CN215650504U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a cooking appliance having a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode, the cooking appliance comprising: a pan body assembly; a heating assembly; a fan assembly; the first food container is detachably arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the cooking appliance is in a first cooking mode under the condition that the first food container is arranged in the accommodating cavity and the heating assembly works; the second food container is detachably arranged in the accommodating cavity, the cooking cavity of the second food container is communicated with the accommodating cavity in the state that the second food container is arranged in the accommodating cavity and the heating assembly and the fan assembly work, and the cooking appliance is in a second cooking mode; the temperature limiting device is arranged in the accommodating cavity and used for controlling the working temperature of the heating assembly. The cooking utensil provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of simple temperature control structure, convenience in installation, low cost and the like.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of cooking utensil manufacturing, in particular to a cooking utensil.

Background

In the related art cooking appliances such as pots using a pressure cooker in combination with an air fryer, the air fryer lid is generally provided with an air heating device, resulting in a large volume of the air fryer lid. The user realizes the switching of culinary art mode through switching the fried lid of air and pressure pot cover, and the operation process is complicated, and the accuse temperature structure of pan is complicated, inconvenient installation, cost are higher.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides a cooking appliance which has the advantages of simple temperature control structure, convenience in installation, low cost and the like.

To achieve the above object, a cooking appliance having a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode according to an embodiment of the present invention is proposed, the cooking appliance including: a pan body assembly defining a receiving cavity; the heating assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity; a fan assembly for driving air flow within the containment chamber; the first food container is detachably arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the cooking appliance is in the first cooking mode under the condition that the first food container is arranged in the accommodating cavity and the heating assembly works; the second food container is detachably arranged in the accommodating cavity, a cooking cavity of the second food container is communicated with the accommodating cavity in a state that the second food container is arranged in the accommodating cavity and the heating assembly and the fan assembly work, and the cooking appliance is in the second cooking mode; the temperature limiting device is arranged in the accommodating cavity and used for controlling the working temperature of the heating assembly.

The cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of simple temperature control structure, convenience in installation, low cost and the like.

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

according to some embodiments of the utility model, the heating assembly comprises a first heating member disposed at the bottom of the accommodating chamber, and the temperature limiting device is disposed at the first heating member.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the first heating element and the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity define an air passage therebetween, and at least a part of the temperature limiting device is disposed in the air passage.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the temperature limiting device has an upper limit temperature and a lower limit temperature, the temperature limiting device controls the heating module to stop heating in a state where the temperature of the heating module rises to the upper limit temperature, and controls the heating module to perform heating in a state where the temperature of the heating module falls to the lower limit temperature.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the temperature limiting device is a snap-action temperature controlled switch.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first food container and the second food container are adapted to be supported by the first heating element, respectively, the first heating element having an air passing hole at a central portion thereof, the second food container having a bottom wall with a ventilation hole communicating with the cooking cavity, the air passing hole communicating with the ventilation hole in a state where the second food container is supported by the first heating element.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the heating assembly further comprises a second heating member provided at a bottom of the accommodating chamber.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the second heating member is located below the first heating member provided to the pan body assembly or the first food container, and the second heating member is provided to the pan body assembly.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the fan assembly is disposed within the receiving cavity and below the heating assembly.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the fan assembly comprises: the fan is arranged opposite to the air passing hole of the heating assembly; the motor is in transmission connection with the fan, and the motor is located below the fan.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cooking appliance further comprises: the first pot cover assembly is detachably covered on the pot body assembly.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cooking appliance further comprises: and the second pot cover assembly is arranged under the second cooking mode, the first pot cover assembly is arranged on the pot body assembly in a covering manner.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the second lid assembly has a viewable area.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the first cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode and the second cooking mode is an air fry cooking mode.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model 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 utility model.

