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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention relates to an electric cooking appliance (2) comprising a housing (3) comprising a cooking vessel (4) configured to receive food to be cooked; a cover (5) pivotably mounted on the housing (3) between an open position in which the cover (5) allows access to the cooking vessel (4) and a closed position in which the cover (5) prevents access to the cooking vessel (4); and a heater (7) which is removably mounted on an interior surface of the cover (5), the heater (7) including a heater (14) configured to be located opposite the received food to be cooked in the cooking vessel (4) and for heating said food to be cooked when the cover (5) is in the closed position. Figure 2
    公开号:FR3097733A1
    申请号:FR1907038
    申请日:2019-06-27
    公开日:2021-01-01
    发明作者:Quentin DOS SANTOS；Géraldine Doat
    申请人:SEB SA；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    [0001] The present invention generally relates to an electric cooking appliance for cooking food with or without pressure, such as an electric pressure cooker or an electric multi-cooker with or without pressure.
    [0002] State of the art
    [0003] An electric cooking appliance comprises in known manner: - a housing comprising a cooking tank configured to receive food to be cooked, - a cover pivotally mounted on the housing between an open position in which the cover frees access to the cooking tank and a closed position in which the cover prevents access to the cooking tank, and - a heating element which is arranged in the housing and which is configured to heat the cooking vessel by conduction and convection, the heating element being advantageously formed by a resistive heating element extending around a side wall of the cooking bowl.
    [0004] Such an arrangement of the heating element makes it possible to heat the side wall of the cooking tank and therefore to ensure cooking of the food received in the cooking tank. Such cooking can be carried out under pressure or without pressure depending on whether the electric cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooker or an electric multi-cooker without pressure.
    [0005] However, such an electric cooking appliance does not in particular make it possible to grill food received in the cooking tank.
    [0006] The present invention aims to remedy all or part of these drawbacks.
    [0007] The technical problem at the basis of the invention consists in particular in providing an electric cooking appliance which is of simple structure and which is easily cleanable, while allowing grilling of food received in a cooking tank of the cooking appliance. electric cooking.
    [0008] To this end, the present invention relates to an electric cooking appliance comprising: - a housing comprising a cooking tank configured to receive food to be cooked, and - a cover pivotally mounted on the housing between an open position in which the cover frees access to the cooking tank and a closed position in which the cover prevents access to the cooking tank, characterized in that the electric cooking appliance further comprises a heating device which is removably mounted on an interior surface of the cover, the heating device comprising a heating member configured to be located opposite the food to be cooked received in the cooking vessel and for heating said food to be cooked when the lid is in the closed position.
    [0009] Such an arrangement of the heating device makes it possible to cook the food received in the cooking tank according to grilling, and therefore to be able to cook this food quickly and for example without adding fat or with very little added fat. Grilling also makes it possible to "brown" the food, which is not possible with electric cooking appliances such as electric pressure cookers.
    [0010] In addition, the fact that the heating device is removable makes it easier to clean it, and in particular to wash it in the dishwasher.
    [0011] Thus, the electric cooking appliance according to the present invention is easily cleanable, while allowing grilling.
    [0012] Furthermore, if the electric cooking appliance according to the present invention is also provided with a heating element arranged in the casing, it is then possible, at the user's choice, to heat the food received in the cooking tank. according to conduction cooking (that is to say via heating of the side wall of the cooking vessel) or according to grill cooking.
    [0013] In addition, if the electric cooking appliance according to the present invention is provided with a heating element arranged in the casing, the food received in the cooking tank can also be cooked slowly via the heating element, and at the end browned using the heating element.
    [0014] The electric cooking appliance may also have one or more of the following characteristics, taken alone or in combination.
    [0015] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating device comprises a closure element configured to at least partially close an access opening of the cooking vessel when the lid occupies the closed position, the heating member being fixed to the closing element.
    [0016] According to one embodiment of the invention, the closing element comprises a first surface configured to be oriented towards the lid, and a second surface configured to be oriented towards the cooking vessel when the lid occupies the closed position, the heating member extending over the second surface of the closure element.
    [0017] According to one embodiment of the invention, the closure element and the cooking vessel delimit a cooking enclosure when the lid is in the closed position, the heating member being configured to be placed in the cooking enclosure .
    [0018] According to one embodiment of the invention, the closure element is configured to seal the access opening of the cooking vessel when the lid is in the closed position.
    [0019] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating device comprises an annular sealing element which is fixed to the closure element and which is configured to cooperate in a sealed manner with the access opening of the tank of cooking.
