Cooking utensil with turnover display screen

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil with a turnover display screen, and aims to solve the problems that in the prior art, a display screen on a cooking utensil such as an air fryer is fixedly arranged on a machine body at a certain inclination angle, so that the whole machine body is large in occupied space and inconvenient to package and transport. A cooking utensil with a turnover display screen comprises a cooking utensil body, a display screen, a display screen, a display screen and a display screen, the display screen is rotationally connected with the cooking utensil body through a rotating shaft, and the display screen has a storage state in the containing groove and an upturning state in which the display screen is turned out of the outer side of the containing groove; a first locking assembly for locking the display screen in a storage state and a second locking assembly for locking the display screen in an upturning state are arranged between the display screen and the cooking utensil body. In the storage state, the space occupied by the whole machine body is reduced, packaging and transportation are facilitated, and in the upturning state, a user can watch or operate the display screen conveniently.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of kitchen appliances, and in particular relates to a cooking utensil with a flippable display screen. Background Art

[0002] Currently, kitchen cooking appliances, such as air fryers, typically feature a display screen on the body to display parameters such as time and temperature, or the appliance's operating status. Buttons are also typically included on the screen to facilitate user parameter settings. Prior art displays on air fryers are often mounted directly on the upper surface of the body, flush with the body. This approach creates an inconvenient viewing angle for the user. Some air fryers feature displays fixed to the body at an angle using a mounting bracket. While this facilitates viewing, the protrusion of the display from the body causes the entire body to occupy a significant amount of space, making packaging and transportation inconvenient. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model provides a cooking utensil with a flippable display screen, aiming to solve the problem in the prior art that the display screens of cooking utensils such as air fryers are fixed on the body at a certain tilt angle, resulting in the entire body taking up a large space and being inconvenient to pack and transport.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0005] A cooking appliance with a reversible display screen, comprising:

[0006] a cooking utensil body, wherein the cooking utensil body is provided with a receiving groove; and

[0007] The display screen is rotatably connected to the cooking appliance body via a rotating shaft. The display screen includes a storage state located in the receiving groove and an upward flip-up state flipped out of the receiving groove. A first locking component for locking the display screen in the storage state and a second locking component for locking the display screen in the upward flip-up state are provided between the display screen and the cooking appliance body.

[0008] A further solution: the first locking assembly includes a first locking portion located on the display screen and a second locking portion located on the cooking appliance body, and the first locking portion locks the display screen in the storage state by locking with the second locking portion.

[0009] Based on the above technical solution: the first locking portion is locked with the second locking portion so that the display screen is locked in the storage state, which is more stable.

[0010] Further solution: The first locking assembly also includes a limiting member located on the cooking appliance body and used to keep the first locking part and the second locking part locked, and an unlocking member located on the cooking appliance body and used to disengage the first locking part from the second locking part.

[0011] Based on the above technical solution: by setting a limit member, the first locking part and the second locking part are kept locked together; by setting an unlocking member, the first locking part is driven to disengage from the second locking part, thereby facilitating the flipping of the display screen from the storage state to the upward flipping state.

[0012] A further solution: a guide groove is provided in the receiving groove, a sliding portion is provided in the guide groove for sliding in an up-and-down direction; the first locking portion is a hook provided on the lower side of the display screen, the second locking portion is a slot provided on the upper side of the sliding portion, elastic hook ends are provided on opposite sides of the slot; the unlocking member is a spring provided between the sliding portion and the bottom wall of the guide groove;

[0013] The limiting member is an elastic hook arranged in the guide groove, and the sliding portion is provided with a hanging portion; when the hook is locked with the slot, the elastic hook is hung on the hanging portion; when the hook is disengaged from the slot, the elastic hook is disengaged from the hanging portion and moves to the initial position; the sliding portion is provided with a first guide path for the elastic hook to move from the initial position to the hanging portion and a second guide path for moving from the hanging portion to the initial position;

[0014] When the display screen is pressed for the first time to move the hook toward the slot, the hook drives the sliding part to move downward, and the two elastic hook ends approach each other under the action of the side walls of the guide groove so that the hook is engaged in the slot. The elastic hook moves from the initial position to be engaged on the engaging part, and the spring is compressed. When the display screen is pressed again, the elastic hook disengages from the engaging part and moves to the initial position. Under the resetting action of the spring, the sliding part moves upward until the two elastic hook ends are opened and separated, and the hook disengages from the slot.

