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    The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for cooking food under pressure in the presence of steam comprising a tank (2), a lid (3) and a pressure regulating valve (4) mounted on the lid (3). ), said valve (4) being capable of adopting a leak configuration allowing the vapor contained within the apparatus (1) to escape out of the latter along an exhaust path, said apparatus (1) comprising a temperature sensor (22A) adapted to be on said exhaust path, said apparatus (1) being characterized in that said valve (4) is comprised of a first member (4A) adapted to remain permanently attached to the lid (3) and a second member (4B) attached to said first member (4A) so that said first and second members (4A, 4B) can be separated. Pressure cookers.
    公开号:FR3036939A1
    申请号:FR1555111
    申请日:2015-06-04
    公开日:2016-12-09
    发明作者:Eric Rhetat；Eric Laurent Baraille
    申请人:SEB SA；
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    专利说明:

    [0001] TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the general technical field of pressure food cooking appliances, and in particular to household appliances of the type 5 pressure cookers intended to form an enclosure for cooking foodstuffs. cooking capable of rising in pressure to ensure steam cooking food vapor contained within it. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for cooking food under pressure in the presence of steam comprising a tank, a lid and a pressure regulating valve mounted on the lid in correspondence with an orifice formed through said cover, said valve being capable of adopting a leak configuration allowing the vapor contained within the apparatus to escape out of the latter through the orifice and the valve along a predetermined escape path, said apparatus further comprising a temperature sensor designed to be able to be on said exhaust path. It is already known to capture the increase in temperature resulting from the passage of steam through an outlet duct disposed downstream of the pressure regulating valve fitted to a pressure cooker, by means of a temperature sensor disposed in the vicinity of the output of said conduit. In particular, a pressure cooker equipped with a control module is known which is mounted on the lid and incorporates various control elements (locking / unlocking, decompression, operating pressure level, etc.), regulation and of security. The module in question incorporates in particular a pressure regulating valve which is integrated within said module, being mounted eccentrically in a chamber for sealingly cap an orifice made through the cover. The valve comprises a shutter which is subjected to an elastic restoring force to seal or disengage the orifice as a function of the pressure level within the pressure cooker. The chamber communicates upstream with the orifice (which cooperates with the shutter) and downstream with an exhaust duct laterally offset, to evacuate the steam to the outside. 3036939 2 The temperature sensor includes a probe which is, depending on the pressure cooker model concerned, either implanted against the external face of the aforementioned exhaust duct, or mounted at the outlet of said duct to be directly immersed in the steam flow. escaping through the exhaust duct.
    [0002] Such known devices are generally satisfactory, but nevertheless have certain disadvantages, particularly related to the implementation of a module incorporating the valve. Indeed, the implementation of a module in the apparatus of the prior art implies that the steam evacuation pipe mentioned above is shifted laterally relative to the valve itself. However, it is essential to allow the user to verify that the conduit is not obstructed, for obvious reasons of safety of use. Therefore, these known devices implement a removable mounting of the module on the lid, to allow a user to detach the module from the lid for inspection and cleaning. However, the design and construction of these known cooking appliances to module are such that the detachment operation of the module turns out in practice relatively difficult and tedious. Ultimately, if these known pressure cookers are generally satisfactory, particularly in terms of accuracy of the temperature measurement, they have on the other hand deficiencies in terms of ergonomics and ease of use. In addition, these known modular designs prove to be relatively expensive and allow little industrial flexibility. The objects assigned to the invention therefore aim to remedy the various disadvantages listed above, and to propose a new pressurized cooking apparatus which is able to access accurately and reliably the temperature at the outlet of the valve, while being construction particularly simple, cheap, flexible and safe. Another object of the invention is to provide a novel pressure food cooking apparatus which is easy and convenient to use.
    [0003] Another object of the invention is to propose a new device for cooking pressurized food, the cleaning of which is facilitated. Another object of the invention is to propose a new device for cooking food under pressure whose design allows great flexibility of industrial manufacture.
    [0004] Another object of the invention is to provide a novel particularly robust and compact pressurized food cooking apparatus. Another object of the invention is to propose a new device for cooking food under pressure easy and quick to manufacture or repair. Another object of the invention is to provide a novel food appliance under pressure particularly compact and lightweight. Another object of the invention is to provide a novel pressure food cooking appliance which has a high capacity to suggest in a natural and intuitive way its own use. Another object of the invention is to provide a novel pressure food cooking apparatus which provides a high level of safety in use. The objects assigned to the invention are achieved with the aid of a steam pressurized food cooking apparatus comprising a tank, a lid and a pressure regulating valve mounted on the cover in correspondence with an orifice formed through said cover, said valve being capable of adopting a leak configuration allowing the vapor contained within the apparatus to escape out of the latter through the orifice and the valve along a trajectory of predetermined exhaust, said apparatus further comprising a temperature sensor adapted to be on said exhaust path, said apparatus characterized in that said valve is comprised of at least a first member adapted to remain permanently attached to said cover in correspondence with the orifice and a second element removably attached to said first element so that said first r and second elements can be separated manually to facilitate the cleaning of the valve. Other features and advantages of the invention will appear and will appear in more detail on reading the description given below, with reference to the accompanying drawings, given by way of purely illustrative and non-limiting examples, in which: FIG. 1 illustrates, in a diagrammatic perspective view, a bayonet locking pressurized food cooking apparatus according to the invention, the lid of which is joined to the tank in a predetermined relative arrangement (pre-arrangement). lock) from which it is possible to lock the lid to the tank by rotation of the lid, the latter being intended to receive a removable independent module (missing the apparatus of Figure 1) which embeds a timer and a sensor temperature capable, when the lid is locked relative to the tank (Figures 7 and 8), to determine the temperature of a stream of steam 15 from the valve of pressure control mounted on the lid. FIG. 2 illustrates, in a schematic perspective view, said removable independent module intended to equip the lid subassembly of the apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 illustrates, in a schematic perspective view, the FIG. 1 apparatus with the independent module of FIG. 2 attached to the cover. - Figure 4 illustrates, in a schematic perspective view from above, the tank of the pressure cooking apparatus of Figures 1 and 3, said vessel being in this case provided with two side handles for handling and transport. FIG. 5 shows a cover subassembly of the apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 3 which includes, in addition to the cover, at least one support to which the cover is pivotally attached, said subassembly being in a configuration of FIG. Unlocking, 3036939 5 ready to come to cap the tank of Figure 2 according to the predetermined relative pre-locking arrangement shown in Figure 1. - Figure 6 is a top view of the pressure cooker of Figure 3. Figure 7 illustrates, in a diagrammatic perspective view, the cooking apparatus of FIG. 1 with this time the lid locked relative to the bowl (the lid subassembly being in the locking configuration), so that the The temperature of the independent module overhangs the steam outlet of the pressure control valve mounted on the cover. - Figure 8 illustrates, in a view from above, the cooking apparatus of Figure 7.
