Electric cooking appliance

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model provides a cooking electric appliance which comprises a pot body, a food bearing part, a heating assembly, a temperature sensing assembly and a fan assembly, the food bearing part is located in the pot body, the food bearing part is provided with a containing cavity, and a first circulating flow channel is communicated with the containing cavity. The temperature sensing assembly comprises a detection end, the heating assembly and the detection end are located in the pot body and located outside the containing cavity, the detection end and the liquid level of the heating liquid are distributed in a spaced mode, or at least part of the detection end makes contact with the liquid level of the heating liquid. Thus, the cooking electric appliance can utilize the same temperature sensing assembly to detect the temperature of the heating liquid or the temperature of the steam or the temperature of the hot air under the condition of different liquid levels, and the requirement for detecting the temperature in the pot body when the cooking electric appliance cooks food in different cooking modes can be met; and the accuracy of detecting the temperature of heating liquid or steam or hot air in the pot body can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of electrical technology, and more specifically, to a cooking appliance. Background Technology

[0002] In recent years, with the development of electrical appliance technology, cooking appliances have increasingly appeared in people's lives. Cooking appliances can cook and bake food to meet people's food processing needs.

[0003] The temperature sensing components of cooking appliances using related technologies can only detect the temperature of steam or heated liquid inside the pot. These components cannot meet the temperature detection requirements of different cooking methods within the pot. Utility Model Content

[0004] This invention provides a cooking appliance to improve at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0005] The present invention achieves the above objectives through the following technical solutions.

[0006] In a first aspect, this utility model provides a cooking appliance, comprising a pot body, a food carrier, a heating element, a temperature sensing element, and a fan assembly. The pot body is capable of containing heated liquid. The food carrier is located within the pot body and has a receiving cavity. The food carrier includes a bottom plate and a side plate, with the side plate connected to the edge of the bottom plate. A first circulation channel is formed between the side plate and the inner wall of the pot body, and the first circulation channel communicates with the receiving cavity. The temperature sensing element includes a detection end. Both the heating element and the detection end are located within the pot body and outside the receiving cavity. The detection end is spaced apart from the surface of the heated liquid, or at least partially in contact with the surface of the heated liquid. The fan assembly is disposed within the pot body and is adapted to guide the airflow within the first circulation channel.

[0007] Secondly, this utility model provides a cooking appliance, which includes a pot body, a food carrier, a heating element, and a temperature sensing element. The pot body is capable of containing heated liquid. The food carrier is located inside the pot body and has a receiving cavity. The temperature sensing element includes a detection end. Both the heating element and the detection end are located inside the pot body and outside the receiving cavity. The detection end has two detection states: when the detection end is in the first detection state, the detection end is at least partially in contact with the surface of the heated liquid; when the detection end is in the second detection state, the detection end and the surface of the heated liquid are spaced apart.

[0008] Thirdly, this utility model provides a cooking appliance, which includes a pot body, a food carrier, a heating element, and a temperature sensing element. The pot body is capable of containing heated liquid. The food carrier is located inside the pot body and has a receiving cavity. The heating element is located inside the pot body and outside the receiving cavity. The heating element includes a first heating end and a second heating end. The pot body includes an inner bottom wall. Along a direction perpendicular to the inner bottom wall, the minimum distance between the first heating end and the inner bottom wall is different from the minimum distance between the second heating end and the inner bottom wall; or, when the receiving cavity contains heated liquid, at least a portion of the heating element is located above the surface of the heated liquid, and at least a portion of the heating element is located below the surface of the heated liquid. The temperature sensing element includes a detection end located inside the pot body and outside the receiving cavity. The detection end is adapted to detect high-temperature steam generated by at least one heating end.

[0009] In some embodiments, the cooking appliance is the cooking appliance provided in any of the above embodiments, and the temperature sensing component is installed on the inner wall of the pot body, with the sensing end spaced apart from the inner wall of the pot body along a direction parallel to the inner bottom wall.

[0010] In some implementations, the detection end is located between the inner wall of the pot body and the heating element.

[0011] In some embodiments, the pot body includes an inner bottom wall, and the minimum distance between the heating component and the inner bottom wall of the pot body is less than or equal to the minimum distance between the detection end and the inner bottom wall of the pot body.

