CN216113974U - Steam generator and household appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of life electrical apparatus, especially relates to a steam generator and domestic appliance. The steam generator comprises a first side plate and a second side plate which are arranged oppositely to form a cavity between the first side plate and the second side plate, the first side plate is provided with a bulge extending towards the second side plate, and the bulge abuts against the second side plate to form a water channel for water body flowing in the cavity. The water channel shown in the application is formed by utilizing the structure of the cavity, so that a pipeline of the cavity is arranged in the water channel instead of the prior art, the manufacturing process is simplified, the cost is reduced, and the water channel has good practical value.

Description

Steam generator and household appliance

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of life electrical apparatus, concretely relates to steam generator and domestic appliance.

Background

The steam generator is the main part of microwave oven, electric steamer and other electric appliances for cooking, and when the electric appliances work, the water in the water tank is injected into the steam generator for evaporation, and the steam produced after evaporation enters the inner container to heat food

The existing steam generator generally comprises a cavity and a heating pipe arranged on the cavity, wherein a water channel is arranged in the cavity, a water inlet and a steam outlet are formed in the surface of the cavity, cold water enters the cavity through the water inlet and flows to the steam outlet in the water channel in the cavity, and in the process, the heating pipe heats water in the cavity to generate steam which is discharged from the steam outlet.

In the prior art, most of water channels in a cavity of the steam generator are realized through built-in pipelines, and the assembly mode causes the manufacturing process of the steam generator to be complicated and the cost to be high.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the technical problem, the application provides a steam generator and household appliance, aims at solving the technical problem that the water channel inside the cavity of the steam generator in the prior art is realized through a built-in pipeline at least to a certain extent, and the manufacturing process of the steam generator is complex and the cost is high.

The technical scheme of the application is as follows:

a steam generator, characterized in that the steam generator comprises:

a first side plate; and

a second side plate disposed opposite the first side plate to form a chamber between the first and second side plates;

wherein: the first side plate is provided with a bulge extending towards the second side plate, and the bulge abuts against the second side plate so as to form a water channel for water to flow in the cavity.

In some embodiments, the bulges are provided with a plurality of bulges, the bulges are sequentially arranged at intervals along a first direction, a first gap is formed between one end of the second direction of the bulges and the chamber, a second gap is formed between the other end of the second direction of the bulges and the chamber, the first direction and the second direction are vertically arranged, and thus the bulges can form a snake-shaped water channel for water body flowing together with the inner wall of the chamber, so that the circulation stroke of the water body in the chamber is improved, and the heating effect is improved.

Furthermore, a third gap is formed between the two bulges positioned on two sides of the second direction and the chamber, a fourth gap is formed between two adjacent bulges, and the sizes of the first gap, the second gap, the third gap and the fourth gap are consistent, so that the uniformity of the water body flow can be ensured.

In some embodiments, the water course is provided with the multichannel, the multichannel the water course is in communicate in proper order in the cavity, form snakelike water course to improve the circulation stroke of water in the cavity, improve the heating effect.

In some embodiments, the chamber further comprises a collar, the peripheries of the first and second side panels being connected by the collar to form the chamber.

Preferably, the shroud and the second side panel are integrally formed.

In some embodiments, the side of the collar facing the first side panel is provided with an overlap, the overlap being sealingly connected to the first side panel.

In some embodiments, the first side plate is provided with a water inlet and a steam outlet which are communicated with the water channel.

In some embodiments, the steam generator further comprises a vapor chamber and a heating tube disposed through the vapor chamber on a side of the second side plate facing away from the first side plate.

In some embodiments, the steam generator further comprises a temperature protection device mounted on the vapor chamber.

In another aspect, the present application also provides a household appliance, characterized in that it comprises a steam generator as described above.

The beneficial effects of this application include at least:

the application provides a domestic appliance with steam generator, because steam generator's cavity includes two relative first curb plates and second curb plate, first curb plate is provided with the arch that extends to the second curb plate, and protruding top is leaned on the second curb plate, the inner wall that utilizes arch and cavity can form the water course that supplies the fluid to flow, the water course that this application shows utilizes the structure of cavity self to form promptly, place the pipeline of cavity in replacing prior art in, in order to retrench manufacturing process, and therefore the cost is reduced, and the steam generator has a good practical value.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a steam generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a side view of fig. 1.

In the drawings:

100-a first side plate, 200-a second side plate, 300-a bulge, 400-a coaming plate, 500-a lap joint part, 600-a water inlet, 700-a steam outlet, 800-a soaking plate, 900-a heating pipe, 1000-a temperature protection device and 1100-a limit stop.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, 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 application.