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 cross-sectional view of a cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking appliance being in a pressure cooking mode.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to some embodiments of the present invention, the cooking appliance being in a pressure cooking mode.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a cooking appliance in an air-fry cooking mode according to other embodiments of the utility model.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view at D in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance in an air-fry cooking mode according to further embodiments of the present invention.

Reference numerals: cooking utensil 100, pot body subassembly 10, holding chamber 101, air-through passage 102, shell 11, outer pot 12, heating element 20, first heating member 21, air-through hole 201, container heating portion 211, connecting portion 212, second heating member 22, fan subassembly 30, fan 31, motor 32, motor shaft 321, heat dissipation wind wheel 34, first food container 41, processing chamber 403, second food container 42, ventilation hole 401, cooking chamber 402, first pot cover subassembly 61, second pot cover subassembly 62, visible area 621, temperature limiting device 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 or similar 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 accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

The cooking appliance 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the cooking appliance 100 has a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, a cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pot assembly 10, a heating assembly 20, a fan assembly 30, a first food container 41, a second food container 42, and a temperature limiting device 70, and during an operation of the cooking appliance 100, one of the first food container 41 and the second food container 42 may be selectively assembled into the pot assembly 10. For example, the first cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode, the second cooking mode is an air-frying cooking mode, and when the cooking appliance 100 needs pressure cooking, the first food container 41 can be assembled into the accommodating chamber 101 to realize pressure cooking; when the cooking appliance 100 requires frying cooking, the second food container 42 may be fitted into the receiving cavity 101 to perform air-frying cooking.

In some embodiments, the heating assembly 20 is adapted to heat and cook food material in the first food container 41 or the second food container 42, and can also be used to heat air in the accommodating cavity 101 to cook food in the food container. The heating assembly 20 is disposed in the receiving chamber 101. The fan assembly 30 is used to drive the air flow in the receiving cavity 101 so as to cook the food material with the hot air. Accordingly, air heated by heating assembly 20 can more quickly enter cooking chamber 402, thereby further improving the heating efficiency of food within cooking chamber 402. In some optional embodiments, the bottom wall of the second food container 42 is spaced from the bottom wall of the accommodating cavity 101 by a gap, and the side wall of the second food container 42 is spaced from the side wall of the accommodating cavity 101 by a gap, so that an air channel is formed between the second food container 42 and the wall of the accommodating cavity 101, the air flow resistance is reduced, the air can sufficiently circulate in the accommodating cavity 101 and the cooking cavity 402, and the uniformity and efficiency of heating the food in the cooking cavity 402 are improved.

It should be understood herein that the fan assembly 30 may be operable in a first cooking mode and/or a second cooking mode, such as when the first cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode, the fan assembly 30 is not operating, and when the second cooking mode is an air-fry cooking mode, the fan assembly 30 is operating.

In some optional embodiments, the first food container 41 is detachably disposed in the accommodating chamber 101, and in a state that the first food container 41 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 101 and the heating assembly 20 is operated, the cooking appliance 100 is in the first cooking mode, in which the heating assembly 20 heats the first food container 41 to cook the food material in the first food container 41. For example, in the first cooking mode, the food may be steamed, braised, or boiled.

In other alternative embodiments, the second food container 42 is detachably disposed in the accommodating chamber 101, the cooking chamber 402 of the second food container 42 can communicate with the accommodating chamber 101 in a state that the second food container 42 is disposed in the accommodating chamber 101 and both the heating assembly 20 and the fan assembly 30 are operated, the cooking appliance 100 is in the second cooking mode, the heating assembly 20 heats the air in the accommodating chamber 101, and the hot air flows in the accommodating chamber 101, so that the food in the second food container 42 is air-fried and cooked. In particular, the fan assembly 30 may enable air heated by the heating assembly 20 to more quickly enter the second food container 42, thereby increasing the heating efficiency and frying effect of food within the cooking chamber 402. Also, a different cooking function can be achieved compared to a cooking manner in which the heating assembly 20 directly heats the first food container 41.