[0012] In some embodiments, the cooking appliance is the cooking appliance provided in any of the above embodiments. The cooking appliance also includes a housing, a temperature sensing component including a temperature sensing element and a snap-fit ​​element, a detection end being disposed on the temperature sensing element, a mounting portion being provided on the housing, and a snap-fit ​​element having a snap-fit ​​portion that engages with the mounting portion and is adapted to fix the temperature sensing element in the mounting portion.

[0013] In some embodiments, the temperature sensing component further includes a seal that is fitted around the outer periphery of the temperature sensing component and located between the snap-fit ​​component and the inner wall of the pot body.

[0014] In some embodiments, the snap-fit ​​component includes a first fixing body and a second fixing body, which are located on opposite sides of the snap-fit ​​component along its length, and a snap-fit ​​portion is located between the first fixing body and the second fixing body. The first fixing body, the second fixing body, and the snap-fit ​​portion are all snapped onto the mounting portion.

[0015] In some embodiments, the housing is further provided with a positioning part, and the snap-fit ​​part is provided with a mating part, which engages with the positioning part.

[0016] In some embodiments, the mounting section is further provided with a clearance opening, through which the temperature sensing element passes and is installed in the mounting section.

[0017] The cooking appliance provided in this embodiment of the invention has a food carrier located inside the pot, while the heating element and the detection end are both located inside the pot but outside the receiving cavity. The detection end is spaced apart from the surface of the heated liquid, or at least partially in contact with the surface of the heated liquid. A fan assembly is disposed inside the pot and is adapted to guide the airflow within the first circulation channel. This facilitates the heating element in heating the air inside the pot or in heating the heated liquid to vaporize it into steam for cooking food, and also facilitates detection by the detection end. When the liquid level inside the pot is high, for example, when the heated liquid inside the pot submerges the detection end, the detection end can detect the temperature of the heated liquid; when the liquid level inside the pot is low, for example, when there is heated liquid inside the pot but the heated liquid does not submerge the detection end, the detection end can detect the temperature of the steam or the temperature of the air. In this way, cooking appliances can use the same temperature sensing component to detect the temperature of the heated liquid, steam, or hot air under different liquid levels. This helps to meet the temperature detection needs of the cooking appliance when cooking food using different cooking methods. It also helps to improve the accuracy of temperature detection of the heated liquid, steam, or air inside the pot, thereby helping to ensure that the pot is in a suitable temperature environment when cooking food using different cooking methods. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the cooking appliance provided in this embodiment of the present invention is shown.

[0020] Figure 2 Shown Figure 1 A longitudinal sectional view of a cooking appliance.

[0021] Figure 3 Shown Figure 2 A magnified structural diagram of the cooking appliance at point A.

[0022] Figure 4 Shown Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a cooking appliance with its temperature sensing component installed in the housing.

[0023] Figure 5 Shown Figure 4 A magnified structural diagram of the cooking appliance at point B.

[0024] Figure 6 Shown Figure 1A schematic diagram of the snap-fit ​​mechanism for cooking appliances.

[0025] Figure 7 It shows Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the food carrier component of a cooking appliance.

[0026] Figure 8 It shows Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of the main body supporting the food carrier.

[0027] Figure 9 It shows Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the structure of the perforated partition of the food carrier. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0030] The temperature sensing components of cooking appliances with related technologies can only detect the temperature of steam inside the pot, or only detect the temperature of the heated liquid inside the pot. Therefore, when the cooking appliance has multiple cooking modes, the temperature sensing components cannot meet the temperature detection requirements of the cooking appliance when cooking food using different cooking modes.

[0031] Please also refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 This utility model provides a cooking appliance 100, which can be an appliance that uses hot steam or hot air to heat food. The cooking appliance 100 can be an air oven, a steamer, or other similar appliances. The cooking appliance 100 can be a flip-top appliance, a lid-opening appliance, or similar types.

