CN217285409U

CN217285409U - Cooking utensil and reinforced subassembly thereof

Info

Publication number: CN217285409U
Application number: CN202122399847.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董广伟
Original assignee: Tineco Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tineco Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-03
Filing date: 2021-09-30
Publication date: 2022-08-26
Anticipated expiration: 2031-09-30
Also published as: CN113876180A; CN216754182U; CN113974413B; CN113974412A; CN113812837A; CN113974414B; CN115568749A; CN217429738U; CN115399627B; CN115429096A; CN113892811A; CN116807224A; CN216628203U; CN216652015U; CN113974417A; CN115429094B; CN217429739U; CN113812833B; CN116392012A; CN216628204U

Abstract

The application provides a cooking utensil and reinforced subassembly thereof, cooking utensil includes the cooking subassembly and with the reinforced subassembly of cooking subassembly fluid communication, wherein, reinforced subassembly includes: a dispensing unit having a rotating member and a driving member, wherein the driving member drives the rotating member to rotate, the rotating member is provided with a fluid passage inlet, and the fluid passage inlet is discharged to the cooking assembly through the fluid passage; the material storage unit comprises at least two material boxes and a material discharging part, the material discharging part is provided with a plurality of fluid outlets communicated with the material boxes, and the material discharging part is arranged on the outer side of the rotating part in a surrounding manner; the rotating piece rotates under the action of the driving piece, so that the fluid channel inlet is switched and butted with the plurality of fluid outlets. The sealing element is matched with the storage unit and the distribution unit to keep the communication part sealed when the fluid outlet is communicated with the opening of the channel in a fluid mode, and meanwhile, residual liquid in the pipeline is cleaned through a gap existing between the sealing element and a specific position of the storage unit or reverse guidance of a suction source.

Description

Cooking utensil and reinforced subassembly thereof

Technical Field

The present application relates to but is not limited to the kitchen utensil field, especially relates to a cooking utensil and reinforced subassembly thereof.

Background

At present, when the cooking utensil is used, seasonings are added manually, the seasoning adding amount and the seasoning adding sequence are controlled by depending on personal experience, the using process is complex, and the seasoning container is inconvenient to store and place. Some cooking appliances are charged by an automatic charging system, but the charging requires the integral rotation of the magazine or the distributor, and the charging structure is complex, the load of the driver is high, and the assembly occupies a large space. Simultaneously, some cooking utensil's charging system is not accurate enough and lead to easily leaking when switching to next magazine, influences cooking utensil's performance, easily remains condiment in charging system's the pipeline, not only causes the pipeline to be difficult to wash, also can make condiment cluster each other flavor, is unfavorable for cooking utensil's use and experiences.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Aims at solving at least one of the technical problems in the prior art. To this end, aspects of the present application provide a cooking appliance and a charging assembly thereof, which are simple in structure, compact in assembly, and convenient to clean.

An embodiment of the present application provides a cooking utensil, including the cooking subassembly and with the reinforced subassembly of cooking subassembly fluid communication, wherein, the reinforced subassembly includes: a distribution unit having a rotary member and a driving member, wherein the driving member drives the rotary member to rotate, the rotary member is provided with a fluid channel inlet, and the fluid channel inlet discharges to the cooking assembly through a fluid channel; the material storage unit comprises at least two material boxes and a material discharging part, the material discharging part is provided with a plurality of fluid outlets communicated with the material boxes, and the material discharging part is arranged around the outer side of the rotating part; the rotating piece rotates under the action of the driving piece, so that the fluid channel inlet is switched and butted with the plurality of fluid outlets.

Optionally, the feeding assembly further comprises a supporting platform, and the storage unit and the dispensing unit are respectively removably disposed on two sides of the supporting platform, wherein the fluid outlet protrudes out of the surface of the storage unit and penetrates through the supporting platform.

Optionally, the charging assembly further comprises a sealing member disposed between and cooperatively configured with the magazine unit and the dispensing unit to seal the communication when the fluid passage corresponds to the fluid outlet and to provide a gap between the sealing member and the magazine unit when the fluid passage is between the fluid outlet.

Optionally, the seal is disposed on the rotating member and configured to contact the fluid outlet; wherein the surface of the support platform between the fluid outlets is configured with a depression; and/or the fluid outlet is raised relative to the surface of the support platform.

Optionally, the seal is configured as a flexible or telescopic structure.

Optionally, the fluid channel is configured with a suction source configured to direct fluid flow in both directions within the fluid channel.

Optionally, a conduit is configured within the cartridge in communication with the fluid opening, the conduit extending to the bottom of the cartridge.

Optionally, the charging assembly is configured with at least one of the following control modes: a loading mode to control the suction source to direct the seasoning from the cartridge to the cooking assembly; a disturbance mode in which the suction source is controlled to direct fluid below the liquid level in the cartridge; and a cleaning mode, wherein the suction source is controlled to guide the flavoring into the material box to be removed.

Optionally, at least one of the cartridges is configured as a recovery cartridge in which the corresponding fluid outlet is configured with a baffle.

Another cooking appliance is provided in an embodiment of the present application, including a cooking assembly and a charging assembly in fluid communication with the cooking assembly, wherein the charging assembly includes: a distribution unit having a rotary member and a driving member, wherein the driving member drives the rotary member to rotate, the rotary member is provided with a fluid channel inlet, and the fluid channel inlet discharges to the cooking assembly through a fluid channel; the storage unit comprises at least two material boxes; the discharging part is provided with a plurality of fluid outlets communicated with the material boxes, and the discharging part is arranged around the outer side of the rotating part; the rotating piece rotates under the action of the driving piece, so that the fluid channel inlet is switched and butted with the plurality of fluid outlets.

