CN215914238U

CN215914238U - Cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN215914238U
Application number: CN202122410581.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李乃意
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-13
Filing date: 2021-09-30
Publication date: 2022-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-30

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking appliance, which comprises an upper cover assembly, a lower baking tray assembly and a gear mechanism, wherein the upper cover assembly is arranged on the upper cover assembly; the lower baking tray component is rotatably connected with the upper cover component and is matched with the upper cover component to form a cooking cavity; the upper cover subassembly includes the upper casing, lower overware subassembly includes lower casing, the upper casing with lower casing rotates the connection, keep off the position mechanism and locate the upper casing with between the casing down, the upper cover subassembly with lower overware subassembly passes through keep off the position mechanism and make the interval in culinary art chamber is adjustable, wherein, keep off position mechanism set up with the upper casing with the other end that the casing rotation junction is relative down, the other end that the rotation junction was kept away from to the upper cover subassembly is formed with the handle portion, the handle portion is neighbouring keep off position mechanism setting. The utility model improves the use convenience of the cooking appliance.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

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

Background

In the cooking process of the cooking appliance, the volume of some food is not changed much, the volume of some puffed food such as waffles is increased greatly, the existing cooking appliance is provided with a structure which enables the space between the upper baking tray component and the lower baking tray component to float in response to the increase of the volume of the food, but the existing structural design which can realize floating is generally complex, and the manufacturing cost is high.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model mainly aims to provide a cooking appliance, aiming at simplifying the structure of the cooking appliance, reducing the cost and improving the use convenience of the cooking appliance.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising:

an upper cover assembly;

the lower baking tray assembly is rotatably connected with the upper cover assembly and is matched with the upper cover assembly to form a cooking cavity; and

keep off position mechanism, the upper cover subassembly includes the upper casing, the overware subassembly includes casing down, the upper casing with casing rotation connects down, keep off position mechanism and locate the upper casing with between the casing down, the upper cover subassembly with the overware subassembly passes through down keep off position mechanism makes the interval in culinary art chamber is adjustable, wherein, keep off position mechanism set up with the upper casing with the other end that the casing rotation junction is relative down, the other end that the rotation junction was kept away from to the upper cover subassembly is formed with the handle portion, the handle portion is neighbouring keep off position mechanism setting.

According to the technical scheme, the gear mechanism is arranged between the upper cover assembly and the lower baking tray assembly of the cooking appliance, so that the distance between the cooking cavities in the cooking appliance can be adjusted, the requirement for adjusting the distance between the cooking appliance and the lower baking tray assembly due to expansion of food materials in the cooking process is met through a simple structure, the structure of the cooking appliance is simplified, the cost is reduced, furthermore, the gear mechanism is arranged close to the handle, force can be applied to the cooking appliance through the handle under the condition that the gear mechanism is operated, the cover is opened, the operation is convenient, and the use convenience of the cooking appliance is improved.

Optionally, keep off position mechanism includes setting element and fender position spare, the setting element with go up the casing with one of them of casing is connected down, keep off the position spare with go up the casing with another of them of casing is connected down, keep off position spare interval and be provided with a plurality of fender positions, the setting element selectivity with one or more cooperation of fender position make the interval of culinary art chamber is adjustable.

Optionally, keep off the position spare be with go up the hasp of casing connection, the hasp is provided with the lug that a plurality of intervals set up, the lug forms to keep off the position, the setting element be with casing connection's buckle down, the buckle is provided with joint portion, works as joint portion card goes into two when between the lug, the interval in culinary art chamber is adjustable.

Optionally, the hasp with go up casing swing joint and have spacing portion and hasp portion, the lug is formed in hasp portion, keep off the position mechanism and still include the elastic component, elastic component one end butt spacing portion, the other end butt go up the casing, the elastic component provides the elastic force and makes hasp portion have the orientation the trend of buckle motion.

Optionally, the protrusion is shaped like a long strip and includes a first fastening surface and a first guiding surface, the fastening portion is also shaped like a long strip and includes a second fastening surface and a second guiding surface, the first fastening surface and the second fastening surface are in fastening fit, and the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface are in sliding fit.

