JP2011206363A - Steamer - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to reduce restrictions on foods due to the height of a container and improve the convenience of a steamer.
A lower steaming plate, a lower steaming plate 3 having a plurality of lower steaming plate steam passage holes 11 mounted on the upper portion of the lower steaming vessel, and a stacked upper portion of the lower steaming vessel. The upper steaming plate 4, the upper steaming plate placed on the steaming vessel 4 and having a plurality of upper steaming plate steam passage holes 12, the lower steaming vessel lid 6 placed under the steaming vessel 2, and the steaming vessel A steaming vessel upper lid 7 placed on the upper 4, and the steaming vessel upper 4 has an opening 8 on the bottom surface and a flange 9 that forms the peripheral edge of the opening 8, and the upper surface of the flange 9 The upper steaming plate 5 is held at the lower peripheral edge, and the upper steaming plate 5 is detachable.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a steamer used when steaming foods and the like, and more particularly to a steamer in which steam generated in a lower pan or container is supplied to an upper container provided on the pan or container. It is.

  Conventionally, this type of steamer is known in which a steam generated in a pan is supplied to a steaming vessel installed on the pan, so that a plurality of steam passage holes are provided in the bottom portion of the steaming vessel. .

  There is also known a steamer having a removable inner bottom provided with a steam passage hole for supplying steam to a steaming container (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 9 shows a conventional steamer described in Patent Document 1. In FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a conventional steamer 51 includes a pan body 52 having a substantially rectangular plane and a bottom, and has an upper opening 53 at the top. A steaming container body 54 is provided on the pan body 52 so as to be overlapped. The bottom of the steaming container body 54 is closed by a bottom plate portion 55. An intermediate plate 56 is detachably placed on the bottom plate portion 55, and a lower side wall portion 57 is provided around the lower portion of the middle plate 56, and the lower side wall portion 57 is placed on the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 55. Placed. At least one steam hole 58 is provided substantially at the center side of the bottom plate portion 55, and the steam hole 58 is provided substantially at the center side of the bottom plate portion 55 in order to concentrate the flow of steam on the center side.

  In normal use, steamed material is placed on the middle plate 56 for use.

Registered Utility Model No. 3109497

  However, in the conventional configuration, the height of the cooked food is limited to the height from the bottom of the steaming container to the lid, and the cooked food can be cooked only within the height of the state where the lid is closed on the steaming container. It had the problem of garage.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, and reduces the restriction on the cooked food due to the height of the container and improves the usability of the steamer.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the steamer of the present invention is stacked under a steaming vessel, a lower steaming plate placed on the upper part of the steaming vessel and having a plurality of steam passage holes, and an upper part of the steaming vessel. A steaming vessel placed on the steaming vessel, an upper steaming plate placed on the steaming vessel and having a plurality of steam passage holes, a steaming vessel lower lid placed under the steaming vessel, and placed on the steaming vessel A steaming vessel upper lid, the steaming vessel has an opening on the bottom surface and a flange portion that forms a peripheral edge portion of the opening portion, and holds the lower peripheral edge portion of the upper steaming plate on the upper surface of the flange portion. The upper steaming plate is detachable.

As a result, the upper steaming plate is detachable, so even if the height of the cooked food is higher than the height from the bottom surface of the steaming vessel to the upper lid of the steaming vessel, the upper steaming plate is removed and the cooked food is removed. Can be cooked by placing it on the lower steaming plate, and the convenience of the steamer can be improved.

  In the steamer of the present invention, since the upper steaming plate is detachable, the upper steaming plate is removed even when the height of the cooked food is higher than the height from the bottom surface of the steaming container to the upper lid for the steaming container. The food can be cooked by placing it on the lower steaming plate, and the convenience of the steamer can be improved.

  In addition, it is possible to cook in two stages using an upper steaming plate and a lower steaming plate, and in addition to the method of use described above, cooking according to the application is possible, further improving the usability of the steamer can do.

