CN216060146U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking appliance, comprising: a base defining a mounting cavity having a side opening; a first cooking container adapted to be mounted into the mounting cavity from the side opening, wherein one of a top wall of the mounting cavity and a top of the first cooking container is provided with a positioning protrusion, and the other is provided with a positioning groove, and the positioning protrusion at least partially protrudes into the positioning groove in a state that the first cooking container is mounted in place in the mounting cavity. According to the cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the top wall of the mounting cavity and the top of the first cooking container are positioned through the positioning convex part and the positioning groove, so that the first cooking container can be mounted in place in the mounting cavity of the base, and the first cooking container is basically not influenced by self weight during the mounting process, so that the operation of a user is more labor-saving and convenient, and the experience is better.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

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

Background

In the correlation technique, the pot body and the detachable cooperation of base, the two location difficulty when leading to the pot body to install on the base especially receives the influence of pot body dead weight, and it is accurate to fix a position hardly, and the user needs all directions to rock in order to realize the location, and the operation is more complicated, and experience feels relatively poor.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. To this end, an object of the present invention is to propose a cooking appliance whose first cooking container is easy to position and simple to operate.

A cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a base defining a mounting cavity having a side opening; a first cooking container adapted to be mounted into the mounting cavity from the side opening, wherein one of a top wall of the mounting cavity and a top of the first cooking container is provided with a positioning protrusion, and the other is provided with a positioning groove, and the positioning protrusion at least partially protrudes into the positioning groove in a state that the first cooking container is mounted in place in the mounting cavity.

According to the cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the utility model, the top wall of the mounting cavity and the top of the first cooking container are positioned through the positioning convex part and the positioning groove, so that the first cooking container can be mounted in place in the mounting cavity of the base, and the first cooking container is basically not influenced by self weight during the mounting process, so that the operation of a user is more labor-saving and convenient, and the experience is better.

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

according to some embodiments of the utility model, the positioning protrusion is movable in the longitudinal direction by a distance less than or equal to 20 mm.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, one of the top wall of the mounting cavity and the top of the first cooking container is provided with a guide groove, and the positioning protrusion is movably provided in the guide groove.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cooking appliance further comprises: and the resetting piece is connected with the positioning convex part and is suitable for applying driving force towards the positioning groove to the positioning convex part.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the side groove wall of the guide groove is provided with a limiting surface, and the outer circumferential surface of the positioning convex part is provided with a limiting convex part, and the limiting convex part is positioned on one side of the limiting surface, which faces away from the positioning groove.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the other of the top wall of the mounting cavity and the top of the first cooking container is provided with a driving surface, one end of the driving surface is connected with the notch of the positioning groove, the driving surface extends from one end to the other end in a direction away from the positioning convex part, wherein the driving surface is used for driving the positioning convex part to move in a direction away from the positioning groove.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the peripheral wall of the positioning groove includes a first inclined surface extending obliquely inward in a direction away from the positioning protrusion, and the positioning protrusion has a second inclined surface adapted to abut against the first inclined surface.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the positioning convex part is provided with an air outlet channel, the bottom wall of the positioning groove is provided with an air outlet communicated with the cooking cavity of the first cooking container, and the air outlet channel is communicated with the air outlet when the first cooking container is installed in place in the installation cavity.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cooking appliance further comprises: a seal mounted at the exhaust port and extending annularly along a circumference of the exhaust port, the seal adapted to be in sealing contact with the positioning boss.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the seal comprises: the sealing main body is connected with the edge of the exhaust port; a first annular sealing portion connected to the sealing body, the first annular sealing portion extending obliquely upward relative to the sealing body and being in sealing contact with the positioning boss.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the first cooking container comprises a lid body comprising: the cover comprises a cover body, wherein the cover body is provided with an avoidance hole; the mounting, the mounting install in cover the body and injecing positioning groove with the gas vent, dodge the hole intercommunication the gas vent with the culinary art chamber, the sealing member still includes second annular seal, second annular seal with the outer peripheral face of sealed main part link to each other and with the cell wall sealing contact of mounting groove.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cover further comprises: the inner cup, the inner cup is located the inboard of lid body just is equipped with the intercommunication dodge the hole with the via hole in culinary art chamber, the sealing member still includes third annular seal portion, third annular seal portion with sealed main part links to each other and for sealed main part downward sloping extends, third annular seal portion with the border sealing contact of via hole.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

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

fig. 2 is a partial structural schematic view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of fig. 3 at circle a.

