Shell assembly of cooking utensil and cooking utensil

Abstract

The utility model relates to a shell assembly of a cooking utensil and the cooking utensil, the shell assembly comprises a shell and a baffle, heat dissipation holes are formed in the bottom of the shell, the baffle is movably arranged in the shell and can be switched between a first position and a second position, and when the baffle is located at the first position, the baffle shields the heat dissipation holes; when the baffle is in the second position, the baffle opens the heat dissipation holes, and at least part of the baffle is exposed out of the shell when the baffle is in the first position and the second position. By arranging the movable baffle, the baffle can be moved to the second position during use, so that the heat dissipation holes can normally dissipate heat, and the baffle is moved to the first position when cleaning is needed, so that the heat dissipation holes are shielded, and water is prevented from flowing into the shell from the heat dissipation holes during cleaning; therefore, the problem that electrified parts such as an internal control panel and a heating piece are wetted or affected with damp is solved, and the safety performance of the cooking utensil is improved. Moreover, a user can push or pull the baffle through the part, exposed out of the shell, of the baffle, so that the baffle is easily controlled to move.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] The small cooking pots, electric hot pots, electric steamers and other electric cooking appliances currently sold on the market usually have very high temperatures inside the shells due to the need for long-term heating. Therefore, it is necessary to add many heat dissipation holes at the bottom of the shells. Since the heat dissipation holes are generally through-hole structures without shielding parts, water can easily flow into the shell from the heat dissipation holes at the bottom during cleaning, causing internal control panels, heating components and other live parts to be damaged due to water ingress or moisture. Utility Model Content

[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a shell assembly of a cooking utensil and a cooking utensil to solve the problem that water easily enters the heat dissipation holes.

[0004] A shell assembly of a cooking utensil comprises an outer shell and a baffle, wherein a heat dissipation hole is provided at the bottom of the outer shell, and the baffle is movably arranged in the outer shell and can be switched between a first position and a second position. When the baffle is in the first position, the baffle blocks the heat dissipation hole; when the baffle is in the second position, the baffle opens the heat dissipation hole. The baffle is at least partially exposed from the outer shell when in both the first position and the second position.

[0005] The present application provides a movable baffle, which can be moved to the second position when in use, so that the heat dissipation holes can dissipate heat normally. When cleaning is required, the baffle is moved to the first position to block the heat dissipation holes, thereby preventing water from flowing into the shell from the heat dissipation holes during cleaning, thereby preventing the internal control panel, heating element and other live parts from getting wet or getting damp, thereby improving the safety performance of the cooking appliance. Since the baffle is at least partially exposed to the shell when in the first position and the second position, the user can push or pull the baffle through the part of the baffle exposed to the shell, thereby easily controlling the movement of the baffle and switching the position of the baffle.

[0006] In one embodiment, the portion of the baffle exposed from the housing when the baffle is in the second position is greater than the portion of the baffle exposed from the housing when the baffle is in the first position.

[0007] In this way, when the baffle is in the first position, the baffle can be switched to the second position by pulling it outward; when the baffle is in the second position, the baffle can be switched to the first position by pushing it into the shell, and the operation is very simple.

[0008] In one of the embodiments, when the baffle is at the first position, the length of the portion of the baffle exposed from the housing is 2 mm to 5 mm.

[0009] In this way, it is convenient for the user to pull the baffle outwards, thereby facilitating the movement of the baffle.

[0010] In one of the embodiments, a slide groove is provided at the bottom of the shell, an opening is provided on one side of the slide groove, the baffle is slidably provided in the slide groove and at least partially extends from the opening, the heat dissipation hole is provided on the bottom wall of the slide groove, and when the baffle is in the first position, one end of the baffle abuts against the side wall of the slide groove opposite to the opening.

[0011] In this way, the slide groove is provided to limit the movable position of the baffle, the slide groove structure is very simple, and it is very convenient to push and pull the baffle.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, the slide groove is a square groove, the length of the slide groove is 30mm to 100mm, the width of the slide groove is 20mm to 200mm, and the height of the slide groove is 5mm to 50mm.

[0013] The chute is a square groove with a very simple structure. The length of the chute is 30mm to 100mm, and the width of the chute is 20mm to 200mm, which ensures the area of ​​the bottom wall of the chute, thereby ensuring the heat dissipation area of ​​the heat dissipation hole. The height of the chute is 5mm to 50mm, which ensures that it can accommodate a baffle of sufficient thickness without affecting the overall height of the cooking utensil.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, two opposite side walls of the slide groove adjacent to the opening are provided with retaining ribs extending along the sliding direction of the baffle plate, and the retaining ribs are blocked above the baffle plate.

