CN220308944U - Cover opening button assembly of cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cover opening button assembly of a cooking utensil, which solves the technical problem that the existing cover opening button assembly is easy to be blocked when being pressed.

Description

Cover opening button assembly of cooking utensil

[ field of technology ]

The utility model relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, in particular to a cover opening button assembly of a cooking appliance.

[ background Art ]

The cover opening button assembly of the existing cooking appliance comprises a button seat, a cover opening button and a spring, wherein the button seat is provided with a cavity with one side open, the cover opening button is arranged in the cavity in a floating mode, the spring clamp is arranged between the cover opening button and the bottom wall of the cavity and used for supporting the cover opening button, the cover opening button is in a suspension state, the cover opening button can be pressed to open a pot cover of the cooking appliance, and after the cover opening button is loosened, the spring drives the cover opening button to reset. In order to realize that the cover opening button smoothly moves, a gap exists between the existing cover opening button and the side wall of the cavity, when the cover opening button is pressed at the edge position of the cover opening button or the central position of other non-cover opening buttons, the cover opening button is inclined due to unbalanced stress, so that the edge of the cover opening button and the inner side wall of the cavity are rubbed to cause clamping stagnation, and further the condition that rebound and reset cannot occur, so that the next cover opening action is not facilitated.

[ utility model ]

The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide the cover opening button assembly of the cooking utensil, which can keep the cover opening button in a balanced state, so as to effectively prevent the cover opening button from tilting to interfere with the button seat to cause clamping stagnation, and ensure that the cover opening button moves smoothly.

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides a cooking utensil's button subassembly that uncaps, includes button seat, elastic component and installs uncap button on the button seat, uncap button with still be equipped with flexible balance assembly between the button seat, balance assembly is including two alternately support piece, two support piece are articulated in the junction and support uncap button in order to make uncap button keeps balanced, the elastic component is connected two between the support piece in order to make balance assembly stretches and drives uncap button resets.

In the above-mentioned cover opening button assembly, one end of the supporting member slides relative to the cover opening button and is in line contact with the cover opening button, and the other end slides relative to the button seat and is in line contact with the button seat.

In the above-mentioned button subassembly that uncaps, two support piece is T shaped frame, T shaped frame includes narrow portion and wide portion, and the narrow portion suit of one of them support piece is in the narrow portion outside of another support piece, two narrow portion articulated and with button seat sliding contact, wide portion and the button sliding contact that uncaps.

In the above-described door button assembly, the wide portion has a protruding section protruding from the narrow portion, and the elastic member is connected between the protruding sections of the two supporting members that are opposite to each other.

In the above-mentioned button subassembly that uncaps, two support piece is the I-shaped pole, the I-shaped pole includes the first body of rod that two intervals set up and connects the second body of rod of two first poles, two first bodies of rod of support piece respectively with uncap button and button seat sliding contact, two the second body of rod is crisscross and is articulated in the intersection.

In the above-mentioned cover opening button assembly, one end of the supporting member is hinged to the cover opening button, and the other end is slidably mounted on the button seat.

In the above-mentioned button assembly of uncapping, the elastic component is the spring, the both ends of spring are equipped with the crotch respectively, two all be equipped with the hook hole on the support piece, the crotch hook is in hook hole department.

In the above-mentioned uncapping button assembly, be equipped with the guide way on the diapire of button seat, support piece deviates from uncapping button's one end is in reciprocating sliding in the guide way.

In the above-mentioned button assembly of uncapping, the diapire of button seat is protruding to be equipped with two spacing setting up, two spacing muscle and the diapire of button seat limit formation the guide way.

In the above-mentioned uncapping button assembly, the uncapping button is still equipped with uncapping jack-prop, uncapping jack-prop avoid supporting assembly and run through the button seat.