The perspective view of the steamer in Embodiment 1 of this invention Sectional drawing of the steamer in Embodiment 1 of this invention Sectional drawing when removing the upper steaming plate of the steamer in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Sectional drawing when removing the upper steaming plate on the steaming container of the steamer in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Sectional drawing when removing the lower steaming plate of the steamer in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Sectional drawing of the level | step-difference part and projection part in Embodiment 2 of this invention Sectional drawing of the steamer in Embodiment 3 of this invention The perspective view of the lower steaming board and upper steaming board in Embodiment 4 of this invention Perspective view of steamer in conventional example

  The first invention is a steaming vessel, a steaming plate placed on the upper part of the steaming vessel and having a plurality of steam passage holes, a steaming vessel placed on top of the steaming vessel, A steaming plate placed on the steaming vessel and having a plurality of steam passage holes, a steaming vessel lower lid placed under the steaming vessel, and a steaming vessel upper lid placed on the steaming vessel The steaming container has an opening on the bottom surface and a flange portion that forms the peripheral edge of the opening. The upper steaming plate is held on the upper surface of the flange portion, and the upper steaming plate is detachable. It is what. As a result, the upper steaming plate is detachable, so even if the height of the cooked food is higher than the height from the bottom surface on the steaming vessel to the upper lid for the steaming vessel, the upper steaming plate is removed and the cooked food is removed. Can be cooked by placing it on the lower steaming plate, and the convenience of the steamer can be improved. In addition, it is possible to cook in two stages using an upper steaming plate and a lower steaming plate, and in addition to the method of use described above, cooking according to the application is possible, further improving the usability of the steamer can do.

  In particular, according to the second invention, in the first invention, a step portion is provided on the upper surface below the steaming vessel, and the steaming vessel is placed on the upper surface of the step portion. Thereby, when mounting on the steaming container under the steaming container, it can position by providing a level | step difference, and mounting on a steaming container can be performed easily. Furthermore, since it can suppress that the mounting position on a steaming container shifts | deviates, the leak of the vapor | steam from the bottom of a steaming container which arises by the shift | offset | difference of a mounting position can be reduced.

In a third aspect of the invention, in particular, in the first or second aspect of the invention, a protrusion is provided on the lower surface of the flange portion so as to be along the inner surface under the steaming vessel. Thereby, when mounting on a steaming container under a steaming container, it can position by a projection part and can be mounted on a steaming container easily. In addition, even if force is applied on the steaming container, the protrusion is along the inner surface under the steaming container, so that the protrusion is caught on the inner surface under the steaming container, thereby preventing the steaming container from overturning. Can do.

  In particular, in the second or third invention, the fourth invention is configured such that the diameter and shape of the upper part under the steaming vessel and the diameter and shape of the upper part of the steaming vessel are the same. As a result, the upper part of the steaming container placed on the upper part of the lower part of the steaming container can be placed on top of the steaming container. The amount that can be cooked increases, and usability can be improved.

  In the fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, the steaming vessel lower lid and the steaming vessel upper lid can be shared in the fourth invention. Thereby, the cost for producing the lid can be reduced, the number of lids can be reduced to one, and the lid is not mistaken.

  In particular, the sixth invention is such that, in any one of the first to fifth inventions, the outer shape of the lower steaming plate and the upper steaming plate and the number and shape of the steam passage holes are the same. Thereby, the cost which produces a steaming board can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a steamer according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the steamer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  1 and 2, a steamer 1 is stacked on a lower steaming vessel 2, a lower steaming plate 3 mounted on the upper lower portion of the steaming vessel and having a plurality of lower steaming plate steam passage holes 11, and an upper lower portion of the steaming vessel. The upper steaming plate 4 placed on the steaming vessel 4, the upper steaming plate 5 placed on the steaming vessel 4 and having a plurality of upper steaming plate steam passage holes 12, and the lower steaming vessel lid placed on the lower steaming vessel 2 6 and a steaming vessel upper lid 7 placed on the steaming vessel upper 4.

  The upper steaming container 4 has an opening 8 on the bottom surface and a flange 9 that forms a peripheral edge of the opening 8, and holds the lower peripheral edge of the upper steaming plate 5 on the upper surface of the flange 9. Further, since the steaming plate 5 is placed and held on the upper surface of the flange portion 9, it can be attached and detached.

  The lower steaming plate 3 is provided with legs 10 for securing a sufficient height so that the food placed on the lower steaming plate 3 is not immersed in the water put in the lower steaming vessel 2 to generate steam. The lower steaming plate 3 is configured to be placed on the bottom surface of the lower steaming vessel 2 and is detachable. As an example, the lower steaming plate 3 is held by three legs 10 in the figure.