Reference numerals:

a cooking appliance 100;

a base 10; a mounting cavity 11; a positioning boss 12; a limit protrusion 121; a second slope 122; an air outlet passage 123; an outlet duct 124; a guide groove 13; a limiting surface 131; a reset member 14; a first support base 15; a second support base 16; a connecting portion 17; a fixed cover 18; a support 19;

a first cooking container 20; a lid body 21; a cap body 22; a relief hole 221; the support boss 222; a snap-in portion 223; a fixing member 23; the support fitting portion 231; a snap-fit portion 232; an inner lid 24; a via 241; a positioning groove 25; an exhaust port 251; a first sloped surface 252; a drive face 26;

a seal member 30; a seal body 31; a slot 311; a first annular seal portion 32; a second annular seal portion 33; a third annular seal portion 34; a reinforcing rib 35;

a second cooking container 40; an exhaust pipe 50.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the utility model and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the utility model.

In the description of the present invention, "a first feature" or "a second feature" may include one or more of the features, and "a plurality" means two or more, and the first feature may be "on" or "under" the second feature, and may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features being not in direct contact but being in contact with another feature therebetween, and the first feature being "on", "above" and "above" the second feature may include the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

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

Referring to fig. 1, a cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a base 10 and a first cooking container 20.

Specifically, base 10 defines mounting cavity 11, mounting cavity 11 has the side opening, first cooking container 20 can be installed to mounting cavity 11 from the side opening in to realize the separable cooperation of first cooking container 20 and base 10, be convenient for the getting of edible material in first cooking container 20, and the washing of cooking cavity, still be favorable to realizing reducing the quantity of electronic component on first cooking container 20 simultaneously, or need not to set up electronic component on first cooking container 20, realize the separation of doing wet, prevent to lead to electronic component to intake the damage in the in-process of washing cooking cavity.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the top wall of the installation cavity 11 is provided with a positioning convex portion 12, the top of the first cooking container 20 is provided with a positioning groove 25, the first cooking container 20 is installed in the installation cavity 11 in place, at least one part of the positioning convex portion 12 can extend into the positioning groove 25, so as to realize the positioning of the first cooking container 20 and the base 10, ensure that the first cooking container 20 is installed in place, and remind a user of the in-place installation, which is beneficial to improving the accurate butt joint of the parts on the first cooking container 20 and the base 10, and meanwhile, the first cooking container 20 can be prevented from shaking to influence normal cooking.

For example, in some embodiments, the first cooking container 20 is a steam cooking container and has a steam inlet that communicates with the cooking cavity, and the base 10 may have a steam outlet. Under the state that first culinary art container 20 installed in place in installation cavity 11, steam inlet and steam outlet accurate butt joint to make steam can get into the culinary art intracavity smoothly by steam outlet and steam inlet, avoid leading to steam to leak because of first culinary art container 20 installs not in place.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the positioning protrusion 12 is disposed on the top wall of the mounting cavity 11, and the positioning groove 25 is disposed on the top of the first cooking container 20, so that the top of the first cooking container 20 is positioned and matched with the base 10, during the mounting process, the first cooking container 20 may be supported on the bottom wall of the mounting cavity 11 or directly supported on a placing surface (in the embodiment where the mounting cavity 11 has no bottom wall, the placing surface may be a surface for placing the cooking appliance 100, such as a table top), and the moving process is not substantially affected by the self weight of the first cooking container 20, and the positioning protrusion 12 and the positioning groove 25 may be smoothly aligned, so that the user operation is more labor-saving and convenient, and the experience is better.

Of course, the positions of the positioning groove 25 and the positioning protrusion 12 may be interchanged, specifically, the top of the first cooking container 20 is provided with the positioning groove 25, the top wall of the mounting cavity 11 is provided with the positioning protrusion 12, and in a state that the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place in the mounting cavity 11, at least a portion of the positioning protrusion 12 may extend into the positioning groove 25, and the positioning between the first cooking container 20 and the base 10 may also be achieved.

