阅读说明：本技术 厨房用具 (Kitchen utensil ) 是由 梁荣 王宏 徐成 梁浩欢 张皓坤 马雪玲 于 2020-04-22 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种厨房用具,包括：灶具,所述灶具包括燃烧器,所述燃烧器在工作时能够产生火焰；能量收集部件,所述能量收集部件设置于所述灶具上,用于收集所述火焰散发的能量；及能量利用部件,所述能量利用部件与所述能量收集部件连接,所述能量利用部件能够利用所述火焰散发的能量。上述的厨房用具,可以通过能量收集部件将燃烧器生成的火焰的能量收集起来,然后再利用到能量利用部件上,如此,上述的厨房用具能够充分利用燃气燃烧时的能量,能够有效提高能量利用率。(The invention relates to a kitchen appliance comprising: a cooktop comprising a burner capable of producing a flame when in operation; the energy collecting component is arranged on the cooker and is used for collecting energy emitted by the flame; and the energy utilization component is connected with the energy collection component and can utilize the energy emitted by the flame. The kitchen appliance can collect the energy of the flame generated by the burner through the energy collecting component and then recycle the energy to the energy utilization component, so that the kitchen appliance can fully utilize the energy generated during combustion of gas and effectively improve the energy utilization rate.)

1. A kitchen appliance, comprising:

a cooktop comprising a burner capable of producing a flame when in operation;

the energy collecting component is arranged on the cooker and is used for collecting energy emitted by the flame; and

an energy utilization component coupled to the energy harvesting component, the energy utilization component capable of utilizing energy emitted by the flame.

2. A kitchen appliance as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said energy collecting member comprises a light collecting member and/or a thermal energy collecting member.

3. The kitchen appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a light guide member, wherein said energy utilization member comprises a lighting assembly having a light accumulating light emitting member, wherein said energy collection member comprises a light collection member for collecting light emitted from said flame, wherein a light inlet end of said light guide member is connected to said light collection member, and a light outlet end of said light guide member is connected to said light accumulating light emitting member, and wherein said light guide member is adapted to guide light within said light collection member to said light accumulating light emitting member.

4. A kitchen appliance as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said light-collecting member is located below said burner, said light-collecting member being adapted to collect light emitted downwards by said flame.

5. The kitchen appliance of claim 3, further comprising a light shield member disposed externally of said light accumulating light emitting member, said light shield member comprising an open state and a closed state;

when the shading part is in the open state, the light-storing light-emitting part can emit light to the outside, and when the shading part is in the closed state, the light-storing light-emitting part is in a closed environment.

6. The kitchen utensil of claim 5 wherein said light blocking member comprises a light blocking cover having a light transmitting opening and a closing door for opening and closing said light transmitting opening, said light blocking cover being disposed outside said light accumulating type light emitting member.

7. The kitchen appliance of claim 6, wherein the closing door is movably connected to the light shield, the closing door being capable of moving toward or away from one side of the light-transmissive opening to change a light-transmissive area of the light-transmissive opening.

8. The kitchen appliance according to claim 3, wherein said lighting assembly further comprises an auxiliary light source, and said light accumulating type light emitting part is provided on a light emitting face of said auxiliary light source.

9. The kitchen utensil as claimed in claim 8, wherein the light-storing light emitting means is a light-storing light emitting layer coated on a light emitting surface of the auxiliary light source.

10. Kitchen appliance according to claim 3, characterized in that said light-accumulating light-emitting member comprises a long after-glowing material.

11. The kitchen appliance of claim 1, wherein said energy harvesting member comprises a thermal energy harvesting member for harvesting thermal energy dissipated by said flame, said energy utilization member further comprising a thermoelectric conversion member electrically connected to said thermal energy harvesting member for converting said thermal energy to electrical energy.

12. The kitchen appliance of claim 11, wherein said thermal energy collecting member is disposed below said burner for collecting thermal energy dissipated downward by said flame.

13. The kitchen appliance of claim 11, further comprising a battery electrically connected to the thermoelectric conversion component.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cooking equipment, in particular to a kitchen utensil.

Background

With the development of society, various hotels, restaurants, factory canteens, school canteens, family kitchens and other places in life need to use the cooking utensils at present. At present, the cooking utensils on the market mainly adopt the gas to heat the pot, and the cooking utensils are in the use, and light and heat that produce when the gas burning can disperse towards all sides, have great energy loss under the general condition, and energy utilization is lower.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, there is a need for a kitchen appliance with high energy efficiency.

A kitchen appliance comprising: a cooktop comprising a burner capable of producing a flame when in operation; the energy collecting component is arranged on the cooker and is used for collecting energy emitted by the flame; and the energy utilization component is connected with the energy collection component and can utilize the energy emitted by the flame.