[0015] In this way, the baffle ribs can limit the freedom of the baffle in the vertical direction, ensuring that the baffle can only move horizontally and will not flip along the opening.

[0016] In one embodiment, the length of the retaining rib is 10 mm to 100 mm.

[0017] If the retaining rib is too short, when the baffle moves to a certain position, it is easy to escape from the restriction of the retaining rib. In this embodiment, the length of the retaining rib is 10mm to 100mm, ensuring that the retaining rib is always above the baffle.

[0018] In one embodiment, the baffle is a square baffle, the length of the baffle is 10 mm to 200 mm, and the width of the baffle is 5 mm to 200 mm.

[0019] In this way, the baffle structure is very simple, ensuring that the baffle can block all the heat dissipation holes.

[0020] In one of the embodiments, a portion of the baffle exposed from the housing is provided with a push-pull portion, and the push-pull portion is a groove or a protrusion.

[0021] This makes it convenient for users to push or pull the baffle.

[0022] A cooking utensil comprises a utensil body and the shell assembly as described above, wherein the utensil body is arranged in the shell.

[0023] The cooking utensil provided by the present application can move the baffle to the second position when in use, so that the heat dissipation holes can dissipate heat normally. When cleaning is required, the baffle can be moved to the first position to block the heat dissipation holes, thereby preventing water from flowing into the inside of the shell from the heat dissipation holes during cleaning, thereby preventing the internal control panel, heating element and other live parts from getting wet or getting damp, thereby improving the safety performance of the cooking utensil. Since the baffle is at least partially exposed from the shell when in the first position and the second position, the user can push or pull the baffle through the part of the baffle exposed from the shell, thereby easily controlling the movement of the baffle and switching the position of the baffle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the conventional technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the conventional technology descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0025] Figure 1 An exploded view of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 3 A three-dimensional diagram of a housing assembly of a cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 4 A bottom view of the cooking device according to an embodiment of the present application when the baffle is in the first position;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a bottom view of the cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present application when the baffle is in the second position.

[0030] Figure numerals: 100, shell assembly; 10, outer shell; 101, bottom shell; 102, side shell; 11, heat dissipation hole; 12, slide groove; 121, opening; 13, baffle; 20, baffle; 21, push-pull part; 200, device body; 300, heating element. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application 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 application. However, the present application 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 application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0032] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another component, it may be directly on the other component or there may also be a central component. When a component is considered to be "connected to" another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be a central component at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the specification of this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation method.

[0033] 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 this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0034] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly in contact with the second feature, or the first feature and the second feature are indirectly in 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.

[0035] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the specification of this application have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and / or" used in the specification of this application includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0036] See also Figures 1 to 5The present application provides a cooking utensil, comprising a utensil body 200 and a shell assembly 100, wherein the shell assembly 100 comprises a shell 10, and the utensil body 200 is disposed in the shell 10. In order to realize electric heating, live parts are also disposed in the shell 10. Usually, a heating element 300 for heating the utensil body 200 and a control panel (not shown) electrically connected to the heating element 300 are also disposed in the shell 10. In addition, the control panel may also be electrically connected to other live parts such as a thermostat (not shown). When in use, the temperature in the shell 10 is relatively high. In order to dissipate heat in time, a plurality of heat dissipation holes 11 are provided at the bottom of the shell 10. In the prior art, there is no shielding at the heat dissipation holes, and water easily flows into the shell from the heat dissipation holes during cleaning, thereby causing the live parts in the shell to be damp or flooded. In order to solve the problem that the heat dissipation hole 11 is easy to get into water during cleaning, the improvement of the present application is that the housing assembly 100 also includes a baffle 20, which is movably arranged in the housing 10 and can be switched between a first position and a second position. When the baffle 20 is in the first position, the baffle 20 blocks the heat dissipation hole 11; when the baffle 20 is in the second position, the baffle 20 opens the heat dissipation hole 11. In this way, the baffle 20 can be moved to the second position during use, so that the heat dissipation hole 11 can dissipate heat normally. When cleaning is required, the baffle 20 is moved to the first position, so as to block the heat dissipation hole 11, and prevent water from flowing into the housing 10 from the heat dissipation hole 11 during cleaning, thereby preventing the problem of water or moisture in the internal control board, heating element 300 and other live parts, thereby improving the safety performance of the cooking appliance. Furthermore, the baffle 20 is at least partially exposed from the housing 10 when in the first position and the second position, so that the user can push or pull the baffle 20 through the portion of the baffle 20 exposed from the housing 10, thereby easily controlling the movement of the baffle 20 and switching the position of the baffle 20.

