CN215686882U - Channel control device and cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a channel control device and a cooking appliance, wherein the channel control device comprises a conducting piece and a blocking valve, the conducting piece is provided with a first hole, a second hole and a channel for air inlet and exhaust of a cooking cavity of the cooking appliance, the first hole is communicated with the channel and communicated with the cooking cavity, the second hole is communicated with the channel and communicated with the outside, and the blocking valve is set to open or close the channel. When the channel control device is used for a cooking appliance, the first hole is communicated with the cooking cavity, the second hole is communicated with the outside, the plugging valve is controlled during air inflow, the channel is opened, outside air enters the cooking cavity through the second hole, the channel and the first hole in sequence, the channel is closed after the air inflow is finished, the plugging valve is controlled during the exhaust, the channel is opened, the air in the cooking cavity enters the outside through the first hole, the channel and the second hole in sequence, and the channel is closed after the exhaust is finished. The air inlet and the air outlet can be realized by utilizing one channel, the number of the channels is reduced, the structure is simplified, and the integral strength of the cooking utensil is improved.

Description

Channel control device and cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a channel control device and a cooking appliance.

Background

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure only and is not necessarily prior art.

Automatic cooking appliances (e.g., automatic rice cookers) are generally provided with a plurality of channels communicating with a cooking cavity, including, for example, an ingredient channel communicating with an ingredient supply device, a water channel communicating with a water supply mechanism, a gas channel communicating with a channel control device, and the like, so as to meet the cooking requirements of the cooking appliance.

However, the cooking appliance is provided with a plurality of channels so that the overall structure is complicated, and the overall strength of the cooking appliance is reduced.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to at least solve the problem of reducing the number of channels on the premise of satisfying the use. The purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:

a first aspect of the present invention provides a passage control apparatus for a cooking appliance, the passage control apparatus including:

the conduction piece is provided with a channel, a connecting hole and a functional hole group, wherein the connecting hole and the functional hole group are respectively communicated with the channel;

a shutoff valve configured to open or close the passage.

According to the passage control device of the present invention, when the passage control device is used for a cooking appliance, the conduction member is engaged with the body of the cooking appliance, and the connection hole of the conduction member is communicated with the cooking cavity of the cooking appliance, the function hole group is communicated with the material supply device and/or the ventilation device of the cooking appliance, and the cooking cavity can be subjected to material conveying and/or ventilation operation through the connection hole, the passage and the function hole group. The channel control device is applied to the cooking utensil, and various operations on the cooking cavity can be realized by utilizing one channel on the conducting piece, so that the number of the channels is reduced, the structure is simplified, and the integral strength of the cooking utensil is improved.

In addition, the passage control device according to the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

in some embodiments of the utility model, the channel control device further comprises an actuator coupled to the block valve.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the driving member is any one of an air pump, a water pump, a motor and a solenoid valve.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the drive member is an air pump, and the shutoff valve comprises:

the valve seat is arranged in the channel and provided with a cavity communicated with the air pump;

the valve rod is provided with a part of body in a movable mode in the containing cavity;

the valve core is arranged on the body of the valve rod positioned outside the cavity, and the air pump drives the valve rod to move relative to the valve seat, so that the valve core opens or closes the channel.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the set of functional holes comprises a plurality of holes for material and gas delivery of the cooking cavity.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the set of functional holes comprises a first hole for communicating with a ventilation means of the cooking appliance for ventilation of the cooking cavity;

and/or the functional hole group comprises a second hole which is used for being communicated with a food material supply mechanism of a material supply device of the cooking appliance, so that food materials can enter the cooking cavity through the second hole, the channel and the connecting hole in sequence;

and/or the set of function holes comprises a third hole for communicating with a water supply mechanism of a material supply device of the cooking appliance, so that water can enter the cooking cavity through the third hole, the passage and the connection hole in sequence.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the passage control device further comprises a fan in communication with the first aperture.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising:

the cooking device comprises a machine body, a cooking cavity and a control device, wherein the machine body is provided with the cooking cavity;

according to the channel control device, the channel control device is arranged on the machine body, and the communication hole of the conduction piece of the channel control device is communicated with the cooking cavity;

the material supply device comprises a food material supply mechanism and/or a water supply mechanism which are communicated with the functional hole group of the communicating component;

and the air interchanger is communicated with the functional hole group.

