Bubble breaker, upper cover mechanism and cooking equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses a bubble breaker, an upper cover mechanism and cooking equipment. The bubble breaker comprises a shell used for being connected with an upper cover mechanism; the exhaust assembly is assembled on the shell and used for exhausting air outwards; and the flow guide assembly is arranged in the exhaust assembly and used for guiding liquid drops in the exhaust assembly. According to the bubble breaker, liquid drops generated after bubble breaking are drained through the flow guide assembly, liquid drop residues are prevented from occurring in the exhaust assembly, and therefore the liquid drops are prevented from being sprayed outwards along with airflow in the exhaust process, the exhaust noise of the bubble breaker is reduced, and the use experience of a user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of household appliances, in particular to a bubble breaker, an upper cover mechanism and a cooking device. Background Art

[0002] At present, cooking devices such as rice cookers and pressure cookers are prone to generate bubbles during cooking. Therefore, bubble breakers are widely used in cooking devices to break the bubbles generated during cooking. However, the droplets generated after the bubbles are broken will contact the bubble breaker and remain inside the bubble breaker, resulting in the droplets being ejected outward along with the airflow during the exhaust process of the bubble breaker, causing a relatively large noise to easily occur during the exhaust process of the existing bubble breaker and seriously affecting the user experience. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] In order to overcome at least one of the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a bubble breaker, which can prevent droplets from remaining in the exhaust assembly, thereby avoiding the droplets being ejected outward along with the airflow during the exhaust process, and achieving the reduction of the exhaust noise of the bubble breaker.

[0004] A bubble breaker according to an embodiment of the utility model includes: a housing for connecting to an upper cover mechanism; an exhaust assembly assembled in the housing for exhausting air outward; and a diversion assembly disposed in the exhaust assembly for diverting droplets in the exhaust assembly.

[0005] In this bubble breaker, the droplets generated after the bubbles are broken are diverted by the diversion assembly to prevent droplets from remaining in the exhaust assembly, thereby avoiding the droplets being ejected outward along with the airflow during the exhaust process, achieving the reduction of the exhaust noise of the bubble breaker, and improving the user experience.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the housing is provided with an exhaust through hole, the exhaust assembly includes an exhaust hood assembled in the exhaust through hole, the diversion assembly is disposed in the exhaust hood, and a plurality of sound-absorbing holes communicating with the exhaust through hole are provided on the exhaust hood.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the plurality of sound-absorbing holes are radially distributed.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the utility model, a first connection portion is provided on the outer peripheral side of the exhaust hood, and a second connection portion is provided on the inner wall of the exhaust through hole, and the first connection portion is cooperatively connected with the second connection portion.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the diversion assembly includes a plurality of diversion grooves distributed along the circumferential direction on the inner wall of the exhaust hood.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, the housing is recessed downward to form a counterbore structure, a float is movably connected in the counterbore structure, and the float can extend out of or be received in the counterbore structure.

[0011] Based on the same inventive concept, the present utility model also provides an upper cover mechanism, including an upper cover body, and the above-mentioned bubble breaker is assembled on the upper cover body.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, an assembly seat is provided on the exhaust side of the upper cover body, the assembly seat is provided with a first snap portion, and the housing is provided with a second snap portion that is snap-connected to the first snap portion.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, a first limiting portion is provided on the circumferential edge of the assembly seat, and a second limiting portion that is cooperatively connected with the first limiting portion is provided on the circumferential edge of the housing.

[0014] Based on the same inventive concept, the present utility model also provides a cooking device, including the above-mentioned upper cover mechanism.

[0015] In summary, the bubble breaker provided by the present utility model has the following technical effects:

[0016] The liquid droplets generated after the bubble breaker breaks the bubbles are drained through the diversion assembly, preventing liquid droplet residues from appearing in the exhaust assembly, thereby avoiding the liquid droplets from being ejected outward along with the air flow during the exhaust process, reducing the exhaust noise of the bubble breaker, and improving the user experience. Description of the Drawings

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the bubble breaker according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the bubble breaker according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 is another schematic structural diagram of the bubble breaker according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the upper cover mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 is an exploded schematic diagram of the upper cover mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 is an assembly schematic diagram of the upper cover mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0023] Among them, the meanings of the reference numerals are as follows:

[0024] 1. Housing; 11. Exhaust through-hole; 12. Second connection part; 13. Second buckle part; 14. Second limiting part; 2. Exhaust assembly; 21. Exhaust hood body; 22. Sound-absorbing hole; 23. First connection part; 3. Flow guide assembly; 31. Flow guide groove; 4. Counterbore structure; 5. Float; 6. Upper cover body; 61. Assembly seat; 62. First buckle part; 63. First limiting part. Detailed implementation manners

[0025] For better understanding and implementation, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and is 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 of the present invention.

