CN218105558U - Electric cooker shell, shell assembly and electric cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an electric rice cooker's shell, the side of this electric rice cooker's shell is equipped with mounting hole, guiding gutter and wash port, and the mounting hole is used for the installation circuit board, and the guiding gutter is recessed and around the mounting hole to the shell inboard, and the wash port is located the bottom of mounting hole and communicates the outside of guiding gutter and shell. The shell of this application embodiment is through setting up guiding gutter and wash port for hydroenergy can flow the wash port along the guiding gutter and discharge, avoids rivers to flow into the mounting hole, thereby the protection is installed the circuit board in the mounting hole and is not intake.

Description

Electric cooker shell, shell assembly and electric cooker

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, especially, relate to an electric rice cooker's shell, casing subassembly and electric rice cooker.

Background

The electric cooker is one of common household appliances, can save cooking time of people and improve life quality of people. In the related art, the rice cooker has a panel detachably mounted on a housing of the rice cooker such that a fitting gap is provided between the panel and the housing. In the process of using the electric cooker, if water is splashed on the panel, the water easily enters the electric cooker from the assembly gap, and the electric cooker is easy to break down.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides an electricity rice cooker's shell, casing subassembly and electricity rice cooker.

The embodiment of the application provides a shell of an electric cooker, the side of shell is equipped with mounting hole, guiding gutter and wash port, the mounting hole is used for installing the circuit board, the guiding gutter to the shell inboard is sunken and is centers on the mounting hole, the wash port is located the bottom of mounting hole and intercommunication the guiding gutter with the outside of shell.

The shell of the embodiment of the application enables water to flow to the drain hole along the water guide groove to be discharged through the drain hole, water is prevented from flowing into the mounting hole, and therefore the circuit board mounted in the mounting hole is protected from water.

In some embodiments, the side surface of the housing is provided with a mounting groove recessed toward the inside of the housing, and the mounting hole, the water chute, and the water discharge hole are all provided at a bottom surface of the mounting groove.

In some embodiments, the water guide chute is disposed at an edge of the mounting groove and penetrates through a side surface of the housing.

In some embodiments, the number of the drain holes is two, the water chute has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the first end and the second end are both located at the bottom of the mounting hole, wherein one of the drain holes is communicated with the first end, and the other drain hole is communicated with the second end.

The shell assembly of this application embodiment includes shell and panel of above any embodiment, panel detachably installs on the shell and closing cap the mounting hole, the panel covers at least part the guiding gutter.

In some embodiments, the panel includes a body and a tab attached to the body, the tab at least partially snapping into the gutter.

In some embodiments, the housing assembly further includes a circuit board mounted in the mounting hole, the circuit board is disposed on one side of the panel in the thickness direction, a light emitting device is disposed on a surface of the circuit board facing the panel, and the panel is capable of emitting light emitted by the light emitting device.

In some embodiments, the housing assembly further includes a lamp cover connected between the panel and the circuit board, the lamp cover, the circuit board and the panel enclosing a closed space, and the light emitting device being located in the closed space.

In some embodiments, the lamp cover includes a main body and an annular rib, the main body includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, the annular rib is disposed on the first surface and is in sealing fit with the circuit board, the annular rib surrounds the light emitting device, and the second surface is in sealing fit with the panel.

The electric cooker of the embodiment of the application comprises the shell assembly in any one of the above embodiments.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention 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 invention.

Drawings

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

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

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view in the direction A of the housing assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion I of the housing assembly of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view in the direction B of the housing assembly of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion II of the housing assembly of FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a partial schematic structural view of a housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a lamp housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is another schematic structural diagram of a lamp housing according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a partially disassembled structural schematic diagram of the housing assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the main element symbols: a housing 100; a mounting hole 10; a water chute 20; a drain hole 30; a circuit board 200; a side surface 60; a circuit board holder 300; a baffle 31; a mounting groove 40; a threaded hole 43; a housing assembly 1000; a first end 21; a second end 23; a panel 400; a stopper block 41; a body 410; a bump 420; a light emitting device 210; a lamp cover 500; a main body 510; an annular rib 520; a first face 511; a second face 512.