According to the cooking appliance, the conducting piece of the channel control device is matched with the machine body, the connecting hole of the conducting piece is communicated with the cooking cavity, the functional hole group is communicated with the material supply device and/or the air exchange device of the cooking appliance, and the cooking cavity can be subjected to material conveying and/or air exchange operation through the connecting hole, the channel and the functional hole group. The channel control device is applied to the cooking utensil, and various operations on the cooking cavity can be realized by utilizing one channel on the conducting piece, so that the number of the channels is reduced, the structure is simplified, and the integral strength of the cooking utensil is improved.

In addition, the cooking utensil according to the utility model can also have the following additional technical characteristics:

in some embodiments of the utility model, the body comprises:

a pot body;

the pot body is arranged on the pot body, the cooking cavity is formed inside the pot body, and the cooking cavity is communicated with the outside through the opening of the pot body;

the upper cover is matched with the cooker body in an opening and closing mode and used for opening or closing the opening, the conducting piece of the channel control device is arranged on the upper cover, and the connecting hole of the conducting piece is communicated with the side face, facing the opening, of the upper cover.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a penetrating position of the connecting hole and the side surface is located at a center of the upper cover, and the machine body further includes a heating member disposed on the upper cover and circumferentially surrounding the penetrating position.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. Also, like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

fig. 1 schematically shows a structural view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a simplified structural diagram of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1 (only a portion of the structure is shown);

fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of fig. 1 in a first embodiment (with the shutoff valve in an open state);

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion A of the cooking appliance of FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of fig. 1 in a first embodiment (with the shutoff valve in a closed state);

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the portion B of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of fig. 1 in a second embodiment (with the shutoff valve in an open state);

fig. 8 is an enlarged structural view of a portion C of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 7 (the shutoff valve is in an open state);

fig. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of part C of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 7 (with the shutoff valve in a closed state).

The reference numbers are as follows:

100 is a cooking utensil;

10 is a machine body;

11 is an upper cover, 12 is a cooker body, 13 is a cooker body, and 14 is a steamer;

20 is a channel control device;

21 is a fan, 22 is a conducting piece, 221 is a channel, 222 is a connecting hole, 23 is a driving piece, 24 is a plugging valve, 241 is a valve seat, 2411 is a containing cavity, 242 is a valve rod, 243 is a valve core and 244 is an elastic piece;

30 is a food material supply mechanism;

and 40 is a water supply mechanism.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order described or illustrated, unless specifically identified as an order of performance. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be used.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For convenience of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "lower", "below", "upper", "above", and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" can include both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a passage control apparatus 20, the passage control apparatus 20 being used for a cooking appliance 100, the passage control apparatus 20 including a conducting member 22 and a blocking valve 24, the conducting member 22 being provided with a passage 221 and a connection hole 222 and a function hole group respectively communicating with the passage 221, the connection hole 222 being used for communicating with a cooking cavity of the cooking appliance 100, the function hole group being used for material delivery and/or gas delivery of the cooking cavity, the blocking valve 24 being provided to open or close the passage 221.

When the passage control device 20 is used in the cooking appliance 100, the conducting member 22 is engaged with the body 10 of the cooking appliance 100, and the connecting hole 222 of the conducting member 22 is communicated with the cooking cavity of the cooking appliance 100, and the functional hole groups of the conducting member 22 are respectively communicated with the material supply device and/or the air exchange device of the cooking appliance 100.

As shown in fig. 3 to 9, the ventilation device is connected to the functional hole group, and the ventilation device can be used to supply air (blow) to the cooking cavity (for example, when cooking low-sugar rice, the external air is supplied into the cooking cavity, and the cold air is used to cool the rice in the cooking cavity to increase the content of resistant starch in the rice, so as to cook the low-sugar rice), and the plugging valve 24 is operated to open the channel 221 of the conducting piece 22 by the plugging valve 24, so that the air can enter the cooking cavity through the functional hole group, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 in sequence, and after the air supply is finished, the plugging valve 24 is operated to close the channel 221.

As shown in fig. 3 to 9, the ventilation device is connected to the functional hole set, and the ventilation device can be used to perform forced exhaust on the cooking cavity (for example, there are two types of rice on the market, one type is fresh rice in the season or the year, and the other type is old rice, i.e. rice over one year, if the old rice is not processed in the cooking process, the cooked rice may have other peculiar smells such as rice bran, and the gas in the cooking cavity is replaced in the cooking process to realize the rice activation, so as to achieve the effect of removing the old fragrance), the blocking valve 24 is operated, so that the blocking valve 24 opens the channel 221 of the conducting member 22, so that the gas in the cooking cavity is exhausted through the connecting hole 222, the channel 221 and the functional hole set in sequence, and after the exhaust is completed, the blocking valve 24 is operated to close the channel 221.