[0015] Based on the above technical solution: by setting the unlocking member as a spring, the limiting member as an elastic hook, and providing a first guide path for the elastic hook to move from the initial position to the hanging portion and a second guide path for moving from the hanging portion to the initial position on the sliding portion, when the display screen is switched from the flip-up state to the storage state, the display screen can be pressed downward so that the hook is stuck in the slot. When the display screen is pressed again, the hook is disengaged from the slot, so that it is convenient to switch to the flip-up state by flipping up the display screen. The above structural design is ingenious and the operation is more convenient.

[0016] A further solution is that a guide hole is provided on the side wall of the guide groove, a guide block is provided on the sliding portion, and the guide block is slidably arranged in the guide hole along the up and down directions.

[0017] Based on the above technical solution: the guide block is slidably arranged in the guide hole along the up and down directions, thereby limiting the up and down movable range of the sliding part and preventing the sliding part from escaping from the guide groove under the action of the spring.

[0018] A further solution: the first locking part is a slot provided on the display screen, and the second locking part is a lock tongue provided on the cooking appliance body; an unlocking handle for allowing the lock tongue to enter or exit the slot is provided on the cooking appliance body.

[0019] Based on the above technical solution: by arranging the lock tongue and the slot to cooperate with each other, the structure is simplified; by arranging the unlocking handle, the user operation is facilitated.

[0020] A further solution is that the unlocking handle is rotatably arranged on the cooking appliance body and the locking tongue is caused to enter or exit the slot by rotating.

[0021] A further solution: the second locking assembly includes a positioning pin and at least one positioning slot provided on a side wall of the accommodating slot, and the positioning pin is inserted into the positioning slot to lock the display screen in the flipped-up state.

[0022] A further solution: an arc-shaped groove is provided on the side wall of the receiving groove, and the positioning groove is located in the arc-shaped groove. When there are multiple positioning grooves, the multiple positioning grooves are arranged up and down along the arc-shaped groove;

[0023] The positioning pin is slidably arranged on the display screen, and an elastic member is provided between the positioning pin and the display screen; the end of the positioning pin is provided with a positioning portion that slides along the arc groove; when the positioning portion slides along the arc groove to the position of the positioning groove, under the action of the elastic member, the positioning portion is inserted into the positioning groove; when the display screen is pressed downward, the positioning portion disengages from the positioning groove and slides downward along the arc groove.

[0024] Based on the above technical solution: by arranging an elastic member between the positioning pin and the display screen, when the display screen switches from the storage state to the flip-up state, when the user flips the display screen upward, the positioning part slides along the arc groove, and when the positioning part slides to the position of the positioning groove, it will be automatically inserted into the positioning groove under the action of the elastic member, thereby keeping the display screen in the flip-up state; when switching from the flip-up state to the storage state, the user only needs to press down the display screen to disengage the positioning part from the positioning groove, which is more convenient to operate.

[0025] A further solution: There are two groups of the second locking components, which are respectively located on the left and right sides of the display screen.

[0026] Based on the above technical solution: two groups of second positioning components are respectively arranged on the left and right sides of the display screen, which makes the display screen more balanced and stable when it rotates.

