TWI674083B - Food cooker with detachable stirrer - Google Patents

Abstract

An ingredient cooking device includes: a heater; an outer container removably disposed on the heater for holding a liquid, the heater heating the outer container; and an inner container removably received in the outer container. And has a plurality of through holes to allow liquid to circulate between the outer container and the inner container, the inner container is used for containing a foodstuff; a cover is provided on the outer container; a power source is provided on the cover and has a drive A shaft; and a stirring structure detachably and rotatably disposed in the inner container, and detachably coupled to the driving shaft for being rotated by the driving shaft to stir food and liquid.

Description

Food cooking equipment with separate stirring structure

The present invention relates to a food cooking device, and in particular to a food cooking device with a separate stirring structure.

Starch foods such as pearls and powdered rounds and fruits are often used to add to beverages to enhance the taste when drinking. However, the cooking of pearls and noodles is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and is generally performed manually. The cooking time is about 85 minutes, which increases the workload of employees in beverage stores. In addition, it takes a considerable amount of energy to cook, and the quality and taste of the pearls and noodles are different each time, which can not provide customers with stable quality.

In addition, the ratio of pearl, pink circle and water is generally 1: 6 to 1: 8, and the water consumption is also quite large. In addition, during the cooking process, some pearls and powder circles tend to stick to the bottom of the pot and affect the taste of the whole batch of pearls and powder circles. Therefore, the traditional cooking equipment really has a lot of room for improvement.

An object of the present invention is to provide a food cooking device with a separate stirring structure, which provides the effect of quickly separating and installing the stirring structure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a food cooking device with an automatic food supply device to achieve the effect of automatic feeding.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a food cooking device, including: A heater; an outer container removably disposed on the heater for containing a liquid for heating the outer container; an inner container removably received in the outer container and having a plurality of through holes, The liquid is circulated between the outer container and the inner container, and the inner container is used for containing a foodstuff; a cover is provided on the outer container; a power source is provided on the cover and has a driving shaft; and a stirring structure can Separately and rotatably disposed in the inner container, and detachably coupled to the driving shaft for rotating the driving shaft to stir food and liquid.

According to the above embodiment of the present invention, a food cooking device with a separate stirring structure can be provided, and the effect of quickly separating and installing a stirring structure can be provided. A food cooking device with an automatic food supply device can also be provided to achieve automation Effect of feeding. In addition to saving a lot of water, it can shorten the cooking time, reduce the burden on the operator, and provide uniform quality ingredients.

In order to make the above content of the present invention more comprehensible, the following describes the preferred embodiments in detail with the accompanying drawings, as follows.

S1‧‧‧ level signal

S2‧‧‧Temperature signal

S3‧‧‧ operation signal

1‧‧‧ liquid

1H‧‧‧Liquid level

1L‧‧‧Liquid level

2‧‧‧ ingredients

3‧‧‧ fluid source

10‧‧‧ heater

20‧‧‧ Outer container

21‧‧‧handle

30‧‧‧Inner container

31‧‧‧through hole

32‧‧‧ convex post

39‧‧‧handle

40‧‧‧ Cover

41‧‧‧ substrate

42‧‧‧Feeding port

43‧‧‧feed valve

43C‧‧‧Connection Department

44‧‧‧ the first plate

44F‧‧‧ Pivot side

45‧‧‧Second plate

45F‧‧‧Free side

46‧‧‧stop structure

47‧‧‧ opening

50‧‧‧ Power source

51‧‧‧Drive shaft

52‧‧‧Shell

53‧‧‧handle

60‧‧‧mixing structure

60'‧‧‧mixing structure

61‧‧‧center axis

62‧‧‧ bottom

63‧‧‧Top

64‧‧‧ horizontal bar

65‧‧‧ Tilt down

65A‧‧‧Fixed end

65B‧‧‧Free End

66‧‧‧ Blade

70‧‧‧ food supply device

71‧‧‧ discharge port

72‧‧‧ storage barrel

73‧‧‧Quantitative section

73A‧‧‧Quantitative opening

74‧‧‧ Dosing tube

74F‧‧‧ Bracket

75‧‧‧ discharge valve

76‧‧‧ Hook Department

77‧‧‧ Cut-off department

78‧‧‧Drive mechanism

80‧‧‧ fluid supply valve

81‧‧‧ fluid discharge valve

82‧‧‧ level sensor

83‧‧‧Temperature sensor

90‧‧‧ operation interface

95‧‧‧controller

100‧‧‧ food cooking equipment

110‧‧‧body

111‧‧‧Ventilation holes

1 and 2 respectively show a perspective view and a side view of a food cooking device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a stirring structure, an outer container and an inner container.

