Cooking utensils

Abstract

The present invention provides a cooking utensil, comprising: a pot body; a pot cover, the pot cover is arranged on the pot body, the pot cover comprises an upper cover and a locking cover rotatably arranged below the upper cover, the locking cover is rotated to lock the pot cover with the pot body or to unlock the two; a lid opening assembly, the lid opening assembly is arranged on the upper cover and is drivingly connected to the locking cover, the lid opening assembly can drive the locking cover to rotate in an electric driving manner, and the lid opening assembly also has a rotating part that can drive the locking cover to rotate in a manual driving manner. The present invention solves the problem that the automatic lid opening button of the electric pressure cooker in the prior art can only be used under the condition of electricity, thereby affecting the user's good impression of the use experience of the electric pressure cooker.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of kitchen equipment, and in particular to a cooking utensil. Background Art

[0002] As a household appliance, electric pressure cooker is increasingly favored by consumers for its convenience and quick cooking.

[0003] In order to facilitate the opening operation of the electric pressure cooker, the electric pressure cooker in the prior art includes an inner pot, a pot cover and an automatic opening button for controlling the opening of the pot cover. The user can press the automatic opening button to realize the automatic opening of the pot cover of the electric pressure cooker. However, the automatic opening button can only be used when there is electricity. In this way, after cooking food, when the user wants to move the electric pressure cooker as a whole to a place without electricity for use, the user can only open the pot cover first and then move the electric pressure cooker, which causes the hot steam of the food in the electric pressure cooker to easily come out from the pot cover and scald the user, affects the heat preservation effect of the food in the electric pressure cooker, or the food in the electric pressure cooker is easy to spill, etc., which affects the practicality of the electric pressure cooker and affects the user's good impression of the use experience of the electric pressure cooker.

[0004] In addition, in order to ensure that the lid of the electric pressure cooker can be opened, the electric pressure cooker needs to be powered on all the time, which increases the power consumption of the electric pressure cooker. If the power consumption is to be reduced, the electric pressure cooker needs to be plugged in and out every time, which makes the electric pressure cooker less convenient to use and affects the user's experience of the electric pressure cooker. Summary of the invention

[0005] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a cooking utensil to solve the problem that the automatic lid opening button of the electric pressure cooker in the prior art can only be used under power conditions, thereby affecting the user's experience of the electric pressure cooker.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides a cooking utensil comprising: a pot body; a pot cover, which is rotatably covered on the pot body, and the pot cover comprises an upper cover and a locking cover rotatably arranged below the upper cover, and the locking cover is rotated to lock the pot cover and the pot body or to unlock the two; a lid opening assembly, which is arranged on the upper cover and is drivingly connected to the locking cover, and the lid opening assembly can drive the locking cover to rotate in an electric drive manner, and the lid opening assembly also has a rotating component that can drive the locking cover to rotate in a manual drive manner.

[0007] Furthermore, the cover opening assembly includes: a handle structure, which is rotatably arranged on the upper cover to serve as a rotating part, and the handle structure has a manual gripping end and a driven driving end, wherein the manual gripping end is used to drive the handle structure to rotate in a manually driven manner, and the driven driving end is connected to the lock cover; an electric driving part, which is arranged on the upper cover and is drivingly connected to the handle structure.

[0008] Furthermore, the upper cover includes an inner lining and a surface cover arranged on the inner lining, and the handle structure includes: a handle seat, which is arranged on the inner lining; a rotating rod, a first end of which is connected to the handle seat, and a second end of which forms a driven driving end connected to the lock cover; an operating handle, which is arranged on the handle seat and protrudes from the surface cover, and the operating handle forms a manual gripping end.

[0009] Furthermore, a gear plate is arranged on the handle seat, and the electric drive unit comprises a drive motor and a gear connected to each other, wherein the gear is meshed with the gear plate.

[0010] Furthermore, an arc-shaped avoidance hole is opened on the inner lining, and the second end of the rotating rod extends to the arc-shaped avoidance hole and is connected to the lock cover through a connecting piece that moves in the arc-shaped avoidance hole.

[0011] Furthermore, the gear plate is an arc-shaped gear plate, and the curvature of the arc-shaped gear plate is greater than or equal to the curvature of the arc-shaped avoidance hole.

