A cooking appliance

Abstract

The present invention discloses a cooking appliance, which includes a cooking device and a feeding device, and also includes an electrical docking structure and / or a transmission docking structure. A cooking cavity is defined inside the cooking device. The feeding device is arranged on the cooking device and is used for throwing food materials and / or seasonings into the cooking cavity. The electrical docking structure includes a first electrical connection part and a second electrical connection part respectively arranged on the cooking device and the feeding device. When the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part are docked, they are electrically connected to each other to electrically connect the circuit structure in the cooking device with the circuit structure in the feeding device. The transmission docking structure includes a first transmission part and a second transmission part respectively arranged on the cooking device and the feeding device. The first transmission part and the second transmission part are docked with each other to transmit the driving part in the cooking device to the moving part of the feeding device. The present invention realizes the quick installation and disassembly of the cooking device and the feeding device, and improves the convenience of assembly and disassembly of the cooking appliance.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] Currently, cooking utensils on the market can replace manual frying of dishes, bringing convenience to users by freeing their hands. However, conventional cooking utensils still have the following shortcomings, mainly including: all ingredients and seasonings are put into the cooking utensils at once for frying from the beginning, without the process of sautéing the seasonings, resulting in insufficient aroma of the dishes and poor cooking effect. In order to improve the cooking effect of dishes, a cooking utensil with a feeding device is currently proposed to achieve the purpose of feeding ingredients and seasonings according to the cooking steps. Since the assembly and disassembly of the feeding device usually involves the assembly and disassembly of components such as power connection and power transmission, the current cooking utensils with a feeding device have the problem of inconvenient assembly and disassembly. Summary of the invention

[0003] The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a cooking appliance, aiming to improve the convenience of assembling and disassembling the cooking appliance.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a cooking utensil, comprising a cooking device and a feeding device, wherein a cooking cavity is defined inside the cooking device, and the feeding device is arranged on the cooking device to throw food and / or seasoning into the cooking cavity, and the cooking utensil further comprises:

[0005] an electrical docking structure, comprising a first electrical connection portion and a second electrical connection portion respectively arranged on the cooking device and the feeding device, wherein the first electrical connection portion and the second electrical connection portion are mutually connected when docked, so as to connect the circuit structure in the cooking device with the circuit structure in the feeding device; and / or,

[0006] The transmission docking structure includes a first transmission part and a second transmission part respectively arranged on the cooking device and the feeding device. The first transmission part and the second transmission part are docked with each other to transmission connect the driving part in the cooking device with the action part of the feeding device.

[0007] Optionally, one of the first electrical connection portion and the second electrical connection portion is an electrical connection column, and the other is an electrical connection slot matched with the electrical connection column.

[0008] Optionally, a wireless power supply connection is established between the first electrical connection portion and the second electrical connection portion.

[0009] Optionally, the first transmission part is a transmission shaft, and the second transmission part is a connecting shaft cooperating with the transmission shaft.

[0010] Optionally, the first transmission part is formed on the magnetic drive member, and the second transmission part is a magnetic induction member adapted to the magnetic drive member.

[0011] Optionally, the feeding device includes:

[0012] A material tray having a chassis provided with a feeding port;

[0013] A blade assembly rotatably arranged on the upper side of the material tray, the blade assembly including a plurality of blades, and an accommodating cavity being defined between two adjacent blades;

[0014] A material box for being installed in the accommodating cavity to be driven to rotate by the blade assembly, the material box being used for storing seasonings;

[0015] A driving and discharging mechanism for driving the material box to open and discharge materials when the accommodating cavity where the material box is located is positioned above the feeding port; and,

[0016] A driving mechanism including being respectively arranged on the cooking device and driving the blade assembly to rotate so that each accommodating cavity can be respectively positioned above the feeding port;

[0017] Wherein, one of the driving and discharging mechanism and the driving mechanism is connected to the circuit structure in the cooking device through the electrical docking structure, and the other is in transmission connection with the driving part in the cooking device through the transmission docking structure.

[0018] Optionally, the driving and discharging mechanism is connected to the circuit structure in the cooking device through the electrical docking structure, and the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the driving part in the cooking device through the transmission docking structure.

[0019] Optionally, the feeding device further includes a mounting box arranged below the material tray, an installation cavity being defined inside the mounting box, and the driving and discharging mechanism being arranged in the installation cavity;

[0020] The cooking device includes a base and a pot lid body. The base has a cavity with an open upper end, and the pot lid body is covered on the upper end of the base to jointly enclose the cooking cavity with the base. The mounting box is installed on the pot lid body, the feeding device is installed on the mounting box, an installation cavity is defined inside the base, and a driving member is arranged in the installation cavity;

[0021] The first electrical connection part is arranged in the installation cavity and is connected to the circuit structure in the cooking device, and the second electrical connection part is arranged in the installation cavity and is connected to the circuit structure of the driving and discharging mechanism;

[0022] The first transmission part is arranged in the installation cavity and fixedly connected to the driving part, and the second transmission part is arranged in the installation cavity and drivingly connected to the blade assembly.

