Steam inlet type tray and cooking equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to a steam inlet type tray and cooking equipment, which can shorten the steam diffusion distance and ensure that the steam diffusion path of food cooking in each layer of tray is kept consistent so as to improve the cooking experience of a user. The steam admission type tray comprises a tray main body which is provided with a cooking area and an edge area which is located on the periphery of the cooking area and used for being in lap joint with an inner container; the steam inlet pipe is provided with a steam inlet used for being communicated with a steam generator located outside the inner container, a steam inlet channel extending from the steam inlet along a pipe body and a plurality of steam outlets distributed along the pipe body at intervals and communicated with the steam inlet channel. The fixing frame extends upwards from the edge area of the tray body, and the fixing frame is fixedly connected to the steam inlet pipe so that the steam inlet pipe can be partially supported on the cooking area of the tray body.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] As people's living standards improve, steamers, ovens and oven-steamers have become essential household appliances in modern kitchens. As steam ovens become more popular, users have higher requirements for the usability of steam ovens: for example, users hope that the cooking environment of each tray layer remains consistent to cook food of consistent quality.

[0003] However, the steam inlet holes in existing steam ovens are relatively single and are usually fixed at the bottom of the box body. This makes it impossible to ensure that the steam path of each layer of food is consistent when cooking multiple layers of food, making it difficult to cook food of consistent quality. For example, the lower tray is closer to the steam inlet hole, while the upper tray is farther from the steam inlet hole, so that the steam input through the steam inlet hole only needs a shorter diffusion distance to contact the food in the lower tray, but requires a longer diffusion distance to contact the food in the upper tray, resulting in the difficulty of keeping the cooking environment of the food in the lower tray consistent with that of the food in the upper tray, resulting in differences in cooking quality and eating taste between the food in the lower tray and the food in the upper tray, which seriously affects the user's cooking experience. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the problem that when existing steam ovens are performing multi-layer baking of food, the steam diffusion path of the food cooked in each tray is inconsistent, resulting in differences in food cooking quality and eating taste; the present application provides a steam inlet tray and cooking equipment, which can shorten the steam diffusion distance while ensuring that the steam diffusion path of the food cooked in each tray remains consistent, so as to enhance the user's cooking experience.

[0005] In order to solve the above problems or achieve other advantages and purposes of the present invention, the present invention provides a steam inlet tray, comprising:

[0006] The tray body comprises a cooking area and an edge area around the cooking area and used for overlapping with the inner pot;

[0007] a steam inlet pipe having a steam inlet for communicating with a steam generator located outside the inner tank, a steam inlet channel extending from the steam inlet along the pipe body, and a plurality of steam outlets spaced apart along the pipe body and communicating with the steam inlet channel; and

[0008] A fixing frame, wherein the fixing frame extends upward from the edge area of ​​the tray body, and the fixing frame is fixedly connected to the steam inlet pipe to partially support the steam inlet pipe above the cooking area of ​​the tray body.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present application, the steam inlet pipe is a light-guiding material member to which a light source assembly located outside the inner tank can be connected in a light-guiding manner.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present application, the steam inlet pipe includes a steam inlet end portion for slidably passing through the side wall of the inner tank and detachably connected to the steam generator, a light guide end portion for slidably passing through the side wall of the inner tank and detachably connected to the light source assembly, and a hollow tube portion extending integrally from the steam inlet end portion to the light guide end portion to provide the steam inlet channel; the steam inlet port is opened at the steam inlet end portion, and a plurality of steam outlets are evenly opened at the lower side wall of the hollow tube portion.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present application, the hollow tube portion extends left and right above the cooking area; the steam inlet end portion extends backward from one end of the hollow tube portion along the edge area to extend out of the rear edge of the tray body; the light guide end portion extends backward from the other end of the hollow tube portion along the edge area to extend out of the rear edge of the tray body.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present application, a projection of the hollow tube portion on the tray body is located at the rear of the cooking area.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present application, the fixing frame includes a steam inlet end bracket fixedly connected to the edge area of ​​the tray body, a steam inlet end pipe clamp fixedly connected to the upper end of the steam inlet end bracket and clamped with the steam inlet end, a light guide end bracket fixedly connected to the edge area of ​​the tray body, and a light guide end pipe clamp fixedly connected to the upper end of the light guide end bracket and clamped with the light guide end.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present application, the present application further provides a cooking device, comprising:

[0015] Door box assembly;

[0016] An inner tank is disposed inside the door box assembly;

[0017] a steam generator, disposed inside the door box assembly and outside the inner tank; and

[0018] Any of the above-mentioned steam inlet trays, wherein the steam inlet tray is placed inside the inner tank, and the steam inlet pipe of the steam inlet tray is connected to the steam generator.

