CN216317079U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking appliance, comprising: the base is internally provided with a water storage cavity and a cooking cavity, and the water storage cavity is communicated with the cooking cavity through a steam channel; the first heating element is used for heating the water storage cavity; a second heating member for heating the steam in the cooking chamber. According to the cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the utility model, water in the water storage cavity can enter the cooking cavity after being heated to form water vapor, and the water vapor can be heated secondarily in the cooking cavity, so that the cooking effect of the water vapor on food materials in the cooking cavity is improved, no water scale is generated in the cooking cavity, and the use experience of a user is good.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

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

Background

In a related art cooking appliance, for example, a steamer, a heater is disposed inside a cooking cavity of the steamer, and water in the cooking cavity is heated by the heater to achieve a steam cooking effect. However, when the user uses tap water, scale is easily generated in the cooking cavity, which affects the use experience of the user.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the cooking appliance provided by the utility model has the advantages that water in the water storage cavity of the cooking appliance can enter the cooking cavity after being heated to form water vapor, the water vapor can be heated secondarily in the cooking cavity, the cooking effect of the water vapor on food materials in the cooking cavity is improved, no water scale is generated in the cooking cavity, and the use experience of a user is good.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment according to a first aspect of the present invention proposes a cooking appliance, including: the base is internally provided with a water storage cavity and a cooking cavity, and the water storage cavity is communicated with the cooking cavity through a steam channel; the first heating element is used for heating the water storage cavity; a second heating member for heating the steam in the cooking chamber.

According to the cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the utility model, water in the water storage cavity can enter the cooking cavity after being heated to form water vapor, and the water vapor can be heated secondarily in the cooking cavity, so that the cooking effect of the water vapor on food materials in the cooking cavity is improved, no water scale is generated in the cooking cavity, and the use experience of a user is good.

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 water storage chamber is located below the cooking chamber, and the steam passage communicates the middle of the water storage chamber and the middle of the cooking chamber.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first heating member is disposed in the water storage chamber, and the second heating member is disposed in the cooking chamber.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the first heating element is disposed on the bottom wall of the water storage chamber and located right below the steam channel, and the second heating element is disposed on the bottom wall of the cooking chamber.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the base is provided with a partition for partitioning the water storage chamber and the cooking chamber, and the steam passage is formed at the partition.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the second heating member is formed as a heating pan that covers an upper surface of the partition.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the cooking appliance further comprises: and the water receiving disc is arranged in the cooking cavity and positioned above the second heating element.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the drip tray comprises: the water receiving tank is provided with an opening at the upper end; the water guide pipe is arranged on the lower side of the tray body and communicated with the water receiving groove, and the water guide pipe is provided with a water outlet communicated with the steam channel.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the water guide pipe extends in a vertical direction, an upper end of the water guide pipe is connected to a middle portion of the tray body, and a lower end of the water guide pipe forms the water outlet, and the water outlet is located right above the steam channel.

According to some embodiments of the utility model, the first heating member is removably coupled to the base and the second heating member is removably coupled to the base.

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 sectional view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals: the cooking appliance comprises a cooking appliance 1, a base 100, a water storage cavity 101, a cooking cavity 102, a steam channel 103, a first heating element 200, a second heating element 300, a partition plate 400, a water receiving tray 500, a tray body 510, a water receiving groove 511, a water guide pipe 520 and a water outlet 521.

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.

A cooking appliance 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, a cooking appliance 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a base 100, a first heating member 200, and a second heating member 300.

In some embodiments, the base 100 has a water storage cavity 101 for storing water and a cooking cavity 102 for cooking food therein, and the water storage cavity 101 and the cooking cavity 102 can communicate through a steam passage 103. That is, a certain amount of water can be stored in the water storage chamber 101, and the food can be cooked in the cooking chamber 102. For example, the base 100 has a containing cavity therein, a partition 400 is disposed in the containing cavity, the partition 400 divides the containing cavity into a cooking cavity 102 and a water storage cavity 101 (the up-down direction is shown in fig. 1) which are disposed at an interval from top to bottom, and the water storage cavity 101 is located below the cooking cavity 102. The first heating member 200 may be used to heat water in the water storage chamber 101, and the water may be heated to generate steam so that the steam is generated in the water storage chamber 101, and then the steam may enter the cooking chamber 102 through the steam passage 103. The second heating member 300 may be used to secondarily heat the water vapor in the cooking cavity 102 to reduce condensation of the water vapor and improve steam cooking efficiency.