    [0005] FIG. 9 illustrates, in a schematic perspective view, a detail of the embodiment of the pressure cooker of FIG. 1 relating to the locking / unlocking control member and the device for transforming the displacement of the pivoting control member. of the lid which is equipped with the pressure cooker in question. FIG. 10 illustrates, in a diagrammatic perspective view, a design detail of the pressure cooker of the preceding figures, in particular making it possible to visualize the way in which the support and the bowl handle cooperate to lock the relative angular positioning, in a horizontal plane, of the lid subassembly and the tank when they are joined in accordance with said predetermined relative pre-locking arrangement referred to above. FIG. 11 is a view similar to that of FIG. 9, with the difference that the control member is in its retracted position corresponding to the locking of the lid and that the lid subassembly is therefore in configuration. locking. FIG. 12 illustrates, in a diagrammatic perspective view, a detail of embodiment of the pressure cooker of FIG. 11, more specifically relating to the control member of the locking / unlocking device and to the device for converting the displacement of the control member pivoting the cover relative to the support. FIG. 13 illustrates, in a diagrammatic perspective view, a detail of embodiment of the lid subassembly, making it possible to visualize a portion of the mechanism for controlling the pivoting of the lid relative to the support. FIG. 14 illustrates, in a diagrammatic sectional view, an embodiment detail of the apparatus of FIG. 11, making it possible to visualize the way in which the temperature sensor is positioned relative to the pressure control valve when the subassembly lid is in lock configuration.
    [0006] FIG. 15 illustrates the lid subassembly of FIG. 5 with the first and second components of the pressure regulating valve separated from each other, said subassembly cooperating with the bowl handles (this last being omitted). As illustrated in the figures, the invention relates to a device 1 for cooking food under pressure, intended to ensure the cooking of different foods at a pressure level greater than atmospheric pressure, in the presence of steam, and for example steam of water. Said steam is generated by heating, within the apparatus 1 and in the presence of food, a cooking liquid, for example an aqueous liquid. The apparatus 1 according to the invention is preferably intended for domestic use, it being understood, however, that the invention may also relate to professional or semiprofessional apparatus. The apparatus 1 according to the invention is designed to mount pressure exclusively under the effect of a heating source (onboard or external), without external pressure. The apparatus 1 for cooking food under pressure is therefore a pressure cooker, preferably intended to be placed on an independent cooking plate 25 to heat the contents. The cooking apparatus 1 according to the invention comprises at least one bowl 2 forming a cooking vessel, intended to accommodate the food to be cooked and in this case substantially having a symmetry of revolution along a central vertical axis X-X ', which extends in a direction that is similar to the vertical direction when the apparatus 1 is in normal operation, that is to say rests on a horizontal plane. The tank 2 comprises a bottom 2A and an annular side wall 2B which rises between said bottom 2A and a free upper edge 2C, which is in this case circular in shape, and which delimits an access opening on the inside. 2. The conformation of this upper free edge 2C will be described in greater detail in the following, in connection with the locking means of the apparatus 1. Advantageously, and as illustrated in the figures, the cooking apparatus 1 comprises at least one handle of 2D tank which is fixed to said tank 2, so as to protrude externally from the latter, and preferably two identical handles 2D, 2E fixed on the side wall 2B of the tank 2 in a diametrically 10 opposite to the central axis X-X '. The apparatus 1 according to the invention also comprises a lid 3 intended to be associated with the tank 2 and locked relative to the latter to form a cooking chamber capable of mounting in pressure, that is to say an enclosure of sufficiently hermetic cooking to allow the increase in pressure of the apparatus 1. In order to obtain this hermetic, sealed character, the apparatus 1 advantageously includes a seal (not shown), preferably formed by a flexible annular seal , elastomer for example, intended to be interposed between the lid 3 and the tank 2, to thereby prevent uncontrolled leakage of steam and / or air between the inside of the chamber and the outside. The lid 3 advantageously has a shape conjugate to that of the tank 2, for example a generally discoidal shape, which advantageously extends in a mean plane substantially parallel to the mean extension plane of the bottom 2A of the tank 2 (c ' that is to say, a substantially horizontal plane in this case) when it is attached and locked on the latter. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the cover 3 includes a discoid cover element 3A of shape and dimensions conjugated to those of the access opening delimited by the free upper edge 2C of the annular side wall 2B of the tank 2. In this embodiment, the cover 3 also advantageously includes an annular belt 3B, for example of substantially cylindrical or frustoconical shape, which rises between a first circular edge 30B integral with the discoid cover element 3A (in part). species at the periphery of the latter) and a second free circular edge 31B, which for example is itself extended by an end flange. As illustrated in the figures, the discoidal cover element 3A extends generally in a horizontal mean plane, that is to say 3036939 8 in this case parallel to the mean plane of extension of the bottom 2A of the tank 2 when the lid 3 is associated with the tank 2 to form the cooking chamber, while the annular belt 3B extends substantially vertically, that is to say parallel to the central axis X-X ', the end flange extending in turn substantially horizontally.
    [0007] This of course does not exclude that the discoid cover member 3A may be, as shown in the figures, slightly domed or curved locally, as is well known as such. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the annular belt 3B is formed by a falling edge which extends downwardly from the periphery of the discoid cover member 3A. In this embodiment, the lid 3 is intended to cap substantially adjust the top of the tank 2, so that the annular belt 3B surrounds from the outside the top of the annular side wall 2B and the upper edge 2C free, while the discoid cover member 3A rests against the free edge 2C, by means of the seal interposed between the tank 2 and the cover 3. It is however perfectly possible that the annular belt 3B is alternatively intended to be inserted into the tank 2, so as to be surrounded by and contained in the tank 2, without departing from the scope of the invention. Regulating members 4 (described in greater detail below) and safety devices 6 are advantageously directly mounted on the cover 3. The apparatus 1 according to the invention advantageously comprises a locking system 20 for locking the cover 3 to the tank 2. The locking system is designed to allow the cooking chamber formed by the combination of the lid 3 and the tank 2 to be pressurized significantly (for example of the order of 100 kPa above the atmospheric pressure) without the risk of the lid 3 escaping under the effect of the pressure prevailing within the enclosure. Preferably, and in accordance with the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the locking system equipping the device 1 is a bayonet locking system designed to lock and unlock the lid 3 relative to the tank 2 by pivoting the lid 3 relative to the tank 2, in this case said central vertical axis X-X '. The invention is not, however, absolutely limited to the implementation of a bayonet locking system, and the apparatus 1 may alternatively be equipped with a locking system 3036939 9 of another type. For example, the locking system may be a locking system based on the radial displacement, relative to the cover 3, of a locking element, such as for example a jaw or a segment, intended to cooperate with a conformation complementary to the tub 2 (for example a rolled edge for a jaw lock system, or a lumen formed through the side