CN220456702U - Kitchen appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of household appliances, and discloses a kitchen appliance. The kitchen appliance is provided with an interface unit, the interface unit is used for installing the expansion module, the interface unit comprises a connecting structure, an electric interface and a ventilation structure, the connecting structure is used for connecting the expansion module, the electric interface can be electrically connected with a plug of the expansion module so as to supply power to the expansion module, and the ventilation structure can be communicated with an air outlet of the expansion module so as to discharge air flow discharged by the expansion module. According to the kitchen appliance, the interface unit is arranged, so that the kitchen appliance can be externally connected with expansion modules with different functions, the functionality of the kitchen appliance is improved, the expansion modules are convenient to connect, corresponding interfaces are not required to be additionally arranged in a kitchen, and the cost is reduced.

Description

Kitchen appliance

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a kitchen appliance.

Background

With the increase of economic development and living standard, the demands of users on the functionalization of kitchen appliances are increasing. The kitchen is generally provided with a cabinet, a range hood, a kitchen range and the like, and can provide basic functions of storage, cooking, lampblack discharge and the like. However, the existing kitchen appliances have single functions, and when users have individual demands, such as cooling, drying, disinfection, gas detection and the like, additional products are required to be purchased and installed, and corresponding interfaces are configured in the kitchen, so that the cost is high.

Therefore, there is a need for a kitchen appliance to solve the above problems.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a kitchen appliance, which can be externally connected with expansion modules with different functions, and improves the functionality of the kitchen appliance.

To achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

a kitchen appliance configured with an interface unit for mounting an expansion module, the interface unit comprising:

the connecting structure is used for connecting the expansion module;

an electrical interface, which can be electrically and/or communicatively connected to a plug of the expansion module;

and the ventilation structure can be communicated with the air outlet of the expansion module so as to discharge air flow discharged by the expansion module.

Alternatively, the interface unit further includes:

the shielding piece is detachably connected to the kitchen appliance, so that the shielding piece is selectively covered with the connecting structure, the electric interface and the ventilation structure.

As an alternative, a first sealing member is clamped between the shielding member and the kitchen appliance, and the first sealing member is arranged around the ventilation structure in a surrounding manner.

As an alternative, one of the shielding piece and the kitchen appliance is provided with a first buckle, the other one of the shielding piece and the kitchen appliance is provided with a first clamping groove, and the first buckle can be clamped into the first clamping groove.

Alternatively, the kitchen appliance comprises a range hood and a kitchen range, the range hood and/or the kitchen range being provided with an interface unit.

Alternatively, the ventilation structure is communicated with a smoke collecting cavity of the range hood.

As an alternative, a second sealing member is clamped between the expansion module and the kitchen appliance, and the second sealing member is arranged around the ventilation structure in a surrounding mode.

As an alternative, one of the expansion module and the kitchen appliance is provided with a second buckle, the other one of the expansion module and the kitchen appliance is provided with a second clamping groove, and the second buckle can be clamped into the second clamping groove.

As an alternative, the expansion module is a refrigerator, the refrigerator is provided with a hot air outlet and a cold air outlet, the hot air outlet is in butt joint with the ventilation structure, and the cold air outlet faces the outside of the kitchen appliance.

As an alternative, the expansion module is provided with a temperature sensor, and the temperature sensor is used for detecting the ambient temperature around the expansion module.

The beneficial effects are that:

according to the kitchen appliance provided by the utility model, the interface unit is arranged, so that various expansion modules with different functions can be externally connected, and the functionality of the kitchen appliance is improved. According to the needs, can connect arbitrary expansion module in interface unit to realize the function extension of kitchen electrical apparatus, satisfy the user and to the additional function demand of kitchen electrical apparatus, it is convenient to connect, need not to dispose corresponding interface in the kitchen additionally, the cost is reduced. When the expansion connection is installed, the expansion module is fixedly connected to the kitchen appliance through the connection structure, and the plug of the expansion module is contacted with the electric interface, so that the expansion module is powered through the electric interface, the signal transmission between the expansion module and the outside is realized, and the air flow discharged by the expansion module can be discharged through the ventilation structure for the expansion module with the air discharge requirement.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a kitchen appliance according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of an extension module for kitchen appliance assembly according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of an expansion module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a kitchen appliance according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a shield according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an installation of an expansion module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 is a second schematic diagram of installation of an expansion module according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the utility model for an expansion module with a housing removed;

fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of an expansion module according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

