CN218651488U - Air fryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an air fryer comprising: a lower housing defining a working chamber and defining a front-side opening, the lower housing including a lower front wall formed on both sides of the front-side opening; and the upper shell comprises a top cover and an upper front wall positioned above the front side opening, wherein the upper front wall comprises a first front wall adjacent to the top cover and an inclined wall adjacent to the first front wall and the lower front wall, and an included angle between the inclined wall and a horizontal plane where an adjacent point of the inclined wall and the lower front wall is located is in a range of 10 degrees to 80 degrees. Therefore, the inclined wall is formed on the upper shell, and a certain included angle is formed between the inclined wall and the horizontal plane, so that the shielding of the upper shell to the sight line can be reduced, the visual angle of an operator for observing food is increased, and the operability and convenience can be improved.

Description

Air fryer

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of cooking utensil, especially, relate to an air fryer.

Background

Conventional side opening air fryers (e.g., drawer-type air fryers that access an inner pot from a side opening) may have an upper housing that obstructs a user's view of the food or may interfere with the operator's operability on the food while cooking the food.

In addition, conventional air fryers typically empty-fry food in the basket by means of a heating device disposed above the basket (or inner pot) and an air circulation device, but such fryer structures or cooking methods are not suitable for grilling food (e.g., food that requires frequent flipping or fast cooking), such as grilling meat or grilling meat.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the above and other problems in the prior art, the present disclosure provides a frying and air-frying integrated air fryer having both air-frying and baking functions, and simultaneously solves the problem that the operating sight is blocked or the operating space is limited in the cooking process.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an air fryer comprising: a lower housing defining a working chamber and defining a front-side opening, the lower housing including a lower front wall formed on both sides of the front-side opening; and the upper shell comprises a top cover and an upper front wall positioned above the front side opening, wherein the upper front wall comprises a first front wall adjacent to the top cover and an inclined wall adjacent to the first front wall and the lower front wall, and an included angle between the inclined wall and a horizontal plane where an adjacent point of the inclined wall and the lower front wall is located is in a range of 10 degrees to 80 degrees. Therefore, the inclined wall is formed on the upper shell, and a certain included angle is formed between the inclined wall and the horizontal plane, so that the shielding of the upper shell to the sight line can be reduced, the visual angle of an operator for observing food is increased, and the operability and convenience can be improved.

In some embodiments, the included angle may be in the range of 20 degrees to 70 degrees. Preferably, the included angle may be in the range of 30 to 60 degrees. Therefore, the range of the included angle is optimized according to the depth of the working chamber, so that the visibility and the operability are improved to the maximum extent, and meanwhile, the manufacturing difficulty of the product is not increased or the appearance is not influenced.

In some embodiments, the air fryer can further comprise an inner pot assembly, the inner pot assembly can comprise an inner pot and a front panel, the inner pot can be inserted into the working chamber through the front side opening, and the front panel can close the front side opening, wherein the front panel can comprise an outer wall and an inner wall, the inner wall can comprise a ramp extending obliquely from a top end of the outer wall toward the inner pot, and the ramp can be engaged with the ramp wall when the inner pot is inserted into the working chamber. Thus, by providing the inclined surface on the front panel, which can be engaged with the inclined wall of the upper housing, not only a good panel closing property can be provided, but also the overall appearance of the air fryer is not affected.

In some embodiments, the air fryer further comprises a frying pan that can be placed in the working chamber through the front opening, and a heating device is disposed below the frying pan. Therefore, the air fryer integrating air frying and air roasting has the functions of air frying and air roasting, and can take out the inner pot and place the food on the frying pan for cooking when the food needs to be fried and roasted; when the food needs to be air-fried, the inner pot can be placed in the working chamber and positioned above the frying pan, and the food is placed in the inner pot for cooking.

In addition, when the food is baked by the baking tray, the advantages of the inclined wall will be more prominent, and since the food needs to be observed at any time (especially, the food deep into the working chamber or the rear side) or the food needs to be turned over, the inclined wall can increase the visual angle of the operator for observing the food on the baking tray, and can increase the operation space, and improve the operability and convenience.

