CN219396978U - Pot body assembly and cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a pot body assembly and a cooking utensil. The cooker body comprises a cooker main body and a base, the base is positioned at the lower side of the cooker main body and is connected with the cooker main body, and the cooker main body is provided with a cooker front end part protruding forward from the base; the operation panel covers the front end of the pot. According to the utility model, the cooker body extends to the area of the front side of the base, the area of the front side of the cooker body for installing the operation panel is expanded, the operation panel with large area is all arranged on the cooker body, and the number and options of the display function and/or the operation function of the operation panel can be increased.

Description

Pot body assembly and cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of cooking appliances, in particular to a pot body assembly and a cooking appliance.

Background

The existing cooking appliances, such as electric rice cookers, generally comprise a cover body and a cooker body, wherein the cover body is arranged on the cooker body in an openable and closable manner. The front side of the cooker body is generally provided with a lamp panel and an operation panel. The arrangement scheme of the front-mounted lamp panel is that the lamp panel and the key frame are arranged in a lamp panel box together, and then the lamp panel box is arranged on the shell of the cooker body. The existing housing and base configuration limits the operating panel to a small portion of the front side of the pot, resulting in a smaller operating panel area, limiting the number of operating functions.

Accordingly, there is a need for a pot assembly and a cooking appliance that at least partially address the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

In the summary, a series of concepts in a simplified form are introduced, which will be further described in detail in the detailed description. The summary of the utility model is not intended to define the key features and 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, according to a first aspect of the present utility model, a pot assembly for a cooking appliance is provided. The pot body assembly includes:

the cooker body comprises a cooker body and a base, wherein the base is positioned at the lower side of the cooker body and is connected with the cooker body, and the cooker body is provided with a cooker front end part protruding forward from the base and a cooker bottom part

An operation panel covering the pot front end.

According to the scheme, the pot body extends to the area of the front side of the base, the area of the front side of the pot body for installing the operation panel can be expanded, the operation panel with a large area can be completely arranged on the pot body, and the display function of the operation panel and/or the number and options of the operation functions can be increased.

Optionally, an inwardly concave lamp panel cavity is integrally formed at the front end part of the pot, a lamp panel is arranged in the lamp panel cavity, and the lamp panel is covered by the operation panel.

According to this scheme, a lamp plate chamber that is used for holding the lamp plate is formed integrally in a kind of deep pot main part front side, can save the lamp plate box, in other words, lamp plate box and a kind of deep pot body are as an organic whole, directly set up the lamp plate box on a kind of deep pot body integrally, from this, reduced the part quantity that constitutes a kind of deep pot body subassembly, saved material cost and assembly cost.

Optionally, the front end of the pot comprises a top wall and a front side wall extending vertically, the top wall protrudes out of the front side wall, the front side wall is provided with a protruding wall protruding outwards, and the protruding wall encloses the lamp panel cavity.

According to the scheme, the cooker main body with the lamp panel cavity is simple in structure and convenient to produce and manufacture.

Further, the pot front end portion further includes a support wall extending in a horizontal direction, the support wall being connected to the pot front side wall, and a plurality of reinforcement walls arranged at intervals along a top peripheral portion of the pot front end portion, and connecting the top wall and the support wall.

According to the scheme, the supporting wall and the reinforcing wall jointly form the reinforcing structure at the top wall, and at least the top wall can be prevented from being deformed, so that the failure caused by the fact that part of the buckling buckle on the side wall of the pot is not firm is avoided.

Optionally, the part of the front end of the cooker body, which extends beyond the cooker body at the rear side of the cooker body along the downward direction of the end surface of the front end of the cooker body, is a lower extension part of the front end of the cooker, a notch is formed at the front part of the base, and the lower extension part of the front end of the cooker is combined with the notch.

According to the scheme, the lower extension part of the front end of the pot at the front end of the pot is extended into the notch at the front part of the base, and the pot main body is extended to the area at the front side of the base, so that the area of the operation panel is expanded.

Optionally, the seat front portion of base is provided with spacing muscle, spacing muscle is located the inboard of breach and upwards protrude in the bottom surface of breach, a kind of deep pot front end lower extension is provided with spacing hole, spacing muscle peg graft in the spacing hole.

