Cooking equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to cooking equipment which comprises an inner container and an exhaust assembly, and the inner container is provided with a cooking cavity; the exhaust assembly comprises an exhaust pipe and a heating piece, one end of the exhaust pipe communicates with the cooking cavity, the other end of the exhaust pipe communicates with the outside to form an exhaust path of steam from the cooking cavity to the outside, and the heating piece is located on the exhaust path and used for heating the steam. According to the cooking equipment provided in the scheme, the heating piece is arranged on the steam exhaust path, so that the steam needing to be exhausted is heated through the heating piece, the effect of reducing the steam humidity is achieved, the problem of steam pre-cooling condensation is avoided, and meanwhile, due to the fact that the humidity in the steam is low, the scalding risk when the steam makes contact with the skin can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of household appliances, and particularly to cooking equipment. Background Art

[0002] In cooking equipment such as steam ovens or steamers, the steaming function relies on a large amount of hot steam during the heating process to achieve uniform cooking of food. However, a large amount of steam will be released instantly when the door is opened after cooking, posing a risk of scalding and having a negative impact on the user experience. Especially when the indoor temperature is low, the steam quickly condenses on the surface of the cabinet, causing the user to need to wipe the water droplets on the cabinet additionally, increasing the workload after cooking.

[0003] Conventional cooking equipment usually adopts the method of opening holes in the inner cavity. The holes are connected to the air deflector through connecting pipes, and the heat dissipation fan on the air deflector is used to discharge the steam generated after cooking. However, this design has two main problems: First, the air volume at the top of the cooking cavity is small, and its main function is to assist in cooling the inner cavity and removing odors, rather than quickly discharging steam, which usually takes 3 to 5 minutes to complete; Second, after cooking, the effect of discharging steam through the catheter is similar to discharging steam by opening the door, except that the discharge position of the steam can be controlled, and the discharge amount of the hot steam is not reduced. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a cooking equipment in view of the problem that hot steam is released after the steaming function of the cooking equipment in the prior art, posing a risk of scalding.

[0005] A cooking equipment, the cooking equipment includes an inner cavity and an exhaust assembly. The inner cavity is provided with a cooking cavity; the exhaust assembly includes an exhaust pipe and a heating member. One end of the exhaust pipe communicates with the cooking cavity, and the other end communicates with the outside to form an exhaust path for steam from the cooking cavity to the outside. The heating member is located in the exhaust path and is used to heat the steam.

[0006] In one embodiment, the exhaust assembly further includes a heating box. The exhaust pipe includes an upstream section and a downstream section that respectively communicate with the cooking cavity and the outside. The heating box is connected between the upstream section and the downstream section and communicates with both the upstream section and the downstream section. A heating space is provided inside the heating box, and the heating member is located in the heating space.

[0007] In one embodiment, the heating box includes a first side wall and a second side wall that are oppositely arranged. The first side wall is connected to the upstream section and is provided with an inlet communicating with the upstream section. The second side wall is connected to the downstream section and is provided with an outlet communicating with the downstream section. The heating member is located between the first side wall and the second side wall.

[0008] In one embodiment, the heating box further includes a check valve, and the two check valves respectively act on the inlet and the outlet to enable the steam to flow unidirectionally in the heating space.

[0009] In one embodiment, the check valve includes a covering plate and an elastic member acting on the covering plate. The covering plate is rotatably connected to the first side wall and can cover the inlet, and the elastic member has a tendency to drive the covering plate to cover the inlet; or, the covering plate is rotatably connected to the second side wall and can cover the outlet, and the elastic member has a tendency to drive the covering plate to cover the outlet.

[0010] In one embodiment, the exhaust assembly further includes a blower. The inner container is provided with a communication port for connecting the exhaust pipe. The blower is located on one side of the communication port and acts on the cooking cavity to adsorb the steam in the cooking cavity to the periphery of the communication port.

[0011] In one embodiment, the inner container is further provided with an exchange cavity communicating with the cooking cavity. The blower is located in the exchange cavity, and the communication port is opened on the side wall of the exchange cavity away from the cooking cavity.