A temperature limiting device 70 is disposed in the receiving cavity 101, and the temperature limiting device 70 is used for controlling the operating temperature of the heating assembly 20. For example, the temperature limiting device 70 is connected to the heating assembly 20, and the heat of the heating assembly 20 can be rapidly transferred to the temperature limiting device 70, so that the temperature limiting device 70 can sense the temperature of the heating assembly 20 at the connection. The temperature limiter 70 has an upper limit temperature and a lower limit temperature, and the temperature limiter 70 controls the heating unit 20 to stop heating when the temperature of the heating unit 20 is increased to the upper limit temperature, and controls the heating unit 20 to heat when the temperature of the heating unit 20 is decreased to the lower limit temperature. Like this can accurate control heating element 20's operating temperature scope, not only be convenient for cook the processing at suitable temperature range to eating the material, can protect other spare parts in heating element 20 and cooking utensil 100 moreover, avoid heating element 20 self high temperature, avoid other spare parts to receive high temperature to influence can not normally work or take place to damage.

According to the cooking appliance 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, by replacing the first food container 41 or the second food container 42 fitted in the pot body assembly 10, the cooking appliance 100 can work in different cooking modes to realize different cooking functions, so that the cooking appliance 100 can meet more cooking requirements to realize different cooking effects.

Moreover, the heating assembly 20 is arranged in the accommodating cavity 101, so that a heating structure arranged on the pot cover assembly can be omitted, the structure of the pot cover assembly is simplified, the number, the size and the weight of parts of the pot cover assembly are reduced, and a user can take and place the pot cover assembly more laborsavingly. Simultaneously, can realize holding the circulation from bottom to top in the inside wind channel of chamber 101, because hot-air can upwards naturally, so can effectively promote and hold the inside thermal field circulation of chamber 101 to inside food heating's homogeneity and heating efficiency when improving the fried culinary art of air improve the culinary art effect of cooking.

In addition, through setting up temperature limiting device 70, can utilize temperature limiting device 70 to reliably prescribe a limit to the operating temperature scope of heating element 20, guarantee that heating element 20 can heat in suitable temperature range to be convenient for control cooking utensil 100's operating condition, not only can improve cooking utensil 100's culinary art effect, can protect heating element 20 moreover, avoid heating element 20 high temperature and take place to damage.

Further, since the heating assembly 20 is disposed on the pot body assembly 10, the heating assembly 20 can heat the first food container 41 and the second food container 42, and only the temperature limiting device 70 for controlling the temperature of the heating assembly 20 is disposed, so as to simplify the structure of the temperature limiting device 70, facilitate the installation of the temperature limiting device 70, and facilitate the reduction of the cost of the temperature limiting device 70. In other words, the temperature limit device 70 can reliably control the temperature of the first cooking mode and the second cooking mode.

Therefore, the cooking appliance 100 according to the embodiment of the utility model has the advantages of simple temperature control structure, convenience in installation, low cost and the like.

A cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, a cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a pot assembly 10, a heating assembly 20, a blower assembly 30, a first food container 41, a second food container 42, and a temperature limiting device 70.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, when the first food container 41 is placed in the accommodating cavity 101, the processing cavity 403 of the first food container 41 is not communicated with the accommodating cavity 101 (i.e. neither the top wall nor the side wall of the first food container 41 is provided with the through hole structure), and the heating assembly 20 can heat the first food container 41, so as to heat the first food container 41 and heat the food in the processing cavity 403.

In other alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, when the second food container 42 is placed in the accommodating chamber 101, the cooking chamber 402 of the second food container 42 is communicated with the accommodating chamber 101, for example, at least one of the top wall, the bottom wall and the side wall of the second food container 42 may be provided with an opening communicated with the accommodating chamber 101. Air heated by heating assembly 20 in receiving chamber 101 may enter cooking chamber 402 to heat food in cooking chamber 402.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the heating assembly 20 includes a first heating member 21, and the first heating member 21 is disposed at the bottom of the accommodating chamber 101 to heat the bottom of the first food container 41. The temperature limiting device 70 is provided on the first heating member 21, so that the temperature limiting device 70 can directly and quickly sense the temperature of the first heating member 21, and the temperature limiting device 70 can reliably control the heating state of the first heating member 21.

