A cooking device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a main body in which an inner pot is accommodated; a top plate provided in a lid cover coupled to the main body; a locking slide coupled on the top plate so as to be linearly movable in a first direction; and a locking structure including an engagement protrusion which is configured to be engaged with a flange portion of the inner pot. The locking structure is configured to be linearly moved, depending on a position of the locking slide performing a linear movement in the first direction, between a locking position where the engagement protrusion is positioned so as to overlap with the flange portion of the inner pot in a vertical direction and an unlocking position spaced apart from the locking position toward an outside of the top plate.

The invention provides a cooking utensil for cooking food under pressure including a vessel, a lid, and a bayonet-fitting locking system, said utensil including a lid subassembly that includes both said lid and a support attached to said lid in such a manner that said lid can pivot, said utensil including a control member for controlling the locking/unlocking, and a transformation device for transforming the movement of the control member into pivoting of the lid relative to the support, said control member being shaped to be capable of being taken hold of manually and being connected mechanically to the support so that said lid subassembly being lifted manually, via the control member, causes the control member to be urged back into its unlocking position.

A pressure cooker comprises a handle, a body, an outer lid being pivotally mounted on the body, an inner vessel with flange extending radially, an inner lid that is configured to cover the inner vessel, a rotatable rim protrusions that selectively engages with the flange of the inner vessel. The pressure cooker that utilizes an one-hand opening and locking mechanism that simultaneously locks the outer lid with the main body and locks the inner lid with the inner vessel. The locking of the outer lid is achieved by a clasp assembly, whose position is controlled by the handle. The locking of the outer lid is achieved by the pairing of the flange and the rim protrusions, whose position is also controlled by the handle. The pressure cooker also comprises a pressure rod that changes its level based on the pressure of the inner vessel.

The present invention relates to a low vacuum and vacuum release device for an electric rice cooker, the device being capable of releasing a vacuum and maintaining a vacuum state by the rotation of an operation lever. The electric rice cooker has: the operation lever provided at the upper part of a lid; and the low vacuum and vacuum release device provided inside the lid, elastically connected to the operation lever such that when the operation lever is rotated, the device rises so as to open an air inlet, thereby releasing the vacuum while external air flows therein, and when the operation lever is released, the device lowers by the elastic force of a spring so as to maintain the vacuum state by blocking the air inlet, wherein the low vacuum and vacuum release device comprises: a housing provided in the inside of the lid; a first pressure opening/closing operation part provided inside the housing and rising or lowering according to the vapor pressure during cooking, thereby opening or closing the first vapor outlet of a first lower sealing member; a second vacuum release operation part provided inside the housing and rising or lowering according to the rotation of the operation lever, thereby opening or closing the air inlet of a second lower sealing member; and a raising/lowering operation connection part provided at the upper part of the housing and raising or lowering the second vacuum release operation part while being mounted with the operation lever.

An oval shaped countertop kitchen appliance having a cooking chamber that defines a cavity. The cooking chamber has a rim defining an opening to the cavity. An electric heating element is disposed proximate the cavity to heat the cavity. A pan retaining foodstuff therein has a generally hollow interior and a rim defining an opening for accessing the interior thereof. The pan is sized and shaped to fit within the cavity of the cooking chamber. A lid is sized and shaped to at least partially cover the cooking chamber rim when placed on the cooking chamber rim. At least one hinge and one latch are mounted to one of the exterior surface of the side wall of the cooking chamber and the lid. A pressure seal is present in the interface of the lid and the cooking chamber rim. Said pressure seal is compressed when latching mechanism is in its latched position. Pressure regulating valve communicates between the cooking chamber cavity and the outside, to limit the pressure built up within the cooking chamber as foodstuff is heated by said electric heater and emits steam during the cooking process. Said cooking pressure is set at a predetermined level. Temperature in the cooking chamber is controllable by the user as is the duration of the cooking cycle.

The technical idea of the present disclosure provides a cooking device including: a main body; an inner pot accommodated in the main body; and a main body lid connected to the main body and configured to cover the inner pot. The main body lid includes: a top plate; a rotation cover; a locking structure, wherein the locking structure is configured to linearly move between a locking position and an unlocking position in conjunction with the rotation of the rotation cover, wherein the locking position is a position where the engagement protrusion overlaps the flange of the inner pot in a vertical direction and the unlocking position is a position that is spaced apart outward from the locking position in a radial direction; and a pressing slider configured to elastically support the locking structure in a direction from the locking position toward the unlocking position.

The invention relates to a food pressure cooking appliance including a bowl and a lid intended to be locked relative to the bowl to form with the latter a cooking chamber adapted to rise in pressure. The appliance also including bayonet locking means forming first and second series of protrusions that are integral with the envelope of the lid and the envelope of the bowl, respectively, and that are intended to cooperate with each other to ensure the locking of the lid relative to the bowl. Each protrusion of at least one of said series is consisted by a volume element that has opposite convex and concave faces, and that is formed by a localized radial deformation of the corresponding envelope.

The technical idea of the present disclosure provides a cooking device including: a main body; an inner pot accommodated in the main body; and a main body lid connected to the main body and configured to cover the inner pot. The main body lid includes: a top plate; a rotation cover; a locking structure, wherein the locking structure is configured to linearly move between a locking position and an unlocking position in conjunction with the rotation of the rotation cover, wherein the locking position is a position where the engagement protrusion overlaps the flange of the inner pot in a vertical direction and the unlocking position is a position that is spaced apart outward from the locking position in a radial direction; and a pressing slider configured to elastically support the locking structure in a direction from the locking position toward the unlocking position.

A cooking device includes a pot lid assembly and a pot body. The pot lid assembly includes a pot lid including a plurality of first pot teeth. The pot lid including at least two first fool-proof structures each formed at one of the plurality of first pot teeth. The pot body includes a plurality of second pot teeth. The pot body includes at least two second fool-proof structures each provided at one of the plurality of second pot teeth. The pot lid and the pot body are configured to be buckled with each other via a one-to-one cooperation between the at least two first fool-proof structures and the at least two second fool-proof structures.

An electric pressure cooker includes: a main body; an inner pot configured to be accommodated in the main body; a lid fastening ring configured to be fastened to an upper surface of the main body; an inner lid that is disposed radially inside of the lid fastening ring and that includes a steam outlet and a first flow path guide member that are disposed at a lower surface of the inner lid; and an inside lid that is configured to be coupled to the lower surface of the inner lid and that includes a second flow path guide member disposed at an upper surface of the inside lid. The inner lid and the inside lid define a steam flow path configured guide steam generated in the inner pot to the steam outlet by the first flow path guide member and the second flow path guide member.