Water tank structure of cooking equipment

Abstract

A water tank structure for cooking equipment comprises a water tank seat and a water tank. The water tank seat, a first support seat and a second support seat are mounted on an upper mounting plate. The first support seat and the second support seat are located at the rear side of the water tank seat. A water tank push rod that can move forward and backward is mounted on the first support seat. A limit rod that can move left and right is mounted on the second support seat. When the water tank push rod is pushed into place, it is locked with the limit rod, and the water tank push rod has a tendency to move forward under the action of a first elastic member. A rotating rod distributed forward and backward is arranged on the outer side of the water tank seat. The front end of the rotating rod is exposed to the panel on the front side of the water tank seat. The rotating rod can drive the limit rod to disengage from the water tank push rod to release the water tank push rod, and the limit rod maintains a tendency to reset under the action of the second elastic member. The water tank of the water tank structure of the cooking equipment can be pushed into place at one time to prevent water inlet failure caused by the water tank not being pushed into place. Moreover, the water tank can be ejected by rotating the rotating rod, which is very convenient to operate.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a cooking device, in particular to a water tank structure of the cooking device. Background Art

[0002] The water tank assembly in the existing electric steamer is generally arranged on the right side of the inner pot, and the water tank assembly includes a water tank and a water tank seat, and the water tank is completely embedded in the water tank seat. For example, the Chinese utility model patent with patent number ZL201620697278.3 (authorization announcement number CN206080124U) discloses a steam oven, which includes a shell, a cooking cavity arranged in the shell, a door opened and closed at the front opening of the cooking cavity, and a water tank, and a water tank seat is arranged on one side of the cooking cavity, and the water tank is detachably mounted on the water tank seat. At present, the water tank assembly structure of the steam-bake microwave oven on the market requires customers to manually pull it out, which will cause the following problems: 1. Because the water tank is completely embedded in the inner cavity of the water tank seat, it is not convenient for customers to grab the water tank handle; 2. In order to ensure that the water tank handle is easy to grab, the width of the water tank needs to meet a certain wider size, which will relatively reduce the space of the cooking cavity (the inner tank space of the steam-bake microwave oven is mainly occupied by the steam-bake inner cavity and the water tank), resulting in customers cooking relatively less food; 3. During the cooking process, if the machine prompts that the water tank needs to be refilled, the steam volume is large and the temperature of the inner tank is high. Customers are prone to burns when groping for the water tank. In summary, the water tank structure of existing cooking equipment needs to be further improved. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a water tank structure of a cooking device which has a simple structure and is easy to push and pull in view of the above-mentioned existing technical status.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above technical problems is as follows: the water tank structure of the cooking device comprises a water tank seat and a water tank installed in the water tank seat and capable of moving forward and backward, the water tank seat being installed on an upper mounting plate of the cooking device, and is characterized in that: a first support seat and a second support seat are also installed on the upper mounting plate, the first support seat and the second support seat are both located at the rear side of the water tank seat, a water tank push rod capable of moving forward and backward is installed on the first support seat, and a limit rod capable of moving left and right is installed on the second support seat, the water tank push rod is locked with the limit rod when it is pushed backward into position by the water tank, and the water tank push rod pushed backward into position has a tendency to move forward under the action of a first elastic member, a rotating rod distributed forward and backward is provided on the outer side of the water tank seat, the front end of the rotating rod is exposed to the panel on the front side of the water tank seat, the rotating rod can drive the limit rod to disengage from the water tank push rod to release the water tank push rod, and the limit rod maintains a tendency to reset under the action of the second elastic member.

[0005] In order to make the water tank push rod cooperate smoothly with the limit rod, the limit rod is located between the water tank push rod and the rotating rod, and the rear end face of the water tank push rod and the left end face of the limit rod are respectively provided with a first guide surface and a second guide surface that cooperate with each other, so that the limit rod can be driven to move to the right during the process of pushing the water tank push rod backward. A socket for inserting the limit rod is opened at the rear end part of the water tank push rod. When the water tank push rod is pushed into place, the limit rod can be inserted into the socket under the action of the second elastic member to lock the water tank push rod.

