CN221307975U - Waterway assembly and cooking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a waterway assembly and cooking equipment, wherein the waterway assembly is applied to the cooking equipment, the cooking equipment comprises a furnace door assembly, a shell and a steam generation assembly, the furnace door assembly is arranged at an opening of the shell to form a cavity for placing food to be cooked, and the steam generation assembly is positioned in the shell. The waterway assembly comprises a first water guide assembly, a second water guide assembly and a water tank assembly. The first water guide assembly is arranged in the furnace door assembly; the second water guide assembly is arranged on the shell, one end of the second water guide assembly is connected with the first water guide assembly, and the other end of the second water guide assembly is connected with the steam generation assembly; the water tank assembly is arranged on the furnace door assembly and comprises a valve assembly, and the valve assembly is correspondingly arranged with the first water guide assembly; when the valve assembly is connected with the water tank assembly and the first water guide assembly, the second water guide assembly moves the liquid in the water tank assembly conveyed by the first water guide assembly to the steam generation assembly. By the mode, the cooking equipment can be used for smoothly heating the food to be cooked by steam.

Description

Waterway assembly and cooking apparatus

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a waterway assembly and cooking equipment.

Background

In the related steam electric appliance, the water tank is directly connected with the steam generator, and the steam generator is connected with devices such as a water outlet conduit, a water discharging connector and the like in the water tank so as to heat water in the water tank to form steam through the water outlet conduit and the water discharging connector. However, when the water flow rate flowing into the steam generator is controlled in this way, the process of generating steam by the steam generator is affected when the water flow rate is insufficient or the water level is uneven, and the problems that steam cannot be generated immediately or the steam generation amount is insufficient are caused.

Disclosure of utility model

The application provides a waterway assembly and cooking equipment, which can pump liquid conveyed by a first water guide assembly into a steam generation assembly, wherein the first water guide assembly is connected with a water tank assembly, so that the flow of the liquid can be controlled, the cooking equipment can smoothly utilize the steam generation assembly to heat food to be cooked by steam, and sufficient steam is generated.

In order to solve the technical problem, the application provides a waterway assembly, which is applied to cooking equipment, wherein the cooking equipment comprises a furnace door assembly, a shell and a steam generation assembly, the furnace door assembly is arranged at an opening of the shell to form a cavity for placing food to be cooked, and the steam generation assembly is positioned in the shell. The waterway assembly comprises a first water guide assembly, a second water guide assembly and a water tank assembly. The first water guide assembly is arranged in the furnace door assembly; the second water guide assembly is arranged on the shell, one end of the second water guide assembly is connected with the first water guide assembly, and the other end of the second water guide assembly is connected with the steam generation assembly; the water tank assembly is arranged on the furnace door assembly and comprises a valve assembly, and the valve assembly is correspondingly arranged with the first water guide assembly; when the valve assembly is connected with the water tank assembly and the first water guide assembly, the second water guide assembly moves the liquid in the water tank assembly conveyed by the first water guide assembly to the steam generation assembly.

In some embodiments, the first water guide assembly includes a water guide bracket and a first water pipe connected to the valve assembly through the water guide bracket, the water guide bracket and the first water pipe for moving the liquid of the water tank assembly to the second water guide assembly.

In some embodiments, the second water guiding assembly includes a water pump and a second water pipe disposed on the housing, the second water pipe being connected to the steam generating assembly, the water pump being in communication with the first water pipe and the second water pipe, respectively, to move liquid from the water tank assembly to the steam generating assembly.

In some embodiments, the second water guiding assembly further comprises a locking piece for fixing the first water pipe and the second water pipe.

In some embodiments, a first water tube portion is disposed within the oven door assembly, the first water tube portion being disposed within the housing.

In some embodiments, the water tank assembly includes a water tank and a cover plate disposed on the water tank, the water tank being provided with a water outlet, and the valve assembly being disposed at the water outlet.

