HANDLE DEVICE AND A COOKING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

A handle device adapted to be mounted to a container including a base defining a space, and a cover openably mounted to the base to cover the receiving space. The cover is formed with a through hole spatially communicated with the receiving space. The handle device includes a handle that is adapted to be mounted to the cover and that defines an installation space adapted to be spatially communicated with the through hole, and a receiving box that is detachably received in the installation space and that defines a feeding space spatially communicated with the installation space. A cooking apparatus including the container and the handle device is also provided.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority of Chinese Utility Model Patent Application No. 201720295760.9, filed on Mar. 24, 2017.

FIELD

The disclosure relates to a handle device and a cooking apparatus including the same.

BACKGROUND

Referring toFIG. 1, a conventional pot10includes a pot body11, a cover12that is openably mounted to the pot body11to cover a receiving space111of the pot body11, and a handle13connected to the cover12. The receiving space111of the pot body11is used for receiving food to be cooked. The cover12has a through hole121that is spatially communicated with the receiving space111of the pot body11. The handle13includes a fixing portion131that is fixedly connected to the cover12and that defines an ingredient-adding space134, a covering portion132that is connected to the fixing portion131and that openably cover the ingredient-adding space134, and a grip portion133that extends horizontally from the fixing portion131to be grasped by a user.

While food is being cooked in the receiving space111, the user may open the covering portion132of the handle13to expose the ingredient-adding space134, followed by adding water or seasonings, such as soy sauce, broth, etc. into the ingredient-adding space134such that the added ingredients enter the receiving space111to mix with the food. Since the cover12remains mounted to the pot body11during the addition of the ingredients, the added ingredients are prevented from splashing out of the receiving space111to contaminate the surroundings or even to scald the user.

However, when cleaning the conventional pot10, the handle13together with the cover12has to be cleaned together under a faucet. The cover12and the handle13may be cumbersome for the user to clean under the faucet, and may cause water splash.

SUMMARY

Therefore, an object of the disclosure is to provide a handle device and a cooking apparatus including the same that can alleviate at least one of the drawbacks of the prior art.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a handle device is adapted to be mounted to a container, which includes a base that defines a receiving space, and a cover that is openably mounted to the base to cover the receiving space. The cover is formed with a through hole that is spatially communicated with the receiving space.

The handle device includes a handle and a receiving box. The handle is adapted to be mounted to the cover and defines an installation space that is adapted to be spatially communicated with the through hole. The receiving box is detachably received in the installation space and de fines a feeding space spatially communicated with the installation space.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a cooking apparatus includes a container and a handle device mounted to the container.

The container includes abase that defines a receiving space, and a cover that is openably mounted to the base to cover the receiving space. The cover is formed with a through hole that is spatially communicated with the receiving space. The handle device includes a handle that is mounted to the cover and that defines an installation space spatially communicated with the through hole, and a receiving box that is detachably received in the installation space and that defines a feeding space spatially communicated with the installation space.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Before the disclosure is de scribed in greater detail, it should be noted that where considered appropriate, reference numerals or terminal portions of reference numerals have been repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements, which may optionally have similar characteristics.

FIGS. 2 to 4, a first embodiment of a cooking apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a container2and a handle device3mounted to the container2. The container2includes a base21that defines a receiving space211, and a cover22that is openably mounted to the base21to cover the receiving space211. The cover22has a top surface221that is non-flat. In this embodiment, the top surface221is convex upwardly. The cover22is formed with a through hole222that is spatially communicated with the receiving space211.

Referring toFIGS. 3 to 5, the handle device3includes a handle30that is mounted to the cover22, a receiving box4that is detachably mounted to the handle30, and a box cover5that is mounted on the handle30and that is slidable on the handle30.