According to the scheme, through the grafting cooperation of spacing muscle and spacing hole, can prevent that a kind of deep pot body and base from having relative movement in the fore-and-aft direction, avoid appearing the front-and-back clearance between the two.

Optionally, the seat front portion of base is provided with the fourth buckle, the fourth buckle is located the inboard of breach and upwards extends, the medial surface of a kind of deep pot front end lower extension is provided with the knot position, the fourth buckle lock joint in a kind of deep pot front end lower extension department detains the position.

According to the scheme, through the buckling cooperation of the fourth buckle and the buckling position at the lower extending part of the front end of the cooker, the cooker body and the base can be prevented from moving relatively in the vertical direction, and the upper and lower gaps between the cooker body and the base at the lower extending part of the front end of the cooker are avoided.

Optionally, the pot body assembly further comprises a key frame, wherein the key frame is located at the outer side of the lamp panel and is abutted to the lamp panel, and the key frame is clamped to the pot body through a buckle.

Further, a plurality of third buckles are arranged on the key frame at intervals along the periphery of the key frame, a plurality of bayonets are arranged on the front end of the pot body at intervals, the bayonets are positioned outside the lamp panel cavity, and the third buckles penetrate through the corresponding bayonets and are fastened at the fastening positions of the bayonets.

According to the scheme, the key frame is connected with the front end part of the cooker body in a buckling manner, so that the cooker is simple in structure and convenient to assemble.

Optionally, the lamp plate is provided with first screw hole, the button board is provided with the second screw hole, lamp plate intracavity is provided with the screw post, and the screw wears to locate first screw hole with the second screw hole and fasten to the screw post.

According to the scheme, the lamp panel assembly can be further fixed to the cooker body, so that the lamp panel assembly is firmly and reliably arranged on the cooker body.

Optionally, the pot body assembly further comprises a membrane, the membrane is attached to one surface of the operation panel facing the pot body, the operation panel is a semitransparent member, and the membrane is provided with characters, patterns and/or icons; therefore, the diaphragm with characters, patterns and/or icons is arranged on the inner side of the operation panel, and when the cooking utensil is used, a user can easily acquire information such as functions, operations and the like of the cooking utensil by utilizing the light irradiated by the light-emitting elements on the lamp panel; the scheme can facilitate the production and manufacture of the operation panel.

Or the outer surface of the operation panel is provided with characters, patterns and/or icons.

According to the scheme, characters, patterns and/or icons can be arranged on the operation panel by utilizing any suitable mode such as laser engraving, printing and the like, so that information such as functions, operations and the like can be easily presented outside the product; the scheme omits the film pasting step and simplifies the assembly process of the product.

According to another aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a cooking appliance comprising a lid assembly and comprising a pot assembly according to any one of the above aspects, the lid assembly being openably and closably provided to the pot assembly to form a cooking space between the lid assembly and the pot assembly.

Drawings

The following drawings are included to provide an understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. Embodiments of the present utility model and their description are shown in the drawings to explain the principles of the utility model.

In the accompanying drawings:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a front view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1;

fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the cooking appliance shown in fig. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of a portion of the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the pot body shown in FIG. 3;

fig. 6 is a perspective view of the operation panel shown in fig. 3;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the lamp panel assembly shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of portion B of FIG. 4;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the pot body shown in FIG. 5 in an inverted state;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the base shown in FIG. 3;

fig. 12 is an exploded perspective view of a cooking appliance according to another preferred embodiment of the present utility model.