[0006] In order to make the water tank push rod pushed into place have a tendency to move forward, and thus drive the water tank to move forward, the front end of the water tank push rod has a pressure portion used to abut against the back of the water tank, and the rear end of the water tank push rod has a first limiting boss, the first elastic member is a first spring, the first spring is sleeved on the water tank push rod, the front end of the first spring abuts against the pressure portion, the rear end of the first spring abuts against the first support seat or against the inner wall of the water tank seat, the first limiting boss is arranged on the rear side of the first support seat, and the plug hole is arranged on the rear side of the first limiting boss.

[0007] In order to enable the limiting rod to be linked with the rotating rod, the right end of the limiting rod is connected to the rear end of the rotating rod through a connecting piece.

[0008] Preferably, the connecting member is a connecting frame, the left side of the connecting frame is connected to the limit rod, and the rear end of the rotating rod is equipped with a rotating disk that rotates synchronously with the rotating rod. The rotating disk is arranged on the right side of the connecting frame, and the clockwise rotation of the rotating disk can drive the connecting frame and the limit rod to move synchronously to the right.

[0009] In order to enable the limit rod to move left and right, the second support seat includes a left support arm and a right support arm, the left support arm is provided with a through hole for the limit rod to pass through, a groove body is provided between the left support arm and the right support arm, the limit rod has a second limit boss and a connecting part arranged on the right side of the second limit boss, the second limit boss and the connecting part are arranged in the groove body, the second elastic member is a second spring limited in the groove body and sleeved on the connecting part, the left end of the second spring is against the second limit boss, and the right end of the second spring is against the right inner wall of the groove body, and a sliding groove for the connecting part and the connecting frame to move left and right is provided on the right side wall of the groove body.

[0010] In order to enable the smooth rotation of the rotating disk to drive the limiting rod to move to the right, a first boss is protruded from the upper left corner of the outer circumference of the rotating disk, and a second boss is protruded from the lower left corner. A third boss and a fourth boss are protruded from the outside of the connecting frame. The third boss abuts against the first boss and is located at the upper right corner of the first boss, and the fourth boss abuts against the second boss and is located at the lower right corner of the second boss. A limiting hole is opened on the right support arm of the second support seat, and the connecting frame passes through the limiting hole in the left and right directions and is restricted from horizontal movement in the left and right directions.

[0011] In order to prevent the connecting frame that moves left and right from interfering with the rotating disk, a fifth boss and a sixth boss are protruding outwardly from the connecting frame, the fifth boss is located on the right side of the third boss, the sixth boss is located on the right side of the fourth boss, and the rotating disk is movably limited between the third boss, the fourth boss, the fifth boss and the sixth boss.

[0012] In order to effectively support the rotating rod, a third supporting seat for supporting the rotating rod is installed on the outer side of the water tank seat.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of any of the above schemes, the water tank seat is arranged on the right side of the space above the upper mounting plate, the rotating rod is arranged on the right side of the water tank seat, and a window for pushing and pulling out the water tank is opened on the panel and control lining assembly of the cooking equipment.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the advantage of the present invention is that the water tank push rod of the water tank structure of the cooking device is locked with the limit rod when the water tank is pushed backward into place by the water tank, and the limit rod can be driven to disengage from the water tank push rod by the rotation of the rotating rod to release the water tank push rod, and the released water tank push rod moves forward under the action of the first elastic member to drive the water tank to pop out forward. It can be seen that the water tank can be pushed into place at one time to prevent water inlet failure caused by the water tank not being pushed into place, and the water tank can be popped out by rotating the rotating rod, which is very convenient to operate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the present invention when the water tank is in a pop-up state;

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified schematic diagram of part A;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a partial schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention when the water tank is in a pop-up state;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention in a water tank propulsion state (without the water tank seat cover);

[0019] Figure 5 It is a partial schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention in a water tank propulsion state;

[0020] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of a water tank push rod according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the matching structure of the limit rod and the rotating rod in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 8It is a schematic diagram of a local structure of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Fig. 9 It is a schematic structural diagram of a second supporting base according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, Figure 1 The direction indicated by the middle arrow B is the forward direction. The water tank structure of the cooking device of this embodiment includes a water tank seat 1 and a water tank 2 installed in the water tank seat 1. The water tank seat 1 includes a water tank seat lower cover 1a and a water tank seat upper cover 1b. The water tank 2 can be pulled out forward or pushed backward relative to the water tank seat 1. Windows (not shown) are opened on the panel 14 and the control lining assembly 15 of the cooking device, so that the water tank 2 can be pulled out forward or pushed backward through the windows.