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 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 exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and to simplify the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

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

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

Referring to fig. 1, in the present embodiment, a housing 100 of an electric cooker (not shown) is provided, a mounting hole 10, a water chute 20 and a water drainage hole 30 are formed on a side surface of the housing 100 of the electric cooker (not shown), the mounting hole 10 is used for mounting a circuit board 200, the water chute 20 is recessed towards the inside of the housing 100 and surrounds the mounting hole 10, and the water drainage hole 30 is located at the bottom of the mounting hole 10 and communicates the water chute 20 with the outside of the housing 100.

The housing 100 of the embodiment of the present application enables water to flow along the water chute 20 to the drain hole 30 and be discharged by the water chute 20 and the drain hole 30, so as to prevent the water from flowing into the mounting hole 10, thereby protecting the circuit board 200 mounted in the mounting hole 10 from water.

Specifically, the side 60 of the housing 100 is the cylindrical surface of the cylinder between the top and bottom surfaces.

The shape, size and depth of the mounting hole 10 depend on the size and mounting position of the circuit board 200, the mounting hole 10 may be square, or may have other shapes, and the embodiment of the present application is illustrated as a rounded rectangle.

In one embodiment, the mounting hole 10 may be a through hole, the circuit board holder 300 may be fixed on the mounting hole 10, the circuit board holder 300 may be connected to the mounting hole 10 by a screw connection, the circuit board holder 300 is used to mount the circuit board 200, the circuit board 200 may be embedded in the circuit board holder 300, and the circuit board holder 300 and the circuit board 200 may be connected by a bayonet coupling to facilitate the detachment requirement during maintenance.

In one embodiment, the water chute 20 is disposed at the outer circumference of the mounting hole 10 and surrounds the mounting hole 10, and the water chute 20 is recessed into the outer case 100 to a depth less than the wall thickness of the outer case 100.

The drain holes 30 may be disposed at the bottom of the mounting hole 10, the number of the drain holes 30 may be multiple, the drain holes 30 may be blind holes, the baffle 31 is disposed at the deepest position in the axial direction of the drain holes 30, and the baffle 31 is used to prevent water from entering the electric cooker (not shown) through the drain holes 30, thereby preventing the water from permeating into the circuit board 200, which may cause a functional failure or an electrical safety accident of the circuit board 200.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, a side surface of the housing 100 is provided with a mounting groove 40 recessed toward the inside of the housing 100, and the mounting hole 10, the water guide chute 20, and the water discharge hole 30 are all disposed on a bottom surface of the mounting groove 40.

Thus, the installation hole 10, the water chute 20 and the water drainage hole 30 are all arranged on the installation groove 40, so that the processing is simplified, and the subsequent disassembly and assembly are facilitated.

Specifically, the mounting hole 10 is a through hole formed in the mounting groove 40, and the contour dimension of the mounting hole 10 is smaller than that of the mounting groove 40.

The mounting groove 40 may be opened at a side surface of the housing 100 and recessed into the housing 100, a screw hole 43 and a stopper 41 may be disposed around the mounting groove 40, the screw hole 43 may be used to screw-couple with the circuit board holder 300, and the stopper 41 may be used to mount the panel 400 and limit a position of the panel 400 in a front-rear direction.

It should be noted that the number of the threaded holes 43 may be plural, the arrangement of the threaded holes 43 may be plural, the application does not limit the specific number and arrangement of the threaded holes 43, and the threaded holes 43 may connect the circuit board support 300 to the housing 100 stably.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the water guide chute 20 is disposed at an edge of the mounting groove 40 and penetrates through a side surface of the housing 100.

In this way, the chute 20 is installed at a position where the mounting groove 40 is engaged with the panel 400, and the space of the outer surface of the case 100 is effectively used.

Specifically, the water guide channel 20 is arranged along the edge of the installation groove 40, and the bottom surface of the water guide channel 20 may be a smooth curved surface to facilitate the flow of accumulated water in the channel.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the number of the drainage holes 30 is two, the water chute 20 has a first end 21 and a second end 23 opposite to each other, the first end 21 and the second end 23 are both located at the bottom of the mounting hole 10, one drainage hole 30 communicates with the first end 21, and the other drainage hole 30 communicates with the second end 23.

In this manner, the drain hole 30 allows the water collected in the water chute 20 to be drained out of the housing 100.

