阅读说明：本技术 蒸汽电器 (Steam electric appliance ) 是由 远藤实 丁伟伟 戚志斌 田赟 钟鹏 于 2021-08-03 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请公开了一种蒸汽电器,蒸汽电器包括腔体和导流元件。其中,腔体上开设有蒸汽出口,导流元件设置在腔体上并用于将从蒸汽出口流出的蒸汽导出至腔体外,导流元件上设置有水导引结构,用于将导流元件形成的冷凝水导引到蒸汽出口以让冷凝水通过蒸汽出口回流到腔体内。本申请实施方式的蒸汽电器,通过在腔体上开设有蒸汽出口,使得在使用过程中产生的蒸汽可以通过导流元件将其从蒸汽出口流出并导出至腔体外；同时,通过在导流元件上设置有水导引结构,使得可以将导流元件上形成的冷凝水导引到蒸汽出口,从而冷凝水可以从蒸汽出口回流到腔体内,避免从蒸汽出口导出的蒸汽凝结成水后从导流元件上滴落,导致蒸汽电器出现生锈、断路等问题。(The application discloses a steam appliance, and the steam appliance comprises a cavity and a flow guide element. The steam outlet is formed in the cavity, the flow guide element is arranged on the cavity and used for guiding steam flowing out of the steam outlet out of the cavity, and the water guide structure is arranged on the flow guide element and used for guiding condensed water formed by the flow guide element to the steam outlet so that the condensed water flows back into the cavity through the steam outlet. According to the steam electric appliance, the cavity is provided with the steam outlet, so that steam generated in the using process can flow out of the steam outlet and is guided out of the cavity through the flow guide element; simultaneously, through being provided with water guide structure on the water conservancy diversion component for can lead to the steam outlet with the comdenstion water that forms on the water conservancy diversion component, thereby the comdenstion water can flow back to the cavity from the steam outlet, and the steam of avoiding deriving from the steam outlet drips from the water conservancy diversion component after condensing into water, leads to steam electrical apparatus to appear rustting, the scheduling problem that opens circuit.)

1. A steam appliance, characterized in that it comprises:

the steam outlet is formed in the cavity;

the flow guide element is arranged on the cavity and used for guiding the steam flowing out of the steam outlet out of the cavity, and the flow guide element is provided with a water guide structure which is used for guiding the condensed water formed by the flow guide element to the steam outlet so that the condensed water flows back into the cavity through the steam outlet.

2. The steam appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the flow guiding element is formed with a flow guiding channel communicating with the steam outlet, the water guiding structure being arranged in the flow guiding channel.

3. The steam appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that the water guiding structure comprises a guiding surface for enclosing the flow guiding channel, which guiding surface slopes downwards and extends towards the steam outlet for guiding the condensed water into the cavity.

4. A steam appliance according to claim 3, characterized in that the flow guiding element comprises a first plate and a second plate connecting the first plate, a third plate connecting the first plate with the second plate, and a fourth plate arranged opposite the third plate, a fifth plate arranged opposite the first plate, the guiding structure comprising the fourth plate, the first plate, the second plate, the third plate and the fourth plate and the fifth plate enclosing the flow guiding channel, the fourth plate comprising the guiding surface.

5. The steam appliance according to claim 4, characterized in that the third plate is provided with a discharge opening for steam to exit.

6. The steam appliance according to claim 5, characterized in that the exhaust direction of the exhaust opening is arranged obliquely with respect to the vertical.

7. The steam appliance of claim 1, comprising a back cover plate disposed at a rear side of the cavity, the steam outlet being disposed at a top side of the cavity, the water guide structure guiding the condensed water to the steam outlet through the back cover plate.

8. The steam appliance according to claim 7, comprising a bracket arranged at a top side of the cavity, the bracket having a first opening facing the steam outlet and a second opening facing the back cover plate, the water guiding structure comprising a lead-out end for leading out condensed water, the lead-out end being located at the second opening.

9. The steam appliance according to claim 8, characterized in that it comprises a humidity sensor arranged on the bracket for detecting whether steam is generated.

10. The steam appliance according to claim 2, wherein the steam appliance comprises a housing surrounding the cavity, a heat dissipation air duct is formed between the housing and the cavity, the flow guide element is formed with a flow guide channel communicated with the heat dissipation air duct, and the flow guide channel is isolated from the flow guide channel.

