CN218390766U - Washing device, pot cover and cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a washing device for a cooking appliance, a pot cover and the cooking appliance. The washing device comprises a side wall part and a tray cover assembly. The sidewall portion is configured as a cylinder and includes first and second sections distributed in the axial direction, the first section including first and second ports spaced apart in the axial direction, the second port being connected to the second section. A tray cover assembly is removably disposed in the sidewall portion, the tray cover assembly being configured to be movable in the axial direction relative to the sidewall portion, the tray cover assembly including a sealing arrangement for sealing the second section. The inner diameter of the side wall part is constant at least in part of the second section, the inner diameter of the side wall part at the first port is larger than the inner diameter at the second port, the inner diameter at the second section is not larger than the inner diameter at the second port, and the inner diameter at one of two points relatively close to the second section is smaller than or equal to the inner diameter at one of two points relatively far from the second section at any two points spaced apart in the axial direction of the first section.

Description

Washing device, pot cover and cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a cooking utensil technical field particularly relates to a wash material device and have its pot cover and cooking utensil.

Background

The existing automatic rice cooker on the market at present has a complex structure and cannot be disassembled for cleaning. Therefore, there is a need for a washing device to at least partially solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In the summary section a series of concepts in a simplified form is introduced, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The summary of the present application is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

To at least partially solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present application provides a washing device for a cooking appliance, comprising:

a sidewall portion configured in a cylindrical shape, the sidewall portion including a first section and a second section opposite to the first section distributed along an axial direction of the sidewall portion, the first section including a first port and a second port opposite to the first port spaced apart along the axial direction of the sidewall portion, wherein the second port is connected to the second section; and

a lid assembly removably disposed in the sidewall portion, the lid assembly being configured to be movable relative to the sidewall portion in an axial direction of the sidewall portion, the lid assembly including a sealing arrangement having an outer peripheral edge that matches a shape of an inner peripheral edge of the second section, the sealing arrangement including an elastomeric material for sealing the second section to enclose a wash chamber with the sidewall portion for wash,

wherein an inner diameter of the sidewall portion is constant over at least a portion of the second section, the inner diameter of the sidewall portion at the first port is greater than the inner diameter of the sidewall portion at the second port, the inner diameter of the sidewall portion at the second section is no greater than the inner diameter of the sidewall portion at the second port,

at any two points of the first section spaced apart in the axial direction of the sidewall portion, wherein an inner diameter of the sidewall portion at a point of the two points relatively close to the second section is smaller than or equal to an inner diameter of the sidewall portion at a point of the two points relatively far from the second section.

According to the material washing device, the side wall part and the plate cover assembly enclose the material washing cavity for washing rice, and the material washing device is simple in structure. At the same time, the tray cover assembly can be removed from the side wall portion to facilitate cleaning. The inside diameter of the side wall portion is reduced from large to small, which facilitates the entry of the cover assembly into the side wall portion. The inner diameter of the sidewall part is determined to be constant at least in a part of the second section, and the sidewall part and the sealing means may be held in stable sealing contact at the part where the inner diameter is constant.

Optionally, the inner diameter of the sidewall portion is constant over the entire section of the second section.

According to the application, the second section of the sidewall part can be kept in stable sealing contact with the sealing means over the entire section.

Optionally, the inner diameter of the sidewall portion at the second section is equal to the inner diameter of the sidewall portion at the second port.

According to the present application, the inside diameter of the sidewall portion at the second section is equal to the inside diameter of the sidewall portion at the second port at the first section, such that the inside diameter of the sidewall portion does not jump from the first section to the second section, and the inside diameter of the second section is not greater than the inside diameter of the first section, such that the disk cover assembly can smoothly enter and sealingly contact the second section.

Optionally, at any two points of the first section spaced apart in the axial direction of the sidewall portion, wherein an inner diameter of the sidewall portion at a point of the two points relatively close to the second section is smaller than an inner diameter of the sidewall portion at a point of the two points relatively far from the second section.

Further, in the axial cross section of the side wall portion, an included angle between a line connecting the first port and the second port and an axis of the side wall portion is 0.1 to 10 degrees.

Furthermore, in the axial section of the side wall portion, an included angle between a line connecting the first port and the second port and the axis of the side wall portion is 0.1 to 5 degrees.

According to this application, the internal diameter of first district's section reduces gradually, is favorable to the dish lid subassembly smoothly to get into in the lateral wall portion to the internal surface of lateral wall portion is smooth, can reduce the grain of rice and remain, also is favorable to wasing.

Optionally, in an axial cross section of the sidewall portion, an inner wall of the first section is linear.

According to the application, the inner diameter of the first section is linearly reduced, so that the tray cover assembly can smoothly enter the side wall part, the inner surface of the side wall part is smooth, rice grain residues can be reduced, and the cleaning is facilitated.

Alternatively,

the outer diameter of the sealing device is 0.2 to 1.6mm larger than the inner diameter of the second section, and/or

The hardness of the elastic material of the sealing device is 15 to 60 degrees.

According to the application, the sealing means is in interference fit with the sidewall portion. The material of the sealing device is reasonably selected.

Optionally, the tray cover assembly has a closed position and an open position relative to the sidewall portion, wherein,

the sealing device sealingly contacts the second section when the tray cover assembly is in the closed position,

when the tray cover assembly is in the open position, the sealing device disengages the second section to allow material in the wash chamber to move out of the wash chamber from the second section.

According to the present application, the tray cover assembly is a cover for the second section of the sidewall portion.

Alternatively,

the second section is provided with a sewage draining outlet,

the cover plate assembly is arranged on the side wall portion, the connecting position is arranged between the closed position and the open position, when the cover plate assembly is arranged at the connecting position, the sewage discharge port is communicated with the material washing cavity, and when the cover plate assembly is arranged at the closed position, the sewage discharge port is not communicated with the material washing cavity.

According to the application, the side wall portion is provided with a drain for draining water.

Alternatively,

the cover plate assembly further comprises a turntable device located on a side of the cover plate assembly facing the washing chamber, the turntable device being configured to be rotatable relative to the sidewall portion about a washing rotation axis, wherein the washing rotation axis, an axial direction of the sidewall portion, and an axial direction of the cover plate assembly are all parallel to a vertical direction;

the sealing device is attached to the carousel device;

the radial dimension of the sealing device is larger than that of the rotary disc device.

According to this application, the carousel device of dish lid subassembly can stir rice-water mixture when washing rice, can throw away rice through centrifugal force when falling rice.

Optionally, the sealing means is configured to be non-rotatable relative to the sidewall portion.

According to the application, the sealing device is not rotatable relative to the side wall portion, which is beneficial for prolonging the service life of the sealing device.

Alternatively,

the turntable device comprises a connecting hole (55) which extends along the axial direction of the disk cover assembly;

the cover assembly further comprising a spindle (33) comprising a spindle first end (38) and a spindle second end (39) opposite the spindle first end, the spindle second end being disposed in the connection hole, the spindle being configured to be rotatable relative to the sidewall portion about the washing material rotation axis and movable relative to the sidewall portion in an axial direction of the sidewall portion,

the cross section shape of the second end of the rotating shaft is matched with that of the connecting hole, and the cross section shape of the second end of the rotating shaft and that of the connecting hole are both non-circular.

According to the application, the rotating shaft drives the rotating disc device to rotate.

Alternatively,

the sealing device is attached to the carousel device below the carousel device;

the sealing device comprises a sealing device first side and a sealing device second side opposite to the sealing device first side distributed along an axial direction of the sealing device, wherein the sealing device first side is attached to the turntable device;

the sealing device further comprises a sealing device connecting part, and the sealing device connecting part is arranged on a first side of the sealing device;

the rotary disc device comprises a rotary disc device connecting part which is arranged on one side of the rotary disc device facing the sealing device and is used for being connected with the sealing device connecting part,

wherein the washing device is configured such that the carousel device connection is rotatable with respect to the sidewall portion about the washing rotation axis such that the sealing device connection is non-rotatable with respect to the sidewall portion.

According to this application, carousel device sets up from top to bottom with sealing device, and when the carousel device rotated, sealing device irrotational.

Optionally, the tray cover assembly further comprises:

the top cap is used for closing wash the material chamber, the top cap includes:

a top cover body for covering the first port of the first section of the sidewall portion, the top cover body being provided with a feed inlet, an

A recess extending downward from the top cover main body, a bottom surface of the recess being provided with a through hole; and

a connecting shaft disposed in the recess, the connecting shaft configured to be rotatable relative to the sidewall portion about the washing rotation axis,

wherein the first end of the rotating shaft extends through the through hole into the recess and is connected to the connecting shaft in the recess for synchronous rotation with the connecting shaft about the washing material rotation axis relative to the sidewall portion.

According to the present application, the top cover is a lid of the first section of the sidewall portion. A connecting axle setting for driving the pivot is rotatory in the top cap for wash material device compact structure.

Alternatively,

the connecting shaft is configured as a hollow shaft extending in the axial direction of the side wall portion, and a key is provided on the inner wall of the connecting shaft;

the first end of the rotating shaft is arranged in the connecting shaft, and the periphery of the first end of the rotating shaft is provided with a key groove matched with a key of the connecting shaft so as to synchronously rotate around the washing rotation axis relative to the side wall part with the connecting shaft;

the rotation shaft is configured to be movable relative to the connection shaft in an axial direction of the side wall portion.

According to the application, the connecting shaft is designed into the hollow shaft, and the rotating shaft is located inside the connecting shaft, so that the material washing device is compact in structure.

Alternatively,

the first end of the rotating shaft comprises a flange part which protrudes outwards along the radial direction of the rotating shaft, and the periphery of the flange part is provided with a key groove matched with the key of the connecting shaft;

the disc cover assembly further comprises a spring, the spring is sleeved on the periphery of the rotating shaft, and the spring is located between the flange portion and the bottom face of the concave portion.

According to the present application, a spring is used to return the tray cover assembly from the open position to the closed position.

A second aspect of the present application provides a pot lid, comprising:

a pot cover main body for covering the cooking space; and

according to the technical scheme, the washing device comprises a washing device body,

wherein the side wall portion is provided to the lid main body, the side wall portion extending in a vertical direction.

