JP7217529B2 - steam cooker - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam cooker, and more particularly, to a tabletop far-infrared steam cooker that emits no smoke.

[Conventional technology]
Conventional cookers for yakiniku (grilled meat) generate smoke because the ingredients are directly grilled on charcoal or the like.
However, some far-infrared steam cookers do not generate smoke because the ingredients are not directly cooked.

[Related technology]
In addition, as related prior art documents, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-23973 “heating cooking device” (Patent Document 1), Japanese Patent No. 5635611 “Grilling net” (Patent Document 2), Korean Patent No. 1014289640000 “Direct fire Griller" (Patent Document 3).

Patent Literature 1 describes an apparatus that heats food from above, drops fat onto a grill pan below, heats it with a decomposition burner, and decomposes it into carbon dioxide gas and water vapor.
Further, Patent Document 2 describes a grid that is most suitable for the steam cooker of the present invention.
Further, Patent Document 3 describes a direct-fire grill related to the steam cooker of the present invention.

JP-A-10-23973 Japanese Patent No. 5635611 Korean Patent No. 1014289640000

However, since the above-mentioned conventional cookers such as grilled meat generate smoke, large-scale air conditioning equipment is required to exhaust the smoke, and the steam cooker requires a power supply, etc., and the apparatus becomes large. there was a point

Incidentally, Patent Documents 1 to 3 do not describe the configuration of a tabletop small steam cooker that does not generate smoke.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a desktop far-infrared steam cooker that can effectively cook foods from above and below without generating smoke.

The present invention to solve the problems of the conventional example is a tabletop steam cooker, which is provided at the center of the bottom surface of the container, and includes a heat source storage section for storing a heat source and a second water storage section for storing water around the heat source storage section. 1 pool part, a ceramic plate provided on the upper part of the heat source storage part, a 2nd pool part in which water is stored on the ceramic plate, and a container on the upper part of the 2nd pool part. A first net, a lid serving as a lid for the first net, a second net provided on top of the lid, and a pot or iron plate provided around the second net to be mounted. and a mounting portion.

The steam cooker according to the present invention is characterized in that an air hole for passing air is provided below the first pool portion and outside the heat source storage portion.

According to the present invention, in the above steam cooker, the second mesh portion has a convex shape at the center.

The present invention is characterized in that the steam cooker uses charcoal as the heat source.

The present invention is characterized in that the steam cooker uses gas or electricity as the heat source.

According to the present invention, a heat source storage portion provided in the center of the bottom surface of the container for storing a heat source, a first pool portion for storing water around the heat source storage portion, a ceramic plate provided on the top of the heat source storage portion, A second pool part that holds water on a ceramic plate, a first net part that covers the container and puts food ingredients on the upper part of the second pool part, and a lid part that serves as a lid for the first net part. , a steam cooker having a second mesh portion provided on the lid portion, on which a heat source such as charcoal is mounted, and a mounting portion, which is provided around the second mesh portion and on which a pot or an iron plate can be mounted. As a result, the foodstuffs mounted on the first mesh are heated by the heat sources above and below, and the fat generated from the foodstuffs falls into the first and second pools, so no smoke is generated and can be used on the table. In addition, when a pan or an iron plate is arranged on the mounting portion, there is an effect that cooking can be performed on a portion other than the first mesh portion.

It is a cross-sectional explanatory view of the cooker. It is the schematic which shows the heat flow in this cooker. It is the schematic which shows the flow of water vapor|steam in this cooker.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Outline of Embodiment]
A steam cooker (this cooker) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage section for storing charcoal as a heat source in the center of the bottom surface of the container, first and second pool sections for storing water around and above the storage section, A ceramic plate provided on the lower surface of the second pool, a first net provided on the top of the container, a lid covering the net, and a second heat source such as charcoal provided thereon. 2, and a mounting portion for mounting a pot or an iron plate on the net, the food material mounted on the first net is heated by a heat source such as charcoal above and below, and is removed from the food. Since the generated fat falls into the first and second pools, it is possible to realize a cooking utensil that can be used on a table without generating smoke and requiring no power source. It is possible to cook even in areas other than the net part.

