CN214964431U - Steam valve assembly and cooking utensil with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a steam valve component and a cooking utensil with the same, wherein the steam valve component comprises a steam valve upper cover, a first sealing ring, a second sealing ring and a decorative cover; the top of the upper cover of the steam valve is provided with a steam outlet; the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are respectively arranged on the upper cover of the steam valve and are arranged outside the steam outlet around the steam outlet; decorate the cover and set up in steam valve upper cover and hold including the first end and the second that are used for leaning on first sealing washer and second sealing washer respectively, wherein, decorate the cover still including setting up first buckle and the second buckle at first end and second end respectively, steam valve upper cover is provided with first mounting hole and second mounting hole correspondingly, first buckle and second buckle respectively lock joint to first mounting hole and second mounting hole. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil can be connected to the steam valve upper cover with decorating the both ends of cover comparatively reliably to the wall that is located the inboard of cover that reduces is decorated and is taken place to warp and lead to the sealed possibility that became invalid of second sealing washer.

Description

Steam valve assembly and cooking utensil with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, especially, relate to a steam valve assembly and have its cooking utensil.

Background

Cooking appliances are known in which a steam valve assembly is provided on the lid. The steam valve assembly generally comprises a steam valve upper cover, a steam valve lower cover, a transparent decorative cover and a plurality of sealing rings. The junction of the inner side and the outer side of the steam valve upper cover and the transparent decorative cover is provided with a sealing ring so as to ensure the sealing effect between the steam valve upper cover and the transparent decorative cover. Generally, only one end of the transparent decorative cover located at the outer side is provided with a buckle buckling structure, and the end located at the inner side compresses the sealing ring only by the strength of the end located at the inner side. However, in actual use, condensed water exists in the transparent decorative cover. Tests have shown that the transparent decorative cover is susceptible to deformation of its inner wall in the event of heat, thus leading to a failure of the seal.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a steam valve assembly and a cooking appliance having the same to at least partially solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

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

To at least partially solve the above problem, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is disclosed a steam valve assembly comprising:

the top of the steam valve upper cover is provided with a steam outlet;

a first seal ring;

the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are respectively arranged on the upper cover of the steam valve and are arranged outside the steam outlet around the steam outlet; and

a trim cover disposed on the steam valve upper cover, the trim cover including a first end and a second end for abutting against the first seal ring and the second seal ring, respectively,

the decoration cover further comprises a first buckle and a second buckle which are arranged at the first end and the second end respectively, the steam valve upper cover is correspondingly provided with a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole, and the first buckle and the second buckle are buckled to the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole respectively.

According to the utility model discloses a steam valve subassembly all sets up the buckle through the both ends at decorating the cover, consequently can be connected to the steam valve upper cover with decorating the both ends of cover comparatively reliably, and is more reliable to the butt force ratio of sealing washer, reduces to rely on the self intensity of decorating the wall of cover to press the sealing washer to take place to warp and lead to the sealed possibility that became invalid of second sealing washer.

Optionally, the trim cover includes a first vertical wall extending in a circumferential direction and a transverse wall extending inwardly from the first vertical wall and a second vertical wall extending downwardly from the transverse wall, the first end being a free end of the first vertical wall and the second end being a free end of the second vertical wall.

According to this scheme, decorate the simple structure of cover, the manufacturing of being convenient for can reduction in production cost.

Optionally, the first catch is configured to project outwardly from an outer surface of the first vertical wall and the second catch is configured to project outwardly from an inner surface of the second vertical wall.

According to the scheme, the first buckle and the second buckle are simple in structure and convenient to manufacture, and the first buckle and the second buckle are convenient to buckle to the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole respectively.

Optionally, the trim cover includes a plurality of the first clips and a plurality of the second clips, the plurality of first clips are disposed at equal intervals along a circumferential direction of the first vertical wall, and the plurality of second clips are disposed at equal intervals along a circumferential direction of the second vertical wall.

According to this scheme, through setting up a plurality of first buckles and a plurality of second buckle, can hold the first end and the second of decorating the cover and comparatively firmly be connected to the steam valve upper cover, can make the atress of first sealing washer and second sealing washer comparatively even.

Optionally, the bottom of the first and second catches is provided with a guide surface configured as a plane inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.

