CN219720490U - Air frying pan - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses an air fryer, comprising: a main body having a cooking cavity; the humidifying mechanism is arranged on the host machine and comprises a driving piece and a water supply structure, wherein the driving piece is positioned in the cooking cavity and is used for generating elastic deformation when the temperature in the cooking cavity reaches the deformation threshold value of the driving piece so as to drive the water supply structure to output water flow to the cooking cavity. When the air fryer is used for humidifying food, the driving piece is elastically deformed, so that the production cost of the whole humidifying mechanism can be reduced, meanwhile, the driving piece is simple in structure and small in occupied volume, the air fryer is convenient to install in a host, and the occupied volume of the whole air fryer is reduced.

Description

Air frying pan

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air fryers, in particular to an air fryer.

Background

An air fryer is a machine that uses air to "fry" and uses air to replace the hot oil in the original fryer to cook the food.

However, during cooking of the food, the hot air also blows away moisture from the surface of the food, causing the surface of the food to become dry. Therefore, in order to ensure the taste of food, a humidifying structure for humidifying the food is further provided in the existing air fryer.

In the existing humidifying structure, water flow in the water tank is pumped out through the water pump and is sprayed into the cooking cavity, so that the humidifying effect is achieved. However, the provision of the water pump increases the overall volume of the air fryer and also increases manufacturing costs.

Disclosure of Invention

To solve at least one of the problems with the prior art described above, according to one aspect of the present utility model, there is provided an air fryer comprising: a main body having a cooking cavity; the humidifying mechanism is arranged on the host machine and comprises a driving piece and a water supply structure, wherein the driving piece is positioned in the cooking cavity and is used for generating elastic deformation when the temperature in the cooking cavity reaches the deformation threshold value of the driving piece so as to drive the water supply structure to output water flow to the cooking cavity.

Like this, through setting up water supply structure and driving piece in the host computer, at the in-process of cooking to food, along with cooking intracavity's temperature rise gradually, and when reaching driving piece's deformation threshold value, elastic deformation takes place for the driving piece, thereby provide the drive power, with drive water supply structure output rivers, so, through the mode of a driving piece, can realize that drive rivers can be exported, for the water delivery mode of water pump, driving piece's structure is simpler, can reduce whole humidification mechanism's manufacturing cost, simultaneously, driving piece's simple structure, occupation is small, be convenient for in the host computer installation, reduce whole air fryer's occupation volume.

In some embodiments, the water supply structure is removably coupled with respect to the host.

In some embodiments, the water supply structure comprises a water tank, a sealing member and a water outlet head, wherein the water tank is used for containing water body and is provided with a water outlet, the water outlet head is connected to the water tank, the sealing member is used for sealing the water outlet and can open the water outlet under the driving of the driving member so that water flows to the water outlet head to be output through the water outlet head.

In some embodiments, the water outlet head comprises a water outlet nozzle and a deformation water cup arranged on the water outlet nozzle, the deformation water cup is propped against the sealing element, so that the sealing element is driven by the driving element to move relative to the water outlet, the sealing element is used for opening the water outlet, and the water outlet nozzle is used for flowing out water flow flowing out through the water outlet.

In some embodiments, the sealing element comprises a push rod and a sealing gasket arranged on the push rod, the sealing gasket is positioned in the water tank and is used for opening or closing the water outlet, and the push rod is abutted against the deformation water cup and used for driving the sealing gasket to move relative to the water outlet.

In some embodiments, the push rod includes a supporting portion and a pushing portion, the supporting portion and the sealing pad are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the pushing portion in an axial direction, and the supporting portion protrudes from the pushing portion along a circumferential direction of the pushing portion and is used for supporting against the deformed cup.

In some embodiments, a mounting groove is provided in the deformed cup, and the mounting groove is used for mounting the supporting part.

In some embodiments, the water supply structure further includes an elastic member, the elastic member is sleeved on the pushing portion, and two ends of the elastic member respectively abut against the water tank and the abutting portion.