According to the application, the pot cover is provided with the washing device, the side wall part and the plate cover assembly of the washing device enclose a washing cavity for washing rice, and the washing device is simple in structure. At the same time, the tray cover assembly can be removed from the side wall portion to facilitate cleaning. The inside diameter of the side wall part is reduced from large to small, so that the disc cover assembly can enter the side wall part. The inner diameter of the sidewall part is determined to be constant at least in a part of the second section, and the sidewall part and the sealing means may be held in stable sealing contact at the part where the inner diameter is constant.

Alternatively,

the second section of the sidewall portion is provided with a waste outlet,

the pot cover also comprises a detachable cover which is detachably connected to the pot cover main body, a sewage pipeline is enclosed by the pot cover main body and the detachable cover,

wherein the sewage draining outlet is communicated with the sewage draining pipeline.

According to the application, the pot cover is provided with a sewage discharge channel, and the side wall part is provided with a sewage discharge outlet for discharging water, so that the washing device can discharge water.

A third aspect of the present application provides a cooking appliance, comprising:

the washing device according to any one of the above technical solutions, or

The pot cover according to any one of the above technical solutions.

According to the application, the cooking utensil is provided with the washing device, and the side wall part and the plate cover assembly of the washing device enclose a washing cavity for washing rice, and the washing device is simple in structure. At the same time, the tray cover assembly can be removed from the side wall portion to facilitate cleaning. The inside diameter of the side wall part is reduced from large to small, so that the disc cover assembly can enter the side wall part. The inner diameter of the sidewall part is determined to be constant at least in a part of the second section, and the sidewall part and the sealing means may be held in stable sealing contact at the part where the inner diameter is constant.

Drawings

The following drawings of the present application are included to provide an understanding of the present application. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the application.

In the drawings:

fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a sectional view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1, wherein the cooking appliance is in an initial state;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1, wherein the cooking appliance is in a blanking state;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1, wherein the cooking appliance is in a blanking complete state;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1, wherein the cooking appliance is in a wash condition;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1, wherein the cooking appliance is in a drained state;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1, wherein the cooking appliance is in a blanked state;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the lid assembly of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a lid of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a lid assembly of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the tray cover assembly shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is another cross-sectional view of the tray cover assembly shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the feed mechanism of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1 and a drive assembly disposed therein;

FIG. 14 is another cross-sectional view of the feed mechanism of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1 and a drive assembly disposed therein;

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of the magazine mechanism and drive assembly and feed mechanism disposed therein of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1, with portions of the components omitted for clarity;

FIGS. 16-18 illustrate perspective, cross-sectional, and exploded perspective views, respectively, of a portion of the transmission assembly shown in FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 shows a perspective view of a portion of the feed mechanism shown in FIG. 15;

fig. 20 is an exploded perspective view of a pot cover of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1;

figure 21 is a bottom perspective view of the lid shown in figure 20 with the removable cover omitted;

figure 22 is a schematic view of a removable lid of the pot lid shown in figure 20;

figure 23 is a schematic view of the lid shown in figure 20 with a portion of the lid broken away to show its internal structure;

figure 24 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the lid shown in figure 20;

fig. 25 is a schematic view of a portion of a lid of a cooking appliance, according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 26 is a perspective view of a pot cover of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1;

fig. 27 is an assembled view of a pot cover of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 26;

fig. 28 is a partially enlarged schematic view of a portion a in fig. 27;

fig. 29 is a cross-sectional view of a lid assembly of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 30 is an enlarged partial view of portion B of FIG. 29;

fig. 31a is a cross-sectional view of a pot cover of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1;

FIG. 31b is an enlarged view of a portion C of FIG. 31 a;

FIG. 32 is a perspective view of a rotating shaft of the washing device of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 33 is a perspective view of a turntable of the washing device of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 34 is another angular perspective view of the turntable of the washing device of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 35 is a cross-sectional view of a lid assembly of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 36 is an enlarged partial view of portion D of FIG. 35;

FIG. 37 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a pot cover of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1, with a lid assembly omitted;

fig. 38 to 42 are perspective views of a turntable of a washing device of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

1: cooking utensil

2: pot body

3: inner pot

4: pot cover

5: material washing device

6: side wall part

6A: the first section

6B: second section

6C: first port

6D: second port

7: feeding port

8: discharge outlet

9: drain outlet

10: sewage pipes

11: machine body assembly

11A: pot body assembly

12: base seat

13: storage bin

14: an outlet

15: feeding mechanism

16: feeding bin

17: sealing device

18: rotary disc device

19: rotary disc

20: top cover

21: first driving device

22: screw rod piece

23: nut piece

24: second driving device

25: sliding shaft

26: transmission shaft

27: connecting shaft

28: third driving device

29: first gear

30: second gear

31: drive screw

32: inner bore

33: rotating shaft

34: step part

35: concave part

36: first through hole

37: second through hole

38: first end

39: second end

40: elastic piece

41: flange part

42: pot cover main body

43: detachable cover

44: bearing part

45: covering part

46: sliding channel

47: sealing ring

48: sewage tank

49: sealing element

52: wash the feed bin body

53: sealing ring seat

54: pressing plate

55: connecting hole

56: limiting part

57: projection part

58: turntable device connecting part

59: turntable bulge

60: key(s)

61: sealing device connection

64: spacing protrusion

65: top cover main body

66: extension part

66A: limit opening

67: guide port

68: limiting port

69: locating slot

70: positioning rib

71: turbulent flow rib

72: current disturbing column

73: upper attaching surface

74: gear cover

75: limiting end

76: positioning end

77: limiting groove

78: hole(s)

79: first part

80: the second part

82: discharge port

85: first position detecting device

87: gear box

88: feed inlet

89: material storage mechanism

90: wash material chamber

95: dish lid subassembly

400: sealing ring body

401: sealing device body

401A: first side of the sealing device

401B: second side of the sealing device

402: radial extension

402A: first end of the extension part

402B: second end of the extension part

403: a first sealing part

403A: first end of first sealing part

403B: second end of the first sealing part

404: second sealing part

404A: first end of the second sealing part

404B: second end of the second sealing part

410: sealed bearing

411: bearing groove

DA: axial direction

DR: radial direction

PR: washing rotary axis

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present application. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present application may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the present application.

In the following description, a detailed description will be given in order to thoroughly understand the present application. It should be understood that these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of these exemplary embodiments to those of ordinary skill in the art. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art. The following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present application, however, the present application may have other embodiments in addition to these detailed descriptions.

Ordinal words such as "first" and "second" are referred to in this application as labels only, and do not have any other meaning, such as a particular order, etc. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself imply the presence of "second component", and the term "second component" does not itself imply the presence of "first component".

It is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", and the like are used herein for purposes of illustration only and are not limiting.

The utility model provides a wash material device and have its pot cover and cooking utensil. Preferably, according to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil is for having the automatic intelligent cooking utensil who adds rice, wash rice, add the water function.

Exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The washing device and the lid according to the present invention will be explained herein at the same time by the detailed explanation of the cooking appliance 1 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1, the cooking appliance 1 includes a body assembly 11 and a pot assembly 11A. The bottom of body assembly 11 has a base 12 and pan assembly 11A can be placed on base 12 and removed from base 12 to facilitate placement of pan assembly 11A at any desired location, such as on a table.

The pan body assembly 11A comprises a pan body 2, an inner pan 3 arranged in the pan body 2 and a pan cover 4 covering the pan body 2. The pot body 2 is detachably arranged on the base 12. The inner pot 3 is removably placed in the pot body 2. The pot cover 4 is detachably connected to the pot body 2. In a preferred embodiment, the lid 4 can be integrally removed from the body 2, thereby facilitating cleaning of the lid 4. When the pot cover 4 is covered on the pot body 2, a cooking space is formed between the pot cover 4 and the inner pot 3.

A heating device (not shown) and a power supply module for supplying power to the heating device are generally disposed on the base 12. When the pot body assembly 11A is placed on the base 12, the power supply module can supply power to the heating device, so that the heating device can heat the inner pot 3 in the pot body 2. In a preferred embodiment, the heating means is an electromagnetic heating element, and may illustratively comprise a coil disc and a coil wound on the coil disc such that, when energized, the heating means may generate heat to heat the inner pan 3. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments not shown, the heating means may be configured in other configurations, such as heating by a heating wire, etc. The power supply module may be a plug adapted to an external power source, and the plug may supply power to the heating device after being plugged, or the power supply module may be configured as a battery accommodated in the base 12.

Referring to fig. 2-7, a storage mechanism 89 and a feeding mechanism 15 are also provided in the body assembly 11. The storage mechanism 89 is positioned above the pot cover 4, and a gap is arranged between the storage mechanism 89 and the pot cover 4. Storage mechanism 89 includes storage silo 13, can store the material in the storage silo 13, and the material can be rice, millet, kernel of corn, black bean, red bean, edible material such as mung bean. The storage bin 13 has a lateral outlet 14, i.e. the outlet 14 is arranged at the side of the storage bin 13, such that the material in the storage bin 13 flows out via the outlet 14. In the illustrated embodiment, the outlet 14 is provided at a lower portion of the storage bin 13, thereby further facilitating gravity flow of the material in the storage bin 13 out of the outlet 14.