[0032] Please also refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3In some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 includes a pot body 11, a food carrier 12, a heating assembly 13, a temperature sensing assembly 16, and a fan assembly 14. The pot body 11 is capable of containing heated liquid. The food carrier 12 is located inside the pot body 11 and has a receiving cavity 121 for containing food. The heating assembly 13 is located inside the pot body 11 and outside the receiving cavity 121. The food carrier 12 includes a bottom plate 122 and a side plate 123. The side plate 123 is connected to the edge of the bottom plate 122, and a first circulation channel 113 is formed between the side plate 123 and the inner sidewall 112 of the pot body 11, which communicates with the receiving cavity 121. The fan assembly 14 is disposed inside the pot body 11 and is adapted to guide the airflow within the first circulation channel 113.

[0033] Thus, the hot airflow generated by the heating element 13 after heating can flow along the first circulation channel 113 and, under the action of the fan assembly 15, flow into the receiving cavity 121 to cook the food in the receiving cavity 121. Since hot airflow naturally flows upward, the hot airflow generated by the heating element 13 when it is working can flow upward along the first circulation channel 113. When the airflow passes through the fan assembly 15, the fan assembly 15 can blow the hot airflow downward, so that the airflow flows into the receiving cavity 121. That is, the hot airflow is blown into the receiving cavity 121 under the action of the fan assembly 15, and at this time, the food placed in the food carrier 12 can be cooked.

[0034] In some embodiments, the temperature sensing component 16 includes a detection end 1611, and both the heating component 13 and the detection end 1611 are located inside the pot body 11 and outside the receiving cavity 121. The detection ends 1611 are spaced apart from the surface of the heated liquid, or the detection ends 1611 are at least partially in contact with the surface of the heated liquid.

[0035] This helps the heating component 13 to heat the air inside the pot 11 or heat the liquid to vaporize it into steam for cooking food. This allows the cooking appliance 100 to cook food using steam, hot air, etc., at different liquid levels in the pot 11, increasing the cooking methods of the cooking appliance 100 and facilitating the detection of the temperature of the heated liquid, steam, and hot air by the detection terminal 1611.

[0036] When the liquid level inside the pot 11 is high, for example, when the heating liquid inside the pot 11 submerges the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the heating liquid. When the liquid level inside the pot 11 is low, for example, when there is heating liquid inside the pot 11 but the heating liquid does not submerge the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the steam or the air. In this way, the cooking appliance 100 can use the same temperature sensing component 16 to detect the temperature of the heating liquid, the temperature of the steam, or the temperature of the hot air under different liquid levels. This helps to meet the temperature detection needs of the cooking appliance 100 when cooking food using different cooking methods, and also helps to improve the accuracy of temperature detection of the heating liquid, steam, or hot air inside the pot 11. This helps to ensure that the inside of the pot 11 is in a suitable temperature environment when the cooking appliance 100 is cooking food using different cooking methods.

[0037] For example, when the liquid level in the pot body 11 is high, such as when the heating liquid in the pot body 11 submerges the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the heating liquid. At this time, the cooking appliance 100 can be used as a steamer. The temperature sensing component 16 helps to meet the temperature detection requirements of the heating liquid in the pot body 11 when the cooking appliance 100 cooks food by steaming or boiling, so that the heating liquid in the cooking appliance 100 can be in a suitable temperature environment.

[0038] For example, when the liquid level in the pot 11 is low, such as when the heating liquid in the pot 11 is in contact with but not submerged by the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the steam. Or, for example, when there is heating liquid in the pot 11 but the heating liquid is not in contact with the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the steam or the temperature of the air. In this case, the cooking appliance 100 can be used as a steamer or an air fryer. The temperature sensing component 16 helps to meet the temperature detection requirements of the steam or hot air in the pot 11 when the cooking appliance 100 is cooking food by steaming or air frying, so that the steam or hot air in the cooking appliance 100 can be in a suitable temperature environment.

[0039] The spacing between the detection end 1611 and the surface of the heated liquid can be achieved by the temperature sensing component 16 being installed on the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11, with the surface of the heated liquid below the detection end 1611, and a gap between the detection end 1611 and the surface of the heated liquid, thus creating a spacing between them. Alternatively, the temperature sensing component 16 can be installed on the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11, with the surface of the heated liquid below the detection end 1611, and a gap between the detection end 1611 and the surface of the heated liquid, thus creating a spacing between them. The specific arrangement can be determined based on actual conditions.