In the figure:

1. kitchen appliances; 11. a range hood; 111. a chassis; 112. a smoke collecting cavity; 113. a connecting pipe; 12. a stove;

2. an interface unit; 21. a connection structure; 22. an electrical interface; 23. a ventilation structure; 24. a shield; 241. a first seal; 242. a first buckle;

3. an expansion module; 31. a second seal; 32. a second buckle; 33. a temperature sensor; 34. a second metal contact; 35. a housing; 36. a semiconductor refrigeration sheet; 37. a heat exhausting fan; 371. a hot air outlet; 38. a blower; 39. a cooling member; 391. a cold air outlet;

4. and a cabinet.

Detailed Description

The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the utility model and are not limiting thereof. It should be further noted that, for convenience of description, only some, but not all of the structures related to the present utility model are shown in the drawings.

In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are orientation or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, merely for convenience of description and simplicity of operation, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used merely for distinguishing between descriptions and not for distinguishing between them.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment provides a kitchen appliance 1, where the kitchen appliance 1 is configured with an interface unit 2, the interface unit 2 is used to install an expansion module 3, and the kitchen appliance 1 may be a range hood, a kitchen range, or the like, and the expansion module 3 may be a refrigerator, a sterilizer, a gas detecting instrument, or a dryer, or the like. Specifically, the interface unit 2 includes a connection structure 21, an electrical interface 22, and a ventilation structure 23, the connection structure 21 is used to connect the expansion module 3, the electrical interface 22 is electrically connected and/or communicatively connected with a plug of the expansion module 3, and the ventilation structure 23 can be communicated with an air outlet of the expansion module 3 to exhaust an air flow exhausted by the expansion module 3.

By arranging the interface unit 2, various expansion modules 3 with different functions can be externally connected, and the functionality of the kitchen appliance 1 is improved. According to the requirement, any expansion module 3 can be connected to the interface unit 2 to realize the function expansion of the kitchen appliance 1, thereby meeting the additional function requirement of a user on the kitchen appliance 1, being convenient to connect, not needing to additionally configure a corresponding interface in a kitchen, and reducing the cost. When the expansion module is installed, the expansion module 3 is fixedly connected to the kitchen appliance 1 through the connecting structure 21, and the plug of the expansion module 3 is contacted with the electric interface 22, so that power is supplied to the expansion module 3 through the electric interface 22, signal transmission between the expansion module 3 and the outside is realized, and for the expansion module 3 with air exhaust requirements, air flow exhausted by the expansion module 3 can be exhausted through the ventilation structure 23.