FIG. 4 shows a partial side view of the food cooking device in a non-discharging state.

5 and 6 respectively show a partial perspective view and a partial side view of a food cooking device in a discharged state.

FIG. 7 shows a circuit block diagram of a food cooking device.

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of another stirring structure.

FIG. 9 shows a side view of the stirring structure of FIG. 8.

1 and 2 respectively show a perspective view and a side view of a food cooking device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of the stirring structure, the outer container and the inner container, wherein the stirring structure is in a non-working state so that the reader can understand its structure. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, this embodiment provides a food cooking device 100 including a heater 10, an outer container 20, an inner container 30, a cover 40, a power source 50, and a stirring structure. 60.

The outer container 20 is removably disposed on the heater 10 for containing a liquid 1. The liquid 1 includes, but is not limited to, water, edible oil, and the like. The heater 10 heats the outer container 20 to indirectly heat the liquid 1. The heater 10 provided in a body 110 includes, but is not limited to, an induction cooker, a gas stove, and the like. The body 110 is provided with a heat dissipation hole 111 to provide a heat dissipation function. The cover 40 is provided with a handle 53 for the operator to lift. The outer container 20 is provided with two handles 21 for the operator to carry. The inner container 30 is also provided with two handles 39 for the operator to lift.

The inner container 30 is removably received in the outer container 20 and has a plurality of through holes 31 to allow liquid 1 to circulate between the outer container 20 and the inner container 30. The inner container 30 is used to contain a food 2. In this embodiment, the food material 2 is described by taking a powder circle as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the foodstuff 2 may also be foods such as rice, wheat, peanuts, beans and the like.

The cover 40 is disposed on the outer container 20 and has a function of holding heat and reducing evaporation of liquid. The power source 50 is disposed on the cover 40 and has a driving shaft 51. For example, the power source 50 includes a motor, and its function is to provide rotational power. Of course, the motor can also cooperate with a reduction gear set to provide rotational power.

The stirring structure 60 includes a central shaft 61, a horizontal rod 64 and a plurality of blades 66. The central shaft 61 has a bottom end 62 and a top end 63. The bottom end 62 is detachably and rotatably. Provided in the inner container 30, the top end 63 is detachably coupled to the driving shaft 51. The horizontal rod 64 is connected to the bottom end 62 of the central shaft 61 and is used for agitating the ingredients 2 near the bottom of the inner container 30 to prevent the ingredients 2 from sticking to the bottom of the inner container 30. In this embodiment, the stirring structure 60 passes through the opening 47 of the cover 40. In another embodiment, the driving shaft passes through the cover.

Therefore, the stirring structure 60 is detachably and rotatably disposed in the inner container 30 and is detachably coupled to the driving shaft 51 for rotating the driving shaft 51 to stir the food 2 and the liquid 1. The stirring structure 60 is, for example, a stirring blade, and can be used to stir the food materials 2, in particular, the food materials 2 are stirred downward to drive the food materials exposed on the liquid surface downward to achieve circulation. After the cooking is completed, the operator can conveniently take out the stirring structure 60 for thorough cleaning, and even replace other stirring structures according to different cooking requirements. In the present non-limiting example, the inner container 30 has a convex post 32, and the stirring structure 60 is pivoted or nested on the convex post 32. In this way, the stirring structure 60 can perform stable stirring under the condition that the two ends are well fixed, and avoid that the stirring blades (radial coverage greater than 85%, 90% or 95%) covering the entire inner container 30 collide with the inner container. Peripheral wall of 30. In this embodiment, when the cover 40 is closed on the outer container 20, the stirring structure 60 is coupled to the driving shaft 51; and when the cover 40 leaves the outer container 20, the stirring structure 60 is separated from the driving shaft 51.

In addition, the food cooking device 100 may further include an operation interface 90, a fluid supply valve 80, and a fluid discharge valve 81. The fluid supply valve 80 is connected to the outer container 20 and a fluid source 3, and is used to control whether the liquid 1 from the fluid source 3 is supplied to the outer container 20 or not. The fluid discharge valve 81 communicates with the outer container 20 for controlling whether the liquid 1 is discharged from the outer container 20 or not. The fluid supply valve 80 and the fluid discharge valve 81 can be connected to the outer container 20 through a quick-connect / quick-release joint, respectively, to facilitate the quick disassembly and assembly by the operator.

