WO2017206408A1

WO2017206408A1 - Steam cooking apparatus

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Publication number: WO2017206408A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/101283
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陆海东; 王拜军
Original assignee: 广东美的厨房电器制造有限公司; 美的集团股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-05-30
Filing date: 2016-09-30
Publication date: 2017-12-07
Also published as: CN105768857A

Abstract

A steam cooking apparatus, comprising: a chamber body (1), a cooking chamber being arranged inside the chamber body (1); a bracket (3) mounted on the chamber body (1), a water accommodating chamber being arranged in the bracket (3), and the walls of the water accommodating chamber being provided with a steam inlet (31), and a steam discharge opening (30) in communication with the cooking chamber; and a steam generator (2) mounted on the bracket (3), a steam outlet (21) of the steam generator (2) being in communication with the steam inlet (31). In the present steam cooking apparatus, the water vapour produced by the steam generator first enters the bracket by means of the steam outlet and the steam inlet on the bracket, and then enters the cooking chamber via the steam discharge opening on the bracket to heat up the food inside the cooking chamber; in the instant that the steam generator begins to operate, the water scale collected therein and the residual water from the last use will first be ejected and, when passing through the bracket, the ejected residual water and water scale are collected into the water accommodating chamber of the bracket, preventing the residual water and the collected water scale from being ejected directly into the cooking chamber, and thus preventing the residual water and the collected water scale from being sprayed directly onto the food.

Description

Steam cooking device

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. Serial No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of kitchen appliances, and in particular to a steam cooking apparatus.

Background technique

The steam generators of the existing steam cooking devices are directly assembled into the furnace cavity. When the steam generator is working, the water vapor is directly injected into the furnace cavity to heat the food, but the steam generator is internally used after the last use. A part of the water remains. This part of the residual water will produce bacteria for a long time, and it will also accumulate scale. Therefore, when it is used again, the residual water and scale will be sprayed directly into the cavity, which will be sprayed directly onto the food. Nutrition and user health impact.

Therefore, how to design a steam cooking device that prevents the residual water used last time by the steam cooking device from being directly injected into the furnace cavity has become an urgent problem to be solved.

Summary of the invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art or related art.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a steam cooking apparatus.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides a steam cooking apparatus comprising: a cavity in which a cooking cavity is disposed; a bracket mounted on the cavity, the bracket being disposed a water-retaining chamber, the wall of the water-receiving chamber is provided with an inlet port and an outlet port that is electrically connected to the cooking chamber; a steam generator is mounted on the bracket, and the steam outlet of the steam generator Conducting with the steam inlet.

The steam cooking device provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, the steam steam generated by the steam generator The steam enters the bracket through the steam outlet and the inlet port on the bracket, and then enters the cooking chamber through the steam outlet of the bracket to heat the food in the cooking chamber, so that at the initial moment of the steam generator each time the steam is sprayed, The internally accumulated scale and the last remaining water will be sprayed first, and the sprayed residual water and scale will be collected into the water-receiving cavity of the bracket when passing through the bracket, thereby avoiding the residual water and the accumulated scale being directly Spraying into the cooking cavity prevents residual water and accumulated scale from being sprayed directly onto the food, which affects the nutrition of the food and the health of the user.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam cooking device further includes: a water tank connected to the steam generator for supplying water to the steam generator.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam cooking device further comprises: a control panel disposed on the cavity for controlling the operation of the steam cooking device.

In addition, the steam cooking device in the above embodiment provided by the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam cooking device further includes: a drain passage, a drain port is disposed on a bottom of the water receiving chamber, and an inlet of the drain passage is in communication with the drain port.

In the technical solution, the water and scale collected in the water-receiving chamber in the bracket can be directly discharged through the drain port and the drain channel at the bottom of the water-receiving chamber, thereby realizing intelligent drainage of the bracket, thereby preventing the inside of the water-receiving chamber. Water overflows due to failure to discharge in time.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam cooking device further includes: a water receiving box connected to the outlet of the drainage channel; wherein water in the water receiving chamber is discharged from the drainage channel to the water receiving box in.

In the technical solution, the water and scale in the water-receiving cavity of the bracket can be removed into the water-storing box through the drainage channel, and collected by the water-collecting box and then dumped, and then the volume of the bracket is used after the steam cooking device is used multiple times. The water chamber can still collect residual water and accumulated scale. At the same time, this kind of setting can realize the automatic discharge of water in the bracket, so that it is very convenient for the user to operate, thereby improving the user experience.