[0027] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0028] This utility model provides a display screen with two positions: a stowed state and an upward-folding state. In the stowed state, the display screen is located within the receiving slot, reducing the space occupied by the entire device and facilitating packaging and transportation. In the upward-folding state, the display screen can be tilted to a certain angle, making it easier for the user to view or operate the display screen. A first locking assembly is provided to lock the display screen in the stowed state, providing greater stability during storage, packaging, and transportation. A second locking assembly is provided to lock the display screen in the upward-folding state, facilitating user operation and enhancing stability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0030] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the display screen of the utility model in a storage state.

[0031] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the display screen of the utility model in an upward flipping state.

[0032] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the hook.

[0033] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the sliding portion and the card slot in the first direction.

[0034] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the sliding portion and the slot in the second direction.

[0035] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the sliding part, the limiting part, the unlocking part and the mounting seat.

[0036] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the slot, lock tongue and unlocking handle.

[0037] Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of the arc groove.

[0038] Figure 9 It is a structural diagram of the display screen.

[0039] Figure 10 It is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the fixing seat, positioning pin and display screen.

[0040] Description of the numbers in the figure:

[0041] 1-cooking utensil body; 11-accommodating slot; 111-mounting slot; 12-mounting seat; 121-guide slot; 122-guide hole; 13-clip slot; 131-elastic hook end; 132-sliding portion; 133-guide block; 134-first guide path; 135-second guide path; 136-hanging portion; 14-elastic hook; 15-arc-shaped slot; 151-positioning slot; 16-rotating shaft hole; 17-spring; 18-lock tongue; 2-display screen; 21-clip hook; 22-rotating shaft; 23-fixing seat; 24-groove; 25-positioning pin; 251-positioning portion; 252-baffle; 253-elastic member; 26-slot; 3-unlocking handle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0043] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment provides a cooking appliance with a flippable display screen, comprising:

[0044] A cooking utensil body 1, wherein the cooking utensil body 1 is provided with a receiving groove 11; and

[0045] The display screen 2 is rotatably connected to the cooking appliance body 1 via a rotating shaft 22. The display screen 2 includes a storage state located within the receiving groove 11 and an upward flip-up state flipped out of the receiving groove 11. A first locking component for locking the display screen 2 in the storage state and a second locking component for locking the display screen 2 in the upward flip-up state are provided between the display screen 2 and the cooking appliance body 1.

[0046] In one embodiment, the receiving slot 11 is located at the upper portion of the cooking unit body, and a slope is provided on the front side of the upper portion of the cooking unit body. The slope is arranged to tilt upward from front to back. When the display screen 2 is in the flip-up position, the display screen 2 is preferably aligned with the slope. To accommodate a wider range of user needs, the tilt angle of the display screen 2 in the flip-up position can be set to multiple levels.

[0047] The cooking utensil may be an air fryer, an oven, or the like.

[0048] In this embodiment, Figures 3 to 6 As shown, the first locking assembly includes a first locking portion located on the display screen 2 and a second locking portion located on the cooking appliance body 1. The first locking portion locks the display screen 2 in the retracted state by interlocking with the second locking portion. When the first locking portion and the second locking portion are released, the display screen 2 can be flipped up to the flip-up state manually or automatically by the user.

[0049] In one embodiment, the first locking assembly further includes a stopper located on the cooking appliance body 1 and configured to maintain the first locking portion locked with the second locking portion, and an unlocking member located on the cooking appliance body 1 and configured to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion. When the display screen 2 is in the retracted state, the first locking portion and the second locking portion are locked, and the stopper functions to maintain the first and second locking portions locked, thereby maintaining the display screen 2 in the retracted state. The unlocking member functions to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion, thereby facilitating the flipping of the display screen 2 from the retracted state to the upward position.

