CN216876045U - Air fryer with longitudinally-arranged double frying barrels - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a longitudinally-arranged double-frying-barrel air fryer which comprises a heating assembly and a frying basket assembly. Wherein heating element includes motor, first heating fan, second heating fan, first heating tube and second heating tube, explodes the basket subassembly and includes first fried basket and second fried basket. The first heating fan is arranged on the lower side of the motor, the first heating pipe is arranged on the lower side of the first heating fan, the first frying basket is arranged on the lower side of the first heating pipe, and the motor drives the first heating fan to rotate and generate hot air flow after being heated by the first heating pipe to flow to the first frying basket. The second heating fan is arranged on the upper side of the motor, the second heating pipe is arranged on the upper side of the second heating fan, the second frying basket is arranged on the upper side of the second heating pipe, and the motor drives the second heating fan to rotate and generate hot air flow to the second frying basket after being heated by the second heating pipe.

Description

Air fryer with longitudinally-arranged double frying barrels

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of air fryer of kitchen electrical appliances, in particular to an air fryer comprising a longitudinally-arranged double frying barrels.

Background

An air fryer is a kitchen appliance that cooks food using an air heating assembly and the heated circulating airflow generated thereby. The air heating assembly is used for heating the air in the frying basket to enable the air to reach the temperature of fried food, and circulating air flow is formed in the frying basket so as to uniformly heat the food in the frying basket and enable the surface of the food to be dehydrated to form a fried-like taste. The product is favored by consumers due to the green and healthy cooking concept.

With the continuous improvement of living standard, the diversified demands of consumers on the cooking function of the air fryer are higher and higher. However, the conventional air fryer only has a single empty frying cavity, and in order to avoid the tainting of the food materials during the cooking process, in most cases, only one food material can be cooked at one time, and if a plurality of different food materials are to be cooked, the food materials are cooked one by one, so that a great deal of time and energy are consumed for users.

In order to solve the above problems, the utility model of patent application 202110023253.0 discloses an air fryer with two bodies, which is provided with two sets of independent air fryer devices, i.e. two fryer baskets, two motors, two heating pipes and two fans which are independent from each other. Although this structure enables simultaneous cooking of different food materials, there are also disadvantages: on one hand, the design of two sets of independent air fryer devices is too complex, which is not beneficial to batch production and production cost control; in another aspect, the two separate air fryer assemblies disclosed in this application are arranged in a horizontal configuration, which results in an air fryer that is too bulky in shape and takes up too much kitchen space.

Therefore, a reasonable-design double-frying-barrel structure is needed to be provided for the air frying pan, the small external transverse size is still provided on the premise that different food materials can be cooked simultaneously to avoid tainting odor, and the low production cost is also considered.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a vertical double-fry-bucket air fryer, comprising:

the heating assembly comprises a motor, a first heating fan, a second heating fan, a first heating pipe and a second heating pipe; and

a fry basket assembly comprising a first fry basket and a second fry basket,

wherein the first heating fan is arranged at the lower side of the motor, the first heating pipe is arranged at the lower side of the first heating fan, the first frying basket is arranged at the lower side of the first heating pipe, the motor drives the first heating fan to rotate and accelerate and blow airflow to the first heating pipe, the airflow is heated by the first heating pipe and then flows to the first frying basket, and

the second heating fan is arranged on the upper side of the motor, the second heating pipe is arranged on the upper side of the second heating fan, the second frying basket is arranged on the upper side of the second heating pipe, the motor drives the second heating fan to rotate and blow airflow to the second heating pipe in an accelerating mode, and the airflow flows to the second frying basket after being heated by the second heating pipe.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air fryer further comprises a cover assembly including a first heat shield and a second heat shield, wherein the first heat shield is disposed between the motor and the first heating fan, the second heat shield is disposed between the motor and the second heating fan, and a motor shaft of the motor passes through the first heat shield and the second heat shield to drive the first heating fan and the second heating fan to rotate, respectively.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cover assembly further includes a first heat pipe cover and a second heat pipe cover, wherein the first heat pipe cover is disposed between the first heat pipe cover and the first heating fan, the second heat pipe cover is disposed between the second heat pipe cover and the second heating fan, and a motor shaft of the motor further passes through the first heat pipe cover and the second heat pipe cover respectively to drive the first heating fan and the second heating fan to rotate.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air fryer further comprises a first housing assembly, the first housing assembly comprising a first fry basket bucket and a first fry basket cavity,

the first fry basket barrel body is detachably loaded in the first fry basket cavity, and the first heating pipe cover is buckled on the first fry basket cavity to form a cavity for cooking food.

