CN215820629U - Steam valve assembly and cooking utensil with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a steam valve component and a cooking utensil with the same, wherein the steam valve component comprises a steam valve upper cover, a steam valve lower cover and a decorative cover, and the steam valve upper cover is provided with a steam outlet; the decorative cover is arranged above the upper cover of the steam valve and is arranged outside the steam outlet around the steam outlet; wherein the decoration cover is detachably connected with the lower steam valve cover, and the decoration cover presses the upper steam valve cover against the lower steam valve cover. According to the steam valve component, the decoration cover is convenient to wipe and clean, the use experience of a user can be improved, the user can clean the decoration cover even if steam enters the inner side of the decoration cover and forms water drops, the appearance of the decoration cover is kept, in addition, a connecting structure between the upper cover of the steam valve and the lower cover of the steam valve can be eliminated, and the decoration cover, the upper cover of the steam valve and the lower cover of the steam valve can be fixed in one step.

Description

Steam valve assembly and cooking utensil with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of kitchen utensils, in particular to a steam valve assembly and a cooking utensil with the same.

Background

The known cooking utensil with air cooling system is assembled between the decoration cover of the steam valve component and the steam valve upper cover in a non-detachable mode, and a sealing ring is arranged between the decoration cover and the steam valve upper cover to form a sealing space. However, during normal use of the cooking appliance, the high temperature steam generated easily causes the decorative cover to deform, so that the sealing of the sealing ring fails, thereby causing the steam to enter the inner side of the decorative cover and form water drops, which affects the user experience.

To this end, the present invention provides a steam valve assembly and a cooking appliance having the same to at least partially solve the problems of the prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In the summary section a series of concepts in a simplified form is introduced, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The inventive content of the present invention is not intended to define key features or essential features of the claimed solution, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed solution.

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

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

a steam valve lower cover; and

the decoration cover is arranged above the steam valve upper cover and is arranged outside the steam outlet around the steam outlet;

wherein the decoration cover is detachably connected with the lower steam valve cover, and the decoration cover presses the upper steam valve cover against the lower steam valve cover.

According to the steam valve component, the decoration cover and the lower cover of the steam valve are detachably connected, so that the decoration cover is convenient to wipe and clean, a user can clean the decoration cover even if steam enters the inner side of the decoration cover and forms water drops, the decoration cover is kept attractive, and the use experience of the user can be improved; in addition, because decorate the cover and lean on steam valve upper cover pressure to steam valve lower cover, can make the sealed effect between steam valve upper cover and the steam valve lower cover better, can cancel the connection structure between steam valve upper cover and the steam valve lower cover even to can one step realize decorating the cover, steam valve upper cover and steam valve lower cover between fixed.

Optionally, one of the decoration cover and the steam valve lower cover is provided with a protrusion, and the other is provided with a mounting groove, and the decoration cover is detachably connected to the steam valve lower cover by the protrusion rotating into the mounting groove.

According to this scheme, through setting up the bulge and with bulge complex mounting groove, can decorate the cover for steam valve lower cover is rotatory, can be connected with detachably between decoration cover and the steam valve lower cover, consequently decorate the assembly technology between cover and the steam valve lower cover comparatively simple.

Optionally, the steam valve lower cover is provided with the bulge, and the trim cover is provided with the mounting groove.

According to this scheme, be convenient for will decorate the cover and install to steam valve lower cover to be convenient for will decorate the cover and dismantle from steam valve lower cover, in order to clean and wash and decorate the cover.

Optionally, the steam valve lower cover includes an outer sidewall extending in a circumferential direction, the decorative cover and the steam valve upper cover are disposed inside the outer sidewall, and the protrusion is disposed on an inner surface of the outer sidewall.

According to this scheme, be convenient for installation and dismantlement decorate the cover to the lateral wall can play horizontal spacing effect to decorating cover and steam valve lower cover.

Optionally, the decoration cover comprises a first side wall and a second side wall for abutting against the steam valve upper cover along the circumferential direction, the first side wall is arranged on the outer side of the second side wall, and the mounting groove is arranged on the first side wall.

According to this scheme, decorate the simple structure of cover, first lateral wall and second lateral wall homoenergetic are supported and are leaned on the steam valve upper cover to can press the steam valve upper cover to steam valve lower cover.

Optionally, the mounting groove includes a receiving groove extending upward from a bottom surface of the first sidewall and an extending groove extending laterally from a side of the receiving groove, the protrusion being configured to enter via the receiving groove and finally into the extending groove.

According to this scheme, the simple structure of mounting groove, the extending groove can play vertical spacing effect to decorating the cover.