In some embodiments, the bottom of the inner pan may be formed with a plurality of through holes that can be opposite to the frying pan. Through changing the bottom of the inner pot from the traditional closed surface to the vent hole surface, when food is placed in the inner pot for air-frying operation, grease precipitated from the food can flow to the frying pan below the inner pot from the vent hole at the bottom of the inner pot, and food slag and the like in the inner pot can also fall in the frying pan through the vent hole, so that the traditional frying basket separation net is not needed to be used on the inner side of the inner pot. In addition, the air flow can reach the bottom of the food through the through holes at the bottom of the inner pot, so that the dehydration effect of the food can be improved. In addition, the frying and roasting pan can realize double functions of receiving dregs and oil and frying and roasting food, and improves the utilization rate of the functions of parts.

In some embodiments, the first front wall may be a vertical wall extending substantially in a vertical direction.

In some embodiments, the upper shell may include an upper outer shell and an upper inner liner covering the upper outer shell from a bottom of the upper outer shell, the lower shell may include a lower outer shell and a lower inner liner, the upper outer shell and the lower outer shell may form a portion of an appearance of the air fryer, the upper inner liner and the lower inner liner may enclose the working chamber with a base of the air fryer, wherein the sloped wall may form a portion of the upper inner liner. Thus, the upper liner is integrally formed with the inclined wall, so that the product manufacturing and assembling can be facilitated.

In some embodiments, the angled wall may be attached to the first front wall by a fastener. The detachable assembly of the angled wall and the first front wall may facilitate the manufacture of each component due to the angle formed therebetween.

In some embodiments, the sloped wall may have a vent hole formed therein. The inclined wall can be used for increasing the operation visual angle and space, and can also allow the air in the shell to circulate, so that the part outside the working chamber of the air fryer can be cooled conveniently.

Drawings

The above and/or other objects and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a front view of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a side cross-sectional view of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a perspective view of an air fryer showing a frying pan located in a working chamber, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 schematically illustrates a perspective view of an air fryer showing a heating device and a thermostat on a base, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a perspective view of an inner pot assembly and a fry pan of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a front view of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 schematically illustrates a perspective view of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 schematically illustrates a perspective view of an inner pot assembly of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 9 schematically illustrates a side view of an air fryer pot wherein an inner pot assembly is not placed into a working chamber, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Description of reference numerals:

1-air frying pan;

11-a motor; 12-upper fan blades; 13-lower fan blades; 14-upper lining; 15-a protective cover; 16-upper heating tube; 17-an exhaust window; 18-a heating device; 19-temperature controller;

20-an inner pot assembly; 21-inner pot; 22-a working chamber; 23-a front panel; 24-a lower liner; 25-opening the front side; 211-bottom; 218-a through-hole; 231-an outer wall; 232-inclined plane; 233-inner wall; 235-a vent;

30-a frying and baking tray;

40-a base; 42-front table top; 43-a vent hole;

50-an upper shell; 51-a top cover; 52-a first front wall; 53-inclined walls;

60-a lower housing; 61-lower front wall.

Detailed Description

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should not be understood that the aspects of the present disclosure are limited to the embodiments set forth herein. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar structures, and thus their detailed description will be omitted.

The utility model provides a have frying and fry empty frying integral type air frying pan of frying of air frying and roast function concurrently, can reduce the last casing of air frying pan simultaneously and to the sheltering from of operation sight, increase the visual angle that the operator observed food to still can improve maneuverability and convenience.

As shown in fig. 1-4, air fryer 1 may include an upper housing 50, a lower housing 60, and a base 40, upper housing 50 may be used to house a head assembly, and lower housing 60 may define working chamber 22 and define front side opening 25. The inner pot assembly 20 can be placed into the working chamber 22 through the front opening 25.

