JPH11216063A - Cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking device that lessens the burden on a cook through facilitation of water breaks of ingredients among others. SOLUTION: A cooker pot 120 is provided on the lowered brim around its opening 121 with an attachment guide 122 made up of flanged parts 123 extended from the opening 121, ridged locking parts 124 and pressing parts 125 made parallel to these flanged parts 123, to which a strainer 50 is detachably attached, having guide walls 53 that conform to the locking parts 124 and pressing parts 125. When the cooker pot 120 is tilted together with a cooker body 100 by a tilting mechanism (60), only the liquid components of ingredients inside the cooker pot 120 flow out through holes 52 made in the strainer 50 whereas the solid components remain there by the presence of the plate part 51 of the strainer 50. The ingredients thus do not need transferring, even when the solid components need some more cooking.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking apparatus provided with a large cooking container for cooking for a large number of people, such as for lunch, for business use, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When cooking by a large number of people, a large amount of food is to be cooked and a large cooking container must be heated with a large heating capacity, so that a large cooking device is required. However, since it is often impossible to install a large number of cooking devices for each application in a limited-sized kitchen, various types of cooking are performed using the same cooking device. For example, if you want to remove water (hot water) from a boiled cooking container with a boiled product such as spaghetti, put all the food in the cooking container toward the colander placed on the floor. Move it inside to remove the water (hot water), leave only the noodles in the colander, and then, when it is necessary to cook again, return the items to be cooked in the colander to the cooking container and perform the necessary cooking again Like that. Also, if you want to take the broth, take the broth with a colander and transfer only the broth to another container.

[0003]

As described above, when boiled foods are cooked in a conventional cooking apparatus, dirt, germs and the like in the kitchen adhere to the cooked food because the colander is placed on the floor when draining. In addition, there is a problem that the work to be cooked in the colander must be returned to the cooking container again when re-cooking, so that the burden on the operator is large. In addition, in the case of dashi soup, it is necessary for a worker to hold a colander in order to receive the dashi, and there is a danger in the operation when dashi soup is hot.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily drain the food to be cooked, reduce the burden on the operator during re-cooking, and perform sanitary cooking in which foreign substances do not adhere to the food during work. It is intended to provide a device.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a cooking container having an upper opening and a heating means for heating the cooking container are provided at a predetermined interval, and the cooking container is provided with a predetermined distance. A cooking device provided with tilting means for rotatably supporting the cooking container at least so that the opening surface of the cooking container is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane and tilting the cooking container, wherein the tilting means In a cooking device configured to discharge an object to be cooked in the cooking container from the opening by tilting the cooking container,
At least downwardly of the opening when the cooking container is tilted, the object to be cooked in the cooking container is filtered at the time of tilting, and only the fluid component is discharged from the object to be cooked from the inside of the cooking container. The technical means is that a fluid strainer for locking the solid component inside is detachably provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a boiled product is to be cooked in a cooking container, a fluid strainer is attached to the opening before or after boiling. When the cooking container is tilted by the tilting means after boiling, fluid components such as moisture in the object to be cooked in the cooking container are discharged from the hole of the fluid strainer to the outside of the cooking container. The solid component in the food does not pass through the hole of the fluid strainer, but is stopped by the fluid strainer, and thus remains in the cooking container. Thereafter, when performing heating cooking or the like as necessary, it is only necessary to restore the inclination of the cooking container by the tilting means. Thus, according to the present invention,
In the case of boiled foods, etc., since only the moisture can be discharged while the cooked food remains in the cooking container, dirt and the like in the kitchen do not adhere to the food at the time of draining work. It is hygienic. In addition, since the object to be cooked remains in the cooking container after draining, it is not necessary to transfer the object to be cooked when re-cooking the object to be cooked. Absent. Also, when removing dashi, the dashi is left in the cooking container, and when transferring only the dashi to another container, it is not necessary to receive it with a colander, etc. Few.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the fluid strainer is prevented from moving downward when the opening of the cooking container is inclined, and the fluid strainer is moved to the opening when the opening is inclined. It is a technical means to provide a locking member for closely contacting the surface side, and to attach / detach the fluid filtering member to / from the locking member from above when the opening is inclined. In the second aspect, as a configuration for attaching and detaching the fluid strainer to and from the cooking container, a locking member is provided on the lower side when the cooking container is inclined, and when the fluid strainer is mounted, the fluid strainer is locked. It is mounted from the upper side when inclined so as to be locked to the member. In this state, the fluid strainer is in close contact with the opening, and the cooking vessel is tilted to tilt the cooking vessel.When the fluid strainer is inclined, the fluid strainer does not move downward.
The object to be cooked in the cooking container is strained, and solid components remain in the cooking container, and only fluid such as moisture is discharged. Accordingly, the fluid strainer does not have to be detached due to the tilting of the cooking container, and can perform operations such as draining in a stable state.

