Patent Description:
Air fryers are cooking appliances that are now well-liked. For existing air fryers, two forms, i.e., the form of a drawer-type basket and the form of a eversible door panel, are mainly available. However, existing products often can have only one form, and single use scenarios. In addition, for the form of a drawer-type basket, only one cooking cavity is generally formed inside an existing air fryer, and one basket is provided in the cooking cavity; and a heating pipe and a heat circulation fan are provided above the basket, and heated air flows continuously into the basket for heating food in the interior thereof, so as to realize air fried cooking of food. However, since only one basket for placing food is provided in the interior, such an air fryer requires cooking for multiple times, if different spice flavors are required during the cooking of a certain food material, for example, during air frying of potato chips, and it is impossible to fry different flavors at the same time, which indicates poor practicability.

For example, <CIT> discloses an air fryer system which comprises a base having a heating source and an air source located therein, both sources being supplied power for operation by an AC power cord; <CIT> describes an air fryer comprising a machine body internally provided with a cooking cavity, pot bodies which can enter and exit from the cooking cavity and an electric heating device which is arranged in the machine body and located above the cooking cavity.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a multiform basket for an air fryer, wherein the basket is formed by splicing a left pot and a right pot together side by side, and at least one removable baffle is provided at the joint between the left pot and the right pot, such that a single placement cavity or two placement cavities are formed inside the basket.

In one or more embodiments, the left pot and the right pot are respectively provided with a left baffle holder and a right baffle holder at the joint, the left baffle holder and the right baffle holder are each provided with a guide structure, and the at least one baffle is vertically inserted into the left baffle holder and the right baffle holder along the corresponding guide structure.

In one or more embodiments, position-limiting bumps are respectively arranged at upper portions of both ends of the left baffle holder and the right baffle holder side by side, wherein a guide rail is formed between the position-limiting bumps arranged side by side and serves as the guide structure, and a side edge of the at least one baffle is configured to be able to be embedded into the guide rail.

In one or more embodiments, a position-limiting protrusion is provided at a position on the side edge of the at least one baffle corresponding to the corresponding position-limiting bump, and the position-limiting protrusion is configured to be located at the underside of the corresponding position-limiting bump when the lower end of the at least one baffle is inserted into the left baffle holder or the right baffle holder to reach the bottom thereof.

In one or more embodiments, one of the left baffle holder and the right baffle holder is provided with an insertion bone structure, while the other one is provided with an insertion slot structure matching the insertion bone structure.

In one or more embodiments, the basket further comprises a fixing bolt sleeve, which is configured to be arranged at the joint between the left pot and the right pot for connecting the left pot and the right pot, in a situation where the at least one baffle is removed such that the single placement cavity is formed inside the basket.

In one or more embodiments, the basket further comprises a fixing bolt sleeve, which is configured to be sleeved over the left baffle holder and the right baffle holder at the joint between the left pot and the right pot in a situation where the at least one baffle is removed such that the single placement cavity is formed inside the basket, wherein two ends of the fixing bolt sleeve are each provided with an elastic buckle plate at a position corresponding to the corresponding position-limiting bump, and the elastic buckle plate is configured to be interlocked with the corresponding position-limiting bump.

In one or more embodiments, the left pot and the right pot are each provided therein with a removable food tray.

In one or more embodiments, the basket is formed by splicing a left pot and a right pot together side by side, and one of the left pot and the right pot is provided with a positioning post, while the other one is provided with a positioning hole matching the positioning post and is further provided with a receiving slot corresponding to the positioning post, wherein the positioning post is configured to move when the left pot and the right pot are not spliced together so as to be accommodated in the receiving slot.

In one or more embodiments, the positioning post is configured to be rotatably arranged at an end of the receiving slot and be able to be accommodated in the receiving slot when being rotated to a vertically oriented state.

In one or more embodiments, side walls of the left pot and the right pot are each provided at the joint with a position-limiting block, each position-limiting block is vertically provided with a guide slot, and the at least one baffle is configured to be embedded into and slide in the corresponding guide slot.