[0023] Optionally, the cooking appliance further includes a heating device arranged in the installation cavity for heating the cooking cavity, and the first electrical connection part is electrically connected to the heating device.

[0024] Optionally, the cooking device includes a base and a lid body. The base has a cavity with an open upper end, and the lid body covers the upper end of the base to jointly enclose the cooking cavity with the base, and a weighing sensor is arranged on the base.

[0025] Optionally, feet are arranged at the bottom of the base, and the weighing sensor is connected to the feet; and / or

[0026] A plurality of the weighing sensors are provided.

[0027] Optionally, the number of the weighing sensors is not less than 3.

[0028] In the technical solution provided by the present invention, the cooking appliance includes a cooking device and a feeding device, and also includes an electrical docking structure and / or a transmission docking structure. Among them, the electrical docking structure includes a first electrical connection part and a second electrical connection part respectively arranged on the cooking device and the feeding device, and the transmission docking structure includes a first transmission part and a second transmission part respectively arranged on the cooking device and the feeding device. Through the docking of the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part, the circuit structure in the cooking device is electrically connected to the circuit structure in the feeding device, and / or through the docking of the first transmission part and the second transmission part, the driving part in the cooking device is drivingly connected to the moving part in the feeding device. In this way, during the assembly and disassembly of the cooking appliance, by correspondingly assembling or removing the electrical docking structure and / or the transmission docking structure, the quick assembly and disassembly of the cooking device and the feeding device can be realized, and the convenience of the assembly and disassembly of the cooking appliance is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without creative efforts.

[0030] Figure 1 It is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the cooking appliance provided by the present invention;

[0031] Figure 2 is Figure 1 an enlarged schematic view of part A in

[0032] Figure 3 is Figure 1 an exploded schematic view of the cooking appliance provided

[0033] Figure 4 a cross-sectional schematic view of the second embodiment of the cooking appliance provided by the present invention

[0034] Figure 5 a cross-sectional schematic view of the third embodiment of the cooking appliance provided by the present invention

[0035] Figure 6 a cross-sectional schematic view of the fourth embodiment of the cooking appliance provided by the present invention

[0036] Figure 7 is Figure 1 a three-dimensional schematic view of the material tray and the blade assembly in

[0037] Figure 8 is Figure 1 another perspective view of the material tray and the blade assembly in

[0038] Figure 9 is Figure 1 a planar schematic view of the material tray and the blade assembly in

[0039] Figure 10 is Figure 1 a cross-sectional schematic view of the material box in

[0040] Figure 11 is Figure 1 a three-dimensional structural schematic view of the material box in

[0041] Figure 12 is Figure 1 an assembly schematic view of the material tray, the blade assembly and the material box in

[0042] Figure 13 is Figure 1 a partial schematic view of the cooking appliance when the driving and discharging mechanism is not working in

[0043] Figure 14 is Figure 13 a partial enlarged schematic view of part B in

[0044] Figure 15 is Figure 1 a partial schematic view of the cooking appliance when the driving and discharging mechanism is working in

[0045] Figure 16 is Figure 15 a partial enlarged schematic view of part C in

[0046] Description of the reference numerals in the drawings:

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[0049] The realization, functional features and advantages of the object of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Specific embodiments

[0050] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0051] It should be noted that if there are directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiments of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement conditions between components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0052] In addition, if there are descriptions such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first" and "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and / or" appearing throughout the text includes three parallel solutions. Taking "A and / or B" as an example, it includes solution A, or solution B, or the solution where A and B are satisfied simultaneously. In addition, the technical solutions between the embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that those of ordinary skill in the art can implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0053] The present invention provides a cooking appliance, which may but is not limited to a stir-fry machine. Figures 1 to 16 The following shows a specific embodiment of the cooking appliance provided by the present invention.

[0054] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 4 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6The cooking utensil 1000 provided by the present invention comprises a cooking device 100 and a feeding device 200, wherein a cooking cavity 101 is defined inside the cooking device 100, and the feeding device 200 is arranged on the cooking device 100 to throw food and / or seasoning into the cooking cavity 101, and the cooking utensil 1000 also comprises an electrical docking structure 104, wherein the electrical docking structure 104 comprises a first electrical connection part and a second electrical connection part respectively arranged on the cooking device 100 and the feeding device 200, wherein the first electrical connection part and the The second electrical connection parts are connected to each other when docked to connect the circuit structure in the cooking device 100 with the circuit structure in the feeding device 200; and / or, the cooking utensil 1000 also includes a transmission docking structure 105, the transmission docking structure 105 includes a first transmission part and a second transmission part respectively arranged on the cooking device 100 and the feeding device 200, the first transmission part and the second transmission part are docked with each other to transmission connect the driving part in the cooking device 100 with the actuating part of the feeding device 200.

