Cooking utensil

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cooking utensil. The cooking utensil comprises a pot body, a cover lining, an elastic piece, a slow blocking piece and an adjusting piece, the elastic piece is arranged between the cooker body and the cover lining, and the elastic piece is used for applying elastic force which enables the cover lining to have an opening tendency to the cover lining. The slow blocking piece is arranged on the cover lining. The adjusting piece is arranged on the cover lining and provided with at least one adjusting part. And in an assembly state, the adjusting part is in contact with the slow resistance piece. According to the cooking utensil, the cover opening resistance provided by the slow blocking piece during cover opening can be adjusted through the adjusting piece, and therefore the undesirable phenomena that the cover opening amplitude is small or a pot jumps when the cover is opened due to the size error of the cover lining of the cover body are overcome.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cooking utensils, in particular to a cooking utensil BACKGROUND

[0002] When the cooking utensil is opened, the spring is usually used to release potential energy to open the cover automatically. However, due to the too fast speed of the spring releasing potential energy, the opening speed is too fast, which easily causes the cover and / or the pot body to shake, and even the structure to be damaged. Therefore, some products use elastic damping members to increase the opening resistance to slow down the release of potential energy.

[0003] However, the damping effect of such a structure is obtained by the cooperation between the damping member, the cover lining of the cover body and the middle plate of the pot body. In order to achieve a suitable damping effect, the processing size of each component must be accurate, especially the stability of the size of the cover lining of the cover body greatly affects the performance of the damping member. The unstable processing size of each component causes the unstable release of the opening resistance of the damping member, which is not good for the user experience.

[0004] For example, when the size of the cover lining is too small, the distance between the damping member and the middle plate becomes smaller. When the two contact at the preset contact position, the deformation amount of the damping is too large, which causes the compression amount and the damping force of the damping member to be larger when the cover is opened, so that the opening angle is smaller or the cover cannot be completely opened.

[0005] When the size of the cover lining is too large, the distance between the damping member and the middle plate becomes larger. When the two contact at the preset contact position, the deformation amount of the damping is not enough, which causes the compression amount and the damping force of the damping member to be smaller when the cover is opened, so that the resistance to the opening amplitude is too small, and the pot jumps.

[0006] Therefore, a cooking utensil is needed to at least partially solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0007] A series of simplified concepts are introduced in the summary part of the utility model, which will be further described in detail in the specific embodiment part. The summary part of the utility model does not mean to try to limit the key features and necessary technical features of the claimed technical solution, and even less means to determine the protection scope of the claimed technical solution.

[0008] To at least partially solve the above problems, the utility model provides a cooking utensil, which comprises:

[0009] a pot body;

[0010] a cover lining connected to the pot body and pivotable relative to the pot body about a pivot shaft;

[0011] An elastic element, disposed between the pot body and the lid liner, the elastic element being used to apply an elastic force to the lid liner, causing the lid liner to have an opening tendency; and

[0012] A damping element is disposed within the cover liner;

[0013] An adjusting member is disposed within the cover liner. The adjusting member has at least one adjusting portion, which is in contact with the damping member in the assembled state.

[0014] According to the cooking appliance of this application, the resistance provided by the damping component when opening the lid can be adjusted by the adjusting component, thereby overcoming the adverse phenomena such as small opening range or pot jumping when opening the lid caused by the size error of the lid body and inner liner.

[0015] Optionally, the adjusting part is constructed as a plate extending along the thickness direction of the inner liner of the cover, and in the assembled state, the plate contacts the damping element. According to the above configuration, the plate-shaped adjusting part facilitates more thorough contact with the damping element, thereby better adjusting the opening resistance provided by the damping element.

[0016] Optionally, the adjusting component includes two adjusting portions of different lengths in the thickness direction of the inner liner of the cover, and the two adjusting portions are arranged opposite to each other. According to this solution, the two adjusting portions form two assembly states, which can adapt to both cases where the inner liner size is too large or too small, thereby improving the adaptability of the accessory and helping to reduce production costs.

[0017] Optionally, the adjusting component further includes a connecting portion, which is connected to the connecting portion. According to the above configuration, the structure is simplified, facilitating rapid installation of the adjusting component.

[0018] Optionally, the adjusting part is constructed as a plate extending along the thickness direction of the inner liner of the cover, and the width of the end of the adjusting part away from the connecting part is smaller than the width of the main body of the adjusting part. This configuration facilitates the smooth assembly and insertion of the adjusting part.

