1761results about "Cooking-vessel lids/covers" patented technology

The present invention relates to a vapor heating type cooking apparatus cooking food materials using high pressure vapor as a heat source. A vapor heating type cooking apparatus includes: a vapor supply section generating the high pressure vapor; a vapor supply pipe and a vapor discharge pipe for introducing and discharging the high pressure vapor; a body section including a vapor introduction opening connected to the vapor supply pipe, an interior space having a dual structure so as to circulate the high pressure vapor in the caldron in which food materials are accommodated, a vapor discharge opening provided between the interior space and the vapor discharge pipe; a cooling water supply pipe and a hot water discharge pipe; a lid section including a cooling water introduction opening connected to the cooling water supply pipe, a storage space having a dual structure, in which the cooling water is temporarily stored, and a hot water discharge opening provided between the storage space and the hot water discharge pipe; and a control section for controlling introduction and discharge of the high pressure vapor, the cooling water, and the hot water.

A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument has an end effector and a trigger in communication with the end effector. The surgical instrument also has a first sensor and an externally accessible memory device in communication with the first sensor. The first sensor has an output that represents a first condition of either the trigger or the end effector. The memory device is configured to record the output of the first sensor. In various embodiments, memory device may include an output port and/or a removable storage medium.

The invention discloses intelligent cooking equipment. The intelligent cooking equipment comprises a cooking bench (1), a heating mechanism (2), a pot body (3), a pot cover (4) arranged at the upper end of the pot body (3) and a control mechanism, and is characterized in that a feeding mechanism (5) is arranged on one side of the pot body (3), the feeding mechanism (5) is controlled through the control mechanism to be turned so as to feed cooking materials into the pot body, the pot cover (4) is fixedly connected with a pot cover driving mechanism (6), and the pot cover driving mechanism (6) is controlled through the control mechanism to be turned so as to open and close the pot cover. The intelligent cooking equipment achieves automatic cooking, food materials and seasoning are added according to appointed sequences in the cooking process, and the cooking process completely simulates an artificial cooking process, and high-quality dishes can be cooked.

A system enabling the performance of ecologic cooking of food, wherein a first ambient of heat tempered by humidity is built up, containing the food and being uniformly tempered from a second ambient consisting of hot water and/or steam, said device comprising an external container and its cover provided with a device for facilitating the regulation of aeriform fluids and/or steam, within said container there is an interchangeable internal container as an accessory in which food to be cooked is placed, the container and cover are fastened together by a semi-hermetic closing system, said cover having the regulation device for outlet of the aeriform fluid; the internal container is hanging, on at least one point, inside the external container permitting the isolation of food from red-hot metal, so that the food placed in said interchangeable internal container or first ambient of heat tempered by humidity are cooked by effect of heat produced from a second ambient consisting of water and/or steam, the second ambient being external to the first ambient of heat tempered by humidity, said ambients may be or may not be in communication between each other.

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.

A horizontal axis rotisserie oven with versatile electronic controls. The rotisserie further includes: an improved spit for quick mounting of food, and a door which hides blemishes due to normal use, and easily referenced food cooking indexes, and means for keeping countertops clean.

In a cooking pot (1) and a lid, the cooking pot (1) includes a pot body (10) and the lid (20). The pot body (10) is formed with a chamber (11) and an engaging member (12) installed on the pot body (10). The lid (20) includes a lid body (21) and a placing member (22) protruded from the lid body (21), the lid body (21) is covered corresponding to the chamber (11), and the placing member (22) is correspondingly received in the engaging member (12), thereby achieving the effect of preventing the lid (20) from being in direct contact with a tabletop (9).

A chamber formed of a dielectric material is sealed with a lid for use in a microwave oven. The lid contains a pair of translating grip that engage the chamber rim to seal the vessel to contain pressure. The grips can be activated to release the lid by a centrally disposed button type actuator. The grips are coupled to a vent release means formed within the shell like construction of the lid.

A handle and light assembly for use on a barbecue grill. The assembly is inclusive of handle and at least one source of illumination for illuminating a cooking surface inside a hollow cooking chamber of the barbecue grill. The handle may function both as a means for opening a lid to access the cooking surface and also as a compartment for retaining the energy used to power the source of illumination. The lid includes at least one channel for the appropriate wiring to extend from the energy compartment to the illumination source. Accordingly, the handle may be located on the outside of the grill lid, and the source of illumination may be located inside the hollow cooking chamber.