[0040] In some embodiments, when the cooking appliance 100 is used as a steamer, the aforementioned fan assembly 14 may be omitted. In this case, the detection end 1611 may have two detection states. When the detection end 1611 is in the first detection state, the detection end 1611 is at least partially in contact with the surface of the heated liquid; when the detection end 1611 is in the second detection state, the detection end 1611 is spaced apart from the surface of the heated liquid.

[0041] In this way, the heating component 13 can heat and vaporize the liquid in the pot 11 into steam to cook food, enabling the cooking appliance 100 to cook food by heating liquid and steam when the liquid level in the pot 11 is different, increasing the cooking methods of the cooking appliance 100, and also facilitating the detection end 1611 to detect the temperature of steam and heating liquid.

[0042] When the liquid level in the pot 11 is high, for example, when the heating liquid in the pot 11 submerges the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the heating liquid. When the liquid level in the pot 11 is low, for example, when there is heating liquid in the pot 11 but the heating liquid does not submerge the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the steam. In this way, the cooking appliance 100 can use the same temperature sensing component 16 to detect the temperature of the heating liquid or the temperature of the steam under different liquid levels. This helps to meet the temperature detection needs of the cooking appliance 100 when cooking food using different cooking methods, and also helps to improve the accuracy of temperature detection of the heating liquid or steam in the pot 11. This helps to ensure that the pot 11 is in a suitable temperature environment when the cooking appliance 100 is cooking food using different cooking methods.

[0043] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 As shown, the heating assembly 13 may include a first heating end 131 and a second heating end 132. The pot body 11 includes an inner bottom wall 111. Along a direction perpendicular to the inner bottom wall 111, the minimum distance between the first heating end 131 and the inner bottom wall 111 is different from the minimum distance between the second heating end 132 and the inner bottom wall 111. Alternatively, when the receiving cavity 121 contains heated liquid, at least a portion of the heating assembly 13 is located above the heated liquid surface, and at least a portion of the heating assembly 13 is located below the heated liquid surface. The detection end 1611 is adapted to detect high-temperature steam generated by at least one heating end.

[0044] Thus, the cooking appliance 100 can cook food using steam, high-temperature steam, etc., at different liquid levels, increasing the cooking methods of the cooking appliance 100. It also allows the cooking appliance 100 to detect the temperature of steam or high-temperature steam using the same temperature sensing component 16 at different liquid levels, which helps improve the accuracy of temperature detection of steam or high-temperature steam inside the pot body 11. The inner bottom wall 11 is nearly parallel to the horizontal plane, and the minimum distance 'a' between the first heating end 131 and the inner bottom wall 111 is less than the minimum distance 'b' between the second heating end 132 and the inner bottom wall 111.

[0045] For example, when the liquid level in the pot body 11 is high, such as when the heating liquid in the pot body 11 submerges the first heating end 131 and the second heating end 132, the first heating end 131 and the second heating end 132 can heat the heating liquid and vaporize it into steam to cook food. At this time, the cooking appliance 100 can be used as a steamer, so that the cooking appliance 100 can steam and cook food.

[0046] For example, when the liquid level in the pot body 11 is low, for instance, the water in the pot body 11 is in contact with the first heating end 131 but does not submerge the second heating end 132; or, the water in the pot body 11 is in contact with the first heating end 131 but not with the second heating end 132; or, the heating liquid in the pot body 11 submerges the first heating end 131 but does not contact the second heating end 132; or, the heating liquid in the pot body 11 submerges the first heating end 131 and is in contact with the second heating end 132, but the water in the pot body 11 does not submerge the second heating end 132. The specific settings can be adjusted according to the actual situation.

[0047] Thus, the first heating end 131 can heat the liquid to vaporize it into steam, and the second heating end 132 can heat the steam into high-temperature steam, thereby increasing the temperature of the steam inside the cooking appliance 100. The detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the high-temperature steam, which helps to ensure that the cavity 121 is in a suitable temperature environment, which helps to cook the food inside the cavity 121 at high temperatures. High-temperature cooking makes the collagen in meat easier to digest and the texture more delicate. It also helps to shorten the cooking time of the cooking appliance 100 and improve the cooking efficiency of the cooking appliance 100. At this time, the cooking appliance 100 can be used as a steamer or an air fryer, enabling the cooking appliance 100 to achieve high-temperature steaming and tender baking of food.