The above ingredients cooking equipment can already achieve semi-automatic cooking. In order to achieve the automatic cooking function, the food cooking device 100 may further include a food supply device 70, Used for accommodating the ingredients 2 and supplying the ingredients 2 into the inner container 30.

FIG. 4 shows a partial side view of the food cooking device in a non-discharging state. 5 and 6 respectively show a partial perspective view and a partial side view of a food cooking device in a discharged state. As shown in FIG. 4, in a non-discharging state, a discharge port 71 of the food supply device 70 is not directly above the cover 40. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the discharge port 71 moves directly above the cover 40 in the discharge state.

The cover 40 includes a base 41 and a feed valve 43. The base 41 is formed with a feeding port 42, and the discharging port 71 is aligned with the feeding port 42 in a discharged state. The feeding valve 43 is pivotally connected to the base 41. When the food supply device 70 moves from a non-discharging state to a discharging state, the food supply device 70 pushes the feeding valve 43 to rotate to expose the feeding port 42. To prevent the feeding device 43 from rotating when the food supply device 70 pushes the feeding valve 43 to the left of FIG. 6, a casing 52 of the power source 50 can be used to stop the feeding valve 43.

When the food supply device 70 is moved from the discharging state (FIG. 6) to the non-discharging state (FIG. 4), the feeding valve 43 is dropped by gravity to close the feeding port 42. In order to achieve the above function, the feed valve 43 has a first plate 44 and a second plate 45 which are connected to each other and are not coplanar. One of the pivoting sides 44F of the first plate 44 is pivotally connected to the base 41, and the second A free side 45F of the plate 45 is pushed by the food supply device 70 to open the feed valve 43.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the food material supply device 70 includes a storage cylinder 72, a quantitative slice 73, a quantitative cylinder 74, and a discharge valve 75. The storage cylinder 72 contains food ingredients 2. The dosing section 73 has a dosing opening 73A which can communicate with the storage cylinder 72. One end (upper end) of the dosing cylinder 74 communicates with the dosing opening 73A. The other end (lower end) of the dosing cylinder 74 has a discharge port 71, and the dosing cylinder 74 is movable relative to the storage cylinder 72. The discharge valve 75 is located at the discharge port 71 and is used to close or open the discharge port 71. When the discharge valve 75 is closed, as shown in FIG. 4, the quantitative opening 73A communicates with the quantitative cylinder 74 and the storage cylinder 72, and the foodstuff 2 falls from the storage cylinder 72 and is opened by the quantitative opening. The mouth 73A enters into the dosing cylinder 74, so that the dosing cylinder 74 is filled with a certain number of food ingredients 2 to achieve a quantitative function.

When the discharge valve 75 is opened, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the dosing cylinder 74 is not in communication with the storage cylinder 72, and the ingredients 2 in the entire dosing cylinder 74 enter the inner container 30 through the feeding port 42 (see FIG. 3). )in. Then, the dosing cylinder 74 returns to the state of FIG. 4 to continue to hold a certain amount of the ingredients 2.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the discharge valve 75 is pivotally connected to the quantitative cylinder 74 (including the bracket 74F), and the cover 40 further includes a stop structure 46 disposed on the base 41. When the dosing cylinder 74 is moved directly above the feed port 42, a hook portion 76 of the discharge valve 75 is stopped by the stop structure 46 and the discharge valve 75 is rotated, so that a stop portion of the discharge valve 75 77 is opened with respect to the discharge opening 71, and the ingredients 2 are dropped. It is worth noting that the amount of ingredients cooked in a single time may be an integer multiple of the amount of ingredients that the dosing cylinder 74 can hold.

The food supply device 70 may further include a driving mechanism 78 to drive the quantitative cylinder 74 to move. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the driving mechanism 78 is not present, the dosing cylinder 74 can also be manually moved by the operator. The driving mechanism 78 may be a linear actuator including, for example, a motor, a gear, a screw, and a nut.

It is worth noting that the first plate 44 and the second plate 45 are connected to a connecting portion 43C. The connection portion 43C abuts against the dosing cylinder 74 in the discharged state (FIG. 6), so that when the dosing cylinder 74 moves to the right, the feeding valve 43 is dropped by gravity.

