KR101215689B1 - Multi function steamer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A multi-functional steamer is provided with a simple structure and reduced manufacturing cost by maintaining steam at constant pressure. CONSTITUTION: A multi-functional steamer comprises a steam chamber(10), a steam generating unit(20), and a water tank(30). The front side of the steam chamber comprises a transparent window, and comprises a door(14) which is opened and closed with a hinge. The steam generating unit comprises a steam generating device for supplying steam to a steam injection hole. A control panel(23) for controlling the steam generating device and a water motor is formed at the front part of the steam generating unit. The water tank is placed at the side of the steam generating unit to store the water for generating the steam. A port for supplying the water to the water motor is formed at one side of the bottom of the water tank.

Description

Multi function steamer

The present invention relates to a multi-functional steamer, and in more detail, it is a multi-functional steamer capable of sterilizing the contents carried using steam or cooking steamed using steam.

In general, kitchen utensils such as tableware are sterilized for hygiene. In this sterilization operation, a direct disinfectant or a chemical method of immersing in a disinfectant and a method of performing sterilization by irradiating ultraviolet light is widely used, in addition to the use of boiling water.

However, the use of disinfectants, etc. in these methods may leave the remaining drugs may be harmful to health, and the use of ultraviolet light may lead to the deterioration of the contents. In addition, when using boiling water there is a risk of injury to the worker for disinfection.

In addition to the kitchen utensils as described above, even in the case of foods requiring long-term storage, there is a risk factor of food poisoning, so that a certain disinfection method is used. For example, the meat processed meats used in ceremonial occasions such as ceremonial occasions are typical.

Meat processed foods such as meat is commonly used by heating at high temperatures or by boiling water, but in this case, the intrinsic taste of the food is lost, or the texture of the food is mostly changed.

Therefore, in order to overcome this problem, a sterilization method using steam was developed, and Korean Utility Model No. 443228 (Steam Sterilizer for Food Processing, hereinafter referred to as 'Citation Invention 1') provides a steam sterilizer for food processing. In the upper and lower open structure and the horizontally arranged base frame, the conveyor belt for food transport is located and supported coupled to the inside of the base frame, and installed to be located on the conveyor belt located on the inner upper portion of the base frame and downward steam In the food processing steam sterilizer including a steam pipe having a plurality of injection nozzles for spraying; An opening and closing door positioned at an upper side of the base frame to open and close an upper portion of the base frame, the opening door being coupled to one side of the base frame to be opened and closed by a rotation; Frame brackets and door brackets on the other side of the base frame and the door opening hinge is fixed to a position corresponding to each other located on the outer surface of the base frame and the door opening and installed at a predetermined interval; It is installed at each corresponding position of the frame bracket and the door bracket is used for opening and closing the opening and closing door, the cylinder body is supported and fixed to the frame bracket side and includes a cylinder coupled to the end of the cylinder rod on the door bracket side Technical configuration is disclosed.

However, the technique of the present invention 1 can not maintain the pressure of the inside simply by spraying only steam on the food or the like supported on the inside, there is a risk that the worker is injured by the steam.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2005-25712 (rice cake control device, referred to as 'quotation of invention 2') and Republic of Korea Patent also for the steam cooker that can process food and the like, another function of the steam sterilizer as described above No. 526936 (control apparatus and method of food cooker using hot air and steam, hereinafter referred to as 'cited invention 3') and Korean Patent Publication No. 2012-631 (steam pressure cooker, referred to as 'cited invention 4') In each, a cooker utilizing steam in various ways is disclosed, and techniques for supplying steam to a cooking object directly or indirectly are disclosed.

However, it is also true that there is a high risk of injury to workers due to the lack of techniques for maintaining pressure in the cooking chamber and for preventing safety in implementing such a technique.

Therefore, the steam pressure cooker of the cited invention 4 discloses a technology for discharging by converting it into condensed water for discharge of superheated steam, and is equipped with a safety device and a safety pin for superheated steam, but the cost of such a structure is excessively high. Problems occur.

In addition, both the sterilizer and the cooking apparatus using steam as described above, in the water for generating steam, because the steam is generated by directly heating the water at room temperature, there was a disadvantage in that the time and cost for generating steam is increased. .