The handle30has a connecting portion31that is detachably connected to the cover22, a grip portion32that extends from an end of the connecting portion31and that is adapted to be grasped by a user, and an extending portion33that extends from an opposite end of the connecting portion31. In this embodiment, the connecting portion31of the handle30is located at the center of the top surface221of the cover22, and is connected to the cover22via threaded engagement. The grip portion32of the handle30is spaced apart from the top surface221of the cover22, allowing the user to grasp the grip portion32of the handle30to move the cover22. The extending portion33of the handle30has an abutting section34that is spaced apart from the connecting portion31and that abuts against the top surface221of the cover22, and a connecting section35that is connected between the abutting section34and the connecting portion31. The abutting section34has a surrounding wall342that defines an installation space341spaced apart from the top surface221of the cover22, and an inward flange343that extends inwardly from a lower inner portion of the surrounding wall342. A bottom surface of the surrounding wall342is concave upwardly to tightly abut against the convex top surface221of the cover22. The inward flange343is formed with a central through hole345that is spatially communicated with the installation space341, and two side through holes344that are respectively located at two opposite sides of the central through hole345and that are spatially communicated with the installation space341. A distance between a center of the abutting section34and a center of the connecting portion31is larger than 30 mm. The connecting section35is spaced apart from the cover22, and is formed with an engaging groove351having an opening facing toward the grip portion32. The box cover5is slidable on the connecting section35.

The receiving box4is detachably received in the installation space341and defines a feeding space44spatially communicated with the installation space341. Specifically, the receiving box4includes a box body41that is detachably received in the installation space341and that is located above the inward flange343, a tube body42that extends downwardly from the box body41and that defines a tube passage421having a lower end outlet422registered with the through hole222, and two hook bodies43that respectively extend downwardly from two sides of the box body41and that respectively pass through the side through holes344to be hooked on the inward flange343. The box body41and the tube body42cooperatively define the feeding space44. The feeding space44is spatially communicated with the receiving space211through the installation space341and the through hole222.

The box cover5includes a box cover plate51that is generally rectangular, and a box cover block52that detachably engages the engaging groove351such that the box cover5is slidably disposed on the connecting section35.

Referring toFIGS. 4 to 6, food, such as chicken can be fried in the receiving space211of the base21, followed by covering the receiving space211with the cover22. Afterwards, seasonings, such as wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, etc. can be added into the feeding space44. The seasonings enter the receiving space211through the tube passage421of the tube body42and the through hole222of the cover22(see the arrows shown inFIG. 5), allowing the seasonings to be mixed with the food. The box cover5can be pushed by the user to cover the feeding space44(seeFIG. 6), allowing the food and the seasonings to be cooked in the sealed receiving space211.

The user can add the seasonings into the receiving space211without removing the cover22, which is convenient and safe, since the cover22prevents the food or seasonings from splashing out of the receiving space211. Furthermore, since the distance between the center of the abutting section34and the center of the connecting portion31is larger than 30 mm, the user grasping the grip portion32is prevented from being scalded by steam escaping from the feeding space44. The center of the abutting section34and the center of the connecting portion31may be center of gravity or center of mass.

After cooking, the receiving box4can be removed from the handle30by pushing the hook bodies43toward each other to allow for removal of the hook bodies43from the inward flange343, such that the receiving box4can be cleaned independently. After long term use of the cooking apparatus1, only the receiving box4is needed be replaced without changing the container2or the whole handle device3.

Referring toFIGS. 7 and 8, a second embodiment of the cooking apparatus1has a structure modified from that of the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the box cover5is omitted, and the handle device3further includes a cushion member6. The bottom surface of the surrounding wall342is flat. The cushion member6is connected to the bottom surface of the surrounding wall342of the extending portion33and abuts against the top surface221of the cover22. The receiving box4further includes a seat body45that extends from the box body41, and that includes a seat block451detachably engaging the engaging groove351of the connecting section35. The hook bodies43of the receiving box4are omitted in the second embodiment, and the receiving box4is made of heat insulation plastic material. The tube body42of the receiving box4extends through the through hole222of the cover22.

Since the receiving box4of the second embodiment is mounted to the handle device3through engagement between the seat block451and the engaging groove351and omits the hook bodies43, it can be more easily mounted to or disengaged from the handle device3. The tube body42extending through the through hole222ensures that the added seasonings enter the receiving space211without being left on the top surface221of the cover22, and positions the abutting section34of the handle device3relative to the cover22. The cushion member6ensures the surrounding wall342having the flat bottom surface can be easily positioned relative to the convex top surface221of the cover22.

Referring toFIG. 9, a third embodiment of the cooking apparatus1has a structure modified from that of the second embodiment. In the third embodiment, the top surface221of the cover22is flat, and the cushion member6is omitted. The flat bottom surface of the surrounding wall342fittingly abuts against the top surface221of the cover22.