Cooking utensil

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil. The cooking utensil comprises a cooking body, a storage bin assembly, a channel assembly and a pot body assembly. A heating platform is arranged at the bottom of the cooking main body, a suspension part is arranged on the cooking main body above the heating platform, an avoiding part is formed between the suspension part and the heating platform, and the pot body assembly is placed on the heating platform in a manner of being embedded into the avoiding part; the storage bin assembly and the channel assembly are both arranged in the cooking main body, the storage bin assembly is located above the avoiding part, the channel assembly comprises a valve piece, a bin butt joint piece and a pot body butt joint piece, and the valve piece is communicated with the storage bin assembly and the pot body assembly through the bin butt joint piece and the pot body butt joint piece respectively. According to the cooking utensil, the height difference exists between the storage bin assembly and the pot body assembly, materials flowing out of the storage bin assembly can automatically flow into the pot body assembly through the channel assembly under the action of gravity, and power-consumption-free conveying of the materials is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of home appliance technology, and in particular to a cooking utensil. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of technology, current home appliances are becoming more and more automated. Some existing cooking appliances can automatically add ingredients and water for cooking. Taking rice cookers as an example, rice cookers are a commonly used cooking appliance in daily life. Some existing rice cookers can already achieve the function of automatically adding ingredients and water.

[0003] In terms of the feeding structure, most existing rice cookers that can automatically feed ingredients are improvements made on the basis of traditional rice cookers. For example, a feeding compartment is added next to the traditional rice cooker, and the ingredients in the compartment are then added to the rice cooker body through a suction device. The existing technology uses a suction device to transport ingredients, which consumes electricity when the suction device is working, increasing the user's operating costs.

[0004] Therefore, existing technologies still need to be improved and developed. Utility Model Content

[0005] This utility model provides a cooking appliance that aims to solve the technical problems mentioned in the background art regarding the automatic feeding of existing cooking appliances.

[0006] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows:

[0007] A cooking appliance includes a cooking body, a storage compartment assembly, a channel assembly, and a pot body assembly;

[0008] The bottom of the cooking body is provided with a heating platform, and a suspended part is provided on the cooking body above the heating platform. An avoidance part is formed between the suspended part and the heating platform. The pot body assembly is placed on the heating platform by embedding into the avoidance part.

[0009] Both the storage bin assembly and the channel assembly are disposed within the cooking body, with the storage bin assembly positioned above the clearance portion. The channel assembly includes a valve component, a storage bin docking component, and a pot body docking component. Both ends of the storage bin docking component are connected to the storage bin assembly and the valve component, respectively. One end of the pot body docking component is connected to the valve component, and the other end of the pot body docking component extends outside the cooking body and is connected to the pot body assembly.

[0010] The channel assembly is used to guide the material flowing out of the storage bin assembly into the pot body assembly under the action of gravity when the valve is turned on.

[0011] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the storage bin assembly includes a bin and a discharge metering mechanism disposed at the bottom of the bin;

[0012] The discharge metering mechanism includes a tray and a turntable disposed within the tray; the turntable is provided with a plurality of measuring slots; the bottom of the tray is provided with a discharge port, which is used to allow the materials in the plurality of measuring slots to fall one by one into the channel assembly when the turntable rotates;

[0013] The hopper above the turntable is equipped with a baffle to prevent material from falling directly into the discharge port and to level the material in the measuring trough.

[0014] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the discharge metering mechanism further includes a turntable driving device, which includes a motor and a transmission component connected to the output shaft of the motor. The end of the transmission component is provided with a driving tooth, and the bottom of the turntable is provided with a driven tooth. The transmission component passes through the tray and drives the driving tooth and the driven tooth in a transmission connection.

[0015] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, a receiving box for placing the storage bin assembly is provided inside the top of the cooking body; the turntable drive device is provided on the bottom of the receiving box, and the bottom of the receiving box is also provided with an avoidance opening for materials falling from the discharge port into the channel assembly.

[0016] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the silo docking component is provided with a material inlet at one end for connecting to the storage silo assembly, and a material outlet at one end for connecting to the valve component;

[0017] The hopper docking component has a first flow channel inside for connecting the material inlet and the material outlet. The first flow channel is inclined so that the material flows from the material inlet to the material outlet under the action of gravity.

[0018] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the valve component has an installation cavity on the side communicating with the pot body docking component. The pot body docking component is housed in the installation cavity and can slide. A hanging rod is provided on the inward end of the pot body docking component, and a hanging hole is provided on the valve component to which the hanging rod points. The hanging rod and the hanging hole are used to limit the sliding of the pot body docking component to prevent the pot body docking component from detaching from the installation cavity.