wall 2A when it is a segment lock). The locking element is thus mounted in this case between a locking position, in which each jaw encloses the lid and the rolled upper edge of the tank (or in which each segment enters the light formed in the wall laterally of the vessel) and on the other hand an unlocking position obtained by centrifugal radial displacement of the locking element from its locking position, in which the jaws are no longer in contact with the rolled edge of the vessel. (or in which the segments are extracted out of the light), which allows the user to freely disconnect the lid 3 of the tank 2. Such a locking system is described for example in EP-0 691 096 , EP-0 691 097 or EP-2 204 111. Alternatively, the locking system may be based on the implementation of a re-entrant cover, whether it be for example a flexible re-entrant cover as described in EP-1 938 718, or a non-flexible return lid such as that used by the manhole pressure cooker described in FR-2 796 541. It is also possible that the locking system is a stirrup locking system, based on the implementation of a transverse elongated member mounted to move vertically on the cover and whose free ends are intended to cooperate with mumps integral with the vessel. In general, the invention can implement any type of locking system, and preferably any locking system based on the relative displacement of the cover and a part carried by the cover (whether a stirrup, an arm carrying a jaw or a segment, a support to which a flexible cover is suspended, etc.). In a particularly preferred manner, the locking system is a bayonet locking system, making it possible to pass the apparatus 1 of a locking waiting configuration, in which the cover 3 is attached to the tank 2 and rests 3036939 10 freely on the latter (Figures 1 and 3) to a locking configuration in which the tank 2 and the lid 3 interact to prevent their free separation (see Figures 7 and 8), and vice versa. Thus, in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the apparatus 1 moves from its latching waiting configuration to its locking configuration by rotation of the lid 3 relative to the bowl 2 in a predetermined angular stroke about the axis. central X-X ', in a clockwise direction S1, and moves from its locking configuration to its latching waiting configuration by rotating the lid 3 relative to the tank 2 according to said predetermined angular stroke around the central axis XX' in opposite counterclockwise direction S2 (alternatively, the direction S1 may be counterclockwise and the direction S2 may then be hourly). The bayonet locking system of the cooking apparatus 1 advantageously comprises for this purpose first and second series of excrescences 7A-7J, 8A-8J which are secured respectively to the lid 3 and the bowl 2 and which are designed, in order to ensure the locking and unlocking of the cover 3 relative to the tank 2, to engage, respectively disengage, mutually by rotation of the cover 3 relative to the tank 2 about the central vertical axis XX 'according to said predetermined angular stroke. As is well known as such, the protuberances 7A-7J, 8A-8J of each of said first and second series are intended to cooperate in pairs, that is to say that each protrusion of one of said series is brought, by rotation of the cover 3 20 relative to the tank 2, to pass under a corresponding protrusion of the other series to lock the cover 3 relative to the tank 2. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the protuberances 7A-7J of the first series, integral with the lid 3, project radially inwardly of the lid 3, while the protuberances 8A-8J of the second series, integral with the tank 2, project radially from the outer face 25 of the side wall 2B of the tank 2, towards the outside thereof. However, it is perfectly possible for the locking protrusions 7A-7J of the cover to protrude outwardly from the lid 3 and for the bowl protuberances 8A-8J to project radially towards the inside of the latter. In the example illustrated in the figures, the tank protuberances 8A-8J are formed by an annular flange projecting outwardly from the free upper edge 2C, whereby notches 9A-9J are formed through said annular flange. permitting the passage of said cover protrusions 7A-7J, so that the portions of said annular flange extending between each notch 9A-9J form the respective tank ramps intended to cooperate with the cover protuberances 7A-7J which form the lid ramps. Thus, when the lid 3 is to cap the bowl 2, the protrusions 7A-7J cover 5 can pass through the notches 9A-9J to be lower than the annular flange. The apparatus 1 is then in its pre-lock configuration (also referred to as the lock wait pattern), from which the lock pattern can be reached by simply rotating the lid 3 relative to the bowl 2 according to the vertical axis X-X ', which has the effect of angularly shifting the 10 protrusions 7A-7J of the cover 3 and the notches 9A-9J of the annular flange, performing a locking type "bayonet". Preferably, in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the cover protuberances 7A-7B are located on the annular belt 3B of the cover 3 at a distance from the second circular free edge 31B of said annular belt 3B, so that the belt 3B annulus forms, below said 15 elements by volume, a self-centering skirt of the cover 3 relative to the tank 2. According to the invention, the apparatus 1 comprises a subset of cover (illustrated in isolation by the 5) which includes both at least said cover 3 and a support 10 attached to said cover 3, in this case permanently, so that the latter can move relative to said support 10 between two positions corresponding respectively to a unlocking configuration and a locking configuration of said lid subassembly. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the support 10 is attached to the cover 3 so that the latter can pivot relative to said support 10 between said two positions along the central vertical axis X-X '. The invention is however not limited to a rotational mounting of the relatively support cover 10. It is for example quite possible, in the case where the locking system is for example a flexible cover locking system, that the cover 3 can move in translation relative to the support, as described in document EP-1 938 718. The pivot connection between the cover 3 and the support 10 can be made by any known means. In this case, the two positions between which the lid 3 can pivot relative to the support 10 are separated by a predetermined angular stroke corresponding to that required to pass the apparatus 1 from its pre-locking configuration (configuration 1) to its locking configuration illustrated for example in Figures 7 and 8. Advantageously, the support 10 is in the embodiment shown in the figures, in the form of a cross, c that is to say, a substantially elongate piece which extends diametrically on the cover 3 and which extends in this case at each of its ends by respective falling edges 10A, 10B. Preferably, the cross member in question comprises an enlarged central zone 100, for example of generally circular shape, extended on either side by a first arm 101 and a second arm 102 which themselves respectively terminate in said falling edges 10A. , 10B. The central portion 100 is advantageously provided with a central orifice 100A in which is intended to be threaded an axis 30 fixed on the cover 3, in the center of the latter, and around which the support 10 is intended to rotate along the axis central vertical X-X '. Preferably, the axis 30 is provided with a threaded recess for cooperating with a screw 16 in order to fix the support 10 to the cover 3 while allowing the cover 3 to pivot about the axis 30.
    [0008] Advantageously, the support 10 comprises, in addition to the cross-shaped piece illustrated in FIG. 6, a plate 17 which has a generally circular shape substantially complementary to that of the central portion 100 of the cross-member and which is intended to be interposed between said cross member and the upper face of the cover 3 to form a housing for accommodating at least in part a control mechanism. The cross member visible in FIG. 10 is itself designed to be fixed (for example by means of several screws) permanently to the plate 17, in order to form with the latter a subset of unitary cross-member, monobloc, maintained on the cover 3 by means of the coupling 30 axis / screw 16, which coupling allows the pivoting of the lid 3 relative to the superstructure subassembly mentioned in this case the support 10.