Alternatively, the first heating member 21 may be located below the food container to heat the food from the lower side. When the first food container 41 is placed in the accommodating cavity 101, the bottom wall of the first food container 41 can be attached to the first heating member 21, i.e., the bottom wall is in surface-to-surface contact with the first heating member 21, so that the first food container 41 can be supported and limited, the heat conduction efficiency between the first food container 41 and the first heating member 21 can be improved, and the uniformity of heating food in the processing cavity 403 can be improved. When the second food container 42 is placed in the receiving cavity 101, the bottom wall of the second food container 42 may be in contact with or spaced apart from the first heating member 21 by a certain gap. The air at the lower part of the accommodating cavity 101 has a natural upward trend after being heated by the heating component 20, which is beneficial to promoting the circulation of the internal thermal field and realizing the uniformity of heating food.

In some specific examples, as shown in fig. 4, the first heating member 21 includes a container heating part 211 and a connecting part 212, the container heating part 211 is formed in a disk shape, the first food container 41 and the second food container 42 are adapted to be supported on the container heating part 211, the connecting part 212 is provided on a side surface of the container heating part 211 facing away from the food container and extends downward (in the up-down direction as shown in fig. 1), and the temperature limiting device 70 is connected to a lower end of the connecting part 212. The connecting part 212 can transmit the heat of the container heating part 211 to the temperature limiting device 70, so that the temperature limiting device 70 can reliably detect the temperature of the first heating member 21, the temperature limiting device 70 can be conveniently installed, and the food container can be prevented from being affected by the temperature limiting device 70.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the first heating member 21 can define an air passage 102 with a bottom wall of the accommodating chamber 101, and at least a part of the temperature limiting device 70 is disposed in the air passage 102. This facilitates the circulation of the air flow between the cooking chamber 402 of the second food container 42 and the accommodating chamber 101, facilitating the heating of the air at the first heating member 21. Meanwhile, the temperature limiting device 70 is arranged in the air passing channel 102, so that when a plurality of heating elements are arranged, the temperature limiting device 70 can conveniently sense the heat radiation and heat convection of other heating elements.

In some embodiments, the temperature limiting device 70 has an upper limit temperature and a lower limit temperature, and the temperature limiting device 70 controls the heating assembly 20 to stop heating in a state where the temperature of the heating assembly 20 is increased to the upper limit temperature, and controls the heating assembly 20 to perform heating in a state where the temperature of the heating assembly 20 is decreased to the lower limit temperature. Like this can accurate control heating element 20's operating temperature scope, not only be convenient for cook the processing to eating the material at suitable temperature range, can protect heating element 20 moreover, avoid heating element 20 self high temperature.

Optionally, the temperature limiting device 70 is a snap-action temperature controlled switch. Thus, the temperature limiting device 70 has the advantages of simpler structure, more reliable temperature control and lower cost.

It should be understood that the kick type temperature control switch is a temperature controller using a bimetal as a temperature sensing component, when an electrical appliance normally works, the bimetal is in a free state, a contact is in a closed/open state, when the temperature reaches an action temperature, the bimetal is heated to generate an internal stress to rapidly act, the contact is opened/closed, and a circuit is cut off/closed, so that the temperature control function is achieved. When the appliance cools to the reset temperature, the contacts automatically close/open, and the normal working state is restored, and the appliance can be the heating assembly 20.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, the first and second food containers 41 and 42 are adapted to be supported on the first heating member 21, respectively, when installed in place. Therefore, the first food container 41 and the second food container 42 can be installed and arranged conveniently, food can be heated from the lower side, heat of the first heating part 21 can be transferred to the food container quickly, heat loss is reduced, and heating efficiency is improved.

