3911results about "Cooking vessel constructions" patented technology

The present invention is a portable fully automatic cooking system which can automatically prepare food items as per the user's demand ‘by using recipes files, data and cooking centric algorithm software stored in user interface device or by downloading the needed recipe from remote server. This machine unit of system can be controlled by any kind of computation device, laptop, tablet, computer, smart phone etc for cooking, recording, managing which satisfies hardware and software requirement standards of system which user can control and command through physical presence or from remote location. Machine unit stores various ingredients inside it and demands for chief ingredients and cooks recipes in accordance with recipe using custom developed artificial intelligence. The scalability and flexibility of machine design, structure, components and positioning makes automated cooking possible, efficient and most practical. The capability to add custom vessels, modules and attachments adds extended efficiency in automated cooking.

A contact heat-transferring electric hotplate (11) is provided, which is made from nonoxidic ceramic, particularly silicon nitride. Its very thin hotplate body (14) in the form of a disk is installed in self-supporting manner in a hob plate, e.g. by bonding, and has an extremely flat surface or which is adapted to the cooking vessel shape, which creates such a small gap with respect to said vessel that a coupling is possible even with higher power densities with only a temperature difference of a few degrees. The heating means (17) is also in contact with or directly connected to the underside of the hotplate body (14).

The present invention provides easy and stable measurement of the concentration of a specific component contained in a living body, even when a fluid such as water, saliva or sweat is present between an optical element and the living body or when the measurement is taken at a plurality of measuring parts of a living body. In the measurement of the present invention, a calibration line to be used to correct the influence of a change of a fluid layer present between a living body and an optical element is determined, a measured value is corrected based on the calibration line and the concentration is obtained from the corrected value.

A multifunction apparatus having a plurality of functions including a copier function retrieves, through an RFID controller, user identification information from a memory card carried by the user within a detection area, obtains, from a server, limitation information of usable functions that is preset, by a server I / F, for the authenticated user based on the retrieved identification information, and controls the usable functions for the authenticated user according to the limitation information of usable functions.

According to the embodiment, the invention relates to the technical field of smart home, and discloses a feeding device of cooking equipment and the cooking equipment. The feeding device comprises a dividing device and a supplying device, wherein the dividing device adopts a worm or a disc provided with a charging groove; cooking raw materials in a storage box are supplied to a supplying device; and the dividing device and the supplying device are separated when the cooking raw materials are weighed. According to the supplying device, the cooking raw materials are conveyed into a pot body of the cooking equipment by virtue of a wind power device / vacuum device, or by virtue of a horizontal worm in a horizontal conduit and through self-gravity of the cooking raw materials, so that automatic feeding of the cooking equipment is achieved and workload of a user is reduced; a multipurpose mating device is provided for a plurality of intelligent home products, and a foundation is created for intelligent kitchen appliances or the smart home. The dividing device is applicable to such intelligent cooking equipment as an electric cooker, a bread maker, a frying machine, a soybean milk making machine, a bean curd machine, a stirrer, a coffee machine or a tea maker and the like.

The invention provides a temperature probe, a cooking device and a heating control method. The temperature probe comprises a probe, a hardware box and a clamp, wherein a temperature sensor is arranged in the probe, is inserted into food and / or soup to detect the temperature and wirelessly sends a temperature detection signal to a controller of the cooking device through a probe wireless transmission device, so that the controller judges whether the cooking degree of food and heating firepower are proper according to the temperature detection signal and adjusts the heating power of the heating device to improve the cooking effect if the heating firepower is judged to be improper. The temperature of food and soup is detected by the temperature probe, whether the cooking degree of the food and the heating firepower are proper is judged according to the detected temperature signal, and the judgement mode is more reliable than that according to food color and appearance change. The problem that cooked food is not yet done or overdone due to misjudgment by a user can be effectively solved, and the user can more easily obtain nutritional and delicious food.