[0048] In some embodiments, the temperature sensing component 16 may be installed on the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11, for example, the temperature sensing component 16 is installed on the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11 and the sensing end 1611 is parallel to the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11. Along a direction parallel to the inner bottom wall 111, the sensing end 1611 is spaced apart from the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11.

[0049] In this way, the detection end 1611 will not come into contact with the inner wall 112, which helps to reduce the influence of the temperature of the inner wall 112 on the detection end 1611, thereby helping to improve the accuracy of the detection end 1611 in detecting the temperature of the heating liquid, steam, or hot air inside the pot body 11. Since steam or hot air flows upward, the installation of the temperature sensing component 16 on the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11 also allows the detection end 1611 to detect the steam moving upward from the bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11, thereby better detecting the temperature of the steam or hot air in the pot body 11.

[0050] In some embodiments, the sensing end 1611 is located between the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11 and the heating element 13. This facilitates the sensing end 1611 in detecting the temperature of the heated liquid, steam, or hot air surrounding the heating element 13, improves the accuracy of the sensing end 1611 in detecting the temperature of the heated liquid, steam, or hot air, and also helps to rationally arrange the positions of the temperature sensing element 16 and the heating element 13, thus improving the compactness of the cooking appliance 100 structure.

[0051] In some embodiments, the minimum distance 'a' between the heating component 13 and the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11 is less than or equal to the minimum distance 'c' between the detection end 1611 and the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11. Since steam or hot air flows upward, the hot air heated by the heating component 13 or the generated steam will flow upward through the detection end 1611, allowing the detection end 1611 to detect the temperature of the steam or hot air heated by the heating component 13. This helps improve the accuracy of the detection end 1611 in detecting the temperature of the heating liquid, steam, or hot air inside the pot body 11.

[0052] For example, the minimum distance a between the heating component 13 and the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11 can be less than the minimum distance c between the detection end 1611 and the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11. The minimum distance a between the heating component 13 and the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11 can also be equal to the minimum distance c between the detection end 1611 and the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11. The specific distance can be set according to the actual situation.

[0053] In some embodiments, the temperature sensing component 16 and the heating component 13 are spaced apart, so the temperature sensing component 16 will not contact the heating component 13, and the detection end 1611 will not directly contact the heating component 13. This helps to reduce the situation where the temperature detected by the temperature sensing component 16 is the temperature of the heating component 13. This allows the temperature sensing component 16 to detect the temperature of the heating liquid, the temperature of the steam, or the temperature of the hot air when the liquid level in the pot body 11 is different, which helps to improve the accuracy of the detection by the temperature sensing component 16.

[0054] In addition, the temperature sensing component 16 and the heating component 13 are spaced apart, which helps to reduce the heat generated by the heating component 13 from being directly conducted to the temperature sensing component 16. This helps to reduce the risk of the temperature sensing component 16 being damaged due to overheating caused by directly detecting the temperature of the heating component 13.

[0055] In some embodiments, the heating components 13 are spaced apart from the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11, so that the heating components 13 will not come into contact with the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11. This helps to reduce the risk that the heat generated by the heating components 13 will be directly conducted to the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11, causing the pot body 11 to become too hot. This also helps to reduce the impact of the temperature of the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11 on the detection end 1611, thereby helping to improve the accuracy of the temperature detection by the detection end 1611.

[0056] In addition, the heating components 13 are spaced apart from the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11, which helps to ensure that the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11 is in a suitable temperature environment. This also helps to ensure that the devices in contact with the pot body 11 are in a suitable temperature environment. As a result, the cooking appliance 100 does not need to perform additional high-temperature resistance treatment on the devices in contact with the inner wall 112 of the pot body 11, which helps to reduce the manufacturing cost of the cooking appliance 100.