[0012] Furthermore, a clearance hole is opened on the surface cover, and the handle seat passes through the clearance hole. The operating handle is detachably sleeved on the handle seat to drive the handle seat to rotate.

[0013] Furthermore, the operating handle comprises an operating handle segment and a connecting handle segment connected to each other, wherein the connecting handle segment is connected to the handle seat, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the operating handle segment is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the connecting handle segment.

[0014] Furthermore, the handle structure also includes a top arm, a first end of the top arm is connected to the handle seat, and a second end of the top arm is an abutting top end for a cover opening button installed on the lining.

[0015] Furthermore, the cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker, which also includes a steam box, which is arranged on the upper cover.

[0016] By applying the technical solution of the present invention, a lid opening assembly is arranged on the upper cover, and the lid opening assembly drives the locking cover to rotate so that the pot lid and the pot body are locked or unlocked. The lid opening assembly can drive the locking cover to rotate in an electric drive mode, and can automatically control the pot lid to open when there is electricity, thereby improving the convenience of using the cooking appliance; the lid opening assembly also has a rotating component that can drive the locking cover to rotate in a manual drive mode, so that the cooking appliance can manually control the pot lid to open when there is no electricity, thereby improving the user's experience of using the electric pressure cooker. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The drawings constituting a part of the present application are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute an improper limitation of the present invention. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a cooking utensil according to an optional embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0019] Figure 2 Shows Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the disassembled structure of the cooking utensil;

[0020] Figure 3 Shows Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a pot lid, a lid opening assembly and a lid opening button of a cooking utensil;

[0021] Figure 4 Shows Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a top view of a pot lid, a lid opening assembly and a lid opening button of a cooking utensil;

[0022] Figure 5 Shows Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a driving motor of a cooking appliance;

[0023] Figure 6 Shows Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the gear of the cooking appliance;

[0024] Figure 7 Shows Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the cooking appliance after the drive motor and gears are assembled;

[0025] Figure 8 Shows Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the top view of the assembled driving motor and gear of the cooking appliance.

[0026] The above drawings include the following reference numerals:

[0027] 10. Pot body; 20. Pot cover; 21. Upper cover; 211. Inner lining; 212. Surface cover; 213. Arc-shaped avoidance hole; 214. Make way hole; 30. Open lid assembly; 31. Handle structure; 311. Handle seat; 312. Turn bar; 313. Operating handle; 314. Gear plate; 315. Operating handle section; 316. Connecting handle section; 317. Top arm; 32. Electric drive unit; 321. Driving motor; 322. Gear; 323. Driving shaft; 324. Mounting hole; 325. Limiting column; 326. Arc-shaped limiting hole; 40. Connecting piece; 50. Open lid button; 60. Steam box; 70. Mounting cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and is by no means intended to limit the present invention and its application or use. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] In order to solve the problem in the prior art that the automatic lid opening button of the electric pressure cooker can only be used under power conditions, thereby affecting the user's usage experience of the electric pressure cooker, the present invention provides a cooking utensil. It should be noted that the cooking utensil of the present application can be an electric pressure cooker or an electric rice cooker, but is not limited to the two. The illustrated embodiments of the present application take the electric pressure cooker as an example.

[0030] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, the cooking appliance includes a pot body 10, a pot cover 20 and a lid opening assembly 30. The pot cover 20 is rotatably covered on the pot body 10. The pot cover 20 includes an upper cover 21 and a locking cover rotatably arranged below the upper cover 21. The locking cover is rotated to lock the pot cover 20 with the pot body 10 or to unlock the two. The lid opening assembly 30 is arranged on the upper cover 21 and is connected to the locking cover driving. The lid opening assembly 30 can drive the locking cover to rotate in an electric drive manner, and the lid opening assembly 30 also has a rotating component that can drive the locking cover to rotate in a manual drive manner.

[0031] In the present application, a lid opening assembly 30 is provided on the upper cover 21, and the lid opening assembly 30 drives the locking cover to rotate so that the pot cover 20 and the pot body 10 are locked or unlocked. The lid opening assembly 30 can drive the locking cover to rotate in an electric drive mode. Under the condition of power, the user can automatically control the pot cover 20 to open through the lid opening assembly 30, thereby improving the convenience of using the cooking utensil; the lid opening assembly 30 also has a rotating part that can drive the locking cover to rotate in a manually driven manner. In this way, the cooking utensil can manually control the pot cover 20 to open under the condition of no power, thereby improving the user's good experience of using the cooking utensil.