    [0009] According to the invention, the lid subassembly and the bowl 2 are designed to be joined in at least one predetermined relative arrangement (illustrated for example in FIGS. 1 and 3) enabling said locking system to lock the lid 3 to the vessel 2 by moving the lid 3 relative to the support 10 to move the lid subassembly from its unlocking configuration to its locking configuration. More precisely, the predetermined relative arrangement is in this case obtained by assembling the tank 2 and the lid subassembly when the latter is in the unlocking configuration. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, said predetermined relative arrangement allows the bayonet locking system to lock the lid 3 to the bowl 2 by pivoting the lid 3 relative to the support 10 along said central vertical axis X-X '. In other words, when the lid subassembly is in the unlocking configuration, the lid 3 and the holder 10 are positioned relative to each other such that the docking of the holder 10 to the bowl 2 according to a predetermined position, corresponding to said predetermined relative arrangement, makes it possible to pass the cover ramps 7A-7J below the tank ramps 8A-8J by the notches 9A-9J separating said tank ramps 8A-8J, the the cover assembly then capping the tank 2 in a waiting position, from which it will be sufficient to rotate the cover 3 relative to the tank 2 to lock the lid 3 relative to the tank 2. Thus, once the tank 2 and the lid subassembly in unlocking configuration joined according to the predetermined relative pre-locking arrangement illustrated in FIG. 1, it suffices to hold the support 10 in position relative to the tank 2 and to e pivot the cover 3 relative to the support 10 according to the aforementioned predetermined angular stroke in order to bring the cover ramps in correspondence with the tank ramps, under these latter, thus locking the cover 3 relative to the tank 2 (FIGS. 8). The apparatus 1 further comprises a manual control member 11 of said locking system, designed in this case to be manipulated by the user so as to allow the latter to control the locking system in order to be able to advantageously pass by manual actuation of the control member 11, the lid subassembly from its locking configuration to its unlocking configuration and vice versa, thereby controlling the passage of the apparatus 1 from its configuration of Pre-latching (also referred to as the latch standby configuration - shown in FIG. 1) to its latch configuration (shown in FIG. 8), and vice versa. The control member 11 is attached to the support 10, in this case permanently, so that it can be moved manually relative to the latter between locking positions (FIGS. 7 and 8) and unlocking positions (FIG. Conversely. In other words, the support 10 advantageously permanently engages the control member 11, which nevertheless retains an ability of mobility relative to said support 10. The control member 11 is advantageously part of a set control unit 300 (illustrated in FIG. 10 with one of the 2D tub handles) mounted, preferably permanently, on the cover 3, and which is formed by at least the support 10 and the manual control member 11. Advantageously, the apparatus 1 5 also comprises a device for transforming the displacement of the control member 11 by pivoting the cover 3 relative to the support 10 along the central vertical axis X-X ', so that said locking positions and unlocking the control member 11 respectively correspond to said locking and unlocking configurations of the lid subassembly. The user can thus control the passage of the lid sub-assembly from its unlocking configuration to its locking configuration, and vice versa, by manual movement of the control member 11 relative to the support 10 between its unlocking positions and locking, and vice versa. The transformation device, which is particularly visible in FIGS. 9 and 11 to 13, is therefore designed to convert the movement of the control member 11 relative to the support 10 in rotary motion of the cover 3 relative to the same support 10, the species along said central vertical axis X-X ', so that the user can thus control the locking / unlocking by pivoting the cover 3 relative to the support 10 by simple manipulation of the control member 11, once the cover 3 attached to the tank 2 with the cover ramps 20 disposed below the tank ramps. Of course, the aforementioned conversion device is designed according to the nature of the displacement of the control member 11 relative to the support 10 and may implement any drive component (toothed wheel, cam, lever, rod, etc.. ) required. Advantageously, said control member 11 is pivotally mounted relative to said support 10 along a radial axis of pivot Y-Y 'which is perpendicular to the central vertical axis X-X', and is secant thereto. The control member 11 can thus be in the form of a rotary member of the handle, lever, handle, handle ... It is however quite possible that the control member 11 is rather mounted relative to relatively support 10, and is for example in this case in the form of a sliding element such as a pushbutton, a slider, etc. Advantageously, said transformation device comprises a gear reduction mechanism designed to drive the cover 3 in rotation about said central vertical axis XX 'in a path having a first predetermined angular amplitude a, in response to a rotation of said control member 11 around said radial axis YY 'in a stroke having a second predetermined angular amplitude i3 greater than said first predetermined angular amplitude a. For example, the control member 11 is adapted to pivot about said radial axis YY 'between a raised position (corresponding to the unlocking) and a folded position (corresponding to the lock) separated by a stroke having a predetermined angular amplitude i3 of about 90 °, while the cover 3 pivots relative to the support 10, in response to the approximately 90 ° angular displacement of the control member 11 relative to the support 10, in a stroke having a predetermined angular amplitude a of about 15 °. According to the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the transformation device comprises a transmission piece 20 mounted to move in translation in a horizontal plane perpendicular to said central vertical axis XX 'relative to said support 10. In this embodiment, the transformation device 15 comprises a mechanism for transforming the pivoting movement of the control member 11 relative to the support 10 in translational movement of said transmission member 20 relative to said support 10. For example, the transformation mechanism in question is formed by a cam 110 , 111 secured to the control member 11, said cam 110, 111 being provided with a pin which is received in a corresponding housing formed in the transmission part 20, so that the pivoting of the control member 11 causes the concomitant pivoting of the cam 110, 111, which then pushes the transmission piece 20 in the horizontal plane l perpendicular to the central vertical axis X-X '. Advantageously, the transformation device comprises, in accordance with the embodiment illustrated in the figures, at least one horizontal lever 21 pivotally mounted relative to the support 10 according to an eccentric vertical axis ZZ 'which is fixed with respect to said support 10, parallel to said axis central vertical XX 'and located at a predetermined distance from the latter. Preferably, as illustrated in the figures, said horizontal lever 21 extends longitudinally between a first end 21A hinged to the cover 3 and a second end 21B hinged either to said control member 11 or to a transmission part (as for example the part 20 mentioned above) which is part of the transformation device and which is driven in displacement relative to the support 10 by the control member 11, for example according to the embodiment described above. Preferably, said horizontal lever 21 is pivotally mounted relative to the support 10 at a pivot point between said first end 21A and the second end 21B, so that the eccentric vertical axis ZZ 'passes through an area of the horizontal lever 21 which is located at a distance from both the first and second ends 21A, 21B. The articulation of the first end 21A relative to the lid 3 is for example made by means of a first pin 210A which is integral with the lid 3 so as to rise vertically from the latter. Said pin 210A is advantageously received in a first corresponding groove formed at the first end 21A of the horizontal lever 21, so that said first pin 210A can both slide and turn in the first groove in question. The conversion device also advantageously comprises a second pin 210B which is in this case secured to the transmission part 20 and embarked on the latter. Said second pin 210B is advantageously received in a second complementary groove formed at the second end 21B of the horizontal lever 21, so that said second pin 210B can both slide and pivot in the second groove in question. The displacement in rectilinear translation of the transmission part 20 in the horizontal plane is thus converted into rotation of the lever 21 around the eccentric vertical axis Z-Z ', which rotation is itself converted into a rotation of the cover 3 relatively. to the support 10 along the central vertical axis X-X '. The invention is however not absolutely limited to such a mechanism of motion transformation and it is for example perfectly conceivable to implement, in place of a lever system as illustrated, a rod system, cam or gear, or any other known system, without departing from the scope of the invention. Advantageously, and as illustrated in the figures, the control member 11 comprises a handle 11A to be manually actuated so that it can be moved manually by a user between two preferably stable stop positions, respectively corresponding to the locking and unlocking. In this preferred embodiment, the control member 11 is therefore in the form of an arched, loop-shaped, arched piece, advantageously designed to be grasped firmly, preferably by hand, by a user.