The utility model has the beneficial effects that:

the telescopic balance component is further arranged between the cover opening button and the button seat, and comprises two crossed supporting pieces, wherein the two supporting pieces are hinged at the crossed part and support the cover opening button so as to keep balance of the cover opening button, therefore, even if the cover opening button is pressed at the edge position of the cover opening button or the central position of other non-cover opening buttons during pressing, the cover opening button can be kept in a balanced state through stable support of the balance component, further, the cover opening button is prevented from tilting to interfere with the button seat to cause clamping stagnation, and smooth movement of the cover opening button is ensured; in addition, the end parts are close to or far away from the balance component through the rotation of the two supporting pieces, so that the cover opening button moves relative to the button seat, after the cover opening button is pressed to move towards the inner direction of the pot body to open the pot cover of the cooking utensil, the elastic piece can drive the balance component to stretch and drive the cover opening button to reset after the cover opening button is released, and further preparation is made for the next cover opening action.

One end of the supporting piece slides relative to the cover opening button and is in line contact with the cover opening button, and the other end of the supporting piece slides relative to the button seat and is in line contact with the button seat. When the cover opening button is assembled, the balance component is firstly placed on the button seat, and then the cover opening button is floatingly arranged on the button seat in the existing installation mode, so that the balance component can support the cover opening button, the assembly is simple and convenient, the structure of the existing button seat and the structure of the cover opening button are not required to be changed, and the improvement cost is low; in addition, the friction resistance on the two ends of the support piece is reduced in a line contact mode, so that the cover opening button is more labor-saving; the contact area of the balance component and the cover opening button is further ensured, and the balance component can firmly support the cover opening button so as to keep balance.

The two supporting pieces are both T-shaped frames, each T-shaped frame comprises a narrow part and a wide part, the narrow part of one supporting piece is sleeved on the outer side of the narrow part of the other supporting piece, the two narrow parts are hinged and are in sliding contact with the button seat, and the wide part is in sliding contact with the cover opening button. By the design, the structural strength of the support piece and the contact area of the support piece and the cover opening button can be further enhanced, so that the support stability of the balance assembly to the cover opening button is enhanced; in addition, the hollow part of the narrow part of the T-shaped frame can avoid the cover opening top column at the upper center of the existing cover opening button, so that the structure of the existing cover opening button is not required to be changed.

The wide portion has a protruding section protruding from the narrow portion, and the elastic member is connected between the protruding sections of the two supporting members. When the cover opening button is pressed, the two supporting pieces are used for supporting the two ends of the cover opening button to be far away from and stretching the elastic piece to enable the balance assembly to shrink, so that the cover opening jack post on the cover opening button moves towards the outer side of the button seat, and when the pressing of the cover opening button is canceled, the elastic piece shrinks to enable the two ends of the two supporting pieces to be close to each other so as to enable the balance assembly to stretch, and then the cover opening button is driven to reset; in addition, the wide part is provided with the protruding section protruding from the narrow part to form the mounting part of the elastic piece, so that the elastic piece can be conveniently assembled.

The two support pieces are I-shaped rods, each I-shaped rod comprises two first rod bodies arranged at intervals and two second rod bodies connected with the two first rod bodies, the two first rod bodies of the support pieces are respectively in sliding contact with the cover opening button and the button seat, and the two second rod bodies are crossed and hinged at the crossed position. The design can simplify the structure of the support piece so as to reduce the processing difficulty and the manufacturing cost of the support piece.

The elastic piece is a spring, hooks are respectively arranged at two ends of the spring, hook holes are respectively formed in the two supporting pieces, and the hooks are hooked at the hook holes. By the design, the elastic piece and the supporting piece can be conveniently connected, and then the assembly difficulty of the cover opening button assembly is reduced.

The bottom wall of the button seat is provided with a guide groove, and one end of the support piece, which is away from the cover opening button, slides back and forth in the guide groove. According to the design, one end of the support piece, which deviates from the cover opening button, can be limited through the guide groove, so that the support piece can only slide along the extending direction of the guide groove, and further, the support piece is prevented from being shifted and biased, so that the cover opening button cannot be stably supported.