[0019] In one embodiment of the present application, the steam generator includes a generator body for generating steam, a plurality of steam inlet hollow rods fixedly arranged on the side wall of the inner tank and detachably plugged into the steam inlet end of the steam inlet pipe, a steam inlet joint fixedly connected and communicated with the plurality of steam inlet hollow rods, and a steam delivery pipe having two ends respectively communicated with the generator body and the steam inlet joint;

[0020] The steam generator further includes a plurality of steam inlet valves arranged corresponding to the steam inlet hollow rod; when the steam inlet end is inserted into the steam inlet hollow rod, the steam inlet valve is opened to conduct the steam path between the steam inlet hollow rod and the steam inlet joint; when the steam inlet end is pulled out of the steam inlet hollow rod, the steam inlet valve is closed to block the steam path between the steam inlet hollow rod and the steam inlet joint.

[0021] In one embodiment of the present application, the steam inlet valve includes a valve core that can be slidably arranged on the steam inlet joint forward and backward, and a valve member that is fixed to the steam inlet end and magnetically attracted to the valve core; when the steam inlet end is inserted into the steam inlet hollow rod, the valve member pushes the valve core to open the steam inlet valve; when the steam inlet end is pulled out of the steam inlet hollow rod, the valve member pulls the valve core to close the steam inlet valve.

[0022] In one embodiment of the present application, the steam inlet joint is a joint pipe that vertically penetrates the multiple steam inlet hollow rods; the front side wall of the joint pipe is provided with a multiple plug-in holes that correspond one-to-one to the steam inlet hollow pipes; the rear side wall of the joint pipe is provided with a multiple sliding holes that correspond one-to-one to the plug-in holes; the valve core includes a valve shaft that can slidably penetrate the sliding holes, a plugging part fixed to the front end of the valve shaft and located inside the joint pipe, and a stopper part fixed to the rear end of the valve shaft and located outside the joint pipe.

[0023] In one embodiment of the present application, the cooking device further comprises a light source assembly disposed within the door box assembly and located outside the inner pot; the steam inlet pipe can be connected to the light source assembly in a light-guiding manner.

[0024] In one embodiment of the present application, the light source assembly includes a light-emitting element for emitting light, a plurality of light-guiding hollow rods fixed to the side wall of the inner tank and detachably plugged into the light-guiding end of the steam inlet pipe, and a light-guiding column fixedly connected to the plurality of light-guiding hollow rods and light-guidingly connected to the light-emitting element.

[0025] In one embodiment of the present application, the front side wall of the light guide column is provided with a plurality of abutment notches corresponding one to one with the light guide hollow rod; the light guide end of the steam inlet pipe has an inclined end surface matching the abutment notches.

[0026] In summary, the steam inlet pipe in the steam inlet tray of the present application can be placed into any layer of the inner pot along with the tray body to achieve the steam intake effect of the tray on the corresponding layer; when multiple steam inlet trays are placed in the inner pot and stacked at intervals in the up and down directions, the steam inlet pipe in each layer of the steam inlet tray can transmit the steam generated by the steam generator to the cooking area of ​​the corresponding tray body, which not only shortens the steam diffusion distance, but also keeps the steam diffusion path of food cooked in each layer of the steam inlet tray basically consistent, so as to cook food of consistent quality and enhance the user's cooking experience.