[0057] In some embodiments, the heating components 13 are also spaced apart from the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11, so that the heating components 13 will not contact the inner side wall 112 of the pot body 11. This helps to reduce the risk that the heat generated by the heating components 13 will be directly conducted to the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11, causing the pot body 11 to become too hot. This also helps to reduce the impact of the temperature of the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11 on the detection end 1611, thereby helping to improve the accuracy of the temperature detection by the detection end 1611.

[0058] In addition, the heating element 13 is spaced apart from the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11, which helps to ensure that the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11 is in a suitable temperature environment. This also helps to ensure that the devices in contact with the pot body 11 are in a suitable temperature environment. As a result, the cooking appliance 100 does not need to perform additional high-temperature resistance treatment on the devices in contact with the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11, which helps to reduce the manufacturing cost of the cooking appliance 100.

[0059] In some embodiments, the first heating end 131 may be located between the bottom plate 122 and the inner bottom wall 111 of the pot body 11, and the second heating end 132 may be located between the side plate 123 and the inner side wall 112 of the pot body 11. In this way, the steam generated by the first heating end 131 and the second heating end 132 can heat the bottom plate 122 and the side plate 123 respectively, thereby helping to improve the heating efficiency of the cooking appliance 100.

[0060] Please refer to the following: Figures 3 to 6In some embodiments, the cooking appliance 100 may further include a housing 17, and the temperature sensing component 16 may include a temperature sensing element 161 and a snap-fit ​​element 162. For example, the temperature sensing element 161 may be a temperature sensor, with a detection end 1611 disposed on the temperature sensing element 161. The housing 17 is provided with a mounting portion 171, and the snap-fit ​​element 162 is provided with a snap-fit ​​portion 1621. The snap-fit ​​portion 1621 engages with the mounting portion 171, and the snap-fit ​​portion 1621 is adapted to fix the temperature sensing element 161 in the mounting portion 171.

[0061] Thus, the snap-fit ​​part 162 can fix the axial and radial positions of the temperature sensing element 161 through the snap-fit ​​part 1621, so that the temperature sensing element 161 can be fastened to the mounting part 171, which helps to improve the stability of the temperature sensing element 161 installed in the housing 17, thereby helping to reduce the shaking of the temperature sensing element 161 during detection, and further helping to improve the accuracy of the temperature sensing element 161 detection.

[0062] In some embodiments, the temperature sensing component 16 may also include a seal 163, which may be a silicone seal, a rubber seal, etc. The seal 163 is sleeved on the outer periphery of the temperature sensing component 161 and located between the snap-fit ​​component 162 and the inner sidewall 112 of the pot body 11. The seal 163 helps to improve the sealing of the connection between the pot body 11 and the temperature sensing component 161, thereby helping to prevent water from leaking into other electronic components in the cooking appliance 100 when there is water in the pot body 11, which could lead to damage to other electronic components in the cooking appliance 100.

[0063] In some embodiments, the snap-fit ​​member 162 may include a first fixing body 1622 and a second fixing body 1623, the first fixing body 1622 and the second fixing body 1623 being located on both sides of the snap-fit ​​member 162 along its length, and the snap-fit ​​portion 1621 being located between the first fixing body 1622 and the second fixing body 1623. The first fixing body 1622, the second fixing body 1623 and the snap-fit ​​portion 1621 are all snapped onto the mounting portion 171.

[0064] Thus, the first fixing body 1622 and the second fixing body 1623 help to improve the stability of the connection between the snap-fit ​​member 162 and the housing 17, and help to better improve the stability of the temperature sensing element 161 installed on the housing 17, thereby helping to better reduce the shaking of the temperature sensing element 161 during detection, and thus helping to improve the accuracy of the temperature sensing element 161 detection.

[0065] In some embodiments, the housing 17 may also be provided with a positioning part 172, and the snap-fit ​​member 162 is provided with a mating part 1624. The mating part 1624 engages with the positioning part 172, so the positioning part 172 helps to position the snap-fit ​​member 162 installed in the housing 17, which helps to improve the accuracy of the snap-fit ​​member 162 installed in the housing 17, thereby helping to improve the accuracy of the temperature sensing component 16 installed in the housing 17, and also helping to improve the efficiency of the temperature sensing component 16 installed in the housing 17.

