An oven

Abstract

The present invention discloses an oven, which includes a box, a heating pipe, a heating element and a nozzle, wherein the heating pipe is arranged in the box; the heating element is arranged in the heating pipe, and is used to heat the air in the heating pipe to generate hot air; the nozzle is rotatably arranged in the box, and the nozzle is connected to the heating pipe, and a nozzle hole is arranged on the side wall of the nozzle, and the nozzle hole is used to guide the hot air input from the heating pipe to the nozzle to heat the food in the box. The present invention arranges a rotatable nozzle in the box of the oven, and arranges a nozzle hole on the side wall of the nozzle, and guides the hot air input from the heating pipe to the nozzle to heat the food in the box, and can adjust the direction of guiding the hot air, so as to efficiently heat the food, and no preheating is required, the energy consumption is low, and there is no need to place the food in the middle of heating, so that the operation process is simpler.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and in particular to an oven. Background Art

[0002] Ovens can be used to make cakes, biscuits, etc. by baking and heating ingredients. They can also be used to heat ingredients. They are simple to operate and have a wide range of uses, and have been accepted by a large number of household users.

[0003] The inventors of the present application have discovered during long-term research and development that the current method of using an oven is to preheat the cavity to a predetermined temperature before placing the food into the oven, which results in a long baking time and high energy consumption, and the user needs to perform multiple operations. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides an oven to solve the technical problem that the oven in the prior art needs to be operated multiple times and has high energy consumption.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, a technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide an oven, comprising:

[0006] Box;

[0007] A heating pipe is arranged in the box;

[0008] A heating element, disposed in the heating pipe, for heating the air in the heating pipe to generate hot air;

[0009] A nozzle is rotatably disposed in the box body and is communicated with the heating pipe. A nozzle hole is disposed on the side wall of the nozzle, and the nozzle hole is used to guide the hot air input from the heating pipe to the nozzle to heat the food in the box body.

[0010] In a specific embodiment, the oven further includes a driving mechanism and a control mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism is connected to the control mechanism and the nozzle, respectively, and the control mechanism controls the driving mechanism to drive the nozzle to rotate around the axis of the nozzle according to control information.

[0011] In a specific embodiment, the oven further includes a position detection mechanism for detecting the position of the food and generating first control information, and the control mechanism controls the rotation of the nozzle according to the first control information.

[0012] In a specific embodiment, the position detection mechanism is a camera, the camera is arranged outside the box, the box includes a transparent door panel, and the camera captures an image inside the box through the transparent door panel to detect the position of the food; or

[0013] The camera is arranged in the box, and the camera cover is provided with a transparent protective cover. The camera captures the image in the box through the transparent protective cover, and then detects the position of the food.

[0014] In a specific embodiment, the oven further includes a temperature detection mechanism for detecting the temperature distribution in the box and generating second control information, and the control mechanism controls the rotation of the nozzle according to the second control information.

[0015] In a specific embodiment, the temperature detection mechanism is an infrared thermometer, the infrared thermometer is arranged outside the box, the box includes a door panel, and the infrared thermometer detects the temperature distribution inside the box through the door panel; or

[0016] The infrared thermometer is arranged in the box body, and the outer cover of the infrared thermometer is provided with a protective cover, and the infrared thermometer detects the temperature distribution in the box body through the protective cover.

[0017] In a specific embodiment, the number of the nozzles is two, and the two nozzles are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the box body, and the heating pipe forms a heating chamber and two air ducts, one end of the two air ducts is connected to the heating chamber, and the other end of the two air ducts is respectively connected to the two nozzles.

[0018] In a specific embodiment, the heating pipe is provided with an air inlet and a fan corresponding to the heating chamber, and the air in the box is drawn into the heating pipe through the air inlet by the fan and transported to the nozzle.

[0019] In a specific embodiment, the heating element is an annular heating tube, and the annular heating tube is arranged around the air inlet.