The bottom wall of the button seat is convexly provided with two spacing ribs arranged at intervals, and the two spacing ribs and the bottom wall of the button seat limit a guide groove. By means of the design, the structural strength of the bottom wall of the button seat can be enhanced by the limiting ribs, so that the bottom wall of the button seat is prevented from deforming, and the supporting stability of the balance assembly to the opening cover button is further guaranteed.

These features and advantages of the present utility model will be disclosed in detail in the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

[ description of the drawings ]

The utility model is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of an uncapping button in an uncapping button assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an open cover button according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is an assembled view of a button base according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a supporting member according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of another support member according to the first embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of an elastic member according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing an assembly structure of a balance assembly and an elastic member according to a first embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the uncapping button assembly according to the first embodiment of the present utility model when the uncapping button is not pressed.

Reference numerals:

100. a button seat; 110. a bottom wall; 111. a clamping hole; 112. perforating; 113. a guide groove; 114. a limit rib; 120. a sidewall; 200. an elastic member; 210. a hook; 300. a cover opening button; 310. a pressing part; 320. an elastic clamping arm; 321. an anti-falling part; 330. uncovering the top column; 400. a balancing assembly; 410. a support; 411. a narrow portion; 4111. a first edge; 4112. a second side; 4113. connecting edges; 412. a wide portion; 4121. a protruding section; 41211. a hook hole.

[ detailed description ] of the utility model

The utility model provides a cover opening button assembly of a cooking utensil, which comprises a button seat, an elastic piece and a cover opening button arranged on the button seat, wherein a telescopic balance assembly is further arranged between the cover opening button and the button seat, the balance assembly comprises two crossed supporting pieces, the two supporting pieces are hinged at the crossed part and support the cover opening button so as to keep balance of the cover opening button, and the elastic piece is connected between the two supporting pieces so as to enable the balance assembly to stretch and drive the cover opening button to reset.

The telescopic balance component is further arranged between the cover opening button and the button seat, and comprises two crossed supporting pieces, wherein the two supporting pieces are hinged at the crossed part and support the cover opening button so as to keep balance of the cover opening button, therefore, even if the cover opening button is pressed at the edge position of the cover opening button or the central position of other non-cover opening buttons during pressing, the cover opening button can be kept in a balanced state through stable support of the balance component, further, the cover opening button is prevented from tilting to interfere with the button seat to cause clamping stagnation, and smooth movement of the cover opening button is ensured; in addition, the end parts are close to or far away from the balance component through the rotation of the two supporting pieces, so that the cover opening button moves relative to the button seat, after the cover opening button is pressed to move towards the inner direction of the pot body to open the pot cover of the cooking utensil, the elastic piece can drive the balance component to stretch and drive the cover opening button to reset after the cover opening button is released, and further preparation is made for the next cover opening action.

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model will be explained and illustrated below with reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model, but the following embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the examples in the implementation manner, other examples obtained by a person skilled in the art without making creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present utility model. In addition, it is to be understood that the terms "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "longitudinal," "transverse," "inner," "outer," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," and the like, which refer to an orientation or positional relationship, are merely based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices/elements referred to must have a specific orientation or be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, in this embodiment, the cooking apparatus is an electric cooker or an electric pressure cooker, the cooking apparatus includes a cooker body and a cover hinged on the cooker body, a cover button assembly for releasing the lock of the cover and the cooker body is provided on the cooker body, the cover button assembly includes a button seat 100, an elastic member 200, and a cover button 300 mounted on the button seat 100, a telescopic balancing assembly 400 is further provided between the cover button 300 and the button seat 100, the balancing assembly 400 includes two intersecting supporting members 410, the two supporting members 410 are hinged at the intersecting position and support the cover button 300 to keep the cover button 300 balanced, and the elastic member 200 is connected between the two supporting members 410 to extend the balancing assembly 400 and drive the cover button 300 to reset.

