Multi-functional flexible steamer used for microwave oven
12421013 ยท 2025-09-23
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
B65D2581/3433
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
B65D53/00
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
International classification
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a multi-functional flexible steamer used for a microwave oven that includes a first body including a first receiving room with an opened-end top portion thereof; a second body including a second receiving room with an opened-end top portion thereof; a plurality of holes arranged on a bottom end of the second body and connected to the second receiving room. The second body can be placed on the first body so that the bottom end of the second body extends into the first receiving room; and a cover that can be placed on the second body or on the first body. The first and second bodies, and the cover are all made of materials that are flexible and resistant to be heated in a microwave oven.
Claims
1. A multi-functional flexible steamer used for a microwave oven comprising: a first body comprising a first receiving room with an opened-end top portion thereof; a second body comprising a second receiving room with an opened-end top portion thereof, and a plurality of holes arranged on a bottom end of the second body and connected to the second receiving room; and wherein the second body can be placed on the first body so that the bottom end of the second body extends into the first receiving room; and a cover covered on the second body or the first body; wherein all the first body, the second body and the cover are made of materials that are flexible and resistant to be heated in a microwave oven; wherein the second body comprises an exposing portion and an inserting portion arranged below the exposing portion; wherein a transition step is formed at a connection between the exposing portion and the inserting portion, the inserting portion is configured to extend into the first receiving room; an upper end of the first body is connected to the transition step of the second body through a first anti-stop structure, and the cover is connected to the exposing portion of the second body through a second anti-stop structure; wherein the first anti-stop structure comprises: a first plugging slot arranged on the transition step of the second body; a first protrusion arranged on the upper end of the first body; or the first anti-stop structure comprises: a first protrusion arranged on the transition step of the second body, and a first plugging slot arranged on the upper end of the first body; wherein when the inserting portion of the second body is inserted into the first receiving room of the first body, the first protrusion is inserted into the first plugging slot.
2. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multi-functional flexible steamer is made of silicone rubber.
3. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the multi-functional flexible steamer comprises at least two usage combination modes, wherein a first usage combination mode is a combination of the first body, the second body and the cover; and a second combination mode is a combination of the first body and the cover.
4. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first body comprises a second spacer arranged in the first receiving room to divide the first receiving room into at least two cavities.
5. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the inserting portion extends into the first receiving room, an outer wall of the inserting portion tightly fits with an inner wall of the first body.
6. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 5, wherein a sealing rib is formed on the outer wall of the inserting portion, and a sealing groove is formed on the inner wall of the first body; or a sealing groove is formed on the outer wall of the inserting portion, and a sealing rib is formed on the inner wall of the first body; and wherein the sealing rib is embedded into the sealing groove.
7. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover comprises a base, a clamping block arranged on a lower portion of the base; and wherein the second anti-stop structure comprises: a U-shaped groove arranged on a side of the clamping block that faces the second body; a U-shaped protrusion arranged on a top end of the exposing portion of the second body; or the second anti-stop structure comprises: a U-shaped protrusion arranged on a side of the clamping block that faces the second body; a U-shaped groove arranged on a top end of the exposing portion of the second body; and wherein when the cover covers on the exposing portion of the second body, the U-shaped protrusion is inserted into the U-shaped groove.
8. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 7, wherein a sealing groove is arranged on a groove wall of the U-shaped groove, and a sealing rib is arranged on an inner wall of the top end of the exposing portion; or a sealing rib is arranged on a groove wall of the U-shaped groove, and a sealing groove is arranged on an inner wall of the top end of the exposing portion; and wherein the sealing rib is embedded into the sealing groove.
9. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cover comprises a buckling ear, and a buckling portion arranged on the outer wall of the first body, a buckling hole formed on the buckling ear to buckle with the buckling portion.
10. The multi-functional flexible steamer as claimed in claim 1, wherein a shape of the multi-functional flexible steamer is rectangular or circular.