Optionally, the first side wall is provided with a limit portion extending vertically, the limit portion is arranged in the extending groove, the protruding portion is correspondingly provided with a limit groove, and the limit portion is matched with the limit groove to position the protruding portion.

According to this scheme, spacing portion and spacing groove cooperation to with the bulge location in the extending groove, thereby prevent to decorate the cover and rotate for steam valve lower cover.

Optionally, the steam valve assembly includes a cover sealing ring, the steam valve upper cover is provided with an upper groove, and the free end of the second sidewall presses the cover sealing ring against the upper groove along a circumferential direction of the cover sealing ring.

According to this scheme, can prevent that the steam that discharges from the steam vent from entering into the inside of decorating the cover from the clearance between second lateral wall and the steam valve upper cover.

Optionally, the steam valve assembly includes a steam sealing ring, the steam valve upper cover is provided with a lower groove, the steam valve lower cover further includes a bottom wall connected with the outer side wall, and the free end of the first side wall and the bottom wall clamp the outer end periphery of the steam valve upper cover together to press the steam sealing ring against the lower groove.

According to this scheme, steam seal circle can seal the clearance of the junction of steam valve upper cover and steam valve lower cover.

Optionally, one of the trim cover and the steam valve lower cover is provided with an external thread and the other is provided with an internal thread for threaded engagement with the external thread, or

One of the decoration cover and the steam valve lower cover is provided with a slot, and the other is provided with a dowel bar used for being matched with the slot.

According to above-mentioned scheme, can also realize detachably through other structures between decorating cover and the steam valve lower cover and connect to in the structure of optimal design steam valve subassembly, and make steam valve subassembly's structure diversified.

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

the cooker body is internally provided with an inner pot;

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

the steam valve assembly of any of the above first aspects, the steam valve assembly is disposed on the cover.

According to the cooking utensil, the decoration cover and the lower cover of the steam valve are detachably connected, so that the decoration cover is convenient to wipe and clean, a user can clean the decoration cover even if steam enters the inner side of the decoration cover and forms water drops, the decoration cover is kept attractive, and the use experience of the user can be improved; in addition, because decorate the cover and lean on steam valve upper cover pressure to steam valve lower cover, can make the sealed effect between steam valve upper cover and the steam valve lower cover better, can cancel the connection structure between steam valve upper cover and the steam valve lower cover even to can one step realize decorating the cover, steam valve upper cover and steam valve lower cover between fixed.

Drawings

The following drawings of the utility model are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the utility model and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

In the drawings:

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

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

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional exploded schematic view of the steam valve assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a steam valve lower cover of the steam valve assembly of FIG. 1;

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

FIG. 6 is a schematic top view of the steam valve lower cover of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the steam valve lower cover of FIG. 6;

fig. 8 to 10 are schematic views illustrating an assembly process of the steam valve assembly of fig. 1.

Description of reference numerals:

100: steam valve assembly 110: steam valve upper cover

111: steam exhaust port 112: upper groove

113: lower groove 114: extension wall

120: steam valve lower cover 121: outer side wall

122: bottom wall 123: projecting part

124: the limiting groove 130: decorative cover

131: first side wall 132: second side wall

133: top wall 134: mounting groove

135: receiving grooves 136: extension groove

137: the limiting part 140: cover sealing ring

150: steam sealing ring

Detailed Description

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

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the utility model. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" are used in the utility model only for identification and do not have any other meanings, such as a specific order. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself imply the presence of "second component", and the term "second component" does not itself imply the presence of "first component". The terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right" and the like as used herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not limiting.

The utility model provides a steam valve assembly 100 and a cooking appliance with the same. The cooking appliance according to the present invention may be an electric rice cooker, an electric pressure cooker or other cooking appliances, and may have various functions such as cooking porridge, cooking soup, etc. in addition to the function of cooking rice.

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

A steam valve assembly 100 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 1 to 10.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the steam valve assembly 100 mainly includes a steam valve upper cover 110, a steam valve lower cover 120, and a trim cover 130.

The steam valve upper cover 110 is disposed inside an upper portion of the steam valve lower cover 120, and a steam discharge port 111 is provided at a top of the steam valve upper cover 110. An accommodating cavity is formed between the steam valve upper cover 110 and the steam valve lower cover 120, and the accommodating cavity is respectively communicated with the steam outlet 111 and the cooking space, so that steam in the cooking space can enter the accommodating cavity and is discharged to the external atmosphere through the steam outlet 111.

