Rice cooker with lid and body control panels

US11178993B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRICAL HEATING APPLIANCES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. · CN

Inventors

• Yi ZHOU · Beijing, CN
• Junfeng Du · Foshan, CN
• Guozhu Li · Foshan, CN
• Jingwen Li · Montréal, CA
• Fuyou Li · Shanghai, CN
• Peng Chen · Foshan, CN
• Xiong Liao · Foshan, CN
• Jiaying Zhang · Shanghai, CN
• Hao Zheng · Arlington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 23, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 23, 2021
• Expiry date: May 13, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01G19/56
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a cooking appliance that includes a cooker body assembly, a lid assembly, a weighing sensor, a first control panel, and a second control panel. The cooker body assembly includes a housing and an inner pot disposed inside the housing. The lid assembly can be opened and closed to cover the inner pot. The first control panel is disposed on the lid assembly, and the second control panel is disposed on the housing. The weighing sensor is electrically connected to the second control panel. According to this disclosure, the second control panel is disposed on the housing, so that the second control panel does not flip to the rear side together with the lid assembly when the lid assembly is opened to add food or water.