Air fryer

By designing the cold air chamber and the hot air chamber in the machine head assembly of the air fryer, and mixing the cold air with the hot air through the inner air outlet, the problems of high hot air temperature and poor cooling effect of the existing air fryer are solved, achieving a safer and more efficient cooling effect.

CN222888879UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-23CIXI HANGTONG ELECTRIC CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421310796.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-11
Publication Date
2025-05-23
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-11

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Technical Problem

The temperature of the existing air fryer directly escapes after hot air circulation is high, which poses a safety hazard, and the mixed cooling effect of cold air and hot air is not good.

Method used

An air fryer is designed, and its head assembly includes an air inlet, a first housing and a second housing. The cold air chamber and the hot air chamber are respectively built in a first fan and a second air fan. The hot air and the cold air are mixed and cooled in the confluent area and released.

Benefits of technology

The cooling effect of the head component temperature and surrounding environment is reduced by mixing cold and hot air, improving the cooling effect and simplifying the structure.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an air fryer which is characterized in that a main body comprises a machine head assembly and a containing cavity with a front side opening, a cooking container is detachably arranged in the containing cavity through the opening, the cooking container comprises a cooking cavity, the machine head assembly comprises an air inlet, a first housing and a second housing arranged below the first housing, the first cover shell comprises a first ventilation opening and an air outlet area, the air outlet area comprises a confluence area and an outer air outlet, the second cover shell comprises a second ventilation opening and an inner air outlet facing the air outlet area, the upper surface of the second cover shell is suitable for being matched with the first cover shell to define a cold air cavity, and a first fan is arranged in the cold air cavity. A hot air cavity is defined by the lower surface of the second housing, and a second fan and a heating element are arranged in the hot air cavity. The inner air outlet facing the air outlet area is formed in the second housing, so that hot air and cold air can be released after being mixed and cooled in the confluence area, the structure is simple, the temperature of the machine head assembly is reduced, and the aging influence on the surrounding environment caused by continuous high-temperature gas is also reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of kitchenware, and in particular relates to an air fryer. Background Art

[0002] An air fryer is a type of kitchen appliance that cooks food by circulating high-temperature hot air in a cooking cavity. In the prior art, hot air directly escapes through the air outlet after circulating in the cooking cavity. The temperature is high, which poses certain safety hazards and places certain requirements on the heat resistance of the machine head, especially the air outlet material. In some other prior arts, cold air and hot air escape through the same air outlet in order to achieve a cooling effect, but the diversion structure is complex, the mixing time is short, and the cooling effect is poor. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an air fryer to meet the needs of users.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides an air fryer, wherein the main body comprises a head assembly and a accommodating cavity with a front opening, the cooking container is detachably arranged in the accommodating cavity through the opening, the cooking container comprises a cooking cavity, the head assembly comprises

[0005] The air inlet is suitable for the inflow of cold air from the environment.

[0006] The first housing comprises a first vent and an air outlet area, wherein the air outlet area comprises a confluence area and an outgoing air outlet,

[0007] A second housing is disposed below the first housing and includes a second vent and an inner air outlet disposed facing the air outlet area.

[0008] The upper surface of the second housing is adapted to cooperate with the first housing to enclose a cold air chamber, wherein the cold air chamber has a first fan built in, and the lower surface of the second housing is adapted to enclose a hot air chamber, wherein the hot air chamber has a second fan and a heating element built in.

[0009] The first fan is suitable for introducing cold air into the cold air cavity through the first ventilation port, part of the cold air directly flows into the confluence area, part of the cold air enters the hot air cavity driven by the second fan and is heated by the heating component to form hot air, the hot air circulates in the cooking cavity and can be converged into the confluence area through the inner air outlet, and part of the cold air is mixed with the hot air in the confluence area and then discharged through the outer air outlet.

[0010] Preferably, the first cover shell includes a first boss structure, which includes a first top plate and a first peripheral wall having a first notch, and the confluence area is connected to the first notch; the second cover shell includes a second boss structure, which includes a second top plate and a second peripheral wall having a second side plate, and the inner air outlet is formed on the second side plate, and the second side plate is located in the first notch or at least partially extends out of the first notch.

[0011] Preferably, the first top plate is suitable for supporting and installing the motor device and has a plurality of the first vents, the second top plate has a plurality of second vents, and the motor device is suitable for driving the first fan and the second fan simultaneously.