In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air fryer further comprises a second housing assembly, the second housing assembly comprising a cover and an oil-receiving pan,

the oil receiving tray is arranged on the second heating pipe, the second frying basket is arranged on the oil receiving tray, and the cover body is buckled on the second heating pipe cover and holds the second frying basket to form a cavity for cooking food.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heating assembly further includes a cooling fan disposed between the second heat-insulating cover and the second heat-generating pipe cover, and the motor drives the cooling fan to rotate.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cooling fan is a reverse air outlet blade, and the motor drives the cooling fan to rotate so as to accelerate and blow the air flow to the motor.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first heating fan, the second heating fan and the cooling fan are coaxial fans, and are driven to rotate by the motor.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first housing assembly further comprises a front housing, a rear housing and a bottom housing,

the first fryer cavity is arranged on the bottom shell, and the front shell, the rear shell, the cover body and the outer side surface of the first fryer barrel body are mutually connected to form a shell of the air fryer together.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first heat pipe cover, the second heat pipe cover, the front case, and the rear case are connected together, and a space in which air can flow is formed.

The utility model at least provides the following technical effects:

1. the first frying basket and the second frying basket are arranged in a longitudinally-arranged mode, so that the external transverse size of the air fryer is saved;

2. through adopting the structure of single motor, make the air fryer still have cheap manufacturing cost concurrently when can the subregion culinary art edible material avoid tainting with the smell.

Additional features and advantages of the application will be set forth in the description which follows, or may be learned by practice of the application.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the claimed subject matter and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the subject matter and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the subject matter, and not limit the subject matter.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the lid and first fry basket vat separated from the air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

1-electric machine 11-first heat shield 12-first heat-generating pipe shield

13-first heating fan 14-first heating pipe 15-first fry basket

21-second heat shield 22-second heat-generating pipe shield 23-second heating fan

24-second heat pipe 25-second fry basket 28-cooling fan

31-first fry basket vat 32-first fry basket cavity 33-cover

34-drip pan 35-front housing 36-rear housing

37-bottom shell

Detailed Description

Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The description of the exemplary embodiments is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the utility model, its application, or uses. The present invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the utility model to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that: in the following description of embodiments of the air fryer, six directional descriptive terms, upper, lower, inner, outer, front and rear, will be used. Wherein, the concepts of up, down, front and back are generated based on the positive state of the air fryer; the description of the inner and outer two directions is defined as relative concepts of outer and inner generated in a direction perpendicular to the outer surface of the housing assembly. Furthermore, references hereinafter to both "first" and "second" descriptions are for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying any order of importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated.

The utility model provides an air fryer with two longitudinal frying barrels.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, wherein fig. 1 shows a schematic exploded view of an air fryer and fig. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an air fryer.

The air fryer mainly comprises a heating assembly and a frying basket assembly, and is provided with an upper independent frying basket and a lower independent frying basket which are longitudinally arranged, so that food in the two frying baskets can be cooked simultaneously through a single motor driving mode. The heating assembly is used for generating heat convection and heat radiation, and includes a motor 1, a first heating fan 13 disposed below the motor 1, a second heating fan 23 disposed above the motor 1, a first heating pipe 14 disposed below the first heating fan 13, and a second heating pipe 24 disposed above the second heating fan. The fry basket assembly is used for containing food materials to be cooked and comprises a first fry basket 15 arranged below the first heat generating pipe 14 and a second fry basket 25 arranged above the second heat generating pipe 24.

Specifically, the drive shaft is rotated after the motor 1 is energized, and the first heating fan 13 located below the motor 1 and the second heating fan 23 located above the motor 1 are simultaneously rotated by the drive of the motor shaft and accelerate the air flow. The flow direction of the airflow accelerated by the first heating fan 13 is downward, and the airflow accelerated downward is heated by flowing through the first heating pipe 14 under the first heating fan 13 and continues to flow to the first fry basket 15, so as to heat the food materials in the first fry basket 15. Correspondingly, the flow direction of the air flow accelerated by the second heating fan 23 is upward flow, and the accelerated air flow flowing upward is heated by flowing through the second heating pipe 24 above the second heating fan 23 and continues to flow to the second fry basket 25, so as to heat the food materials in the second fry basket 25.

Further, the air fryer of the present invention is further provided with a hood assembly to further isolate the first fry basket 15 from the second fry basket 25 by a reasonable structural design to prevent the tainting of different food materials during cooking.