[This cooker: Fig. 1]
This cooker will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of the cooker.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cooker includes a container 10, a charcoal storage portion 11 provided in the center of the bottom surface of the container 10, and a first pool portion for pooling water around the charcoal storage portion 11 on the bottom surface of the container 10. 12, a ceramic plate 13 provided on the upper part of the charcoal storage part 11, a second pool part 14 for storing water on the ceramic plate 13, and the upper part of the second pool part 14, the container 10 is covered, and the food material a first net portion 15 on which to put the, a lid portion 16 serving as a lid for the first net portion 15, a second net portion 17 provided on the lid portion 16, and around the second net portion 17 It has a mounting portion 18 provided on which a pot or an iron plate can be mounted.

[Parts of this cooker]
[Container 10]
The container 10 has a cylindrical shape with a concave shape at the center of the bottom surface, and the charcoal storage part 11 is installed in the concave part. In addition, an air hole 10 a for supplying air to the charcoal storage portion 11 is formed in the bottom surface of the container 10 .
The air hole 10a is provided with an adjusting portion 10b for adjusting the amount of air supplied. By operating this adjusting portion 10b, the opening area of the air hole 10a in the bottom surface of the container 10 is changed to adjust the amount of air to be sucked.
As will be described later, the container 10 has a structure in which the first pool portion 12 is arranged around the charcoal storage portion 11 to apply heat and steam to the foodstuff on the first mesh portion 15 .

[Charcoal storage unit 11]
The charcoal storage part 11 has a bucket shape and is installed in a concave portion at the center of the bottom surface of the container 10 .
A ceramic plate 13 is provided in the upper part of the charcoal storage part 11, and an opening 11a is provided around the upper part of the charcoal storage part 11. The heat of the charcoal is released from the opening 11a, and air flows in. .

In addition, although charcoal is used as the heat source in the example of FIG. 1, it may be configured to generate heat by gas or electricity. Therefore, in the claims, it is described as a heat source storage section.
However, when using gas or electricity as a heat source, piping or wiring is required, but when using charcoal as a heat source, piping or wiring is not required, and there is a degree of freedom in placement as a tabletop cooker. , there is an effect that the store design becomes easy.

[First pool unit 12]
At the bottom of the container 10, around the charcoal storage part 11, a donut-shaped first pool part 12 for storing water is installed.
The first pool part 12 receives the fat dripping from the food heated by the first net part 15 with the stored water.
Also, the first pool part 12 can be taken out, and the accumulated fat after cooking can be discarded.

[Ceramic plate 13]
The ceramic plate 13 is provided right above the charcoal container 11, and absorbs the heat of the charcoal and emits far infrared rays.

[Second pool unit 14]
The second pool part 14 is provided on the ceramic plate 13, and by heating the water stored therein, steam is generated and the food can be heated by the steam.
The second pool portion 14 receives the fat from the foodstuff heated by the first mesh portion 15 with water.
The second pool part 14 is also removable so that accumulated fat can be discarded.

[First net part 15]
The first net portion 15 is not a wire mesh that is arranged vertically and horizontally using a plurality of wires, but is stretched with wires only in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction. Specifically, it is formed by reciprocating a long wire like the gut of a tennis racket. That is, the wires are arranged in only one direction, either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, and the wires do not intersect. The tension is loose to give elasticity.
Usually, food ingredients stick to the intersections of the wire mesh and get clogged, but with this mesh structure, there are no wire crossings and the tension is elastic, so it is difficult for ingredients to stick and fragments of ingredients are less likely to get clogged. .

[Lid 16]
The lid portion 16 is configured to cover the first net portion 15, has a flat upper surface, and the second net portion 17 is provided thereon.
The lid portion 16 may be integral, or may have a shape in which a cylindrical side surface portion and an upper surface portion can be separated. In this case, the upper surface is an iron plate.

[Second mesh part 17]
The second net part 17 has a gentle mountain shape and is designed to be loaded with charcoal. The mountain shape is to form a space under the charcoal to supply air to the burning charcoal.
Charcoal is mounted on the second mesh portion 17 to serve as a heat source, but a gas or electric heat source may be used instead.