[0050] In one embodiment, Figures 3 to 6 As shown, the switching mode between locking and unlocking of the first locking portion and the second locking portion can be set to a press-type. Specifically, a guide groove 121 is provided in the accommodating groove 11, and a sliding portion 132 is provided in the guide groove 121 along the up and down directions; the first locking portion is a hook 21 provided on the lower side of the display screen 2, and the second locking portion is a card slot 13 provided on the upper side of the sliding portion 132, and elastic hook ends 131 are provided on opposite sides of the card slot 13; the unlocking member is a spring 17 provided between the sliding portion 132 and the bottom wall of the guide groove 121; specifically, a spring 17 mounting groove 111 is provided at the lower part of the sliding portion 132, and the spring 17 is provided in the spring 17 mounting groove 111;

[0051] The stopper is an elastic hook 14 disposed within the guide slot 121. The sliding portion 132 is provided with a hooking portion 136. When the hook 21 is locked with the slot 13, the elastic hook 14 hooks onto the hooking portion 136. When the hook 21 is released from the slot 13, the elastic hook 14 detaches from the hooking portion 136 and moves to its initial position. The sliding portion 132 is provided with a first guide path 134 for the elastic hook 14 to move from its initial position to the hooking portion 136, and a second guide path 135 for the elastic hook 14 to move from the hooking portion 136 to its initial position. The first guide path 134 is configured such that when the sliding portion 132 is initially driven downward, the elastic hook 14 moves along the first guide path 134 from its initial position to the hooking portion 136 and hangs thereon. When the sliding portion 132 is again driven downward, the elastic hook 14 detaches from the hooking portion 136 and moves along the second guide path 135 to its initial position, successfully completing a cycle.

[0052] When the display screen 2 is pressed for the first time to move the hook 21 toward the slot 13, the hook 21 abuts against the bottom wall of the slot 13, forcing the sliding portion 132 to move downward along the guide slot 121. The two elastic hook ends 131, squeezed by the sidewalls of the guide slot 121, approach each other. Once close together, the two elastic hook ends 131 hook onto the hook 21, locking the hook 21 into the slot 13. During this process, the elastic hook 14 moves from its initial position to engage with the engaging portion 136. The spring 17 is compressed, and the elastic hook 14, by engaging with the engaging portion 136, keeps the hook 21 locked with the slot 13, thereby maintaining the display screen 2 in its retracted state. When the display screen 2 is pressed again, the elastic hook 14 disengages from the hooking portion 136 and moves to the initial position. Under the resetting action of the spring 17, the sliding portion 132 moves upward until the two elastic hook ends 131 are opened and separated. After the two elastic hook ends 131 are opened and separated, the restraining effect on the hook 21 is released, and the hook 21 is disengaged from the slot 13. At this time, the display screen 2 can be switched to the flip-up state by flipping it over.

[0053] In one embodiment, the receiving groove 11 is provided with a mounting groove 111, the mounting seat 12 is provided in the mounting groove 111, the guide groove 121 is provided in the mounting seat 12, and the mounting seat 12 can be configured to be detachably connected to the mounting groove 111. The elastic hook 14 can be one of the torsion arms of a torsion spring, and the torsion spring is provided in the guide groove 121.

[0054] In one embodiment, to enable the sliding portion 132 to move up and down along the guide groove 121 within a limited range, a guide hole 122 is provided on the sidewall of the guide groove 121. The sliding portion 132 is provided with a guide block 133, which is slidably disposed in the guide hole 122 in the vertical direction. The guide block 133 and the guide hole 122 can be provided in two sets, one on the front and the other on the back of the sliding portion 132, to facilitate maintaining balance.

[0055] Among them, in the above solution, the hook 21 can also be arranged in the receiving groove 11, while the sliding part 132, the limiting member and the unlocking member are arranged on the display screen 2, which will not be repeated in this embodiment.

