Grill capable of being stored upright

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of straight up storage's baking and roasting device, it is related to domestic appliance technical field, including positioning pivot, baking tray one, baking tray two, base, knob, bolt and support one. Positioning pivot is simultaneously connected with baking tray one, baking tray two and base rotation, and with the circumferential limit of baking tray one. Positioning pivot one is equipped with positioning clamping groove, and positioning clamping groove is when baking tray one rotates to vertical direction towards directly below. Knob is fixedly connected bolt, for along up and down direction knob is moved bolt. Bolt is vertically arranged, and bolt can be inserted and leave positioning clamping groove when along up and down direction moving. Support one includes the elastic structure for being elastically connected with bolt, so that bolt keeps inserted state after being inserted into positioning clamping groove. Compared with prior art, the straight up storage's baking and roasting device can be straight up storage, and can improve baking and roasting uniformity.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of household appliance technology, and in particular to a grill that can be stored upright. Background Technology

[0002] Existing grills typically consist of a horizontally placed baking tray (Pattern 1) and a rotating baking tray (Pattern 2). When stored, baking trays 1 and 2 are closed, and the entire grill rests horizontally on the table, occupying a significant portion of the work surface. During grilling, due to the food's own weight, the pressure between the food and baking tray 1 is greater than the pressure between the food and baking tray 2, resulting in uneven grilling of the food's top and bottom surfaces.

[0003] Patent CN206080270U discloses a vertical, bi-directional grill that opens during grilling. Through the meshing of a first and second gear, the first and second grilling bodies are in an upright position when closed, and symmetrical about the vertical plane when open. While this structure allows for upright storage, it can only grill in an upright posture. Due to gravity, food tends to flow downwards during upright grilling, resulting in a greater thickness at the bottom than at the top. This leads to uneven grilling of the food, with a larger heating area and pressure at the bottom compared to the top. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a grill that can be stored upright, in order to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned related technologies, which can be stored upright and improve the uniformity of grilling.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following solution:

[0006] This utility model discloses a grill that can be stored upright, including a positioning shaft, a first grill pan, a second grill pan, a base, a knob, a pin, and a support. The positioning shaft is rotatably connected to the first grill pan, the second grill pan, and the base, and is circumferentially limited by the first grill pan. The first positioning shaft is provided with a positioning groove, which faces directly downward when the first grill pan is rotated to a vertical position. The knob is fixedly connected to the pin and is used to move the pin in the up-down direction. The pin is vertically arranged and can be inserted into and removed from the positioning groove when moving in the up-down direction. The support includes an elastic structure for elastically engaging with the pin, so that the pin remains inserted after being inserted into the positioning groove.

[0007] Preferably, the pin has an outward protrusion on its side; when the pin is inserted into the positioning slot, the elastic structure is located on the side of the outward protrusion away from the positioning slot to prevent the pin from leaving the positioning slot; after the pin leaves the positioning slot, the elastic structure is located on the side of the outward protrusion close to the positioning slot to prevent the pin from being inserted into the positioning slot.

[0008] Preferably, the protrusion is spherical, and the center of the sphere is located on the center line of the pin; the number of elastic structures is multiple, and they are evenly distributed along the circumference of the pin.

[0009] Preferably, the bracket further includes a plate, which is fixedly connected to the elastic structure and the base, and the plate has a limiting hole for the pin to pass through.

[0010] Preferably, the elastic structure is a spring sheet.

[0011] Preferably, the grill that can be stored upright also includes a second support, the second support including a second plate, the second plate being fixedly connected to the base, and the second plate having a second limiting hole for the pin to pass through.

[0012] Preferably, the second bracket further includes a retaining ring, which is fixedly connected to the second plate. The retaining ring is sleeved on the outside of the positioning shaft and abuts against the shoulder of the positioning shaft to limit the axial displacement of the positioning shaft from one side. The end of the positioning shaft opposite to the retaining ring abuts against the first baking tray to limit the axial displacement of the positioning shaft from the other side.