[0026] The water tank seat 1 is mounted on the upper mounting plate 3 of the cooking device and is located on the right side of the space above the upper mounting plate 3. The first support seat 4, the second support seat 5 and the third support seat 13 are mounted on the upper mounting plate 3. The first support seat 4 and the second support seat 5 are both located at the rear side of the water tank seat 1, and the second support seat 5 is located at the right side of the first support seat 4, and the third support seat 13 is located at the right side of the water tank seat 1. The first support seat 4 is mounted with a water tank push rod 6 that can move forward and backward and is arranged horizontally, the second support seat 5 is mounted with a limit rod 7 that can move left and right and is arranged horizontally, and the third support seat 13 is mounted with a rotating rod 8 that is arranged horizontally in the forward and backward directions, and the front end of the rotating rod 8 has a knob 81 exposed on the panel 14, and the limit rod 7 is located between the water tank push rod 6 and the rotating rod 8.

[0027] like Figure 6 As shown, the rear end face of the water tank push rod 6 of this embodiment is provided with a first guide surface 61, the rear end portion of the water tank push rod 6 is provided with a socket 62, a first limiting boss 64 is formed on the rod wall of the water tank push rod 6, the first limiting boss 64 is located in front of the socket 62, and the front end of the water tank push rod 6 has a pressing portion 63 for abutting against the back of the water tank 2. After the water tank push rod 6 is installed on the first support seat 4, the first limiting boss 64 is located at the rear side of the first support seat 4, the front end of the water tank push rod 6 extends into the interior of the water tank seat 1 and abuts against the back of the water tank 2, and a first spring 11 is sleeved on the water tank push rod 6, the front end of the first spring 11 abuts against the pressing portion 63, and the rear end of the first spring 11 abuts against the first support seat 4.

[0028] The left end surface of the limiting rod 7 of this embodiment is provided with a second guide surface 71, and the second guide surface 71 is used to cooperate with the first guide surface 61 of the water tank push rod 6. Figure 7The limiting rod 71 also has a second limiting boss 72 and a connecting portion 73 arranged on the right side of the second limiting boss 72. The connecting portion 73 is connected to the rear end of the rotating rod 8 through the connecting frame 9. Specifically, the rear end of the rotating rod 8 is equipped with a rotating disk 10 that can rotate synchronously with the rotating rod. The left side of the connecting frame 9 hooks the connecting portion 73, and the rotating disk 10 is arranged on the right side of the connecting frame 9.

[0029] like Figure 7 As shown, the upper left corner of the outer circumference of the rotating disk 10 of this embodiment is convexly provided with a first boss 101, and the lower left corner is convexly provided with a second boss 102. The connecting frame 9 is convexly provided with a third boss 91, a fourth boss 92, a fifth boss 93 and a sixth boss 94, which are distributed at the four corners of a square, the third boss 91 is located at the upper left corner, the fourth boss 92 is located at the lower left corner, the fifth boss 93 is located at the upper right corner, and the sixth boss 94 is located at the lower right corner, and the third boss 91 is against the first boss 101 and is located at the upper right corner of the first boss 101, and the fourth boss 92 is against the second boss 102 and is located at the lower right corner of the second boss 102, and the rotation of the rotating disk 10 can drive the connecting frame 9 and the limiting rod 7 to move synchronously to the right. In addition, the rotating disk 10 is movably limited between the third boss 91 , the fourth boss 92 , the fifth boss 93 and the sixth boss 94 , so that the connecting frame 9 will not interfere with the rotating disk 10 when moving left and right.