According to a third aspect, in the second aspect, the locking member has a flange-shaped portion extending around the cooking container at the opening surface, and the fluid member is provided upright on the flange-shaped portion. A locking wall for locking the straining member when the cooking container is tilted, and a retainer extending substantially parallel to the flange-shaped portion from the locking wall to closely contact the fluid straining member with the opening surface. And technical units. With this configuration, in claim 3, the opening surface of the cooking container is horizontal, and the fluid strainer is placed on the opening of the cooking container and then inserted and moved downward when inclined. At the time of detachment, the fluid strainer can be detached upward by pulling the fluid strainer upward when inclined, with the opening surface also being horizontal. Therefore, the work of attachment and detachment is simple, the burden on the worker is small, and the stability after the attachment of the fluid strainer is good, so that the work can be performed smoothly.

According to a fourth aspect, in the third aspect, the locking wall portions are respectively provided on both sides on the lower side when the opening is inclined, and the fluid strainer is discharged when the cooking container is inclined. Technical means is provided with a fluid guide wall for collecting a fluid component between the locking wall portions. With such a configuration, when the cooking container is tilted, the fluid component discharged from the cooking container can be collected and discharged at the center of the cooking container. When the fluid component is transferred to another container because the flow direction of the fluid component is disturbed by the solid component stopped by the fluid strainer when passing, and the fluid component is finally discharged as a merged flow. In addition, since the container is simple and does not require a container having a large fluid receiving port, it is possible to smoothly work in a kitchen in a limited space.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the fluid strainer is a substantially plate-like member having a large number of holes formed in a flat plate that is in close contact with the cooking container at the opening surface. I do. By forming the fluid strainer using, for example, a metal plate as the substantially plate-like member, a greater strength can be ensured as compared with a case where the fluid strainer is configured by a net or the like. Therefore, even if the weight of the solid component in the object to be cooked is added to the fluid strainer, the work can be stably performed without being deformed or damaged.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the plurality of holes are formed as ellipses whose length in the inclined direction is increased. By forming an oval hole having a large length in the inclined direction, even when the solid component of the object blocks a part of the hole of the fluid strainer when the object flows out of the cooking container. Since the length of the hole in the direction of inclination is large, the whole of the hole is not blocked and communication of the hole is not prevented, so that the fluid component can be reliably discharged.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the cooking apparatus 1 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the cooking device body 100 is rotatably disposed forward between the two leg boxes 20 and 30 erected from the base 11 by the leg boxes 20 and 30. Do it. The cooking device main body 100 has an upper part of an outer pot 110 having a cylindrical shape in which a lower part is closed,
This is arranged so as to cover a dish-shaped inner pot 120 serving as a cooking container.

The outer pot 110 is a case made of a stainless steel cooking machine, and the combustion can 140 is made up of several leg members (not shown).
The heat shield case is provided as a heat shield case in which a large heat shield space is formed for the burner 130 and the combustion can 140 while being supported on the bottom surface.