In one or more embodiments, the basket further comprises a fixing bolt sleeve, which is configured to be connected in an insertion way to the side wall at the joint between the left pot and the right pot when the basket is in a state of a single placement cavity, wherein the fixing bolt sleeve includes a bolt sleeve backboard and position-limiting folded edges arranged on edges of the bolt sleeve backboard, an elastic buckle portion is further provided on the bolt sleeve backboard, and two sides of the position-limiting block are each provided with a position-limiting extension insertion board, wherein the position-limiting extension insertion boards are configured to be able to cooperate with and be connected in an insertion way to the position-limiting folded edges, while the elastic buckle portion and the position-limiting block are interlocked with each other.

In one or more embodiments, the basket further comprises a locking device, which is configured to be mounted on the bottom at the joint between the left pot and the right pot when the basket is in the state of a single placement cavity, so as to connect and fix the left pot and the right pot.

In one or more embodiments, a plurality of locking bones are provided at intervals on the bottom of the left pot and the right pot at the joint, the locking device includes a planar plate and side plates arranged on two sides of the planar plate, a plurality of protrusions are arranged at intervals on the inner sides of the side plates, each adjacent protrusions is provided therebetween with a notch matching the locking bone, the locking device covers the locking bones, and the locking bones enter the spaces between the protrusions and the planar plate through the corresponding notches.

In one or more embodiments, the positioning post is in a conical structure, and the positioning hole is a conical insertion hole.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an air fryer having multiple use forms, comprising a body, wherein a cooking cavity is formed in the body, and one side of the body is provided with an opening to form a door frame communicating with the cooking cavity, wherein a removable door panel assembly configured to be capable of completely closing the door frame or a multiform basket for an air fryer as described above is arranged at the door frame.

In one or more embodiments, the removable door panel assembly includes a door panel main body and a mounting foot arranged on the lower side of the door panel main body, a mounting hole is provided at the bottom of the door frame, and the mounting foot is configured to be able to be inserted into the mounting hole for enabling the removable door panel assembly to rotate about the mounting hole to be opened.

In one or more embodiments, a position-limiting step is provided between the mounting hole and the housing of the body, and a position-limiting barrier edge extending in a direction towards the cooking cavity is provided in the mounting hole, wherein the position-limiting barrier edge and the position-limiting step are configured to abut against the mounting foot when the removable door panel assembly is in an opened state, such that the removable door panel assembly remains opened.

In one or more embodiments, the mounting foot is stepped, and a position-limiting groove is formed on the side of the mounting foot facing outwards, wherein when the removable door panel assembly is in an opened state, the position-limiting step is embedded into the position-limiting groove, while the free end of the mounting foot abuts against the position-limiting barrier edge.

In one or more embodiments, the mounting foot is configured to be able to be inserted into the mounting hole or be pulled out of the mounting hole, when the removable door panel assembly is rotated to be in an inclined state.

In one or more embodiments, the removable door panel assembly is provided with a visible window, so as to enable observation from outside on the internal of the cooking cavity.

In one or more embodiments, the basket is a drawer-type basket, the outsides of the left pot and the right pot are each provided with a door panel, a handle is mounted on the door panel, and the external surfaces of the two door panels are aligned with each other and with the housing surface of the body.

In order to more clearly illustrate technical solutions of embodiments of the present disclosure, accompanying drawings required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly presented below. It should be understood that the accompanying drawings below merely show some embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all embodiments thereof, and therefore should not be considered as limitation to the scope of protection which is defined by the appended claims. For a person ordinarily skilled in the art, further relevant drawings could be obtained according to these accompanying drawings without using creative efforts.

