ES1266004U - AUXILIARY TOOL FOR MICROWAVES (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, characterized essentially by being made up of a frame (1) that delimits four vertices opposite each other that extend vertically into vertical segments that become support sections or extensions (1D), linking at a central point top of said frame (1) a rod (3) extended at its final end with at least one horizontal and/or oblique blade or blade (4) that form a remover arm. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

AUXILIARY TOOL FOR MICROWAVES

Object of the invention

The utility model that is presented refers to an auxiliary utensil for microwaves, which significantly improves the use of these devices that are widely disclosed in the market and in the current state of the art.

Specifically, this innovation refers to a utensil designed to stir liquid or pasty foods that are cooked or heated in microwaves to achieve a homogeneous temperature throughout the content.

Technical sector

This invention fits in the sector that corresponds to ordinary necessities of life, in particular household or table utensils and kitchen material, with special attention to cooking containers and auxiliary articles thereof.

Background of the invention and state of the art

The microwave oven, commonly known simply as a microwave oven, is a household appliance widely implemented in domestic use and also present in professional settings as it is used, in addition to cooking, to heat previously cooked food. It works by generating electromagnetic waves at frequencies of 2450 MHz in the energy range of 500 to 1100 watts. Some appliances have pre-set options for heating and defrosting food, in addition to cooking. A common element to all of them is a support ring on which a turntable is located, which is the base on which the containers with food are placed. Its use is very simple, just place the food in a microwave-safe container and follow the instructions on the control panel, marking the cooking time or, where appropriate, to heat or defrost. Obviously, the popularity of the microwave has led to the design of auxiliary items such as lids or racks, among others.

However, when using the microwave it is still common that when heating food the heat is not distributed evenly but tends to concentrate on the edge of the container, which increases its heat significantly, leaving the central part of the container with less heat. , so that when tasting the food a substantial difference is perceived. When it comes to solid foods, a simple solution is to distribute the food in a crown shape, leaving a central hole. However, when it comes to liquid or semi-pasty food, it is obviously difficult to keep it in such a position.

At the industrial property level there are some patents that develop different improvements in the microwave, such as the file ES-1002843_U that introduces a turntable for microwave ovens with the “arrangement, on the underside of the plate, of a series of fins that they cause a permanent disturbance due to the mobility of the plate, in the arrangement of the electromagnetic fields inside the oven cavity. This agitation of the magnetic fields, achieved with the fins that the plate incorporates, is sufficient so that hot spots or areas do not appear on the walls of the oven cavity, thus fundamentally avoiding the problems of hot spots on the glazed area of the door. . " Meanwhile, the IS-2604123_A1 record relates to a tool and method for heating a food in a microwave oven as embodied in a "eceptáculo r to accommodate the base, a cover for covering the receptacle and a plurality of supports for support the base in such a way that it is separated from the lower interior surface of the receptacle.

These antecedents and others that are present in the market do not provide a solution to the aforementioned problem of how to achieve a homogeneous temperature throughout the contents of the container when it comes to liquid, semi-pasty or pasty foods. The applicant is not aware that there is in the current state of the art a utensil specially designed to stir the food contained in a container placed inside a microwave with the technical characteristics that are detailed in the present utility model.

Description of the invention

The object of the invention presented in this utility model is an auxiliary microwave utensil for stirring food, in particular food in a liquid or pasty state, that is, a non-solid consistency.

The objective is to define a utensil that is properly dimensioned to be located inside the microwave and that has a fixed medium that is inserted into the container with the food, so that when the turntable is rotated and with it the container, said medium removes the food, homogenizing the distribution of heat.

This utensil is shaped based on a frame with a regular geometric shape that delimits four vertices opposite each other that extend vertically into vertical segments that become support sections or extensions, which are located in the four blind spots of the microwave that surround the turntable. At an upper central point of said frame, an extended rod is linked at its final end with at least one horizontal and / or oblique blade or blade, said rod being a stirring arm that becomes the means that is introduced into the container to stir the food.

The stripper arm is related to the frame and is capable of being removable, that is, it is interlocked or clipped by means of fixing the frame in the crosshead, or of being integral with said crosshead, that is to say, fixed, being in this case of a telescopic nature.

In any case, the stripper arm incorporates at its end at least one blade or blade, which can have a slight opposite inclination between the sides.

This stirrer arm does not have the ability to rotate and its lower part, that is, the stirring blade or blade, remains inside the container that contains the food to be heated, which is seated on the standardized rotating plate or base of the microwave, rotating with the same.

Description of the drawings

For a better understanding of what is described in the present specification, some drawings are attached, which should be analyzed and considered solely by way of example and without any limiting or restrictive character. These drawings exemplify the use of this utensil to stir food in microwaves.

Figure 1.- Perspective view of the auxiliary microwave utensil in its first embodiment

Figure 2.- Plan view of the auxiliary microwave utensil, in its first embodiment Figure 3.- Front view of the auxiliary microwave utensil placed in a microwave appliance in its first embodiment

Figure 4.- Front view of the auxiliary microwave utensil placed in a microwave appliance with the stirring blades or blades inside a container in its first embodiment

Figure 5.- Perspective view of the auxiliary microwave utensil in its second embodiment

Figure 6.- Plan view of the auxiliary microwave utensil in its second embodiment

Description of a preferred embodiment

The new auxiliary microwave utensil for stirring food is specially designed to be used in a comfortable and simple way, especially when having to be accommodated inside the appliance, in a reduced space centrally occupied by the turntable and the container with the food, adding, where appropriate other functions such as the grill.