[0027] In addition, the steam inlet pipe in the steam-inlet tray of the present application can transmit steam with the help of the internal channel of the hollow light-guiding column, and transmit light with the help of the light-guiding performance of the tube wall of the hollow light-guiding column, thereby ensuring that the cooking environment of the food in each layer of the steam-inlet tray remains basically consistent, while fully illuminating the cooking area of ​​each layer of the tray body, avoiding lighting blind spots, and further enhancing the user's cooking experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 2 A schematic cross-sectional view of a cooking device according to the above embodiment of the present invention is shown;

[0030] Figure 3 It shows a schematic structural diagram of a cooking device without a door according to the above embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of a cooking device according to the above embodiment of the present invention at another viewing angle is shown;

[0032] Figure 5 Shows Figure 3 A schematic front view of a cooking device is shown;

[0033] Figure 6 Shows Figure 5 AA cross-sectional schematic diagram of the cooking device shown;

[0034] Figure 7 Shows Figure 5 The BB cross-sectional view of the cooking device shown;

[0035] Figure 8 Shows Figure 7 An enlarged schematic diagram of a portion A of the cooking device shown;

[0036] Fig. 9 Shows Figure 7 An enlarged schematic diagram of a portion B of the cooking device shown;

[0037] Fig.10 Shows Figure 5 A CC cross-sectional schematic diagram of a cooking device shown;

[0038] Fig.11 Shows Fig.10 An enlarged schematic diagram of a portion C of the cooking device shown;

[0039] Fig.12 Shows Fig.10 An enlarged schematic diagram of a portion D of the cooking device shown;

[0040] Fig.13 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a steam inlet tray in a cooking device according to the above embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0041] Main component symbol description: 1. Cooking equipment; 10. Door box assembly; 11. Box body; 12. Door body; 121. Door frame; 122. Inner glass; 123. Outer glass; 124. Door handle; 13. Camera; 20. Inner tank; 30. Steam generator; 31. Generator body; 32. Steam inlet hollow rod; 33. Steam inlet joint; 330. Joint pipe; 331. Plug hole; 332. Sliding hole; 34. Steam transmission pipe; 35. Steam inlet valve; 351. Valve core; 3511. Valve shaft; 3512. Plug head; 3513. Stopper; 352. Valve member; 40. Steam inlet tray; 41. Tray body; 411. Cooking area; 412. Edge area; 42. Steam inlet pipe; 4201. Steam inlet port; 4202. Steam inlet channel; 4203. Steam outlet; 421. Steam inlet end; 422. Light guide end; 4220. Inclined end face; 423. Hollow tube; 43. Fixing frame; 431. Steam inlet end bracket; 432. Steam inlet end pipe clamp; 433. Light guide end bracket; 434. Light guide end pipe clamp; 50. Light source assembly; 51. Light-emitting element; 52. Light guide hollow rod; 53. Light guide column; 530. Abutment notch.

[0042] The above description of the main component symbols is combined with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods to further illustrate the present invention in detail. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present invention, so the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0045] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0046] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0047] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" or "above" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below", "below" or "below" a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0048] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0049] Considering that the steam inlet holes in existing steam ovens are relatively single and are usually fixed at the bottom of the box, when baking food in multiple layers, the steam diffusion paths of the food cooked in each tray are inconsistent, resulting in differences in food cooking quality and eating taste. Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present application provides a steam inlet tray and cooking equipment, which can shorten the steam diffusion distance while ensuring that the steam diffusion path of the food cooked in each tray is consistent, so as to improve the user's cooking experience.

[0050] Specifically, Figures 1 to 13 As shown, one embodiment of the present application provides a cooking device 1, which may include a door box assembly 10, an inner pot 20 disposed in the door box assembly 10, a steam generator 30 disposed in the door box assembly 10 and outside the inner pot 20, and a steam inlet tray 40 placed in the inner pot 20 and connected to the steam generator 30. It can be understood that the cooking device mentioned in the present application can be implemented as a steam box, an oven or a steam oven, but is not limited to; in addition, the steam inlet tray 40 mentioned in the present application can be multiple, so as to be stacked in the inner pot 20 at intervals along the up and down direction; of course, in other examples of the present application, some of the steam inlet trays 40 in the cooking device 1 can be replaced by traditional trays, and this application will not repeat them.