[0066] For example, when the temperature sensing component 16 needs to be installed on the housing 17, the temperature sensing element 161 can be pre-clamped by the snap-fit ​​part 1621, and the connection position of the snap-fit ​​part 162 and the housing 17 can be pre-positioned by the positioning part 172 and the mating part 1624. Finally, the snap-fit ​​part 162 together with the temperature sensing element 161 is installed in the mounting part 171. This helps to improve the accuracy of the position of the temperature sensing component 16 connected to the housing 17, and also helps to improve the efficiency of the installation of the temperature sensing component 16 on the housing 17.

[0067] In some embodiments, the mounting portion 171 may also be provided with a clearance opening 173, through which the temperature sensing element 161 passes and is installed in the mounting portion 171. In this way, the clearance opening 173 will not obstruct the installation of the temperature sensing element 161, which helps to ensure the smooth installation of the temperature sensing element 161 in the mounting portion 171.

[0068] In addition, the clearance 173 also helps to position the temperature sensing component 16 on the housing 17, which helps to improve the accuracy of the position of the temperature sensing component 16 on the housing 17, and also helps to improve the efficiency of the temperature sensing component 16 on the housing 17.

[0069] Please refer to the following: Figures 7 to 9 In some embodiments, the food carrier 12 may include a carrier body 124 and a perforated partition 125. The perforated partition 125 is installed on the carrier body 124 and spaced apart from the bottom of the carrier body 124, so that the user can place food on the carrier body 124 and / or the perforated partition 125.

[0070] Specifically, when the liquid level in the supporting body 124 is low, for example, when there is water in the supporting body 124 but the water does not contact the perforated partition 125, the user can place food on the perforated partition 125 to achieve the steaming function; or, when the liquid level in the supporting body 124 is low, but there is water in the supporting body 124 and the water does not contact the perforated partition 125, the user can place food on the perforated partition 125 and the supporting body 124 to achieve the steaming and boiling functions; or, when the liquid level in the supporting body 124 is high, and the heating liquid in the pot 11 submerges the perforated partition 125, the user can place food on the perforated partition 125 and the supporting body 124 to achieve the boiling function; or, when there is no heating liquid in the supporting body 124, the user can place food on the perforated partition 125 and / or the supporting body 124 to achieve the baking function. The specific settings can be adjusted according to the actual situation.

[0071] Thus, the main body 124 of the food carrier 12 and the hollow partition 125 help to satisfy the functions of steaming, boiling, cooking and air frying in the cooking appliance 100, and help to improve the multifunctionality of the cooking appliance 100.

[0072] In summary, the cooking appliance 100 provided by this embodiment of the present invention has a food carrier 12 located inside the pot body 11, and both the heating assembly 13 and the detection end 1611 located inside the pot body 11 and outside the receiving cavity 121. The detection end 1611 is spaced apart from the surface of the heated liquid, or the detection end 1611 is at least partially in contact with the surface of the heated liquid. The fan assembly 14 is disposed inside the pot body and is adapted to guide the airflow within the first circulation channel 113. This facilitates the heating assembly 13 in heating the air inside the pot body 11 or in heating the heated liquid to vaporize it into steam for cooking food, and also facilitates detection by the detection end 1611. When the liquid level inside the pot body 11 is high, for example, when the heated liquid inside the pot body 11 submerges the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the heated liquid; when the liquid level inside the pot body 11 is low, for example, when there is heated liquid inside the pot body 11 but the liquid level is below the level of the detection end 1611, the detection end 1611 can detect the temperature of the steam or the temperature of the air. In this way, the cooking appliance 100 can use the same temperature sensing component 16 to detect the temperature of the heated liquid, steam, or hot air under different liquid levels. This helps to meet the temperature detection requirements of the pot body 11 when the cooking appliance 100 cooks food using different cooking methods. It also helps to improve the accuracy of temperature detection of the heated liquid, steam, or hot air inside the pot body 11, thereby helping to ensure that the pot body 11 is in a suitable temperature environment when the cooking appliance 100 cooks food using different cooking methods.