[0012] Preferably, the first notch extends outward to form a first neck, the first neck is suitable for constituting at least a portion of the confluence area, the second peripheral wall includes a second neck, and the second side plate is arranged at one end of the second neck suitable for extending into the first neck.

[0013] Preferably: the second side panel includes a main panel and a sub-panel which are arranged obliquely downward, the main panel is provided with a window, the upper end of the sub-panel is integrally formed with or fixedly connected to the upper end of the window, support plates are provided on both sides of the window so that the sub-panel has a tendency to extend outward relative to the main panel, the sub-panel is suitable for guiding hot air to dissipate downward, the lower end of the sub-panel is suitable for completely covering the window in a direction perpendicular to the main panel, and the gap between the lower end of the sub-panel and the main panel in a direction perpendicular to the main panel is suitable for forming the inner air outlet, and the inner air outlet is in the shape of a long strip.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment: it includes an outer shell, the first cover shell includes an air outlet piece, the outer shell includes a head shell and an outer back plate located at the top thereof, the head shell includes an annular shell, a top cover and the air inlet formed by a gap between the annular shell and the top cover, the air outlet piece includes an outgoing air outlet, and at least a part of the air outlet piece is connected to the first neck after extending through the outer back plate.

[0015] Preferably, the air outlet member includes a third neck and an air outlet cavity, the third neck is suitable for being detachably mounted on the first neck, the air outlet cavity is arranged on the outer side of the back plate, and the first neck, the third neck and the air outlet cavity enclose the confluence area.

[0016] Preferably, the air outlet cavity includes a third top plate arranged horizontally, and the third top plate includes a plurality of parallel long strip-shaped air outlets.

[0017] Preferably, the air outlet cavity includes an arc bottom plate arranged corresponding to the third top plate.

[0018] Preferably: the accommodating chamber includes at least one detachable partition, the partition is suitable for dividing the accommodating chamber into a plurality of unit accommodating chambers, the head assembly includes a plurality of unit heating devices, the unit heating devices include an independent second cover shell, the motor device, the first fan, the second fan and the heating element, the first cover shell is integrally formed or fixedly connected, and each of the unit heating devices shares the air inlet.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0020] (1) By setting an inner air outlet facing the air outlet area in the second cover, hot air and cold air can be mixed and cooled in the confluence area before being released. The structure is simple, thereby reducing the temperature of the head assembly and also reducing the aging effect on the surrounding environment caused by continuous exposure to high-temperature gas.

[0021] (2) The first neck and the second neck are provided to guide both hot air and cold air, thereby preventing hot air from diffusing in the cold air chamber. Furthermore, a sub-plate is provided to participate in forming an inner air outlet and guide the hot air to escape downward, thereby forming a layout in which the cold air is located above the hot air. This can promote convection between the hot air and the cold air, thereby improving the cooling effect.

[0022] (3) The first neck, the third neck and the air outlet cavity are arranged to enclose a confluence area, providing a sufficiently long mixing space for the mixing of cold and hot air flows, and the air outlet cavity is arranged on the outer side of the outer back plate, thereby increasing the contact area between the air outlet component and the environment, that is, increasing the heat conduction area. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 The utility model is a structural schematic diagram of an air fryer provided by the utility model.

[0024] Figure 2 The utility model provides an explosion schematic diagram of an air fryer.

[0025] Figure 3 The utility model is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an air fryer provided by the utility model.

[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic structural diagram of the first cover shell provided by the utility model.

[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic structural diagram of the second cover shell provided by the utility model.

[0028] Figure 6 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the second cover shell provided by the utility model.

[0029] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of .

[0030] In the figure, an annular peripheral shell 101, a top cover 102, an air inlet 103, a first cover shell 104, a second cover shell 105, a cold air cavity 106, a hot air cavity 107, a first fan 108, a second fan 109, a heating element 110, a first top plate 111, a first peripheral wall 112, a first notch 113, a first neck 114, a second top plate 115, a second peripheral wall 116, a second neck 117, a second side plate 118, an inner air outlet 119, an air outlet member 120, a third neck 121, an air outlet cavity 122, a third top plate 123, an arc bottom plate 124, an outer air outlet 125, a main plate 126, a sub-plate 127, a window 128, a support plate 129, a partition 130, a unit accommodating cavity 131, a unit drawer 132, a unit cooking cavity 133, a first vent 134, a motor device 135, and a second vent 136. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clear, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0032] It should also be noted that, in order to avoid obscuring the present invention due to unnecessary details, only structures and / or processing steps closely related to the scheme of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, while other details that are not closely related to the present invention are omitted.