[0051] More specifically, if Figures 2 to 13 As shown, the steam inlet tray 40 may include a tray body 41, a steam inlet pipe 42 and a fixing frame 43. The tray body 41 has a cooking area 411 for holding food and an edge area 412 located around the cooking area 411 and used to overlap the inner pot 20. The steam inlet pipe 42 has a steam inlet 4201 for communicating with the steam generator 30 located outside the inner pot 20, a steam inlet channel 4202 extending from the steam inlet 4201 along the pipe body, and a plurality of steam outlets 4203 distributed at intervals along the pipe body and communicating with the steam inlet channel 4202. The fixing frame 43 extends upward from the edge area 412 of the tray body 41, and the fixing frame 43 is fixedly connected to the steam inlet pipe 42 to partially support the steam inlet pipe 42 on the cooking area 411 of the tray body 41.

[0052] In this way, Figure 3 and Figure 5 As shown, the steam inlet pipe 42 in the steam inlet tray 40 of the present application can be placed in any layer of the inner pot 20 along with the tray body 41 to achieve the steam inlet effect of the tray on the corresponding layer; when multiple steam inlet trays 40 are placed in the inner pot 20 to be stacked in an interval in the up and down direction, the steam inlet pipes 42 in the multiple steam inlet trays 40 are simultaneously connected to the steam generator 30; then the steam inlet pipe 42 in each layer of the steam inlet tray 40 can transmit the steam generated by the steam generator 30 to the cooking area 411 of the corresponding tray body 41, which can not only shorten the steam diffusion distance, but also keep the steam diffusion path of the food cooked in each layer of the steam inlet tray 40 basically consistent, so as to cook food of consistent quality and improve the cooking experience of the user. In other words, the cooking device 1 of the present application can ensure that the cooking environment of the food in the steam inlet tray 40 on the lower layer is basically consistent with that of the food in the steam inlet tray 40 on the upper layer, so as to obtain a food cooking effect with consistent cooking quality and eating taste, which is of great significance for greatly improving the cooking experience of the user.

[0053] It is worth noting that the lighting equipment in existing steam ovens is usually installed on the top of the inner pot, so that the lower baking tray cannot be illuminated, which seriously affects the user's viewing of the food cooking process; and even if an additional bulb is installed on the side wall of the inner pot, the problem of the lower baking tray having a blind spot cannot be solved due to the limited range of light illumination and the shading of the baking tray wall, so that the user's viewing of the cooking process of the food in the lower baking tray is still affected. In order to solve this problem, Figures 4 to 12 As shown, the cooking device 1 of the present application may further include a light source assembly 50 disposed inside the door box assembly 10 and outside the inner pot 20; the steam inlet pipe 42 may be implemented as a light-conducting material member for light-conducting connection with the light source assembly 50. In this way, when a plurality of steam-inlet trays 40 are placed inside the inner pot 20 to be stacked in intervals in the up-and-down direction, the steam inlet pipes 42 in the plurality of steam-inlet trays 40 are also light-conducting with the light source assembly 50 at the same time; the steam inlet pipes 42 in each layer of the steam-inlet tray 40 can transmit the light emitted by the light source assembly 50 to the cooking area 411 of the corresponding tray body 41, so as to fully illuminate the cooking area 411 of each layer of the tray body 41, completely eliminating the illumination blind area, so that the user can better watch the food cooking process of each layer of the steam-inlet tray 40, without the existence of a visual blind area due to the inability of the illumination light to cover the lower baking tray.

[0054] In other words, the steam inlet pipe 42 of the present application can be implemented as a hollow light-guiding column, so that while steam is transmitted by means of the internal channel of the hollow light-guiding column, light is transmitted by means of the light-guiding performance of the tube wall of the hollow light-guiding column, thereby ensuring that the cooking environment of the food in each layer of the steam-inlet tray 40 remains basically consistent, while fully illuminating the cooking area 411 of each layer of the tray body 41, avoiding lighting blind spots, and further enhancing the user's cooking experience.