    [0020] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating member is a resistive heating element.
    [0021] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a locking mechanism configured to lock the heating device on the lid, and more particularly to lock the closing element on the lid.
    [0022] According to one embodiment of the invention, the locking mechanism comprises a locking element, such as a locking finger, provided on the lid and mounted to move between a locking position in which the locking element cooperates with the heating device so as to lock the heating device on the cover, and a release position in which the locking element releases the heating device and allows dismantling of the heating device.
    [0023] According to one embodiment of the invention, the locking element is pivotally mounted around a pivot axis.
    [0024] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating device comprises a locking member configured to cooperate with the locking element provided on the cover when the locking element is in the locking position. Advantageously, the locking member is arranged on the closure element, and for example on the first surface of the closure element.
    [0025] According to one embodiment of the invention, the locking member comprises a locking opening and the locking element is configured to fit at least partially into the locking opening when the locking element is in the locking position.
    [0026] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a biasing member configured to bias the locking element towards the locking position.
    [0027] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises an actuating member configured to move the locking element from the locking position to the release position.
    [0028] According to one embodiment of the invention, the actuating member is movably mounted on the cover between a rest position in which the locking element is in the locking position and an unlocking position in which the element locking element is in the release position, the actuating member being configured such that a displacement of the actuating member from the rest position to the unlocking position causes a displacement of the locking element from the locking position to the release position.
    [0029] According to one embodiment of the invention, the actuating member comprises a gripping part, such as a gripping handle, which can be manipulated by a user so as to move the actuating member between the position of rest and unlock position.
    [0030] According to one embodiment of the invention, the gripping part is accessible to a user only when the cover is in the open position. These provisions make it possible to ensure secure dismantling of the heating device, in particular when the electric cooking appliance is provided with a safety device preventing the lid from being opened, for example as long as the temperature of the heating element is higher than a predetermined temperature value.
    [0031] According to one embodiment of the invention, the actuating member is pivotally mounted on the cover about a displacement axis.
    [0032] According to one embodiment of the invention, the actuating member is an actuating lever.
    [0033] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a retaining housing which is provided on the lid, and the heating device comprises a retaining member, such as a retaining finger, which is configured to be received in the retaining housing when the heater is mounted on the cover. Such a configuration of the electric cooking appliance in particular ensures easy pre-positioning of the heating device with respect to the lid before the locking of the heating device on the lid.
    [0034] According to one embodiment of the invention, the retaining housing is located opposite the locking element.
    [0035] According to one embodiment of the invention, the retaining member is integral with the closure element.
    [0036] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating device is mounted to move relative to the lid between a locked position in which the heating device is locked on the lid by the locking mechanism, and a gripping position in which the heating device is released by the locking mechanism and is removable.
    [0037] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating device is held in the gripping position at least in part by cooperation of the retaining member with the retaining housing.
    [0038] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating device is configured to be moved automatically from the locked position to the gripping position when the locking element is moved from the locking position to the release position.
    [0039] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a steam outlet opening and a steam outlet valve which is movable between a first valve position in which the steam outlet valve releases the steam outlet opening and places the inside of the cooking vessel in communication with the outside of the electric cooking appliance so as to allow steam to exit towards the outside of the electric cooking appliance, and a second valve position in which the steam outlet valve closes the steam outlet opening (and therefore fluidically isolates the interior of the cooking vessel from the exterior of the electric cooking appliance) so as to allow a pressure rise in the cooking vessel.
    [0040] According to one embodiment of the invention, the steam outlet valve is mounted on the closing element.
    [0041] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises at least one biasing element, such as a biasing spring, which is configured to bias the steam outlet valve towards the second valve position. Advantageously, the at least one biasing element is provided on the closure element.
    [0042] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a cover locking mechanism configured to lock the cover in the closed position, and a control member configured to be manipulated by a user and to control a locking and an unlocking of the lid relative to the housing, the control member being movably mounted on the lid and being configured to occupy: - a first control position in which the lid is unlocked relative to the housing and the lid can be moved into the open position, - a second control position in which the lid is locked in the closed position and the steam outlet valve is held in the first valve position, and - a third control position in which the lid is locked in the closed position and the steam outlet valve is held in the second valve position.
    [0043] Thus, the electric cooking appliance is configured such that a movement of the control member from the second control position to the third control position causes a movement of the steam outlet valve from the first position of valve to the second valve position, and such that movement of the control member from the third control position to the second control position results in movement of the steam outlet valve from the second valve position to the first valve position.