The balance assembly 400 in the present embodiment can support the cover button 300 to keep the cover button 300 balanced, so that even when the cover button 300 is pressed at the edge position of the cover button 300 or at the center position of other non-cover buttons, the cover button 300 is kept in a balanced state by the smooth support of the balance assembly 400, thereby preventing the cover button 300 from tilting to interfere with the button seat 100 to cause jamming, and ensuring smooth movement of the cover button 300; in addition, the extension and retraction of the balance assembly 400 can be achieved by the rotation of the two support members 410 to move the cover button 300 with respect to the button seat 100, and after the cover button 300 is pressed to move toward the inner direction of the pot body to open the pot cover of the cooking appliance, the elastic member 200 can drive the balance assembly 400 to extend and drive the cover button 300 to reset, thereby preparing for the next cover opening action after releasing the cover button 300.

Specifically, the button seat 100 in this embodiment includes a bottom wall 110 and a side wall 120 disposed around the bottom wall 110, the bottom wall 110 and the side wall 120 enclose a cavity with one open side, the cover opening button 300 and the balance assembly 400 are both installed in the cavity, a plurality of clamping holes 111 are circumferentially spaced on the bottom wall 110, the cover opening button 300 includes a pressing portion 310, a plurality of elastic clamping arms 320 circumferentially spaced and a cover opening top post 330 disposed at the center of the pressing portion 310, one end of the elastic clamping arm 320 is integrally formed with the pressing portion 310, the other end extends towards the bottom wall 110 and is provided with a release preventing portion 321, and when assembled, the elastic clamping arm 320 is deformed to enable the release preventing portion 321 to pass through the clamping hole 111, and then the elastic clamping arm 320 is reset, so that the projection of the release preventing portion 321 on the bottom wall 110 at least partially overlaps with the solid portion of the bottom wall 110, thereby realizing that the cover opening button 300 is floatingly installed in the cavity, and simultaneously preventing the cover opening button 300 from being released from the button seat 100; the cover opening button 300 is arranged on the button seat 100 in a clamping manner, so that the cover opening button 300 can be conveniently installed and detached, the assembly efficiency of a cover opening button assembly is further improved, and the disassembly and the maintenance of the later-period cover opening button assembly are facilitated; and a through hole 112 is further formed in the center of the bottom wall 110, one end of the cover-opening top pillar 330 is integrally formed with the pressing portion 310, and the other end is disposed through the through hole 112.

The two supporting members 410 are both T-shaped frames, the T-shaped frames comprise a narrow portion 411 and a wide portion 412, wherein the narrow portion 411 comprises a first edge 4111, a second edge 4112 and a connecting edge 4113, the first edge 4111 and the second edge 4112 are arranged at intervals, the connecting edge 4113 is connected between one end of the first edge 4111 and one end of the second edge 4112 so that the narrow portion 411 is in a substantially U-shaped structure, the wide portion 412 is a rectangular frame with a notch on one long edge, and the other end of the first edge 4111 and the other end of the second edge 4112 are respectively connected with two sides of the notch, so that the narrow portion 411 and the wide portion 412 are connected to form the T-shaped frame. In addition, the width of the narrow portion 411 of one of the support members 410 is greater than that of the narrow portion 411 of the other support member 410, so that when the balance assembly 400 is assembled, the narrow portion 411 of one of the support members 410 is sleeved outside the narrow portion 411 of the other support member 410, wherein the outer sides of the first side 4111 and the second side 4112 of the narrow portion 411 are respectively provided with a rotating shaft, and the first side 4111 and the second side 4112 of the wide narrow portion 411 are respectively provided with a rotating shaft hole in a rotating fit with the rotating shaft, so that the two support members 410 are hinged at the intersection, preferably, the first side 4111 and the second side 4112 are respectively provided with an arc section, and the rotating shaft holes are arranged on the arc section, so that the rotating smoothness of the two support members 410 can be improved.

