WO2017092062A1

WO2017092062A1 - Cover for pressure cooker and pressure cooker

Info

Publication number: WO2017092062A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/096701
Authority: WO
Inventors: 魏俊波
Original assignee: 佛山市顺德区美的电热电器制造有限公司
Priority date: 2015-11-30
Filing date: 2015-12-08
Publication date: 2017-06-08

Abstract

Disclosed are a cover (100) for a pressure cooker and the pressure cooker. The pressure cooker comprises a pot body (200) and the cover (100). A pot buckle (210) matching the cover (100) is provided on a peripheral wall of the pot body (200). The cover (100) comprises a cover body (1), an air relief valve (2) and a control assembly (3), wherein an air relief channel is formed on the cover body (1), the air relief valve (2) is provided on the cover body (1), the air relief valve (2) can move between an open position where the air relief channel is opened and a closed position where the air relief channel is closed, the control assembly (3) is provided on the cover body (1), the control assembly (3) is configured to adapt in order to cooperate with the pot buckle (210) when the cover body (1) is opened or closed so that the air relief valve (2) moves from the open position to the closed position.

Description

[Name of invention made by ISA according to Rule 37.2] Cover and pressure cooker for pressure cooker

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen appliances, in particular to a pot lid for a pressure cooker and a pressure cooker therewith.

Background technique

In the related art, the exhaust structure of the pressure cooker mainly includes two types: one is to exhaust the exhaust valve, and the other is to use the button to drive the lever to realize the exhaust. However, after the exhaust valve is exhausted, the user can easily forget to reset, and the next cooking may cause problems such as overflow and poor cooking. While the button drives the lever exhaust without forgetting the reset problem, it is necessary to keep pressing the button during the exhausting process, and the user experience is poor.

Summary of the invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the above technical problems in the prior art to some extent.

In view of the above, the present invention needs to provide a lid for a pressure cooker, which has a simple structure and high reliability.

The present invention also provides a pressure cooker having the above-described lid for a pressure cooker.

According to the present invention, there is provided a pot cover for a pressure cooker, the pressure cooker comprising a pot body, the outer peripheral wall of the pot body is provided with a pot tooth adapted to cooperate with the pot lid, the pot lid comprising: a lid body, The cover body is formed with a through exhaust passage; an exhaust valve, the exhaust valve is disposed on the cover body, the exhaust valve opens the exhaust passage and closes the row a movable position between the closed positions of the air passage; and a control assembly disposed on the cover, the control assembly being configured to be adapted to cooperate with the pan when opening or closing the cover The exhaust valve is moved from the open position to the closed position.

A lid for a pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a control assembly on the cover body and engaging the control assembly with the exhaust valve when opening or closing the cover body to move the exhaust valve from the open position to the closed position The vent valve can be automatically reset during the opening or closing of the cover to prevent the user from forgetting to reset the vent valve in the next use, causing the cooking food to overflow or the cooking food to be poorly cooked, thereby improving cooking. The taste of the food and the reliability of the pressure cooker.

Further, the lid for a pressure cooker according to the above embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

According to an example of the present invention, the exhaust valve is rotatably disposed on the cover body about an axis of rotation, and the exhaust valve is rotated when the exhaust valve is rotated in the first rotational direction about the rotation axis Moving the closed position to the open position, the control assembly driving the exhaust valve when the control assembly moves in a direction opposite the first rotational direction Rotating about the axis of rotation in a second direction of rotation opposite the first direction of rotation to move the exhaust valve from the open position to the closed position.

According to an example of the invention, the axis of rotation is a central axis of the exhaust passage.

According to an example of the present invention, the control assembly includes: a first control member rotatably disposed on the cover body about the rotation axis; and a second control member, the second a control member movably disposed on the cover body, the second control member being coupled to the first control member, wherein the second control member is adapted to cooperate with the pot tooth along a diameter of the cover body The first control member cooperates with the exhaust valve to move the exhaust valve in the second rotational direction when moving outward.

According to an example of the present invention, the exhaust valve is provided with a first mating portion, and the first control member has a second mating portion, and the second control member moves outward in the radial direction of the cover body. The second mating portion cooperates with the first mating portion to rotate the exhaust valve in the second rotational direction.

According to an example of the present invention, the second fitting portion is a projection that extends toward a center direction of the exhaust valve.

According to an example of the present invention, the first fitting portion is a rib formed on an outer surface of the exhaust valve.

