CN223286950U - Drive assembly and cooking appliance having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a driving assembly and a cooking utensil with the same, wherein the driving assembly is used for being matched with a cooker body assembly and/or a cover body assembly, the driving assembly can drive a locking piece on the cover body assembly to switch between a locking position and an unlocking position, the driving assembly comprises an operating piece, a transmission piece and a self-locking piece, the transmission piece is arranged between the operating piece and the locking piece, the operating piece drives the locking piece to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position through the transmission piece when moving or rotating, the self-locking piece is arranged on the cooker body assembly or arranged on the cover body assembly and provided with a limiting position and a releasing position, when the cover body assembly is not covered on the cooker body assembly, the self-locking piece is kept at the limiting position, and when the cover body assembly is covered on the cooker body assembly, the self-locking piece is kept at the releasing position. The technical scheme of the utility model can effectively solve the problem that a user can operate the operating piece for driving the cover teeth to switch positions by mistake in the cover opening state in the related technology.

Description

Drive assembly and cooking utensil with same

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of small household appliances, in particular to a driving assembly and a cooking appliance with the same.

Background

In the related art, a pressure cooking appliance generally meets the pressure-bearing requirement in the cooking process through buckling between a pot tooth and a cover tooth.

The cover teeth can be arranged in a staggered manner with the pot teeth, so that the cover body assembly can be opened and closed. In order to realize the position switching of the cover teeth, an operating member is generally arranged on the cooking appliance, and a user can drive the cover teeth to switch positions by operating the operating member.

In the uncapping state, the cover teeth are generally kept at the positions which are staggered with the pot teeth, so that a user can smoothly move down the cover body assembly in the subsequent cover closing process to finish the cover closing operation. However, in the uncapping state, the user may touch the operation member by mistake, so that the lid teeth move to a position at least partially overlapping with the pot teeth, and the downward movement of the lid assembly during the subsequent lid closing of the user may be blocked, thereby affecting the use of the user.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model mainly aims to provide a driving assembly and a cooking utensil with the same, so as to solve the problem that a user may operate an operating piece for driving a cover tooth to switch positions in a cover opening state in the related art by mistake.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a driving assembly for cooperating with a pot body assembly and/or a lid assembly, the driving assembly being capable of driving a locking member on the lid assembly to switch between a locking position and an unlocking position, the driving assembly including an operation member, a transmission member provided between the operation member and the locking member, the operation member being moved or rotated to drive the locking member to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position by the transmission member, a self-locking member movably provided on the pot body assembly in a vertical direction or provided on the lid assembly and having a limit position and a release position, the self-locking member including a locking portion and a triggering portion, the self-locking member being held in the limit position when the lid assembly is not covered on the pot body assembly, the triggering portion being extended upward from the pot body assembly or downward from the lid assembly, the locking portion locking the transmission member to restrict the transmission member from moving, the self-locking member being held in the release position when the lid assembly is covered on the pot body assembly, the triggering portion causing the self-locking member to retract, and the locking portion transmission member to be pressed to move.

By applying the technical scheme of the utility model, the driving assembly comprises the operating piece and the transmission piece, and a user can drive the transmission piece to move through the operating piece so as to drive the locking piece to move between the locking position and the unlocking position through the transmission piece. The driving assembly further comprises a self-locking piece capable of locking the transmission piece, the self-locking piece is provided with a limiting position and a releasing position, when the cover body assembly is not covered on the cooker body assembly, the locking part of the self-locking piece locks the transmission piece and limits the transmission piece to move, and because the operation piece is in driving fit with the transmission piece, after the transmission piece is locked, the operation piece is locked, and further the user is prevented from touching the operation piece by mistake. When the cover body component is covered on the cooker body component, the locking part of the self-locking part unlocks the transmission part, so that the transmission part and the operation part can move, and a user can drive the locking part to switch positions by operating the operation part. Therefore, the technical scheme of the utility model can effectively solve the problem that in the related art, a user can operate the operating member for driving the cover teeth to switch positions by mistake in the cover opening state.

Further, the drive assembly also includes a retainer that applies a biasing force to the self-locking member to retain the self-locking member in the limit position. After the cover body assembly is opened, the self-locking part can be automatically switched to the limiting position from the releasing position under the action of the propping force of the retaining part, so that the correspondence between the opening and closing cover state of the cover body assembly and the position of the self-locking part is realized, the user does not need to perform extra operation, and the use of the user is facilitated.

Further, the driving assembly further comprises a mounting member, and the retaining member comprises a compression spring, which is arranged between the mounting member and the self-locking member and applies a pushing force to the self-locking member. The provision of the mounting provides a mounting basis for the self-locking member and the retaining member.

Further, the operating member is disposed on the pot body assembly, the transmission member includes a first transmission member disposed on the pot body assembly and a second transmission member disposed on the cover body assembly, the self-locking member is disposed on the pot body assembly, and when the self-locking member is located at the limit position, the locking portion locks the first transmission member to limit movement of the first transmission member. The operating piece is arranged on the cooker body assembly, and the space above the cover body assembly can be vacated for setting a larger operating panel or other structures, so that the use of a user is facilitated. The first transmission piece and the second transmission piece are respectively arranged in the cooker body assembly and the cover body assembly, so that the driving force applied by a user at the cooker body assembly can be transmitted to the cover body assembly, and further, the locking piece is driven to switch positions.