[0055] That is, in the cooking utensil 1000 provided by the present invention, only one of the electrical docking structure 104 and the transmission docking structure 105 may be included, or both the electrical docking structure 104 and the transmission docking structure 105 may be included. Specifically, when the relevant driving components 61 in the feeding device 200 are all arranged in the feeding device 200, and only the cooking device 100 is needed to supply power and transmit signals to it, then the cooking utensil 1000 only includes the electrical docking structure 104, and the number of the electrical docking structures 104 is set according to the actual need for electrical connection, and is not limited here. When the relevant driving components 61 in the feeding device 200 are all arranged in the cooking utensil 1000, and it is necessary to connect the driving components 61 with the action parts of the feeding device 200 by transmission, so as to use the driving components 61 to drive the action parts of the feeding device 200 to perform relevant actions, the cooking utensil 1000 only includes the transmission docking structure 105, and the number of the transmission docking structure 105 is set according to the actual need for transmission connection, which is not limited here. When there are multiple relevant driving components 61 in the feeding device 200, and one part is arranged in the feeding device 200, and the other part is arranged in the cooking device 100, the cooking utensil 1000 also includes the electrical docking structure 104 and the transmission docking structure 105, and the number of the electrical docking structure 104 and the transmission docking structure 105 is set according to the actual connection needs, which is not limited here.

[0056] In the technical solution provided by the present invention, the cooking appliance 1000 includes a cooking device 100 and a feeding device 200, and also includes an electrical docking structure 104 and / or a transmission docking structure 105. Among them, the electrical docking structure 104 includes a first electrical connection part and a second electrical connection part separately provided on the cooking device 100 and the feeding device 200, and the transmission docking structure 105 includes a first transmission part and a second transmission part separately provided on the cooking device 100 and the feeding device 200. By docking the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part, the circuit structure in the cooking device 100 is electrically connected to the circuit structure in the feeding device 200, and / or, by docking the first transmission part and the second transmission part, the driving part in the cooking device 100 is in transmission connection with the moving part in the feeding device 200. In this way, during the assembly and disassembly process of the cooking appliance 1000, by correspondingly assembling or removing the electrical docking structure 104 and / or the transmission docking structure 105, the cooking device 100 and the feeding device 200 can be quickly assembled and disassembled, improving the convenience of assembly and disassembly of the cooking appliance 1000.

[0057] The docking method of the electrical docking structure 104 is not limited, and it can be docked by a wired electrical connector or by wireless power supply. Specifically, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments of the cooking appliance 1000 provided by the present invention, one of the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part is an electrical connection column 1042a, and the other is an electrical connection slot 1041a adapted to the electrical connection column 1042a. In this embodiment, the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part are docked by plugging with a wired electrical connector, and the transmission of electric energy and signals is more stable and reliable. It can be that the first electrical connection part is the electrical connection column 1042a and the second electrical connection part is the electrical connection slot 1041a, or the first electrical connection part is the electrical connection slot 1041a and the second electrical connection part is the electrical connection column 1042a.

[0058] In other embodiments of the cooking appliance 1000 provided by the present invention, refer to Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, there is a wireless power supply connection between the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part. For example, a first wireless power supply component 1041b is provided in the cooking device 100, and a second wireless power supply component 1042b cooperating with the first wireless power supply component 1041b is provided in the feeding device 200. In this way, electric energy and signals are transmitted between the first power supply component and the second power supply component through wireless signals. Compared with the docking method of a wired electrical connector, the structure is more concise and the disassembly and assembly are more convenient and fast.

[0059] The docking method of the transmission docking structure 105 is not limited either. It can adopt a mechanical transmission structure for docking, or adopt methods such as magnetic drive for docking. Specifically, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments of the cooking appliance 1000 provided by the present invention, the first transmission part is a transmission shaft 1051a, which is used to connect with the driving part in the cooking device 100 (in this way, the driving part is formed on the mechanical driving part). The second transmission part is a connecting shaft 1052a that cooperates with the transmission shaft 1051a. One end is connected to the transmission shaft 1051a, and the other end is connected to the actuating part of the feeding device 200 (specifically, the transmission rod assembly 52). Adopting the docking method of the mechanical transmission structure can effectively ensure the transmission of power.