[0019] Optionally, the connecting portion is provided with a mounting portion, and the adjusting member is connected to the inner liner of the lid through the mounting portion. The mounting portion is configured as a mounting hole. The cooking appliance also includes a fastener, and the inner liner of the lid is provided with a fixing portion. The fastener passes through the mounting hole and the fixing portion to fix the adjusting member to the inner liner of the lid. According to the above configuration, the assembly efficiency is high.

[0020] Optionally, the two adjusting parts are a first adjusting part and a second adjusting part, and both are connected to the connecting part respectively. The length of the first adjusting part is greater than the length of the second adjusting part. According to the above configuration, different lengths can also represent different assembly states, which is beneficial to improving assembly efficiency. Furthermore, the larger length allows for a larger contact area between the first adjusting part and the buffer, which can significantly increase the opening resistance.

[0021] Optionally, the distance between the first adjusting part and the connecting part is a first resistance distance a;

[0022] The distance between the second adjusting part and the connecting part is the second resistance distance b;

[0023] The first resistance distance 'a' is greater than the second resistance distance 'b'. According to this solution, the different resistance distances allow for changes in the opening resistance of the two adjustment units, resulting in a compact structure that is easy to manufacture.

[0024] Optionally, the adjusting member is disposed on the side of the damping member away from the pivot axis. With this configuration, the adjusting member is positioned in the direction of force applied to the damping member, enabling direct compression of the damping member and thus better adjusting the opening resistance.

[0025] Optionally, the damping element has two cavities extending along the thickness direction of the cover liner and communicating with the outside on its top surface. The two cavities are spaced apart along the width direction of the cover liner, and the adjusting portion of the adjusting element contacts the portion between the two cavities of the damping element. According to this design, the damping element provides a contact surface with the adjusting portion, which facilitates stable adjustment of the opening resistance of the damping element. Attached Figure Description

[0026] The following drawings, which are incorporated herein by reference as part of this invention, are provided for understanding the invention. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and their descriptions, serving to explain the principles of the invention.

[0027] In the attached image:

[0028] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the opening of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment of this application, showing the pivot portion.

[0030] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the adjusting member of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment of the present application installed on the lid, viewed from below with the lid open.

[0031] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the lid of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment of the present application, wherein the adjusting member is in a first assembled state;

[0032] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the lid of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment of the present application, wherein the adjusting member is in a second assembled state;

[0033] Figure 6 A perspective view of an adjusting member of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment of this application; and

[0034] Figure 7 This is a perspective view of a damping element of a cooking appliance according to one embodiment of the present application.

[0035] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0036] 100: Cooking utensils 110: Pot body

[0037] 111: Middle plate 112: Blocking section

[0038] 120: Lid body 121: Face cover

[0039] 122: Inner lining of the cover; 123: Fixing part.

[0040] 124: Connector; 130: Damping component

[0041] 131: Cavity 132: Opening

[0042] 133: Functional surface; 140: Adjusting component

[0043] 141: Adjustment unit 141A: First adjustment unit

[0044] 141B: Second Adjustment Part; 142: Connecting Part

[0045] 143: Mounting part; 150: Fasteners

[0046] 160: Elastic element D1: Front-to-back direction

[0047] D2: Left-right direction; D3: Thickness direction Detailed Implementation

[0048] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be practiced without one or more of these details. In other instances, certain technical features well-known in the art have not been described in order to avoid confusion with the present invention.

[0049] It should be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present invention. As used herein, the singular form is intended to include the plural form as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, it should be understood that when the terms "comprising" and / or "including" are used in this specification, they indicate the presence of the stated features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integrals, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or combinations thereof.

[0050] The ordinal numbers such as "first" and "second" used in this invention are merely identifiers and do not have any other meaning, such as a specific order. Furthermore, for example, the term "first component" does not imply the existence of a "second component," and the term "second component" does not imply the existence of a "first component." It should be noted that the terms "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "inner," "outer," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be limiting.

[0051] Now, refer to Figures 1 to 7 Exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will be described in more detail below.

