TWM538765U - Electric cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

An electric cooker including a base, a first utensil, a heater, a micro switch, and a control module is provided. The first utensil is removably loaded on the base, the heater is disposed in the base, and the micro switch is disposed in the base and exposed therefrom. The control module is electrically connected to the micro switch and the heater. The first utensil is loaded on the base to active the micro switch, such that the control module drives the heater to heat the first utensil with at least one heating mode.

Description

Electronic pot

This new creation is about an electronic pot.

In general, an electronic pan usually has an outer pot, an inner pot, and a temperature controller and heater mounted on the bottom of the outer pot. When the electronic pot is in the process of cooking, the heater continuously heats the water in the outer pot, whereby the food in the inner pot can be heated by water. During cooking in the electronic pan, the water in the inner and outer pots will continue to boil (ie, maintain at 100 ° C) until the water in the outer pot has completely evaporated. At this point, the temperature controller will stop the heater operation or adjust the heater to a holding state below 100 °C.

Since the general electronic pan cannot control the water temperature of the outer pan during the cooking process, the water temperature inside the electronic pan will be maintained at a high temperature of 100 ° C during the cooking process. That is to say, the general electronic pan is cooked at a high temperature throughout the cooking process. However, some ingredients are not suitable for cooking at a high temperature of 100 °C. Or, some ingredients must be cooked for a long time at temperatures below 100 °C to avoid destroying the nutrients of the ingredients or affecting the taste of the ingredients. In addition, some ingredients can show the true taste of the ingredients under the long-term low-temperature cooking, and can also reduce the harmful substances produced by high-temperature cooking. However, the above cooking conditions are not achievable in a general electronic pan.

The novel creation provides an electronic pot with corresponding functions for different detachable pots.

The electronic cooker created by the novel comprises a base, a first pot, a heater, a micro switch and a control module. The first pot is detachably carried on the base. The heater is placed on the base. The microswitch is set and exposed from the base. The control module is electrically connected to the heater and the micro switch. When the first pot is carried on the base, the first pot triggers the micro switch to cause the control module to activate the heater to heat the first pot in at least one mode.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the heater is a heating plate located in a recess of the base, and the first pot is adapted to be carried on the heating plate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pedestal further has a groove surrounding the heating plate, and the micro switch is located in the groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom of the first pot has a first heat receiving portion and a flange adjacent to each other. When the first pot is placed in the recess of the base, the first heated portion abuts against the heating plate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the flange surrounds the first heat receiving portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic pan further includes a heat retaining plate. When the first pan is heated by the heater and is removed from the base, the first pan is adapted to be placed on the heat retaining plate for heat preservation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic pan further includes a second pan that is detachably carried on the base and heated by the heating plate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the bottom of the second pot has a second heat receiving portion. When the second pot is carried on the base, the second heat receiving portion abuts the heater, and the micro switch is at the heater. The orthographic projection on a plane in which it lies is outside the range of the orthographic projection of the second heated portion on the plane.

Based on the above, the electronic pot is composed of a base and a detachable first pot so that the first pot can be removed from the base by being heated by a heater provided on the base. What the user needs. Moreover, when the first pot is placed on the base, the micro switch disposed on the base can be triggered, so that the control module detects the presence of the first pot, and presets at least one The mode heats the first pot. That is, the control module stores a plurality of heating modes to control the heater, and can identify the pot on the base by whether the micro switch is triggered, so as to confirm that the first pot is The heater can be driven in the corresponding mode.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood from the following description.

1 and 2 are schematic views of electronic pans in different states according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a partial structural view of the electronic pot of FIG. 1. Fig. 4 is a view showing the relationship of the components of the electronic pot of Fig. 1; Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 simultaneously, in the embodiment, the electronic pot 100 includes a base 110, a first pot 120, a heater 150, a micro switch 140, and a control module 130. The first pot 120 is detachably carried on the base 110. The heater 150 is disposed on the susceptor 110. The micro switch 140 is disposed and exposed to the base 110. The control module 130 is electrically connected to the heater 150 and the micro switch 140. When the first pot 120 is carried on the base 110, the first pot 120 triggers the micro switch 140 to cause the control module 130 to activate the heater 150 to heat the first pot 120 in at least one mode.

