Handle fixing structure of electric kettle

Abstract

The utility model relates to a handle fixing structure of an electric kettle. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle comprises a kettle body, a kettle shell and a base. A containing space and a kettle opening communicating the containing space with the outside of the kettle body are formed in the kettle body. The kettle body is surrounded by the kettle shell, and a steam flow channel is arranged in the kettle shell; the base is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body and provided with a steam switch; the steam flow channel is used for guiding steam in the containing space into the steam switch so that the steam switch can cut off the heating circuit. Wherein the kettle body is provided with a handle fixing seat, the handle fixing seat is provided with a steam guide channel, and the steam guide channel is used for communicating the containing space with the steam flow channel; the handle fixing base is further provided with a handle installation part facing the outside of the kettle body and used for installing a handle. According to the handle fixing structure, steam can be guided to the steam switch of the base through the steam flow channel of the kettle shell, and automatic power off of the electric kettle after water is boiled is achieved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to electric kettle technical field, specifically, electric kettle's handle fixed knot structure. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of boiling water, a large amount of steam generated when water boils, through the pipeline to the steam switch, the steam switch receives the temperature of the steam and operates to cut off the power supply, thereby realizing the automatic power-off of the electric kettle after the water is boiled. Generally, the kettle is heated by the base, and the circuit is arranged on the base, therefore, how to let the steam fumigate to the steam switch is a problem.

[0003] It should be noted that the information disclosed in the above background section is only used to strengthen the understanding of the background of the present disclosure, and therefore can include information that does not constitute prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model discloses a handle fixing structure of electric kettle, which can guide the steam through the steam flow channel of the kettle shell to the steam switch of the base, so that the electric kettle can automatically power off after the water is boiled.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a handle fixing structure of an electric kettle is provided, comprising:

[0006] A kettle body has a containing space and a spout communicating with the containing space and the outside of the kettle body;

[0007] A kettle shell surrounds the kettle body, and a steam flow channel is arranged in the kettle shell;

[0008] A base is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body, and the base is provided with a steam switch for controlling the on-off of a heating circuit; the steam flow channel is used to guide the steam in the containing space to the steam switch, so that the steam switch cuts off the heating circuit;

[0009] The kettle body is provided with a handle fixing seat, and the handle fixing seat has a steam guiding channel for communicating the containing space with the steam flow channel; the handle fixing seat also has a handle mounting portion facing the outside of the kettle body for mounting the handle.

[0010] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the side wall of the kettle body is provided with a mounting hole, and the handle fixing seat is arranged in the mounting hole.

[0011] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the handle fixing seat has an inner fixing seat located in the containing space of the kettle body, and an outer fixing seat located outside the containing space of the kettle body, the steam guiding channel penetrates through the inner fixing seat and communicates with the steam flow channel; the handle mounting portion is arranged on the outer fixing seat.

[0012] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the steam guide channel comprises a first channel and a second channel, the first channel is arranged towards the opening of the containing space of the kettle body, one end of the second channel is communicated with the first channel, and the other end is communicated with the steam flow channel.

[0013] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the first channel and the second channel are perpendicular.

[0014] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the handle mounting portion has a mounting screw hole, the handle has a handle fixing hole, and the connecting piece is used for being screwed into the mounting screw hole through the handle fixing hole to mount the handle to the handle mounting portion.

[0015] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the outer periphery of the mounting hole of the kettle body forms a thickened area, the thickened area is at least protruded from the inner wall of the kettle body, the inner fixing seat is provided with a first hook, the first hook has a hook portion towards the outer wall of the kettle body, and the hook portion is used for cooperating with the thickened area.

[0016] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the kettle body has a kettle body portion and a kettle mouth portion, the kettle mouth portion forms a kettle mouth inside, the kettle shell is surrounded outside the side wall of the kettle body portion, the base is arranged at the bottom of the bottom wall of the kettle body portion, and the handle fixing seat is arranged at the side wall of the kettle body portion.

[0017] The outer diameter of the kettle body portion gradually increases from the end close to the kettle mouth portion to the end close to the base, and at least part of the outer diameter of the kettle mouth portion is greater than that of the kettle body portion.

[0018] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the side of the handle away from the base is lower than the kettle mouth portion.

[0019] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, an electric kettle is provided, which comprises the handle fixing structure of any one of the electric kettle, a handle mounted to the handle mounting portion, and a kettle cover buckled to the kettle mouth.