    [0010] The invention is however not limited to the implementation of a loop to form the control member 11 and the latter may for example be constituted by a substantially rectilinear lever, or with a T-shaped profile. L, a pommel shape, flared knob, etc., the conformation of which preferably allows the user to lift the lid subassembly therethrough. Advantageously, as illustrated in the figures, the control member 11 is mounted pivotally relative to said support 10 between on the one hand an extended position (FIG. 1) which forms said unlocking position and in which said control member 11 projects vertically , in this case to the right of the lid 3 outwards, and secondly a retracted position which forms said locking position and wherein said control member 11 is lowered to the lid 3. In its deployed position, the control member 11 advantageously extends in a mean direction substantially parallel to said central vertical axis X-X ', whereas in its retracted position it advantageously extends in a mean direction substantially perpendicular to said central vertical axis X-X as illustrated in the figures. Advantageously, the support 10 and the tank 2 are designed to interact, directly or indirectly, when the cover subassembly in the unlocking configuration and the tank 2 are joined in accordance with said predetermined relative arrangement, in order to substantially prevent the support 10 from able to pivot relative to the vessel 2 (in this case along said central vertical axis X-X ') when the control member 11 is moved between its locking and unlocking positions (or vice versa). In other words, the meeting of the lid subassembly in the unlocking configuration and the tank 2 according to the predetermined relative arrangement (pre-locking arrangement) illustrated in FIG. 1 causes interlocking of the support 10 and of the tank 2 preventing in this case the support 10 to rotate along the central vertical axis XX 'while resting on the tank 2. This locking of the relative angular position of the support 10 and the tank 2 allows the support 10 to act as a stationary fixed frame relative to the tank 2 and relative to which the cover 3 can pivot about the central vertical axis XX 'in a predetermined angular stroke to pass from an unlocked state (illustrated in FIG. 1) to a locked state (shown in FIG. 8). Preferably, said support 10 and tank 2 are respectively provided with complementary supporting conformations 12, 13 and 14, designed to cooperate by interlocking when the locking configuration of the lid subassembly and the vessel 2 are united. according to said predetermined relative arrangement to form the cooking chamber (Figure 1). Said interlocking of the complementary support conformations 12, 13 and of vessel 14, 15 makes it possible to lock the relative angular position of the support 10 and of the vessel 2 in a horizontal plane perpendicular to said central vertical axis X-X '. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the tank 2 is provided with two tank conformations 14, 15 arranged diametrically opposite relative to the central vertical axis XX 'and fixed on the external face 10 of the side wall 2B of the tank 2, while the support 10 has two complementary support conformations 12, 13 arranged diametrically opposite on the cover 3 relative to the central vertical axis X-X ', said support conformations 12, 13 being in this case disposed opposite the outer face of the annular belt 3B of the cover 3. Advantageously, each tank conformation 14, 15 forms a male element while each support conformation 12, 13 forms a complementary female element of said male element, said element male being advantageously intended to be inserted into said female element to establish a rotational locking connection along the central vertical axis XX ' between the support 10 and the tank 2. Advantageously, said tank conformation 14, 15 is carried by said 2D tank handle, 2E. Thus, in the embodiment illustrated in the figures, each handle 2D, 2E, permanently fixed to the side wall 2B of the tank 2, embeds a tank conformation 14, 15 respectively, which is for example under the form of a rib forming a male element. A notch is advantageously formed in the free lower edge of each of said falling edges 10A, 10B of the support 10, 25 to form a female element complementary to the rib preferably forming the male element. According to the invention, the apparatus 1 comprises various safety devices (for example an opening safety means 5, an overpressure safety valve 6, etc.) and of operation, including a control valve of pressure 4 designed to maintain the pressure prevailing in the cooking chamber at a predetermined value of substantially constant setpoint, said operating pressure, which exceeds the atmospheric pressure by a value which is for example between substantially 10 and 120 KPa, preferably of the order of 100 KPa. The pressure control valve 4 is in this case mounted on the cover 3 in correspondence with an orifice 23A formed through said cover 3. The pressure control valve 4 is thus mounted in sealed communication with the orifice 23A of in order to be sensitive to the pressure level prevailing within the cooking chamber formed by the lid 3 and the tank 2. As illustrated in the figures, the pressure regulating valve 4 is advantageously carried, preferably directly, by the lid 3. The regulating valve 4 is capable of adopting a leak configuration permitting the vapor contained within the apparatus 1 (i.e., within the cooking chamber) to escape out. from the latter through the orifice 23A and the valve 4 according to a predetermined escape trajectory, which is advantageously a substantially vertical and ascending trajectory. The valve 4 adopts its leak configuration when the pressure inside the apparatus 1 exceeds the operating pressure, in order to reduce the pressure prevailing in the cooking chamber to a value substantially lower than or equal to the said pressure. Operating. On the other hand, when the pressure inside the apparatus 1 is less than or equal to the operating pressure, the valve 4 adopts a sealed configuration preventing the vapor contained within the apparatus 1 from escaping out of the water. apparatus 1 through orifice 23A. Advantageously, the pressure regulating valve 4 itself forms a separate valve unit and independent, and in particular distinct and independent of said unit unit 300 mentioned above. For example, as illustrated in the figures, said valve unit is mounted directly on the cover 3, independently of the support 10, so that the movement of the cover 3 relative to the support 10 causes the valve unit to move relative to the support 10. However, it is quite possible that the pressure regulating valve 4 is integrated in a subassembly integrating other control and / or control elements, without however leaving the scope of the invention. The use of a control valve 4 independent of the support 10, and directly on the cover 3 to move with the latter, however, has a number of advantages, including 3036939 20 in manufacturing, cleaning and maintenance which will become more apparent from the description which follows. According to the invention, the pressure regulating valve 4 consists of at least a first element 4A designed to remain permanently attached to the lid 3, corresponding to the orifice 23A, and a second element 4B attached removably to said first member 4A so that said first and second members 4A, 4B can be separated manually to facilitate cleaning of the valve 4. Thus, contrary to the prior art set forth in the preamble of the foregoing description, the valve 4 of the apparatus 1 according to the invention is itself directly demountable into two subassemblies respectively corresponding to the first element 4A and the second element 4B, which allows a user to very easily inspect and clean at the need the inside of the valve 4 without having to disassemble a complete module. Preferably, the second element 4B is attached to the first element 4A by rapid coupling means, for example of the "bayonet" or clipping type, so that a user of the apparatus 1 can at will, and preferably without tools other than just his hands, attaching said second element 4B to said first element 4A and detaching it from the latter. Preferably, the valve 4 itself includes a shutter 40 movable between on the one hand a closed position, illustrated for example in Figure 14, in which it prevents the vapor contained within the apparatus 1 20 s' escape from the apparatus 1, that is to say in this case outside the cooking chamber, through the orifice 23A, and secondly an open position, in which it authorizes the steam contained within the apparatus 1 to escape out of the latter along said predetermined escape path. Advantageously, said valve 4 itself also includes a tubular seat 41 which projects into said orifice 23A and is preferably in the form of a cylindrical duct which rises vertically between a lower opening opening on the inside of the door. cooking chamber and an opposite top opening that the shutter 40 is intended to close or release depending on the pressure level prevailing within the cooking chamber. Preferably, the tubular seat 41 has a vertical axis of symmetry W-W ', which corresponds substantially to the axis of symmetry of the orifice 23A to which said tubular seat 41 is connected, preferably permanently. Advantageously, the movable shutter 40 is part of the second element 4B, while the tubular seat 41 is part of the first element 4A. Thus, thanks to the removable nature of the coupling between the second element 4B and the first element 4A, the user can easily release the conduit forming the tubular seat 41 of the shutter 40, to inspect and clean in the best The tubular seat 41 advantageously comprises a valve means 4 designed to exert a restoring force on the shutter 40, in order to keep the shutter 40 in its closed position as long as the pressure level prevailing within the shutter 40 The cooking chamber is less than or equal to a predetermined level corresponding to the operating pressure. The return means is designed so that as soon as the pressure prevailing within the cooking chamber exceeds the operating pressure, the steam exerts on the shutter 40 a driving force which is sufficient to overcome the restoring force and to discard the pressure. shutter 40 of the seat 41, to allow the steam contained in the cooking chamber to escape temporarily through the orifice 23A, then the tubular duct forming the seat 41, to the outside, until the pressure prevailing within the cooking chamber is reduced to a level less than or equal to the operating pressure. The return force in question may be exerted for example by a spring (elastically set valve) or simply by the weight of the second element 4B which engages the shutter 40 (weight valve). The shutter 40 thus advantageously forms a needle which hermetically closes the tubular seat 41 as long as the pressure within the enclosure does not exceed the operating pressure, and which deviates from said tubular seat 41, against the return force, to allow the steam to escape through the tubular seat 41 to the outside of the apparatus 1 (leakage configuration of the valve 4).