In addition, the wide portion 412 has two protruding sections 4121 protruding from the left and right sides of the narrow portion 411, and the number of the elastic members 200 is two, one is connected between the two protruding sections 4121 on the left side, and the other is connected between the two protruding sections 4121 on the right side, and the protruding sections 4121 form the mounting portion of the elastic member 200, so that the assembly of the elastic member 200 can be facilitated. Specifically, the elastic member 200 is a spring, two ends of the spring are respectively provided with a hook 210, the protruding section 4121 is provided with a hook hole 41211, and the hook 210 is hooked at the hook hole 41211, so that the assembling difficulty of the cover opening button assembly is reduced.

After the balance assembly 400 and the elastic member 200 are assembled, the balance assembly 400 is first placed in the cavity, the connecting edges 4113 of the two narrow portions 411 are respectively in sliding contact with the bottom wall 110 of the button holder 100, then the door button 300 is clamped to the button holder 100, the wide portions 412 of the two supporting members 410 are respectively in sliding contact with the inner side surfaces of the pressing portions 310 of the door button 300, at this time, the balance assembly 400 is clamped between the pressing portions 310 and the bottom wall 110, and the two wide portions 412 are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the center of the pressing portion 310, so that the balance assembly 400 can support the door button 300 and keep the door button 300 balanced. After the cover opening button 300 and the button seat 100 are assembled, the cover opening top column 330 can pass through the hollow part of the narrow part 411 of the T-shaped frame and pass through the through hole 112, i.e. the design of the T-shaped frame can avoid the cover opening top column 330 at the upper center of the existing cover opening button 300, so that the structure of the existing cover opening button 300 is not required to be changed; in addition, the structural strength of the support 410 and the contact area of the support 410 and the cover opening button 300 can be further enhanced, so that the support stability of the balance assembly 400 to the cover opening button 300 is enhanced; finally, the assembly method is simple and convenient, the structure of the existing button seat 100 and the structure of the cover opening button 300 are not required to be changed, and the modification cost is low.

After the cover opening button assembly is assembled, when the cover opening button 300 is pressed, the two wide portions 412 are far away from and stretch the elastic member 200 to shrink the balance assembly 400, so that the cover opening top column 330 on the cover opening button 300 moves towards the outer side of the button seat 100, and the button plate in the pot body is pushed to release the locking of the pot cover by the button plate. When the cover button 300 is not pressed, the elastic member 200 contracts to close the two wide portions 412 to extend the balance assembly 400, so as to drive the cover button 300 to reset.

Next, the wide portion 412 in the present embodiment is in line contact with the pressing portion 310, and the connecting edge 4113 is in line contact with the bottom wall 110. By the design, the friction resistance on the two ends of the supporting piece 410 can be reduced, so that the cover opening button 300 is more labor-saving; in addition, the line contact manner ensures the contact area of the balance assembly 400 and the cover button, thereby ensuring that the balance assembly 400 can stably support the cover button 300 to maintain balance.

Finally, in this embodiment, the bottom wall 110 is provided with the guide groove 113, and the connecting edge 4113 slides reciprocally in the guide groove 113, so that the connecting edge 4113 can be limited by the guide groove 113, so that the connecting edge can only slide along the extending direction of the guide groove 113, and further, the problem that the support member 410 is offset and shifted and cannot stably support the door button 300 is avoided.

Preferably, the bottom wall 110 is convexly provided with two spacing ribs 114 arranged at intervals, and the two spacing ribs 114 and the bottom wall 110 define the guide groove 113. By such design, the limiting rib 114 can be utilized to enhance the structural strength of the bottom wall 110, so as to avoid deformation of the bottom wall 110 of the button seat 100, and further ensure the stability of the balance assembly 400 to support the opening button 300.

It is understood that in other embodiments of the present utility model, the bottom wall of the button seat may be partially recessed to form the guide groove.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments of the utility model, the hooks of the springs may also be hooked directly to the rims on both sides of the gap in the wide portion.

