CN219846256U - Feeding device and cooking equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Embodiments of the present utility model provide a feeding device and a cooking apparatus, in which a pump assembly is arranged downstream of a manifold, whereby all feeding junctions can be driven by only one pump assembly, reducing the complexity and cost of the structure. Meanwhile, a rotating piece is further arranged to switch the conduction state between the feeding connector and the collecting cavity through rotation of the rotating piece. The arrangement ensures that the feeding device has simple structure and occupies less space.

Description

Feeding device and cooking equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of cooking equipment, in particular to a feeding device and cooking equipment.

Background

In existing feeding devices, it is common to provide a corresponding pump assembly for each storage container and to create a negative pressure by means of the corresponding pump assembly and to suck the seasoning in the storage container into the cooking container. Since more seasoning is needed for cooking, a plurality of pump assemblies are correspondingly arranged, the plurality of pump assemblies occupy larger space, and the system pipelines in the feeding device are more and more complex, so that the cost of the whole system is higher.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a feeding device and cooking equipment, which are used for improving the using effect of the feeding device.

The application provides a feeding device which comprises a collecting piece, a rotating piece and a pump assembly.

The feeding device comprises a collecting piece, a collecting cavity and at least two feeding connectors, wherein the feeding connectors are connected to the collecting cavity, valve assemblies are correspondingly arranged at the feeding connectors and can move along a first direction to switch the corresponding conduction states of the feeding connectors and the collecting cavity, the collecting cavity is provided with a discharge hole, and a cooking container is connected to the discharge hole.

The rotary member has a stopper portion and a relief portion, the stopper portion and the relief portion being located on one side of the valve assembly in the first direction, the rotary member being rotatably provided on the collecting member to selectively couple the stopper portion or the relief portion to the valve assembly by rotation, a rotation axis of the rotary member being parallel to the first direction.

The pump assembly is disposed on a rear side of the outlet of the collection chamber.

In a state in which the stopper is fitted to the valve assembly, the valve assembly is restrained in a position to close the corresponding feed joint; the stopper releases the restriction of the valve assembly in a state where the escape portion is fitted to the valve assembly.

In some embodiments, the feed joint and the rotary member are located on both sides of the valve assembly along the first direction X.

In some embodiments, the valve assembly is a one-way valve assembly comprising a valve body and a resilient member connected to the valve body, the resilient member causing the valve body to have a tendency to move in the first direction X toward the corresponding feed joint to close the corresponding feed joint; in a state in which the stopper is fitted to the valve assembly, a projection of the stopper coincides at least partially with a projection of the valve body along the first direction X; in a state in which the relief portion is fitted to the valve assembly, a projection of the relief portion covers a projection of the valve body along the first direction X.

In some embodiments, the collecting member is provided with a limiting part, and a limiting channel is formed at the limiting part, and the limiting channel extends along a first direction; the valve body is matched with the limiting channel, and the parts of the valve body, which are positioned at the two sides of the limiting part, are respectively provided with a protruding part, and the protruding parts protrude out of the limiting part in the direction perpendicular to the first direction.

In some embodiments, the stop portion of the rotating member has a notch recessed toward the radially inner side, and the relief portion is formed at the notch.

In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a driving member drivingly connected to the rotating member for driving the rotating member in rotation; the collecting cavity is provided with a discharge hole, and the discharge hole and the driving piece are positioned on two opposite sides of the collecting piece in the first direction.

In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a transmission member rotatably connected to the collecting member, one end of the transmission member being connected to the driving member and the other end extending to the collecting chamber and being connected to the rotating member.

In some embodiments, the driving member, the collecting member, and the rotating member at least partially overlap each other in the first direction.

In some embodiments, at least two feeding connectors are disposed in sequence along a circumference of the central shaft with a rotation axis of the rotating member as the central shaft, and the feeding connectors extend lengthwise along a first direction.

In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a pipe joint provided on the collecting member and communicating to the collecting chamber, an outlet end face of the pipe joint being directed towards the rotating member in a radial direction of the rotation axis of the rotating member.

In some embodiments, a heating assembly is provided at the conduit joint.

Accordingly, embodiments of the present application also provide a cooking apparatus including a manifold, a rotor pump assembly, and a cooking vessel.

The collecting piece is provided with a collecting cavity and at least two feeding connectors, the feeding connectors are connected to the collecting cavity, valve assemblies are correspondingly arranged at the feeding connectors and can move along a first direction to switch the corresponding conducting states of the feeding connectors and the collecting cavity, and the collecting cavity is provided with a discharge hole.

The rotary member has a stopper portion and a relief portion located on one side of the valve assembly in the first direction, the rotary member being rotatably provided on the collecting member to selectively couple the stopper portion or the relief portion to the valve assembly by rotation, a rotation axis of the rotary member being parallel to the first direction;

the pump assembly is arranged at the rear side of a discharge port of the collecting chamber, and the cooking container is connected to the discharge port.

In a state in which the stopper is fitted to the valve assembly, the valve assembly is restrained in a position to close the corresponding feed joint; the stopper releases the restriction of the valve assembly in a state where the escape portion is fitted to the valve assembly.

In some embodiments, the feed connector and the rotary member are located on either side of the valve assembly along the first direction.