A container assembly heats or cools a product inside an inner container. An outer jacket at least partially surrounds the inner container, with a first internal volume and a second internal volume in the space between the outer jacket and the inner container. A first temperature-change reagent is contained inside the first internal volume, and a second temperature-change reagent is held in the second internal volume, with a reagent separator between the two. Several penetrators are disposed to penetrate the reagent separator to produce openings through the separator and through which the two reagents can mix. Steel wool inside the first internal volume acts as a steam condenser. The outer jacket includes a jacket top ring secured around an upper surface of a standard can, a jacket body secured to the jacket top, and a flexible jacket bottom that carries several spikes molded onto the jacket bottom.

The invention relates to a dry heating protection implementation method for cooking equipment. The dry heating protection implementation method is characterized in that according to cooking types, the working mode of the cooking equipment is divided into at least two different cooking modes, different first dry heating critical temperature points and second dry heating critical temperature points are set for all the cooking modes, under the different cooking modes, the temperature of the bottom of a pot put on the cooking equipment is detected in real time, and when the temperature of the pot reaches the first dry heating critical temperature point under the cooking mode, the cooking equipment reminds a user that dry heating may exist according to current cooking conditions; when the temperature of the bottom of the pot reaches the second dry heating critical temperature point under the cooking mode, the cooking equipment stops heating, meanwhile gives an alarm and reminds the user of dry heating. Compared with the prior art, the mode that according to different cooking modes, dry heating protection can be carried out on different reasonable dry heating protection points improves the cooking experience and cooking safety for the user.

A cover panel unit for a refrigerator is provided in which a replacement of a door panel covering the front of the refrigerator is easily conducted. A cover panel unit 1 has an outer side panel 2a and an inner side panel 3a for covering lateral sides of the right door 23, and an outer side panel 2b and an inner side panel 3b for covering lateral sides of the left door 24, and a front panel 6a for covering the front side of the right door 23 being engaged with the outer side panel 2a and the inner side panel 3a, and a front panel 6b for covering the front side of the left door 24 being engaged with the outer side panel 2b and the inner side panel 3b. Grips 37, 37 are fixed to the inner side panels 3a, 3b respectively.

Provided is a cooking vessel (1) including a body (2) equipped with a bottom (3) and a lateral wall (4), a handle (20) mounted to the body (2) by mounting means (6, 22), and a sensor (30) disposed in a receiving housing (11) near the bottom (3) and equipped with at least one electrically insulated conducting element (31, 32) , said sensor (30) and said conducting element (31, 32) being mounted to a support (40) which extends from the bottom (3) along the lateral wall (4) and which is mounted to the handle (20). The support (40) includes a retaining part (42) for the sensor and the conducting element and at least one programmed deformation area (50, 55a, 55b) to allow mobility between the retaining part (42) for the sensor and the conducting element and the handle (20) in at least one direction.

A counter top cooking appliance has an enclosure defining a cooking chamber arranged to receive a cooking pan. The cooking chamber includes a lower heating element arranged so that the cooking pan may be supported thereon to receive conductive heating there-from, and an upper heating element disposed above and spaced from the cooking pan to provide radiant heating to food there-within. The enclosure includes an upper portion including the upper heating element, and a lower portion including the lower heating element, and a hinge connecting the upper portion to the lower portion. The hinge enables the upper portion to rest atop the lower portion to define the cooking chamber, and alternatively enables the upper portion to be swung relative to the lower portion so that the upper and lower portions are in a parallel side-by-side relationship and both heating elements are arranged so that the cooking pan may be supported on either thereof to receive conductive heating there-from.

Some embodiments provide a cooking apparatus having a dual wall structure, including inner and outer shells. The inner shell is disposed adjacent the outer shell and the edges of the shells are hermetically sealed to form a cavity between the shells. In some embodiments, the cooking apparatus has a low-pressure creating lid, including a disk with an aperture, a pressure release valve installed on the aperture, and a rim that surround the disk.