[0013] Preferably, the toggle switch and the pin are connected by a screw, the screw passing through the pin and threadedly connected to the toggle switch.

[0014] Preferably, the knob includes a toggle part and a connecting part; the toggle part is located on the outside of the base, one end of the connecting part is fixedly connected to the toggle part, and the other end extends into the inside of the base; the base is provided with a sliding groove to guide the up and down sliding of the connecting part.

[0015] Preferably, the baking tray one has a protrusion one on the side opposite to the baking tray two, and the baking tray two has a protrusion two on the side opposite to the baking tray one; the protrusion one and the protrusion two are used to support the tray on a table.

[0016] This utility model achieves the following technical advantages compared to related technologies:

[0017] After rotating baking tray one to a vertical position, with the positioning slot of the positioning shaft facing downwards, move the knob upwards to insert the pin into the positioning slot. This restricts the rotation of baking tray one, keeping it vertical. The elastic structure applies an upward thrust to the pin through a spring-loaded engagement, maintaining the pin's insertion into the positioning slot. With baking tray two closed to baking tray one, baking tray two can be kept vertical by using baking tray one, achieving upright storage for both baking trays.

[0018] When food needs to be grilled, simply push the knob downwards to move the pin, which overcomes the elastic resistance of the elastic structure and moves downwards away from the positioning slot. This allows the first and second baking trays to rotate to a horizontal or near-horizontal position for grilling. To improve even grilling, flip the food after grilling for a period of time, so that the first and second baking trays alternately contact the table surface below, preventing uneven pressure on the two grilling surfaces from affecting the grilling effect.

[0019] Therefore, this utility model can not only achieve the upright storage of baking tray one and baking tray two, but also enable baking tray one and baking tray two to be fried at a horizontal or near-horizontal angle. By flipping baking tray one and baking tray two, the two frying surfaces of the food are alternately used as the lower surface with relatively greater pressure, thereby improving the uniformity of frying. Attached Figure Description

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or related technologies, the drawings used in 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 based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram from one perspective of a grill that can be stored upright, as shown in some examples of this utility model.

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram from another perspective of the grill that can be stored upright in one of the examples of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a left view of a grill that can be stored upright in one of the examples of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a right view of a grill that can be stored upright in one of the examples of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of the middle structure along the AA direction;

[0026] Figure 6This is a partial structural diagram of a grill that can be stored upright, as shown in some examples of this utility model.

[0027] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of bracket one in some examples of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of a toggle switch in some examples of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the positioning shaft in some examples of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of bracket two in some examples of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the pin in some examples of this utility model.

[0032] In the diagram: 100 - Grill that can be stored upright; 1 - Positioning pivot; 2 - Baking tray one; 3 - Baking tray two; 4 - Base; 5 - Button; 6 - Pin; 7 - Support one; 8 - Support two; 9 - Ordinary pivot; 11 - Positioning slot; 12 - Shoulder; 13 - Limiting groove; 21 - Protrusion one; 31 - Protrusion two; 41 - Power cord; 42 - Plug; 43 - Side baffle; 51 - Actuating part; 52 - Connecting part; 53 - Screw; 61 - Outer protrusion; 71 - Plate one; 72 - Elastic structure; 73 - Cylindrical piece; 74 - Protrusion; 81 - Plate two; 82 - Snap ring. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0034] The purpose of this invention is to provide a grill that can be stored upright, in order to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned related technologies, which can be stored upright and improve the uniformity of grilling.

[0035] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0036] Reference Figures 1 to 11This embodiment provides a grill 100 that can be stored upright, including a positioning pivot 1, a first grill pan 2, a second grill pan 3, a base 4, a knob 5, a pin 6, and a support 7. The positioning pivot 1 is rotatably connected to the first grill pan 2, the second grill pan 3, and the base 4, and is circumferentially limited with the first grill pan 2. The positioning pivot 1 is provided with a positioning groove 11, which faces directly downward when the first grill pan 2 is rotated to a vertical position. The knob 5 is fixedly connected to the pin 6 and is used to move the pin 6 in the up-down direction. The pin 6 is vertically arranged and can be inserted into and removed from the positioning groove 11 when moving in the up-down direction. The support 7 includes an elastic structure 72 for elastically engaging with the pin 6, so that the pin 6 remains inserted after being inserted into the positioning groove 11.