Referring to fig. 1, the cover assembly includes a first heat shield 11 disposed below the motor 1 and a second heat shield 21 disposed above the motor 1, and the first heat shield 11 and the second heat shield 21 together sandwich the motor 1 in a space therebetween. Wherein the first heat shield 11 is disposed between the motor 1 and the first heating fan 13, the second heat shield 21 is disposed between the motor 1 and the second heating fan 23, and the first heat shield 11 and the second heat shield 21 are provided with openings at positions corresponding to the motor shaft for the motor shaft to pass through. During operation, the motor shaft of the motor 1 passes downward through the opening of the first heat shield 11 to drive the first heating fan 13 to rotate, and the motor shaft of the motor 1 also passes through the opening of the second heat shield 21 to drive the second heating fan 23 to rotate. By providing the first and second heat shields 11, 21, odors generated by food materials cooked in the first fry basket 15 are difficult to transfer upwardly to the second fry basket 25 and vice versa.

Further, as shown in fig. 1, the cover assembly further includes a first heat pipe cover 12 and a second heat pipe cover 22 to block heat transferred to the motor 1 while further enhancing the sealing effect of the upper and lower cooking chambers. The first heat pipe cover 12 is disposed below the first heat shield 11 and disposed between the first heating fan 13 and the first heat shield 11, so as to cover the first heating fan 13 and the first heat pipe 14 below the first heat shield 11. The second heat pipe cover 22 is disposed above the second heat shield 21 and disposed between the second heating fan 23 and the second heat shield 21 to isolate the second heating fan 23 and the second heat pipe 24 above the second heat shield 21. Further, the first and second heat generation pipe covers 12 and 22 are each provided with an opening at a position opposite to the motor shaft to pass the motor shaft therethrough.

It should be noted that, based on the layout of the air fryer parqueting vat, the longitudinal projected areas of the openings in the first heat shield 11 and the first heat-generating tunnel shield 12 through which the motor shaft passes should overlap, and the longitudinal projected areas of the openings in the second heat shield 21 and the second heat-generating tunnel shield 22 through which the motor shaft passes should also overlap. During the cooking process of the air fryer, the motor 1 drives the motor shaft to pass through the first heat shield 11 and the first heat-generating pipe shield 12 downwards so as to drive the first heating fan 13 to rotate, and simultaneously the motor 1 also drives the motor shaft to pass through the second heat shield 21 and the second heat-generating pipe shield 22 upwards so as to drive the second heating fan 23 to rotate.

Referring also to FIG. 3, there is shown a schematic view of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention in an air fryer with lid 33 and first fry basket tub 31 separated from the air fryer.

Further, for the cooperation cover body subassembly realizes the sealed of the culinary art chamber below motor 1, the air fryer still includes first casing subassembly. The first housing assembly includes a first fry basket vat 31 housing a first fry basket 15 and a first fry basket cavity 32 housing first fry basket vat 31.

In particular, the first housing component, on the one hand, together with the first heat pipe cover 12, forms a cooking chamber lying vertically below the air fryer, while, on the other hand, the outer surface of the first housing component also participates in forming part of the outer surface cover of the air fryer. In the cooking cavity below motor 1, first fry basket 15 is removably received in first fry basket receptacle 31, first fry basket receptacle 31 is configured to be removably loaded into first fry basket cavity 32, and first heat-generating hood 12 snaps over first fry basket cavity 32. When the air fryer is operating, first fry basket 15 is placed within first fry basket tub 31 and first fry basket tub 31 is loaded into first fry basket cavity 32 and engages the inner surface of first heat emitting radome 12, which together form a cavity for cooking food.

Specifically, under the driving of the motor 1, the first heating fan 13 located below the first heating pipe cover 12 rotates and accelerates the air flow to the first heating pipe 14, and the air flow heated by the first heating pipe 14 repeatedly flows inside a cavity formed by the first fry basket barrel 31, the first fry basket cavity 32 and the first heating pipe cover 12, so as to cook the food materials placed in the first fry basket 15 in an air-fry manner.

Further, for the cooperation cover body subassembly realizes the sealed of the culinary art chamber above the motor 1, the air fryer still includes second housing assembly. The second housing assembly includes a cover 33 that covers the second fry basket 25 and an oil pan 34 that holds the second fry basket 25 below.