11. A multi-functional flexible steamer used for a microwave oven comprising: a first body comprising a first receiving room with an opened-end top portion thereof; a second body comprising a second receiving room with an opened-end top portion thereof, and a plurality of holes arranged on a bottom end of the second body and connected to the second receiving room; and wherein the second body can be placed on the first body so that the bottom end of the second body extends into the first receiving room; and a cover covered on the second body or the first body; wherein all the first body, the second body and the cover are made of materials that are flexible and resistant to be heated in a microwave oven; wherein the second body comprises an exposing portion and an inserting portion arranged below the exposing portion; wherein a transition step is formed at a connection between the exposing portion and the inserting portion, the inserting portion is configured to extend into the first receiving room; an upper end of the first body is connected to the transition step of the second body through a first anti-stop structure, and the cover is connected to the exposing portion of the second body through a second anti-stop structure; wherein the cover comprises a base and a clamping block arranged on a lower portion of the base; wherein the second anti-stop structure comprises: a U-shaped groove arranged on a side of the clamping block that faces the second body; a U-shaped protrusion arranged on a top end of the exposing portion of the second body; or the second anti-stop structure comprises: a U-shaped protrusion arranged on a side of the clamping block that faces the second body; a U-shaped groove arranged on a top end of the exposing portion of the second body; wherein when the cover covers on the exposing portion of the second body, the U-shaped protrusion is inserted into the U-shaped groove.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) In order to more clearly understand the technical solution hereinafter in embodiments of the present disclosure, a brief description to the drawings used in detailed description of embodiments hereinafter is provided thereof. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present disclosure, for one of ordinary skill in the related art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings below on the premise of no creative work.
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(21) The element labels according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure shown as below: 100a, 100b, 100c steamer, 10 first body, 101 upper end, 102, 231 inner wall, 103, 233, 245, 512 sealing groove, 104, 244 top inner side, 105, 241, 331, 351 outer wall, 11 first receiving room, 110, 210 cavity, 111, 211 top portion, 112 second spacer, 12 second connecting step, 13 buckling portion, 14 second bar, 20 second body, 201 bottom end, 21 second receiving room, 212 first spacer, 22 hole, 23 exposing portion, 230 top end, 232, 242, 332, 352 sealing rib, 24 inserting portion, 243 top outer side, 25 transition step, 26 first connecting step, 28 first bar, 30 cover, 301 handle, 31 base, 311 lower portion, 32 clamping block, 33 first inserting wall, 34 fastening step, 35 second inserting wall, 36 cover plate, 37 buckling ear, 371 buckling hole, 38 exhaust vent, 39 exhaust cover, 40 first anti-stop structure, 41 first plugging slot, 42 first protrusion, 50 second anti-stop structure, 51 U-shaped groove, 511 groove wall, 52 U-shaped protrusion, 53 second plugging slot, 54 second protrusion.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
(22) Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the subject matter presented herein. Obviously, the implementation embodiment in the description is a part of the present disclosure implementation examples, rather than the implementation of all embodiments, examples. According to the described embodiment of the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by one of ordinary skill in the related art on the premise of no creative work are within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
(23) In the description of the present disclosure, it needs to be explained that all the directional indicators (such as the terms: upper, below, left, right, front, back . . . ), are shown in the specification of the present disclosure. The indicated orientation or position of the terms shown in the detailed description is based on the orientation or position shown in the figures of the accompanying drawings of the present disclosure, which is only to easily simplify the description of the present disclosure, but not indicated that the devices or elements of the present disclosure should have a particular orientation or should be designed and operated in a particular orientation. So the terms illustrated in the detail description are not by way of the limitation of the present disclosure.
(24) Furthermore, in the description of the present disclosure, the terms such as first and second shown in the specification are only used to describe, but not indicated that the elements of the present disclosure is important or represented the amount of the elements. That is, the features limited by the terms of first and second may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features.