In some embodiments, the valve assembly includes a valve disposed at the water outlet, an elastic member, and a sealing member disposed at one end of the valve and positioned within the water tank; one end of the elastic piece is abutted with the water tank, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the other end of the valve, so that the sealing piece seals the water outlet.

In some embodiments, when the water guide support supports the valve, one end of the valve moves relative to the water tank to move the seal out of the water outlet.

In some embodiments, the water tank includes a handle disposed on a side of the water tank remote from the cavity.

In order to solve the technical problem, another aspect of the present application provides a cooking apparatus including a housing, a door assembly, and a waterway assembly. Wherein the housing is provided with a cavity for placing food to be cooked; the furnace door assembly is coupled with the shell; the water way assembly is as described above, part of the water way assembly is arranged on the shell, and the other part of the water way assembly is arranged on the furnace door assembly.

In some embodiments, the cooking apparatus further comprises a steam generating assembly located within the housing, the steam generating assembly being coupled to a portion of the waterway assembly.

According to the waterway assembly provided by the embodiments of the application, the liquid conveyed by the first water guide assembly can be pumped into the steam generation assembly, wherein the first water guide assembly is connected with the water tank assembly, so that the flow of the liquid can be controlled, the steam generation assembly can be used for heating food to be cooked smoothly by the cooking equipment, and sufficient steam can be generated.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a cooking apparatus in some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a waterway assembly according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a waterway assembly according to some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the structure of a cistern assembly in some embodiments of the application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of an oven door assembly in some embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of the structure of a valve assembly in some embodiments of the application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a cooking apparatus in some embodiments of the present application.

In the drawings, the list of components represented by the various numbers is as follows:

100. Cooking apparatus 1001, oven door assembly, 1002, casing, 10, waterway assembly, 101, first water guide assembly, 102, second water guide assembly, 103, water tank assembly, 104, valve assembly, 201, water guide bracket, 202, first water pipe, 203, water pump, 204, second water pipe, 205, latch, 2051, first latch, 2052, second latch, 1031, water tank, 1032, cover plate, 1033, handle, 105, first latch, 106, second latch, 1041, valve, 1042, elastic member, 1043, seal, 1003, steam generating assembly.

Detailed Description

The principles and features of the present utility model are described below with reference to the drawings, the examples are illustrated for the purpose of illustrating the utility model and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

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. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a cooking apparatus according to some embodiments of the present application, and fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a waterway assembly according to some embodiments of the present application. The cooking apparatus 100 includes a door assembly 1001, a housing 1002, and a steam generating assembly (not shown), the door assembly 1001 being disposed at an opening of the housing 1002 to form a cavity for placing food to be cooked, the steam generating assembly being located within the housing 1002.

In some embodiments, cooking device 100 may be an air fryer, oven, steamer, or other kitchen appliance, without limitation.

In some embodiments, the steam generating assembly may be a steam generator for steam heating of food to be cooked. The steam heating is configured to heat the liquid to form steam for humidifying food to be cooked placed in the cavity. The liquid used for steam heating may be from a water tank in the cooking apparatus 100, or the liquid used for steam heating may be from other devices outside the cooking apparatus 100.

In some embodiments of the present application, the cooking apparatus 100 is provided with a clean water tank and a waste water tank, and the clean water tank is provided separately from the waste water tank. Wherein the clean water tank is provided on the oven door assembly 1001 for supplying liquid to the steam generating assembly to heat the liquid in the clean water tank to form steam; the waste water tank is located on the bottom surface in the housing 1002 of the cooking apparatus 100 such that the accumulated water and waste water, etc. generated in the cavity can be directly discharged into the waste water tank of the bottom surface of the cooking apparatus 100 through the corresponding pipe by means of gravity.

The liquid stored in the clean water tank is usually purified water, so as to avoid the influence of the vapor formed by heating the liquid on the color, taste and the like of the food to be cooked.