In detail, the base 110 has a recess 112 for accommodating different pots, and the heater 150, for example, a heating plate, is assembled to the base 110 and located in the recess 112, and the heater 150 can be placed thereon. The different pots provide the corresponding heating function for the purpose of cooking. The first pot 120 of the present embodiment is, for example, an electronic rice cooker that is combined with the base 110 to form a pot device to provide another choice of cooking utensils. As shown in FIG. 1, the first pot 120 of the present embodiment has a pot body and an upper cover. Furthermore, the upper cover portion has a pressure valve 122 for allowing the first pot 120 to have the effect of holding pressure or eliminating vapor pressure when cooking.

Referring again to FIGS. 2 through 4, in the present embodiment, the susceptor 110 further has a groove 114 between the heater 150 and the sidewall of the recess 112 and substantially surrounding the heating plate. Furthermore, the aforementioned micro switch 140 is disposed in the trench 114. Correspondingly, as shown in FIG. 3, the bottom of the first pot 120 has a first heat receiving portion 124 adjacent to each other and a flange 126 surrounding the first heat receiving portion 124, when the first pot 120 is carried to the base 110 The first heat receiving portion 124 abuts against the heating plate (heater 150), so that the first pot 120 can be heated to perform the cooking operation. At the same time, the flange 126 will fall into the groove 114 to push and trigger the micro switch 140, so that the control module 130 can know the existence of the first pot 120, and then drive the heater 150 to at least one mode. A pot of 120 is heated. That is, the designer can provide a corresponding (and limited) heating function program for the first pot 120 to be stored in the control module 130. When the first pot 120 is carried on the base 110 and triggers the micro switch 140, The control module 130 can heat the first pot 120 with the heating function, so that the food in the first pot 120 can obtain a corresponding and defined cooking means. The triggering action is shown in dashed lines in FIG.

Although the micro switch 140 is illustrated by a contact type pressing structure, the novel creation is not limited thereto. In another embodiment not shown, other forms of microswitches, such as non-contact microswitches made of magnetic members, can be used to achieve the same triggering effect.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the first pot of the novel creation in another state. Referring to FIG. 5, in the embodiment, the electronic pot 100 further includes a heat retaining tray 170, which can serve as another carrier of the first pot 120 (different from the base 110), so that when the first pot 120 is subjected to After the cooking 150 in the susceptor 110 is subjected to the cooking process, it can be removed from the susceptor 110 and placed on the heat retaining plate 170 to achieve the effect of unplugging and heat preservation. At the same time, the base 110 of the first pot 120 has been removed to continue heating other pots.

6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic pan of another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the electronic pot of FIG. 6. FIG. FIG. 8 is a partial schematic view of the electronic pan of FIG. 6. FIG. Referring to FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 simultaneously, in the embodiment, the electronic pot 200 includes a base 110 and a second pot 210, wherein the base is mentioned above and will not be described herein. Comparing with the foregoing embodiment, it can be known that after the first pot 120 is removed from the base 110, the user can place the second pot 210 on the base 110 to continue using the heater 150 to the second. The pan 210 is heated. Here, the second pot 210 includes a pot body 211, a baking sheet 213 and a lid 215, wherein the pan 213 is placed or removed from the pot body 211 according to the needs of use, that is, the pot body 211 can be used only for the foodstuff. heating.

Different from the foregoing, the bottom of the second pot 210 has a second heat receiving portion 212, and the area of the second heat receiving portion 212 is smaller than the area of the heater 150 (heating plate), that is, when the second pot When the 210 is carried on the susceptor 110, the second heat receiving portion 212 abuts against the heater 150 to receive heat, but the orthographic projection of the micro switch 140 on a plane where the heater 150 is located is located at the second heat receiving portion 212. Outside the range of orthographic projections on the plane. In other words, the second pot 210 does not have the flange 126 of the first pot 120 at the bottom, so the second pot 210 does not trigger the microswitch 140 when placed on the base 110. Here, the second heat receiving portion 212 has a full-plane profile and can conform to the contour of the heating plate (heater 150).

