Cooking appliance having stirring function

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance having a stirring function, comprising a pot body and a cover body. A stirrer and a stirrer driving mechanism are further provided. The stirrer driving mechanism comprises an operating member, a rack, and a driving shaft. An upper surface of the cover body is provided with a mounting cavity. The rack is arranged in the mounting cavity. The operating member is connected to the rack and controls the rack to reciprocate within the mounting cavity. The driving shaft drives the stirrer to rotate. The present invention solves the problems in the existing technology of uneven heating, insufficient popping, and popcorn kernels burning at the bottom of the pot.

Description

Cooking utensil with stirring function TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of cooking utensils (such as pots), and in particular to a cooking utensil with stirring function. BACKGROUND

[0002] As a cooking utensil, the popcorn machine is a special cooking utensil for making popcorn, including old-fashioned hand-operated popcorn machines, electric popcorn machines, single-pot popcorn machines, and double-pot popcorn machines. With the improvement of living standards, people have an increasing demand for small, easy-to-operate food processing equipment suitable for families.

[0003] The biggest problem with popcorn machines is that the processing materials such as rice or corn kernels at the bottom of the pot are most likely to burst due to the most heat, while the upper layer of processing materials is less likely to burst due to less heat. Once the upper layer of materials bursts, the materials at the bottom of the pot are burned, and due to the addition of oil, sugar, salt and other seasonings during the processing process, the seasonings will also harden during heating, causing the processing materials to stick to the inner surface of the pot.

[0004] In order to solve these problems, a Chinese utility model patent (CN220936635U) discloses a popcorn machine, which includes a frying pan, a closed cover is arranged above the frying pan, a planetary gear driving disc is fixed to the top of the closed cover, an electric motor is arranged on the top of the planetary gear driving disc, the output end of the electric motor is connected with the planetary gear driving disc, a connecting rod is arranged below the closed cover, the upper end of the connecting rod is connected with the planetary gear driving disc, the lower end of the connecting rod extends to the inner side of the frying pan, and a frying plate is detachably fixed to the bottom of the connecting rod.

[0005] This technical solution limits the frying pan and has no universality, and the processing materials at the bottom of the frying pan cannot be well turned over. Moreover, the electric motor is used as the drive, which is not easy to control, and the motor circuit will affect the processing of the frying pan on the gas stove.

[0006] A corn popcorn machine with a stirrer is disclosed in a US patent application (US20230309588A1), which includes a pot including one or more interior surfaces defining an interior volume of the pot; a lid assembly including a lid configured to cooperate with the pot; a crank coupled with the lid and configured to rotate relative to the lid; and a link coupled with the crank and configured to rotate with the crank; a stirrer assembly configured to be positioned within the interior volume of the pot and releasably engage the link when the lid cooperates with the pot.

[0007] The scheme is suitable for family use, but in order to fix the stirrer, the bottom of the pot is provided with a protrusion, the stirrer is provided with a through hole at the blade to match the protrusion, and the stirrer is installed on the protrusion through the through hole. The technical scheme has special requirements for the pot, the cost is too high, the ring structure of the stirrer is complicated and troublesome to install, and the ring structure of the stirrer rubs against the inner surface of the pot during stirring, which is relatively laborious. SUMMARY

[0008] The purpose of the present application is to provide a cooking utensil with stirring function and a cooking utensil, which solves the problems of uneven heating of processed materials, insufficient bursting and easy coking at the bottom of the existing popcorn machine.

[0009] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical scheme of the present application is:

[0010] A cooking utensil with stirring function, comprising a pot body and a cover body, further comprising a stirrer and a stirrer driving mechanism.

[0011] The stirrer driving mechanism comprises an operating member, a rack and a driving shaft.

[0012] The upper surface of the cover body is provided with a mounting cavity, and the rack is arranged in the mounting cavity. The operating member is connected with the rack and controls the rack to reciprocate in the mounting cavity.

[0013] The driving shaft comprises a gear shaft at the upper part and a connecting shaft at the lower part.

[0014] A mounting hole is arranged in the mounting cavity, and the driving shaft is arranged in the mounting hole. The gear shaft at the upper part of the driving shaft is engaged with the rack, and the connecting shaft at the lower part of the driving shaft protrudes from the lower surface of the cover body.

[0015] The driving shaft drives the stirrer to rotate.

[0016] The operating member comprises a handle and a push rod. The handle comprises a fixed end and a free end. The fixed end of the handle is rotatably connected with one end of the mounting cavity. The free end of the handle is rotatable about the fixed end of the handle to rotate out of the mounting cavity or to be accommodated in the mounting cavity. One end of the push rod is connected with the handle, and the other end of the push rod is connected with the rack. The handle, the push rod and the rack are connected in a Z shape.

[0017] One end of the push rod is connected between the fixed end and the free end of the handle, and the other end of the push rod is connected to one end of the rack away from the fixed end of the handle.