In some embodiments, a side of the deformed cup facing the driving member is provided with a protrusion for receiving a driving force from the driving member.

In some embodiments, the water outlet nozzle is provided with a mounting hole and a water flow hole, the mounting hole and the water flow hole are arranged at intervals, the mounting hole is used for mounting the deformation water cup, and the water flow hole is used for flowing water to the cooking cavity.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an air fryer in accordance with an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of the air fryer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the air fryer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic view of the portion I in FIG. 3;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the humidifying mechanism in fig. 1;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of the humidifying mechanism of fig. 5 from one perspective;

fig. 7 is an exploded view of the humidifying mechanism of fig. 5 from another perspective;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the water supply structure of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the direction A-A in FIG. 8;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of the structure of the water tank of fig. 5.

Wherein the reference numerals have the following meanings:

100-air fryer, 10-host, 11-cooking cavity, 12-installation cavity, 13-pot body, 14-pot cover, 20-humidification mechanism, 30-driving piece, 31-driving spring piece, 32-jack post, 40-water supply structure, 41-water outlet, 42-water tank, 421-water containing barrel, 422-water guide column, 4221-through hole, 43-sealing piece, 431-push rod, 4311-holding part, 4312-pushing part, 432-sealing pad, 44-water outlet head, 441-water outlet nozzle, 4411-water flowing hole, 4412-installation hole, 4413-connecting lug, 4414-water guide pipe, 442-deformation water cup, 4421-water containing cavity, 4422-installation groove, 4423-bulge and 45-elastic piece.

Detailed Description

For a better understanding and implementation, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present utility model and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Unless defined otherwise, all 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 belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the utility model is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model.

The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 10, an air fryer 100 according to an embodiment of the utility model includes a main machine 10, a humidifying mechanism 20 and a driving member 30.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a main machine 10 has a cooking cavity 11; the humidifying mechanism 20 is installed on the main machine 10, and comprises a driving member 30 and a water supply structure 40, wherein the driving member 30 is located in the cooking cavity 11 and is used for generating elastic deformation when the temperature in the cooking cavity 11 reaches the deformation threshold of the driving member 30, so as to drive the water supply structure 40 to output water flow to the cooking cavity 11.

Above-mentioned air fryer 100, through setting up water supply structure 40 and driving piece 30 in host computer 10, at the in-process of cooking to food, along with the temperature in the cooking chamber 11 rise gradually, and when reaching the deformation threshold value of driving piece 30, elastic deformation takes place for driving piece 30, thereby provide the driving force, with the output rivers of drive water supply structure 40, so, through the mode of a driving piece 30, can realize that the drive rivers can be exported, for the water delivery mode of water pump, the structure of driving piece 30 is simpler, can reduce the manufacturing cost of whole humidification mechanism 20, simultaneously, the simple structure of driving piece 30 occupies the volume little, be convenient for the installation in host computer 10, reduce the occupation volume of whole air fryer 100.

Referring to fig. 2, in an embodiment of the present utility model, in order to facilitate the water injection action of the humidification mechanism 20, the water supply structure 40 is detachably connected with the host 10, so that when the water supply structure 40 needs to be injected, the water supply structure 40 can be detached from the host 10 for water injection, thereby facilitating the operation of a user; in other embodiments, the water supply structure 40 may be further disposed in the host 10 during water filling, and water may be directly filled into the water supply structure 40.

Specifically, the main machine 10 is provided with a mounting cavity 12, the mounting cavity 12 is communicated with the cooking cavity 11, and the water supply structure 40 is mounted in the mounting cavity 12 when mounted on the main machine 10, namely directly inserted into the mounting cavity 12, so that water flow from the water supply structure 40 can flow into the cooking cavity 11.

The main machine 10 of this embodiment includes a pot body 13 and a pot cover 14 covered on the pot body 13, where the pot body 13 and the pot cover 14 enclose together to form a cooking cavity 11. When the humidifying mechanism 20 is installed, the humidifying mechanism 20 is installed on the pot cover 14, the water supply structure 40 penetrates the pot cover 14 along the height direction of the pot cover 14, and the driving member 30 is arranged on the inner side of the pot cover 14 facing the cooking cavity 11, so that high-temperature gas in the cooking cavity 11 can be contacted.