With continued reference to fig. 2-7, the feed mechanism 15 includes a feed magazine 16, the feed magazine 16 having a feed inlet 88 (shown in fig. 15), a discharge outlet 82 (shown in fig. 19) disposed below the feed inlet 88, and a vertically extending feed channel (not shown) disposed between the feed inlet 88 and the discharge outlet 82 for conveying solid material. The feed opening 88 is arranged in the side wall of the feeding bin 16 and the discharge opening 82 is arranged in the bottom wall of the feeding bin 16. The feeding hopper 16 is movable at least between a first position (also called a storage position, i.e. an initial state, as shown in fig. 2) in which the feeding hopper 16 is not in communication with the outlet 14 and the inlet 7 (shown in fig. 9, described below) of the washing device 5, and a second position (also called a mating position, i.e. a blanking state, as shown in fig. 3) in which the feeding hopper 16 is in communication with both the outlet 14 and the inlet 7. Preferably, the feeding magazine 16 is movable up and down in a straight line between the first position and the second position. When in the discharging state (as shown in fig. 3), the feeding hole 88 can be communicated with the outlet 14 of the storage bin 13, and the discharging hole 82 can be communicated with the feeding hole 7 of the washing device 5, so that the material in the storage bin 13 enters the feeding bin 16 through the feeding hole 88 and then enters the washing device 5 through the discharging hole 82. The feed bin 16 is constructed substantially in a cylindrical structure. When the feeding bin 16 is at the storage position, a gap is formed between the feeding mechanism 15 and the pot cover 4. The proposal is convenient for taking the pot cover 4 or the pot cover 4 and the pot body 2 out of the lower part of the feeding mechanism 15.

The feeding mechanism 15 is at least partially located in the receiving cavity of the storage bin 13, or the feeding mechanism is at least partially located outside the storage bin 13 but within the space enclosed by the storage bin 13. The "enclosed space" referred to herein means: arbitrarily taking a coordinate system, and projecting along X, Y, Z three directions respectively, wherein both the directions have overlapping parts. In the illustrated embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the feed magazine 16 is completely hidden in the storage magazine 13 when the feed magazine 16 is in the first position, and as shown in fig. 3, a portion of the feed magazine 16 extends from the storage magazine 13 and out towards the washing device 5 to abut the inlet opening 7 when the feed magazine 16 is in the second position. This scheme hides it in storage silo 13 when feed bin 16 is in the first position, can avoid feed bin 16 to be damaged, also can make cooking utensil 1's structure compacter. In other embodiments, not shown, the magazine 16 may also be folded to one side of the body assembly 11 when it is in the first position, and may be rotated about an axis at one end thereof to be extended towards the washing device 5 when the magazine 16 is moved towards the second position.

Preferably, a sliding channel 46 is further provided in the storage bin 13, and the feeding mechanism 15 is movably arranged in the sliding channel 46. The scheme can ensure that the feeding mechanism 15 moves up and down in the storage bin 13 along the preset direction, and the feeding mechanism 15 is prevented from shifting in the moving process.

Material washing device

As shown in fig. 2 to 7 and 8 to 10, the cooking utensil 1 further comprises a material washing device 5, the material washing device 5 is arranged on the pot cover 4, and the material washing device 5 is arranged on the pot cover 4 and can be detached and washed together with the pot cover 4 because the pot cover 4 is detachable. The washing device 5 is arranged below the storage bin 13 and is positioned on the same side of the machine body as the pot cover 4. The washing device 5 comprises a washing bin main body 52 with a discharge opening 8, the washing bin main body 52 is used for forming a washing cavity 90, and washed rice in the washing cavity 90 can be discharged through the discharge opening 8. The washing bin main body 52 further has a material inlet 7, and the material in the feeding bin 16 described above can enter the washing cavity 90 through the material inlet 7.

The washing device 5 comprises a sidewall portion 6. The side wall portion 6 is configured to be cylindrical. The side wall portion 6 includes a first section 6A and a second section 6B opposite to the first section 6A (see fig. 37) that are distributed in an axial direction DA (i.e., vertical direction) of the side wall portion 6. The side wall part 6 is arranged on the pot cover 4 and forms the washing bin main body 52, and the side wall part 6 is used for enclosing a washing cavity 90 with a discharge opening 8. In a preferred embodiment, the side wall portion 6 is formed as a part of the lid 4, for example, as shown in fig. 20, the side wall portion 6 is provided to the lid main body 42 and is an integral piece integrally formed with the lid main body 42. This solution is more convenient to manufacture and assemble. The sidewall portion 6 may be configured to extend vertically, i.e., to have the same width of the washing chamber 90, or may be configured to extend obliquely from top to bottom toward the inside of the washing chamber 90, i.e., the washing chamber has a wider bottom and a narrower top, so as to reduce rice residue. Further, the inner surface of the side wall portion 6 is provided with a smooth surface to further reduce rice grain residue.

The washing device 5 further comprises a tray cover assembly 95 arranged in the side wall portion 6. Preferably, the tray cover assembly 95 is removably (or removably) disposed in the sidewall portion 6 to facilitate unpicking and washing of the tray cover assembly 95. Specifically, the tray cover assembly 95 includes a turntable device 18 and a sealing device 17 disposed in the wash hopper body 52, wherein the sealing device 17 is disposed below the turntable device 18. The turntable assembly 18 is located on a side of the lid assembly 95 facing the wash chamber 90.

The tray cover assembly 95 is configured to be movable relative to the side wall portion 6 in the axial direction DA of the side wall portion 6. The tray cover assembly 95 has a closed position, a communication position, and an open position with respect to the side wall portion 6. The communication position is between the closed position and the open position. The closed position and the communication position are also referred to as closed positions. That is, the turntable device 18 has a closed position, a communication position, and an open position with respect to the side wall portion 6. That is, the sealing device 17 has a sealing position, a communicating position, and an open position with respect to the side wall portion 6. Wherein the shape of the outer peripheral edge of the sealing device 17 of the cover assembly 95 matches the shape of the inner peripheral edge of the sidewall portion 6 for sealing the sidewall portion 6 so that the sealing device 17 and the sidewall portion 6 enclose a washing cavity (or washing bin) for washing. For example, the shape of the outer peripheral edge of the sealing means 17 matches the shape of the inner peripheral edge of the second section 6B for sealing the second section 6B. The sealing device 17 can therefore also be considered as a washing-bin cover.

The sealing device 17 is movably arranged in the wash bin body 52, in particular the sealing device 17 is movable between an open position opening the discharge opening 8 and a closed position covering the discharge opening 8. As shown in fig. 2-6, the sealing means 17 is positioned above, in a closed position covering the discharge opening 8; as shown in fig. 7, the sealing means 17 is moved to the lower position in the open position opening the discharge opening 8, and the rice in the wash chamber can fall into the inner pot 3 through the discharge opening 8. That is, when the lid assembly 95 is in the open position, the sealing device 17 disengages the second section 6B to allow material in the wash chamber 90 to move out of the wash chamber 90 from the second section 6B.

The turntable means 18 comprises a turntable 19. The turntable 19 is arranged on the side of the turntable device 18 facing the washing chamber. The turntable 19 is connected to the sealing device 17. The turntable 19 and the sealing means 17 are synchronously movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the sidewall part 6, and the turntable 19 is rotatable relative to the sealing means 17, in this application the turntable means 18 being configured to be rotatable relative to the sidewall part 6 about a washing rotation axis, and the sealing means 17 being configured to be non-rotatable relative to the sidewall part 6. That is, the sealing device 17 does not rotate when the turntable 19 rotates. In the present application, the radial dimension of the sealing means 17 is greater than the radial dimension of the carousel means 18, so that the carousel means 18 does not contact the side wall portion 6.

In one embodiment, the turntable 19 may be rotated during both washing and rice-throwing operations. Preferably, as shown in fig. 11, the turntable 19 is provided with a tapered guide surface which is inclined outward in the radial direction DR of the turntable 19 from top to bottom. That is, the side of the turntable device 18 facing the wash chamber 90 is configured as a slope that slopes downward from inside to outside in the radial direction DR of the tray cover assembly 95. This scheme makes carousel 19 in the rotation process, and the rice on it except having the effect of centrifugal force, the inclined spigot surface can also make the rice throw away more easily to the rice lapse of still being convenient for of inclined spigot surface can reduce the remaining rice in the washing chamber 90.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 33, the upper surface of the turntable 19 is further provided with a turbulence rib 71 and a turbulence column 72, and the turbulence rib 71 and the turbulence column 72 are used in combination to enable the rice and the water in the material washing cavity 90 to realize turbulence in the rotating process, so that the rice is washed more cleanly. It is understood that those skilled in the art may also provide only the spoiler ribs 71 or only the spoiler columns 72 as necessary. That is, the side of the turntable device 18 facing the washing chamber 90 is provided with the spoiler ribs 71 and/or the spoiler columns 72.

With continued reference to FIG. 33, in the illustrated embodiment, the turbulence posts 72 are configured as cylinders and are arranged vertically. In other embodiments, which are not shown, the turbulence column 72 may also be arranged obliquely, it may be inclined with respect to the turntable 19, it may also be perpendicular with respect to the turntable 19, or the cross-sectional shape of the turbulence column 72 may also be configured as a square, a diamond, an ellipse, a polygon, or the like. The turbulence column 72 may be integrally formed with the turntable 19 or may be two pieces separate from the turntable 19.

Preferably, the turbulence column 72 is made of a different material than the turntable 19 to achieve optimal stirring effect and thus reduce residual rice. The number of the turbulence columns 72 can be set by those skilled in the art according to actual needs, for example, one or more than one may be provided.

As shown in fig. 42, preferably, two turbulence columns 72 are disposed on the rotating disc 19, and the two turbulence columns 72 are connected to the same position of the rotating disc 19 and extend in different directions.

Preferably, the height and width of the spoiler rib 71 are less than 10mm. As shown in fig. 38 to 41, the spoiler rib 71 may be configured in a straight line shape, an arc shape, an S shape, or the like, and one or more spoiler ribs 71 may be provided.