A roasting oven having a large capacity heating well including a wrap-around heating element for heating the side walls thereof and a top heating element for browning is disclosed. A function control panel featuring a touch-film interface and digital display of cooking modes is provided for the user's convenience. In an alternative embodiments standard electromechanical switches and rheostatic temperature controls provide the functions of the present oven. The heating elements are also fabricated in alternative embodiments to provide single-sided or double-sided configurations for particular heating applications. A lid member including the top heating element is attached to the present oven by electrically conductive supporting structures, which incorporate the electrical circuit for the top heating element and also provide for convenient disconnection thereof for cleaning and storage.

The invention discloses an efficient energy saving electro heating multipurpose cooker utilizing a new method of accurate temperature controlling and healthy cooking. The technical scheme of the invention is as follows: the outside surface of the cooker body is provided with an ambient temperature sensor; the base of the cooker is provided with an inner pot temperature sensor; the cooker body, thecooker cover and the cooker base are all set to be closed efficient heat insulation interlayers; the closed heat insulation interlayer on the cooker base is arranged between the casing of the cookerbase and the electro heating device; a hallow cavity is arranged between the casing of the cooker base and the closed heat insulation interlayer; and the purposes of energy saving, discharge reducingand healthy cooking can be realized by setting standard control values such as ambient temperature or temperature drop, cooking/steaming temperature and time and the like by an automatic control device and by comparing the ambient real-time temperature or temperature drop with the inner pot real-time temperature to control the power on and power off of the electro heating device. The efficient energy saving electro heating multipurpose cooker can be used for cooking rice, cooking congee, cooking soups and steaming food; compared with various electro rice/congee/soup cooker in the prior art, the invention can save electricity by 30%-50% and can be widely used in families, dining halls and catering enterprises in cities and towns.

A cooking vessel with a unique adjustable ventilation system for cooking various foods and obtaining desired tastes. The cooking vessel has a lid and a base with a free standing rack located in the bottom of the base. The lid is designed with an ventilation system that traverses an upper ventilation cap with either a lower ventilation cap or, alternatively, a recess to enable the positional alignment of ventilation holes in the upper ventilation cap to the ventilation holes in the lower ventilation cap or, alternatively, recess to permit the proper degree of steam to be released from the cooking vessel while retaining the proper amount of moisture to effectively cook the food.

Apparatus for cooking foods includes an external container, an internal container, open at the top, a heating device and a rotating mixing device. The mixing device is selectively removable and comprises at least one mixing blade driven by the rotation motion.

The invention discloses a method for controlling uncovering of pressure cookware during cooking. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a time point generating an instruction for uncovering during cooking; judging the cooking stage of the time point generating the instruction for uncovering during cooking, so as to calculate the total time ta for the pressure cookware to main pressure; calculating the time required for pressure maintaining after the pressure cookware is covered according to the total time ta for the pressure cookware to main pressure; and controlling the pressure cookware after the pressure cookware is covered according to the time required for pressure maintaining after the pressure cookware is covered. According to the method, follow-up control over the pressure cookware can be achieved according to the cooking stage of the time point of uncovering during cooking, the effects of cooking with different food materials are guaranteed, and user requirements are met. The invention further discloses a device for controlling uncovering of pressure cookware during cooking and pressure cookware.

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 embodiment of the invention discloses a material distributing device, a material feeding device and a material charging device of a cooking device and the cooking device, wherein the material charging device comprises the material distributing device and the material feeding device, the material distributing device is used for conveying cooking raw materials to the material feeding device through a worm and the like, and the material feeding device is used for feeding the cooking raw materials into a pot body of the cooking device. The material charging device provided by the invention can take out the cooking raw materials from a material storage box and finally put the cooking raw materials into the pot body of the cooking device. With the adoption of the technical scheme provided by the invention, the labor workload of a user is reduced, and a multi-purpose matched device is provided for various intelligent household products.