[0037] The working principle of the grill 100 that can be stored upright in this embodiment is as follows:

[0038] After rotating baking tray 2 to a vertical position, the positioning slot 11 of the positioning shaft 1 faces downwards. At this point, moving the lever 5 upwards causes the pin 6 to insert into the positioning slot 11, thus restricting the rotation of baking tray 2 and keeping it vertical. The elastic structure 72 applies an upward thrust to the pin 6 through an elastic engagement, keeping the pin 6 inserted into the positioning slot 11. With baking tray 3 closed to baking tray 2, baking tray 3 can be kept vertical by baking tray 2, achieving upright storage for both baking trays.

[0039] This embodiment does not limit the way in which baking tray 2 and baking tray 3 are kept closed. Any method known in the art can be used to keep the baking tray 2 and baking tray 3 closed, such as by magnetic attraction or by snap-fit.

[0040] When food needs to be grilled, by moving the knob 5 downwards, the pin 6 overcomes the elastic resistance of the elastic structure 72, causing the pin 6 to move downwards away from the positioning slot 11. This allows the baking tray 2 and baking tray 3 to be rotated to a horizontal or near-horizontal position for grilling. To improve the evenness of grilling, the food should be flipped after grilling for a period of time, so that baking tray 2 and baking tray 3 alternately contact the table surface below, avoiding uneven pressure on the two grilling surfaces of the food from affecting the grilling effect.

[0041] Therefore, this embodiment can both store baking tray 12 and baking tray 23 upright, and also allow baking tray 12 and baking tray 23 to be grilled at a horizontal or near-horizontal angle. By flipping baking tray 12 and baking tray 23, the two grilling surfaces of the food alternately become the lower surfaces with relatively higher pressure, thereby improving the uniformity of grilling.

[0042] In some examples, the side of the pin 6 has an outward protrusion 61. When the pin 6 is inserted into the positioning slot 11, the elastic structure 72 is located on the side of the outward protrusion 61 away from the positioning slot 11 to prevent the pin 6 from leaving the positioning slot 11. After the pin 6 leaves the positioning slot 11, the elastic structure 72 is located on the side of the outward protrusion 61 close to the positioning slot 11 to prevent the pin 6 from being inserted into the positioning slot 11.

[0043] However, the actual implementation is not limited to this. For example, the protruding portion 61 can be replaced with a concave portion, and when the pin 6 is inserted into the positioning slot 11, one end of the elastic structure 72 slides into the concave portion. When the pin 6 disengages from the positioning slot 11, the pin 6 needs to push the elastic structure 72 radially outward, and needs to overcome the elastic resistance of the elastic structure 72. Therefore, replacing the protruding portion 61 with a concave portion can also prevent the pin 6 from leaving the positioning slot 11.

[0044] In some examples, the protrusion 61 is spherical, with its center located on the center line of the pin 6. Multiple elastic structures 72 are evenly distributed circumferentially around the pin 6. This circumferential distribution of multiple elastic structures 72 allows the horizontal components of the forces exerted by each elastic structure 72 on the pin 6 to cancel each other out, thus providing only a vertical force to the pin 6 and preventing the pin 6 from deviating from the vertical direction under the thrust of a single elastic structure 72.

[0045] In some examples, the bracket 7 also includes a plate 71, which is fixedly connected to the elastic structure 72 and the base 4. The plate 71 has a limiting hole for the pin 6 to pass through. The inner diameter of the limiting hole should not be less than the maximum outer diameter of the pin 6. By limiting the pin 6 through the limiting hole, the pin 6 is better kept at a vertical angle so that the upper end of the pin 6 can be accurately inserted into the positioning slot 11.