[0032] The cooking device provided by the present application can open the pot cover 20 in both the working condition of power supply and the working condition of no power supply. In this way, after cooking the food, the user can move the cooking device as a whole to a place without power supply when the pot cover 20 and the pot body 10 are locked, so as to prevent the hot steam of the food in the cooking device from escaping from the pot cover 20 and scalding the user, thereby improving the heat preservation effect of the food in the cooking device, and preventing the food in the cooking device from spilling, thereby improving the practicality of the electric pressure cooker and improving the user's good impression of the use experience of the electric pressure cooker. In addition, after cooking the food, the user does not need to ensure that the cooking device is always in the power supply state, thereby reducing the power consumption of the cooking device and further improving the user's good impression of the use experience of the electric pressure cooker.

[0033] like Figures 2 to 8 As shown, the lid opening assembly 30 includes a handle structure 31 and an electric drive unit 32. The handle structure 31 is rotatably arranged on the upper cover 21 to serve as a rotating component, and the handle structure 31 has a manual gripping end and a driven drive end, wherein the manual gripping end is used to drive the handle structure 31 to rotate in a manually driven manner, and the driven drive end is connected to the lock cover, and the electric drive unit 32 is arranged on the upper cover 21 and is drivingly connected to the handle structure 31. In this way, the user can manually drive the driven drive end to rotate through the manual gripping end, so that the driven drive end drives the lock cover to rotate, so that the pot cover 20 and the pot body 10 are in a locked state or an unlocked state; the user can also control the electric drive unit 32 to work, and the electric drive unit 32 drives the handle structure 31 to rotate, and the driven drive end of the handle structure 31 drives the lock cover to rotate, so that the pot cover 20 and the pot body 10 are in a locked state or an unlocked state.

[0034] like Figure 2As shown, the upper cover 21 includes an inner lining 211 and a surface cover 212 covered on the inner lining 211, and the handle structure 31 includes a handle seat 311, a rotating rod 312 and an operating handle 313. The handle seat 311 is arranged on the inner lining 211, the first end of the rotating rod 312 is connected to the handle seat 311, and the second end of the rotating rod 312 forms a driven driving end connected to the lock cover, and the operating handle 313 is arranged on the handle seat 311 and protrudes from the surface cover 212, and the operating handle 313 forms a manual gripping end. In this way, the user can drive the rotating rod 312 to rotate labor-savingly and comfortably by holding the operating handle 313, and the rotating rod 312 rotates and drives the lock cover to rotate, so that the pot cover 20 and the pot body 10 are in a locked state or an unlocked state. At the same time, the surface cover 212 covered on the inner lining 211 is provided, which can improve the beauty of the cooking utensil and protect the parts installed on the inner lining 211.

[0035] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, a gear plate 314 is provided on the handle base 311, and the electric drive unit 32 includes a drive motor 321 and a gear 322 connected thereto, wherein the gear 322 meshes with the gear plate 314. Thus, the user controls the electric drive unit 32 to start, the drive motor 321 drives the gear 322 to rotate, the gear 322 rotates to drive the gear plate 314 to rotate, the handle base 311 and the rotating rod 312 rotate synchronously with the gear plate 314, the rotating rod 312 rotates and drives the lock cover to rotate, so that the pot cover 20 and the pot body 10 are in a locked state or an unlocked state.

[0036] like Figure 4 As shown, an arc-shaped avoidance hole 213 is provided on the inner lining 211, and the second end of the rotating rod 312 extends to the arc-shaped avoidance hole 213, and is connected to the lock cover through a connecting member 40 that moves in the arc-shaped avoidance hole 213. In this way, the connecting member 40 passes through the connecting hole and the arc-shaped avoidance hole 213 on the rotating rod 312 in sequence and is connected to the lock cover, the rotating rod 312 rotates to drive the connecting member 40 to rotate, and the connecting member 40 drives the lock cover to rotate, so that the pot cover 20 and the pot body 10 are in a locked state or an unlocked state.

