CN105124719B - Thawing apparatus - Google Patents

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CN105124719B
CN105124719B CN201510579506.7A CN201510579506A CN105124719B CN 105124719 B CN105124719 B CN 105124719B CN 201510579506 A CN201510579506 A CN 201510579506A CN 105124719 B CN105124719 B CN 105124719B
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陈忠峻
李忠强
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23LFOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
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    • A23L3/36Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
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Abstract

The invention provides a thawing device which comprises a box body for storing thawing liquid, a turbine protruding into the box body, a storage bag with an upward opening is fixedly arranged in the box body, a cover body is further arranged on the cover body, a first sealing part matched with the storage bag to enable the storage bag to be sealed is arranged on the cover body, and an air extracting device for extracting air in the storage bag is further arranged on the thawing device. According to the thawing device, the air in the storage bag for placing food is pumped out, so that the storage bag is tightly attached to the food, the turbine is arranged to drive thawing liquid to flow around the storage bag rapidly, heat exchange between the food and the thawing liquid is improved, the effect of rapidly thawing the food is achieved, and the thawing device is simple in structure, convenient to use, high in thawing efficiency, good in thawing effect and free of food nutrition loss.

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Thawing apparatus
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a defrosting apparatus.
Background
In general, a refrigerator has a refrigerating chamber storing food at a low temperature above zero and a freezing chamber freezing food at a low temperature below zero. The interior of the freezing chamber is generally used for storing meat, instant foods and long-term foods. After the user takes out the food stored in the freezing chamber, the food needs to be thawed and then eaten.
If the frozen food is directly cooked, the interior is not cooked even if the surface of the food is already cooked, and thus the taste of the cooked food may be affected. As described above, the taste of frozen foods after cooking is drastically reduced due to the frozen storage itself. In view of such problems, thawing is generally performed before frozen foods are cooked.
In addition, in the thawing process of foods as described above, most important is: the inside and outside of the food are completely thawed, and the thawing process can be rapidly performed, so that the user can eat rapidly. In view of the above, the thawing method applied in the past is: the food is slowly heated by the external air at normal temperature; or thawing the food in water; or placing the food into a microwave oven, and thawing with low-output high-frequency wave.
However, frozen foods are easily rotted due to exposure to air during slow thawing at normal temperature, resulting in a problem of inedibility. The thawing speed can be increased to a certain extent by putting food into water, however, the thawing speed still cannot meet the demands of most users, and the taste of the food is affected by putting the food into water, so that the nutrition of the food is lost. The food can be thawed by utilizing high-frequency waves in the microwave oven, but the penetration capacity of the microwaves is limited, so that the local temperature of the food is rapidly increased, the surface is rapidly thawed and even is well-done, the interior is still in a frozen state, and the taste of the food is also influenced.
In view of this, there is a need for an improvement of the existing thawing apparatus to solve the above-mentioned problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a thawing device which solves the problems that the existing air thawing speed is low, food nutrition loss is caused by hydrolytic thawing, and food taste is affected by thawing in a microwave oven.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a thawing device, which comprises a box body for storing thawing liquid, a turbine protruding into the box body, a storage bag with an upward opening is fixedly arranged in the box body, the thawing device further comprises a cover body, the cover body is provided with a first sealing part matched with the storage bag to seal the storage bag, the thawing device is further provided with an air extracting device for extracting air in the storage bag, the air extracting device is arranged on the cover body, the air extracting device comprises an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet is arranged in the first sealing part on the cover body, and the lower end of the storage bag is provided with a limiting part for limiting the upward movement of the storage bag.
As a further improvement of the invention, the whole of the storage bag is in an inverted cone shape, and the rotating shaft around which the turbine rotates and the central shaft of the storage bag are in the same straight line.
As a further improvement of the invention, the bottom of the storage bag is provided with a one-way valve for discharging the liquid in the storage bag.
As a further improvement of the invention, the storage bag comprises a rigid fixing part and a flexible containing part, wherein the rigid fixing part is fixedly connected with the flexible containing part, the rigid fixing part is arranged above the flexible containing part, the rigid fixing part is matched with the first sealing part, and the one-way valve is arranged at the bottom of the flexible containing part.