According to the cooking appliance 100 of the embodiment of the utility model, the top wall of the mounting cavity 11 and the top of the first cooking container 20 are positioned by the positioning convex part 12 and the positioning concave groove 25, so that the first cooking container 20 can be mounted in place in the mounting cavity 11 of the base 10, and the first cooking container 20 is not influenced by self weight when moving in the mounting process, thus the operation of a user is more labor-saving and convenient, and the experience is better.

The following description will be given taking as an example the positioning groove 25 on the top of the first cooking container 20 and the positioning protrusion 12 on the top wall of the mounting cavity 11, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the positioning groove 25 on the top of the first cooking container 20 and the positioning protrusion 12 on the top wall of the mounting cavity 11 are provided according to the following description.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the positioning protrusion 12 is movable in the longitudinal direction, as shown in fig. 3 and 4. During the process that the first cooking container 20 moves into the mounting cavity 11, the positioning convex part 12 can move upwards along the longitudinal direction to avoid the edge of the positioning groove 25; when the positioning groove 25 is aligned with the positioning protrusion 12 and the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place, the positioning protrusion 12 can move downward along the longitudinal direction to protrude into the positioning groove 25 for positioning. Of course, during the process of removing the first cooking container 20 from the mounting cavity 11, the positioning protrusion 12 may also move longitudinally to avoid the edge of the positioning groove 25, so that the first cooking container 20 moves smoothly.

The movable positioning protrusion 12 is beneficial to reduce the height of the base 10, and the size of the positioning protrusion 12 extending into the positioning groove 25 can be larger to improve the positioning effect. Meanwhile, the action that the positioning convex part 12 extends into the positioning groove 25 has a more obvious effect of reminding the user of the in-place, and the user can judge whether the positioning convex part is installed in place more easily.

Further, the distance that the positioning protrusion 12 may be moved may be less than or equal to 20mm to prevent the positioning structure from occupying too much space in the longitudinal direction to cause an increase in the height of the base 10 and the first cooking container 20. For example, in some embodiments, the movable distance of the positioning boss 12 is 10mm, 12mm, 15mm, 18mm, and the like.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 4, the top wall of the mounting chamber 11 may be provided with a guide groove 13, the positioning protrusion 12 is provided in the guide groove 13, and the positioning protrusion 12 is movable along the guide groove 13. The positioning convex part 12 is limited and guided through the guide groove 13, so that the positioning convex part 12 is prevented from being clamped obliquely, and the positioning effect is improved. For example, the guide groove 13 may be a longitudinally extending groove to guide the positioning protrusion 12 to move in the longitudinal direction.

In addition, as shown in fig. 4, the cooking utensil 100 may further include a reset piece 14, the reset piece 14 is connected to the positioning protrusion 12, for example, in the example shown in fig. 4, the positioning protrusion 12 is provided with a mounting groove, one end of the reset piece 14 extends into the mounting groove and abuts against a groove bottom wall of the mounting groove, and the other end of the reset piece 14 abuts against a groove bottom wall of the guide groove 13 to connect between the positioning protrusion 12 and the guide groove 13. And the restoring member 14 can apply a driving force toward the positioning concave 25 to the positioning convex 12. During the movement of the first cooking container 20 into the mounting cavity 11, the first cooking container 20 moves the positioning protrusion 12 upward against the driving force of the restoring member 14; when the first cooking container 20 is mounted in place, the positioning protrusion 12 may be inserted into the positioning groove 25 by the driving force of the restoring member 14, so as to achieve automatic restoration. For example, the return member 14 may be a coil spring.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the side groove wall of the guide groove 13 is provided with a limiting surface 131, the outer circumferential surface of the positioning protrusion 12 is provided with a limiting protrusion 121, and the limiting protrusion 121 is located on a side of the limiting surface 131 facing away from the positioning groove 25. The distance between the stopper surface 131 and the groove bottom wall of the guide groove 13 is the movable distance of the positioning convex portion 12, and the positioning convex portion 12 can be prevented from coming off from the guide groove 13 by the stopper surface 131.