[0012] In one embodiment, the cooking cavity is provided with an open mouth, and the exchange cavity is located on the side of the cooking cavity away from the open mouth.

[0013] In one embodiment, the cooking device includes a heating pipe. The heating pipe is located in the exchange cavity. The blower is configured to be able to rotate forward and backward. When the blower rotates forward, it sucks air, and when the blower rotates backward, it blows air.

[0014] In one embodiment, the cooking device includes a wind guiding plate. One end of the exhaust pipe away from the inner container is connected to the wind guiding plate.

[0015] In the cooking device provided in the above solution, by arranging a heating member on the exhaust path of the steam, the steam to be discharged is heated by the heating member to achieve the effect of reducing the humidity of the steam, thereby avoiding the problem of pre-cooling condensation of the steam. At the same time, since the humidity in the steam is relatively low, the risk of scalding when contacting the skin can also be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a cooking device in an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Figure 2 For Figure 1 The cross-sectional schematic diagram of the cooking device in

[0018] Figure 3 ForFigure 1 Schematic cross-sectional view of the heating box in

[0019] Figure 4 is Figure 1 front view in

[0020] Description of reference numerals:

[0021] 100, cooking device; 110, inner container; 111, cooking cavity; 1111, open end; 112, communication port; 113, exchange cavity; 114, baffle; 120, exhaust assembly; 121, exhaust pipe; 1211, upstream section; 1212, downstream section; 122, heating element; 123, heating box; 1231, heating space; 1232, first side wall; 1233, second side wall; 1234, inlet; 1235, outlet; 1236, check valve; 12361, covering plate; 12362, elastic member; 124, fan; 130, heating pipe; 140, air deflector; 150, door body. Detailed implementation manners

[0022] In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the following will describe the detailed implementation manners of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to fully understand 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 departing from the connotation of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0023] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if there appear these 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., the orientation or positional relationship indicated by these terms is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present application 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 thus should not be construed as a limitation of the present application.

[0024] In addition, if there appear these terms "first", "second", these terms are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first", "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present application, if there appears the term "plurality", the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0025] In this application, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, if terms such as "installed", "connected", "linked", "fixed", etc. appear, these terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components or the interaction relationship between two components, unless otherwise clearly limited. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0026] In this application, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, if there is a description such as a first feature being "on" or "under" a second feature, its meaning can be 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, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature can be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0027] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can also be an intermediate element. If an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time. If so, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this application are only for the purpose of illustration and do not represent the only implementation manner.

[0028] Referring to Figure 1 , Figure 1 , which shows a schematic structural diagram of a cooking device 100 in an embodiment of the present application. In an embodiment of the present application, a cooking device 100 is provided, which can be a steam box, a steam and grill integrated box, etc., without limitation. As Figure 1 shown, the cooking device 100 includes an inner container 110 and an exhaust assembly 120. Combining Figure 2 shown, Figure 2 , which shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the cooking device 100 in an embodiment of the present application. The inner container 110 is provided with a cooking cavity 111 for placing and cooking food materials. As Figure 2As shown, the cooking cavity 111 is provided with an opening 1111. The cooking device 100 further includes a door body 150 that covers the inner container 110. When the door body 150 covers the inner container 110, the door body 150 covers the opening 1111, so that the door body 150 and the inner container 110 jointly form a sealed cooking cavity 111.

[0029] Combined with Figure 3 , Figure 3 The following shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the heating box 123 in an embodiment of the present application. As Figures 1 to 3 shown, the exhaust assembly 120 includes an exhaust pipe 121 and a heating element 122. One end of the exhaust pipe 121 communicates with the cooking cavity 111, and the other end communicates with the outside to form an exhaust path for steam to be discharged from the cooking cavity 111 to the outside. The heating element 122 is located in the exhaust path and is used to heat the steam, so as to heat the steam to be discharged through the heating element 122 to achieve the effect of reducing the humidity of the steam, thereby avoiding the problem of pre-cooling and condensation of the steam. At the same time, since the humidity in the steam is low, the risk of scalding when contacting the skin can also be reduced.