[0052] This application provides a cooking utensil 100, for reference... Figure 1 and Figure 2 The cooking appliance 100 includes a lid 120 and a pot body 110. The lid 120 has a shape substantially corresponding to the pot body 110. The lid 120 is closable on the pot body 110. The lid 120 can be pivotally connected to the pot body 110, for example, via a pivot axis, and can pivot freely about the pivot axis between a closed position and an open position relative to the pot body 110 to facilitate closing and opening the pot body 110. The cooking appliance 100 also has an elastic element 160 connected to the pot body 110 and the lid 120, which applies an elastic force to the lid 120 to induce an opening tendency, so that the lid 120 can open automatically. Exemplarily, the elastic element 160 can be constructed as a torsion spring, with its two arms connected to the pot body 110 and the lid 120, respectively.

[0053] The pot body 110 includes an inner pot and has a cylindrical storage compartment. The inner pot can be freely placed into or removed from the storage compartment for easy cleaning. The inner pot is typically made of metal and has a circular opening on its upper surface for holding materials to be heated, such as rice or soup. The pot body 110 also has a middle plate 111 with an opening corresponding to the storage compartment to allow the inner pot to be inserted and removed.

[0054] The pot body 110 includes a heating device for heating the inner pot. This heating device is located below the inner pot. The heating device can be a device such as a coil.

[0055] When the lid 120 is closed on the pot body 110, it covers the inner pot, forming a cooking space between them. The lid 120 includes a top cover 121, a lid liner 122, and a removable lid. The top cover 121 is located above the lid liner 122, and the removable lid is located below the lid liner 122. The lid liner 122 is the main component of the lid 120 of the cooking appliance, serving as a direct or indirect support for various devices and components mounted on the lid 120. The lid 120 typically also has a pot opening sealing ring, which can be made of, for example, rubber material, and is positioned between the lid 120 and the inner pot to seal the cooking space when the lid 120 is closed.

[0056] It is understood that the cooking appliance 100 according to this application can be a rice cooker, an electric pressure cooker or other cooking appliance 100, and the cooking appliance 100 can have various functions such as cooking porridge in addition to cooking rice.

[0057] refer to Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 7 The cooking appliance 100 also includes a damping element 130 disposed within the lid liner 122 of the lid body 120. This damping element contacts the pot body 110 when the lid is opened, providing resistance to opening. Specifically, a blocking portion 112 is provided on the middle plate 111, preferably protruding upward from the middle plate 111. When the lid body 120 is opened to a predetermined angle, the damping element 130 abuts against the blocking portion 112 to create resistance to opening. In other words, the blocking portion 112 applies a pressing force to the damping element 130. Preferably, the blocking portion 112 has a frictional pressing surface that can tilt towards the damping element 130.

[0058] The buffer element 130 has a cavity structure to provide a gentle opening resistance. This cavity structure extends through the buffer element 130 along the thickness direction D3 of the cover 120. Preferably, the buffer element 130 has two cavities 131, which extend along the front-rear direction D1 of the cover 120 and communicate with the outside on the front surface of the buffer element 130 to form an opening 132. The two cavities 131 are spaced apart along the left-right direction D2 of the cover 120. Preferably, the two cavities 131 are symmetrically arranged. The cavities 131, in addition to adjusting the resistance provided by the buffer element 130 when compressed, can also be used to achieve snap-fit ​​installation. Figure 2As shown, a snap-fit ​​member 124 is provided on the inner liner 122 of the cover. The snap-fit ​​member 124 can pass through the cavity 131 along the thickness direction D3, thereby realizing the snap-fit ​​installation of the buffer member 130. It should be noted that the opening 132 of the cavity 131 communicating with the outside can serve as a channel for the snap-fit ​​member 124 to enter the cavity 131.

[0059] refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The cooking appliance 100 also includes an adjusting member 140 disposed on the lid 120. For example, it may be disposed on the inner liner 122 of the lid 120. The adjusting member 140 has at least one adjusting portion 141. In the assembled state, the adjusting portion 141 is disposed at the contact point with the damping member 130.

[0060] According to the cooking appliance 100 of this application, the magnitude of the opening resistance provided by the damping element when opening the lid can be adjusted by the adjusting element, thereby overcoming the poor phenomena such as small opening range or jumping when opening the lid caused by the size error of the lid body and inner liner. It allows the lid body 120 to receive appropriate opening resistance even when there are various errors in the inner liner of the lid body 120, so as to open the lid smoothly, reduce production costs and improve production efficiency, and also improve the user experience.