For example, in some embodiments, the top wall of the mounting cavity 11 includes a wall body and a fixing cover 18, the wall body has a through hole, the edge of the through hole is provided with an upturned edge, the fixing cover 18 has a cover cavity, the upturned edge is inserted into the cover cavity to connect the wall body and the fixing cover 18, the top wall of the cover cavity forms a bottom wall of the guide groove 13, and the upper surface of the upturned edge forms a limiting surface 131. In the assembling process, the positioning convex part 12 is firstly inserted into the through hole of the wall body, and then the fixed cover 18 is connected with the wall body, so that the positioning convex part 12 is easier to install.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the top of the first cooking container 20 is further provided with a driving surface 26, one end of the driving surface 26 is connected to the notch of the positioning recess 25, and the driving surface 26 extends from one end to the other end thereof in a direction away from the positioning protrusion 12 to form an inclined surface. Accordingly, the driving surface 26 can abut against the positioning protrusion 12, and as the first cooking container 20 moves into the mounting cavity 11, the driving surface 26 can drive the positioning protrusion 12 to gradually move in a direction away from the positioning recess 25, so that the resistance of the engagement between the positioning protrusion 12 and the driving surface 26 to the movement of the first cooking container 20 is small, and the first cooking container 20 can be more smoothly attached and detached.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the driving surface 26 may be a surface of an inclined rib provided on the top of the first cooking container 20, and the driving surface 26 may be a part of the upper surface of the first cooking container 20.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the driving surface 26 is an annular surface disposed around the positioning groove 25, the inner periphery of the annular surface is connected to the notch of the positioning groove 25, and the annular surface extends from inside to outside and downward to form a generally conical surface, which not only helps to reduce the resistance to the movement of the driving positioning protrusion 12, but also makes the appearance of the first cooking container 20 more beautiful.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the peripheral wall of the positioning groove 25 includes a first inclined surface 252, the first inclined surface 252 extends in a direction away from the positioning protrusion 12 and is inclined inward (i.e., inclined toward the center of the positioning groove 25), the positioning protrusion 12 has a second inclined surface 122, and the second inclined surface 122 can be abutted to the first inclined surface 252. For example, in the example shown in fig. 4, the first ramp 252 extends obliquely downward and inward. On one hand, when the positioning convex part 12 extends into the positioning groove 25, the positioning convex part and the positioning groove can be stably matched, and the positioning convex part and the positioning groove are not easy to shake; on the other hand, during the process of removing the first cooking container 20 from the mounting cavity 11, the first inclined surface 252 and the second inclined surface 122 are abutted to drive the positioning convex part 12 to move upwards, so that the moving resistance is smaller and the operation is easier.

In some embodiments, the first inclined surface 252 and the second inclined surface 122 may be both annular surfaces, which have better stability in matching with the annular surfaces and lower requirements on machining precision, and the second inclined surface 122 not only can abut against the first inclined surface 252 to move the positioning protrusion 12 upward, but also can abut against the driving surface 26 to move the positioning protrusion 12 upward, so that the movement resistance can be effectively reduced during the process of moving the first cooking container 20 into the mounting cavity 11 and moving the first cooking container out of the mounting cavity 11.

It should be noted that the first inclined surface 252 and the second inclined surface 122 may be inclined along a straight line or may be inclined along an arc line. For example, in one embodiment, the first inclined surface 252 and the second inclined surface 122 are part of a spherical surface, such that the positioning protrusion 12 is formed as a ball plunger, the positioning groove 25 is formed as a hemispherical groove, and the ball plunger and the hemispherical groove cooperate to form an in-place structure, thereby allowing easy access to the first cooking container 20.

In other embodiments, the first inclined surfaces 252 are symmetrically disposed, and the second inclined surfaces 122 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the first inclined surfaces 252. For example, in fig. 3 and 4, the two first inclined surfaces 252 are respectively located at the left side and the right side of the positioning protrusion 12, and the distance between the two first inclined surfaces 252 decreases downward, which also can achieve stable positioning when the positioning protrusion 12 extends into the positioning recess 25, and reduce the resistance during the first cooking easy movement.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the first cooking container 20 has a cooking cavity, the positioning protrusion 12 is provided with the air outlet passage 123, the bottom wall of the positioning groove 25 is provided with an air outlet 251, and the air outlet 251 communicates with the cooking cavity. Under the state that first cooking container 20 targets in place in installation cavity 11, location convex part 12 stretches into positioning groove 25, makes gas outlet channel 123 can communicate with gas vent 251, and the gas in the cooking cavity can be discharged through gas vent 251 and gas outlet channel 123 to make the pressure in the cooking cavity satisfy the culinary art demand. For example, in the embodiment adopting the steam cooking mode, the steam in the cooking cavity is discharged through the air outlet channel 123, so that the hot steam can smoothly enter the cooking cavity, and the smooth supply of the steam in the cooking cavity is ensured. The positioning protrusion 12 may be used not only for positioning but also for exhausting air, and the structure of the cooking appliance 100 is simpler without providing an additional exhaust structure.