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(26) The multi-functional flexible steamer 100 of the present disclosure can be designed to various shapes, such as rectangular, circular, etc. In the first embodiment of the present disclosure, all the first body 10, the second body 20 and the cover 30 are rectangular.
(27) Preferably, the multi-functional flexible steamer 100 in embodiments of the present disclosure is made of silicone rubber, which is a food grade material that is safe and hygienic.
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(31) The second body 20 of the first embodiment includes a second receiving room 21 with an opened-end top portion 211 thereof. The top portion 211 of the second receiving room 21 is open to be also convenient for placing ingredients to be steamed into the second receiving room 21, and also can allow the cover 30 to be placed on the top portion 211 of the second receiving room 21 of the second body 20.
(32) It is unlike conventional pots, a bottom end 201 of the second body 20 of the first embodiment is provided with a plurality of holes 22 that communicates with the second receiving room 21. In this way, the second body 20 can be used for steaming and cooking food, that is, steam can enter the second body 20 through the plurality of holes 22 to steam and cook the food in the second receiving room 21. A size of the hole 22 is mainly aimed at not missing food particles, such as a size that is designed to be smaller than an outer diameter of conventional rice grains.
(33) The second body 20 can be placed on the first body 10 so that the bottom end 201 of the second body 20 extends into the first receiving room 11. Referring to
(34) A specific steaming process is shown in
(35) The cover 30 of the steamer 100a in the first embodiment can be covered on the second body 20 or the first body 10, so that the steamer 100a of the present disclosure can obtain a plurality of usage combination modes, such as a combination of the first body 10, the second body 20 and the cover 30; a combination of the first body 10 and the cover 30, and a combination of the second body 20 and the cover 30. Users can choose combinations according to their own usage needs, if it needs to steam and cook raw food, it can choose the combination of the first body 10, the second body 20 and the cover 30 to have a steaming and cooking function thereof; if it needs to heat cooked food briefly, it can choose the combination of the first body 10 and the cover 30 to put the cooked food into the first body 10 and then directly put into the microwave oven for simple heating the cooked food.
(36) The multi-functional flexible steamer 100a of the first embodiment at least includes two combination usage modes. A first combination mode is a combination of the first body 10, the second body 20 and the cover 30, which is shown in
(37) A second combination usage mode is a combination of the first body 10 and the cover 30. As shown in
(38) That is, the steamer 100a of the first embodiment not only can use the microwave oven to complete simple heating functions, but also can use the microwave oven to steam and cook the food, which has diversified functions thereof. At the same time, the combination modes can also be changed according to actual needs. Secondly, the steamer 100a of the first embodiment has functions such as lowering blood sugar and cholesterol during the cooking process, which is beneficial to human health. Furthermore, the steamer 100a of the first embodiment is made of flexible materials such as silicone rubber, which is easy to be carried and difficult to be damaged due to have functions of preventing collisions and falls thereof.
(39) Preferably, the first body 10 includes a second spacer 112 arranged in the first receiving room 11 to divide the first receiving room 11 into at least two cavities 110. In this way, different foods can be placed in the first receiving room 11 of the first body 10, for example, rice is placed in one cavity 110 and vegetables are placed in the other cavity 110. In this way, when heating the food, the oil in the dishes will not flow into the rice. As shown in
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(42) The first anti-stop structure 40 of the first embodiment can also be set in reverse, which specifically includes: a first protrusion 42 arranged on the transition step 25 of the second body 20, and a first plugging slot 41 arranged on the upper end 101 of the first body 10.
(43) In the first embodiment of the present disclosure, when the inserting portion 24 extends into the first receiving room 11, an outer wall 241 of the inserting portion 24 tightly fits with an inner wall 102 of the first body 11, which can improve a tight sealing effect that the second body 20 is inserted and matched with the first body 10.
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(45) The sealing rib 242 and the sealing groove 103 of the first embodiment can also be set in reverse, that is, the sealing groove 103 is formed on the outer wall 241 of the inserting portion 24, and the sealing rib 242 is formed on the inner wall 102 of the first body 10.