As a further improvement of the invention, a fixing frame is arranged at the opening of the box body, a buckling part is arranged on the fixing frame, and a clamping part matched with the buckling part to fix the storage bag is arranged on the rigid fixing part.
As a further improvement of the invention, the limiting piece is a hard rod, one end of the hard rod is connected with the flexible accommodating part, and the other end of the hard rod is connected with the threaded connecting piece protruding out of the side wall of the box body in a threaded manner. As a further improvement of the invention, a second sealing part which is matched with the box body to prevent the thawing liquid in the box body from overflowing is arranged on the periphery of the cover body.
As a further improvement of the invention, the cover body is provided with a water inlet, and the water inlet is positioned between the first sealing part and the second sealing part.
As a further improvement of the invention, the box body comprises a bottom wall and a side wall, and the bottom of the side wall is provided with a water outlet and a piston for opening and closing the water outlet.
As a further improvement of the invention, the limiting piece is a weight hung below the one-way valve.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows: according to the thawing device, food is prevented from being contacted with thawing liquid by placing the food in the storage bag; the air in the storage bag is pumped out, so that the storage bag is in close contact with food, and the food in the storage bag can be fully subjected to heat exchange with thawing liquid; through setting up the turbine for the turbine is rotatory to drive the rotation of thawing solution, further improves the heat exchange efficiency of food and thawing solution. The thawing device disclosed by the invention has high thawing efficiency, can not cause food nutrition loss and does not influence food taste.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the exploded structure of a case and a cover of a defrosting device according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the thawing apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the area A of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged partial schematic view of region B of FIG. 1;
fig. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the annular ring.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the thawing device 100 of the present invention comprises a case 1 for storing thawing liquid and having an upward opening, a cover 2 for sealing the opening of the case 1, a storage bag 3 fixedly disposed in the case 1 and having an upward opening, and an air extraction device 23 for extracting air from the storage bag 3.
The case 1 includes a bottom wall 17 and a side wall 18, and a water outlet 16 for discharging the thawing liquid and a piston (not shown) for opening and closing the water outlet 16 are provided at the bottom of the side wall 18.
A sealing bin 13 is arranged on the inner bottom wall 17 of the box body 1, a motor 12 is arranged in the sealing bin 13, and the sealing bin 13 prevents thawing liquid from contacting the motor 12; the motor 12 is connected with a rotating shaft 14, and the rotating shaft 14 protrudes out of the sealing bin 13; the rotating shaft 14 is connected with a turbine 11, the turbine 11 is arranged in the box body 1, the motor 12 is started to drive the turbine 11 to rotate, and the turbine 11 rotates to enable the flow rate of defrosting liquid to be increased.
The box body 1 is provided with a fixing frame 15 which is used for being matched with the storage bag 3 at a position close to the opening so that the storage bag 3 is fixed in the box body 1, in the embodiment, the fixing frame 15 comprises four supporting parts 151 and circular ring parts 152, the four supporting parts 151 are distributed in a cross shape and are connected with the side wall 17 and the circular ring parts 152, and the circular ring parts 152 are provided with a plurality of buckling parts 151; of course, in other embodiments, only 4 supporting portions 151 may be provided, and one or several fastening portions may be provided on each supporting portion 151.
The whole of the object placing bag 3 is in an inverted cone shape, and a rotating shaft around which the turbine 11 rotates and a central shaft of the object placing bag 3 are in the same straight line, so that when the turbine 11 rotates, the turbine 11 drives vortex formed by defrosting liquid to surround the object placing bag 3, and the defrosting liquid and food in the object placing bag 3 can exchange heat more fully. The bottom of the storage bag 3 is provided with a one-way valve 321 for discharging the liquid in the storage bag 3 without allowing the external liquid to flow into the storage bag 3, and the liquid generated by thawing food in the storage bag 3 can flow out of the one-way valve 321 to prevent the food from being soaked in the liquid generated by thawing to influence the taste of the food.