[0056] In this embodiment, Figure 7 As shown in FIG. 1 , as another embodiment of the first and second locking portions, the first locking portion is a slot 26 provided on the display screen 2, and the second locking portion is a locking tongue 18 provided on the cooking appliance body 1. The cooking appliance body 1 is provided with an unlocking handle 3 for moving the locking tongue 18 into or out of the slot 26. Specifically, the unlocking handle 3 is rotatably mounted on the cooking appliance body 1 and rotates to move the locking tongue 18 into or out of the slot 26. The unlocking handle 3 is located on the upper side of the cooking appliance body 1 and is fixed to the locking tongue 18 via screws. To facilitate user operation, an indicator mark may be provided on the unlocking handle 3 to indicate when the locking tongue 18 is in or out of the slot 26. Specifically, to switch the display screen 2 from the flip-up position to the stowed position, the display screen 2 is first rotated downward into the receiving slot 11, and then the unlocking handle 3 is rotated to move the locking tongue 18 into the slot 26.

[0057] In this embodiment, Figures 8 to 10 As shown, as a specific embodiment of the second locking component, the second locking component includes a positioning pin 25 and at least one positioning groove 151 arranged on the side wall of the accommodating groove 11, and the positioning pin 25 is inserted into the positioning groove 151 to lock the display screen 2 in the flipped-up state.

[0058] Preferably, there are two sets of the second locking components, one on each side of the display screen 2. This ensures that the display screen 2 is balanced and stable when rotating. Specifically, a rotation shaft 22 is provided on each side of the display screen 2. The left and right side walls of the receiving slot 11 are each provided with a rotation shaft hole 16, and the two rotation shafts 22 are respectively disposed in the two rotation shaft holes 16.

[0059] In one embodiment, an arcuate groove 15 is provided on the left or right side wall of the receiving groove 11. The positioning groove 151 is located within the arcuate groove 15. When there are multiple positioning grooves 151, the multiple positioning grooves 151 are arranged vertically along the arcuate groove 15. That is, when the display screen 2 is flipped upward, the positioning pin 25 cooperates with different positioning grooves 151 to adjust the flipping angle. When there is only one positioning groove 151, it is located at the upper end of the arcuate groove 15.

[0060] In one embodiment, Figures 8 to 10 As shown, to facilitate the automatic insertion of the positioning pin 25 into the positioning groove 151, the positioning pin 25 is slidably mounted on the display screen 2, and an elastic member 253 is provided between the positioning pin 25 and the display screen 2. The end of the positioning pin 25 is provided with a positioning portion 251 that slides along the arcuate groove 15. When the positioning portion 251 slides along the arcuate groove 15 to the position of the positioning groove 151, the elastic member 253 acts to insert the positioning portion 251 into the positioning groove 151. When the display screen 2 is pressed downward, the positioning portion 251 disengages the positioning groove 151 and slides downward along the arcuate groove 15. Specifically, a groove 24 is provided on the side of the display screen 2, and a fixing seat 23 fixedly connected to the display screen 2 is provided at the notch of the groove 24. The positioning pin 25 is provided with a baffle 252. The elastic member 253 is preferably a spring. The spring is sleeved on the positioning pin and located between the baffle 252 and the groove 24. The fixing seat 23 is provided with a through hole for the positioning portion 251 to pass through. The shape of the positioning portion 251 can be set to be hemispherical, so that when the display screen 2 is pressed downward, the positioning portion 251 can smoothly slide out of the positioning groove 151.

[0061] Working principle description:

[0062] When the cooking utensil needs to be packaged or stored, the display screen 2 can be pressed downward to make it enter the receiving groove 11. Then the first locking component locks the display screen 2 in the storage state, which is also convenient for some users to observe or operate the display screen 2.

[0063] When the display screen 2 needs to be flipped up, the first locking portion and the second locking portion are first unlocked, and then the display screen 2 is flipped upward, and the second locking component locks the display screen 2 in the flipped-up state.

