Foldable cooking equipment

By incorporating multiple cooking stations and a hinged heating element on the main body of the foldable cooking device, the problem of existing devices being unable to meet the diverse cookware requirements is solved, achieving device miniaturization and cost reduction, and improving the user experience.

CN223840423UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-27FOSHAN SHUNDE PUFAT ELECTRIC APPLIANCE IND CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423207358.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-24
Publication Date
2026-01-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-24

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Technical Problem

Existing foldable cooking equipment can only fold a single heating station, which cannot meet the diverse needs of cookware of different materials and shapes, resulting in bulky equipment and high operating costs.

Method used

Design a foldable cooking device with multiple cooking stations on the main body. Each station is movably hinged with a heating furnace of different heating modes and/or support shapes. Stable movable hinges are achieved through hinge seats and rotating shafts, supporting various heating modes and support shapes for various cookware.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces equipment size, increases usage flexibility and lowers costs, meets the cooking needs of different cookware, and enhances the user experience.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses foldable cooking equipment, which belongs to the technical field of cooking electric appliances and comprises a main machine body, more than one cooking station is arranged on the main machine body, and at least two heating furnaces with different heating modes and / or supporting shapes are movably hinged on the cooking station. According to the structure, a plurality of heating furnaces with different heating modes and / or bearing shapes can be movably hinged to the same cooking station, so that the overall size of the cooking equipment is effectively reduced, and one cooking station can realize different heating modes and / or bearing cookware with different shapes; a user can select different heating modes according to cookware of different materials and shapes, so that different cooking purposes are achieved, the use flexibility of a product can be improved, the use cost investment of the user on cooking equipment is reduced, the use cost of the user is reduced, meanwhile, the use experience of the user can be improved, and practicability is high.
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Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] To reduce the space occupied by cooking heating equipment when not in use, relevant technicians have developed foldable cooking heating equipment, such as an intelligent gas stove disclosed in Chinese invention patent CN200810060279.7, an electric flip-over burner disclosed in Chinese utility model patent CN201320533926.8, a flip-over gas and electric dual-use stove disclosed in Chinese invention patent CN201710047644.X, an electric flip-over burner disclosed in Chinese utility model patent CN201320533926.8, and a foldable induction cooker disclosed in Chinese utility model patent CN201020167390.9, etc.

[0003] However, the existing cooking heating equipment can only achieve the folding of a single heating station, that is, a single folding heating device is set on a single heating station. If different materials and shapes of cookware are required (such as cookware made of metal or non-metal, or cookware with a concave or convex bottom), multiple heating stations need to be set up, which not only increases the size of the equipment, making the overall size of the cooking heating equipment huge, but also increases the user's operating costs.

[0004] Therefore, further improvements are necessary. Utility Model Content

[0005] The present invention aims to provide a foldable cooking device to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art.

[0006] A foldable cooking device designed for this purpose includes a main body with one or more cooking stations, wherein at least two heating modes and / or heating ovens of different shapes are movably hinged to the cooking stations.

[0007] At least two of the heating furnaces include an induction cooker, or an electric ceramic cooker, or an electric furnace, or a gas furnace, or any combination thereof, and the shape of the supporting position for supporting the cookware is a plane, or a concave surface, or a convex surface, or any combination thereof.

[0008] The main body is provided with the same number of hinge seats for at least two of the heating furnaces. The at least two hinge seats are arranged in a ring around the periphery of the cooking station. The at least two heating furnaces are movably hinged to a common cooking station through the hinge seats.

[0009] The hinge seat is provided with a hinge seat shaft hole, and the heating furnace is provided with a heating furnace shaft hole. The hinge seat shaft hole corresponds to the heating furnace shaft hole, and a rotating shaft is provided between the two, and they are hinged together by the rotating shaft.

[0010] The hinge seat is provided with a hinge positioning part, and the heating furnace is provided with a hinge positioning fitting part, and is continuously or progressively positioned hinged to the hinge positioning part through the hinge positioning fitting part.

[0011] The heating furnace includes a burner head, on which a heating plate and a support plate for supporting cookware are provided. The support plate is flat, concave, or convex. The heating plate is located on the burner head and its shape corresponds to the shape of the support plate.

[0012] The main body includes a housing and a panel disposed on the housing. The cooking station is disposed on the panel. The burner head is provided with a support foot, and when hinged toward the panel, it is positioned and supported on the cooking station by the support foot.

[0013] The hinge base and the panel are integrally formed or separately installed and then fixed to each other by fasteners, snaps, or adhesive.

[0014] The burner head or the housing is provided with a main control board, a control circuit board, and a heat dissipation device. The main control board is electrically connected to the heating plate, the control circuit board, and the heat dissipation device.

[0015] The main control board, the control circuit board, and the heat dissipation device are respectively mounted on the housing. The panel is provided with a panel wire hole, and the hinge seat is provided with a hinge seat wire hole. The panel wire hole and the hinge seat wire hole are opposite to each other. The power cord of the main control board or the control circuit board is connected to the heating plate through the panel wire hole and the hinge seat wire hole in sequence. The housing or the panel is provided with a number of heat dissipation holes corresponding to the heat dissipation device and a control area corresponding to the control circuit board.