[0037] like Figure 4 As shown, the baffle 20 is in the first position; Figure 5 As shown, the baffle 20 is in the second position. When the baffle 20 is in the second position, the portion exposed from the housing 10 is greater than the portion exposed from the housing 10 when the baffle 20 is in the first position. Thus, when the baffle 20 is in the first position, the baffle 20 can be switched to the second position by pulling outward; when the baffle 20 is in the second position, the baffle 20 can be switched to the first position by pushing into the housing 10, and the operation is very simple.

[0038] For further information, see Figure 2 and Figure 3The housing 10 has a slide groove 12 at the bottom, an opening 121 at one side of the slide groove 12, a baffle 20 slidably disposed in the slide groove 12, and at least partially extending from the opening 121, a heat dissipation hole 11 disposed on the bottom wall of the slide groove 12, and when the baffle 20 is in the first position, one end of the baffle 20 abuts against the side wall of the slide groove 12 opposite to the opening 121. Thus, the slide groove 12 is provided to limit the movable position of the baffle 20, the slide groove 12 has a very simple structure, and it is very convenient to push and pull the baffle 20.

[0039] Furthermore, there is a certain friction force between the side wall of the chute 12 and the baffle 20, and the friction force is greater than the gravity of the baffle 20, so that when the cooking utensil is turned over, the baffle 20 will not slide due to the gravity, and the baffle 20 needs to be pushed or pulled with force to move the baffle 20. In other embodiments, a limiting structure can be provided between the baffle 20 and the housing 10, and the limiting structure can be a convex point and a card slot that cooperate with each other. When the convex point moves into the card slot, the baffle 20 is fixed to the housing 10, and the convex point can be moved out of the card slot by moving the baffle 20 with force, thereby ensuring that the baffle 20 can move in the housing 10. The convex point and the card slot can be provided on the baffle 20 and the side wall of the chute 12, respectively, or can be provided at other positions, as long as the baffle 20 can be limited by the cooperation of the convex point and the card slot. In one embodiment, when the baffle 20 is in the first position, the protrusion is inserted into the slot, so that the baffle 20 is restricted in the first position. At this time, flipping the cooking utensil will not cause the baffle 20 to move to the second position and open the heat dissipation hole 11. The baffle 20 needs to be pulled hard to move the protrusion out of the slot and move the baffle 20.

[0040] See also Figure 3 In this embodiment, the chute 12 is a square groove with a very simple structure. Furthermore, the length of the chute 12 is 30mm to 100mm, the width of the chute 12 is 20mm to 200mm, and the height of the chute 12 is 5mm to 50mm. It can be understood that the direction of movement of the baffle 20 is the length direction of the chute 12, the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the baffle 20 on the horizontal plane is the width direction of the chute 12, and the vertical direction is the height direction of the chute 12. The length of the chute 12 is 30mm to 100mm, and the width of the chute 12 is 20mm to 200mm, which ensures the area of ​​the bottom wall of the chute 12, thereby ensuring the heat dissipation area of ​​the heat dissipation hole 11. The height of the chute 12 is 5mm to 50mm, which ensures that it can accommodate a baffle 20 of sufficient thickness without affecting the overall height of the cooking utensil.

[0041] Furthermore, two opposite side walls of the slide groove 12 adjacent to the opening 121 are provided with retaining ribs 13 extending along the sliding direction of the baffle 20, and the retaining ribs 13 are above the baffle 20. In this way, the retaining ribs 13 can limit the freedom of the baffle 20 in the vertical direction, ensuring that the baffle 20 can only move horizontally and will not flip along the opening 121.

[0042] Furthermore, the length of the retaining rib 13 is 10 mm to 100 mm. If the retaining rib 13 is too short, when the baffle 20 moves to a certain position, it is easy to escape from the restriction of the retaining rib 13. In this embodiment, the length of the retaining rib 13 is 10 mm to 100 mm, ensuring that the retaining rib 13 is always above the baffle 20. In some specific embodiments, the length of the retaining rib 13 can be 10 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm, 70 mm, 80 mm, 90 mm, 100 mm, or any other value within the range of 10 mm to 100 mm.