It should be noted that all the directional indications in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative position relationship, the motion situation, and the like between the components in a certain posture, and if the certain posture is changed, the directional indication is changed accordingly.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, which have been repeated for purposes of simplicity and clarity and do not in themselves dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

The application is described below with reference to specific embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings:

the application provides a domestic appliance with steam generator aims at solving among the prior art steam generator's the inside water course of cavity at least to a certain extent and realizes through built-in pipeline, and the manufacturing process of the steam generator who causes is loaded down with trivial details, just, the higher technical problem of cost.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a steam generator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to fig. 1, a steam generator according to an embodiment of the present application includes a first side plate 100 and a second side plate 200, and the first side plate 100 and the second side plate 200 are oppositely disposed to form a chamber therebetween. The chamber of the embodiments of the present application is for the passage of water.

Fig. 2 is a rear view structural diagram of fig. 1, fig. 3 is a sectional diagram of a-a of fig. 2, fig. 4 is a front view schematic diagram of fig. 1, and fig. 5 is a sectional diagram of B-B of fig. 4. With reference to fig. 1 to 5, in the embodiment of the present application, the first side plate 100 is provided with a protrusion 300 extending toward the second side plate 200, and the protrusion 300 abuts against the second side plate 200, so as to form a water channel for water to flow in the chamber.

The steam generator that this application embodiment provided, because this steam generator's cavity includes two relative first curb plate 100 and second curb plate 200, first curb plate 100 is provided with the arch 300 that extends to second curb plate 200, and arch 300 top leans on second curb plate 200, utilize the inner wall of arch 200 and cavity can form the water course that the water supply body flows, the water course that this application embodiment shows utilizes the structure of cavity self to form promptly, with the pipeline of placing the cavity in replacing the prior art in, with retrench manufacturing process, and therefore, the cost is reduced, and the steam generator has a good practical value.

The protrusion 300 of the embodiment of the present application is preferably arc-shaped, but it may also be in other shapes, such as triangle, etc., and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

Specifically, in the embodiment of the present application, the protrusion 300 disposed on the first side plate 100 may be formed by stamping, so that a plurality of grooves corresponding to the protrusions 200 may be formed outside the first side plate 100, and the manufacturing and forming are convenient.

As a preferable scheme of the embodiment of the application, the water channel formed in the cavity of the embodiment of the application is preferably in a curved shape, so that the circulation stroke of the water body in the cavity can be improved, and the heating effect is improved.

As a preferable aspect of the present application, in combination with fig. 2 to 5, in the embodiment of the present application, a plurality of protrusions 300 may be provided, the plurality of protrusions 300 are sequentially disposed at intervals along a first direction, a first gap is provided between one end of the odd-numbered protrusions 300 in the second direction and the chamber, a second gap is provided between the other end of the even-numbered protrusions 300 in the second direction and the chamber, and the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other. The water course of this application embodiment can be provided with the multichannel promptly, and the multichannel water course communicates in proper order in the cavity, forms snakelike water course. Therefore, the plurality of protrusions 300 can form a snake-shaped water channel for water to flow with the inner wall of the cavity, so that the circulation stroke of the water in the cavity is improved, and the heating effect is improved.

In the embodiment of the present application, both the first side plate 100 and the second side plate 200 may be square, the first direction of the embodiment of the present application may be a width direction of the first side plate 100, and the second direction of the embodiment of the present application may be a length direction of the first side plate 100.

Further, a third gap is formed between the two protrusions 300 positioned on the two sides of the second direction and the chamber, a fourth gap is formed between two adjacent protrusions 300, and the sizes of the first gap, the second gap, the third gap and the fourth gap are consistent, so that the uniformity of the water body flow can be ensured.

In other embodiments, the first side plate 100 and the second side plate 200 may also have other shapes such as a kidney-round shape, and the curved water channel may also have other shapes such as a zigzag shape, an L shape, and a U shape, and only the shape of the protrusion 300 needs to be changed accordingly, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

With reference to fig. 1, the chamber of the embodiment of the present application may further include an enclosing plate 400, and the peripheries of the first side plate 100 and the second side plate 200 are connected by the enclosing plate 400 to form the chamber.

As a preferred aspect of the present application, the shroud 400 and the second side plate 200 of the embodiment of the present application are integrally formed to facilitate the manufacture of the steam generator.

Further, in conjunction with fig. 1, the side of the enclosing plate 400 facing the first side plate 100 of the embodiment of the present application is provided with a lap joint 500, and the lap joint 500 is hermetically connected to the first side plate 100.

In particular implementation, the overlapping portion 500 may be directly connected to the periphery of the first side plate 100 by welding, so as to achieve sealing between the enclosing plate 400 and the first side plate 100.

In other embodiments, the overlapping portion 500 may be connected to the periphery of the first side plate 100 by a plurality of screws, and the sealing between the enclosing plate 400 and the first side plate 100 is achieved by adding a sealing ring. The embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific sealing connection manner between the two.

Fig. 6 is a side view of fig. 1. With reference to fig. 1, 2, and 6, a water inlet 600 and a steam outlet 700 communicated with the water channel are disposed on the first side plate 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a water body is injected into the chamber through the water inlet 600, the water body is heated into high-temperature steam in a process of flowing to the steam outlet 700, and the high-temperature steam is discharged to the outside of the chamber through the steam outlet 700.