[0027] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. The terms used in the description of the present invention herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0028] Refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown in

[0029] Refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3, in some embodiments, a number of convexes, small holes and other bubble-breaking structures may be provided in the exhaust assembly 2 for bubble breaking. When the bubble-breaking structure contacts with the bubbles, the bubbles can be punctured, effectively preventing the bubbles from being directly discharged; preferably, the housing 1 is provided with an exhaust through-hole 11, the exhaust assembly 2 includes an exhaust hood 21 assembled in the exhaust through-hole 11, the flow guiding assembly 3 is arranged in the exhaust hood 21, and a number of sound-absorbing holes 22 communicating with the exhaust through-hole 11 are provided on the exhaust hood 21. That is to say, in this embodiment, the bubbles are broken through the sound-absorbing holes 22, and the flow guiding assembly 3 arranged in the exhaust hood 21 is used to drain the droplets generated after the bubbles are broken. Optionally, the flow guiding assembly 3 drains the droplets back to the upper cover mechanism, preventing droplets from remaining in the exhaust assembly 2. At the same time, the air flow is discharged from the sound-absorbing holes 22, so as to avoid the droplets being ejected from the sound-absorbing holes 22 following the air flow, achieving the effect of reducing the exhaust noise of the bubble breaker.

[0030] Refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3 , in some embodiments, a number of the sound-absorbing holes 22 are radially distributed. Preferably, on the basis of using the flow guiding assembly 3 arranged in the exhaust hood 21 to drain the droplets generated after the bubbles are broken and preventing the droplets from being ejected from the sound-absorbing holes 22 following the air flow, further arranging a number of the sound-absorbing holes 22 in a radial distribution can further effectively reduce the exhaust noise during the exhaust process and at the same time take into account the function of aesthetics.

[0031] Refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 3, in some embodiments, a first connecting portion 23 is provided on the outer peripheral side of the exhaust hood body 21, and a second connecting portion 12 is provided on the inner wall of the exhaust through hole 11. The first connecting portion 23 is cooperatively connected with the second connecting portion 12. Preferably, the exhaust hood body 21 is of a columnar structure, and a plurality of the sound absorption holes 22 are radially distributed on the upper end surface of the exhaust hood body 21. The first connecting portion 23 is circumferentially arranged on the side surface of the exhaust hood body 21. Through the cooperative connection between the first connecting portion 23 and the second connecting portion 12, the exhaust hood body 21 is embedded in the exhaust through hole 11. Further, the first connecting portion 23 and the second connecting portion 12 are detachably connected, that is, the exhaust hood body 21 can be detached from the exhaust through hole 11, which is convenient for users to clean daily and replace and maintain by themselves. Specifically, the first connecting portion 23 may be an external thread structure, and the second connecting portion 12 may be an internal thread structure. The user can rotate the exhaust hood body 21 forward or backward to thread-connect the exhaust hood body 21 to the exhaust through hole 11 or detach it from the exhaust through hole 11. Or the first connecting portion 23 and the second connecting portion 12 are mutually cooperating snap structures, and the user can directly snap the exhaust hood body 21 to the exhaust through hole 11 or detach it from the exhaust through hole 11, realizing the simplification of the operation steps and optimizing the user experience.

[0032] Refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , in some embodiments, the diversion assembly 3 includes a plurality of diversion grooves 31, and the diversion grooves 31 are circumferentially distributed on the inner wall of the exhaust hood body 21. Preferably, the exhaust hood body 21 is of a columnar structure, and a plurality of the sound absorption holes 22 are radially distributed on the upper end surface of the exhaust hood body 21. The diversion grooves 31 are circumferentially distributed on the inner side wall of the exhaust hood body 21. Further, the diversion grooves 31 extend along the height direction of the bubble breaker and are evenly distributed. In this embodiment, the bubbles are broken by the sound absorption holes 22, and the droplets generated after the bubbles are broken are diverted by the diversion grooves 31 circumferentially distributed on the inner wall of the exhaust hood body 21, and the droplets are diverted back to the upper cover mechanism to prevent droplet residues in the exhaust assembly 2. At the same time, the air flow is discharged from the sound absorption holes 22, so as to avoid droplets being ejected from the sound absorption holes 22 following the air flow, achieving the effect of reducing the exhaust noise of the bubble breaker.