Description of the reference numerals

1 cooking utensil 10 pot body

11 pot main body 12 base

13 upper screw column 14 lower screw column

15 pot front end 16 pot front end lower extension

17 front 18 notch

19 Lamp panel cavity 20 top wall

21 a front side wall 22 protruding wall of the pot

23 support wall 24 reinforcing wall

25 bayonet with clamping holes 26

27 second positioning column 28 screw column

29 side groove 30 bottom groove

31 spacing rib 32 spacing hole

33 fourth buckle 40 cover body

41 cover body 42 face cover

50 first fastener of operation panel 51

52 second buckle 53 first positioning column

54 side flanging 55 bottom flanging

56 dodge portion 60 lamp plate assembly

61 lamp panel 62 key frame

63 third fastener 64 positioning hole

65 first screw hole 66 second screw hole

70 decorative sheet 101 film

Detailed Description

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

In the following description, a detailed description will be given for the purpose of thoroughly understanding the present utility model. It will be apparent that embodiments of the utility model may be practiced without limitation to the specific details that are familiar to those skilled in the art. Preferred embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, however, the present utility model may have other embodiments in addition to these detailed descriptions.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the present utility model. As used herein, the singular is intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, it will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" cited in the present utility model are merely identifiers and do not have any other meaning, such as a particular order or the like. Also, for example, the term "first component" does not itself connote the presence of "second component" and the term "second component" does not itself connote the presence of "first component".

It should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", and the like are used herein for illustrative purposes only and are not limiting.

Exemplary embodiments according to the present utility model will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These exemplary embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. It should be appreciated 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 skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 to 11 schematically illustrate a cooking appliance 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, which includes a pot assembly and a cover assembly. The cover body component is arranged on the cooker body component in an openable and closable manner. The pot body assembly comprises a pot body 10 and an inner pot. The pot body 10 has a cylindrical inner pot accommodating part. The inner pot can be fixedly arranged at the inner pot containing part, or can be freely placed in the inner pot containing part or taken out from the inner pot containing part, so that the inner pot can be conveniently cleaned. The inner pot is typically made of a metallic material and has a circular opening in its upper surface for holding the material to be heated, such as rice, soup, etc. The cooker body 10 includes therein a heating means, such as a heating plate, for heating the inner pot to heat the inner pot.

It is understood that the cooking appliance 1 according to the present utility model may be an electric rice cooker, an electric pressure cooker or other cooking appliances, and the cooking appliance 1 may have various functions of cooking porridge or the like in addition to the function of cooking rice.

The cover assembly includes a cover 40. The cover 40 has a shape substantially corresponding to the pot 10. The cover 40 is openably and closably provided on the pot 10, and specifically, is pivotally coupled to the pot 10 by a pivot shaft, and is capable of freely pivoting about a pivot axis where the pivot shaft is located between a closing position and an opening position with respect to the pot 10, so as to facilitate closing and opening of the pot 10. When the cover 40 is covered on the cooker body 10, it covers the inner pot and forms a cooking space with the inner pot. The lid 40 also typically has a port seal thereon, which may be made of, for example, a rubber material, disposed between the lid 40 and the inner pot for sealing the cooking space when the lid 40 is in the lid-on condition.

It is to be noted that directional terms used herein in describing the respective components, portions, etc. of the cooking appliance 1, such as "upper", "lower", "above", "below", "upward", "downward", etc., are with respect to the cooking appliance 1 in a horizontally placed and upright state. The directional terms "inward", "outward", "inside", "outside", etc. refer to being closer to the center of the cooking appliance 1, and "outward" refer to being farther from the center of the cooking appliance 1, unless otherwise limited.

The pot body 10 may include a pot body 11 and a base 12. The base 12 may be located at the lower side of the pot body 11 and connected to the pot body 11. Illustratively, as shown in FIG. 4, the interior of the pot body 11 may be provided with a downwardly extending upper screw post 13 and the base 12 may be provided with an upwardly extending lower screw post 14. The screws are threaded from the underside of the base 12 into the lower screw posts 14 and tightened to the upper screw posts 13. The lower end of the pot body 11 and the upper end of the base 12 may be fixed with respect to each other by a limiting structure.

The cover 40 may include a cover body 41 and a face cover 42. The face cover 42 may be located on the upper or outer side of the cover body 41, and the face cover 42 may be removably mounted to the cover body 41 by any suitable means, such as snap-fit and/or fastener fastening.

The pot assembly may further include an operation panel 50 and a lamp panel assembly 60. The operation panel 50 is located at an outer side of the lamp panel assembly 60 and covers the lamp panel assembly 60. The operation panel 50 can be provided on the pot body 11, specifically, the pot front end 15 of the pot body 11. The operation panel 50 may be detachably mounted to the pot body 11 by any suitable means, such as snap-fit and/or fastener tightening. The lamp panel assembly 60 is also provided to the pot body 11, specifically the pot front end 15 of the pot body 11. The light panel assembly 60 can be removably mounted to the pot body 11 by any suitable means, such as snap-fit and/or fastener tightening.