As shown in fig. 3 to 9, the external environment is communicated with the functional hole group, when the cooking cavity is naturally exhausted by the channel control device 20 (for example, making common rice), in an initial state, the channel 221 is closed by the blocking valve 24, and after the preset pressure in the cooking cavity is increased, the blocking valve 24 is operated to open the channel 221 of the conducting member 22 by the blocking valve 24, so that the air in the cooking cavity sequentially enters the external environment through the connecting hole 222, the channel 221 and the functional hole group to realize the exhaust operation of the cooking cavity, and after the exhaust is finished, the channel 221 is closed by the blocking valve 24.

Material feeding device and function hole intercommunication, usable material feeding device carries the material to the culinary art chamber (for example carry out automatic input edible material and automatic intaking etc. to the culinary art chamber), controls shutoff valve 24 for passageway 221 is opened, material feeding device sends the material into in passageway 221 through function hole group, the material enters into the culinary art chamber through passageway 221 and connecting hole 222 again, in order to realize carrying the material to the culinary art intracavity, treat that the material carries the back that finishes, control shutoff valve 24 and close passageway 221.

In the present invention, the channel control device 20 is applied to the cooking appliance 100, and the channel 221 of the conducting member 22 is used to perform a plurality of functions, thereby reducing the number of channels 221, simplifying the structure, and improving the overall strength of the cooking appliance 100.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the conducting member 22 is an independent component, when the channel control device 20 is used in the cooking appliance 100, the conducting member 22 is installed in the machine body 10 of the cooking appliance 100, and the connecting hole 222 of the conducting member 22 is communicated with the cooking cavity of the machine body 10, and by providing the conducting member 22 as an independent component, the convenience of processing is improved, so that the production cost can be reduced.

In addition, the conducting part 22 may be a metal part (stainless steel part, iron part, or the like) or a non-metal part (plastic part, nylon part, or the like), and in the present invention, the conducting part 22 is a food-grade plastic part (non-metal part), and is processed and manufactured by one-time injection molding, so that the processing is convenient, the manufacturing cost is low, and the cost of the channel control device 20 is reduced.

In addition, the channel 221 is formed in the conduction member 22, the channel 221 may be a linear channel or a curved channel, the channel 221 may communicate with the outside through the connection hole 222 and the functional hole group, and the position where the connection hole 222 and the functional hole group are opened on the conduction member 22 may be specifically set according to the position where the conduction member 22 is arranged on the body 10.

In other embodiments, the through piece 22 may be integrated inside the body 10 of the cooking appliance 100, i.e., formed with the body 10 of the cooking appliance 100 as an integral structure (e.g., integrated in the upper cover 11 of the cooking appliance 100, etc.).

It is further understood that the channel control device 20 further comprises a drive member 23, as shown in fig. 2, 4, 6, 8 or 9, the drive member 23 being connected to a block valve 24. In particular, the driving element 23 is used for driving the blocking valve 24, i.e. the blocking valve 24 is controlled by the driving element 23 to open or close the passage 221 of the conducting element 22.

When the passage control apparatus 20 is used in the cooking appliance 100, the driving member 23 is provided inside or outside the body 10 of the cooking appliance 100.

Taking gas delivery in the cooking cavity as an example, when the channel control device 20 needs to be used for air intake of the cooking cavity of the machine body 10, the driving part 23 is started and transmits power to the plugging valve 24, the plugging valve 24 moves under the action of power so as to open the channel 221, external air can enter the cooking cavity through the functional hole group, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 so as to meet the cooking requirement, and after the air intake is finished, the driving part 23 drives the plugging valve 24 to close the channel 221 through the action of power again and the plugging valve 24 so as to realize the isolation of the cooking cavity from the outside; when the channel control device 20 is needed to exhaust the cooking cavity of the machine body 10, the driving part 23 is started, power is transmitted to the blocking valve 24, the blocking valve 24 moves under the action of the power, so that the channel 221 is opened, air in the cooking cavity can enter the outside through the connecting hole 222, the channel 221 and the functional hole group, the cooking requirement is met, after the exhaust is finished, the driving part 23 and the blocking valve 24 act through the power again, the blocking valve 24 is driven to close the channel 221, and the cooking cavity is isolated from the outside.

