JPH019492Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a tempura oil cleaner for removing color, gradation, and impurities from tempura oil after it has been used for deep-frying foods such as tempura.

(Prior art) Tempura oil cleaners that are already commercially available for reusing tempura oil have a bottomed cylindrical body with a handle on one side and a spout on the upper edge of the other side, and a bottomed cylindrical body with a top edge. a filtration tank that is secured to the upper edge of the main body by a flange and has an opening at the lower end; an activated carbon cartridge that is secured to the lower end opening of the filtration tank by a flange on the upper end; a paper filter at the bottom of the tank that covers the cartridge; It is equipped with a lid that closes the top opening. Conventional activated carbon cartridges have a structure in which the upper and lower opening ends of a cylindrical aluminum case are closed with perforated aluminum discs, and the inside is filled with activated carbon through filter paper, making the overall cost high and requiring a connection to the filtration tank. The sealing properties of the joint are poor, and there is a risk that unfiltered tempura oil may leak into the bottom of the main body through the joint. In addition, the paper filter that covers the cartridge must be attached to a specially made annular holder with a snap spring, which not only takes time and effort to attach and detach, but also has a mesh that is too fine to remove coarse crumbs, increasing the frequency of replacement, which is inconvenient. Ta.

(Purpose of the invention) The purpose of this invention is to avoid the above-mentioned conventional problems when activated carbon is filled into an aluminum case, and at the same time to solve the above-mentioned problems when using a paper filter to remove crumbs. There is.

(Structure of the invention) The invention consists of a bottomed cylindrical body with a handle on one side and a spout on the upper edge of the other side, and a filtration filter that is secured to the upper edge of the body by a flange on the upper edge and has an opening at the lower end. The cartridge includes a tank, an activated carbon cartridge that is secured to the bottom opening of the filtration tank by a flange on the top edge, a strainer screen at the bottom of the tank that covers the cartridge, and a lid that closes the top opening of the main body, and the cartridge has a flange on the top edge. A cylindrical container made of non-woven fabric that opens at the top,
This tempura oil cleaner is made up of activated carbon filled inside the container and a cover that is adhered to the outer periphery of the flange of the container.

(Example) In FIG. 1, 1 is a bottomed cylindrical main body, 2 is a filtration tank, 3 is an activated carbon cartridge, and 4 is a lid. The main body 1 is made of aluminum, for example, and has a plastic base 6 at the lower end, a downwardly opening semicircular curved flange 7 at the upper end, and a plastic handle 8 fixed to the right side, opposite to the handle 8 (Fig. The upper edge of the left side (left side) forms a spout 9 that extends sideways in the form of a groove.

The filtration tank 2 is an aluminum cylinder with an open upper and lower end having a half-moon-shaped recess 11 on one side of the cylinder.The upper end flange 12 is seated on the curved flange 7 of the main body 1, and a part of the flange 12 is further extended to the right. A handle 13 protrudes laterally and is further bent downward into an L shape, and this handle 13 fits into a space 15 below a laterally extending portion 14 of the lid 4, which will be described later. In addition, the filtration tank 2 is provided with a stepped opening 19 in the center of the bottom plate 15, consisting of an upper part 16, a lower part 17, and a cylindrical part 18 between them.
The upper end flange 20, step portion 21, and cylindrical portion 22 of the activated carbon cartridge 3 are tightly fitted and in close contact with each other. The cartridge 3 includes a top-opening cylindrical container 23 having the flange 20, a stepped portion 21, and a cylindrical portion 22, a cover 24 whose outer peripheral edge is adhered to the flange 20, and activated carbon 2 filled inside.
Both the container 23 and the cover 24 are made of synthetic resin nonwoven fabric. Therefore, the tempura oil can pass through the cover 24 and the container 23.

A straining net 27 is arranged slightly above the bottom plate 15 of the filtration tank 2 so as to cover the cartridge 3, and a part of the surrounding frame 28 of this net 27 stands up upward to form a handle 29. The upper end of this handle 29 extends laterally through the overlapping part of the flanges 7 and 12, and the tip is bent into an L shape to form a hooking piece 30, which is attached to the filtration tank 2 in the space 15. It is superimposed on the upper side of the handle 13. The width L2 of the strainer net hooking piece 30 is larger than the width L1 of the filtration tank handle 13 (FIG. 2), and when the lid 4 is removed, the handle 13 of the filtration tank 2 remains and the locking piece 30 of the strainer net 27 is removed. It is now easy to grab the strainer with your fingers and take out only the strainer net 27.