Waterway assembly 10 provided in some embodiments of the present application may be applied to cooking device 100 that is the same or similar to the embodiments described above. Referring to fig. 2-6, waterway assembly 10 includes a first water diversion assembly 101, a second water diversion assembly 102, and a tank assembly 103. Wherein the first water guiding assembly 101 is disposed in the oven door assembly 1001; the second water guide assembly 102 is arranged on the shell 1002, one end of the second water guide assembly 102 is connected with the first water guide assembly 101, and the other end is connected with the steam generation assembly; the water tank assembly 103 is arranged on the oven door assembly 1001, the water tank assembly 103 comprises a valve assembly 104, and the valve assembly 104 is correspondingly arranged with the first water guide assembly 101; when the valve assembly 104 connects the water tank assembly 103 and the first water guiding assembly 101, the second water guiding assembly 102 moves the liquid in the water tank assembly 103 transferred by the first water guiding assembly 101 to the steam generating assembly.

In an application scenario, when the water tank assembly 103 is placed on the oven door assembly 1001, the valve assembly 104 is used to communicate the water tank assembly 103 with the first water guiding assembly 101, and the first water guiding assembly 101 can be used to convey the liquid stored in the water tank assembly 103; the valve assembly 104 serves to disconnect the water tank assembly 103 from the first water guide assembly 101 when the water tank assembly 103 is detached from the oven door assembly 1001.

It will be appreciated that the first water guiding assembly 101 is disposed within the oven door assembly 1001 and the second water guiding assembly 102 is disposed on the housing 1002, whether the second water guiding assembly 102 is disposed on a bottom, side or top surface of the housing 1002, where the first water guiding assembly 101 and the second water guiding assembly 102 are located on different sides of the cooking apparatus 100.

In some embodiments of the present application, the second water guiding component 102 is disposed on the bottom surface of the housing 1002, at which time the liquid conveyed in the first water guiding component 101 may flow downward by gravity to move onto the second water guiding component 102 without additional equipment for pumping the liquid in the first water guiding component 101.

In some embodiments of the present application, the placement of the water tank assembly 103 on the oven door assembly 1001 and the placement of the first water guide assembly 101 within the oven door assembly 1001 may reduce space occupation of the housing 1002 on the one hand and increase the volume of the water tank assembly 103 on the other hand, so that more liquid may be stored, improve cruising, and reduce the frequency/number of liquid additions.

The waterway assembly 10 provided by some embodiments of the present application is applied to the cooking apparatus 100, where the waterway assembly 10 can pump the water conveyed by the first water guiding assembly 101 into the steam generating assembly, and the first water guiding assembly 101 is connected to the water tank assembly 103, so that the cooking apparatus 100 can be ensured to smoothly use the steam generating assembly to heat the food to be cooked in the cavity.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the first water guide assembly 101 includes a water guide bracket 201 and a first water tube 202, the first water tube 202 being connected to the valve assembly 104 through the water guide bracket 201, the water guide bracket 201 and the first water tube 202 for moving the liquid of the water tank assembly 103 to the second water guide assembly 102.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, the second water guiding assembly 102 includes a water pump 203 and a second water pipe 204, the water pump 203 and the second water pipe 204 being disposed on the housing 1002, the second water pipe 204 connecting the steam generating assembly, the water pump 203 being in communication with the first water pipe 202 and the second water pipe 204, respectively, to move the liquid of the water tank assembly 103 to the steam generating assembly.

The water pump 203 may be a direct-current high-temperature circulation pump, a DC24V direct-current pump, a centrifugal pump, or the like, and is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the second water guiding assembly 102 further comprises a locking piece 205, wherein the locking piece 205 is used to fix the first water pipe 202 and the second water pipe 204. The latch 205 may include one or more latches, one for each component. The two ports of the water pump 203 for connecting the first water pipe 202 and the second water pipe 204 may be disposed opposite to each other or may be disposed adjacently to each other.

In an application scenario, as shown in fig. 3, the water pump 203 has two end interfaces, the two end interfaces of the water pump 203 are disposed opposite to each other, and the locking member 205 includes a detachable first locking member 2051 and a second locking member 2052, where the first locking member 2051 is used to fix the first water pipe 202 on the water pump 203, and the second locking member 2052 is used to fix the second water pipe 204 on the water pump 203.