[0018] A reset spring is arranged at the fixed end of the handle.

[0019] A storage lock for the free end of the handle is arranged at the free end of the handle corresponding to the mounting cavity.

[0020] The stirrer driving mechanism further comprises a stirrer connecting component, and the stirrer is detachably connected with the stirrer connecting component.

[0021] The stirrer connecting part is a ratchet mechanism, comprising a ratchet wheel, a pawl and a rotating fixed plate; the rotating fixed plate is centrally provided with a through hole, the rotating fixed plate is sleeved on the connecting shaft of the lower part of the driving shaft through the through hole, the pawl is arranged at both ends of the rotating fixed plate, and the ratchet wheel is sleeved on the connecting shaft and located below the rotating fixed plate.

[0022] The ratchet wheel and the pawl are arranged in internal engagement.

[0023] The stirrer comprises a clamping part, a connecting rod and a stirring piece; the outer wall of the ratchet wheel is provided with a clamping port; and the stirrer is detachably connected with the clamping port of the ratchet wheel through the clamping part.

[0024] The stirring piece comprises an intermediate part and at least two blades arranged on the intermediate part, the blades are symmetrically arranged with the intermediate part as the center, and the intermediate part is connected with the connecting rod.

[0025] The blade has a guide surface, and the guide surface and the bottom surface of the pot body form an included angle less than 90°.

[0026] By the above technical scheme, the present application has the following advantages:

[0027] 1. The rack and pinion shaft is used to drive the stirrer to rotate, which is simple and direct; 2. The ratchet mechanism is used to make the stirrer rotate in one direction, so that the processing materials in the pot body are fully stirred and evenly heated; 3. The clamping port is arranged on the outer wall of the ratchet wheel, so that the stirrer is convenient to disassemble and different types of stirrers are convenient to replace; 4. The guide surface of the blade and the bottom of the pot form an included angle less than 90°, so that the processing materials on the bottom of the pot can be turned up to avoid sticking to the bottom; 5. The cooking utensil can be used not only for making popcorn, but also for stir-frying, beating egg liquid, etc. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] Fig. 1 is an exploded view of the structure of the present application.

[0029] Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the connection structure of the rack and the driving shaft of the present application.

[0030] Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the ratchet mechanism of the present application.

[0031] Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the structure of the present application in the state that the handle is stored in the installation cavity.

[0032] Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the structure of the present application in the state that the handle is turned out of the installation cavity.

[0033] 1 - pot body; 2 - cover body; 21 - installation cavity; 22 - storage lock; 23 - reset spring; 3 - handle; 31 - fixed end; 32 - free end; 33 - push rod; 4 - rack; 5 - drive shaft; 51 - gear shaft; 52 - connecting shaft; 6 - rotary fixed piece; 7 - pawl; 8 - ratchet wheel; 81 - clamping interface; 9 - stirrer; 91 - clamping part; 92 - connecting rod; 93 - blade; 94 - intermediate part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The application will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings. The drawings are only used for illustrative description and cannot be understood as limiting the patent.

[0035] In order to more simply illustrate the embodiment, some parts which are well known to those skilled in the art but not related to the main content of the present invention will be omitted in the drawings or description. In addition, some parts will be omitted, enlarged or reduced in the drawings for the convenience of description, but do not represent the size or the whole structure of the actual product.

[0036] The application discloses a cooking utensil with stirring function, as shown in FIGS. 1-5, comprising a pot body 1 and a cover body 2; a stirrer 9 and a stirrer driving mechanism are further provided.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 1, the stirrer driving mechanism comprises an operating member, a rack 4 and a drive shaft 5. An installation cavity 21 is arranged on the upper surface of the cover body 2, and the rack 4 is arranged in the installation cavity 21. The operating member is connected with the rack 4 and controls the rack 4 to reciprocate in the installation cavity 4. Preferably, the operating member comprises a handle 3 and a push rod 33. The handle 3 comprises a fixed end 31 and a free end 32. The fixed end 31 of the handle 3 is rotatably connected with one end of the installation cavity 21. The free end 32 of the handle 3 is used to rotate the handle 3 around the fixed end 31 so as to be taken out of or stored in the installation cavity 21. One end of the push rod 33 is connected with the handle 3, and the other end thereof is connected with the rack 4. The handle 3, the push rod 33 and the rack 4 are connected in a Z shape.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 5, the free end 32 of the handle 3 is lifted upwards, the handle 3 drives the push rod 33 to be taken out of the installation cavity 21, and the push rod 33 pulls the rack 4 to move in the installation cavity 21 towards the fixed end 31 of the handle 3.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 4, the free end 32 of the handle 3 is pressed downwards, the handle 3 is pressed into the installation cavity 21, and the push rod 33 pushes the rack 4 to move in the installation cavity 21 towards the free end 32 of the handle 3.