  About the steamer 1 comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  When performing steam cooking with the steamer of this invention, the steamer 1 is mounted in a heating cooker. When cooking is performed using both the lower steaming plate 3 and the upper steaming plate 5, first, the food is placed on the lower steaming plate 3 and the upper steaming plate 5, respectively. Steam is generated in the lower steaming container 2 by putting water in the lower steaming container 2 and heating the lower steaming container 2. The generated steam passes through a lower steaming plate steam passage hole 11 provided in the lower steaming plate 3 and is supplied above the lower steaming plate 3. Thereby, the food placed on the lower steaming plate 3 can be steamed. Further, the steam leaks from the gap between the lower steaming plate 3 and the inner side of the lower steaming vessel 2 and is supplied above the lower steaming plate 3. At this time, the amount of water put into the lower steaming vessel 2 is made lower than the height of the legs 10 of the lower steaming plate 3 to prevent the food placed on the lower steaming plate 3 from being immersed in water.

  Then, the steam rising above the lower steaming plate 3 passes through the opening 8 on the bottom surface of the upper steaming vessel 4 and is supplied to the upper steaming vessel 4. Further, the steam passes through an upper steaming plate steam passage hole 12 provided in the upper steaming plate 5 and is supplied above the upper steaming plate 5. Thereby, the food placed on the upper steaming plate 5 can be steamed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the steamer when the upper steaming plate 5 in the first embodiment of the present invention is removed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the height of the food X is a height a21, the height from the bottom of the steaming container upper 4 to the steaming container upper lid 7 is the height b22, and the steaming container upper lid from the lower steaming plate 3 The height from 7 to height c23, and the height from the mounting surface of the steamer 1 to the cooking device to the upper part of the upper steaming vessel 4 is height d24.

  For example, when the height a21 of the cooked food is high and is higher than the height b22 from the bottom surface of the upper steaming vessel 4 to the upper lid 7 for the steaming vessel, such as steaming in a bowl, in the conventional configuration, cooking is performed on the upper steaming vessel 4 This dish could not be cooked because it could not be put in. Further, in the conventional configuration, even if the lower steaming plate 3 is used and placed on the lower steaming container 2, the cooked product comes into contact with the bottom surface of the upper steaming container 4, and the cooked food cannot be placed. I couldn't cook.

  If the height b22 from the bottom surface of the steaming container upper 4 to the steaming container upper lid 7 is higher than the height a21 of the cooked food, cooking is possible, but since the height is required, the steamer 1 The height d24 from the placing surface to the cooking device to the upper part of the upper steaming container 4 becomes high, and it becomes difficult to place and take out the food. In particular, when placed on a heating cooker in a kitchen or the like, if the height d24 is high, not only placing and taking out the cooked product, but also placing the steamer container upper lid 7 becomes difficult, and usability is reduced.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, in the present invention, since the upper steaming plate 5 is detachable, the height a <b> 21 of the cooked food is high, from the bottom surface of the upper steaming container 4 to the upper lid 7 for the steaming container. Even when the height is higher than b22, the height c23 from the lower steaming plate 3 to the steamer container upper lid 7 is higher than the height a21 of the cooked food, so the steamer 1 is steamed from the mounting surface on the heating cooker. The cooked food can be cooked without increasing the height d24 up to the top of the upper 4 of the container. Therefore, the food can be easily placed and taken out, and the food can be cooked even when the height a21 of the food is high and the height b22 from the bottom surface of the steaming container upper 4 to the steaming container upper lid 7 is higher. A steamer can be provided and the convenience of the steamer can be improved.

  Further, in the conventional configuration, the lower side wall portion is required to place the upper steaming plate 5. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the lower surface peripheral portion of the upper steaming plate 5 is held on the upper surface of the flange portion 9. Therefore, the lower wall portion is unnecessary.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the steamer when the upper steaming vessel 4 and the upper steaming plate 5 are removed in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the present invention, steaming cooking can be performed by removing the steamer upper 4 and the steamer plate 5 and using only the steamer lower 2, steamer 3 and steamer lower lid 6. . As described above, since the lower steaming plate 3 includes the legs 10, the food Y40 placed on the lower steaming plate 3 is immersed in water to be placed in the lower steaming vessel 2 to generate steam. There is no. When the amount of the cooked food is small, cooking in such a form makes it easy to put in and take out the cooked food, and easy to clean up because there are few steaming containers and steaming plates to use.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the steamer when the lower steaming plate 3 in the first embodiment of the present invention is removed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, if the lower steaming plate 3 is removed, water can be put in without considering the height of the legs 10 of the lower steaming plate 3. Can contain water. For example, when steaming a whole product Z50 for a long time, such as when steaming a whole sweet potato, the amount of water put into the lower part of the steaming container 2 increases, so using this form adds water during cooking. Therefore, steam can be efficiently cooked for a long time without causing leakage of steam when adding water.