The embodiment of the application provides a reinforced subassembly includes: a distribution unit having a rotary member and a driving member, wherein the driving member drives the rotary member to rotate, the rotary member is provided with a fluid channel inlet, and the fluid channel inlet discharges to the cooking assembly through a fluid channel; the storage unit comprises at least two material boxes; the discharging part is provided with a plurality of fluid outlets communicated with the material boxes and surrounds the outer side of the rotating part; the rotating piece rotates under the action of the driving piece, so that the fluid channel inlet is switched and butted with the plurality of fluid outlets.

According to the cooking utensil's of this application structural arrangement is reasonable, and the drive that distribution unit passes through the driving piece in the reinforced subassembly rotates around its central axis, and the driving piece only needs drive fluid channel to rotate can switch different condiment and suction source and correspond, realizes automatic ration reinforced, and the load of driving piece is little, can effective reduce cost and energy consumption. In addition, through setting up sealing member and clearance mechanism, can not leak the material when reinforced subassembly is reinforced, the inside residual feed liquid of neither can of pipeline, and the feed liquid that can also keep stewing keeps even, has improved equipment performance and simple operation nature.

Drawings

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

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the application and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the application and together with the description serve to explain the application and not to limit the application. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a main body of a cooking appliance provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a charging assembly in a cooking appliance provided by an embodiment of the application;

fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a charging assembly in a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a dispensing unit in a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application, showing a sealing member covering a side surface of the dispensing unit;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a supporting platform of a charging assembly in a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6a is a schematic assembly diagram of a sealing member of a charging assembly in a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6b is another schematic assembly diagram of a sealing member of the charging assembly in the cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the application;

fig. 6c is a schematic view of another assembly of the sealing member of the charging assembly in the cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6d is a schematic cross-sectional view of a sealing member of a charging assembly in a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7a is a schematic view of a configuration of a storage unit, a dispensing unit and a sealing member in the cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7b is a schematic view of another configuration of the storage unit, the dispensing unit and the sealing member in the cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7c is a schematic view of another configuration of the stocker unit, the dispensing unit and the sealing member in the cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic view of another configuration of the stocker unit, the dispensing unit and the sealing member in the cooking appliance according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a recycling box in a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and examples, so that how to implement technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects of the present application can be fully understood and implemented.

The seasoning in the application comprises fluid seasonings such as oil, vinegar, soy sauce, light soy sauce, water and the like, fluid seasonings such as starch, liquid seasonings such as egg liquid and the like after being mixed and prepared with water and the like, and solid seasonings such as salt, seasoning powder and the like. The environment in which the feeding assembly and the cooking appliance are used includes, but is not limited to, kitchen, outdoor, and the like.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT (S) OF INVENTION

A cooking appliance of an embodiment of the present application is described below with reference to fig. 1 to 9.

The cooking appliance provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a cooking assembly 1 and a charging assembly 3, wherein the charging assembly 3 is used for distributing seasoning to the cooking assembly 1 and is communicated with the cooking assembly 1 through a fluid pipeline 2.

Referring to fig. 3 in conjunction with fig. 1-2, the feeding assembly 3 includes a storage unit 31 storing a plurality of seasonings, and a dispensing unit switchably communicating with the storage unit 31 to direct different seasonings to the cooking assembly 1 as required, wherein the storage unit 31 includes at least two cartridges 311 and a discharging portion, the discharging portion is provided with a plurality of fluid outlets 312 communicating with each of the cartridges, one configuration of the fluid outlets 312 is a convex cartridge surface, and the dispensing unit switchably communicates with the fluid outlets 312 corresponding to the different cartridges 311.

The dispensing unit comprises a rotary member 32, a driving member 33, the driving member 33 being adapted to drive the rotary member 32 in rotation. Wherein the rotating member 32 is provided with a fluid passage inlet, and the fluid passage inlet can guide the seasoning to the cooking assembly through the fluid passage 321. The rotating member 32 is driven by the driving member 33 and rotates around its own central axis, and the rotating member 32 rotates under the action of the driving member 33, so that the fluid channel inlet is switched to be connected with the plurality of fluid outlets 312.

The driving member 33 is a motor or any other power element capable of driving the rotation member 32, and the output shaft of the driving member 33 is connected to the distribution unit. Referring to fig. 3, in one configuration of the driving member 33, the output end of the driving member 33 is provided with a gear, and the driving gear can extend into a corresponding gear groove of the rotating member 32, so that the transmission between the driving member 33 and the rotating member 32 is more stable and the assembly is convenient.

In some embodiments, the dispensing unit further includes a suction source 34 disposed in the fluid channel, the suction source 34 is a peristaltic pump, a reciprocating pump or any other power element capable of sucking the flavoring from the cartridge 311, and the suction port of the suction source 34 is rotatably connected to the fluid channel 321 by a rotary joint or the like, so that the fluid channel 321 rotates with the rotary member 32 without affecting the suction source 34.

In the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application, the driving element 33 drives the rotating element 32 to rotate the rotating element 32 around its own central axis, so that the position of the fluid channel inlet changes relative to the position of the fluid outlet 312, that is, in the rotating process of the rotating element 32, there are a position state where the fluid channel inlet corresponds to the fluid outlet 312 and a position state where the fluid channel inlet is located between the fluid outlets 312. Changing the relative position of the fluid outlet 312 and the fluid channel inlet by the actuator 33 controllably places the fluid outlet 312 in fluid communication with the fluid channel inlet to switch the fluid channel 321 to correspond to the fluid outlet 312 of a different flavoring. In the process, the driving part 33 only needs to drive the rotating part 32 to switch the fluid outlets 312 of different seasonings to correspond to the rotating part 32, the arrangement mode is more reasonable in structural arrangement and less prone to leakage, the load of the driving part 33 is effectively reduced, and multiple charging is facilitated.