It should be noted that the directional terms "front", "rear", "front side", "rear side", and the like as used herein are based on the relative positions of the user and the cooking appliance 1, wherein "front" means a direction approaching and facing the user, and "rear" means a direction away and facing away from the user.

The cover assembly also includes a decorative sheet 70. The decorative sheet 70 can be provided on the lid body 40, specifically, the lid front end portion of the lid body 40. Here, the lid front end portion includes a portion on the front side of the lid main body 41 and a portion on the front side of the face lid 42. The decorative sheet 70 may be removably mounted to the cover body 41 by any suitable means, such as snap-fit and/or fastener tightening.

Referring back to fig. 1 and 2, in the present embodiment, the pot body 11 has a pot front end 15 protruding forward from the base 12, and the operation panel 50 can cover the pot front end 15, further, substantially covers the middle to peripheral edge of the pot front end 15, whereby the operation panel 50 occupies a large area of the pot body 10. The decorative sheet 70 covers the cover front end portion of the cover body 40, and further covers substantially the middle to the periphery of the cover front end portion, whereby the decorative sheet 70 occupies a large area of the cover body 40. Further, for example, as seen from the front side shown in fig. 2, the operation panel 50 is configured to occupy as large an area as possible of the front side of the pot body 11, and the decorative sheet 70 is configured to occupy as large an area as possible of the front side of the lid body 40. The decorative sheet 70 is combined to form a front panel in accordance with the position of the operation panel 50 and in accordance with the shape and size.

In this embodiment, the operation panel 50 may have a large area, and the decorative sheet 70 may form an expanded portion of the operation panel 50, so that the cooking appliance 1 effectively expands the area of the front panel as a whole to form a front panel having a larger area. Therefore, the whole front side of the product forms an integrated visual large panel, large-screen sensory experience can be realized, the integrity of the front panel of the product is better, and the visual sensory effect of the product is better and more attractive. In addition, the larger area of the operation panel 50 may be provided with a larger size and a greater number of display areas and/or key areas to improve the display function and/or operation function of the product.

The material of the operation panel 50 may be the same as that of the decorative sheet 70. The color of the operation panel 50 may be the same as that of the decorative sheet 70. By selecting the same material and/or the same color to make the operation panel 50 and the decorative sheet 70, the front panel combined by the operation panel 50 and the decorative sheet 70 has better integral effect, and the sensory experience of the large screen can be further improved.

The surface of the operation panel 50 may be provided with a first curved surface. The first curved surface includes a part or all of the outer surface of the operation panel 50, and may further include a part or all of the inner surface of the operation panel 50, so that the operation panel 50 has an arc shape as a whole. The surface of the decorative sheet 70 may be provided with a second curved surface. The second curved surface includes a part or all of the outer surface of the decorative sheet 70, and the second curved surface may also include a part or all of the inner surface of the decorative sheet 70, so that the decorative sheet 70 has an arc shape as a whole. The first curved surface can be combined with the second curved surface to form a large curved surface. According to this aspect, the front panel integrated by the operation panel 50 and the decorative sheet 70 is more effective, improving the integrity of the outer shape of the product.

The operation panel 50 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape and have an arc shape corresponding to the shape of the pot body 11. Thus, the area of the operation panel 50 can be designed to be as large as possible, the effect of the integration between the operation panel 50 and the pot body 11 is better, and the integration of the external shape of the product is further improved. The decorative sheet 70 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape and have an arc shape corresponding to the shape of the face cover 42. Thus, the area of the decorative sheet 70 can be designed to be larger as much as possible, the integral effect between the decorative sheet 70 and the face cover 42 is better, and the integral of the external shape of the product is further improved.

The upper edge of the operation panel 50 includes an upper plane extending in the horizontal direction, and the lower edge of the decorative sheet 70 includes a lower plane extending in the horizontal direction. This arrangement further improves the effect of the front panel integrity combined by the operation panel 50 and the decorative sheet 70.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 4 and 8, the upper edge of the operation panel 50 can be positioned outside the upper edge of the pot front end 15 and flush with or above the upper edge of the pot front end 15. The operation panel 50 is matched with the top of the pot body 10 in a lap joint manner in the horizontal direction, the operation panel 50 is positioned at the outer side of the top of the pot body 10 to block the top of the pot body 10, and in the cover-closed state of the cover body 40, the decorative sheet 70 on the cover body 40 and the operation panel 50 can be directly adjacent, and a part of the pot body 10 does not exist between the decorative sheet 70 and the operation panel, so that excessive gaps are prevented from being formed on the front side of a product, and the aesthetic degree of the product is improved.