FIG. 7 shows a circuit block diagram of a food cooking device. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 7, the food cooking device 100 may further include a liquid level sensor 82 and a temperature sensor 83. The liquid level sensor 82 is disposed on the cover 40 and detects a horizontal level of the liquid 1 in the outer container 20 or the inner container 30 to generate a liquid level signal S1. The temperature sensor 83 is disposed on the cover 40 and detects a temperature of the liquid 1 in the outer container 20 or the inner container 30 to generate a temperature signal S2.

As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 1, the food cooking device 100 further includes a controller 95 that can be disposed in the body 110. The operation interface 90 is operated by an operator to generate an operation signal S3. The controller 95 is electrically connected to the operation interface 90, the fluid supply valve 80, the fluid discharge valve 81, the liquid level sensor 82, the temperature sensor 83, the heater 10, and the power source 50, and is used according to the liquid level signal S1, temperature The signal S2 and the operation signal S3 control the operations of the fluid supply valve 80, the fluid discharge valve 81, the heater 10, and the power source 50.

FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of another stirring structure. FIG. 9 shows a side view of the stirring structure of FIG. 8. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the stirring structure 60 ′ includes a central shaft 61 having a bottom end 62 and a top end 63. The bottom end 62 is detachably and rotatably disposed in the inner container, and the top end 63 is detachable. Ground is coupled to the drive shaft; a horizontal rod 64 is connected to the bottom end 62 of the central shaft 61 for agitating the ingredients near the bottom of the inner container; and a plurality of downwardly inclined rods 65 (also used in other embodiments) Tilt lever up) is connected to the central axis 61 and extends obliquely downward from the central axis 61 for agitating ingredients. One or both of these downward tilting rods 65 are partially located in the liquid 1 and partially located above the liquid 1. That is, the stirring blade is not completely immersed in the liquid 1.

In other words, a free end 65B of one of the two downwardly inclined rods 65 adjacent in a vertical direction is lower than or flush with the other downwardly inclined rod 65 A fixed end 65A of 65. The ingredients 2 may absorb liquid and expand when being cooked, so that the horizontal height of the liquid 1 rises from the liquid level 1L to the liquid level 1H. Therefore, the free end 65B and the fixed end of the downward tilting rod 65 of the stirring structure 60 ′ The height design of 65A makes it possible to ensure that the food ingredients 2 located on the outside and the food ingredients 2 located on the inside can be stirred by the stirring structure 60 'in the case of different horizontal levels of the liquid.

The operation process of the food cooking device is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. After the operator has installed the mixing structure 60/60 ', the food cooking device is started through the operation interface 90 Prepare 100. The controller 95 controls the fluid supply valve 80 to provide fluid into the outer container 20. After the liquid level sensor 82 detects that the liquid height reaches a preset height, the fluid supply valve 80 is closed, and the heater 10 is started to heat the outer container 20 so that the liquid reaches The preset temperature (for example, 100 degrees C), when the temperature sensor 83 detects that the liquid 1 has reached the preset temperature, it notifies the controller 95, and the controller 95 controls the driving mechanism 78 to drive the quantitative cylinder 74 to the feeding port 42 Above, the discharge valve 75 and the feed valve 43 are opened at the same time, the food material 2 is supplied to the inner container 30 for heating, and the power source 50 is controlled to rotate the stirring structure 60/60 'for stirring. The heating energy of the heater 10 can be adjusted by the controller 95 according to a parameter database therein. After the cooking is completed, the controller 95 turns off the heater 10 and opens the fluid discharge valve 81 to perform a fluid discharge operation, and then provides a cooling liquid, such as water, through the fluid supply valve 80 again to cool and stir the food 2. Finally, the fluid is discharged through the fluid discharge valve 81. This completes the cooking of the ingredients. The next step is to remove the stirring structure and ingredients to complete the cleaning of the inner container and the outer container.

After the actual test, the same ingredients are used for cooking. The traditional manual cooking method takes 85 minutes. The ratio of flour to water is 1: 6 to 1: 8, but this embodiment is used for cooking. , Can complete cooking in 35 minutes, and the ratio of flour to water is 1: 3 to 1: 4, which saves a lot of water, and can shorten the cooking time and reduce the burden on the operator.

According to the above embodiments of the present invention, a food cooking device with a separate stirring structure can be provided, and the effect of rapid separation and installation of a stirring structure can be provided. A food cooking device with an automatic food supply device can also be provided to achieve automatic feeding. Material effect. In addition to saving a lot of water, it can shorten the cooking time, reduce the burden on the operator, and provide uniform quality ingredients.

