Steaming oven

By introducing the spray device and water collection cover into the steam oven, the problems of inconvenience in cleaning the heating pipe and secondary pollution are solved, and efficient cleaning and reducing the cleaning workload are achieved.

CN120267154APending Publication Date: 2025-07-08NINGBO FOTILE KITCHEN WARE CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510301821.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-14
Publication Date
2025-07-08

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Technical Problem

The heating pipes of the existing steam oven are not convenient to clean and are prone to secondary pollution during the cleaning process, which increases the cleaning workload and is not good in cleaning.

Method used

A steam oven structure including an inner liner assembly, a steaming tray, a water collecting cover and a spraying device is designed. The heating pipe is cleaned by the water flow emitted from the spraying channel through the spraying device, and the water collecting cover is used to collect the return water to avoid secondary pollution. At the same time, the steaming tray prevents the return water from leaking, and the partition plate and filter holes in the water collecting cover improve the cleaning effect.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient cleaning of heating pipes, avoids secondary pollution, reduces cleaning workload and improves cleaning effect.

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Abstract

The steaming oven comprises an inner container assembly, a steaming disc, a water collecting cover and a spraying device, the inner container assembly comprises an inner container body and a heating pipe installed on the inner top wall of the inner container body, the steaming disc is installed on the inner container body, and the steaming disc and the inner top wall and the inner bottom wall of the inner container body are stacked at intervals so that the inner space of the inner container body can be divided into an upper cavity and a lower cavity; the water collecting cover is detachably installed in the lower cavity and covers the communicating hole so that a water collecting cavity can be defined by the water collecting cover and the steaming plate, and the spraying device is installed on the water collecting cover and provided with a spraying channel which is located in the water collecting cavity and faces the communicating hole. Based on the structure of the steaming oven, water flow ejected from the ejection channel passes through the communicating hole and then washes the heating pipe on the inner top wall of the inner container body, and backflow water after cleaning is collected by the water collecting cover and does not flow to other parts in the lower cavity, so that secondary pollution is avoided, and the steaming tray can also prevent the backflow water from leaking from other parts; in addition, according to the steaming and baking oven, the steaming tray is cleaned while the heating pipe is cleaned, and two purposes are achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of steam ovens, and particularly to a steam oven. Background Art

[0002] A steam and roast integrated machine is an electric heating appliance that uses the radiant heat emitted by electric heating elements to bake food. According to the different needs of baked food, the temperature of the baking cooking device can generally be adjusted within the range of 33 to 233 °C. Generally, an upper heating tube is provided at the top of the inner cavity of the baking cooking device, and the heating tube is fixed to the inner cavity by fasteners. Without using professional tools, the heating tube cannot be detached from the inner cavity. The oil stains generated during the working process of the baking cooking device will splash on the top wall of the inner cavity. The above-mentioned heating tube is non-removably installed at the top of the inner cavity and is relatively close to the top wall of the inner cavity, thus isolating a plurality of narrow spaces, which is not convenient for cleaning and forms a cleaning dead corner. After long-term use, it will cause peculiar smell in the inner cavity of the oven. The existing cleaning method still requires the user or the cleaner to manually clean. During the cleaning process, especially when cleaning the heating tube, the dirt on the heating tube is easy to fuse with the cleaning agent or water and flow to other positions of the inner cavity, causing secondary pollution, which undoubtedly increases the cleaning workload and the cleaning effect is also poor. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Based on the problems that the existing steam oven has inconvenient cleaning of the heating tube and is prone to cause secondary pollution during the cleaning process, which increases the cleaning workload and the cleaning effect is not good, it is necessary to provide a steam oven.