It should be noted that fig. 3 illustrates the fluid outlet 312 disposed at the side of the cartridge 311, the position of the fluid outlet 312 is not limited thereto, and the fluid outlet 312 may be disposed at other positions such as the top of the cartridge 311. A common feature of the above arrangements or configurations is that the fluid outlets 312 are annularly around the outside of the rotary member 32.

Referring to fig. 1, in some application scenarios of the present application, the cooking assembly 1 includes, but is not limited to, a cooker, and the like. The cooking assembly 1 comprises a base 11, a cooking unit 12 located on the base, wherein the cooking unit 12 is in communication with the charging assembly 3 via the fluid line 2. The base 11 comprises a leg 111 and a housing 112 on the leg, wherein the height of the housing 112 supported by the leg 111 is fixed or adjustable so as to leave a heat dissipation space for the heat generating components inside the base 1. In some embodiments, the supporting legs 111 comprise at least two flexible supporting legs, the top of the supporting legs is fixedly connected with an adjusting screw, the screw is matched with a preset threaded groove of the base, and the height or the levelness of the shell 12 can be adjusted by different lengths of the adjusting screw extending into the threaded groove. In other embodiments, the support legs 111 may be straight bars, telescopic bars, or any other structure capable of supporting, adjusting height, or leveling a table top.

Taking the orientation of fig. 1 as an example, the surface of the top of the housing 112 is configured with a knob, a key, touch, voice interaction or any other element that allows a user to input control information, and the surface of the top of the housing 112 is also configured with a receiving slot for fixing the cooking module 12. The cavity inside the housing 112 is used to house heating, control, sensing, etc. elements. In some embodiments, the heating element is in the form of electromagnetic heating, resistance heating, or any other form that heats the cooking unit 12, and the detection element includes temperature detection, current detection, etc. and is coupled to the control element to display and/or indicate a specific state of the cooking device.

The cooking unit 12 includes a pot body 121, a pot cover 122. Wherein the pot body 121 is removably fixed in the receiving groove, and the pot cover 122 is disposed above the pot body 121. In some embodiments, the surface of pan body 121 is at least partially configured with a skirt to be secured in the receiving slot by the skirt. In other embodiments, pan body 121 has its bottom at least partially arranged in a plane, which facilitates heat conduction on the one hand and stable placement of pan body 121 on the other hand.

The feeding assembly 3 is disposed on one side of the base 11, and the feeding assembly 3 is in controllable fluid communication with the cooking unit 12 to timely and quantitatively feed the seasoning in the feeding assembly 3 to the cooking unit 12 as needed. Alternatively, the charging assembly 3 may be disposed on the top surface of the housing 112, the lid 122, the kitchen range, the table top, or any other convenient location that allows the charging assembly 3 to be conveniently fluidly connected to the cooking unit 12 and conveniently operated, as desired, to facilitate the user's convenience in the actual use process.

Referring to fig. 3, in the embodiment of the present application, in order to facilitate the user to configure or replenish the seasoning, the magazine unit 31 is configured in such a manner that the magazine 311 is defined by each individual container, and the user can configure a specific number of containers as required by the application scenario. In other configurations of the magazine unit 31, the magazine 311 may be a container, and the interior of the container may be partitioned by a plurality of partitions configured to ensure that each magazine 311 is relatively independent or that each fluid is not tainted with odor. The cartridge may be a bottle, a tank or any other structure capable of containing a fluid.

Optionally, the top of the magazine 311 is removably configured with a lid 313 to facilitate seasoning replenishment. The lid 313 is configured to cover the top of the container, and referring to fig. 9, the side of the magazine 311 or the surface of the lid 313 is configured with balancing holes 3131, the balancing holes 3131 being for maintaining pressure balance within the magazine 311.

Optionally, a conduit 314 may also be disposed within the cartridge 311, the conduit 314 being in fluid communication with the fluid outlet 312 to facilitate directing fluid out of the cartridge 311.

Optionally, a liquid level detection element may be further disposed in the cartridge 311, and the liquid level detection element is coupled to the control system to display and/or indicate the remaining amount of the fluid in the cartridge, wherein the liquid level detection element may be a float switch, a capacitive proximity switch, a pressure sensor, a photoelectric sensor or any other liquid level detection element capable of detecting whether the fluid in the cartridge is in a low remaining amount.

With continued reference to fig. 3, one way of constructing the fluid passageway 321 is through the interior of the rotating member 32 and forming the above-described inlets for the fluid to pass through on the top and side surfaces of the rotating member 32, respectively, with the driving member 33 disposed above the rotating member 32. In another configuration of the fluid passage 321, the inlet of the fluid passage 321 is formed on the surface of the bottom and the side of the rotary member 32, and the driving member 33 is disposed above the rotary member 32, which can increase the volume of the cartridge 311.

Alternatively, the horizontal segment of the L-shaped fluid channel 321 is configured to have a slope such that when a seasoning is completely loaded or the loading operation is completed, the fluid in the fluid channel 321 and a portion of the pipeline will flow back into the cartridge 311 by gravity to reduce the amount of liquid remaining in the pipeline.