[0020] The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle of the present disclosure can guide the high-temperature water vapor in the containing space of the kettle body to the steam flow channel in the kettle shell through the steam guide channel inside the handle fixing seat, and the water vapor reaches the steam switch of the base through the steam guide channel, so that the steam switch can be cut off under the action of the high-temperature water vapor. In addition, the handle mounting portion for mounting the handle is provided by the handle fixing seat, and the handle can also be mounted at the kettle body portion of the electric kettle, avoiding hanging the handle at the kettle mouth position, so that the kettle cover can be designed without avoiding the handle, thereby improving the sealing performance of the kettle cover, and the mounting firmness of the handle is also higher, and the appearance is more simple. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. It is apparent that the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings can be obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort based on these drawings.

[0022] For a better understanding of the present disclosure, reference can be made to the embodiments illustrated in the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, and related elements can be omitted in order to emphasize and clarify the technical features of the present disclosure. In addition, related elements or components can have different settings as known in the art. Furthermore, in the drawings, the same reference numerals represent the same or similar components throughout the various drawings. Among them:

[0023] Figure 1 Schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of an electric kettle of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 2 Schematic view of a kettle body and a mounting hole in an exemplary embodiment of a handle fixing structure of an electric kettle of the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 3 Schematic view of installing a handle fixing seat and a kettle shell outside the kettle body in an exemplary embodiment of a handle fixing structure of an electric kettle of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 4 Schematic view of installing a handle through a connecting piece to a handle mounting portion in an exemplary embodiment of a handle fixing structure of an electric kettle of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 5 Partial enlarged schematic view of an exemplary embodiment of a handle fixing structure of an electric kettle of the present disclosure.

[0028] The reference numerals are explained as follows:

[0029] 1, kettle body; 101, mounting hole; 102, thickened area; 11, body portion; 12, mouth portion; 2, kettle shell; 201, steam flow channel; 3, base; 31, steam switch; 4, handle fixing seat; 401, first passage; 402, second passage; 41, steam guide passage; 42, first hook; 5, handle; 6, lid; 7, connecting bolt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The technical solutions in the example embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely in the following with reference to the drawings in the example embodiments of the present disclosure. The example embodiments described herein are only for illustrative purposes, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present disclosure, so it should be understood that various modifications and changes can be made to the example embodiments without departing from the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0031] Unless otherwise defined or specified, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present disclosure should be understood as the general meaning understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure belongs. The present disclosure uses "first" and "second" and the like only as labels, and is not a limitation on the quantity or importance, order of the objects. The terms "include" or "contain" and the like mean that the elements appearing before the terms encompass the elements listed after the terms and their equivalents, and do not exclude other elements. The terms "connected", "provided on" and the like should be interpreted broadly, for example, the present disclosure describes "A part is provided on B part", which can mean that A part is directly connected with B part, or A part is provided on C part, and C part is provided on B part.

[0032] In addition, in the present application, the orientation terms such as "upper", "lower" and the like are only used to represent the relative positional relationship. For example, for the sake of convenience, it is defined according to the position and state of the electric kettle during actual work, or relative to the orientation of the components shown in the drawings. For example, the lid of the electric kettle is "upper", and the base of the electric kettle is "lower". It should be understood that these directional terms are relative concepts, which can change accordingly according to the change of the orientation of the components placed in the drawings.

[0033] The principle of mechanical electric kettle power-off after water is boiled is that a large amount of water vapor generated when water is boiled acts on the steam switch, and the steam switch operates to cut off the power supply after receiving the temperature of the steam, thereby realizing automatic power-off. Generally, the steam switch is installed at the bottom of the electric kettle, so the structure needs to consider how to guide the steam to the bottom of the electric kettle.

[0034] The present disclosure provides a handle fixing structure of an electric kettle, which comprises a kettle body 1, a kettle shell 2 and a base 3, with reference to Figure 1As shown, the kettle body 1 has a containing space and a spout communicating with the containing space and the outside of the kettle body 1; the kettle shell 2 surrounds the outside of the kettle body 1, and the kettle shell 2 is provided with a steam flow channel 201; the base 3 is arranged at the bottom of the kettle body 1, and the base 3 is provided with a steam switch 31 for controlling the on-off of the heating circuit; the steam flow channel 201 is used for guiding the steam in the containing space to the steam switch 31 so that the steam switch 31 cuts off the heating circuit; wherein the kettle body 1 is provided with a handle fixing seat 4, and the handle fixing seat 4 has a steam guide channel 41 for communicating the containing space with the steam flow channel 201; the handle fixing seat 4 further has a handle mounting portion facing the outside of the kettle body 1 for mounting the handle 5.

[0035] The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle can guide the high-temperature steam in the containing space of the kettle body 1 into the steam flow channel 201 in the kettle shell 2 through the steam guide channel 41 in the handle fixing seat 4, and the steam reaches the steam switch 31 of the base 3 through the steam guide channel 41, so that the steam switch 31 can cut off the power supply under the action of the high-temperature steam. In addition, the handle mounting portion for mounting the handle 5 is provided by the handle fixing seat 4, which can also mount the handle 5 on the kettle body of the electric kettle, avoiding hanging the handle 5 on the spout position, so that the spout design can not need to avoid the handle 5, thereby improving the sealing performance of the kettle cover 6, and the mounting firmness of the handle 5 is also higher, and the appearance is more simple.