[0055] For example, Figures 6 to 13 As shown, the steam inlet pipe 42 may include a steam inlet end 421 that can slide through the side wall of the inner pot 20 and be detachably connected to the steam generator 30, a light guide end 422 that can slide through the side wall of the inner pot 20 and be detachably connected to the light source assembly 50, and a hollow tube portion 423 that integrally extends from the steam inlet end 421 to the light guide end 422 to provide the steam inlet channel 4202; the steam inlet port 4201 is opened at the steam inlet end 421, and a plurality of steam outlets 4203 are evenly opened on the lower side wall of the hollow tube portion 423 to discharge steam downward, so that the steam can diffuse to the cooking area 411 of the tray body 41 more quickly, so as to better cook the food located in the cooking area 411. In addition, when the light introduced through the light-guiding end 422 propagates along the side wall of the hollow tube portion 423, a small portion of the light will be coupled out from the side wall of the hollow tube portion 423 to provide lighting; at the same time, when the light propagating along the side wall of the hollow tube portion 423 propagates to the steam outlet 4203, most of the light will be coupled out downward from the steam outlet 4203, so as to better illuminate the cooking area 411 of the tray body 41 and avoid a lighting blind spot.

[0056] Alternatively, if Figure 6 and Fig.13 As shown, the hollow tube portion 423 extends left and right above the cooking area 411 of the tray body 41; the steam inlet end portion 421 extends backward from one end of the hollow tube portion 423 along the edge area 412 of the tray body 41 to extend out of the rear edge of the tray body 41, so as to pass through the rear side wall of the inner pot 20 to be connected to the steam generator 30 in a steam-conducting manner; the light-guiding end portion 422 extends backward from the other end of the hollow tube portion 423 along the edge area 412 of the tray body 41 to extend out of the rear edge of the tray body 41, so as to pass through the rear side wall of the inner pot 20 to be connected to the light source assembly 50 in a light-conducting manner.

[0057] Alternatively, if Figure 6 As shown, the projection of the hollow tube portion 423 on the tray body 41 is located at the rear of the cooking area 411, so as to minimize the impact of the hollow tube portion 423 on placing food in the cooking area 411 while ensuring that steam and light can cover the entire cooking area 411.

[0058] Alternatively, if Fig.13 As shown, the fixing frame 43 includes a steam inlet end bracket 431 fixedly connected to the edge area 412 of the tray body 41, a steam inlet end pipe clamp 432 fixedly connected to the upper end of the steam inlet end bracket 431 and clamped with the steam inlet end 421, a light guide end bracket 433 fixedly connected to the edge area 412 of the tray body 41, and a light guide end pipe clamp 434 fixedly connected to the upper end of the light guide end bracket 433 and clamped with the light guide end 422, so as to ensure that the hollow tube portion 423 of the steam inlet pipe 42 can be stably suspended above the cooking area 411 while the steam inlet pipe 42 is detachably fixed to the tray body 41, so as to avoid affecting the placement and removal of food.

[0059] According to the above embodiments of the present application, Figures 7 to 9 As shown, the steam generator 30 may include a generator body 31 for generating steam, a plurality of steam inlet hollow rods 32 fixedly mounted on the side wall of the inner pot 20 and detachably plugged into the steam inlet end 421, a steam inlet connector 33 fixedly connected and connected to the plurality of steam inlet hollow rods 32, and a steam delivery pipe 34 having two ends respectively connected to the generator body 31 and the steam inlet connector 33. In this way, when the tray body 41 of the steam inlet tray 40 is placed in the inner pot 20, the steam inlet end 421 of the steam inlet pipe 42 will be correspondingly plugged into the steam inlet hollow rod 32 to extend into the steam inlet connector 33, so that the steam inlet pipe 42 is connected to the generator body 31, so that the steam generated by the generator body 31 is delivered to the steam inlet pipe 42 and discharged to the cooking area 411 of the tray body 41.

[0060] Alternatively, if Figure 8 As shown, the steam generator 30 further includes a plurality of steam inlet valves 35 corresponding to the steam inlet hollow rod 32. When the steam inlet end 421 of the steam inlet pipe 42 is inserted into the steam inlet hollow rod 32, the steam inlet valve 35 is opened to conduct the steam path between the steam inlet hollow rod 32 and the steam inlet joint 33, allowing steam to flow from the steam inlet joint 33 into the steam inlet port 4201 of the steam inlet pipe 42; when the steam inlet end 421 of the steam inlet pipe 42 is pulled out from the steam inlet hollow rod 32, the steam inlet valve 35 is closed to block the steam path between the steam inlet hollow rod 32 and the steam inlet joint 33, preventing steam from flowing from the steam inlet joint 33 into the steam inlet hollow rod 32 and causing steam leakage.