The inner pot 120 has a diameter of 860 mm and a depth of 33.
It is made of 0 mm stainless steel and has a fine and smooth surface. Therefore, it is easy to clean and has good hygiene management without foreign substances such as cooked foods sticking, so it can be applied to various cooking such as boiled food, soup, stir-fry, and boiled food. it can.

At the front side of the opening 121 of the inner pot 120, a mounting guide 122 for mounting the drainer strainer 50 is provided. The mounting guide 122 is
A plate-shaped flange portion 123 is formed so as to extend toward the front of the inner pot 120 which is on the same plane as the opening 121 and is lower when inclined, and the flange portion 123 has left and right end portions of the extended portion. Are bent at right angles so as to be folded toward the center of the opening 121, respectively.
24, and the tip of each locking portion 124 is bent again at a right angle so as to be parallel to the surface of the opening 121, thereby forming two pressing portions 125 for bringing the strainer 50 into contact with the opening 121. Have been.

Between the two locking portions 124, a flange portion 123 is provided.
Is formed as a straight plate-shaped opening portion 126 which is opened outward from the opening 121.
When moving from the side, the two mountain-shaped locking portions 124
Is collected into the opening 126 and discharged.

The strainer 50 discharges only the fluid component in the object to be cooked in the inner pot 120 when the inner pot 120 is tilted to discharge the object in the inner pot 120, and removes the solid component. It is a draining fluid strainer to be left in the inner pot 120.

The strainer 50 is made of stainless steel and has a locking portion 124 and a holding portion 125 of a mounting guide 122.
It has a plate-like shape formed so as to fit into and fits into the opening 121. The width is set to be large enough to allow for the diameter of the opening 121, and the opening 121 has a size that covers about half on the front side thereof. It has a plate-shaped portion 51, holes 52 formed in the plate-shaped portion 51, two guide walls 53 erected from the plate-shaped portion 51, and a reinforcing plate 54. The hole 52 is formed by arranging a plurality of parallel oblong holes extending from the center of the opening 121 toward the opening 126 over a plurality of stages at a portion corresponding to the opening 121, and the inner pot 120 is inclined. Time, inner pot 1
Only the fluid components in 20 pass.

The guide wall 53 is a contact wall which is locked by the locking portion 124 when the guide wall 53 is mounted on the mounting guide 122. A fluid guide wall to be assembled is formed,
6, a mountain-shaped portion 53a having a mountain shape inclined toward the open portion from both sides of the fluid outlet 50a provided so as to be aligned with the position of the fluid outlet 50a, and a fluid component passing through the hole 52 from other than the fluid outlet 50a. In order not to spill,
An extension 53b extending from the bottom of the mountain-shaped portion 53a to the opposite side of the fluid outlet 50a and a reinforcing plate 54 for improving the strength of the plate-shaped portion 51 against bending force from both sides of the fluid outlet 50a. The back 53 c is connected to the fluid outlet 50.
It is formed continuously on both sides of "a".

The reinforcing plate 54 works together with the rear portion 53c to improve the strength of the plate-shaped portion 51 against bending force.
A portion between the rear portions 53c is a grip portion 54a for an operator to grip for attaching and detaching the stainer 50 to and from the attachment guide 122.

As shown in FIG. 2, a burner 130 for burning fuel as heating means for heating the inner kettle 120 and an inner kettle 1 above the burner 130 are provided inside the outer kettle 110.
20 and a combustion can 140 that forms a combustion chamber 140a. Burner 1 arranged in outer pot 110
Reference numeral 30 denotes a primary air intake fan 131, a spark rod 132 for ignition, and a frame rod 13 as a fire extinguishing safety device.
3. The spark rod 132 includes a spark unit 134 that generates a high voltage for performing spark discharge in the spark rod 132, and performs forced combustion of fuel supplied from the fuel pipe 135. The fuel pipe 135 is disposed in a support shaft 21 supported by a leg box 20 described in detail later, and is connected to a fuel control mechanism 40 via a rotatable swivel joint 22 provided in the leg box 20. ing.