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<NUM>-body; <NUM>-removable door panel assembly; <NUM>-cooking cavity; <NUM>-door frame; <NUM>-drawer-type pot assembly; <NUM>-mounting foot; <NUM>-door panel main body; <NUM>-position-limiting step; <NUM>-mounting hole; <NUM>-position-limiting barrier edge; <NUM>-position-limiting groove; <NUM>-visible window; <NUM>-left pot; <NUM>-right pot; <NUM>-baffle; <NUM>-handle; <NUM>-door panel; <NUM>-right baffle holder; <NUM>-left baffle holder; <NUM>-fixing bolt sleeve; <NUM>-food tray; <NUM>-insertion bone structure; <NUM>-position-limiting protrusion; <NUM>-guide rail; <NUM>-insertion slot structure; <NUM>-position-limiting bump; <NUM>-elastic buckle plate; <NUM>-receiving slot; <NUM>-positioning post; <NUM>-positioning hole; <NUM>-locking bone; <NUM>-position-limiting block; <NUM>-guide slot; <NUM>-position-limiting extension insertion board; <NUM>-locking device; <NUM>-bolt sleeve backboard; <NUM>-position-limiting folded edge; <NUM>-elastic buckle portion; <NUM>-protrusion; <NUM>-side plate; <NUM>-planar plate; <NUM>-hollowed-out slot; and <NUM>-notch.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and apparently, some but not all embodiments of the present disclosure are described. Any other embodiments, obtained by a person ordinarily skilled in the art without using creative efforts based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention as long as they fall within the scope as defined by the appended claims.

It should be noted that similar reference signs and letters represent similar items in the following accompanying drawings, thus, once a certain item is defined in one accompanying drawing, no further definition and explanation of this item is necessary in subsequent accompanying drawings.

In the description of the present disclosure, it shall be clarified that orientation or positional relationships indicated by terms such as "central", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", and "outer", if appear, are orientation or positional relationships shown based on the accompanying drawings, or orientation or positional relationships of a product of the present disclosure when being conventionally placed in use, merely for facilitating the description of the present disclosure and for simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that a specified device or element must have a specific orientation, and be constructed and operated in a certain orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limitation to the present disclosure.

In addition, terms such as "first", "second", and "third", if appear, are used merely for distinctive description, and should not be construed as indicating or implying to have importance in relativity.

In addition, terms such as "horizontal", "vertical", and "overhanging", if appear, do not mean that a component is required to be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, on the contrary, the component may be slightly inclined. For example, by "horizontal", it merely means that a structure is more horizontal in comparison with "vertical", rather than indicating that this structure must be completely horizontal, on the contrary, this structure may be slightly inclined.

In the description of the present disclosure, it should be further clarified that, unless otherwise expressly specified and defined, terms such as "provide", "mount", "join", and "connect", if appear, should be construed in a broad sense. For example, it may be fixed connection, or detachable connection, or integrated connection; it may be mechanical connection or electrical connection; or it may be direct connection, or indirect connection via an intermediate, or inner communication between two elements. For a person ordinarily skilled in the art, specific meanings of the above-mentioned terms in the present disclosure could be construed in accordance with specific circumstances.

The multiform basket for an air fryer provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure can be switched between two forms, i.e. the form of a single placement cavity and the form of two placement cavities, as required, which facilitates food cooking, and the basket has reliable splicing, cooperating and positioning, which indicates strong practicability.

The air fryer having multiple use forms provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure has two forms, i.e. a removable turnover door panel and the multiform basket for an air fryer as described above, and a corresponding product form can be flexibly selected according to the characteristics of the food to be cooked or the characteristics of the food container.