    [0044] Such a configuration of the electric cooking appliance makes it possible, quite simply by actuating the control member, to configure the electric cooking appliance for grilling without pressure when the control member occupies the second control position ( because the steam can escape through the steam outlet valve), or for cooking under pressure when the control element is in the third control position (because the steam outlet valve then prevents a evacuation of steam to the outside of the electric cooking appliance).
    [0045] In addition, the control member makes it possible, in a single action by the user, to control the locking of the lid and to select the cooking mode of the electric cooking appliance according to the present invention, which greatly facilitates the use of the electric cooking appliance according to the present invention.
    [0046] In addition, the fact that the same member ensures the selection of the cooking mode of the electric cooking appliance and the locking of its cover limits the manufacturing costs of the electric cooking appliance, and increases the reliability of the latter. .
    [0047] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating member is capable of being activated when the control member occupies the second control position.
    [0048] According to one embodiment of the invention, the lid locking mechanism comprises a lid locking member provided on the lid and movably mounted between a lid locking position in which the lid locking member cooperates with the housing so as to lock the cover in the closed position, and a cover release position in which the cover locking member releases the housing and allows movement of the cover towards the open position.
    [0049] According to one embodiment of the invention, the lid locking mechanism includes a drive member configured to move the lid locking member from the lid locking position to the lid releasing position.
    [0050] According to one embodiment of the invention, the control member is mechanically connected to the drive member. Advantageously, the drive member is integral in rotation with the control member.
    [0051] According to one embodiment of the invention, the control member is rotatably mounted relative to the cover.
    [0052] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a valve piston which is configured to move the steam outlet valve into the first valve position when the control member is moved into the second position control.
    [0053] According to one embodiment of the invention, the valve piston is also configured to move the vapor outlet valve into the first valve position when the control member is moved into the first control position.
    [0054] According to one embodiment of the invention, the valve piston is mounted on the cover.
    [0055] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a heating element which is arranged in the casing and which is configured to heat the cooking vessel, for example at least by conduction.
    [0056] According to one embodiment of the invention, the heating element is capable of being activated when the control member occupies the third control position.
    [0057] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a seal which is configured to be interposed between the cover and the heating device, and more particularly between the cover and the closing element.
    [0058] According to one embodiment of the invention, the gasket is configured to extend around the steam outlet valve.
    [0059] According to one embodiment of the invention, the seal is configured to urge the heating device towards the gripping position.
    [0060] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises first electric contacts provided on the lid and second electric contacts provided on the closure element, the first electric contacts being configured to cooperate with the second contacts electrical when the heating device is mounted on the lid, and for example locked on the lid, so as to electrically supply the heating member.
    [0061] According to one embodiment of the invention, the first and second electrical contacts are protected from the steam generated in the cooking vessel by the seal.
    [0062] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a pressure regulating valve which is configured to regulate the pressure inside the cooking vessel, and in particular in the cooking enclosure. The pressure regulating valve can for example be a ball valve. Advantageously, the pressure regulating valve is mounted on the closing element.
    [0063] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a safety valve which is configured to place the interior of the cooking vessel, and in particular the cooking enclosure, in communication with the outside. of the electric cooking appliance when the pressure inside the cooking vessel exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Advantageously, the safety valve is mounted on the closing element.
    [0064] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a temperature sensor configured to determine the temperature of the heating device, and for example of the closing element.
    [0065] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a plurality of position sensors configured to detect the position occupied by the control member.
    [0066] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance comprises a control unit configured to control the power supply to the heating member when the control member occupies the second control position, and for example when the plurality of position sensors have detected the fact that when the control member occupies the second control position.
    [0067] According to one embodiment of the invention, the control unit is configured to control the electrical supply of the heating element when the control member occupies the third control position, and for example when the plurality of sensors position has detected that the control member is in the third control position.
    [0068] According to one embodiment of the invention, the control unit is also configured to control the power supply to the heating member when the control member occupies the third control position, for example during an initial phase of a cooking mode of the electric cooking appliance in order to reduce the time required to pressurize the cooking vessel.
    [0069] According to one embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance is an electric pressure cooking appliance, such as an electric pressure cooker or an electric multi-cooker with pressure.
    [0070] According to another embodiment of the invention, the electric cooking appliance is a cooking appliance without electric pressure.