The combustion can 140 is made of stainless steel and has a diameter of 580.
mm and a depth of 330 mm.
20 abuts and is closed. Heat-resistant glass wool 1 as a heat insulating material is provided around the combustion can 140 and outside each of the bottom surface.
41 is attached and the outside is thick aluminum foil (not shown)
It is covered with.

In the combustion can 140, as shown in FIG.
Flame holes 142 for passing the flame of burner 130
The exhaust backflow prevention plate 142 having a is disposed at a predetermined distance from the burner 130, and the combustion chamber 140a is located above the exhaust backflow prevention plate 142. In the vicinity of the burner 130 at the bottom 143 of the combustion can 140, a secondary air intake pipe 144 for introducing secondary air is provided through the bottom plate 111 of the outer kettle 110, and the secondary air intake is provided. The air introduced into the combustion can 140 through the pipe 144 passes through the flame hole 142a and passes through the combustion chamber 140a.
Is supplied as secondary air.

An exhaust hole 145 for discharging combustion gas is formed at the rear of the combustion can 140.
5 is an exhaust stack 14 provided on the rear outside of the combustion can 140
It communicates with 6. The exhaust pipe 146 has a connecting pipe 146a extending from the exhaust hole 145 toward the rear of the combustion can 140, and an inner pipe 146b through which high-temperature combustion gas passes is connected to the connecting pipe 146a, and an outer pipe of the inner pipe 146b. Outer tube 146c that allows external air to pass between inner tube 146b
Is provided, and safety of an operator who performs a cooking operation in the vicinity of the cooking device 1 is achieved. In addition, outer pot 110
The bottom of the bottom plate 111 is provided with a cooling fan 112 for taking in air for cooling the inside of the outer pot 110 from outside, and a heat-resistant glass wool for heat insulation is provided outside the connecting cylinder 146a. 147 is stuck.

In the above configuration, the cooking device body 100
The outer kettle 110 is fixed to support shafts 21 and 31 which are rotatably supported in the leg boxes 20 and 30, respectively. A combustion can 140 is fixed to a bottom plate 111 of the outer kettle 110, and a bottom 143 of the combustion can 140 is provided. A burner 130 is mounted on the upper surface of the combustion can 140, and an inner pot 120 is fixed to an upper end of the combustion can 140 to be integrated.

Next, the cooking machine main body 10 having the above configuration
The leg box 20 that pivotally supports 0 will be described. As described above, the support shaft 21 in which the fuel pipe 135 is accommodated, the swivel joint 22 connected to the support shaft 21, and the fuel control mechanism 40 are provided in the leg box 20. The fuel control mechanism 40 is provided in fuel supply pipes 41 and 42 that are branched into two passages between an external fuel gas supply source and the swivel joint 22. Valve 43 and solenoid valve for high heat 44
However, the other fuel supply pipe 42 is provided with a main solenoid valve 45 and a low heat solenoid valve 46, respectively, and is controlled to open and close according to the required heating power by control of a control circuit (not shown).

A tilting mechanism 60 for tilting and tilting the cooker main body 100 having the inner pot 120 is provided in the leg box 20 that rotatably supports the support shaft 21.
As shown in FIG. 4, the tilting mechanism 60 includes a tilting arm 61 connected to the support shaft 21 and an electric power cylinder 62.
, The support shaft 21 is rotated, and the cooking machine main body 100 is tilted by the outer pot 110.
At the time of cooking, as shown in FIG.
For example, when the cylinder is pushed out so as to be horizontal and the cooked material is discharged, as shown in FIG.
1 inclines with respect to the horizontal plane. In this embodiment, the opening 1
21 can be tilted until the angle to the horizontal plane is between 75 ° and 85 °.