Further, the first driving part comprises a first driving slide plate, a lock column is arranged on the first driving slide plate, the locking part comprises a locking hook, the locking hook is provided with a locking groove with an upward opening, when the self-locking part is located at the release position, the locking groove is located below the lock column, and when the self-locking part is located at the limit position, the lock column is located in the locking groove. Through the cooperation between latch hook and the lock post that can reciprocate, realize spacing or release first transmission slide, have simple structure's advantage.

Further, the operation piece comprises a first knob and a transmission rod, the first knob is exposed out of the cooker body assembly, the transmission rod is arranged deviating from the central line of the first knob and extends towards the inside of the cooker body assembly, a matching long groove is formed in the first transmission sliding plate, and the transmission rod is arranged in the matching long groove in a penetrating mode. The matching long groove can avoid the motion component of the transmission rod along the extending direction of the matching long groove, and the motion component of the transmission rod along the width direction of the matching long groove drives the first transmission slide plate to move along with the transmission rod, so that the rotation of the operating piece is converted into the movement of the first transmission slide plate.

Further, the first transmission piece further comprises a first rotary coupling column extending along the vertical direction, the first rotary coupling column extends upwards out of the cooker body assembly, a first lower driven tooth is arranged on the first rotary coupling column, a first lower driving tooth meshed with the first lower driven tooth is arranged on the first transmission sliding plate, the first rotary coupling column is driven to rotate when the first transmission sliding plate moves along the transverse direction, and/or the second transmission piece comprises a second rotary coupling column extending along the vertical direction and a first transmission swing rod arranged above the second rotary coupling column, the second rotary coupling column extends downwards out of the cover body assembly, an upper driving tooth is arranged on the second rotary coupling column, an upper driven tooth meshed with the upper driving tooth is arranged on the first transmission swing rod, and the first transmission swing rod is driven to swing when the second rotary coupling column rotates, so that the locking piece is driven to switch between a locking position and an unlocking position. The first lower driving teeth and the first lower driven teeth are matched to convert the movement of the first transmission sliding plate into the rotation of the first rotation coupling column, and the device has the advantages of simple structure and reliable transmission. The second rotary coupling column can be coupled with the first rotary coupling column, so that synchronous rotation of the second rotary coupling column and the first rotary coupling column is realized. The second rotary coupling column and the first transmission swing rod are respectively provided with an upper driving tooth and an upper driven tooth which are meshed with each other, so that the first transmission swing rod is driven to swing through the second rotary coupling column, and the device has the advantages of being simple in structure and reliable in transmission.

Further, the first driving part comprises a second driving slide plate, the second driving slide plate is located above the pot body assembly, a lock hole is formed in the lower surface of the second driving slide plate, the locking part comprises a locking rod extending upwards, when the self-locking part is located at the release position, the locking rod is located below the lock hole, and when the self-locking part is located at the limit position, the locking rod is inserted into the lock hole. Through the cooperation between locking lever and the lockhole that can reciprocate, realize spacing or release second transmission slide, have simple structure's advantage.

Further, the first transmission part further comprises a connecting plate which is arranged in the cooker body assembly and is connected with the second transmission slide plate, a second lower driven tooth is arranged on the connecting plate, the operation part comprises a second knob, a second lower driving tooth meshed with the second lower driven tooth is arranged on the second knob, the connecting plate and the second transmission slide plate are driven to move when the second knob rotates, and/or the second transmission part comprises a third transmission slide plate arranged on the cover body assembly and a second transmission swing rod arranged above the third transmission slide plate, the third transmission slide plate downwards extends out of the cover body assembly and synchronously moves with the second transmission slide plate, and the third transmission slide plate drives the second transmission swing rod to swing when moving so as to drive the locking part to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position. The rotation of the second knob can be converted into lateral movement of the connecting plate and the second drive slide by engagement between the second lower drive teeth and the second lower driven teeth. The second transmission swing rod is respectively in driving connection with the third transmission sliding plate and the locking piece to drive the locking piece to switch positions, and the device has the advantage of simple structure.

According to another aspect of the present utility model, there is provided a cooking appliance including a pot body assembly, a cover body assembly openably and closably provided on the pot body assembly, and a driving assembly provided between the pot body assembly and the cover body assembly, wherein the driving assembly is the above-mentioned driving assembly. The driving assembly can effectively solve the problem that a user can operate the operating member for driving the cover teeth to switch positions by mistake in the cover opening state in the related art, and the cooking utensil with the driving assembly also has the advantages.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model. In the drawings:

fig. 1 shows a schematic exploded view of a first embodiment of a drive assembly according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a first drive slide and self-locking member of the drive assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic perspective view of a first and a second rotational coupling post of the drive assembly of FIG. 1;

Fig. 4 shows a schematic perspective view of a first driving swing link of the driving assembly of fig. 1;

Fig. 5 shows an exploded view of a second embodiment of a drive assembly according to the present utility model;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of the self-locking member and the retaining member of the drive assembly of FIG. 5;

Fig. 7 shows an exploded view of a third embodiment of a drive assembly according to the present utility model;

FIG. 8 shows a schematic perspective view of the self-locking member and mounting member of the drive assembly of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 shows a schematic perspective view of a first drive slide of the drive assembly of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a second driving swing link of the driving assembly of FIG. 7;

Fig. 11 illustrates an exploded structural view of a first embodiment of a cooking appliance according to the present utility model;

fig. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a mounting seat and an operating member of the cooking appliance of fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged view showing a partial structure of a middle plate of the cooking appliance of fig. 11;

Fig. 14 shows an exploded structural schematic view of a second embodiment of a cooking appliance according to the present utility model.

Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:

1. Cover body assembly 101, locking piece 1011, cover body 1012, transmission column 102, mounting cover 103, face cover;

2. The cooker comprises a cooker body assembly, a housing, 2011, a mounting port, 202, a middle plate, 2021, a first guide column, 2022, a second guide column, 2023, a through hole, 2024, a coupling hole, 2025, a mounting plate, 203, a bottom shell, 204, a mounting seat, 2041, an arc-shaped groove, 205, a cooker body, 206 and a pressure-bearing ring;

10. The device comprises an operating piece, a first knob, a 12, a transmission rod, a 13, a second knob, 131 and a second lower driving tooth;

20. The driving part, 21, the first driving part, 211, the first driving sliding plate, 2111, the lock column, 2112, the matching long groove, 2113, the first lower driving tooth, 2114, the guide groove, 212, the first rotation coupling column, 2121, the first lower driven tooth, 2122, the lower gear, 2123, the lower coupling, 213, the second driving sliding plate, 2131, the lock hole, 2132, the connecting column, 214, the connecting plate, 2141, the second lower driven tooth, 22, the second driving part, 221, the second rotation coupling column, 2211, the upper driving tooth, 2212, the upper gear, 2213, the upper coupling, 222, the first driving swing rod, 2221, the upper driven tooth, 2222, the first rotation hole, 2223, the first driving hole, 2224, the locking hole, 223, the third driving sliding plate, 224, the second driving swing rod, 2241, the second rotation hole, 2242, the second driving hole, 2243, the third driving hole;

30. The self-locking piece, 31, a locking part, 311, a locking hook, 312, a locking groove, 313, a locking rod, 32, a triggering part, 33, a guide hole, 34 and a third guide post;

40. A holder;

50. A mounting member 51, a mounting hole;

60. And a locking hook.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely exemplary in nature and is in no way intended to limit the utility model, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present utility model unless it is specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective parts shown in the drawings are not drawn in actual scale for convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values should be construed as merely illustrative, and not a limitation. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus once an item is defined in one figure, no further discussion thereof is necessary in subsequent figures.

The application provides a driving assembly for being matched with a pot body assembly 2 and/or a cover body assembly 1, wherein the driving assembly can drive a locking element 101 on the cover body assembly 1 to switch between a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein, fig. 1 to 4 show schematic structural views of a first embodiment of the driving assembly according to the application, fig. 5 to 6 show schematic structural views of a second embodiment of the driving assembly according to the application, and fig. 7 to 10 show schematic structural views of a third embodiment of the driving assembly according to the application.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, a first embodiment of the driving assembly of the present application includes an operating member 10, a transmission member 20, and a self-locking member 30. The self-locking piece 30 is movably arranged on the cooker body assembly 2 or arranged on the cover body assembly 1 along the vertical direction and provided with a limiting position and a releasing position, the self-locking piece 30 comprises a locking part 31 and a triggering part 32, when the cover body assembly 1 is not covered on the cooker body assembly 2, the self-locking piece 30 is kept at the limiting position, the triggering part 32 extends upwards out of the cooker body assembly 2 or extends downwards out of the cover body assembly 1, the locking part 31 locks the transmission piece 20 to limit the transmission piece 20 to move, when the cover body assembly 1 is covered on the cooker body assembly 2, the self-locking piece 30 is kept at the releasing position, the triggering part 32 is pressed to enable the self-locking piece 30 to retract, and the locking part 31 unlocks the transmission piece 20 to enable the transmission piece 20 to move.

By applying the technical scheme of the embodiment, the driving assembly comprises the operating piece 10 and the transmission piece 20, and a user can drive the transmission piece 20 to move through operating the operating piece 10 and then drive the locking piece 101 to move between the locking position and the unlocking position through the transmission piece 20. The driving assembly further comprises a self-locking member 30 capable of locking the transmission member 20, the self-locking member 30 has a limit position and a release position, when the cover assembly 1 is not covered on the cooker body assembly 2, the locking portion 31 of the self-locking member 30 locks the transmission member 20 and limits the transmission member 20 to move, and because the operation member 10 is in driving fit with the transmission member 20, after the transmission member 20 is locked, the operation member 10 is locked, thereby avoiding the user from touching the operation member by mistake. When the cover assembly 1 is covered on the cooker assembly 2, the locking part 31 of the self-locking member 30 unlocks the transmission member 20, so that the transmission member 20 and the operation member 10 can both move, and a user can drive the locking member 101 to switch positions by operating the operation member 10. Therefore, the technical scheme of the embodiment can effectively solve the problem that in the related art, a user may misoperate the operating member for driving the cover teeth to switch positions in the cover opening state.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the locking element 101 is provided with a cover tooth, the "locking position" refers to the position of the locking element 101 when the cover tooth is aligned with the pot tooth on the pot body assembly 2, and the "unlocking position" refers to the position of the locking element 101 when the cover tooth is offset from the pot tooth on the pot body assembly 2.

Specifically, the operating member 10 may be provided on the pot body assembly 2 or on the cover body assembly 1. When the operating member 10 is arranged on the cover assembly 1, the transmission member 20 is also arranged in the cover assembly 1, the self-locking member 30 is also arranged in the cover assembly 1, when the operating member 10 is arranged on the cooker assembly 2, part of the structure of the transmission member 20 is arranged in the cooker assembly 2, and the other part of the structure of the transmission member 20 is arranged in the cover assembly 1, so that the driving force of the operating member 10 is transmitted from the cooker assembly 2 to the cover assembly 1 to drive the locking member 101 to switch positions, and the self-locking member 30 can be arranged in the cover assembly 1, the cooker assembly 2 or the cooker assembly 2 and the cover assembly 1 respectively.