As shown in fig. 3, in order to adapt to the larger area of the operation panel 50, the portion of the pot front end portion 15 of the pot body 11 beyond the rear pot body in the end face downward direction thereof is a pot front end downward extension portion 16. That is, the pot front end lower extension 16 protrudes downward from the rest of the pot body 11 except the pot front end 15. The seat front 17 of the base 12 may be formed with a notch 18. The lower end extension 16 of the pot front can be combined with the notch 18. Further, a lower extension 16 at the front end of the pot

As described above, the operation panel 50 covers the pot front end portion 15, so that the operation panel 50 covers the pot front end lower extension portion 16. In this embodiment, the pot body 11 is extended to the front side of the base 12, so that the area of the front side of the pot body 11 for installing the operation panel 50 is expanded, and the operation panel 50 having a large area can be entirely provided on the pot body 11, thereby avoiding the situation that a part of the operation panel 50 is provided on the pot body 11 and another part is provided on the base 12. Thereby, the installation of the operation panel 50 is facilitated.

A portion of the lamp panel assembly 60 is provided at the pot front end lower extension 16 of the pot front end 15. That is, the lamp panel assembly 60 is entirely provided to the pot body 11. Thus, the lamp panel assembly 60 may be designed to have a larger size to implement more display functions and/or operation functions in cooperation with the large-area operation panel 50, and to facilitate installation of the lamp panel assembly 60.

As shown in fig. 5 to 7, the operation panel 50 may be detachably provided to the pot body 11 by a buckle. The lamp panel assembly 60 may also be detachably provided to the pot body 11 by a buckle. Specifically, the lamp panel assembly 60 includes a lamp panel 61 and a key frame 62. The key frame 62 is located outside the lamp panel 61 and abuts against the lamp panel 61, and the key frame 62 is engaged with the pot body 11 by a snap. In the illustrated embodiment, the operation panel 50 may be provided with a plurality of snaps arranged at intervals along the circumference of the operation panel 50. The key frame 62 may be provided with a plurality of snaps. The pot body 11 is provided with a plurality of fastening positions. The buckles of the operation panel 50 and the key frame 62 are respectively buckled at corresponding buckling positions of the cooker main body 11. Through the buckle, the operation panel 50 and the lamp panel assembly 60 can be easily mounted to the pot body 11, and the structure is simple and the assembly efficiency is high.

In the present embodiment, the cooker tip portion 15 of the cooker body 11 is integrally formed with an inwardly recessed panel cavity 19. The lamp plate cavity 19 extends to the lower extension 16 of the front end of the pot. The lamp panel 61 can be disposed within the lamp panel cavity 19. In this embodiment, the front side of the pot body 11 is integrally formed with the lamp panel chamber 19 for accommodating the lamp panel 61, and an independent lamp panel case can be omitted, in other words, the lamp panel case is integrally formed with the pot body 11, and the lamp panel case is directly integrally provided on the pot body 11. Therefore, the number of parts forming the pot body assembly is reduced, and the material cost and the assembly cost are saved. And a portion of the lamp panel cavity 19 is also provided at the lower extension 16 of the front end of the pot, so that the size of the lamp panel cavity 19 can be enlarged to be suitable for the lamp panel assembly 60 and the operation panel 50 with larger sizes, thereby realizing more display functions and/or operation functions.

The pot front end 15 may comprise a top wall 20 and a vertically extending pot front side wall 21. The top wall 20 is located above the front side wall 21 and protrudes from the front side wall 21. The front side wall 21 is provided with a protruding wall 22 protruding outwards or towards the side of the lamp panel 61. The protruding wall 22 can enclose the lamp panel cavity 19, in particular the protruding wall 22, which is connected end to form a ring shape, and the front side wall 21 together form the lamp panel cavity 19. The proposal ensures that the cooker main body 11 with the lamp panel cavity 19 is simple in structure and convenient to produce and manufacture.

