US-12616337-B2 - Basket with detachable cover plate for air fryer and air fryer having basket with detachable cover plate

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Abstract

Provided are basket with detachable cover plate for air fryer and air fryer having basket with detachable cover plate. The basket includes basket body and handle provided at side of basket body, and top portion of basket body is of opening structure, cover plate matched with opening is provided at opening of basket, and cover plate is detachably installed at opening of basket; the air fryer includes cooking cavity located inside air fryer, and basket and hot air device provided inside cooking cavity, and hot air device is located above basket, when cover plate is installed on basket, interior of basket is hermetically isolated by cover plate from hot air device, and when cover plate is detached from upper opening of basket, interior of basket is in communication with hot air device.

Inventors

Yichi ZHANG

Assignees

NINGBO CARELINE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE CO., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20220425
Priority Date: 20210524

Claims (11)

1 . An air fryer comprising a cooking cavity located inside the air fryer, and a basket and a hot air device provided inside the cooking cavity, the hot air device is located above the basket, the basket comprises a basket body and a handle provided at a side of the basket body, a top portion of the basket body is of an opening structure, a cover plate matched with an opening is provided at the opening of the basket, and the cover plate is detachably installed at the opening of the basket, when the cover plate is installed on an upper opening of the basket, an interior of the basket is hermetically isolated by the cover plate from the hot air device, and when the cover plate is detached from the upper opening of the basket, the interior of the basket is in communication with the hot air device, a gas outlet pipe in communication with an inner cavity of the basket is provided at an edge of the cover plate, and a first air outlet making the gas outlet pipe be in communication with an exterior environment is provided on the air fryer, wherein a sealing gasket is provided at a joint between the first air outlet and the gas outlet pipe, the sealing gasket formed from a plurality of flap-shaped sealing lips that are outwardly movable, when the cover plate is not installed on the basket, the plurality of flap-shaped sealing lips of the sealing gasket gather together to block the first air outlet; and when the cover plate is installed on the basket, the gas outlet pipe is inserted into the sealing gasket, the plurality of flap-shaped sealing lips are urged into an unfolded position to place the gas outlet pipe in communication with the first air outlet and the inner cavity of the basket is in communication with the exterior environment through the gas outlet pipe and the first air outlet.
2 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom heating device capable of heating the basket is provided at a bottom and/or a side portion of the cooking cavity.
3 . The air fryer according to claim 2 , wherein the bottom heating device capable of heating the basket is provided at the bottom of the cooking cavity, the bottom heating device comprises a heating pipe, a first thermally conductive aluminum plate and a metal shell which are connected in sequence from bottom to top, the metal shell is provided at the bottom of the cooking cavity, and the basket is supported on the metal shell.
4 . The air fryer according to claim 2 , wherein the air fryer further comprises a control system and a cover plate sensing system electrically connected with each other, the cover plate sensing system is provided correspondingly to the cover plate, when the cover plate is installed on the basket, the cover plate sensing system outputs a first signal to the control system; and when the cover plate is not installed on the basket, the cover plate sensing system outputs a second signal to the control system.
5 . The air fryer according to claim 4 , wherein the control system has a hot air device starting mode and a bottom heating device starting mode, wherein when receiving the first signal, the control system controls to enter the bottom heating device starting mode; and when receiving the second signal, the control system controls to enter the hot air device starting mode, or controls to enter the hot air device starting mode and the bottom heating device starting mode at the same time.
6 . The air fryer according to claim 4 , wherein the cover plate sensing system comprises a micro-switch assembly and an ejector rod, the micro-switch assembly is electrically connected to the control system, and two ends of the ejector rod are respectively provided correspondingly to the micro-switch assembly and the cover plate, wherein when the cover plate is installed on the basket, the ejector rod has one end abutting against the cover plate, and the other end driving the micro-switch assembly to be in a first position state, and the micro-switch assembly outputs the first signal to the control system; and when the cover plate is not installed on the basket, the cover plate does not abut against the ejector rod, the micro-switch assembly changes to a second position state, and the micro-switch assembly outputs the second signal to the control system.
7 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein a hot air outlet corresponding to the hot air device is provided in an upper portion of the cooking cavity, and the air fryer is provided with a second air outlet making the hot air outlet be in communication with the exterior environment; and a cold air cavity is provided outside the cooking cavity, the cold air cavity is provided with a cold air outlet in communication with the second air outlet, and the cold air outlet is located correspondingly to a position of the hot air outlet.
8 . The air fryer according to claim 7 , wherein an opening of the second air outlet in communication with the exterior environment is provided as sharing a cavity with an opening of the hot air outlet in communication with the exterior environment.
9 . The air fryer according to claim 7 , wherein the hot air outlet and the second air outlet are of a one-piece structure.