[0004] A steam oven, comprising:

[0005] An inner cavity assembly, including an inner cavity body and a heating tube installed on the inner top wall of the inner cavity body;

[0006] A steaming tray, installed in the inner cavity body and spaced from the inner top wall and the inner bottom wall of the inner cavity body respectively in a stacked manner to divide the internal space of the inner cavity body into an upper cavity and a lower cavity. The steaming tray is also provided with a communication hole for communicating the upper cavity and the lower cavity;

[0007] A water collecting cover, detachably installed in the lower cavity and covering the communication hole to form a water collecting cavity with the steaming tray;

[0008] A spraying device, installed on the water collecting cover and having a spraying channel located in the water collecting cavity and facing the communication hole.

[0009] With such a setting, the water flow exiting from the injection channel will wash the heating pipe on the inner top wall of the inner tank body after passing through the communication hole. The returned water after cleaning will be collected by the water collection cover and will not flow to other parts of the lower cavity, so secondary pollution will not occur. The steaming tray will also prevent the returned water from leaking out from other places. In addition, when the heating pipe is cleaned, the steaming tray is also cleaned incidentally, killing two birds with one stone.

[0010] In one embodiment, the steaming tray has a spraying area corresponding to the position of the heating pipe and recessed from the bottom of the steaming tray towards the inner top wall of the inner tank body, and a water return area located around the spraying area. The communication hole is located in the spraying area, and the steaming tray is also provided with a water return hole located in the water return area and communicating with the water collection cavity.

[0011] With such a setting, the returned water can be guided to the water return area and will not block the communication hole due to accumulation in the spraying area, thus ensuring that the water flow exiting from the injection channel can smoothly pass through the communication hole.

[0012] In one embodiment, the water return area is arranged around the spraying area.

[0013] With such a setting, the drainage path of the spraying area is increased, which is beneficial to improving the drainage efficiency.

[0014] In one embodiment, the water collection cover further has a partition plate fixed to the inner bottom wall of the water collection cover to divide the water collection cavity into a first chamber communicating with the communication hole and a second chamber communicating with the water return hole.

[0015] With such a setting, the first chamber separated by the partition plate in the water collection cavity collects dirt, which is beneficial to improving the cleaning effect and avoiding the need to change water frequently.

[0016] In one embodiment, the partition plate is further provided with a filtering hole communicating the first chamber and the second chamber, and the spraying device has a water inlet communicating with the second chamber.

[0017] With such a setting, the filtering hole can not only connect the two chambers, enabling the spraying device to use the returned water to continue washing the heating pipe, but also filter out the solid dirt in the first chamber to avoid blocking the water pump.

[0018] In one embodiment, the water collection cover has a convex platform protruding from the bottom wall of the water collection cover towards the steaming tray to form a deposition area surrounding the convex platform at the bottom of the second chamber.

[0019] With such a setting, the solid particles entering the second chamber will be restricted in the deposition area and will not enter the water pump body.

[0020] In one of the embodiments, the spray device includes a spray arm rotatably mounted in the water collecting chamber and providing the spray channel, a water pump assembly connected to the inlet of the spray channel, and a driving assembly drivingly connected to the spray arm.

[0021] In this way, by arranging a rotatable spray arm in the water collecting chamber, it is only necessary to arrange a smaller number of injection channels on the spray arm to achieve coverage of the area to be cleaned, thereby reducing the water consumption under the condition of the same injection speed, and being able to avoid the problem of blockage of the connecting holes on the steaming plate due to the rapid accumulation of backflow water.

[0022] In one of the embodiments, a mounting hole is formed on the bottom wall of the water collecting hood, and the driving assembly includes a sealing plate sealed in the mounting hole and a driving motor installed on a side of the sealing plate away from the water collecting chamber and drivingly connected to the spray arm.

[0023] In this way, the sealing plate not only facilitates the installation of the drive motor, but also seals the installation opening to prevent the backflow water from leaking from the water collecting chamber.

[0024] In one embodiment, the steaming plate includes a placing plate providing the connecting hole and a first sealing ring surrounding the placing plate, and the water collecting cover includes a cover body covering the connecting hole and a second sealing ring surrounding the cover body and abutting against the first sealing ring.