In order to facilitate the assembly and use of the components of the feeder assembly 3, the feeder assembly 3 may also be arranged in the support platform 4, with reference to fig. 5 in conjunction with fig. 1-3, the magazine unit 31 and the rotary member 32 and the driving member 33 being removably arranged on either side of the support platform 4, respectively, and the fluid outlet 312 annularly surrounding the outside of the rotary member 32. Specifically, the side of the support platform 4 is configured with a cavity or groove for placing the magazine unit 31, while the inside of the support platform 4 has a through hole therethrough, in which the rotary member 32 and the driving member 33 are disposed such that the fluid passage inlet corresponds to the fluid outlet 312. In which the fluid outlets 312 protrude from the surface of the magazine unit 31 so as to penetrate the support platform 4 and are annularly arranged so as to correspond to the fluid passage inlets, in such a manner that not only the assembly is facilitated, but also the magazine unit 31 can be stably fixed to the support platform 4 through the fluid outlets 321.

Optionally, to ensure that the container is placed more stably on the support platform 4, the top and lower portions of the support platform 4 are provided with fixtures to hold the container steady. Specifically, referring to fig. 3, the top fixing member is configured to be downwardly pressed against the elastic member 41 recessed at the top of the cover 313, and the lower fixing member is configured to be inserted into the protrusion 42 recessed at the bottom of the container. It should be noted that the specific configuration or position of the elastic member 41 and the protrusion 42 can be adapted according to the use environment, for example, the elastic member 41 is configured on the sealing cover and the corresponding recess is configured on the top of the supporting platform 4; similarly, the position of the projection 42 can be adjusted.

Alternatively, taking the orientation of fig. 5 as an example, the top surface of the supporting platform 4 is provided with a through hole, and the elastic element 41 corresponds to the through hole so that the elastic element 41 has a certain moving space, thereby facilitating the user to take out the container. In addition, when the container is locked and can not be taken out, the elastic piece 41 can be actively pulled up through the through hole so as to release the fixation of the container.

Optionally, the top or bottom of the support platform 4 may also form a perimeter for securing components such as the suction source 34, and the support platform 4 may also be provided with a cover that cooperates with the perimeter to protect the components within the perimeter. The structure of the supporting platform enables all the parts to be convenient to assemble and integrated into a whole, and the supporting platform is convenient for a user to use.

In some applications, when the user disposes the feeding assembly 3 in the supporting platform 4, the driving member 33 operates to rotate the rotating member 32 on one side of the supporting platform 4, and after a certain angle of rotation, the fluid channel 321 will correspond to the fluid outlet 312 of the liquid to be extracted, and the suction source 34 guides the fluid from the magazine 311 to the cooking assembly 1.

To further improve the dosing accuracy, in the path of the fluid dispensed from the cartridge 311 to the cooking unit 2, a flow detection element may also be provided and coupled to the control system to control and/or prompt the dispensing state of the fluid. During operation of the suction source 34, the flow sensing element senses the flow and feeds a signal back to the control system, which in turn may adjust the flow rate by controlling the suction force generated by the suction source 34.

Since the fluid outlet 312 is not directly connected to the fluid channel inlet through a pipeline, the fluid flowing through the opening may cause a certain leakage, and when the suction source 34 is operated, the suction force between the fluid outlet 312 and the fluid channel inlet may be unstable and the suction efficiency may be low due to the leakage. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the sealing property of the communication portion when the fluid outlet 312 corresponds to the fluid passage inlet. In the embodiments provided herein, the fluid dispensing system further comprises a seal 35 disposed between the rotary member 32 and the magazine unit 31, the seal 35 being disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the rotary member 32.

One way of constructing the sealing member 35 is, referring to fig. 4, that the sealing member 35 is fixedly or removably arranged on the entire side surface of the rotary member 32, and that the sealing member 35 is constructed in a flexible structure, so that the sealing member 35 fills the gap between the rotary member 32 and the fluid outlet 312, and the fluid passage 321 ensures the sealing property of the communication when the fluid outlet 312 corresponds to the position thereof.

Another way of constructing the sealing member 35 is, referring to fig. 6a, that the sealing member 35 is disposed at the periphery of the fluid passage inlet or fluid outlet 312 to reduce the area of the sealing member 35, thereby reducing the friction between the rotary member 32 and the magazine unit 31. Alternatively, referring to FIG. 6b, the seal 35 is configured as an annular structure and surrounds the fluid passage inlet.

Still another way of constructing the seal 35 is, referring to fig. 6c, that the seal 35 is a reverse taper or any other structure that reduces the contact area to reduce friction, and that the seal 35 may be disposed around the periphery of the fluid passage inlet or fluid outlet 312. In some application scenarios, the end of the flexible seal 35 may also extend into the fluid outlet 312 when the fluid passage inlet corresponds in position to the fluid outlet 312 to form a seal between the openings. At the same time, the seal 35 deforms to remove from the fluid outlet 312 when the fluid passage inlet and the fluid outlet 312 are moved relative to each other. Alternatively, the seal 35 is configured in a telescopic configuration, and referring to fig. 6d, the seal 35 is provided with a cavity 351, the cavity 351 being provided with a drive member 352, an end of the drive member 352 being provided with a seal head 353. When the fluid passage inlet corresponds to the fluid outlet 312, the driving member 352 extends the sealing head 353 out of the cavity to be in close contact with the fluid outlet 312, or further extends the sealing head 353 into the fluid outlet 312. The actuator 352 may be a spring, an electromagnet, or any other structure that engages the seal head 353 to move the seal head 353.

During the feeding process, when the seasoning is pumped to the cooking assembly 1 by the suction source 34, a part of solution remains in the fluid pipeline, which causes unclean pipeline and difficult cleaning in long-term use, and the seasoning can cause odor tainting problem in use. In order to avoid the problems that the pipeline is difficult to clean and the flavoring is tainted with odor due to the existence of residual liquid in the pipeline. In the embodiment provided by the application, the cooking utensil can further suck out or blow back the flavoring remained in the pipeline to the flavoring box after the quantitative feeding.