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of household appliances, in particular to a steam appliance.

Background

In order to discharge high-temperature steam brought by a microwave oven with a steam function in the using process, an exhaust hood is often arranged on the microwave oven, however, in the process of discharging the steam out of the microwave oven through the exhaust hood, the steam is cooled to be in a liquid state after contacting with outside cold air and is attached to the exhaust hood, and the liquid condensate water is easy to drop at the bottom of the microwave oven, so that the microwave oven is easy to rust, even break and the like.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a steam electric appliance.

The steam appliance of the embodiment of the application comprises a cavity and a flow guide element. The steam outlet is formed in the cavity, the flow guide element is arranged on the cavity and used for guiding steam flowing out of the steam outlet out of the cavity, and the water guide structure is arranged on the flow guide element and used for guiding condensed water formed by the flow guide element to the steam outlet so that the condensed water flows back into the cavity through the steam outlet.

In the steam electric appliance of the embodiment of the application, the cavity of the steam electric appliance is provided with the steam outlet, so that steam generated in the use process of the steam electric appliance can flow out of the steam outlet through the flow guide element and is guided out of the cavity; simultaneously, through being provided with water guide structure on the water conservancy diversion component for can lead to the steam outlet with the comdenstion water that forms on the water conservancy diversion component, thereby the comdenstion water can flow back to the cavity from the steam outlet, and the steam of avoiding deriving from the steam outlet drips from the water conservancy diversion component after condensing into water, leads to steam electrical apparatus to appear rustting, the scheduling problem that opens circuit.

In some embodiments, the flow guide element is formed with a flow guide channel communicating with the steam outlet, the water guide structure being disposed in the flow guide channel.

In some embodiments, the water guiding structure comprises a guiding surface for enclosing the flow guiding channel, the guiding surface is inclined downwards and extends towards the steam outlet to guide the condensed water into the cavity.

In some embodiments, the flow guiding element comprises a first plate and a second plate connecting the first plate, a third plate connecting the first plate and the second plate, and a fourth plate arranged opposite the third plate, a fifth plate arranged opposite the first plate, the guiding structure comprises the fourth plate, the first plate, the second plate, the third plate and the fourth plate and the fifth plate enclose the flow guiding channel, and the fourth plate comprises the guiding surface.

In some embodiments, the third plate is opened with a discharge port through which steam is discharged.

In some embodiments, the exhaust direction of the exhaust port is arranged obliquely with respect to the vertical direction.

In some embodiments, the steam appliance includes a back cover plate disposed at a rear side of the cavity, the steam outlet is disposed at a top side of the cavity, and the water guide structure guides the condensed water to the steam outlet through the back cover plate.

In some embodiments, the steam appliance comprises a bracket arranged at a top side of the cavity, the bracket having a first opening facing the steam outlet and a second opening facing the back cover plate, the water guiding structure comprising a lead-out end for leading out condensed water, the lead-out end being located at the second opening.

In some embodiments, the steam appliance includes a humidity sensor disposed on the bracket for detecting whether steam is generated.

In some embodiments, the steam appliance includes a housing surrounding the cavity, a heat dissipation air channel is formed between the housing and the cavity, the flow guide element is formed with a wind guide channel communicated with the heat dissipation air channel, and the wind guide channel is separated from the flow guide channel.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a steam appliance in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic view of a steam appliance in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a flow directing element in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the rear side of the steam appliance in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along direction H-H of FIG. 4 in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is an enlarged schematic view of the steam appliance of fig. 5 at a in an embodiment of the present application.

Description of the main element symbols:

the steam appliance 1000, the cavity 100, the chamber 10, the steam outlet 11, the flow guide element 200, the water guide structure 20, the flow guide channel 21, the first plate 22, the second plate 23, the third plate 24, the discharge port 240, the inclined surface 241, the fourth plate 25, the guide surface 250, the fifth plate 26, the discharge end 27, the air guide flow channel 28, the housing 300, the rear cover plate 31, the through hole 310, the heat dissipation air duct 32, the bracket 400, the first opening 41, the second opening 42, and the mounting hole 43.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative and are only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. 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, features defined as "first", "second", may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, a steam appliance 1000 is provided, the steam appliance 1000 includes a cavity 100 and a diversion element 200, and a steam outlet 11 is formed on the cavity 100. The flow guide member 200 is disposed on the chamber 100. The diversion element 200 is configured to guide the steam flowing out from the steam outlet 11 to the outside of the cavity 100, the water guide structure 20 is disposed on the diversion element 200, and the water guide structure 20 is configured to guide the condensed water formed by the diversion element 200 to the steam outlet 11, so that the condensed water flows back into the cavity 100 through the steam outlet 11.