[0019] A bellows and a spring are provided in the mounting cavity between the pot body connecting piece and the valve piece, with the spring sleeved on the outside of the bellows; one end of the bellows is connected to the pot body connecting piece, and the other end of the bellows is connected to the valve piece; one end of the spring abuts against the pot body connecting piece, and the other end of the spring abuts against the valve piece; a second flow channel is provided through the pot body connecting piece.

[0020] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the pot body assembly includes a pot body shell, an inner liner disposed within the pot body shell, and a pot lid detachably disposed on the pot body shell, wherein the pot lid is provided with a feeding interface.

[0021] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the outer ring of the end of the pot body connecting member used to connect to the feed interface is provided with a first chamfer; a connecting ring is provided around the feed interface on the pot lid, the outer ring of the port of the connecting ring is provided with a second chamfer to facilitate the pot body connecting member to be inserted into the feed interface, and the inner ring of the port of the connecting ring is provided with a third chamfer to facilitate the pot body connecting member to slide out from the feed interface.

[0022] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the valve component is provided with a steam vent, the steam vent is connected to the internal flow channel of the valve component, and a steam outlet pipe is connected to the steam vent, the steam outlet pipe being connected to the outside of the cooking body.

[0023] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the cooking appliance further includes a water tank assembly and a water supply assembly. The water tank assembly is detachably mounted on the cooking body, and the water supply assembly is disposed inside the cooking body. The water supply assembly is used to introduce water from the water tank assembly into the pot body assembly.

[0024] The beneficial effects are:

[0025] This invention provides a cooking appliance, including a cooking body, a storage bin assembly, a channel assembly, and a pot assembly. A heating platform is located at the bottom of the cooking body, and a suspended portion is provided above the heating platform on the cooking body. A clearance portion is formed between the suspended portion and the heating platform. The pot assembly is placed on the heating platform by embedding into the clearance portion. Both the storage bin assembly and the channel assembly are located within the cooking body, with the storage bin assembly positioned above the clearance portion. The channel assembly includes a valve, a bin connector, and a pot connector. The valve connects the storage bin assembly and the pot assembly via the bin connector and the pot connector, respectively. The cooking appliance of this invention has a height difference between the storage bin assembly and the pot assembly. Material flowing from the storage bin assembly can flow by gravity into the pot assembly via the channel assembly, achieving power-free material transport. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is an exploded view of a cooking appliance that is an example of this utility model.

[0027] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional internal structure diagram of a cooking utensil under an explosive state, which is an example of this utility model.

[0028] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a channel component that is an example of this utility model.

[0029] Figure 4 This is an exploded structural diagram of a storage bin assembly exemplified by this utility model.

[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the installation structure of a storage bin component on a cooking body, which is an example of this utility model.

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the overall assembly of a cooking appliance, which is an example of this utility model.

[0032] Figure 7 This is a cross-sectional internal structure diagram of a cooking utensil in an assembled state, which is an example of this utility model.

[0033] Figure 8 for Figure 7 A magnified view of area A in the middle.

[0034] The icon numbers in the figure are as follows:

[0035] 10-Cooking body; 20-Storage bin assembly; 30-Channel assembly; 40-Pot body assembly; 50-Heating platform; 60-Heating plate; 70-Temperature control device; 51-Suspended part; 80-Allowing part; 90-Valve component; 100-Binding bin; 110-Discharge metering mechanism; 120-Tray; 130-Turntable; 131-Measuring trough; 132-Turntable drive device; 140-Discharge port; 150-Stop block; 160-Motor; 170-Transmission component; 180-Driving gear; 190-Driven gear; 200-Container box; 210-Allowing opening; 220-Handle; 23 0-Booth docking part; 240-Material inlet; 250-Material outlet; 260-First flow channel; 270-Pot body docking part; 280-Installation cavity; 290-Hanging rod; 300-Hanging hole; 310-Bellwall; 320-Spring; 330-Limiting part; 340-Second flow channel; 350-Pot body outer shell; 360-Inner liner; 370-Pot lid; 380-Feed docking interface; 390-First chamfer; 400-Dock ring; 410-Second chamfer; 420-Third chamfer; 430-Steam outlet; 431-Steam outlet pipe; 440-Water tank assembly; 450-Water supply assembly. Detailed Implementation

[0036] To make the technical problems, technical solutions, and beneficial effects of this utility model clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model.