    [0071] Brief description of figures
    [0072] The invention will be better understood with the aid of the following description with reference to the appended schematic drawings representing, by way of non-limiting example, one embodiment of this electric cooking appliance.
    [0073] is a perspective view of an electric cooking appliance according to the present invention showing a cover of the latter in the closed position.
    [0074] is a partial perspective view of the electric cooking appliance of Figure 1 showing the lid in the open position.
    [0075] is a partial perspective view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing a heating device in the gripping position.
    [0076] is a side view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the heating device in the gripping position.
    [0077] is a partial top view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing an actuating member in the unlocked position.
    [0078] is a sectional view of the lid and the heating device in the gripping position.
    [0079] is a top perspective view of the heater.
    [0080] is a bottom perspective view of the heater.
    [0081] is a partial perspective view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the lid in the open position and in which the heating device has been deposited.
    [0082] is a partial side view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the heating device in the locked position.
    [0083] is a partial perspective view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the heating device in the locked position.
    [0084] is a partial side view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the heating device in the gripping position.
    [0085] is a partial top view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing a control member in a first control position.
    [0086] is a partial perspective view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the first control position.
    [0087] is a partial perspective view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the first control position.
    [0088] is a partial side view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the first control position.
    [0089] is a partial top view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in a second control position.
    [0090] is a partial perspective view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the second control position.
    [0091] is a partial perspective view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the second control position.
    [0092] is a partial side view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the second control position.
    [0093] is a partial top view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in a third control position.
    [0094] is a partial perspective view of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the third control position.
    [0095] is a partial perspective view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the third control position.
    [0096] is a partial side view, partially truncated, of the electric cooking appliance of FIG. 1 showing the control member in the third control position.
    [0097] detailed description
    [0098] Figures 1 to 24 represent an electric cooking appliance 2, and more particularly an electric pressure cooking appliance, such as an electric pressure cooker or an electric multi-cooker with pressure.
    [0099] As shown more particularly in Figures 1 and 2, the electric cooking appliance 2 comprises a housing 3 comprising a cooking tank 4 configured to receive food to be cooked, and a lid 5 pivotally mounted on the housing 3 between an open position (see Figure 1) in which the cover 5 releases access to the cooking tank 4 and a closed position (see Figure 2) in which the cover 5 prevents access to the cooking tank 4. Depending on the mode of embodiment shown in the figures, the cooking tank 4 has a substantially circular cross section. However, the cooking tank 4 could have a cross section of a completely different shape, and for example square or rectangular.
    [0100] The electric cooking appliance 2 further comprises a heating element 6 which is arranged in the housing 3 and which is configured to heat the cooking vessel 4 by conduction. The heating element 6 can for example be a resistive heating element and extend around at least a portion of a side wall of the cooking vessel 4.
    [0101] The electric cooking appliance 2 also includes a heating device 7 which is removably mounted on an inner surface of the cover 5.
    [0102] The heating device 7 comprises a closure element 8, for example metallic, configured to seal an access opening 9 of the cooking tank 4 when the lid 5 occupies the closed position. The closure element 8 and the cooking vessel 4 thus delimit a cooking enclosure 10 when the lid 5 is in the closed position.
    [0103] In order to ensure a seal between the closure element 8 and the cooking vessel 4, the heating device 7 advantageously comprises an annular sealing element 11 (see in particular FIGS. 6 and 15) which is fixed to the element closure 8 and which is configured to cooperate in a sealed manner with the access opening 9 of the cooking tank 4.
    [0104] The closing element 8 comprises a first surface 8.1 configured to be oriented towards the lid 5, and a second surface 8.2 configured to be oriented towards the cooking vessel 4 when the lid 5 occupies the closed position. According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the closure element 8 has a generally circular shape.
    [0105] The electric cooking appliance 2 further comprises a retaining housing 12 (see Figure 9) which is provided on the cover 5, and the heating device 7 comprises a retaining member 13 (see Figures 6 and 7), such as a retaining finger, which is integral with the closure element 8 and which is configured to be received in the retention housing 12 when the closure element 8 is mounted on the cover 5.
    [0106] The heating device 7 further comprises a heating member 14 which is fixed to the closing element 8 and which extends over the second surface 8.2 of the closing element 8. The heating member 14 can for example be a resistive heating element, and extend substantially in an arc of a circle. Advantageously, the angle at the center of the arc of a circle defined by the heating member 14 is greater than 180°, and for example greater than 220°.