According to an example of the present invention, the first control member is formed in an annular shape and is sleeved outside the exhaust valve.

According to an example of the present invention, the cover body has a guide surface adapted to cooperate with the exhaust valve, and the exhaust valve moves along the guide surface when the exhaust valve rotates about the rotation axis The exhaust valve is movable between the open position and the closed position.

According to an example of the present invention, the guide surface is configured as a slope that extends obliquely downward in the second rotation direction.

A pressure cooker according to the present invention includes the lid for a pressure cooker of the above embodiment.

The additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows.

DRAWINGS

1 is an exploded view of a lid for a pressure cooker in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of the lid for the pressure cooker shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a portion A circled in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a structural schematic view of another angle of the lid for the pressure cooker shown in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of a portion B circled in Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a schematic view of the cooperation of the control assembly and the exhaust valve shown in Figure 1;

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the structure of a pot lid and a pot body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference mark:

Cover 100,

Cover body 1, guide surface 12,

Exhaust valve 2, rib 21,

The control unit 3, the first control member 31, the protrusion 311, the matching shaft 312, the second control member 32, the matching hole 321,

Pot body 200, pot 210.

detailed description

The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and the examples of the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are intended to be illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the present invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the components and arrangements of the specific examples are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the invention. Furthermore, the present invention may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in different examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity, and is not in the nature of the description of the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. Moreover, the present invention provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the applicability of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

A pot cover 100 for a pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to Figs. The lid 100 can be applied to a pressure cooker such as an electric pressure cooker. In the following description of the present application, the description will be made by taking the lid 100 for an electric pressure cooker as an example. Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the lid 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to other types of pressure cookers, and is not limited to electric pressure cookers. The pressure cooker includes a pot body 200 on which an outer peripheral wall of the pot body 200 is provided with a pot 210 adapted to engage the lid.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a pot cover 100 for a pressure cooker such as an electric pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention includes a cover 1, an exhaust valve 2, and a control assembly 3.

Specifically, the cover body 1 is formed with a through exhaust passage for discharging the steam in the pressure cooker. The exhaust valve 2 is disposed on the cover body 1, and the exhaust valve 2 is movable between an open position in which the exhaust passage is opened and a closed position in which the exhaust passage is closed, whereby the exhaust pot can be exhausted while cooking food The valve 2 is moved to a position to close the exhaust passage to maintain the pressure required for the food to be cooked in the pressure cooker. When the pressure cooker cooks the food, the exhaust valve 2 can be moved to the position where the exhaust passage is opened to make the pressure cooker The steam is discharged.

As shown in FIG. 5, the control assembly 3 is disposed on the cover body 1, and the control assembly 3 is configured to cooperate with the pan 210 to open the exhaust valve 2 from the open position to the closed position when the cover 1 is opened or closed. . When the user forgets to reset the exhaust valve 2, the control unit 3 can reset the exhaust valve 2 in any one of the two actions of opening and closing the cover 1 (even if the exhaust valve 2 closes the exhaust passage), This prevents the user from experiencing cooking food spills or poor cooking when using the pressure cooker next time.

A pot cover 100 for a pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a control unit 3 on the cover body 1, and engaging the control unit 3 with the exhaust valve 2 when opening or closing the cover body 1 to make the exhaust valve 2 Moving from the open position to the closed position, the exhaust valve 2 can be automatically reset during the opening or closing of the cover body 1 to prevent the user from forgetting to reset the exhaust valve 2 to cause cooking food to overflow or cook food in the next use. Problems such as poor cooking, which improves the taste of the cooked food and improves the reliability of the pressure cooker.

In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to Figures 1 and 6, the exhaust valve 2 is rotatably disposed about the axis of rotation on the cover 1 when the exhaust valve 2 is in a first rotational direction about the axis of rotation (e.g., counterclockwise) When the direction) rotates, the exhaust valve 2 moves from the closed position to the open position, and when the control assembly 3 moves in a direction opposite to the first rotational direction, the control assembly 3 drives the exhaust valve 2 to rotate along the axis of rotation and the first rotation The second direction of rotation (eg, clockwise direction) is reversed to move the exhaust valve 2 from the open position to the closed position. Therefore, the exhaust valve 2 can be switched between the open position and the closed position by rotating the exhaust valve 2, which is convenient for the user to use, and can simplify the exhaust structure of the lid 100, facilitate processing and assembly, and save production cycle. The production cost is reduced, and the lid 100 can be made more beautiful.