As shown in fig. 2, the upper case 50 may include an upper outer shell and an upper liner 14 covering the upper outer shell from the bottom thereof. The lower shell 60 may include a lower outer shell and a lower inner liner 24. The upper and lower casings may form part of the appearance of the air fryer 1. The upper and lower liners 14, 24 may enclose the working chamber 22 with the base 40.

The lower case 60 may include a lower front wall 61 formed at both sides of the front side opening 25.

The space formed in the upper housing and the upper liner 14 may be used to house a portion of a handpiece assembly, which may include a motor 11, an airflow circulation assembly (e.g., upper and lower blades 12, 13) connected to an output shaft of the motor 11, and an upper heating tube 16 located below the lower blade 13, as shown in fig. 2.

The lower fan blades 13 and the upper heating pipe 16 may be disposed below the upper liner 14 of the air fryer 1. Preferably, the air fryer 1 may further comprise a protective cover 15, and the protective cover 15 may cover the upper heat pipe 16 to protect the upper heat pipe 16 from hitting the upper heat pipe 16 when the inner pot assembly 20 (described in detail below) is pulled. Here, the upper liner 14 may also be used to secure components such as the upper heating tube 16.

In addition, one side (e.g., a rear side) of the upper case 50 may be provided with an exhaust window 17 for exhausting soot or moisture generated during cooking to the outside.

Below the head assembly, the inner pot assembly 20 can be placed in the work chamber 22 through the front opening 25 in a drawable manner.

Further, the inner pot assembly 20 may include an inner pot 21 and a front panel 23, the inner pot 21 may be a cylindrical body with an open top, and the inner pot 21 may be placed in the working chamber 22 through a front opening 25 of the working chamber 22, and the inner pot 21 may contain food therein. When the inner pot 21 is put in place, the front panel 23 may close the front opening 25 of the working chamber 22, after which the food in the inner pot 21 may be subjected to a cooking operation (i.e., air-frying). The front panel 23 may be provided with a handle for a user to grasp.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the air fryer 1 may have a frying function in addition to the air-frying function. As shown in fig. 2-5, air fryer 1 may include a baking pan 30, which may be placed in working chamber 22 through front opening 25 of working chamber 22 and on a base 40, and air fryer 1 further includes a heating device 18 (e.g., a lower heating tube) and a thermostat 19 (shown in fig. 4) located below baking pan 30.

Inner pan 21 and frying pan 30 can be placed together in working chamber 22 with frying pan 30 positioned below inner pan 21 and above heating device 18.

In this case, a frying-baking-air frying pan with both air-frying and baking functions can be provided, and when it is desired to air-fry food, the inner pan 21 can be placed in the working chamber 22 and on the baking pan 30, and the food can be put into the inner pan 21 for cooking (as shown in fig. 2). When it is desired to fry food items, inner pot 21 can be removed and grill pan 30 can be placed into working chamber 22 (as shown in FIG. 3), food items can be placed on grill pan 30 for frying, heating device 18 located below grill pan 30 can be used as a heat source, and an air circulation device (e.g., lower fan 13 and/or upper fan 12) in the head assembly of air fryer 1 can be used to draw in the fumes or moisture generated during the frying process, thereby allowing air fryer 1 to also function as a fryer.

When the food is air-fried, since the frying pan 30 is placed under the inner pan 21, by using the structural feature, the inner pan 21 may not be provided with the basket spacer (for example, the food may be placed on the basket spacer, and oil residue and the like precipitated from the food during the cooking may leak to the bottom surface of the inner pan through the basket spacer), but a plurality of through holes 218 (as shown in fig. 5) may be formed on the bottom 211 of the inner pan 21, and by changing the conventional closed surface of the bottom 211 of the inner pan 21 into the vent surface, when the food is placed in the inner pan 21 for the air-frying operation, the oil residue and the like precipitated from the food may flow from the through holes 218 of the bottom 211 of the inner pan 21 to the frying pan 30 under the inner pan 21, and the food residue and the like in the inner pan 21 may also fall in the frying pan 30 through the through holes 218, so that the frying pan 30 under the inner pan 21 may serve as an oil receiving device of the inner pan 21.

