JPH0626Y2 - Steam cooking equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a steam cooking apparatus for heating and cooking food using steam.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a device for heating and cooking food using steam, there is a steamer using gas as a heat source.

As shown in FIG. 7, the steamer has a pot 1 and a lid 2 which is detachably provided on the pot 1.

Inside the pot 1, a drainboard 4 having a plurality of small holes 3 is provided. A container 5 containing food is placed on the drainboard 4.

Further, water 6 is stored inside the pot 1. The water 6 is stored below the drainboard 4.

In this way, the container 5 housed inside the pan 1 can be cooked by placing the bottom surface of the pan 1 on the gas stove 7.

That is, the lid 1 is provided on the pan 1 in a state where the container 5 containing the food is stored in the pan 1, and the pan 1 is closed by the gas stove 7.
The water 6 inside is heated.

At this time, when the water 6 reaches the boiling temperature, steam is generated, and the steam is discharged from the small holes 3 of the saw plate 4 to the upper side of the saw plate 4 as indicated by the arrow, so that the container 5 is It is heated by steam.

Therefore, the food inside the container 5 is cooked by steam.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, if the water in the pot 1 is heated by gas and cooked with the boiling steam, there are the following problems.

(B) Since the amount of steam is small, cooking takes a long time.

(B) The temperature of the steam is low due to boiling at atmospheric pressure.

(C) If the experience cannot be predicted, heating and cooking will not be successful due to the rise of steam.

(D) A large amount of containers 5 cannot be heated by cooking with a steamer.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to cook food with steam quickly and evenly with uniform quality.
Moreover, it is to provide a steam cooking device that does not require experience.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, a movable base on which an object to be heated is placed and which can be moved horizontally, and a vertical movement relative to the movable base surface at a predetermined position of the movable base. In the cooking device having the possible heating cover body and the discharge pipe and the discharge pipe provided in the heating cover body, the steam cover body is connected to a vertically movable cylinder rod, A steam cooker is obtained in which a cylinder rod is provided with a spring that buffers the pressing force of the heating cover body.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the steam cooking apparatus of the present invention.

The illustrated steam cooking apparatus includes a bottom plate 13 of the case 11 and two guide members 15 fixed on the bottom plate 13. The guide members 15 are provided in parallel to the bottom plate 13 and are arranged at intervals.

The guide member 15 is provided with a movable base 17 that can move horizontally along the guide members 15. A planar member 19 such as a silicone rubber sheet is provided on the upper surface of the movable table 17.

A holding body 22 for holding the object to be heated 20 is provided on the upper surface of the movable table 17. The holder 22 holds the object 20 to be heated so that it does not move.
It is fixed on the 7th surface.

One end of the horizontal cylinder rod 25 is connected to one side of the movable table 17. The other end of the horizontal cylinder rod 25 is connected to a horizontal cylinder 27 provided outside the case 11.

Therefore, the movable cylinder 17 can be horizontally moved along the guide member 15 by the horizontal cylinder 27.

On the other hand, a heating cover body 29 is provided above the guide member 15. The heating cover body 29 has an opening 31 at the bottom.

One end of a vertical cylinder rod 35 is vertically connected to the outer upper portion of the heating cover body 29. The other end of the vertical cylinder rod 35 is connected inside a vertical cylinder 37 which is also provided in a vertical direction.

Therefore, the heating cover body 29 can be moved up and down by the vertical cylinder 37.

A steam discharge pipe 39 and a steam discharge pipe 41 are provided inside the heating cover body 29. The steam discharge pipe 39 and the steam discharge pipe 41 are connected to a flexible connection pipe (not shown) outside the heating cover body 29.

The connection pipe to which the steam discharge pipe 39 is connected is connected to a steam boiler (not shown).

The connecting pipe to which the steam discharge pipe 41 is connected is guided to an appropriate place for discharging steam.

A steam hole 45 is arbitrarily formed in the steam discharge pipe 39 in the heating cover body 29.

The steam discharge pipe 39 and the steam discharge pipe 41 are connected to each other by the heating cover body 2.
The heating cover body 29 is arranged in the vicinity of the opening 31 of the heating cover body 29 by entering the inside from the upper portion of the heating cover body 9.

The horizontal cylinder 27 and the vertical cylinder 37 are fixed to the case 11.

When the object 20 to be steamed for steaming is placed on the planar member 19 of the movable table 17, the object 20 to be heated is held in the ring-shaped holder 22.

In this way, when the start button switch 51 provided on the front panel 50 of the case 13 is pressed, the horizontal cylinder 27 is actuated and the horizontal cylinder rod 25 is pulled toward the horizontal cylinder 27, so that the movable table 17 is moved. Is the guide member 1
Move along 5.