In some embodiments, positioning boss 12 has outlet pipe 124, outlet pipe 124 defines outlet passage 123, and the inlet of outlet passage 123 is formed on the end face of positioning boss 12 facing positioning groove 25, so that the inlet of outlet passage 123 can be in facing communication with outlet opening 251. The outlet pipe 124 may also communicate with the outside through the outlet pipe 50 to directly discharge the steam to the outside, preventing the steam from entering the inside of the susceptor 10 to cause damage or mildew to components inside the susceptor 10. The exhaust pipe 50 may be a flexible pipe, such as a silicone tube, so that the exhaust pipe 50 is easier to arrange in the base 10 and the extending direction is more convenient to place.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cooking appliance 100 may further include a sealing member 30, the sealing member 30 is installed at the gas outlet 251, and the sealing member 30 extends in a ring shape along a circumferential direction of the gas outlet 251, and the sealing member 30 may be in sealing contact with the positioning protrusion 12 to seal a gap between an edge of the gas outlet 251 and the positioning protrusion 12, preventing gas from leaking from the gap between the positioning protrusion 12 and the gas outlet 251.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the seal 30 may include: a seal body 31 and a first annular seal 32. Wherein the sealing body 31 is connected to the edge of the exhaust opening 251, the first annular sealing portion 32 is connected to the sealing body 31, and the first annular sealing portion 32 can be in sealing contact with the positioning protrusion 12 to achieve sealing between the positioning protrusion 12 and the exhaust opening 251.

For example, the sealing body 31 may be provided with a slot 311, and the edge of the air outlet 251 may be inserted into the slot 311, so as to connect the sealing body 31 and the edge of the air outlet 251, and the connection structure is simple. The first annular sealing portion 32 may be connected to the sealing body 31, for example, to an upper edge of the sealing body 31, and the first annular sealing portion 32 extends obliquely upward with respect to the sealing body 31 and is in sealing contact with the positioning boss 12, in other words, the inner diameter of the first annular sealing portion 32 increases or decreases upward. When the first annular sealing portion 32 abuts against the positioning convex portion 12, the first annular sealing portion 32 extending obliquely can be elastically deformed to increase the acting force with the positioning convex portion 12, thereby improving the sealing effect.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3, the positioning groove 25 is formed at the cover body 21 of the first cooking container 20, and the cover body 21 may include: a cover body 22 and a fixing member 23. The cover body 22 is provided with the avoiding hole 221, the fixing member 23 is installed in the cover body 22, the fixing member 23 defines the exhaust port 251 and the positioning groove 25, and the avoiding hole 221 communicates the exhaust port 251 and the cooking cavity, so that gas in the cooking cavity can be discharged through the avoiding hole 221, the exhaust port 251 and the gas outlet passage 123. In addition, the sealing member 30 can be connected to the fixing member 23 first, and then the fixing member 23 can be mounted on the cap body 22, so that the sealing member 30 can be mounted more easily.

In addition, as shown in fig. 4, the sealing member 30 may further include a second annular sealing portion 33, the second annular sealing portion 33 is connected to the outer peripheral surface of the sealing main body 31, the second annular sealing portion 33 is located in the avoiding hole 221, and the second annular sealing portion 33 is in sealing contact with the hole wall of the avoiding hole 221, so as to seal the fit gap between the cover body 22 and the fixing member 23, and prevent the gas from leaking into the cover body 21, which may cause mildew in the cover body 21.