Therefore, the frying-roasting pan 30 can achieve the dual functions of receiving dregs and oil and frying and roasting food, thereby not only realizing the multifunction of air frying and frying, but also fully utilizing the position characteristics and the structural characteristics of the frying-roasting pan 30 due to the additional arrangement of the frying-roasting pan 30 and the hole opening of the bottom 211 of the inner pot 21, thereby improving the utilization rate of the functions of the parts.

In addition, the air flow can reach the bottom of the food from bottom to top and from outside to inside through the through holes 218 of the bottom 211 of the inner pot 21, and thus the dehydration effect of the food can be improved.

As shown in fig. 5, the plurality of through holes 218 may be distributed in an array on the entire bottom 211 of the inner pot 21, that is, the through holes 218 may be distributed on the entire bottom 211. Therefore, the area of the bottom 211 of the inner pot 21 can be fully utilized, the airflow circulation area is enlarged, and the circulation effect of the airflow inside and outside the inner pot is enhanced.

In addition, since the working chamber 22 of the air fryer 1 has a certain depth, the front wall of the upper housing 50 may block the operation view of the operator, especially in the case of baking food with the frying pan of the air fryer according to the present disclosure, the operator needs to observe the state of the food being baked or operate the food (such as turning over). Therefore, in order to increase the viewing angle of the operator viewing the food and improve operability and convenience, as shown in fig. 3 and 9, the upper housing 50 in the present disclosure includes a top cover 51 and an upper front wall located above the front side opening 25. The upper front wall may include a first front wall 52 contiguous with the top cover 51 and a sloped wall 53 contiguous with the first front wall 52 and a lower front wall 61 of the lower housing 60.

Here, as shown in fig. 9, the inclined wall 53 may have an angle θ with a horizontal plane P at which the adjacent point of the inclined wall 53 and the lower front wall 61 is located. Thus, by forming the inclined wall 53 on the upper casing 50 and forming a certain angle θ between the inclined wall 53 and the horizontal plane P, the shielding of the upper casing 50 from the operator's view can be reduced, the viewing angle of the operator viewing the food can be increased, the operator can more easily view the region deep inside or behind the working chamber 22 when the operator is positioned in front of the air fryer 1, and the operating space can be increased.

Preferably, the above-mentioned angle θ may be in the range of 10 degrees to 80 degrees. More preferably, the included angle θ may be in the range of 20 degrees to 70 degrees, further preferably in the range of 30 degrees to 60 degrees, or any sub-interval thereof.

The range of the included angle θ may be selected according to the depth of the working chamber 22, so that visibility and operability are maximized without increasing the difficulty of manufacturing the product or affecting the appearance.

Corresponding to the inclined wall 53 of the upper housing 50, as shown in fig. 2 and 8, the front panel 23 of the inner pot assembly 20 may include an outer wall 231 and an inner wall 233, and the inner wall 233 may include a slope 232 extending obliquely from a top end of the outer wall 231 toward the inner pot, the slope 232 being capable of engaging with the above-mentioned inclined wall 53 of the upper housing 50 when the inner pot 21 is inserted into the working chamber 22. Thus, by providing the inclined surface 232 on the front panel 23, which can be engaged with the inclined wall 53 of the upper casing 50, not only is good panel closeness provided, but also the overall appearance of the air fryer is not affected.

Here, the first front wall 52 of the upper case 50 may be a vertical wall extending substantially in a vertical direction. Also, the outer wall 231 of the front panel 23 of the inner pot assembly 20 may be a vertical wall extending substantially in the vertical direction. Thus, when inner pot assembly 20 is inserted into working chamber 22, first front wall 52 and outer wall 231 may collectively constitute a vertical front wall of air fryer 1 that extends generally in a vertical direction.

Further, the inclined wall 53 may form a portion of the upper liner 14 of the upper shell 50. Thus, the upper liner 14 having the inclined wall 53 formed thereon can be directly engaged with the bottom of the outer shell of the upper shell 50 to form an upper shell structure having the inclined wall.