According to this scheme, through setting up the spigot surface, can be convenient for buckle first buckle and second buckle to first mounting hole and second mounting hole to improve assembly efficiency, reduction in production cost.

Optionally, the steam valve upper cover includes a side wall extending along the circumferential direction, a first extending wall and a second extending wall extending upward from both ends of the side wall, the first mounting hole is provided in the first extending wall, and the second mounting hole is provided in the second extending wall.

According to the scheme, the steam valve upper cover is simple in structure, convenient to manufacture and capable of reducing production cost.

Optionally, the sidewall is configured as a frustum-shaped structure, and the first extension wall is disposed radially outward of the second extension wall.

According to the scheme, the steam circulation area in the steam valve component is gradually reduced from bottom to top, so that steam is discharged from the steam outlet.

Optionally, the lateral wall is connected the one end of second extension wall is provided with to support and leans on the face, the connection of lateral wall the one end of first extension wall is provided with the mounting groove, the second sealing washer cover is located the outside of second extension wall, and the bottom of second sealing washer supports and leans on support and lean on the face, first sealing washer set up in the mounting groove.

According to this scheme, can be convenient for install first sealing washer and second sealing washer to can satisfy sealed effect.

Optionally, the steam valve subassembly still includes the steam valve lower cover, the steam valve lower cover sets up the downside of steam valve upper cover, the steam valve lower cover is provided with the spiral shell, first extension wall is provided with the mounting hole correspondingly, the mounting hole has the setting and is in opening on the lower surface of first extension wall, the spiral shell via the opening gets into the mounting hole.

According to the scheme, the assembly process of the upper cover and the lower cover of the steam valve is simple, and the production cost can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a cooking appliance is disclosed, comprising:

a pot body;

the cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner, and when the cover body covers the cooker body, a cooking space is formed between the cooker body and the cover body; and

the steam valve assembly of any one of the above first aspects, which communicates the cooking space with the outside atmosphere.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil all sets up the buckle through the both ends at decorating the cover, consequently can be connected to the steam valve upper cover with decorating the both ends of cover comparatively reliably to the wall that is located inboard that reduces to decorate the cover takes place to warp and leads to the sealed possibility that became invalid of second sealing washer.

Drawings

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

fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a steam valve assembly of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the steam valve assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a trim cover of the steam valve assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the trim cover of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a steam valve cover of the steam valve assembly of FIG. 1;

fig. 6 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the steam valve assembly of fig. 5.

Description of reference numerals:

100: steam valve assembly 110: steam valve upper cover

111: steam exhaust port 112: side wall

113: first extension wall 114: second extension wall

115: first mounting hole 116: second mounting hole

117: the abutting surface 118: mounting groove

119: mounting holes 120: steam valve lower cover

121: and (4) screwing and buckling 130: decorative cover

131: first vertical wall 132: transverse wall

133: second vertical section 134: first end

135: second end 136: first buckle

137: the second snap 138: guide surface

140: first seal ring 150: second seal ring

Detailed Description

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

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

The utility model provides a steam valve subassembly 100 and have its cooking utensil. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil can be for electric rice cooker, electric pressure cooker or other cooking utensil, and cooking utensil except having the function of cooking rice, can also have various functions such as cooking congee, a kind of deep pot hot water.

The cooking appliance generally includes a pot body (not shown) and a lid (not shown) openably and closably provided on the pot body. An inner pot is arranged in the cooker body, and when the cover body covers the cooker body, a cooking space can be formed between the cover body and the inner pot. The steam valve assembly 100 is provided on the cover body and can communicate with the cooking space to enable the steam in the cooking space to be discharged to the external atmosphere. The pot body is substantially in the shape of a rounded rectangular parallelepiped and has a cylindrical-shaped receiving portion. The inner pot may be configured to be freely put into or taken out of the receiving part to facilitate cleaning of the inner pot, or may be configured to be fixed in the pot body so as not to be taken out of the pot body. The inner pot is generally made of a metal material for containing a material to be heated, such as rice, soup, etc. In addition, still be provided with heating device and controlling means in the a kind of deep pot body, heating device can be located interior pot below to heat the food in the interior pot, the user can be through controlling means control cooking utensil's culinary art operation.