In some embodiments, the valve assembly is a one-way valve assembly comprising a valve body and a resilient member connected to the valve body, the resilient member causing the valve body to have a tendency to move in the first direction toward the corresponding feed joint to close the corresponding feed joint; in a state in which the stopper is fitted to the valve assembly, a projection of the stopper coincides at least partially with a projection of the valve body along the first direction; in a state in which the relief portion is fitted to the valve assembly, a projection of the relief portion covers a projection of the valve body in the first direction.

In some embodiments, the stop portion of the rotating member has a notch recessed toward the radially inner side, and the relief portion is formed at the notch.

In some embodiments, the cooking apparatus further comprises a driving member drivingly connected to the rotating member for driving the rotating member in rotation; the collecting cavity is provided with a discharge hole, the discharge hole and the driving piece are positioned on two opposite sides of the collecting piece in the first direction, and the driving piece, the collecting piece and the rotating piece are at least partially overlapped with each other in the first direction.

In some embodiments, the cooking apparatus further comprises a line fitting provided on the collecting member and communicating to the collecting chamber, an outlet end face of the line fitting being directed toward the rotating member in a radial direction of a rotation axis of the rotating member.

The application has the following beneficial effects: embodiments of the present application provide a feeding device and a cooking apparatus, in which a pump assembly is arranged downstream of a manifold, whereby all feeding junctions can be driven by only one pump assembly, reducing the complexity and cost of the structure. Meanwhile, a rotating piece is further arranged to switch the conduction state between the feeding connector and the collecting cavity through rotation of the rotating piece. The arrangement ensures that the feeding device has simple structure and occupies less space.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 shows an exemplary front view of a feeding device;

fig. 2 shows an exemplary feed device in a semi-sectional view;

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates a partial enlarged view of FIG. 2;

fig. 4 shows an exemplary illustration of the assembly position and the structure of a rotor in a feed device;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates the position of a pipe joint in a feeding device;

fig. 6 shows schematically a connection of a feeding device in use;

the main components in the embodiment of the application are described in the following:

collecting member 100 collecting chamber 110

Feed connector 120 of discharge port 111

Limiting part 130 limits channel 131

Check valve 141 of pipeline joint 140

Heating assembly 142 three-way valve 143

Valve assembly 300 valve body 310

Projection 311 elastic piece 320

Stop 510 of rotary member 500

Avoidance portion 520 connecting portion 530

Connecting bar 540 pump assembly 700

Driving member 900 driving member 910

Liquid storage container 10 cooking container 20

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present application will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the application. Furthermore, it should be understood that the detailed description is presented herein for purposes of illustration and description only, and is not intended to limit the application. In the present application, unless otherwise indicated, terms of orientation such as "upper", "lower", "left" and "right" are generally used to refer to the directions of the upper, lower, left and right sides of the device in actual use or operation, and are specifically shown in the drawings.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature.

The application provides a feeding device and cooking equipment, which are respectively described in detail below. It should be noted that the following description order of the embodiments is not intended to limit the preferred order of the embodiments of the present application. In the following embodiments, the descriptions of the embodiments are focused on, and for the part that is not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides a feeding device, as shown in fig. 6, that may be used in conjunction with a storage container 10 and/or other components to provide for feeding of a cooking container 20. Illustratively, the cooking container 20 may include a cooker, a heating device, and the like, where the feeding device can deliver cooking materials such as seasonings to the cooker, and the heating device is disposed on the cooker or the cooker is disposed on the heating device, and the heating device can heat, stir-fry, and the like, the food materials, seasonings, and the like that are put into the cooker. Of course, it is to be understood that the examples in this embodiment do not unduly limit the present application.

Here, referring to fig. 1, the feeding device mainly includes a collecting member 100, referring to fig. 2, a valve assembly 300, a rotating member 500, and a pump assembly 700 (referring to fig. 6) are disposed at the collecting member 100.

Here, the collecting member 100 is used to be connected to the storage container 10 (see fig. 6) to receive cooking materials such as seasonings from the storage container 10, wherein the seasonings may be liquid seasonings such as water, oil, salt water, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, chili oil, vinegar and mixtures thereof, solid seasonings such as pepper, salt and sugar, and the solid seasonings such as pepper, salt and sugar are usually in a powdery physical form, and of course, the example in this embodiment does not constitute undue limitation of the present application.

With continued reference to fig. 2, the collecting member 100 has a collecting chamber 110 therein, and the collecting member 100 has at least two feeding connectors 120, wherein the feeding connectors 120 are connected to the collecting chamber 110, so that after the feeding connectors 120 are connected to the storage container 10 (see fig. 6) by a pipeline or the like, the seasoning in the storage container 10 can enter the collecting chamber 110 through the feeding connectors 120 by the pipeline. The feed connector 120 may be integrally formed with the manifold 100 or may be otherwise assembled to the manifold 100, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Here, by way of example, 6 feed connections 120 may be provided in an embodiment of the application, so that at most 6 seasonings may be provided to the collecting member 100 without changing the magazine 10. Here, the rotating member 500 (the specific structure will be described later) has a rotation axis a, and the rotating member 500 can rotate around the rotation axis a. The 6 feed joints 120 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the central axis about a straight line along which the rotation axis a is located. Also, in some embodiments, each of the feed tabs 120 extends lengthwise along a first direction X, which is a direction parallel to the axis of rotation a. Here, the feeding tab 120 extends lengthwise along the first direction X means that the inlet end face and the outlet end face of the feeding tab 120 are parallel and perpendicular to the first direction X.