In order to solve the above problems, the multi-functional steamer of the present invention to sterilize the contents to be loaded using steam, or to provide a multi-functional device that can cook food using steam, for the safety of the worker's work It is an object of the present invention to provide a multifunctional steamer that has a simple structure of safety device and has a maximum effect at a low cost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional steamer that can minimize the consumption of energy and reduce the carbon dioxide emissions through the reduction of time and cost for generating steam.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional steamer which can reduce the cost by providing a pressure maintaining device having a simple structure in maintaining a constant pressure at all times when using steam.

In the multifunctional steamer capable of sterilizing, disinfecting and processing the contents by using high temperature steam for solving the problems of the present invention, the contents can be loaded, and the steam injection port 11 for supplying steam to the lower end is It is provided, the upper end is provided with a steam discharge port 12 for discharging more than a predetermined amount of excess steam to the outside, a plurality of cradle 13 is provided on the inner side wall, the front portion includes a transparent window and is coupled to the hinge Steam chamber 10 is provided with a door 14 that can be opened and closed; and located in the lower side of the steam chamber 10 to generate steam to supply to the steam chamber 10, water for supplying water for steam A steam generator 22 is provided to heat the water supplied from the motor 21 and the water motor 21 to generate steam, and to supply steam to the steam injection port 11. 21) and steam generation Steam generating unit 20 is provided with a control panel 23 for controlling the teeth 22 and the side of the steam generating unit 20 to store water for generating steam in the steam generating unit 20 Located in, the lower end is possible by providing a multi-function steamer, characterized in that consisting of a water tank 30 is provided with a water supply port 31 for supplying water to the water motor 21.

In addition, the steam outlet 12 is a portion of the pipe located outside the steam chamber 10 is bent in a 'U' shape to buffer and discharge the excess steam discharged from the steam chamber 10, the steam A lever 15 hingedly coupled to the side of the seal 10 and rotatably attached thereto and a handle 16 positioned at the starch of the door 14 to correspond to the lever 15 are further provided. ) Is formed by bending the metal rod to be inclined to form a distance between the lower end and the coupling surface of the door 14 is farther than the separation distance of the coupling surface of the upper end and the door (14).

In addition, the steam injection port 11 is further provided with a solution storage box 17 which is coupled in a detachable form, the solution storage container 171 for supporting the solution inside and the coupling hole 172 is inserted into the steam injection port 11 ) And a solution injection port 173 for mixing and spraying the solution supported on the solution storage container 171 with the steam injected from the steam injection port 11.

In addition, the upper end of the steam generating device 22 is further provided with a pressure sensor 210 for sensing the pressure and a temperature sensor 220 for sensing the temperature, the water of the water tank 30 The supply port 31 is further provided with an extension tube 32 used when the water is introduced from the outside of the water tank and a detachable heating device 33 to maintain the water contained therein at a predetermined temperature or more.

By providing a multifunctional steamer having the above configuration, the problem of the present invention can be solved.

By providing a multi-function steamer of the present invention, in providing a multi-functional device capable of sterilizing the contents to be carried using steam or cooking food using steam, a safety device of a simple structure for the safety of the worker's work Equipped with the maximum effect can be achieved at a low cost, it is possible to minimize the consumption of energy and reduce the carbon dioxide emissions through the reduction of time and cost for generating steam.

In addition, in maintaining a constant pressure at all times when using steam, there is also an effect that can reduce the cost by providing a pressure maintaining device of a simple structure.

1 is a perspective view of a multifunctional steamer of the present invention.
2 is a right side view of the present invention multifunctional steamer.
3 is a front view illustrating the structure of the present invention multifunctional steamer.
Figure 4 is a rear view for showing the structure of the multifunctional steamer of the present invention.
5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the steam discharge port 12 of the present invention multi-function steamer.
6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the multifunctional steamer of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view of the solution storage box 17 of the present invention multifunctional steamer.
8 is a cross-sectional view of the solution storage box 17 of the present invention multifunctional steamer.
9 is a perspective view of the water tank 30 of the present invention multi-function steamer.
10 is a partial cross-sectional view for illustrating the steam supply of the multifunctional steamer of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a person skilled in the art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so as to easily implement the multifunctional steamer of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of the multifunctional steamer of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the multifunctional steamer of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating the structure of the multifunctional steamer of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the steam discharge port 12 of the present invention multi-function steamer, Figure 6 is a side partial cross-sectional view of the present invention multi-function steamer.