As shown in <FIG>, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a multiform basket for an air fryer according to an embodiment. As shown in <FIG>, the basket is formed by splicing a left pot <NUM> and a right pot <NUM> together side by side, and removable baffle(s) <NUM> is provided at the joint between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, which enables a single placement cavity or two placement cavities to be formed inside the basket. In the present embodiment, the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are combined and spliced with each other, hereby forming a complete basket, wherein the size of the complete basket is similar to that of an existing integrated basket, and the baffle <NUM> is removable and can be removed and mounted in various ways, for example, by way of inserting and fixing, or by way of snap-fitting, wherein in a case of using the way of inserting, the inserting direction can be set to be from up to down, or be set to be realized by inserting from a side; the number of the baffles <NUM> may be preferably two, and the two baffles <NUM> are respectively mounted on the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, in this way, the integrity of the placement cavity in the inside can also be ensured, even when the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are separated from each other.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, in order to facilitate the mounting and the removal of the baffle <NUM>, the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are respectively provided with a left baffle holder <NUM> and a right baffle holder <NUM> at the joint, the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM> are each provided with a guide structure, and the baffle <NUM> is vertically inserted into the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM> along the corresponding guide structure. The guide structure can guide the vertical insertion of the baffle <NUM>, and the guide structure may be a guide slot, or may be a guide rod or a guide plate, as long as it can guide the baffle <NUM>. Moreover, the guide structure does not affect the upward pulling-out and the removal of the baffle <NUM>, and the baffle <NUM> would not waggle/shake after being in contact with the guide structure, hereby enabling relatively smooth whole inserting and pulling processes of the baffle <NUM>.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, position-limiting bumps <NUM> are respectively arranged at upper portions of both ends of the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM> side by side, and a guide rail <NUM> is formed between the side-by-side arranged position-limiting bumps <NUM> and serves as the guide structure. As shown in <FIG>, when one baffle <NUM> is inserted into the left baffle holder <NUM> or the right baffle holder <NUM>, a side edge of the baffle <NUM> is embedded into the guide rail <NUM>. The position-limiting bumps <NUM> are respectively arranged on the side walls where both ends of the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM> face the inner side, and preferably respectively arranged on upper portions of the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM>. In this way, the baffle <NUM> can be inserted into the guide rail <NUM> a step ahead, hereby functioning for guiding, wherein the guide rail <NUM> does not need to have a long length, and a segment thereof is enough, wherein the frictional force can be reduced, hereby enabling smoother insertion of the baffle <NUM>.

In the present embodiment, as a supplementary structure, as shown in <FIG>, a position-limiting protrusion <NUM> is provided at a position on the side edge of the baffle <NUM> corresponding to the corresponding position-limiting bump <NUM>, and the position-limiting protrusion <NUM> is located at the underside of the corresponding position-limiting bump <NUM> when the lower end of the baffle <NUM> is inserted into the left baffle holder <NUM> or the right baffle holder <NUM> to reach the bottom thereof. In this way, the position-limiting protrusion <NUM> can be enabled to function for position limiting, when the baffle <NUM> is inserted downwards in place. In other words, when the baffle <NUM> is moved upwards, the position-limiting protrusion <NUM> will abut against the position-limiting bump <NUM>, which means that it cannot be pulled out without exerting a great force. Therefore, the baffle <NUM> would not fall out, even if the basket is dried upside-down after being washed and cleaned. Of course, during use, the position-limiting protrusion <NUM> may also be arranged at a height corresponding to the guide rail <NUM>, and the position-limiting protrusion <NUM> is always engaged with the corresponding guide rail <NUM> and here functions also for position limiting.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, in order to improve the firmness of the splicing between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, an insertion bone structure <NUM> and an insertion slot structure <NUM> matching each other are provided at the joint between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>. When the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are spliced with each other, the insertion bone structure <NUM> can be inserted into the insertion slot structure <NUM>, as shown in <FIG>, and when being in the inserted state, the two are brought into tight contact, thus a relatively great frictional force can be produced, and no loosening would occur after the insertion, and certain position-limiting and guiding function can be achieved, hereby improving the reliability of the splicing.

