WO2019086002A1

WO2019086002A1 - Cooking appliance

Info

Publication number: WO2019086002A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/113772
Authority: WO
Inventors: 巴纳德⋅皮尔斯
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: 2017-11-02
Filing date: 2018-11-02
Publication date: 2019-05-09

Abstract

A cooking appliance (100). The cooking appliance (100) comprises: a box body (10) in which a cavity (10a) with an open front end is defined; a lighting device (20), disposed on the front wall surface of the box body (10); and a box door (30), pivotally disposed on the box body (10) to open and close the cavity (10a).

Description

Cooking utensils

Technical field

The invention relates to the field of living appliances, and in particular to a cooking appliance.

Background technique

Cooking utensils are household appliances that are everywhere in everyday life. The cooking appliance in the related art cannot illuminate according to the light intensity. On the one hand, when the lighting is turned on, the brightness remains unchanged, which causes waste of energy. On the other hand, when lighting is required, the user must manually open it, which causes inconvenience to the user. .

Summary of the invention

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

To this end, the present invention proposes a cooking appliance that can automatically adjust lighting and is convenient to use.

A cooking appliance according to the present invention includes: a casing defining a cavity having an open front end; a lighting device disposed on a front wall surface of the casing; and a tank door The housing is pivotally mounted to open and close the cavity.

According to the cooking appliance of the present invention, by arranging the illuminating device on the front side wall surface of the casing, when the door is in the open position, a partial area outside the cavity can be irradiated, so that the user can observe and use the area. More convenient, user experience is good.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cooking appliance further includes an inductive device and a controller for detecting an ambient light intensity, the controller being respectively connected to the illumination device and the sensing device, according to the sensing device The detection result controls the brightness of the illumination device.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the box door has a horizontal open position, the cooking appliance further comprises a baking tray, the baking tray can be placed on the box door for heating, and the lighting device can be oriented toward the grilling The area where the disc is located is illuminated, so that the user can observe the heating condition.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the front wall surface of the box body is configured to surround the box frame of the cavity, and the lighting device is disposed on the box frame to realize heating of the outside of the cavity. Observed.

According to an optional example of the present invention, the lighting device is embedded in the frame of the box, and the front surface of the lighting device is flush with the front wall surface of the box frame.

According to another optional example of the present invention, the box frame includes a left frame, a right frame, and an upper frame between the left and right borders, and the lighting device is disposed on the left frame and/or the On the right border.

According to an alternative example of the invention, the cooking appliance further comprises a switch for controlling the lighting device, the switch being disposed on the upper frame.

According to an optional example of the invention, the illumination device comprises two, and two of the illumination devices are respectively disposed on the left border and the right border.

Further, the two illumination devices are arranged symmetrically left and right.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the illumination device is rectangular, and the light source area of the illumination device can be increased to avoid affecting the user experience due to insufficient illumination brightness.

The additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows.

DRAWINGS

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

1 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of a cooking appliance in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Reference mark:

100: cooking utensils;

10: box; 10a: cavity; 11: box border; 111: left border; 112: right border; 113: upper border;

20: lighting device; 30: box door; 40: baking tray; 50: switch.

Detailed ways

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", " The orientation or positional relationship of the indications of "upright", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, only for convenience of description of the present invention and simplification. It is to be understood that the invention is not to be construed as a limitation Furthermore, features defining "first" and "second" may include one or more of the features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise stated.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "installation", "connected", and "connected" are to be understood broadly, and may be fixed or detachable, for example, unless otherwise explicitly defined and defined. Connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanical or electrical; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, can be the internal communication of the two components. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in a specific case by those skilled in the art.

A cooking appliance 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Here, the cooking appliance 100 can be a steaming oven, and the cooking appliance 100 can also be a steamer, an oven, and a microwave integrated. Thus, the cooking demand of the user can be better satisfied, and the user's operating experience is improved.

As shown in FIG. 1, a cooking appliance 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 10, a lighting device 20, an inductive device, a controller, and a box door 30.

Specifically, the cavity 10 defines a cavity 10a, and the cavity 10a is open to the front end (the front-rear direction shown in FIG. 2) to form an opening, and the front wall surface of the casing 10 is provided with a lighting device 20, and the door 30 is disposed at The case 10 is pivotally connected to the case 10, and the case 10 is used to open and close the cavity 10a.

When the box door 30 opens the cavity 10a, the box door 30 is in the open position, at which time the lighting device 20 is illuminated on the box door 30 in the open state, for example, when the heating device on the box door 30 is heated, the user can observe The specific heating condition, thereby facilitating the observation of the local area where the box door 30 outside the cavity 10a is located.

According to the cooking appliance 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, by arranging the lighting device 20 on the front side wall of the casing 10, the lighting device 20 is irradiated to the door 30 in the open position as compared with the cooking appliance of the related art. In the above, the user can observe the local situation outside the cavity 10a, which is more convenient to use and has a good user experience.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the controller is connected to the sensing device and the lighting device 20. According to the light condition sensed by the sensing device, the controller adjusts the lighting device 20 correspondingly by the detection result, so that the lighting device 20 emits The brightness of the light condition sensed by the sensing device is automatically adjusted according to the actual light condition, and no manual operation is required, which provides convenience for the user.