[0030] like Figure 8 and Fig. 9 As shown, the second support seat 5 includes a left support arm 51, a right support arm 52 and a slot body 53 disposed between the left support arm 51 and the right support arm 52. A through hole 511 is provided on the left support arm 51, and the limiting rod 7 passes through the through hole 511 to the left. The second limiting boss 72 and the connecting portion 73 of the limiting rod 7 are disposed in the slot body 53. The second spring 12 is sleeved on the connecting portion 73 and is limited in the slot body 53. The left end of the second spring 12 abuts against the second limiting boss 72, and the right end of the second spring 12 abuts against the right inner wall of the slot body 53. A sliding groove 531 is provided on the right side wall of the slot body 53 for the connecting portion 73 and the connecting frame 9 to move left and right. In addition, a limiting hole 521 is provided on the right support arm 52, and the connecting frame 9 passes through the limiting hole 521 in the left and right directions and is limited to horizontal movement in the left and right directions.

[0031] The action process of the water tank structure is as follows:

[0032] When the water tank 2 is pushed, the water tank push rod 6 is driven to move backward during the pushing process, the first spring 11 is compressed, and the first guide surface 61 of the rear end face of the water tank push rod 6 hits the second guide surface 71 of the left end face of the limit rod 7, driving the limit rod 7 to move to the right. At the same time, the limit rod 7 moves to the right to compress the second spring 12. When the water tank push rod 6 is pushed backward, the limit rod 7 is just aligned with the insertion hole 62 of the water tank push rod 6. Therefore, under the elastic force of the second spring 12, the limit rod 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 62, thereby locking the water tank push rod 6 on the limit rod 7. At this time, the water tank push rod 6 cannot move forward and backward, and the water tank 2 is pushed to a suitable position for cooking.

[0033] When pulling out the water tank 2, first, rotate the knob 81 clockwise, and the rotation of the rotating disk 10 drives the connecting frame 9 and the limiting rod 7 to move to the right. At this time, the second spring 12 is compressed. When the limiting rod 7 moves to the right and is pulled out from the insertion hole 62 of the water tank push rod 6, the limiting rod 7 is disengaged from the water tank push rod 6 and the water tank push rod 6 is released. Since the first spring 11 is in a compressed state when the water tank push rod 6 is pushed into place, after the water tank push rod 6 is released, the water tank push rod 6 moves forward under the elastic force of the first spring 11, thereby driving the water tank 2 to move forward synchronously until the first limiting boss 64 of the water tank push rod 6 abuts against the first support seat 4. At this time, the water tank push rod 6 is no longer pushed out, and the water tank 2 is ejected smoothly. Then, release the knob 81, and under the elastic force of the second spring 12, drive the limiting rod 7, the connecting frame 9, the rotating disk 10 and the rotating rod 8 to reset. After the water tank 2 is ejected, the user can take out the water tank 2 for water filling operation.

[0034] From the above action process, it can be seen that when the user pulls out the water tank 2, the user can rotate the knob 81 with the right hand and take the water tank 2 with the left hand to prevent the arm from being scalded by the discharged steam when operating with one hand, thereby improving the user's safety. In addition, since the rotating rod 8 is located on the right side of the water tank seat 1, it can avoid the exhaust port of the air guide plate 16 (not shown in the figure) and will not come into contact with the condensed steam, thereby improving the user experience.