On the basis of the above embodiment, the insertion bone structure <NUM> and the insertion slot structure <NUM> can be arranged respectively on the left baffle holder <NUM> and on the right baffle holder <NUM>, wherein one of the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM> is provided with the insertion bone structure, while the other one is provided with the insertion slot structure <NUM> matching the insertion bone structure <NUM>.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, when the baffle <NUM> is removed such that a single placement cavity is formed inside the basket, a fixing bolt sleeve (i.e. latch structure/lock structure) <NUM> is provided at the joint between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> so as to connect the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>. The fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> includes two side plates and a bottom plate connecting the two side plates, which cover the joint between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> and function as a connecting piece. In this way, the splicing between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> is more reliable and practical.

As a preferable embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, when the baffle <NUM> is removed such that a single placement cavity is formed inside the basket, a fixing bolt sleeve <NUM>, which is sleeved over the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM>, is provided at the joint between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>. Two ends of the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> are each provided with an elastic buckle plate <NUM> at a position corresponding to the corresponding position-limiting bump <NUM>, and the elastic buckle plate <NUM> is interlocked with the corresponding position-limiting bump <NUM>. Both sides of the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> are respectively provided with a folded edge structure, which interlocks the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM> with each other and functions for position limiting in a transverse direction, while the elastic buckle plate <NUM> can function for position limiting in a vertical direction. Thus, during use, it is only required to put the left baffle holder <NUM> and the right baffle holder <NUM> together, then insert the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> from up to down, till the elastic buckle plate <NUM> is interlocked with the position-limiting bump <NUM>, which operations are very convenient.

In an optional embodiment, the multiform basket is a drawer-type basket, the outsides of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are each provided with a door panel <NUM>, the door panels <NUM> are each provided with a handle <NUM>, and the external surfaces of the two door panels <NUM> are aligned with each other and with the housing surface of the air fryer. In this way, when the drawer-type basket is inserted into the cooking cavity of the air fryer, the exterior of the drawer-type basket is enabled to form an integrated body, with the housing surface of the air fryer, realizing a relatively aesthetic appearance.

As a further supplement, a removable food tray ((i.e., a board for placing food to be fried)) <NUM> is respectively provided in the left pot <NUM> and in the right pot <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the food trays <NUM> can be placed on steps formed on the inner side wall of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, and can be used for placing food. A plurality of hollowed-out holes can be provided on the food tray <NUM> so as to facilitate the passage of heating air flow and the falling off and the collection of food grease. In order that the food tray <NUM> can be taken out quickly, a pair of grabbing holes for lifting the food tray <NUM> up can be provided in the middle of the food tray <NUM>, which facilitates picking and placing as well as cleaning the food tray <NUM>.

Compared with the prior art, the multiform basket for an air fryer according to the present disclosure can achieve beneficial technical effects, for example:.

As shown in <FIG>, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another multiform basket for an air fryer according to the present disclosure. As shown in <FIG>, the basket is formed by splicing a left pot <NUM> and a right pot <NUM> together side by side, and one of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> is provided with a positioning post <NUM>, while the other one is provided with a positioning hole <NUM> matching the positioning post <NUM> and is further provided with a receiving slot <NUM> corresponding to the positioning post <NUM>, wherein the positioning post <NUM> is moved so as to be accommodated in the receiving slot <NUM>, when the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are not spliced together; and each of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> occupies a half of the volume of the basket, and they form a complete basket after being spliced together. During splicing, in order that the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> can be docked and brought in place quickly, the positioning post <NUM> and the positioning hole <NUM> matching each other are provided between the two, and the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> can be accurately spliced together after that the positioning post <NUM> is inserted into the positioning hole <NUM> in place. On the contrary, when the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are not spliced together, the positioning post <NUM> is accommodated in the receiving slot <NUM>, so as to prevent the extended positioning post <NUM> from being damaged due to collision.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, the positioning post <NUM> is rotatably arranged at an end of the receiving slot <NUM>, and the positioning post <NUM> can be accommodated in the receiving slot <NUM> when being rotated to a vertically oriented state. Such an arrangement enables a rotation angle of the positioning post <NUM> of only <NUM>°, and when being rotated to a horizontal state, the positioning post <NUM> can be inserted into the positioning hole <NUM>, achieving convenient operations.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, the positioning post <NUM> is of a conical structure, and the positioning hole <NUM> is a conical insertion hole, wherein the conical structure has a certain guiding effect, such that the insertion cooperation between the positioning post <NUM> and the positioning hole <NUM> is facilitated; moreover, the mutual extrusion of conical surfaces facilitates the increase of frictional force, hereby realizing firmer fixing of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>.