The structural strength at the top wall 20 is not high because the top wall 20 protrudes from the front side wall 21 of the pot. Accordingly, the pot front end 15 may further include a support wall 23 and a plurality of reinforcing walls 24 extending in the horizontal direction. The support wall 23 can be connected to the boiler front side wall 21, and the reinforcement wall 24 can be a straight wall extending in the vertical direction or an inclined wall inclined with respect to the vertical direction. A plurality of reinforcing walls 24 may be arranged at intervals along the top peripheral portion of the pot front end 15 and connect the top wall 20 and the supporting wall 23. In this embodiment, the support wall 23 and the reinforcing wall 24 together form a reinforcing structure at the top wall 20, which prevents deformation of at least the top wall 20, thereby avoiding failure due to weak snap-fit of the portion of the front side wall 21.

As shown in fig. 6, the snap of the operation panel 50 may include a plurality of first snaps 51 and a plurality of second snaps 52. The plurality of first catches 51 can be arranged at intervals along the top peripheral portion of the operation panel 50, with the hooks of the first catches 51 facing downward. As shown in fig. 8, the first buckle 51 may be disposed between the top wall 20 and the supporting wall 23, and further disposed between the adjacent reinforcing walls 24. The first buckle 51 can be buckled at a buckling position at the supporting wall 23. The plurality of second hooks 52 are arranged at intervals along the side and bottom peripheral portions of the operation panel 50, the hooks of the second hooks 52 face away from the center of the operation panel 50, and the pot body 11 is provided with the locking holes 25. As shown in fig. 9, the second buckle 52 may be disposed through the hole 25 and fastened to the fastening position at the hole 25. The illustrated embodiment schematically shows 5 first snaps 51,5 second snaps 52. The number of the first and second snaps 51 and 52 is not limited and may be set as needed.

By arranging the first buckle 51, the top of the operation panel 50 can be fixed to the supporting wall 23, so that the operation panel 50 and the cooker body 10 can be firmly fixed at the top of the two, and a gap is avoided between the upper edges of the two, thereby preventing liquids such as water, rice soup and the like from entering the cooker body 10 to damage the lamp panel 61. By providing the second snap 52, the side and bottom peripheral portions of the operation panel 50 and the pot body 10 can be firmly fixed, and the snap hooks of the second snap 52 face away from the center of the operation panel 50, so that the lamp panel assembly 60 can be avoided, and the lamp panel assembly 60 can be designed to be of a larger size.

The key frame 62 may be provided with a plurality of third snaps 63, the plurality of third snaps 63 being spaced apart along the peripheral portion of the key frame 62. The pot front end 15 of the pot body 11 is provided with a plurality of bayonets 26 at intervals. The bayonet 26 is located outside the lamp panel cavity 19. As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the third fasteners 63 can be disposed through the bayonet 26 and fastened to the fastening positions at the bayonet 26.

The above-described snap-fit position in the present embodiment corresponds to a corresponding position of the inner wall surface facing inward of the boiler front side wall 21.

The operation panel 50 may also be provided with first positioning posts 53, and fig. 6 schematically shows 2 first positioning posts 53 arranged at intervals. The first positioning posts 53 may be retained in adjacent reinforcing walls 24 to position the operating panel 50 relative to the pot 10 during assembly.

The lamp panel 61 may be provided with positioning holes 64. A second positioning post 27 is disposed within the lamp panel cavity 19. The second positioning post 27 can be positioned within the positioning hole 64 to position the light plate 61 relative to the pot 10 when assembled. The lamp panel 61 may be provided with a first screw hole 65 and the key frame 62 may be provided with a second screw hole 66. A screw post 28 may be disposed within the light panel cavity 19 and a screw may be threaded through the first screw hole 65 and the second screw hole 66 and secured to the screw post 28. The lamp panel assembly 60 can be further fixed to the cooker body 10, so that the lamp panel assembly 60 is more firmly and reliably arranged on the cooker body 10.