[0016] Through the structural improvements described above, this utility model features at least two heating furnaces hinged to the cooking station of the main body. These furnaces have different heating modes and / or support shapes, allowing multiple furnaces with different heating modes and / or support shapes to be hinged together on a single cooking station. This not only effectively reduces the overall size of the cooking equipment but also enables a single cooking station to accommodate different heating modes and / or support cookware of different shapes. Users can select different heating modes based on the material and shape of the cookware, thus achieving different cooking purposes. This improves the product's flexibility, reduces user costs associated with using the cooking equipment, lowers user expenses, and enhances the user experience, making it highly practical. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 This is an exploded structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 This is an exploded structural diagram of the heating furnace, hinge seat, and rotating shaft.

[0020] Figure 4 This is an exploded structural diagram of the heating furnace, hinge seat, and rotating shaft from another perspective.

[0021] Figure 5 This is an exploded structural diagram of the shell and panel.

[0022] Figures 6-9 A schematic diagram illustrating the different combinations of movable hinges for heating furnaces in different locations. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a full understanding of this utility model. However, this utility model can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of this utility model. Therefore, this utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0024] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0025] See Figures 1-9 This foldable cooking device includes a main body with one or more cooking stations 1, and at least two heating modes and / or supporting heating ovens of different shapes are movably hinged to the cooking station 1.

[0026] In this embodiment, at least two heating furnaces are movably hinged to the cooking station 1 of the main body. The heating modes and / or support shapes of the at least two heating furnaces are different, so that multiple heating furnaces with different heating modes and / or support shapes can be movably hinged on a common cooking station 1. This not only effectively reduces the overall size of the cooking equipment, but also allows a single cooking station 1 to realize different heating modes and / or support cookware of different shapes. Users can select different heating modes according to different materials and shapes of cookware, thereby achieving different cooking purposes. This not only improves the flexibility of product use, but also reduces the user's investment in the use of cooking equipment, lowers the user's operating costs, and improves the user experience, making it highly practical.

[0027] At least two heating furnaces include an induction cooker, a ceramic cooker, an electric furnace, a gas furnace, or any combination thereof, and the shape of the supporting position for supporting the cookware is a plane, a concave surface, a convex surface, or any combination thereof.

[0028] The main body is provided with the same number of hinge seats 2 for at least two heating furnaces. The at least two hinge seats 2 are arranged in a ring around the periphery of the cooking station 1. The at least two heating furnaces are movably hinged to a common cooking station 1 through the hinge seats 2.

[0029] like Figures 6-9 As shown, there are two cooking stations 1, which are spaced apart from each other. Each cooking station 1 is provided with two hinge seats 2. The two hinge seats 2 are arranged in a ring around the periphery of the corresponding cooking station 1. The heating furnace is provided with two for each cooking station 1, and they are movably hinged to the common cooking station 1 through the hinge seats 2.

[0030] With the above settings, a total of four heating elements are provided. These four elements can simultaneously function as induction cookers, ceramic cookers, electric stoves, or gas stoves, or any combination of all four. The shape of the support surface for the cookware can be flat, concave, convex, or any combination of these three, thus greatly satisfying the diverse cooking needs of different users. The electric stove can use heating elements (heating tubes), heating films, or graphene heating.

[0031] The hinge seat 2 is provided with a hinge seat shaft hole 3, and the heating furnace is provided with a heating furnace shaft hole 4. The hinge seat shaft hole 3 corresponds to the heating furnace shaft hole 4, and a rotating shaft 5 is provided between the two. They are hinged to each other through the rotating shaft 5, so that the heating furnace can be stably hinged on the cooking station 1.

[0032] The hinge seat 2 is provided with a hinge positioning part, and the heating furnace is provided with a hinge positioning mating part. The furnace is hinged to the hinge positioning part through the hinge positioning mating part with stepless positioning or step-by-step positioning.

[0033] In this embodiment, by utilizing the cooperation between the hinge positioning part and the hinge positioning part, the heating furnace can achieve stepless positioning hinge on the hinge seat 2, or it can achieve step-by-step positioning hinge. This not only achieves stable movable hinge of the heating furnace, but also improves the flexibility and convenience of the movable hinge of the heating furnace, thereby enhancing the user experience.

[0034] Among them, the hinge positioning fit part and the hinge positioning part can be in concave-convex positioning fit, that is, the hinge positioning fit part is concave or convex on the heating furnace, and the hinge positioning part is convex or concave on the hinge seat 2.

[0035] The heating furnace includes a burner head 6, on which a heating plate and a support plate 7 for supporting the pot are provided. The support plate 7 is flat, concave, or convex. The heating plate is located on the burner head 6 and its shape corresponds to the shape of the support plate 7.

[0036] In this embodiment, the support plate 7 is used to support the cookware, and the support position can be a plane, a concave surface, or a convex surface. The heating plate corresponds to the shape of the support plate 7 and is infinitely close to the bottom of the support plate 7, so that the heating plate can transfer heat to the support plate 7 when working, so as to transfer heat to the cookware.