According to the cooking appliance 1 of the embodiment of the utility model, by arranging the first heating element 200 in the water storage cavity 101, water in the water storage cavity 101 can be directly heated by the first heating element 200, so that the water in the water storage container 20 is turned into steam, and then the steam can enter the cooking cavity 102 through the steam channel 103 to steam cook food materials in the cooking cavity 102. Thus, the steam cooking function of the cooking appliance 1 can be realized, and the scale formed by heating water to generate water vapor in the cooking cavity 102 can be avoided, so that the use comfort and the sensory experience of a user can be improved. Particularly, when steam cooking is performed using tap water, it is possible to prevent a large amount of white scale from being generated in the cooking chamber 102 and affecting the sensory experience of the user.

In addition, compared with the mode of heating water in the slender heating pipe to generate steam, the method can avoid the phenomenon that the heating pipe is blocked or damaged due to excessive scale generation in the heating pipe. Because the relative volume in water storage chamber 101 is great, the incrustation scale in the water storage chamber 101 is changeed and is washd and get rid of, and user operation is convenient, and the cleaning performance is good.

Therefore, according to the cooking appliance 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, water in the water storage cavity 101 is heated to form water vapor, and then the water vapor can enter the cooking cavity 102, and the water vapor can be secondarily heated in the cooking cavity 102, so as to improve the cooking effect of the water vapor on food materials in the cooking cavity 102, and no scale is generated in the cooking cavity 102, so that the use experience of the user is good.

A cooking appliance 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, a cooking appliance 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a base 100, a first heating member 200, and a second heating member 300.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the water storage chamber 101 is provided to be positioned below the cooking chamber 102, the steam passage 103 extends in a vertical direction, and the steam passage 103 communicates with the middle of the water storage chamber 101 and the middle of the cooking chamber 102, respectively. This not only facilitates the entry of water vapor into the cooking chamber 102 from the bottom up, but also facilitates the uniform diffusion of water vapor within the cooking chamber 102 for the sufficient steam-heated cooking of the food material within the cooking chamber 102.

In some embodiments, the first heating member 200 is provided in the water storage chamber 101, and the second heating member 300 is provided in the cooking chamber 102. This facilitates not only the installation of the first heating member 200 and the second heating member 300 but also the improvement of the heating efficiency of the first heating member 200 and the second heating member 300.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the first heating member 200 is provided on the bottom wall of the water storage chamber 101, and the first heating member 200 is located right below the steam passage 103. This facilitates not only the installation of the first heating member 200 but also the timely and rapid delivery of the steam generated by heating the first heating member 200 from the steam passage 103 into the cooking chamber 102.

Specifically, the first heating member 200 is provided at the center of the bottom wall of the water storage chamber 101, and the first heating member 200 is located directly below the steam passage 103.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the second heating element 300 is disposed on a bottom wall of the cooking chamber 102. Therefore, the phenomenon that the second heating element 300 occupies too much space of the cooking cavity 102 to influence the cooking volume of the cooking cavity 102 can be avoided, the second heating element 300 is convenient to heat the water vapor in the cooking cavity 102, and the heating effect of the second heating element 300 on the water vapor is improved.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the base 100 is provided with a partition 400, the partition 400 extends in a horizontal direction, the partition 400 is used to partition the water storage chamber 101 and the cooking chamber 102, and the partition 400 may partition the water storage chamber 101 and the cooking chamber 102 spaced up and down in the base 100, wherein the water storage chamber 101 may be located below the cooking chamber 102. The steam passage 103 is formed on the partition 400, the steam passage 103 penetrates in the thickness direction of the partition 400, the upper end of the steam passage 103 communicates with the cooking chamber 102, and the lower end of the steam passage 103 communicates with the water storage chamber 101. This facilitates the smooth introduction of the water vapor generated in the water storage chamber 101 into the cooking chamber 102.

In some embodiments, the second heating member 300 may be formed as a heating pan that covers the upper surface of the spacer 400. Therefore, the installation and the arrangement of the second heating element 300 are convenient, the contact area between the second heating element 300 and the water vapor is increased, the second heating element 300 can perform secondary heating on the water vapor better, the condensation of the water vapor is reduced, and the heating effect of the second heating element 300 is improved.

Alternatively, the heating plate may be coiled by a heating coil, and further, the heating plate may be formed as an integral piece with the partition 400, the partition 400 being detachably provided in the base 100.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, the cooking appliance 1 may further include a water receiving tray 500, the water receiving tray 500 is disposed in the cooking cavity 102, and the water receiving tray 500 is disposed above the second heating element 300. Therefore, the condensed water generated in the cooking cavity 102 during the cooking process can fall into the water pan 500, and the condensed water can be collected by the water pan 500, so that the condensed water can be recycled, for example, the condensed water collected by the water pan 500 can be conveyed back to the water storage cavity 101.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, the water tray 500 may include a tray body 510 and a water guide 520, the tray body 510 defines a water receiving groove 511 having an upper end opened, the water guide 520 is disposed at a lower side of the tray body 510, the water guide 520 has a condensed water passage therein, the condensed water passage communicates with the water receiving groove 511, and the water guide 520 has a water outlet 521 communicating with the steam passage 103. For example, the condensed water passage extends in a vertical direction, an upper end of the condensed water passage communicates with the water receiving groove 511, and a lower end of the condensed water passage forms the water outlet 521. Therefore, the condensed water can be conveniently collected, and the condensed water can be conveniently and smoothly conveyed into the steam channel 103, so that the condensed water can be conveniently conveyed back into the water storage cavity 101 through the steam channel 103.