Claims

1. A water tank structure of a cooking device, comprising a water tank seat (1) and a water tank (2) installed in the water tank seat and capable of moving forward and backward, wherein the water tank seat (1) is installed on an upper mounting plate (3) of the cooking device, and is characterized in that: A first support seat (4) and a second support seat (5) are also installed on the upper mounting plate (3). The first support seat (4) and the second support seat (5) are both located at the rear side of the water tank seat (1). A water tank push rod (6) capable of moving forward and backward is installed on the first support seat (4), and a limit rod (7) capable of moving left and right is installed on the second support seat (5). When the water tank push rod (6) is pushed backward by the water tank (2) to a certain position, it is locked with the limit rod (7). The water tank push rod (6) pushed backward to a certain position has a tendency to move forward under the action of the first elastic member. A rotating rod (8) distributed forward and backward is provided on the outer side of the water tank seat (1). ), the front end of the rotating rod (8) is exposed on the panel (14) on the front side of the water tank seat (1), the rotating rod (8) can drive the limiting rod (7) to disengage from the water tank push rod (6) and release the water tank push rod (6), and the limiting rod (7) maintains a tendency to reset under the action of the second elastic member, the limiting rod (7) is located between the water tank push rod (6) and the rotating rod (8), the rear end face of the water tank push rod (6) and the left end face of the limiting rod (7) are respectively provided with a first guide surface (61) and a second guide surface (71) that cooperate with each other, so that the limiting rod (7) can be driven to move to the right during the process of pushing the water tank push rod (6) backward, and a guide surface for the limiting rod (7) is provided at the rear end of the water tank push rod (6). (7) is inserted into the socket (62), when the water tank push rod (6) is pushed into place, the limiting rod (7) can be inserted into the socket (62) under the action of the second elastic member to lock the water tank push rod (6), the front end of the water tank push rod (6) has a pressing portion (63) for abutting against the back of the water tank (2), and the rear end of the water tank push rod (6) has a first limiting boss (64), the first elastic member is a first spring (11), the first spring (11) is sleeved on the water tank push rod (6), the front end of the first spring (11) abuts against the pressing portion (63), and the rear end of the first spring (11) abuts against the first support seat (4) or the water tank seat The inner wall of the first support seat (1) is abutted against the inner wall of the first support seat (4), the first limiting boss (64) is arranged on the rear side of the first supporting seat (4), the insertion hole (62) is arranged on the rear side of the first limiting boss (64), the right end of the limiting rod (7) is connected to the rear end of the rotating rod (8) through a connecting member, the connecting member is a connecting frame (9), the left side of the connecting frame (9) is connected to the limiting rod (7), the rear end of the rotating rod (8) is equipped with a rotating disk (10) which rotates synchronously with the rotating rod, the rotating disk (10) is arranged on the right side of the connecting frame (9), and the clockwise rotation of the rotating disk (10) can drive the connecting frame (9) and the limiting rod (7) to move synchronously to the right.

2. The water tank structure of the cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second support seat (5) comprises a left support arm (51) and a right support arm (52); the left support arm (51) is provided with a through hole (511) for the limiting rod (7) to pass through; a groove body (53) is provided between the left support arm (51) and the right support arm (52); the limiting rod (7) comprises a second limiting boss (72) and a connecting portion (73) provided on the right side of the second limiting boss; the second limiting boss (72) and the connecting portion (73) are connected to each other. 3) is arranged in the groove body (53), the second elastic member is a second spring (12) limited in the groove body (53) and sleeved on the connecting part (73), the left end of the second spring (12) is against the second limiting boss (72), the right end of the second spring (12) is against the right inner wall of the groove body (53), and a sliding groove (531) is opened on the right side wall of the groove body (53) for the connecting part (73) and the connecting frame (9) to move left and right.

3. The water tank structure of the cooking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first boss (101) is protruded at the upper left corner of the outer circumference of the rotating disk (10), and a second boss (102) is protruded at the lower left corner. A third boss (91) and a fourth boss (92) are protruded from the outer circumference of the connecting frame (9). The third boss (91) abuts against the first boss (101) and is located at the upper right corner of the first boss (101). The fourth boss (92) abuts against the second boss (102) and is located at the lower right corner of the second boss (102). A limiting hole (521) is formed on the right supporting arm (52) of the second supporting seat (5). The connecting frame (9) passes through the limiting hole (521) in the left-right direction and is restricted from horizontal movement in the left-right direction.

4. The water tank structure of the cooking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A fifth boss (93) and a sixth boss (94) are also protruded from the connection frame (9); the fifth boss (93) is located on the right side of the third boss (91), and the sixth boss (94) is located on the right side of the fourth boss (92); and the rotating disk (10) is movably limited between the third boss (91), the fourth boss (92), the fifth boss (93) and the sixth boss (94).

5. The water tank structure of the cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A third support seat (13) for supporting the rotating rod (8) is installed on the outer side of the water tank seat (1).

6. The water tank structure of the cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The water tank seat (1) is arranged on the right side of the space above the upper mounting plate (3), the rotating rod (8) is arranged on the right side of the water tank seat (1), and windows for pushing in and pulling out the water tank (2) are provided on the panel (14) and the control lining assembly (15) of the cooking device.

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