Through setting up driving piece 23, improved the convenience to shutoff valve 24 control, when passageway controlling means 20 was used for cooking utensil 100, realized cooking utensil 100's automatic air inlet and automatic exhaust, need not user operation, improved user's use and experienced.

In other embodiments, the channel control device 20 may be provided without the driving member 23, and the blocking valve 24 is configured to be manually operated, that is, the user operates the blocking valve 24 to open or close the channel 221, and the manufacturing cost of the channel control device 20 can be reduced by configuring the blocking valve 24 to be manually operated.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the driving member 23 is a water pump (the water pump is communicated with a water box, and the water pump and the water box are not shown), the water pump is communicated with the blocking valve 24 through a water pipe, when the blocking valve 24 needs to be driven, the water pump is started to inject water into the blocking valve 24, and the blocking valve 24 is driven by water pressure along with the continuous injection of water, so as to open or close the channel 221 by the blocking valve 24.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the driving member 23 is a motor, the motor is rotatably connected to the plugging valve 24, and when it is required to drive the plugging valve 24, the motor is started, and the motor drives the plugging valve 24 to perform a corresponding action, so as to open or close the channel 221 by the plugging valve 24.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the driving member 23 is a solenoid valve, the solenoid valve is magnetically engaged with the blocking valve 24, and the state of the blocking valve 24 (the state of opening the channel 221 or the state of closing the channel 121) is switched by switching on and off the solenoid valve.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the driving member 23 is an air pump, the blocking valve 24 includes a valve seat 241, a valve stem 242 and a valve plug 243, the valve seat 241 is disposed in the passage 221, the valve seat 241 is provided with a cavity 2411 communicated with the air pump, a part of the body of the valve stem 242 is movably disposed in the cavity 2411, the valve plug 243 is disposed on the body of the valve stem 242 located outside the cavity 2411, and the air pump drives the valve stem 242 to move relative to the valve seat 241, so that the valve plug 243 opens or closes the passage 221. Specifically, the valve plug 243 is arranged at one end of the valve rod 242, the other end of the valve rod 242 is arranged in a cavity 2411 of the valve seat 241, the valve rod 242 can move relative to the valve seat 241, the control on the valve plug 243 is realized through the movement of the valve rod 242, the valve plug 243 has a state of opening the channel 221 and a state of closing the channel 221, when the channel 221 needs to be opened, the air pump sends air into the cavity 2411, the air pressure is increased along with the injection of the air in the cavity 2411, high-pressure air acts on the other end of the valve rod 242 in the cavity 2411, so that the valve rod 242 is pushed to move relative to the valve seat 241, and the movement of the valve rod 242 drives the position change of the valve plug 243 to open the channel 221; when the passage 221 needs to be closed, the air pump can reversely pump the air in the cavity 2411, and as the air pressure in the cavity 2411 decreases, the valve rod 242 drives the valve core 243 to move, so as to close the passage 221. The mode of controlling the plugging valve 24 by using the air pump has high response speed and shortens the control time.

In the present embodiment, the valve element 243 is disposed outside the passage 221, when the blocking valve 24 closes the passage 221, the valve element 243 abuts against and blocks the position of the connection hole 222, when the blocking valve 24 opens the passage 221, the valve element 243 is separated from the connection hole 222, and by disposing the valve element 243 outside the passage 221, the valve element 243 is ensured to be clean, and the situation that the blocking valve 24 fails due to the clamping stagnation of the valve element 243 is avoided.

In the present embodiment, the blocking valve 24 further includes an elastic member 244 for returning the valve body 243.

In some examples of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, 6, or 9, the elastic member 244 is a spring, the spring is disposed in the cavity 2411, one end of the spring is fixedly connected to an inner wall of the cavity 2411, the other end of the spring is fixedly connected to the other end of the valve stem 242 located in the cavity 2411, and the spring naturally causes the valve stem 242 to drive the valve plug 243 to close the second hole of the conducting member 22. When the channel 221 needs to be opened, the air pump sends air into the cavity 2411, the air pressure in the cavity 2411 rises, the high-pressure air acts on the valve rod 242, when the pressure of the high-pressure air is greater than the elastic force of the spring, the valve rod 242 is pushed to move relative to the valve seat 241, the spring generates elastic deformation, and the movement of the valve rod 242 drives the change of the position of the valve core 243 to open the channel 221; when the channel 221 needs to be closed, the air pump exhausts air, the air pressure in the cavity 2411 is reduced, and when the air pressure is smaller than the elastic force of the spring, the spring recovers elastic deformation, so that the valve rod 242 is driven to move, and the valve core 243 abuts against the second hole and closes the second hole, so that the channel 221 is closed.