It is understood that in other embodiments of the present utility model, the elastic member may be a rubber band, and two ends of the rubber band are respectively bound to the frames at two sides of the notch at the wide portion.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments of the utility model, one spring is connected between one of the wide portions and the third side of the same side of the wide portion, and the other spring is connected between the other wide portion and the third side of the same side of the wide portion; or one spring is connected between the lower ends of the two first sides and the other spring is connected between the lower ends of the two second sides.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments of the utility model, the support may also be a rectangular frame, with the two rectangular sleeves being nested to intersect and hinged at the intersection.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments of the present utility model, a guide groove may be provided on the inner side of the pressing portion, and the wide portion may slide reciprocally in the guide groove.

It will be appreciated that in other embodiments of the utility model, the outer sides of the first and second sides of the narrower narrow portion are provided with spindle bores, respectively, while the first and second sides of the wider narrow portion are provided with spindles that are in rotational engagement with the spindle bores, respectively, so that articulation of the two support members is also achieved.

Example two

Compared with the first embodiment, the difference of this embodiment lies in that, two support pieces are the I-shaped pole, and the I-shaped pole includes the first body of rod that two intervals set up and connects the second body of rod of two first poles, and two first bodies of rod of support piece respectively with uncap button and button seat sliding contact, preferably line contact, two second bodies of rod are alternately and in the intersection articulated, and two second body of rod intersection lies in uncap button's central line, uncaps the jack-prop and locate on the pressing part in order to dodge two second bodies of rod this moment eccentrically.

Example III

Compared with the first and second embodiments, the difference of the present embodiment is that two balance components distributed on two sides of the center of the pressing portion are disposed between the cover opening button and the button seat, each balance component includes two crossed support members, each support member is a support rod, one end of each support rod is hinged to the pressing portion of the cover opening button, the other end of each support rod is slidably mounted on the button seat and is in line contact with the bottom wall of the button seat, and the elastic member is connected between the two support rods to extend the balance components and drive the cover opening button to reset.

While the utility model has been described in terms of embodiments, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited thereto but rather includes the drawings and the description of the embodiments above. Any modifications which do not depart from the functional and structural principles of the present utility model are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a cooking utensil's button subassembly that uncaps, includes button seat, elastic component and installs uncap button on the button seat, its characterized in that uncaps the button with still be equipped with flexible balance assembly between the button seat, balance assembly includes two alternately support piece, two support piece are articulated in the junction and support uncap button in order to make uncap button keeps balanced, the elastic component is connected two between the support piece in order to make balance assembly extends and drives uncap button resets.

2. The door button assembly of claim 1, wherein one end of the support member slides relative to and in line contact with the door button and the other end slides relative to and in line contact with the button base.

3. The door button assembly of claim 2, wherein both of the support members are T-shaped frames, the T-shaped frames comprising a narrow portion and a wide portion, the narrow portion of one support member being nested outside the narrow portion of the other support member, both of the narrow portions being hinged and in sliding contact with the button housing, the wide portion being in sliding contact with the door button.

4. A door button assembly for a cooking appliance as set forth in claim 3, wherein said wide portion has a convex section protruding from said narrow portion, said elastic member being connected between the opposite convex sections of the two supporting members.

5. The door button assembly of claim 2, wherein the two support members are each an i-shaped rod, the i-shaped rod comprises two first rods arranged at intervals and a second rod connected with the two first rods, the two first rods of the support members are respectively in sliding contact with the door button and the button seat, and the two second rods are crossed and hinged at the crossing position.

6. The door button assembly of claim 1, wherein one end of the support member is hinged to the door button and the other end is slidably mounted to the button base.

7. The door button assembly of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the elastic member is a spring, hooks are respectively provided at both ends of the spring, and hook holes are provided on both the supporting members, and the hooks are hooked at the hook holes.

8. An open cover button assembly of a cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a guide groove is provided in a bottom wall of the button base, and an end of the support facing away from the open cover button reciprocally slides in the guide groove.

9. The door button assembly of claim 8, wherein the bottom wall of the button base is convexly provided with two spacing ribs arranged at intervals, and the two spacing ribs and the bottom wall of the button base define the guide groove.

10. The door button assembly of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the door button is further provided with a door post that avoids the support and extends through the button base.