One way of preventing residual liquid and taint of flavor is to blow the flavoring left in the channel and the opening back to the material box after quantitative feeding. In this embodiment, the suction source 34 is configured to drive fluid flow bi-directionally.

Referring to fig. 3, during the seasoning operation, the driving member 33 drives the storage unit 31 to make the fluid outlet 312 correspond to the fluid channel inlet, the sealing member 35 seals the opening, and the suction source 34 applies a force to draw the seasoning out of the magazine 311 at the fluid outlet 312, so as to draw the seasoning to the cooking unit along the communicating pipeline, thereby completing the seasoning dosing operation. When the seasoning is completely filled, the suction source 34 starts to apply a reverse force to blow the remaining seasoning back into the hopper 311 where the seasoning is located, and then the subsequent filling operation is repeated.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 9, at least one of the magazines 311 is configured as a recovery magazine 317 for collecting blowback seasoning, and during the seasoning operation, the drive member 33 drives the magazine unit 31 such that the fluid outlet 312 corresponds to the fluid passage inlet position, and the seal member 35 seals the open communication, whereupon the suction source 34 applies a force at the fluid outlet 312 to draw seasoning out of the magazine 311, and a measured amount of seasoning is drawn along the connected conduit to the cooking unit to complete the seasoning operation. The subsequent feeding operation is repeated until all the required seasonings are fed, and when all the seasonings are fed, the driving member 33 drives the fluid passage inlet to correspond to the fluid outlet 312 of the recycling bin 317, and the suction source 34 starts to apply a reverse force to blow all the seasonings remaining in the pipeline into the recycling bin 317.

Further, in order to prevent the seasoning from splashing and even blowing out of the balancing hole 3131 of the recycling bin 317 when the seasoning is blown into the recycling bin 317, referring to fig. 9, a baffle 3171 is disposed in the recycling bin 317 at a position corresponding to the fluid outlet 312, so that the flow rate is reduced after the seasoning contacts the baffle, and the seasoning-air separation time is prolonged. In some embodiments, the baffle 3171 may be configured as a panel that is curved in the height direction of the recovery tank to further cushion the seasoning against the baffle to further prevent seasoning from splashing.

Optionally, a conduit 314 is also disposed in the cartridge 311, the conduit 314 being in fluid communication with the fluid outlet 312. The conduit 314 has a smaller cross-sectional area than the direct extraction of seasoning from the cartridge 311, making it easier to extract seasoning using the conduit 314.

In some application scenarios, the fluid (such as tomato paste, starch solution, etc.) in the cartridge 311 may be deposited or layered when standing, which is not favorable for the accuracy of the filling. Therefore, the bottom of the conduit 314 can be arranged at a position capable of disturbing the fluid in the feed box, and in the process of applying the reverse acting force by the bidirectional pump, the fluid is blown into the feed box 311 through the bottom opening of the conduit 314, so that the fluid at the bottom of the feed box 311 can be disturbed, the fluid is kept in a uniform state, the fluid in the feed box 311 is prevented from being deposited or layered when standing, and the feeding accuracy is improved.

It should be noted that the operation of disturbing the fluid may be performed not only during the recovery of the residual fluid but also at any timing such as before the start of the charging operation. Specifically, in addition to controlling the suction source 34 to apply a reverse force in each residual liquid recovery operation, the suction source 34 may be controlled by a user or a control system to apply a reverse force in advance before the charging operation, so as to blow the fluid from the bottom opening of the conduit 314 into the cartridge 311 to disturb the fluid at the bottom of the cartridge 311, and after the above-mentioned reverse blowing operation is completed, the suction source 34 may instead apply a forward force to distribute the fluid in the cartridge 311 to the cooking unit 12.

In addition, in other usage environments, the cartridge 311 needs to be taken out of the feeding assembly 3 for feeding and the like, and there may be residual or wall-hanging seasonings at the fluid outlet 312, which may cause the seasonings to fall off when the container is disassembled and is not easy to clean, so the above-mentioned reverse blowing operation can be configured before the operation of disassembling the container.

Specifically, one way of cleaning the feeding assembly 3 is to control the suction source 34 to exert a reverse force to blow the seasoning remaining in the pipe or hanging on the wall into the magazine 311 before the user removes the container, and to remove the container from the feeding assembly 3 after the above-mentioned reverse blowing operation.

Another way to clean the feeding assembly 3 is that when the liquid level in the container is lower than the preset value, the detecting element outputs a signal to the control system, then the control system displays and/or indicates that the remaining amount is insufficient through an alarm or an interactive interface, then the suction source 34 is automatically controlled and generates a reverse acting force to blow the remaining or hanging seasonings in the pipeline into the material box 311, and after the reverse blowing operation is completed, the user is prompted, and then the container is detached from the feeding assembly 3 by the user.

Alternatively, the charging assembly 3 can also be cleaned by means of a cleaning liquid. In particular, the cooking appliance further comprises a supply tank for storing cleaning liquid (e.g. water, etc.) independent of the cooking assembly 1 and the dosing assembly 3, while the fluid line 2 is provided with a diverter valve (not shown in the figures). Wherein the inlet of the diverter valve is in fluid communication with the suction source 34 and the two outlets of the diverter valve are in communication with the cooking unit 12, a supply tank (not shown), respectively. The suction source 34 can then be brought into fluid communication with the supply tank by switching the direction of passage of the diverter valve before removing the tank, while the suction source 34 generates a suction force that directs the cleaning fluid into the magazine 311, which is flushed with cleaning fluid before removing the tank from the loading assembly 3.

