CN217031781U - Refrigerator and ultrasonic processing device thereof - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a refrigerator and an ultrasonic processing device thereof, wherein the ultrasonic processing device comprises: the top of the container is open and is used for containing food materials to be treated; an ultrasonic probe, removably disposed within the container, having a continuous horizontal surface at its bottom; and an ultrasound transducer secured above the ultrasound probe, configured to controllably generate an ultrasound effect and to deliver the ultrasound effect to the ultrasound probe. The method has the advantages that the pickling speed and the pickling effect are improved, and the pickled food material is good in tenderness.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of refrigerators, in particular to a refrigerator and an ultrasonic processing device thereof.
Background
In recent years, with the change of the dietary structure of people, pickling becomes a necessary link in the processing process of meat products. The traditional pickling method is that the surface of meat is wiped thoroughly to make its juice ooze out, then the layers are piled in a container, salt is uniformly spread between every two layers, every layer is compacted in turn, under the condition of external pressure or non-pressure, the meat is pickled by means of salt solution formed from juice. However, the method has the defects of slow curing speed, poor taste effect and poor taste of cured meat, so the method still needs to be improved.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
One object of the first aspect of the present invention is to increase the curing speed of food materials.
A further object of the first aspect of the present invention is to ensure the pickling quality of the food material.
An object of a second aspect of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator.
In particular, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprising:
the top of the container is open and is used for containing food materials to be treated;
an ultrasonic probe, which is arranged in the container in a pick-and-place way, and the bottom of the ultrasonic probe is provided with a continuous horizontal surface; and
an ultrasound transducer secured above the ultrasound probe, configured to controllably generate and transmit an ultrasound action to the ultrasound probe.
Optionally, a first accommodating cavity is defined in the ultrasonic probe, and the first accommodating cavity is filled with a cooling medium.
Optionally, the ultrasonic treatment device further comprises:
the liquid storage box is arranged between the ultrasonic probe and the ultrasonic transducer, a second accommodating cavity is defined in the liquid storage box, and a cooling medium is filled in the second accommodating cavity.
Optionally, a conductive material is disposed between the lower surface of the reservoir and the upper surface of the ultrasound probe.
Optionally, the size of the ultrasonic probe is smaller than the size of the opening of the container, such that when the ultrasonic probe is placed in the container, a gap exists between the periphery of the ultrasonic probe and the inner wall of the container.
Optionally, the ultrasonic probe has a weight of 500g to 1000 g.
Optionally, the upper surface of the ultrasonic probe is provided with a positioning groove, the shape of the ultrasonic transducer is matched with the shape of the positioning groove, and the ultrasonic transducer is at least partially inserted into the positioning groove.
Optionally, the power of the ultrasonic transducer is 30W-600W, and the frequency is 19 KHz-500 KHz.
Optionally, the power of the ultrasonic transducer is 40W-300W, and the frequency is 35 KHz-75 KHz.
According to a second aspect of the utility model, the utility model provides a refrigerator, which comprises a refrigerator body, wherein a storage chamber is defined in the refrigerator body, and any one ultrasonic processing device is arranged in the storage chamber.
According to the refrigerator and the ultrasonic processing device thereof disclosed by the embodiment of the utility model, during the pickling work, the salt or the pickling material is uniformly coated on the surface of the food material, then the food material is placed in the container, the ultrasonic probe is pressed on the food material, and finally, the ultrasonic transducer is turned on, so that the ultrasonic action generated by the ultrasonic transducer can be transmitted to the food material through the ultrasonic probe. Under the ultrasonic action, the ultrasonic probe is continuously forced to vibrate, and is similar to continuously knocking the food material, so that the salt or the pickling material on the surface of the food material can quickly permeate and diffuse into the food material, the pickling time of the food material is obviously shortened, and the taste of the food material is more uniform.