[0037] It should be noted in advance that in the following description of this utility model, if there are any terms, the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0038] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0039] Throughout this specification, reference to "an embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the phrase "in one embodiment" or "in some embodiments" appears in various places throughout the specification, and not all references refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, in one or more embodiments, particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner.

[0040] This utility model provides a cooking appliance, the corresponding electrical objects of which include, but are not limited to, rice cookers, electric pressure cookers, and stir-fry machines. See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The cooking appliance includes a cooking body 10, a storage bin assembly 20, and a channel assembly 30. Figure 2 (shown) and pot assembly 40; In this utility model, the cooking body 10 is used to carry the storage bin assembly 20, the channel assembly 30 and the pot assembly 40. The materials stored in the storage bin assembly 20 can be rice (e.g., rice), beans (e.g., mung beans), powders (e.g., flour) and seasonings (e.g., salt). The channel assembly 30 is mainly used for material transfer. The pot assembly 40 is used for material collection and cooking by means of the cooking body 10.

[0041] See Figure 1 In this invention, a heating platform 50 is provided at the bottom of the cooking body 10. The heating method of the heating platform 50 includes heating element heating, electromagnetic induction heating, and far-infrared heating. Taking heating element heating as an example, a heating plate 60 is provided on the heating platform 50. A temperature control device 70 is provided at the center of the heating plate 60. The temperature control device 70 is used for power-on, power-off, and heat preservation control of the heating plate 60. A suspended part 51 is provided on the cooking body 10 above the heating platform 50. A clearance part 80 is formed between the suspended part 51 and the heating platform 50. The pot body assembly 40 is placed on the heating platform 50 by embedding it into the clearance part 80, and the pot body assembly 40 can be removed and placed on the heating platform 50. In some optional embodiments of this invention, a stirring drive device can also be provided on the heating platform 50. A stirring mechanism is provided inside the pot body assembly 40, and the stirring drive device is used to drive the stirring mechanism to move.

[0042] In this utility model, see Figure 1 and Figure 2Both the storage bin assembly 20 and the channel assembly 30 are disposed within the cooking body 10, with the storage bin assembly 20 positioned above the clearance portion 80. The purpose of positioning the storage bin assembly 20 above the clearance portion 80 is to create a height difference between the storage bin assembly 20 and the pot body assembly 40. The storage bin assembly 20 can be integrally formed with the cooking body 10 or detachably disposed on the cooking body 10; detachably disposed is an example. The channel assembly 30 is disposed within the cooking body 10 above the clearance portion 80. Figure 2 (as shown in the diagram); the two ends of the channel assembly 30 are respectively connected to the storage bin assembly 20 and the pot body assembly 40, see [reference]. Figure 3 The channel assembly 30 includes a valve component 90. Both ends of the valve component 90 can be directly connected to the storage bin assembly 20 and the pot body assembly 40 through pipes, or they can be specially designed docking parts that connect to the storage bin assembly 20 and the pot body assembly 40. The channel assembly 30 is used to guide the material flowing out of the storage bin assembly 20 into the pot body assembly 40 under the action of gravity when the valve component 90 is open.

[0043] In simple terms, this invention involves placing the pot assembly 40 above the heating platform 50 at the bottom of the cooking body 10 of the cooking appliance using a clearance part 80 (unlike traditional open-top designs, the pot assembly 40 in this invention is mounted and dismounted on the cooking body 10 by being held flat). Due to the clearance part 80, a channel assembly 30 can be installed inside the cooking body 10 above the pot assembly 40. The storage bin assembly 20 is then located on top of the cooking body 10. After the channel assembly 30 connects the storage bin assembly 20 and the pot assembly 40, the material in the storage bin assembly 20 can flow into the pot assembly 40 by gravity via the channel assembly 30. The channel assembly 30 includes the valve component 90, the hopper docking component 230, and the pot body docking component 270. The two ends of the hopper docking component 230 are respectively connected to the storage hopper assembly 20 and the valve component 90. One end of the pot body docking component 270 is connected to the valve component 90, and the other end of the pot body docking component 270 extends outside the cooking body 10 and connects to the pot body assembly 40. The valve component 90 can control the opening and closing of the channel assembly 30. When the pot body assembly 40 is cooking, the valve component 90 can prevent the gas generated during the cooking process from flowing into the storage hopper assembly 20. With this invention, the storage hopper assembly 20 requires no electricity for the feeding process, making it more energy-efficient and reducing the operating cost of the cooking appliance.