[0073] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the term "assembly" and other such terms should be interpreted broadly. For example, it can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be a connection within two components; it can be merely surface contact; or it can be a surface contact connection through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0074] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used only for distinguishing descriptions and should not be construed as referring to specific or particular structures. The description of "some embodiments" means that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of this utility model. In this utility model, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate different embodiments or examples described in this utility model, as well as the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0075] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. These modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention, and should all be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cooking appliance, characterized in that, include: A pot body, wherein the pot body is capable of holding a heated liquid; A food carrier is located inside the pot body. The food carrier has a receiving cavity. The food carrier includes a bottom plate and a side plate. The side plate is connected to the edge of the bottom plate. A first circulation channel is formed between the side plate and the inner wall of the pot body. The first circulation channel communicates with the receiving cavity. as well as A heating component and a temperature sensing component, wherein the temperature sensing component includes a detection end, both the heating component and the detection end are located inside the pot and outside the receiving cavity, the detection end is spaced apart from the liquid surface of the heating liquid, or the detection end is at least partially in contact with the liquid surface of the heating liquid; as well as A fan assembly is disposed within the pot body and is adapted to guide the airflow within the first circulation channel.

2. A cooking appliance, characterized in that, include: A pot body, the pot body being capable of containing heated liquid; A food carrier located inside the pot, the food carrier having a receiving cavity; as well as The heating component and the temperature sensing component include a detection end. Both the heating component and the detection end are located inside the pot and outside the receiving cavity. The detection end has two detection states. When the detection end is in the first detection state, the detection end is at least partially in contact with the liquid surface of the heating liquid. When the detection end is in the second detection state, the detection end and the liquid surface of the heated liquid are spaced apart.

3. A cooking appliance, characterized in that, include: A pot body, the pot body being capable of containing heated liquid; A food carrier located inside the pot, the food carrier having a receiving cavity; as well as A heating assembly is located inside the pot and outside the receiving cavity. The heating assembly includes a first heating end and a second heating end. The pot body includes an inner bottom wall. Along a direction perpendicular to the inner bottom wall, the minimum distance between the first heating end and the inner bottom wall is different from the minimum distance between the second heating end and the inner bottom wall. Alternatively, when the receiving cavity contains heated liquid, at least a portion of the heating assembly is located above the heated liquid surface, and at least a portion of the heating assembly is located below the heated liquid surface. A temperature sensing component, comprising a detection end located inside the pot and outside the receiving cavity, the detection end being adapted to detect high-temperature steam generated by at least one heating end.

4. A cooking appliance, characterized in that, The cooking appliance is the cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the temperature sensing component is installed on the inner side wall of the pot body, along a direction parallel to the inner bottom wall of the pot body, and the detection end is spaced apart from the inner side wall of the pot body.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that, The detection end is located between the inner wall of the pot body and the heating component.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 5, characterized in that, The minimum distance between the heating component and the inner bottom wall of the pot body is less than or equal to the minimum distance between the detection end and the inner bottom wall of the pot body.

7. A cooking appliance, characterized in that, The cooking appliance is the cooking appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The cooking appliance further includes a housing. The temperature sensing component includes a temperature sensing element and a snap-fit ​​element. The detection end is disposed on the temperature sensing element. The housing is provided with a mounting portion. The snap-fit ​​element is provided with a snap-fit ​​portion. The snap-fit ​​portion is engaged with the mounting portion. The snap-fit ​​portion is adapted to fix the temperature sensing element in the mounting portion.

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that, The temperature sensing component also includes a sealing element, which is sleeved on the outer periphery of the temperature sensing element and located between the snap-fit ​​element and the inner wall of the pot body.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that, The snap-fit ​​component includes a first fixing body and a second fixing body, which are located on opposite sides of the length direction of the snap-fit ​​component. The snap-fit ​​portion is located between the first fixing body and the second fixing body, and the first fixing body, the second fixing body, and the snap-fit ​​portion are all snapped onto the mounting portion.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that, The housing is further provided with a positioning part, and the snap-fit ​​part is provided with a mating part, which engages with the positioning part.

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that, The mounting section is also provided with a clearance opening, through which the temperature sensing element passes and is installed in the mounting section.

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