Optionally, the water guide pipe 520 extends in a vertical direction, a condensed water channel extending in the vertical direction is provided in the water guide pipe 520, an inlet of the condensed water channel is formed at the upper end of the water guide pipe 520, the upper end of the water guide pipe 520 is connected with the middle of the tray body 510, and the middle of the tray body 510 corresponds to the lowest position of the wall of the water receiving tank 511. The lower end of the water guide pipe 520 forms a water outlet 521 of the condensed water channel, and the water outlet 521 is located right above the steam channel 103. Therefore, the condensed water collected by the water tray 500 is guided, and the condensed water is smoothly sent back to the water storage cavity 101.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first heating member 200 is detachably coupled to the base 100. This facilitates maintenance and replacement of the first heating member 200, and also facilitates cleaning of the first heating member 200. The second heating member 300 is detachably coupled to the base 100. This facilitates maintenance and replacement of the second heating member 300 and also facilitates cleaning of the second heating member 300.

In some alternative embodiments, the cooking appliance 1 comprises a base 100, a first cooking container and a second cooking container, the base comprising a first support seat, a second support seat and a connecting portion, the first support seat being disposed below the second support seat, the connecting portion being connected between the first support seat and the second support seat. The first cooking container is detachably arranged on the first supporting seat and is positioned between the first supporting seat and the second supporting seat. The first cooking container forms a water storage chamber 101 and a cooking chamber 102 therein. The second cooking container is disposed on the base 100, and the second cooking container is disposed on the top of the base, and the second cooking container has a second cooking cavity. The second culinary art container has the air inlet, and first culinary art container has the gas outlet, and under the state that the second culinary art container installation target in place, the air inlet can communicate with the gas outlet, and the second culinary art chamber can pass through air inlet and first culinary art container intercommunication promptly, and steam in the first culinary art container can pass through the gas outlet and lets in the second culinary art intracavity.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cooking appliance 1 may include a base 100, a first heating member 200, and a second heating member 300. The base 100 has a water storage chamber 101 for storing water and a cooking chamber 102 for cooking food therein, and the water storage chamber 101 and the cooking chamber 102 may be communicated through a steam passage 103. For example, the base 100 has a containing cavity therein, a partition 400 is disposed in the containing cavity, the partition 400 divides the containing cavity into a cooking cavity 102 and a water storage cavity 101 (the up-down direction is shown in fig. 1) which are disposed at an interval from top to bottom, and the water storage cavity 101 is located below the cooking cavity 102. The first heating member 200 is provided in the water storage chamber 101, and the first heating member 200 may be used to heat water in the water storage chamber 101 so as to generate steam in the water storage chamber 101, and then the steam may enter the cooking chamber 102 through the steam passage 103. The second heating member 300 is provided in the cooking chamber 102, and the second heating member 300 may be used to secondarily heat the water vapor in the cooking chamber 102 to reduce condensation of the water vapor.

The water storage cavity 101 is arranged below the cooking cavity 102, the steam channel 103 extends along the vertical direction, and the steam channel 103 is respectively communicated with the middle part of the water storage cavity 101 and the middle part of the cooking cavity 102. This not only facilitates the entry of water vapor into the cooking chamber 102 from the bottom up, but also facilitates the uniform diffusion of water vapor within the cooking chamber 102 for the sufficient steam-heated cooking of the food material within the cooking chamber 102.

The first heating member 200 is provided on the bottom wall of the water storage chamber 101, and the first heating member 200 is located right below the steam passage 103. This facilitates not only the installation of the first heating member 200 but also the timely and rapid delivery of the steam generated by heating the first heating member 200 from the steam passage 103 into the cooking chamber 102. The first heating member 200 is provided at the center of the bottom wall of the water storage chamber 101, and the first heating member 200 is located right below the steam passage 103.

The second heating member 300 is provided on the bottom wall of the cooking chamber 102. Therefore, the excessive space occupied by the cooking cavity 102 due to the arrangement of the second heating element 300 can be avoided, the influence on the volume of the cooking cavity 102 can be prevented, and the second heating element 300 can heat the water vapor in the cooking cavity 102 conveniently.