In another application scenario, the water pump 203 has two end interfaces, and the two end interfaces of the water pump 203 are adjacently disposed, at this time, the locking piece 205 includes a first locking piece 2051 and a second locking piece 2052, where the first locking piece 2051 is used to fix the first water pipe 202 on the water pump 203, and the second locking piece 2052 is used to fix the second water pipe 204 on the water pump 203.

In some embodiments of the present application, the first water guiding assembly 101 is disposed within the oven door assembly 1001 and the second water guiding assembly 102 is disposed on the housing 1002, at which time the first water guiding assembly 101 and the second water guiding assembly 102 are on different sides of the cooking apparatus 100, i.e., the first water tube 202 is partially disposed within the oven door assembly 1001 and the first water tube 202 is partially disposed within the housing 1002.

In an application scenario, the first water guiding assembly 101 is disposed in the oven door assembly 1001, the second water guiding assembly 102 is disposed on the bottom surface of the housing 1002, and at this time, a portion of the first water pipe 202 is disposed in the oven door assembly 1001, and another portion of the first water pipe 202 is disposed on the bottom surface of the cooking apparatus 100. Specifically, the water pump 203 and the second water pipe 204 in the second water guiding component 102 are both arranged at the bottom of the whole cooking device 100; the first water guide assembly 101 is disposed at a window position of the oven door assembly 1001.

In other embodiments, the second water guide assembly 102 includes a solenoid valve and a second water tube 204, the solenoid valve and the second water tube 204 being disposed on the housing 1002, the second water tube 204 being connected to the steam generating assembly, the solenoid valve being in communication with the first water tube 202 and the second water tube 204, respectively, to move liquid from the water tank assembly 103 to the steam generating assembly. Wherein the solenoid valve functions in concert with the water pump 203 to draw water into the steam generating assembly to cause the steam generating assembly to form steam. In practical applications, other devices may be used instead of the water pump 203, without limitation.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4, water tank assembly 103 includes a water tank 1031 and a cover 1032, cover 1032 is disposed over water tank 1031, water tank 1031 is provided with a water outlet, and valve assembly 104 is disposed at the water outlet.

Wherein a cover 1032 is provided above the water tank 1031, the cover 1032 is detachably connected to the water tank 1031, and a user can remove/open the cover 1032 to update the remaining amount of the liquid stored in the water tank 1031, such as adding water or pouring water. The setting of apron 1032 not only makes things convenient for the user to uncap and adds liquid, can also prevent that liquid from spilling.

In some embodiments, the outlet of water tank 1031 can be provided on the bottom or side of water tank 1031.

In one application, the tank assembly 103 is made of a transparent material, a plastic material. Because the water tank assembly 103 is arranged on the oven door assembly 1001, when the water tank assembly 103 is arranged on the window on the oven door assembly 1001, the water tank assembly 103 made of transparent materials can be used as a window, namely, foods placed in the cooking equipment 100 can be directly observed through the water tank assembly 103, and the residual quantity of liquid stored in the water tank 1031 in the water tank assembly 103 can be observed at any time, so that the liquid can be added in time when the liquid is insufficient; further, glass is often used as a baffle at the conventional viewing window, and because of poor heat insulation effect of the glass, the glass is also in a high temperature state when the cooking apparatus 100 is in operation, and a user is very likely to be scalded when the user touches the glass. Therefore, the water tank made of transparent plastic is arranged at the viewing window, so that not only can food to be cooked be directly observed, but also the liquid remaining amount stored in the water tank 1031 can be observed at any time, and/or the probability of scalding a user can be reduced.