The steam valve upper cover 110 and the steam valve lower cover 120 may be formed of a resin material through an injection molding process. The trim cover 130 is disposed above the steam valve upper cover 110 and outside the steam outlet 111 around the steam outlet 111. The outer surface of the steam valve upper cover 110 may be provided with a grain for decoration. The decoration cover 130 may be formed of a transparent resin material through an injection molding process so that a user can observe the lines through the decoration cover 130, making the cooking appliance more beautiful. The decoration cover 130 and the steam valve lower cover 120 are detachably connected, and the decoration cover 130 presses the steam valve upper cover 110 against the steam valve lower cover 120, thereby facilitating wiping and washing of the decoration cover 130, maintaining the beauty of the decoration cover 130, and enabling to improve the user experience.

In the present embodiment, the steam valve lower cover 120 is provided with the protrusion 123, and the trim cover 130 is provided with the mounting groove 134. The steam valve lower cover 120 is detachably coupled to the trim cover 130 by the protrusion 123 rotating into the mounting groove 134. . In one embodiment, not shown, the trim cover is provided with a protrusion and the steam valve lower cover is provided with a mounting groove for mating with the protrusion, such that the trim cover and the steam valve lower cover are detachably connected.

Further, in other embodiments, not shown, one of the trim cover and the steam valve lower cover is provided with an external thread and the other is provided with an internal thread for threaded engagement with the external thread, such that the trim cover and the steam valve lower cover are removably connected, or one of the trim cover and the steam valve lower cover is provided with a socket and the other is provided with a dowel for mating with the socket, e.g., the dowel may be inserted into the socket and interference fit with the socket, such that the trim cover and the steam valve lower cover are removably connected.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the steam valve lower cover 120 includes an outer sidewall 121 extending in the circumferential direction and a bottom wall 122 connected to the outer sidewall 121 and disposed at the bottom end periphery of the outer sidewall 121. The trim cover 130 and the steam valve upper cover 110 are disposed inside the outer sidewall 121 and on the upper side of the bottom wall 122. The protrusion 123 is provided to an inner surface of the outer sidewall 121, and may be substantially configured as a rectangular parallelepiped structure extending in a horizontal direction. In the present embodiment, the inner surface of the outer sidewall 121 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 123, and the protrusions 123 may be disposed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the outer sidewall 121.

As shown in fig. 3 and 5, the trim cover 130 includes first and second sidewalls 131 and 132 for circumferentially abutting against the steam valve upper cover 110 and a top wall 133 connecting the first and second sidewalls 131 and 132. The first and second side walls 131 and 132 are generally configured to extend in a vertical direction. The top wall 133 is configured to be connected from the top end periphery of the first side wall 131 to the top end periphery of the second side wall 132. The first sidewall 131 is disposed at an outer side of the second sidewall 132, and the mounting groove 134 is disposed at a bottom of the first sidewall 131.

Specifically, the mounting groove 134 includes a receiving groove 135 extending upward from the bottom surface of the first sidewall 131 and an extending groove 136 extending laterally from a side of the receiving groove 135, and the protrusion 123 is configured to be able to enter via the receiving groove 135 and finally into the extending groove 136. The mounting groove 134 is generally configured as a U-shaped groove open downward. The extension groove 136 is provided at the top of the mounting groove 134 and is generally configured as a U-shaped groove opening toward the side of the mounting groove 134.

Preferably, the first sidewall 131 is provided with a stopper 137 extending in a vertical direction. The stopper 137 is disposed in the extension groove 136 and is configured in a semi-cylindrical shape. As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the projection 123 is correspondingly provided with a stopper groove 124. The stopper groove 124 is configured as a semicircular groove for cooperating with the stopper 137 to position the protrusion 123 in the stopper groove 124, thereby preventing the trim cover 130 from further rotating with respect to the steam valve lower cover 120.

As shown in fig. 1-3, the steam valve upper cover 110 may include an extension wall 114 extending in a circumferential direction. The extension wall 114 may be generally configured as a frustum-shaped structure, and the cross-sectional area of the top portion of the extension wall 114 is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the bottom portion. The above-mentioned texture for decoration may be provided on the outer surface of the extension wall 114. Steam valve assembly 100 includes a bonnet seal 140 and a steam seal 150, bonnet seals 140 and steam seals 150 are mounted on extension wall 114, respectively, and bonnet seals 140 are spaced apart on an upper side of steam seals 150. Cover seal 140 and vapor seal 150 may be O-rings made of silicone or rubber material.

Specifically, the extension wall 114 of the steam valve upper cover 110 is provided with an upper groove 112 opened upward and a lower groove 113 opened downward. The upper groove 112 and the lower groove 113 are both disposed outside the steam discharge port 111 around the steam discharge port 111, and the lower groove 113 is disposed outside the upper groove 112. The free end of the second sidewall 132 presses the cover seal 140 against the upper groove 112 along the circumferential direction of the cover seal 140, whereby the steam discharged from the steam discharge port 111 can be prevented from entering the interior of the trim cover 130 from the gap between the second sidewall 132 and the steam valve upper cover 110. The free end of the first sidewall 131 and the bottom wall 122 together clamp the outer end periphery (i.e., the bottom end periphery) of the extension wall 114 of the steam valve upper cover 110 to press the steam sealing ring 150 against the lower groove 113, and the steam sealing ring 150 can seal the gap at the junction of the steam valve upper cover 110 and the steam valve lower cover 120.