In some examples of the present invention, the elastic member 244 is a spring rope, and the arrangement manner and the operation principle of the spring rope are close to those of the elastic member 244, which can be specifically referred to as an example in which the elastic member 244 is a spring, and this example is not described again.

In other embodiments, the plugging valve 24 includes a valve seat, a valve core, and a driving element (which may be a motor, etc.), wherein the valve seat is disposed in the channel 221, the valve core is rotatably disposed on the valve seat and is in transmission connection with the driving element, a via hole is disposed on the valve core, when the channel 221 needs to be opened, the driving element drives the valve core to rotate, so that the via hole is communicated with the channel 221, at this time, the channel is located in the space on both sides of the plugging valve to be communicated, when the channel 221 needs to be closed, the driving element drives the valve core to rotate, so that the via hole is not communicated with the channel 221, at this time, the channel is located in the space on both sides of the plugging valve to be not communicated.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the functional orifice set has multiple communication schemes, including the functional orifice set communicating with the material supply, the functional orifice set communicating with the air interchanger, and the functional orifice set communicating with the air interchanger and the material supply, respectively.

In the scheme that the functional hole group is communicated with the material device, multiple materials can be fed into the cooking cavity through one channel, the number of material channels on the cooking appliance is reduced, and the strength of the cooking appliance 100 is improved.

In the scheme that the functional hole group is communicated with the ventilation device, the air inlet or exhaust operation of the cooking cavity can be realized through one channel, the number of air channels on the cooking appliance is reduced, and the strength of the cooking appliance 100 is improved.

In the scheme that the functional hole group is respectively communicated with the material supply device and the air interchanger, one channel not only can realize air exchanging operation (air intake or air exhaust) of the cooking cavity but also can realize feeding operation (including multiple materials) of the cooking cavity, the number of the upper channels is further reduced, and the strength of the cooking appliance 100 is improved.

Further, the function hole group comprises a first hole which is used for being communicated with a ventilation device of the cooking appliance, and the cooking cavity is ventilated. Specifically, when the channel control device 20 is used for the cooking appliance 100, the ventilator of the cooking appliance is communicated with the channel 221 through the first hole, when air needs to be introduced into the cooking cavity, the driving member 23 is started and transmits power to the blocking valve 24, the blocking valve 24 moves under the action of the power, so that the channel 221 is opened, external air can enter the cooking cavity through the first hole, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222, so as to meet the cooking requirement, after the air is introduced, the driving member 23 and the blocking valve 24 are acted by the power again to drive the blocking valve 24 to close the channel 221, so that the cooking cavity is isolated from the outside; when the cooking cavity needs to be exhausted, the driving part 23 is started, power is transmitted to the blocking valve 24, the blocking valve 24 moves under the action of the power, the channel 221 is opened, air in the cooking cavity can enter the outside through the connecting hole 222, the channel 221 and the first hole group, the cooking requirement is met, after the exhaust is finished, the driving part 23 and the blocking valve 24 are driven to close the channel 221 through the action of the power, and the cooking cavity is isolated from the outside.

The first hole, the passage 221 and the connection hole 222 may be used to allow air to be introduced into and exhausted from the cooking cavity, thereby simplifying the number of air passages, simplifying the overall structure, and improving the overall strength of the cooking appliance 100.

Further, the functional hole group of the conducting member 22 further includes a second hole for communicating with the discharge hole of the food material supplying mechanism 30 of the material supplying device of the cooking appliance 100, so that the food material can enter the cooking cavity through the second hole, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 in sequence. Specifically, the second hole is disposed on the conducting member 22 and is communicated with the channel 221, when the channel control device 20 is used in the cooking appliance 100, the conducting member 22 is disposed on the body 10 of the cooking appliance 100, the connecting hole 222 of the conducting member 22 is communicated with the cooking cavity of the body 10, the second hole of the conducting member 22 is communicated with the food material supply mechanism 30 of the cooking appliance 100, when food material needs to be supplied into the cooking cavity, the blocking valve 24 is operated to open the channel 221, the food material supply mechanism 30 sends the food material into the channel 221 through the second hole, the food material enters the cooking cavity through the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 to throw the food material into the cooking cavity, and after the food material is thrown, the blocking valve 24 is operated to close the channel 221.

