IP Library Granted Patent US 12,736,417
Granted Patent B2
US 12,736,417 · App. 18/391,786 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Probe

Inventors: Jinghua Xie (Shenzhen, CN); Zhiyong Fang (Shenzhen, CN)
G01K13/00G01K1/08G01K2207/06
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Patent No.
US 12,736,417
App. No.
18/391,786
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a probe, belonging to the technical field of food thermometer. The probe includes a tube body and a handle; a first mounting channel is defined at interior of the tube body, along a first direction, a first connecting part is arranged at one end of the tube body, and a probe part is arranged at the other end of the tube body to transmit heat through the probe part; a second connecting part is arranged at one end of the handle, and the first connecting part is connected to the second connecting part to define a containing cavity between the tube body and the handle.

Claims (19)

1 . A probe, comprising:

a tube body, which defines a first mounting channel inside, wherein along a first direction, a first connecting part is formed at one end of the tube body, and a probe part is arranged at other end of the tube body, so as to conduct heat through the probe part; and

a handle, wherein a second connecting part is formed at one end of the handle, and the first connecting part is connected to the second connecting part to define a containing cavity between the tube body and the handle, wherein

the probe further comprises an elastic member, a supercapacitor and a control board arranged in the containing cavity;

one end of the elastic member abuts against the probe part, and the other end of the elastic member abuts against the supercapacitor; and

one end of the control board is connected to the supercapacitor, and the other end of the control board abuts against the handle.

2 . The probe according to claim 1 , wherein the handle comprises a body and a cover, wherein the cover is arranged at one end of the body away from the tube body;

the body defines a second mounting channel, and the second mounting channel is communicated with the first mounting channel to form the containing cavity; and

a third connecting part is formed at one end away from the tube body of the handle, a fourth connecting part is formed at one end of the cover, and the fourth connecting part is connected to the third connecting part.

3 . The probe according to claim 2 , wherein the first connecting part is a first thread, the second connecting part is a second thread, and the first connecting part is threadedly connected to the second connecting part.

4 . The probe according to claim 2 , wherein the third connecting part is a third thread, the fourth connecting part is a fourth thread, and the third connecting part is threadedly connected to the fourth connecting part.

5 . The probe according to claim 2 , wherein the first connecting part comprises a plurality of convex protrusions, and the plurality of convex protrusions are arranged at intervals at a circumferential direction of the tube body;

the second connecting part comprises a plurality of clamping grooves, and the plurality of clamping grooves are arranged at intervals at inner wall of the handle; and

each of the convex protrusions is correspondingly snapped with one of the clamping grooves.

6 . The probe according to claim 2 , wherein the body is a ceramic body and the cover is a stainless-steel cover.

7 . The probe according to claim 2 , wherein an anti-slip layer is arranged at a surface of the body.

8 . The probe according to claim 1 , wherein the tube body is a stainless-steel tube.

9 . The probe according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of the probe part comprises at least any one of a cone or a polygonal pyramid.

10 . The probe according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic member comprises at least any one of a spring, an air cushion, an elastic rubber, an elastic support.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2023
From: XIE, JINGHUA; FANG, ZHIYONG
To: SHENZHEN YINGBOWEIYE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 066094/0451 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202322672531.2 · Sep 28, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250109994A1 · Apr 3, 2025
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