Of course, it is understood that in other embodiments, the number of the feeding connectors 120 is not limited to the foregoing examples, and the feeding connectors 120 may be 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, etc. and may be set according to actual requirements and structural dimensions; the feed tabs 120 may also be arranged circumferentially along the axis of rotation a other than uniformly; the feed tab 120 may also not extend along the first direction X, e.g., the inlet end face of the feed tab 120 may not be perpendicular to the first direction X, etc.; the foregoing examples in the present embodiment do not constitute undue limitations on the present application.

Referring to fig. 2, a valve assembly 300 is correspondingly disposed at the feed connector 120, and the valve assembly 300 is movable along a first direction X to switch the conduction state between the corresponding feed connector 120 and the collection chamber 110. Illustratively, the valve assemblies 300 are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence with the feed junctions 120, i.e., each feed junction 120 is provided with a valve assembly 300, respectively. The valve assembly 300 may be a one-way valve, so that the flavoring can only move from the feed connector 120 to the collecting chamber 110, but the flavoring in the collecting chamber 110 cannot move to the feed connector 120 to prevent the flavoring from flowing backward, and of course, according to the practical requirement, in other embodiments, the valve assembly 300 may also be a two-way valve or other multi-way valve, etc., which should not be unduly limited in this embodiment.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 3, the valve assembly 300 is a one-way valve assembly including a valve body 310 and an elastic member 320 connected to the valve body 310, the elastic member 320 causing the valve body 310 to have a movement tendency toward the corresponding feed joint 120 along a first direction X to close the corresponding feed joint 120. The elastic member 320 is disposed between the valve body 310 and the feed connector 120 or between the valve body 310 and the inner wall of the collecting member 100, etc., and in the unstressed condition, the valve body 310 is abutted against the outlet end of the corresponding feed connector 120 by the elastic member 320, and thus the feed connector 120 is closed, and the feed connector 120 is not in communication with the collecting chamber 110. When driven by the pump assembly 700 (described below in detail), the valve body 310 can overcome the force of the elastic member 320 and move in the first direction X to open the feed connector 120 and allow the feed connector 120 to communicate with the collection chamber 110.

As an example, with continued reference to fig. 3, the inner wall of the collecting member 100 at the feed joint 120 is provided with a limiting portion 130, and the limiting portion 130 may be closed in the circumferential direction or may have a structure of two or more segments spaced apart in the circumferential direction, where the limiting portion 130 has a portion extending toward the first direction X, so that a limiting passage 131 is formed between the limiting portions 130, the limiting passage 131 extends along the first direction X, and the valve body 310 may move back and forth along the first direction X under the guidance of the limiting passage 131. Also, the valve body 310 has portions located at both sides of the stopper 130 in the first direction X, and the valve body 310 has protrusions 311 at both sides of the stopper 130, respectively, the protrusions 311 protruding from the stopper 130 in a direction perpendicular to the first direction X, that is, protruding from the stopper 130 in a radial direction of the stopper passage 131, to limit a movement stroke of the valve body 310 such that the valve body 310 does not escape from the stopper passage 131 when moving back and forth in the first direction X. Wherein the protrusion 311 may be a structure integrally formed with the body of the valve body 310 or may be a structure additionally attached to the valve body 310. For example, here, the valve body 310 has an end portion at the lower end in the illustrated direction, which protrudes from the stopper 130 to be one protruding portion 311, and the valve body 310 is snapped with a sheet-like protruding structure as the other protruding portion 311 at a position near the upper end in the illustrated direction, and of course, the illustration in the present embodiment is not meant to unduly limit this, and in other embodiments, the forming manners of the two protruding portions 311 may be interchanged, or may be both structures integrally formed with the valve body 310, or both structures attached to the valve body 310, or the like.

With continued reference to fig. 3, the elastic member 320 may be a spring that extends longitudinally along the first direction X. The radially outer side of the limiting portion 130 forms a space, and at least a portion of the spring is abutted between the radially outer side of the limiting portion 130 and the protruding portion 311 of the valve body 310 on the side close to the feed joint 120 along the first direction X. Under the condition of no external force, the spring applies force to the protruding part 311 of the valve body 310 on the side close to the feed connector 120, so that the valve body 310 moves towards the direction close to the outlet end face of the corresponding feed connector 120 and closes the feed connector 120, and at the moment, the seasonings cannot enter the collecting cavity 110. Of course, in other embodiments, the elastic member 320 may be a clip spring, a tension spring, etc., and the example in this embodiment does not have an undue limitation.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments, the structure of the valve assembly 300 is not limited to the above example, for example, the valve assembly 300 may be a diaphragm type check valve structure, etc., and the diaphragm of the check valve structure may be opened toward the downstream side under pressure to allow the check valve structure to be conducted, etc., and the above example of the present embodiment does not unduly limit the present application.

Here, referring to fig. 6, the pump assembly 700 is disposed at a downstream location of the collection chamber 110, i.e., the pump assembly 700 is disposed at a rear side of the outlet material 111 (see fig. 2) of the collection chamber 110. A pump assembly 700 is connected to the collection chamber 110 for powering the movement of the flavoring. When the pump assembly 700 is operated, pressure is generated so that the valve assembly 300 at the feed connector 120 is opened, and thus the seasoning can be introduced into the collecting chamber 110 of the collecting member 100 through the feed connector 120, and then can be supplied into the cooking container 20 such as a pot through the discharge port 111 of the collecting chamber 110. With reference to fig. 2, the collecting cavity 110 may be funnel-shaped near the discharge port 111, and the discharge port 111 may be located at the bottom of the funnel shape, so as to collect the flavoring.