Specifically, when food is cooked, the food is placed in the pot body 13, during the process of cooking the food, the temperature of air in the cooking cavity 11 is gradually increased to realize the cooking effect of the food, meanwhile, as the driving piece 30 is arranged in the cooking cavity 11, along with the gradual increase of the temperature in the cooking cavity 11, when the temperature reaches the deformation threshold of the driving piece 30, the driving piece 30 is elastically deformed; when the temperature of the food and the temperature in the cooking chamber 11 gradually decrease after the food is cooked, the driving member 30 gradually returns to the original state when the temperature decreases below the deformation threshold of the driving member 30.

In some embodiments, for example, the deformation threshold of the driving member 30 may be set to 150 ℃, and when the temperature in the air fryer 100 reaches 150 ℃ after a preset time, for example, after 4 minutes of opening, the driving member 30 is gradually elastically deformed, and as the temperature is further increased, the driving member 30 is further deformed, so as to drive the water supply structure 40 to gradually output water flow to the cooking cavity 11.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3 to 9, the water supply structure 40 of the present utility model includes a water tank 42, a sealing member 43 and a water outlet head 44, wherein the water tank 42 is used for containing water and is provided with a water outlet 41, the water outlet head 44 is connected to the water tank 42, the sealing member 43 is used for sealing the water outlet 41 and can open the water outlet 41 under the driving of the driving member 30 so that water flows to the water outlet head 44 to be output through the water outlet head 44, thus, the water tank 42 is used for containing water, and the water tank 42 can drive the sealing member 43 and the water outlet head 44 to be detached relative to the pot cover 14 for supplementing water, and the water outlet 41 of the water tank 42 is opened and closed through the sealing member 43. When the sealing member 43 opens the water outlet 41, water flows out from the water outlet 41, flows into the water outlet head 44, flows out to the cooking cavity 11 through the water outlet head 44, and can guide the flow direction of the water flow or break up the output of the water flow by arranging the water outlet head 44, thereby realizing better humidifying effect.

Referring to fig. 6 to 9, in the structure of the water outlet head 44 according to an embodiment of the present utility model, specifically, the water outlet head 44 of the present embodiment includes a water outlet nozzle 441 and a deformation water cup 442 mounted on the water outlet nozzle 441, the water outlet nozzle 441 is connected to the water tank 42 and is used for outputting water flow, the sealing member 43 abuts against the deformation water cup 442, the deformation water cup 442 can deform under the driving of the driving member 30 to drive the sealing member 43 to open or close the water outlet 41, i.e. when the water outlet 41 needs to be opened, the driving member 30 firstly drives the deformation water cup 442 to deform, and then drives the sealing member 43 to move upwards through the deformation of the deformation water cup 442 to open the water outlet 41, so that the deformation water cup 442 can drive the sealing member 43 to open the water outlet 41, and can also receive water flow from the water outlet 41, the water flow received by the deformation water cup 442 flows to the water outlet nozzle 441, and finally flows out through the water outlet nozzle 441, and the water outlet nozzle 441 can be set to have a certain distance from the deformation water cup 442, thereby achieving the effect of draining the water flow to the food to the central area.

In other embodiments, the water outlet nozzle 441 may be directly disposed, and one end of the sealing member 43 facing the water outlet nozzle 441 may be disposed downward along the vertical direction, so as to be close to the driving member 30, and when the driving member 30 is elastically deformed, the sealing member 43 may be directly contacted with the driving member 30, so that the sealing member 43 may move in the vertical direction to open the water outlet 41, thereby realizing the water supply effect of the water outlet structure. Meanwhile, the water outlet 441 may be provided with water spreading ports, for example, a plurality of water spreading ports circumferentially disposed around the periphery of the sealing member 43, so that water flowing down from the water outlet 41 of the water tank 42 flows into the water outlet 441, and water can flow out from the water outlet 441 in multiple directions, thereby realizing the scattering effect of water flow and improving the taste of food.