When the channel control device 20 is used for the cooking appliance 100, the first hole, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 are utilized to realize air intake and exhaust of the cooking cavity, the second hole, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 are utilized to realize throwing of food materials in the cooking cavity, and by arranging the channel 221, different requirements of the cooking appliance 100 are met, the number of the channels 221 is further reduced, the structure is simplified, and the overall strength of the cooking appliance 100 is improved.

Further, the function hole group of the lead-through member 22 further includes a third hole for communicating with the water outlet of the water supply mechanism 40 of the material supply device of the cooking appliance 100 so that water can enter the cooking cavity through the third hole, the passage 221 and the connection hole 222 in sequence. Specifically, the third hole is disposed on the conducting member 22 and communicated with the channel 221, when the channel control device 20 is used in the cooking appliance 100, the conducting member 22 is disposed on the body 10 of the cooking appliance 100, the connection hole 222 of the conducting member 22 is communicated with the cooking cavity of the body 10, the third hole of the conducting member 22 is communicated with the water supply mechanism 40 of the cooking appliance 100, when water is supplied in the cooking cavity of the box, the blocking valve 24 is controlled, so that the channel 221 is opened, the water supply mechanism 40 sends water into the channel 221 through the third hole, the water enters the cooking cavity through the channel 221 and the connection hole 222, so as to supply water into the cooking cavity, and after the water supply is finished, the blocking valve 24 is controlled to close the channel 221.

When the channel control device 20 is used for the cooking appliance 100, the first hole, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 are used for realizing air intake and exhaust of the cooking cavity, the second hole, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 are used for realizing throwing of food materials in the cooking cavity, the third hole, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 are used for realizing water supply in the cooking cavity, and one channel 221 is arranged, so that the number of the channels 221 is further reduced on the basis of meeting different requirements of the cooking appliance 100, the structure is further simplified, and the overall strength of the cooking appliance 100 is further improved.

It should be noted that the functional hole groups of the conducting member 22 may further include a fourth hole, a fifth hole, a sixth hole, an nth hole, and the like, and the number and the positions of the holes of the functional hole groups are set according to the specific use requirement of the cooking appliance 100, which is not described herein again.

Further, as shown in fig. 2, the passage control device 20 further includes a blower 21, and the blower 21 communicates with the first hole. The fan 21 provides power for airflow through the channel 221, specifically, when the channel control device 20 is used in the cooking appliance 100, and when the channel control device 20 needs to be used for air intake to a cooking cavity of the machine body 10, the blocking valve 24 is operated to open the channel 221, the fan 21 is started, under the action of the fan 21, external air enters the cooking cavity through the first hole, the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222, so as to meet the cooking requirement, and after the air intake is finished, the blocking valve 24 is operated to drive the blocking valve 24 to close the channel 221, so as to isolate the cooking cavity from the outside; when the channel control device 20 is needed to exhaust the cooking cavity of the machine body 10, the plugging valve 24 is controlled, so that the channel 221 is opened by the plugging valve 24, the fan 21 is started and runs in the reverse direction, air in the cooking cavity is discharged through the connecting hole 222, the channel 221 and the first hole in sequence under the action of the fan 21, the cooking requirement is met, after the exhaust is finished, the plugging valve 24 is controlled, and the plugging valve 24 is driven to close the channel 221, so that the cooking cavity is isolated from the outside. Power is provided for air inlet and exhaust through setting up fan 21 to improve the efficiency of air inlet and exhaust, shortened the time of culinary art, promoted user's use and experienced.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the present invention further provides a cooking appliance 100, the cooking appliance 100 includes a body 10, a channel control device 20 according to the above, a material supply device and a ventilation device, the body 10 is provided with a cooking cavity, the channel control device 20 is provided on the body 10, a channel 221 is communicated with the cooking cavity, the material supply device includes a food material supply mechanism 30 and/or a water supply mechanism 40 communicated with the functional hole set of the conducting member 22, and the ventilation device is communicated with the functional hole set.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the material supplying device includes the material supplying mechanism 30, the material supplying mechanism 30 is communicated with the functional hole set of the conducting member 22, the air intake and exhaust of the cooking cavity and the material supplying requirement can be satisfied by using one channel 221 of the conducting member 22, on the basis of satisfying the using requirement of the cooking appliance 100, the number of the channels 221 is reduced, the structure is simplified, and the strength of the cooking appliance 100 as a whole is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the material supplying device includes a water supplying mechanism 40, the water supplying mechanism 40 is communicated with the functional hole set of the conducting member 22, the air intake and exhaust of the cooking cavity and the water supply requirement can be satisfied by using one channel 221 of the conducting member 22, on the basis of satisfying the use requirement of the cooking appliance 100, the number of the channels 221 is reduced, the structure is simplified, and the overall strength of the cooking appliance 100 is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the material supplying device includes the food material supplying mechanism 30 and the water supplying mechanism 40, the conducting member 22 of the channel controlling device 20 is engaged with the machine body 10, and the connecting hole 222 of the conducting member 22 is communicated with the cooking cavity, the food material supplying mechanism 30 and the water supplying mechanism 40 are respectively communicated with the channel 221 of the conducting member 22, the air intake and exhaust of the cooking cavity can be realized by controlling the opening of the blocking valve 24, the food material can enter the cooking cavity by controlling the opening of the blocking valve 24 and the food material supplying mechanism 30, the water can enter the cooking cavity by controlling the opening of the blocking valve 24 and the water supplying mechanism 40, the air intake and exhaust, the food material supply and the water supply can be satisfied by using one channel 221 of the conducting member 22, on the basis of satisfying the use requirements of the cooking appliance 100, the number of the channels 221 is reduced, the structure is simplified, and the overall strength of the cooking appliance 100 is improved (the strength of deformation is improved to be not less than the strength of the whole pressure bearing when other components are not increased 4 Kpa).