Specifically, two drainage holes 30 may be disposed at intervals on the bottom surface of the mounting groove 40, the two drainage holes 30 are connected to the first end 21 and the second end 23 of the bottom of the water chute 20, respectively, to ensure that the water in the water chute 20 is collected into the drainage holes 30 under the action of gravity and inertia, and the drainage holes 30 may be blind holes facing the outer surface of the housing 100 so that the accumulated water can only flow to the outside of the housing 100.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the number and arrangement of the drainage holes 30 are not limited, and the drainage holes 30 may drain the accumulated water in the water chute 20 and make the accumulated water flow out to the outside of the housing 100.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6, a case assembly 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 100 according to any one of the above embodiments, and a panel 400, wherein the panel 400 is detachably mounted on the case 100 and covers the mounting hole 10, and the panel 400 covers at least a portion of the water chute 20.

Thus, the accumulated water in the water chute 20 is not easily flowed into the interior of the case assembly 1000 through the panel 400.

Specifically, the panel 400 and the housing 100 may be connected by a snap connection, the panel 400 may be disposed coplanar with the housing 100, the panel 400 and the housing 100 cooperate to cover the mounting hole 10 in a sealing manner, the water chute 20 is disposed between the panel 400 and the housing 100, the water chute 20 is disposed at the periphery of the panel 400, and the water chute 20 is disposed at the assembly gap between the panel 400 and the housing 100, so that the space therein is effectively utilized.

The gutter 20 has a "[" shape in the sectional view shown in fig. 3 and an "n" shape in the sectional view shown in fig. 5, and it can be seen from fig. 1 that the two shapes are in transition with each other, and the gutter 20 is connected to the bottom of the housing 100, i.e., the drain hole 30.

Referring to fig. 4 and 6, in some embodiments, the panel 400 includes a body 410 and a protrusion 420 connected to the body 410, wherein the protrusion 420 is at least partially inserted into the chute 20.

In this manner, the protrusion 420 lengthens the distance that water flows into the interior of the housing 100, reducing the probability that water will flow into the interior of the housing 100 through the panel 400, thereby causing a malfunction of the circuit board 200 or an electrical safety event.

Specifically, the bumps 420 may be disposed at two ends of the body 410, at least a portion of the bumps 420 is inserted into the water chute 20 to form an "n" shape as shown in fig. 5 with the housing 100, on one hand, the front and rear direction structures of the bumps 420 may enable the panel 400 to be detachably mounted on the housing 100, on the other hand, the left and right direction structures of the bumps 420 may limit the flow path of the accumulated water, so that the accumulated water may not flow left and right to permeate into the housing 100, and the flow direction of the accumulated water is ensured to flow along the bottom path of the water chute 20.

Referring to fig. 7 and 10, in some embodiments, the housing assembly 1000 further includes a circuit board 200 installed in the installation hole 10, the circuit board 200 is disposed at one side of the panel 400 in the thickness direction, a light emitting device 210 is disposed on a side of the circuit board 200 facing the panel 400, and the panel 400 can emit light emitted by the light emitting device 210.

In this way, the circuit board 200 can be stably mounted on the side of the housing 100 through the mounting hole 10, and the panel 400 can emit light from the light emitting device 210 to prompt a user.

Specifically, the circuit board 200 may be a commercially available circuit board 200 suitable for an electric cooker (not shown), or may be a customized circuit board 200, and the circuit board 200 is not limited in this application.

In one embodiment, the circuit board 200 is disposed at one side of the panel 400 in the thickness direction, it can be understood that the projection of the circuit board 200 in the thickness direction of the panel 400 is located in the projection of the panel 400, the circuit board 200 converts the electrical signal into an optical signal, the panel 400 can emit light rays emitted by the circuit board 200, and the emitted light rays can be displayed as text messages on the panel 400 to remind a user of the current working state of the electric rice cooker (not shown).

Referring to fig. 4, 6 and 10, in some embodiments, the housing assembly 1000 further includes a lamp cover 500, the lamp cover 500 is connected between the panel 400 and the circuit board 200, the lamp cover 500, the circuit board 200 and the panel 400 surround a closed space, and the light emitting device 210 is located in the closed space.

In this manner, the light cover 500 may prevent bugs from entering the interior of the housing 100 through the faceplate 400.