In one embodiment, the energy harvesting component comprises a light harvesting component and/or a thermal energy harvesting component.

In one embodiment, the kitchen appliance further comprises a light guide member, the energy utilization member comprises a lighting assembly having a light accumulating type light emitting member, the energy collection member comprises a light collection member for collecting light emitted from the flame, a light inlet end of the light guide member is connected with the light collection member, a light outlet end of the light guide member is connected with the light accumulating type light emitting member, and the light guide member is used for guiding the light in the light collection member to the light accumulating type light emitting member.

In one embodiment, the light collecting member is located below the burner, and the light collecting member is used for collecting light emitted downwards by the flame.

In one embodiment, the kitchen utensil further comprises a light shielding part, the light shielding part is sleeved outside the light-storing type light-emitting part, and the light shielding part comprises an opening state and a closing state;

when the shading part is in the open state, the light-storing light-emitting part can emit light to the outside, and when the shading part is in the closed state, the light-storing light-emitting part is in a closed environment.

In one embodiment, the shading part comprises a shading cover provided with a light transmitting opening, and a sealing door matched with the light transmitting opening in an opening and closing mode, and the shading cover is arranged outside the light storage type light emitting part.

In one embodiment, the closed door is movably connected with the light shield, and the closed door can be close to or far away from the other side of the light transmission opening from one side of the light transmission opening so as to change the light transmission area of the light transmission opening.

In one embodiment, the lighting assembly further comprises an auxiliary light source, and the light accumulating type light emitting part is arranged on a light emitting surface of the auxiliary light source.

In one embodiment, the light-storing light-emitting component is a light-storing light-emitting layer coated on a light-emitting surface of the auxiliary light source.

In one embodiment, the light accumulating light emitting component comprises a long afterglow material.

In one embodiment, the energy collecting member comprises a thermal energy collecting member for collecting thermal energy emitted by the flame, and the kitchen appliance further comprises a thermoelectric conversion member electrically connected to the thermal energy collecting member for converting the thermal energy into electric energy.

In one embodiment, the thermal energy collecting part is arranged below the burner and is used for collecting the thermal energy radiated downwards by the flame.

In one embodiment, the kitchen appliance further comprises a battery, and the battery is electrically connected with the thermoelectric conversion component.

The kitchen appliance can collect the energy of the flame generated by the burner through the energy collecting component and then recycle the energy to the energy utilization component, so that the kitchen appliance can fully utilize the energy generated during combustion of gas and effectively improve the energy utilization rate.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a kitchen appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the working principle of the kitchen appliance in one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a light shielding member according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

10. a kitchen utensil; 100. a cooker; 110. a burner; 200. a light collecting member; 300. a light guide member; 400. a lighting assembly; 410. a light-storing light-emitting member; 420. an auxiliary light source; 500. a thermal energy collection member; 600. a thermoelectric conversion member; 700. a storage battery; 800. a controller; 900. a light shielding member; 910. a light shield; 911. a light-transmitting opening; 920. a closing door; 1000. a fan.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "central," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the invention and to simplify the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are not to be considered limiting of the invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not denote a unique embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1-2, an embodiment relates to a kitchen appliance 10 including a cooktop 100, an energy harvesting component, and an energy utilization component. The energy collecting component is arranged on the cooker 100 and used for collecting energy emitted by flame; the energy utilization component is connected with the energy collection component, and the energy utilization component can utilize the energy emitted by the flame.

Alternatively, the kitchen appliance 10 may be an integrated kitchen.

As shown in fig. 1-2, the cooktop 100 includes a burner 110, and the burner 110 is capable of generating a flame when in operation. The cooking appliance 100 may be a natural gas range or an artificial gas range, and the burner 110 may burn gas under the action of the ignition device to generate flame, which is mainly used to heat food in the pot, so as to cook the food into a delicious food for people to eat.

As shown in fig. 1-2, the energy utilization component includes an illumination assembly 400, the illumination assembly 400 includes a light-storing light-emitting component 410, and the light-storing light-emitting component 410 is made of a light-storing light-emitting material, which is also called a long afterglow material and a photoluminescent material in the industry. When the light-storing light-emitting material is excited by light with a certain intensity for a certain period of time, the light-storing light-emitting material continues to emit light even after the excitation is stopped, and the light-emitting intensity gradually decreases from high to low with time.

In particular, the lighting assembly 400 may be provided on top of the kitchen appliance 10 for illumination purposes.

More specifically, the kitchen utensil 10 has an air intake structure at a position adjacent to a wall, and the lighting assembly 400 may be disposed on the air intake structure.