In addition, the channel 221 of the conducting piece 22 is utilized to realize multiple functions, the food material storage problem is solved, and the temperature fluctuation of the cooking cavity using the structure can be controlled between the required plus and minus 3 ℃.

Wherein, organism 10 includes a kind of deep pot body 12, pot body 13 and upper cover 11, and pot body 13 is located a kind of deep pot body 12, and the inside of pot body 13 forms the culinary art chamber, cooks the chamber and communicates with the external world through the opening of pot body 13, and upper cover 11 cooperates with a kind of deep pot body 12 with the mode that opens and shuts for open or seal the opening.

It should be noted that, a fixed structure or a separable structure may be provided between the pot body 13 and the pot body 12, in an embodiment of the present invention, an accommodating cavity (a heating component is provided in the accommodating cavity, and the heating component is, for example, a heating tube, an IH coil, a heating plate, etc.) is provided on the pot body 12, the pot body 13 is detachably disposed in the accommodating cavity, and after cooking is completed, a user can separate the pot body 13 from the pot body 12, thereby improving convenience of the user in the using process.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 7 to 9, the machine body 10 further includes a food steamer 14, the food steamer 14 is detachably disposed inside the pot body 13 (the food steamer 14 and the inner bottom surface of the pot body 13 are disposed at an interval), cooking of two different food materials can be achieved by using the food steamer 14 and the pot body 13, or cooking two food materials by using one food material can be achieved by using the food steamer 14 and the pot body, so that eating requirements of different users are met, and using experience of the users is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 to 6, the machine body does not include the food steamer 14, when food is cooked by placing food material in the pot body 13 and heating the food, the volume in the pot body can be increased without providing the food steamer in the pot body 13, so that the single cooking amount of the cooking appliance 100 is ensured.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the upper cover 11 is provided with an installation position, the conducting member 22 is installed and fixed on the installation position of the upper cover 11, after the conducting member 22 is installed and fixed, the connection hole 222 of the conducting member 22 is communicated with the side surface of the upper cover 11 facing the opening of the pot body 13 (the upper cover 11 is in a closed state relative to the pot body 12), when the cooking cavity is closed by the upper cover 11, the connection hole 222 can be ensured to be communicated with the cooking cavity, so as to utilize the channel 221 and the connection hole 222 to perform air intake, air exhaust, food material throwing, water supply, or the like on the cooking cavity, thereby satisfying the cooking requirement of the cooking appliance 100.

It should be understood that the side of the upper cover 11 facing the opening of the pot body 13 is provided with an opening area (the hole pattern of the opening area can be square, circular or other regular shapes or irregular shapes), and the opening area is arranged corresponding to the connection hole 222 to ensure that the connection hole 222 can be communicated with the cooking cavity.

It should be noted that other components of the passage control device 20 may be disposed in the upper cover 11 and may also be disposed in the pot body 12, in this embodiment, the blower 21 of the passage control device 20 is disposed in the upper cover 11, and the driving member 23 of the passage control device 20, which is an air pump, is disposed in the pot body 12.

