Disclosure of Invention
The application aims to at least solve the problem that other surfaces of toast except the front surface and the back surface cannot be heated effectively. This object is achieved by:
The application provides a cooking device, which comprises:
A housing assembly including a first housing and a second housing connected, the first housing and the second housing enclosing a cooking cavity, the first housing being configured to be movable relative to the second housing and for opening or closing the cooking cavity;
The heating assembly is arranged in the cooking cavity and comprises a first heating element and a second heating element, the first heating element is arranged on the first shell and can move together with the first shell, the second heating element is arranged on the second shell, the first heating element and the second heating element are configured to heat two opposite sides of food to be heated along a first direction, the heating assembly further comprises at least one third heating element, the third heating element is configured to heat at least one side of the food to be heated along a second direction, and the first direction is the arrangement direction of the first shell and the second shell when the cooking cavity is in the closed state, and the second direction is intersected with the first direction.
According to the cooking device, the first heating element and the second heating element heat two opposite sides of food to be heated along the first direction, meanwhile, the third heating element can heat other surfaces of the food to be heated along the second direction intersecting with the first direction, so that a plurality of surfaces of the food to be heated are heated, the cooking effect is improved, when the food to be heated is toast, the front surface and the back surface of the toast can be heated along the first direction through the first heating element and the second heating element respectively, and at least one other side surface of the toast is heated along the second direction through the third heating element, so that other surfaces of the toast except the front surface and the back surface are effectively heated, and the cooking effect on the toast is improved.
In addition, the cooking device according to the present application may further have the following additional technical features:
In some embodiments of the present application, the at least one third heating member is configured as a ring-shaped structure provided with first openings along both ends of the first direction, respectively, and the ring-shaped structure is configured to be capable of being disposed around the outer circumference of the food to be heated around the first direction.
In some embodiments of the application, a portion of the third heating element is disposed within the second housing, and another portion of the third heating element is configured to be inserted into the first housing when the cooking chamber is in the closed state.
In some embodiments of the application, the second heating element is disposed within the annular structure, and the first heating element is configured to pass through the first opening and disposed within the annular structure when the cooking cavity is in the closed state.
In some embodiments of the application, the first heating element and/or the second heating element are each plate-like structures and are each configured to be able to block at least part of the first opening.
In some embodiments of the present application, a first buckle is protruding from an inner wall surface of the first housing, and the first heating element is sandwiched between the first buckle and a part of the first housing along the first direction.
In some embodiments of the present application, the first housing includes a first bottom plate and a first side plate surrounding the first bottom plate, the first buckle is protruding from an inner wall surface of the first bottom plate, the first buckle is spaced from the first side plate along the second direction, and the first heating element is sandwiched between the first buckle and the first bottom plate along the first direction.
In some embodiments of the present application, the inner wall surface of the second housing is provided with a second buckle in a protruding manner, and the second heating element is sandwiched between the second buckle and a part of the second housing along the first direction.
In some embodiments of the present application, the second housing includes a second bottom plate and a second side plate surrounding the second bottom plate, the second buckle is protruding from an inner wall surface of the second bottom plate, the second buckle is spaced from the second side plate along the second direction, and the second heating element is sandwiched between the second buckle and the second bottom plate along the first direction.
In some embodiments of the present application, a stopper is protruded from an inner wall surface of the second housing, and the third heating member is sandwiched between the stopper and a part of the second housing in the second direction.
In some embodiments of the present application, the second housing includes a second bottom plate and a second side plate surrounding the second bottom plate, the stopper is protruding from an inner wall surface of the second bottom plate, and the third heating element is sandwiched between the stopper and the second side plate along the second direction.
In some embodiments of the present application, the second side plate is provided with a mounting hole therethrough along the second direction, and the cooking apparatus further includes a fixing member configured to pass through the mounting hole and press the third heating member to abut against the stopper.
In some embodiments of the application, a dispensing opening communicating with the cooking cavity is provided in the top of the second housing, and the first housing is configured to be movable relative to the second housing and is configured to open or close the dispensing opening.
The foregoing description is only an overview of the present application, and is intended to be implemented in accordance with the teachings of the present application in order that the same may be more clearly understood and to make the same and other objects, features and advantages of the present application more readily apparent.
