JP6890690B2 - Cookware with steam valve for cookware and steam valve for cookware - Google Patents

Description

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This application was submitted by Aesthetic Electric Heater Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Shunde District, Foshan City on September 21, 2017. Claim the priority of "201721220573.0".

The present invention relates to the technical field of kitchen utensils, and more particularly to cookware steam valves and cookware provided with cookware steam valves.

Cooking utensils such as electric rice cookers and electric pressure cookers that are often used in daily life have a steam valve for discharging steam in the cooking utensil during use of the cooking utensil. However, the steam valve of the related technology not only reduces the texture of food by overflowing the soup in the cooking utensil from the steam valve in the process of discharging the steam in the cooking utensil, but also the soup mixture, food residue, etc. Will adhere to the cooking utensils and will be difficult to clean.

The present invention attempts to solve at least one of the technical issues of the related art.

Therefore, one object of the present invention is to provide a steam valve for cooking utensils that can crush steam bubbles and prevent the soup mixture from overflowing the steam valve.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooking utensil provided with the steam valve.

A steam valve for a cookware, comprising a valve seat, a valve lid and a blocking portion, having a mounting cavity between the valve lid and the valve seat, the mounting cavity having a steam inlet and a steam outlet. The steam inlet is provided on the valve seat, the steam outlet is provided on at least one of the valve lid and the valve seat, the blocking portion is connected to the inner peripheral wall of the mounting cavity, and the blocking portion is the steam inlet. At least a part of the steam flows out from the steam outlet, avoiding the blocking portion.

As a result, by installing a blocking part in the mounting cavity defined between the valve seat and the valve lid, the soup mixture is crushed by the blocking part and the steam is discharged from the steam valve. It does not overflow from the steam valve. As a result, the surface of the cookware after use becomes cleaner on the premise that the cookware has a good cooking effect.

In some embodiments according to the invention, the free end of the blocking portion has at least one notch.

In some embodiments, the steam outlet is located on one side of the blocking section.

In some embodiments according to the invention, the blocking portion is annular and the steam outlet is located within the inner ring of the blocking portion.

In one specific embodiment, the blocking portion and the valve lid are integrally molded members.

In some embodiments according to the invention, the steam valve further comprises a divider, the divider located within the mounting cavity, partitioning the mounting cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. A plurality of steam inlets are located in the first cavity, the steam outlet and the blocking portion are located in the second cavity, and the partition plate communicates the first cavity and the second cavity. Through holes are provided apart.

Preferably, a support portion is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity, the support portion is located on one side of the partition plate to support the partition plate, and the blocking portion is located on the other side of the partition plate. Moreover, the free end of the blocking portion is in contact with the partition plate.

Preferably, the support is a boss formed on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity.

Further, there are a plurality of the bosses, and the plurality of the bosses are separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the partition plate.

Preferably, the support portion is a step formed on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity, and the step extends in the circumferential direction of the partition plate.

Further, the partition plate is engaged with the valve seat.

It is a cooking utensil and includes a steam valve of the cooking utensil described in the above embodiment.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be partially described in the following description, some of which will be apparent from the following description or can be grasped by practicing the present invention.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a steam valve according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a steam valve according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a steam valve blocking portion and a valve lid according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, examples of the present invention will be described in detail. An example in the above embodiment is shown in the drawings, and the same or similar reference numerals always represent the same or similar parts, or parts having the same or similar functions. The examples described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to interpret the invention and should not be understood as limiting the invention.

Hereinafter, the steam valve 100 of the cooking utensil according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The steam valve 100 of the cooking utensil according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a valve seat 10, a valve lid 20, and a blocking portion 30, and has a mounting cavity a between the valve lid 20 and the valve seat 10, and is mounted. The cavity a has a steam inlet 11 and a steam outlet 21, and the steam inlet 11 is provided on the valve seat 10. The steam outlet 21 may be provided on at least one of the valve lid 20 and the valve seat 10, that is, the steam outlet 21 may be located on the valve lid 20 and the steam outlet 21 may be located on the valve seat 10. The blocking portion 30 is connected to the inner peripheral wall of the mounting cavity a, the blocking portion 30 is close to the steam inlet 11, and at least a part of the steam avoids the blocking portion 30 and flows out from the steam outlet 21.

In the steam valve 100 of the cooking utensil according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the mounting cavity a is defined between the valve seat 10 and the valve lid 20, and the blocking portion 30 is installed in the mounting cavity a. In the process in which steam flows from the steam inlet 11 into the steam valve 100 and flows out from the steam valve 100 through the steam outlet 21, steam bubbles can be crushed by the blocking portion 30, and steam is further discharged from the steam valve 100 and at the same time. The possibility that the soup mixture will overflow from the steam valve 100 can be reduced. Thereby, on the premise that the cooking utensil has a good cooking effect, the surface of the cooking utensil after use becomes cleaner.