[0025] With such arrangement, the water collecting cover is installed on the steaming tray and the water collecting chamber is sealed by means of the first sealing ring of the steaming tray, thereby ensuring the stability of the connection between the steaming tray and the water collecting cover and preventing secondary contamination during the cleaning process.

[0026] In one of the embodiments, the steam oven further includes a first magnetic component installed on the first sealing ring and a second magnetic component installed on the second sealing ring and magnetically connected to the first magnetic component.

[0027] Such arrangement not only provides a squeezing force for making the second sealing ring abut against the first sealing ring by means of magnetic attraction, but also facilitates the disassembly and assembly of the water collecting cover and the steaming tray. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a steam oven in an embodiment provided in the present application;

[0029] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The cross-sectional view of the steam oven shown in the AA direction;

[0030] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The structural diagram of the middle steaming plate;

[0031] Figure 4 is Figure 2 the structural schematic diagram of the water collecting cover;

[0032] Figure 5 is Figure 2 the structural schematic diagram of the middle spray arm.

[0033] Reference numerals:

[0034] 10. Inner container assembly; 101. Upper cavity; 102. Lower cavity; 11. Inner container body; 1101. Rib; 12. Heating tube; 20. Steaming tray; 201. Communication hole; 202. Spraying area; 203. Water return area; 204. Water return hole; 21. Placing board; 22. First sealing ring; 30. Water collecting cover; 301. Water collecting cavity; 3011. First chamber; 3012. Second chamber; 302. Boss; 303. Mounting hole; 31. Cover body; 32. Second sealing ring; 33. Partition board; 3301. Filter hole; 34. Water inlet pipe; 35. Outer connecting pipe; 40. Spraying device; 41. Spray arm; 4101. Jet channel; 42. Water pump assembly; 43. Driving assembly; 44. Protective cover; 51. First magnetic part; 52. Second magnetic part. Detailed implementation manners

[0035] In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the following will describe the detailed implementation manners of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to fully understand 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 departing from the connotation of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0036] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

[0037] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0038] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms such as "mounted", "connected", "coupled", "fixed", etc. shall be construed in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the communication inside two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0039] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0040] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may also be an intermediate 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 an intermediate element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.

[0041] The steam oven is an electric heating appliance that uses the radiant heat emitted by electric heating elements to bake food. According to the different needs of baked food, the temperature of the baking cooking device can generally be adjusted within the range of 33 - 233 °C. Generally, an upper heating tube is provided at the top of the inner cavity of the baking cooking device. This heating tube is fixed to the inner cavity by fasteners and cannot be removed from the inner cavity without using professional tools. During the operation of the baking cooking device, the oil stains generated will splash on the top wall of the inner cavity. The above heating tube is non-removably installed at the top of the inner cavity and is relatively close to the top wall of the inner cavity, thus isolating multiple narrow spaces, which is not convenient for cleaning and forms a cleaning dead corner. After long-term use, it will cause peculiar smell in the inner cavity of the oven. The existing cleaning method still requires the user or the cleaner to manually clean. During the cleaning process, especially when cleaning the heating tube, the dirt on the heating tube is easily combined with the cleaning agent or water and flows to other positions of the inner cavity, causing secondary pollution. This undoubtedly increases the cleaning workload and the cleaning effect is also poor.

[0042] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a steam oven that can specifically clean the heating tube and the top wall of the inner cavity.