Referring back to fig. 5 and 6, the pot front end 15 may be provided with a rim groove, and correspondingly, the operation panel 50 may be provided with a flange extending toward the pot front end 15. The flanging can be inserted into the corresponding side groove. Specifically, the pot front end portion 15 may be provided with side grooves 29 extending in the vertical direction, the side grooves 29 being located at both sides of the operation panel 50. The operation panel 50 may be provided with side flanges 54 extending toward the pot front end 15, and the side flanges 54 may be respectively inserted into the corresponding side grooves 29. The pot front end 15 may be further provided with a bottom edge groove 30 extending horizontally, and the operation panel 50 may be provided with a bottom flange 55 extending toward the pot front end 15. The bottom flange 55 can be inserted into the bottom edge groove 30, the bottom edge groove 30 is connected with the side edge groove 29, and the bottom flange 55 is connected with the side flange 54.

Therefore, the flanging structure can increase the strength of the operation panel 50, and the cooperation of the flanging and the side groove can reduce the gap generated when the operation panel 50 is matched with the cooker body 10, even if the gap exists, the gap is not obvious, and the movement of the operation panel 50 relative to the cooker body 10 in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction can be limited, so that the operation panel 50 is firmer and more reliable.

The side flange 54 may extend upwardly to the upper edge of the operating panel 50 and be provided with a relief portion 56, with the top wall 20 at the side slot 29 being received in the relief portion 56. The top wall 20 at the side groove 29 is received by the relief portion 56, which makes the structure more compact and avoids gaps, thereby resulting in a neat and beautiful product.

As shown in fig. 10 and 11, the seat front 17 of the base 12 may be provided with a stopper rib 31, and the stopper rib 31 is located inside the notch 18 and protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the notch 18. The lower extension 16 of the front end of the pot body 11 may be provided with a limiting hole 32, and the limiting rib 31 may be inserted into the limiting hole 32. The base 12 may be provided with two or more spacing ribs 31. Correspondingly, the pot body 11 may be provided with two or more limiting holes 32 at intervals. The illustrated embodiment schematically shows 2 stopper ribs 31 and 2 stopper holes 32, and of course, the number of stopper ribs 31 and stopper holes 32 is not limited and may be set as needed. Therefore, through the plug-in matching of the limiting ribs 31 and the limiting holes 32, the relative movement of the cooker body 10 and the base 12 in the front-back direction can be prevented, and the front-back gap between the cooker body and the base is avoided.

The seat front 17 of the base 12 may be provided with a fourth catch 33, the fourth catch 33 being located inside the notch 18 and extending upwards. The inner side of the lower extension 16 of the front end of the pot body 11 may be provided with a snap-fit. The fourth buckle 33 can be buckled at the buckling position of the lower extension part 16 at the front end of the pot. The base 12 may be provided with two or more fourth snaps 33 at intervals. The illustrated embodiment schematically shows 2 fourth snaps 33, and of course, the number of fourth snaps 33 is not limited and may be set as desired. According to the scheme, through the buckling matching of the fourth buckle 33 and the buckling position at the lower extending part 16 of the front end of the pot, the pot body 10 and the base 12 can be prevented from moving relatively in the vertical direction, and the upper and lower gaps between the pot body 10 and the base 12 at the lower extending part 16 of the front end of the pot are avoided.

The outer surface of the operation panel 50 may be provided with text, patterns, and/or icons. Thus, words, patterns and/or icons may be provided on the operation panel 50 by any suitable means, such as laser engraving, printing, etc., so that information of functions, operations, etc., is easily presented outside the product; the scheme omits the film pasting step and simplifies the assembly process of the product. Fig. 12 schematically illustrates a cooking appliance according to another preferred embodiment of the present utility model. The cooking appliance of this embodiment has substantially the same structure as the cooking appliance 1 of the above embodiment, except that the pot body 10 assembly further includes a diaphragm 101.

The membrane 101 may be attached to a side of the operation panel 50 facing the pot body 10, and the membrane 101 may be adhered to the operation panel 50 by means of a film. The membrane 101 is provided with text, patterns and/or icons. In order to make the information on the membrane 101 easily visible to the user, the operation panel 50 is a translucent member. Correspondingly, the material of the decorative sheet 70 is the same as that of the operation panel 50, so that the decorative sheet 70 is also a translucent member. Thus, the film 101 with characters, patterns and/or icons is arranged on the inner side of the operation panel 50, and when the cooking utensil 1 is used, a user can easily acquire information such as functions, operations and the like of the cooking utensil 1 by utilizing the light irradiated by the light emitting elements on the lamp panel 61; this arrangement can facilitate the production and manufacture of the operation panel 50.