In addition, above the rear part of the leg box 20, a display 70 which displays the operating state of the control device for operating the cooking apparatus 1 of the present embodiment and has a touch panel on the surface for operating operation is provided. Is provided.

The cooking apparatus 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration.
Then, after cleaning the inside of the inner pot 110, the
Is placed in a horizontal position, a necessary object to be cooked is put in, and the burner 130 is burned and cooked. At the time of combustion of the burner 130, air is supplied to the burner 130 by the operation of the primary air introduction fan 131, and external air is supplied from the secondary air intake pipe 144 into the combustion chamber 140a to become secondary air. The gas is discharged from the exhaust hole 145 to the exhaust stack 146. During this time, the cooling fan 112
The air is supplied into the outer kettle 110 by the
To prevent overheating. When the object to be cooked is discharged from the inner pot 120 after the heating and cooking is completed, the power cylinder 62 of the tilting mechanism 60 is operated to tilt the entire cooking device main body 100, and the opening 121 surface of the inner pot 120 is tilted. Is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, the object to be cooked in the inner pot 120 is discharged.

In the case where the object to be cooked is a boiled product, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the strainer 50 is mounted in the mounting guide 122 before boiling, and after being boiled, The whole body 100 is tilted. As a result, the solid components of the object to be cooked do not pass through the holes 52 and are thus dammed by the plate-shaped portion 51, and only the fluid components in the object to be cooked flow out of the holes 52 of the strainer 50 and are guided by the guide walls 53.
Collects into the fluid outlet 50a and is discharged. As a result, draining work is easy, there is no need to use other tools such as colander, and unnecessary boiling juice can be easily discarded, and after draining, simply tilt it again and directly into the necessary container. It is very sanitary because the food can be transferred.

When the boiled food is to be cooked again, the power cylinder 62 may be driven to return the inner pot 120 to a horizontal position, and then heated by the burner 130. In this case, there is no need to re-enter the object to be cooked into the inner pot 120, and it is sufficient to return the inclination of the cooking device main body 100 to its original position, so that the burden on the operator is greatly reduced.

Also, when removing the dashi, the dashi husk is left in the inner pot 120, and when only the dashi is transferred to another container, it is not necessary to receive the dashi soup with a colander or the like. , Less danger.

When attaching and detaching the strainer 50, the inner pot 1
The strainer 50 can be mounted on the mounting guide 122 by simply shifting the strainer 50 once and then displacing the strainer 50, so that the handling is very simple. Even so, the movement in the tilt direction is reliably prevented by the locking portion 124 and the pressing portion 125, so that the strainer 50 is not detached from the mounting at the time of tilting, so that draining work or the like can be performed smoothly.

Further, the strainer 50 is provided with the guide wall 53 so that the water and the like flowing out of the hole 52 can be collected at the center in the flowing direction, so that the fluid component can be easily transferred to another container. In addition, since a container having a large fluid receiving port is not required, the operation in a kitchen in a limited space where water is scattered can be smoothly performed during the operation of discharging water.

Further, by forming the strainer 50 from a stainless steel metal plate, a greater strength can be secured as compared with the case where the strainer 50 is formed by a net or the like, and the weight of the solid component in the object to be cooked is added. Also, the work can be stably performed without deformation or damage, and by forming an oval hole having a large length in the inclined direction, when the object to be cooked flows out of the inner pot 120, Even if the solid component of the food blocks a part of the hole 52, the length of the hole 52 in the inclined direction is large, so that the entire hole 52 is not closed, and the communication of the hole 52 is prevented. Therefore, the fluid component can be reliably discharged.