[0043] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , Figure 1 which is a schematic structural diagram of a steam oven in an embodiment provided by this application. Figure 2 is Figure 1 a cross-sectional view of the steam oven shown in the A - A direction. The steam oven provided by this application includes an inner cavity assembly 10, a steaming tray 20, a water collecting cover 30 and a spraying device 40. The inner cavity assembly 10 includes an inner cavity body 11 and a heating tube 12 installed on the inner top wall of the inner cavity body 11. The steaming tray 20 is installed in the inner cavity body 11 and is stacked at intervals with the inner top wall and the inner bottom wall of the inner cavity body 11 respectively to divide the internal space of the inner cavity body 11 into an upper cavity 101 and a lower cavity 102. The water collecting cover 30 is detachably installed in the lower cavity 102 and covers the communication hole 201 to form a water collecting cavity 301 with the steaming tray 20. The spraying device 40 is installed on the water collecting cover 30 and has a spraying channel located in the water collecting cavity 301 and facing the communication hole 201. Based on the structure of this steam oven, the water flow emitted from the spraying channel 4101 will wash the heating tube 12 on the inner top wall of the inner cavity body 11 after passing through the communication hole 201. The returned water after cleaning will be collected by the water collecting cover 30 and will not flow to other parts in the lower cavity 102, so secondary pollution will not be generated. The steaming tray 20 will also block the returned water from leaking out from other places. In addition, when this steam oven cleans the heating tube 12, it also cleans the steaming tray 20 by the way, killing two birds with one stone.

[0044] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 , Figure 3 is Figure 2 a schematic structural diagram of the steaming tray 20 inFigure 4 is Figure 2 The structural schematic diagram of the water collecting cover 30. Optionally, in order to ensure the stability of the connection between the steaming tray 20 and the water collecting cover 30 and prevent secondary pollution during the cleaning process, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the steaming tray 20 includes a placement plate 21 providing a communication hole 201 and a first sealing ring 22 surrounding the placement plate 21. The first sealing ring 22 is mainly used to abut against the rib 1101 on the inner side wall of the inner tank body 11 to support the placement plate 21. The water collecting cover 30 includes a cover main body 31 covering the communication hole 201 and a second sealing ring 32 surrounding the cover main body 31 and abutting against the first sealing ring 22. With the first sealing ring 22 of the steaming tray 20, the water collecting cover 30 is installed on the steaming tray 20, and the sealing of the water collecting cavity 301 is also achieved. Since there is no need to provide an adapter structure for fixing the water collecting cover 30 on the inner tank body 11, it will not affect the production and manufacturing of the existing inner tank body 11, and the improvement cost is reduced. Specifically, in order to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the water collecting cover 30, the steam oven further includes a first magnetic part 51 installed on the first sealing ring 22 and a second magnetic part 52 installed on the second sealing ring 32 and magnetically connected to the first magnetic part 51. By means of magnetic attraction, the extrusion force for the second sealing ring 32 to abut against the first sealing ring 22 is provided, and the disassembly and assembly of the water collecting cover 30 and the steaming tray 20 are also facilitated. Optionally, the second magnetic part 52 is embedded in the side of the second sealing ring 32 facing the first sealing ring 22. In this way, the distance between the first magnetic part 51 and the second magnetic part 52 is shortened, thereby increasing the abutting force. Optionally, the second magnetic part 52 is located inside the second sealing ring 32 to ensure the tight fit of the first sealing ring 22 and the second sealing ring 32.

[0045] Please continue to refer to Figures 2 to 4 , during the actual cleaning process, the return water generated after cleaning the heating pipe 12 is likely to accumulate on the steaming tray 20 and block the communication hole 201. In order to avoid this problem, in the present application, the steaming tray 20 has a spraying area 202 corresponding to the position of the heating pipe 12 and recessed from the bottom of the steaming tray 20 towards the inner top wall of the inner tank body 11, and a return water area 203 located around the spraying area 202. The communication hole 201 is located in the spraying area 202. The steaming tray 20 is also provided with a return water hole 204 located in the return water area 203 and communicating with the water collecting cavity 301. This design of locally lifting the steaming tray 20 can guide the return water to the return water area 203 without blocking the communication hole 201 due to accumulation in the spraying area 202, thereby ensuring that the water flow ejected from the ejection channel 4101 can smoothly pass through the communication hole 201. Specifically, the return water area 203 is arranged around the spraying area 202, which increases the drainage path of the spraying area 202 and is beneficial to improving the drainage efficiency.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 4, Further, in order to prevent the backflow water from polluting the injection channel 4101, in an embodiment provided in the present application, the water in the water collection cavity 301 is also recycled. Specifically, the water collection cover 30 further has a partition plate 33 fixedly arranged on the inner bottom wall of the water collection cover 30 to divide the water collection cavity 301 into a first chamber 3011 communicating with the communication hole 201 and a second chamber 3012 communicating with the return water hole 204. The first chamber 3011 separated in the water collection cavity 301 by the partition plate 33 collects dirt, which is beneficial to improving the cleaning effect and avoiding the need for frequent water replacement. In order to save water, the partition plate 33 is also provided with a filter hole 3301 communicating with the first chamber 3011 and the second chamber 3012. The spraying device 40 has a water inlet communicating with the second chamber 3012. The filter hole 3301 can not only connect the two chambers, enabling the spraying device 40 to use the backflow water to continue to wash the heating pipe 12, but also filter out the solid dirt in the first chamber 3011 to avoid blocking the water pump. Optionally, in an embodiment provided in the present application, the partition plate 33 is cylindrical and is arranged at a position close to the center of the bottom wall of the water collection cover 30 corresponding to the spraying area 202 of the steaming tray 20.