In some embodiments of the present application, cooking apparatus 100 has a clean water tank and a waste water tank. Wherein the water tank assembly 103 includes a water tank 1031 corresponding to the purified water tank, the liquid stored in the water tank 1031 is usually purified water, so that the influence of the vapor formed by heating the liquid on the color, taste and the like of the food to be cooked can be avoided.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 5, fig. ① and fig. ② in fig. 5 are front views of the oven door assembly 10, and fig. ③ and fig. ④ in fig. 5 are back views of the oven door assembly 10 opposite the front views. Tank assembly 103 includes a tank 1031, a cover 1032, and at least one handle 1033, wherein handle 1033 is disposed on a side of tank 1031 remote from the cavity. The handle 1033 is provided to facilitate the user to detach/remove the water tank assembly 103 through the handle 1033.

In one application scenario, the water tank assembly 103 includes two handles 1033, the two handles 1033 being symmetrically disposed on a first surface of the water tank 1031, the first surface being opposite the user and distal from the cavity.

In some embodiments, handle 1033 may be integrally formed with water reservoir 1031, or handle 1033 may be adhered to the side of water reservoir 1031 opposite the user and distal from the cavity.

In some embodiments, the oven door assembly 1001 includes an oven door body that forms an accommodating space and has a viewing window. The water tank assembly 103 may be disposed at the viewing window, and the first water guiding assembly 101 may be disposed in the accommodating space.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 5, the water tank assembly 103 further includes at least one first catch 105. Wherein, the first buckle 105 is disposed at the bottom of the water tank 1031, the first buckle 105 is disposed corresponding to the second buckle 106 of the oven door assembly 1001, and the first buckle 105 is configured to cooperate with the second buckle 106 to fix the water tank assembly 103 on the window of the oven door body. It can be appreciated that the first buckle 105 provided at the bottom of the water tank 1031 is matched with the second buckle 106 of the oven door assembly 1001, so as to fix the water tank 1031 and prevent the oven door from falling during the opening and closing process.

In other embodiments, the first catch 105 can also be disposed on a side and/or top surface of the water tank 1031, and the second catch 106 can be disposed corresponding to the first catch 105.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 6, the valve assembly 104 includes a valve 1041, a resilient member 1042, and a seal 1043, the valve 1041 being disposed at the water outlet, the seal 1043 being disposed at one end of the valve 1041 and within the water tank 1031; one end of the elastic member 1042 is abutted against the water tank 1031, and the other end of the elastic member 1042 is connected with the other end of the valve 1041, so that the sealing member 1043 seals the water outlet.

The elastic member 1042 may be a compression spring or other elastic member capable of sensing pressure, which is not limited herein.

In an application scenario, the sealing element 1043 is installed on the valve 1041, the elastic element 1042 is sleeved on the valve 1041, and the elastic element 1042 generates downward compression force to drive the sealing element 1043 to compress the water outlet, so as to generate sealing effect. In addition, the water guide bracket 201 is provided on the oven door assembly 1001, one end of which corresponds to the water outlet position of the water tank 1031, and the other end of which is connected to the first water pipe 202, and the other end of the first water pipe 202 is connected to the water pump 203 or the solenoid valve of the cooking apparatus 100, etc.

In some embodiments, when the water guide 201 supports the valve 1041, one end of the valve 1041 moves relative to the water tank 1031 to move the seal 1043 out of the water outlet.

In an application scenario, when the water tank assembly 103 is placed on the oven door assembly 1001, the valve 1041 is blocked by the water guiding support 201, the compression elastic member 1042 deforms, the water tank 1031 in the water tank assembly 103 is opened under the action of the elastic member 1042, and the sealing member 1043 is pushed up, and the liquid in the water tank 1031 can flow out through the water outlet via the water guiding support 201.

In an application scenario, when the water tank assembly 103 is removed from the oven door assembly 1001, the water tank 1031 in the water tank assembly 103 is now under the force of the elastic member 1042, the valve 1041 is closed, and the seal 1043 is returned to the sealed state, so that the liquid in the water tank 1031 does not flow out.

It will be appreciated that during the filling of water tank 1031 with cover 1032 open, valve 1041 is closed and the user can horizontally clamp water tank assembly 103 into the window of oven door assembly 1001 after the water is filled.