A steam valve assembly 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the steam valve assembly 100 mainly includes a steam valve upper cover 110, a steam valve lower cover 120, and a trim cover 130. The steam valve upper cover 110 and the steam valve lower cover 120 and the trim cover 130 may be formed of a resin material through an injection molding process. The steam valve lower cover 120 is disposed below the steam valve upper cover 110, and is mounted to the steam valve upper cover 110. For example, the steam valve upper cover 110 and the steam valve lower cover 120 may be fastened together by screwing. It should be noted that, in the present invention, the directional terms "upper" and "lower" are based on the direction determined by the cooking appliance which is placed upright and the lid is in the closed state.

The top of the steam valve upper cover 110 may be provided with a steam outlet 111, and the bottom of the steam valve lower cover 120 may be provided with a steam outlet (not shown) communicating with the steam outlet 111, so that steam in the cooking space may enter the steam valve assembly 100 through the steam outlet and be discharged to the external atmosphere through the steam outlet 111. The trim cover 130 is disposed above the steam valve upper cover 110 and is located outside the steam outlet 111 in the circumferential direction. The outer surface of the steam valve upper cover 110 may be provided with a grain for decoration. The decoration cover 130 may be made of a transparent resin material so that a user can observe the grain through the decoration cover 130, making the cooking appliance more beautiful.

To seal the gap between the steam valve upper cover 110 and the trim cover 130, the steam valve assembly 100 further includes a first seal ring 140 and a second seal ring 150. The first and second packing 140 and 150 are respectively provided to the steam valve upper cover 110, and are disposed outside the steam outlet 111 around the steam outlet 111. The first and second sealing rings 140 and 150 may be O-rings, and the first and second sealing rings 140 and 150 may be made of silicone or a rubber material.

The trim cover 130 includes a first end 134 and a second end 135 for abutting against the first seal 140 and the second seal 150, respectively, and a first catch 136 and a second catch 137 disposed at the first end 134 and the second end 135, respectively. The steam valve upper cover is correspondingly provided with a first mounting hole 115 and a second mounting hole 116 (see fig. 5), and a first snap 136 and a second snap 137 are respectively snapped to the first mounting hole 115 and the second mounting hole 116. Accordingly, both ends of the trim cover 130 can be reliably connected to the steam valve upper cover 110 to form a sealed space between the steam valve upper cover 110 and the trim cover 130, and the possibility of the second seal ring 150 failing to seal due to deformation of the inner wall of the trim cover 130 can be reduced.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the trim cover 130 includes a first vertical wall 131 extending in the circumferential direction and a transverse wall 132 extending inward from the first vertical wall 131, and a second vertical wall 133 extending downward from the transverse wall 132, and the first end 134 is a free end (i.e., a bottom end) of the first vertical wall 131 and the second end 135 is a free end (i.e., a bottom end) of the second vertical wall 133. The length of the first vertical wall 131 is greater than the length of the second vertical wall 133, and the first end 134 of the first vertical wall 131 is lower than the second end 135. The first catch 136 is configured to protrude outwardly from an outer surface of the first vertical wall 131, and the second catch 137 is configured to protrude outwardly from an inner surface of the second vertical wall 133. The shape of the first mounting hole 115 and the second mounting hole 116 is adapted to the shape of the first catch 136 and the second catch 137.

In the present embodiment, the trim cover 130 includes a plurality of first snaps 136 and a plurality of second snaps 137, and the number and positions of the first and second mounting holes 115 and 116 correspond to the positions of the first and second snaps 136 and 137, respectively. Preferably, the first fasteners 136 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the first vertical wall 131, and the second fasteners 137 are arranged at equal intervals along the circumferential direction of the second vertical wall 133, so that the stress on the first sealing ring 140 and the second sealing ring 150 is uniform.

It is further preferable that the bottom portions of the first and second catches 136 and 137 are provided with guide surfaces 138, and the guide surfaces 138 are configured as planes inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so as to facilitate the installation of the first and second catches 136 and 137 into the first and second mounting holes 115 and 116, respectively.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the steam valve upper cover 110 includes a side wall 112 extending in a circumferential direction, a first extension wall 113 extending upward from a bottom end of the side wall 112, and a second extension wall 114 extending upward from a top end of the side wall 112, the bottom end of the first extension wall 113 being lower than the bottom end of the second extension wall 114. The first mounting hole 115 is disposed on the first extension wall 113, and the second mounting hole 116 is disposed on the second extension wall 114. The sidewall 112 may be configured as a frustum-shaped structure, and the first extension wall 113 is disposed radially outward of the second extension wall 114.

