control assembly 20 is connected to power connector 60's one end, and power connector 60's the other end is 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. 5 and 6, the cooking vessel 30 may further include a stirring member 40, and the control mechanism 200 may further include a driving 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. 5 and fig. 6, the stirring member 40 is provided with a groove 41, the driving end 51 is provided with a protrusion 52, and 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, specifically, the driving end 51 is provided with the groove 41, and the stirring member 40 is provided with the protrusion 52, and the protrusion 52 may extend into the groove 41, which is also within the protection 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. 5 and 6, the sidewall of the cooking container 30 may be provided with a shaft hole 34, the stirring element 40 may include a stirring main body 401, a rotating shaft 402 and a transmission portion 403, the rotating shaft 402 is disposed at an end of the stirring main body 401, and the rotating shaft 402 is disposed through the shaft hole 34. 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 34, and the shaft holes 34 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. 6, the stirring member 40 can be bent and extended (e.g., a U-shaped rod shown in fig. 6) 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, the control mechanism 200 further comprises a display component, the display component is disposed on the mounting base 10, and the display component is connected to the control component 20. The display assembly may be used to display information such as cooking function, 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, 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 can facilitate a user to select different menus for operation, and the user can know the running state of the equipment conveniently, so that better human-computer interaction is realized.

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. 2-4 and 6, the three cooking containers 30 are an electric pan, an electric pan and an air fryer, and each of the three containers includes a container body 31, an electric component 32 and an electric connection matching portion 33, and the container body 31 has a cooking cavity 311. The electrical connection matching portion 33 includes a second electrode and a second conductive member 331, one end of the second conductive member 331 is electrically connected to the electrical component 32, the other end of the second conductive member 331 extends out of the container body 31, and the second electrode may be disposed on an end surface of the other end of the second conductive member 331. 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 34, 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 34, 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. 1 and 5, the control mechanism 200 includes a mounting base 10, a control module 20, a power connector 60, a driving module 50 and a display module, the driving module 50 is a motor, the display module, the control module 20 and the motor are mounted on the mounting base 10, the motor is electrically connected to the control module 20, the control module 20 has an electrical connection portion 21, and the electrical connection portion 21 is disposed on a side wall of the mounting base 10. The electrical connection portion 21 may include a first electrode and a first conductive member 211, one end of the first conductive member 211 is electrically connected to the control assembly 20, and the other end of the first conductive member 211 protrudes out of the mounting base 10, and the first electrode may be disposed on an end surface of the other end of the first conductive member 211. 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 component displays cooking function options of chafing dish, cooking, water boiling, dish frying, barbecue, air frying and the like.

When the user selects the electric pan to connect with the control mechanism 200, the second electrode of the electric connection matching part 33 of the electric pan is abutted against the first electrode of the control component 20 to realize electric connection, 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, 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 second electrode of the electrical connection matching part 33 of the air fryer is abutted against the first electrode of the control component 20 to realize electrical connection, and both 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, 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 second electrode of the electric connection matching part 33 of the electric heating wok is abutted against the first electrode of the control component 20 to realize electric connection, the first heating component 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 component 40 to realize transmission connection. The user can select a cooking function option corresponding to cooking in the display component, 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 by cooking, the control component 20 controls the working state of the driving component 50, and the driving component 50 drives the rotating state of the stirring component 40, thereby implementing a cooking function of cooking of the cooking appliance 100.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, the difference from the foregoing embodiment is that the electrical connection matching portion 33 and the electrical connection portion 21 are connected by wireless signals, so as to realize electrical connection, and other structures and control methods can refer to the foregoing embodiment and are not described herein again. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the wireless transmitting end 212 of the electrical connection portion 21 and the wireless receiving end 332 of the electrical connection matching portion 33 can perform wireless signal transmission in a state equal to the preset distance, so as to realize wireless power supply, and the control assembly 20 of the control mechanism 200 can perform program control on the driving assembly 50, the first heating member 321 and the second heating member 322, so as to realize the corresponding cooking function 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.

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

a mounting seat;

a control assembly mounted to the mount and having an electrical connection, wherein,

the electric connection part is suitable for being alternatively abutted against the electric connection matching parts of the plurality of cooking containers or being connected through wireless signals to realize electric connection.

2. The control mechanism of cooking utensil of claim 1 wherein the end of the electrical connection portion is provided with a magnetic member or at least a portion of the electrical connection portion is made of magnetic material to magnetically engage with the electrical connection mating portion.

3. The control mechanism of a cooking appliance according to claim 1,

the electric connection part comprises a first conductive piece and a first electrode, one end of the first conductive piece is electrically connected with the control assembly, the other end of the first conductive piece extends out of the mounting seat, and the first electrode is arranged on the end face of the other end of the first conductive piece; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the electric connection part is arranged in the mounting seat and comprises a wireless transmitting end, and the wireless transmitting end is used for transmitting wireless signals to the electric connection matching part.

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; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

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 assembly and an electric connection matching part, wherein the electric assembly is installed on the container body, and the electric assembly is electrically connected with the electric connection matching part.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 7, further comprising:

the magnetic part and the magnetic matching piece, one of the magnetic part and the magnetic matching piece is arranged on the electric connection part and the other one is arranged on the electric connection matching part, and the magnetic part and the magnetic matching piece can be attracted to enable the electric connection part to be abutted against the electric connection matching part.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 7,

the electric connection matching part comprises a second conductive piece and a second electrode, one end of the second conductive piece is electrically connected with the electric component, the other end of the second conductive piece extends out of the container body, and the second electrode is arranged on the end face of the other end of the second conductive piece.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the electrical connection portion is disposed within the mounting base and includes a wireless transmitting end, and the electrical connection mating portion is disposed within the container body and includes a wireless receiving end, wherein,

and the wireless receiving end is suitable for receiving the wireless signal sent by the wireless transmitting end under the condition that the distance between the wireless receiving end and the wireless transmitting end is smaller than or equal to the preset distance.

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

the positioning part is arranged on the mounting seat or the electric connection part;

the positioning matching part is arranged on the cooking container and is suitable for being matched with the positioning part, so that the distance between the wireless receiving end and the wireless transmitting end is smaller than or equal to the preset distance.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 10, wherein the predetermined distance is 40mm to 50 mm.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 7,

the container body is provided with a cooking cavity, and the power utilization assembly comprises a first heating element which is arranged below the cooking cavity; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the container body comprises a pot body and a cover body, the power utilization assembly comprises a second heating element, the second heating element is arranged on the cover body, and the electric connection matching part is arranged on the pot body or the cover body.

14. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 7-13, 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.

15. The cooking appliance of claim 14, wherein one of the driving end and the stirring member is provided with a recess and the other is provided with a protrusion adapted to extend into the recess; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

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.

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