[0064] The present invention is not limited to the above optional implementation methods. Under the premise of not conflicting with each other, the various solutions can be combined arbitrarily. Anyone can derive other forms of products under the inspiration of the present invention. However, no matter what changes are made in their shape or structure, all technical solutions that fall within the scope defined by the claims of the present invention fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance with a reversible display screen, characterized in that: include: a cooking utensil body, wherein the cooking utensil body is provided with a receiving groove; and A display screen is rotatably connected to the cooking appliance body via a rotating shaft, the display screen including a storage state within the receiving groove and a flip-up state outside the receiving groove; a first locking assembly for locking the display screen in the storage state and a second locking assembly for locking the display screen in the flip-up state are provided between the display screen and the cooking appliance body; The first locking assembly includes a first locking portion located on the display screen and a second locking portion located on the cooking appliance body, wherein the first locking portion locks the display screen in the storage state by locking with the second locking portion; The second locking assembly includes a positioning pin and at least one positioning slot provided on a side wall of the accommodating slot. The positioning pin is inserted into the positioning slot to lock the display screen in the flipped-up state.

2. The cooking appliance with a flippable display screen according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first locking assembly further includes a limiting member located on the cooking appliance body and used to keep the first locking portion locked with the second locking portion, and an unlocking member located on the cooking appliance body and used to disengage the first locking portion from the second locking portion.

3. The cooking appliance with a flippable display screen according to claim 2, characterized in that: A guide groove is provided in the receiving groove, and a sliding portion is provided in the guide groove to slide in the up-down direction; the first locking portion is a hook provided on the lower side of the display screen, and the second locking portion is a slot provided on the upper side of the sliding portion, and elastic hook ends are provided on opposite sides of the slot; the unlocking member is a spring provided between the sliding portion and the bottom wall of the guide groove; The limiting member is an elastic hook arranged in the guide groove, and the sliding portion is provided with a hanging portion; when the hook is locked with the slot, the elastic hook is hung on the hanging portion; when the hook is disengaged from the slot, the elastic hook is disengaged from the hanging portion and moves to the initial position; the sliding portion is provided with a first guide path for the elastic hook to move from the initial position to the hanging portion and a second guide path for moving from the hanging portion to the initial position; When the display screen is pressed for the first time to move the hook toward the slot, the hook drives the sliding portion downward, and the two ends of the elastic hook approach each other under the action of the side walls of the guide slot, so that the hook is engaged in the slot. The elastic hook moves from the initial position to be engaged with the engaging portion, and the spring is compressed. When the display screen is pressed again, the elastic hook is separated from the hanging portion and moves to the initial position. Under the reset action of the spring, the sliding portion moves upward until the two elastic hook ends are opened and separated, and the hook is separated from the slot.

4. The cooking appliance with a flippable display screen according to claim 3, characterized in that: A guide hole is provided on the side wall of the guide groove, and a guide block is provided on the sliding portion. The guide block is slidably arranged in the guide hole along the up and down directions.

5. The cooking appliance with a flippable display screen according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first locking part is a slot provided on the display screen, and the second locking part is a lock tongue provided on the cooking appliance body; an unlocking handle for allowing the lock tongue to enter or exit the slot is provided on the cooking appliance body.

6. The cooking utensil with a flippable display screen according to claim 5, characterized in that: The unlocking handle is rotatably arranged on the cooking appliance body and can make the locking tongue enter into or leave the slot by rotating.

7. The cooking appliance with a flippable display screen according to claim 1, characterized in that: An arc-shaped groove is provided on the side wall of the receiving groove, and the positioning groove is located in the arc-shaped groove. When there are multiple positioning grooves, the multiple positioning grooves are arranged up and down along the arc-shaped groove; The positioning pin is slidably arranged on the display screen, and an elastic member is provided between the positioning pin and the display screen; the end of the positioning pin is provided with a positioning portion that slides along the arc groove; when the positioning portion slides along the arc groove to the position of the positioning groove, under the action of the elastic member, the positioning portion is inserted into the positioning groove; when the display screen is pressed downward, the positioning portion disengages from the positioning groove and slides downward along the arc groove.

8. The cooking appliance with a flippable display screen according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are two groups of second locking components, which are respectively located on the left and right sides of the display screen.

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