[0043] Furthermore, the baffle 20 is a square baffle, the length of the baffle 20 is 10 mm to 200 mm, and the width of the baffle 20 is 5 mm to 200 mm. In this way, the structure of the baffle 20 is very simple, ensuring that the baffle 20 can block all the heat dissipation holes 11. The specific size of the baffle 20 can be set according to the size and position of the heat dissipation holes 11.

[0044] Furthermore, when the baffle 20 is in the first position, the length of the portion of the baffle 20 exposed from the housing 10 is 2 mm to 5 mm. In this way, it is convenient for the user to pull the baffle 20 outward, thereby facilitating the movement of the baffle 20. In some specific embodiments, the length of the portion of the baffle 20 exposed from the housing 10 can be 2 mm, 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm, 4 mm, 4.5 mm, 5 mm, or any other value within the range of 2 mm to 5 mm.

[0045] See also Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 Further, the portion of the baffle 20 exposed from the housing 10 is provided with a push-pull portion 21, and the push-pull portion 21 is a groove or a protrusion. In this way, it is convenient for the user to push or pull the baffle 20. In this embodiment, the push-pull portion 21 is a groove.

[0046] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 Further, the housing 10 can be an integrated housing or a split housing. In this embodiment, the housing 10 is a split housing. Specifically, the housing 10 includes a bottom housing 101 and a side housing 102. The bottom housing 101 is detachably connected to the bottom of the side housing 102. The heat dissipation holes 11 are arranged at the bottom of the bottom housing 101. Accordingly, the baffle 20 is movably arranged on the bottom housing 101.

[0047] The cooking utensil provided in the present application may be a small cooking pot, or an electric hot pot, an electric steamer or an electric rice cooker, etc., and the present application does not impose any limitation on this.

[0048] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, 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, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0049] The above-described embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A housing assembly of a cooking utensil, characterized in that: The invention comprises a shell (10) and a baffle (20), wherein a heat dissipation hole (11) is provided at the bottom of the shell (10), and the baffle (20) is movably arranged in the shell (10) and can be switched between a first position and a second position; when the baffle (20) is in the first position, the baffle (20) blocks the heat dissipation hole (11); when the baffle (20) is in the second position, the baffle (20) opens the heat dissipation hole (11); and when the baffle (20) is in the first position and the second position, the baffle (20) is at least partially exposed from the shell (10).

2. The housing assembly of the cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the baffle (20) is in the second position, the portion exposed from the housing (10) is greater than the portion exposed from the housing (10) when the baffle (20) is in the first position.

3. The housing assembly of the cooking appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that: When the baffle (20) is in the first position, the length of the portion of the baffle (20) exposed from the housing (10) is 2 mm to 5 mm.

4. The housing assembly of the cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (10) is provided with a slide groove (12) at the bottom, and an opening (121) is provided on one side of the slide groove (12). The baffle (20) is slidably arranged in the slide groove (12) and at least partially extends out from the opening (121). The heat dissipation hole (11) is arranged on the bottom wall of the slide groove (12). When the baffle (20) is in the first position, one end of the baffle (20) abuts against the side wall of the slide groove (12) opposite to the opening (121).

5. The housing assembly of the cooking appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that: The slide groove (12) is a square groove, the length of the slide groove (12) is 30 mm to 100 mm, the width of the slide groove (12) is 20 mm to 200 mm, and the height of the slide groove (12) is 5 mm to 50 mm.

6. The housing assembly of the cooking appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two opposite side walls of the sliding groove (12) adjacent to the opening (121) are provided with retaining ribs (13) extending along the sliding direction of the retaining plate (20), and the retaining ribs (13) are retained above the retaining plate (20).

7. The housing assembly of the cooking appliance according to claim 6, characterized in that: The length of the retaining rib (13) is 10 mm to 100 mm.

8. The housing assembly of the cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The baffle (20) is a square baffle, the length of the baffle (20) is 10 mm to 200 mm, and the width of the baffle (20) is 5 mm to 200 mm.

9. The housing assembly of the cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The portion of the baffle (20) exposed from the housing (10) is provided with a push-pull portion (21), and the push-pull portion (21) is a groove or a protrusion.

10. A cooking utensil, characterized in that: It comprises a device body (200) and a shell assembly (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the device body (200) is arranged in the shell (10).

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