[0060] In other embodiments of the cooking appliance 1000 provided by the present invention, refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the first transmission part is formed on the magnetic drive part 51a. Specifically, the magnetic drive part 51a is arranged in the cooking device 100. The first transmission part is formed on the surface of the magnetic drive part 51a facing the feeding device 200, and preferably at least part of the magnetic drive part 51a is exposed on the surface of the cooking device 100 facing the feeding device 200, and this exposed part forms the first transmission part; the second transmission part is a magnetic induction part 1052b adapted to the magnetic drive part 51a. Specifically, the magnetic induction part 1052b is arranged on the feeding device 200 close to the cooking device 100, and preferably at least part of it is exposed on the surface of the feeding device 200 facing the cooking device 100, so as to minimize the distance between the magnetic drive part 51a and the magnetic induction part 1052b and ensure the effective transmission of magnetic drive; the magnetic induction part 1052b is then connected to the blade assembly 2 through the transmission rod assembly 52. Adopting the docking method of magnetic drive makes the transmission docking structure 105 more concise and is beneficial to further improving the disassembly and assembly convenience of the cooking appliance 1000.

[0061] More specifically, in the first embodiment of the cooking appliance 1000 provided in Figures 1 to 3 , the first electrical connection part is an electrical connection slot 1041a, and the second electrical connection part is an electrical connection post 1042a; the first transmission part is a transmission shaft 1051a, and the second transmission part is a connecting shaft 1052a. In Figure 4In the second embodiment of the cooking appliance 1000 provided, a wireless power supply connection is provided between the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part; the first transmission part is a transmission shaft 1051a, and the second transmission part is a connection shaft 1052a. In Figure 5 In the third embodiment of the cooking appliance 1000 provided, the first electrical connection part is an electrical connection slot 1041a, and the second electrical connection part is an electrical connection post 1042a; the first transmission part is formed on the magnetic drive member 51a, and the second transmission part is a magnetic induction member 1052b adapted to the magnetic drive member 51a. In Figure 6 In the fourth embodiment of the cooking appliance 1000 provided, a wireless power supply connection is provided between the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part; the first transmission part is formed on the magnetic drive member 51a, and the second transmission part is a magnetic induction member 1052b adapted to the magnetic drive member 51a.

[0062] The specific structure of the cooking device 100 provided by the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the first embodiment (hereinafter referred to as this embodiment). Refer to Figure 1 、 Figures 7 to 9 and Figure 12 As shown, the feeding device 200 includes a material tray 1, a blade assembly 2, a material box 3, a feeding drive mechanism 5 and a drive mechanism 5. The material tray 1 has a chassis, and the chassis is provided with a feeding port 11; specifically, the material tray 1 further has a side portion extending upward from the chassis, and the material tray 1 is generally disc-shaped, so that the blades 22 of the blade 22 groups cooperate with the side portion of the material tray 1 during rotation, so that the accommodation cavity 12 is kept basically leak-free in the circumferential direction. Obviously, this design is not limited to this. The material tray 1 may not be provided with a side wall, but only has a chassis. Of course, in other embodiments, a cover body may be provided on the material tray 1 to cover the material tray 1. The middle area at the bottom of the material tray 1 protrudes upward to form an installation protrusion inside the material tray 1 and a groove outside the material tray 1.

[0063] The blade assembly 2 is rotatably arranged on the upper side of the tray 1. The blade assembly 2 includes a plurality of blades 22, and a receiving cavity 12 is defined between two adjacent blades 22. Specifically, the blade assembly 2 includes a mounting portion 21, and the mounting portion 21 is rotatably arranged along the up-and-down axis (the "up-and-down axis" described herein can be the vertical direction or a direction set at a certain angle to the vertical direction, and the angle is less than 90°). The specific rotation mounting position of the mounting portion 21 depends on the actual situation. It can be rotatably mounted on the tray 1 or on a component outside the tray 1. For example, a cover body is provided on the upper side of the tray 1, and the mounting portion 21 is rotatably mounted on the cover body. The plurality of blades extend from the mounting portion 21 toward the circumferential side of the bottom of the tray 1. In the embodiment of the present invention, the mounting portion 21 is rotatably mounted on the mounting protrusion.

[0064] The material box 3 is used to be installed in the receiving cavity 12 so as to be driven to rotate by the blade assembly 2. The material box 3 is used to store seasonings (the seasonings are granular solids or liquids). The plurality of blades 22 define a plurality of the receiving cavities 12. The number of the blades 22 can be unrestricted and is set according to requirements such as the capacity required for actual cooking. For example, it can be set to 3 to 12. In this embodiment, there are specifically 6 blades, and correspondingly, there are 6 receiving cavities 12 formed by enclosure. The plurality of receiving cavities 12 include a first receiving cavity 121 and a second receiving cavity 122. The first receiving cavity 121 is used to store food ingredients, and the material box 3 is used to store seasonings and is installed in the second receiving cavity 122 so as to be driven to rotate by the blade assembly 2.