In different application scenarios, the cooking appliance may configure one or more of the following control modes based on the requirements:

and (4) a feeding mode. In this mode, the suction source 34 is controlled to direct the desired seasoning from the magazine unit 31 to the cooking assembly 1. The suction source 34 may also be controlled to blow seasoning back into the magazine 311 after a certain amount of seasoning has been dosed.

A perturbation mode. In this mode, the suction source 34 is controlled to direct fluid below the liquid level in the cartridge 311 to disturb the settled or stratified flavoring solution at the bottom of the cartridge 311.

A cleaning mode. In this mode, the suction source 34 is controlled to direct the seasoning, which remains in the passage or is hanging on the wall, into the magazine to be removed.

In contrast to the above embodiments in which the cooking appliance is cleaned by blowing out residual seasoning, the embodiments of the present application provide an alternative way to prevent residual seasoning and taint, by forming an air inlet channel between the fluid outlets 312, and when the fluid inlet is aligned with the air inlet channel, the residual seasoning can be further sucked into the cooking assembly.

Referring to fig. 7a-7c, the sealing of the fluid outlet 312 and the fluid passage 321 at the corresponding positions is realized by the sealing member 35 on the rotary member 32 engaging with the "high and low" surfaces of the magazine unit 31, and when the fluid passage 321 is located between the fluid outlets 312, the sealing member 35 and the surface of the magazine unit 31 have a gap for air to be sucked in, so as to further suck residual liquid into the cooking assembly. The residual seasonings can be cleaned once after each seasoning is added, or once after all the required seasonings are added.

Specifically, referring to fig. 7a, one way of constructing the magazine unit 31 is to provide the surface of the magazine unit 31 with recesses 315 and the recesses 315 between the fluid outlets 312, with the sealing member 35 being disposed on the surface of the rotary member 32 or only on the periphery of the fluid passage inlet. When the fluid outlet 312 corresponds to the opening of the fluid passage 321, the seal 35 is in close contact with the fluid outlet 312 to ensure the tightness of the communication between the above openings, while the suction source 34 steadily withdraws the fluid from the cartridge 311 for the dosing operation. When the opening of the fluid passage 321 is located between the fluid outlets 312, the sealing member 35 has a gap with the recess 315, and the suction source 34 continues to operate, and due to the gap, the fluid remaining in the fluid pipe continues to be sucked into the cooking assembly 1 along with the air sucked from the gap, so as to empty the fluid pipe of the residue, thereby ensuring that no odor tainting occurs between the seasonings.

In another configuration of the magazine 31, referring to fig. 7b, the surface of the magazine 31 is provided with projections 316, the projections 316 are located at the periphery of the fluid outlet 312, and the sealing member 35 is provided at the surface of the rotary member 32 or only at the periphery of the fluid passage inlet. When the fluid outlet 312 corresponds to the fluid passage inlet, the seal 35 is in close contact with the protrusion 316 to ensure charging. When the fluid passage inlet is located between the fluid outlet 312, there is a gap between the sealing member 35 and the surface of the magazine unit 31, and the seasoning remaining in the fluid conduit continues to be drawn into the cooking assembly 1 with the air drawn in from the gap.

In still another configuration of the magazine unit 31, referring to fig. 7c, the surface of the magazine unit 31 is provided with both the projections 316 and the recesses 315, and the projections 316 are arranged on the periphery of the fluid outlet 312 and the recesses 315 are arranged between the fluid outlets 312. Further, when the fluid outlet 312 corresponds to the fluid passage inlet, the sealing member 35 is in close contact with the protrusion 316 to ensure charging. When the fluid passage inlet is positioned between the fluid outlets 312, the seal 35 has a gap with the recess 315, and the seasoning remaining in the fluid conduit continues to be drawn into the cooking assembly 1 with air drawn in from the gap. The provision of both the projections 316 and the depressions 315 on the stock surface 31 can suitably reduce the distance of the projections or depressions to reduce the unevenness of the stock surface.

Referring to fig. 8, there is shown yet another way of constructing the magazine unit 31, the rotary member 32, and the sealing member 35. In this configuration, the periphery of the fluid outlet 312 is provided with the sealing member 35 projecting relative to the side surface of the magazine 31, while the periphery of the side surface of the rotary member 32 is provided with the sealing member 35 entirely or only at the fluid passage inlet. Further, when the positions of the fluid outlet 312 and the fluid channel inlet correspond, the two sealing members 35 are in close contact to ensure the tightness of the communication between the openings, and when the fluid channel inlet is located between the fluid outlet 312, a gap is formed between the sealing member 35 on the side surface of the rotary member 32 and the surface of the magazine unit 31, and the fluid remaining in the fluid pipeline is continuously sucked into the cooking assembly 1 along with the air sucked from the gap.

Alternatively, the periphery of the fluid outlet 312 is provided with the sealing member 35, while the rotary member 32 is provided with the sealing member 35 around the height of the fluid passage inlet. Furthermore, when the positions of the fluid outlet 312 and the fluid passage inlet correspond, the two sealing members 35 are in close contact with each other, so as to ensure the tightness of the communication between the openings; when the fluid channel inlet is positioned between the fluid outlets 312, a gap is formed between the sealing element 35 on the side surface of the rotating element 32 and the surface of the storage unit 31, and the sealing element on the rotating element 32 is always in contact with the sealing element on the periphery of the fluid outlets 312 in the above configuration mode, so that the sealing element 35 is prevented from being in intermittent contact to form poor vibration.

Alternatively, the charging assembly 3 can also be cleaned by means of a cleaning liquid. Specifically, at least one of the cartridges 311 is used to store a cleaning liquid (e.g., water), and after the charging operation is completed, the driving member 33 drives the fluid channel inlet to correspond to the fluid outlet 312 of the cartridge storing the cleaning liquid, the suction source 34 generates a suction force to guide the cleaning liquid into the cooking unit 12, and the pipe is flushed with the cleaning liquid to clean the remaining seasoning.