[0037] The main body includes a housing 8 and a panel 9 disposed on the housing 8. The panel 9 is provided with a cooking station 1. The burner 6 is provided with a support foot 10. When hinged towards the panel 9, the burner 6 is positioned and supported on the cooking station 1 by the support foot 10, thereby improving the support stability of the burner 6.

[0038] The hinge base 2 and the panel 9 are integrally formed or separately installed and then fixed to each other by fasteners, snaps, or adhesive.

[0039] In this embodiment, the hinge seat 2 and the panel 9 are separately arranged. The hinge seat 2 is provided with a positioning part 12, and the panel 9 is provided with a positioning mating part 13. The hinge seat 2 is pre-positioned on the positioning mating part 13 by the positioning part 12, and then the hinge seat 2 and the panel 9 are fixed by fasteners. The assembly is convenient, the positioning is accurate and stable.

[0040] The burner head 6 or the shell 8 is equipped with a main control board, a control circuit board, and a heat dissipation device. The main control board is electrically connected to the heating plate, the control circuit board, and the heat dissipation device.

[0041] That is, the main control board, control circuit board, and heat dissipation device in this embodiment can be set on the burner head 6 or on the housing 8.

[0042] In this embodiment, the main control board, the control circuit board, and the heat dissipation device are preferably mounted on the housing 8. The panel 9 is provided with a panel wire hole 13, and the hinge seat 2 is provided with a hinge seat wire hole 14. The panel wire hole 13 and the hinge seat wire hole 14 correspond to each other. The power cord of the main control board or the control circuit board is connected to the heating plate through the panel wire hole 13 and the hinge seat wire hole 14 in sequence.

[0043] The housing 8 or panel 9 is provided with several heat dissipation holes 15 corresponding to the heat dissipation device, and a control area 16 is provided corresponding to the control circuit board.

[0044] In this embodiment, a number of heat dissipation holes 1 are provided on the housing 8, and the control area 16 is provided on the panel 9.

[0045] The above describes the preferred embodiments of this utility model, illustrating and describing its basic principles, main features, and advantages. Those skilled in the art should understand that this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of this utility model. Various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of protection of this utility model as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A foldable cooking device, comprising a main body, characterized in that: The main body is provided with one or more cooking stations (1), and the cooking station (1) is movably hinged with at least two heating modes and / or supports heating furnaces of different shapes.

2. The foldable cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least two of the heating furnaces include an induction cooker, or an electric ceramic cooker, or an electric furnace, or a gas furnace, or any combination thereof, and the shape of the supporting position for supporting the cookware is a plane, or a concave surface, or a convex surface, or any combination thereof.

3. The foldable cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main body is provided with the same number of hinge seats (2) for at least two of the heating furnaces. The at least two hinge seats (2) are arranged in a ring around the periphery of the cooking station (1). The at least two heating furnaces are movably hinged to a common cooking station (1) through the hinge seats (2).

4. The foldable cooking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The hinge seat (2) is provided with a hinge seat shaft hole (3), and the heating furnace is provided with a heating furnace shaft hole (4). The hinge seat shaft hole (3) corresponds to the heating furnace shaft hole (4), and a rotating shaft (5) is provided between the two, and they are hinged to each other through the rotating shaft (5).

5. The foldable cooking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The hinge seat (2) is provided with a hinge positioning part, and the heating furnace is provided with a hinge positioning fitting part, and is continuously or progressively positioned and hinged on the hinge positioning part through the hinge positioning fitting part.

6. The foldable cooking device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The heating furnace includes a burner head (6), on which a heating plate and a support plate (7) for supporting the pot are provided. The support plate (7) is flat, concave, or convex. The heating plate is provided on the burner head (6) and its shape corresponds to the shape of the support plate (7).

7. The foldable cooking device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The main body includes a housing (8) and a panel (9) disposed on the housing (8). The cooking station (1) is disposed on the panel (9). The burner (6) is provided with a support foot (10) and is positioned and supported on the cooking station (1) by the support foot (10) when it is hinged toward the panel (9).

8. The foldable cooking device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The hinge seat (2) and the panel (9) are integrally formed or separately set and then fixed to each other by fasteners, buckles or adhesives.

9. The foldable cooking device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The burner head (6) or the housing (8) is provided with a main control board, a control circuit board and a heat dissipation device. The main control board is electrically connected to the heating plate, the control circuit board and the heat dissipation device respectively.

10. The foldable cooking device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The main control board, the control circuit board, and the heat dissipation device are respectively disposed on the housing (8). The panel (9) is provided with a panel wire hole (13), and the hinge seat (2) is provided with a hinge seat wire hole (14). The panel wire hole (13) and the hinge seat wire hole (14) are corresponding to each other. The power cord of the main control board or the control circuit board is connected to the heating plate through the panel wire hole (13) and the hinge seat wire hole (14) in sequence. The housing (8) or the panel (9) is provided with a number of heat dissipation holes (15) corresponding to the heat dissipation device and a control area (16) corresponding to the control circuit board.

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