CN218330257U

CN218330257U - Detection mechanism and upper cover of cooking utensil

Info

Publication number: CN218330257U
Application number: CN202221059279.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 江德勇; 梁海星; 江太阳; 郑量; 马志海
Original assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-04-29
Filing date: 2022-04-29
Publication date: 2023-01-17
Anticipated expiration: 2032-04-29

Abstract

The application discloses cooking utensil's detection mechanism and upper cover. Wherein, the detection mechanism comprises a probe and a body; the probe is used for detecting an environmental signal of the cooking utensil; the body is connected with the probe and used for processing environmental signals; wherein the probe is detachable from the body, or the length and/or bending direction of the probe is variable. The application provides a cooking utensil's detection mechanism and upper cover can adjust detection mechanism's measuring length and measuring direction, and then can measure the cooking utensil's of different positions environmental signal, and improve the measuring precision.

Description

Detection mechanism and upper cover of cooking utensil

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a detection mechanism and an upper cover of a cooking appliance.

Background

Among the current cooking utensil, temperature measuring device fixes on the pan through the absorption mode, realizes the measurement of temperature. However, in actual use, the temperature of the cooking appliance varies depending on the position of the suction. Under the function of cooking soup, the measurement function can be basically satisfied. However, when the frying function is performed, the temperature at the bottom of the pot cannot be transmitted to the side wall in real time, so that the measurement deviation is large, and the user experience is not good.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The main technical problem who solves of this application provides a cooking utensil's detection mechanism and upper cover, can adjust detection mechanism's measuring length and direction of measurement, and then can measure the cooking utensil's at different positions environmental signal, and improve the measuring precision.

In order to solve the above technical problems, one technical solution adopted by the present application is, the detection mechanism of the cooking utensil comprises a probe and a body; the probe is used for detecting an environment signal of the cooking utensil; the body is connected with the probe and used for processing the environmental signal; wherein the probe is detachable from the body, or the length and/or bending direction of the probe is variable.

In order to solve the above technical problem, another technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide an upper cover, where the upper cover includes a detection mechanism.

The beneficial technical effects are as follows: the application provides a cooking utensil's detection mechanism, through probe and this body coupling, the body can carry out signal processing with the ambient signal that the probe measured. Wherein, can dismantle the setting through probe and body, can adjust detection mechanism's measuring length and measuring direction to and change detection mechanism's ambient signal measurement function. Or the length and/or the bending direction of the probe can be changed, so that the probe can adjust the measuring length and the measuring direction of the detecting mechanism when measuring the environment signal of the cooking appliance, thereby measuring the environment signals of the cooking appliance at different positions and improving the measuring accuracy.

Drawings

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a detection mechanism of a cooking appliance of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of one embodiment of the probe of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of another embodiment of the probe of the embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of one embodiment of the housing of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of another embodiment of the housing of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the body of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the body of the embodiment of FIG. 6;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an upper cover according to the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without any inventive work according to the embodiments of the present application are within the scope of the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a detection mechanism of a cooking appliance according to the present application. As shown in fig. 1, the probe mechanism 10 includes a probe 100 and a body 200; the probe 100 is used for detecting an environmental signal of the cooking appliance; the body 200 is connected to the probe 100 for processing environmental signals. Wherein the probe 100 is detachable from the body 200, or the length and/or bending direction of the probe 100 can be changed.

The probing mechanism 10 includes a probe 100 and a body 200. The probe 100 is used for detecting environmental signals of the cooking appliance, such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, and light intensity of the cooking appliance. Wherein the probe 100 is detachable from the body 200. The detection mechanism 10 can replace the probes 100 with different lengths, measurement angles and the like according to the measurement requirements of the cooking appliances so as to adapt to the cooking appliances with different capacities or different cooking modes; or the probe with different measurement functions is replaced for measuring environmental signals such as temperature signals or pressure signals of the cooking utensil.

