Abstract: A door body structure and a cooking device are provided. The cooking device has a housing that includes a limiting portion. The door body structure has a door body, an engagement member, a switching member, and a handle. The door body is arranged on the housing. The engagement member is arranged on the door body and has a hook. The hook is configured to be engaged with or disengaged from the limiting portion. The switching member is configured to cooperate with the engagement member to drive the engagement member to move between a first position and a second position. The switching member has a connecting segment connected to the engagement member and an operating member slidingly engaged with the connecting segment. The handle is provided on the door body and has a locking groove defined therein.

Abstract: A control method for a cooking equipment includes: acquiring image information of a cooking material; identifying the image information, and determining category information and volume information of the cooking material; and according to the category information and the volume information, determining the doneness corresponding to the cooking material. The volume information and the category information of the cooking material are obtained by identifying the image information, the volume change amount of the cooking material in the cooking process is calculated by using the initial volume and the current volume of the cooking material. Based on the volume change amount of the cooking material, the doneness corresponding to the cooking material is determined in a pre-trained doneness model. The control method includes monitoring the volume change of the cooking material in real time, to achieve an automatic doneness recognition function using the volume change amount.

Abstract: A latching structure for a cooking device and a cooking device having the same are provided. The cooking device has a casing and a door body. The latching structure has a flipping member, a first restoring member, a restricting member and a second restoring member. The first restoring member provides the flipping member with a first restoring force for allowing the flipping member to rotate towards a non-triggered position. The restricting member is movably disposed on the casing between a first position and a second position. The second restoring member is configured to provide the restricting member with a second restoring force for allowing the restricting member to move towards the first position. The latching structure is configured, such that a restoring speed at which the flipping member rotates towards the non-triggered position is greater than a restoring speed at which the restricting member moves towards the first position.

Abstract: The method and system disclosed herein presents a food preparation system that provides a user-friendly data collection and data annotation process that leverages crowd-sourced data to reduce the prohibitive costs associated with developing an extensive training set using dedicated cooking experiments and specialized manual annotation efforts. The food preparation system and corresponding method collect one or more data types (e.g., structured data such as temperature and weight data, and unstructured data such as images and thermal maps) and allow the collected data to be annotated by human users in order to provide information regarding the process of cooking, as well as food item identity, location, and/or outline information. A combination of image processing and user input is utilized in order to create models with food recognition and determining cooking progress.

Abstract: An electronic transformer and a microwave cooking appliance. The electronic transformer includes a rectifier device, a transformer, a switch device, and a control device. The rectifier device is connected to an alternating current source; the transformer is connected to the rectifier device; the switch device is configured to provide an on/off signal to the transformer; the control device is connected to the switch device; the control device is configured to generate a control signal according to preset power and provide the control signal to the switch device to control the switching frequency of the switch device.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an oven including a body, a door, a drawer and a stopper. The body is formed with a baking chamber and a receiving chamber, and the stopper is located at an end of the drawer away from the receiving chamber when the drawer moves into the receiving chamber and the door closes the baking chamber. The stopper is located at least partially between the door and the drawer.

Abstract: The method and system disclosed herein present a cooking tutorial program that provides intelligent assistance to users during meal preparation, the method and system comprise: receiving a user selection of a recipe; playing a first content item corresponding to a first preparation step of the selected recipe in a first media format; monitoring user's actions performing the first preparation step of the selected recipe; and if the user's actions performing the first preparation step meet first criteria, adjusting the playing of the first content item, including displaying the first content item in a second media format, wherein the second media format differ from the first media format in at least a size and resolution of a portion of the first content item.

Abstract: A latching structure for a cooking device and a cooking device having the same are provided. The cooking device has a casing and a door body. The latching structure has a flipping member, a first restoring member, a restricting member and a second restoring member. The first restoring member provides the flipping member with a first restoring force for allowing the flipping member to rotate towards a non-triggered position. The restricting member is movably disposed on the casing between a first position and a second position. The second restoring member is configured to provide the restricting member with a second restoring force for allowing the restricting member to move towards the first position. The latching structure is configured, such that a restoring speed at which the flipping member rotates towards the non-triggered position is greater than a restoring speed at which the restricting member moves towards the first position.

Abstract: A door body structure and a cooking device are provided. The cooking device has a housing that includes a limiting portion. The door body structure has a door body, an engagement member, a switching member, and a handle. The door body is arranged on the housing. The engagement member is arranged on the door body and has a hook. The hook is configured to be engaged with or disengaged from the limiting portion. The switching member is configured to cooperate with the engagement member to drive the engagement member to move between a first position and a second position. The switching member has a connecting segment connected to the engagement member and an operating member slidingly engaged with the connecting segment. The handle is provided on the door body and has a locking groove defined therein.