[0065] It should be particularly noted that in the embodiment provided by the present invention, the structures and shapes of the plurality of receiving cavities 12 can be exactly the same, that is, the structures and shapes of the first receiving cavity 121 and the second receiving cavity 122 can be the same. In this way, any one of the receiving cavities 12 can be used as the first receiving cavity 121 or the second receiving cavity 122. The material box 3 can be set to be single or multiple according to the cooking requirements. It can be used to store solid seasonings or liquid seasonings. In addition, the placement position of the material box 3 can be coordinated with the food ingredients according to the actual cooking requirements to realize the step-by-step addition of food ingredients and seasonings.

[0066] The driving and discharging mechanism 6 is used to drive the material box 3 to open and discharge materials when the accommodating cavity 12 where the material box 3 is located is placed above the feeding port 11; the driving mechanism 5 is used to drive the blade assembly 2 to rotate so that each of the accommodating cavities 12 can be placed above the feeding port 11 respectively; wherein, one of the driving and discharging mechanism 6 and the driving mechanism 5 is connected to the circuit structure in the cooking device 100 through the electrical docking structure 104, and the other is connected to the driving part in the cooking device 100 through the transmission docking structure 105.

[0067] See also Figures 7 to 9 , the feeding port 11 is adapted to the size and shape of the bottom of the first accommodating cavity 121, so that when the first accommodating cavity 121 corresponds to the feeding port 11, the bottom of the first accommodating cavity 121 is hollowed out, so that the food in the first accommodating cavity 121 can slide down from the feeding port 11. Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the shapes and structures of the plurality of accommodating cavities 12 are the same, so the feeding port 11 is adapted to the shape and size of the bottom of each accommodating cavity 12.

[0068] In this way, when the blade assembly 2 is rotating, when the first accommodating chamber 121 rotates to the feeding port 11, because the feeding port 11 is adapted to the size and shape of the bottom of the first accommodating chamber 121, the bottom of the first accommodating chamber 121 is hollow, so that the food in the first accommodating chamber 121 will all fall from the feeding port 11, so as to avoid incomplete falling of the food in the first accommodating chamber 121, and leaving food on the material tray 1, and also to avoid the situation that the food in the accommodating chamber 12 falls into the inner pot 101b from the gap between the blade 22 and the feeding port 11 before the blade assembly 2 moves the food in the first accommodating chamber 121 to the feeding port 11, and the food cannot be added in the cooking order.

[0069] In addition, the cooking appliance 1000 further includes a heating device 103 and a controller. The heating device 103 is used to heat the cooking cavity 101, which can be an electromagnetic heating device 103, a hot plate heating device 103, an infrared heating device 103, etc., without limitation. Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, the heating device 103 is an electromagnetic heating device 103. Obviously, the cooking appliance 1000 may not include the heating device 103, for example, a cooking appliance for making cold dishes. The controller is electrically connected (which can be a wired connection or a wireless connection) to the driving mechanism 5, the driving feeding mechanism 6, and the heating device 103, and is used to control the driving mechanism 5, the driving feeding mechanism 6, and the heating device 103 to work. The controller can be disposed in the cooking device 100 or in the feeding device 200. Of course, the controller may also include a plurality of control components, and the plurality of control components are separately disposed in the cooking device 100 and the feeding device 200. That is to say, the controller is the general term for the control system and is not limited to a single control device.

[0070] When the cooking appliance 1000 provided by the present invention is working, it mainly includes the following processes: First, the user places the ingredients required for cooking in the first accommodating cavity 121 in the order of putting them into the pot, and places the seasonings required for cooking in the seasoning box 3 correspondingly; then, when the controller receives a working instruction, it controls the driving mechanism 5 to work, so that the blade assembly 2 rotates to drive the ingredients and the material to rotate. When the first accommodating cavity 121 where the ingredients are located rotates to the position where the feeding port 11 is located, feeding is performed. When the second accommodating cavity 122 where the seasoning box 3 is located rotates to the position where the feeding port 11 is located, it controls the driving feeding mechanism 6 to work to drive the seasoning box 3 to open and discharge the material.