Specifically, lamp shade 500 can be the design of profile modeling circuit board 200, and lamp shade 500 is used for the last light emitting device 210 (such as digital tube, lamp) of closing cap circuit board 200, is provided with the heat dissipation through-hole on the lamp shade 500 for circuit board 200's heat dissipation, lamp shade 500 deviates from circuit board 200's the surface and laminate completely with panel 400 simultaneously, makes the bug unable entering circuit board 200 through panel 400. The lampshade 500 may be made of a transparent material, so that the light emitted from the circuit board 200 can be transmitted to the panel 400 through the lampshade 500.

Referring to fig. 7, 8 and 9, in some embodiments, the lamp cover 500 includes a main body 510 and an annular rib 520, the main body 510 includes a first surface 511 and a second surface 512 opposite to each other, the annular rib 520 is disposed on the first surface 511 and is in sealing contact with the circuit board 200, the annular rib 520 surrounds the light emitting device 210, and the second surface 512 is in sealing contact with the panel 400.

Thus, the annular rib 520 is simple in structural size chain, fast in production and has more advantages of efficiency and cost than the traditional glue sealing structure, the placement of insect repellents and the like.

Specifically, annular muscle 520 is "mouth" shape, and annular muscle 520 surrounds circuit board 200 periphery and with circuit board 200 sealing joint, and the size of annular muscle 520 can be unanimous with circuit board 200's outer edge size in order to cover circuit board 200's light emitting device 210 completely, avoids the bug to get into circuit board 200 and shelters from the light that the display area sent. The second surface 512 of the main body 510 of the lampshade 500 directly contacts the panel 400 and completely adheres to the panel 400, so that bugs cannot enter the circuit board 200 through the panel 400.

It should be noted that the present application does not limit the shape of the annular rib 520 and the main body 510, and the annular rib 520 and the main body 510 may prevent the light emitting device 210 of the circuit board 200 from being shielded or prevent bugs from reaching the circuit board 200 through the panel 400.

Referring to fig. 10, an electric cooker (not shown) according to an embodiment of the present application includes a housing assembly 1000 according to any one of the above embodiments.

Thus, the rice cooker (not shown) can have waterproof and insect-proof performance.

Specifically, the casing assembly 1000 makes the accumulated water unable to permeate into the electric cooker (not shown) through the water chute 20, and at the same time, makes the bug unable to enter the position of the circuit board 200 through the lampshade 500, so that the electric cooker (not shown) can have waterproof and insect-proof performance.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms 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 present invention 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 invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. The shell of the electric cooker is characterized in that a mounting hole, a water chute and a water drainage hole are formed in the side face of the shell, the mounting hole is used for mounting a circuit board, the water chute is recessed towards the inner side of the shell and surrounds the mounting hole, and the water drainage hole is located at the bottom of the mounting hole and is communicated with the water chute and the outer side of the shell.

2. The casing according to claim 1, wherein a mounting groove recessed toward an inside of the casing is provided at a side surface of the casing, and the mounting hole, the water guide groove, and the water discharge hole are provided at a groove bottom surface of the mounting groove.

3. The housing of claim 2, wherein the water guide chute is disposed at an edge of the mounting groove and penetrates through a side surface of the housing.

4. The housing of claim 1, wherein the number of the drain holes is two, the water chute has a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the first end and the second end are located at the bottom of the mounting hole, one of the drain holes communicates with the first end, and the other drain hole communicates with the second end.

5. A housing assembly, comprising:

the housing of any one of claims 1-4; and

the panel is detachably arranged on the shell and covers the mounting hole, and the panel covers at least part of the water chute.

6. The housing assembly of claim 5 wherein the panel includes a body and a tab attached to the body, the tab at least partially snapping into the chute.

7. The housing assembly of claim 5, further comprising a circuit board mounted in the mounting hole, wherein the circuit board is disposed on one side of the panel in the thickness direction, a surface of the circuit board facing the panel is provided with a light emitting device, and the panel is capable of emitting light emitted by the light emitting device.

8. The housing assembly of claim 7 further comprising a light cover connected between the panel and the circuit board, the light cover, the circuit board and the panel enclosing a sealed space, the light emitting device being located in the sealed space.

9. The housing assembly of claim 8, wherein the lamp cover includes a body and an annular rib, the body including first and second opposing faces, the annular rib disposed on the first face and in sealing engagement with the circuit board, the annular rib surrounding the light emitting device, the second face in sealing engagement with the panel.

10. An electric rice cooker comprising the housing assembly of any one of claims 5 to 9.

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