[0037] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the gear plate 314 is an arc-shaped gear plate, and the arc of the arc-shaped gear plate is greater than or equal to the arc of the arc-shaped avoidance hole 213. In this way, the rotation range of the second end of the rotating rod 312 can be effectively met, that is, it can reciprocate between the end of the first end and the end of the second end along the extension direction of the arc-shaped avoidance hole 213.

[0038] like Figure 2As shown, the cover 212 is provided with a clearance hole 214, the handle seat 311 passes through the clearance hole 214, and the operating handle 313 is detachably mounted on the handle seat 311 to drive the handle seat 311 to rotate. In this way, the operating handle 313 is detachably connected to the handle seat 311, which facilitates the installation, maintenance and replacement of the handle structure 31.

[0039] like Figure 2 As shown, the operating handle 313 includes an operating handle segment 315 and a connecting handle segment 316 connected to each other, wherein the connecting handle segment 316 is connected to the handle base 311, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the operating handle segment 315 is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the connecting handle segment 316. In this way, the connecting handle segment 316 passes through the clearance hole 214 and is detachably sleeved on the handle base 311. Considering the comfort of the user holding the operating handle 313 and the economic cost of the operating handle 313, the cross-sectional area of ​​the operating handle segment 315 is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the connecting handle segment 316. Specifically, under the condition of ensuring the connection stability of the operating handle 313 and the handle base 311, the cross-sectional area of ​​the connecting handle segment 316 is made smaller, and in order to ensure the comfort of the user holding the operating handle segment 315, the cross-sectional area of ​​the operating handle segment 315 is made larger.

[0040] like Figures 2 to 4 As shown, the handle structure 31 further includes a top arm 317, a first end of which is connected to the handle base 311, and a second end of which is abutting against a lid opening button 50 installed on the lining 211. In this way, the user can press the lid opening button 50, so that the abutting top of the top arm 317 no longer abuts against the lid opening button 50, and the pot cover 20 and the pot body 10 are switched from the locked state to the unlocked state.

[0041] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker, which further includes a steam box 60, which is arranged on the upper cover 21. The high-pressure steam flow in the pot body 10 is discharged after being buffered by the steam box 60, thereby reducing the exhaust noise of the electric pressure cooker.

[0042] like Figure 2 As shown, the cooking utensil further comprises a mounting cover 70, which is mounted on the surface cover 212. The mounting cover 70 is provided with a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole, through which the steam box 60 passes, and the operating handle 313 passes through the second mounting hole and the clearance hole 214 in sequence to be connected with the handle seat 311. In this way, during the use of the cooking utensil, the worn mounting cover 70 can be conveniently replaced without replacing the entire surface cover 212.

[0043] exist Figures 1 to 8In the optional embodiment shown, the driving motor 321 is located above the gear 322, the arc-shaped limiting hole 326 is provided on the gear 322, and the limiting column 325 is provided on the lower surface of the driving motor 321. The electric driving part 32 has a driving shaft 323, and the gear 322 is provided with a mounting hole 324. The driving shaft 323 is installed in the mounting hole 324 and drives the gear 322 to rotate. When the gear 322 rotates, the arc-shaped limiting hole 326 provided on the gear 322 cooperates with the limiting column 325 to stop the gear 322, so as to limit the rotation angle of the gear 322, thereby effectively preventing the gear 322 from rotating beyond the preset rotation angle, preventing the cover opening assembly 30 from being stuck or unable to be reset, and improving the practicality of the cooking appliance.

[0044] Optionally, the cooking appliance further comprises an inner pot and a heating device, wherein the inner pot and the heating device are both arranged in the pot body 10, and the heating device is located at the bottom of the inner pot to heat the inner pot.

[0045] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0046] Unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement of the parts and steps described in these embodiments, numerical expressions and numerical values ​​do not limit the scope of the present invention. At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The technology, method and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant field may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the technology, method and equipment should be regarded as a part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as being merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once a certain item is defined in an accompanying drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0047] In the description of the present invention, it is necessary to understand that the directions or positional relationships indicated by directional words such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise specified, these directional words do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific direction or be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. The directional words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contours of each component itself.