[0071] Further, in this embodiment, the driving and feeding mechanism 6 is connected to the circuit structure in the cooking device 100 through the electrical docking structure 104, and the driving mechanism 5 is drivingly connected to the driving part in the cooking device 100 through the transmission docking structure 105. That is to say, the driving and feeding mechanism 6 includes a driving component 61, which is installed in the feeding device 200 and is electrically connected to the circuit structure in the cooking device 100 through the electrical docking structure 104; the driving mechanism 5 includes a driving member 51, which is installed in the cooking device 100. The driving member 51 may specifically be a driving motor, and the output shaft of the driving motor forms the driving part, and the driving part drives the blade assembly 2 to rotate through the transmission docking structure 105 and the transmission rod assembly 52. By arranging the driving component 61 for driving the blade assembly 2 to rotate in the cooking device 100, the installation space in the cooking device 100 is fully utilized, which is beneficial to reducing the volume and weight of the feeding device 200, making the feeding device 200 smaller in volume and lighter, improving the ease of use, and enhancing the user experience.

[0072] Furthermore, to facilitate the installation and wiring of the electrical docking structure 104 and the transmission docking structure 105, the feeding device 200 further includes a mounting box 4, which is arranged below the material tray 1. An installation cavity 41 is defined inside the mounting box 4, and at least part of the installation cavity 41 is adapted to the groove. The driving and feeding mechanism 6 is arranged in the installation cavity 41.

[0073] The cooking device 100 includes a base 101a and a lid main body 102. The base 101a has a cavity with an open upper end. The lid main body 102 is covered on the upper end of the base 101a to jointly enclose the cooking cavity 101 with the base 101a. A material dropping port 102a is arranged on the lid main body 102, and the material dropping port 102a is arranged below the feeding port 11. Specifically, in this embodiment, the cooking device 100 further includes an inner pot 101b, which is arranged in the cavity, and the inner pot 101b encloses the cooking cavity 101. The mounting box 4 is installed on the lid main body 102, the feeding device 200 is installed on the mounting box 4, and an installation cavity is defined inside the base 101a, and a driving member 51 is arranged in the installation cavity.

[0074] The first electrical connection part is arranged in the installation cavity and is connected to the circuit structure in the cooking device 100. The second electrical connection part is arranged in the installation cavity 41 and is connected to the circuit structure of the driving and feeding mechanism 6. The first transmission part is arranged in the installation cavity and is fixedly connected to the driving part 51. The second transmission part is arranged in the installation cavity 41 and is drivingly connected to the blade assembly 2. Specifically, a third through hole (not marked in the drawing) is provided at the top of the installation cavity 41, and the second transmission part passes through the third through hole and is connected to the installation part 21 of the blade assembly 2.

[0075] In this way, by arranging the driving part 51, the first electrical connection part and the first transmission part in the base 101a, and arranging the driving and feeding mechanism 6, the second electrical connection part and the second transmission part in the installation box 4, the distribution of the components of the cooking appliance 1000 is made more reasonable and concise, which is also convenient for assembly and disassembly. When the automatic feeding function of the feeding device 200 is not needed, the feeding device 200 is removed, and the cooking device 100 can still be used as an ordinary cooking machine. Moreover, the feeding device 200 can be designed as a standard part to be adapted to a variety of different types of cooking machines, which can greatly improve the generality between components and reduce the product cost. At the same time, related cooking machine products can be made into serialized products with different configurations of high and low levels, which is beneficial to enhancing the competitiveness of the products.

[0076] Generally speaking, the heating device 103 of the cooking appliance 1000 is arranged in the base 101a. Specifically, in this embodiment, the heating device 103 is arranged in the installation cavity, and the first electrical connection part is electrically connected to the heating device 103. In this way, directly connecting the first electrical connection part to the heating device 103 reduces the layout of the connecting wires and simplifies the wiring structure.

[0077] There is no limitation on the way the driving and feeding mechanism 6 drives the material box 3 to open and feed. Specifically, in this embodiment, refer to Figures 10 to 16As shown in the figure, the driving and feeding machine includes a driving component 61 and a driving rod 62. The driving component 61 is disposed in the installation cavity 41. The driving rod 62 is connected to the driving component 61 and is movably arranged horizontally under the drive of the driving component 61. The material box 3 has a material cavity 31 and a bottom cavity 32 which are arranged at intervals up and down. An outlet (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the material cavity 31, and a feeding port 33 is provided at the bottom of the bottom cavity 32. The material box 3 is further provided with a pushing block 34 and a quantitative block 36. A quantitative groove (not shown) is vertically penetrated through the side of the quantitative block 36. The quantitative block 36 is movably installed in the bottom cavity 32 through an elastic member in the direction of approaching and departing from the driving and feeding mechanism 6, so as to have an initial position and a feeding position. At the initial position, the upper port of the quantitative groove is butted against the outlet, and the lower port of the quantitative groove is spaced from the feeding port 33. At the feeding position, the lower port of the quantitative groove is disposed opposite to the feeding port 33. One end of the pushing block 34 is connected to the quantitative block 36, and the other end is used for cooperating with the driving rod 62 to drive the quantitative block 36 to move towards the feeding position under the action of the driving rod 62.