    [0107] The heating element 14 is configured to be arranged in the cooking enclosure 10 and to be located opposite the food to be cooked received in the cooking tank 4 when the lid 5 is in the closed position. Thus, the heating member 14 is more particularly configured to heat by radiation and by convection the food to be cooked received in the cooking tank 4 when the lid 5 is in the closed position.
    [0108] The electric cooking appliance 2 also comprises a locking mechanism 15 configured to lock the heating device 7 to the lid 5, and more particularly to lock the closing element 8 to the lid 5.
    [0109] As shown more particularly in Figures 11 and 12, the locking mechanism 15 comprises a locking element 16, such as a locking finger, pivotally mounted on the cover 5 about a pivot axis and between a locking position (see Figure 11) in which the locking element 16 cooperates with a locking member 17 provided on the first surface 8.1 of the closing element 8 so as to lock the closing element 8 on the cover 5, and a release position (see FIG. 12) in which the locking element 16 releases the locking member 17 and therefore the closing element 8 and thus authorizes dismantling of the heating device 7. According to the embodiment represented in the figures, the locking member 17 includes a locking opening 18 and the locking element 16 is configured to fit at least partially into the locking opening 18 when the lock element tool 16 is moved into the locking position. Advantageously, the locking element 16 is located opposite the retaining housing 12, and is for example diametrically opposed to the retaining housing 12.
    [0110] The electric cooking appliance 2 advantageously comprises a biasing member (not visible in the figures), such as a biasing spring, mounted on the cover 5 and configured to bias the locking element 16 towards the locking position.
    [0111] As shown in particular in FIG. 5, the electric cooking appliance 2 further comprises an actuating member 19, such as an actuating lever, configured to move the locking element 16 from the locking position towards the release position.
    [0112] The actuating member 19 is pivotally mounted on the cover 5 around an axis of movement and between a rest position (see FIGS. 11 and 13) in which the locking element 16 is in the locking position and an unlocking position (see Figures 5 and 12) in which the locking element 16 is in the release position, the actuating member 19 being configured such that a movement of the actuating member 19 from the rest position to the unlocking position causes the locking element 16 to move from the locking position to the release position. The axis of movement of the actuation member 19 can for example be orthogonal to the axis of pivoting of the locking element 16. Advantageously, the actuation member 19 is configured to hold the element locking 16 in the release position when the actuating member 19 occupies the unlocking position.
    [0113] According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the actuating member 19 comprises an actuating arm 19.1 configured to cooperate with the locking element 16, and a gripping arm 19.2 comprising a gripping part 20, such as a gripping handle, which can be manipulated by a user so as to move the actuating member 19 between the rest position and the unlocking position. Advantageously, the gripping part 20 is accessible for a user only when the cover 5 is in the open position.
    [0114] As shown more particularly in Figures 2 and 3, the heating device 7 is mounted to move relative to the cover 5 between a locked position in which the heating device 7 is locked on the cover 5 by the locking mechanism 15, and a gripping position in which the heating device 7 is released by the locking mechanism 15 and is removable. Advantageously, a displacement of the heating device 7 between the locked position and the gripping position induces a tilting of the heating device 7 around a tilting axis which is substantially parallel to the pivoting axis of the lock 16 and which extends close to the retaining member 13. The heating device 7 is advantageously held in the gripping position in a stable manner partly due to the cooperation of the retaining member 13 with the housing retainer 12.
    [0115] The electric cooking appliance 2 further comprises a steam outlet valve 21 which is mounted on the closing element 8 and which is movable between a first valve position (see FIGS. 15 and 16) in which the steam outlet 21 is remote from a valve seat 22 extending around a steam outlet opening 23 provided on the closing element 8 and puts the interior of the cooking vessel 4 in communication with the exterior of the electric cooking appliance 2 so as to allow steam to exit to the outside of the electric cooking appliance 2, and a second valve position (see figures 23 and 24) in which the outlet valve 21 bears in leaktight manner on the valve seat 22 and fluidically isolates the interior of the cooking vessel 4 from the exterior of the electric cooking appliance 2 so as to allow a rise in pressure in the cooking 4. Typically, a cooking appliance Electric 2 under pressure generates pressures ranging from 40kPa to 100kPa.
    [0116] Advantageously, the electric cooking appliance 2 comprises a plurality of biasing elements 24 (see in particular FIG. 7), such as biasing springs, which are configured to bias the steam outlet valve 21 towards the second valve position. Advantageously, the biasing elements 24 are provided on the closure element 8 and are evenly distributed around the steam outlet opening 23.