In the steam electrical appliance 1000 according to the embodiment of the present application, the cavity 100 is provided with the steam outlet 11, so that steam generated in the use process can flow out of the steam outlet 11 through the flow guide element 200 and be guided out of the cavity 100; meanwhile, the water guide structure 20 is arranged on the flow guide element 200, so that the condensed water formed on the flow guide element 200 can be guided to the steam outlet 11, and the condensed water can flow back into the cavity 100 from the steam outlet 11, thereby avoiding the problems that the steam appliance 1000 is rusted and broken due to the fact that the steam guided out from the steam outlet 11 is condensed into water and then drops from the flow guide element 200 and flows downstream to other parts of the cavity 100.

It should be noted that the steam appliance 1000 in the embodiment of the present application may be a cooking appliance with a steam function, such as a steam microwave oven, a steaming and baking integrated machine, and an electric steaming oven, and the following description will take the steam microwave oven as an example. It can be understood that when a common microwave oven is used for heating, a large amount of water molecules in food are easily evaporated and dissipated, so that when some food is cooked, the food is easily too dry and hard, and the eating mouthfeel is affected.

With the development of technology, microwave ovens with cooking function are widely used, and in the existing steam microwave ovens with cooking function, high-temperature steam generated in a cooking mode is generally exhausted into an exhaust hood installed at the rear side of an oven body through exhaust meshes at the top of the steam microwave oven and then exhausted through meshes on the exhaust hood.

So, when the high temperature vapor that produces in the use discharged through the exhaust hood, the outside cold air cooling that meets easily condenses into liquid, then depends on the exhaust hood and along the exhaust hood drippage to the furnace body rear side under the effect of gravity to and follow the furnace body rear side following current to furnace body bottom, thereby lead to the electrical apparatus room of steam microwave oven moist, cause the sheet metal component to rust even steam microwave oven disconnection scheduling problem.

In the steam appliance 1000 provided in the embodiment of the present application, the diversion element 200 is disposed on the cavity 100, and the water guide structure 20 is disposed on the diversion element 200, so as to guide the formed condensed water to flow back into the cavity 100 while guiding the steam out of the cavity 100.

Specifically, the cavity 100 may include a chamber 10, the chamber 10 may provide a space for heating food, and the cavity 100 may have a rectangular shape to provide a sufficient space. The cavity 100 is used as a main frame structure of the steam appliance 1000, and can be made of metal materials such as stainless steel, etc. so as to have good sealing and leakage-preventing performance and avoid microwave leakage of the cavity 10.

The steam outlet 11, which serves as a passage for discharging steam when the steam appliance 1000 is used, may be disposed at the rear of the top of the cavity 100, and the steam outlet 11 may include one or more exhaust holes formed at the top of the cavity 100.

The deflector element 200 may be an exhaust hood for guiding the steam flowing out of the steam outlet 11 at the rear of the top of the chamber 100 to the outside of the chamber 100. It will be appreciated that the flow guide element 200 needs to be arranged in correspondence with the steam outlet 11. Optionally, the deflector element 200 may be disposed at the rear of the cavity 100, so that the process of using the steam appliance 1000 by the user is not hindered, and the steam is discharged from the rear of the top of the cavity 100, thereby avoiding safety problems such as scalding to the user.

The flow guiding element 200 may have a rectangular structure, and a plurality of elongated mesh holes may be formed on the flow guiding element 200 for discharging steam. The flow guiding element 200 may be a plastic product, or the flow guiding element 200 may be formed by an injection molding process, so that the flow guiding element 200 is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. Of course, the flow guide element 200 can also be made of other materials.

In some embodiments, the baffle member 200 can be detachably connected to the chamber 100, so that the baffle member 200 can be easily detached from the chamber 100, and the baffle member 200 can be detached for cleaning and replacement after a certain period of use.