[0030] As Figures 1 to 3 shown, in one embodiment, the exhaust assembly 120 further includes a heating box 123. The exhaust pipe 121 includes an upstream section 1211 and a downstream section 1212 that respectively communicate with the cooking cavity 111 and the outside. The heating box 123 is connected between the upstream section 1211 and the downstream section 1212 and is in communication with both the upstream section 1211 and the downstream section 1212. A heating space 1231 is provided inside the heating box 123. Steam flows from the cooking cavity 111 to the upstream section 1211, then flows into the heating space 1231 inside the heating box 123, and then flows to the outside through the downstream section 1212. The heating element 122 is located in the heating space 1231, so that the heating element 122 heats the steam in the heating space 1231 to reduce the humidity of the steam.

[0031] As Figure 3 shown, in one embodiment, the heating box 123 includes a first side wall 1232 and a second side wall 1233 that are oppositely arranged. The first side wall 1232 is connected to the upstream section 1211 and is provided with an inlet 1234 that communicates with the upstream section 1211. The second side wall 1233 is connected to the downstream section 1212 and is provided with an outlet 1235 that communicates with the downstream section 1212. The heating element 122 is located between the first side wall 1232 and the second side wall 1233, so that steam flows into the heating space 1231 from the inlet 1234, and after passing through the heating element 122, flows out of the heating space 1231 from the outlet 1235.

[0032] As Figure 3As shown, in one embodiment, the heating cartridge 123 further includes a check valve 1236. The two check valves 1236 act on the inlet 1234 and the outlet 1235 respectively to enable the steam to flow unidirectionally within the heating space 1231 and prevent steam backflow.

[0033] In one embodiment, the check valve 1236 includes a covering plate 12361 and an elastic member 12362 acting on the covering plate 12361. One of the two check valves 1236 acts on the first sidewall 1232. Its covering plate 12361 is rotatably connected to the first sidewall 1232 and can cover the inlet 1234, and the elastic member 12362 has a tendency to drive the covering plate 12361 to cover the inlet 1234. The other of the two check valves 1236 acts on the second sidewall 1233. Its covering plate 12361 is rotatably connected to the second sidewall 1233 and can cover the outlet 1235, and the elastic member 12362 has a tendency to drive the covering plate 12361 to cover the outlet 1235, so that the steam can only flow unidirectionally.

[0034] As Figure 4 shown, in one embodiment, the exhaust assembly 120 further includes a blower 124. The inner container 110 is provided with a communication port 112 for connecting the exhaust pipe 121. The blower 124 is located on one side of the communication port 112 and acts on the cooking cavity 111 to adsorb the steam in the cooking cavity 111 to the periphery of the communication port 112, so as to collect the steam diffused inside the cooking cavity 111 around the communication port 112 through the blower 124, thereby accelerating the discharge of the steam in the cooking cavity 111.

[0035] As Figure 2 shown, in one embodiment, the inner container 110 is further provided with an exchange cavity 113 communicating with the cooking cavity 111. As Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, the inner container 110 is provided with a baffle 114 separating the cooking cavity 111 and the exchange cavity 113. The baffle 114 is provided with an air outlet and an air return port to communicate the cooking cavity 111 and the exchange cavity 113. The blower 124 is located inside the exchange cavity 113, and the communication port 112 is opened on the sidewall of the exchange cavity 113 away from the cooking cavity 111, so as to collect the steam diffused inside the cooking cavity 111 in the exchange cavity 113 through the blower 124, thereby facilitating the discharge of the steam in the cooking cavity 111.

[0036] As Figure 2 shown, in one embodiment, the exchange cavity 113 is located on the side of the cooking cavity 111 away from the open end 1111. In other embodiments, the exchange cavity 113 can also be located on other sidewalls of the inner container 110.