[0044] See Figure 2In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the storage silo assembly 20 includes a silo 100 and a discharge metering mechanism 110 disposed at the bottom of the silo 100; the discharge metering mechanism 110 includes a weighing-type discharge metering mechanism and a quantitative dispensing metering mechanism. As the names suggest, the weighing-type discharge metering mechanism ensures that the mass of material flowing out of the storage silo assembly 20 each time is the same, and the quantitative dispensing metering mechanism ensures that the volume of material flowing out of the storage silo assembly 20 each time is the same.

[0045] See Figure 4 In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the discharge metering mechanism 110 includes a tray 120 and a turntable 130 disposed within the tray 120; the tray 120 includes a tray bottom and a ring disposed around the edge of the tray bottom, the turntable 130 is housed within the middle range defined by the ring, and the turntable 130 is provided with a plurality of measuring slots 131. When there is more than one measuring slot 131 (2-8, for example 8), the plurality of measuring slots 131 can be distributed in a circular array around the center of the turntable 130; the tray 120... A discharge port 140 is provided on the bottom of the plate 20. The discharge port 140 is located on the path that the measuring trough 131 passes through when the turntable 130 rotates. The discharge port 140 is used to allow the materials in several measuring troughs 131 to fall into the channel assembly 30 one by one when the turntable 130 rotates. The shape and size of the discharge port 140 are adapted to the shape and size of the measuring trough 131 to facilitate material discharge. Of course, in terms of size, the size of the discharge port 140 can also be slightly larger or slightly smaller than the measuring trough 131.

[0046] See Figure 4 and Figure 5 In this invention, the discharge metering mechanism 110 is the bottom of the hopper. A baffle 150 is provided inside the hopper 100 above the turntable 130 to prevent material from falling directly into the discharge port 140 and to level the material in the measuring trough 131. In this embodiment, the discharge port 140 is positioned below the baffle 150 so that the baffle 150 can cover it, and the baffle 150 can cover at least one measuring trough 131 while preventing material from falling directly into the discharge port 140.

[0047] See Figure 4In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the discharge metering mechanism 110 further includes a turntable drive device 132. The turntable drive device 132 includes a motor 160 and a transmission component 170 connected to the output shaft of the motor 160. The end of the transmission component 170 is provided with a driving tooth 180, and the bottom of the turntable 130 is provided with a driven tooth 190. The transmission component 170 passes through the tray 120 and drives the driving tooth 180 and the driven tooth 190. In this embodiment, the transmission component 170 can be vertically arranged. In order to make the turntable 130 rotate more stably under the drive of the turntable drive device 132, the driven tooth 190 can be located at the center of the bottom of the turntable 130. The tray 120 corresponding to the center of the bottom of the turntable 130 is provided with a through hole so that the transmission component 170 passes through the tray 120 and drives the driving tooth 180 and the driven tooth 190.

[0048] See Figure 2 and Figure 6 In some optional embodiments of this utility model, a receiving box 200 for placing the storage bin assembly 20 is provided inside the top of the cooking body 10; after the storage bin assembly 20 is placed inside the receiving box 200, the top of the storage bin assembly 20 and the top of the receiving box 200 can be flush, so that a bin cover plate can be placed on the top of the receiving box 200 to form a sealed rice bin for the storage bin assembly 20.

[0049] See Figure 2 and Figure 5 The turntable drive device 132 is disposed at the bottom of the receiving box 200, and the bottom of the receiving box 200 is also provided with an avoidance opening 210 for materials falling from the discharge port 140 into the channel assembly 30. In this embodiment, the turntable drive device 132 can be separated from the tray 120 and the turntable 130. The advantage of this is that when the storage bin assembly 20 has a discharge abnormality or becomes dirty after long-term use, the other parts of the storage bin assembly 20, except for the turntable drive device 132, can be taken out of the receiving box 200 for maintenance or cleaning without being affected by the power supply line of the turntable drive device 132. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the removal of the storage bin assembly 20 from the receiving box 200, a handle 220 can be provided inside the hopper 100 of the storage bin assembly 20.

[0050] See Figure 3 In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the hopper docking component 230 can be a pipe or other structural component with pipe function, see [reference]. Figure 7The hopper docking part 230 is used to connect to one end of the storage hopper assembly 20, which is provided with a material inlet 240. The hopper docking part 230 is also used to connect to one end of the valve component 90, which is provided with a material outlet 250. When the bottom of the storage hopper assembly 20 is the discharge metering mechanism 110, the material inlet 240 is connected to the discharge port 140 on the tray 120 of the discharge metering mechanism 110, and the material outlet 250 is connected to the internal flow channel of the valve component 90. The docking member 230 has a first flow channel 260 inside for connecting the material inlet 240 and the material outlet 250. The first flow channel 260 is inclined so that the material flows from the material inlet 240 to the material outlet 250 under the action of gravity. In order to facilitate the flow of material into and out of the hopper docking member 230, the material outlet 250 can be configured to be vertically oriented, and the internal flow channel of the valve member 90 is also vertically oriented.