(46) The first anti-stop structure 40 formed by the first plugging slot 41 and the first protrusion 42, as well as the fitting structure of the sealing rib 242 and the sealing groove 103, respectively correspond to two types of clamping positions at the connection between the first body 10 and the second body 20. These two clamping positions prevent the connection between the first body 10 and the second body 20 from moving up and down, left and right, while also providing a dual sealing effect thereof. The anti-stop structure can more effectively prevent deformation of the opened-ends of the first body 10 or the second body 20, as well as leakage and deformation caused by loose fit of the sealing ribs. It also can block tension deformation at the opened-end of the body below the connection thereof, and also provide a double-layer seal thereof.
(47) Preferably, the outer wall 241 of the inserting portion 24 and the inner wall 102 of the first body 10 are provided with two sets of sealing ribs 242 and sealing grooves 103 that are interlocked with each other, which can also achieve a double-layer sealing effect in a vertical direction thereof.
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(49) The second anti-stop structure 50 of the first embodiment can also be set in reverse, which specifically includes: the U-shaped protrusion 52 arranged on a side of the clamping block 32 that faces the second body 20, and the U-shaped groove 51 arranged on the top end 230 of the exposing portion 23 of the second body 20.
(50) Preferably, a sealing groove 512 is arranged on a groove wall 511 of the U-shaped groove 51, and a sealing rib 232 is arranged on an inner wall 231 of the top end 230 of the exposing portion 23. The sealing rib 232 is embedded into the sealing groove 512. A cooperation between the sealing rib 232 and the sealing groove 512 further enhances the firmness and sealing of the connection between the second body 20 and the cover 30. The fitting of the sealing rib 232 with the sealing groove 512 can also prevent the opened-end of the top portion 211 of the second body 20 from being deformation and avoid an occurrence of leakage and protruding deformation due to the loose fit of the anti-stop structure. It can also prevent the connection between the second body 20 and the cover 30 from moving up and down, and further improve the sealing effect at the connection between the second body 20 and the cover 30.
(51) The sealing rib 232 and the sealing groove 512 of the first embodiment can also be set in reverse, that is, the sealing rib 232 is arranged on the groove wall 511 of the U-shaped groove 51, and the sealing groove 232 is arranged on the inner wall 231 of the top end 230 of the exposing portion 23.
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(54) At the same time, in the third embodiment, the cover 30 is provided with an exhaust vent 38 and a handle 301, a first bar 28 is arranged on a side wall of the second body, and a second bar 14 is arranged on a side wall of the first body 10. All the handle 301, the first bar 28 and the second bar 14 are provided to be convenient for lifting, retrieving and placing the steamer 100b.
(55) Furthermore, the multi-functional flexible steamer 100b of the third embodiment also has the following differences.
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(57) That is, the cover 30 of the third embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment. In the third embodiment, when the cover 30 is covered on the second body 2, the first inserting wall 33 of the cover 30 is inserted into the inner side of the exposing portion 23 of the second body 20 to provide interference fit thereof, at the same time, combined with the cooperation of the second anti-stop structure 50 between the cover 30 and the second body 20, the connection between the cover 30 and the second body 20 is more firm and the sealing performance is better. The second plugging slot 53 is a trapezoidal slot, and correspondingly, the second protrusion 54 is also a trapezoidal protrusion. The second anti-stop structure 50 formed by the second plugging slot 53 and the second protrusion 54 is also a type of anti-stop structure, that is, when the cover 30 is covered downwards on the top end 230 of the exposing portion 23 of the second body 20, the second protrusion 54 is reversely inserted upwards into the second plugging slot 53, and they are fit with each other through trapezoidal structures. Such anti-stop structure also has the following effects: firstly, it can prevent the opened-end of the top portion 211 of the second body 20 from deforming and expanding outwardly, so that the anti-stop structure can prevent the connection between the second body 20 and the cover 30 from moving left and right; secondly, the anti-stop structure can provide a sealed fit at the connection between the second body 20 and the cover 30, thereby improving the sealing performance and preventing air leakage during the cooking process thereof.