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 cooker which comprises a cooker body and a cooker cover covering the cooker body. An automatic-opening rotation mechanism is arranged on one side of the cooker cover and the cooker body. A buckling mechanism is arranged on the other side of the cooker cover and the cooker body. The cooker cover is provided with a handle, a rotating rod in linkage with the handle, and a lock cover driven by the rotating rod. The lock cover is provided with cover teeth, and the cooker body is provided with cooker teeth. The rotating rod is provided with a pushing portion. The buckling mechanism is provided with a pushed portion. The positions of the cover teeth and the cooker teeth are coordinated with the positions of the pushing portion and the pushed portion. When the handle is rotated to achieve unlocking, before the cover teeth are disengaged from the cooker teeth, the pushing portion is matched with the pushed portion, and the buckling mechanism relieves cooperation. The cooker cover is provided with an automatic rotating mechanism. A matching gap is formed between the rotating rod and the lock cover. When the rotating rod rotates, the phenomenon that the lock cover is driven to rotate to achieve buckling between the cover teeth and the cooker teeth or interference matching is avoided. According to the technical scheme, the problem that opening of a cooker cover is tedious in the prior art is effectively solved.

The invention discloses a novel electric cooker which comprises a pot body, a pot cover and a liner, wherein the liner is placed in the pot body; and the pot cover is disposed on the pot body and used in cooperation with the pot body. The novel electric cooker is characterized by comprising a temperature controller, a pressure controller, a moisture measurement device and a single-chip microcomputer, wherein the single-chip microcomputer is disposed on the inner wall of the pot body and connected to the temperature controller, the pressure controller and the moisture measurement device; the temperature controller comprises a heater and a temperature sensor, and the heater is disposed on the bottom of the outer wall of the liner; the temperature sensor is disposed on the inner wall of the pot cover; the pressure controller comprises an adjustable steam micro-pressure valve and a pressure sensor, and the adjustable steam micro-pressure valve is disposed on the pot cover; the pressure sensor is disposed on the inner wall of the pot cover; and the moisture measurement device comprises a moisture measurement instrument. According to the invention, rice can be soaked for a proper period, and accurate control of temperatures and pressures can be achieved, so that the best rice cooking effects can be achieved.

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 cooking utensil for cooking food under pressure including a vessel, a lid, and a bayonet-fitting locking system, said utensil including a lid subassembly that includes both said lid and a support attached to said lid in such a manner that said lid can pivot, said utensil including a control member for controlling the locking/unlocking, and a transformation device for transforming the movement of the control member into pivoting of the lid relative to the support, said control member being shaped to be capable of being taken hold of manually and being connected mechanically to the support so that said lid subassembly being lifted manually, via the control member, causes the control member to be urged back into its unlocking position.

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.

Provided is a sealed electric cooker, pertaining to the field of household cookers.The sealed electric cooker is characterized in that the position between a pot cover (5) and a pot body (1) is sealed; a retractable locking mechanism used for locking the pot cover (5) and the pot body (1) is arranged between the pot cover (5) and the pot body (1); the pot cover (5) is provided with an exhaust seal valve (4) communicating the pot body (1) with the air; the exhaust seal valve (4) is controlled by temperature so that exhaust is achieved; pressure can make the pot body (1) sealed when the pot body (1) reaches at certain temperature; ventilation is achieved when pressure of the pot body (1) is lower than the above pressure; and a safety valve (7) is arranged on the pot cover (5).The sealed electric cooker has following beneficial effects: air can be exhausted when water temperature increases to the boiling state; when saturated steam reaches certain pressure, the exhaust seal valve is sealed; when the saturated steam is condensed to water, the exhaust seal valve is opened; and by absorbing air in the pot, temperature for water, rice and saturated steam in the pot body can be up to 105-120 DEG C so that rice can be heated in an all-round way.

The invention relates to a steam discharge device (1) for a lid (2) of a cooking utensil (2), comprising: a button (7) comprising a hand-held portion (12) and a base (11) suitable for being secured to the lid (2) and defining a discharge pipeline (4); and a steam discharge regulation device (6) comprising a valve plug (5) movable within the button (7) and an operating device (10) for the valve plug (5), the valve plug (5) is able to be movable between a closed position of the discharge pipeline (4) and at least one opened position for discharging the steam, the operating device (10) is provided in the hand-held portion (12) of the button (7) as well as can be touched by a user and operated by simple axial pressing, wherein the operating device (10) is mounted as a rotatable operating rod, and the valve plug (5) can translate in the button (7).