Or, the length and/or the bending direction of the probe 100 are variable, that is, when the detection mechanism 10 measures the environmental signal of the cooking appliance, the measurement direction and the measurement depth of the detection mechanism 10 can be changed at will by performing the stretching or bending operation on the probe 100, so as to measure the environmental signal of the cooking appliance at different positions or in different shapes, and improve the measurement accuracy. Probe 100 may also be used to detect the temperature of food within a cooking appliance, for example, when food is being fried, it may be desirable for probe 100 to contact food material, and may be used to contact food located at the bottom of the cooking appliance by extending the length of probe 100. In the case of cooking soup, the probe 100 may be made not to contact the soup by shortening the length of the probe 100.

The body 200 may be provided with a protective case 210, and the body 200 is connected to the probe 100 to perform signal processing on an environment signal of the cooking appliance measured by the probe 100. The body 200 may be a component having a signal processing function, and may perform signal processing such as filtering on an environment signal of the cooking appliance measured by the probe 100; the body 200 may further have a display function for visually displaying an environment signal of the cooking appliance measured by the probe 100.

The probe mechanism 10 of the cooking appliance provided by the present application is connected to the body 200 through the probe 100, and the body 200 can perform signal processing on an environmental signal measured by the probe 100. Wherein, through the detachable setting of probe 100 and body 200, can adjust the measuring length and the measuring direction of detection mechanism 10 to and change the ambient signal measurement function of detection mechanism 10. Alternatively, the length and/or bending direction of the probe 100 may be variable, so that the probe 100 can adjust the measurement length and measurement direction of the detection mechanism 10 when measuring the environmental signal of the cooking appliance, thereby measuring the environmental signals of the cooking appliance at different positions and improving the measurement accuracy.

Optionally, referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the probe in the embodiment of fig. 1. As shown in fig. 2, the probe 100 includes a housing 110, a sensor assembly 120, and a first connection line 130. The housing 110 is formed with a first receiving cavity 111. The sensor assembly 120 is disposed at one end of the housing 110 for measuring an environmental signal. The first connecting line 130 is disposed in the first accommodating cavity 111 for connecting the sensor assembly 120. The main body 200 includes a processing mechanism (not shown) connected to the first connection line 130 for processing the environmental signal.

The probe 100 includes a sensor assembly 120 and a first connection line 130; the body 200 includes a processing mechanism. The first connecting line 130 is used for connecting the sensor assembly 120 and the processing mechanism, wherein the first connecting line 130 can transmit signals and can also conduct the electricity of the sensor assembly 120 and the processing mechanism. The sensor assembly 120 is disposed at one end of the housing 110 for measuring an environmental signal of the cooking appliance. Wherein, the sensor assembly 120 can be provided with the sensor assembly 120 capable of measuring, for example, temperature, humidity, etc. according to the environment measurement requirement of the specific cooking appliance, and then the sensor assembly 120 can be detached from the housing 110 for replacing the sensor assembly 120 with different functions. Alternatively, the sensor assembly 120 is provided with sensors having different measurement functions, and the sensor assembly 120 may simultaneously or separately measure the temperature, humidity, and pressure of the cooking appliance.

The housing 110 may be formed with a first receiving cavity 111, wherein the first connecting line 130 is disposed in the first receiving cavity 111, and the first connecting line 130 is protected from the environment of the cooking appliance by the housing 110. The sensor assembly 120 transmits the measured environmental signal to the processing mechanism through the first connection line 130, and the processing mechanism processes the environmental signal.

The probe 100 is provided with a shell 110 formed with a first accommodating cavity 111, a first connecting wire 130 and a sensor assembly 120, and the body 200 is provided with a processing mechanism, namely the detection mechanism 10 is provided with the sensor assembly 120 at one end of the shell 110; the first connection line 130 is disposed in the first receiving cavity 111 and electrically connects the processing mechanism and the sensor assembly 120, the first connection line 130 is protected from the environment of the cooking appliance by the outer shell 110, and the environmental signals of more cooking appliances are measured by the sensor assembly 120 with different functions.