As shown in fig. 29, 30, 35 and 36, the seal device 17 includes a seal device body 401, a radially extending portion 402, a first seal portion 403 and a second seal portion 404. The sealing device body 401 is attached to the carousel device 18. The radially extending portion 402 extends outwardly from the seal device body 401 in the radial direction DR of the disc cover assembly 95 from the seal device body 401. The radial extension 402 includes an extension first end 402A connected to the seal body 401 and an extension second end 402B opposite the extension first end 402A. The first seal 403 is connected to the extension second end 402B. The first seal portion 403 extends obliquely outward in the radial direction DR from the radially extending portion 402. The first seal 403 includes a first seal first end 403A connected to the radially extending portion 402 and a first seal second end 403B opposite the first seal first end 403A. The second seal 404 is connected to the first seal second end 403B. The second seal portion 404 extends obliquely inward in the radial direction DR from the first seal portion 403. The second seal 404 includes a second seal first end 404A connected to the first seal 403 and a second seal second end 404B opposite the second seal first end 404A. The first sealing portion first end 403A and the second sealing portion second end 404B are respectively located on two sides of a connection portion (i.e., the first sealing portion second end 403B and the second sealing portion first end 404A) of the first sealing portion 403 and the second sealing portion 404 along the axial direction DA of the disk cover assembly 95. The connecting portion of the first sealing portion 403 and the second sealing portion 404 is a portion having the largest radial dimension of the sealing device 17, and is configured to be in sealing contact with the sidewall portion 6.

The axial direction of the side wall portion 6 and the axial direction of the tray cover assembly 95 are both parallel to the vertical direction, i.e., the same axial direction DA.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 31a and 31B, the outer diameter of the connection site of the first seal 403 and the second seal 404 is 0.2 to 1.6mm larger than the inner diameter of the second section 6B. That is, the interference fit amount of the sealing means 17 with the side wall portion 6 is 0.1 to 0.8mm.

Preferably, the radial extension 402, the first seal 403 and the second seal 404 comprise an elastomeric material. Preferably, the hardness of the elastic material is 15 to 60 degrees.

The first and second sealing portions 403 and 404, which are obliquely disposed, can make the edge of the sealing device 17 less likely to be turned over when the sealing device 17 moves up and down with respect to the side wall portion 6. The radially extending portion 402 makes the first seal portion 403 and the second seal portion 404a cantilevered structure that does not contact the seal device body 401, so that the resistance when the seal device 17 moves up and down can be reduced.

Preferably, the angle between the extending direction of the first sealing portion 403 and the radial direction DR is 30 to 89.5 degrees (the angle between the extending direction of the first sealing portion 403 and the axial direction DA is 0.5 to 60 degrees), and the angle between the extending direction of the second sealing portion 404 and the radial direction DR is 30 to 89.5 degrees (the angle between the extending direction of the second sealing portion 404 and the axial direction DA is 0.5 to 60 degrees). More preferably, the angle between the extending direction of the first seal portion 403 and the radial direction DR is 55 to 65 degrees (the angle between the extending direction of the first seal portion 403 and the axial direction DA is 35 to 25 degrees), and the angle between the extending direction of the second seal portion 404 and the radial direction DR is 55 to 65 degrees (the angle between the extending direction of the second seal portion 404 and the axial direction DA is 35 to 25 degrees).

The radially extending portion 402 has a first thickness W1. The first sealing portion 403 has a second thickness W2. The second sealing portion 404 has a third thickness W3. Wherein W2< = W1, and W2< = W3. That is, the second sealing portion 404 is the thinnest of the three, so that when the sealing means 17 sealingly contacts the side wall portion 6, the sealing means 17 is deformed at the second sealing portion 404 so that the sealing means 17 can be moved up and down without being turned over. Preferably, 1mm < = W1< =5mm,0.5mm < = W2< =2mm,0.5mm < = W3< =5mm.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 11-12 and 29-30, the sealing device 17 is attached to the carousel device 18 below the carousel device 18. The sealing device 17 comprises a sealing ring seat 53, a pressure plate 54 and a sealing ring 47 arranged between the sealing ring seat 53 and the pressure plate 54. The seal ring seat 53 is connected to the turntable 19 below the turntable 19. The seal ring 47 includes a seal ring body 400, a radially extending portion 402, a first seal portion 403, and a second seal portion 404. The seal ring body 400 is attached to the lower surface of the seal ring seat 53. The pressure plate 54 is attached to the lower surface of the seal ring body 400. A radial extension 402 is provided to the seal ring body 400. The outer periphery of the seal ring 47 seals against the inner periphery of the side wall portion 6. In such an embodiment, the sealing device body 401 is composed of the seal ring seat 53, the seal ring body 400, and the pressure plate 54. Preferably, the seal ring body 400, the radially extending portion 402, the first seal portion 403, and the second seal portion 404 are formed in one piece. I.e. the sealing ring 47 is formed in one piece.

In this embodiment, the sealing ring 47 is substantially sheet-shaped and is clamped between a sealing ring seat 53 and a pressure plate 54. In the clamped state, a part of the outer periphery of the seal ring 47 is exposed from the seal ring seat 53 and the pressure plate 54, thereby forming a seal with the side wall portion 6. The seal ring 47 may be made of soft rubber such as rubber, silicon, etc., and the seal ring seat 53 and the pressure plate 54 are preferably made of hard rubber to prevent the deformation of the entire sealing device 17 due to the use of soft rubber alone. Illustratively, the sealing ring seat 53, the sealing ring 47 and the pressure plate 54 can be fixed together by screw fastening. In this embodiment, the sealing device 17 does not rotate with the turntable 19, so that wear of the sealing ring 47 can be avoided.

As shown in fig. 35 and 36, in a further embodiment, the turntable device 18 (specifically, the turntable 19) is provided with a bearing groove 411 extending in the circumferential direction of the turntable device 18. The disk cover assembly 95 further includes a seal bearing 410, the seal bearing 410 being disposed in the bearing slot 411. The annular sealing ring 47 is directly sleeved on the periphery of the sealing bearing 410 and can move up and down along with the turntable 19. In this embodiment, the rotary disc 19 has an open position opening the discharge opening 8 and a closed position covering the discharge opening 8, the sealing ring 47 "blocking the discharge opening 8 together with the rotary disc 19 when in the closed position. In the present embodiment, the seal ring 47 is movably connected to the turntable 19 by a seal bearing 410, and the turntable 19 is rotatable relative to the seal ring 47, that is, the seal ring 47 does not rotate when the turntable 19 rotates. This scheme can avoid sealing washer 47 to take place to rotate and produce wearing and tearing to can improve its life, and when being located closed position, sealing washer 47 can not follow carousel 19 and rotate together, and sealed effect is better. In this embodiment, it is understood that the sealing device 18 is configured as a sealing ring 47, and the sealing ring body 400 is a sealing device body 401.

As shown in fig. 11 and 12, in order to enable the rotation of the turntable device 18, the tray cover assembly 95 further includes a spindle 33, and the spindle 33 is configured to be rotatable relative to the side wall portion 6 about the washing rotation axis PR. At the same time, the shaft 33 is connected to the turntable assembly 18, thereby rotating the turntable assembly 18 together. Specifically, the turntable device includes a connection hole 55, and the connection hole 55 extends in the axial direction DA of the tray cover assembly 95. For example, the connection hole 55 penetrates the turntable 19 in the height direction of the turntable 19. The shaft 33 includes a shaft first end 38 and a shaft second end 39 opposite the shaft first end 38, wherein the shaft second end 39 is disposed in the coupling aperture 55. Preferably, the cross-sectional shape of the second end 39 of the shaft matches the cross-sectional shape of the attachment bore 55, and both the cross-sectional shape of the second end 39 of the shaft and the cross-sectional shape of the attachment bore 55 are non-circular. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the second end 39 of the shaft and the cross-sectional shape of the coupling hole 55 are both quadrilateral. Thus, the rotating shaft 33 can drive the turntable device 18 to rotate.

The washing rotation axis PR is parallel to the vertical direction, i.e. parallel to the axial direction DA.

As shown in fig. 29, the seal body 401 includes a seal first side 401A distributed along the axial direction DA of the seal 17 and a seal second side 401B opposite the seal first side 401A. Wherein the sealing device first side 401A is attached to the carousel device 18. The sealing device 17 further comprises a sealing device connection 61, the sealing device connection 61 being arranged at the sealing device first side 401A. The carousel means 18 comprises a carousel means connection portion 58, the carousel means connection portion 58 being arranged at a side of the carousel means 18 intended to face the sealing means 17, for connection with the sealing means connection portion 61. Wherein the washing device 5 is configured such that the carousel device connection 58 is rotatable with respect to the sidewall portion 6 about the washing rotation axis PR, while the sealing device connection 61 is non-rotatable with respect to the sidewall portion 6.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 11, the carousel means connection portion 58 is configured as a raised portion on a side of the carousel means 18 facing the sealing means 17. The radial dimension of the lower portion of the boss 58 is greater than the radial dimension of the upper portion of the boss 58. Meanwhile, the connection hole 55 extends to the turntable device connection portion 58 so that the rotation shaft second end 39 is connected to the turntable device connection portion 58. For example, as shown in fig. 11, the lower surface of the turntable 19 has a turntable protrusion 59 protruding downward, i.e., the side of the turntable device 18 facing the sealing device 17 is provided with a turntable protrusion 59 protruding from the surface of the turntable device 18 towards the sealing device 17. The connection hole 55 extends to the dial projection 59 and penetrates the dial projection 59. The turntable projection 59 is circular in cross-section. The dial projection 59 forms an upper portion of the boss 58. The turntable device 18 further comprises a limiting portion 56, and the cross section of the limiting portion 56 is circular. The stopper portion 56 includes a projection 57 at a central portion. The cross-sectional shape of the projection 57 matches the cross-sectional shape of the attachment hole 55 so that the projection 57 can be inserted into the attachment hole 55 at a lower port of the attachment hole 55, i.e., the projection 57 is received in a port of the attachment hole 55 toward an end of the sealing device 17. The radial dimension of the stop portion 56 is greater than the radial dimension of the turntable projection 59, forming the lower portion of the boss 58. Preferably, the cross-section of the protrusion 57 is non-circular in shape, for example, the cross-section of the protrusion 57 is quadrilateral. So that the shaft 33 can rotate the turntable device connecting portion 58.