In some embodiments according to the invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the free end of the blocking portion 30 has at least one notch 31.

Specifically, by installing the blocking portion 30 below the steam outlet 21, steam bubbles are prevented from being directly discharged from the steam valve 100, and one end of the blocking portion 30 is fixed to the valve lid 20. Connected, the other end is formed as a free end, the free end having at least one notch 31. Thereby, by installing at least one notch 31, not only the blocking portion 30 can easily crush the steam bubbles, but also steam can be discharged to one side of the steam outlet 21 through the notch 31.

Obviously, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 2, there may be a plurality of notches 31. As a result, by installing the plurality of notches 31, the steam on one side of the steam outlet 21 is more evenly distributed, the steam can be smoothly discharged from the steam valve 100, and the steam valve 100 has a higher steam discharge. Has an effect.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the steam outlet 21 is located on one side of the blocking portion 30, as shown in FIG. The strip-shaped blocking portion 30 needs to be located in the mounting cavity a, separate the steam outlet 21 from at least a part of the mounting cavity a, and further allow steam to flow through the blocking portion 30 and reach the steam outlet 21. As a result, the blocking unit 30 can effectively crush the steam bubbles, and realizes the purpose of improving the steam discharge effect.

Also, as can be understood, in some specific embodiments, the steam inlet 11 may be installed below the front of the steam valve 100 and the steam outlet 21 may be installed above the rear of the steam valve 100. Often (eg, shown in FIG. 2), in some other embodiments, the steam inlet 11 is installed below the rear of the steam valve 100 and the steam outlet 21 is installed above the front of the steam valve 100. That is, the steam inlet 11 and the steam outlet 21 are installed on two opposite side walls of the steam valve 100, and are separated from each other in the front-rear, left-right, or up-down directions, so that the steam valve 100 sufficiently crushes steam bubbles.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the blocking section 30 is annular and the steam outlet 21 is located within the inner ring of the blocking section 30.

Specifically, a notch 31 is formed on one side of the annular blocking portion 30 that is close to the steam inlet 11 in the front-rear direction, and the annular region of the annular blocking portion 30 communicates with the steam outlet 21. By separating the mounting cavity a and the steam outlet 21, the same effect as in the above embodiment is realized, and the description thereof is omitted here.

Obviously, the arrangement method of the notch 31 is not limited to this, and for example, in some examples of the present invention, the notch 31 is plural, and the plurality of notches 31 are annular in the circumferential direction of the steam outlet 21. By being distributed on the outer periphery of the blocking portion 30, it is possible to crush the bubbles in the steam flowing to the steam outlet 21, thereby preventing food and foreign matter from flowing out from the steam outlet 21, and food and foreign matter can be prevented from flowing out. It reduces the probability of clogging the steam outlet 21.

In the specific embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the blocking portion 30 and the valve lid 20 are integrally formed. Thereby, the process of the steam valve 100 can be simplified. Specifically, the blocking portion 30 can be formed on the valve lid 20, and a part of the peripheral wall of the valve lid 20 located in front of the steam outlet 21 (front shown in FIG. 2) enters the mounting cavity a. It protrudes to form the blocking portion 30. In this way, the processing of the blocking portion 30 is simplified and the production cost of the steam valve 100 is reduced.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the steam valve 100 further includes a partition plate 40, the partition plate 40 is located in the mounting cavity a, and the mounting cavity a is divided into a first cavity a1 and a second cavity a2. , The steam inlet 11 is located in the first cavity a1, the steam outlet 21 and the blocking portion 30 are located in the second cavity a2, and the partition plate 40 has a plurality of communicating the first cavity a1 and the second cavity a2. Through holes 41 are provided apart from each other.

The partition plate 40 is attached to the valve seat 10, and the mounting cavity a is divided into the first cavity a1 and the second cavity a2, and the partition plate 40 is connected to the partition plate 40 so as to communicate the first cavity a1 and the second cavity a2. , A plurality of through holes 41 that are sequentially separated and uniformly distributed in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction are installed. As a result, due to the installation of the partition plate 40 and the through hole 41 in the partition plate 40, the through hole 41 in the partition plate 40 crushes some steam bubbles in the process of steam flowing from the first cavity a1 to the second cavity a2. On the other hand, the steam valve 100 has a high operational stability and the steam valve 100 operates because the steam is more evenly distributed in the mounting cavity a. The noise inside can be reduced.