Optionally, referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the probe in the embodiment of fig. 2. As shown in fig. 3, the sensor assembly 120 includes a conductive housing 121 and a temperature sensor 122, the conductive housing 121 is formed with a second accommodating cavity, and is fixedly connected to one end of the housing 110 close to the sensor assembly 120; the temperature sensor 122 is disposed in the second accommodating cavity, connected to the first connecting line 130, and configured to detect temperature information of the cooking appliance.

The sensor assembly 120 includes a conductive housing 121 and a temperature sensor 122, wherein the conductive housing 121 is formed with a second receiving cavity and is fixedly connected to one end of the housing 110 close to the sensor assembly 120, and the temperature sensor 122 is disposed in the second receiving cavity and is connected to the first connecting line 130 for detecting temperature information of the cooking appliance. The conductive housing 121 may be a metal housing, or a conductive housing 121 made of other materials; the conductive housing 121 may be made conductive by using conductivity of a material, and if the material of the conductive housing 121 is not conductive, the conductive housing 121 may be made conductive by providing a conductive mechanism. The temperature sensor 122 is disposed in the second receiving cavity of the conductive housing 121, and can protect the temperature sensor 122 from the environment of the cooking appliance, such as humidity and pressure. The temperature sensor 122 may be a non-contact temperature sensor 122 such as an infrared sensor, or may be a contact temperature sensor 122 such as a metal resistance temperature device. The temperature sensor 122 can measure the side temperatures of the bottom and different heights of the cooking appliance by stretching or bending the outer case 110 in the process of measuring the temperature signal of the cooking appliance.

By providing the conductive housing 121 and the temperature sensor 122, the conductive housing 121 can protect the temperature sensor 122 from being damaged by the environment of the cooking appliance, and the temperature sensor 122 can measure the temperature information of different parts of the cooking appliance.

Optionally, referring to fig. 3, the sensor assembly 120 further includes a second connection wire 123 having one end connected to the conductive housing 121 and the other end connected to the temperature sensor 122. When the case 110 has conductivity, it can be used as an electrode, and the case 110 and the conductive case 121 are connected to each other by a connector without contact. When the probe is used for anti-overflow detection, the resistance value of the temperature sensor 122 between the housing 110 and the conductive housing 121 will be smaller when encountering water bubbles or air bubbles; the body 200 detects that the resistance value of the temperature sensor 122 becomes small, and is regarded as an overflow. The detection mechanism 10 can inform the cooking appliance, so that the cooking appliance can reduce the heating power and prevent overflow.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 2, the housing 110 is in the form of a needle and the sensor element 120 is disposed at the needle tip.

The shell 110 is needle-shaped, and the sensor component 120 is arranged at one end of the shell 110, which is a needle point, so that when the shell 110 and the sensor component 120 are installed, the installation part of the sensor component 120 is better distinguished, and the needle-shaped shell 110 is provided, one end of the needle point is a measuring end, and the environment signal of the cooking utensil with smaller specification can be measured by utilizing the appearance of the needle point. The needle-shaped thicker end of the casing 110 can be fixedly connected with the body 200, and the fixing area is increased to ensure that the probe 100 and the body 200 are more stable.

Optionally, the housing 110 is a flexible housing such that the length and/or bending direction of the probe is variable.

Optionally, referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the housing in the embodiment of fig. 1. As shown in fig. 4, the flexible cover 110a includes a plurality of folded portions sequentially connected in the arrangement direction of the probe 100 and the body 200.

The flexible housing 110a includes a plurality of folding portions (not labeled) sequentially connected along the arrangement direction of the probe 100 and the body 200, and the folding portions may be folding portions with different sizes, and the folding portions with different sizes may be nested in a nesting manner, and by extending and retracting the folding portions with different sizes, the length of the flexible housing 110a, that is, the measurement length of the detection mechanism 10 may be adjusted.