In this embodiment, the through position of the connection hole 222 and the side surface is located at the center of the upper cover 11, and the machine body 10 further includes a heating member which is provided on the upper cover 11 and is circumferentially arranged around the through position. Specifically, set up connecting hole 222 to be located the center of upper cover 11 with the through position of side to and locate upper cover 11 with the heating member and encircle and locate through position circumference, utilize the heating member can realize the even heating to upper cover 11, thereby avoid appearing the condition emergence that the low temperature region produced the comdenstion water and influence the culinary art effect because of upper cover 11, improved the quality of culinary art, further promoted user's use and experienced.

It should be understood that the assembly of the heating element is facilitated by the open area of the upper cover 11, and the multifunctional structure of the single channel 221 enables the heating delivery to be carried out for less than or equal to 5 minutes when the average temperature of the heating delivery on the surface of the cooking cavity is 99 ℃.

It should be noted that the heating member can be a heating tube or a heating plate, and in this embodiment, the heating member is a heating tube, and the heating effect is good and the cost is low by using the heating tube.

In some embodiments of the present invention, a mounting position is provided on the pot body 12, the conducting piece 22 is fixed at the mounting position of the pot body 12 (the opening of the pot body 12 is higher than the opening of the pot body 13, and the mounting position is located at a position where the pot body 12 is higher than the opening of the pot body 13), and after the conducting piece 22 is mounted and fixed, the connecting hole 222 of the conducting piece 22 is communicated with the cooking cavity regardless of whether the upper cover 11 is closed, so as to utilize the channel 221 and the connecting hole 222 to perform air intake, air exhaust, food material feeding, water supply, or the like on the cooking cavity, thereby satisfying the cooking requirement of the cooking appliance 100.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A passage control device for a cooking appliance, comprising:

the conduction piece is provided with a channel, a connecting hole and a functional hole group, wherein the connecting hole and the functional hole group are respectively communicated with the channel;

a shutoff valve configured to open or close the passage.

2. The channel control device as defined in claim 1, further comprising an actuator coupled to the block valve.

3. The passage control device according to claim 2, wherein the driving member is any one of an air pump, a water pump, a motor, and a solenoid valve.

4. The passage control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the driving member is an air pump, and the shutoff valve includes:

the valve seat is arranged in the channel and provided with a cavity communicated with the air pump;

the valve rod is provided with a part of body in a movable mode in the containing cavity;

the valve core is arranged on the body of the valve rod positioned outside the cavity, and the air pump drives the valve rod to move relative to the valve seat, so that the valve core opens or closes the channel.

5. The channel control device as defined in claim 1, wherein the functional hole group includes a plurality of holes for material delivery and gas delivery of the cooking cavity.

6. The channel control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the functional hole set includes a first hole for communicating with a ventilation device of the cooking appliance for ventilation of the cooking cavity;

and/or the functional hole group comprises a second hole which is used for being communicated with a food material supply mechanism of a material supply device of the cooking appliance, so that food materials can enter the cooking cavity through the second hole, the channel and the connecting hole in sequence;

and/or the set of function holes comprises a third hole for communicating with a water supply mechanism of a material supply device of the cooking appliance, so that water can enter the cooking cavity through the third hole, the passage and the connection hole in sequence.

7. The air gasper of any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the passage control device further comprises a blower in communication with the first aperture.

8. A cooking appliance, characterized in that it comprises:

the cooking device comprises a machine body, a cooking cavity and a control device, wherein the machine body is provided with the cooking cavity;

the channel control device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which is provided to the body, and a communication hole of a conduction member of the channel control device communicates with the cooking chamber;

the material supply device comprises a food material supply mechanism and/or a water supply mechanism which are communicated with the functional hole group of the communicating component;

and the air interchanger is communicated with the functional hole group.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 8, wherein the body comprises:

a pot body;

the pot body is arranged on the pot body, the cooking cavity is formed inside the pot body, and the cooking cavity is communicated with the outside through the opening of the pot body;

the upper cover is matched with the cooker body in an opening and closing mode and used for opening or closing the opening, the conducting piece of the channel control device is arranged on the upper cover, and the connecting hole of the conducting piece is communicated with the side face, facing the opening, of the upper cover.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 9, wherein a penetrating position of the connecting hole and the side surface is located at a center of the upper cover, and the body further includes a heating member provided to the upper cover and surrounding a circumference of the penetrating position.

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