[0078] In this way, by the driving rod 62 abutting against the pushing block 34, the pushing block 34 drives the quantitative block 36 to move towards the feeding position. The quantitative block 36 switches between the two positions, and quantitative storage and quantitative feeding can be completed. The structure is simple and can realize quantitative feeding, so that the amount of seasonings discharged from the material cavity 31 can be accurately controlled, the taste of the dishes can be kept consistent, and the intake of oil, salt, etc. can also be accurately controlled, meeting the requirements of users for healthy diet. In addition, it is preferably that the movement direction of the driving rod 62 is parallel to the symmetry center line of the feeding port 11, which is more beneficial to ensuring that the seasonings stored in the material box 3 can be discharged exactly opposite to the feeding port 11.

[0079] The specific form of the driving component 61 is not limited. It can be, for example, a motor, an electromagnet, a cylinder and other components that can realize driving the driving rod 62 to move horizontally. In this embodiment, it is preferably set as a motor or a cylinder. Correspondingly, the way that the driving component 61 drives the pushing block 34 to move through the driving rod 62 is as follows: A first through hole 13 is provided on the side wall of the groove at the position corresponding to the feeding port 11, and a second through hole 411 is provided on the side wall of the installation cavity 41 at the position corresponding to the first through hole 13. The driving rod 62 is arranged corresponding to the first through hole 13, and the pushing block 34 is arranged corresponding to the second through hole 411, so that the driving rod 62 can extend from the first through hole 13 to abut against the pushing block 34 under the action of the driving component 6161.

[0080] The process of the driving and feeding mechanism 6 driving the material box 3 to start feeding is as follows: Refer to Figure 13 andFigure 14 , the driving and feeding mechanism 6 is in an inoperative state, i.e., the initial state. At this time, the driving rod 62 is in a contracted state. When it is necessary to add seasonings, the material is driven by the blade assembly 2 to rotate above the feeding port 11. At this time, the driving rod 62 is disposed opposite to the push block 34; then, refer to Figure 15 and Figure 16 As shown, the driving and feeding mechanism 6 is in an operative state under the control of the controller, that is, the feeding state. The driving rod 62 moves horizontally, sequentially passes through the first through hole 13 and the second through hole 411, and pushes the push block 34 to move horizontally, so that the material passing channel is opened, thereby realizing the opening and feeding of the material box 3.

[0081] When the driving rod 62 of the feeding driving mechanism 5 abuts against the push block 34 for feeding, it is necessary to ensure that the material box 3 can be limited to avoid being offset by the abutment of the driving rod 62. In the embodiment of the present invention, at least the blade 22 corresponding to the second accommodation cavity 122 among the plurality of blades 22 is provided with a positioning portion, and a mating portion cooperating with the positioning portion is provided on the side of the material box 3 corresponding to the positioning portion. The mating portion cooperates with the positioning portion so that when the driving rod 62 abuts against the push block 34, the material box 3 can be limited.

[0082] Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, one of the positioning portion and the mating portion is a positioning groove, and the other is a positioning protrusion 35. More specifically, the blade 22 corresponding to the second accommodation cavity 122 is provided with a convex portion 221, the positioning groove is provided on the convex portion 221, and the positioning groove has a notch on the upper side of the convex portion 221, and the positioning protrusion 35 is provided on the side of the material box 3. Thus, the positioning of the material box 3 is realized through the positioning protrusion 35 and the positioning groove, and the structure is simple and easy to disassemble.

[0083] Furthermore, in the cooking appliance 1000 provided by the present invention, the cooking appliance 1000 may further include a rotation positioning mechanism for positioning the rotation of the blade assembly 2, so that after each rotation of the blade assembly 2, the corresponding accommodation cavity 12 can be directly opposite to the feeding port 11, that is, the angle of rotation of the blade assembly 2 in one working stroke is equal to the angle between two adjacent blades 22, thereby ensuring that all the ingredients between two adjacent blades 22 of the blade assembly 2 during one working stroke can be rotated and enter the cooking cavity 101 through the feeding port 11. In this way, it can be avoided that after rotation, the accommodation cavity 12 is not aligned with the feeding port 11, resulting in the inability to completely discharge the ingredients or seasonings through the feeding port 11. Specifically, the structure for implementing the rotation positioning mechanism may be, for example, a travel switch, a photoelectric switch, etc., or an angle positioning structure, such as an angle sensor assembly, etc., which is not limited herein.