As another embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, removable baffles <NUM> are provided at the joint between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, which enables a single placement cavity or dual placement cavities to be formed inside the basket. After that the baffles <NUM> are removed, a sole placement cavity is formed inside the left pot <NUM> and the second pot <NUM>, which allows placing relatively large food or more food. On the contrary, when the baffles <NUM> have been mounted, the interior chamber of the left pot <NUM> and the interior chamber of the right pot <NUM> are separated from each other, and food can be respectively placed separately, for example, different kinds of food can be placed, or same food can be placed to be cooked in different ways, which is very convenient.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, position-limiting blocks <NUM> are respectively arranged on the side walls of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> at the joint, each position-limiting block <NUM> is vertically provided with a guide slot <NUM>, and the baffle <NUM> is embedded into and slide in the corresponding guide slot <NUM>. The inserting and the pulling-out of the baffle <NUM> can be guided through the guide slot <NUM>, such that the inserting of the baffle <NUM> is smoother. During actual implementation, two baffles <NUM> may be provided, wherein each of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> has one baffle, and likewise, two position-limiting blocks <NUM> and two guide slots <NUM> may also be provided respectively.

As another embodiment, when the basket is in the state of a single placement cavity, a fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> is connected in a inserting way to the side walls at the joint between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, as show in <FIG> and <FIG>, the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> includes a bolt sleeve backboard <NUM> and position-limiting folded edges <NUM> arranged on edges of the bolt sleeve backboard <NUM>, an elastic buckle portion <NUM> is further provided on the bolt sleeve backboard <NUM>, and both sides of the position-limiting block <NUM> are each provided with a position-limiting extension insertion board <NUM>, wherein the position-limiting extension insertion board <NUM> cooperates with the corresponding position-limiting folded edge <NUM>, while the elastic buckle portion <NUM> and the position-limiting block <NUM> are interlocked with each other. The fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> can reinforce the joint between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, wherein the lower end of the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> is provided with an opening, while the other three edges each have a position-limiting folded edge <NUM>, and when mounting the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM>, as shown in <FIG>, the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> is sleeved over the position-limiting block <NUM> from up to down, and the position-limiting extension insertion board <NUM> is embedded into the position-limiting folded edge <NUM> for sliding, till the elastic buckle portion <NUM> and the position-limiting block <NUM> are interlocked with each other. In this way, the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> cannot move, and firmly connects and fixes two position-limiting blocks <NUM>.

As another embodiment, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, when the basket is in the state of a single placement cavity, a locking device <NUM> is mounted on the bottom of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> at the joint therebetween, so as to connect and fix the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>. By providing the locking device <NUM>, the splicing of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> is enabled to be firmer. During use, it can be used in cooperation with the fixing bolt sleeve <NUM> in the above embodiment, but under certain circumstances, in a case of a locking device <NUM> is mounted, it is possible to not install a fixing bolt sleeve and directly insert a baffle <NUM>, as long as the baffle <NUM> can be inserted downwards to abut against the locking device <NUM> is enough.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, a plurality of locking bones <NUM> are provided at intervals on the bottoms of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> at the joint therebetween, the locking device <NUM> includes a planar plate <NUM> and side plates <NUM> arranged on two sides of the planar plate <NUM>, a plurality of protrusions <NUM> are arranged at intervals on the inner sides of the side plates <NUM>, each two adjacent protrusions <NUM> is provided therebetween a notch <NUM> matching the locking bone <NUM>, the locking device <NUM> covers the locking bones <NUM>, and the locking bones <NUM> enter the space between the protrusions <NUM> and the planar plate <NUM> through the corresponding notches <NUM>. During use, the locking device <NUM> is covered on the locking bones <NUM>, which are embedded into the corresponding notches <NUM>, the locking device <NUM> is then translationally slid, and accordingly, the locking bones <NUM> can be moved to the positions of the protrusions <NUM>, and the edge of each locking bone <NUM> and the corresponding protrusion <NUM> are interlocked with each other. In this way, the locking bones <NUM> on the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> can be clamped and fixed.