In some embodiments, a support portion 12 is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity a1 (see FIG. 1), and the support portion 12 is located on one side of the partition plate 40 to support the partition plate 40. The blocking portion 30 is located on the other side of the partition plate 40, and the free end of the blocking portion 30 is in contact with the partition plate 40 (see FIG. 2).

Specifically, the support portion 12 in the first cavity a1 supports the partition plate 40 below the partition plate 40, and the blocking portion 30 is in contact with the partition plate 40 above the partition plate 40. In this way, by supporting the partition plate 40 below, the support portion 12 has a predetermined space for defining the first cavity a1 between the partition plate 40 and the bottom wall of the valve seat 10, and also supports the partition plate 40. By installing the portion 12, the connection between the partition plate 40 and the valve seat 10 is made tight.

Further, the free end of the blocking portion 30 limits the partition plate 40 and is in contact with the upper surface of the partition plate 40. Thereby, by limiting the partition plate 40, the partition plate 40 cannot move upward with respect to the support portion 12, which gives the steam valve 100 high operational stability, and on the other hand, it is installed above the partition plate 40. The blocking portion 30 is able to crush the steam bubbles again, further improving the bubble crushing effect of the steam valve 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the support portion 12 is a boss formed on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity a1, and there are a plurality of bosses, and the plurality of bosses are separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the partition plate 40. In this way, by installing the plurality of bosses, not only the structural strength and structural rigidity of the valve seat 10 are increased, but also the receiving force of the plurality of support portions 12 becomes uniform, and the connection between the support portions 12 and the partition plate 40 is strengthened. And become reliable.

Obviously, the present invention is not limited to this, and the support portion 12 may be a step further formed on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity a1 and extending in the circumferential direction of the partition plate 40. The effect obtained is the same as that of the above embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted here.

Further, the partition plate 40 is engaged with the valve seat 10. As a result, when the partition plate 40 is attached to the valve seat 10, the fitting with the valve seat 10 becomes stronger, the partition plate 40 can be easily attached to and detached from the steam valve 100, and the partition plate 40 can be replaced. And it becomes easy to clean, and the practicality of the steam valve 100 is improved.

Obviously, the present invention is not limited to this, and the partition plate 40 and the valve seat 10 may be connected by screws, and the partition plate 40 and the valve seat 10 may be connected by insertion. That is, all the connection methods in which the partition plate 40 and the valve seat 10 can be connected and the partition plate 40 in the valve seat 10 can be easily attached and detached are all suitable for connecting the partition plate 40 and the valve seat 10 of the present invention. It is a form.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the steam valve 100 further includes a recirculation valve 50 which is attached below the valve seat 10 and closes the outlet below the valve seat 10, and the installation of the recirculation valve 50 allows steam to be released. The condensed water can flow back into the cookware, which allows the cookware to cook the food well and further improve the cooking effect of the cookware.

As shown in FIG. 1, the steam valve 100 further includes a seal ring 60, and the seal ring 60 is attached between the valve seat 10 and the valve lid 20, so that the valve seat 10 and the valve lid 20 are tightly connected. Therefore, the airtightness of the connection between the valve seat 10 and the valve lid 20 is increased, and the operational stability of the steam valve 100 is improved.

The cooking utensil according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a steam valve 100, and the steam valve 100 is the steam valve 100 of the cooking utensil of the above embodiment.

Specifically, the steam valve 100 can be applied to a cooking utensil, is attached to the cooking utensil to discharge steam in the cooking utensil, further maintains a stable pressure inside the cooking utensil, and operates the cooking utensil. Improves stability.

Further, on the premise that the steam valve 100 maintains the internal pressure of the cooking utensil stably, the steam bubbles do not overflow to the outside of the cooking utensil, but are condensed into water and then returned to the cooking utensil for further cooking. It can give a good cooking effect to the vessel, not only improve the texture of the food, but also keep the surface of the utensil clean after use, making it easier to clean the utensil.

In the description of the present invention, "center", "vertical direction", "horizontal direction", "length", "width", "thickness", "top", "bottom", "front", "rear" , "Left", "Right", "Vertical", "Horizontal", "Top", "Bottom", "Inside", "Outside", "Clockwise", "Counterclockwise", "Axis direction", " The orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "diametrical direction" and "circumferential direction" is for conveniently or simply explaining the present invention based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is a designated device or. It should not be understood as limiting the present invention as it does not imply or imply that the parts are in a particular orientation and are constructed and manipulated in a particular orientation.