As shown in fig. 29 and 30, a sealing device connecting portion 61 is provided to the seal ring seat 53. The sealing device connection 61 is configured as a through-hole of the sealing ring seat 53 in the axial direction DA. Thus, the sealing device connecting portion 61 forms a recess extending in the axial direction DA of the tray cover assembly 95 on the sealing device first side 401A, and a radial dimension of a lower portion of the recess 61 is larger than a radial dimension of an upper portion of the recess 61. The cross section of the recess 61 is circular. Meanwhile, the radial dimension of the lower portion of the protruding portion 58 (i.e., the stopper portion 56) is larger than the radial dimension of the upper portion of the recessed portion 61. In the assembled state, as shown in connection with fig. 11 and 12, the lower portion of the projection 58 is accommodated in the lower portion of the recess 61, the upper portion of the projection 58 is accommodated in the upper portion of the recess 61, and the projection 58 can rotate in the recess 61. At the same time, this solution allows the carousel 18 to move up and down together with the sealing device 17.

Referring to fig. 26 to 28, preferably, the tray cover assembly 95 further includes a top cover 20, the top cover 20 can cover the sidewall 6, and the feeding port 7 is disposed on the top cover 20. Preferably, the top cover 20 is removably attached to the side wall portion 6 to facilitate the unpicking and washing operation. Specifically, the top cover 20 includes a top cover body 65 and a recess 35. The top cover main body 65 covers the first section 6A of the side wall portion 6. The top cover main body is provided with a feeding port 7 and a top cover main body 65. The recess 35 extends downwardly from the top cover body 65.

As shown in fig. 10 to 12 and fig. 32 and 33, the tray cover assembly 95 further includes a connecting shaft 27 connected to the rotating shaft 33. The connecting shaft 27 is configured to be rotatable relative to the sidewall portion 6 about the washing rotation axis PR for driving the rotating shaft 33 to rotate in synchronization therewith. With further reference to fig. 11 and 12, the top cover 20 is provided with a downwardly extending recess 35, and the connecting shaft 27 is disposed in the recess 35. The bottom of the recess 35 is provided with a first through hole 36, and the rotary shaft 33 extends through the first through hole 36 into the recess 35 and is connected with the connecting shaft 27 in the recess 35. That is, the first shaft end 38 of the shaft 33 is connected to the connecting shaft 27 in the recess 35; the second shaft end 39 of the shaft 33 is in the coupling hole 55 and thus coupled to the turntable 19. The connecting shaft 27 drives the rotating disc 19 to rotate through the rotating shaft 33.

Specifically, the connecting shaft 27 is a hollow shaft extending in the axial direction DA of the side wall portion 6, and the inner surface thereof is provided with a key 60 extending in the height direction thereof (i.e., the axial direction DA of the side wall portion 6). The rotation shaft 33 is provided in the connection shaft 27. The bottom of the connecting shaft 27 is provided with a second through hole 37, and the rotating shaft 33 extends through the first through hole 36 and the second through hole 37 and then enters the connecting hole 55. The first end 38 of the rotating shaft 33 is connected to the inside of the connecting shaft 27, and the first end 38 of the rotating shaft is provided with a key groove matching with the key of the connecting shaft 27 at the periphery thereof, so that the connecting shaft 27 can rotate the rotating shaft 33 together, and the rotating shaft 33 can move up and down in the connecting shaft 27 relative to the connecting shaft 27 along the axial direction DA of the side wall portion 6 (i.e., the rotating shaft 33 is configured to be movable relative to the side wall portion 6 along the axial direction DA of the side wall portion 6). The second end 39 of the shaft is inserted into the connecting opening 55 of the turntable 19, so that the shaft 33 can rotate the turntable 19 together and move up and down.

Preferably, the first end 38 of the rotating shaft includes a flange portion 41 protruding outward in the radial direction DR of the rotating shaft 33, and the outer periphery of the flange portion 41 is provided with a key groove matching the key of the connecting shaft 27. Preferably, the cover plate assembly 95 further includes an elastic member 40, and the elastic member 40 may be configured as a spring. The elastic member 40 is fitted around the outer periphery of the rotating shaft 33 inside the connecting shaft 27, and the elastic member 40 is located between the flange portion 41 and the bottom surface of the recess 35. The elastic member 40 can restore the rotation shaft 33 and the rotation disk 19 connected to the rotation shaft 33 upward, that is, from the position shown in fig. 12 to the position shown in fig. 11.

26-28, in a preferred embodiment, the sidewall portion 6 is provided with a retaining protrusion 64, the top cover 20 includes a top cover main body 65 and a ring of extensions 66 extending downward from the periphery of the top cover main body 65, the extensions 66 are provided with a retaining opening 66A, wherein the retaining protrusion 64 can cooperate with the retaining opening to secure the top cover 20 to the sidewall portion 6.

Further, the stopper opening 66A is configured substantially in an L-shape, and includes a guide opening 67 and a stopper opening 68 extending substantially perpendicular to the guide opening 67, the stopper opening 68 communicating with the guide opening 67. The guide opening 67 allows the position-limiting protrusion 64 to enter the position-limiting opening 68. In the illustrated embodiment, the limiting protrusion 64 is elongated, the dimension of the guide opening 67 in the circumferential direction of the top cover 20 is slightly larger than the length of the limiting protrusion 64, so that the limiting protrusion 64 can smoothly enter the guide opening 67, and the dimension of the limiting opening 68 in the height direction of the top cover 20 is matched with the width of the limiting protrusion 64, preferably slightly larger than the width of the limiting protrusion 64, which on one hand facilitates the limiting protrusion 64 to enter the limiting opening 68, and in addition, prevents the limiting protrusion 64 from falling off from the limiting opening 68. In practice, when the top cover 20 is to be fixed to the sidewall 6, the limit opening of the top cover 20 is aligned with the limit protrusion 64 and then the top cover 20 is rotated to make the limit opening 68 block the limit protrusion 64.

In order to further prevent the position-limiting protrusion 64 from falling off from the position-limiting opening, as shown in fig. 28, a positioning groove 69 is further provided on the position-limiting protrusion 64, and a positioning rib 70 engaged with the positioning groove 69 is further provided on the extending portion 66 of the top cover 20 at a position corresponding to the position-limiting opening. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments not shown, the detent 69 may also be provided on the extension 66 and the detent rib 70 provided on the limit projection.

It is further preferable that two limiting protrusions 64 are provided on the side wall portion 6, which are oppositely disposed with respect to the central axis of the washing tank main body 52, and two limiting openings 66A are provided on the extending portion 66 of the top cover 20, which correspond to the two limiting protrusions 64, respectively. This arrangement makes it possible to securely attach the top cover 20 to the side wall portion 6.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 37, the first section 6A of the sidewall portion 6 includes a first port 6C and a second port 6D opposite the first port 6C spaced apart in the axial direction DA of the sidewall portion 6. The second port 6D is connected to the second section 6B. Wherein the inner diameter of the sidewall part 6 is constant in at least a partial section of the second section 6B. Preferably, the inside diameter of the sidewall portion 6 is constant throughout the second section 6B. The inside diameter of the sidewall portion 6 at the first port 6C is greater than the inside diameter of the sidewall portion 6 at the second port 6D, and the inside diameter of the sidewall portion 6 at the second section 6B is not greater than the inside diameter of the sidewall portion 6 at the second port 6D. And, at any two points of the first section 6A spaced apart in the axial direction DA of the side wall portion 6, wherein the inner diameter of the side wall portion 6 at one of the two points relatively close to the second section 6B (i.e., one relatively close to the second port 6D) is smaller than or equal to the inner diameter of the side wall portion 6 at one of the two points relatively far from the second section 6D (i.e., one relatively close to the first port 6C).

Therefore, in the embodiment shown in fig. 37, inside the washing chamber 90, the upper half of the washing hopper body 52 is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, the lower half is the same width at the top and the bottom, and the lower half is not wider than the upper half. This facilitates the placement of the suction tray assembly 95 into the washing tub main body 52, while facilitating the maintenance of the sealing means 17 in sealing contact with the second section 6B at all times and preventing rice grains from remaining in the rice washing chamber 90.

Preferably, the inside diameter of the sidewall part 6 at the second section 6B is equal to the inside diameter of the sidewall part 6 at the second port 6D. Preferably, the inner diameter of the first section 6A gradually decreases from the first port 6C to the second port 6D. That is, at any two points of the first section 6A spaced apart in the axial direction DA of the side wall portion 6, an inner diameter of the side wall portion 6 at one of the two points that is relatively close to the second section 6B (i.e., one that is relatively close to the second port 6D) is smaller than an inner diameter of the side wall portion 6 at one of the two points that is relatively far from the second section 6D (i.e., one that is relatively close to the first port 6C). Thus, the inner diameter of the side wall part 6 is smoothly transited from top to bottom, so that the inner surface of the side wall part 6 is smooth, the rice residue can be reduced, and the cleaning is facilitated.

In an axial cross section of the sidewall portion 6, the inner wall of the first section 6A is straight or curved, or a combination thereof. Preferably, in the axial cross section of the sidewall portion 6, the angle between the line connecting the first port 6C and the second port 6D and the axis of the sidewall portion 6 is 0.1 to 10 degrees. More preferably, in an axial cross section of the sidewall portion 6, an angle between a line connecting the first port 6C and the second port 6D and an axis of the sidewall portion 6 is 0.1 to 5 degrees.

Transmission assembly

In one embodiment, the cooking appliance 1 further comprises a transmission assembly capable of driving at least a portion of the turntable device 18 to rotate to complete the process of washing and throwing rice; and is capable of driving at least a portion of the carousel means 18 together with the sealing means 17 to move between an open position and a closed position to perform operations such as blanking, draining (described later) and the like. In addition, the drive assembly is also capable of driving the feed magazine 16 between the first and second positions.

The drive assembly is disposed in the magazine or at least a portion of the drive assembly is disposed in the feed mechanism 15. In one embodiment, the drive assembly is located at least partially within the storage bin 13, or the drive assembly is located at least partially outside the storage bin 13 but within the space enclosed by the storage bin 13. In the illustrated embodiment, a portion of the drive assembly is disposed in the feed mechanism 15. In particular, the transmission assembly is not provided on the lid 4. Because the transmission assembly is usually driven by electricity, the scheme can facilitate the cleaning operation of the pot cover 4 and the dish cover assembly 95 for users by arranging the transmission assembly at a position outside the pot cover 4, ensure the safety, and can ensure that the water resistance does not need to be considered in the manufacturing stage of the pot cover 4, thereby simplifying the manufacturing process.