As shown in FIG. 2, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the cooking appliance 100 further includes a baking tray 40 that can be placed on the bin door 30 to heat food when the bin door 30 is in the horizontally open position, ie, The outside of the cavity 10a is heated. At this time, the illuminating device 20 can be irradiated toward the area where the baking tray 40 is located, that is, the area where the baking tray 40 outside the bright cavity 10a is located, so that the user can observe the heating condition.

1 and 2, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a front bezel surface of the casing 10 is provided with a box frame 11 disposed around the cavity 10a, and the lighting device 20 is disposed on the box frame 11, such as a lighting device. 20 is convexly disposed on the box frame 11, and the illuminating device 20 is disposed on the box frame 11 on the front wall surface of the box 10, so that the light of the illuminating device 20 can be irradiated on the box door 30 in the horizontal position, thereby achieving the Observation of the heating of the outer baking sheet 40 of the cavity 10a.

According to an optional example of the present invention, the illumination device 20 can also be embedded in the box frame 11, and the front surface of the illumination device 20 is flush with the front wall surface of the box frame 11, so that the cavity 10a can be realized. The baking tray 40 is irradiated to facilitate observation of the heating condition, and has a simple structure, beautiful appearance, convenient use by the user, and meets the user's needs while improving the user experience.

According to another optional example of the present invention, the box frame 11 includes a left frame 111, a right frame 112, and an upper frame 113 (left and right directions and up and down directions as shown in FIG. 1), and the upper frame 113 is located at the left frame 111 and the right frame 112. The illumination device 20 can be disposed on the left frame 111 and the right frame 112 at the same time, or can be disposed on one of the left frame 111 and the right frame 112, and is set according to actual conditions, thereby achieving energy saving and Meet the needs of different users.

As shown in FIG. 1, according to an optional example of the present invention, the cooking appliance 100 further includes a switch 50 disposed on the upper frame 113, for example, the switch 50 is located on the left side of the upper frame 113, and the switch 50 is used to control the illumination. The opening and closing of the device 20, in particular, the switch 50 can be a button or a touch switch 50. When the lighting device 20 needs to be turned on, a button or a finger is pressed to touch the touch switch 50, and the lighting device 20 is turned on, at which time the sensing device senses light, and The brightness of the illumination device 20 is adjusted by a controller.

As shown in FIG. 1, according to an optional example of the present invention, the illumination device 20 includes two, and the two illumination devices 20 are respectively located on the left frame 111 and the right frame 112, such that the left frame 111 and the right frame 112 pass through The upper illuminating device 20 can illuminate the left and right sides of the baking tray 40 outside the cavity 10a, so that the user can clearly observe the heating condition of the baking tray 40.

Further, the two illuminating devices 20 are symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides, which not only exhibits a symmetrical beauty in structure, but also uniformly irradiates the baking pan 40 outside the cavity 10a, and prevents the user from observing the heating of the baking pan 40 due to the uneven illumination of the illuminating device 20. Happening.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the illumination device 20 is rectangular, and the length direction of the illumination device 20 is consistent with the length direction of the box frame 11 so that the light source area of the illumination device 20 can be increased to avoid affecting the user experience due to insufficient illumination brightness. .

Other configurations and operations of the cooking appliance 100 in accordance with embodiments of the present invention are known to those of ordinary skill in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In the description of the present specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiment", "example", "specific example", or "some examples", etc. Particular features, structures, materials or features described in the examples or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In the present specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily mean 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.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, the embodiments of the invention may The scope of the invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

A cooking appliance comprising:

a box body defining a cavity with an open front end;

a lighting device, the lighting device being disposed on a front wall surface of the box;

A door that is pivotally disposed on the case to open and close the cavity.
A cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein said cooking appliance further comprises: sensing means and a controller for detecting ambient light intensity, said controller being respectively connected to said lighting means and said sensing means And controlling the brightness of the illumination device according to the detection result of the sensing device.
A cooking appliance according to claim 1 wherein said door has a horizontal open position, said cooking appliance further comprising a baking tray, said baking tray being positionable on said box door for heating, said lighting The device can be illuminated towards the area in which the baking tray is located.
The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein a front wall surface of the cabinet is configured to surround a box frame of the cavity, and the lighting device is disposed on the box frame.
The cooking appliance according to claim 4, wherein said lighting device is embedded in said box frame, and a front surface of said lighting device is flush with a front wall surface of said box frame.
The cooking utensil according to claim 4, wherein the box frame comprises a left border, a right border, and an upper frame between the left and right borders, and the lighting device is disposed on the left border and / or the right border.
The cooking appliance according to claim 6, further comprising a switch for controlling said lighting device, said switch being disposed on said upper frame. .
The cooking appliance according to claim 6, wherein said lighting device comprises two, and two of said lighting devices are respectively disposed on said left bezel and said right bezel.
A cooking appliance according to claim 8, wherein the two illumination devices are arranged bilaterally symmetrically.
A cooking appliance according to claim 1 wherein said illumination means is rectangular.