Here, since the pump assembly 700 is disposed downstream of the collection chamber 110, a plurality of the feed connectors 120 may share one pump assembly 700, without separately disposing the pump assemblies 700 for each of the feed connectors 120, thereby reducing the number of the pump assemblies 700 and the corresponding piping structures, not only contributing to simplification of the structure, reduction of the overall structural volume and complexity of the piping structures, but also contributing to reduction of the cost.

Meanwhile, since the plurality of feeding connectors 120 share one pump assembly 700, a corresponding control structure needs to be provided to control the opening and closing of each feeding connector 120, so that different feeding connectors 120 can be communicated to the collecting cavity 110 and fed according to actual requirements.

Accordingly, as described above with reference to fig. 4, in the embodiment of the present application, a rotating member 500 is further provided, and the rotating member 500 has a stop portion 510 and a relief portion 520, where the stop portion 510 and the relief portion 520 are located on one side of the valve assembly 300 along the first direction X. With reference to fig. 2, the rotary member 500 and the feed connector 120 are located on both sides of the valve assembly 300 in the first direction X, or the stop portion 510 and the relief portion 520 of the rotary member 500 and the feed connector 120 are located on both sides of the valve assembly 300 in the first direction X. Here, the rotation member 500 is rotatably provided on the pooling member 100 to selectively couple the stopper 510 or the escape 520 to the valve assembly 300 by rotation. Here, the rotation axis a of the rotator 500 is parallel to the aforementioned first direction X.

With continued reference to fig. 4, in some embodiments of the application, the rotatable member 500 is generally annular and has a centrally located connection 530. Here, the rotating member 500 is driven by a driving member 900, and the driving member 900 may be a motor or the like. Referring to fig. 2, the driving member 900 is connected to the connecting portion 530 through a transmission member 910, the transmission member 910 is rotatably connected to the collecting member 100, one end of the transmission member 910 is connected to the driving member 900, and the other end extends to the collecting chamber 110 and is connected to the rotating member 500. Here, the transmission member 910 is substantially rod-shaped, and of course, the connection manner of the driving member 900 and the rotation member 500 is not limited to the above-described example in other embodiments, for example, the driving member 900 may be directly connected to the rotation member 500, or the driving member 900 may be drivingly connected to the rotation member 500 by means of gear transmission, chain transmission, belt transmission, or the like, and the example in the present embodiment does not constitute undue limitation.

Here, the collecting chamber 110 has a discharge opening 111, which discharge opening 111 and the driving member 900 are located on opposite sides of the collecting member 100 in the first direction X, and in the illustrated direction of fig. 2, i.e., the discharge opening 111 is located on the lower side and the driving member 900 is located on the upper side. Therefore, the arrangement of the driving member 900 does not obstruct the discharge port 111 and the pipe connection at the discharge port 111, and the driving member 900, the collecting member 100, the rotating member 500 and the like at least partially overlap each other in the first direction X, so that the overall structure of the feeding device is compact and occupies less space. Illustratively, in the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the projections of the driving member 900, the rotating member 500, and the feed connector 120 in the first direction X are all substantially covered by the projection of the collecting member 100 in the first direction X.

Thus, the driving member 900 may drive the rotating member 500 to rotate, however, the arrangement of the driving member 900 is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, for example, in some other embodiments, the driving member 900 may be a manual structure, and an operation portion rotatably connected to the rotating member 500 may be provided, and a user may rotate the rotating member 500 by operating the operation portion, so as to fit the stop portion 510 or the avoiding portion 520 to the feed connector 120, so as to control the conductive state of the feed connector 120. That is, the above-described examples in the present embodiment do not constitute undue limitations on the present application.

The portion of the rotating member 500 located in the circumferential direction is referred to as a stop portion 510, and here, please continue to refer to fig. 4, in which the stop portion 510 and the connecting portion 530 are connected by a plurality of connecting ribs 540 disposed at intervals, but in other embodiments, the connecting manner between the connecting portion 530 and the stop portion 510 is not limited thereto, for example, the connecting portion 530 and the stop portion 510 may extend radially toward each other and be connected, so that the rotating member 500 has a substantially disc shape, and the example in this embodiment does not unduly limit the present application.

Here, in a state in which the stopper 510 is coupled to the valve assembly 300, along the first direction X, a projection of the stopper 510 and a projection of the valve body 310 of the valve assembly 300 coupled to the stopper 510 are at least partially overlapped, whereby the stopper 510 is stopped at one side of the valve body 310 in a movement direction in which the valve body 310 opens the corresponding feed connector 120, such that the valve body 310 cannot be opened, and thus the corresponding feed connector 120 is not conducted to the collection chamber 110. That is, the valve assembly 300 is limited to a position that closes the corresponding feed connector 120.

Meanwhile, here, the stopper 510 of the rotating member 500 has a notch recessed toward the radial inside, and the escape 520 is formed at the notch. Of course, in other embodiments, the relief portion 520 may be an opening or the like provided in the stopper portion 510 of the rotor 500, and the configuration of the relief portion 520 is not limited to the aforementioned notch form recessed radially inward from the edge. In a state where the escape portion 520 is coupled to the valve assembly 300, along the first direction X, the projection of the escape portion 520 covers the projection of the valve body 310 of the valve assembly 300 coupled to the escape portion 520, whereby, on the side of the movement direction in which the valve body 310 opens the corresponding feed connector 120, without the stopper of the stopper portion 510, the valve body 310 can be opened, so that the corresponding feed connector 120 can be communicated to the collection chamber 110. That is, the stopper 510 is released from the limit of the valve assembly 300.