[0061] Alternatively, if Figure 8As shown, the steam inlet valve 35 includes a valve core 351 which can be slidably arranged on the steam inlet connector 33 forward and backward, and a valve member 352 which is fixed to the steam inlet end 421 and magnetically attracted to the valve core 351; when the steam inlet end 421 is inserted into the steam inlet hollow rod 32, the valve member 352 pushes the valve core 351 backward to open the steam inlet valve 35, so that the steam path between the steam inlet hollow rod 32 and the steam inlet connector 33 is conducted; and when the steam inlet end 421 is pulled out of the steam inlet hollow rod 32, the valve member 352 magnetically attracts the valve core 351 to pull the valve core 351 to move forward to close the steam inlet valve 35, so that the steam path between the steam inlet hollow rod 32 and the steam inlet connector 33 is blocked.

[0062] Alternatively, if Figure 8 As shown, the steam inlet 4201 is opened at the lower side wall of the steam inlet end 421 ; the valve member 352 is located at the rear end wall of the steam inlet end 421 .

[0063] It is worth noting that the valve core 351 mentioned in the present application can be implemented as a plug with a magnetic part, and the valve part 352 can be implemented as a magnet or a magnetic material part that can generate magnetic attraction with the magnetic part; or the valve core 351 can be implemented as a plug with a magnetic part, and the valve part 352 can be implemented as a magnetic part that can generate magnetic attraction with the magnetic part. It can be understood that in other examples of the present application, the valve part 352 can also be implemented as an elastic part arranged in the steam inlet connector 33 or the steam inlet hollow rod 32. As long as the valve core 351 can be driven to move forward to block the steam inlet hollow rod 32 when the steam inlet end 421 is pulled out, the present application will not elaborate on it.

[0064] In addition, the valve core 351 mentioned in the present application will only partially block the steam flow path in the steam inlet joint 33, so that the steam transported through the steam pipe 34 can flow to each steam inlet hollow rod 32 (i.e., the location of each valve core 351) at the same time, so as to provide steam for each layer of the steam inlet tray 40.

[0065] For example, Figure 8 and Fig. 9As shown, the steam inlet joint 33 can be implemented as a joint pipe 330 vertically penetrating a plurality of the steam inlet hollow rods 32; a plurality of plug holes 331 corresponding to the steam inlet hollow rods 32 are opened on the front side wall of the joint pipe 330; a plurality of sliding holes 332 corresponding to the plug holes 331 are opened on the rear side wall of the joint pipe 330. The valve core 351 includes a valve shaft 3511 slidably penetrating the sliding holes 332, a plugging portion 3512 fixedly disposed at the front end of the valve shaft 3511 and located inside the joint pipe 330, and a stopper 3513 fixedly disposed at the rear end of the valve shaft 3511 and located outside the joint pipe 330. In this way, when the steam inlet end 421 is plugged into the steam inlet hollow rod 32, the valve component 352 pushes the plugging portion 3512 of the valve core 351 backward to disengage from the plug-in hole 331, so that the steam inlet valve 35 is opened; and when the steam inlet end 421 is pulled out from the steam inlet hollow rod 32, the valve component 352 pulls the valve core 351 forward so that the plugging portion 3512 blocks the plug-in hole 331. At this time, the stopper portion 3513 abuts against the rear side wall of the connecting pipe 330 to prevent the valve core 351 from moving further forward, so that the valve component 352 disengages from the valve core 351 and closes the steam inlet valve 35.

[0066] It is worth noting that in the above examples of the present application, the plugging part 3512 of the valve core 351 can be made of flexible material so as to better seal the plug hole 331; the valve shaft 3511 of the valve core 351 can be made of magnetic / property material, as long as it can generate magnetic attraction with the valve component 352; or the plugging part 3512 of the valve core 351 is made of a magnetic component or a magnetic component wrapped with flexible material, which will not be elaborated in the present application.