[0033] In addition, it should be noted that the terms "comprises", "includes" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or apparatus that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or apparatus.

[0034] like Figure 1-7 The invention discloses an air fryer, wherein the main body comprises an outer shell, a head assembly and a receiving cavity with a front opening, wherein a cooking container is detachably arranged in the receiving cavity through the opening, wherein the cooking container comprises a cooking cavity, wherein the outer shell comprises an outer back plate and a head shell which participates in constituting the head assembly, wherein the head shell comprises an annular peripheral shell 101, a top cover 102 and an air inlet 103 formed by a gap between the annular peripheral shell 101 and the top cover 102, wherein cold air in the environment flows in through the air inlet 103. The head assembly further comprises a first cover shell 104 and a second cover shell 105 disposed below the first cover shell 104. The upper surface of the second cover shell 105 is suitable for cooperating with the first cover shell 104 to enclose a cold air cavity 106, wherein the cold air cavity 106 has a first fan 108 built therein, and the lower surface of the second cover shell 105 encloses a hot air cavity 107, wherein the hot air cavity 107 has a second fan 109 and a heating element 110 built therein.

[0035] The first housing 104 includes a first boss structure and an air outlet member 120. The first boss structure includes a first top plate 111 and a first peripheral wall 112. The first top plate 111 is suitable for supporting and installing a motor device 135 and has a plurality of first vents 134. The first peripheral wall 112 includes a first notch 113 and extends outward from the first notch 113 to form a first neck 114. The air outlet member 120 includes a third neck 121 and an air outlet cavity 122. The third neck 121 is suitable for detachably sleeved on the first neck 114. The air outlet cavity 122 is arranged on the outer side of the outer back plate. The first neck 114, the third neck 121 and the air outlet cavity 122 enclose a confluence area. The air outlet cavity 122 includes a third top plate 123 arranged horizontally and a circular arc bottom plate 124 arranged corresponding to the third top plate 123. The third top plate 123 includes a plurality of parallel long strip-shaped outgoing air outlets 125.

[0036] The second housing 105 includes a second boss structure, which includes a second top plate 115 and a second peripheral wall 116. The second top plate 115 has a plurality of second vents 136. The motor device 135 is suitable for simultaneously driving the first fan 108 and the second fan 109. The second peripheral wall 116 includes a second neck 117 and a second side plate 118. The second side plate 118 is arranged at one end of the second neck 117 suitable for extending into the first neck 114. The second side plate 118 includes an inner air outlet 119 arranged facing the confluence area.

[0037] The first fan 108 is suitable for introducing cold air into the cold air chamber 106 through the first ventilation port 134. Part of the cold air flows directly into the confluence area through the channel separated by the second neck 117 in the first neck 114. Part of the cold air enters the hot air chamber 107 driven by the second fan 109 and is heated by the heating component to form hot air. After the hot air circulates in the cooking cavity, it can be merged into the confluence area through the inner air outlet 119. The cold air is above the hot air. Part of the cold air and the hot air are mixed or convected in the confluence area and then escape through the outer air outlet 125.

[0038] In this embodiment, the second side panel 118 includes a main panel 126 and a sub-panel 127 which are arranged obliquely downward. The main panel 126 is provided with a window 128. The upper end of the sub-panel 127 is integrally formed with or fixedly connected to the upper end of the window 128. Support plates 129 are provided on both sides of the window 128 so that the sub-panel 127 has a tendency to extend outward relative to the main panel 126. The sub-panel 127 is suitable for guiding hot air to dissipate downward. The lower end of the sub-panel 127 is suitable for completely covering the window 128 in a direction perpendicular to the main panel 126, and the gap between the lower end of the sub-panel 127 and the main panel 126 in a direction perpendicular to the main panel 126 is suitable for forming an inner air outlet 119, and the inner air outlet 119 is in the shape of a long strip.

[0039] In this embodiment, the accommodating cavity includes a detachable partition 130, which is suitable for dividing the accommodating cavity into a plurality of unit accommodating cavities 131. The head assembly includes a plurality of unit heating devices, which include an independent second housing 105, a motor device 135, a first fan 108, a second fan 109 and a heating element 110. The first housing 104 is integrally formed or fixedly connected, and each unit heating device shares an air inlet 103. The cooking container includes a unit drawer 132 adapted to the unit accommodating cavity 131 and an integral drawer adapted to the entire accommodating cavity, and the cooking cavity includes a unit cooking cavity 133 of the unit drawer 132 and an integral cooking cavity of the integral drawer.