Optionally, the lower baking tray assembly is further formed with a avoiding groove, the clamping portion is exposed out of the avoiding groove, and the lock catch can extend into the avoiding groove and be in clamping fit with the clamping portion.

Optionally, the buckle and the lower shell are of an integral structure; or, the buckle still include with the installation department that joint portion connects, the installation department with the casing is for dismantling the connection down.

Optionally, the upper cover assembly further includes an upper baking tray mounted on the upper housing, the lower baking tray assembly further includes a lower baking tray mounted on the lower housing, and the upper baking tray and the lower baking tray are oppositely disposed and cooperate to form the cooking cavity.

Optionally, the lower roasting tray assembly is further provided with supporting legs.

Optionally, one of the upper casing and the lower casing is further provided with a guide post, and the other of the upper casing and the lower casing is further provided with a guide hole, and when the upper cover assembly is covered on the lower baking tray assembly, the guide post is inserted into the guide hole.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 1 in an open state;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1, wherein the upper cover assembly and the lower grill plate assembly are in a closed state;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view taken at A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view at B in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1, wherein the upper cover assembly and the lower grill plate assembly are in an open position;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional structural view of the cooking appliance of FIG. 7;

fig. 9 is an enlarged view at C in fig. 8.

The reference numbers illustrate:

the implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "secured" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral part; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In addition, the descriptions related to "first", "second", etc. in the present invention are only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

The present invention proposes a cooking appliance 100.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, in the embodiment of the present invention, the cooking utensil 100 includes an upper cover assembly 110, a lower grill pan assembly 130, and a gear mechanism 150.

The cooking appliance 100 of the present application may be a commercially available grill, roaster, or the like. In some embodiments, cooking appliance 100 may be used for single-sided cooking, or for simultaneous double-sided cooking, wherein, the lower roasting tray assembly 130 comprises a lower housing 131 and a lower roasting tray 132 installed on the lower housing 131, the lower roasting tray 132 heats and cooks the lower surface of the food, when the cooking utensil 100 is used for single-sided heating cooking of food, the upper cover assembly 110 is made of heat-resistant material and is vertically matched with the lower baking tray 132 to form the cooking cavity 100a, the upper cover assembly 110 does not need to be provided with a baking tray for heating, and when the cooking utensil 100 can be used for double-sided heating cooking of food, in one embodiment, the upper cover assembly 110 includes an upper housing 111 and an upper grill pan 112 mounted on the upper housing 111, the upper housing 111 and the lower housing 131 are rotatably connected in a hinged manner, and the upper grill pan 112 and the lower grill pan 132 are disposed opposite to each other in a vertical direction to form a cooking cavity 110a (see fig. 4). The shape of the upper and lower baking trays can be square or round or other shapes, the shape of the upper and lower shells is matched with that of the baking tray, the baking tray shown in the figure of the application is square, and the upper cover component 110 and one end of the lower baking tray component 130 in the length direction are rotatably connected through a hinge.

This application keeps off position mechanism 150 and sets up between last casing 111 and lower casing 131, keep off position mechanism 150 and set up at the other end relative with last casing 111 and lower casing 131 rotation junction, further, the other end of keeping away from the rotation junction at upper cover subassembly 110 is formed with handle portion 113, specifically speaking, handle portion 113 is formed at the position that the rotation junction was kept away from to last casing 111, the position mechanism 150 of this application is close to handle portion 113 and sets up, through setting up like this, can also can exert force through handle portion 113 when operating position mechanism 150 in order to carry out the interval of culinary art chamber 110a and adjust, in order to facilitate the operation of uncapping.

According to the technical scheme of the utility model, the gear mechanism 150 is arranged between the upper cover assembly 110 and the lower baking tray assembly 130 of the cooking appliance 100, so that the distance between the cooking cavities 110a in the cooking appliance 100 can be adjusted, the requirement of adjusting the distance between the cooking appliance 100 and the lower baking tray assembly 100 caused by the expansion of food materials in the cooking process is met through a simple structure, the structure of the cooking appliance 100 is simplified and the cost is reduced through the arrangement of the gear mechanism 150 adjacent to the handle part 113, the cooking appliance can apply force through the handle part 113 under the condition of operating the gear mechanism 150, the cover is opened, the operation is convenient, and the use convenience of the cooking appliance is improved.