Figures 1 and 2 show the auxiliary microwave utensil made up of a frame (1) which, in a first embodiment, is rectangular, with its corresponding front (1A), rear (1B) and upper side (1C) segments that delimit an empty space, with the particularity that said side segments (1C) extend beyond the front section (1A), forming an accessible window. From each angular vertex there are two vertical sections (1D) as support extensions, destined to be propped up at the base of the microwave, specifically in the four blind spots at the corners of said base, so that the turntable (B) remains between said vertical supports (1D). In its upper part, the front (1A) and rear (1B) segments are joined with a bar (1E) parallel to the sides, forming a crosshead (2) or anchor point for a rod (3) at the lower end of which is draw at least one blade or blade (4) and that becomes the remover arm.

Figure 3 shows an example of the utensil in its first embodiment placed in the use position inside a microwave appliance (A), with the frame (1), in this case formed by the corresponding front, rear and side segments. supported by the vertical sections (1D) as support extensions, and with the rod (3) related to the crosshead (2), at the end of which is at least one blade or blade, this set forming the remover arm. In figure 4 the container with the food is incorporated into the example, it being evident that the blade or blade (4) remains inside it, submerged in the food, so that when the container is rotated together with the turntable, the blade or blade shakes it.

In Figures 5 and 6, a second, simpler embodiment of the utensil is shown, in which the frame (1) is made up of two oblique beams (1F) intertwined at an intermediate point that are extended at both ends with two vertical sections. (1D) as support extensions, also intended to be located, each one, in one of the dead spots of the microwave base, in the same way as in the first embodiment. The crossing point of the two oblique beams (1F) forms the crosshead (2) already described and, as in the first embodiment, becomes the anchoring point of the stripper arm, also made up of a rod (3) and at least a shovel or blade (4)

Based on what has been described, it is obvious that the claimed auxiliary microwave utensil is very easy to use. In both embodiments, and thanks to the front window defined by the frame, the user easily introduces the container into the microwave. If the remover arm is removable, it is placed directly inside the container and clipped or fixed on the crosshead or upper anchor point. If the stirring arm is fixed and telescopic, it remains in the retracted position when the container is inserted and, once it has been placed, it is extended to the necessary length. To extract the container, the same maneuver is repeated, either the stirring arm is released and the container and stirring arm assembly is removed, or the telescopic section is retracted so that the blades or blades are out of the container and it is possible to proceed to the extraction of the same.

In both embodiments, the frame can be foldable, which significantly reduces its volume when not in use, obviously having retention means at the intersection of its different segments or sections that ensure its stability when in use position.

Obviously, the claimed utensil must adapt to the internal dimensions of microwave appliances and, consequently, food containers. At this point, note that some cooks cause spattering and require that the containers are covered. For this reason, it is envisaged that the frame structure, in itself and in particular in the vertical sections as support extensions, incorporate means to reduce its height, which makes it easier to place a protective splash cover that covers at the same time the container and the frame.

And being a removable utensil, its advantages are substantial. It is very easy to clean, it is only used when necessary, its placement in the microwave is quick and intuitive, it is not in contact with the walls of the microwave and does not interfere with its operation.

The new utensil is made of materials suitable to be inserted in a conventional microwave.

It is not considered necessary to make this description more extensive, so that any expert in the field understands the scope of the invention and the advantages derived from it. The materials, shape, size, position, direction and angle will be susceptible to variation as long as this does not imply an alteration in the essentiality of the invention. The terms in which this report has been written should always be taken in a broad and non-limiting sense.

Claims (10)

1. Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, characterized essentially by being made up of a frame (1) that delimits four vertices opposite each other that extend vertically into vertical segments that become support sections or extensions (1D), linking at a central point top of said frame (1) a rod (3) extended at its end end with at least one horizontal and / or oblique blade (4) that form a remover arm 2. Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, according to claim 1, essentially characterized in that the frame is rectangular, delimiting with its corresponding front (1A), rear (1B) and upper lateral (1C) segments an empty space, said lateral segments (1C) ) beyond the front section (1A) forming an accessible window, emerging from each angular vertex the vertical sections (1D) as support extensions. 3. Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, according to claims 1 and 2, essentially characterized in that the rod (3) at the lower end of which is drawn at least one blade or blade (4) and which becomes the stirring arm is clamped in a crosshead (2 ) or anchor point that is formed by the conjunction of the front (1A) and rear (1B) segments with a bar (1E) parallel to the sides. 4. Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, according to claim 1, essentially characterized in that the frame (1) is made up of two oblique beams (1F) intersected at an intermediate point that are extended at both ends with the vertical sections (1D) as a support extensions, in such a way that the crossing point of the two oblique beams (1F) forms a crosshead (2) or anchor point of the stripper arm. 5. Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, according to claim 1, essentially characterized in that the vertical sections (1D) as support extensions are propped up in the four blind spots of the corners of the microwave base (A), leaving the turntable (B) between said vertical supports (1D). 6. Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, according to claims 1 and 3 or 4, essentially characterized in that the stripper arm is removable, that is, it locks or clips by means of a fixing means on the crosshead (2) of the frame (1) 7. Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, according to claim 1 and 3 or 4 , essentially characterized in that the stirring arm is integral with the crosshead (2) of the frame (1), fixed, in this case being of a telescopic nature. 8. Auxiliary microwave utensil, according to claim, characterized essentially in that the blade or blade (4) at the end of the rod (3) has a slight opposite inclination between the sides. 9. Auxiliary utensil for microwaves, according to claim, essentially characterized in that the frame (1) is foldable, having retention means at the intersection of its different segments or sections that ensure its stability when in position for use. 10. Auxiliary microwave utensil, according to claim 1, essentially characterized in that the frame structure (1), in itself and in particular in the vertical sections (1D) as support extensions, incorporates means to reduce its height allowing that a protective splash cover that covers the container (C) is accommodated on it.