Referring to fig. 6, 7 and 9, when the deformation cup 442 is adopted to drive the sealing member 43 to move, the sealing member 43 includes a push rod 431 and a sealing pad 432, the sealing pad 432 is connected to the push rod 431 and disposed in the water tank 42 for opening or the water outlet 41, the push rod 431 abuts against the deformation cup 442 for driving the sealing pad 432 to move relative to the water outlet 41, i.e. when the push rod 431 is not acted by force, the sealing pad 432 is under the action of water pressure pair and under the action of gravity of the push rod 431 and itself, and is in a sealing state relative to the water outlet 41; when the deformation cup 442 receives upward force, the deformation cup 442 pushes the push rod 431 to move upward and drives the sealing pad 432 to separate from the bottom wall of the water tank 42, so as to open the water outlet 41; in this way, by arranging the push rod 431, the outer diameter of the push rod 431 can be set smaller than the caliber of the water outlet 41, so that no friction force exists between the push rod 431 and the side wall of the water outlet 41, the push rod 431 can conveniently move relative to the water outlet 41 under the driving of the deformation water cup 442, and the sealing gasket 432 can conveniently open the water outlet 41.

The sealing pad 432 and the deformation cup 442 in this embodiment may be made of a material with elastic properties, such as food-grade silica gel, and can elastically deform, and meanwhile, the use safety of the sealing pad and the deformation cup is ensured.

Specifically, when the deformation cup 442 is set to drive the push rod 431 to move, in order to ensure the stability of force transmission, the push rod 431 is ensured to move stably, the push rod 431 includes a supporting portion 4311 and a pushing portion 4312, the supporting portion 4311 and the sealing pad 432 are respectively disposed at two opposite ends of the pushing portion 4312 in the axial direction, the supporting portion 4311 protrudes from the pushing portion 4312 along the circumferential direction of the pushing portion 4312 and is used for supporting the deformation cup 442, so that the supporting portion 4311 protrudes from the pushing portion 4312 along the circumferential direction of the pushing portion 4312, and therefore the supporting portion 4311 can have a larger cross-sectional area and a larger contact area with the deformation cup 442, and when the deformation cup 442 is elastically deformed, the push rod 431 can drive the sealing pad 432 to move stably due to the larger contact area.

It will be appreciated that, since the deformed cup 442 needs to guide the water flow to the water outlet nozzle 441, in order to ensure the stability of the water flow flowing from the water outlet nozzle 441 to the cooking cavity 11, and in order to facilitate the deformed cup 442 to receive the driving force from the driving member 30 more quickly, the deformed cup 442 protrudes toward the direction of the driving member 30, so that the deformed cup 442 forms the water containing cavity 4421, thereby having a certain volume of the water containing cavity 4421, being capable of receiving the water flow flowing from the water tank 42 and continuously providing the water flow to the water outlet nozzle 441, and ensuring the stability of the water flow during the humidification of food.

In addition, since the abutting portion 4311 of the push rod 431 needs to abut against the inner wall of the deformed cup 442, in order to facilitate stable upward movement of the push rod 431, the deformed cup 442 is further provided with a mounting groove 4422, the mounting groove 4422 is communicated with the water containing cavity 4421, and the mounting groove 4422 is used for mounting the abutting portion 4311, so that the abutting portion 4311 can be clamped in the mounting groove 4422, and the deformed cup 442 can stably drive the push rod 431 to move upward.

In one embodiment, the abutment 4311, the pushing portion 4312 and the gasket 432 may be integrally formed, thereby facilitating the improvement of the molding efficiency of the entire seal 43. Specifically, the pushing portion 4312 and the abutting portion 4311 of the present embodiment are integrally formed, and the sealing pad 432 is sleeved on the pushing portion 4312, so that the pushing rod 431 and the sealing pad 432 can be made of different materials, for example, a material with higher hardness is used for making the pushing rod 431, so that the pushing rod 431 can stably transmit driving force to the sealing pad 432.