  When the amount of the cooked food is large, for example, when a steaming pan is used by four families, cooking can be performed in two stages using the upper steaming plate 5 and the lower steaming plate 3 as shown in FIG. Further, meat can be placed on the upper steaming plate 5 and vegetables and the like can be placed on the lower steaming plate 3 to classify and cook according to the type of food. Thus, when there are a lot of foods, cooking is performed in two stages, and as shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, the upper steaming plate 5, the upper steaming vessel 4 and the lower steaming plate 3 are used according to the purpose and the food. By removing, steam cooking can be performed in an optimal form.

  In addition, by incorporating a magnetic body, for example, a heating element such as a magnetic stainless steel plate, into the bottom surface of the lower part 2 of the steaming vessel, the steamer of the present invention can be used by being placed on an induction heating cooker. .

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the lower steaming vessel 2, the lower steaming plate 3 placed on the upper portion of the steaming vessel 2 and having a plurality of steam passage holes, and the upper portion of the lower steaming vessel 2 are stacked. A steaming vessel 4 placed on the steaming vessel 4, an upper steaming plate 5 placed on the steaming vessel 4 and having a plurality of steam passage holes, a steaming vessel lower lid 6 placed on the steaming vessel lower 2, and steaming A steaming vessel upper lid 7 placed on the vessel 4 is provided. The steaming vessel upper 4 has an opening 8 on the bottom surface and a flange portion 9 that forms a peripheral portion of the opening 8. Since the upper steaming plate 5 is configured to be detachable by holding the lower peripheral edge of the upper steaming plate 5 on the upper surface, the upper steaming plate 5 is configured to be detachable. Even if it is higher than the height from the bottom of the upper 4 of the container to the upper lid 7 for the steaming container, the upper steaming plate 5 is removed and the cooked food is lowered And can be cooked by placing it in the top of the plate 3, it is possible to improve the usability of the steamer.

  Furthermore, when the amount of the cooked food is large, cooking can be performed in two stages using the upper steaming plate 5 and the lower steaming plate 3, and the upper steaming plate 5, the steaming container upper 4, By removing the lower steaming plate 3, it becomes possible to perform steaming cooking in an optimum form, so that the convenience of the steamer can be further improved.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the stepped portion 31 and the protruding portion 32 in the second embodiment of the present invention. Since the basic configuration of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, different points will be mainly described. The same elements as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a step portion 31 is provided on the upper surface of the lower steaming vessel 2, and the upper surface of the step portion 31 on which the upper steaming vessel 4 is placed is dropped by one step from the upper surface of the lower steaming vessel 2. The inner surface of the step portion 31 is a step portion inner surface 34. Moreover, the protrusion part 32 is provided in the lower surface of the flange part 9 along the inner surface of the lower steaming container 2. In the drawing, as an example, the protrusion 32 is provided in a cylindrical shape on the outer periphery of the opening 8 on the upper portion 4 of the steaming vessel.

Since the step portion 31 is provided, when the steaming vessel upper 4 is placed under the steaming vessel 2, the outer side of the steaming vessel upper 4 is touched by the step portion inner surface 34, so that the placement is easy. Can do. Furthermore, since the mounting position on the steaming container 4 can be determined by the stepped portion inner surface 34, when the steaming container upper 4 is placed, it shifts from the upper surface of the steaming container lower 2 to create a gap. It is possible to prevent the steam from leaking out.

  Further, by providing the protrusion 32 on the lower surface of the flange portion 9 along the inner surface of the lower part 2 of the steaming vessel, even if a force is applied to only one side, the opposite side where no force is applied is lifted. At this time, since the protrusion 32 is caught on the inner surface of the lower part 2 of the steaming container, the upper part 4 of the steaming container can be prevented from falling.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the stepped portion 31 is provided on the upper surface of the lower portion of the steaming vessel 2 and the upper portion of the steaming vessel 4 is placed on the upper surface of the stepped portion 31 so that the lower portion of the steaming vessel 2 When placing the steaming container 4, positioning can be performed by providing a step, and the steaming container 4 can be placed easily. Furthermore, since it can suppress that the mounting position on the steaming container upper 4 shifts | deviates, the leak of the vapor | steam from the steaming container lower 2 which arises by the shift | offset | difference of a mounting position can be reduced.