In the above embodiment, the hole 52 of the strainer 50
Is an oval shape, but other shapes such as a rectangle, a rhombus, a parallelogram, and a waveform may be used. In the above embodiment, in order to facilitate the manufacturing, the straight mountain-shaped portion 53a is formed on the guide wall 53 of the strainer 50, and the locking portion 124 of the mounting guide 122 is formed into a straight mountain. These may be formed into a curved mountain shape such as an arc shape. In the above embodiment, the locking portion 124 of the mounting guide 122 is
3 and the holding portion 125 are formed in a flat shape.
24 is formed into a curved shape so as to present an arc-shaped cross section between the flange portion 123 and the pressing portion 125 so that the mountain-shaped portion 53 a of the guide wall 53 of the strainer 50 matches the cross-sectional shape of the locking portion 124. It may have a curved cross section. In the above embodiment, in order to reduce the weight, the strainer 50 is used.
The reinforcement plate 54 is narrow in width joined only by a part of the extension 53b, but covers the entire extension 53b and the mountain-shaped portion 53a in order to prevent scattering of fluid components such as moisture. Such a lid may be used. In the above embodiment, the strainer 50 covers about half of the inner pot 120, but may be smaller or larger. In the above embodiment, the inner pot 120 is opened 121
Although the dish shape having the largest diameter is shown, the shape may be a cylindrical shape having the same diameter as the opening, or the opening having a smaller diameter than the other portions. In the above embodiment, the inner pot 120
Is tilted together with the cooking device main body 100 such as the outer pot 110, but may be configured so that only the inner pot 120 serving as a cooking container is tilted. In the above-described embodiment, the one having the electric tilting mechanism 60 is shown, but another driving means such as a steam type may be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention when it is inclined.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view showing the cooking device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a cooking machine main body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a tilting mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mounted state of the strainer in the embodiment when inclined.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooking apparatus 50 Strainer (fluid strainer member, substantially plate-shaped member) 51 Plate-shaped part (flat plate) 52 Hole (many holes, oval) 53a Mountain-shaped part (fluid guide wall) 60 Tilting mechanism (tilting means) 120 Kettle (cooking container) 121 Opening 122 Mounting guide (locking member) 123 Flange (flange-shaped portion) 124 Locking portion (locking wall portion) 125 Pressing portion 130 Burner (heating means)

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cooking container having an upper opening and a heating means for heating the cooking container are arranged at a predetermined interval, and the opening surface of the cooking container is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane. And a tilting means for rotatably supporting the cooking container and tilting the cooking container, wherein the tilting means tilts the cooking container so that the inside of the cooking container is tilted. A cooking device configured to discharge the object to be cooked from the opening, wherein the object to be cooked in the cooking container is filtered at least at a lower side of the opening when the cooking container is tilted, and the object to be cooked is filtered. A cooking apparatus characterized in that only a fluid component is discharged from a cooking object from the inside of the cooking container, and a fluid strainer for locking a solid component in the cooking object is detachably provided. 2. A mechanism for preventing the fluid strainer from moving downward when the opening of the cooking container is inclined, and for bringing the fluid strainer into close contact with the opening surface. The cooking device according to claim 1, further comprising a stop member, wherein the fluid strainer is attached to and detached from the locking member from above when the opening is inclined. 3. The cooking device according to claim 3, wherein the locking member is a flange-shaped portion extending around the cooking container at the opening surface, and the fluid straining member is erected on the flange-shaped portion to attach the fluid strainer to the cooking container. A locking wall portion for locking at the time of tilting, and a holding portion extending from the locking wall portion substantially in parallel with the flange-shaped portion and bringing the fluid strainer into close contact with the opening surface. 3. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein 4. The locking wall portion is provided on both sides on the lower side of the opening when the opening is inclined, and the fluid strainer is configured to remove the fluid component discharged when the cooking container is inclined, by the locking wall portion. The cooking device according to claim 3, further comprising a fluid guide wall for assembling between the fluid guide walls. 5. The cooking apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the fluid strainer is a substantially plate-shaped member having a large number of holes formed in a flat plate that is in close contact with the cooking container at the opening surface. 6. The cooking apparatus according to claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of holes is an ellipse whose length in an inclined direction is increased.