[0033] Refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3, in some embodiments, the housing 1 is recessed downward to form a counterbore structure 4, in which a float 5 is movably connected, and the float 5 can extend out of or be received in the counterbore structure 4. Preferably, by the float 5 extending out of or being received in the counterbore structure 4, the user can more intuitively observe the position change of the float 5. Optionally, the inner diameter of the counterbore structure 4 is larger than the outer diameter of the float 5, and the depth of the counterbore structure 4 is greater than the height of the float 5, so that the float 5 can be completely received in the counterbore structure 4. Further, a corresponding rod is provided at the lower end of the float 5 and extends into the upper cover mechanism. Under the action of the pressure in the upper cover mechanism or the cooking device, the rod can drive the float 5 to extend out of the counterbore structure 4. When the pressure in the upper cover mechanism or the cooking device is less than the gravity of the rod and the float 5, the float 5 is received in the counterbore structure 4. Further, a corresponding color can be coated on the outer surface of the float 5 to attract the user's attention and achieve a better prompting effect.

[0034] Refer to Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 , in some embodiments, an upper cover mechanism includes an upper cover body 6, and the above-mentioned bubble breaker is assembled on the upper cover body 6.

[0035] Refer to Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 , in some embodiments, an assembly seat 61 is provided on the exhaust side of the upper cover body 6. The assembly seat 61 is provided with a first buckle portion 62, and the housing 1 is provided with a second buckle portion 13 that is snap-connected to the first buckle portion 62. Optionally, the exhaust side of the upper cover body 6 protrudes outward to form the assembly seat 61. Optionally, the bubble breaker is assembled on the assembly seat 61, so that the bubble breaker does not need to be recessed into the upper cover body 6, driving the thickness of the upper cover body 6 to be reduced, thereby reducing the cost and miniaturizing the appearance. Optionally, the assembly seat 61 is provided with corresponding through holes corresponding to the exhaust hole and the assembly through hole for the bubbles to flow to the exhaust hole and / or the assembly through hole, thereby driving the bubbles to contact the bubble breaking unit and the rod portion. Further, the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6 are detachably connected by the snap connection of the first buckle portion 62 and the second buckle portion 13, which is convenient to disassemble the bubble breaker from the upper cover body 6 for cleaning. At the same time, the first buckle portion 62 and the second buckle portion 13 that are snap-connected to each other can replace the silicone elastic member that needs to reserve a large process gap in the traditional process, realizing the precise positioning of the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6.

[0036] Refer to Figure 4 , Figure 5 andFigure 6 In some embodiments, a first limiting portion 63 is provided on the circumferential edge of the assembly base 61, and a second limiting portion 14 that is cooperatively connected to the first limiting portion 63 is provided on the circumferential edge of the housing 1. Preferably, the first limiting portion 63 and the second limiting portion 14 are cooperatively connected to enable the circumferential edge of the assembly base 61 to cooperate with the circumferential edge of the housing 1, replacing the conventional process that requires a large process gap to be reserved between the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6 by using a silicone elastic member, effectively preventing dirt and grime from accumulating between the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6, and further improving the assembly accuracy between the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6. Optionally, the first limiting portion 63 and the second limiting portion 14 are mutually cooperating stepped structures, or the first limiting portion 63 is a convex or concave structure, and the second limiting portion 14 is a concave or convex structure that cooperates with the first limiting portion 63, so that the first limiting portion 63 and the second limiting portion 14 are cooperatively connected to eliminate the gap between the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6 and prevent dirt and grime from accumulating between the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6.

[0037] In some embodiments, a cooking device includes the upper cover mechanism as described above.