Thus, when the pump assembly 700 is in operation, for the valve assembly 300 mated with the stop 510, since the stop 510 is mated to the valve body 310 of the valve assembly 300 on the side away from the feed connector 120, the valve body 310 cannot move in a direction away from the outlet end of the corresponding feed connector 120, and the valve assembly 300 is restrained in a position closing the corresponding feed connector 120, the corresponding feed connector 120 is not conducted to the collection chamber 110. With respect to the valve assembly 300 mated with the relief 520, since the valve body 310 is not stopped by the stopper 510, driven by the pump assembly 700, the valve body 310 may move away from the outlet end of the corresponding feed connector 120 through the relief 520, whereby the corresponding feed connector 120 opens and is conducted to the collection chamber 110.

Here, the valve assembly 300 may be selectively engaged with the escape portion 520 or the stop portion 510 by rotating the rotating member 500, so as to change the opening and closing of the valve assembly 300 and the feed connector 120 corresponding to the valve assembly 300, thereby changing the conduction state between the feed connector 120 and the collection chamber 110.

It will be appreciated that only a rotary member 500 having one relief 520 is shown in fig. 4 of the present application, and that the feed connector 120 corresponding to any valve assembly 300 may be opened when the relief 520 is rotated to the position of that valve assembly 300. However, in other embodiments, a plurality of relief portions 520 may be provided, and the plurality of relief portions 520 may be simultaneously and respectively engaged with different valve assemblies 300 so that the plurality of feed tabs 120 are in an open and conductive state, or the plurality of relief portions 520 may not be simultaneously engaged with the valve assemblies 300 so that less than the number of relief portions 520 (e.g., only one) of the feed tabs 120 are in an open and conductive state at a time. For example, 2 circles of stopping portions may be disposed along the radial direction of the rotating member 500, namely, a first circle of stopping portion and a second circle of stopping portion, wherein at least one avoiding portion is disposed on any circle of stopping portion; two circles of feeding connectors are correspondingly arranged along the radial direction of the rotating piece 500, namely a first circle of feeding connectors and a second circle of feeding connectors, the first circle of stopping parts can control the opening and closing of the first circle of feeding connectors, and the second circle of stopping parts can control the opening and closing of the second circle of feeding connectors. At this time, only one escape portion at the first turn stopper may be fitted to one feed joint of the first turn to make the feed joint conductive; alternatively, only one relief at the second turn stop may be fitted to one feed joint of the second turn to render the feed joint conductive, etc., the foregoing examples of the present embodiment do not unduly limit the present application.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 5, the feeding device further includes a pipe joint 140, where the pipe joint 140 is disposed on the collecting member 100 and is connected to the collecting chamber 110. The line connection 140 may be integrally formed with the manifold 100 or may be otherwise attached to the manifold 100, which is not unduly limited by this embodiment. Here, the outlet end face of the line connection 140 is disposed radially to the rotation member 500 along the rotation axis a of the rotation member 500, that is, radially to the rotation member 500. In fig. 5, the direction from inside to outside of the paper is the aforementioned first direction X, and the outlet end face of the pipe joint 140 is disposed along the tangential direction at the edge of the rotary member 500. The pipe joint 140 may be used to receive a cleaning medium such as water, which, after entering the collecting chamber 110 in the radial direction of the rotation axis a, contacts the circumferential outer wall of the rotation member 500 to rotate tangentially, and at the same time, climbs up to the position of the valve assembly 300 due to the restriction of the wall surface of the rotation member 500 or the wall surface of the collecting member 100, thereby cleaning the collecting chamber 110, especially the valve assembly 300 arranged in the circumferential direction. Therefore, the cleanliness of the used feeding device can be improved, and bacterial breeding is reduced. It will be appreciated that referring to fig. 5, the line connector 140 may include a one-way valve 141 disposed thereon such that cleaning medium, flavoring, etc. cannot leave the collection chamber 110 at the line connector 140, i.e., at the line connector 140, only external cleaning medium can enter the collection chamber 110.

In further embodiments, a heating element 142 (see fig. 6) is disposed at the pipe joint 140 for heating the cleaning medium such as water, so that the cleaning medium is atomized and vaporized to clean the collecting chamber 110 and the valve assembly 300. Illustratively, an external pipeline is connected to the pipeline joint 140, and the heating assembly 142 is disposed in the external pipeline, or the heating assembly 142 is directly disposed at the pipeline connection position, and the heating assembly 142 may be a heating wire, a ceramic heating plate or other heating structures, which does not unduly limit the ball in this embodiment. In addition, a three-way valve 143 may be further disposed at the pipe joint 140, one end of the three-way valve 143 is connected to the pipe joint 140, the other end is used for accessing the cleaning medium, and the other end is used as a pressure release channel, the three joints of the three-way valve 143 are not unduly limited in the direction of the three joints, and the direction of the one end of the three-way valve 143 connected to the pipe joint 140 is generally the same as the extending direction of the pipe joint 140, so as to reduce turning when the cleaning medium flows, and further reduce kinetic energy loss.