As shown in fig. 3, in order to fix the expansion module 3, one of the expansion module 3 and the kitchen appliance 1 is provided with a second buckle 32, and the other one of the expansion module 3 and the kitchen appliance 1 is provided with a second clamping groove, and the second buckle 32 can be clamped into the second clamping groove, so that the expansion module 3 is clamped in the kitchen appliance 1. In this embodiment, the second clamping groove is disposed on the kitchen appliance 1, the second buckle 32 is disposed on the expansion module 3, and the second clamping groove is used as the aforementioned connection structure 21 to connect the expansion module 3.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, the plug of the expansion module 3 includes a plurality of second metal contacts 34, and the electrical interface 22 is correspondingly configured as a plurality of first metal contacts, and when the expansion module 3 is connected to the interface unit 2, the first metal contacts and the second metal contacts 34 contact to achieve electrical connection.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 1, the ventilation structure 23 is one or more ventilation openings arranged on the kitchen appliance 1, the ventilation openings are communicated with the air duct of the range hood 11, and the air flow discharged by the expansion module 3 enters the air duct and is discharged to the kitchen public flue.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the interface unit 2 further comprises a shielding member 24, and the shielding member 24 is detachably connected to the kitchen appliance 1, so that the shielding member 24 selectively covers the connection structure 21, the electrical interface 22 and the ventilation structure 23. When the interface unit 2 is not connected with the expansion module 3, the connecting structure 21, the electric interface 22 and the ventilation structure 23 are covered by the shielding piece 24, so that the protection and decoration effects are realized; when it is desired to connect the expansion module 3, the shutter 24 is removed.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, a first sealing element 241 is sandwiched between the shielding element 24 and the kitchen appliance 1, the first sealing element 241 is enclosed around the ventilation structure 23, and the first sealing element 241 is specifically a sealing ring. By providing the first sealing member 241, the connection tightness between the shielding member 24 and the kitchen appliance 1 is improved, and the smoke inside the kitchen appliance 1 is prevented from leaking into the kitchen space through the ventilation structure 23.

As shown in fig. 5, in order to detachably connect the shielding member 24 to the kitchen appliance 1, one of the shielding member 24 and the kitchen appliance 1 is provided with a first buckle 242, and the other one of the shielding member 24 and the kitchen appliance 1 is provided with a first clamping groove, and the first buckle 242 can be clamped into the first clamping groove. In this embodiment, the first slot is disposed on the kitchen appliance 1, and the first buckle 242 is disposed on the shielding member 24. Preferably, the first buckle 242 is clamped in the second clamping groove of the interface unit 2, that is, the first clamping groove and the second clamping groove are arranged at the same position of the kitchen appliance 1, so that the processing steps are reduced.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the kitchen appliance 1 comprises a range hood 11 and a kitchen range 12, the range hood 11 and/or the kitchen range 12 are provided with an interface unit 2, and the ventilation structure 23 is communicated with a smoke collecting cavity 112 of the range hood 11.

As shown in fig. 6, the range hood 11 includes a cabinet 111 and a smoke collecting cavity 112, the upper part of the smoke collecting cavity 112 and the cabinet 111 are disposed in the cabinet 4, an air outlet at the lower part of the smoke collecting cavity 112 is located outside the cabinet 4, and the interface unit 2 and the expansion module 3 are disposed at the upper part of the smoke collecting cavity 112 and are located in the cabinet 4.

As shown in fig. 7, the kitchen range 12 is mounted on the upper side of the kitchen range 4, the interface unit 2 and the expansion module 3 are arranged on the lower side of the kitchen range 12 and are positioned in the kitchen range 4, the smoke collecting cavity 112 is connected with the kitchen range 12 through the connecting pipe 113, the interface unit 2 is arranged opposite to the connecting pipe 113, the ventilation structure 23 can be communicated with the smoke collecting cavity 112 of the range hood 11 through the connecting pipe 113, and accordingly air flow discharged by the expansion module 3 can be discharged outdoors through the range hood 11.

Optionally, referring to fig. 3, a second sealing member 31 is interposed between the expansion module 3 and the kitchen appliance 1, and a first sealing member 241 is disposed around the ventilation structure 23, so as to improve the tightness between the expansion module 3 and the kitchen appliance 1, and prevent the air flow discharged from the expansion module 3 from being emitted to the kitchen space.