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Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the application. Also, like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures. Wherein:
Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the application. Also, like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures. Wherein:
Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing a structure of a cooking apparatus in a state of closing a cooking cavity according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a structure of the cooking apparatus of fig. 1 in a state of opening a cooking cavity;
fig. 3 is a schematic view of a disassembled structure of the cooking apparatus of fig. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the heating assembly of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a cross-sectional A-A structure of the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the portion B of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the first housing in FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of the second housing of FIG. 3;
fig. 9 is an enlarged schematic view of the C portion in fig. 8.
The reference numerals in the drawings are as follows:
1. A cooking device;
10. Housing assembly, 101, cooking cavity, 11, first housing, 111, first bottom plate, 1111, first buckle, 11111, second chamfer, 1112, connecting hole, 112, first side plate, 1121, first chamfer;
12. The second shell, 121, a second bottom plate, 1211, a second buckle, 1212, a stop block, 12121, a first baffle, 12122, a second baffle, 122, a second side plate, 1221 and a mounting hole;
20. A heating assembly; 21, a first heating element, 22, a second heating element, 23, a third heating element;
30. A rotating assembly; 31, a first rotating member, 32, a second rotating member;
40. a fixing member;
50. A handle;
X, a first direction, Y, a second direction.
Detailed Description
Exemplary embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present application may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the application to those skilled in the art.
It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "includes," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order described or illustrated, unless an order of performance is explicitly stated. It should also be appreciated that additional or alternative steps may be used.
Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.
For ease of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner," "outer," "lower," "below," "upper," "above," and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below" may include both upper and lower orientations.
The existing toast cooking device can only bake the front side and the back side of the toast which are oppositely arranged, and other surfaces of the toast which are positioned between the front side and the back side cannot be effectively heated, so that the other surfaces of the toast except the front side and the back side are not crisp enough, the taste is affected, and the cooking effect of the cooking device is reduced.
In order to solve the problem that other surfaces of the toast except the front surface and the back surface cannot be effectively heated, the application provides a cooking device.
When the user faces the cooking device, the side of the cooking device facing the user is the front side, the side facing away from the user is the back side, the side at the left hand side of the user is the left side, and the side at the right hand side of the user is the right side.
For convenience of description, the embodiment of the present application will be described only by taking the cooking device 1 for heating toast as an example.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the present application proposes a cooking apparatus 1, in some embodiments of the present application, the cooking apparatus 1 includes a housing assembly 10 and a heating assembly 20, the housing assembly 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 connected to each other, a cooking cavity 101 is formed around the first housing 11 and the second housing 12, the first housing 11 is configured to be movable relative to the second housing 12 and is used for opening or closing the cooking cavity 101, the heating assembly 20 is disposed in the cooking cavity 101, the heating assembly 20 includes a first heating element 21 and a second heating element 22, the first heating element 21 is disposed in the first housing 11 and is capable of moving together with the first housing 11, the second heating element 22 is disposed in the second housing 12, the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22 are configured to be capable of heating opposite sides of food to be heated in a first direction X, the heating assembly 20 further includes at least one third heating element 23 configured to be capable of heating at least one side of the food to be heated in a second direction Y, wherein the first direction X is a state in which the first housing 11 is closed and is arranged in a direction intersecting the first direction Y with the first housing 11.
In some embodiments of the present application, the housing assembly 10 forms an overall exterior structure of the cooking apparatus 1, in which the cooking cavity 101 is formed, and the heating assembly 20 may be provided in the cooking cavity 101. The housing assembly 10 includes a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 that are movable relative to each other, the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 collectively enclosing a cooking chamber 101, and a toast is positionable in the cooking chamber 101 and is heated. Wherein the relative movement of the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 includes that the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 can be rotated relatively, or that the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 can be separated from or abutted against each other, thereby opening or closing the cooking cavity 101. Wherein, a part of cooking cavity 101 is formed in the first shell 11, another part of cooking cavity 101 is formed in the second shell 12, and when the end surfaces of the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 are abutted, the two parts of cooking cavities 101 are mutually communicated and form a complete cooking cavity 101 together.
In some embodiments of the present application, the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 are pivotably connected through the rotation assembly 30, so that the cooking cavity 101 can be opened or closed by rotating the first housing 11, thereby facilitating the user's operation. Optionally, the rear end of the first housing 11 is provided with a first rotating member 31, and the rear end of the second housing 12 is provided with a second rotating member 32, and the first rotating member 31 and the second rotating member 32 are pivotally connected. Specifically, the first rotating member 31 and the second rotating member 32 may be inserted into each other, and are respectively provided with a matched rotating structure. Or the first rotating member 31 and the second rotating member 32 may be inserted into each other and connected by a rotation shaft or a bolt, thereby achieving the pivotal connection of the first rotating member 31 and the second rotating member 32.