Here, generally, referring to fig. 1 to 6, the feeding device is a component of an automatic cooking device such as a cooker. Accordingly, embodiments of the present application also provide a cooking apparatus comprising the aforementioned feeding device and cooking vessel 20.

The feeding device comprises a collecting piece 100, wherein the collecting piece is provided with a collecting cavity 110 and at least two feeding joints 120, the feeding joints 120 are connected to the collecting cavity 110, valve assemblies 300 are correspondingly arranged at the feeding joints 120, the valve assemblies 300 can move along a first direction to switch the conduction state of the corresponding feeding joints 120 and the collecting cavity 110, the collecting cavity 110 is provided with a discharge hole 111, and a cooking container is connected to the discharge hole 111.

The rotary member 500 has a stopper 510 and a relief 520, the stopper 510 and the relief 520 being located on one side of the valve assembly 300 along a first direction, the rotary member 500 being rotatably disposed on the collecting member 100 to selectively couple the stopper 510 or the relief 520 to the valve assembly 300 by rotation, the rotational axis of the rotary member 500 being parallel to the first direction.

The pump assembly 700 is disposed on the rear side of the outlet 111 of the collection chamber 110.

In a state in which the stopper 510 is fitted to the valve assembly 300, the valve assembly 300 is limited to a position in which the corresponding feed joint 120 is closed; in a state where the escape portion 520 is fitted to the valve assembly 300, the stopper portion 510 releases the restriction of the valve assembly 300.

In some embodiments, the feed joint 120 and the rotating member are located on both sides of the valve assembly 300 along the first direction X.

In some embodiments, the valve assembly 300 is a one-way valve assembly comprising a valve body 310 and a resilient member 320 connected to the valve body 310, the resilient member 320 causing the valve body 310 to have a tendency to move along a first direction X toward a corresponding feed joint 120 to close the corresponding feed joint 120; in a state in which the stopper 510 is fitted to the valve assembly 300, along the first direction X, a projection of the stopper 510 at least partially coincides with a projection of the valve body 310; in a state where the relief portion 520 is fitted to the valve assembly 300, a projection of the relief portion 520 covers a projection of the valve body 310 along the first direction X.

In some embodiments, the inner wall of the collecting member 100 at the feed joint 120 is provided with a limiting portion 130, and the limiting portion 130 may be closed in the circumferential direction or may be a structure of two or more segments spaced apart in the circumferential direction, where the limiting portion 130 has a portion extending toward the first direction X, so that a limiting passage 131 is formed between the limiting portions 130, the limiting passage 131 extends along the first direction X, and the valve body 310 may move back and forth along the first direction X under the guidance of the limiting passage 131. Also, the valve body 310 has portions located at both sides of the stopper 130 in the first direction X, and the valve body 310 has protrusions 311 at both sides of the stopper 130, respectively, the protrusions 311 protruding from the stopper 130 in a direction perpendicular to the first direction X, that is, protruding from the stopper 130 in a radial direction of the stopper passage 131, to limit a movement stroke of the valve body 310 such that the valve body 310 does not escape from the stopper passage 131 when moving back and forth in the first direction X.

In some embodiments, the stop portion 510 of the rotating member 500 has a notch recessed toward the radially inner side, where the relief portion 520 is formed.

In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a driving member 900, the driving member 900 being drivingly connected to the rotating member 500 for driving the rotating member 500 in rotation; the manifold 110 has a discharge opening 111, the discharge opening 111 and the drive member 900 being located on opposite sides of the manifold 100 in a first direction.

In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a transmission member 910, wherein the transmission member 910 is rotatably connected to the collecting member 100, and wherein one end of the transmission member 910 is connected to the driving member 900 and the other end extends to the collecting chamber 110 and is connected to the rotating member 500.

In some embodiments, the driver 900, the collector 100, and the rotator 500 at least partially overlap each other in the first direction.

In some embodiments, at least two feeding tabs 120 are disposed sequentially along the circumference of the central shaft with the rotation axis of the rotating member as the central shaft, and the feeding tabs 120 extend lengthwise along the first direction.

In some embodiments, the feeding device further comprises a line connection 140, the line connection 140 being provided on the collecting member 100 and communicating to the collecting chamber 110, the outlet end face of the line connection 140 being directed towards the rotating member 500 in a radial direction of the rotational axis of the rotating member 500.

In some embodiments, a heating assembly 142 is provided at the conduit joint 140.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, a plurality of storage containers 10 connected to the manifold 100 are provided, and oil may be directly connected to the cooking container 20 through a pipeline so as to prevent the mixture with other liquid seasoning from splashing after being added to the cooking container 20. At the same time, the problem of the oil contaminating the collection member 100 and the piping, which results in a difficult cleaning, can also be avoided.

Accordingly, referring to fig. 1 to 6, in order to better achieve the technical effects of the embodiments of the present application, the embodiments of the present application further provide a feeding method of the foregoing feeding device, in which the feeding device of the foregoing embodiment is provided, and in use, a pump assembly 700 is used to form negative pressure and make the valve assemblies 300 of all the feeding connectors 120 have an opening movement trend, and the rotating member is rotated to switch the conduction state between the feeding connectors 120 and the collecting chamber 110, so as to achieve the feeding of different seasonings.

In use, when a seasoning is required to be supplied, the rotary member 500 is rotated to match the feed connector 120 of the corresponding seasoning with the escape portion 520, and the valve assembly 300 corresponding to the feed connector 120 is opened by the pump assembly 700, thereby supplying the seasoning.

