The present disclosure provides a float valve motion detection device, a pot cover assembly and a pressure cooking appliance, the float valve motion detection device comprising: a float valve, a hollow inductance coil and a detection circuit. A valve core of the float valve is made of materials having permeability unequal to that of air. When the valve core is pushed by the pressure in a pot from a first position to a second position, the volume of the valve core in the hollow inductance coil changes, which changes the inductance of the hollow inductance coil. A detection circuit determines the position of the valve core by means of detecting the change in the inductance of the hollow inductance coil so as to determine whether it is safe to uncover at the current time.

In one embodiment, a method for monitoring for boiling fluid in a kitchen environment by a smart hood apparatus includes accessing sensor data indicating one or more parameters of a cooking utensil detected by the smart hood apparatus from sensors associated with the smart hood apparatus, wherein the sensors comprise one or more of a camera, a thermal sensor, or an audio sensor, and wherein the cooking utensil contains fluid, determining information associated with boiling events associated with the fluid in the cooking utensil based on the sensor data by algorithms, wherein the information comprises at least a boiling time required for the fluid to boil, and sending instructions for presenting a notification comprising the information associated with the boiling events.

In one embodiment, a method for monitoring for boiling fluid in a kitchen environment by a smart hood apparatus includes accessing sensor data indicating one or more parameters of a cooking utensil detected by the smart hood apparatus from sensors associated with the smart hood apparatus, wherein the sensors comprise one or more of a camera, a thermal sensor, or an audio sensor, and wherein the cooking utensil contains fluid, determining information associated with boiling events associated with the fluid in the cooking utensil based on the sensor data by algorithms, wherein the information comprises at least a boiling time required for the fluid to boil, and sending instructions for presenting a notification comprising the information associated with the boiling events.

The pot cover assembly includes a pot cover body and a spill-proof detection device. The spill-proof detection device is a capacitive detection device and it is provided on the pot cover body. At least a lower surface of the spill-proof detection device forms a detection plane and a capacitance value of the spill-proof detection device is changed as a function of a contact medium of the detection plane.

The pot cover assembly includes a pot cover body and a spill-proof detection device. The spill-proof detection device is a capacitive detection device and it is provided on the pot cover body. At least a lower surface of the spill-proof detection device forms a detection plane and a capacitance value of the spill-proof detection device is changed as a function of a contact medium of the detection plane.

A method for a food processor including a pot, a heating element for heating the pot and/or a food in the pot, and a temperature sensor for determining an actual temperature (T.sub.I) of the pot or the food in the pot, includes performing temperature control by a control device in a temperature control mode based on a desired temperature (T.sub.T) by adjusting an electrical energy supplied to the heating element in dependence on the actual temperature (T.sub.I) so that the actual temperature (T.sub.I) approaches or reaches the desired temperature (T.sub.T).

The present disclosure relates to an overflow structure of a kitchen appliance. A motor is assembled in a mainframe of the kitchen appliance. A mainframe upper cover is disposed above the motor, and the mainframe upper cover is connected to the mainframe and is used to place a container cup assembly, a shaft of the motor is connected to a clutch assembly for power transmission, a base is installed at a lower end of the mainframe. The overflow structure includes: a mainframe-upper-cover drainage structure including at least one side drainage hole opened at an edge of the mainframe upper cover, and a first water receiving part for transferring liquid in the side drainage hole; an interference drainage structure including a water receiving tray for receiving liquid overflowing from a gap between the clutch assembly and the mainframe upper cover, and a second water receiving component for transferring liquid in the water receiving tray.

The present disclosure relates to a cooking vessel for induction cooktops. The cooking vessel comprises at least one movable magnetic material base plate provided at heat conducting zone of the cooking vessel, wherein the movable magnetic material base plate transfers heat from the induction cooktop to contents in the cooking vessel. The cooking vessel further comprises at least one non-magnetic material base plate, placed adjacent to the at least one movable magnetic material base plate, wherein the non-magnetic material base plate blocks transfer of heat from induction cooktop to the contents. Further, an insulation pocket, placed adjacent to the at least one movable magnetic material base plate, is configured to house the at least one movable magnetic material base plate. Furthermore, an actuator is configured to displace the at least one movable magnetic material base plate from the heat conducting zone to the insulation pocket based on a control signal.

Embodiment provides a food processor with overflow detection ring. The overflow detection ring includes an annular body, a detecting portion connected to an inner edge of the annular body and extending along one side of the annular body, and a lead connecting structure connected to an outer edge of the annular body. The annular body, the detecting portion, and the lead connecting structure are in electrically conduction with one another.

A system for detecting a possibility of boiling over and preventing said boiling over comprising a vessel having a vessel's lid, the lid being characterised in that it is configured to: receive information on an initial level of the vessel's content and current level of the vessel's content; and establish on which heating section of a particular cooktop the vessel and the lid are positioned; and based on a difference between the initial level and the current level as well as the time of the creation of said difference: the lid is configured to instruct a height actuator of the lid to extend said lid vertically, in order to extend height of said vessel, and the lid is configured to instruct an aperture actuator to create an aperture in the lid's; the lid is configured to communicate with said cooktop in order to decrease power generation on said heating section.