The drive assembly is engageable with the feed magazine 16 and is movable with the feed magazine 16 between a first position and a second position. Thus, when the feeding bin 16 is in the first position, the transmission assembly is also in the first position, and has a clearance with the pot lid 4. The proposal is convenient for taking out the pot cover 4 or the pot cover 4 and the pot body 2 from the lower part of the transmission component. With this embodiment, the removal of pay-off storehouse 16 can drive assembly and remove to pay-off storehouse 16 and drive assembly can produce synchronous movement's stroke, make can only set up a drive arrangement who is used for driving pay-off storehouse 16 to remove, just can realize the removal of pay-off storehouse 16 and drive assembly, and drive assembly and sealing device 17 can produce the cooperation and move, in order to realize opening and shutting of bin outlet 8.

The feed magazine 16 is linearly movable together with the transmission assembly between a first position and a second position. A part of the transmission assembly is movable relative to the feeding bin 16 and has additional positions (as shown in fig. 3 and 7). The transmission assembly, in the additional position, is able to project with respect to the feeding bin 16 towards the side of the rice washing chamber, in particular downwards with respect to the feeding bin 16, in order to engage with the carousel means 18. The transmission assembly has a two-stage movement relative to the feed magazine 16, which can move together with the feed magazine 16 or separately therefrom, so that the transmission assembly can be brought into and out of engagement with the turntable device 18, facilitating the transmission of forces.

The transmission assembly includes a transmission shaft 26, the transmission shaft 26 is engaged with the connecting shaft 27 and can drive the connecting shaft 27 to rotate, and the transmission shaft 26 is engaged with the rotating shaft 33 and can drive the rotating shaft 33 to move downwards. The drive shaft 26 is movable relative to the feed bin 16. The drive shaft 26 is in the additional position protruding relative to the magazine 16, where the drive shaft 26 engages the connecting shaft 27. In summary, the transmission shaft 26 is configured to be movable relative to the sidewall part 6 in the axial direction DA of the sidewall part 6 and rotatable relative to the sidewall part 6 around the washing rotation axis PR. The cooking appliance 1 is configured such that the transmission shaft 26 enters the connection shaft 27 along the axial direction DA of the side wall portion 6 and comes into contact with the rotation shaft first end 38, thereby driving the rotation shaft 33 to move relative to the side wall portion 6 along the axial direction DA of the side wall portion. The cooking appliance 1 is further configured such that the transmission shaft 26 enters the connecting shaft 27 in the axial direction DA of the side wall portion and drives the connecting shaft 27 to rotate about the washing rotation axis PR relative to the side wall portion 6, thereby driving the rotation shaft 33 to rotate about the washing rotation axis PR relative to the side wall portion 6. The structure of the transmission assembly will be described in detail below.

As shown in fig. 2 to 7 and 13 to 19, the transmission assembly includes a first driving device 21 and a first transmission device connected to the first driving device 21. The first driving device 21 is disposed in the storage bin 13, and the first driving device 21 may be a motor, for example. The feeding mechanism 15 is connected to a first transmission via which a first drive 21 drives the feeding mechanism 15 to move between the first and second positions.

In a preferred embodiment, the first transmission means comprises a screw member 22 and a nut member 23 screwed to the screw member 22. The screw member 22 is connected to an output shaft of the first driving device 21, and the first driving device 21 can drive the screw member 22 to rotate in the forward direction and in the reverse direction. When the first driving means 21 drives the screw member 22 to rotate in the forward direction and in the reverse direction, the nut member 23 can be moved up and down correspondingly. The nut member 23 is attached to the outer wall of the magazine 16, whereby the nut member 23 can move the entire magazine 16 up and down between the first position and the second position.

It will be appreciated that the feed magazine 16 can only move within the limits of the screw member 22, preferably the feed magazine 16 moves up and down within the range of 0-200 mm. It is also preferred that the feeding magazine 16 has at least one third position (described below) where it stops between the first position and the second position, and that the position of the feeding magazine 16 can be controlled by providing the first position detecting device 85 in the feeding mechanism 15.

The first position detecting device 85 can detect the position of the feeding bin 16 in the body assembly 11. When the first position detecting device 85 detects that the feeding bin 16 is at the first position, the second position or the third position, a signal can be sent to the first driving device 21, so that the first driving device 21 stops driving the feeding bin 16 to move.

In one embodiment, the first position detecting device 85 includes a first optical coupler plate, a second optical coupler plate and a third optical coupler plate which are arranged at an interval from top to bottom, and the second optical coupler plate and the third optical coupler plate can detect on-off information of a signal. The feeding bin 16 may be provided with an extending rib. When the feeding bin 16 moves up and down to the extending rib to pass through the first optical coupling plate, the first position detection device 85 judges that the feeding bin 16 reaches the first position. When the feeding bin 16 moves up and down until the extending part 66 passes through the second optical coupling plate, the first position detecting device 85 judges that the feeding bin 16 reaches the second position. When the feeding bin 16 moves up and down to the extending rib to pass through the third optical coupling plate, the first position detection device 85 judges that the feeding bin 16 reaches the third position. It will be appreciated that in other embodiments not shown, other suitable first position detection means 85 may be selected, such as a microswitch or the like.

Preferably, the transmission assembly further comprises a second drive 24 and a second transmission connected to the second drive 24, the second drive 24 and the second transmission being arranged in the feed magazine 16 such that both the second drive 24 and the second transmission can move up and down with the feed magazine 16.

The second drive means 24 may be a motor. The second transmission is engageable with the carousel means 18, and the second drive means 24 is configured to drive the carousel means 18 in rotation via the second transmission.

In a preferred embodiment, the second driving device 24 may further comprise a gearbox 87, and an output shaft of the gearbox 87 is directly connected with the second transmission device to drive the second transmission device to rotate. In another embodiment, when the motor as the second driving device is continuously variable-speed-controlled, the transmission may not be provided. The second transmission device comprises a sliding shaft 25 connected with an output shaft of the second driving device 24 and a transmission shaft 26 connected with the sliding shaft 25, the second driving device 24 can drive the sliding shaft 25 to rotate, and the sliding shaft 25 can drive the transmission shaft 26 to rotate. As shown in fig. 18, one end of the transmission shaft 26 has a special shape matched with the sliding shaft 25, so that the sliding shaft 25 can drive the transmission shaft 26 to rotate, and in the illustrated embodiment, the cross section of the end of the transmission shaft 26 is in a hexagonal shape. The other end of the transmission shaft 26 is provided at its outer periphery with a key groove matching with the key of the connecting shaft 27. When in the material washing state, as shown in fig. 5, the transmission shaft 26 can be engaged with the connecting shaft 27 and drive the connecting shaft 27 to rotate, and the connecting shaft 27 drives the rotating shaft 33 and the rotating disc 19 to rotate.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 13 and 14, the transmission assembly further comprises a third drive 28 and a third transmission connected to the third drive 28, the third drive 28 and the third transmission being arranged in the magazine 16 such that both the third drive 28 and the third transmission can move up and down with the magazine 16.

The third drive means 28 may be a motor. A third actuator can be coupled to the turntable assembly 18. A third drive 28 can move a portion of the third actuator up and down, which moves the turntable 19 downward.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 13-19, the third transmission includes a first gear 29 connected to the output shaft of the third drive 28, a second gear 30 meshing with the first gear 29, and a drive screw 31. The third drive means 28 is able to drive the first gear wheel 29 in forward and reverse rotation, whereby the second gear wheel 30 can also be rotated in both directions correspondingly. The second gear 30 has an inner hole 32, the second gear 30 is sleeved outside the transmission screw 31 through the inner hole 32, and the inner hole 32 has an inner thread which is matched with the outer thread of the transmission screw 31. Thus, when the second gear 30 rotates in both directions, respectively, the drive screw 31 can move upward or downward in accordance with the normal rotation or reverse rotation of the second gear 30.

As shown in fig. 13-15, the feeding mechanism 15 further includes a gear cover 74, and the gear cover 74 is connected to the bottom of the feeding bin 16. The gear cover 74 includes a first portion 79 and a second portion 80 connected to the first portion 79, the first portion 79 being supported at the bottom of the first gear 29, and the second portion 80 being supported at the bottom of the second gear 30 and having a port through which the drive screw 31 passes. Preferably, a receiving structure is further provided in the feeding bin 16, which is engaged with the second gear 30, so that the second gear 30 can be limited by the receiving structure and the second portion 80, and can only rotate but not move up and down.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 16-19, the drive screw 31 is provided with a limit end 75 and a positioning end 76, and the feeding bin 16 is provided with a limit groove 77 matched with the limit end 75 and a hole 78 matched with the positioning end 76. This solution can limit the drive screw 31 to only move up and down and not rotate. Preferably, the range of up and down movement of the drive screw 31 is 0 to 500mm, and the position of the drive screw 31 can be controlled by providing the second position detecting device 86 in the feeding mechanism 15. The structure and operation principle of the second position detecting device 86 are similar to those of the first position detecting device described above, and for brevity, are not described again here. In one embodiment, the positioning end 76 extends from the aperture 78 to mate with an optical coupler plate of the second position sensing device 86.

The drive screw 31 is sleeved outside the drive shaft 26. Preferably, the bottom of the transmission shaft 26 is provided with a step portion 34 extending outward along the radial direction DR of the transmission shaft 26, and the transmission screw 31 is limited between the step portion 34 and the sliding shaft 25 above, so that the transmission screw 31 can be prevented from shifting relatively, and the accuracy of movement can be ensured.

Pot cover

To further facilitate the unpicking and washing of the lid 4, as shown in fig. 20 to 22, in a preferred embodiment the lid 4 comprises a lid body 42 and a removable lid 43. The pot cover main body 42 is used for covering the cooking space, and the detachable cover 43 is detachably attached to the pot cover main body 42. Thus, when the user intends to clean the detachable cover 43, it can be directly detached, which is simple and convenient. In one embodiment, the removable cover 43 may be fitted over the sidewall portion 6 of the washing device 5. The side wall portion 6 is provided to the lid main body 42. For example, the side wall portion 6 may be formed integrally with the lid main body 42.