The heating assembly 20 comprises a first heating element 21 and a second heating element 22, wherein the first heating element 21 is arranged in the first shell 11 and can move together with the first shell 11, the second heating element 22 is arranged in the second shell 12, and when the toast is arranged in the cooking cavity 101, the toast can be arranged between the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22 along a first direction X, the front surface of the toast is opposite to the first heating element 21 along the first direction X, and the back surface of the toast is opposite to the second heating element 22 along the first direction X, so that the front surface and the back surface of the toast are heated along the first direction X through the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22 respectively. Since the first heating member 21 is provided in the first housing 11 and is capable of moving together with the first housing 11, when the first housing 11 moves relative to the second housing 12 to open the cooking cavity 101 of the cooking apparatus 1, the first heating member 21 moves away from the second heating member 22 in the first direction X, thereby facilitating placement of the toast in the cooking cavity 101, and when the first housing 11 moves relative to the second housing 12 to close the cooking cavity 101 of the cooking apparatus 1, the toast is positioned between the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22 in the first direction X so as to heat both the front and back sides of the toast in the first direction X by the first heating member 21 and the second heating member 22, respectively.
The toast is of a sheet-shaped structure with a certain thickness, the front surface and the back surface of the toast are the surfaces with the largest area, and the toast also comprises a plurality of side surfaces which are arranged between the front surface and the back surface and are used for connecting the front surface and the back surface. The heating assembly 20 further includes at least one third heating element 23, at least a portion of the third heating element 23 is disposed between the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22 along a first direction X, and is capable of heating at least one side surface of the toast except for the front and back surfaces along a second direction Y, where the first direction X is an arrangement direction of the first housing 11 and the second housing 12 when the cooking cavity 101 is in a closed state, and the second direction Y intersects the first direction X. Optionally, a dispensing opening communicating with the cooking cavity 101 is provided at the top of the second housing 12, and the toast may be dispensed into a portion of the cooking cavity 101 of the second housing 12 through the dispensing opening. When the cooking cavity 101 of the cooking device 1 is in a closed state, the first housing 11 is disposed above the second housing 12 and covers the dispensing opening, so as to close the cooking cavity 101, thereby reducing heat loss in the cooking cavity 101. Alternatively, the first direction X may be a vertical direction, and the second direction Y may be a horizontal direction.
Because the top of the second shell 12 is provided with the throwing port, the toast can be placed in the cooking cavity 101 through the throwing port above the second shell 12, so that the position of the toast in the second shell 12 can be conveniently observed and adjusted, the interval size between the toast and the inner side wall of the cooking cavity 101 can be conveniently adjusted, and the toast is in the optimal heating position.
According to the cooking device 1 of the present application, when heating the toast, the front and back sides of the toast can be heated in the first direction X by the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22, and at least one other side of the toast can be heated in the second direction Y by the third heating element 23, so that the surfaces of the toast other than the front and back surfaces can be effectively heated, and the cooking effect on the toast can be improved.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in some embodiments of the present application, the third heating element 23 is configured as an annular structure, and the annular structure can be disposed around the periphery of the toast along the first direction X, so as to heat the other sides of the toast except the front and back sides along the second direction Y, so as to improve the heating effect on the toast. Meanwhile, the two ends of the annular structure along the first direction X are respectively provided with a first opening, so that heat emitted by the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22 can act on the toast through the first openings at the two ends, and the front surface and the back surface of the toast are heated.
Alternatively, the number of the third heating elements 23 may be one, and one third heating element 23 may be an annular structure, such as a circular annular structure, a square annular structure, or a polygonal annular structure, which are sequentially connected end to end, and may be disposed around the periphery of the toast. Or the number of the third heating elements 23 may be plural, and the plurality of third heating elements 23 may have a ring-shaped structure, such as a circular ring-shaped structure, a square ring-shaped structure, or a polygonal ring-shaped structure, and may be disposed around the periphery of the toast. Alternatively, the ends of the plurality of third heating elements 23 may be sequentially abutted or disconnected.