In this way, when the trigger message of the micro switch 140 is not received, the control module 130 drives the heater 150 in a manner corresponding to the untriggered state. That is to say, the electronic pot created by the present invention can determine different heating modes for different pots on the base 110 by the triggering of the micro switch 140.

In summary, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the electronic pot is composed of a base and a detachable first pot and a second pot, so that the first pot is disposed on the base. Once the heater is heated, it can be removed from the base and placed where it is needed by the user. At the same time, the susceptor can be heated by placing the second pot, so that the application range of the electronic pot can be effectively improved.

Moreover, when the first pot is placed on the base, the micro switch disposed on the base can be triggered, so that the control module detects the presence of the first pot, and presets at least one The mode heats the first pot. Correspondingly, when the second pot is placed on the base, the micro switch is not triggered, and the control module is heated by the second pot in another mode. That is, the control module stores a plurality of heating modes to control the heater, and can identify the pan on the pedestal by whether the micro switch is triggered to confirm the pan form on the pedestal. The heater is driven in a corresponding mode to achieve the effect of multifunctional cooking.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the novel creation, and any person skilled in the art can make some changes without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel creation. Retouching, the scope of protection of this new creation is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100,200‧‧‧Electronic pot
110‧‧‧Base
112‧‧‧ dent
114‧‧‧ trench
120‧‧‧First pot
122‧‧‧pressure valve
124‧‧‧The first heat receiving department
126‧‧‧Flange
130‧‧‧Control Module
140‧‧‧Micro Switch
150‧‧‧heater
170‧‧‧Insulation tray
210‧‧‧Second pot
211‧‧‧ pot body
212‧‧‧The second heat receiving department
213‧‧‧Bakeware
215‧‧‧ pot lid

1 and 2 are schematic views of electronic pans in different states according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a partial structural view of the electronic pot of FIG. 1. Fig. 4 is a view showing the relationship of the components of the electronic pot of Fig. 1; FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the first pot of the novel creation in another state. 6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic pan of another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the electronic pot of FIG. 6. FIG. FIG. 8 is a partial schematic view of the electronic pan of FIG. 6. FIG.

100‧‧‧Electronic pot

110‧‧‧Base

120‧‧‧First pot

122‧‧‧pressure valve

Claims (9)

An electronic pan comprising: a base; a first pot detachably carried on the base; a heater disposed on the base; a micro switch disposed and exposed from the base; and a control a module electrically connecting the heater and the micro switch, wherein when the first pot is carried on the base, the first pot triggers the micro switch to enable the control module to activate the heater The first pot is heated by at least one mode. The electronic pan of claim 1, wherein the heater is a heating plate located in a recess of the base, the first pan being adapted to be carried on the heating plate. The electronic pan of claim 2, wherein the base further has a groove surrounding the heating plate, the micro switch being located in the groove. The electronic pan of claim 3, wherein the bottom of the first pot has a first heat receiving portion and a flange adjacent to each other, and the first pot is placed in the recess of the base In the middle, the first heat receiving portion abuts against the heating plate, and the flange falls into the groove to push the micro switch. The electronic pan of claim 4, wherein the flange surrounds the first heat receiving portion. The electronic pan of claim 1, further comprising: a heat retaining plate, the first pan is adapted to be placed when the first pan is heated by the heater and is removed from the base Keep warm and keep warm. The electronic pan according to any one of the preceding claims, further comprising: a second pot, the second pot is adapted when the first pot is removed from the base It is detachably carried on the base and heated by the heating plate. The electronic pan of claim 7, wherein the bottom of the second pot has a second heat receiving portion, and when the second pot is carried on the base, the second heat receiving portion abuts a heater, and the orthographic projection of the microswitch on a plane in which the heater is located is outside the range of the orthographic projection of the second heated portion on the plane. The electronic pan of claim 8, wherein the second heat receiving portion has a full-plane profile conforming to the heater profile.