The lid 4 is made of plastic and has a 1.
A pair of semicircular support legs 32 protrudes downward, and both support legs 32 are fitted into recessed grooves 33 on the upper edge of the handle 8, and by pushing the overhanging portion 14 from above in the direction of arrow P, the support legs 32 are inserted into the support legs 32. The lower end of the spout 32 is in contact with the bottom surface of the groove 33, and the lid 4 is slightly opened to expose the spout 9.

When purifying hot tempura oil after frying tempura, first remove the lid 4 and pour the hot tempura oil into the filter tank 2. When the tempura oil first passes through the strainer net 27, coarse tempura crumbs remain on the strainer net 27.
After passing through the strainer screen 27, the oil passes through the cover 24 of the activated carbon cartridge 3 and touches the activated carbon 25 inside, where the color and odor are removed, and after passing through the container 23, it accumulates at the bottom of the main body 1. L is the oil level.
If you want to reuse the purified tempura oil in the main body 1 with the lid 4 attached, grasp the handle 8 and use your thumb to push the protrusion 14 of the lid 4 in the direction of arrow P to partially open the lid 4. The oil at the bottom of the main body can be discharged from the spout 9 through the outlet passage 10 having a half-moon cross section. Curved flange 7
This action prevents tail pulling.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the present invention, the activated carbon cartridge 3 is formed into a top-opening cylindrical container 23 made of non-woven fabric having a flange 20 on the upper edge, an activated carbon 25 filled inside the container, and an outer periphery of the activated carbon cartridge 3. A cover 24 made of non-woven fabric is adhered to the outer periphery of the flange of the container 23.
Since the case for accommodating the activated carbon 25 can be manufactured at low cost, the flange 2
0. Using the stepped portion 21, cylindrical portion 22, etc., remove these oily parts from the stepped opening 19 of the filtration tank 2.
Since it can be fitted tightly into the
There is no risk of unfiltered oil leaking downward.
Furthermore, since a straining net 27 is provided above the cartridge 3, coarse crumbs can be easily captured and taken out, and the effort of replacing the straining net 27 can be saved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially longitudinal side view, and FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view with the lid removed. 1... Main body, 2... Filtration tank, 3... Cartridge, 4... Lid, 8...
...Handle, 9...Spout, 12...Flange, 19
...Opening, 20...Flange, 23...Container, 2
4...Cover, 25...Activated carbon, 27...Straining net.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A cylindrical body with a bottom and a handle on one side and a spout on the upper edge of the other side, which is secured to the upper edge of the body by a flange on the upper edge and has an opening at the lower end. an activated carbon cartridge that is secured to the bottom opening of the filtration tank by a flange on the top edge, a strainer screen at the bottom of the tank that covers the cartridge, and a lid that closes the top opening of the main body. A tempura oil cleaner consisting of a top-opening cylindrical container made of nonwoven fabric having a flange, activated carbon filled inside the container, and a cover adhered to the outer periphery of the flange of the container. (2) The tempura oil cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the lower end opening of the filtration tank is provided with a stepped portion, and the flange of the cartridge is also provided with a stepped portion that is seated on the stepped portion. (3) The tempura oil cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the strainer screen is provided with a handle that stands up from the outer frame and is locked to the upper edge of the filtration tank. (4) The tempura according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, wherein the filtration tank has a notch with a half-moon cross section on one side, and an outflow path to the spout is formed between the notch and the main body. oil cleaner. (5) The handle has a groove on its upper end surface, and the lid has a hollow protrusion on the side and a pair of supporting legs that protrude downward from the lower edge of the protrusion and fit into the groove. The tempura oil cleaner described in item 1. (6) Utility model registration claim 5, in which the filtration tank is provided with a handle that protrudes further laterally than the upper edge flange, and the handle and the upper end hooking piece of the strainer screen frame fit into the hollow protrusion of the lid. Tempura oil cleaner mentioned in section.