Of course, under the principle of realizing the drainage, the water tank can be directly discharged to the outside of the steam cooking device by using the drainage channel.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam cooking device further includes: a base, the cavity is mounted on the base; and the water receiving box is detachably disposed at one side of the base.

In this technical solution, the steam cooking device includes a base and a cavity disposed on the base, and water is taken The box is detachably disposed on one side of the base, so that after the water in the water tank is full, the water tank can be detached from the base to pour off the water therein, and after the water is drained, It can be mounted on one side of the base so that it can continue to collect water using the water receiving box.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the bracket is disposed on the other side of the cavity opposite to the water receiving box.

In this technical solution, the bracket is disposed on the other side of the cavity opposite to the water receiving box, that is, the bracket and the water receiving box are distributed on opposite sides of the water, and the arrangement can be reasonably distributed in the steam cooking device. Parts to take full advantage of the space of the steam cooking device to reduce the volume of the steam cooking device.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the drain passage includes: a drain pipe, an inlet of the drain pipe is connected to the drain port; a drain groove is installed on the base and is electrically connected to an outlet of the drain pipe The outlet of the drain tank is electrically connected to the water receiving box.

In this technical solution, the steam generator is generally located in the middle of the cavity in the upper and lower positions, so that the bracket is also located in the middle of the cavity in the upper and lower positions, because the water in the bracket can be drained to the base by using a drain pipe, and then The water is drained into the water tank by a drain groove on the base.

Of course, in the principle of discharging the water in the bracket, a water guiding channel that is simultaneously connected to the water receiving chamber and the water receiving box can be disposed on the side wall of the cavity, and the water in the bracket can be directly used by the water guiding tank. Exported to the water tank, of course, it is also possible to directly use a water conduit to connect the two ends to the water receiving chamber and the water receiving box respectively, so as to directly use the water conduit to guide the water in the bracket into the water receiving box.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the drain groove is detachably mounted on the base.

In this technical solution, the drain groove is detachably mounted on the base, so that the drain groove can be removed for cleaning, replacement or maintenance.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam inlet is located below the steam outlet.

In the technical solution, the steam inlet is located below the steam outlet, so that the steam generated by the steam generator can enter the bracket from the lower portion of the bracket, and the steam automatically moves upward after entering the bracket, thereby enabling The steam outlet of the upper part of the bracket is discharged into the cooking cavity. This kind of setting is more in line with the movement law of steam, so it is more convenient to discharge steam from the bracket into the cooking cavity, because if the steam inlet is arranged above the steam outlet Then, the steam automatically moves upward after entering the steam inlet, so that only after the steam fills the entire water chamber, the steam can be discharged into the cooking chamber from the outlet of the lower end of the water chamber, which is very disadvantageous for steam discharge.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the cavity is provided with a mounting bracket, and the bracket is mounted on the cavity by the mounting bracket; wherein a seal is arranged between the bracket and the mounting bracket The seal is for sealingly connecting the bracket to the mounting bracket.

In this technical solution, the bracket can be quickly mounted to the cavity by using the mounting bracket, thereby facilitating the installation of the bracket. At the same time, the seal can be used to seal the bracket to the mounting bracket, thereby preventing steam from leaking from the gap between the bracket and the mounting bracket, thereby preventing waste caused by steam leakage and improving steam utilization. To improve heating efficiency.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the seal is a seal ring.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the bracket is a stainless steel bracket.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam cooking device is a steaming furnace such as an electric steaming furnace.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description of the invention.

DRAWINGS

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from

1 is a schematic exploded view of a steam cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of a steam cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing another structure of a steam cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of the portion A in Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a schematic view showing still another structure of the steam cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional structural view taken along line B-B of Figure 5.

Wherein, the correspondence between the reference numerals in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 and the component names is:

1 cavity, 11 mounts, 2 steam generators, 21 steam outlets, 3 brackets, 31 inlets, 32 outlets, 33 outlets, 4 bases, 5 water tanks, 6 drains, 7 drains, 8 seals.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that in the absence of conflict In this case, the features of the embodiments and the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a full understanding of the invention, but the invention may be practiced otherwise than as described herein. Limitations of the embodiments.