Further, in the refrigerator and the ultrasonic processing device thereof according to the embodiments of the present invention, the ultrasonic probe is internally defined with the first accommodating cavity, the first accommodating cavity is filled with the cooling medium, or the liquid storage box between the ultrasonic probe and the ultrasonic transducer is internally defined with the second accommodating cavity filled with the cooling medium, the cooling medium can absorb heat generated by the ultrasonic transducer, so that not only can the ultrasonic transducer be prevented from being damaged by excessive heat, but also the heat can be prevented from being transferred to the food material to be processed, and the food material can be prevented from being cooked.
The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of specific embodiments thereof taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. Also, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an ultrasonic treatment device according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a top view of an ultrasonic treatment device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
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Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.
The utility model provides an ultrasonic processing device 200 for a refrigerator 10 and the refrigerator 10 comprising the ultrasonic processing device 200.
Referring to fig. 1, a refrigerator 10 may generally include a cabinet 100, wherein one or more storage compartments 110 are formed in the cabinet 100, and the storage compartments 110 may be configured as a refrigerating storage compartment 110, a freezing storage compartment 110, a temperature-changing storage compartment 110, and the like, according to a refrigerating temperature. Specifically, the functions, the number, the layout, and the like of the storage compartments 110 may be configured according to actual requirements.
An ultrasonic processing device 200 is arranged in the storage chamber 110, and the ultrasonic processing device 200 is used for pickling the food material 300, so that the pickling speed of the food material 300 is increased. The storage chamber 110 can provide a low-temperature environment for the ultrasonic treatment device 200, inhibit the growth and propagation of bacteria in the curing process, and avoid the food material 300 from being rotten and deteriorated in the curing process. Of course, in some cases, the ultrasonic processing device 200 may also be disposed in a drawer, in a door, or on a rack of the refrigerator 10, or be fixed outside the door of the refrigerator 10 by an external device.
Referring to fig. 2, the ultrasonic processing device 200 includes at least a tank 210, an ultrasonic probe 220, and an ultrasonic transducer 230. Wherein, the top of the container 210 is open for containing the food material 300 to be processed. An ultrasonic probe 220 is removably disposed within the container 210 with a continuous horizontal surface at the bottom. Ultrasound transducer 230 is secured above ultrasound probe 220, configured to controllably generate and deliver an ultrasound effect to ultrasound probe 220.
In the ultrasonic processing device 200 of the embodiment of the utility model, during the pickling operation, firstly, salt or pickling materials are uniformly coated on the surface of the food material 300, then, the food material 300 is placed in the container 210, the ultrasonic probe 220 is pressed on the food material 300, and finally, the ultrasonic transducer 230 is turned on, the ultrasonic action generated by the ultrasonic transducer 230 can make the ultrasonic probe 220 continuously vibrate in a forced manner, so that the food material 300 is continuously beaten, the permeation and diffusion of the salt or the pickling materials on the surface of the food material 300 are accelerated, the pickling time of the food material 300 is remarkably shortened, and the taste of the food material 300 is more uniform.
The ultrasonic treatment apparatus 200 of the present embodiment is mainly used for curing the meat food 300, and the ultrasonic probe 220 functions like a meat floss hammer, so that when a coarse fiber food 300 such as steak is treated, the continuous vibration of the ultrasonic probe 220 can break up the fiber structure of the food 300, thereby improving the tenderness of the food 300 and further facilitating the penetration of salt or the curing material into the food 300.
In the present embodiment, the weight of the ultrasonic probe 220 may be 500g to 1000 g. For example, the weight of the ultrasonic probe 220 may be 600g, 700g, 800g, etc., and if the weight of the ultrasonic probe 220 is light, the beating effect on the surface of the food material 300 during the vibration process is relatively poor, and the taste-eating speed of the food material 300 is slow. If the weight of the ultrasonic probe 220 is heavy, when the ultrasonic probe 220 is driven to vibrate, the ultrasonic transducer 230 needs to operate with a larger power, so that the ultrasonic transducer 230 generates more heat, and after the heat is transmitted to the surface of the food material 300 through the ultrasonic probe 220, the surface of the food material 300 is aged, and the processing of the food material 300 fails.