    [0011] Preferably, said valve 4 is provided with a steam channeling member adapted to impart steam escaping from the apparatus 1, through the valve 4 when the latter is in leakage configuration, a trajectory substantially vertical exhaust from bottom to top. In the example illustrated in the figures, the pipe member in question is formed at least in part by the seat 41, through which the steam escapes in an upward vertical trajectory, parallel to the axis WW '(itself same parallel to the central vertical axis X-X ') when the shutter 40 is pushed into its open position (corresponding to the leak configuration of the valve 4). Advantageously, the apparatus 1 further comprises a temperature sensor 22A designed to be located on said steam escape path, to determine the temperature of the vapor at its outlet from the apparatus 1, or to all the minus a temperature increase related to the vapor leakage likely to occur by the valve 4. Preferably, the temperature sensor 22A is designed so that it can also be at the user's command (and possibly if certain conditions of operation of the apparatus 1 are joined) outside the exhaust path, in particular to facilitate the manual separation of the first element 4A and second element 4B. The invention thus rests, in this particularly advantageous embodiment, on the implementation of a temperature sensor 22A and a valve 4 completely independent of one another while being able to evolve between two relative positions, namely, a functional position in which the temperature sensor 22A is on the exhaust path of the vapor through the valve 4 and a disassembly position in which the temperature sensor 22A is angularly offset from the valve 4, the species in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the central vertical axis X-X ', to facilitate the disassembly of the valve 4 by the user for inspection and / or cleaning purposes, said disassembly consisting of the species in detaching the second element 4B from the first element 4A, which remains permanently attached to the lid 3. Said sensor 22A is thus kept at a distance from said valve 4, including when it is on the said escape trajectory. This means that the sensor 22A is advantageously not in contact with the valve 4, which is completely free to move relative to said sensor 22A. Advantageously, said support 10 and cover 3 respectively board one (any) and the other of said temperature sensor 22A and valve 4 so that when the lid subassembly is in the locking configuration, the temperature sensor 22A is substantially in said exhaust path and so that when said lid subassembly is in the unlocking configuration, said temperature sensor 22A is substantially out of said exhaust path.
    [0012] Thus, in this preferred embodiment illustrated in the figures, the movement of the cover 3 relative to the support 10 is used to move the valve 4 relative to the temperature sensor 22A to thereby pass said temperature sensor 22A and valve 4 of the functional relative position (allowing the temperature capture at the valve outlet 4) to the relative position of disassembly mentioned above. Advantageously, the temperature sensor 22A is carried by the support 10, while the valve 4 is carried by the cover 3, it being understood that the opposite is entirely possible without leaving the frame of the invention. Advantageously, the temperature sensor 22A is intended to overhang the valve 4, as illustrated in the figures, when the exhaust path of the vapor escaping from the valve 4 is substantially vertical. In this case, the temperature sensor 22A is preferably located on the symmetry axis WW 'of the seat 41, above or above the orifice 23A of the seat 41, when the lid subassembly is in configuration locking, thus allowing accurate temperature sensing but preventing easy separation of the first and second members 4A, 4B. In contrast, when the lid sub-assembly is in the unlocking configuration (see FIG. 3), the temperature sensor 22A is angularly offset relative to said axis W-W '; it therefore does not substantially cross the steam escape path and is therefore not able to reliably determine the temperature of the steam at the outlet of the valve 4, but it facilitates manual access to the valve 4 which makes it easier to separate the first and second elements 4A, 4B. Preferably, in order to further improve the reliability of the measurement, the steam channeling member which is advantageously provided with the valve 4 comprises not only the tubular seat 41, upstream of the movable shutter 40, but also a downstream channeling member 42, which has substantially a tubular shape and extends substantially upwards from the upper end of the seat 41. The downstream channeling member 42 is substantially in the form of a cylindrical duct and advantageously part of the second element 4B. Thus, when the second element 4B is separated from the second element 4A, the user can easily check and clean only the tubular duct forming the seat 41, but also the tubular duct forming the downstream duct organ 42. not to disturb the temperature measurement by the sensor 22A, said valve 4 advantageously has, in the vertical direction W-W ', an overall height H substantially invariable, so as not to modify the distance separating vertically the top of the valve 4 (corresponding in this case to the top of the downstream channel member 42) of the sensor 22A, in this case when the lid subassembly is in the locking configuration. Advantageously, the apparatus 1 comprises an independent module 24 (shown separately in FIG. 2), which moreover constitutes an invention as such, and which embeds at least said temperature sensor 22A. Said independent module 24 is designed to be removably attached to the support 10 (or the cover 3 if the valve 4 is itself carried by the support 10), so that a user of the device 1 can at will, and preferably without tools other than its only hands, attaching said independent module 24 to said support 10 and detaching it from the latter, which in particular makes it easier to access the valve 4, for example to separate the first and second second elements 4A, 4B. To this end, said independent module 24 and support 10 are provided with complementary fastening means 25, 26 respectively designed to cooperate to removably attach the independent module 24 to the support 10. This cooperation can be of any kind. For example, the complementary attachment means 25, 26 may be designed to cooperate by magnetic attraction, in which case the attachment means 26 associated with the support 10 is for example formed by a magnet while the independent module 24 carries a substance ferromagnetic able to be attracted by the magnet in question. Preferably, the cooperation between the complementary attachment means 25, 26 is of a mechanical nature, as in the example illustrated in the figures, in which the independent module 24 is designed to be fixed on the support 10 by clipping, that is to say by interlocking by force of a male element forming in this case the attachment means 26 of the support and a female element forming in this case the attachment means 25 of the independent module 24 (or vice versa) . The complementary fastening means 25, 26 are advantageously designed to completely immobilize the first device 22 on the support 10, that is to say that they are designed to make a fitting connection between the support 10. and the first device 22. However, it is quite possible that the first device 22 is fixed to the support 10 with a mobility faculty, and / or that it is permanently attached, irremovable, to the support 10. Advantageously, the Temperature sensor 22A is designed to deliver an information and / or control signal, for example of an electrical nature. In this case, the apparatus 1 advantageously comprises at least one processing unit designed to exploit the information and / or control signal, in order to elaborate, from said signal which is preferably electrical in nature as mentioned previously, information intelligible by a user and / or a control instruction for controlling the operation of the apparatus 1 itself or an external device (eg, a smartphone or tablet). In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, said independent module 24 incorporates said processing unit. However, it is quite possible for the processing unit to be separate from said independent module 24, or even to be completely remote from the apparatus 1, in which case the sensor 22A is advantageously designed to communicate via a wired connection. or wirelessly (by radio waves for example) with the processing unit. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus 1 comprises several processing units, one of which is embedded by the independent module 24 and the other on board by an external device advantageously formed by an ordiphone capable of communicating, for example by a link Bluetooth ®, with the independent module 24. In the embodiment illustrated in the figures, the processing unit is designed to exploit said information signal and / or control to develop information, the apparatus 1 comprising also a display means 27, such as a screen (for example an LCD screen, tactile or not), a display or a dial, which is connected to said processing unit by an appropriate functional link 25, wired or not, for display said information and thus make it accessible and intelligible to the user of the apparatus 1. Preferably, said independent module 24 incorporates said display means 27. The invention However, it is absolutely not limited to the implementation of an independent module 24 equipped with a display means 27, and it is for example entirely conceivable, without however leaving the scope of the invention, 30 that the independent module 24 is devoid of any display means, the latter being deported to an independent external terminal (and for example formed by the screen of a ordiphone) which communicates via a wireless link with The independent module 24. Advantageously, the apparatus 1 comprises a timer functionally connected to said temperature sensor 22A, which is designed to detect a rise in temperature following a steam escape resulting from the passage of the shutter 40 in the position of opening, and to return a trigger signal of said timer. Thus, the temperature information collected by the sensor 22A is advantageously used by said processing unit to trigger the counting of a cooking time by a timer functionally connected to the sensor 22A. The processing unit is, for example, designed to detect the significant variation in temperature resulting from the exhaust of the very first steam jet when the operating pressure has just been exceeded for the first time, in order to trigger at this moment the counting of the cooking time by the timer, in accordance with, for example, the teaching of document EP-1 458 268. The timer in question is advantageously embedded in the independent module 24, and thus forms all or part of said processing unit . In this case, the independent module 24 is advantageously provided with control means (for example buttons) allowing a user to set the cooking time counted by the timer to the value of his choice, the screen 27 can display the value in question then the count of this value when the time comes. When the timer is advantageously incorporated in the removable independent module 24, it is possible for a user to detach the independent module 24 from the support 10 once the count of the cooking time has been switched on, thereby keeping the timer with him and being alerted to the end of the countdown even if the user is away from the apparatus 1. In order to further improve the accuracy of the temperature measurement and / or to protect the temperature sensor 22B against possible shocks (in the event of a fall for example), the independent module 24 advantageously comprises a protection element 22B delimiting a closed interior space 22C (see FIG. 2) which accommodates said temperature sensor 22A, in order to protect the latter from any air currents which could disturb measurement, to limit the lateral steam loss (which could adversely affect the temperature sensing) and to protect the temperature sensor 22A against possible shocks (in the event of a fall, for example). As illustrated in the figures, the protection element 22B preferably comprises an annular element surrounding said closed interior space 22C. The protective element 22B thus advantageously forms a loop 5 which extends substantially along a horizontal mean plane perpendicular to the central vertical axis X-X ', the sensor 22A forming a protrusion which extends inwardly from said loop to the center of the latter, so that the active portion of said sensor 22A is substantially in the center of said loop formed by the annular element. As illustrated in the figures, when the lid subassembly is in the locking configuration, the axis of symmetry of the orifice 23A passes through said center of said loop, and therefore by the sensor 22A, and more precisely by the active part of the latter. Advantageously, as illustrated in the figures, the independent module 24 comprises a main body 220 (see FIG. 2) which carries said temperature sensor 22A and protection element 22B so that they protrude laterally from said main body 220, in a door overhang the cover 3. In this preferred embodiment, the main body 220 accommodates a display means 27 (for example an LCD screen on its upper face) and a timer configurable by means of buttons. Also, the invention relates as such to an independent module 24 incorporating a temperature sensor 22A, said module 24 being adapted to be attached to the lid 3 of a device 1 of cooking food under pressure, and comprising a protection element 22B delimiting a closed interior space 22C which accommodates said temperature sensor 22A, said protector element n 22B preferably comprising an annular element surrounding said closed interior space 22C.
    [0013] Preferably, the independent module 24 comprises a main body 220 which carries said temperature sensor 22A and protection element 22B, so that they protrude from said main body 220. The operation of the cooking appliance 1 illustrated in FIGS. Figures will now be briefly described. The user first detaches the independent module 24 from the support 10, 30 and then separates the second element 4B from the valve 4 of the first element 4A, in order to make sure that the steam evacuation conduits 41, 42 are not obstructed. The user then raises the second element 4B on the first element 4A, for example by clipping or bayonet locking (in which case the first and second elements 4A, 4B are provided with respective locking ramps). Then the user attaches the independent module 24 to the support 10, and then grabs the lid subassembly (shown in Fig. 5) through the bail 11A to lift said lid subassembly for retrieval onto the tank 2 to close the latter, which he will have previously filled with the food to be cooked. The user thus assembles the lid subassembly in the unlocking configuration and the tank 2 according to the predetermined relative arrangement illustrated in particular in FIG. 1. In this configuration, the temperature sensor 22A and the axis WW 'of the Valve are angularly offset, as shown in Figure 3. In this arrangement, the sensor 22A is not able to correctly detect the temperature variation corresponding to the exhaust of the first steam fumaroles when the operating pressure is reached. Then the user folds the handle 11A in an angular stroke i3 of about 90 °, until reaching a folded abutment position illustrated in particular in Figures 7 and 8. This movement of the handle 11A from its deployed position to its folded position causes the cover 3 to pivot relative to the support 10 by an angle α of about 15 °, allowing the cover ramps to match beneath the vessel ramps in a locking configuration allowing the pressure rise. The pivoting of the cover 3 relative to the support 10 simultaneously causes the displacement of the valve relative to the support 10 and to the sensor 22A, so as to bring said valve under said sensor 22A, the latter then being in the exhaust path of the steam . The cooking cycle can then begin. As soon as the pressure inside the cooking chamber reaches the set point (operating pressure), the steam escapes for the first time through the outlet duct of the valve formed by the seat 41 and the downstream channeling member 42, thus scanning the sensor 22A which then detects this sudden rise in temperature and delivers in return a timer control signal embedded in the independent module 24, which in this case also the temperature sensor 22A. At the end of the cooking cycle, and once the pressure within the chamber has fallen back to a predetermined safety level, the user only has to raise the handle 11A to rotate the cover 3 relative to the support 10 in the opposite direction and thus disengage the tank and lid ramps, allowing separation of the lid 3 and the tank 2. The lid subassembly is then found in unlocking configuration, configuration facilitating the access to the valve 4 which is angularly offset relative to the sensor 22A, so that the user can again easily separate the first and second elements 4A, 4B to clean the valve of any food debris that may be introduced and remained stuck in the seat 41 and / or the downstream pipe member 42. Access to the valve 4 is made even easier if the user detaches the independent module 24 from the support 10 10 co same as shown in Figure 1.