[0036] Reference Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the kettle body 1 and the mounting hole 101 is shown. In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the side wall of the kettle body 1 is provided with a mounting hole 101, and the handle fixing seat 4 is arranged in the mounting hole 101. The kettle body 1 can be made of glass, and the mounting hole 101 can be a circular through hole.

[0037] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the handle fixing seat 4 has an inner fixing seat in the containing space of the kettle body 1 and an outer fixing seat outside the containing space of the kettle body 1. The steam guide channel 41 penetrates through the inner fixing seat and communicates with the steam flow channel 201. After the water in the containing space boils, the generated steam enters the steam flow channel 201 in the kettle shell 2 through the steam guide channel 41 in the inner fixing seat. Figure 1 The arrows show the steam entering the steam guide channel 41 from the containing space and then entering the steam flow channel 201. Figure 3 The schematic diagram of mounting the handle fixing seat 4 and the kettle shell 2 on the outside of the kettle body 1 is shown.

[0038] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the steam guide channel 41 includes a first channel 401 and a second channel 402. Referring to Figure 5The partial enlarged view of the electric kettle shows that the first channel 401 is arranged towards the opening of the containing space of the kettle body 1, one end of the second channel 402 is communicated with the first channel 401, and the other end is communicated with the steam flow channel 201. The first channel 401 can be perpendicular to the second channel 402. For example, the first channel 401 is arranged in the vertical direction, and the second channel 402 is arranged in the horizontal direction. It should be noted that due to the upper limit of the manufacturing process accuracy, the angle between the first channel 401 and the second channel 402 may not be 90° without error. For example, “perpendicular” refers to the angle between two straight lines being greater than 80° and less than 100°, as long as it is within the allowable error range of manufacturing accuracy, it should be regarded as perpendicular.

[0039] The handle mounting portion is arranged on the outer fixing seat. For example, the handle mounting portion has a mounting screw hole, the handle 5 has a handle fixing hole, and the connecting piece is used to be screwed into the mounting screw hole through the handle fixing hole, so as to mount the handle 5 on the handle mounting portion. Referring to Figure 4 The schematic view of mounting the handle 5 on the handle mounting portion through the connecting piece is shown, and Figure 5 The partial enlarged view of the handle fixing structure of the electric kettle is shown. The connecting piece can be a connecting bolt 7, and the handle fixing hole can be a light hole. The connecting piece is screwed into the mounting screw hole through the handle fixing hole, so as to mount the handle 5 on the handle mounting portion.

[0040] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to Figure 5 As shown, the outer periphery of the mounting hole 101 of the kettle body 1 forms a thickened area 102, and the thickened area 102 is at least protruded from the inner wall of the kettle body 1. The inner fixing seat is provided with a first hook 42, and the first hook 42 has a hook portion towards the outer wall of the kettle body 1, which is used to cooperate with the thickened area 102 to improve the firmness of the connection between the handle fixing seat 4 and the kettle body 1. In an exemplary embodiment, the thickened area 102 is protruded from both the inner wall of the kettle body 1 and the outer wall of the kettle body 1, and the first hook 42 is arranged around the thickened area 102.

[0041] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the kettle body 1 has a kettle body portion 11 and a kettle mouth portion 12, the inner side of the kettle mouth portion 12 forms a kettle mouth, the kettle shell 2 is surrounded outside the side wall of the kettle body portion 11, the base 3 is arranged at the bottom of the bottom wall of the kettle body portion 11, and the handle fixing seat 4 is arranged on the side wall of the kettle body portion 11. Among them, the outer diameter of the kettle body portion 11 gradually increases from one end close to the kettle mouth portion 12 to one end close to the base 3, and at least part of the outer diameter of the kettle mouth portion 12 is greater than that of the kettle body portion 11. Referring to Figure 1As shown, the "at least part of the outer diameter of the spout part 12 is larger than the kettle body part 11" of the present disclosure means that the maximum value of the outer diameter of the spout part 12 is larger than the minimum value of the outer diameter of the kettle body part 11. Exemplarily, the outer diameter of the kettle body part 11 near one end of the spout part 12 is the smallest, and the outer diameter of the spout part 12 increases first and then decreases from the end near the kettle body part 11 to the end away from the kettle body part 11.

[0042] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the side of the handle 5 away from the base 3 is lower than the spout part 12. Exemplarily, referring to Figure 1 As shown, the top of the handle 5 is also lower than the upper edge of the kettle body part 11 near the spout part 12, so that the handle 5 is completely installed on the outside of the kettle shell 2, avoiding hanging the handle 5 at the spout position, and the handle 5 can be designed without avoiding the handle 5, and the installation firmness of the handle 5 is higher, and the appearance is more concise.