The assembly between the steam valve lower cover 120 and the trim cover 130 will be described with reference to fig. 8 to 10.

As shown in fig. 8, the decoration cover 130 is first placed over the steam valve lower cover 120, and the opening of the receiving groove 135 of the decoration cover 130 is aligned with the protrusion 123 of the steam valve lower cover 120. As shown in fig. 9, the protrusion 123 of the steam valve lower cover 120 is then inserted into the receiving groove 135 of the trim cover 130. As shown in fig. 10, the steam valve lower cover 120 and/or the decoration cover 130 are rotated so that the protrusion 123 enters the extension groove 136 until the limiting portion 137 enters the limiting groove 124 to be engaged with the limiting groove 124, and the decoration cover 130 and the steam valve lower cover 120 are mounted in place.

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

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the utility model to the scope of the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many variations and modifications may be made to the teachings of the utility model, which fall within the scope of the utility model as claimed.

Claims (11)

1. A steam valve assembly, comprising:

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

a steam valve lower cover (120); and

a trim cover (130), the trim cover (130) being disposed above the steam valve upper cover (110) and outside the steam outlet (111) around the steam outlet (111);

wherein the decoration cover (130) and the steam valve lower cover (120) are detachably connected, and the decoration cover (130) presses the steam valve upper cover (110) against the steam valve lower cover (120).

2. The steam valve assembly of claim 1, wherein one of the trim cover (130) and the steam valve lower cover (120) is provided with a protrusion (123) and the other is provided with a mounting slot (134), the trim cover (130) being detachably connected to the steam valve lower cover (120) by the protrusion (123) rotating into the mounting slot (134).

3. The steam valve assembly of claim 2, wherein the steam valve lower cover (120) is provided with the protrusion (123) and the trim cover (130) is provided with the mounting slot (134).

4. The steam valve assembly of claim 3, wherein the steam valve lower cover (120) comprises a circumferentially extending outer sidewall (121), the trim cover (130) and the steam valve upper cover (110) are disposed inside the outer sidewall (121), and the protrusion (123) is disposed on an inner surface of the outer sidewall (121).

5. The steam valve assembly of claim 4, wherein the trim cover (130) comprises a first sidewall (131) and a second sidewall (132) for circumferentially abutting against the steam valve upper cover (110), the first sidewall (131) being disposed outside the second sidewall (132), the mounting slot (134) being disposed in the first sidewall (131).

6. The steam valve assembly of claim 5, wherein the mounting groove (134) includes a receiving groove (135) extending upward from a bottom surface of the first sidewall (131) and an extending groove (136) extending laterally from a side of the receiving groove (135), the projection (123) being configured to enter via the receiving groove (135) and ultimately into the extending groove (136).

7. The steam valve assembly according to claim 6, wherein the first side wall (131) is provided with a vertically extending limiting portion (137), the limiting portion (137) is provided in the extending groove (136), the protruding portion (123) is correspondingly provided with a limiting groove (124), and the limiting portion (137) cooperates with the limiting groove (124) to position the protruding portion (123).

8. The steam valve assembly of claim 5, wherein the steam valve assembly (100) comprises a cover sealing ring (140), the steam valve upper cover (110) being provided with an upper groove (112), the free end of the second side wall (132) pressing the cover sealing ring (140) against the upper groove (112) in the circumferential direction of the cover sealing ring (140).

9. The steam valve assembly of claim 5, wherein the steam valve assembly (100) comprises a steam sealing ring (150), the steam valve upper cover (110) is provided with a lower groove (113), the steam valve lower cover (120) further comprises a bottom wall (122) connected to the outer side wall (121), the free end of the first side wall (131) and the bottom wall together clamping an outer end periphery of the steam valve upper cover (110) to press the steam sealing ring (150) in the lower groove (113).

10. The steam valve assembly of claim 1,

one of the decorative cover (130) and the steam valve lower cover (120) is provided with an external thread, and the other is provided with an internal thread for screw-engagement with the external thread, or

One of the decoration cover (130) and the steam valve lower cover (120) is provided with a slot, and the other is provided with a dowel bar matched with the slot.

11. A cooking appliance, comprising:

the cooker body is internally provided with an inner pot;

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

the steam valve assembly of any one of claims 1-10, disposed at the cover.

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