Referring to fig. 3, in an alternative embodiment, the ultrasonic probe 220 defines a first receiving cavity 221 therein, and the first receiving cavity 221 is filled with a cooling medium 250. Cooling medium 250's specific heat capacity is great, and can supply the ultrasonic transmission moreover, under the prerequisite of guaranteeing ultrasonic transmission efficiency, utilize cooling medium 250 to absorb the heat that ultrasonic transducer 230 produced, not only can prevent that ultrasonic transducer 230 from appearing overheated damage in the course of the work that lasts, can also block the heat and to eating material 300 transmission, avoid eating material 300 by the curing, and eat the temperature on material 300 surface and reduce the back, effectively restrained the growth and the reproduction of bacterium, the edible material 300 corruption of avoiding pickling is rotten.
Further, the upper surface of the ultrasonic probe 220 is provided with a positioning groove 222, the shape of the ultrasonic transducer 230 is matched with the shape of the positioning groove 222, and the ultrasonic transducer 230 is at least partially inserted into the positioning groove 222. By fixing the ultrasonic transducer 230 on the top of the ultrasonic probe 220 in an inserting manner, the ultrasonic transducer 230 can be inserted into the positioning groove 222 during installation, then glue is injected into the gap between the ultrasonic transducer 230 and the positioning groove 222, and the ultrasonic transducer 230 and the ultrasonic probe 220 are bonded and fixed by the glue, so that the connection stability between the ultrasonic transducer 230 and the ultrasonic probe 220 can be improved, and the ultrasonic probe 220 drives the ultrasonic transducer 230 to vibrate stably.
Referring to fig. 4, in another alternative embodiment, the ultrasonic processing apparatus 200 further includes a reservoir 240, the reservoir 240 is disposed between the ultrasonic probe 220 and the ultrasonic transducer 230, a second accommodating chamber 241 is defined in the reservoir 240, and the second accommodating chamber 241 is filled with a cooling medium 250. Compared with the method for forming the first accommodating cavity 221 in the ultrasonic probe 220, the method is easier to implement, and is beneficial to simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing the manufacturing cost.
Further, a conductive material 260 is disposed between the lower surface of the reservoir 240 and the upper surface of the ultrasonic probe 220. The conducting material 260 can be a liquid or semi-liquid medium, is high temperature resistant and not easy to volatilize, and can fill the gap between the liquid storage box 240 and the ultrasonic probe 220, thereby ensuring that the ultrasonic effect can be effectively transmitted to the ultrasonic probe 220 through the liquid storage box 240.
The size of the ultrasonic probe 220 should be smaller than the size of the opening of the container 210 so that when the ultrasonic probe 220 is placed in the container 210, a gap exists between the periphery of the ultrasonic probe 220 and the inner wall of the container 210. It can be understood that when the ultrasonic transducer 230 drives the ultrasonic probe 220 to vibrate up and down, although the vibration amplitude is small, the ultrasonic probe 220 can also twist left and right in a horizontal plane, and the ultrasonic probe 220 is arranged in the center of the container 210 when the ultrasonic probe is used, so that the ultrasonic probe 220 can be effectively prevented from colliding with the inner wall of the container 210.
The container 210 may be a rectangular container 210 and the ultrasound probe 220 may be a rectangular probe, for example the length x width of the rectangular container 210 is: 40cm by 40cm, and correspondingly, the length by width of the rectangular probe is 35cm by 35 cm. Referring to FIG. 5, the container 210 may also be a circular container 210 and the ultrasound probe 220 may be a circular probe, for example, the circular container 210 may have a diameter of 40cm and the circular probe may have a diameter of 35 cm. Of course, the shapes of the container 210 and the ultrasonic probe 220 may be configured according to actual requirements, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto.
In this embodiment, the power of the ultrasonic transducer 230 may be 30W to 600W, and the frequency may be 19KHz to 500 KHz. Preferably, the power of the ultrasonic transducer 230 is 40W-300W, and the frequency is 35 KHz-75 KHz. Through the practical use of the trial-produced samples, the ultrasonic processing device 200 is found to have a good meat tenderizing effect and a high meat tenderizing speed under the preferable power and the preferable frequency, and can be accepted by a wide range of users.