In one embodiment, the positioning mechanism 150 includes a positioning member connected to one of the upper casing 111 and the lower casing 131, and a shift member connected to the other of the upper casing 111 and the lower casing 131, the shift member being provided with a plurality of shift positions at intervals, and the positioning member selectively cooperates with one or more of the shift positions to adjust the distance between the cooking chambers 100 a. This application keeps off position cooperation back at a plurality of fender position in setting element and the fender position piece for culinary art chamber 100 a's interval can be realized adjusting, and it is convenient to set up accommodation process like this, and the structure is more simple.

The gear mechanism 150 of the present application has various mechanism forms, in one embodiment, the gear member is a latch 151 connected to the upper housing 111, the latch 151 has a plurality of protrusions 154 arranged at intervals, the protrusions 154 form a gear, the positioning member is a latch 156 connected to the lower housing 131, the latch 156 is provided with a clamping portion 157, and when the clamping portion 157 is clamped between the two protrusions 154, the distance between the cooking cavities 100a is adjustable (as shown in fig. 7 to 9). Wherein the clip 156 and the lower housing 130 can be detachably connected, so that the assembling process is more convenient. Specifically, the buckle 156 further includes a mounting portion 158 connected to the buckle portion 157, the mounting portion 158 has a mounting hole 159, the lower grill pan assembly 130 has a connecting hole 135, and the positioning member 156 is detachably connected to the lower grill pan assembly 130 through the matching of the connecting member, the mounting hole 159 and the connecting hole 135. Of course, the latch 156 may be an integral structure with the lower housing 131.

The gear mechanism 150 of the embodiment is limited in a clamping manner to adjust the distance between the cooking cavities 100a, wherein the distance between two adjacent bumps 154 is larger than the thickness of one clamping portion 157, so that the clamping portion 157 can move between the two adjacent bumps 154, and the cooking utensil 150 adjusts the distance between the cooking cavities 100a by taking the distance between the two adjacent bumps 154 as an adjusting distance.

Further, the latch 151 is movably connected to the upper housing 111 and has a limiting portion 152 and a latching portion 153, the protrusion 154 is formed on the latching portion 153, the gear mechanism 150 further includes an elastic member 160, one end of the elastic member 160 abuts against the limiting portion 152, the other end abuts against the upper housing 111, and the elastic member 160 provides an elastic force so that the latching portion 153 has a tendency of moving toward the buckle 156. In one embodiment, the elastic member 160 is a spring, which provides a stable restoring force, so that the connection structure between the latch 151 and the catch 156 is more stable. Wherein, the limiting part 152 is L-shaped, and the spring is sleeved on the end of the limiting part 152. In this embodiment, the mounting structure of the spring is more stable. From the structure shown in fig. 5, it can be seen that the spring of the present application is installed substantially horizontally, the spring can provide a right elastic driving force, and in combination with the above, the latch 151 is movably connected to the upper housing 111, so that the latch portion 153 will have a tendency to move leftward under the driving of the spring, and thus the connection structure between the protrusion 154 and the latch portion 153 is not easily released, and it can be understood that in other embodiments, the elastic member 160 can be configured in a manner other than a spring, such as a spring plate, an elastic rubber block, and the like. It is understood that the present application may also be provided without the elastic member 160, and the latch 151 is fixedly connected to the upper housing 111, and the latch 151 is made of an elastic material and has a tendency to swing toward the catch 156, so that the stability of the connection between the latch 151 and the catch 156 can be achieved.