[0020] In a specific embodiment, the number of the spray holes is a plurality of holes arranged at intervals along the spray pipe, wherein the sizes of the spray holes gradually increase in a direction away from an air inlet end of the spray pipe.

[0021] The present invention provides a rotatable nozzle in the box body of the oven, and provides a nozzle hole on the side wall of the nozzle, and outputs hot air input from the heating pipe to the nozzle to heat the food in the box body. The output direction of the hot air can be adjusted, so that the food is efficiently heated, and there is no need for preheating, the energy consumption is low, and there is no need to place the food in the middle of heating, so that the operation process is simpler. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work, among which:

[0023] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an oven embodiment of the present invention from a first viewing angle;

[0024] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an oven embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an oven embodiment of the present invention from a second viewing angle;

[0026] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of an exploded structure of an oven embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a heating pipe in an oven embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 6 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the oven in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] 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, not all of the embodiments. 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.

[0030] The terms "first" and "second" in this application are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically limited. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but optionally also includes steps or units that are not listed, or optionally also includes other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices. The term "and / or" is only a kind of association relationship describing associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist, for example, A and / or B can be represented: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are a kind of "or" relationship.

[0031] See also Figures 1 to 4 The oven embodiment of the present invention includes a box body 100, a heating pipe 200, a heating element 300 and a nozzle 400. The heating pipe 200 is arranged on the box body 100; the heating element 300 is arranged in the heating pipe 200, and is used to heat the air in the heating pipe 200 to generate hot air; the nozzle 400 is rotatably arranged in the box body 100, and the nozzle 400 is connected to the heating pipe 200, and a nozzle hole 410 is arranged on the side wall of the nozzle 400, and the nozzle hole 410 is used to guide the hot air input from the heating pipe 200 to the nozzle 400 to heat the food in the box body 100.

[0032] The embodiment of the present invention disposes a rotatable nozzle 400 in the oven body 100, and disposes a nozzle hole 410 on the side wall of the nozzle 400, and discharges the hot air input from the heating pipe 200 to the nozzle 400 to heat the food in the oven body 100. The hot air discharge direction can be adjusted to efficiently heat the food, and no preheating is required, the energy consumption is low, and there is no need to place food in the middle of heating, so that the operation process is simpler.

[0033] In this embodiment, the box body 100 is arranged in a rectangular shape as a whole, so as to facilitate the placement of the oven and the placement of the food. In other embodiments, the box body 100 can also be arranged in other shapes such as a cylinder, which is not limited here.

[0034] In this embodiment, the number of the spray holes 410 is a plurality of spray holes 410 arranged at intervals along the spray pipe 400, wherein the size of the spray holes 410 gradually increases in the direction away from the air inlet end of the spray pipe 400, so that the air output of the plurality of spray holes 410 can be kept consistent, thereby making the oven heat the food more evenly.

[0035] In this embodiment, the oven further includes a driving mechanism 500 and a control mechanism (not shown in the figure), the driving mechanism 500 is connected to the control mechanism and the nozzle 400 respectively, and the control mechanism controls the driving mechanism 500 to drive the nozzle 400 to rotate around the axis of the nozzle 400 according to control information.

[0036] Specifically, the box body 100 is provided with a first gear 510 and a second gear 420 that mesh with each other. The first gear 510 is connected to the driving mechanism 500, and the second gear 420 is connected to the nozzle 400. The driving mechanism 500 drives the first gear 510 to rotate, thereby driving the nozzle 400 to rotate through the second gear 420.

[0037] In other embodiments, the driving mechanism 500 may also be directly connected to the nozzle 400 to drive and control the nozzle 400, which is not limited here.

[0038] In this embodiment, the driving mechanism 500 may be a motor. In other embodiments, the driving mechanism 500 may also be a cylinder, etc., which is not limited here.

[0039] In this embodiment, the oven further includes a position detection mechanism (not shown in the figure) for detecting the position of food and generating first control information, and the control mechanism controls the rotation of the nozzle 400 according to the first control information.