The storage bag 3 includes a rigid fixing portion 31 and a flexible accommodating portion 32, the rigid fixing portion 31 is fixedly connected with the flexible accommodating portion 32, and the rigid fixing portion 31 is disposed above the flexible accommodating portion 32, and the above-mentioned fixed connection mode may be that the flexible accommodating portion 32 and the rigid fixing portion 31 are adhered together by glue, or that the flexible accommodating portion 32 is fixedly connected to the rigid fixing portion 31 by another elastic ring, or in other modes, as long as the rigid fixing portion 31 and the flexible accommodating portion 32 are fixedly connected together. The rigid fixing portion 31 is provided with clamping portions 311 around to be matched with the fastening portions 151 to fix the storage bag 3, and the number of the clamping portions 311 is equal to the number of the fastening portions 151. The check valve 321 is disposed at the bottom of the flexible container 32. The contact between the rigid fixing portion 31 and the flexible accommodating portion 32 is set to be a smooth transition area, so as to prevent the flexible accommodating portion 32 from being damaged under the action of stress due to frequent shrinkage, however, the portion of the flexible accommodating portion 32 close to the rigid fixing portion 31 may be set more loosely, when the flexible accommodating portion 32 shrinks, the shrinkage of the bottom end containing food becomes smaller, and only small deformation occurs at the position close to the rigid fixing portion 31, so that the flexible accommodating portion 32 can be prevented from being damaged. The rigid fixing portion 31 may be made of a rigid material such as metal or hard plastic, the flexible accommodating portion 32 may be made of a silica gel material with good heat conductivity and high elasticity, and the silica gel has a high heat conductivity coefficient, so that heat exchange between food and thawing liquid can be further improved.
The lower end of the storage bag 3 is provided with a limiting member 322 for limiting the upward movement of the flexible accommodating portion 32, so that when the air extracting device 23 is used for extracting air from the storage bag 3, the flexible accommodating portion 32 is only contracted in the radial direction and does not move up and down more in the axial direction, and food is prevented from entering the rigid fixing portion 31 and cannot exchange heat with thawing liquid sufficiently. In this embodiment, the limiting member 322 is a hard rod, one end of which is connected to the flexible accommodating portion 32, and the other end of which is connected to the threaded connecting member 323 protruding from the side wall 18 in a threaded manner, in which case, the actual length of the portion of the flexible accommodating portion 32 between the rigid fixing portion 31 and the limiting member 322 is set to be greater than the distance between the rigid fixing portion 31 and the limiting member 322, so that during the air extraction process, the flexible accommodating portion 32 has a larger margin capable of radially shrinking, so that the food and the flexible accommodating portion 32 are effectively tightly attached after the air extraction process is completed, and the thawing speed is further ensured; of course, in other embodiments, the limiting member 322 may be a weight suspended below the check valve 321; of course, in other embodiments, other structures may be provided, as long as the flexible container portion 32 is only radially contracted and does not move in the axial direction when the rack pouch 3 is pumped.
The cover body 2 comprises a first sealing part 21 matched with the rigid fixing part 31 to seal the storage bag 3, a second sealing part 22 arranged around the cover body 2 and matched with the box body 1 to prevent the thawing liquid in the box body 1 from overflowing, and a water inlet 24 positioned between the first sealing part 21 and the second sealing part 22.
The water inlet 24 is used for introducing thawing liquid into the box 1.
The air extraction device 23 is arranged on the cover body 2. In this embodiment, the air extractor 23 is a manual air extractor, the air extractor 23 includes an air bag 231, an air pipe 233, an air inlet 232 and an air outlet (not labeled), and by extruding the air bag 231, air can be discharged from the air outlet at the end of the air bag 231 through the air pipe 233 by the air inlet 232, so as to extract air from the flexible accommodating portion 32, so that the flexible accommodating portion 32 is tightly attached to food, the air inlet 232 is disposed in the first sealing portion 21, when the cover 2 covers the case 1, the first sealing portion 21 seals the storage bag 3, and by extruding the air bag 231, air in the flexible accommodating portion 32 can be extracted. Of course, in other embodiments, other air extraction devices may be selected, as long as the air in the flexible container 32 can be extracted.