Referring to fig. 1 to 6, in some embodiments of the present application, one end of the third heating element 23 along the first direction X is disposed in the second housing 12, and when the cooking cavity 101 is in the closed state, the other end of the third heating element 23 along the first direction X passes through the delivery opening and extends into the first housing 11, so that the size of the third heating element 23 along the first direction X can be increased, and the heating range of the third heating element 23 to the toast along the first direction X can be further increased. Meanwhile, as part of the third heating element 23 can pass through the throwing opening and extend into the first shell 11, when the cooking cavity 101 is in a closed state, the junction of the end surfaces of the first shell 11 and the second shell 12 can be blocked by the third heating element 23, so that heat loss in the cooking cavity 101 is reduced.
As shown in connection with fig. 1 to 6, in some embodiments of the present application, the second heating member 22 is provided in the annular structure, and the first heating member 21 is configured such that the first heating member 21 passes through the first opening and is provided in the annular structure when the cooking cavity 101 is in the closed state.
In some embodiments of the present application, the size of the first opening in the second direction Y is larger than the sizes of the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22, so that the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22 are disposed in the annular structure formed by the third heating element 23, respectively, and the toast is disposed in the heating space surrounded by the first heating element 21, the second heating element 22 and the third heating element 23, so that the heat released by the heating assembly 20 is concentrated on the toast. The second heating element 22 and the third heating element 23 may be connected to the second housing 12, and the third heating element 23 is disposed around the second heating element 22. When the cooking apparatus 1 is switched from the state of opening the cooking cavity 101 to the state of closing the cooking cavity 101, the first heating member 21 can pass through the first opening and be placed in the annular structure formed by the third heating member 23.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in some embodiments of the present application, at least one of the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22 is a plate-shaped structure having a larger heat dissipation area, so that the first heating element 21 and/or the second heating element 22 can heat both sides of the toast along the first direction X. Meanwhile, the first heating element 21 and the second heating element 22 are respectively in plate-shaped structures and are respectively configured to be capable of shielding at least part of the first opening, so that heat released by the heating assembly 20 can be concentrated in a heating space surrounded by the first heating element 21, the second heating element 22 and the third heating element 23, toast is intensively heated, and cooking efficiency is improved. Wherein the toast can be placed on the plate surface of the second heating element 22 facing the first heating element 21, so that the toast is supported and heated by the second heating element 22.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, in some embodiments of the present application, the first housing 11 includes a first bottom plate 111 and a first side plate 112, and the first side plate 112 is disposed around an outer edge of the first bottom plate 111 and protrudes toward the second housing 12, so that the first housing 11 encloses a portion of the cooking cavity 101. The first bottom plate 111 protrudes toward the surface of the cooking cavity 101 and is provided with a first buckle 1111, and the first heating member 21 is interposed between the first buckle 1111 and the first bottom plate 111 in the first direction X, so that the first heating member 21 is conveniently installed inside the first housing 11 and heats the toast in the first direction X. The first buckle 1111 is spaced from the first side plate 112 along the second direction Y, so that a space is formed between the first buckle 1111 and the first side plate 112, so that when the cooking cavity 101 is in a closed state, the third heating element 23 is inserted into the space formed by the first buckle 1111 and the first side plate 112, and the third heating element 23 is enclosed outside the first heating element 21. In some embodiments of the present application, the first buckle 1111 may be protruded from an inner wall surface of the first side plate 112, and the first buckle 1111 and the first bottom plate 111 may be spaced apart along the first direction X, so that the first heating element 21 is sandwiched between the first buckle 1111 and the first bottom plate 111.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, in some embodiments of the present application, the second housing 12 includes a second bottom plate 121 and a second side plate 122, and the second side plate 122 is disposed around an outer edge of the second bottom plate 121 and protrudes toward the first housing 11, thereby enclosing a portion of the cooking cavity 101. The second bottom plate 121 is provided with a second snap 1211 protruding toward the surface of the cooking cavity 101, and the second heating member 22 is sandwiched between the second snap 1211 and the second bottom plate 121 along the first direction X, so that the second heating member 22 is conveniently mounted inside the second housing 12 and heats the toast along the first direction X. The second buckle 1211 is spaced from the second side plate 122 along the second direction Y, so that a space is formed between the second buckle 1211 and the second side plate 122, so that the third heating element 23 is inserted into the space between the second buckle 1211 and the second side plate 122, and the third heating element 23 is enclosed outside the second heating element 22. In some embodiments of the present application, the second buckle 1211 may be protruded on the inner wall surface of the second side plate 122, and the second buckle 1211 and the second bottom plate 121 are spaced along the first direction X, so as to sandwich the second heating element 22 between the second buckle 1211 and the second bottom plate 121.