    [0117] As shown in Figure 9, the electric cooking appliance 2 also includes a seal 25 which is mounted on the cover 5 and which is configured to be interposed between the cover 5 and the closing element 8. The seal sealing 25 is configured to extend around the steam outlet valve 21 and to urge the heating device 7 towards the gripping position.
    [0118] The electric cooking appliance 2 further comprises a cover locking mechanism 26 configured to lock the cover 5 in the closed position.
    [0119] The lid locking mechanism 26 comprises a lid locking member 27 provided on the lid 5 and movably mounted between a lid locking position (see Figures 19 and 20) in which the lid locking member 27 cooperates with the casing 3 so as to lock the lid 5 in the closed position, and a lid release position (see FIGS. 15 and 16) in which the lid locking member 27 releases the casing 3 and allows the lid to move 5 to the open position.
    [0120] As shown in particular in Figures 13, 14 and 16, the cover locking mechanism 26 further comprises a drive member 28 configured to move the cover locking member 27 from the cover locking position to the locking position. lid release, and a biasing member 29 configured to bias the lid locking member 27 toward the lid locking position. The operation of drive member 28 is described in more detail below.
    [0121] The electric cooking appliance 2 also comprises a control member 30 which is mechanically connected to the drive member 28 and which is configured to be manipulated by a user and to control locking and unlocking of the cover 5 with respect to the box 3.
    [0122] The control member 30 is rotatably mounted on the cover 5 and is configured to occupy: - a first control position (see Figures 13 to 16) in which the cover 5 is unlocked relative to the housing 3 and the cover 5 can be moved into the open position, - a second control position (see figures 17 to 20), also called grill position, in which the lid 5 is locked in the closed position, the steam outlet valve 21 is kept in the first valve position and the heating member is able to be activated, and - a third control position (see figures 21 to 24), also called pressure position, in which the lid 5 is locked in the closed position, the steam outlet valve 21 is maintained in the second valve position and the heating element 6 is able to be activated.
    [0123] Thus, the electric cooking appliance 2 is configured such that a movement of the control member 30 from the second control position to the third control position causes a movement of the steam outlet valve 21 from the first valve position to the second valve position, and such that a movement of the control member 30 from the third control position to the second control position causes a movement of the steam outlet valve 21 from the second valve position to the first valve position.
    [0124] According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the drive member 28 is integral in rotation with the control member 30 and is configured to occupy a first angular position (see in particular Figure 13) in which the control 30 occupies the first control position and the drive member 28 immobilizes the lid locking member 27 in the lid release position, a second angular position (see in particular FIG. 17) in which the locking member control 30 occupies the second control position and the drive member 28 does not cooperate with the cover locking member 27, and a third angular position (see in particular FIG. 21) in which the control member 30 occupies the third control position and the drive member 28 is remote from the cover locking member 27, the first, second and third angular positions being angularly offset from each other res.
    [0125] Advantageously, the drive member 28 comprises an inclined ramp 28.1 (see in particular FIG. 14) configured to lift a rear part of the cover locking member 27 and to cause the latter to pivot into the release position of the cover. lid, when the drive member 28 is moved from the second angular position to the first angular position.
    [0126] The electric cooking appliance 2 further comprises a valve piston 32 which is mounted on the cover 5 and which is mechanically connected to the control member 30, for example by a set of fingers and cams with variable slopes provided respectively on the control member 30 and the valve piston 32.
    [0127] The valve piston 32 extends substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the control member 30 and is mounted to move relative to the cover 5 between a first piston position (see FIG. 16) corresponding to the first position of valve, and a second piston position (see Figure 24) corresponding to the second valve position. The valve piston 32 is advantageously configured to occupy the first piston position when the control member 30 occupies the first and second control positions, and to occupy the second piston position when the control member 30 occupies the third position. control.
    [0128] The valve piston 32 is more particularly configured to move the steam outlet valve 21 into the first valve position (against the biasing force exerted by the biasing elements 24 on the steam outlet valve 21) when the control member 30 is moved into the first control position and into the second control position, and to allow movement of the steam outlet valve 21 (due to the biasing force exerted by the biasing elements 24 on the steam outlet valve 21) in the second valve position when the control member 30 is moved into the third control position.
    [0129] Advantageously, the valve piston 32 may be at least partially covered by a valve bellows 33 so that the valve bellows 33 is interposed between the valve piston 32 and the steam outlet valve 21, in order to in particular to protect the valve piston 32 and the control member 30 from humidity.