The base 100 is provided with a partition 400, the partition 400 extends in a horizontal direction, the partition 400 is used for partitioning the water storage chamber 101 and the cooking chamber 102, the partition 400 can partition the water storage chamber 101 and the cooking chamber 102 which are vertically spaced in the base 100, wherein the water storage chamber 101 can be positioned below the cooking chamber 102. A steam passage 103 is formed on the partition 400, an upper end of the steam passage 103 communicates with the cooking chamber 102, and a lower end of the steam passage 103 communicates with the water storage chamber 101.

The second heating member 300 is formed as a heating plate covering the upper surface of the partition 400. Therefore, the installation and the arrangement of the second heating element 300 are convenient, the contact area between the second heating element 300 and the water vapor is increased, the second heating element 300 can perform secondary heating on the water vapor better, the condensation of the water vapor is reduced, and the heating effect of the second heating element 300 is improved. The heating plate may be coiled by a heating tube, and the heating plate may be formed as one piece with the separator 400.

The cooking appliance 1 may further include a water receiving tray 500, the water receiving tray 500 being provided in the cooking chamber 102, and the water receiving tray 500 being provided above the second heating member 300. Therefore, the condensed water generated in the cooking process in the cooking cavity 102 can fall into the water pan 500, and the condensed water can be collected by the water pan 500, so that the condensed water can be reused, for example, the condensed water collected by the water pan 500 can be conveyed back to the water storage cavity 101.

The water collector 500 may include a tray body 510 and a water guide 520, the tray body 510 defines a water receiving groove 511 having an upper end opened, the water guide 520 is disposed at a lower side of the tray body 510, a condensed water passage is provided in the water guide 520, the condensed water passage is communicated with the water receiving groove 511, and the water guide 520 has a water outlet 521 communicated with the steam passage 103. For example, the condensed water passage extends in a vertical direction, an upper end of the condensed water passage communicates with the water receiving groove 511, and a lower end of the condensed water passage forms the water outlet 521. Therefore, the condensed water is convenient to collect and is convenient to convey to the steam channel 103, so that the condensed water is convenient to convey back to the water storage cavity 101 through the steam channel 103.

The water guide pipe 520 extends along the vertical direction, a condensed water channel extending along the vertical direction is arranged in the water guide pipe 520, an inlet of the condensed water channel is formed at the upper end of the water guide pipe 520, the upper end of the water guide pipe 520 is connected with the middle part of the tray body 510, and the middle part of the tray body 510 corresponds to the lowest part of the wall of the water receiving tank 511. The lower end of the water guide pipe 520 forms a water outlet 521 of the condensed water channel, and the water outlet 521 is located right above the steam channel 103. Therefore, the condensed water collected by the water receiving tray 500 can be smoothly sent back to the water storage cavity 101.

The first heating member 200 is detachably coupled to the base 100. This facilitates maintenance and replacement of the first heating member 200, and also facilitates cleaning of the first heating member 200. The second heating member 300 is detachably coupled to the base 100. This facilitates maintenance and replacement of the second heating member 300 and also facilitates cleaning of the second heating member 300.

Other constructions and operations of the cooking appliance 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

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 devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the utility model. Furthermore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In the description of the present invention, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, and may also include the first and second features being in contact with each other not directly but through another feature therebetween.

In the description of the utility model, "above", "over" and "above" a first feature in a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

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 term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like 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 (10)

1. A cooking appliance, comprising:

the base is internally provided with a water storage cavity and a cooking cavity, and the water storage cavity is communicated with the cooking cavity through a steam channel;

the first heating element is used for heating the water storage cavity;

a second heating member for heating the steam in the cooking chamber.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the water storage chamber is located below the cooking chamber, and the steam passage communicates between a middle portion of the water storage chamber and a middle portion of the cooking chamber.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the first heating element is disposed within the water storage chamber and the second heating element is disposed within the cooking chamber.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the first heating element is disposed on the bottom wall of the water storage chamber and directly below the steam channel, and the second heating element is disposed on the bottom wall of the cooking chamber.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the base is provided with a partition for partitioning the water storage chamber and the cooking chamber, and the steam passage is formed at the partition.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 5, wherein the second heating element is formed as a heating pan that covers an upper surface of the partition.

7. The cooking appliance of claim 1, further comprising:

and the water receiving disc is arranged in the cooking cavity and positioned above the second heating element.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the drip tray comprises:

the water receiving tank is provided with an opening at the upper end;

the water guide pipe is arranged on the lower side of the tray body and communicated with the water receiving groove, and the water guide pipe is provided with a water outlet communicated with the steam channel.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the water guide pipe extends in a vertical direction, an upper end of the water guide pipe is connected to a middle portion of the tray body and a lower end thereof forms the water outlet, and the water outlet is positioned right above the steam channel.

10. The cooking appliance of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first heating element is removably connected to the base and the second heating element is removably connected to the base.

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