Lid body and pressure cooker

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11197573-B2
Application number	US-201716644801-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2017
Priority date	Sep 29, 2017
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

A lid body for a pressure cooker includes a pot lid, an inner lid mounted at an outer side of the pot lid, a top lid mounted at an outer side of the inner lid, and a solenoid exhaust valve. The pot lid includes a mounting cavity and a limiting rib protruding inward from a side wall of the mounting cavity. The solenoid exhaust valve includes a valve seat mounted in the mounting cavity and including a mounting hole, a valve core inserted in the mounting hole, and a valve cover matingly connected with a top of the valve core and being movable with respect to the valve core. A bottom end of the valve seat abuts against an upper end face of the limiting rib, and a lower end face of the limiting rib abuts against the pot lid or the inner lid.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lid body for a pressure cooker, comprising:
a pot lid including:
a mounting cavity; and
a limiting rib protruding inward from a side wall of the mounting cavity;

an inner lid mounted at an outer side of the pot lid;
a top lid mounted at an outer side of the inner lid; and
a solenoid exhaust valve including:
a valve seat mounted in the mounting cavity and including a mounting hole;
a valve core inserted in the mounting hole; and
a valve cover matingly connected with a top of the valve core and being movable with respect to the valve core;

wherein a bottom end of the valve seat abuts against an upper end face of the limiting rib, and a lower end face of the limiting rib abuts against the pot lid or the inner lid.

2. The lid body of claim 1 , wherein:
a top and a bottom of the mounting cavity are each provided with an opening; and
a bottom end of the valve core passes through the opening at the bottom of the mounting cavity and is fixedly connected with the pot lid.

3. The lid body of claim 2 , wherein
the pot lid includes a connecting hole; and
the bottom end of the valve core passes through the connecting hole and is fixedly connected with the pot lid via a fastener.

4. The lid body of claim 1 , wherein:
two ends of the valve core, including an upper end, extend out of the mounting hole of the valve seat; and
the upper end of the valve core abuts against an upper end face of the valve seat.

5. The lid body of claim 4 , wherein the valve core includes a limiting boss protruding radially from the upper end of the valve core, and the limiting boss being configured to abut against the upper end face of the valve seat.

6. The lid body of claim 1 , wherein:
the limiting rib is one of two limiting ribs protruding inward from two opposing inner sides of the mounting cavity, respectively, a slotted hole being formed between the two limiting ribs; and
a radial dimension of the valve seat is greater than an axial dimension of the valve seat, a length of the slotted hole is greater than or equal to the radial dimension of the valve seat, and a width of the slotted hole is greater than or equal to the axial dimension of the valve seat and smaller than the radial dimension of the valve seat.

7. The lid body of claim 1 , further comprising:
a circuit board mounted at the inner lid; and
a coil and an electric wire arranged in the valve seat, the electric wire being connected to the coil;
wherein one end of the electric wire is positioned outside a casing of the valve seat and connected to the circuit board.

8. The lid body of claim 1 , wherein:
the inner lid includes a supporting member staggered from the limiting rib;
one part of the bottom end of the valve seat abuts against the limiting rib and another part of the bottom end of the valve seat abuts against an upper end face of the supporting member; and
a lower end face of the supporting member is supported on the pot lid.

9. The lid body of claim 8 , wherein:
a bottom of the mounting cavity includes a slotted hole;
the valve seat is configured to be inserted from a bottom of the top lid into the mounting cavity through the slotted hole;
the supporting member is accommodated in the slotted hole and includes a clearance hole; and
a bottom end of the valve core passes through the clearance hole and is fixedly connected with the pot lid.

10. The lid body of claim 1 , further comprising:
a sealing member arranged between the valve seat and the top lid.

11. The lid body of claim 10 , wherein the sealing member is fitted over the valve seat and seals a clearance between the valve seat and the side wall of the mounting cavity.

12. The lid body of claim 1 , wherein:
an avoidance hole is formed in the limiting rib; and
the inner lid includes a snap configured to pass through the avoidance hole.

13. The lid body of claim 12 , wherein;
the valve seat includes an annular convex rib arranged at an upper end of the valve seat; and
the valve seat is configured to be temporarily fixed to the inner lid by snap-fitting between the annular convex rib and the snap before the top lid is mounted.

14. The lid body of claim 1 , wherein a bottom end face of the valve cover faces an upper end face of the valve seat when the solenoid exhaust valve is closed.

15. The lid body of claim 1 , wherein a bottom end of the valve cover extends into a top opening of the mounting cavity when the solenoid exhaust valve is closed.

16. A pressure cooker comprising:
a cooker body; and
a lid body coupled to the cooker body, the lid body including:
a pot lid including:
a mounting cavity; and
a limiting rib protruding inward from a side wall of the mounting cavity;

an inner lid mounted at an outer side of the pot lid;
a top lid mounted at an outer side of the inner lid; and
a solenoid exhaust valve including:
a valve seat mounted in the mounting cavity and including a mounting hole;
a valve core inserted in the mounting hole; and
a valve cover matingly connected with a top of the valve core and being movable with respect to the valve core;

wherein a bottom end of the valve seat abuts against an upper end face of the limiting rib, and a lower end face of the limiting rib abuts against the pot lid or the inner lid.

Assignees

• Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Peng Feng

Classifications

• A47J27/08 Primary

  Pressure-cookers; Lids or locking devices specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• A47J27/092 Primary

  Devices for automatically releasing pressure before opening · CPC title