In particular, the second housing component, on the one hand, forms together with the second heat pipe cover 22 a cooking chamber lying vertically above the air fryer, while, on the other hand, the outer surface of the cover 33 in the second housing component simultaneously also serves as a cover for the upper end of the air fryer. In the culinary art cavity that is located motor 1 top, second fried basket 25 detachably sets up on connecing the food tray 34, through the bearing that connects the food tray 34, prevents to cook in second fried basket 25 and eat grease, residue etc. that the material produced because of the action of gravity and fall the position of motor 1 place below, brings the potential safety hazard. The cover 33 is fastened on the second heat pipe cover 22. When the air fryer is operating, the second fry basket 25 is placed over the drip pan 34 and covered above with the lid 33. The lower edge of the cover 33 is combined with the upper surface of the second heat-generating pipe cover 22, so that the inner surface of the cover 33 and the upper surface of the second heat-generating pipe cover 22 jointly surround to form a cavity for cooking food. In one embodiment, second fry basket 25 may preferably be replaced with other cooking vessels of corresponding size to achieve multiple cooking functions. For example, replacing the second basket 25 with a frying pan may accomplish the frying function; the cooking function can be realized by replacing the pot with a soup pot; the baking function can be realized by replacing the baking tray; the slow stewing function can be realized by replacing the pot with a marmite.

Specifically, under the driving of the motor 1, the second heating fan 23 located above the second heat pipe cover 22 rotates and accelerates the air flow to the second heat pipe 24, and the air flow is heated by the second heat pipe 24 and then repeatedly flows into the cavity formed by the cover 33 and the second heat pipe cover 22, so as to cook the food materials placed in the second fry basket 25 in an air-fry manner.

Preferably, the air fryer with the vertically-arranged double frying barrels can be additionally provided with a cooling fan for cooling so as to dissipate heat of the motor 1 and electronic components inside the air fryer, thereby further ensuring the service life of the air fryer. According to a preferred embodiment of the utility model, a cooling fan 28 for dissipating heat is added to the heating assembly. The cooling fan 28 is disposed in the space formed between the upper surface of the second heat-insulating cover 21 and the lower surface of the second heat-generating pipe cover 22, and correspondingly, the second heating fan 23 is disposed in the space formed between the upper surface of the second heat-generating pipe cover 22 and the lower surface of the oil-receiving pan 34, and a certain temperature difference exists between the cooling fan 28 and the second heating fan 23 under the isolation of the second heat-generating pipe cover 22.

Preferably, the first heating fan 13, the second heating fan 23 and the cooling fan 28 are coaxial fans, which are driven to rotate together by the motor 1. In one aspect, the motor shaft of the motor 1 is connected to a cooling fan 28 below the second heat pipe cover 22 to produce a circulating air flow to cool the motor 1 and the internal electronic components of the air fryer; on the other hand, motor shafts of the motor 1 are connected to the first heating fan 13 below the first heat generation duct cover 12 and the second heating fan 23 above the second heat generation duct cover 22, respectively, to drive the first heating fan 13 and the second heating fan 23 to accelerate and blow air flows toward the first heat generation duct 14 and the second heat generation duct 24, respectively. Therefore, the fan structure of the cooling fan 28 is opposite to the blade structure of the second heating fan 23. Through the fan structure, the fan can be driven by the single motor 1, namely, the circulating hot air flow required by air frying cooking in the first frying basket 15 and the second frying basket can be manufactured, the circulating cold air flow which moves towards the direction of the motor 1 and is used for heat dissipation can be manufactured, and the air flow directions are opposite and do not influence each other, so that the production cost is reduced, the internal layout of the air frying pot with the longitudinally arranged double frying barrels is optimized, and the external transverse size of the air frying pot is not increased due to the addition of an additional cooking cavity.

With further reference to FIG. 4, which illustrates a perspective view of an air fryer, after it has been assembled in its entirety, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, in order for the air fryer to have a relatively sealed outer surface, the first housing assembly further includes a front housing 35, a rear housing 36, and a bottom housing 37. First fry basket cavity 32 is disposed above bottom shell 37, and when first fry basket bucket 31 is loaded into first fry basket cavity 32, upper and lower edges of first fry basket bucket 31 border lower edge of front shell 35 and bottom shell 37, respectively. When the air fryer is assembled and all external structural parts are in a closed condition, the outer side surfaces of the front shell 35, the rear shell 36, the cover 33 and the first fry basket vat 31 are interconnected to collectively form the outer surface of the air fryer.

Further, in order to ensure that the circulating air flow for cooling generated by the cooling fan 28 can freely flow in the region outside the cooking cavity space inside the air fryer, the upper surface of the first heat pipe cover 12, the lower surface of the second heat pipe cover 22, the inner surface of the front housing 35, and the inner surface of the rear housing 36 are connected together by the upper side, the lower side, the front side, and the rear side of the motor 1 to form a relatively sealed space, so that the circulating air flow for cooling can freely flow in the space, and the internal electronic components of the motor 1 and the air fryer are cooled.