Further, in the scheme shown in the figures of the present application, two bumps 154 are provided at an interval from top to bottom, and during the use process, the two bumps may be: when the clamping portion 157 is engaged with the protrusion 154 positioned above, the interval of the cooking chamber 100a is locked, and when the clamping portion 157 is positioned between the two protrusions 154, the interval of the cooking chamber 100a is adjustable. It can be understood that the number of the protruding blocks 154 of the present application can be set to be, for example, three or four according to the actual cooking requirement, so that the range of the adjusted spacing is more, and the use requirement of the consumer can be better satisfied. The following description will proceed with reference to the example of two bumps 154.

In one embodiment, the protrusion 154 is elongated and includes a first fastening surface 1541 and a first guiding surface 1542, the fastening portion 157 is also elongated and includes a second fastening surface 1571 and a second guiding surface 1572, the first fastening surface 1541 and the second fastening surface 1571 are fastened and matched, and the first guiding surface 1542 and the second guiding surface 1572 are slidably matched. As can be seen from fig. 4 and 5, the clamping portion 157 and the protrusion 154 of the present application have a cross-sectional structure that is approximately triangular or tapered, wherein the first fastening surface 1541 is located on the upper portion of the protrusion 154, the second fastening surface 1571 is located on the lower portion of the clamping portion 157, and both the first fastening surface 1541 and the second fastening surface 1571 are flat surfaces. The first guiding surface 1542 and the second guiding surface 1572 are disposed adjacent to the first fastening surface 1541 and the second fastening surface 1571, respectively, and the first guiding surface 1542 and the second guiding surface 1572 may have a curved surface or a slant surface, and it is understood that the shape and the configuration of the protrusion 154 and the clamping portion 157 may have other shapes besides the structures shown in the figures.

In combination with the above, referring to fig. 3 to 6, when the thickness of the food to be fried is not large or the expansion of the frying process is not obvious, after the user places the food on the lower grill pan assembly 130, the user can press the upper cover assembly 110 downward by applying force, the clamping portion 157 first contacts the second guiding surface 1572 on the lower protrusion 154, and the clamping portion 157 slides relative to the second guiding surface 1572, so that the clamping portion 157 slides into between the two protrusions 154 and continues to move towards the upper protrusion 154, and the above process is repeated, and finally the clamping portion 157 slides over the upper protrusion 154, and at this time, the upper cover assembly 110 and the lower grill pan assembly 130 are already closed and cannot be easily loosened due to the blocking effect of the first fastening surface 1541 and the second fastening surface 1571. Referring to fig. 7 to 9, when the food to be fried and baked is puffed obviously, the user only needs to press the upper cover assembly 110 for a short stroke until the clamping portion 157 slides between the two protrusions 154, and the distance between the upper cover assembly 110 and the lower grill pan assembly 130 can be adjusted by taking the distance between the two protrusions 154 as the stroke range, so as to meet the cooking requirement. For convenience of use, the lock catch 151 and the buckle 156 of the present application may be made of, for example, a metal material, so that a relative sliding process between the locking portion 153 and the protrusion 154 can generate a crisp impact sound, thereby generating a gear prompting effect.

Further, in order to improve the convenience of use, the lower grill pan assembly 130 further has a avoiding groove 131 formed in the lower housing 131, the locking portion 157 is exposed out of the avoiding groove 133, and the locking portion 153 can be adapted to extend into the avoiding groove 133 to be in locking engagement with the locking portion 157. That is when needs are cooked, the user pushes down the upper cover assembly 110 and moves downwards, the lock part 153 can extend into the avoiding groove 133, in the moving process, the convex block 154 on the lock part 153 is in clamping fit with the clamping part 157, after the cooking is finished, the user can directly extend into the avoiding groove 131 through the hand, the exposed lock part 153 is operated to be pulled outwards, and then the connection relation between the buckle 156 and the buckle 151 is released, so that the upper cover assembly 110 can be opened, and the use convenience is high.

The above details describe, in the gear mechanism 150, the positioning element and the gear element are engaged with each other through the lock catch 151 and the buckle 156 to adjust the distance between the cooking cavities, and it can be understood that the gear mechanism 150 of the present application may also be a magnetic adjustment scheme for the positioning element and the gear element, for example, the gear element is provided with a plurality of magnetic blocks as gears, the positioning element is adsorbed by different magnetic blocks to achieve height adjustment, or the positioning element is provided with a salient point, and the gear element is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves as gears, and is clamped into the clamping grooves through the salient point to achieve height adjustment of the cooking cavities when different gears are located, or the positioning element and the gear element are gear racks, etc.