    权利要求:
    Claims (5)
    [0001]
    CLAIMS1 - Apparatus (1) for cooking food under pressure in the presence of steam comprising a tank (2), a lid (3) and a pressure regulating valve (4) mounted on the cover (3) in correspondence with a hole provided through said cover (3), said valve (4) being capable of adopting a leak configuration allowing the vapor contained within the apparatus (1) to escape out of the latter by the orifice (23A) and the valve (4) according to a predetermined escape path, said apparatus (1) further comprising a temperature sensor (22A) adapted to be on said exhaust path, said apparatus (1) characterized in that said valve (4) is comprised of at least a first member (4A) adapted to remain permanently attached to the lid (3) in correspondence with the orifice (23A) and a second member (4B) ) removably attached to said first element (4A) of said first and second members is that (4A, 4B) can be separated manually to facilitate cleaning of the valve (4).
    [0002]
    2 - Apparatus (1) according to claim 1 characterized in that said valve (4) by itself and form a separate valve unit and independent.
    [0003]
    3 - Apparatus (1) for cooking food according to claim 2 characterized in that it comprises a locking system for locking the lid (3) to the tank (2), and a manual control member (11). ) of said locking system which is part of a unitary control unit (300) mounted on the cover (3), said valve unit being distinct and independent of said unitary control unit.
    [0004]
    4 - Apparatus (1) for cooking according to claim 2 characterized in that it comprises a subset of cover which includes both at least said cover (3) and a support (10) attached to said cover (3) of way that the latter can move relative to said support between two positions respectively corresponding to an unlocking configuration and a locking configuration of said lid subassembly, the lid subassembly and the tank (2) being designed to be united according to at least one predetermined relative arrangement enabling said locking system to lock the lid (3) to the bowl (2) by moving the lid (3) relative to the holder (10) in order to pass the lid subassembly from its unlock configuration to its lock configuration.
    [0005]
    5 Apparatus (1) according to claim 4 characterized in that said support (10) and cover (3) respectively board each of said temperature sensor (22A) and valve (4) so that when said sub- lid assembly 10 is in a latching configuration, said temperature sensor (22A) is located substantially on said exhaust path and so that when said lid subset is in an unlocking configuration, said temperature sensor (22A) is located substantially outside said exhaust path. 6 - Apparatus (1) according to claim 5 characterized in that said temperature sensor is carried by said support (10) while said valve (4) is carried by said cover (3). Apparatus (1) according to claim 6 characterized in that it comprises an independent module (24) which embeds said temperature sensor (22A) and which is adapted to be removably attached to said support (10). 8 - Apparatus (1) according to claim 7 characterized in that said independent module (24) and support (10) are provided with respective complementary attachment means (25, 26) designed to cooperate by magnetic attraction to attach the removably said independent module (24) to the support (10). Apparatus (1) according to claim 7 or 8 characterized in that said independent module (24) comprises a protection element (22B) delimiting a closed interior space (22C) which accommodates said temperature sensor (22A). 30-Apparatus (1) according to claim 9 characterized in that said protective element (22B) comprises an annular element surrounding said closed interior space (22C). 11-Apparatus (1) according to one of claims 7 to 10 characterized in that said independent module (24) comprises a main body (220) which carries said temperature sensor (22A) and protection element (228) of so that they protrude laterally from said main body (220), cantilevered, to overhang the lid (3). 12-Apparatus (1) according to one of claims 4 to 11 characterized in that said locking system 10 is a bayonet locking system, said support (10) being attached to said cover (3) so that the latter can pivot relative to said support (10) between said two positions along a central vertical axis (X-X '), said predetermined relative arrangement enabling said bayonet locking system to lock the lid (3) to the bowl (2) by pivoting the cover (3) relative to the support (10) along said central vertical axis (X-X '). 13-Apparatus (1) according to claims 3 and 12 characterized in that said manual control member (11) is attached to said support (10) so as to be manually movable relative to the latter between locking and unlocking positions, said apparatus (1) comprising a device for transforming the displacement of the manual control member (11) by pivoting the cover (3) relative to the support (10) along said central vertical axis (X-X '). 14-Device (1) for cooking food under pressure according to claim 13 characterized in that said control member (11) is pivotally mounted relative to said support (10) along a radial axis of pivoting (Y-Y ') which is perpendicular to said central vertical axis (X-X '). 3036939 33 15 - Apparatus (1) for cooking food under pressure according to one of claims 4 to 14 characterized in that said support (10) and tank (2) are designed to interact, since the subset in the unlocking configuration and the vessel (2) are joined in accordance with said predetermined relative arrangement to substantially prevent said support (10) from being pivotable relative to the vessel (2) when the control member (11) is moved between its unlock and lock positions. 16 - Apparatus (1) according to one of claims 1 to 15 characterized in that said temperature sensor (22A) is designed to deliver an information signal and / or control, said apparatus comprising a a processing unit designed to exploit said information and / or control signal to produce information and secondly a display means (27), for example a screen, a display or a dial, which is connected to said processing unit for displaying said information. Apparatus (1) according to claims 7 and 16 characterized in that said independent module (24) incorporates said processing unit and said display means (27). 18 - Apparatus (1) according to one of claims 1 to 17 characterized in that said valve (4) itself includes a shutter (40) movable between a closed position in which it prevents the vapor contained within the apparatus (1) to escape from the apparatus (1) and an open position in which it allows the vapor contained within the apparatus (1) to escape from the apparatus predetermined escape path, said movable shutter (40) forming part of said second element (4B). 19 - Apparatus (1) according to one of claims 1 to 18 characterized in that said valve (4) itself includes a tubular seat (41) abutting said orifice (23A), said seat (41) making part of said first element (4A). Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 19 characterized in that said valve (4) is provided with a steam channeling member adapted to impart steam escaping from the apparatus (1). ) a substantially vertical exhaust path from bottom to top, said temperature sensor (22A) being intended to overhang said valve (4). 21 - Apparatus (1) according to claim 20 characterized in that said valve (4) has, in the vertical direction (W-W '), an overall height (H) substantially invariable. 22 - Apparatus (1) according to one of claims 1 to 21 characterized in that it comprises a timer operably connected to said temperature sensor (22A), which is designed: -.pour detecting a temperature rise following a vapor escape resulting from the passage of the shutter (40) in the open position, and to return a trigger signal of said timer. 23 - Apparatus (1) according to one of claims 1 to 22 characterized in that said sensor (22A) is kept at a distance from said valve (4) including when it is on said exhaust path.
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