Further, the rotation axis may be the central axis of the exhaust passage, thereby facilitating the rotation of the exhaust valve 2, and preventing the exhaust valve 2 from being blocked during the rotation, at least part of the exhaust passage, thereby ensuring the exhaust Normal use of valve 2. Here, it should be noted that the "rotation axis" may be the central axis of the exhaust passage or the central axis of the exhaust valve 2 itself.

In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, the control assembly 3 includes a first control member 31 and a second control member 32. The first control member 31 is rotatably disposed on the cover 1 about an axis of rotation. The second control member 32 is movably disposed on the cover body 1, and the second control member 32 is coupled to the first control member 31. When the second control member 32 is adapted to cooperate with the pan teeth in the radial direction of the cover body 1, When moving outward, the first control member 31 is engaged with the exhaust valve 2 to rotate the exhaust valve 2 in the second rotational direction. For example, in the example of FIG. 5, the outward movement of the second control member 32 in the radial direction of the cover 1 can drive the first control member 31 to rotate in the second rotational direction (ie, clockwise direction). Thereby, the linear motion of the second control member 32 along the radial direction of the cover 1 can be converted into the rotational movement of the first control member 31, and then the first control member 31 drives the exhaust valve 2 in the second rotational direction. Rotating to rotate the exhaust valve 2 from the open position to the closed position, thereby avoiding the phenomenon that the cooked food overflows or the cooking is poor due to the absence of the reset of the exhaust valve 2, thereby improving the reliability of the lid 100 and thereby improving The reliability of the pressure cooker. It can be understood that "inner" can be understood as a direction toward the center of the cover 1, and an opposite direction is defined as "outer", that is, a direction away from the center of the cover 1.

Optionally, a shaft hole is matched between the first control member 31 and the second control member 32. A matching shaft 312 may be disposed on one of the first control member 31 and the second control member 32. The first control member 31 is provided. The other of the second control members 32 may be provided with a matching hole 321 which is configured as a rotating pair in cooperation with the mating shaft 312, as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the second control member 32 moves outward in the radial direction of the cover body 1, it is convenient to drive the first control member 31 to rotate about the rotation axis of the exhaust valve 2 to drive the exhaust valve 2 to rotate from the open position to the closed position. .

For example, in the example of FIG. 6, a fitting shaft 312 extending in the axial direction of the first control member 31 is disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the first control member 31, and one end of the second control member 32 is provided with the mating shaft 312. The mating shaft 312 is engaged with the mating hole 321 . When the second control member 32 moves outward along the radial direction of the cover 1 , the first control member 31 can be driven around the exhaust valve 2 . The axis of rotation rotates in a second direction of rotation (i.e., clockwise) to cause the exhaust valve 2 to rotate from the open position to the closed position.

Further, referring to FIG. 6, the exhaust valve 2 is provided with a first mating portion (such as a rib 21), and the first control member 31 has a second mating portion (for example, a protrusion 311) when the second control member 32 is along the cover. The second mating portion cooperates with the first mating portion when the body 1 moves radially outward to rotate the exhaust valve 2 in the second rotational direction. The first mating portion rotates around the rotation axis of the exhaust valve 2 to rotate the first mating portion thereof to rotate around the rotation axis of the exhaust valve 2, thereby driving the exhaust valve 2 to rotate in the second rotation direction to close the exhaust aisle. Therefore, the first control member 31 can rotate the exhaust valve 2 by the cooperation of the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion, and the processing is simple and the cost is low.

Alternatively, the second mating portion may be a protrusion 311 that extends toward the center of the exhaust valve 2. The first fitting portion may be a rib 21 formed on an outer surface of the exhaust valve 2. For example, in the examples of FIGS. 1 and 6, the outer surface of the exhaust valve 2 is provided with a rib 21 extending in the axial direction of the exhaust valve 2, and the lower surface of the rib 21 is higher than the lower portion of the exhaust valve 2. The surface is to ensure the stability of the rotation of the exhaust valve 2.

In some embodiments of the present invention, referring to FIGS. 1 and 6, the first control member 31 is formed in an annular shape and sleeved outside the exhaust valve. For example, the first control member 31 is formed in a circular shape, but is not limited thereto. Thus, the first control member 31 can be disposed on the outer circumference of the exhaust valve 2, saving the material of the first control member 31 while not affecting the exhaust gas.