[0038] Refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 4 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6, in some embodiments, the upper cover mechanism is assembled above the cooking device, and the bubble breaker is assembled above the upper cover mechanism. Specifically, an assembly seat 61 is formed by outward protrusion of the exhaust side of the upper cover body 6. The assembly seat 61 is provided with a first snap portion 62, and the housing 1 is provided with a second snap portion 13 that is snap-connected to the first snap portion 62. Further, a first limiting portion 63 is provided at the peripheral edge of the assembly seat 61, and a second limiting portion 14 that is cooperatively connected to the first limiting portion 63 is provided at the peripheral edge of the housing 1, replacing the traditional process that requires a large process gap to be reserved between the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6 by using a silicone elastic member, effectively preventing dirt and grime from accumulating between the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6, and further improving the assembly accuracy between the bubble breaker and the upper cover body 6. Preferably, an exhaust through hole 11 is formed in the housing 1 of the bubble breaker, and an exhaust hood body 21 is assembled in the exhaust through hole 11. Preferably, the exhaust hood body 21 is of a columnar structure, and a plurality of sound-absorbing holes 22 are radially distributed on the upper end surface of the exhaust hood body 21. The flow guide grooves 31 are circumferentially distributed on the inner side wall of the exhaust hood body 21. Further, the flow guide grooves 31 extend along the height direction of the bubble breaker and are evenly distributed; in this embodiment, bubbles generated during cooking of cooking devices such as rice cookers and pressure cookers pass through the through holes or corresponding pipes formed in the upper cover mechanism and enter the exhaust through hole 11 of the bubble breaker. The sound-absorbing holes 22 on the exhaust hood body 21 assembled in the exhaust through hole 11 break the bubbles, and the flow guide grooves 31 distributed circumferentially on the inner wall of the exhaust hood body 21 drain the liquid droplets generated after the bubbles are broken, draining the liquid droplets back to the upper cover mechanism, preventing liquid droplet residues from appearing in the exhaust assembly 2. At the same time, the air flow is discharged from the sound-absorbing holes 22, avoiding liquid droplets from being ejected from the sound-absorbing holes 22 following the air flow, achieving the effect of reducing the exhaust noise of the bubble breaker.

[0039] The technical means disclosed in the solution of the present invention are not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above embodiments, but also include technical solutions composed of any combination of the above technical features. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art in this technical field, without departing from the principle of the present invention, several improvements and refinements can be made, and these improvements and refinements are also regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A bubble breaker, characterized in that: include: A housing (1) used for connecting the upper cover mechanism; An exhaust component (2), the exhaust component (2) being assembled on the housing (1) and used for exhausting air to the outside; A flow guide component (3), the flow guide component (3) is arranged in the exhaust component (2) and is used to guide the liquid droplets in the exhaust component (2).

2. The bubble breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell (1) is provided with an exhaust through hole (11), the exhaust assembly (2) comprises an exhaust cover (21) assembled on the exhaust through hole (11), the flow guide assembly (3) is arranged in the exhaust cover (21), and the exhaust cover (21) is provided with a plurality of silencer holes (22) connected with the exhaust through hole (11).

3. The bubble breaker according to claim 2, characterized in that: The plurality of muffler holes (22) are distributed radially.

4. The bubble breaker according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first connection portion (23) is provided on the outer peripheral side of the exhaust cover body (21), a second connection portion (12) is provided on the inner wall of the exhaust through hole (11), and the first connection portion (23) is cooperatively connected with the second connection portion (12).

5. The bubble breaker according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The flow guide assembly (3) comprises a plurality of flow guide grooves (31), and the flow guide grooves (31) are distributed on the inner wall of the exhaust hood (21) along the circumferential direction.

6. The bubble breaker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) is recessed downward to form a sink hole structure (4), a float (5) is movably connected to the sink hole structure (4), and the float (5) can extend out of or be accommodated in the sink hole structure (4).

7. A cover mechanism, characterized in that: It comprises an upper cover body (6), on which the bubble breaker according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is mounted.

8. The upper cover mechanism according to claim 7, characterized in that: An assembly seat (61) is provided on the exhaust side of the upper cover body (6), the assembly seat (61) is provided with a first buckle portion (62), and the housing (1) is provided with a second buckle portion (13) buckled with the first buckle portion (62).

9. The upper cover mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: The peripheral edge of the assembly seat (61) is provided with a first limiting portion (63), and the peripheral edge of the housing (1) is provided with a second limiting portion (14) that is matched and connected with the first limiting portion (63).

10. A cooking device, characterized in that: It comprises an upper cover mechanism as described in any one of claims 7 to 9.

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