[0046] In some examples, the elastic structure 72 is a spring sheet. Exemplarily, the spring sheet includes a cylindrical piece 73 (i.e., part of the cylindrical sidewall) and a protrusion 74. The axis of the cylindrical piece 73 is collinear with the axis of the pin 6. The upper end of the cylindrical piece 73 is fixedly connected to the plate 71, and the lower end of the cylindrical piece 73 is fixedly connected to the protrusion 74 on the side facing the pin 6. Multiple spring sheets are of the same size, and the inner diameter of their cylindrical pieces 73 should not be less than the maximum outer diameter of the pin 6. The distance between the axis of the pin 6 and the protrusion 74 is less than the radius of the spherical outer protrusion 61, so that when the outer protrusion 61 passes through the protrusion 74 in the vertical direction, it presses the protrusion 74 outward, causing the spring sheet to elastically deform. Exemplarily, the number of spring sheets is four.

[0047] In some examples, the grill 100, which can be stored upright, also includes a second support 8. The second support 8 includes a second plate 81, which is fixedly connected to the base 4. The second plate 81 has a second limiting hole for the pin 6 to pass through. The function of the second limiting hole is similar to that of the first limiting hole. By limiting the pin 6, the second limiting hole can better maintain the vertical angle of the pin 6, so that the upper end of the pin 6 can be accurately inserted into the positioning slot 11.

[0048] In some examples, the bracket 2 8 also includes a retaining ring 82, the lower end of which is fixedly connected to the plate 2 81. The retaining ring 82 is sleeved on the outside of the positioning shaft 1 and abuts against the shoulder 12 of the positioning shaft 1 to limit the axial displacement of the positioning shaft 1 from one side. The end of the positioning shaft 1 opposite to the retaining ring 82 abuts against the baking tray 2 to limit the axial displacement of the positioning shaft 1 from the other side.

[0049] The axial positioning of the positioning shaft 1 is limited by the retaining ring 82, which prevents the positioning shaft 1 from moving relative to the base 4 along its own axis, thereby ensuring that the axial position of the positioning slot 11 remains unchanged, so that the upper end of the pin 6 can be accurately inserted into the positioning slot 11.

[0050] In some examples, the toggle 5 is connected to the pin 6 by a screw 53. Specifically, the screw 53 passes through the pin 6 and is threaded onto the toggle 5.

[0051] However, the actual implementation is not limited to this. For example, the toggle switch 5 can also be threaded or glued to the pin 6.

[0052] In some examples, the toggle 5 includes an actuating part 51 and a connecting part 52. The actuating part 51 is located on the outside of the base 4, and one end of the connecting part 52 is fixedly connected to the actuating part 51, while the other end extends into the inside of the base 4 (i.e., the base 4 is a shell structure). The base 4 is provided with a groove to guide the up-and-down sliding of the connecting part 52. The width of the groove should not be too large to prevent external dirt from entering the base 4 through the groove.

[0053] In some examples, baking pan 2 has a protrusion 21 on the side opposite to baking pan 3, and baking pan 3 has a protrusion 31 on the side opposite to baking pan 2. Protrusions 21 and 31 are used to support the baking pan on a table.

[0054] It should be noted that, because the positioning shaft 1 has a certain installation height, the end of the positioning shaft 1 that rotatably connects baking tray 2 and baking tray 3 also has a certain installation height. By setting protrusion 21 on baking tray 2 and protrusion 31 on baking tray 3, protrusion 21 raises baking tray 2 when it contacts the table, and protrusion 31 raises baking tray 3 when it contacts the table, thus preventing excessive tilt angle between baking tray 2 and baking tray 3. This allows baking tray 2 and baking tray 3 to maintain a horizontal or near-horizontal angle, preventing food from sliding during grilling due to excessive tilt angle.

[0055] In some examples, the base 4 is U-shaped, with its two ends rotatably connected to the positioning pivot 1 and the ordinary pivot 9, respectively. Compared to the positioning pivot 1, the ordinary pivot 9 does not have a positioning slot 11 for inserting the pin 6 or a shoulder 12 for axial positioning of the retaining ring 82. That is, the upright storage of baking tray 2 and baking tray 3 can be achieved using only one positioning pivot 1.