In some specific examples, as shown in fig. 1, when the first food container 41 is placed in the accommodating cavity 101, the bottom wall of the first food container 41 may be attached to the heating assembly 20, that is, the bottom wall is in surface-to-surface contact with the heating assembly 20, so that on one hand, the first food container 41 may be supported and limited, on the other hand, the heat conduction efficiency between the first food container 41 and the heating assembly 20 may be improved, and the uniformity of heating food in the cooking cavity 402 may be improved. When the second food container 42 is placed in the accommodating cavity 101, the air at the lower part of the accommodating cavity 101 has a natural upward trend after being heated by the heating component 20, which is beneficial to promoting the circulation of the internal thermal field and realizing the uniformity of heating food.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the first heating member 21 is provided at the middle thereof with an air passing hole 201, the air passing hole 201 penetrates in the thickness direction of the heating member, the bottom wall of the second food container 42 is provided with a ventilation hole 401, the ventilation hole 401 communicates with the cooking cavity 402 of the second food container 42, and the air passing hole 201 communicates with the ventilation hole 401 in a state where the second food container 42 is supported by the first heating member 21. In other words, when the second food container 42 is mounted in place, the receiving chamber 101 and the cooking chamber 402 of the second food container 42 are communicated, and the hot air can circulate between the receiving chamber 101 and the cooking chamber 402.

Specifically, the upper end of the second food container 42 is opened to form a pick-and-place opening, when in the second cooking mode (air frying cooking mode), an air gap is formed between the outer peripheral wall of the second food container 42 and the side wall of the accommodating cavity 101 at intervals, the fan assembly 30 works to drive airflow to flow in the accommodating cavity 101, hot air heated by the heating assembly 20 can flow into the air gap from the air channel 102, then enters the cooking cavity 402 from the pick-and-place opening of the second food container 42, then flows out from the ventilation hole 401 of the second food container 42, and flows to the heating assembly 20 through the air hole 201 to be heated again, so that the heating circulation flow of the air is realized. Therefore, the air can sufficiently circulate in the accommodating cavity 101 and the cooking cavity 402, the range of the air flowing through the cooking cavity 402 is larger, and the uniformity and the heating efficiency of food in each area in the cooking cavity 402 can be improved.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the heating assembly 20 may further include a second heating member 22, and the second heating member 22 is disposed at the bottom of the receiving chamber 101. Therefore, the heating power of the heating assembly 20 can be increased, the contact area between the heating assembly 20 and the air can be increased, the air can be heated conveniently, and the heating efficiency is improved.

It should be understood that the temperature limiting device 70 may be directly contact-sensitive to sense the temperature of the first heating member 21, or may be indirectly non-contact sensitive to the amount of heat radiated and convected by the second heating member 22.

Further, the second heating member 22 can be located below the first heating member 21, and the first heating member 21 is fixed on the pan body assembly 10, or the first heating member 21 is fixed on the first food container 41, and meanwhile, the second heating member 22 is fixed on the pan body assembly 10. This not only makes it possible to appropriately determine the position of the first heating member 21 as needed, but also ensures that at least the second heating member 22 can heat the second food container 42 when the second food container 42 is replaced.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the pot body assembly 10 may include an outer pot 12 and a housing 11, the outer pot 12 is disposed in the housing 11, the outer pot 12 defines a receiving cavity 101, and a bottom wall of the outer pot 12 is provided with an opening. In some examples, the first heating member 21 is supported on an upper surface of the bottom wall of the outer pot 12, and the second heating member 22 is supported on an upper surface of the bottom wall of the outer pot 12. In other examples, the first heating member 21 is fixedly mounted on the outer bottom wall of the first food container 41, and the second heating member 22 is supported on the upper surface of the bottom wall of the outer pan 12.