As shown in fig. 1-2, the energy collecting member includes a light collecting member 200, and the light collecting member 200 is disposed on the cooktop 100 for collecting light emitted from the flame; the kitchen utensil 10 further comprises a light guide member 300, wherein the light inlet end of the light guide member 300 is connected to the light collecting member 200, the light outlet end of the light guide member 300 is connected to the light accumulating type light emitting member 410, and the light guide member 300 is used for guiding the light in the light collecting member 200 to the light accumulating type light emitting member 410. When the gas is burned, the light collecting part 200 collects the light first and then transmits the light to the light accumulating type light emitting part 410 through the light guiding part 300.

The light collecting member 200 may be a lighting cover capable of efficiently collecting light during combustion of gas and guiding the light into the light pipe. The light guide member 300 is a member capable of transmitting light, and the light guide member 300 may be a light guide for transmitting the light inside the light collection member 200 to the light accumulating type light emitting member 410. Light-storing light emitting component 410 can store light energy under the excitation of light to continue to give out light after combustor 110 closes, so, when cutting off the power supply suddenly night, the user also can improve user experience through illumination assembly 400 normal use cooking utensils 100.

In the kitchen utensil 10, the light of the flame generated by the burner 110 is transmitted to the light-storing light-emitting part 410 through the light guide part 300, and then the light-storing light-emitting part 410 is used for illumination, so that the light emitted by the flame can be utilized, and the energy utilization rate can be effectively improved. In addition, through setting up light-storing type luminous component 410, also can throw light on when the power failure at night to make user's normal use cooking utensils 100, improve user experience.

Further, the light collecting member 200 is located below the burner 110, and the light collecting member 200 is used for collecting light emitted downward from the flame. By disposing the light collection member 200 below the burner 110, on the one hand, convenience of the user in cooking can be ensured compared to disposing the light collection member 200 around the burner 110, and on the other hand, light emitted downward by flames can be collected.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, in one embodiment, the kitchen utensil 10 further includes a light shielding member 900, the light shielding member 900 is disposed outside the light-storing light-emitting component 410, and the light shielding member 900 includes an open state and a closed state; when the light shielding member 900 is in the open state, the light-storing light emitting part 410 can emit light to the outside, and when the light shielding member 900 is in the closed state, the light-storing light emitting part 410 is in the closed environment.

In the daytime or some other scenes where illumination is not needed, the light blocking member 900 is in a closed state for blocking the light-storing light-emitting member 410 and preventing light of the light-storing light-emitting member 410 from being emitted outside the light blocking member 900. In some scenes requiring illumination, such as at night, the light shielding member 900 is in an open state, and the light accumulating type light emitting component 410 can emit light to the outside of the light shielding member 900 to illuminate the surrounding environment.

As shown in fig. 3, further, the light shielding member 900 includes a light shielding cover 910 having a light transmitting opening 911, and a sealing door 920 opening and closing the light transmitting opening 911, the light shielding cover 910 is covered outside the light storage type light emitting member 410, when the sealing door 920 is in an open state, light of the light storage type light emitting member 410 can be emitted to the outside of the light shielding member 900 through the light transmitting opening 911, so as to illuminate the surrounding environment, and when the sealing door 920 is in a closed state, the light storage type light emitting member 410 is sealed.

Furthermore, the closed door 920 is movably connected with the light shield 910, and the closed door 920 can be close to or far away from the other side of the light-transmitting opening 911 from one side of the light-transmitting opening 911 so as to change the light-transmitting area of the light-transmitting opening 911. In this way, by changing the position of the closing door 920, the light transmission area of the light transmission opening 911 can be changed, thereby controlling the illumination effect of the light accumulating type light emitting component 410.

Specifically, closed door 920 and light shield 910 sliding connection, light transmission opening 911 includes relative first side and second side, and closed door 920 can slide to or from the second side of light transmission opening 911 from the first side of light transmission opening 911, and closed door 920 is kept away from the second side of light transmission opening 911 the more, and the light transmission area of light transmission opening 911 is bigger, and closed door 920 is closer to the second side of light transmission opening 911, and the light transmission area of light transmission opening 911 is smaller.

In another embodiment, the light-transmitting opening 911 includes a first side and a third side that are adjacent to each other, the closed door 920 is rotatably connected to the light shield 910, a rotation center of the closed door 920 is located at a corner between the first side and the third side of the light-transmitting opening 911, the closed door 920 can move from the first side to the third side of the light-transmitting opening 911 when rotating, the farther the closed door 920 is away from the third side of the light-transmitting opening 911, the larger the light-transmitting area of the light-transmitting opening 911 is, the closer the closed door 920 is to the third side of the light-transmitting opening 911, and the smaller the light-transmitting area of the light-transmitting.