(58) The anti-stop structure 50 of the third embodiment of the present disclosure can be reversely arranged, which specifically includes: the second protrusion 54 arranged on the fastening step 34, and the second plugging slot 53 arranged at the top end 230 of the exposing portion 23 of the second body 20.
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(60) The sealing rib 332 and the sealing groove 233 of the third embodiment of the present disclosure can also be set in reverse, that is: the sealing groove 233 is formed on the outer wall 331 of the first inserting wall 33, and the sealing rib 332 is formed on the inner wall 231 of the top end 230 of the exposing portion 23 of the second body 20.
(61) In the third embodiment of the present disclosure, a height of the first body 10 is higher than that of the first body 10 of the first embodiment, so that the first body 10 can be conveniently used for steaming eggs, and cooking congee etc., by providing a larger capacity thereof. At the same time, the cover 30 can be placed on the second body 20 or the first body 10 for being separately used, as shown in
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(63) At the same time, in the fourth embodiment of the present disclosure, the cover includes an exhaust vent 38 and a handle 301, a first bar 28 arranged on the side wall of the second body 20 and a second bar 14 arranged on the side wall of the first body 10.
(64) Furthermore, the multi-functional flexible steamer 100c of the fourth embodiment also has the following differences.
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(66) That is, the second body 20 of the fourth embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, the second body 20 does not have the exposing portion 23 at the upper end thereof, but directly provides the first connecting step 26 protruding outwardly from the top outer side 243 of the inserting portion 24. Similarly, the first body 10 also provides the second connecting step 12 protruding inwardly from the top inner side 104 thereof. In this way, the connections between the second body 20 and the first body 10 are connected by an overlapping connection way, rather than a plug-in connection way as shown in the first embodiment. Such overlapping connection way can facilitate quick retrieval and placement between the second body 20 and the first body 10.
(67) In the fourth embodiment, the cover 30 includes a base 31, a second inserting wall 35 arranged downwards at a lower portion 311 of the base 31, and a cover plate 36 arranged on the outer side of the second inserting wall 35, wherein the cover plate 36 presses onto the first connecting step 26 or the second connecting step 12. That is, when the cover 30 of the fourth embodiment is covered on the second body 20, the second inserting wall 35 of the cover 30 will be inserted into the inner wall of the second body 20 for providing interference fit therebetween to ensure the connection tightness thereof. At the same time, the cover plate 36 of the cover 30 also covers on the first connecting step 26.
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(69) The sealing rib 352 and the sealing groove 245 of the fourth embodiment can also be set in reverse, that is: the sealing groove 245 is formed on the outer wall 351 of the second inserting wall 35, and the sealing rib 352 is formed on the top inner side 244 of the inserting portion 24 of the second body 20.
(70) At the same time, the cover 30 of the fourth embodiment can be placed on the second body 20 or the first body 10 for being separately used, as shown in
(71) The multi-functional flexible steamer 100c of the fourth embodiment also has the microwave oven use effect of reducing blood sugar, carbon and fat as in the first embodiment. The steamer 100c of the fourth embodiment is more convenient for draining noodles, vegetables and fruits, such as heating or soaking the noodles in the microwave oven and lifting the upper layer for draining, which is also suitable for cleaning and draining fruits and vegetables, similar to a draining column.
(72) The multi-functional flexible steamers 100a, 100b, 110c of the above embodiments can be used in the microwave oven to steam rice, vegetables, meat, eggs and cooking congee etc., which enriches functions of the product and improves user experiences thereof.
(73) The specific embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail above in combination with the accompanying drawings, but not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can also be made within the knowledge of an ordinary skilled person in the art without departing from the purpose of the present disclosure, each feature or element can be used alone or in other various combinations within the principles of the present disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.