In addition, the inclined wall 53 may be attached to the first front wall 52 by fasteners 531 (shown in FIG. 3). Since the inclined wall 53 and the first front wall 52 are formed with an angle therebetween, forming the inclined wall 53 as a part of the upper liner 14 and detachably assembling the inclined wall 53 and the first front wall 52 may facilitate the manufacture of each component.

However, as an alternative, the inclined wall 53 may also be formed integrally with the first front wall 52, i.e. the inclined wall 53 may also be formed as part of the upper shell of the upper housing 50.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a vent 532 may be formed on the inclined wall 53, and correspondingly, a vent 235 (as shown in FIG. 5) may be formed on the bottom and inclined surface of the front panel 23 of the inner pot assembly 20, and a vent 43 may be formed on the front surface 42 of the base 40, thereby allowing air communication between the upper and lower casings 50 and 60 of the air fryer 1 and facilitating cooling of the portion outside the air fryer working chamber.

In the description of the present disclosure, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing and simplifying the disclosure, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the disclosure.

The terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present disclosure, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.

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

The described features, structures, or characteristics of the disclosure may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the above description, numerous specific details are provided to give a thorough understanding of embodiments of the disclosure. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the subject matter of the present disclosure can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, and so forth. In other instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the disclosure.

Claims (10)

1. An air fryer comprising:

a lower housing (60) defining a working chamber (22) and defining a front-side opening (25), the lower housing (60) including a lower front wall (61) formed on both sides of the front-side opening (25);

an upper housing (50) comprising a top cover (51) and an upper front wall located above the front side opening (25),

the upper front wall comprises a first front wall (52) adjacent to the top cover (51) and an inclined wall (53) adjacent to the first front wall (52) and the lower front wall (61), and an included angle (theta) between the inclined wall (53) and a horizontal plane where an adjacent point of the inclined wall (53) and the lower front wall (61) is located is in a range of 10 degrees to 80 degrees.

2. An air fryer according to claim 1, wherein the included angle (θ) is in the range of 20 degrees to 70 degrees.

3. An air fryer according to claim 1, wherein the included angle (θ) is in the range of 30 degrees to 60 degrees.

4. An air fryer according to claim 1, wherein the air fryer further comprises an inner pot assembly (20), the inner pot assembly (20) comprising an inner pot (21) and a front panel (23), the inner pot (21) being insertable into the working chamber (22) through the front opening (25) and the front panel (23) being capable of closing the front opening (25),

wherein the front panel (23) comprises an outer wall (231) and an inner wall (233), the inner wall (233) comprising a bevel (232) extending obliquely from a top end of the outer wall (231) towards the inner pot (21), the bevel (232) being engageable with the bevel wall (53) when the inner pot (21) is inserted into the working chamber (22).

5. Air fryer according to claim 4, characterised in that it further comprises a frying pan (30), the frying pan (30) being placeable in the working chamber (22) through the front side opening (25), a heating device (18) being provided below the frying pan (30).

6. Air fryer according to claim 5, characterised in that the bottom (211) of the inner pot (21) is formed with a plurality of through holes (218), the plurality of through holes (218) being able to be opposed to the baking pan (30).

7. An air fryer according to claim 1, wherein the first front wall (52) is a vertical wall extending substantially in a vertical direction.

8. An air fryer according to claim 1, wherein the upper shell (50) comprises an upper shell and an upper inner liner (14) that closes the upper shell from the bottom of the upper shell, the lower shell (60) comprises a lower shell and a lower inner liner (24), the upper shell and the lower shell forming part of the appearance of the air fryer, the upper inner liner (14) and the lower inner liner (24) enclosing the working chamber (22) with the base (40) of the air fryer,

wherein the inclined wall (53) forms part of the upper liner (14).

9. An air fryer according to claim 1, wherein the inclined wall (53) is attached to the first front wall (52) by fasteners (531).

10. An air fryer according to claim 1, wherein the inclined wall (53) is formed with a vent hole (532).

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