In an embodiment, the expansion module 3 is a refrigerator, as shown in fig. 3, the refrigerator is provided with a hot air outlet 371 and a cold air outlet 391, the hot air outlet 371 is in butt joint with the ventilation structure 23, and the cold air outlet 391 faces the outside of the kitchen appliance 1. When cooling requirements exist in the kitchen space or the cabinet 4, the refrigerator is directly connected to the interface unit 2, the interface unit 2 provides electric energy and a hot air outlet for the refrigerator, and no additional power supply and hot air discharge pipelines are needed.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, the expansion module 3 is provided with a temperature sensor 33, and the temperature sensor 33 is used for detecting the ambient temperature around the expansion module 3, so as to switch on or off the refrigerator in time according to the ambient temperature detected by the temperature sensor 33.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, 8 and 9, the refrigerator includes a housing 35, and a semiconductor cooling fin 36, a heat exhausting fan 37, a blower fan 38 and a cooling member 39 provided in the housing 35, and a second metal contact 34 and a second clip 32 are provided on the housing 35. The semiconductor cooling plate 36 is used for cooling the cooling element 39, the heat exhausting fan 37 is arranged on one side of the semiconductor cooling plate 36, the heat exhausting fan 37 is provided with a heat air outlet 371, the heat air outlet 371 extends out of the shell 35 to be communicated with the ventilation structure 23, and heat generated by the operation of the semiconductor cooling plate 36 is discharged from the heat air outlet 371. The air inlet end of the cooling piece 39 is communicated with the fan 38, the air outlet end of the cooling piece 39 is a cold air outlet 391, the cold air outlet 391 is communicated with the outside of the shell 35, and the cooling piece 39 cools the air flow and then discharges cold air out of the shell 35. The refrigerator is a condensing device commonly used in the prior art, and the specific working principle of the refrigerator is not described in detail here, and the refrigerator with various structural forms can be applied to the kitchen appliance 1 in the embodiment.

It is to be understood that the above examples of the present utility model are provided for clarity of illustration only and are not limiting of the embodiments of the present utility model. Various obvious changes, rearrangements and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model. It is not necessary here nor is it exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. which come within the spirit and principles of the utility model are desired to be protected by the following claims.

Claims (10)

1. Kitchen appliance characterized in that it is provided with an interface unit (2), said interface unit (2) being intended to mount an expansion module (3), said interface unit (2) comprising:

-a connection structure (21), the connection structure (21) being for connecting the expansion module (3);

-an electrical interface (22), the electrical interface (22) being electrically and/or communicatively connectable with a plug of the expansion module (3);

-a ventilation structure (23), said ventilation structure (23) being capable of communicating with an air outlet of said expansion module (3) to exhaust an air flow discharged by said expansion module (3).

2. Kitchen appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the interface unit (2) further comprises:

-a shutter (24), the shutter (24) being removably connected to the kitchen appliance, such that the shutter (24) selectively covers the connection structure (21), the electrical interface (22) and the ventilation structure (23).

3. Kitchen appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that a first sealing element (241) is sandwiched between the shutter (24) and the kitchen appliance, the first sealing element (241) being arranged around the ventilation structure (23).

4. Kitchen appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that one of the shutter (24) and the kitchen appliance is provided with a first catch (242), the other of which is provided with a first catch groove, into which the first catch (242) can be snapped.

5. Kitchen appliance according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that the kitchen appliance comprises a range hood (11) and a kitchen range (12), the range hood (11) and/or the kitchen range (12) being provided with the interface unit (2).

6. Kitchen appliance according to claim 5, characterized in that the ventilation structure (23) communicates with a fume collecting cavity (112) of the range hood (11).

7. Kitchen appliance according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that a second sealing member (31) is sandwiched between the expansion module (3) and the kitchen appliance, the second sealing member (31) being arranged around the ventilation structure (23).

8. Kitchen appliance according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that one of the expansion module (3) and the kitchen appliance is provided with a second catch (32), the other of which is provided with a second catch groove, into which second catch groove the second catch (32) can be snapped.

9. Kitchen appliance according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that the expansion module (3) is a refrigerator provided with a hot air outlet (371) and a cold air outlet (391), the hot air outlet (371) being in abutment with the ventilation structure (23), the cold air outlet (391) being directed towards the outside of the kitchen appliance.

10. Kitchen appliance according to claim 9, characterized in that the expansion module (3) is provided with a temperature sensor (33), which temperature sensor (33) is adapted to detect the ambient temperature around the expansion module (3).