[0084] In addition, the cooking appliance 1000 may further be provided with a weighing device, so that when adding ingredients into the cooking cavity 101, the weight of the ingredients can be measured and the weight data can be transmitted to the controller. After the cooking starts, the controller can automatically select the cooking program and cooking duration according to the actual weight of the ingredients. Specifically, in the embodiment of the present invention, a weighing sensor 106 is provided on the base 101a, which is not only convenient for communication connection with the controller, but also can obtain the weight of the ingredients more accurately.

[0085] More specifically, the bottom of the base 101a is provided with feet, and the weighing sensor 106 is connected to the feet. The number of the weighing sensors 106 is not limited, and one or more can be set. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is preferably set to be multiple, which is beneficial to improving the accuracy of measuring the weight of the ingredients, and more preferably, the number of the weighing sensors 106 is not less than 3. When multiple weighing sensors 106 are provided, the total weight of the ingredients is the cumulative value of the measured values of all the weighing sensors 106.

[0086] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structural transformation made under the inventive concept of the present invention by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present invention, or directly / indirectly applied in other related technical fields, is included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, characterized in that, Comprising a cooking device and a feeding device, a cooking cavity is defined inside the cooking device, the feeding device is arranged on the cooking device for throwing food ingredients and / or seasonings into the cooking cavity, and the cooking appliance further comprises: An electrical docking structure, including a first electrical connection part and a second electrical connection part separately arranged on the cooking device and the feeding device, the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part are conductively connected to each other when docked to conductively connect the circuit structure inside the cooking device and the circuit structure inside the feeding device; and / or, A transmission docking structure, including a first transmission part and a second transmission part separately arranged on the cooking device and the feeding device, the first transmission part and the second transmission part are docked to transmitively connect the driving part inside the cooking device and the moving part of the feeding device; The feeding device includes: A material tray having a chassis provided with a feeding opening; A blade assembly rotatably arranged on the upper side of the material tray, the blade assembly includes a plurality of blades, and a receiving cavity is defined between adjacent two of the blades; A material box for being installed in the receiving cavity to be driven to rotate by the blade assembly, and the material box is used for storing seasonings; A driving and discharging mechanism for driving the material box to open and discharge materials when the receiving cavity where the material box is located is positioned above the feeding opening; and, A driving mechanism for driving the blade assembly to rotate so that each of the receiving cavities can be respectively positioned above the feeding opening; Wherein, one of the driving and discharging mechanism and the driving mechanism is connected to the circuit structure inside the cooking device through the electrical docking structure, and the other is transmitively connected to the driving part inside the cooking device through the transmission docking structure; A plurality of the receiving cavities are provided, the plurality of receiving cavities include a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity, the first receiving cavity is used for storing food ingredients, and the material box is used for storing seasonings and is installed in the second receiving cavity to be driven to rotate by the blade assembly.

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, One of the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part is an electrical connection column, and the other is an electrical connection slot adapted to the electrical connection column.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, A wireless power supply connection is provided between the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first transmission part is a transmission shaft, and the second transmission part is a connecting shaft cooperating with the transmission shaft.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first transmission part is formed on a magnetic driving part, and the second transmission part is a magnetic induction part adapted to the magnetic driving part.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving and discharging mechanism is connected to the circuit structure inside the cooking device through the electrical docking structure, and the driving mechanism is transmitively connected to the driving part inside the cooking device through the transmission docking structure.

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 6, wherein, The feeding device further includes a mounting box arranged below the material tray, an installation cavity is defined inside the mounting box, and the driving and discharging mechanism is arranged in the installation cavity; The cooking device includes a base and a lid body. The base has a cavity with an open upper end. The lid body is arranged to cover the upper end of the base so as to jointly enclose the cooking cavity with the base. The mounting box is mounted on the lid body, and the feeding device is mounted on the mounting box. An installation cavity is defined inside the base, and a driving member is provided in the installation cavity; The first electrical connection part is arranged in the installation cavity and is connected to the circuit structure inside the cooking device, and the second electrical connection part is arranged in the installation cavity and is connected to the circuit structure of the driving and discharging mechanism; The first transmission part is arranged in the installation cavity and is fixedly connected to the driving member, and the second transmission part is arranged in the installation cavity and is drivingly connected to the blade assembly.

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 7, wherein, The cooking appliance further includes a heating device. The heating device is arranged in the installation cavity to heat the cooking cavity, and the first electrical connection part is electrically connected to the heating device.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein, The cooking device includes a base and a lid body. The base has a cavity with an open upper end. The lid body is arranged to cover the upper end of the base so as to jointly enclose the cooking cavity with the base. A weighing sensor is provided on the base.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 9, characterized in that, Foot pads are provided at the bottom of the base, and the weighing sensor is connected to the foot pads; and / or A plurality of weighing sensors are provided.

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 10, wherein, The number of the weighing sensors is not less than 3.

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