In a preferred embodiment, the cooking appliance 1 further comprises a waste assembly comprising a waste pipe 10 and a waste tank 48 (shown in fig. 1) in communication with the waste pipe 10. The washing material bin main body 52 is also provided with a sewage outlet 9, and the sewage pipeline 10 can be communicated with the sewage outlet 9, so that the waste water in the washing material cavity 90 can be discharged. At least a portion of the drain pipe 10 is disposed in the pot cover 4. Specifically, depending on the position where the sewage tank 48 is provided in the cooking appliance 1, if the sewage tank 48 is provided away from the sewage conduit 10 in the pot cover 4, a part of the sewage conduit 10 may also be provided in the body assembly 11. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, in the illustrated preferred embodiment, the waste pipe 10 is entirely provided in the lid 4. The body assembly 11 further comprises a receptacle 83 disposed adjacent the base 12, the waste water tank 48 being removably disposed in the receptacle 83, and the waste pipe 10 being directly dockable with the waste water tank 48.

According to the solution, the sewage pipes 10 are at least partially arranged in the lid 4, and the lid 4 can be detached. Therefore, when a user intends to clean the drain pipe 10, the user can clean the drain pipe by simply removing the pot cover 4, thereby facilitating the user's use.

In a preferred embodiment, at least a portion of the waste assembly is removably or non-removably disposed on the removable cover 43. This scheme is through setting up at least partly of blowdown subassembly on removable lid, can be convenient for wash the blowdown subassembly when removable lid is dismantled. And through partly detachably setting up the blowdown subassembly at removable covering, can realize further dismantling the blowdown subassembly and wash to can wash more thoroughly.

As shown in fig. 21-24, the lid body 42 and the detachable lid 43 enclose the waste pipe 10. Specifically, the sewage drain pipe 10 includes a bearing portion 44 provided on the detachable cover 43 and a covering portion 45 provided on the pot cover main body 42. The supporting portion 44 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, the covering portion 45 has a plate shape, the position of the supporting portion 44 corresponds to the position of the covering portion 45, and when the detachable lid 43 is attached to the lid body 42, the covering portion 45 can be just covered on the supporting portion 44 so as to form the sewage drain pipe 10. This scheme can make when dismantling removable cover 43 from pot cover main part 42, can also unpack apart the upper and lower two parts of sewage pipes 10 to can realize the more thorough washing to sewage pipes 10, avoid forming sanitary dead angle. In other embodiments, not shown, the support portion 44 and the cover portion 45 may be configured in other shapes as long as the two can cooperate to form the complete waste pipe 10.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 22 and 23, the waste pipe 10 further includes a sealing member 49 disposed between the retainer 44 and the cover 45. In the illustrated embodiment, the sealing member 49 is attached to the supporting portion 44, and the covering portion 45 can be pressed against the sealing member 49 to form a seal when the detachable lid 43 is attached to the lid body 42.

In a preferred embodiment, the waste pipe 10 includes a first pipe 50 and a second pipe 51 communicating with the first pipe 50. The first duct 50 is arranged in a ring shape around the side wall portion 6, and the second duct 51 extends from the first duct 50 to the outer periphery of the lid 4 in the radial direction DR of the lid 4. As shown in fig. 20 and 22, the inner ring portion 84 of the removable cover 43, which is connected to the side wall portion 6, is also provided with a sealing structure, the inner ring portion 84 forms a part of the first duct 50, and the inner ring portion 84 is disposed below the side wall portion 6 with respect to the waste outlet 9.

In order to improve the drainage efficiency, it is preferable that the washing hopper main body 52 includes a plurality of drain outlets 9, and the plurality of drain outlets 9 are all provided on the side wall portion 6 and are arranged at regular intervals in the circumferential direction of the side wall portion 6. The drainage process will be described in detail later.

In one embodiment, the sealing means 17, while being able to open and close the discharge opening, may also act as a waste valve and open or close the waste outlet as desired. Specifically, the sealing device 17 has a communication position and a sealing position with respect to the side wall portion 6, as shown in fig. 6, when the sealing device 17 is in the communication position, the sealing device 17 is inside the washing hopper main body 52 and below the sewage discharge outlet 9, and the sewage discharge outlet 9 is communicated with the washing material chamber 90. As shown in fig. 5, when the sealing device 17 is in the closed position, the sealing device 17 is in the washing material bin main body 52 and above the sewage discharge outlet 9, the sealing device 17 seals the second section 6B, and the sewage discharge outlet 9 is not communicated with the washing material cavity 90. The scheme can omit the use of a drain valve.

In another embodiment, as shown in fig. 25, the washing hopper body 52 includes only one soil discharge opening 9' provided on the side wall portion 6. In this embodiment, a sewage drain pipe 10 'extends in the lid 4 from the sewage drain 9' to the outer circumference of the lid 4 in the radial direction DR of the lid 4. That is, in this embodiment, the trapway 10' does not include an annular first conduit.

Referring back to fig. 1, the cooking appliance 1 further includes a water inlet assembly. The water inlet assembly includes a clean water tank 81, a water inlet line 99 (shown in fig. 15) and a water pump (not shown). The clean water tank 81 is detachably provided on the body assembly 11 so that a user can conveniently perform a water adding operation. The clean water tank 81 is arranged close to the storage mechanism and above the sewage tank 48, and the clean water tank 81 can be butted with the washing cavity 90 through a water inlet pipeline 99. Preferably, the water inlet pipeline 99 is disposed in the feeding mechanism 15, and driven by the transmission assembly to be in butt joint with the material washing cavity 90 for adding water, and the liquid inlet of the material washing cavity 90 may be disposed on the top cover 20. Preferably, the liquid inlet of the washing cavity 90 can be the same as the liquid inlet 7. When the water adding operation is performed, the water pump can be turned on, and the water pump can supply the water in the clean water tank 81 to the material washing cavity 90 through the water inlet pipeline 99 arranged in the feeding mechanism 15. The clear water tank and the sewage tank are arranged on the opposite side of the machine body to the storage bin.

In one embodiment, the cooking appliance further comprises a control unit, and the control unit can be coupled with the first driving device, the second driving device, the third driving device and the water pump to control the actions of the above components.

In a preferred embodiment, the electric parts (such as the motor, the heating device, the temperature measuring device and the like) in the cooking utensil are all arranged on the machine body and the pot body, so that the pot cover has no electric parts, the pot cover can be manufactured without considering water resistance and can be cleaned more conveniently, when the pot cover is detachable from the pot body, the pot cover can be detached and cleaned independently, and the pot cover can be washed under a tap or cleaned in a basin due to the fact that the pot cover has no electric parts. Or the charged parts are all arranged on the machine body, so that the pot cover and the pot body have no charged parts. The pot cover and the pot body are both provided with no electrified part, so that the whole body does not need to consider water resistance, and even the pot cover and the pot body can be placed under a water tap for washing.

The whole working process of the cooking appliance 1 according to the preferred embodiment is described below with reference to fig. 2 to 7:

as shown in fig. 2, the cooking appliance 1 is in an initial state. At the moment, the feeding bin 16 is in the first position, and the feeding bin 16 is not communicated with the outlet 14 of the storage bin 13 and the feeding port 7 of the washing device 5.

When the blanking operation is intended, the first driving device 21 can drive the first transmission device to act, so that the first transmission device can drive the feeding bin 16 to move downwards to the second position. As shown in fig. 3, the cooking appliance 1 is in a blanking state. The feeding bin 16 is at the second position, and the feeding bin 16 is communicated with the outlet 14 of the storage bin 13 and the feeding port 7. When in the discharging state, the feeding hole 88 can be communicated with the outlet 14 of the storage bin 13, and the discharging hole 82 can be communicated with the feeding hole 7 of the washing device 5, so that the material in the storage bin 13 enters the feeding bin 16 through the feeding hole 88 and then enters the washing device 5 through the discharging hole 82. The amount of rice flowing into the washing chamber 90 can be calculated by time.

After the blanking operation is completed or simultaneously with the blanking operation, the control unit may control the water pump of the water inlet assembly to be turned on, so as to introduce water in the clean water tank into the washing bin main body via the water inlet pipe 99 to prepare for the washing operation.

When the blanking operation and the blanking operation are completed, the first driving device 21 drives the first transmission device to act, and the first transmission device drives the feeding bin 16 to move upwards to the third position, as shown in fig. 4. Wherein the third position is between the first position and the second position. When in the third position, the feeding bin 16 is not communicated with the outlet 14 of the storage bin 13 and the feeding port 7 of the washing device 5. According to the scheme, the third position is arranged, so that the stroke of the up-and-down movement of the transmission shaft 26 can be divided into sections to the feeding bin 16, the movement stroke of the transmission shaft 26 can be reduced, and the phenomenon that the transmission shaft 26 is too long is avoided.

When a washing operation is intended, as shown in fig. 5, 13 and 14, the third driving device 28 can drive the first gear 29 to rotate, the first gear 29 drives the second gear 30 to rotate, the second gear 30 drives the transmission screw 31 to move downwards, and the transmission shaft 26 also moves downwards along with the transmission screw 31 to be engaged with the connecting shaft 27 of the washing device 5 due to the fact that the transmission screw 31 is sleeved outside the transmission shaft 26. The second drive means 24 can now be opened so that the second drive means 24 drives the transmission shaft 26 in rotation, so that the transmission shaft 26 can drive the connection shaft 27 in rotation. When the connecting shaft 27 is rotated, the rotating shaft 33 engaged with the connecting shaft 27 and the turntable 19 may be rotated, so that the washing operation may be performed. The material and water are in the material washing chamber 90, and the material and the water are agitated together under the driving of the rotating disc 19. It will be appreciated that the sealing means 17 is located above the waste outlet 9 when the washing operation is performed.