One end (i.e., the tip end) of the side wall 112, which is connected to the second extension wall 114, is provided with an abutting surface 117, and the abutting surface 117 is configured as an annular flat surface extending in the horizontal direction. One end (i.e., the bottom end) of the side wall 112, which is connected to the first extension wall 113, is provided with a mounting groove 118, and the mounting groove 118 is configured as an annular groove and is disposed radially outward of the abutting surface 117. The second sealing ring 150 is sleeved outside the second extending wall 114, the bottom of the second sealing ring 150 abuts against the abutting surface 117, and the first sealing ring 140 is disposed in the mounting groove 118.

Referring back to fig. 1 and 2, the steam valve lower cover 120 may be provided with a turnbuckle 121, the first extension wall 113 is correspondingly provided with a mounting hole 119, the mounting hole 119 has an opening provided on a lower surface of the first extension wall 113, and by rotating the steam valve lower cover 120 with respect to the steam valve upper cover 110, the turnbuckle 121 enters the mounting hole 119 through the opening, thereby mounting the steam valve lower cover 120 to the steam valve upper cover 110.

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

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

Claims (10)

1. A steam valve assembly, comprising:

the steam valve comprises a steam valve upper cover (110), wherein the top of the steam valve upper cover is provided with a steam outlet (111);

a first seal ring (140);

the first sealing ring and the second sealing ring are respectively arranged on the upper cover of the steam valve and are arranged outside the steam outlet around the steam outlet; and

a trim cover (130) disposed on the steam valve upper cover, the trim cover including a first end (134) and a second end (135) for abutting against the first seal ring and the second seal ring, respectively,

the decoration cover further comprises a first buckle (136) and a second buckle (137) which are arranged at the first end and the second end respectively, the upper cover of the steam valve is correspondingly provided with a first mounting hole (115) and a second mounting hole (116), and the first buckle and the second buckle are buckled to the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole respectively.

2. The steam valve assembly of claim 1, wherein the trim cover includes a first vertical wall (131) extending circumferentially and a transverse wall (132) extending inwardly from the first vertical wall and a second vertical wall (133) extending downwardly from the transverse wall, the first end being a free end of the first vertical wall and the second end being a free end of the second vertical wall.

3. The steam valve assembly of claim 2, wherein the first catch is configured to project outwardly from an outer surface of the first vertical wall and the second catch is configured to project outwardly from an inner surface of the second vertical wall.

4. The steam valve assembly of claim 3, wherein said trim cover includes a plurality of said first snaps and a plurality of said second snaps, said plurality of first snaps being equally spaced along a circumferential extent of said first vertical wall, said plurality of second snaps being equally spaced along a circumferential extent of said second vertical wall.

5. The steam valve assembly of claim 3, wherein a bottom of the first and second catches is provided with a guide surface (138) configured as a plane inclined with respect to a horizontal direction.

6. The steam valve assembly of any of claims 1-5, wherein the steam valve upper cover includes a circumferentially extending sidewall (112), a first extension wall (113) and a second extension wall (114) extending upwardly from both ends of the sidewall, the first mounting hole being provided in the first extension wall, the second mounting hole being provided in the second extension wall.

7. The steam valve assembly of claim 6, wherein the sidewall is configured as a frustoconical structure and the first extension wall is disposed radially outward of the second extension wall.

8. The steam valve assembly of claim 6, wherein the end of the side wall connected to the second extending wall is provided with an abutting surface (117), the end of the side wall connected to the first extending wall is provided with a mounting groove (118), the second sealing ring is sleeved on the outer side of the second extending wall, the bottom of the second sealing ring abuts against the abutting surface, and the first sealing ring is arranged in the mounting groove.

9. The steam valve assembly of claim 6, further comprising a steam valve lower cover (120) disposed on an underside of the steam valve upper cover, the steam valve lower cover being provided with a turnbuckle (121), the first extension wall correspondingly being provided with a mounting hole (119) having an opening disposed on a lower surface of the first extension wall, the turnbuckle entering the mounting hole via the opening.

10. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a pot body;

the cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner, and when the cover body covers the cooker body, a cooking space is formed between the cooker body and the cover body; and

the steam valve assembly of any one of claims 1 to 9, which communicates the cooking space with the outside atmosphere.

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