[0043] The present disclosure also provides an electric kettle, comprising the handle fixing structure of the electric kettle and, the handle 5, installed on the handle mounting part; the kettle cover 6, buckled on the spout.

[0044] Regarding the handle fixing structure of the electric kettle, any one of the foregoing exemplary embodiments and possible combinations thereof can be referred to. The electric kettle of the present disclosure can guide the high-temperature water vapor in the kettle body 1 containing space to the steam flow channel 201 in the kettle shell 2 through the steam guide channel 41 inside the handle fixing seat 4, and the steam vapor reaches the steam switch 31 of the base 3 through the steam guide channel 41, so that the steam switch 31 can be cut off under the action of the high-temperature water vapor. In addition, since the electric kettle of the present disclosure provides the handle mounting part for installing the handle 5 through the handle fixing seat 4, the handle 5 can also be installed at the kettle body part of the electric kettle, avoiding hanging the handle 5 at the spout position, and the handle 5 can be designed without avoiding the handle 5, so that the sealing performance of the kettle cover can be improved, and the installation firmness of the handle 5 is higher, and the appearance is more concise.

[0045] Other embodiments of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the utility model disclosed herein. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptive changes of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or conventional technical means in the art not disclosed by the present disclosure. The specification and examples are only considered as exemplary, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are indicated by the appended claims.

[0046] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of protection of the present disclosure is only limited by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A handle fixing structure of an electric kettle, characterized by comprising: It includes: A kettle body (1) having a containing space and a spout communicating with the containing space and the outside of the kettle body (1) inside; A kettle shell (2) surrounding the outside of the kettle body (1), the kettle shell (2) is provided with a steam flow channel (201) inside; A base (3) provided at the bottom of the kettle body (1), the base (3) is provided with a steam switch (31) for controlling the on-off of the heating circuit; the steam flow channel (201) is used for guiding the steam in the containing space into the steam switch (31) to make the steam switch (31) cut off the heating circuit; Wherein, the kettle body (1) is provided with a handle fixing seat (4), the handle fixing seat (4) has a steam guide channel (41), the steam guide channel (41) is used for communicating the containing space with the steam flow channel (201); the handle fixing seat (4) also has a handle mounting part towards the outside of the kettle body (1) for mounting a handle (5).

2. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to claim 1, wherein The side wall of the kettle body (1) is provided with a mounting hole (101), and the handle fixing seat (4) is arranged in the mounting hole (101).

3. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to claim 2, characterized by The handle fixing seat (4) has an inner fixing seat located in the containing space of the kettle body (1) and an outer fixing seat located outside the containing space of the kettle body (1), the steam guide channel (41) penetrates through the inner fixing seat and communicates with the steam flow channel (201); the handle mounting part is arranged on the outer fixing seat.

4. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to claim 3, wherein The steam guide channel (41) includes a first channel (401) and a second channel (402), the first channel (401) is arranged towards the opening of the containing space of the kettle body (1), one end of the second channel (402) communicates with the first channel (401), and the other end communicates with the steam flow channel (201).

5. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to claim 4, wherein The first channel (401) and the second channel (402) are perpendicular.

6. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to claim 3, wherein The handle mounting part has a mounting screw hole, the handle (5) has a handle fixing hole, and a connecting piece is used for rotating into the mounting screw hole through the handle fixing hole to mount the handle (5) on the handle mounting part.

7. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to claim 3, wherein The outer periphery of the mounting hole (101) of the kettle body (1) forms a thickened area (102), the thickened area (102) is at least protruded from the inner wall of the kettle body (1), the inner fixing seat is provided with a first hook (42), the first hook (42) has a hook part towards the outer wall of the kettle body (1), and the hook part is used for cooperating with the thickened area (102).

8. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The kettle body (1) has a kettle body part (11) and a spout part (12), the inside of the spout part (12) forms the spout, the kettle shell (2) surrounds the side wall of the kettle body part (11), the base (3) is arranged at the bottom of the bottom wall of the kettle body part (11), and the handle fixing seat (4) is arranged on the side wall of the kettle body part (11). The outer diameter of the body part (11) gradually increases from the end close to the spout part (12) to the end close to the base (3), and at least part of the outer diameter of the spout part (12) is larger than that of the body part (11).

9. The handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to claim 8, wherein The side of the handle (5) away from the base (3) is lower than the spout part (12).

10. An electric kettle, characterized in that Comprise: A handle fixing structure of the electric kettle according to any one of claims 1 to 9; The handle (5) is installed on the handle mounting part; A lid (6) is buckled on the spout.

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