It should be noted that when the feeding assembly 3 is disposed on the supporting platform 4, the sealing member 35 on the rotary member 32 is engaged with the "high and low" surfaces on the inner surface of the supporting platform 4, specifically, referring to fig. 5, the fluid outlet 312 penetrates the supporting platform 4 and is disposed around the outer side of the rotary member, the inner surface of the supporting platform 4 is configured as the "high and low" surfaces, and the communication is kept sealed when the fluid outlet 312 corresponds to the position of the fluid channel inlet, and when the fluid channel inlet is located between the fluid outlet 312, a gap for air to be sucked is formed between the sealing member 35 and the inner surface of the supporting platform 4. The implementation of the components, without structural conflict, may refer to and refer to the embodiment in which the sealing member 35 cooperates with the magazine unit 31.

Embodiments of the present application provide another cooking appliance that is substantially identical in structure to the cooking appliance provided in the embodiments described above, with the difference being that the outfeed portion of the present embodiment may be configured in any suitable configuration. For example: the discharging portion is independent from the storing unit, the discharging portion can be configured on the dispensing unit or the supporting platform 4, when the magazine 311 is mounted on the supporting platform 4, the fluid outlet 312 of the discharging portion is in butt joint with the opening of the magazine 311, and when the magazine 311 is removed from the supporting platform 4, the fluid outlet 312 is out of butt joint with the opening of the magazine 311. This cooking utensil modularization degree is higher, is convenient for assemble and use.

Optionally, the outfeed portion further comprises an air inlet, and the air inlet is located between the fluid outlets 312. Specifically, the surface of the outfeed portion may be configured as a ramp, a high-low surface, or the like, configured to allow air to enter to form the air inlet. When the fluid outlet 312 corresponds to the inlet of the fluid channel, the suction source 34 draws the flavoring, and after the flavoring is quantitatively drawn, the driving member 33 rotates the rotating member 32 by a predetermined angle, so that the inlet of the fluid channel corresponds to the air inlet, and the suction source 34 draws air into the fluid channel, thereby further drawing the flavoring remained in the channel into the cooking unit 12.

The application of the cooking appliance in the embodiment of the present application is further described below through some scenarios.

In a first scenario, when a user cooks by using a cooking appliance, the main material is firstly put into a cooking unit according to needs, and when seasonings are required to be added, the user selects the required seasonings in a switch, a key, voice or any other interactive mode, or a control system automatically selects the required seasonings according to a cooking program. Then, the control system drives the automatic control driving member 33 to rotate the rotating member 32, so as to change the relative positions of the storage unit 31 and the rotating member 32, so that the inlet of the fluid channel on the dispensing unit corresponds to the fluid outlet 312 of the cartridge where the flavoring is to be taken from the storage unit, the sealing member 35 keeps the opening communication sealed, and the suction source 34 quantitatively pumps the required material liquid from the cartridge to the cooking unit. When the seasoning is completely dosed, the driving member 33 rotates the rotary member 32 by a predetermined angle so that the fluid passage inlet is located between the fluid openings 312 and the sealing member 35 is in a position having a gap with the surface of the storage unit 31 or the supporting platform 4, the continuously operating suction source 34 sucks the external air fluid through the gap to empty the liquid inside the pipe, and then the system automatically repeats the above operations until the seasoning is completely dosed. Alternatively, when the seasoning is completely dosed, the driving member 33 drives the rotating member 32 to rotate by a predetermined angle so that the inlet of the fluid channel 321 directly corresponds to the next fluid outlet 312 to be dosed, the system automatically repeats the above operations until the required seasoning is completely dosed, then, the driving member 33 drives the rotating member 32 to rotate by a predetermined angle so that the opening of the fluid channel 321 is positioned between the fluid openings and the sealing member 35 is positioned with a gap with the surface of the storage unit 31 or the supporting platform 4, and the continuously operating suction source 34 sucks the external air fluid through the gap to empty the remaining seasoning inside the pipeline.

And in a second scenario, when the user cooks by using the cooking appliance, firstly, the main material is put into the cooking unit according to the requirement, and when the seasonings are required to be added, the user selects the required seasonings through a switch, a key, voice or any other interactive mode, or the control system automatically selects the required seasonings according to the cooking program. Then, the control system drives the automatic control driving member 33 to rotate the rotating member 32, so as to change the relative positions of the storage unit 31 and the rotating member 32, so that the inlet of the fluid channel on the dispensing unit corresponds to the fluid outlet 312 of the cartridge where the flavoring is to be taken from the storage unit, the sealing member 35 keeps the opening communication sealed, and the suction source 34 quantitatively pumps the required material liquid from the cartridge to the cooking unit. After the above operations are repeated until the required seasoning is completely dosed, the driving member 33 drives the rotating member 32 to rotate by a predetermined angle so that the inlet of the fluid channel 321 is in contact with the corresponding fluid outlet 312 of the cleaning liquid storage tank 311, and the cleaning liquid washes the fluid channel to empty the remaining seasoning inside the pipeline under the action of the suction source 34.