[0047] Considering the limited space in the inner tank body 11, if a spray head with a size equivalent to that of the steaming baking tray is designed, the production cost is relatively high, and the water consumption is large, which easily causes a large amount of backflow water to accumulate on the steaming tray 20 and block the communication hole 201, affecting the spraying cleaning effect.

[0048] Based on this, please refer to Figure 2 , In an embodiment provided in the present application, the spraying device 40 includes a spraying arm 41 rotatably installed in the water collection cavity 301 and providing an injection channel 4101, a water pump assembly 42 communicating with the inlet of the injection channel 4101, and a driving assembly 43 drivingly connected to the spraying arm 41. By arranging a rotatable spraying arm 41 in the water collection cavity 301, only a small number of injection channels 4101 need to be arranged on the spraying arm 41 to cover the area to be cleaned. Under the condition of the same injection speed, the water consumption is reduced, and the problem of blocking the communication hole 201 caused by the rapid accumulation of backflow water on the steaming tray 20 can be avoided. Specifically, in order to facilitate the assembly of the driving assembly 43, an installation hole 303 is opened on the bottom wall of the water collection cover 30. The driving assembly 43 includes a sealing plate sealed in the installation hole 303 and a driving motor installed on the side of the sealing plate facing away from the water collection cavity 301 and drivingly connected to the spraying arm 41. Optionally, in order to protect the driving motor and the water pump assembly 42, the driving assembly 43 further includes a protective cover 44 covering the driving motor and the water pump assembly 42 and installed at the bottom of the water collection cover 30.

[0049] Please refer to Figure 5 , Figure 5 For Figure 2Schematic diagram of the structure of the middle spray arm 41. Specifically, the injection channel 4101 has a plurality of channel outlets facing different directions, and the inlet of the injection channel 4101 is located at the bottom of the spray arm 41 and communicates with the discharge outlet of the water pump assembly 42. This can achieve the injection of high-speed water flow from different directions, thereby improving the cleaning effect on the heating tube 12.

[0050] Please refer to again Figure 2 , the water collecting cover 30 further includes a water inlet pipe 34 installed at the bottom of the water collecting cover 30 and communicating with the suction port of the water pump assembly 42. The discharge outlet of the water pump assembly 42 communicates with the injection channel 4101. In this way, the installation of the water pump assembly 42 and the drive motor is prevented from occupying the space of the water collecting cavity 301. Optionally, the water collecting cover 30 further includes an external connection pipe 35 connected to the suction port of the water pump main body, which facilitates the water pump assembly 42 to draw water from the outside. It can be understood that in other embodiments, an additional external drain pipe can also be provided to timely discharge the return water in the water collecting cavity 301. The two external pipes cooperate with each other to replace the cleaning water without temporarily removing the water collecting cover 30, the steaming tray 20 and the spraying device 40 from the inner tank.