The invention provides a pot, an induction cooker, a stove assembly and an information indicating method. The pot comprises at least one temperature probe arranged in a pot interlayer of the pot, and a pot control circuit; the pot control circuit is used for receiving first temperatures detected by the temperature probes from the temperature probes according to a preset period, obtaining a second temperature according to the first temperatures through a preset algorithm, and sending the second temperature to the induction cooker. The temperature probes are arranged in the pot interlayer, so that the accuracy of temperature detection is improved; meanwhile, the second temperature for indicating the pot is obtained by obtaining the first temperatures according to the first temperatures, the accuracy of temperature detection can be further improved, and the problems that a plurality of first temperatures are sent to the induction cooker, accordingly the calculation amount of the induction cooker for calculating the temperature of the pot according to the first temperatures is large, and the response speed is low are avoided. Meanwhile, the transmission data amount between the pot and the induction cooker is reduced, and the transmission efficiency is improved.

The invention relates to a food pressure cooking appliance including a bowl and a lid intended to be locked relative to the bowl to form with the latter a cooking chamber adapted to rise in pressure. The appliance also including bayonet locking means forming first and second series of protrusions that are integral with the envelope of the lid and the envelope of the bowl, respectively, and that are intended to cooperate with each other to ensure the locking of the lid relative to the bowl. Each protrusion of at least one of said series is consisted by a volume element that has opposite convex and concave faces, and that is formed by a localized radial deformation of the corresponding envelope.

The invention discloses an electric rice cooker capable of automatically adjusting air pressure. The cooker comprises a cooker body and a cooker cover; an inner cavity used for placing the liner of the electric rice cooker is formed in the cooker body, the cooker cover can cover the cooker body to open of close the inner cavity, a pressure leakage pipe penetrating through the cooker cover is integrally formed in the cooker cover, a pressure leakage hole is formed in the side face of the pressure leakage pipe, a sealing column is arranged on the inner side of the pressure leakage pipe, and thesealing column is connected with an elastic member; the magnitude of the air pressure in the inner cavity can be adjusted by the sealing column by opening or closing the pressure leakage hole under the action of inner cavity air pressure. When the air pressure in the electric rice cooker is higher, the spring is compressed by the sealing column under the action of the air pressure, when compression reach a certain extent, the sealing column moves downwards under the action of the spring, the pressure leakage hole is closed by the sealing column to stop gas discharging and pressure leakage, theautomatic adjustment of inner air pressure of the electric rice cooker is achieved, and excessively high inner air pressure of the electric rice cooker is prevented.

A method, and an article produced thereby, of providing a corroson-resistant, scratch-resistant, and stick-resistant, surface on a ferrous-metal-containing article, including forming microcavities in a ferrous-metal-containing article surface by ferritic nitrocarburization and seasoning the surface, including a non-stick agent deposited thereon. In preferred embodiments, the surface of the article including the exposed microcavities is oxidized before seasoning. The article includes cookware. Certain preferred embodiments include forming microcavities by ferritic nitrocarburization wherein the article is heated in an atmosphere including ammonia, nitrogen, and carbon-containing gas to a nitriding temperature of between about 800° F. and about 1300° F. for a time of about 0.5 hours to about 10 hours.

An assembly comprises an outer housing. A cooking container is disposable within the outer housing. A thermal unit is disposed within the outer housing and is in engagement with the cooking container to transfer heat to the cooking container. A control unit is configured to be operable for controlling operations of the thermal unit. The control unit comprises at least a first mode for controlling temperatures of the thermal unit during incubation of a yogurt / dairy product in the cooking container, a second mode for controlling temperatures of the thermal unit during cooking of a food product in the cooking container, and a third mode for turning the thermal unit off.

The invention discloses an electric pressure pot and an inner pot body of the electric pressure pot. The electric pressure pot includes an outer pot body, a supporting part, the inner pot body and anelectromagnetic heating disc; the supporting part is arranged in the outer pot body; the inner pot body is arranged in the outer pot body and supported on the supporting part, the outer bottom surfaceof the inner pot body is separated from the inner bottom surface of the outer pot body under the support of the supporting part, and the bottom wall of the inner pot body is flat; the electromagneticheating disc is used for heating the inner pot body and arranged between the inner pot body and the outer pot body. The electric pressure pot has the advantages of being low in thermal inertia, greatin controllability, high in production efficiency and the like.