In addition, in order to prevent the high-temperature steam discharged to the outside of the cavity 100 from condensing into condensed water and then dropping to the electrical appliance chamber of the cavity 100 along the edge, the flow guide element 200 may be provided with a water guide structure 20, and the water guide structure 20 may collect the condensed water, that is, the water guide structure 20 may be a semi-closed and semi-open structure. Further, the water guiding structure 20 may guide the collected condensed water attached to the flow guiding element 200 back to the steam outlet 11, so that the condensed water may flow back to the inside of the chamber 100 through the steam outlet 11 for treatment.

In the embodiment of the present application, a method for guiding the steam flowing out from the steam outlet 11 out of the cavity 100 and guiding the formed condensed water to flow back into the cavity 100 through the steam outlet 11 by the flow guiding element 200 is not limited, for example, in the embodiment, a strip-shaped mesh is formed on the flow guiding element 200 for guiding the steam out of the cavity 100, and the flow guiding element 200 is further provided with a water guiding structure 20 for guiding the condensed water to flow back into the cavity 100.

Referring to fig. 2, in some embodiments, the flow guiding element 200 may be formed with a flow guiding channel 21, the flow guiding channel 21 may be communicated with the steam outlet 11, and the water guiding structure 20 may be disposed in the flow guiding channel 21.

In this way, by forming the guide passage 21 on the guide member 200 and communicating the guide passage 21 with the steam outlet 11, the guide member 200 may guide the steam discharged from the steam outlet 11 to the outside of the cavity 100 through the guide passage 21. In addition, by disposing the water guiding structure 20 in the diversion channel 21, the structure of the diversion element 200 is more compact, and the water guiding structure 20 can guide the condensed water dropping in the diversion channel 21 to flow back into the cavity 100 from the steam outlet 11.

Specifically, as described above, the flow guide element 200 may be an exhaust hood, and then the flow guide element 200 may have a hollow structure, and at least one side of the flow guide element 200 has a hollow structure. Therefore, the hollow part and the hollowed part can enclose a flow guide channel 21, the flow guide channel 21 can guide air flow and water flow, namely the flow guide channel 21 can conveniently conduct steam and condensed water, and the flow guide channel 21 can also prolong the flow path of the steam, so that the purpose of reducing the temperature of the steam is achieved.

Moreover, in order to enable the diversion element 200 to guide the steam of the steam outlet 11 to be discharged out of the cavity 100 and guide the condensed water attached to the diversion element 200 to flow back into the cavity 100, the diversion channel 21 needs to be communicated with the steam outlet 11. Particularly, a water guiding structure 20 may be further disposed in the flow guiding channel 21, so that the condensed water attached to the flow guiding element 200 flows back into the cavity 100, and the structure of the flow guiding element 200 is ensured to be more compact.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the water guiding structure 20 may include a guiding surface 250 for enclosing the flow guiding channel 21, wherein the guiding surface 250 may be inclined downward and extend toward the steam outlet 11, so that the condensed water may be guided into the cavity 100.

In this way, the guide surface 250 included to enclose the guide passage 21 is disposed to be inclined downward and extend toward the steam outlet 11, so that the condensed water attached to the guide member 200 flows more accurately toward the inside of the chamber 100 by inclining the guide surface 250 extending toward the steam outlet 11 when flowing back into the chamber 100 through the guide passage 21.

Specifically, it can be understood that after the steam passes through the steam outlet 11 and then passes through the diversion channel 21 formed on the diversion element 200 to be discharged out of the cavity 100, the condensed water formed by the steam condensed on the diversion element 200 can be dropped on the guiding surface 250 under the action of gravity to be collected.

In order to guide the condensed water back to the chamber 100 accurately for treatment, the guide surface 250 may be inclined to extend toward the steam outlet 11, so that the condensed water is not accumulated in the guide passage 21 and cannot be treated.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the flow guiding element 200 may include a first plate 22, a second plate 23, a third plate 24, a fourth plate 25, and a fifth plate 26, and the guiding structure may include the fourth plate 25, and the fourth plate 25 includes the guiding surface 250. The second plate 23 is connected to the first plate 22, the third plate 24 is connected to the first plate 22 and the second plate 23, the fourth plate 25 is disposed opposite to the third plate 24, and the fifth plate 26 is disposed opposite to the first plate 22, and further, the first plate 22, the second plate 23, the third plate 24, the fourth plate 25 and the fifth plate 26 may enclose the diversion channel 21.