When the washing operation is completed with the intention of draining, the third drive 28 can be opened to drive the drive screw 31 downward, the drive screw 31 pushes the shaft 33 downward, and the turntable 19 can be moved downward. When the turntable 19 moves down to the sealing device 17 to move below the sewage discharge outlet 9, as shown in fig. 6, the third driving device 28 is controlled to stop, and the sewage in the washing chamber 90 can flow to the sewage discharge pipe 10 and the sewage tank 48 through the sewage discharge outlet 9.

When the water drainage is completed and the blanking operation is desired, the third driving device 28 is controlled to be opened to drive the transmission screw 31 to continue moving downwards, and the transmission screw 31 pushes the rotating shaft 33 downwards, so that the rotating disc 19 can be moved downwards to be away from the material washing cavity 90, as shown in fig. 7. When the rotating disc 19 moves downwards to leave the material washing cavity 90, the third driving device 28 is controlled to stop acting, and the second driving device 24 is controlled to be opened, so that the rotating disc 19 can be driven to rotate, and the washed rice is thrown into the inner pot 3.

After throwing the rice into the inner pot, or while throwing the rice into the inner pot, the control unit may control the water pump of the water inlet assembly to be turned on, thereby introducing water in the clean water tank into the washing chamber 90 via the water inlet line 99 and into the inner pot via the washing chamber 90, to be ready for cooking.

When the blanking operation is completed, the third driving device 28 may drive the drive screw 31 to move upward, and after the drive screw 31 moves upward into the feed bin 16, the first driving device 21 may drive the feed bin 16 to return to the first position. The rotation shaft 33 and the rotation disk 19 connected thereto can be returned upward to the original position by the elastic member 40.

According to the cooking utensil 1 of the embodiment, the inner pot 3, the pot cover 4, the plate cover assembly 95, the clean water tank 81 and the sewage tank 48 can be easily detached for washing, and the cleaning process of the whole cooking utensil 1 is simplified.

The flows and steps described in all the preferred embodiments described above are only examples. Unless an adverse effect occurs, various processing operations may be performed in a different order from the order of the above-described flow. The above-mentioned steps of the flow can be added, combined or deleted according to the actual requirement.

In understanding the scope of the present application, the term "comprising" and its derivatives, as used herein, are intended to be open ended terms that specify the presence of the stated features, elements, components, groups, integers, and/or steps, but do not exclude the presence of other unstated features, elements, components, groups, integers and/or steps. This concept applies to words having similar meanings such as the terms, "including", "having" and their derivatives.

The term "attached" or "attaching" as used herein includes: a configuration in which an element is directly fixed to another element by directly fixing the element to the other element; a configuration for indirectly securing an element to another element by securing the element to an intermediate member which in turn is secured to the other element; and a construction in which one element is integral with another element, i.e., one element is substantially a part of another element. This definition also applies to words having similar meanings such as "connect," "couple," "mount," "adhere," "secure," and derivatives thereof. Finally, terms of degree such as "substantially", "about" and "approximately" as used herein mean an amount of deviation that modifies the term such that the end result is not significantly changed.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present application has been described in terms of the above-described embodiments, but it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the present application to the scope of the described embodiments. Furthermore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that many variations and modifications may be made in accordance with the teachings of the present application, all of which fall within the scope of the present application as claimed.

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1. A washing device for a cooking appliance, comprising:

a sidewall part (6) configured as a cylinder, the sidewall part comprising a first section (6A) and a second section (6B) opposite to the first section distributed along an axial direction of the sidewall part, the first section (6A) comprising a first port and a second port opposite to the first port spaced apart along the axial direction of the sidewall part, wherein the second port is connected to the second section (6B); and

a lid assembly (95) removably disposed in the side wall portion, the lid assembly being configured to be movable relative to the side wall portion in an axial direction of the side wall portion, the lid assembly comprising a sealing means having an outer peripheral edge of a shape matching an inner peripheral edge of the second section (6B), the sealing means comprising an elastomeric material for sealing the second section to enclose a washing chamber with the side wall portion for washing material,

wherein the inner diameter of the sidewall part is constant over at least part of the second section (6B), the inner diameter of the sidewall part at the first port is larger than the inner diameter of the sidewall part at the second port, the inner diameter of the sidewall part at the second section (6B) is not larger than the inner diameter of the sidewall part at the second port,

at any two points of the first section (6A) spaced apart in the axial direction of the sidewall part, wherein the inner diameter of the sidewall part at a point of the two points relatively close to the second section (6B) is smaller than or equal to the inner diameter of the sidewall part at a point of the two points relatively far from the second section (6B).

2. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inside diameter of the sidewall portion is constant over the entire second section.

3. The washing apparatus of claim 2, wherein an inner diameter of the sidewall portion at the second section is equal to an inner diameter of the sidewall portion at the second port.

4. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein at any two points of the first section spaced apart in the axial direction of the sidewall portion, an inner diameter of the sidewall portion at a point of the two points relatively close to the second section is smaller than an inner diameter of the sidewall portion at a point of the two points relatively far from the second section.

5. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein in the axial section of the sidewall portion, the angle between the line connecting the first port and the second port and the axis of the sidewall portion is 0.1 to 10 degrees.

6. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein in the axial section of the sidewall portion, the angle between the line connecting the first port and the second port and the axis of the sidewall portion is 0.1 to 5 degrees.

7. A washing apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that the inner wall of the first section is rectilinear in axial section of the side wall portion.

8. The material washing device according to claim 1,

the outer diameter of the sealing device is 0.2 to 1.6mm larger than the inner diameter of the second section, and/or

The hardness of the elastic material of the sealing device is 15 to 60 degrees.

9. The washing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lid assembly has a closed position and an open position relative to the sidewall portion, wherein,

the sealing device sealingly contacts the second section when the tray cover assembly is in the closed position,

when the tray cover assembly is in the open position, the sealing device disengages the second section to allow material in the wash chamber to move out of the wash chamber from the second section.

10. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 9,

the second section is provided with a sewage draining outlet (9),

the cover plate assembly is arranged on the side wall portion, the connecting position is arranged between the closed position and the open position, when the cover plate assembly is arranged at the connecting position, the sewage discharge port is communicated with the material washing cavity, and when the cover plate assembly is arranged at the closed position, the sewage discharge port is not communicated with the material washing cavity.

11. The washing apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10,

the cover plate assembly further comprises a turntable device located on a side of the cover plate assembly facing the washing chamber, the turntable device being configured to be rotatable relative to the sidewall portion about a washing rotation axis, wherein the washing rotation axis, an axial direction of the sidewall portion, and an axial direction of the cover plate assembly are all parallel to a vertical direction;

the sealing device is attached to the carousel device;

the radial dimension of the sealing device is larger than that of the rotary disc device.

12. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the sealing means is configured to be non-rotatable relative to the sidewall portion.

13. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 12,

the turntable device comprises a connecting hole (55) which extends along the axial direction of the disk cover component;

the cover assembly further comprising a spindle (33) comprising a spindle first end (38) and a spindle second end (39) opposite the spindle first end, the spindle second end being disposed in the connection hole, the spindle being configured to be rotatable relative to the sidewall portion about the washing material rotation axis and movable relative to the sidewall portion in an axial direction of the sidewall portion,

the cross section shape of the second end of the rotating shaft is matched with that of the connecting hole, and the cross section shape of the second end of the rotating shaft and that of the connecting hole are both non-circular.

14. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 13,

the sealing device is attached to the carousel device below the carousel device;

the sealing device comprises a sealing device first side and a sealing device second side opposite to the sealing device first side distributed along an axial direction of the sealing device, wherein the sealing device first side is attached to the turntable device;

the sealing device further comprises a sealing device connection portion (61) arranged at a first side of the sealing device;

the turntable device comprises a turntable device connection portion (58) which is arranged on one side of the turntable device for facing the sealing device and is used for being connected with the sealing device connection portion,

wherein the washing device is configured such that the carousel device connection is rotatable with respect to the sidewall portion about the washing rotation axis such that the sealing device connection is non-rotatable with respect to the sidewall portion.

15. The material washing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the tray cover assembly further comprises:

a top cover (20) for covering the washing cavity, the top cover comprising:

a top cover body (65) for covering the first port of the first section of the sidewall portion, the top cover body being provided with a feed inlet (7), an

A recess (35) extending downward from the top cover main body, a bottom surface of the recess being provided with a through hole; and

a connecting shaft (27) disposed in the recess, the connecting shaft configured to be rotatable relative to the sidewall portion about the washing material rotation axis,

wherein the first end of the rotating shaft extends through the through hole into the recess and is connected to the connecting shaft in the recess for synchronous rotation with the connecting shaft relative to the sidewall portion about the rotational axis of the washing material.

16. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 15,

the connecting shaft is configured as a hollow shaft extending in the axial direction of the side wall portion, and a key is provided on the inner wall of the connecting shaft;

the first end of the rotating shaft is arranged in the connecting shaft, and the periphery of the first end of the rotating shaft is provided with a key groove matched with a key of the connecting shaft so as to synchronously rotate around the washing rotation axis relative to the side wall part with the connecting shaft;

the rotation shaft is configured to be movable relative to the connection shaft in an axial direction of the side wall portion.

17. The washing apparatus as claimed in claim 16,

the first end of the rotating shaft comprises a flange part which protrudes outwards along the radial direction of the rotating shaft, and the periphery of the flange part is provided with a key groove matched with the key of the connecting shaft;

the disc cover assembly further comprises a spring (40), the spring is sleeved on the periphery of the rotating shaft, and the spring is located between the flange portion and the bottom surface of the concave portion.

18. A lid (4) for a pot, characterized in that it comprises:

a lid main body (42) for covering the cooking space; and

the washing apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 17,

wherein the side wall portion is provided to the lid main body, the side wall portion extending in a vertical direction.

19. The lid for a pot of claim 18,

the second section of the side wall part is provided with a sewage discharge outlet (9),

the pot cover also comprises a detachable cover which is detachably connected to the pot cover main body, a sewage pipeline (10) is enclosed by the pot cover main body and the detachable cover,

wherein the sewage draining outlet is communicated with the sewage draining pipeline.

20. A cooking appliance, comprising:

a washing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 17, or

The lid of claim 18 or 19.

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