When the self-locking piece 30 is arranged in the cover body assembly 1, the trigger part 32 is matched with the cooker body assembly 2, when the cover body assembly 1 is arranged on the cooker body assembly 2 in a covering mode, the cooker body assembly 2 is propped against the trigger part 32 upwards, so that the self-locking piece 30 moves upwards integrally and moves to a release position from a limit position, when the self-locking piece 30 is arranged on the cooker body assembly 2, the trigger part 32 is matched with the cover body assembly 1, and when the cover body assembly 1 is arranged on the cooker body assembly 2 in a covering mode, the cover body assembly 1 is propped against the trigger part 32 downwards, so that the self-locking piece 30 moves downwards integrally and moves to the release position from the limit position.

In this embodiment, the driving assembly further includes a retaining member 40, and the retaining member 40 applies an abutment force to the self-locking member 30 to maintain the self-locking member 30 in the limit position. The retainer 40 applies an abutting force to the self-locking member 30 to enable the self-locking member 30 to be kept at the limit position, so that after the cover body assembly 1 is opened, the self-locking member 30 can be automatically switched to the limit position from the release position under the action of the abutting force of the retainer 40, the correspondence between the cover opening and closing state of the cover body assembly and the position of the self-locking member 30 is realized, no additional operation is needed by a user, and the use of the user is facilitated.

In this embodiment, the drive assembly further comprises a mounting member 50, and the retaining member 40 comprises a compression spring disposed between the mounting member 50 and the self-locking member 30 and applying a biasing force to the self-locking member 30. The provision of the mounting member 50 provides a mounting basis for the self-locking member 30 and the retaining member 40.

In this embodiment, the mounting member 50 extends below the self-locking member 30, and two ends of the compression spring respectively abut against the portion of the mounting member 50 located below the self-locking member 30 and the self-locking member 30 to apply an upward abutment force to the self-locking member 30.

As shown in fig. 1, 11 and 12, in the present embodiment, the operating member 10 is disposed on the pot body assembly 2, the transmission member 20 includes a first transmission member 21 disposed on the pot body assembly 2 and a second transmission member 22 disposed on the lid assembly 1, the self-locking member 30 is disposed on the pot body assembly 2, and the locking portion 31 locks the first transmission member 21 to restrict movement of the first transmission member 21 when the self-locking member 30 is located at the limit position. The operating member 10 is arranged on the cooker body assembly 2, so that the space above the cover body assembly 1 can be vacated for setting a larger operating panel or other structures, and the use of a user is facilitated. The first transmission piece 21 and the second transmission piece 22 are respectively arranged in the cooker body assembly 2 and the cover body assembly 1, so that the driving force applied by a user to the cooker body assembly 2 can be transmitted to the cover body assembly 1, and further, the locking piece 101 is driven to switch positions.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the first transmission member 21 includes a first transmission sliding plate 211, a lock post 2111 is provided on the first transmission sliding plate 211, the locking portion 31 includes a locking hook 311, the locking hook 311 has a locking groove 312 with an upward opening, when the self-locking member 30 is located at the release position, the locking groove 312 is located below the lock post 2111, and when the self-locking member 30 is located at the limit position, the lock post 2111 is located in the locking groove 312. Specifically, the latch hook 311 has an upwardly open latch slot 312, when the self-locking member 30 is located at the limit position, the latch post 2111 is located in the latch slot 312, the side wall of the latch slot 312 stops the latch post 2111 to further limit the first transmission slide 211 to move in the lateral direction, when the self-locking member 30 moves from the limit position to the release position, the self-locking member 30 moves downward as a whole, so that the latch hook 311 and the latch slot 312 also move downward, the side wall of the latch slot 312 no longer stops the latch post 2111, so that the first transmission slide 211 can move in the lateral direction, and the limit or release of the first transmission slide 211 is realized through the cooperation between the latch hook 311 and the latch post 2111, which can move up and down, and the latch mechanism has the advantage of simple structure.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the operating member 10 includes a first knob 11 and a driving rod 12, the first knob 11 is exposed to the pot body assembly 2, the driving rod 12 is disposed offset from the center line of the first knob 11 and extends toward the interior of the pot body assembly 2, a mating long groove 2112 is disposed on the first driving slide 211, and the driving rod 12 is disposed in the mating long groove 2112 in a penetrating manner. The transmission rod 12 is arranged at the position deviating from the center line of the first knob 11, when a user rotates the first knob 11 to rotate, the transmission rod 12 moves in an arc track or a circular track, the first transmission sliding plate 211 is provided with the matched long groove 2112, the matched long groove 2112 can avoid the motion component of the transmission rod 12 along the extending direction of the matched long groove 2112, the motion component of the transmission rod 12 along the width direction of the matched long groove 2112 drives the first transmission sliding plate 211 to move along with the transmission rod 12, and the rotation of the operating element 10 is converted into the movement of the first transmission sliding plate 211.