A steam cooking apparatus in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 through 6.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 , an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention provides a steam cooking device, comprising: a cavity 1 in which a cooking cavity is disposed; and a bracket 3 mounted on the cavity 1 . A water receiving chamber is disposed in the bracket 3, and a wall inlet 31 and a steam outlet 32 communicating with the cooking chamber are disposed on the wall of the water receiving chamber; the steam generator 2 is mounted on the bracket 3, and the steam of the steam generator 2 The outlet 21 is electrically connected to the inlet port 31.

In the steam cooking device provided by the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, the water vapor generated by the steam generator 2 first enters the bracket 3 through the steam outlet 21 and the steam inlet port 31 on the bracket 3, and then the steam outlet of the bracket 3 32 enters the cooking cavity to heat the food in the cooking cavity, so that at the initial moment of steaming of the steam generator 2, the scale accumulated inside and the last remaining water are first ejected, and the remaining residue is ejected. The water and scale are collected into the water-receiving cavity of the bracket 3 when passing through the bracket 3, thereby preventing the residual water and the accumulated scale from being directly injected into the cooking cavity, thereby preventing the residual water and the accumulated scale from being directly directly Sprayed onto food to affect the nutrition of the food and the health of the user.

Here, the arrows in FIGS. 4 and 6 indicate the flow direction of water vapor or the discharge direction of water.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam cooking device further comprises: a water tank connected to the steam generator 2 for supplying water to the steam generator.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the steam cooking device further comprises: a control panel disposed on the cavity 1 for controlling the operation of the steam cooking device.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the steam cooking device further includes a drain passage, and a drain port 33 is provided on the bottom of the water receiving chamber, and the inlet of the drain passage communicates with the drain port 33.

In this technical solution, the water and scale collected in the water-receiving chamber in the bracket 3 can be directly discharged through the drain port 33 and the drain channel on the bottom of the water-receiving chamber, thereby realizing intelligent drainage of the bracket 3, thereby preventing the capacity The water in the water chamber overflows due to the inability to discharge in time.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the steam cooking device further comprises: The water receiving box 5 is connected to the outlet of the drainage channel; wherein the water in the water receiving chamber is discharged into the water receiving box 5 by the drainage channel.

In this technical solution, the water and scale in the water-receiving chamber of the bracket 3 can be discharged into the water-receiving box 5 through the drainage channel, and collected by the water-receiving box 5, and then dumped, and after using the steam cooking device multiple times, The water-receiving chamber of the bracket 3 can still collect residual water and accumulated scale. At the same time, this arrangement enables automatic discharge of water in the holder 3, which is very convenient for the user to operate, thereby improving the user experience.

Of course, under the principle of realizing drainage, the water tank 5 may not be provided, and the water in the rack 3 may be directly discharged to the outside of the steam cooking device by using the drain passage.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the steam cooking device further comprises: a base 4 on which the cavity 1 is mounted; the water receiving box 5 is detachably disposed on one side of the base 4 .

In this technical solution, the steam cooking device includes a base 4 and a cavity 1 disposed on the base 4, and the water receiving box 5 is detachably disposed at one side of the base, so that after the water in the water receiving box 5 is full The water tank 5 can be detached from the base 4 to pour off the water therein, and after the water is drained, it can be mounted on one side of the base 4 so that the water tank can be continuously used. 5 Collect water.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the bracket 3 is disposed on the other side of the cavity 1 opposite to the water receiving cartridge 5.

In this technical solution, the bracket 3 is disposed on the other side of the cavity 1 opposite to the water receiving box 5, that is, the bracket 3 and the water receiving box 5 are distributed on opposite sides of the water supply box, and the arrangement can be reasonable. Distribute the components in the steam cooking device to take full advantage of the space of the steam cooking device and reduce the volume of the steam cooking device.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the drainage channel comprises: a drain pipe 7, the inlet of the drain pipe 7 is connected to the drain port 33; the drain channel 6 is mounted on the base 4, and the drain pipe The outlet of 7 is turned on, and the outlet of the drain tank 6 is electrically connected to the water receiving box 5.

In this technical solution, the steam generator 2 is generally located in the middle of the cavity 1 in the upper and lower positions, so that the bracket 3 is also located in the middle position of the cavity 1 in the upper and lower positions, because the water in the bracket 3 can be used by the drain pipe 7. It is led out to the base 4, and then the water is drained into the water tank 5 by the drain groove 6 on the base 4.