Illustratively, N feed tabs 120 are provided, and in use, the rotor 500 is rotated such that the stop 510 stops N-1 feed tabs 120 and such that the relief 520 fits at the remaining 1 feed tabs 120. Before or after this, the pump assembly 700 is operated to pump the seasoning from the seasoning container to which the feed adaptor 120 is connected to the collection chamber 110 and may enter the cooking container via the collection chamber 110.

More specifically, in use, if a flavor is to be extracted, the driving member 900 operates to drive the rotating member 500 to rotate, and when the avoiding portion 520 rotates to the position of the feed connector 120 and the valve assembly 300 corresponding to the flavor, the axial constraint (i.e. the constraint along the first direction X) of the valve body 310 of the valve assembly 300 by the stop portion 510 fails, and the valve body 310 moves away from the feed connector 120 along the first direction X under the action of negative pressure, so that the feed connector 120 and the collecting chamber 110 are in conduction. While for the valve assembly 300 mated with the stop 510, the stop 510 constitutes an axial constraint on the valve body 310 of the valve assembly 300, with the valve assembly 300 closing the corresponding feed nipple 120. Furthermore, extraction of the specified seasoning is realized.

Application example one

In an application example one, a feeding device is provided, which comprises a collecting member 100, a rotating member 500 and a pump assembly 700, the collecting member 100 having a collecting chamber 110 and a feed connection 120, the feed connection 120 being connected to the collecting chamber 110, and a valve assembly 300 being provided at the feed connection 120 for switching the opening and closing of the feed connection 120. The rotor 500 is disposed in the collection chamber 110 and has a stop 510 and a relief 520. When the stopper 510 stops the valve body 310 of the valve assembly 300, the valve assembly 300 cannot be opened; the relief 520 may be opened with the valve body 310 of the valve assembly 300 in a corresponding mating position. The feed connection 120, the collection chamber 110 and the pump assembly 700 are arranged in sequence along the flow direction of the seasoning, i.e. the pump assembly 700 is arranged downstream of the collection chamber 110, such that all the feed connections 120 can be supplied with feed pressure by one pump assembly 700 without having to provide each feed connection 120 with a pump assembly 700 separately.

Application example two

In application example two, a feeding device is provided, which is substantially the same in structure as the feeding device provided in application example one. The difference is that here, the valve body 310 of the valve assembly 300 can be moved in a first direction X to switch the opened and closed states, the stopper 510 and the escape 520 of the rotary member 500 are located at a side of the valve body 310 away from the feed joint 120 in the first direction X, and the first direction X is parallel to the rotation axis of the rotary member 500.

Application example three

In the third application example, a feeding device is provided, which is substantially the same in structure as the feeding device provided in the first or second application example. The difference is that, here, the rotating member 500 is substantially in a ring shape, the middle part thereof is a connecting part 530 for connecting with the motor or other driving member 900, the stop part 510 is located at the circumferential outer side of the connecting part 530 and extends along the circumferential direction, and the stop part 510 and the connecting part 530 are connected by a connecting rib. The stopper 510 has a notch extending radially inward to form a relief 520.

Application example four

In application example four, a feeding device is provided, which is substantially the same in structure as the feeding device provided in application example one, two or three. The difference is that here, a pipe connection 140 is provided at one side of the collecting member 100, the pipe connection 140 is connected to the collecting chamber 110, and the outlet end surface of the pipe connection 140 is directed toward the rotating member 500 along the radial direction of the rotation axis of the rotating member 500. The line connection 140 may be used to access a cleaning medium to clean the collection chamber 110 and the valve assembly 300.

Application example five

In application example five, a feeding device is provided, which is substantially the same in structure as the feeding device provided in application example four. The difference is that here, the pipe joint 140 is provided with a boiler assembly as a heating assembly, which can heat the cleaning medium, thereby forming a steam-like cleaning medium for better cleaning.

Application example six

In application example six, there is provided a cooking apparatus that is an automatic cooker. The automatic cooker comprises a feeding device provided in any one of the application examples.

Application example seven

In application example seven, a feeding method is provided, which employs the feeding device provided in any one of the foregoing application examples.

Here, 6 feeding connectors 120 are provided, a stop portion 510 and a relief portion 520 are formed on the rotating member 500 along the circumferential direction, and when in use, the driving member 900 drives the rotating member 500 to rotate, so that the stop portion 510 stops 5 feeding connectors 120 therein, at this time, the relief portion 520 is matched with the rest 1 feeding connectors 120, the valve assembly 300 at the rest feeding connectors 120 is opened under the pressure driving of the peristaltic pump (i.e. the pump assembly 700), and the feeding connectors 120 are communicated to the collecting cavity 110, so that the feeding of specific seasonings can be realized.

It may be understood that the meaning of the terms in the embodiments of the present application is the same, and for some embodiments, details of implementation of the terms may refer to descriptions in other embodiments, and the exemplary descriptions and technical effects shown in the foregoing embodiments may be implemented correspondingly, so that the repeated parts will not be repeated.

The above detailed description of the feeding device and the cooking apparatus provided by the present application has been provided, and specific examples are applied herein to illustrate the principles and embodiments of the present application, and the above examples are only used to help understand the method and core idea of the present application; meanwhile, as those skilled in the art will have variations in the specific embodiments and application scope in accordance with the ideas of the present application, the present description should not be construed as limiting the present application in view of the above.