[0051] Please refer to again Figure 2 and Figure 4 , further, considering that some solid particles with smaller diameters will still pass through the filter holes 3301 and the communication holes 201, in order to minimize the entry of these particles into the water pump assembly 42, the water collecting cover 30 has a boss 302 protruding from the bottom wall of the water collecting cover 30 towards the steaming tray 20 to form a deposition area surrounding the boss 302 at the bottom of the second chamber 3012. In this way, the solid particles entering the second chamber 3012 will be restricted in the deposition area and will not enter the water pump main body.

[0052] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope described in this specification.

[0053] The above-described embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present invention. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present invention, several deformations and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention patent should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A steam oven, characterized in that, include: An inner liner assembly (10) comprises an inner liner body (11) and a heating pipe (12) installed on the inner top wall of the inner liner body (11); A steaming plate (20) is mounted on the inner pot body (11) and is spaced and overlapped with the inner top wall and the inner bottom wall of the inner pot body (11) so as to divide the inner space of the inner pot body (11) into an upper cavity (101) and a lower cavity (102); the steaming plate (20) is also provided with a connecting hole (201) connecting the upper cavity (101) and the lower cavity (102); a water collecting cover (30) which is detachably mounted in the lower chamber (102) and covers the communicating hole (201) to enclose a water collecting chamber (301) with the steaming plate (20); and A spray device (40) is installed on the water collecting cover (30) and has a spray channel (4101) located in the water collecting chamber (301) and facing the connecting hole (201).

2. The steam oven according to claim 1, characterized in that, The steaming plate (20) comprises a spraying area (202) which corresponds to the position of the heating tube (12) and is recessed from the bottom of the steaming plate (20) toward the inner top wall of the inner pot body (11), and a water return area (203) located around the spraying area (202); the connecting hole (201) is located in the spraying area (202); and the steaming plate (20) is further provided with a water return hole (204) which is located in the water return area (203) and is connected to the water collecting chamber (301).

3. The steam oven according to claim 2, wherein The water return area (203) is arranged around the spray area (202).

4. The steam oven according to claim 2, wherein The water collecting cover (30) further comprises a partition plate (33) fixedly mounted on the inner bottom wall of the water collecting cover (30) so as to divide the water collecting chamber (301) into a first chamber (3011) connected to the connecting hole (201) and a second chamber (3012) connected to the water return hole (204).

5. The steam oven according to claim 4, characterized in that, The partition plate (33) is further provided with a filtering hole (3301) connected to the first chamber (3011) and the second chamber (3012), and the spray device (40) has a water inlet connected to the second chamber (3012).

6. The steam oven according to claim 5, characterized in that, The water collecting cover (30) has a boss (302) protruding from the bottom wall of the water collecting cover (30) toward the steaming plate (20) to form a deposition area surrounding the boss (302) at the bottom of the second chamber (3012).

7. The steam oven according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The spray device (40) comprises a spray arm (41) rotatably mounted in the water collecting chamber (301) and providing the spray channel (4101), a water pump assembly (42) connected to the inlet of the spray channel (4101), and a driving assembly (43) drivingly connected to the spray arm (41).

8. The steam oven according to claim 7, characterized in that, The bottom wall of the water collecting cover (30) is provided with a mounting hole (303), and the driving assembly (43) comprises a sealing plate sealed in the mounting hole (303) and a driving motor installed on a side of the sealing plate away from the water collecting chamber (301) and drivingly connected to the spray arm (41).

9. The steam oven according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, The steaming tray (20) includes a placement plate (21) providing the communication holes (201) and a first sealing ring (22) surrounding the placement plate (21). The water collection cover (30) includes a cover main body (31) covering the communication holes (201) and a second sealing ring (32) surrounding the cover main body (31) and abutting against the first sealing ring (22).

10. The steam oven according to claim 9, characterized in that, The steam oven further includes a first magnetic part (51) installed on the first sealing ring (22) and a second magnetic part (52) installed on the second sealing ring (32) and magnetically connected to the first magnetic part (51).