The present invention discloses a pressure cooker cover which comprises a cover (1) and a float valve (2), wherein a seal ring (7) is installed in the inner edge of the cover while hooks (8) are installed in the two side edges of the cover. A push-pull device (9) which can move the hooks back and forth is mounted in the ends of the hooks. The push-pull device comprises a rotating base (9-1) arranged in the middle portion of the cover, a rotating shaft (9-2) and a locking piece (9-3) which is coupled with the rotating shaft (9-2). Sliding chutes (9-31) are provided at the two sides of the locking piece. Guide columns (8-1) which are slidingly matched with the sliding chutes are set at two ends of the hooks (8).

The invention provides a cooking utensil. The cooking utensil comprises a cooking cavity, an air exhaust cavity, an air exhaust device, a floater, a floater driving mechanism and a one-way mechanism.A first communication channel is formed between the air exhaust cavity and the cooking cavity so that air in the cooking cavity can be exhausted through the air exhaust cavity. An air suction openingof the air exhaust device is communicated with the air exhaust cavity. The floater is movably arranged in the first communicating channel, the floater has an air exhaust position where the air exhaustcavity and the cooking cavity are communicated, and a sealing position where the air exhaust cavity and the cooking cavity are not communicated. The floater is at the air exhaust position when the cooking utensil is in a non-working state. The floater driving mechanism drives the floater to move to the sealing position from the air exhaust position and move to the air exhaust position under the gravity effect of the floater. The air in the air exhaust cavity is exhausted outside through the one-way mechanism, and external atmosphere cannot enter the air exhaust cavity through the one-way mechanism. By means of the technical scheme, the problem that the user experience of a cooking utensil in the prior art is poor can be effectively solved.

A cooking appliance includes a base upon which a pot is supported, with a stirrer configured as a lid, for closing an open top of the pot. A tool coupled to a motorized drive of the stirrer extends downwardly into the pot. A heating element is coupled to the base and resiliently biased outwardly from the base to engage the base of the pot. A latch mechanism is provided for releasably connecting the pot to the base. The motorized drive includes a planetary gear set mounted coaxially with a pot axis, and a tool coupling is connected to a planet gear of the planetary gear set to drive the stirring tool in an orbital motion.

The invention provides a high pressure electric cooking pot which comprises a base, a pot body and a pot cover. A horizontal annular groove is formed in the upper port of the pot body, and the opening of the horizontal annular groove faces the interior of the pot. A central sliding way is vertically formed in the center of the pot cover upwards. The central sliding way is communicated to transverse sliding ways symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the pot cover through hole channels. A central sliding piston capable of moving vertically is arranged in the central sliding way. The central sliding piston is vertically connected to a pot cover handle upwards. Transverse sliding blocks capable of transversely moving are arranged in the transverse sliding ways and matched with the horizontal annular groove. The channel between the central sliding piston and each transverse sliding block is filled with fluid. When the central sliding piston descends to the lowest position, the transverse sliding blocks transversely stretch into the horizontal annular groove; when the central sliding piston ascends to the uppermost position, the transverse sliding blocks transversely stretch out of the horizontal annular groove. High-pressure cooking environment can be formed in the high pressure electric cooking pot, and opening and closing of the pot cover are quite convenient.

The invention discloses an upper cover assembly and a cooking appliance adopting the upper cover assembly. The upper cover assembly comprises a steam valve assembly arranged in the upper cover assembly and a drive assembly matched with the steam valve assembly for use and further comprises a heating assembly, wherein the drive assembly drives the steam valve assembly to exhaust air when the temperature of the heating assembly exceeds the environment temperature. The heating assembly and the drive assembly are matched for use, the steam valve assembly can flexibly perform air exhausting, the structure is simple, and the user experience is improved.

The invention relates to an electric caldron with a baking function. Based on a traditional electric caldron structure that an electric heating assembly (70) and a temperature control device are installed at the bottom of a caldron body (10), an inner caldron (60) is arranged inside the caldron body (10), a caldron cover assembly (20) is arranged at the upper portion, and a fan assembly (30) and a second electric heating assembly (40) are particularly installed in the caldron cover assembly (20) of the electric caldron, the electric caldron has the function of baking foods accordingly. The electric caldron can be used for baking or stewing the foods, and can also be used as the electric heating assembly (70) for supplying heat from the bottom during baking. By means of the electric caldron, the functions of boiling, stewing, steaming and the like can be achieved; and the baking function of an air fryer in the prior art can be achieved. When the baking function is used, an upper heating body and a lower heating body can work at the same time, and therefore the baking effect is good.