[0051] See Figure 3 In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the hopper docking member 230 can be a pipe or other structural component with pipe function. To facilitate the docking of the pot body assembly 40 with the pot body docking member 270, and to facilitate separation from the pot body docking member 270 and removal from the heating platform 50 after cooking, the pot body docking member 270 can be configured to be elastically connected to the valve member 90. In embodiments where the pot body docking member 270 is elastically connected to the valve member 90, see [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 8 The valve component 90 has a mounting cavity 280 on its side for communicating with the pot body docking component 270. The pot body docking component 270 is housed within the mounting cavity 280 and is slidable. (See also...) Figure 3 A hanging rod 290 is provided on the inner end of the pot body docking part 270, and a hanging hole 300 is provided on the valve part 90 to which the hanging rod 290 points; the hanging rod 290 has a certain stroke length, and the hanging rod 290 and the hanging hole 300 are used to limit the sliding of the pot body docking part 270 to prevent the pot body docking part 270 from detaching from the mounting cavity 280.

[0052] See Figure 7 and Figure 8The mounting cavity 280 is provided with a bellows 310 and a spring 320, with the spring 320 sleeved on the outside of the bellows 310. One end of the bellows 310 is connected to the pot body docking part 270, and the other end of the bellows 310 is connected to the valve part 90. One end of the spring 320 abuts against the pot body docking part 270, and the other end of the spring 320 abuts against the valve part 90. The opening of the mounting cavity 280 may also be provided with a limiting part 330 for abutting against the outer edge of the pot body docking part 270 to prevent the pot body docking part 270 from popping out of the mounting cavity 280. These two limiting methods serve as backups for each other, further improving the safety and service life of the pot body docking part 270 connection.

[0053] See Figure 8 A second flow channel 340 is provided through the pot body docking member 270; the second flow channel 340, the inner pipe of the bellows 310, and the inner flow channel of the valve member 90 are connected. In the embodiment of the elastic connection of the pot body docking member 270 described above, the spring 320 can be configured in a compressed state to drive the pot body docking member 270 to always tend to move towards the outside of the mounting cavity 280. When the pot body assembly 40 docks with the pot body docking member 270, the pot body assembly 40 compresses the pot body docking member 270 to make it contract towards the inside of the mounting cavity 280. After the pot body docking member 270 moves to the position of the feed interface 380 on the pot body assembly 40, the pot body docking member 270 rebounds under the elastic force of the spring 320 in the compressed state, realizing a tight fit between the pot body docking member 270 and the feed interface 380 on the pot body assembly 40 after docking.

[0054] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the pot assembly 40 includes a pot outer shell 350, an inner liner 360 disposed within the pot outer shell 350, and a pot lid 370 detachably disposed on the pot outer shell 350, the pot lid 370 being provided with a feeding interface 380. It should be noted that, in this utility model, if the heating platform 50 uses a heating element heating method, then to facilitate contact between the inner liner 360 and the heating plate on the heating platform 50, the pot outer shell 350 can be bottomless, and the detachable connection between the pot lid 370 and the pot outer shell 350 can be a threaded lock or a snap-lock lock.

[0055] In some optional embodiments of this utility model, in order to better facilitate the docking of the pot body docking part 270 and the feed interface 380 on the pot lid 370, the outer ring of the end of the pot body docking part 270 that connects to the feed interface 380 is provided with a first chamfer 390. After the end of the pot body docking part 270 passes through the first chamfer 390, the end of the pot body docking part 270 can be regarded as being cut into a frustum shape. A docking ring 400 is provided around the feed interface 380 on the pot lid 370. The outer ring of the port of the docking ring 400 is provided with a second chamfer 410 to facilitate the pot body docking part 270 to be inserted into the feed interface 380. The inner ring of the port of the docking ring 400 is provided with a third chamfer 420 to facilitate the pot body docking part 270 to slide out from the feed interface 380. In this embodiment, when the pot lid 370 is connected to the pot body docking member 270, the first chamfer 390 of the pot body docking member 270 first contacts the second chamfer 410. Under the guidance of the second chamfer 410, the pot body docking member 270 retracts into the mounting cavity 280 so that the end of the pot body docking member 270 can slide better into the feed interface 380. Similarly, when the pot body docking member 270 needs to slide out of the feed interface 380, the third chamfer 420 can also play the same role. In addition, in order for the pot body docking member 270 to fit tightly with the feed interface 380 after sliding into it, the slope of the third chamfer 420 is configured to be the same as the slope of the first chamfer 390.