[0040] Preferably, in consideration of labor saving, one end of the push rod 33 is connected between the fixed end 31 and the free end 32 of the handle 3, and the other end of the push rod 33 is connected at one end of the rack 4 away from the fixed end 31 of the handle 3, that is, one end adjacent to the free end 32 of the handle 3.

[0041] Further, the fixed end 31 of the handle 3 is provided with a reset spring 23, after the handle 3 is pressed into the installation cavity 21, the handle 3 can be turned out of the installation cavity 21 under the action of the reset spring 23, which is convenient for hand operation. Correspondingly, when the use is stopped, the handle 3 should be stored in the installation cavity 21, in order to avoid the handle 3 from being ejected from the installation cavity 21 under the action of the reset spring 23, the installation cavity 21 is provided with a storage lock 22 of the handle 3 at the free end 32 of the handle 3.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 1-3, the drive shaft 5 includes an upper gear shaft 51 and a lower connecting shaft 52; the installation cavity 21 is provided with an installation hole, the drive shaft 5 is arranged in the installation hole, the upper gear shaft 51 of the drive shaft 5 is engaged with the rack 4, when the handle 3 drives the rack 4 to move, the rack 4 also drives the drive shaft 5 to rotate through the gear shaft 51; the lower connecting shaft 52 of the drive shaft 5 protrudes from the lower surface of the cover 2.

[0043] The stirrer driving mechanism further comprises a stirrer connecting component, the stirrer 9 is detachably connected with the stirrer connecting component; the drive shaft 5 drives the stirrer 9 to rotate through the stirrer connecting component.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the stirrer connecting component is a ratchet mechanism, which comprises a ratchet wheel 8, a pawl 7 and a rotating fixed sheet 6; the rotating fixed sheet 6 is centrally provided with a through hole, the rotating fixed sheet 6 is sleeved on the lower connecting shaft 52 of the drive shaft 5 through the through hole, the pawl 7 is movably arranged at both ends of the rotating fixed sheet 6, and the ratchet wheel 8 is sleeved on the connecting shaft 52 and located below the rotating fixed sheet 6.

[0045] As shown in FIG. 3, the ratchet wheel 8 is in the shape of an open-ended cylinder, the tooth grooves of the ratchet wheel 8 are arranged on the inner wall of the cylinder body, and the rotating fixed sheet 6 and the pawl 7 are both installed in the cylinder body of the ratchet wheel 8, the ratchet wheel 8 and the pawl 7 are in an internal meshing relationship. When the drive shaft 5 rotates in one direction (such as clockwise), the rotating fixed sheet 6 is driven to rotate, the pawl 7 is opened in the direction of the inner wall of the ratchet wheel 8 under the centrifugal force of the rotating fixed sheet 6, and is inserted into the tooth groove of the ratchet wheel 8, thereby driving the ratchet wheel 8 to rotate; when the drive shaft 5 rotates in the opposite direction (such as counterclockwise), the pawl 7 slides out of the tooth groove of the ratchet wheel 8, and the ratchet wheel 8 does not rotate. Therefore, the ratchet mechanism can ensure that the stirrer 9 only rotates in one direction.

[0046] The stirrer 9 comprises a clamping part 91, a connecting rod 92 and a stirring part; the outer wall of the ratchet wheel 8 is provided with a clamping port 81; the stirrer 9 is detachably connected with the clamping port 81 of the ratchet wheel 8 through the clamping part 91.

[0047] The stirring part comprises an intermediate part 94 and at least two blades 93 arranged on the intermediate part 94, the blades 93 are symmetrically arranged with the intermediate part 94 as the center, and the intermediate part 94 is connected with the connecting rod 92.

[0048] The blade 93 has a guide surface, which forms an angle of less than 90° with the bottom surface of the pot 1.

[0049] As shown in Fig. 4, the free end 32 of the handle 3 is pressed down, and the handle 3 is pressed into the mounting cavity 21, and the push rod 33 pushes the rack 4 to move in the mounting cavity 21 towards the free end 32 of the handle 3. The rack 4 drives the gear shaft 51 to rotate clockwise, thereby driving the rotating fixed piece 6 to rotate clockwise, and the pawl 7 is inserted into the tooth groove of the ratchet wheel 8, thereby driving the ratchet wheel 8 to rotate clockwise, and the stirrer 9 is driven to rotate clockwise, and the blade 93 rotates with the stirrer 9, and the guide surface of the blade 93 stirs the processing material in the pot 1, so that the processing material in the pot 1 can be uniformly heated, and the processing material is prevented from gathering at the bottom of the pot to cause burning.