In the present embodiment, the planar plate <NUM> can be provided with a plurality of hollowed-out slots <NUM>. In this way, when mounting the locking device <NUM>, it is allowed to observe the positions of the locking bones <NUM> through the hollowed-out slots <NUM>, which facilitates aligning the locking bones <NUM> with the corresponding notches <NUM>, hereby enabling more convenient operations.

As a supplementary embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, the basket is a drawer-type basket, the outsides of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are each provided with a door panel <NUM>, each door panel <NUM> is provided with a handle <NUM>, and the external surfaces of the two door panels <NUM> are aligned with each other and with the housing surface of the air fryer. The left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are each provided therein with a removable food tray <NUM>. As shown in <FIG>, the food trays <NUM> can be erected on steps formed on the inner side walls of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, and can be used for placing food. The food tray <NUM> is provided with a plurality of hollowed-out holes so as to facilitate the passage of heating air flow and the falling off and the collection of food grease. In order that the food tray <NUM> can be taken out quickly, a pair of grabbing holes for lifting the food tray <NUM> up can be provided in the middle of the food tray <NUM>, which facilitates picking and placing as well as cleaning the food tray <NUM>.

Compared with the prior art, the multiform basket for an air fryer according to the another embodiment of present disclosure can achieve beneficial technical effects, such as:.

As shown in <FIG>, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an air fryer having multiple use forms, comprising a body <NUM>, wherein a cooking cavity <NUM> is formed in the body <NUM>, and a door frame <NUM> communicating with the cooking cavity <NUM> is formed by an opening at one side of the body <NUM>, wherein a removable door panel assembly <NUM> capable of completely closing the door frame <NUM> or a multiform basket (i.e., a drawer-type pot assembly <NUM>) as aforementioned is arranged at the door frame <NUM>, wherein the removable door panel assembly <NUM> and the drawer-type pot assembly <NUM> cannot be used simultaneously. The removable door panel assembly <NUM> can be arranged at the door frame <NUM>, and the removable door panel assembly <NUM> can completely close the door frame, or can also be rotated to be opened so as to facilitate taking food out of the cooking cavity and/or placing food thereinto. When the removable door panel assembly <NUM> is removed, the drawer-type pot assembly <NUM> can be inserted through the door frame <NUM>, and the drawer-type pot assembly <NUM> can also completely close the door frame. The use is relatively flexible, which enables the air fryer to have two use forms.

The air-fryer embodiment that comprises the removable door panel assembly configured to completely close the door frame is not according to the invention and is present for illustration purposes only.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, the removable door panel assembly <NUM> includes a door panel main body <NUM> and a mounting foot <NUM> arranged on the lower side of the door panel main body <NUM>, a mounting hole <NUM> is provided at the bottom of the door frame <NUM>, and the mounting foot <NUM> is inserted into the mounting hole <NUM> for enabling the removable door panel assembly <NUM> to rotate about the mounting hole <NUM> to be opened. The mounting foot <NUM> functions here as a pivot point and facilitates the overall rotation of the removable door panel assembly <NUM>.