[0037] As Figure 2 and Figure 4As shown, in one embodiment, the cooking device 100 includes a heating tube 130 located in the exchange cavity 113. The blower 124 is configured to be able to rotate forward and reverse. When the blower 124 rotates forward, it sucks air, and when the blower 124 rotates reverse, it blows air. It can be understood that forward and reverse do not refer to the definition of counterclockwise or clockwise directions, and it only means that the blower 124 can reverse. When the blower 124 rotates forward, it can adsorb the steam in the cooking cavity 111 into the exchange cavity 113 for easy steam discharge. When the blower 124 rotates reverse and the heating tube 130 is turned on, the heating tube 130 heats the air in the exchange cavity 113, and the blower 124 mixes the heated air with the air in the cooking cavity 111 to achieve air flow during the cooking process without affecting the original temperature field in the cooking cavity 111. In other embodiments, the number of blowers 124 can also be two, and the two blowers 124 are independently controlled and rotate in opposite directions to suck air and blow air respectively.

[0038] In this embodiment, the cavity that exchanges heat with the cooking cavity 111 during the cooking process and the cavity that collects steam during the steam discharge process are the same. On the one hand, it can reduce the occupation of the cooking cavity 111 and improve the air utilization rate of the inner container 110. On the other hand, it is convenient to improve the existing cooking device 100 with as few component replacements as possible to reduce production costs.

[0039] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment, the cooking device 100 includes a wind deflector 140. One end of the exhaust pipe 121 away from the inner container 110 is connected to the wind deflector 140 to discharge the heated steam through the heat conduction plate. In other embodiments, the exhaust pipe 121 can also be directly connected to the outside. As Figure 1 As shown, in some embodiments, the pipe for discharging steam that directly connects the wind deflector 140 and the cooking cavity 111 can also be retained to improve the steam discharge efficiency and be applicable to multiple usage scenarios.

[0040] 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 embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as within the scope described in this specification.

[0041] The above-described embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present application. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A cooking device, characterized in that: The cooking device comprises: An inner pot is provided with a cooking cavity; The exhaust assembly includes an exhaust pipe and a heating element. One end of the exhaust pipe is connected to the cooking cavity, and the other end is connected to the outside to form an exhaust path for steam from the cooking cavity to the outside. The heating element is located in the exhaust path and is used to heat the steam.

2. The cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The exhaust assembly also includes a heating box, the exhaust pipe includes an upstream section and a downstream section respectively connecting the cooking cavity and the outside, the heating box is connected between the upstream section and the downstream section and is connected to both the upstream section and the downstream section, a heating space is provided inside the heating box, and the heating element is located in the heating space.

3. The cooking device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The heating box includes a first side wall and a second side wall that are arranged opposite to each other. The first side wall is connected to the upstream section and has an inlet connected to the upstream section. The second side wall is connected to the downstream section and has an outlet connected to the downstream section. The heating element is located between the first side wall and the second side wall.

4. The cooking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The heating box further comprises a check valve, wherein two check valves act on the inlet and the outlet respectively to allow the steam to flow in one direction in the heating space.

5. The cooking device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The check valve comprises a covering plate and an elastic member acting on the covering plate, the covering plate is rotatably connected to the first side wall and can cover the inlet, and the elastic member has a tendency to drive the covering plate to cover the inlet; Alternatively, the covering plate is rotatably connected to the second side wall and is capable of covering the outlet, and the elastic member has a tendency to drive the covering plate to cover the outlet.

6. The cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that The exhaust component also includes a fan. The inner pot is provided with a connecting port for connecting the exhaust pipe. The fan is located on one side of the connecting port and acts on the cooking cavity to absorb the steam in the cooking cavity to the surrounding of the connecting port.

7. The cooking device according to claim 6, characterized in that The inner pot is further provided with an exchange cavity communicated with the cooking cavity, the fan is located in the exchange cavity, and the communication port is provided on a side wall of the exchange cavity away from the cooking cavity.

8. The cooking device according to claim 7, characterized in that The cooking cavity is provided with an opening, and the exchange cavity is located at a side of the cooking cavity away from the opening.

9. The cooking device according to claim 8, characterized in that The cooking device comprises a heating tube, wherein the heating tube is located in the exchange chamber, and the fan is configured to be able to rotate forward and reverse, and the fan sucks air when rotating forward, and blows air when rotating reversely.

10. The cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that The cooking device comprises an air guide plate, and one end of the exhaust pipe away from the inner pot is connected to the air guide plate.

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