[0056] See Figure 7 and Figure 8 In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the valve component 90 is provided with a steam vent 430, which communicates with the internal flow channel of the valve component 90. A steam outlet pipe 431 is connected to the steam vent 430, and the steam outlet pipe communicates with the outside of the cooking body 10. In this embodiment of the utility model, the steam generated inside the pot assembly 40 can be sequentially discharged to the outside of the cooking body 10 via the feed interface 380, the second flow channel 340 on the pot body docking member 270, the internal flow channel of the corrugated pipe 310, the internal flow channel of the valve component 90, the steam vent 430, and the steam outlet pipe.

[0057] See Figure 1 and Figure 2In some optional embodiments of this utility model, the cooking appliance further includes a water tank assembly 440 and a water supply assembly 450. The water tank assembly 440 is detachably mounted on the cooking body 10, and the water supply assembly 450 is disposed inside the cooking body 10. The water supply assembly 450 is used to introduce water from the water tank assembly 440 into the pot assembly 40. In this embodiment, the water tank assembly 440 can be disposed on a pre-set stepped position at the top of the cooking body 10, and the water supply assembly 450 is disposed inside the cooking body 10. The water supply assembly 450 includes a water pump, an inlet pipe, and an outlet pipe. The water pump obtains water from the water tank through the inlet pipe and then introduces it into the pot assembly 40 through the outlet pipe. In another embodiment, to facilitate the counting of the total amount of water flowing into the pot assembly 40, a flow meter is provided on the inlet pipe or the outlet pipe.

[0058] To better understand the technical solution of this utility model, two preferred complete examples are provided to illustrate the structure of the cooking utensil of this utility model.

[0059] <Example 1>

[0060] See Figure 1 and Figure 2 Embodiment 1 of this utility model discloses a cooking appliance, including a cooking body 10, a storage bin assembly 20, a channel assembly 30, and a pot body assembly 40; a heating platform 50 is provided at the bottom of the cooking body 10, and a suspended part 51 is provided on the cooking body 10 above the heating platform 50. An avoidance part 80 is formed between the suspended part 51 and the heating platform 50. The pot body assembly 40 is placed on the heating platform 50 by embedding it into the avoidance part 80; the storage bin assembly 20 and the channel assembly 30 are both disposed inside the cooking body 10, and the storage bin assembly 20 is located above the avoidance part 80.

[0061] See Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5The storage bin assembly 20 includes a bin and a discharge metering mechanism 110 disposed at the bottom of the bin. The discharge metering mechanism 110 includes a tray 120, a turntable 130 disposed within the tray 120, and a turntable drive device 132. The turntable 130 is provided with a plurality of measuring slots 131. The bottom of the tray 120 is provided with a discharge port 140, which is used to allow the materials in the plurality of measuring slots 131 to fall one by one into the channel assembly 30 when the turntable 130 rotates. The bin above the turntable 130 is provided with a stop block 150 for preventing materials from falling directly into the discharge port 140 and for scraping the materials in the measuring slots 131. The bin is provided with a handle.

[0062] See Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The top of the cooking body 10 is provided with a container 200 for placing the storage bin assembly 20; the turntable drive device 132 is provided at the bottom of the container 200, and the turntable drive device 132 includes a motor 160 and a transmission component 170 connected to the output shaft of the motor 160; the end of the transmission component 170 is provided with a driving tooth 180, and the bottom of the turntable 130 is provided with a driven tooth 190. The transmission component 170 passes through the tray 120 and drives the driving tooth 180 and the driven tooth 190; the bottom of the container 200 is also provided with an avoidance opening 210 for materials falling from the discharge port 140 to fall into the channel assembly 30.

[0063] See Figure 7 The pot body assembly 40 includes a pot body shell 350, an inner pot 360 disposed inside the pot body shell 350, and a pot lid 370 detachably disposed on the pot body shell 350, wherein the pot lid 370 is provided with a feeding interface 380.