In the present embodiment, the removable door panel assembly <NUM> is provided with a visible window <NUM>, so as to enable observation from outside on the internal of the cooking cavity <NUM>. Heat-protecting glass is preferably used for the visible window <NUM>, so as to facilitate the observation from outside on the cooking process of food inside the cooking cavity.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, a position-limiting step <NUM> is provided between the mounting hole <NUM> and the housing of the body <NUM>, and a position-limiting barrier edge <NUM> extending in a direction towards the cooking cavity <NUM> is provided in the mounting hole <NUM>, and when the removable door panel assembly <NUM> is in an opened state, the position-limiting step <NUM> and the position-limiting barrier edge <NUM> simultaneously abut against the mounting foot <NUM>, such that the removable door panel assembly <NUM> remains opened. Such a structure enables the door panel main body <NUM> to be positionally limited in a proximately horizontal state after being opened, which facilitates taking food out of the cooking cavity <NUM> and placing food thereinto.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, the mounting foot <NUM> is stepped, and a position-limiting groove <NUM> is formed on the side of the mounting foot <NUM> facing outwards, wherein when the removable door panel assembly <NUM> is in an opened state, the position-limiting step <NUM> is embedded into the position-limiting groove <NUM>, while the free end of the mounting foot <NUM> abuts against the position-limiting barrier edge <NUM>. The stepped mounting foot <NUM> structure is reasonable and reliable, and can extend the maximal angle of the removable door panel assembly <NUM> after rotated to be opened. Moreover, in a completely flipped state, the mounting foot <NUM> cannot be pulled out of the mounting hole <NUM>.

In the present embodiment, when the removable door panel assembly <NUM> is rotated to be inclined, the mounting foot <NUM> can be inserted into the mounting hole <NUM> or be pulled out of the mounting hole <NUM>. In an inclined state, the mounting foot <NUM> of the removable door panel assembly <NUM> is freely movable within the mounting hole <NUM>, and therefore, the mounting foot <NUM> can be easily pulled out of the mounting hole <NUM>, achieving simple and convenient disassembly.

As another embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, the drawer-type pot assembly <NUM> is composed of a left pot <NUM> and a right pot <NUM>, and the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are each provided therein with an independent food placement cavity. During cooking, food can be separately placed respectively in the left pot <NUM> and in the right pot <NUM>, for example, different kinds of food can be placed, or same food can be placed for being cooked in different ways. In this way, food cooking is made more flexible, and different tastes can be satisfied.

In the present embodiment, the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> form an integrated structure or a split-type structure in which the pots are allowed ot be detached and separated. The integrated structure of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> is formed through integrated stamping forming, and the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> can be isolated from each other through a baffle (i.e., division plate) <NUM>. If the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> form a split-type structure in which the pots are allowed ot be detached and separated, a splicing structure is provided between the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM>, and baffles <NUM> can be respectively provided for the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> at the joint.

In the present embodiment, as shown in <FIG>, the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are preferably separated from each other by baffles <NUM>, which is a removable mounting structure, and a pot having one single cavity is formed by communicating the left pot <NUM> with the right pot <NUM> through the removal of the baffle <NUM>.

In the meantime, the outsides of the left pot <NUM> and the right pot <NUM> are each provided with a pot door panel <NUM>, a handle <NUM> is mounted on the pot door panel <NUM>, and external surfaces of the two pot door panels <NUM> are aligned with each other and with the housing surface of the body <NUM>, which makes the appearance more aesthetic.

Compared with the prior art, the air fryer having multiple use forms according to the present disclosure can achieve beneficial technical effects, such as:.

Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to the embodiments, various improvements may be made thereto and components therein may be replaced by equivalents, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Particularly, all of various features in the embodiments disclosed in the present disclosure may be used in combination with each other in any manner as long as there is no structural conflict, while these combinations are not exhaustively described in the present description only for reasons of space omission and resource saving. Therefore, the present disclose is not restricted to specific embodiments disclosed herein, but covers all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

Claim 1:
A multiform basket for an air fryer, wherein the basket is formed by splicing a left pot (<NUM>) and a right pot (<NUM>) together side by side, and at least one removable baffle (<NUM>) is provided at a joint between the left pot (<NUM>) and the right pot (<NUM>), and is configured to enable a single placement cavity or two placement cavities to be formed inside the basket.