In the present embodiment, the first knob 11 extends outward from the pot body assembly 2, but the arrangement of the first knob 11 is not limited thereto. For example, the first knob may not protrude outward from the pot body assembly, while an operation recess into which a user's hand is inserted to operate the first knob is provided on the pot body assembly.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the engaging elongated groove 2112 extends in the vertical direction, and the transmission lever 12 drives the first transmission slide 211 to move in the lateral direction when the first knob 11 rotates.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the first transmission member 21 further includes a first rotation coupling post 212 extending in a vertical direction, the first rotation coupling post 212 extends upward from the pot body assembly 2, a first lower driven tooth 2121 is disposed on the first rotation coupling post 212, a first lower driving tooth 2113 engaged with the first lower driven tooth 2121 is disposed on the first transmission sliding plate 211, and the first rotation coupling post 212 is driven to rotate when the first transmission sliding plate 211 moves in a lateral direction. The first lower driven tooth 2121 is a tooth structure on the gear, the first lower driving tooth 2113 is a straight tooth structure, and the first lower driving tooth 2113 and the first lower driven tooth 2121 cooperate to convert the movement of the first transmission sliding plate 211 into the rotation of the first rotation coupling column 212, which has the advantages of simple structure and reliable transmission. The first rotary coupling column 212 extends upwards from the pot body assembly 2, so that the coupling between the first rotary coupling column 212 and the second transmission piece 22 on the cover body assembly 1 is realized.

As shown in fig. 1, 3 and 4, the second transmission member 22 includes a second rotation coupling post 221 extending in a vertical direction and a first transmission swing rod 222 disposed above the second rotation coupling post 221, the second rotation coupling post 221 extends downward from the cover assembly 1, an upper driving tooth 2211 is disposed on the second rotation coupling post 221, an upper driven tooth 2221 engaged with the upper driving tooth 2211 is disposed on the first transmission swing rod 222, and when the second rotation coupling post 221 rotates, the first transmission swing rod 222 is driven to swing, so as to drive the locking member 101 to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position. The first transmission swing rod 222 drives the locking piece 101 to switch positions, and the device has the advantage of simple structure. Specifically, the second rotation coupling post 221 can be coupled with the first rotation coupling post 212, so that synchronous rotation of the second rotation coupling post 221 and the first rotation coupling post 212 is achieved. The second rotation coupling column 221 and the first transmission swing rod 222 are respectively provided with an upper driving tooth 2211 and an upper driven tooth 2221 which are meshed with each other, so that the first transmission swing rod 222 is driven to swing through the second rotation coupling column 221, and the device has the advantages of simple structure and reliable transmission.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the first rotational coupling post 212 includes a lower gear 2122 and a lower coupling 2123 disposed above the lower gear 2122, a first lower driven tooth 2121 is disposed on the lower gear 2122, a coupling groove is provided on the lower coupling 2123, the second rotational coupling post 221 includes an upper gear 2212 and an upper coupling 2213 disposed below the upper gear 2212, an upper driving tooth 2211 is disposed on the upper gear 2212, a coupling post is disposed below the upper coupling 2213, and the coupling post can be inserted into the coupling groove to achieve a rotation-stopping connection between the first rotational coupling post 212 and the second rotational coupling post 221, so that the second rotational coupling post 221 can be rotated in synchronization with the first rotational coupling post 212.

As shown in fig. 4, the first transmission swing link 222 is further provided with a first rotation hole 2222 and a first transmission hole 2223, where when the second rotation coupling column 221 rotates, the first transmission swing link 222 is driven to swing along the axis of the first rotation hole 2222, the transmission column 1012 on the locking element 101 is inserted into the first transmission hole 2223, and when the first transmission swing link 222 swings, the transmission column 1012 is driven to swing through the first transmission hole 2223, so as to drive the locking element 101 to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the locking piece 101 is a locking cover including a cover body 1011 and a transmission post 1012 provided on the cover body 1011. The first transmission swing rod 222 drives the locking cover to rotate when swinging so as to drive the cover teeth on the locking cover to switch between a position opposite to the pan teeth and a position dislocated with the pan teeth.

Of course, in embodiments not shown in the figures, the locking element may also be of caliper construction.

Fig. 5 and 6 show schematic structural diagrams of a second embodiment of the driving assembly of the present application, and the following mainly describes the portions of the second embodiment that are different from the first embodiment, and the same portions in the two embodiments are not repeated.

The main difference between the two embodiments is that the location and specific structure of the self-locking element 30 are different, in particular, in the first embodiment, the self-locking element 30 is disposed on the pot assembly 2, and in the second embodiment, the self-locking element 30 is disposed on the lid assembly 1.

In the first embodiment, the trigger part 32 is located at the upper part and can extend upwards from the pot body assembly 2 to be matched with the cover body assembly 1, the locking part 31 is located at the lower part and is matched with the first transmission sliding plate 211, and the retainer is a pressure spring arranged below the self-locking member 30 and upwards abuts against the self-locking member 30.

In the second embodiment, the triggering part 32 is located at the lower part and can extend downwards from the cover assembly 1 to be matched with the cooker body assembly 2, the locking part 31 is located at the upper part and is matched with the first transmission swing rod 222, and the retaining member 40 is a pressure spring arranged above the self-locking member 30 and pushes downwards against the self-locking member 30.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4 and 6, the first transmission swing link 222 is provided with a locking hole 2224, and the locking part 31 includes a locking piece extending from top to bottom. When the cover body assembly 1 is not covered on the cooker body assembly 2, the retaining piece 40 downwards abuts against the self-locking piece 30 to enable the locking piece to extend into the locking hole 2224 so as to limit the swing of the first transmission swing rod 222, when the cover body assembly 1 is covered on the cooker body assembly 2, the cooker body assembly 2 upwards abuts against the triggering part 32 so as to enable the self-locking piece 30 to move upwards as a whole, and the locking piece is upwards separated from the locking hole 2224 so as to enable the first transmission swing rod 222 to swing.