Abstract: A latching structure, a household appliance and a control method for the household appliance are provided. The latching structure has a snapping member, a bracket, a limiting member, and a driving assembly. The snapping member is mounted on a door body and has a hook. The bracket is mounted on a housing and has a limiting portion. The hook can penetrate the bracket. The door body is connected to the housing in an openable and closable manner. The limiting member is rotatably mounted to the bracket and can reciprocate between an unlocked position and a locked position. The driving assembly is configured to engage with or disengage from the limiting member. In the unlocked position, the limiting member avoids the hook, and in the locked position, the limiting member is suitable for fitting the hook to limit a position of the hook.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of kitchen appliances, and has disclosed a microwave oven, which comprises a cabinet and a door, a damper assembly is mounted on one side of the cabinet facing the door in a way that it produces damping force for preventing the door from closing when the door approaches to a closed position. In the present disclosure, a damper assembly is arranged on one side of the cabinet facing the door; thus, the damper assembly can effectively decrease the speed of collision of the door with the cabinet in the closing process when the door approaches to a closed position, and thereby greatly reduce the noise generated when the door is closed. In that way, not only the grade of the product is improved, but also the user experience and satisfaction is improved.

Abstract: A lock structure and a cooking appliance are provided. The lock structure has a fixing member and a locking assembly. The locking assembly has a bearing member, a mount connected to the bearing member, a driving member, a first elastic member and a locking member. The bearing member is detachably connected to a surface. At least a portion of the driving member is provided within the mount. A first end of the first elastic member is connected to the driving member. The locking member is connected to a second end of the first elastic member. The locking member is capable of moving relative to the mount under the driving of the driving member and the first elastic member, and is locked to or separated from the fixing member.

Abstract: A lock structure and a cooking appliance are provided. The locking structure a fixing member and a locking assembly. The locking assembly has a mount, a driving member, a first elastic member and a locking member. At least a portion of the driving member is provided within the mount. A first end of the first elastic member is connected to the driving member. The locking member is connected to a second end of the first elastic member. The locking member is capable of moving relative to the mount under the driving of the driving member and the first elastic member, and is locked to or separated from the fixing member.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microwave cooking apparatus, a control method, and a storage medium. The microwave cooking apparatus comprises: a housing capable of enclosing a heating chamber therein; a solid microwave source disposed on the housing and used for emitting a first variable-power microwave; an antenna connected to the solid microwave source and used for feeding the first variable-power microwave into the heating chamber; and a controller connected to the solid microwave source and used for controlling the solid microwave source to operate and adjusting the first variable-power microwave.

Abstract: System and method for controlling a smart cooking appliance, including: at an oven comprising a cooking chamber, a food support platform, and a control unit; detecting a first event corresponding to a start of a cooking process for a food item, wherein a first heating surface of the cooking chamber is operating at a first preset output level; in response to detecting the first event, activating one or more actuators to move the food support platform to a first position; while the food support platform is at the first position and while the first heating surface is operating at the first preset output level, detecting that oven reconfiguration criteria are met; and in response to detecting that the oven reconfiguration criteria are met, activating the one or more actuators to move the food support platform from the first position to a second position that is distinct from the first position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of intelligent electrical appliances. Disclosed are a power cord (10) and a home appliance (20) provided with same. The power cord is used for supplying power to a home appliance, and is also used for mounting a communication module (300). The communication module is used for implementing wireless communication between the home appliance (20) and an external device. The power cord (10) comprises a line body (2), a plug (1) disposed at one end of the line body, a line body fixing portion (5) disposed on the part of the line body distant from the plug (1) and used for fixing the line body (2) on the home appliance, and an intelligent module mounting portion (S) disposed adjacent to the line body fixing portion (5) and disposed on the line body, wherein the intelligent module mounting portion (S) is provided with a base (100) having an accommodation cavity (B) and a cover (200) matching the base (100) so as to enclose the accommodation cavity (B).

Abstract: Provided is a microwave rice cooker, comprising a cavity structure, a door assembly and an inner pot (20). The cavity structure comprises a microwave transmitting mechanism, a cavity (2) provided with a cylindrical cooking chamber therein, and a top cap (1) and a bottom cap (5) located at two ends of the cooking chamber respectively. The bottom cap (5) closes the cooking chamber at the bottom. A top opening of the cooking chamber is formed on the top cap (1). The inner pot (20) can be put into or taken out of the cooking chamber through the top opening. The door assembly is mounted on the top cap (1) in an openable and closable manner so as to open or close the cooking chamber from the top. The microwave transmitting mechanism is mounted at the bottom of the bottom cap (5) to feed microwaves into the cooking chamber from the bottom. The microwave rice cooker achieves a two-in-one function of a microwave oven and a rice cooker.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cooking appliance that includes a cooking cavity body, in which a cooking cavity is formed; a heating plate, movably mounted in the cooking cavity; and an adjusting device, mounted to the heating plate and used for driving the heating plate to continuously reciprocate in the cooking cavity. According to the technical solution, the heating plate can continuously reciprocate up and down or left and right in the cooking cavity under the action of the adjusting device, and when the cooking appliance is specifically used for heating food, the height of the heating plate can be adjusted according to the category and height of the food to adjust the distance between the heating plate and the bottom wall of the cooking cavity.