Claims (17)

1. A feeding device is characterized by comprising,

the collecting piece is provided with a collecting cavity and at least two feeding connectors, the feeding connectors are connected to the collecting cavity, valve assemblies are correspondingly arranged at the feeding connectors and can move along a first direction to switch the conduction states of the corresponding feeding connectors and the collecting cavity, and the collecting cavity is provided with a discharge hole;

A rotary member having a stopper portion and a relief portion, the stopper portion and the relief portion being located on one side of the valve assembly in the first direction, the rotary member being rotatably provided on the collecting member to selectively couple the stopper portion or the relief portion to the valve assembly by rotation, a rotation axis of the rotary member being parallel to the first direction;

a pump assembly disposed at a rear side of the discharge port of the collection chamber;

in a state in which the stopper is fitted to the valve assembly, the valve assembly is restrained in a position to close the corresponding feed joint;

the stopper releases the restriction of the valve assembly in a state where the escape portion is fitted to the valve assembly.

2. The feed device of claim 1, wherein the feed joint and the rotating member are located on either side of the valve assembly in the first direction.

3. The feed device of claim 1, wherein the valve assembly is a one-way valve assembly comprising a valve body and a resilient member connected to the valve body, the resilient member imparting a tendency to move in the first direction toward the corresponding feed joint to close the corresponding feed joint;

In a state in which the stopper is fitted to the valve assembly, a projection of the stopper coincides at least partially with a projection of the valve body along the first direction;

in a state in which the relief portion is fitted to the valve assembly, a projection of the relief portion covers a projection of the valve body in the first direction.

4. A feeding device as claimed in claim 3, wherein,

the collecting piece is provided with a limiting part, a limiting channel is formed at the limiting part, and the limiting channel extends along a first direction;

the valve body is matched with the limiting channel, and the parts of the valve body, which are positioned at the two sides of the limiting part, are respectively provided with a protruding part, and the protruding parts protrude out of the limiting part in the direction perpendicular to the first direction.

5. A feeding device according to claim 3, wherein the stop portion of the rotating member has a recess recessed radially inwards, said recess forming said relief.

6. The feeder of claim 1, further comprising a drive member drivingly connected to the rotating member for driving the rotating member in rotation;

the collecting cavity is provided with a discharge hole, and the discharge hole and the driving piece are positioned on two opposite sides of the collecting piece in the first direction.

7. The feeder device of claim 6, further comprising a transmission member rotatably coupled to the manifold member, the transmission member having one end coupled to the drive member and the other end extending to the manifold chamber and coupled to the rotation member.

8. The feeder device as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the drive member, the collecting member and the rotating member at least partially overlap each other in the first direction.

9. The feeder device according to claim 1, wherein at least two feeder junctions are provided in sequence along a circumferential direction of the central shaft with a rotation axis of the rotating member as the central shaft, and the feeder junctions extend lengthwise along the first direction.

10. The feeder device of claim 1, further comprising a line connection provided on the collecting member and communicating to the collecting chamber, an outlet end face of the line connection being directed toward the rotating member in a radial direction of a rotation axis of the rotating member.

11. The feeder device of claim 10, wherein a heating assembly is provided at the pipe joint.

12. A cooking apparatus, characterized by comprising,

The collecting piece is provided with a collecting cavity and at least two feeding connectors, the feeding connectors are connected to the collecting cavity, valve assemblies are correspondingly arranged at the feeding connectors and can move along a first direction to switch the conduction states of the corresponding feeding connectors and the collecting cavity, and the collecting cavity is provided with a discharge hole;

a rotary member having a stopper portion and a relief portion, the stopper portion and the relief portion being located on one side of the valve assembly in the first direction, the rotary member being rotatably provided on the collecting member to selectively couple the stopper portion or the relief portion to the valve assembly by rotation, a rotation axis of the rotary member being parallel to the first direction;

a pump assembly disposed at a rear side of the discharge port of the collection chamber; and

a cooking vessel connected to the discharge port;

in a state in which the stopper is fitted to the valve assembly, the valve assembly is restrained in a position to close the corresponding feed joint;

the stopper releases the restriction of the valve assembly in a state where the escape portion is fitted to the valve assembly.

13. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 wherein the feed connector and the rotary member are located on either side of the valve assembly along the first direction.

14. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 wherein the valve assembly is a one-way valve assembly comprising a valve body and a resilient member connected to the valve body, the resilient member imparting a tendency to move in the first direction toward the corresponding feed joint to close the corresponding feed joint;

in a state in which the stopper is fitted to the valve assembly, a projection of the stopper coincides at least partially with a projection of the valve body along the first direction;

in a state in which the relief portion is fitted to the valve assembly, a projection of the relief portion covers a projection of the valve body in the first direction.

15. The cooking apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the stopper portion of the rotary member has a notch recessed toward a radially inner side, the notch being formed with the escape portion.

16. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a drive member drivingly connected to the rotating member for driving rotation of the rotating member;

the collecting cavity is provided with a discharge hole, the discharge hole and the driving piece are positioned on two opposite sides of the collecting piece in the first direction, and the driving piece, the collecting piece and the rotating piece are at least partially overlapped with each other in the first direction.

17. The cooking apparatus of claim 12 further comprising a conduit fitting disposed on the manifold and communicating with the manifold chamber, an outlet end face of the conduit fitting being oriented toward the rotating member in a radial direction of the axis of rotation of the rotating member.