Through setting up auto-lock 30 on lid subassembly 1, realize locking first transmission pendulum rod 222 under the uncapping state, and then locking closure 101 for closure 101 keeps piece lid tooth and pan tooth dislocation set's position all the time, and then makes the lid tooth can not produce the interference with the pan tooth when closing the lid next time, makes lid subassembly 1 can move down smoothly.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the self-locking member 30 is provided with an upwardly open mounting cylinder, the holder 40 is provided in the mounting cylinder, and both ends of the holder 40 abut against the bottom wall of the mounting cylinder and the face cover 103, respectively, to apply downward abutting force to the self-locking member 30.

It should be noted that the self-locking member 30 in the first embodiment and the self-locking member 30 in the second embodiment may be used simultaneously, that is, the self-locking member 30 in the first embodiment may be provided on the pot assembly 2 and the self-locking member 30 in the second embodiment may be provided on the lid assembly 1.

Fig. 7 to 10 show a schematic structural view of a third embodiment of the driving assembly of the present application, in which the operating member 10, the transmission member 20 and the self-locking member 30 are different from those of the first embodiment.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 7 and 14, the first transmission member 21 includes a second transmission sliding plate 213, the second transmission sliding plate 213 is located above the pot body assembly 2, a locking hole 2131 is provided on a lower surface of the second transmission sliding plate 213, the locking portion 31 includes a locking rod 313 extending upward, the locking rod 313 is located below the locking hole 2131 when the self-locking member 30 is located at the release position, and the locking rod 313 is inserted into the locking hole 2131 when the self-locking member 30 is located at the limit position. Specifically, a lock hole 2131 is provided on the lower surface of the second transmission slide 213, when the self-locking member 30 is located at a limiting position, the locking rod 313 is inserted into the lock hole 2131, the locking rod 313 is in stop fit with a side wall of the lock hole 2131, so as to limit the movement of the second transmission slide 213 in the lateral direction, when the self-locking member 30 moves from the limiting position to a releasing position, the self-locking member 30 moves downward as a whole, so that the locking rod 313 also moves downward and is separated from the lock hole 2131, the second transmission slide 213 can move in the lateral direction, and the limiting or releasing of the second transmission slide 213 is realized through the cooperation between the locking rod 313 and the lock hole 2131, which has the advantage of simple structure.

As shown in fig. 8, the trigger portion 32 is also a rod-like structure extending upward. The self-locking member 30 further comprises a third guide post 34 extending downwards, a mounting hole 51 is formed in a portion, extending to the lower portion of the self-locking member 30, of the mounting member 50, the third guide post 34 is arranged in the mounting hole 51 in a penetrating mode, the retaining member is a pressure spring sleeved on the third guide post 34, and two ends of the pressure spring respectively abut against the mounting member 50 and the self-locking member 30 to apply upward abutting force to the self-locking member 30.

As shown in fig. 7 and 14, the first transmission member 21 further includes a connection plate 214 disposed in the pot body assembly 2 and connected to the second transmission slide 213, a second lower driven tooth 2141 is disposed on the connection plate 214, the operation member 10 includes a second knob 13, a second lower driving tooth 131 engaged with the second lower driven tooth 2141 is disposed on the second knob 13, and the connection plate 214 and the second transmission slide 213 are driven to move when the second knob 13 rotates. The transmission of power can be achieved by providing a connection plate 214 between the second transmission slide 213 and the second knob 13. Specifically, the second lower driving teeth 131 are of a tooth structure on a gear, the second lower driven teeth 2141 are of a straight tooth structure arranged on the connecting plate 214, and through engagement between the second lower driving teeth 131 and the second lower driven teeth 2141, rotation of the second knob 13 can be converted into lateral movement of the connecting plate 214 and the second transmission sliding plate 213, so that the device has the advantages of simple structure and reliable transmission.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 7 and 9, a connecting post 2132 is provided below the second transmission slide 213, and the connecting post 2132 can be inserted into a connecting cylinder on the connecting plate 214, so as to realize the fixed connection between the second transmission slide 213 and the connecting plate 214.

As shown in fig. 7, 10 and 14, the second transmission member 22 includes a third transmission sliding plate 223 disposed on the cover assembly 1 and a second transmission swing link 224 disposed above the third transmission sliding plate 223, the third transmission sliding plate 223 extends downward from the cover assembly 1 and moves synchronously with the second transmission sliding plate 213, and when the third transmission sliding plate 223 moves, the second transmission swing link 224 is driven to swing, so as to drive the locking member 101 to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position. Specifically, the third drive sled 223 can be coupled to the second drive sled 213 to enable synchronous movement of the third drive sled 223 with the second drive sled 213. The third transmission sliding plate 223 is provided with a transmission rod, and the transmission rod can drive the second transmission swinging rod 224 to swing.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the second driving sled 213 is provided with a coupling groove, and the third driving sled 223 is provided with a coupling post extending downward, which can be inserted into the coupling groove to allow the second driving sled 213 and the third driving sled 223 to move synchronously.

As shown in fig. 7 and 10, the second transmission swinging rod 224 is provided with a second rotating hole 2241, a second transmission hole 2242 and a third transmission hole 2243, wherein a transmission rod on the third transmission sliding plate 223 can extend into the second transmission hole 2242, when the third transmission sliding plate 223 moves, the second transmission swinging rod 224 is driven to swing by the axis of the second rotating hole 2241, a transmission column 1012 on the locking piece 101 is penetrated in the third transmission hole 2243, and when the second transmission swinging rod 224 swings, the transmission column 1012 is driven to swing by the third transmission hole 2243, so that the locking piece 101 is driven to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position.