In one embodiment, the shutter member 900 further includes a driving member that drives the closing door 920 to be connected so that the closing door 920 can be close to or far from one side of the light transmitting opening 911 to the other side of the light transmitting opening 911.

Optionally, the driving component is a motor screw rod for driving the closing door 920 to perform a linear motion so as to open or close the light-transmitting opening 911.

As shown in fig. 1-2, in one embodiment, the lighting assembly 400 further includes an auxiliary light source 420, the auxiliary light source 420 functions as auxiliary lighting, and the auxiliary light source 420 is used for turning on to illuminate the kitchen when the brightness of the light-storing light emitting part 410 is not high or the light-storing light emitting part 410 cannot emit light.

Further, the light accumulating light emitting part 410 is provided on a light emitting surface of the auxiliary light source 420. Light that light-storing luminescent material can not obstruct auxiliary light source 420 and send, and auxiliary light source 420 can see through the light emitting surface and give off light to the external world at the during operation, through setting up light-storing luminous component 410 in auxiliary light source 420's light emitting surface, light-storing luminous component 410 also can absorb the light that auxiliary light source 420 sent.

Specifically, the light-storing light-emitting member 410 is a light-storing light-emitting layer coated on a light-emitting surface of the auxiliary light source 420.

As shown in fig. 2, in one embodiment, the kitchen appliance 10 further includes a battery 700, and the battery 700 is electrically connected to the auxiliary light source 420. The battery 700 is used to provide power to the auxiliary light source 420 to ensure a continuous power supply for the auxiliary light source 420.

As shown in fig. 1-2, in one embodiment, the energy collecting member further includes a thermal energy collecting member, the energy utilizing member further includes a thermoelectric conversion member 600 electrically connected to the thermal energy collecting member 500, the thermal energy collecting member 500 is disposed on the cooker 100 for collecting thermal energy emitted from the flame, and the thermoelectric conversion member 600 is used for converting the thermal energy into electric energy. The thermal energy collecting member 500 is used to collect thermal energy emitted from the flame and then transfer the thermal energy to the thermoelectric conversion member 600, and the thermoelectric conversion member 600 is used to convert the thermal energy into electric energy and then used by the battery 700 or other electric devices.

Specifically, the thermal energy collecting member 500 is a heat collector or a heat collecting plate. The storage battery 700 is electrically connected to the thermoelectric conversion component 600, the storage battery 700 is further electrically connected to the controller 800, and is used for providing electric energy to the controller 800, the controller 800 is electrically connected to the auxiliary light source 420 on one hand and is used for controlling the auxiliary light source 420 to be turned on or turned off, and on the other hand, the controller 800 is electrically connected to the driving component of the light shielding component 900 and is used for changing the light transmission area of the light transmission opening 911 or opening or closing the light transmission opening 911.

Alternatively, the thermal energy collecting member 500 may be integrated with the light collecting member 200 or may be separately provided.

Further, a thermal energy collecting member 500 is disposed below the burner 110 for collecting thermal energy radiated downward from the flame. The flame generated by the burner 110 when burning gas emits heat energy, which mainly functions to heat the food in the pot, and the heat energy emitted downward or to the surrounding by the flame cannot be used to heat the food, so that the heat energy is substantially lost. The current method for improving heat loss generally improves combustion efficiency, but does not solve the problem of heat loss emitted downwards by flame. Therefore, by disposing the thermal energy collecting member 500 below the burner 110, the thermal energy collecting member 500 can collect the heat emitted downward from the flame and then use the heat to convert the heat into electric energy for the battery 700 or other electric devices.

In one embodiment, the kitchen appliance 10 further includes a fan 1000 for sucking and exhausting the cooking fumes.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, the kitchen appliance 10 may transmit light of the flame generated by the burner 110 to the light accumulating type light emitting part 410 through the light guiding part 300, and then illuminate through the light accumulating type light emitting part 410, so that the light emitted from the flame is utilized. And through setting up light-storing type luminous component 410, also can throw light on when the power failure at night to make the user normally use cooking utensils 100, improve user experience. In addition, the thermal energy collecting member 500 of the kitchen appliance 10 may collect thermal energy emitted from the flame and then transfer the thermal energy to the thermoelectric conversion member 600, and the thermoelectric conversion member 600 may be used to convert the thermal energy into electric energy and then be used by the battery 700 or other electric devices. In this way, the kitchen appliance 10 described above can make full use of light and heat generated during combustion of gas, and can effectively improve the energy utilization rate.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the inventive concept, which falls within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.