[Mounting part 18]
The mounting portion 18 is formed so as to surround the second net portion 17 and is capable of mounting a pot or an iron plate.
The mounting portion 18 is provided with air holes 18 a on the side surface so that air is supplied to the charcoal burning on the second mesh portion 17 .

[How to use this cooker]
In this cooker, water is stored in the first pool portion 12, and charcoal that has been lit is stored in the charcoal storage portion 11, which is installed in the recess at the center of the bottom surface of the container 10. - 特許庁
Next, the ceramic plate 13 is installed on the upper part of the charcoal storage part 11, and the second pool part 14 in which water is stored is installed on the ceramic plate 13. - 特許庁

Further, a first net portion 15 is placed on the upper surface of the container 10, food is placed thereon, and a lid portion 16 is placed so as to cover it.
Then, the second net portion 17 is placed on the upper surface of the lid portion 16, and the lit charcoal is placed. Further, a mounting portion 18 is installed so as to cover the second net portion 17, and a pot or an iron plate is installed thereon. Foods other than the food on the first net part 15 can be cooked with the pot or the iron plate.

[Heat flow in this cooker: Figure 2]
Next, the flow of heat transfer inside the cooker will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing heat flow in the cooker. The flow of heat is indicated by solid arrows.
In this cooker, as shown in FIG. 2, the heat from the heated charcoal in the charcoal storage section 11 is output to the bottom surface of the ceramic plate 13 and is released from the opening 11a to the first mesh section 15. Heat the ingredients on top from below.
In addition, the heat from the heated charcoal mounted on the second net portion 17 is output to the food on the first net portion 15 from above and is output to the bottom surface of the pot, and further in the lid portion 16 Food is heated by convection.

[Flow of steam in this cooker: Fig. 3]
Next, the flow of water vapor transmission inside the cooker will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of water vapor in this cooker. The flow of water vapor is indicated by dotted arrows.
As shown in FIG. 3, the cooker heats the water stored in the first pool portion 12 and the second pool portion 14 with the charcoal in the charcoal storage portion 11 to generate steam. The heat of the steam is supplied to the foodstuff on the first mesh portion 15 from below, and convection occurs in the lid portion 16 to supply steam to the foodstuffs from above.

[Effects of Embodiment]
According to this cooker, the storage part 11 for storing charcoal in the center of the bottom surface of the container 10, the first and second pool parts 12 and 14 for storing water around and above it, and the bottom surface of the second pool part 14 A ceramic plate 13 provided, a first net portion 15 provided on the top of the container 10, a lid portion 16 covering it, a second net portion 17 provided thereon and on which charcoal is mounted, and Since it is configured to have a mounting portion 18 on which a pot or an iron plate is mounted, the foodstuffs mounted on the first net portion 15 are heated by far-infrared rays from the upper and lower charcoal, and the fat generated from the foodstuffs is firstly heated. 2 pool parts 12 and 14, smoke is not generated, a power source is not required, and table-top cooking utensils can be realized. It has the effect of cooking.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for a desktop far-infrared steam cooker that does not generate smoke, does not require a power source, etc., and can effectively cook foodstuffs from above and below.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Container 10a... Air hole 10b... Adjusting part 11... Charcoal storage part 11a... Opening part 12... First pool part 13... Ceramic plate 14... Second pool part 15... First pool part net portion, 16 lid portion, 17 second net portion, 18 mounting portion

Claims (5)

A tabletop steam cooker,
a heat source storage unit provided in the center of the bottom surface of the container for storing a heat source;
a first pool portion for pooling water around the heat source housing;
a ceramic plate provided on the upper part of the heat source housing;
a second pool portion for pooling water on the ceramic plate;
A first net part that covers the container and puts foodstuffs on the top of the second pool part;
a lid portion serving as a lid for the first net portion;
a second net provided on the lid;
A steam cooker comprising a mounting portion provided around the second net portion and capable of mounting a pot or an iron plate thereon. 2. The steam cooker according to claim 1, wherein an air hole for passing air is provided below the first pool portion and outside the heat source storage portion. 3. The steam cooker according to claim 1, wherein the second net portion has a convex shape at the center. 4. The steam cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein charcoal is used as the heat source. 4. The steam cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein gas or electricity is used as a heat source.

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