The thawing liquid is water, is safe and harmless, is convenient to obtain, has large specific heat capacity, and has good thawing effect.
The thawing operation of the thawing apparatus 100 of the present invention is as follows:
preparing the thawing device 100, and placing food into the storage bag 3 of the thawing device 100;
the cover body 2 is covered, so that the first sealing part 21 and the rigid fixing part 31 are matched and sealed, and the second sealing part 22 and the box body 1 are matched and sealed;
squeezing the air bag 231 to draw out the air in the flexible container 32, so that the flexible container 32 is tightly attached to the food;
starting the motor 12 to drive the turbine 11 to rotate, so that the thawing liquid and food in the flexible container 32 can perform sufficient heat exchange;
controlling the thawing time according to the food freezing degree, and turning off the motor 12 after the time is reached;
and taking down the cover body 2, taking out the food, and completing thawing of the food.
According to the thawing device 100, on one hand, the air in the flexible containing part 32 for containing food can be pumped out by arranging the air pumping device 23, so that the flexible containing part 32 is tightly attached to the food, and the heat exchange efficiency of the food and thawing liquid is improved; on the other hand, by arranging the turbine 11, and enabling the rotation shaft of the turbine 11 and the central shaft of the goods placing bag 3 to be in a straight line, the turbine 11 rotates to drive the thawing liquid to rapidly flow around the goods placing bag 3, so that the heat exchange efficiency of food and thawing liquid is further improved; on the other hand, by providing the check valve 321 at the bottom of the pouch 3, the liquid generated by thawing the food can flow out of the pouch 3 through the check valve 321, thereby preventing the food from being soaked in the liquid to affect the taste of the food. The thawing device 100 of the invention has the advantages of simple structure, convenient use, high thawing efficiency and good thawing effect, and can not cause food nutrition loss.
The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention and not for limiting the same, and although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications and equivalents may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a thawing apparatus, includes the box that is used for depositing the thawing solution and stretches into the turbine of box, its characterized in that: the utility model provides a thawing device, including box, the box is fixed to be equipped with the ascending goods bag of opening, the box still includes the lid, the lid be equipped with the goods bag cooperation makes the sealed first sealing part of goods bag, thawing device still is equipped with the air extraction device that is used for taking out the interior air of goods bag, air extraction device sets up on the lid, air extraction device includes air inlet and gas outlet, the air inlet is located in the first sealing part on the lid, goods bag lower extreme is equipped with the locating part that is used for restricting its upward movement, goods bag bottom is equipped with the check valve that is used for with the interior liquid exhaust of goods bag, the goods bag includes rigidity fixed part and flexible accommodation portion, rigidity fixed part with flexible accommodation portion fixed connection, rigidity fixed part is located the top of flexible accommodation portion, just rigidity fixed part with first sealing part cooperatees, the check valve sets up the bottom of flexible accommodation portion.
2. The thawing device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the whole object placing bag is in an inverted cone shape, and the rotating shaft around which the turbine rotates and the central shaft of the object placing bag are in the same straight line.
3. The thawing device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the opening of the box body is provided with a fixing frame, the fixing frame is provided with a buckling part, and the rigid fixing part is provided with a clamping part matched with the buckling part to fix the storage bag.
4. The thawing device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the limiting piece is a hard rod with one end connected with the flexible accommodating part and the other end connected with the threaded connecting piece protruding out of the side wall of the box body in a threaded manner.
5. The thawing device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the second sealing part which is matched with the box body to prevent the unfreezing liquid in the box body from overflowing is arranged around the cover body.
6. The thawing device as defined in claim 5, wherein: the cover body is provided with a water inlet which is positioned between the first sealing part and the second sealing part.
7. The thawing device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the box comprises a bottom wall and a side wall, wherein a water outlet and a piston for opening and closing the water outlet are arranged at the bottom of the side wall.
8. The thawing device as defined in claim 1, wherein: the limiting piece is a weight hung below the one-way valve.
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