[0064] See Figure 3 , Figure 7 and Figure 8 The channel assembly 30 includes a hopper docking part 230, a valve part 90, and a pot body docking part 270. The valve part 90 is connected to the storage hopper assembly 20 through the hopper docking part 230 and to the pot body assembly 40 through the pot body docking part 270. The channel assembly 30 is used to guide the material flowing out of the storage hopper assembly 20 into the pot body assembly 40 under the action of gravity when the valve part 90 is open.

[0065] See Figure 7The hopper docking component 230 is provided with a material inlet 240 at one end for connecting to the storage hopper assembly 20 (the discharge port 140 at the bottom of the pallet 120), and a material outlet 250 at one end for connecting to the valve component 90; the hopper docking component 230 is provided with a first flow channel 260 for connecting the material inlet 240 and the material outlet 250 inside, and the first flow channel 260 is inclined so that the material flows from the material inlet 240 to the material outlet 250 under the action of gravity; the material outlet 250 is connected to the internal flow channel of the valve component 90.

[0066] See Figure 8 The valve component 90 has a mounting cavity 280 on its side that communicates with the pot body docking component 270. The pot body docking component 270 is housed within the mounting cavity 280 and is slidable. A hanging rod 290 is provided on the inward-facing end of the pot body docking component 270, and a hanging hole 300 is provided on the valve component 90 to which the hanging rod 290 points. The hanging rod 290 and the hanging hole 300 are used to limit the sliding of the pot body docking component 270 to prevent the pot body docking component 270 from detaching from the mounting cavity 280. The mounting cavity 280 is provided with corrugations. A tube 310 and a spring 320 are provided, with the spring 320 sleeved on the outside of the corrugated tube 310; one end of the corrugated tube 310 is connected to the pot body docking part 270, and the other end of the corrugated tube 310 is connected to the valve part 90; one end of the spring 320 abuts against the pot body docking part 270, and the other end of the spring 320 abuts against the valve part 90; a second flow channel 340 is provided through the pot body docking part 270; the second flow channel 340, the internal pipe of the corrugated tube 310, and the internal flow channel of the valve part 90 are connected.

[0067] See Figure 8 The outer ring of the pot body docking part 270, which is used to connect the end of the feed interface 380, is provided with a first chamfer 390; a docking ring 400 is provided around the feed interface 380 on the pot lid 370, the outer ring of the docking ring 400 is provided with a second chamfer 410 to facilitate the pot body docking part 270 to be inserted into the feed interface 380, and the inner ring of the docking ring 400 is provided with a third chamfer 420 to facilitate the pot body docking part 270 to slide out from the feed interface 380.

[0068] See Figure 7 The valve component 90 is provided with a steam vent 430, which is connected to the internal flow channel of the valve component 90. A steam outlet pipe is connected to the steam vent 430, which is connected to the outside of the cooking body 10.

[0069] <Example 2>

[0070] See Figure 1 and Figure 2 Based on the cooking appliance structure described in Embodiment 1, the cooking appliance further includes a water tank assembly 440 and a water supply assembly 450. The water tank assembly 440 is disposed on a pre-set stepped position on the top of the cooking body 10, and the water supply assembly 450 is disposed inside the cooking body 10. The water supply assembly 450 includes a water pump, an inlet pipe, and an outlet pipe. The water pump obtains water from the water tank through the inlet pipe and introduces it into the pot body assembly 40 through the outlet pipe. A flow meter is provided on the inlet pipe or the outlet pipe.

[0071] The working principle of the cooking appliance in Embodiment 2 of this utility model for adding ingredients and water is as follows:

[0072] Feeding action: The turntable drive device 132 is activated, and the turntable 130 rotates to transfer the material at the bottom of the hopper through the measuring trough 131 to the discharge port 140 at the bottom of the tray 120. During this process, the measuring trough 131 acts as a measuring cup for the rice cooker. Based on the amount of material used for each cooking, the discharge port 140 can receive material from one or more measuring troughs 131. The material falling from the discharge port 140 then falls into the material inlet 240 of the hopper docking part through the clearance opening 210 at the bottom of the receiving box 200. With the help of the first flow channel 260 inclined inside the hopper docking part, the material flows to the material outlet 250 of the hopper docking part under the action of gravity. At this time, if the valve 90 is opened, the material continues to pass through the second flow channel 340 of the bellows 310 and the pot docking part 270, and then flows into the inner pot 360 of the pot assembly 40 through the feed interface 380 on the pot lid 370.

[0073] Water addition action: The water pump of the water supply component 450 draws water from the water tank through the water inlet pipe and adds it to the inner liner 360 of the pot body component 40 through the water outlet pipe. The flow meter counts the amount of water added to the inner liner 360 of the pot body component 40. When the water volume reaches the set amount that matches the material in the inner liner 360, the water pump is controlled to turn off and water addition is stopped.