In addition, in order to enable the deformed cup 442 to rapidly receive the driving force from the driving member 30, a protrusion 4423 is provided at a side of the deformed cup 442 facing the driving member 30, the protrusion 4423 is used to receive the driving force from the driving member 30, so that the deformed cup 442 can rapidly receive the driving force from the driving member 30 by providing the protrusion 4432 at a side of the deformed cup 442 facing the driving member 30, and thus the sealing pad 432 can be driven to rapidly open the water outlet 41.

Further, in order to compress the push rod 431 in the deformation cup 442, the water supply structure 40 further includes an elastic member 45, the elastic member 45 is sleeved on the pushing portion 4312, and two ends of the elastic member 45 respectively abut against the water tank 42 and the abutting portion 4311, so that when the sealing gasket 432 is in a sealing state with respect to the water outlet 41, the elastic member 45 is in a compressed state, and simultaneously has a downward pre-pressing force on the abutting portion 4311, when the driving member 30 drives the push rod 431 to move upwards, the elastic member 45 is further compressed, and when the driving member 30 is restored to the original state, the push rod 431 and the deformation cup 442 are driven to quickly restore to the original state under the elastic force of the elastic member 45.

Referring to fig. 5 to 7, in one embodiment of the present utility model, in order to achieve the diversion of the water flow, the water outlet nozzle 441 has a mounting hole 4412 and a water flow hole 4411, the mounting hole 4412 and the water flow hole 4411 are spaced apart from each other, the mounting hole 4412 is used for mounting the deformed water cup 442, the water flow hole 4411 is used for flowing the water flow to the cooking cavity 11, thereby mounting the deformed water cup 442 through the mounting hole 4412, so that the deformed water cup 442 is exposed to the water outlet nozzle 441 through the mounting hole 4412 to be able to receive the driving force from the driving member 30, and after the water flow hole 4411 and the mounting hole 4412 are spaced apart, the deformed water cup 442 receives the water flow from the water tank 42, and then flows to the water flow hole 4411 of the water outlet nozzle 441, thereby achieving the diversion effect of the water flow, guiding the water flow to the more concentrated area of the food, and achieving the better cooking effect.

Specifically, the water outlet nozzle 441 and the water tank 42 of the present embodiment are detachably connected, specifically, the water outlet nozzle 441 is provided with a connecting lug 4413, and the connecting lug 4413 is mounted on the water tank 42 by a bolt.

Further, in order to concentrate the water flowing out of the water outlet nozzle 441 onto the surface of the food, a water guide tube 4414 is provided on the water outlet nozzle 441, and the water guide tube 4414 is provided at the water flow hole 4411 for discharging the water downward, i.e. in the direction of the food. The water conduit 4414 and the water nozzle 441 of the present embodiment are integrally formed, so that the entire water nozzle 441 is conveniently formed.

Referring to fig. 10, a schematic structural diagram of a water tank 42 according to an embodiment of the present utility model is shown, the water tank 42 includes a water tank 421 and a water guide column 422 disposed at the bottom of the water tank 421, the water tank 421 is used for containing water, and is provided with a water outlet 41, the water guide column 422 is used for propping against the outer edge of a deformation water cup 442, so as to form a water containing space between the deformation water cup 442, a through hole 4221 is disposed on the water guide column 422, a water flow hole 4411 on the water outlet 441 is located at the outer side of the water guide column 422, along with the increasing of the water in the water guide column 422 and the deformation water cup 442, the water level of the water is increased continuously, when reaching the position of the through hole 4221, the water overflows through the through hole 4221 to reach the water flow hole 4411, and flows out into the cooking cavity 11 through the water flow hole 4411.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, in an embodiment of the utility model, the driving member 30 may be a driving spring 31 assembled in a sheet manner, or referring to fig. 5 to 7, the driving member 30 may include the driving spring 31 and a top post 32 disposed on the driving spring 31, when the driving spring 31 is elastically deformed under high temperature, the top post 32 is driven to move toward the deformation cup 442, so that the top post 32 can be quickly contacted with the protrusion 4423 of the deformation cup 442; alternatively, in another embodiment, the deformation cup 442 is not provided with the protrusion 4423, and contacts the bottom of the deformation cup 442 directly through the top post 32, so as to deform the deformation cup 442.