And in a third scenario, when a user cooks by using the cooking appliance, firstly, the main material is put into the cooking unit according to the requirement, and when the seasonings are required to be added, the user selects the required seasonings through a switch, a key, voice or any other interactive mode, or the control system automatically selects the required seasonings according to a cooking program. Then, the control system controls the driving member 33 to rotate to perform the feeding operation, which is described in detail in the first scenario, and when a certain amount of seasoning is fed, the control system controls the suction source 34 to change the fluid guiding direction to blow the residual liquid in the pipeline and the channel back to the corresponding material box of the seasoning, and then the system automatically repeats the above operations until all the required seasoning is fed. Or, when a certain flavoring finishes the quantitative feeding, the driving member 33 drives the rotating member 32 to rotate a specific angle to make the opening of the fluid channel 321 directly correspond to the next fluid outlet 312 to be fed, the system automatically and repeatedly executes the operations until all the needed flavoring finishes the feeding operation, then the driving member 33 drives the fluid channel 321 to rotate to correspond to the fluid opening of the recovery box 317, and the suction source 34 blows the residual flavoring in the pipeline and the channel back to the recovery box 317 for centralized recovery.

In the above-mentioned scene of this use, cooking utensil can add the feed liquid according to needs ration automatically, can also clear up the raffinate when realizing quantitative feeding operation many times, makes the user more convenient and guarantee in the in-service use process can not take place to have a bad smell between the feed liquid.

And in the fourth scenario, when some feed liquid (such as tomato sauce, oil consumption, soy sauce, starch liquid and the like) stored in the material box is kept still for a period of time, the feed liquid can generate normal precipitates, and a user can disturb the precipitates through a cooking appliance. First, depending on the type of flavoring and the length of resting time, the user can choose whether to implement a perturbation mode, when this mode is implemented, the suction source 34 generates a suction force that directs the air fluid into the cartridge 311 and is further directed to the bottom of the cartridge 311 through the conduit 314 to create a perturbation to the flavoring solution, keeping the fluid homogeneous. Under this use scene, can stir the seasoning solution based on user's selection to avoid solution to stand and take place deposit or layering, improve reinforced accuracy and culinary art effect.

And in a fifth scenario, when the seasonings are used up, the seasonings near the pipeline and the opening can be collected in advance by a user before the container of the storage unit is removed, so that the seasonings are prevented from polluting the worktable. First, the user controls the suction source 34 to generate a suction force that directs fluid (air or cleaning liquid) into the cartridge 311 to direct residual or wall-hanging seasoning at the fluid outlet 312 into the container to be removed. Alternatively, the control system automatically controls the suction source 34 to generate a suction force that directs fluid (air or cleaning liquid) into the cartridge 311 based on the detected seasoning level information to direct residual or hanging seasoning at the fluid outlet 312 into the container to be removed, which is then automatically cleaned before the user removes the container. Under this use scene, can collect the raffinate in advance before the container removes, prevent that the fluid of remaining or wall built-up from dripping in the in-process that the container removed, reduce the clean degree of difficulty.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and not to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance comprising a cooking assembly and a charging assembly in fluid communication with the cooking assembly, wherein the charging assembly comprises:

a dispensing unit having a rotating member and a driving member, wherein the rotating member is driven by the driving member to rotate along a central axis thereof, the rotating member is provided with a fluid passage inlet, and the fluid passage inlet discharges to the cooking assembly through a fluid passage;

the material storage unit comprises at least two material boxes and a material discharging part, the material discharging part is provided with a plurality of fluid outlets communicated with the material boxes, and the material discharging part is arranged around the outer side of the rotating part;

the rotating piece rotates under the action of the driving piece, so that the fluid channel inlet is switched and butted with the plurality of fluid outlets.

2. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the loading assembly further comprises a support platform, the magazine unit and the dispensing unit being removably disposed on either side of the support platform, wherein the fluid outlet protrudes through the surface of the magazine unit.

3. The cooking appliance of claim 2, wherein the loading assembly further comprises a seal disposed between and cooperatively configured with the magazine unit and the dispensing unit to seal the communication when the fluid passage corresponds to the fluid outlet and to provide a gap between the seal and the magazine unit when the fluid passage is between the fluid outlets.

4. The cooking appliance of claim 3, wherein the seal is disposed on the rotating member and configured to contact the fluid outlet; wherein a surface of the support platform between the fluid outlets is configured with a depression; and/or

The fluid outlet is convex relative to the surface of the support platform.

5. The cooking appliance of claim 3 or 4, wherein the seal is configured as a flexible or telescopic structure.

6. The cooking appliance of claim 1, wherein the fluid channel is configured with a suction source configured to direct a bi-directional flow of fluid within the fluid channel.

7. Cooking appliance according to claim 6, characterized in that a conduit communicating with the fluid opening is arranged in the cartridge, said conduit extending to the bottom of the cartridge.

8. The cooking appliance of claim 7, wherein the charging assembly is configured with at least one of the following control modes:

a feeding mode for controlling the suction source to guide the seasoning from the material box to the cooking assembly;

a disturbance mode for controlling the suction source to introduce the fluid below the liquid level in the material box;

and a cleaning mode, wherein the suction source is controlled to guide the seasonings into the ground material box to be removed.

9. The cooking appliance of claim 6, wherein at least one of the cartridges is configured as a recovery cartridge in which a baffle is configured with a corresponding fluid outlet.

10. A cooking appliance comprising a cooking assembly and a charging assembly in fluid communication with the cooking assembly, wherein the charging assembly comprises:

the storage unit comprises at least two material boxes;

the storage unit and the distribution unit are respectively and removably arranged on two sides of the supporting platform;

the discharging part is independent from the material storage unit, can be arranged on the distribution unit or the supporting platform, is provided with a plurality of fluid outlets communicated with the material boxes, and is arranged on the outer side of the rotating part in a surrounding manner;

11. The cooking appliance of claim 10, wherein the tap portion further comprises an air inlet located between the fluid outlets.

12. A charging assembly, comprising:

the storage unit comprises at least two material boxes;

the discharging part is provided with a plurality of fluid outlets communicated with the material boxes and surrounds the outer side of the rotating part;