For the present embodiment, in order to facilitate the installation of the membrane 101, the operation panel 50 may be provided with positioning posts at intervals, and the membrane 101 may be provided with through holes at intervals. The membrane 101 can be sleeved on the positioning column through the through hole. When the membrane 101 is assembled, the through holes on the membrane 101 can be aligned with the corresponding positioning posts and penetrated, so that the membrane 101 is positioned on the operation panel 50.

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 utility model pertains. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular implementations only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment alone or in combination with other features unless the features are not applicable or otherwise indicated in the other embodiment.

The present utility model has been described by way of the above embodiments, but it should be understood that the above embodiments are for illustrative and explanatory purposes only and that the utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, but is capable of numerous variations and modifications in accordance with the teachings of the utility model, all of which fall within the scope of the utility model as claimed.

Claims (12)

1. A pot assembly, comprising:

the cooker body comprises a cooker body and a base, wherein the base is positioned at the lower side of the cooker body and is connected with the cooker body, and the cooker body is provided with a cooker front end part protruding forwards from the base; and

an operation panel covering the pot front end.

2. The pot assembly of claim 1, wherein the pot front end is integrally formed with an inwardly recessed light panel cavity, a light panel is disposed in the light panel cavity, and the operating panel covers the light panel.

3. The pot assembly of claim 2, wherein the pot front end comprises a top wall and a vertically extending pot front side wall, the top wall protruding from the pot front side wall, the pot front side wall being provided with an outwardly protruding wall, the protruding wall enclosing the lamp panel cavity.

4. The boiler body assembly according to claim 3, wherein the boiler front end portion further comprises a support wall extending in a horizontal direction and a plurality of reinforcing walls connected to the boiler front side wall, the plurality of reinforcing walls being spaced apart along a top peripheral portion of the boiler front end portion and connecting the top wall and the support wall.

5. The pot body assembly according to claim 1, wherein the portion of the pot front end portion of the pot body which exceeds the pot body at the rear side thereof in the downward direction of the end surface thereof is a pot front end lower extension portion, a notch is formed at the seat front portion of the base, and the pot front end lower extension portion is combined with the notch.

6. The pot body assembly according to claim 5, wherein the base is provided with a limit rib at the front part thereof, the limit rib is located at the inner side of the notch and protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the notch, the lower extension part of the front end of the pot is provided with a limit hole, and the limit rib is inserted into the limit hole.

7. The pot body assembly according to claim 5, wherein the seat front portion of the base is provided with a fourth buckle, the fourth buckle is located inside the notch and extends upward, an inner side surface of the lower extension portion of the pot front end is provided with a buckle position, and the fourth buckle is buckled at the buckle position of the lower extension portion of the pot front end.

8. The pot assembly of any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a key frame located outside of the light panel and abutting the light panel, the key frame being snap-fit to the pot body by a snap-fit.

9. The pot body assembly according to claim 8, wherein the key frame is provided with a plurality of third buckles, the third buckles are arranged at intervals along the periphery of the key frame, the front pot end of the pot body is provided with bayonets at intervals, the bayonets are positioned outside the lamp panel cavity, and the third buckles penetrate through the corresponding bayonets and are buckled at buckling positions at the bayonets.

10. The pot assembly of claim 8, wherein the light panel is provided with a first screw hole, the key frame is provided with a second screw hole, a screw post is provided in the light panel cavity, and a screw is threaded through the first screw hole and the second screw hole and fastened to the screw post.

11. The pot assembly of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein,

the cooker body assembly further comprises a diaphragm, the diaphragm is attached to one surface of the operation panel, which faces the cooker body, the operation panel is a semitransparent member, and the diaphragm is provided with characters, patterns and/or icons;

or the outer surface of the operation panel is provided with characters, patterns and/or icons.

12. A cooking appliance comprising a lid assembly and a pot assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 11, the lid assembly being openably and closably arranged to the pot assembly to form a cooking space between the lid assembly and the pot assembly.