Thus, the first plate 22, the second plate 23, the third plate 24, the fourth plate 25 and the fifth plate 26 may enclose a semi-closed and semi-open flow guide channel 21 therebetween, so that the steam may be guided to the outside of the cavity 100 through the flow guide channel 21. And since the guide surface 250 is formed at the fourth plate 25, the fourth plate 25 is relatively obliquely disposed so that the condensed water is conveniently guided into the cavity 100 through the guide surface 250.

In particular, since the fourth plate 25 includes the guide surface 250, that is, the fourth plate 25 may be a bottom plate disposed obliquely to the guide member 200, the third plate 24 disposed opposite to the fourth plate 25 may be a top plate of the guide member 200. Considering that the condensed water drops on the guide surface 250 along the direction of gravity, the condensed water may be formed on the third plate 24, that is, the third plate 24 may have a hollow structure for the steam to be discharged out of the cavity 100, and the condensed water of the steam encountering the condensation may be attached to the third plate 24.

In addition, the first plate 22 and the fifth plate 26 disposed opposite to the first plate 22 may be side plates on both left and right sides of the deflector 200, and the second plate 23 connected to the first plate 22 may be a rear side plate at the rear of the deflector 200. In order to ensure that the condensed water does not drip into the electric chamber of the steam electric appliance 1000 or drip outside the cavity 100 to form accumulated water, the first plate 22, the second plate 23, the third plate 24, the fourth plate 25 and the fifth plate 26 may enclose a semi-closed and semi-open diversion channel 21, and the open part is used for steam drainage or condensed water backflow, that is, the third plate 24 serving as a top plate is removed, and the rest plate bodies are all closed structures.

Referring to FIG. 3, in some embodiments, the third plate 24 may be provided with a vent 240 for venting steam. In this way, the third plate 24 is provided with the outlet 240 through which the steam is discharged, so that the steam generated in the cavity 100 can be rapidly discharged to the outside of the cavity 100 through the outlet 240.

In particular, as described above, the third plate 24 is disposed opposite the fourth plate 25, and since the fourth plate 25 includes the guide surface 250, the third plate 24 may be a top plate of the flow guide element 200. The third plate 24 is opened with a plurality of discharge ports 240, and the number of the discharge ports 240 may be plural, and the plurality of discharge ports 240 are disposed through the guide member 200 and communicate with the guide passage 21.

Considering the way that the condensed water formed by condensation when the discharged steam meets the guiding surface 250 flows back to the cavity 100 by dripping on the guiding surface, the third plate 24 is provided with the discharge port 240 for discharging the steam, so that the condensed water can be attached to the third plate 24, and the condensed water can be smoothly or dripped on the fourth plate 25 under the action of gravity because the fourth plate 25 is arranged opposite to the third plate 24. In particular, the third plate 24 may have a fence structure, i.e., the third plate 24 has a fence shape, and the discharge ports 240 may be plural, i.e., plural discharge ports 240 are formed by plural gaps on the fence-shaped third plate 24.

Referring to fig. 3, in some embodiments, the exhaust direction of the exhaust port 240 may be inclined with respect to the vertical direction. In this manner, by arranging the exhaust direction of the exhaust port 240 on the third plate 24 relatively obliquely, the condensed water formed at the exhaust port 240 may more naturally and completely drop on the guide surface 250 along the oblique exhaust direction.

Specifically, the third plate 24 may have a fence shape, and the discharge ports 240 may be formed for a plurality of gaps on the third plate 24. The exhaust direction of the exhaust port 240 may be inclined with respect to the vertical direction in order to allow the condensed water attached to the plurality of exhaust ports 240 to more naturally and completely drop along the guide surface 250 formed on the fourth plate 25.

