Cooking appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024315484-A1
Application number	US-202218577671-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 29, 2022
Priority date	Jul 9, 2021
Publication date	Sep 26, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a cooking appliance. The cooking appliance includes a pot assembly, a pot lid assembly, and a first food container and a second food container. The pot assembly defines an accommodation chamber and is provided with a heating assembly. The pot lid assembly is provided with a fan assembly. One of the first food container and the second food container is placed in the accommodating cavity. When the cooking appliance is in a first cooking mode, the first food container is placed in the accommodation chamber; and when the cooking appliance is in a second cooking mode, the second food container is placed in the accommodation chamber. The second food container has a cooking cavity in communication with the accommodation chamber.

First claim

1 . A cooking appliance, having a first cooking mode and a second cooking mode, the cooking appliance comprising:
a pot assembly defining an accommodation chamber and provided with a heating assembly; a pot lid assembly provided with a fan assembly configured to drive air in the accommodation chamber to flow; and a first food container and a second food container, one of the first food container and the second food container being placed in the accommodation chamber, wherein: in response to the cooking appliance being in the first cooking mode, the first food container is placed in the accommodation chamber; and in response to the cooking appliance being in the second cooking mode, the second food container is placed in the accommodation chamber, and the second food container has a cooking chamber in communication with the accommodation chamber.

2 . The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the second food container has a top opening that is opened and opposite to the fan assembly.

3 . The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein in response to the second food container being placed in the accommodation chamber, an air duct is formed between the second food container and the pot assembly, the heating assembly being located in the air duct.

4 . The cooking appliance according to claim 3 , wherein the second food container has an air passing hole at a bottom wall of the second food container, the cooking chamber being in communication with the air duct through the air passing hole.

5 . The cooking appliance according to claim 4 , wherein the second food container comprises:
a container body having the cooking chamber, the air passing hole being formed at a bottom wall of the container body; and a shelf disposed in the cooking chamber and dividing the cooking chamber into an upper chamber and a lower chamber.

6 . The cooking appliance according to claim 4 , wherein:
the air duct comprises a first air duct located at a lower side of the bottom wall of the second food container and a second air duct located outside a peripheral wall of the second food container, the heating assembly being located in the first tar duct; and the heating assembly comprises a first heating element configured to heat the first food container and/or the second food container.

7 . The cooking appliance according to claim 6 , wherein the heating assembly further comprises a second heating element configured to heat the first food container and/or the second food container, the second heating element being disposed below the first heating element.

8 . The cooking appliance according to claim 6 , wherein the first heating element is an annular heating plate and surrounds the air passing hole.

9 . The cooking appliance according to claim 8 , wherein the annular heating plate is provided with an air guide rib at a lower surface of the annular heating plate, the air guide rib extending in a radial direction of the annular heating plate.

10 . The cooking appliance according to claim 8 , further comprising:
an air guide member having a through hole, the annular heating plate surrounding the air guide member, and the second food container being supported by at least one of the first heating element and the air guide member.

11 . The cooking appliance according to claim 7 , wherein the first heating element is connected to a bottom wall of the accommodation chamber through a plurality of connection feet, the plurality of connection feet being arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction of the first heating element and surrounding the second heating element.

12 . The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the first food container has a bottom wall attached to the heating assembly.

13 . The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the pot lid assembly comprises a first pot lid assembly, and a second pot lid assembly that is provided with the fan assembly, wherein:
in response to the cooking appliance being in the first cooking mode, the first pot lid assembly covers the pot assembly; and in response to the cooking appliance being in the second cooking mode, the second pot lid assembly covers the pot assembly.

14 . The cooking appliance according to claim 13 , wherein the second pot lid assembly has a transparent region.

15 . A cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first cooking mode is a pressure-cooking mode; and the second cooking mode is an air-frying mode.

Assignees

• Foshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Mfg Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lv Weigang
• Xue Zhaoqiang
• Yang Yun
• Mei Ruoyu

Classifications

• A47J27/086

  with built-in heating means (adaptations of automatic switches for the heating means A47J27/62) · CPC title

• A47J27/0802

  Control mechanisms for pressure-cookers · CPC title

• A47J37/0641 Primary

  with forced air circulation, e.g. air fryers · CPC title

• A47J27/082

  with inserts for cooking different foods separately at the same time; Inserts therefor · CPC title

• A47J37/06

  Roasters; Grills; Sandwich grills · CPC title