[0074] Although the present invention has been disclosed above with reference to preferred embodiments, the above preferred embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope defined in the claims.

Claims

1. A cooking utensil, characterized in that, Includes the cooking body, storage compartment components, channel components, and pot body components; The bottom of the cooking body is provided with a heating platform, and a suspended part is provided on the cooking body above the heating platform. An avoidance part is formed between the suspended part and the heating platform. The pot body assembly is placed on the heating platform by embedding into the avoidance part. Both the storage bin assembly and the channel assembly are disposed within the cooking body, with the storage bin assembly positioned above the clearance portion; the channel assembly includes a valve component, a bin docking component, and a pot body docking component. The two ends of the hopper connector are respectively connected to the storage hopper assembly and the valve component; one end of the pot body connector is connected to the valve component, and the other end of the pot body connector extends out of the cooking body and is connected to the pot body assembly; The channel assembly is used to guide the material flowing out of the storage bin assembly into the pot body assembly under the action of gravity when the valve is turned on.

2. The cooking utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that, The storage silo assembly includes a silo and a discharge metering mechanism disposed at the bottom of the silo; The discharge metering mechanism includes a tray and a turntable disposed within the tray; the turntable is provided with a plurality of measuring slots; the bottom of the tray is provided with a discharge port, which is used to allow the materials in the plurality of measuring slots to fall one by one into the channel assembly when the turntable rotates; The hopper above the turntable is equipped with a baffle to prevent material from falling directly into the discharge port and to level the material in the measuring trough.

3. The cooking utensil according to claim 2, characterized in that, The discharge metering mechanism also includes a turntable drive device, which includes a motor and a transmission component connected to the output shaft of the motor. The end of the transmission component is provided with a driving tooth, and the bottom of the turntable is provided with a driven tooth. The transmission component passes through the tray and drives the driving tooth and the driven tooth together.

4. The cooking utensil according to claim 3, characterized in that, The top of the cooking body is provided with a container for placing the storage bin assembly; the turntable drive device is provided on the bottom of the container, and the bottom of the container is also provided with an avoidance opening for materials falling from the discharge port into the channel assembly.

5. The cooking utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that, The silo connector is used to connect to one end of the silo assembly, which is provided with a material inlet, and the silo connector is used to connect to one end of the valve component, which is provided with a material outlet. The hopper docking component has a first flow channel inside for connecting the material inlet and the material outlet. The first flow channel is inclined so that the material flows from the material inlet to the material outlet under the action of gravity.

6. The cooking utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that, The valve component has an installation cavity on the side that communicates with the pot body docking component. The pot body docking component is housed in the installation cavity and can slide. A hanging rod is provided on the inward end of the pot body docking component, and a hanging hole is provided on the valve component to which the hanging rod points. The hanging rod and the hanging hole are used to limit the sliding of the pot body docking component to prevent the pot body docking component from detaching from the installation cavity. A bellows and a spring are provided in the mounting cavity between the pot body connecting piece and the valve piece, with the spring sleeved on the outside of the bellows; one end of the bellows is connected to the pot body connecting piece, and the other end of the bellows is connected to the valve piece; one end of the spring abuts against the pot body connecting piece, and the other end of the spring abuts against the valve piece; a second flow channel is provided through the pot body connecting piece.

7. The cooking utensil according to claim 6, characterized in that, The pot assembly includes a pot shell, an inner liner disposed within the pot shell, and a pot lid detachably disposed on the pot shell, the pot lid being provided with a feeding interface.

8. The cooking utensil according to claim 7, characterized in that, The outer ring of the end of the pot body connector used to connect to the feed interface is provided with a first chamfer; a docking ring is provided around the feed interface on the pot lid, the outer ring of the port of the docking ring is provided with a second chamfer to facilitate the pot body connector to be inserted into the feed interface, and the inner ring of the port of the docking ring is provided with a third chamfer to facilitate the pot body connector to slide out from the feed interface.

9. The cooking utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that, The valve is provided with a steam vent, which is connected to the internal flow channel of the valve. A steam outlet pipe is connected to the steam vent, which is connected to the outside of the cooking body.

10. The cooking utensil according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The cooking appliance also includes a water tank assembly and a water supply assembly. The water tank assembly is detachably mounted on the cooking body, and the water supply assembly is located inside the cooking body. The water supply assembly is used to introduce water from the water tank assembly into the pot body assembly.

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