    [0130] The electric cooking appliance 2 further comprises a plurality of position sensors configured to detect the position occupied by the control member 30. The electric cooking appliance 2 may for example comprise a first position sensor 34 configured to detect that the control member 30 occupies the first control position, a second position sensor 35 configured to detect that the control member 30 occupies the second control position and a third position sensor 36 configured to detect that the control member control 30 occupies the third control position.
    [0131] According to one embodiment of the invention, the first position sensor 34 is configured to be activated by the drive member 28 when the drive member 28 is moved into the first angular position, the second position sensor 35 is configured to be activated by the drive member 28 when the drive member 28 is moved into the second angular position, and the third position sensor 36 is configured to be activated by the drive member 28 when the drive member 28 is moved into the third angular position.
    [0132] The electric cooking appliance 2 further comprises first electric contacts 37 (see FIG. 5) provided on the lid 5 and second electric contacts 38 (see FIG. 7) provided on the closing element 8. The first contacts 37 are configured to cooperate with the second electrical contacts 38 when the closing element 8 is locked on the lid 5, and this so as to ensure an electrical supply to the heating member 14.
    [0133] According to the embodiment shown in the figures, the first and second electrical contacts 37, 38 are protected from the steam generated in the cooking vessel 4 by the seal 25.
    [0134] Advantageously, the electric cooking appliance 2 includes a pressure regulating valve 39 (see Figures 7 and 8) which is mounted on the closure element 8 and which is configured to regulate the pressure inside the cooking vessel 4, and in particular in the cooking enclosure 10. The pressure regulating valve 39 can for example be a ball valve.
    [0135] The electric cooking appliance 2 may further comprise a safety valve 40 (see FIGS. 7 and 8) which is mounted on the closing element 8 and which is configured to place the interior of the cooking vessel in communication 4, and in particular the cooking enclosure 10, with the exterior of the electric cooking appliance 2 when the pressure inside the cooking vessel 4 exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
    [0136] The electric cooking appliance 2 can furthermore also comprise a temperature sensor 41 (see FIG. 9) configured to determine the temperature of the heating device 7, and for example of the closing element 8.
    [0137] The electric cooking appliance 2 also comprises a control unit 42 configured to control the electrical supply of the heating element 6 and of the heating member 14 as a function in particular of the position occupied by the control member 30.
    [0138] The control unit 42 is more particularly configured to control the electrical supply of the heating device 14 when the control device 30 occupies the second control position, and therefore when the second position sensor 35 has detected the fact that the control member 30 occupies the second control position. However, the control unit 42 could also be configured to control the power supply to the heating device 14 when the control device 30 occupies the third control position, for example during an initial phase of a mode of operation. cooking with pressure of the electric cooking appliance 2, in order to reduce the time necessary to pressurize the cooking tank 4.
    [0139] The control unit 42 can for example be configured to control the electrical supply of the heating element 6 only when the control member 30 occupies the third control position, and therefore when the third position sensor 36 has detected the fact that the control member 30 occupies the third control position.
    [0140] The control unit 42 may also comprise, in known manner, buttons and/or screen allowing a user to select a cooking mode. For example, the user can select a cooking time and temperature or choose from pre-set cooking programs.
    [0141] Furthermore, the control unit 42 is configured to activate or deactivate the heating element 6 and the heating member 14 depending on the one hand on a cooking program chosen by the user and on the other hand temperature measurements recorded by the temperature sensor 41 and any additional temperature sensor associated with the heating element 6.
    [0142] Thus, the electric cooking appliance 2 according to the present invention makes it possible, quite simply by actuating the control member 30, to configure the electric cooking appliance 2 for grilling without pressure when the control member 30 occupies the second control position (because the steam can be evacuated through the steam outlet valve 21), or for cooking under pressure when the control member 30 occupies the third control position (because the steam outlet valve 21 then prevents evacuation of steam to the outside of the electric cooking appliance).
    [0143] In addition, the fact that the heating device 7 is removable greatly facilitates the cleaning of the electric cooking appliance 2 according to the present invention.
    [0144] Of course, the present invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described and illustrated which has been given by way of example only. Modifications remain possible, in particular from the point of view of the constitution of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without departing from the scope of protection of the invention. It is thus in particular that the electric cooking appliance could be a cooking appliance without electric pressure.