In one embodiment, one of the upper cover assembly 110 and the lower grill pan assembly 130 is further provided with a guide post 133, and the other of the upper cover assembly 110 and the lower grill pan assembly 130 is further provided with a guide hole 114, wherein when the upper cover assembly 110 covers the lower grill pan assembly 130, the guide post 133 is inserted into the guide hole 114. According to the application, the upper cover assembly 110 is provided with the guide hole 114, the lower baking tray assembly 130 is provided with the guide post 133, and the guide post 133 and the guide hole 114 can be matched to align more accurately in the covering process of the upper cover assembly 110 and the lower baking tray assembly 130, so that the connection of the gear mechanism 150 can be ensured to be more reliable.

In an embodiment, the lower grill pan assembly 130 is further provided with support legs 170 for facilitating the use of the user and improving the heat dissipation effect of the cooking apparatus 100. Realize the height that the complete machine is built on stilts and the lifting complete machine through supporting legs 170, thereby the user operation need not too much operation of bowing, and cooking utensil 100's louvre can discharge the heat that produces in the machine more rapidly, furthermore, this application is still formed with the groove of keeping away in upper cover subassembly 110 and the position that bakeware subassembly 130 is close to handle portion 113 down, keep away the groove and be favorable to operating handle portion 113 and keeping off position mechanism 150 the time hand that supplies and stretch into, so do benefit to and hold upper cover subassembly 110 and uncap and keep off position adjustment operation, further this application can also be provided with starting switch and temperature regulating switch in keeping away the groove.

The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

an upper cover assembly;

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the gear mechanism comprises a positioning member and a gear member, the positioning member is connected with one of the upper housing and the lower housing, the gear member is connected with the other of the upper housing and the lower housing, the gear member is provided with a plurality of gears at intervals, and the positioning member selectively cooperates with one or more of the gears to enable the distance between the cooking cavities to be adjustable.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the positioning member is a latch connected to the upper housing, the latch is provided with a plurality of spaced protrusions, the protrusions form the positioning portions, the positioning member is a latch connected to the lower housing, the latch is provided with a clamping portion, and when the clamping portion is clamped between two protrusions, the distance between the cooking cavities is adjustable.

4. The cooking utensil as claimed in claim 3, wherein the latch is movably connected to the upper housing and has a position-limiting portion and a latch portion, the protrusion is formed on the latch portion, the shift mechanism further includes an elastic member, one end of the elastic member abuts against the position-limiting portion, and the other end abuts against the upper housing, and the elastic member provides an elastic force so that the latch portion has a tendency to move toward the catch.

5. The cooking utensil of claim 3 wherein the protrusion is elongated and includes a first engagement surface and a first guide surface, and the engagement portion is elongated and includes a second engagement surface and a second guide surface, the first engagement surface and the second engagement surface being snap fit and the first guide surface and the second guide surface being slip fit.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 3, wherein the lower grill plate assembly further has a clearance groove, the engaging portion is exposed out of the clearance groove, and the lock catch can extend into the clearance groove and engage with the engaging portion.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein said catch is of unitary construction with said lower housing; or, the buckle still include with the installation department that joint portion connects, the installation department with the casing is for dismantling the connection down.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the upper cover assembly further comprises an upper grill pan mounted to the upper housing, the lower grill pan assembly further comprises a lower grill pan mounted to the lower housing, the upper grill pan and the lower grill pan being disposed opposite one another and cooperating to form the cooking cavity.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the lower grill plate assembly is further provided with support feet thereon.

10. The cooking apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein one of the upper casing and the lower casing is further provided with a guide post, and the other of the upper casing and the lower casing is further provided with a guide hole, and the guide post is inserted into the guide hole when the upper cover assembly is covered on the lower grill pan assembly.