A lid counterbalance assembly for a grill, the grill including a lid and a base, the lid counterbalance assembly including a pulley assembly including at least one pulley, the pulley assembly rotatably connected to the base, a spring connected to the pulley assembly via a first line, and a second line including a first end connected to the pulley assembly and a second end connected to the lid, wherein the second end is rotatable and translatable with respect to the lid.

The present invention discloses a damping device, a cooker and a device having a damping structure, wherein the damping device is arranged between a main body and a cover body, comprising a rotary member fixed on the cover body; a fixed member fixed on the main body, the fixed member being a hollow body having openings at two ends, the rotary member being nested in the hollow body, one of the rotary member and an inner side wall of the hollow body being provided with a friction member, the other one being provided with an elastic piece; during the process of opening the cover body, the elastic piece is slidably fitted with the friction member and generates varying frictional resistance during sliding.

The present invention discloses a damping device, a cooker and a device having a damping structure, wherein the damping device is arranged between a main body and a cover body, comprising a rotary member fixed on the cover body; a fixed member fixed on the main body, the fixed member being a hollow body having openings at two ends, the rotary member being nested in the hollow body, one of the rotary member and an inner side wall of the hollow body being provided with a friction member, the other one being provided with an elastic piece; during the process of opening the cover body, the elastic piece is slidably fitted with the friction member and generates varying frictional resistance during sliding.

Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A food container having a hollow container interior is positionable within the hollow chamber. An end of the food container extends above the upper portion of the housing when the container is installed within the hollow chamber. A lid is moveably attached to the housing and is moveable between a first position that covers the upper portion of the housing and the opening to the hollow chamber when the food container is installed within the hollow chamber and a second position where the lid does not cover the opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of said lid and said housing.

Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A food container having a hollow container interior is positionable within the hollow chamber. An end of the food container extends above the upper portion of the housing when the container is installed within the hollow chamber. A lid is moveably attached to the housing and is moveable between a first position that covers the upper portion of the housing and the opening to the hollow chamber when the food container is installed within the hollow chamber and a second position where the lid does not cover the opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of said lid and said housing.

Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive a food container. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. At least one lid is movable relative to the housing. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of the housing and the at least one lid and at least one detector is operable to detect a configuration of the at least one lid. The cooking system is operable in a plurality of cooking modes and operation of a particular cooking mode is dependent on a detected configuration of the at least one lid by the at least one detector.

The invention relates to a holder for the lid (7) of a pot-type or dish-type serving vessel (1) such as a cooking vessel, the holder being used to hold the lid on the serving vessel in an upright position after the lid has been removed. The holder is characterised by an attachment in the form of a ring (2) which can be attached to the upper rim of the serving vessel and which has a ring opening (5) that can be sealed using the loose, free lid (7), wherein the ring (2) has at least one support (10) forming stops and being used to hold the lid (7) in an upright position on the ring.

The invention relates to a holder for the lid (7) of a pot-type or dish-type serving vessel (1) such as a cooking vessel, the holder being used to hold the lid on the serving vessel in an upright position after the lid has been removed. The holder is characterised by an attachment in the form of a ring (2) which can be attached to the upper rim of the serving vessel and which has a ring opening (5) that can be sealed using the loose, free lid (7), wherein the ring (2) has at least one support (10) forming stops and being used to hold the lid (7) in an upright position on the ring.

The present disclosure discloses a damping device, a cooker and a device having a damping structure, wherein the damping device is arranged between a main body and a cover body, comprising a rotary member (2) fixed on the cover body; a fixed member (11) fixed on the main body, the fixed member (11) being a hollow body having openings at two ends, the rotary member (2) being nested in the hollow body, one of the rotary member (2) and an inner side wall of the hollow body being provided with a friction member (21), the other one being provided with an elastic piece (14); during the process of opening the cover body, the elastic piece (14) is slidably fitted with the friction member (21) and generates varying frictional resistance during sliding. The damping device is less susceptible to outside temperature and humidity and thus is less likely to fail.

The present disclosure discloses a damping device, a cooker and a device having a damping structure, wherein the damping device is arranged between a main body and a cover body, comprising a rotary member (2) fixed on the cover body; a fixed member (11) fixed on the main body, the fixed member (11) being a hollow body having openings at two ends, the rotary member (2) being nested in the hollow body, one of the rotary member (2) and an inner side wall of the hollow body being provided with a friction member (21), the other one being provided with an elastic piece (14); during the process of opening the cover body, the elastic piece (14) is slidably fitted with the friction member (21) and generates varying frictional resistance during sliding. The damping device is less susceptible to outside temperature and humidity and thus is less likely to fail.