[0040] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model rather than to limit it. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solution of the utility model can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the utility model.

Claims

1. An air fryer, comprising a main body and a cooking container, wherein the main body comprises a head assembly and a receiving cavity having a front opening, the cooking container is detachably arranged in the receiving cavity through the opening, the cooking container comprises a cooking cavity, and is characterized in that: The head assembly includes The air inlet is suitable for the inflow of cold air from the environment. The first housing comprises a first vent and an air outlet area, wherein the air outlet area comprises a confluence area and an outgoing air outlet, A second housing is disposed below the first housing and includes a second vent and an inner air outlet disposed facing the air outlet area. The upper surface of the second housing is adapted to cooperate with the first housing to enclose a cold air chamber, wherein the cold air chamber has a first fan built in, and the lower surface of the second housing is adapted to enclose a hot air chamber, wherein the hot air chamber has a second fan and a heating element built in. The first fan is suitable for introducing cold air into the cold air cavity through the first ventilation port, part of the cold air directly flows into the confluence area, part of the cold air enters the hot air cavity driven by the second fan and is heated by the heating component to form hot air, the hot air circulates in the cooking cavity and can be converged into the confluence area through the inner air outlet, and part of the cold air is mixed with the hot air in the confluence area and then discharged through the outer air outlet.

2. An air fryer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first cover shell includes a first boss structure, which includes a first top plate and a first peripheral wall having a first notch, and the confluence area is connected to the first notch. The second cover shell includes a second boss structure, which includes a second top plate and a second peripheral wall having a second side plate, and the inner air outlet is formed on the second side plate, and the second side plate is located in the first notch or at least partially extends out of the first notch.

3. An air fryer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first top plate is suitable for supporting and installing the motor device and has a plurality of the first vents, the second top plate has a plurality of second vents, and the motor device is suitable for driving the first fan and the second fan simultaneously.

4. An air fryer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first notch extends outward to form a first neck, and the first neck is suitable for constituting at least a part of the confluence area. The second peripheral wall includes a second neck, and the second side plate is arranged at one end of the second neck suitable for extending into the first neck.

5. An air fryer according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second side panel includes a main panel and a sub-panel which are arranged obliquely downward, the main panel is provided with a window, the upper end of the sub-panel is integrally formed with or fixedly connected to the upper end of the window, support panels are provided on both sides of the window so that the sub-panel has a tendency to extend outward relative to the main panel, the sub-panel is suitable for guiding hot air to dissipate downward, the lower end of the sub-panel is suitable for completely covering the window in a direction perpendicular to the main panel, and the gap between the lower end of the sub-panel and the main panel in a direction perpendicular to the main panel is suitable for forming the inner air outlet, and the inner air outlet is in the shape of a long strip.

6. An air fryer according to claim 5, characterized in that: It includes an outer shell, the first cover shell includes an air outlet piece, the outer shell includes a head shell and an outer back plate located at the top thereof, the head shell includes an annular shell, a top cover and the air inlet formed by the gap between the annular shell and the top cover, the air outlet piece includes an outgoing air outlet, and at least a part of the air outlet piece is connected to the first neck after extending through the outer back plate.

7. An air fryer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The air outlet component includes a third neck and an air outlet cavity, the third neck is suitable for being detachably mounted on the first neck, the air outlet cavity is arranged on the outer side of the back plate, and the first neck, the third neck and the air outlet cavity enclose the confluence area.

8. An air fryer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The air outlet cavity includes a third top plate arranged horizontally, and the third top plate includes a plurality of parallel long strip-shaped air outlets.

9. An air fryer according to claim 8, characterized in that: The air outlet cavity includes an arc bottom plate arranged corresponding to the third top plate.

10. An air fryer according to any one of claims 3 to 9, characterized in that: The accommodating chamber includes at least one detachable partition, and the partition is suitable for dividing the accommodating chamber into a plurality of unit accommodating chambers. The head assembly includes a plurality of unit heating devices, and the unit heating devices include an independent second cover shell, the motor device, the first fan, the second fan and the heating element. The first cover shell is integrally formed or fixedly connected, and each of the unit heating devices shares the air inlet.