The flexible housing 110a can adjust the measurement length of the probe mechanism 10 by providing a plurality of folding portions sequentially connected in the arrangement direction of the probe 100 and the body 200.

Optionally, referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another embodiment of the housing in the embodiment of fig. 1. As shown in fig. 5, the projections of the plurality of folding portions on the flexible casing 110b on the body 200 overlap, that is, the folded portions of the folding portions have the same size. By extending and retracting the folded portion of the flexible housing 110b, the length of the flexible housing 110b, i.e., the measurement length of the probe mechanism 10, can be adjusted. By bending the folded portion of the flexible housing 110b, the direction of the probe 100, i.e., the measurement direction of the probe mechanism 10, can be adjusted.

The flexible cover 110b can adjust the measurement length and the measurement direction of the probe mechanism 10 by a plurality of folded portions provided on the main body 200 and having overlapping projections.

Optionally, the body 200 is provided with a first connecting portion (not labeled), and the probe 100 is provided with a second connecting portion (not labeled), and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion cooperate to detachably connect the body 200 and the probe 100.

The body 200 is provided with a first connecting portion (not labeled), and the probe 100 is provided with a second connecting portion (not labeled). Wherein, the first connection part is matched with the second connection part to detachably connect the body 200 with the probe 100. That is, in the probe mechanism 10, the probe 100 can be detached from the body 200 at any time, and thus, the probe 100 with different lengths, measurement angles, and the like can be replaced to adapt to different measurement environments; or the different probe 100 may be a probe that measures the temperature, pressure, etc. of the cooking appliance. The probes with different measuring functions can be replaced according to the measuring requirements of the cooking utensil.

Wherein, first connecting portion can be provided with the external screw thread, and the second connecting portion are provided with the internal thread, and the internal thread swivelling joint through the external screw thread of first connecting portion and second connecting portion realizes being connected with dismantling of body 200 and probe 100. Or, the first connecting portion is provided with a boss, the second connecting portion is provided with a recessed portion matched with the boss, and the boss of the first connecting portion is connected with the recessed portion of the second connecting portion in an inserting mode, so that the detachable connection of the body 200 and the probe 100 is achieved.

The probe mechanism 10 is provided with the probe 100 which can be detached from the body 200, so that different measurement scenes can be adapted according to the measurement requirements of the cooking appliance.

Optionally, referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the main body in the embodiment of fig. 1. As shown in fig. 6, the processing mechanism includes a processing circuit 220, a power supply circuit 230, and a display circuit 240; the processing circuit 220 is connected with the first connecting line 130, and acquires environmental information inside the cooking appliance based on the environmental signal; the display circuit 240 is connected to the processing circuit 220 for displaying the environmental information; the power supply circuit 230 is connected to the processing circuit 220 and the display circuit 240, and is used for supplying power to the processing circuit 220 and the display circuit 240.

The processing mechanism includes processing circuitry 220, power supply circuitry 230, and display circuitry 240. The power supply circuit 230 is connected to the processing circuit 220 and the display circuit 240, respectively, and provides the processing circuit 220 and the display circuit 240 with electric energy required for operation. The processing circuit 220 is connected to the first connection line 130, that is, the processing circuit 220 may be electrically connected to the sensor assembly 120 through the first connection line 130, and when the sensor assembly 120 measures an environment signal of the cooking appliance and transmits the environment signal to the processing circuit 220 through the first connection line 130, the processing circuit 220 may acquire environment information of the cooking appliance based on the acquired environment signal. For example, the environment signal acquired by the processing circuit 220 is a voltage signal related to temperature, and the processing circuit 220 converts the voltage signal into more specific temperature information by performing conversion of the voltage value corresponding to the temperature value. The display circuit 240 is connected to the processing circuit 220, and can be used to display the environmental information obtained by the processing circuit 220 more intuitively. The display circuit 240 may be a nixie tube or an OLED display circuit 240, etc.