For example, as shown in fig. 4, a step surface is formed on a hole wall of the avoiding hole 221, a limiting rib is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member 23, and the second annular sealing portion 33 is interposed between the step surface and the limiting rib to achieve sealing, and further limit and fix the sealing member 30.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the connection structure of the cover body 22 and the fixing member 23 may be flexibly arranged as required. In the example shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cover body 22 may be provided with a support protrusion 222 and a snap-fit portion 223, the support protrusion 222 may be disposed around the snap-fit portion 223, an outer circumferential surface of the fixing member 23 may be provided with a support fitting portion 231, and a lower surface of the fixing member 23 may be provided with a snap-fit portion 232. Wherein, support cooperation portion 231 can support in supporting convex part 222 to carry on spacingly to mounting 23 on vertical, joint cooperation portion 232 can with joint portion 223 joint, in order to prevent that mounting 23 from coming off by lid body 22, connection structure is simple and connect reliably.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the fastening portion 223 can be a bayonet, the fastening mating portion 232 can be a hook, the hook extends into the bayonet, and a hook head of the hook abuts against a lower surface of an edge of the bayonet to realize fastening. The hook is matched with the supporting convex part 222, so that the fixing part 23 can be stably fixed on the cover body 22, and the fixing part 23 is prevented from shaking due to repeated friction with the positioning convex part 12 in the moving process of the first cooking container 20.

In some embodiments, the supporting protrusion 222 may be annular, the cover body 22 may include an annular supporting member 19, the supporting member 19 is formed with the supporting protrusion 222, which not only reduces the difficulty of the manufacturing process and facilitates the forming, but also the supporting member 19 may play a role in decoration, so as to make the appearance of the cover body 21 more beautiful.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the cover body 21 may further include an inner cover 24, the inner cover 24 is disposed at an inner side of the cover body 22, i.e., a side facing the cooking cavity, and the inner cover 24 is provided with a through hole 241, the through hole 241 communicates the escape hole 221 and the cooking cavity, so that gas in the cooking cavity may be discharged through the through hole 241, the escape hole 221, the gas outlet 251 and the gas outlet channel 123.

Furthermore, as shown in fig. 4, the sealing member 30 may further include a third annular sealing portion 34, and the third annular sealing portion 34 is connected to the lower edge of the sealing body 31, for example, the lower edge of the sealing body 31. And the third annular seal portion 34 extends obliquely downward with respect to the seal main body 31, in other words, the inner diameter of the third annular seal portion 34 increases or decreases downward. The third annular sealing portion 34 or the sealing main body 31 may pass through the relief hole 221 so that the third annular sealing portion 34 can be in sealing contact with the peripheral edge of the through hole 241 to seal the gap between the inner lid 24 and the fixing member 23 or between the inner lid 24 and the lid body 22. The third annular seal portion 34 extending obliquely can be elastically deformed when abutting against the peripheral edge of the via hole 241, so that the urging force with the peripheral edge of the via hole 241 is increased, and the sealing effect is improved.

In some embodiments, in the example shown in fig. 4, the sealing member 30 may further include a reinforcing rib 35, the reinforcing rib 35 is connected to the inner circumferential surface of the sealing body 31 to enhance the structural strength of the sealing member 30, and the reinforcing rib 35 is provided with a vent hole therethrough to enable the gas of the cooking chamber to smoothly flow to the gas outlet passage 123.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 4, in the drawings of the present invention, the positioning protrusion 12 partially overlaps the fixing member 23, the sealing member 30 partially overlaps the positioning protrusion 12, and the sealing member 30 partially overlaps the inner cover 24, which means that the positioning protrusion 12 and the fixing member 23, the sealing member 30 and the positioning protrusion 12, and the sealing member 30 and the inner cover 24 are in clearance fit or abut against each other, rather than one of them being inserted into the other, as will be understood by those skilled in the art.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the base 10 may include a first support seat 15, a second support seat 16, and a connecting portion 17, the first support seat 15 and the second support seat 16 are spaced apart in an up-down direction, the second support seat 16 is located above the first support seat 15, the connecting portion 17 is connected between the first support seat 15 and the second support seat 16 to define the mounting cavity 11, and the base 10 generally forms a C-shaped structure. The first cooking container 20 can be supported by the first supporting seat 15, and the second supporting seat 16 can be provided with a positioning protrusion 12 or a positioning groove 25 to match with the first cooking container 20. The first cooking container 20 can be installed between the first supporting seat 15 and the second supporting seat 16 from the side of the base 10, and the first cooking container 20 can be supported on the first supporting seat 15 to move more smoothly and labor-saving, so that the food in the first cooking container 20 can be conveniently taken and placed, and the attractiveness and compactness of the structure are improved. The cooking appliance 100 can be placed in a space with a small height to meet the placement requirement of a small kitchen space.