In some examples, the heating assembly 20 is provided as a single first heating element 21, or as the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22, or as more than two heating elements, and the heating mode can be divided into the following cases according to the different number of heating elements, and the first cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode, and the second cooking mode is an air-frying cooking mode, for example:

a. when the heating assembly 20 is provided as the single first heating member 21, the first heating member 21 is located in the accommodating chamber 101, and the first heating member 21 serves as a heat source for heating the first food container 41 and air in both the pressure mode and the air-frying mode, respectively.

b. When the heating assembly 20 is provided as the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22, the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22 are simultaneously located in the accommodating chamber 101, the second heating member 22 is located below the first heating member 21, the first heating member 21 heats the first food container 41 in the pressure mode, and the second heating member 22 heats air in the air-frying mode, which are not operated simultaneously.

c. When the heating assembly 20 is provided as the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22, the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22 are simultaneously located in the accommodating chamber 101, the second heating member 22 is located below the first heating member 21, the first heating member 21 heats the first food container 41 in the pressure mode, and the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22 simultaneously heat the air in the air-frying mode.

d. When the heating assembly 20 is provided with the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22, the first heating member 21 is located at the lower portion of the accommodating chamber 101 and is integrally welded to the first food container 41, and can be taken out with the first food container 41, the first heating member 21 heats the first food container 41 in the pressure mode, and the second heating member 22 heats the air in the air-frying mode, which are not operated simultaneously.

Further, when the heating assembly 20 includes the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22, the heating modes of the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22 may be a combination of: the combination of multiple modes such as a hot plate + heat pipe, an IH + infrared ray, an IH + hot plate and the like. In other words, the first heating member 21 may be a hot plate, an IH heating device, and the second heating member 22 may be a heat pipe, a hot plate, or an infrared heating device.

Of course, when the heating assembly 20 includes more than two heating members, the heating time of each heating member may be adjusted according to the actual use situation.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 3, the fan assembly 30 is disposed within the receiving cavity 101 and below the heating assembly 20. Therefore, the fan assembly 30 is closer to the heating assembly 20, so that the air flow around the heating assembly 20 can be driven to be more sufficient, and the air heated by the heating assembly 20 can rapidly flow to a low-temperature area, which is beneficial to improving the uniformity of the temperature in the accommodating cavity 101 and the cooking cavity 402. Therefore, the efficiency of the airflow flowing through the heating assembly 20 is improved, the circulating airflow path in the accommodating cavity 101 is formed, the installation arrangement of the fan assembly 30 is facilitated, and the fan assembly 30 is prevented from influencing the installation space of the food container.

Specifically, fan assembly 30 is mounted to the bottom of pan body assembly 10, and fan assembly 30 is operable to create a positive or negative pressure at the bottom of receiving chamber 101, thereby causing air to flow throughout receiving chamber 101 and into and out of cooking chamber 402. The air flow in the accommodating cavity 101 is driven from the bottom of the accommodating cavity 101, so that the hot air at the lower part of the accommodating cavity 101 flows to the upper part, the air at the upper part and the lower part in the accommodating cavity 101 flows in a faster circulating mode, and the temperature uniformity in the accommodating cavity 101 and the cooking cavity 402 is improved.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the fan assembly 30 includes a fan 31 and a motor 32, the fan 31 is disposed opposite to the air passing hole 201 of the heating assembly 20, the motor 32 is in transmission connection with the fan 31, and the motor 32 is located below the fan 31.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, pot assembly 10 may comprise an outer pot 12 and a casing 11, outer pot 12 is disposed in casing 11, outer pot 12 defines a receiving cavity 101, and the bottom wall of outer pot 12 is provided with an opening. The fan 31 is positioned in the outer pot 12, the motor 32 is positioned below the outer pot 12 and is installed in the housing 11, and the motor shaft 321 of the motor 32 passes through the opening and is connected with the fan 31, so that the motor 32 can drive the fan 31 to rotate, thereby driving the air circulation flow in the accommodating chamber 101.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the fan assembly 30 may further include a heat dissipating wind wheel 34, the heat dissipating wind wheel 34 is installed on the motor shaft 321 and located below the bottom wall of the outer pan 12, and the heat dissipating wind wheel 34 is capable of driving air around the motor 32 to flow so as to dissipate heat from the motor 32, thereby ensuring safety in use.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the cooking utensil 100 further comprises a first cover assembly 61, and the first cover assembly 61 is detachably covered on the pot assembly 10. That is to say, under first culinary art mode and second culinary art mode, all can adopt same first pot cover subassembly 61 and pot body assembly 10 cooperation, promptly, need not to change the pot cover subassembly when switching culinary art mode, user's operation is simpler.