That is, the third plate 24 may have a plurality of inclined surfaces formed thereon, and the inclined surfaces are spaced apart from each other to form an inclined exhaust direction, so that condensed water condensed by steam may drop along the inclined surfaces onto the guide surface 250, thereby forming a natural and complete backflow trajectory, which facilitates guiding the condensed water to flow back into the cavity 100.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the steam appliance 1000 may include a rear cover plate 31, the rear cover plate 31 may be disposed at a rear side of the cavity 100, the steam outlet 11 may be disposed at a top side of the cavity 100, and the water guide structure 20 may guide the condensed water to the steam outlet 11 through the rear cover plate 31.

In this way, the rear side of the cavity 100 is coated by the rear cover plate 31, so that the rear cover plate 31 can protect the cavity 100; by providing the steam outlet 11 at the top side of the cavity 100 and the water guide structure 20 guiding the condensed water into the steam outlet 11 through the back cover plate 31, it is illustrated that the guide member 200 may be installed on the back cover plate 31, so that the steam appliance 1000 is not hindered when discharging the steam and reflowing the condensed water, and the steam is discharged from the back of the top of the cavity 100 to prevent the user from being scalded.

Specifically, the rear cover plate 31 may have a rectangular shape, and the length and width of the rear cover plate 31 may be slightly larger than the cavity 100. The rear cover plate 31 may be made of an alloy, so that the rear cover plate 31 has a certain hardness, and when the rear cover plate 31 is installed at the rear side of the cavity 100, the rear cover plate may protect the cavity 100.

The guide member 200 may be detachably mounted to the back cover plate 31, that is, the guide member 200 may be fixedly mounted to the back cover plate 31 by using a fastener such as a screw. Further, a through hole 310 may be formed on the rear cover plate 31, and the through hole 310 communicates with the flow guide channel 21 on the flow guide element 200, so that the water guide structure 20 formed on the flow guide element 200 may guide the condensed water into the steam inlet through the rear cover plate 31, and then the shape of the through hole 310 may be a long rectangle, so that the steam in the cavity 100 may diffuse to a larger area to be guided out from the through hole 310 to the flow guide channel 21.

Referring to fig. 4, 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the steam appliance 1000 may further include a bracket 400, the bracket 400 may be disposed at a top side of the cavity 100, and the bracket 400 may have a first opening 41 and a second opening 42, wherein the first opening 41 may be disposed toward the steam outlet 11 and the second opening 42 may be disposed toward the back cover plate 31. The water guiding structure 20 may comprise a lead-out end 27, the lead-out end 27 may be used for leading out the condensed water, and the lead-out end 27 may be located at the second opening 42.

In this way, by arranging the first opening 41 of the bracket 400 disposed at the top side of the cavity 100 toward the steam outlet 11 and the second opening 42 toward the back cover plate 31, the steam exhausted at the steam outlet 11 can flow into the bracket 400 through the first opening 41 of the bracket 400, then flow toward the back cover plate 31 through the second opening 42, and flow out toward the diversion channel 21 through the through hole 310 disposed on the back cover plate 31 to be guided out of the cavity 100; and, by locating the leading-out end 27 of the water guiding structure 20 at the second opening 42, the condensed water can flow back to the bracket 400 through the second opening 42 and flow back into the cavity 100 through the first opening 41 when the condensed water flows back.

Specifically, the stent 400 may have a regular shape such as a rectangle, a trapezoid, a triangle, or an irregular shape. The bracket 400 is disposed outside the chamber 10 and on the top side of the cavity 100, and may be used to mount functional elements such as a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or a temperature and humidity sensor, so as to assist in detecting the operating state of the steam appliance 1000.

The bracket 400 includes a first opening 41 and a second opening 42, the first opening 41 is disposed toward the steam outlet 11 as shown in fig. 6, in which the arrow direction indicates a steam discharging direction, and the black water drops indicate a backflow of the condensed water, which is opposite to the arrow direction. The steam discharged at the steam outlet 11 may flow into the bracket 400 through the first opening 41 of the bracket 400; the second opening 42 is disposed toward the rear cover plate 31, and since the flow guide element 200 is mounted on the rear cover plate 31 and the through hole 310 is disposed on the rear cover plate 31 and connected to the flow guide channel 21, the steam in the bracket 400 can flow from the second opening 42 to the rear cover plate 31, flow out toward the flow guide channel 21 through the through hole 310 disposed on the rear cover plate 31, and finally be discharged out of the cavity 100 from the discharge port 240 disposed on the third plate 24 of the flow guide element 200.