[0048] For ease of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "above", "on the upper surface of", "above", etc. may be used here to describe the spatial positional relationship between a device or feature and other devices or features as shown in the figure. It should be understood that spatially relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation described in the figure. For example, if the device in the accompanying drawings is inverted, the device described as "above other devices or structures" or "above other devices or structures" will be positioned as "below other devices or structures" or "below other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below". The device can also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatially relative descriptions used here are interpreted accordingly.

[0049] It should be noted that the terms used herein are only for describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular form is also intended to include the plural form. In addition, it should be understood that when the terms "comprise" and / or "include" are used in this specification, it indicates the presence of features, steps, operations, devices, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0050] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the numbers used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein.

[0051] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking utensil, characterized in that: include: Pot body (10); a pot cover (20), the pot cover (20) being rotatably mounted on the pot body (10), the pot cover (20) comprising an upper cover (21) and a locking cover rotatably mounted below the upper cover (21), the locking cover being rotated to lock the pot cover (20) with the pot body (10) or to unlock the pot cover (20) and the pot body (10); an opening cover assembly (30), the opening cover assembly (30) being arranged on the upper cover (21) and being drivingly connected to the locking cover, the opening cover assembly (30) being capable of driving the locking cover to rotate in an electrically driven manner, and the opening cover assembly (30) also comprising a rotating component capable of driving the locking cover to rotate in a manually driven manner; The cover opening assembly (30) comprises: a handle structure (31), the handle structure (31) being rotatably disposed on the upper cover (21) to serve as the rotating component, and the handle structure (31) having a manual gripping end and a driven driving end, wherein the manual gripping end is used to drive the handle structure (31) to rotate in a manually driven manner, and the driven driving end is connected to the lock cover; an electric drive unit (32), the electric drive unit (32) being arranged on the upper cover (21) and being drivingly connected to the handle structure (31); The upper cover (21) comprises an inner lining (211) and a surface cover (212) disposed on the inner lining (211), and the handle structure (31) comprises: a handle seat (311), the handle seat (311) being arranged on the lining (211); A gear plate (314) is provided on the handle seat (311), and the electric drive unit (32) comprises a drive motor (321) and a gear (322) connected to each other, wherein the gear (322) meshes with the gear plate (314); The handle structure (31) further comprises a top arm (317), a first end of the top arm (317) being connected to the handle seat (311), and a second end of the top arm (317) being an abutting top end of a cover opening button (50) mounted on the lining (211); An arc-shaped limiting hole (326) is provided on the gear (322), and a limiting column (325) is provided on the lower surface of the driving motor (321); when the gear (322) rotates, the arc-shaped limiting hole (326) cooperates with the limiting column (325) to stop the gear (322), so as to limit the rotation angle of the gear (322).

2. The cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rotating rod (312), wherein a first end of the rotating rod (312) is connected to the handle seat (311), and a second end of the rotating rod (312) forms the driven driving end connected to the lock cover; An operating handle (313), wherein the operating handle (313) is arranged on the handle seat (311) and protrudes from the surface cover (212), and the operating handle (313) forms the manual gripping end.

3. The cooking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner lining (211) is provided with an arc-shaped avoidance hole (213), and the second end of the rotating rod (312) extends to the arc-shaped avoidance hole (213) and is connected to the lock cover via a connecting piece (40) that moves in the arc-shaped avoidance hole (213).

4. The cooking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gear plate (314) is an arc-shaped gear plate, and the arc of the arc-shaped gear plate is greater than or equal to the arc of the arc-shaped avoidance hole (213).

5. The cooking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The surface cover (212) is provided with a clearance hole (214), the handle seat (311) passes through the clearance hole (214), and the operating handle (313) is detachably sleeved on the handle seat (311) to drive the handle seat (311) to rotate.

6. The cooking device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The operating handle (313) comprises an operating handle segment (315) and a connecting handle segment (316) which are connected to each other, wherein the connecting handle segment (316) is connected to the handle seat (311), and the cross-sectional area of ​​the operating handle segment (315) is greater than the cross-sectional area of ​​the connecting handle segment (316).

7. The cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker, and the electric pressure cooker further comprises a steam box (60), wherein the steam box (60) is arranged on the upper cover (21).

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