[0067] According to the above embodiments of the present application, Figures 10 to 12 As shown, the light source assembly 50 may include a light emitting element 51 for emitting light, a plurality of light guiding hollow rods 52 fixed to the side wall of the inner pot 20 and detachably plugged into the light guiding end 422, and a light guiding column 53 fixedly connected to the plurality of light guiding hollow rods 52 and light guidingly connected to the light emitting element 51. In this way, when the tray body 41 of the steam inlet tray 40 is placed in the inner pot 20, the light guiding end 422 of the steam inlet pipe 42 will be correspondingly plugged into the light guiding hollow rod 52 to abut against the light guiding column 53, so that the steam inlet pipe 42 and the light emitting element 51 are optically connected, so that the light generated by the light emitting element 51 is transmitted to the steam inlet pipe 42 to illuminate the cooking area 411 of the tray body 41.

[0068] Alternatively, if Fig.11 and Fig.12As shown, the front side wall of the light guide column 53 is provided with a plurality of abutting notches 530 corresponding to the light guide hollow rod 52 one by one; the light guide end portion 422 of the steam inlet pipe 42 has an inclined end surface 4220 matching the abutting notch 530. Thus, when the light guide end portion 422 is inserted into the abutting notch 530 via the light guide hollow rod 52, the inclined end surface 4220 of the light guide end portion 422 abuts against the inner side wall of the abutting notch 530, so as to guide the light to propagate from the light guide column 53 to the light guide end portion 422.

[0069] Preferably, the inclined end surface 4220 faces the upper rear side of the light-guiding end portion 422 ; in other words, the abutting notch 530 is implemented as a wedge-shaped notch so as to better guide the light to propagate from the light-guiding column 53 to the light-guiding end portion 422 .

[0070] Furthermore, in one example of the present application, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the door box assembly 10 may include a box body 11 for accommodating the inner pot 20, a door body 12 hingedly connected to the box body 11, and a camera 13 disposed on the door body 12 and arranged toward the inner pot 20, so that the camera 13 can capture the image inside the inner pot 20, which is helpful for judging the maturity of food and improving the cooking experience of the user. It can be understood that in other examples of the present application, the door box assembly 10 may not be provided with the camera 13, but an observation window may be provided on the door body 12, so that the user can directly view the food inside the inner pot 20 through the observation window.

[0071] Alternatively, if Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the door body 12 includes a door frame 121 hingedly connected to the box body 11, an inner glass 122 installed on the inner side of the door frame 121, an outer glass 123 installed on the outer side of the door frame 121, and a door handle 124 installed on the outer side of the outer glass 123; the camera 13 is installed inside the door handle 124, so that the temperature rise environment of the camera 13 can meet the use requirements of the camera 13.

[0072] It is worth noting that since the steam inlet tray 40 of the present application can ensure that the lighting effect of each layer of food is consistent, the cooking device 1 of the present application can ensure that the imaging effect of the camera 13 on each layer of food remains consistent, so as to truly reflect the state of the food in the interlayer, and ensure that the user can judge the current cooking state by comparing the appearance of each layer of food, so as to timely adjust the cooking conditions.

[0073] In addition, if Figure 4As shown, the generator body 31 in the steam generator 30 mentioned in the present application can be installed at the bottom of the box 11; the light-emitting element 51 in the light source assembly 50 mentioned in the present application can be but is not limited to being implemented as an LED lamp fixed at the bottom of the box 11.

[0074] The technical features of the above embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0075] The above embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. Steam inlet tray, characterized in that: include: The tray body comprises a cooking area and an edge area around the cooking area and used for overlapping with the inner pot; a steam inlet pipe having a steam inlet for communicating with a steam generator located outside the inner tank, a steam inlet channel extending from the steam inlet along the pipe body, and a plurality of steam outlets spaced apart along the pipe body and communicating with the steam inlet channel; and A fixing frame, wherein the fixing frame extends upward from the edge area of ​​the tray body, and the fixing frame is fixedly connected to the steam inlet pipe to partially support the steam inlet pipe above the cooking area of ​​the tray body.

2. The steam inlet tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The steam inlet pipe is a light-guiding material component used to be connected to the light source assembly located outside the inner tank in a light-guiding manner.

3. The steam inlet tray according to claim 2, characterized in that: The steam inlet pipe includes a steam inlet end portion for slidably passing through the side wall of the inner tank and detachably connected to the steam generator, a light guide end portion for slidably passing through the side wall of the inner tank and detachably connected to the light source assembly, and a hollow tube portion extending integrally from the steam inlet end portion to the light guide end portion to provide the steam inlet channel; the steam inlet port is opened at the steam inlet end portion, and a plurality of steam outlets are evenly opened at the lower side wall of the hollow tube portion.