The specific embodiments proposed in the detailed description of the preferred embodiments are only used to facilitate the description of the technical content of the present invention, rather than limiting the present invention to the above embodiments in a narrow sense. Without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the scope of the following patent applications, all the changes and implementations made belong to the scope of the present invention.

Claims (7)

An equipment for cooking ingredients, comprising: a heater; an outer container removably disposed on the heater for containing a liquid, the heater heating the outer container; and an inner container removably It is contained in the outer container and has a plurality of through holes for the liquid to circulate between the outer container and the inner container. The inner container is used for containing a foodstuff; a cover is arranged on the outer container; a power The source is disposed on the cover and has a driving shaft; a stirring structure is detachably and rotatably disposed in the inner container and is detachably coupled to the driving shaft for being driven by the driving shaft Rotate to stir the ingredients and the liquid; and a ingredients supply device for accommodating the ingredients and supplying the ingredients into the inner container, wherein a discharge opening of the ingredients supply device is in a non-discharging state, not The cover is located directly above the cover and moves to the top of the cover in a discharging state, wherein the cover includes: a base, a feeding port is formed, and the discharging is aligned in the discharging state. Port; and a feed valve, pivoted to the base When the food supply device moves from the non-discharge state to the discharge state, the food supply means urging the inlet valve is rotated to expose the inlet. The food cooking device according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein when the food supply device is moved from the discharging state to the non-discharging state, the feeding valve is dropped by gravity to close the feeding port. The food cooking device according to item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the feeding valve has a first plate body and a second plate body which are connected to each other and are not coplanar, and one of the first plate bodies is pivotally connected to the side. Pivoted to the base, a free side of the second plate is pushed by the food supply device to open the feeding valve. An equipment for cooking ingredients, comprising: a heater; an outer container removably disposed on the heater for containing a liquid, the heater heating the outer container; and an inner container removably It is contained in the outer container and has a plurality of through holes for the liquid to circulate between the outer container and the inner container. The inner container is used for containing a foodstuff; a cover is arranged on the outer container; a power The source is disposed on the cover and has a driving shaft; a stirring structure is detachably and rotatably disposed in the inner container and is detachably coupled to the driving shaft for being driven by the driving shaft Rotate to stir the ingredients and the liquid; and a ingredients supply device for accommodating the ingredients and supplying the ingredients into the inner container, wherein a discharge opening of the ingredients supply device is in a non-discharging state, not It is located directly above the cover and moves to the top of the cover in a discharging state, wherein the food material supply device includes: a storage cylinder for holding the food material; a certain amount of slices, one with the storage material Quantitative openings connected to the barrel; Cylinder having one end communicating with the opening quantitative, the other end having a discharge opening, and the magazine relative to the movement; and A discharge valve is located at the discharge port to close or open the discharge port; wherein the discharge valve is pivotally connected to the dosing cylinder, and the cover body includes: a base formed with a feed port to the discharge port. Align the discharge port in a state; and a stop structure provided on the base, wherein when the dosing cylinder is moved directly above the feed port, a hook portion of the discharge valve is blocked by the stop structure The stoppage causes the discharge valve to rotate, so that a stopper portion of the discharge valve is opened relative to the discharge port. The food cooking device according to item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the food supply device further includes a driving mechanism to drive the quantitative cylinder to move. The cooking device for food ingredients according to item 4 of the application, wherein the inner container has a convex post, and the stirring structure is pivotally connected to the convex post. An equipment for cooking ingredients, comprising: a heater; an outer container removably disposed on the heater for containing a liquid, the heater heating the outer container; and an inner container removably It is contained in the outer container and has a plurality of through holes for the liquid to circulate between the outer container and the inner container. The inner container is used for containing a foodstuff; a cover is arranged on the outer container; a power The source is disposed on the cover and has a driving shaft; a stirring structure is detachably and rotatably disposed in the inner container and is detachably coupled to the driving shaft for being driven by the driving shaft Rotate to stir the ingredients and the liquid, wherein the stirring structure includes: A central shaft has a bottom end and a top end, the bottom end is detachably and rotatably disposed in the inner container, the top end is detachably coupled to the driving shaft, and a horizontal rod is connected to the central shaft. The bottom end of is used for agitating the ingredients near the bottom of the inner container; and a plurality of inclined rods connected to the central axis and extending obliquely from the central axis for agitating the ingredients, wherein the inclined rods Either or both are localized in the liquid and localized above the liquid.