Thus, the present invention provides a deep fryer with dual fryer vats that conserves the external lateral dimensions of the air fryer by allowing the first basket 15 and second basket 25 to be arranged in a vertically stacked manner.

According to the air fryer with the longitudinally arranged double frying barrels, due to the design that the motor 1 simultaneously drives the first heating fan 13 and the second heating fan 23, the air fryer can cook food materials in different regions to avoid tainting of smell, meanwhile, the use of parts is reduced, and the production cost is reduced.

So far, some specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of examples, but it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are only for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the above embodiments or equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope and spirit of the utility model. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. An air fryer with longitudinally arranged double frying barrels is characterized by comprising:

the heating assembly comprises a motor (1), a first heating fan (13), a second heating fan (23), a first heating pipe (14) and a second heating pipe (24); and

a fry basket assembly comprising a first fry basket (15) and a second fry basket (25),

the first heating fan (13) is arranged on the lower side of the motor (1), the first heating pipe (14) is arranged on the lower side of the first heating fan (13), the first frying basket (15) is arranged on the lower side of the first heating pipe (14), the motor (1) drives the first heating fan (13) to rotate and accelerate and blow airflow to the first heating pipe (14), and the airflow is heated by the first heating pipe (14) and then flows to the first frying basket (15), and in addition, the airflow flows to the first heating pipe (15) in a flowing mode

The second heating fan (23) is arranged on the upper side of the motor (1), the second heating pipe (24) is arranged on the upper side of the second heating fan (23), the second frying basket (25) is arranged on the upper side of the second heating pipe (24), the motor (1) drives the second heating fan (23) to rotate and accelerate and blow air flow to the second heating pipe (24), and the air flow flows to the second frying basket (25) after being heated by the second heating pipe (24).

2. An air fryer according to claim 1, wherein the air fryer further comprises a cover assembly comprising a first heat shield (11) and a second heat shield (21), wherein the first heat shield (11) is disposed between the motor (1) and the first heating fan (13), the second heat shield (21) is disposed between the motor (1) and the second heating fan (23), and a motor shaft of the motor (1) passes through the first heat shield (11) and the second heat shield (21) respectively to drive the first heating fan (13) and the second heating fan (23) to rotate.

3. An air fryer according to claim 2, wherein the cover body assembly further comprises a first heat pipe cover (12) and a second heat pipe cover (22), wherein the first heat pipe cover (12) is disposed between the first heat shield (11) and the first heating fan (13), the second heat pipe cover (22) is disposed between the second heat shield (21) and the second heating fan (23), and a motor shaft of the motor (1) further passes through the first heat pipe cover (12) and the second heat pipe cover (22) respectively to drive the first heating fan (13) and the second heating fan (23) to rotate.

4. An air fryer according to claim 3, further comprising a first housing assembly comprising a first fry basket receptacle (31) and a first fry basket cavity (32),

the first fry basket barrel body (31) is detachably loaded in the first fry basket cavity (32), and the first heating tube cover (12) is buckled on the first fry basket cavity (32) to form a cavity for cooking food.

5. The air fryer according to claim 4, wherein the air fryer further comprises a second housing assembly, the second housing assembly comprising a cover (33) and an oil drip pan (34),

the oil receiving tray (34) is arranged above the second heating pipe (24), the second frying basket (25) is arranged above the oil receiving tray (34), and the cover body (33) is buckled on the second heating pipe cover (22) and accommodates the second frying basket (25) to form a cavity for cooking food.

6. An air fryer according to claim 5, wherein the heating assembly further comprises a cooling fan (28), the cooling fan (28) being disposed between the second heat shield (21) and the second heat pipe shield (22), the motor (1) driving the cooling fan (28) in rotation.

7. Air fryer according to claim 6, wherein said cooling fan (28) is a counter-current outlet blade, said motor (1) driving said cooling fan (28) in rotation to accelerate and blow an air flow towards said motor (1).

8. Air fryer according to claim 7, wherein said first heating fan (13), said second heating fan (23) and said cooling fan (28) are coaxial fans, jointly driven in rotation by said motor (1).

9. An air fryer according to claim 8, wherein the first housing assembly further comprises a front housing (35), a rear housing (36), and a bottom housing (37),

wherein the first fry basket cavity (32) is disposed above the bottom shell (37), and the outer side surfaces of the front shell (35), rear shell (36), lid (33) and first fry basket vat (31) are interconnected to collectively comprise the outer shell of the air fryer.

10. An air fryer according to claim 9, wherein the first heat pipe cover (12), the second heat pipe cover (22), the front housing (35) and the rear housing (36) are connected together and form a space inside which air can flow.

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