In the embodiment of the present application, only one water inlet 600 and two or more steam outlets 700 may be provided, and the embodiment of the present application is not particularly limited thereto; the water inlet 600 and the steam outlet 700 can be interchanged, that is, the steam outlet 700 can be used as the water inlet, and the water inlet 600 can also be used as the steam outlet 700, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

Further, with reference to fig. 1 and fig. 6, the steam generator of the embodiment of the present application further includes a vapor chamber 800 and a heating pipe 900, and the heating pipe 900 is disposed on a side of the second side plate 200 facing away from the first side plate 100 through the vapor chamber 800. The heating pipe 900 of the embodiment of the present application is preferably a U-shaped heating pipe, which can be applied to the soaking plate 800 in a welding manner, and the soaking plate 800 is also disposed on the second side plate 200 in a welding manner, and the soaking plate 800 is preferably an aluminum plate, which can improve the uniformity of heating the water body inside the chamber by the heating pipe 900.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the heating pipe 900 may also have other shapes, and the number thereof may also be one or more, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this.

Further, combine fig. 4, in this application embodiment, still be provided with a plurality of limit stop 1100 on soaking plate 800's surface, a plurality of limit stop 1100 set up respectively in the inside and outside both sides of heating pipe 900, when heating pipe 900 is installed on soaking plate 800, a plurality of limit stop 1100 can carry out preliminary location to heating pipe 900, can also fix a position heating pipe 900 under the user state, prevent that heating pipe 900 from following soaking plate 800 when the user state and coming off the heating effect that causes and wait not good technical problem

With reference to fig. 1, the steam generator according to the embodiment of the present application may further include a temperature protection device 1000 mounted on the soaking plate 800, and an output end of the temperature protection device 1000 acts inside the chamber to test the temperature of the water inside the chamber, so as to ensure that the temperature of the water inside the chamber is within a proper set range, and the steam generator can normally operate.

Further, in the embodiment of the present application, the temperature protection device 1000 may be mounted on the soaking plate 800 by means of bolts or the like, and the temperature protection device 1000 may be disposed inside the heating pipe 900.

Based on above-mentioned steam generator, this application embodiment has still provided a domestic appliance, and this domestic appliance includes above-mentioned steam generator to retrench domestic appliance manufacturing process, reduce cost has fine practical value.

The household appliance in the embodiment of the present application may be an integrated kitchen, a smoking machine, a disinfection cabinet, a microwave oven, a bread maker, an air fryer, and the like, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit this.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, 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 meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In addition, descriptions in this application as to "first", "second", etc. are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicit to 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 application.

In the description of the present application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, reference to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means 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 application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to 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. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by those skilled in the art.

While the preferred embodiments of the present application have been described, additional variations and modifications in those embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art once they learn of the basic inventive concepts. Therefore, it is intended that the appended claims be interpreted as including preferred embodiments and all alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the application.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made in the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the application. Thus, if such modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is intended to include such modifications and variations as well.

Claims (10)

1. A steam generator, characterized in that the steam generator comprises:

a first side plate; and

a second side plate disposed opposite the first side plate to form a chamber between the first and second side plates;

wherein: the first side plate is provided with a bulge extending towards the second side plate, and the bulge abuts against the second side plate so as to form a water channel for water to flow in the cavity.

2. The steam generator of claim 1, wherein the protrusions are provided in a plurality, the plurality of protrusions are sequentially spaced in a first direction, a first gap is provided between one end of the odd-numbered protrusions in the second direction and the chamber, a second gap is provided between the other end of the even-numbered protrusions in the second direction and the chamber, and the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

3. The steam generator of claim 2, wherein a third gap is provided between two of the protrusions located at both sides of the second direction and the chamber, a fourth gap is provided between two adjacent protrusions, and the first gap, the second gap, the third gap, and the fourth gap are uniform in size.

4. The steam generator of claim 1, wherein the water channel is provided with a plurality of channels, the plurality of channels being sequentially interconnected within the chamber to form a serpentine channel.

5. The steam generator of claim 1, wherein the chamber further comprises a shroud, and wherein the peripheries of the first and second side plates are connected by the shroud to form the chamber.

6. The steam generator of claim 5, wherein a side of the skirt facing the first side plate is provided with a lap joint, the lap joint being sealingly connected to the first side plate.

7. The steam generator of claim 1, wherein the first side plate is provided with a water inlet and a steam outlet in communication with the water channel.

8. The steam generator of claim 1, further comprising a vapor chamber and a heating tube disposed through the vapor chamber on a side of the second side plate facing away from the first side plate.

9. The steam generator of claim 8, further comprising a temperature protection device mounted on the vapor chamber.

10. A household appliance, characterized in that it comprises a steam generator according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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