10 . The air fryer according to claim 1 , wherein the cover plate is snapped with the basket body, and one of the cover plate and the basket body defines a clamping groove, and the other is provided with a clamping position corresponding to the clamping groove, wherein a plurality of clamping grooves opening in a same rotation direction are provided at intervals on a peripheral side of the cover plate, a plurality of corresponding clamping positions designed in a protruding manner are provided on a side wall of the basket body, and the clamping grooves are rotatably snapped with the clamping positions.
11 . The air fryer according to claim 10 , wherein the basket is a drawer-type basket, and the gas outlet pipe is provided at a side opposite to the handle, wherein a bottom of the basket body is provided with a thermally conductive plate attached to a bottom wall of the basket body, wherein a plurality of inner concave portions are provided on the bottom wall of the basket body, installation bases are provided in the inner concave portions, the thermally conductive plate is provided with installation holes corresponding to the installation bases, and fasteners penetrate through the installation holes to fix the thermally conductive plate on the installation bases, wherein threaded holes are provided on the installation bases, the fasteners are screws matched with the threaded holes, the installation holes are wedge-shaped holes, and nuts of the fasteners are embedded in the installation holes.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present disclosure claims the priority to the Chinese patent application with the filing number 202121122217.1, filed on May 24, 2021 with the Chinese Patent Office, and entitled “Air Fryer Having Basket with Detachable Cover Plate”, the Chinese patent application with the filing number 202110566678.6, filed on May 24, 2021 with the Chinese Patent Office, and entitled “Air Outlet System of Air Fryer Having Detachable Cover Plate”, the Chinese patent application with the filing number 202121125423.8, filed on May 24, 2021 with the Chinese Patent Office, and entitled “Air Fryer Having Bottom Heating System”, and the Chinese patent application with the filing number 202121122167.7, filed on May 24, 2021 with the Chinese Patent Office, and entitled “Basket with Detachable Cover Plate for Air Fryer”, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to the field of air fryers, and in particular to a basket with a detachable cover plate for an air fryer and an air fryer having a basket with a detachable cover plate. BACKGROUND ART The air fryer is a cooking appliance which is popular among people at present. A cooking cavity is provided in the air fryer, a hot air device consisting of a heating pipe and a heat circulation fan is provided in an upper portion of the cooking cavity, and it can form a heat circulating airflow in the cooking cavity to cook food in a basket. Such air fryer has a single cooking mode, namely only one mode of hot-air frying and baking, and cannot meet the increasing requirements of people on various functions of air fryer products. In addition, the baskets used by the current air fryers generally include a basket body and a handle provided at a side of the basket body, wherein the basket body is of a top opening structure, hot air above the cooking cavity directly enters the basket body through the opening to fry and bake the food, meanwhile, smoke and steam of the product in the basket body both directly contact the hot air device and other electrical devices through the opening, that is, this kind of basket for an air fryer cannot isolate the steam or the like of the product from the electrical devices in the cooking process, which will affect the reliability and the service life of the whole product. Therefore, in summary, the prior art needs to be improved. SUMMARY A basket with a detachable cover plate for an air fryer, including a basket body and a handle provided at a side of the basket body, a top portion of the basket body being of an opening structure, wherein a cover plate matched with the opening is provided at the opening of the basket, and the cover plate is detachably installed at the opening of the basket. In one or more embodiments, the cover plate is snapped with the basket body, and one of the cover plate and the basket body is provided with a clamping groove, and the other is provided with a clamping position corresponding to the clamping groove. In one or more embodiments, a plurality of clamping grooves opening in a same rotation direction are provided at intervals on a peripheral side of the cover plate, a plurality of corresponding clamping positions designed in a protruding manner are provided on a side wall of the basket body, and the clamping grooves are rotatably snapped with the clamping positions. In one or more embodiments, the basket is a drawer-type basket, a gas outlet pipe is provided at an edge of the cover plate, the gas outlet pipe is in communication with an inner cavity of the basket body, and the gas outlet pipe is provided at a side opposite to the handle. In one or more embodiments, a bottom of the basket body is provided with a thermally conductive plate closely attached to a bottom wall of the basket body. In one or more embodiments, a plurality of inner concave portions are provided on the bottom wall of the basket body, installation bases are provided in the inner concave portions, the thermally conductive plate is provided with installation holes corresponding to the installation bases, and the fasteners penetrate through the installation holes to fix the thermally conductive plate on the installation bases, wherein a threaded hole is provided on each installation base, the fasteners are screws matched with the threaded holes, the installation holes are wedge-shaped holes, and nuts of the fasteners are embedded in the installation holes. An air fryer having a basket with a detachable cover plate, including a cooking cavity located inside the air fryer, and a basket and a hot air device provided inside the cooking cavity, the basket being of an upper opening structure, the hot air device being located above the basket, wherein the basket is the above basket with a detachable cover plate for an air fryer, an interior of the basket is hermetically isolated by the cover plate from the hot air device, and when the cover plate is detache