When the movable table 17 moves to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in the figure,
The operation of the horizontal cylinder 27 is stopped, the state shown in FIG. 2 is reached, and the vertical cylinder 37 is operated to extend the vertical cylinder rod 35 downward as shown in FIG. By this operation, the end of the opening 31 of the heating cover body 29 moves until it comes into contact with the planar member 19 of the movable table 17, so that the object to be heated 20 and the holding body 22 are positioned inside the heating cover body 29. Then, the operation of the vertical cylinder 37 is stopped.

After that, the steam sent from the steam boiler is discharged from the steam hole 45 of the steam discharge pipe 39 of the heating cover body 29.
The object to be heated 20 is steam-cooked by this steam.

At this time, the steam evenly spreads to the upper and lower parts inside the heating cover body 29, and thereafter, the steam exhaust pipe 4
Emitted from 1.

When the steam discharged from the steam discharge pipe 39 is set by a timer or the like, the steam can be discharged only for a certain period of time, and if the timer is set depending on the type of the article to be heated 20,
It goes without saying that steam cooking is performed automatically.

After steam cooking, the vertical cylinder 37 operates again to return the vertical cylinder rod 35 to the original position, so that the heating cover body 29 rises.

After that, the horizontal cylinder 27 is operated, the horizontal cylinder rod 25 is pushed out, and the movable table 17 returns to the original position. At this time, the pilot lamp 54 provided on the front panel 50 lights up to confirm the completion of cooking.

Further, since the front panel 50 is provided with the emergency stop button 56, it is possible to prevent the supply of steam in the event of an accident.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the heating cover body 29 of the steam cooking apparatus of the present invention.

Two guide rings 70 are attached to the outer peripheral surface of the heating cover body 29. These guide rings 70
A guide rod 72 is vertically pierced therethrough to provide accurate vertical movement of the heating cover body 29.

The guide rod 72 is fixed to the frame (not shown).

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the vertical cylinder rod 35
A spring 80 wound around this tip portion is provided at the tip portion. The spring 80 is provided on the outer surface of the upper portion of the heating cover body 29, inside an upper case 81 and a lower case 82 that are provided so as to cover the vertical cylinder rod 35.

That is, when the vertical cylinder rod 35 descends and the open end of the heating cover body 29 reaches the movable table 17, the spring 8 is released.
The pressed state is adjusted by 0.

Therefore, the heating cover body 29 serves to buffer the downward force of the vertical cylinder rod 35.

The lower case 82 accommodating the spring 80 and the upper case 81 are the tip of the vertical cylinder rod 35, that is, the heating cover body 29.
Locking member 87 provided with a nut 85 on the inner tip of the
And the nut 89 and the locking member 90 located on the upper surface of the upper case 81.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the movable table 17 which moves on the guide member 15. A roller 92 is provided on the bottom surface of the movable table 17.

Each of the rollers 92 is fitted in the guide member 15 so that the roller 92 moves based on the guide member 15.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above with reference to the embodiments, the steam cooking apparatus of the present invention has an economical effect because a large amount of steam is not used when cooking a small amount of objects to be heated.

In addition, cooking work can be done by simply using a well-known sequence control to supply cylinders and steam just by pressing a switch.
You can work even if you are not a professional.

Also, when the cylinder rod descends and the open end of the heating cover reaches the top of the movable table, the downward force of the cylinder rod is buffered by the buffer spring, and the pressing state can be adjusted. The open end of the cover body is not pressed more than necessary, the movable base surface and the cylinder rod are not damaged, and steam cooking can be performed with a predetermined pressing force constantly applied to the movable base surface.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective partial sectional view showing an embodiment of the steam cooking apparatus of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing an operating state of the steam cooking apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a book. FIG. 5 is a side view showing another embodiment of the heating cover body of the devised steam cooking device, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the connecting portion of the heating cover body, FIG. 6 is a side view of the guide member and the movable table, and FIG. It is sectional drawing of the conventional steam cooker. 11 ... case, 15 ... guide member, 17 ... movable platform,
20 ... Object to be heated, 22 ... Holder, 29 ... Heating cover, 35 ... Vertical cylinder rod, 39 ... Steam discharge pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A movable base on which an object to be heated is placed and which can be moved horizontally, and a heating cover body which can move up and down with respect to the movable base surface at a predetermined position of the movable base, In the cooking device in which the discharge pipe and the discharge pipe are provided in the heating cover body, the steam cover body is connected to a vertically movable cylinder rod, and the cylinder rod pushes the heating cover body. A steam cooking device comprising a spring for buffering pressure.