In addition, the water guiding structure 20 further includes a guiding end 27, the guiding end 27 can abut against the second opening 42, so that after the condensed water hanging on the third plate 24 and meeting the condensation falls on the guiding surface 250 included in the fourth plate 25, because the guiding surface 250 is arranged obliquely, the condensed water can be guided into the bracket 400 through the guiding end 27 along the guiding surface 250, and then the condensed water is guided back into the cavity 100 through the first opening 41 through which the bracket 400 is communicated with the steam outlet 11.

Referring to fig. 1, in some embodiments, the steam appliance 1000 may further include a humidity sensor, which may be disposed on the bracket 400 and may be used to detect whether steam is generated.

So, through installing humidity transducer on support 400 for can monitor whether steam electrical apparatus 1000 operates under the steam mode that corresponds, thereby convenient detection steam electrical apparatus 1000's running state.

Specifically, the bracket 400 may be formed with a mounting hole 43 for mounting a humidity sensor (not shown). Wherein, humidity transducer can be used for detecting the relative humidity of air, sets up humidity transducer on support 400 in this embodiment, because support 400 has the first opening 41 towards steam outlet 11, when steam electrical apparatus 1000 worked in steam mode, steam that produces in the cavity 10 can be discharged to support 400 in through steam outlet 11, and at this moment, humidity transducer just can detect the humidity change, has detected steam production promptly to can confirm that steam electrical apparatus 1000 is running under steam mode.

In addition, the temperature and humidity sensor may be installed on the bracket 400, so that the temperature change of the chamber 100 may be detected while the humidity change is detected to determine whether steam is generated.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the steam appliance 1000 may further include a housing 300, the housing 300 may be disposed around the cavity 100, a heat dissipation air duct 32 may be formed between the housing 300 and the cavity 100, the flow guiding element 200 may have an air guiding channel 28 formed thereon, the air guiding channel 28 is communicated with the heat dissipation air duct 32, and the air guiding channel 28 is disposed in a manner separated from the flow guiding channel 21.

Thus, the cavity 100 is disposed in the housing 300, and a circumferential gap is formed between the cavity and the housing 300 for accommodating the rest of the electronic devices of the steam appliance 1000. Further, by forming the heat dissipation duct 32 between the housing 300 and the cavity 100, heat generated by the steam appliance 1000 during use can be dissipated through the heat dissipation duct 32. In addition, the guiding element 200 may further form an air guiding channel 28 separately disposed on the guiding channel 21, so that hot air generated by the steam appliance 1000 during heat dissipation may pass through the heat dissipating air channel 32 and then be discharged from the air guiding channel 28 communicated with the heat dissipating air channel 32.

Specifically, the housing 300 may include the above-mentioned rear cover plate 31, and the housing 300 may further include a front cover plate, a side cover plate surrounding the cavity 100. A circumferential gap is formed between the cavity 100 and the housing 300, and the gap can be used for accommodating other electronic devices, for example, a heat dissipation element (not shown) such as a heat dissipation fan can be further accommodated between the back cover plate 31 and the cavity 100 to dissipate heat generated by the steam electrical appliance 1000 during operation.

The heat dissipating member disposed at the rear side of the cavity 100 generates hot air during operation, and the hot air may be finally discharged through the flow guiding member 200 through the heat dissipating air duct 32 formed between the housing 300 and the cavity 100. In order to ensure the sealing of the condensate return, the air guide channel 28 formed on the air guide element 200 needs to be separated from the air guide channel 21. It is understood that the air guide flow passage 28 may be formed by a hollow portion of the flow guide element 200 and the third plate 24 of the barrier structure, and the number of the air guide flow passage 28 may be plural.

In some embodiments, the guide element 200 and the guide structure formed on the guide element 200 are connected to the chamber 100 through the rear cover plate 31 and the bracket 400 to form a complete steam exhaust track, i.e., a condensate return track, or an exhaust and return track formed by assembling a plurality of independent components.

In other embodiments, the steam outlet 11 of the cavity 100 and the diversion element 200 may be connected by a hose or a hard pipe to form a complete steam exhaust pipe, i.e., a pipe for returning condensed water, so that the environment is more closed during the steam discharge and condensed water return processes, and the steam and the condensed water are not easy to leak.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: numerous changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.