4. The steam inlet tray according to claim 3, characterized in that: The hollow tube portion extends left and right above the cooking area; the steam inlet end portion extends backward from one end of the hollow tube portion along the edge area to extend out of the rear edge of the tray body; the light guide end portion extends backward from the other end of the hollow tube portion along the edge area to extend out of the rear edge of the tray body.

5. The steam inlet tray according to claim 4, characterized in that: The projection of the hollow tube portion on the tray body is located at the rear of the cooking area.

6. The steam inlet tray according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that: The fixing frame includes a steam inlet end bracket fixedly connected to the edge area of ​​the tray body, a steam inlet end pipe clamp fixedly connected to the upper end of the steam inlet end bracket and clamped with the steam inlet end, a light guide end bracket fixedly connected to the edge area of ​​the tray body, and a light guide end pipe clamp fixedly connected to the upper end of the light guide end bracket and clamped with the light guide end.

7. A cooking device, characterized in that include: Door box assembly; An inner tank is disposed inside the door box assembly; A steam generator is disposed inside the door box assembly and outside the inner tank; as well as The steam inlet tray according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the steam inlet tray is placed inside the inner tank, and a steam inlet pipe of the steam inlet tray is connected to the steam generator.

8. The cooking device according to claim 7, characterized in that The steam generator comprises a generator body for generating steam, a plurality of steam inlet hollow rods fixedly arranged on the side wall of the inner container and detachably plugged into the steam inlet end of the steam inlet pipe, a steam inlet joint fixedly connected and communicated with the plurality of steam inlet hollow rods, and a steam delivery pipe having two ends respectively communicated with the generator body and the steam inlet joint; The steam generator further includes a plurality of steam inlet valves arranged corresponding to the steam inlet hollow rod; when the steam inlet end is inserted into the steam inlet hollow rod, the steam inlet valve is opened to conduct the steam path between the steam inlet hollow rod and the steam inlet joint; when the steam inlet end is pulled out of the steam inlet hollow rod, the steam inlet valve is closed to block the steam path between the steam inlet hollow rod and the steam inlet joint.

9. The cooking device according to claim 8, characterized in that The steam inlet valve includes a valve core that can be slidably arranged on the steam inlet joint forward and backward, and a valve member that is fixed to the steam inlet end and magnetically attracted to the valve core; when the steam inlet end is inserted into the steam inlet hollow rod, the valve member pushes the valve core to open the steam inlet valve; when the steam inlet end is pulled out of the steam inlet hollow rod, the valve member pulls the valve core to close the steam inlet valve.

10. The cooking device according to claim 9, characterized in that The steam inlet joint is a joint pipe that vertically penetrates the multiple steam inlet hollow rods; the front side wall of the joint pipe is provided with multiple plug-in holes that correspond one-to-one to the steam inlet hollow pipes; the rear side wall of the joint pipe is provided with multiple sliding holes that correspond one-to-one to the plug-in holes; the valve core includes a valve shaft that can slidably penetrate the sliding holes, a plugging part fixed to the front end of the valve shaft and located inside the joint pipe, and a stopper part fixed to the rear end of the valve shaft and located outside the joint pipe.

11. The cooking device according to claim 7, characterized in that The cooking device further comprises a light source assembly arranged inside the door box assembly and outside the inner pot; the steam inlet pipe can be connected to the light source assembly in a light-guiding manner.

12. The cooking device according to claim 11, characterized in that The light source assembly includes a light-emitting element for emitting light, a plurality of light-guiding hollow rods fixed to the side wall of the inner tank and detachably plugged into the light-guiding end of the steam inlet pipe, and a light-guiding column fixedly connected to the plurality of light-guiding hollow rods and light-guidingly connected to the light-emitting element.

13. The cooking device according to claim 12, characterized in that The front side wall of the light guide column is provided with a plurality of abutment notches corresponding one to one with the light guide hollow rod; the light guide end of the steam inlet pipe has an inclined end surface matching the abutment notches.

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