According to any one or a combination of multiple optional embodiments, the embodiment of the present invention can achieve the following beneficial effects:
in the refrigerator 10 and the ultrasonic processing device 200 thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention, during the pickling operation, firstly, the surface of the food material 300 is coated with the salt or the pickling material, then the food material 300 is placed in the container 210, the ultrasonic probe 220 is pressed against the food material 300, and finally, the ultrasonic transducer 230 is turned on, so that the ultrasonic action generated by the ultrasonic transducer 230 can be transmitted to the food material 300 through the ultrasonic probe 220. Under the action of ultrasound, the ultrasound probe 220 is continuously forced to vibrate, which is similar to continuously beating the food material 300, so that the salt or the marinade on the surface of the food material 300 can relatively quickly permeate and diffuse into the food material 300, the marinating time of the food material 300 is obviously shortened, and the food material 300 is more uniformly tasty.
Further, in the refrigerator 10 and the ultrasonic processing apparatus 200 thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention, the first accommodating cavity 221 is defined in the ultrasonic probe 220, the cooling medium 250 is filled in the first accommodating cavity 221, or the second accommodating cavity 241 is defined in the liquid storage box 240 between the ultrasonic probe 220 and the ultrasonic transducer 230, and the cooling medium 250 is filled in the second accommodating cavity 241, and the cooling medium 250 can absorb heat generated by the ultrasonic transducer 230, so that not only can the ultrasonic transducer 230 be prevented from being damaged by overheating, but also the heat can be prevented from being transferred to the food material 300 to be processed, and the food material 300 can be prevented from being cooked.
Thus, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while various exemplary embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described in detail herein, many other variations or modifications which are consistent with the principles of this invention may be determined or derived directly from the disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Accordingly, the scope of the utility model should be understood and interpreted to cover all such other variations or modifications.
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1. An ultrasonic treatment apparatus, comprising:
the top of the container is open and is used for containing food materials to be treated;
an ultrasonic probe, which is arranged in the container in a pick-and-place way, and the bottom of the ultrasonic probe is provided with a continuous horizontal surface; and
an ultrasonic transducer secured above the ultrasonic probe, configured to controllably generate an ultrasonic action and to deliver the ultrasonic action to the ultrasonic probe.
2. The ultrasonic processing device according to claim 1,
the weight of the ultrasonic probe is 500 g-1000 g.
3. The ultrasonic processing device according to claim 1,
a first accommodating cavity is defined in the ultrasonic probe, and a cooling medium is filled in the first accommodating cavity.
4. The ultrasonic processing device of claim 1, further comprising:
and the liquid storage box is arranged between the ultrasonic probe and the ultrasonic transducer, a second accommodating cavity is defined in the liquid storage box, and a cooling medium is filled in the second accommodating cavity.
5. The ultrasonic processing device according to claim 4,
and a conducting material is arranged between the lower surface of the liquid storage box and the upper surface of the ultrasonic probe.
6. The ultrasonic processing device according to claim 1,
the size of the ultrasonic probe is smaller than the size of the opening of the container, so that when the ultrasonic probe is placed in the container, a gap exists between the periphery of the ultrasonic probe and the inner wall of the container.
7. The ultrasonic processing device according to claim 1,
the upper surface of the ultrasonic probe is provided with a positioning groove, the shape of the ultrasonic transducer is matched with that of the positioning groove, and at least part of the ultrasonic transducer is inserted into the positioning groove.
8. The ultrasonic processing device according to claim 1,
the power of the ultrasonic transducer is 30W-600W, and the frequency is 19 KHz-500 KHz.
9. The ultrasonic processing device according to claim 1,
the power of the ultrasonic transducer is 40W-300W, and the frequency is 35 KHz-75 KHz.
10. A refrigerator characterized by comprising a cabinet defining therein a storage compartment, the storage compartment being provided with an ultrasonic treatment device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 therein.
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