In other embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 3, cooking appliance 100 includes a first cover assembly 61 and a second cover assembly 62, wherein first cover assembly 61 is adapted to cover pot assembly 10 when cooking appliance 100 is in the first cooking mode, and second cover assembly 62 is adapted to cover pot assembly 10 when cooking appliance 100 is in the second cooking mode. Can design more suitable pot cover subassembly to first culinary art mode and second culinary art mode like this to in improving cooking utensil 100's culinary art effect, can also prolong the life of pot cover subassembly, be convenient for wash the pot cover subassembly. For example, in order to prevent the exhaust valve on the first pot cover component 61 from being blocked and polluted in the air frying process, the second pot cover component 62 can be used, the second pot cover component 62 does not need to be provided with complex structures such as the exhaust valve and the like, the second pot cover component can be directly washed by water, and the cleaning is more convenient.

Specifically, the first lid assembly 61 can close the top opening of the first food container 41 to close the processing chamber 403, and when the heating assembly 20 heats the first food container 41, the air pressure in the cooking chamber 402 can be increased to realize pressure cooking. For example, the first lid assembly 61 may include a lid body, a vent valve mounted to the lid body and in sealing engagement with the top opening rim of the first food container 41 to close the top opening of the first food container 41, and a sealing ring disposed on the lid body and in communication with the cooking chamber 402 to facilitate regulating the pressure within the cooking chamber 402.

The second lid assembly 62 may be spaced apart from the top opening of the second food container 42 by a gap so that the cooking cavity 402 may communicate with the receiving cavity 101 through the top opening for facilitating the circulation of the hot air. Different pot cover assemblies are respectively used in the first cooking mode and the second cooking mode, the service life of the pot cover assembly is prolonged, and the pot cover assembly is easier to clean. For example, to prevent the vent valve on the first lid assembly 61 from becoming clogged and contaminating during air frying.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, the second lid assembly 62 has a viewing area 621. Thus, the user can check the cooking state of the food in the second food container 42 through the visual area 621 at any time, so that the user can conveniently know the cooking degree of the food and the user experience is improved.

Specifically, the second lid assembly 62 may include a cover plate and a handle, the handle is connected to the cover plate to facilitate the taking and placing of the second lid assembly 62, and the cover plate may be a transparent glass plate to form a visible area 621 for a user to observe.

In some embodiments, the first cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode and the second cooking mode is an air fry cooking mode. Cooking utensil 100 forms the fried all-in-one of pressure air, has two kinds of culinary art modes of pressure cooking and air fried culinary art concurrently, and the practicality is strong.

In the pressure cooking mode, the heating assembly 20 is attached to the bottom wall of the first food container 41, and the blower assembly 30 is not operated. The heating assembly 20 may heat the food in the first food container 41 and may change the air pressure in the first food container 41 to create a positive pressure (i.e., the pressure in the first food container 41 is greater than the ambient pressure) or a negative pressure (i.e., the pressure in the first food container 41 is less than the ambient pressure). Under the pressure cooking mode, the food can be stewed, boiled, stewed and the like, the food cooking efficiency is high, and the nutrition extraction effect is better. Alternatively, the heating assembly 20 may heat from at least one of the bottom and side of the food item.

In the air-frying cooking mode, the second food container 42 may be a frying basket, the heating assembly 20 may heat the air in the accommodating cavity 101, and the hot air enters the cooking cavity 402 of the second food container 42, so as to achieve the baking, frying, air-frying and other treatments of the food, and the food is heated uniformly and baked effectively.