To sum up, the air fryer 100 of the present embodiment is used as follows: food is put into the host 10, along with the cooking process of the food, the temperature of the cooking cavity 11 is continuously increased, when the temperature in the cooking cavity 11 reaches the deformation threshold of the driving member 30, the driving member 30 is deformed upwards to drive the deformed cup 442 to drive the push rod 431 to move upwards, so that the push rod 431 drives the sealing pad 432 to be far away from the water outlet 41 of the water tank 42, and at the moment, water in the water containing barrel 421 of the water tank 42 continuously flows out from the water outlet 41 and gradually drops out in a dripping mode, for example, by the water guide tube 4414. As the cooking of the food is completed, the food is gradually cooled by the blowing of the air cooling mechanism, the temperature in the cooking cavity 11 is gradually reduced, the driving member 30 is gradually restored, and the water flow is not discharged from the water outlet nozzle 441, so that the cooking process of the food is realized. Therefore, in the cooking process, the moisture gradually taken away by the hot air on the surface of the food can be timely supplemented, so that the taste of tender baking of the food is ensured.

The technical means disclosed by the scheme of the utility model is not limited to the technical means disclosed by the embodiment, and also comprises the technical scheme formed by any combination of the technical features. It should be noted that modifications and adaptations to the utility model may occur to one skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the present utility model and are intended to be within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. An air fryer comprising:

a main body having a cooking cavity;

the humidifying mechanism is arranged on the host machine and comprises a driving piece and a water supply structure, wherein the driving piece is positioned in the cooking cavity and is used for generating elastic deformation when the temperature in the cooking cavity reaches the deformation threshold value of the driving piece so as to drive the water supply structure to output water flow to the cooking cavity.

2. The air fryer of claim 1, wherein said water supply structure is removably coupled with respect to said main machine.

3. An air fryer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said water supply structure comprises a water tank for containing a body of water and provided with a water outlet, a sealing member for sealing said water outlet and being capable of opening said water outlet under the drive of said driving member to cause water flow to said water outlet for output through said water outlet.

4. An air fryer according to claim 3, wherein said water outlet head comprises a water outlet nozzle and a deformed cup mounted on said water outlet nozzle, said deformed cup abutting said seal member to move said seal member relative to said water outlet opening under the drive of said drive member to cause said seal member to open said water outlet opening, said water outlet nozzle for discharging a water stream exiting through said water outlet opening.

5. The air fryer according to claim 4, wherein said seal comprises a push rod and a gasket disposed on said push rod, said gasket being positioned within said tank for opening or closing said water outlet, said push rod abutting said deformed cup for moving said gasket relative to said water outlet.

6. The air fryer according to claim 5, wherein said push rod comprises a holding portion and a pushing portion, said holding portion and said gasket being provided at opposite ends of said pushing portion in an axial direction, respectively, said holding portion protruding from said pushing portion in a circumferential direction of said pushing portion for holding against said deformed cup.

7. The air fryer of claim 6, wherein said deformed cup has a mounting slot therein for mounting said abutment.

8. The air fryer according to claim 6, wherein said water supply structure further comprises an elastic member, said elastic member is sleeved on said pushing portion, and two ends of said elastic member are respectively abutted against said water tank and said abutment portion.

9. The air fryer according to claim 4, wherein a side of said deformed cup facing said drive member is provided with a protrusion for receiving a driving force from said drive member.

10. The air fryer according to claim 4, wherein said spout has a mounting hole and a water hole, said mounting hole and said water hole being spaced apart from each other, said mounting hole being for mounting said deformed cup, said water hole being for flowing water into said cooking chamber.