The invention discloses an electric pressure cooker steam extraction device comprising a steam runner pipe, a pressure release valve, a solenoid valve and an elevating pin. The steam runner pipe passes through a pot cover on the inner side of the pressure cooker and an external cover, so the interior of the pressure cooker can communicate with exterior; the pressure release valve is arranged on the upper half part of the steam runner pipe and moves up and down in a certain distance range to the upper half part of the steam runner pipe, so a steam extracting port can be controlled and pressureof the interior of the pressure cooker can be adjusted; the elevating pin is arranged under the pressure release valve and linked with the solenoid valve on the inner side of the external cover to move up and down; and when the elevating pin rises and protrudes out of the external side of the external cover, the pressure release valve can be lifted and the steam runner pipe is opened. The invention provides an electric pressure cooker capable of automatically adjusting interior pressure minimizes fittings and reduce production cost.

An electric cooker is configured to cook in a pressure state and a non-pressure state of an inner pot, thereby improving the cooking quality and convenience of use. The electric cooker includes a main body configured to accommodate an inner pot; a lid coupled to an upper portion of the main body and having a handle portion provided at one side of an upper portion of the lid to interwork with an inner pot locking unit configured to lock the inner pot; a pressure switching unit arranged to pass through the lid and configured to switch or maintain an opened or closed state to discharge internal steam from the inner pot according to a rotation of the handle portion; and a pressure-responsive operating unit which is selectively opened or closed according to a pressure inside the inner pot in a pressure cooking mode in which the pressure switching unit is closed.

The invention provides a food preparation vessel (100) comprising a main inlet (10) for introduction of a food material into the food preparation vessel (100), wherein the food preparation vessel (100) comprises a gas flow generator outlet (21) and a gas flow receiver inlet (22), wherein the gas flow generator outlet (21) is configured to provide a gas flow (25) in the direction of the gas flow receiver inlet (22) and having a component parallel to the main inlet (10) when the gas flow generator outlet (21) is functionally coupled with a gas flow generator in operation.

The invention discloses a cover assembly for an electric rice cooker and an electric rice cooker with the cover assembly. The cover assembly comprises a cover body, a cover board, an upper cover board, a sealing assembly and a heating member. The cover board is disposed on the inner side of the cover body and forms penetrating air vents, and the upper cover board is arranged on the side of the cover body facing the cover board. The sealing assembly is disposed between the upper cover board and the cover board, and the sealing assembly, the upper cover board and the cover board jointly define a receiving cavity that is communicated with the air vents, and the heating member is disposed on the cover assembly and used for heating the receiving cavity. According to the cover assembly for the electric rice cooker, by setting the sealing assembly in a gap between the cover board and the upper cover board, the sealing assembly can jointly define the receiving cavity by the aid of the cover board and the upper cover board, thus effectively recovering and reusing steam in the electric rice cooker and enabling supplementary cooking and water supplementing; this way to configure the receiving cavity enables the cover board and the upper cover board to be ingeniously used so that the structure of the cover assembly is simpler and more compact and is convenient to practice.

A cooking pot comprises a pot body, a control device, an electrical heating device, a thermostat and a temperature sensor, wherein the electrical heating device, thermostat and temperature sensor are provided in the pot body, and the control device is connected with the electrical heating device, thermostat and temperature sensor, characterized in that the said pot body is provided with an outer pot and an inner pot, the electrical heating device clings to or is close to the outer pot, the inner pot is provided inside the outer pot, and the external bottom surface of the inner port is in contact with the internal bottom surface of the outer pot.

A semiconductor device which is used as an ID chip and capable of being rewritten data only one time. In addition, a semiconductor device used as an ID chip which is capable of being written data except when manufacturing the chip. The invention comprises a modulating circuit, a demodulating circuit, a logic circuit, a memory circuit, and an antenna circuit over an insulating substrate. The modulating circuit and the demodulating circuit are electrically connected to an antenna circuit, the demodulating circuit is connected to the logic circuit, the memory circuit stores an output signal of the logic circuit, and the memory circuit is a fuse memory circuit using a fuse element.