    权利要求:
    Claims (18)
    [0001]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) comprising: - a box (3) comprising a cooking tank (4) configured to receive food to be cooked, and - a cover (5) pivotally mounted on the housing (3) between an open position in which the cover (5) frees access to the cooking tank (4) and a closed position in which the cover (5) prevents the access to the cooking tank (4), characterized in that the electric cooking appliance (2) further comprises a heating device (7) which is removably mounted on an inner surface of the cover (5), the heating device (7) comprising a heating (14) configured to be located opposite the food to be cooked received in the cooking tank (4) and to heat said food to be cooked when the cover (5) occupies the closed position.
    [0002]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 1, in which the heating device (7) comprises a closure element (8) configured to at least partially close an access opening (9) of the cooking vessel (4 ) when the cover (5) occupies the closed position, the heating member (14) being fixed to the closing element (8).
    [0003]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 2, in which the closing element (8) and the cooking tank (4) delimit a cooking chamber (10) when the lid (5) is in the closed position, the heating member (14) being configured to be placed in the cooking enclosure (10).
    [0004]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 2 or 3, in which the closing element (8) is configured to seal the access opening (9) of the cooking vessel (4) when the cover (5) occupies the closed position.
    [0005]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which comprises a locking mechanism (15) configured to lock the heating device (7) to the lid (5).
    [0006]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 5, in which the locking mechanism (15) comprises a locking element (16) provided on the lid (5) and mounted movable between a locking position in which the lock (16) cooperates with the heating device (7) so as to lock the heating device (7) on the cover (5), and a release position in which the locking element (16) releases the heater (7) and allows the heating device (7) to be dismantled.
    [0007]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 6, which comprises an actuating member (19) configured to move the locking element (16) from the locking position to the releasing position.
    [0008]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to Claim 7, in which the actuating member (19) is mounted so as to be able to move on the cover (5) between a rest position in which the locking element (16) is in the locking position and an unlocking position in which the locking element (16) is in the release position, the actuating member (19) being configured such that a displacement of the actuating member (19) from the rest position to the unlocking position causes the locking element (16) to move from the locking position to the release position.
    [0009]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 8, in which the actuating member (19) comprises a gripping part (20) which is manipulable by a user so as to move the actuating member (19) between the rest position and the unlocked position.
    [0010]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 9, in which the gripping part (20) is accessible to a user only when the lid (5) is in the open position.
    [0011]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to any one of Claims 5 to 10, in which the heating device (7) is mounted so as to be able to move with respect to the cover (5) between a locked position in which the heating device (7) is locked to the cover (5) by the locking mechanism (15), and a gripping position in which the heating device (7) is released by the locking mechanism (15) and is removable.
    [0012]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to Claim 11 in combination with Claim 6, in which the heating device (7) is configured to be moved automatically from the locked position to the gripping position when the locking element (16 ) is moved from the locking position to the release position.
    [0013]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, which comprises a steam outlet valve (21) which is movable between a first valve position in which the steam outlet valve (21) in communication the interior of the cooking vessel (4) with the exterior of the electric cooking appliance (2) so as to allow steam to exit towards the outside of the electric cooking appliance (2), and a second valve position in which the steam outlet valve (21) fluidically isolates the interior of the cooking vessel (4) from the exterior of the electric cooking appliance (2) so as to allow a rise under pressure in the cooking tank (4).
    [0014]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 13, which comprises at least one biasing element (24) which is configured to bias the steam outlet valve (21) towards the second valve position.
    [0015]
    An electric cooking appliance (2) as claimed in claim 13 or 14, which comprises a cover locking mechanism (26) configured to lock the cover (5) in the closed position, and a control member (30) configured to be manipulated by a user and to control locking and unlocking of the lid (5) with respect to the housing (3), the control member (30) being movably mounted on the lid (5) and being configured to occupy: - a first control position in which the lid (5) is unlocked relative to the housing (3) and the lid (5) can be moved into the open position, - a second control position in which the lid (5) is locked in the closed position and the steam outlet valve (21) is kept in the first valve position, and - a third control position in which the lid (5) is locked in the closed position and the steam outlet valve (21) is held in the second valve position.
    [0016]
    An electric cooking appliance (2) according to claim 15, which includes a valve piston (32) which is configured to move the steam outlet valve (21) to the first valve position when the controller (30) is moved to the second control position.
    [0017]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 16, which comprises a heating element (6) which is arranged in the casing (3) and which is configured to heat the cooking vessel (4).
    [0018]
    Electric cooking appliance (2) according to any of claims 1 to 17, wherein the electric cooking appliance (2) is an electric pressure cooker.
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