[0061] The adjusting part 141 is constructed as a plate extending along the thickness direction D3 of the cover 120, with one side of the plate-shaped adjusting part 141 facing the surface between the two cavities 131 of the damping member 130. In other words, the surface between the two cavities 131 of the damping member 130 on the front side can interact with the adjusting part 140. This surface can be referred to as the action surface 133. Thus, the plate-shaped adjusting part 141 can make full contact with the damping member 130, which is beneficial for better adjusting the opening resistance provided by the damping member 130.

[0062] refer to Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The adjusting member 140 also includes a connecting portion 142, with the adjusting portion 141 connected to the connecting portion 142. The adjusting member 140 is connected to the cover 120 via the connecting portion 142. A mounting portion 143 may be provided on the connecting portion 142, allowing the adjusting member 140 to be connected to the cover 120 via the mounting portion 143. For example, to achieve quick assembly of the adjusting member 140, the mounting portion 143 may be configured as a mounting hole. The cooking appliance 100 also includes a fastener 150, with a fixing portion 123 provided on the inner liner 122 of the cover 120. The fastener 150 passes through the mounting hole and the fixing portion 123 to fix the adjusting member 140 to the cover 120. Exemplarily, the fastener 150 may be a screw, and the fixing portion 123 may be a stud. The stud may extend along the thickness direction D3 of the cover 120.

[0063] refer to Figure 6 The width of the end 141C of the adjusting part 141 away from the connecting part 142 is smaller than the width of the main body 141D of the adjusting part 141. In other words, the width of the end 141C of the adjusting part 141 away from the connecting part 142 gradually decreases in the direction away from the connecting part 142. As one implementation, the end 141C of the adjusting part 141 can be constructed in a roughly wedge-shaped or trapezoidal shape, thereby forming a pointed flat head at the end 141C. This structural form is advantageous for inserting and installing the adjusting part 141 in situations with limited space. For example, since the adjusting member 140 is assembled using the fixing part 123, the fixing part 123 and the buffer member 130 are disposed close together with a small gap. The pointed flat head of the adjusting part 141 can be more easily inserted between the fixing part 123 and the buffer member 130.

[0064] In a preferred embodiment, the adjusting member 140 includes two adjusting portions 141. The two adjusting portions 141 are disposed opposite to each other and are both connected to the connecting portion 142. The two adjusting portions 141 correspond to two assembly states, and in each assembly state, one adjusting portion 141 contacts the buffer member 130. In the two assembly states corresponding to the two adjusting portions 141, the degree of contact and compression between the adjusting portion 141 and the buffer member 130 is different; for example, in one assembly state, the adjusting portion 141 is in exact contact with the buffer member 130, while in the other assembly state, the adjusting portion 141 forms a compression with the buffer member 130. To facilitate the assembly personnel in distinguishing between the two assembly states and thereby improve assembly efficiency, the two adjusting portions 141 have different lengths in the thickness direction of the inner liner 122.

[0065] Specifically, at least two adjustment portions 141 include a first adjustment portion 141A and a second adjustment portion 141B, both of which are connected to the connecting portion 142 and are disposed opposite to each other. Preferably, the adjustment member 140 is symmetrical about the axis along the central line connecting the first adjustment portion 141A and the second adjustment portion 141B. Furthermore, both the first adjustment portion 141A and the second adjustment portion 141B extend along the thickness direction D3 of the cover 120.

[0066] refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 This illustrates two assembly states. For example, ... Figure 4As shown, when the first adjusting part 141A contacts the damping member 130, the adjusting member 140 is in a first assembled state. In the first assembled state, the first adjusting part 141A and the damping member 130 are pressed together, or in other words, the first adjusting part 141A and the damping member 130 can be an interference fit. The interference between them is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.3 mm. More preferably, the interference between the first adjusting part 141A and the damping member 130 is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 0.2 mm. The first assembled state can accommodate the oversized inner liner 122 in the lid 120, providing a certain amount of deformation for the damping member 130, increasing the opening resistance it provides, thereby preventing the lid 120 from jumping out of the pot when it is opened.