Alternatively, in still other embodiments of the present invention, the first cooking mode and the second cooking mode may also be a baking cooking mode, a porridge cooking mode, a soup cooking mode, a steaming cooking mode, etc., respectively, and the cooking appliance 100 may be used as an air fryer, an electric cooker, a soup cooker, a steamer, etc.

According to the cooking appliance 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, by replacing the first food container 41 or the second food container 42 fitted in the pot body assembly 10, switching of cooking modes is realized, which is beneficial to simplifying the structure, volume and weight of the pot cover, and making the user operation more convenient, and the first food container 41 and the second food container 42 are not limited to cook and contain food, so that the use is convenient, and the user experience is improved, and the fan assembly 30 is beneficial to improving the temperature uniformity and heating efficiency of each area in the containing cavity 101 and the second food container 42 in the second cooking mode, thereby improving the cooking efficiency.

Other constructions and operations of the cooking appliance 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "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 are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the utility model. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In the description of the present invention, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features being in contact with each other not directly but through another feature therebetween.

In the description of the utility model, "above", "over" and "above" a first feature in a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; 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 meanings 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 term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like 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 utility model. 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 utility model 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 utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (14)

1. A cooking appliance having a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode, the cooking appliance comprising:

a pan body assembly defining a receiving cavity;

the heating assembly is arranged in the accommodating cavity;

a fan assembly for driving air flow within the containment chamber;

the first food container is detachably arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the cooking appliance is in the first cooking mode under the condition that the first food container is arranged in the accommodating cavity and the heating assembly works;

the second food container is detachably arranged in the accommodating cavity, a cooking cavity of the second food container is communicated with the accommodating cavity in a state that the second food container is arranged in the accommodating cavity and the heating assembly and the fan assembly work, and the cooking appliance is in the second cooking mode;

the temperature limiting device is arranged in the accommodating cavity and used for controlling the working temperature of the heating assembly.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the heating assembly includes a first heating element disposed at a bottom of the receiving cavity, and the temperature limiting device is disposed at the first heating element.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the first heating element defines an air passage with a bottom wall of the receiving cavity, and wherein at least a portion of the temperature limiting device is disposed within the air passage.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the temperature limiting device has an upper limit temperature and a lower limit temperature, the temperature limiting device controls the heating assembly to stop heating in a state where the temperature of the heating assembly rises to the upper limit temperature, and controls the heating assembly to heat in a state where the temperature of the heating assembly falls to the lower limit temperature.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the temperature limiting device is a snap-on temperature controlled switch.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the first food container and the second food container are adapted to be supported by the first heating element, respectively, the first heating element having an air passing hole in a middle portion thereof, the second food container having a bottom wall with a ventilation hole communicating with the cooking cavity, the air passing hole communicating with the ventilation hole in a state where the second food container is supported by the first heating element.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the heating assembly further comprises a second heating element disposed at a bottom of the receiving cavity.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the second heating element is located below the first heating element, the first heating element being disposed in the pan body assembly or the first food container, and the second heating element being disposed in the pan body assembly.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the fan assembly is disposed within the receiving cavity and below the heating assembly.

10. The cooking appliance of claim 9, wherein the fan assembly comprises:

the fan is arranged opposite to the air passing hole of the heating assembly;

the motor is in transmission connection with the fan, and the motor is located below the fan.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 1, further comprising:

the first pot cover assembly is detachably covered on the pot body assembly.

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

and the second pot cover assembly is arranged on the pot body assembly in a covering manner when the cooking appliance is in the first cooking mode, and the second pot cover assembly is arranged on the pot body assembly when the cooking appliance is in the second cooking mode.

13. The cooking appliance of claim 12, wherein the second lid assembly has a viewable area.

14. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 1-13, wherein the first cooking mode is a pressure cooking mode and the second cooking mode is an air fry cooking mode.

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