[0050] As shown in Fig. 5, the free end 32 of the handle 3 is lifted up, and the handle 3 drives the push rod 33 to move out of the mounting cavity 21, and the push rod 33 pulls the rack 4 to move in the mounting cavity 21 towards the fixed end 31 of the handle 3. The rack 4 drives the gear shaft 51 to rotate counterclockwise, thereby driving the rotating fixed piece 6 to rotate counterclockwise, and the pawl 7 slides off the tooth groove of the ratchet wheel 8, and the ratchet wheel 8 does not rotate, and the stirrer 9 does not rotate.

[0051] The handle 3 is pressed down again, and the stirrer 9 rotates again. By pressing and lifting up repeatedly, the one-way rotation of the ratchet wheel 8 is utilized to ensure that the stirrer 9 rotates in one direction. When applied to popcorn, the stirrer 9 rotates in one direction, so that the popcorn can be fully exploded without burning the bottom.

[0052] The stirrer 9 of the present application is detachable, and the clamping interface 81 is arranged on the outer wall of the ratchet wheel 8, so that different types of stirrers 9 can be installed. The present application can be used not only for popcorn, but also for stir-frying, beating egg liquid, etc.

[0053] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Any equivalent changes and modifications made according to the content of the present application should be within the technical scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A cooking utensil with stirring function, comprising a pot body (1) and a cover body (2); characterized in that: The stirring device (9) and a stirring device driving mechanism are further arranged; The stirring device driving mechanism comprises an operating member, a rack (4) and a driving shaft (5); An upper surface of the cover (2) is provided with a mounting cavity (21), the rack (4) is arranged in the mounting cavity (21), the operating member is connected with the rack (4) and controls the rack (4) to move back and forth in the mounting cavity (4); The driving shaft (5) comprises a gear shaft (51) at an upper portion and a connecting shaft (52) at a lower portion; The mounting cavity (21) is provided with a mounting hole, the driving shaft (5) is arranged in the mounting hole, the gear shaft (51) at the upper portion of the driving shaft (5) is engaged with the rack (4), and the connecting shaft (52) at the lower portion of the driving shaft (5) protrudes from a lower surface of the cover (2); The driving shaft (5) drives the stirring device (9) to rotate.

2. The cooking appliance with a stirring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operating member comprises a handle (3) and a push rod (33), the handle (3) comprises a fixed end (31) and a free end (32), the fixed end (31) of the handle (3) is rotatably connected with one end of the mounting cavity (21), the free end (32) of the handle (3) is used for rotating the handle (3) about the fixed end (31) so that the handle (3) is rotated out of the mounting cavity (21) or stored in the mounting cavity (21), one end of the push rod (33) is connected with the handle (3), and the other end of the push rod (33) is connected with the rack (4); the handle (3), the push rod (33) and the rack (4) are connected in a Z shape.

3. The cooking appliance with stirring function according to claim 2, characterized in that: One end of the push rod (33) is connected between the fixed end (31) and the free end (32) of the handle (3), and the other end of the push rod (33) is connected to one end of the rack (4) away from the fixed end (31) of the handle (3).

4. The cooking appliance with a stirring function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixed end (31) of the handle (3) is provided with a reset spring (23).

5. The cooking appliance with a stirring function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The mounting cavity (21) is provided with a storage lock (22) of the handle (3) corresponding to the free end (32) of the handle (3).

6. The cooking appliance with a stirring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring device driving mechanism further comprises a stirring device connecting component, and the stirring device (9) is detachably connected with the stirring device connecting component; The stirring device connecting component is a ratchet mechanism, comprising a ratchet wheel (8), a pawl (7) and a rotating fixed plate (6); the rotating fixed plate (6) is centrally provided with a through hole, the rotating fixed plate (6) is sleeved on the connecting shaft (52) at the lower portion of the driving shaft (5) through the through hole, the pawl (7) is arranged at two ends of the rotating fixed plate (6), and the ratchet wheel (8) is sleeved on the connecting shaft (52) and located below the rotating fixed plate (6).

7. The cooking appliance with stirring function according to claim 6, characterized in that: The ratchet wheel (8) and the pawl (7) are arranged in internal engagement.

8. The cooking appliance with a stirring function according to claim 6, characterized in that: The stirring device (9) comprises a clamping portion (91), a connecting rod (92) and a stirring member; an outer wall of the ratchet wheel (8) is provided with a clamping port (81); and the stirring device (9) is detachably connected with the clamping port (81) of the ratchet wheel (8) through the clamping portion (91).

9. The cooking appliance with stirring function according to claim 8, characterized in that: The stirring member comprises an intermediate component (94) and at least two blades (93) arranged on the intermediate component (94); the blades (93) are symmetrically arranged with the intermediate component (94) as the center, and the intermediate component (94) is connected with the connecting rod (92).

10. The cooking appliance with a stirring function according to claim 9, characterized in that: The blade (93) has a guide surface, and the guide surface forms an angle of less than 90° with a bottom surface of the pot body (1).

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