The terms "first" and "second" are merely for explaining the purpose, and either indicate or imply relative importance, or imply the number of technical features shown. Then don't understand. Thus, the features in which the "first" and "second" are limited express or imply that they include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly and specifically limited.

In the present invention, the meanings of terms such as "attach", "connect to each other", "connect", and "fix" should be broadly understood unless expressly defined and limited. For example, a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated connection is also possible. Mechanical and electrical connections are also possible. It is possible to connect directly, indirectly connect via a medium between them, communicate the inside of two parts, or have an interaction relationship between the two parts. is there. A person skilled in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention depending on the specific cases.

In the present invention, unless otherwise specified and limited, the fact that the first feature is "above" or "below" the second feature includes direct contact between the first feature and the second feature. Alternatively, the first feature and the second feature may include indirect contact with each other via a medium. Further, the fact that the first feature is "above", "above" or "above" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply the first. It only indicates that the horizontal height of one feature is higher than that of the second feature. The fact that the first feature is "below", "below" or "below" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply the first feature. It only shows that the horizontal height is lower than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, the description referring to terms such as "one example", "some examples", "examples", "concrete examples" or "some examples" is the said implementation. It means that the specific features, structures, materials, or properties described in an example or an example are included in at least one example or example of the present invention. In the present specification, the exemplary description of the above terms does not necessarily indicate the same embodiment or example. Also, the specific features, structures, materials, or properties described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. If they do not contradict each other, those skilled in the art may combine or combine different examples or examples in the present specification and features in different examples or examples.

Although the examples of the present invention have been described above, it should be understood that the above examples are exemplary and should not be understood as limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, replacements and modifications to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (12)

Equipped with valve seat, valve lid and blocking part,
The mounting cavity has a mounting cavity between the valve lid and the valve seat, the mounting cavity has a steam inlet and a steam outlet, the steam inlet is provided in the valve seat, and the steam outlet is the valve lid and the valve seat. Provided on at least one of the valve seats
The blocking portion is connected to the inner peripheral wall of the mounting cavity, the blocking portion is proximate to the steam inlet, flows out of the steam outlet at least part of the steam is to avoid the blocking portion,
The blocking portion is annular and the steam outlet is located in the inner ring of the blocking portion.
The steam valve of the cooking utensil that is characterized by that. Equipped with valve seat, valve lid and blocking part,
The mounting cavity has a mounting cavity between the valve lid and the valve seat, the mounting cavity has a steam inlet and a steam outlet, the steam inlet is provided in the valve seat, and the steam outlet is the valve lid and the valve seat. Provided on at least one of the valve seats
The blocking portion is connected to the inner peripheral wall of the mounting cavity, the blocking portion is close to the steam inlet, and at least a part of steam flows out from the steam outlet while avoiding the blocking portion.
With more dividers
The partition plate is located in the mounting cavity, the mounting cavity is divided into a first cavity and a second cavity, the steam inlet is located in the first cavity, and the steam outlet and the blocking portion are described. Located in the second cavity, the partition plate is provided with a plurality of through holes for communicating the first cavity and the second cavity at a distance.
A support portion is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity, the support portion is located on one side of the partition plate to support the partition plate, the blocking portion is located on the other side of the partition plate, and The free end of the blocking portion is in contact with the partition plate,
The steam valve of the cooking utensil that is characterized by that. With more dividers
The partition plate is located in the mounting cavity, the mounting cavity is divided into a first cavity and a second cavity, the steam inlet is located in the first cavity, and the steam outlet and the blocking portion are described. Located in the second cavity, the partition plate is provided with a plurality of through holes for communicating the first cavity and the second cavity at a distance.
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to claim 1. A support portion is provided on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity, the support portion is located on one side of the partition plate to support the partition plate, the blocking portion is located on the other side of the partition plate, and The free end of the blocking portion is in contact with the partition plate,
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to claim 3. The support portion is a boss formed on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity.
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to claim 2 or 4. There are a plurality of the bosses, and the plurality of the bosses are separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the partition plate.
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to claim 5. The support portion is a step formed on the inner peripheral wall of the first cavity, and the step extends in the circumferential direction of the partition plate.
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to claim 5. The partition plate is engaged with the valve seat,
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to any one of claims 2 to 7. The free end of the blocking portion has at least one notch.
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to any one of claims 1 to 8. The blocking portion is located between the steam inlet and the steam outlet.
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the steam valve of the cooking utensil. The blocking portion and the valve lid are integrally molded members.
The steam valve of the cooking utensil according to any one of claims 1 to 10. It ’s a cooking utensil,
The cookware steam valve according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is provided.
A cooking utensil characterized by that.

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