In some embodiments of the invention, referring to Figure 3, the cover 1 has a guide surface 12 adapted to cooperate with the exhaust valve 2, the exhaust valve 2 moving along the guide surface 12 as the exhaust valve 2 is rotated about the axis of rotation The exhaust valve 2 is movable between an open position and a closed position. Thereby, during the rotation of the exhaust valve 2, the exhaust valve 2 can be freely and quickly switched between the open position and the closed position. Further, the guide surface 12 is configured as a slope that extends obliquely downward in the second rotational direction (ie, clockwise direction). Among them, the slope is preferably an inclined plane.

A pot cover 100 for a pressure cooker in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to Figs.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, a lid 100 for a pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lid body 1, an exhaust valve 2, and a control assembly 3.

Specifically, the cover body 1 is formed with an exhaust passage, the exhaust valve 2 is disposed on the cover body 1, and the rotation axis of the exhaust valve 2 coincides with the central axis of the exhaust passage, and the exhaust valve 2 can be rotated about the rotation axis thereof Rotate to switch between opening the exhaust passage or closing the exhaust passage. The control assembly 3 is disposed on the cover 1 and includes a first control member 31 and a second control member 32. The first control member 31 is formed in a circular shape and its rotation axis coincides with the rotation axis of the exhaust valve 2, the first control The member 31 is disposed on the outer side of the exhaust valve 2, the second control member 32 is movably disposed on the cover body 1, and the second control member 32 is movable along the cover body 1. Move radially outward. One end of the second control member 32 is provided with a matching hole 321 with an opening. The outer peripheral wall of the first control member 31 is provided with a matching shaft 312 extending in the axial direction of the first control member 31, and the second control member 32 and the second control member 32 A control member 31 is coupledly coupled through the shaft hole to drive the first control member 31 to rotate during the movement of the second control member 32 radially outward or inward of the cover body 1.

As shown in FIG. 6, the outer peripheral wall of the first control member 31 is provided with a projection 311 extending toward the center of the exhaust valve 2, and the outer peripheral wall of the exhaust valve 2 is provided to extend in the axial direction of the exhaust valve 2. The rib 21, the protrusion 311 on the first control member 31 cooperates with the rib 21 on the vent valve 2, and the protrusion 311 when the second control member 32 moves outward or inward along the radial direction of the cover 1 Cooperating with the rib 21 to rotate the exhaust valve 2. The cover body 1 has a guide surface 12 adapted to cooperate with the exhaust valve 2, and the guide surface 12 extends obliquely downward in the counterclockwise direction. When the exhaust valve 2 is rotated about the rotation axis, the exhaust valve 2 is along the guide surface 12. Move to freely switch the exhaust valve 2 between an open position and a closed position.

An automatic resetting process of the exhaust valve 2 for the lid 100 of the pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described below with reference to Figs. The following description takes the connection positional relationship between the first control member 31 and the second control member 32 shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 as an example. At this time, the second control member 32 moves outward in the radial direction of the cover body 1 to enable the first A control member 31 rotates in a second direction of rotation (i.e., clockwise).

After the pressure cooker cooks the food, the exhaust valve 2 can be manually rotated in the first rotation direction (ie, counterclockwise direction), and the lower surface of the rib 21 on the exhaust valve 2 is moved along the guide surface 12 to make the exhaust valve 2 is raised so that the upper end surface of the exhaust valve 2 is separated from the upper end surface of the exhaust passage, the exhaust valve 2 is in the open position, and the steam in the pressure cooker can be discharged through the exhaust passage.

The pot body 200 has a radially outwardly extending pot 210 on the side of the pot. When the lid 1 is opened or the lid 1 is closed (ie, the lid body 1 is rotated relative to the pot 200), the second control member 32 hits the pot. When the pressure is outwardly moved at 210 o'clock, the first control member 31 is rotated in the second rotation direction (ie, clockwise direction), and the protrusion 311 on the first control member 31 pushes the upper surface of the exhaust valve 2 to extend in the up and down direction. The rib 21 drives the vent valve 2 to rotate clockwise, and at the same time, the bottom surface of the rib 21 moves downward along the guide surface 12 to close the upper end surface of the vent valve 2 to the upper end surface of the exhaust passage, thereby closing The exhaust passage, the exhaust valve 2 is in the closed position, and at this time, the automatic reset process of the exhaust valve 2 is completed.

A pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention includes a pot cover 100 for a pressure cooker according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention.

It should be noted that other structures of the pressure cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention, such as the pot body 200 and the like, and operations are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

According to the pressure cooker of the embodiment of the present invention, by providing the lid 100 for the pressure cooker of the first aspect of the above embodiment, the vent valve 2 can be automatically reset during the opening or closing of the lid body 1 to prevent the user from using the lid for the next time. Forgetting to refill the venting valve 2 and causing problems such as cooking food spills or poor cooking of cooking foods, thus improving the cooking of food The taste and reliability of the pressure cooker.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outside", The orientation or positional relationship indicated by the "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying The device or component referred to must have a particular orientation, is constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus is not to be construed as limiting the invention.

Moreover, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defining "first" and "second" may include one or more of the features either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more unless specifically and specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, the terms "installation", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like shall be understood broadly, and may be either a fixed connection or a detachable connection, unless explicitly stated and defined otherwise. Or integrated; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, which can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction of two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood on a case-by-case basis.

In the present invention, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be a direct contact of the first and second features, or the first and second features may be indirectly through an intermediate medium, unless otherwise explicitly stated and defined. contact. Moreover, the first feature "above", "above" and "above" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly above or above the second feature, or merely that the first feature level is higher than the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely that the first feature level is less than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" and the like means a specific feature described in connection with the embodiment or example. A structure, material or feature is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In the present specification, the schematic representation of the above terms is not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. In addition, various embodiments or examples described in the specification, as well as features of various embodiments or examples, may be combined and combined.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, the embodiments of the invention may The scope of the invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

A pot cover for a pressure cooker, the pressure cooker comprising a pot body, wherein the outer peripheral wall of the pot body is provided with a pot tooth adapted to cooperate with the pot lid, wherein the pot lid comprises:

a cover body having a through exhaust passage formed therein;

An exhaust valve, the exhaust valve being disposed on the cover, the exhaust valve being movable between an open position in which the exhaust passage is opened and a closed position in which the exhaust passage is closed;

a control assembly, the control assembly being disposed on the cover, the control assembly being configured to cooperate with the pan to open the exhaust valve from the opening when the cover is opened or closed The position moves to the closed position.
The lid for a pressure cooker according to claim 1, wherein the exhaust valve is rotatably provided on the cover body about an axis of rotation, and the exhaust valve is wound around the rotation axis The exhaust valve moves from the closed position to the open position when rotated in a rotational direction,

When the control assembly moves in a direction opposite to the first rotation direction, the control assembly drives the exhaust valve to rotate about the rotation axis in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction to Moving the exhaust valve from the open position to the closed position,
The lid for a pressure cooker according to claim 2, wherein the axis of rotation is a central axis of the exhaust passage.
A lid for a pressure cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control assembly comprises:

a first control member, the first control member being rotatably disposed on the cover body about the rotation axis; and

a second control member, the second control member is movably disposed on the cover body, the second control member is coupled to the first control member, and when the second control member is adapted to be coupled to the pan The first fitting is engaged with the exhaust valve to rotate the exhaust valve in the second rotational direction when the tooth fit moves radially outward of the cover.
The lid for a pressure cooker according to claim 4, wherein the exhaust valve is provided with a first fitting portion, and the first control member has a second fitting portion when the second control member The second mating portion cooperates with the first mating portion to move the exhaust valve in the second rotational direction as it moves radially outward of the cover.
The lid for a pressure cooker according to claim 5, wherein the second fitting portion is a projection that extends toward a center direction of the exhaust valve.
The lid for a pressure cooker according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the first fitting portion is a rib formed on an outer surface of the exhaust valve.
The lid for a pressure cooker according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the first control member is formed in an annular shape and is sleeved outside the exhaust valve.
A lid for a pressure cooker according to any one of claims 2-8, wherein the lid body has a guide surface adapted to cooperate with the exhaust valve, when the exhaust valve is wound The exhaust valve moves along the guide surface as the axis of rotation rotates to move the exhaust valve between the open position and the closed position.
The lid for a pressure cooker according to claim 9, wherein the guide surface is configured as a slope that extends obliquely downward in the second rotation direction.
A pressure cooker comprising the lid for a pressure cooker according to any one of claims 1-10.