[0040] In this embodiment, the position detection mechanism can be a camera, which is arranged outside the box 100. The box 100 includes a transparent door panel 110. The camera captures the image inside the box 100 through the transparent door panel 110 to detect the position of the food. The transparent door panel 110 can avoid blocking the camera's shooting and can also facilitate the user to observe the heating of the food.

[0041] In other embodiments, the camera may also be disposed in the box 100, and a transparent protective cover (not shown) is provided on the outer cover of the camera to prevent damage to the camera caused by excessive heat in the box 100. The camera captures the image in the box 100 through the transparent protective cover, and then detects the position of the food through image analysis, and generates first control information according to the detected position of the food, so as to control the nozzle 400 to rotate so that the nozzle hole 410 corresponds to the position of the food, so that the hot air is directly guided to the food, and the heat energy utilization rate is high.

[0042] In other embodiments, the position detection mechanism may also be other position detection mechanisms, such as a pressure sensing mechanism, which can detect the position of the food by sensing the weight of the food; or an infrared sensing mechanism, which may sense the position of the food by transmitting and receiving infrared rays.

[0043] In this embodiment, the oven further includes a temperature detection mechanism (not shown in the figure) for detecting the temperature distribution in the box body 100 and generating second control information, and the control mechanism controls the rotation of the nozzle 400 according to the second control information.

[0044] In this embodiment, the temperature detection mechanism may be an infrared thermometer, which is disposed outside the box 100, and the box 100 includes a door panel 110. The infrared thermometer detects the temperature distribution inside the box 100 through the door panel 110. Since the infrared thermometer can directly sense heat energy through the door panel 110, the door panel 110 may be a transparent door panel or an opaque door panel, which is not limited here.

[0045] In other embodiments, the infrared thermometer may also be disposed in the box 100, and the outer cover of the infrared thermometer is provided with a protective cover (not shown in the figure) to prevent the infrared thermometer from being damaged by excessive heat in the box 100. The infrared thermometer detects the temperature distribution in the box 100 through the protective cover, and then analyzes the heating condition of the food through the temperature distribution, and generates second control information according to the detected heating condition of the food, so as to control the nozzle 400 to rotate to make the nozzle hole 410 correspond to the position where the food is less heated or the food needs to be heated more, so that the food is heated evenly or a certain part of the food can be heated, which is more intelligent.

[0046] In other embodiments, the temperature detection mechanism may also be other temperature detection mechanisms, such as a thermometer, etc., by setting a plurality of thermometers inside the box 100 to detect the temperature distribution inside the box 100 .

[0047] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 In this embodiment, there are two nozzles 400, which are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the box body 100. The heating pipe 200 forms a heating chamber 210 and two air ducts 220. One end of the two air ducts 220 is connected to the heating chamber 210, and the other end of the two air ducts 220 is respectively connected to the two nozzles 400.

[0048] In this embodiment, the heating pipe 200 is provided with an air inlet 230, a fan 600 and a fan driving mechanism 700 corresponding to the heating chamber 210, and the box 100 is provided with a box air inlet 120 corresponding to the fan 600. The fan 600 is arranged on the side of the heating pipe 200 close to the air inlet 230, and the fan driving mechanism 700 is arranged on the side of the heating pipe 200 away from the air inlet 230, and the fan driving mechanism 700 is connected to the fan 600 to drive the fan 600 to rotate. The air in the box 100 is drawn into the heating pipe 200 by the fan 600 through the box air inlet 120 and the air inlet 230 in turn and is transported to the nozzle 400, and then transported to the food through the nozzle 410 to achieve heating of the food.

[0049] In this embodiment, the fan 600 may be a centrifugal fan, so as to deliver the hot air to the nozzle 400 toward the periphery of the fan 600. In other embodiments, the fan 600 may also be an axial flow fan, etc., which is not limited here.