As shown in fig. 11 to 14, the present application further provides a cooking appliance, which includes a pot body assembly 2, a cover body assembly 1 openably and closably covering the pot body assembly 2, and a driving assembly disposed between the pot body assembly 2 and the cover body assembly 1, wherein the driving assembly is the driving assembly. The driving assembly can effectively solve the problem that a user can operate the operating member for driving the cover teeth to switch positions by mistake in the cover opening state in the related art, and the cooking utensil with the driving assembly also has the advantages.

Fig. 11 to 13 show a schematic structural view of a first embodiment of the cooking appliance of the present application to which the first embodiment of the driving assembly is applied.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 11, the cover assembly 1 includes a locking member 101, a mounting cover 102, and a face cover 103, the locking member 101 being a locking cover rotatably provided below the mounting cover 102, the face cover 103 being covered over the mounting cover 102. The second rotational coupling post 221 and the first driving swing link 222 of the driving assembly are both mounted on the mounting cover 102.

As shown in fig. 11, the pot assembly 2 includes a housing 201, a middle plate 202, a bottom case 203, a mounting base 204, and a pot 205. The medium plate 202 is arranged above the shell 201, the bottom shell 203 is arranged below the shell 201, the pan 205 is placed in a space formed by the shell 201, the medium plate 202 and the bottom shell 203, the pan 205 is provided with pan teeth, the shell 201 is provided with a mounting opening 2011, the mounting seat 204 is arranged at the mounting opening 2011 and is used for mounting the operating element 10 on the shell 201, and the first rotary coupling column 212 and the self-locking element 30 are both mounted on the medium plate 202.

As shown in fig. 2 and 13, the middle plate 202 is provided with a through hole 2023 through which the trigger portion 32 of the self-locking member 30 protrudes upward. The self-locking member 30 is further provided with a guide hole 33, a second guide column 2022 is arranged below the middle plate 202, the second guide column 2022 penetrates through the guide hole 33 downwards, the retainer is a pressure spring sleeved on the second guide column 2022, the lower end of the pressure spring abuts against the part of the mounting member extending to the lower side of the self-locking member 30, and the upper end of the pressure spring abuts against the self-locking member 30 to apply an upward abutting force to the self-locking member 30.

As shown in fig. 2 and 13, a guide groove 2114 is provided on the first transmission slide 211, a first guide post 2021 is provided below the middle plate 202, and the first guide post 2021 is inserted into the guide groove 2114 to guide the movement of the first transmission slide 211.

As shown in fig. 12, the mounting seat 204 is provided with an arc-shaped groove 2041, the transmission rod 12 of the operating member 10 is penetrated in the arc-shaped groove 2041, and the arc-shaped groove 2041 can guide the transmission rod 12 and limit the limit position. The middle plate 202 is provided with a coupling hole 2024, and the first rotation coupling column 212 is inserted into the coupling hole 2024.

As shown in fig. 11 and 13, the cooking appliance further includes a locking hook 60 provided in the pot body assembly 2, the locking hook 60 is of a swing structure, and the locking hook 60 can be engaged with a fixing hook on the lid assembly 1. When no external force is applied, the locking hook 60 is kept in the position of being buckled with the fixed clasp, and when the user rotates the first knob, the transmission rod 12 can push the locking hook 60 to enable the locking hook 60 to be tripped from the fixed clasp.

As shown in fig. 11 and 13, two mounting plates 2025 are provided below the middle plate 202, mounting holes are provided on the two mounting plates 2025, respectively, rotating shafts are provided on both sides of the locking hook 60, and the two rotating shafts are mounted in the two mounting holes, respectively, so that the locking hook 60 is swingably mounted on the middle plate 202.

Fig. 14 shows a schematic structural view of a second embodiment of the cooking appliance of the present application, to which a third embodiment of a driving assembly is applied.

As shown in fig. 14, the second transmission swing link 224 and the third transmission slide 223 are disposed on the mounting cover 102, the second transmission slide 213, the connection plate 214 and the self-locking member 30 are all connected to the middle plate, and the second knob 13 is mounted on the housing 201 through the mounting seat 204.

In contrast to the first embodiment of the cooking appliance, the second embodiment, in addition to the drive assembly applied, the pot assembly 2 further comprises a pressure ring 206, the pot teeth being arranged on the pressure ring 206.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the azimuth or positional relationships indicated by the azimuth terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal", and "top, bottom", etc., are generally based on the azimuth or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and these azimuth terms do not indicate and imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific azimuth or be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present utility model, and the azimuth terms "inside and outside" refer to inside and outside with respect to the outline of each component itself.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above," "upper" and "upper surface," "above" and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "above" or "over" other devices or structures would then be oriented "below" or "beneath" the other devices or structures. Thus, the process is carried out, the exemplary term "above" may be included. Upper and lower. Two orientations below. The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used to define the components, and are only for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meaning unless otherwise stated, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present utility model.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present utility model by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A drive assembly for cooperation with a pot assembly (2) and/or a lid assembly (1), the drive assembly being capable of driving a closure (101) on the lid assembly (1) to switch between a closed position and an open position, characterized in that the drive assembly comprises:

an operation member (10);

The transmission part (20) is arranged between the operating part (10) and the locking part (101), and the locking part (101) is driven to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position through the transmission part (20) when the operating part (10) moves or rotates;