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a cooking apparatus 100 according to some embodiments of the present application, and the cooking apparatus 100 may further include the waterway assembly 10 according to any embodiment of the present application, in addition to a door assembly 1001, a housing 1002, and a steam generating assembly 1003, where a portion of the waterway assembly 10 is disposed on the housing 1002 and another portion is disposed on the door assembly 1001.

In some embodiments, cooking device 100 may also include a motor, fan, etc. The motor is used for rotating at a high speed to generate strong hot air, and the hot air can be used for rapidly and circularly heating food to be cooked; the fan can be used for cooling components in the cooking device 100, so that the probability of damage caused by high temperature in the working process of the cooking device 100 is reduced.

In summary, the waterway assembly 10 provided by the present application can be disposed in the cooking apparatus 100, and the waterway assembly 10 can connect the water tank 1031 with the steam generating assembly 1003 through the water pump 203 instead of directly connecting, so that not only can the transmission of the liquid in the water tank 1031 be dynamically controlled, but also the cooking apparatus can be ensured to smoothly use the steam generating assembly 1003 to heat the food to be cooked.

While embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the utility model, and that variations, modifications, alternatives and variations may be made to the above embodiments by one of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the utility model.

Claims (11)

1. The utility model provides a waterway assembly, its characterized in that is applied to cooking equipment, cooking equipment includes furnace gate subassembly, casing and steam generation subassembly, the furnace gate subassembly set up in the casing opening part to form the cavity that is used for placing the food of waiting to cook, steam generation subassembly is located in the casing, waterway assembly includes:

the first water guide assembly is arranged in the furnace door assembly;

the second water guide assembly is arranged on the shell, one end of the second water guide assembly is connected with the first water guide assembly, and the other end of the second water guide assembly is connected with the steam generation assembly;

The water tank assembly is arranged on the furnace door assembly and comprises a valve assembly, and the valve assembly is arranged corresponding to the first water guide assembly; when the valve assembly is connected with the water tank assembly and the first water guide assembly, the second water guide assembly moves the liquid in the water tank assembly conveyed by the first water guide assembly to the steam generation assembly.

2. The waterway assembly of claim 1, wherein the first water guide assembly includes a water guide bracket and a first water tube coupled to the valve assembly by the water guide bracket, the water guide bracket and the first water tube configured to move liquid of the water tank assembly to the second water guide assembly.

3. The waterway assembly of claim 2, wherein the second water diversion assembly includes a water pump and a second water tube disposed on the housing, the second water tube connecting the steam generation assembly, the water pump in communication with the first water tube and the second water tube, respectively, to move the liquid of the water tank assembly to the steam generation assembly.

4. The waterway assembly of claim 3, wherein the second water guide assembly further includes a latch for securing the first water tube and the second water tube.

5. The waterway assembly of any of claims 2-4, wherein the first tube portion is disposed within the oven door assembly and the first tube portion is disposed within the housing.

6. The waterway assembly of claim 1, wherein the cistern assembly includes a cistern and a cover plate disposed on the cistern, the cistern being provided with a water outlet, the valve assembly being disposed at the water outlet.

7. The waterway assembly of claim 6, wherein the valve assembly includes a valve disposed at the water outlet, an elastic member, and a seal disposed at one end of the valve and within the tank; one end of the elastic piece is abutted with the water tank, and the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the other end of the valve, so that the sealing piece seals the water outlet.

8. The waterway assembly of claim 7, wherein when the valve is supported by the water conducting bracket, one end of the valve is moved relative to the tank to move the seal out of the water outlet.

9. The waterway assembly of claim 6, wherein the cistern includes a handle disposed on a side of the cistern remote from the cavity.

10. A cooking apparatus, characterized in that the cooking apparatus comprises:

A housing provided with a cavity for placing food to be cooked;

a door assembly coupled to the housing;

The waterway assembly of any of claims 1-9, a portion of the waterway assembly disposed on the housing, and another portion of the waterway assembly disposed on the oven door assembly.

11. The cooking apparatus of claim 10 further comprising a steam generating assembly within the housing, the steam generating assembly connecting portions of the waterway assembly.