Of course, in the principle of discharging the water in the bracket 3, a water guiding channel which is simultaneously connected to the water receiving chamber and the water receiving box 5 can be disposed on the side wall of the cavity 1, and the bracket can be directly used by the water guiding tank. The water in 3 is led out to the water receiving box 5, of course, it is also possible to directly use a water conduit to make the two ends respectively and the water receiving chamber The water tank 5 is connected to further direct the water in the bracket 3 to the water tank 5 by using the water conduit.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the drain groove 6 is detachably mounted on the base 4.

In this technical solution, the drain groove 6 is detachably mounted on the base 4, so that the drain groove 6 can be detached for cleaning, replacement or maintenance.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the steam inlet port 31 is located below the steam outlet 32.

In this technical solution, the steam inlet 31 is located below the steam outlet 32, so that the steam generated by the steam generator 2 can enter the bracket 3 from the lower portion of the bracket 3, and the steam automatically enters the bracket 3 after it enters the bracket 3 The movement can be discharged into the cooking cavity from the upper steam outlet 32 of the bracket 3, and the arrangement is more in line with the movement law of the steam, thereby facilitating the discharge of steam from the bracket 3 into the cooking cavity, because if The steam port 31 is disposed above the steam outlet 32, and then the steam automatically moves upward after entering the steam inlet port 31, so that the steam can be discharged from the steam outlet 32 at the lower end of the water receiving chamber only after the steam fills the entire water receiving chamber. It is very unfavorable for the discharge of steam into the cooking chamber.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , the cavity 1 is provided with a mounting bracket 11 , and the bracket 3 is mounted on the cavity 1 through the mounting bracket 11 ; wherein the bracket 3 and the mounting bracket 11 A seal 8 is provided between the seals 8 for sealingly connecting the bracket 3 to the mounting bracket 11.

In this technical solution, the bracket 3 can be quickly mounted to the cavity 1 by the mounting bracket 11, thereby greatly facilitating the mounting of the bracket 3. At the same time, the sealing member 8 can also be used to sealingly connect the bracket 3 with the mounting frame 11, thereby preventing steam from leaking from the gap between the bracket 3 and the mounting bracket 11, thereby preventing waste caused by steam leakage and also capable of preventing waste due to steam leakage. Increase steam utilization to increase heating efficiency.

In the above technical solution, preferably, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the sealing member 8 is a sealing ring.

In the above technical solution, preferably, the bracket 3 is a stainless steel bracket.

In the description of the present specification, the terms "connected", "mounted", "fixed" and the like should be understood broadly. For example, "connecting" may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; Directly connected, or indirectly through intermediate media. For those of ordinary skill in the art, The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood on a case-by-case basis.

In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "specific embodiments" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiments or examples are included in the present invention. At least one embodiment or example. In the present specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A steam cooking device, comprising:

a cavity in which a cooking cavity is disposed;

a bracket is mounted on the cavity, a water receiving cavity is disposed in the bracket, and a steam inlet and a steam outlet that is electrically connected to the cooking cavity are disposed on a wall of the water receiving cavity;

A steam generator is mounted on the bracket, and a steam outlet of the steam generator is electrically connected to the steam inlet.
The steam cooking apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a drain passage is provided on the bottom of the water receiving chamber with a drain port, and an inlet of the drain passage is in communication with the drain port.
The steam cooking apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a water receiving box connected to the outlet of the drainage channel;

Wherein, water in the water receiving chamber is discharged into the water receiving box by the drainage channel.
The steam cooking apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a base, the cavity being mounted on the base;

The water receiving box is detachably disposed at one side of the base.
A steam cooking apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

The bracket is disposed on the other side of the cavity opposite the water receiving box.
A steam cooking apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said drain passage comprises:

a drain pipe, an inlet of the drain pipe connected to the drain port;

A drain groove is mounted on the base and is electrically connected to an outlet of the drain pipe, and an outlet of the drain groove is electrically connected to the water receiving box.
A steam cooking apparatus according to claim 6 wherein:

The drain groove is detachably mounted on the base.
A steam cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein

The steam inlet is located below the steam outlet.
A steam cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein

a mounting bracket is disposed on the cavity, and the bracket is mounted on the cavity through the mounting bracket;

A seal is disposed between the bracket and the mounting bracket, and the seal is used for sealingly connecting the bracket to the mounting bracket.
A steam cooking apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein

The bracket is a stainless steel bracket.