[0056] In some examples, a control circuit board is installed inside the base 4. One end of the power cord 41 is connected to the plug 42, and the other end extends into the base 4 and connects to the control circuit board. This embodiment is not limited to the control circuit board; a control circuit board for a grill, well-known in the art, can be used.

[0057] In some examples, the positioning shaft 1 has a limiting groove 13 at one end away from the retaining ring 82, and the baking tray 2 has a limiting protrusion 74 that cooperates with the limiting groove 13, so that the positioning shaft 1 and the baking tray 2 can rotate synchronously through the cooperation of the limiting groove 13 and the limiting protrusion 74.

[0058] In some examples, two side baffles 43 are provided between plate 1 71 and plate 2 81. The two side baffles 43 are vertically arranged and located on both sides of the pin 6 to guide the up and down movement of the pin 6. The two side baffles 43 are fixedly connected to the base 4.

[0059] This utility model uses specific examples to illustrate its principles and implementation methods. The above description of the embodiments is only for the purpose of helping to understand the method and core idea of ​​this utility model. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope based on the idea of ​​this utility model. In summary, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

Claims

1. A grill that can be stored in an upright position, characterized in that, The device includes a positioning pivot, a first baking tray, a second baking tray, a base, a knob, a pin, and a bracket. The positioning pivot is rotatably connected to the first baking tray, the second baking tray, and the base, and is circumferentially limited by the first baking tray. The first positioning pivot has a positioning slot, which faces directly downwards when the first baking tray is rotated to a vertical position. The knob is fixedly connected to the pin and is used to move the pin vertically. The pin is vertically positioned and can be inserted into and removed from the positioning slot when moving vertically. The bracket includes an elastic structure for elastically engaging with the pin, so that the pin remains inserted after being inserted into the positioning slot.

2. The grill as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The pin has an outward protrusion on its side; when the pin is inserted into the positioning slot, the elastic structure is located on the side of the outward protrusion away from the positioning slot to prevent the pin from leaving the positioning slot; after the pin leaves the positioning slot, the elastic structure is located on the side of the outward protrusion close to the positioning slot to prevent the pin from being inserted into the positioning slot.

3. The grill as claimed in claim 2, wherein: The protruding part is spherical, and the center of the sphere is located on the center line of the pin; there are multiple elastic structures, which are evenly distributed along the circumference of the pin.

4. The grill pan capable of upright storage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bracket also includes a plate, which is fixedly connected to the elastic structure and the base. The plate has a limiting hole through which the pin passes.

5. The grill pan capable of upright storage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic structure is a spring sheet.

6. The grill pan capable of upright storage according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a second bracket, which includes a second plate body, which is fixedly connected to the base, and the second plate body has a second limiting hole for the pin to pass through.

7. The grill pan capable of upright storage according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second bracket also includes a retaining ring, which is fixedly connected to the second plate. The retaining ring is sleeved on the outside of the positioning shaft and abuts against the shoulder of the positioning shaft to limit the axial displacement of the positioning shaft from one side. The end of the positioning shaft opposite to the retaining ring abuts against the first baking tray to limit the axial displacement of the positioning shaft from the other side.

8. The grill pan capable of upright storage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The toggle switch is connected to the pin by a screw, which passes through the pin and is threaded onto the toggle switch.

9. The grill pan capable of upright storage according to claim 8, characterized in that: The knob includes a toggle part and a connecting part; the toggle part is located on the outside of the base, one end of the connecting part is fixedly connected to the toggle part, and the other end extends into the inside of the base; the base is provided with a sliding groove to guide the up and down sliding of the connecting part.

10. The grill pan capable of upright storage according to claim 1, characterized in that: The baking tray 1 has a protrusion 1 on the side opposite to the baking tray 2, and the baking tray 2 has a protrusion 2 on the side opposite to the baking tray 1; the protrusion 1 and the protrusion 2 are used to support the tray on the table.

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