The processing is realized by setting the power supply circuit 230, the processing circuit 220 and the display circuit 240, and displaying the environmental information of the cooking appliance acquired by the processing circuit 220 through the display mechanism, so that the detection mechanism 10 can more clearly know the environmental information of the cooking appliance after measuring the environmental signal of the cooking appliance.

Optionally, referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the main body in the embodiment of fig. 6. As shown in fig. 7, the body 200 further includes a wireless transmitting circuit 250 connected to the processing circuit 220 and the power supply circuit 230 for transmitting the environmental information to the wireless receiving circuit of the cooking appliance.

The local part further comprises a wireless transmitting circuit 250, the wireless transmitting circuit 250 can be connected with the processing circuit 220 and the power supply circuit 230, and can be used for sending the environmental information of the cooking appliance, acquired by the processing circuit 220, to a wireless receiving device of the cooking appliance, that is, the detection mechanism 10 can communicate with the cooking appliance through a wireless device transmitting module, so that the design of electrical connection between the detection mechanism 10 and the cooking appliance is simplified.

The present application further provides an upper cover, and referring to fig. 8, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the upper cover of the present application. As shown in fig. 8, the upper cover 80 of the present application includes the detection mechanism 800 in any of the embodiments described above.

In the description of the present application, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, mechanism, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, mechanisms, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

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, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed system, apparatus, and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical division, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by the contents of the specification and the drawings of the present application or are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are also included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A detection mechanism for a cooking appliance, comprising:

a probe for detecting an environmental signal of the cooking appliance;

a body connected to the probe for processing the environmental signal;

wherein the probe is detachable from the body, or the length and/or bending direction of the probe is variable;

wherein the probe comprises a sensor assembly for measuring the environmental signal;

wherein the sensor assembly comprises a temperature sensor for detecting temperature information of the cooking appliance.

2. The probe mechanism of claim 1, wherein the probe comprises:

a housing formed with a first receiving chamber;

the sensor assembly is arranged at one end of the shell;

the first connecting wire is arranged in the first accommodating cavity and is used for connecting the sensor assembly;

the body includes: and the processing mechanism is connected with the first connecting line and used for processing the environment signal.

3. The detection mechanism of claim 2, wherein the sensor assembly comprises:

the conductive shell is provided with a second accommodating cavity and is fixedly connected with one end, close to the sensor assembly, of the shell;

the temperature sensor is arranged in the second accommodating cavity and connected with the first connecting line.

4. The detection mechanism of claim 3, wherein the sensor assembly further comprises:

and one end of the second connecting wire is connected with the conductive shell, and the other end of the second connecting wire is connected with the temperature sensor.

5. The detection mechanism of claim 2, wherein the housing is needle-shaped and the sensor assembly is disposed at a needle tip.

6. The detection mechanism of claim 2, wherein the processing mechanism comprises:

the processing circuit is connected with the first connecting wire and is used for acquiring environmental information inside the cooking utensil based on the environmental signal;

the display circuit is connected with the processing circuit and is used for displaying the environment information;

and the power supply circuit is connected with the processing circuit and the display circuit and is used for supplying power to the processing circuit and the display circuit.

7. The detection mechanism of claim 6, wherein the processing mechanism further comprises:

and the wireless transmitting circuit is connected with the processing circuit and the power supply circuit and is used for transmitting the environmental information to the wireless receiving circuit of the cooking appliance.

8. The probe mechanism of claim 2, wherein the housing is a flexible housing such that the length and/or bending direction of the probe is variable.

9. The probe mechanism of claim 8, wherein the flexible housing includes a plurality of folds that are sequentially connected along the direction of alignment of the probe and the body.

10. The detection mechanism of claim 9, wherein the projections of the plurality of folds onto the body overlap.

11. The probe mechanism of claim 1, wherein the body is provided with a first connector portion and the probe is provided with a second connector portion, the first connector portion and the second connector portion cooperating to removably connect the body and the probe.

12. A cover comprising a detection mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11.