The automatic locking piece (30) is movably arranged on the cooker body assembly (2) or arranged on the cover body assembly (1) along the vertical direction and is provided with a limiting position and a release position, the automatic locking piece (30) comprises a locking part (31) and a triggering part (32), when the cover body assembly (1) is not covered on the cooker body assembly (2), the automatic locking piece (30) is kept at the limiting position, the triggering part (32) extends upwards from the cooker body assembly (2) or extends downwards from the cover body assembly (1), the locking part (31) locks the transmission piece (20) to limit the transmission piece (20) to move, when the cover body assembly (1) is covered on the cooker body assembly (2), the automatic locking piece (30) is kept at the release position, the triggering part (32) is pressed to enable the automatic locking piece (30) to retract, and the locking part (31) is kept at the limiting position, and the transmission piece (20) is unlocked, so that the transmission piece (20) can move.

2. The drive assembly of claim 1, further comprising a retainer (40), the retainer (40) applying an abutment force to the self-locking member (30) to retain the self-locking member (30) in the limit position.

3. The drive assembly according to claim 2, further comprising a mounting member (50), the retaining member (40) comprising a compression spring arranged between the mounting member (50) and the self-locking member (30) and exerting an abutment force against the self-locking member (30).

4. A drive assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operating member (10) is arranged on the pot body assembly (2), the transmission member (20) comprises a first transmission member (21) arranged on the pot body assembly (2) and a second transmission member (22) arranged on the cover body assembly (1), the self-locking member (30) is arranged on the pot body assembly (2), and the locking portion (31) locks the first transmission member (21) to restrict the movement of the first transmission member (21) when the self-locking member (30) is in the limit position.

5. The drive assembly according to claim 4, wherein the first transmission member (21) comprises a first transmission slide plate (211), a lock post (2111) is provided on the first transmission slide plate (211), the locking portion (31) comprises a locking hook (311), the locking hook (311) has a locking groove (312) with an upward opening, the locking groove (312) is located below the lock post (2111) when the self-locking member (30) is located at the release position, and the lock post (2111) is located in the locking groove (312) when the self-locking member (30) is located at the limit position.

6. The driving assembly according to claim 5, wherein the operation member (10) comprises a first knob (11) and a transmission rod (12), the first knob (11) is exposed out of the pot body assembly (2), the transmission rod (12) is arranged away from a central line of the first knob (11) and extends towards the interior of the pot body assembly (2), a matching long groove (2112) is formed in the first transmission sliding plate (211), and the transmission rod (12) is arranged in the matching long groove (2112) in a penetrating mode.

7. The drive assembly of claim 5, wherein the drive assembly comprises a drive assembly,

The first transmission piece (21) further comprises a first rotary coupling column (212) extending along the vertical direction, the first rotary coupling column (212) extends upwards out of the pot body assembly (2), a first lower driven tooth (2121) is arranged on the first rotary coupling column (212), a first lower driving tooth (2113) meshed with the first lower driven tooth (2121) is arranged on the first transmission sliding plate (211), the first rotary coupling column (212) is driven to rotate when the first transmission sliding plate (211) moves along the transverse direction, and/or,

The second transmission piece (22) comprises a second rotation coupling column (221) extending along the vertical direction and a first transmission swing rod (222) arranged above the second rotation coupling column (221), the second rotation coupling column (221) downwards extends out of the cover body assembly (1), an upper driving tooth (2211) is arranged on the second rotation coupling column (221), an upper driven tooth (2221) meshed with the upper driving tooth (2211) is arranged on the first transmission swing rod (222), and the second rotation coupling column (221) drives the first transmission swing rod (222) to swing when rotating, so that the locking piece (101) is driven to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position.

8. The drive assembly according to claim 4, wherein the first transmission member (21) comprises a second transmission slide plate (213), the second transmission slide plate (213) is located above the pot body assembly (2), a lock hole (2131) is provided on a lower surface of the second transmission slide plate (213), the locking portion (31) comprises a locking bar (313) extending upwards, the locking bar (313) is located below the lock hole (2131) when the self-locking member (30) is located at the release position, and the locking bar (313) is inserted into the lock hole (2131) when the self-locking member (30) is located at the limit position.

9. The drive assembly of claim 8, wherein the drive assembly comprises a drive assembly,

The first transmission part (21) further comprises a connecting plate (214) which is arranged in the pot body assembly (2) and is connected with the second transmission sliding plate (213), a second lower driven tooth (2141) is arranged on the connecting plate (214), the operation part (10) comprises a second knob (13), a second lower driving tooth (131) which is meshed with the second lower driven tooth (2141) is arranged on the second knob (13), the connecting plate (214) and the second transmission sliding plate (213) are driven to move when the second knob (13) rotates, and/or,

The second transmission piece (22) comprises a third transmission sliding plate (223) arranged on the cover body assembly (1) and a second transmission swinging rod (224) arranged above the third transmission sliding plate (223), the third transmission sliding plate (223) extends downwards out of the cover body assembly (1) and synchronously moves with the second transmission sliding plate (213), and the third transmission sliding plate (223) drives the second transmission swinging rod (224) to swing when moving so as to drive the locking piece (101) to switch between the locking position and the unlocking position.

10. A cooking appliance comprising a pot body assembly (2), a cover body assembly (1) which is arranged on the pot body assembly (2) in a cover opening and closing manner, and a driving assembly which is arranged between the pot body assembly (2) and the cover body assembly (1), wherein the driving assembly is the driving assembly of any one of claims 1 to 9.