[0067] like Figure 5 As shown, when the second adjusting part 141B contacts the damping member 130, the adjusting member 140 is in a second assembled state. In the second assembled state, the second adjusting part 141B and the damping member 130 can just abut against each other, or form a weak compression. The second assembled state can adapt to the situation where the inner liner 122 is smaller in size, and does not provide deformation or only provides a very small amount of deformation to the damping member 130. The opening resistance provided by the damping member 130 is reduced, preventing the opening angle from becoming smaller or the lid from being unable to be fully opened due to excessive resistance.

[0068] In this embodiment, the length of the first adjusting portion 141A is greater than the length of the second adjusting portion 141B, or in other words, the length of the first adjusting portion 141A along the thickness direction D3 is greater than the length of the second adjusting portion 141B along the thickness direction D3. That is, in the first assembled state, the relatively longer first adjusting portion 141A forms a compression with the buffer member 130, thereby utilizing the larger area of ​​the first adjusting portion 141A to allow the buffer member 130 to provide greater opening resistance. In the second assembled state, the relatively shorter second adjusting portion 141B just abuts or slightly compresses the buffer member 130, thus the smaller area of ​​the second adjusting portion 141B exerts less deformation force on the buffer member 130, thereby increasing the deformability of the buffer member 130 when opening the lid, further reducing the opening resistance it provides.

[0069] As one implementation, refer to Figure 6 The distance between the first adjusting part 141A and the connecting part 142 is the first resistance distance a, and the distance between the second adjusting part 141B and the connecting part 142 is the second resistance distance b. The first resistance distance a is greater than the second resistance distance b, thereby achieving different compression amounts of the two adjusting parts 141 on the buffer member 130 in the two assembly states.

[0070] Unless otherwise defined, the technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. The terminology used herein is for descriptive purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Features described in one embodiment may be applied, alone or in combination with other features, to another embodiment, unless that feature is not applicable in that other embodiment or is otherwise stated.

[0071] This utility model has been described through the above embodiments. However, it should be understood that the above embodiments are only for illustrative purposes. This utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. Many variations and modifications can be made based on the teachings of this utility model, and all such variations and modifications fall within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.

Claims

1. A cooking utensil, characterized in that, The cooking appliance includes: pot body; A lid liner, which is connected to the pot body and pivotable about a pivot axis relative to the pot body; An elastic element, disposed between the pot body and the lid liner, the elastic element being used to apply an elastic force to the lid liner, causing the lid liner to have an opening tendency; and A damping element is disposed within the cover liner; An adjusting member is disposed within the cover liner. The adjusting member has at least one adjusting portion, which is in contact with the damping member in the assembled state.

2. The cooking utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that, The adjustment part is constructed as a plate extending along the thickness direction of the inner liner of the cover, and in the assembled state, the plate is in contact with the damping member.

3. The cooking utensil according to claim 1, characterized in that, The adjusting member includes two adjusting portions of different lengths in the thickness direction of the inner liner of the cover, and the two adjusting portions are arranged opposite to each other.

4. The cooking utensil according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that, The adjusting member further includes a connecting portion, which is connected to the connecting portion.

5. The cooking utensil according to claim 4, characterized in that, The adjustment part is constructed as a plate extending along the thickness direction of the inner liner of the cover, and the width of the end of the adjustment part away from the connecting part is smaller than the width of the main body of the adjustment part.

6. The cooking utensil according to claim 4, characterized in that, The connecting part is provided with a mounting part, and the adjusting member is connected to the inner liner of the lid through the mounting part. The mounting part is constructed as a mounting hole. The cooking utensil also includes a fastener. The inner liner of the lid is provided with a fixing part. The fastener passes through the mounting hole and the fixing part to fix the adjusting member to the inner liner of the lid.

7. The cooking utensil according to claim 4, characterized in that, The two adjustment parts are a first adjustment part and a second adjustment part, and both are connected to the connecting part respectively. The length of the first adjustment part is greater than the length of the second adjustment part.

8. The cooking utensil according to claim 7, characterized in that, The distance between the first adjusting part and the connecting part is the first resistance distance a; The distance between the second adjusting part and the connecting part is the second resistance distance b; The first resistance distance a is greater than the second resistance distance b.

9. The cooking utensil according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The adjusting element is located on the side of the damping element away from the pivot axis.

10. The cooking utensil according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The damping element has two cavities that extend along the thickness direction of the cover liner and communicate with the outside on the top surface of the damping element. The two cavities are spaced apart along the width direction of the cover liner. The adjusting part of the adjusting element contacts the portion between the two cavities of the damping element.

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