[0050] In this embodiment, the heating chamber 210 can be a circular ring, and the air duct 220 can be an arc extending toward the periphery of the heating chamber 210 and bending along the rotation direction of the fan 600, so that the hot air generated by the fan 600 can flow smoothly along the air duct 220 to the nozzle 400.

[0051] In other embodiments, the heating chamber 210 may also be a rectangular ring or other ring shapes, and the air duct 220 may also be a straight channel, which is not limited here.

[0052] In this embodiment, the heating element 300 is an annular heating tube, which is arranged around the air inlet 230. In other embodiments, the heating element 300 may also be a heating plate, a heating resistance wire, etc., which is not limited here.

[0053] In this embodiment, the oven further includes a tray 800, which is disposed in the box body 100 and is used to carry food.

[0054] In this embodiment, two nozzles 400 are disposed above the side of the tray 800 to deliver hot air to the food on the tray 800. In other embodiments, the number of nozzles 400 may be more than two, the tray 800 may be disposed in the middle layer of the box 100, and the nozzles 400 may be disposed above the top of the tray 800 and / or below the tray 800, so that the upper and lower parts of the food are heated more evenly and the food is heated more fully.

[0055] The above description is only an implementation mode of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An oven, characterized in that: include: Box; A heating pipe is arranged in the box; A heating element, disposed in the heating pipe, for heating the air in the heating pipe to generate hot air; A nozzle is rotatably disposed in the box body, and the nozzle is communicated with the heating pipe. A nozzle hole is disposed on a side wall of the nozzle, and the nozzle hole is used to guide the hot air input from the heating pipe to the nozzle to heat the food in the box body; The number of the spray holes is a plurality of holes arranged at intervals along the spray pipe, the spray pipe rotates around the axis of the spray pipe, and the spray pipe extends from a side of the box body where the heating pipe is arranged toward the cooking cavity of the box body.

2. The oven according to claim 1, characterized in that: The oven further includes a driving mechanism and a control mechanism, wherein the driving mechanism is connected to the control mechanism and the nozzle, respectively, and the control mechanism controls the driving mechanism to drive the nozzle to rotate around the axis of the nozzle according to control information.

3. The oven according to claim 2, characterized in that: The oven further includes a position detection mechanism for detecting the position of the food and generating first control information, and the control mechanism controls the rotation of the nozzle according to the first control information.

4. The oven according to claim 3, characterized in that: The position detection mechanism is a camera, which is disposed outside the box, and the box includes a transparent door panel. The camera captures an image inside the box through the transparent door panel to detect the position of the food; or The camera is arranged in the box, and the camera cover is provided with a transparent protective cover. The camera captures the image in the box through the transparent protective cover, and then detects the position of the food.

5. The oven according to claim 2, characterized in that: The oven further includes a temperature detection mechanism for detecting the temperature distribution in the box and generating second control information, and the control mechanism controls the rotation of the nozzle according to the second control information.

6. The oven according to claim 5, characterized in that: The temperature detection mechanism is an infrared thermometer, which is arranged outside the box, the box includes a door panel, and the infrared thermometer detects the temperature distribution inside the box through the door panel; or The infrared thermometer is arranged in the box body, and the outer cover of the infrared thermometer is provided with a protective cover, and the infrared thermometer detects the temperature distribution in the box body through the protective cover.

7. The oven according to claim 2, characterized in that: There are two nozzles, which are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the box body. The heating pipe forms a heating chamber and two air ducts, one end of the two air ducts is connected to the heating chamber, and the other end of the two air ducts is respectively connected to the two nozzles.

8. The oven according to claim 7, characterized in that: The heating pipe is provided with an air inlet and a fan corresponding to the heating chamber, and the air in the box is sucked into the heating pipe through the air inlet by the fan and transported to the nozzle.

9. The oven according to claim 8, characterized in that: The heating element is an annular heating tube, and the annular heating tube is arranged around the air inlet.

10. The oven according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the spray holes is a plurality of holes arranged at intervals along the spray pipe, wherein the sizes of the spray holes gradually increase in a direction away from the air inlet end of the spray pipe.

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