As shown in fig. 1 to 9, in some embodiments of the present application, a stopper 1212 is protruded from an inner wall surface of the second housing 12, and the third heating element 23 is sandwiched between the stopper 1212 and a part of the second housing 12 along the second direction Y.
In some embodiments of the present application, the inner wall surface of the second bottom plate 121 is convexly provided with a stopper 1212, the third heating element 23 is sandwiched between the stopper 1212 and the second side plate 122 along the second direction Y, so that the third heating element 23 is mounted inside the second housing 12, and the third heating element 23 is disposed near the inner wall surface of the second housing 12 along the second direction Y to increase the receiving space inside the cooking cavity 101.
Alternatively, the first and second cases 11 and 12 have a substantially square structure, respectively, and are matched with the shape of the toast, thereby improving the space utilization of the cooking cavity 101. The stopper 1212 includes a first baffle 12121 and a second baffle 12122, the first baffle 12121 and the second baffle 12122 are respectively disposed on the second bottom plate 121 in a protruding manner along the first direction X, and the first baffle 12121 and the second baffle 12122 are connected to form a substantially L-shaped structure. The first baffle 12121 and the second baffle 12122 are disposed opposite to the two second side plates 122 disposed adjacent to the second housing 12, respectively, so that the third heating member 23 is disposed opposite to the plurality of second side plates 122, respectively.
In some embodiments of the present application, the spacing between the block 1212 and the second side plate 122 along the second direction Y is smaller than or equal to the spacing between the second buckle 1211 and the second side plate 122, so that one end of the third heating element 23 along the first direction X is inserted between the block 1212 and the second side plate 122, and the end of the third heating element 23 along the first direction X abuts against the second bottom plate 121. Optionally, the size of the space between the stopper 1212 and the second side plate 122 is smaller than or equal to the size of the space between the first buckle 1111 and the first side plate 112, so that when the cooking cavity 101 is in the closed state, the other end of the third heating element 23 along the first direction X is inserted between the first buckle 1111 and the first side plate 112.
Referring to fig. 1 to 9, in some embodiments of the present application, the second side plate 122 is provided with a mounting hole 1221 along the second direction Y, and the cooking apparatus 1 further includes a fixing member 40, where the fixing member 40 may pass through the mounting hole 1221 and abut against the third heating member 23, so as to press the third heating member 23 onto the stop 1212, and further clamp and fix the third heating member 23 by the fixing member 40 and the stop 1212 together. Alternatively, the fixing member 40 may be a screw.
As shown in connection with fig. 1 to 7, in some embodiments of the present application, the cooking apparatus 1 further includes a handle 50, and the handle 50 is connected to the first housing 11, so that the first housing 11 is rotated by the handle 50 to open or close the cooking cavity 101.
Optionally, the first bottom plate 111 is further provided with a connecting hole 1112 therethrough, and the connecting member may pass through the connecting hole 1112 on the side of the cooking cavity 101 and be connected to the handle 50, so as to fixedly connect the handle 50 to the first housing 11. Alternatively, the connection member may be a connection screw.
As shown in connection with fig. 1 to 7, in some embodiments of the present application, an end of the first housing 11 facing the second housing 12 is provided with a first chamfer 1121, and the first chamfer 1121 may be provided at a side of the first side plate 112 facing the inside of the cooking cavity 101, thereby reducing abutment of an end of the first side plate 112 with an end of the third heating member 23 when the cooking cavity 101 is closed. The end of the first buckle 1111 facing the second housing 12 is provided with a second chamfer 11111, and the second chamfer 11111 is arranged on one side of the first buckle 1111 facing the first side plate 112, so that the third heating element 23 is reduced to be abutted with the first buckle 1111 when being inserted into the first housing 11.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, in some embodiments of the present application, the first heating member 21, the second heating member 22, and the third heating member 23 may be graphene glass panel heaters, respectively, by providing a heat-generating coating on a glass plate, the heat-generating coating may be a mixture of graphene and metal, and releasing heat after the coating is energized. Or the first heating element 21, the second heating element 22 and the third heating element 23 can be respectively heating wire ceramic flat plate heaters, and the heating wires are buried in flat plate-shaped ceramics, so that the heating wires can release heat after being electrified.
The present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily understood by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present application are intended to be included in the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the application is subject to the protection scope of the claims.