In addition, other structural members may be placed on the top of the base 10, for example, in some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 may further include a second cooking container 40, and the second cooking container 40 may be supported on the second support base 16, so that the cooking container may cook in at least one of the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 40. In some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 may further include a steam generator, and a steam outlet of the steam generator is connected to the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 40 to perform a dual steam function. For example, the first cooking container 20 may be used to steam rice, etc., and the second cooking container 40 may be used to steam dumplings, steamed stuffed buns, corns, etc. The first cooking container 20 can be taken and placed from the side without interference with the second cooking container 40, so that the first cooking container and the second cooking container can be taken and placed separately for use, and the cooking appliance 100 is more compact.

It should be noted that the steam generator may have two steam outlets respectively connected to the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 40 to simultaneously supply steam to the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 40; alternatively, the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 40 may be in series communication, and the steam outlet is in communication with one of the cooking containers to simultaneously supply steam to the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 40; alternatively, two steam generators are provided, and the two steam generators are respectively connected to the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 40 to simultaneously supply steam to the first cooking container 20 and the second cooking container 40.

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

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "embodiment," "particular embodiment," "example," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (12)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a base defining a mounting cavity having a side opening;

a first cooking vessel adapted to be mounted into the mounting cavity from the side opening, wherein,

one of the top wall of the mounting cavity and the top of the first cooking container is provided with a positioning convex part, the other one of the top wall of the mounting cavity and the top of the first cooking container is provided with a positioning groove, and the first cooking container is mounted in the mounting cavity in place, and at least part of the positioning convex part extends into the positioning groove.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the positioning protrusion is movable in the longitudinal direction by a distance less than or equal to 20 mm.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein one of the top wall of the mounting cavity and the top of the first cooking container is provided with a guide groove, and the positioning protrusion is movably provided in the guide groove.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 3, further comprising:

and the resetting piece is connected with the positioning convex part and is suitable for applying driving force towards the positioning groove to the positioning convex part.

5. The cooking utensil of claim 3, wherein the side groove wall of the guide groove is provided with a limiting surface, and the outer peripheral surface of the positioning convex part is provided with a limiting convex part, and the limiting convex part is positioned on the side of the limiting surface, which faces away from the positioning groove.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the other of the top wall of the mounting cavity and the top of the first cooking container is provided with a driving surface, one end of the driving surface is connected with the notch of the positioning groove, the driving surface extends from one end to the other end in a direction away from the positioning protrusion, wherein,

the driving surface is used for driving the positioning convex part to move in the direction away from the positioning groove.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the peripheral wall of the positioning recess includes a first inclined surface extending obliquely inward in a direction away from the positioning protrusion, the positioning protrusion having a second inclined surface adapted to abut the first inclined surface.

8. The cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the positioning protrusion is provided with an air outlet channel, the bottom wall of the positioning groove is provided with an air outlet communicated with the cooking cavity of the first cooking container, and the air outlet channel is communicated with the air outlet port in a state that the first cooking container is mounted in place in the mounting cavity.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 8, further comprising:

a seal mounted at the exhaust port and extending annularly along a circumference of the exhaust port, the seal adapted to be in sealing contact with the positioning boss.

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

the sealing main body is connected with the edge of the exhaust port;

a first annular sealing portion connected to the sealing body, the first annular sealing portion extending obliquely upward relative to the sealing body and being in sealing contact with the positioning boss.

11. The cooking appliance of claim 10, wherein the first cooking container comprises a lid, the lid comprising:

the cover comprises a cover body, wherein the cover body is provided with an avoidance hole;

a fixing member installed on the cover body and defining the positioning groove and the exhaust port, the avoiding hole communicating the exhaust port and the cooking cavity,

the sealing member further comprises a second annular sealing portion, and the second annular sealing portion is connected with the outer peripheral surface of the sealing main body and in sealing contact with the hole wall of the avoiding hole.

12. The cooking appliance of claim 11, wherein the cover further comprises:

an inner cover which is arranged at the inner side of the cover body and is provided with a via hole for communicating the avoiding hole and the cooking cavity,

the sealing element further comprises a third annular sealing part, the third annular sealing part is connected with the sealing main body and extends downwards relative to the sealing main body, and the third annular sealing part is in sealing contact with the peripheral edge of the through hole.

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