  Moreover, when the protrusion part 32 is provided on the lower surface of the flange part 9 along the inner surface of the lower part of the steaming container 2, when the upper part 4 of the steaming container is placed on the lower part of the steaming container 2, Positioning can be performed, and mounting on the steaming container 4 can be easily performed. Furthermore, even if force is applied to the upper steaming container 4, since the protrusion 32 is along the inner surface of the lower steaming container 2, the upper end of the steaming container 4 falls because the projecting part 32 is caught on the inner surface of the lower steaming container 2. Can be suppressed.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 7: shows sectional drawing of the steamer in the 3rd Embodiment in this invention. Since the basic configuration of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, different points will be mainly described. The same elements as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the diameter and shape of the upper part of the lower steaming container 2 and the diameter and shape of the upper part of the upper steaming container 4 are the same, so that the upper part of the steaming container 2 The top of 4 can be further stacked on top of the steaming container 4 and can be stacked in any number of stages according to the application, so the amount that can be cooked at one time increases, improving usability Can do.

  Further, by removing both the upper steaming plates 5 on the upper two steaming containers 4, it is possible to steam a higher food than when the upper steaming container 4 is one stage.

  Further, by making the steaming vessel lower lid 6 and the steaming vessel upper lid 7 shareable, the upper diameter and shape of the lower steaming vessel 2 and the upper diameter and shape of the upper steaming vessel 4 are the same. Since it is configured, the upper lid 7 for the steaming container can be used as the lid 6 for the lower steaming container, so only one lid is required, the cost of producing the lid can be reduced, and the number of lids can be reduced to one. As well as no mistakes in the lid.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the lower steaming plate 3 and the upper steaming plate 5 in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Since the basic configuration of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, different points will be mainly described. The same elements as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the lower steaming plate 3 attaches legs 10 to the upper steaming plate 5 by making the outer shape of the lower steaming plate 3 and the upper steaming plate 5 and the number and shape of the steam passage holes the same. As a result, the cost of producing steamed plates can be reduced. Moreover, even if it is the same shape, since the lower steaming board 3 has the leg 10 and the upper steaming board 5 is not attached, it can suppress making a mistake.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation implementation is possible. For example, the steamer of the present invention can be used in an induction heating cooker by incorporating a heating element such as a magnetic stainless steel plate in the bottom surface of the lower steaming container 2.

  As described above, since the steamer according to the present invention has a structure in which the upper steaming plate is detachable, even if the height of the cooked food is higher than the height from the bottom surface on the steaming container to the upper lid for the steaming container Since it can be cooked by removing the upper steaming plate and placing the food on the lower steaming plate, it can be applied to household or commercial steamers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Steamer 2 Under steaming vessel 3 Lower steaming plate 4 Above steaming vessel 5 Upper steaming plate 6 Steaming vessel lower lid 7 Steaming vessel upper lid 8 Opening 9 Flange part 10 Leg 11 Lower steaming plate steam passage hole 12 Upper steaming plate steam Through hole 20 Cooked food X
21 Height a
22 Height b
23 Height c
24 height d
31 Stepped portion 32 Projection portion 33 Stepped portion mounting surface 34 Stepped portion inner surface 40 Cooked food Y
50 Cooking Z
51 Conventional Steamer 52 Pan Body 53 Top Opening 54 Steaming Container Body 55 Bottom Plate Part 56 Middle Plate 57 Lower Wall Part 58 Steam Hole 59 Lid

Claims (6)

A steaming vessel, a steaming plate placed on an upper part of the steaming vessel and having a plurality of steam passage holes, a steaming vessel stacked and placed on the upper part of the steaming vessel, and the steaming vessel An upper steaming plate having a plurality of steam passage holes, a steaming vessel lower lid placed under the steaming vessel, and a steaming vessel upper lid placed on the steaming vessel, The steaming container has an opening on the bottom surface and a flange portion that forms a peripheral edge of the opening. The upper surface of the flange portion holds the lower peripheral edge of the upper steaming plate, and the upper steaming plate is attached and detached. A steamer that is free to use. The steamer according to claim 1, wherein a step portion is provided on an upper surface below the steaming vessel, and the steaming vessel is placed on the upper surface of the step portion. The steamer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a protrusion is provided on the lower surface of the flange portion along the inner surface under the steaming vessel. The steamer according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the diameter and shape of the upper part under the steaming vessel and the diameter and shape of the upper part of the steaming vessel are the same. The steamer according to claim 4, wherein the steamer container lower lid and the steamer container upper lid can be shared. The steamer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lower steaming plate and the upper steaming plate have the same external shape and the number and shape of the steam passage holes.

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