1 to 6, the multi-function steamer of the present invention includes a steam chamber 10 capable of loading contents, a steam generator 20 positioned at a lower end of the steam chamber 10, and It consists of a water tank 30 that can hold the water used to generate steam in the steam generating unit 20.

The lower end of the steam chamber 10 is provided with a steam injection port 11 for supplying steam, the upper end is provided with a steam discharge port 12 for discharging a predetermined amount of excess steam to the outside, the steam chamber 10 of the A plurality of cradles 13 are provided on the inner side wall.

The steam injection port 11 as described above is located at the lower end of the steam chamber 10, the steam injection direction of the steam injection port 11 is formed to face the downward direction of the steam chamber (10).

This is to prevent the steam injected from the steam injection port 11 to be directly injected into the contents so that the steam injected toward the bottom surface of the steam chamber 10 is convection and indirectly injected into the contents. 10)

In the steam chamber 10, the steam outlet 12 for discharging the excess steam from the steam supplied to the outside is provided in the upper portion of the steam chamber 10 and is formed in a bent portion.

In more detail, an end portion of the steam outlet 12 is located at the upper ceiling of the steam chamber 10 and a portion of a pipe of the steam outlet 12 positioned outside the steam chamber 10 has a 'U' shape. Because it can be bent to be discharged by buffering the surplus steam discharged from the steam chamber 10 will not have to provide a separate steam control valve and safety devices.

In addition, the excess steam is bent for a predetermined time in the portion bent by bending in the 'U' shape to maintain a constant pressure inside the steam chamber 10, the steam is cooled and liquefied in the bent portion.

The front portion of the steam chamber 10 includes a transparent window and is coupled to the hinge is provided with a door 14 that can be opened and closed. One side of the door 14 is further formed with a locking device, the locking device is hinged to the side of the steam chamber 10 is located on the front of the lever 15 and the door 14 which is rotatably attached. And a handle 16 corresponding to the lever 15.

In this case, the handle 16 is formed in the form of upper and lower light (上 狹 下 인) that is wider toward the lower portion. This is accomplished by bending the metal rod, which is possible by bending the lower side to be wider than the upper side in bending the metal rod.

More specifically, the lower end and the door 14 are coupled to each other when the upper end and the door 14 are separated from each other by bending in the form of upper and lower beams and being coupled to the door 14. It is to be inclined so that the distance of the plane is formed far.

When the handle 16 is formed in the form as described above and the corresponding lever 15 is rotated downward, the handle 16 moves along the inclined surface of the handle 16 to close and lock the door 14.

On the contrary, when the lever 15 is rotated upward in the opposite direction, the lever 15 is moved upward, thereby reducing the adhesion and when the lever 15 is completely out of the handle 16, the door 14 is opened. Opening is possible as the restraining lever 15 is removed.

Here, the lever 15 is moved along the inclined surface of the handle 16, so that when the door 14 is opened, the door 14 is able to apply or subtract the adhesion that is in close contact with the steam chamber 10. In this way, the pressure remaining in the steam chamber 10 may be gradually removed when the door 14 is opened. In more detail, when the lever 15 is rotated upward, the lever 14 moves upward, and the pressure applied to the handle 16 by the lever 15 is removed, so that the door 14 is moved. When the adhesion force in close contact with the steam chamber 10 is lowered, the high-pressure steam remaining inside is discharged into the open gap of the door 14.

This is because the conventional locking device has only a function of opening and closing, since the worker may be subjected to a safety accident such as a burn when the worker opens before the high pressure is removed.

In addition, the handle 16 as described above is completed by bending the metal rod, it will be able to buffer a certain portion.

In addition, the solution storage box 17 is coupled to the steam injection port 11 in a detachable form is further provided.

7 is a perspective view of the solution storage box 17 of the present invention multi-function steamer, Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the solution storage box 17 of the present invention multi-function steamer.

Hereinafter, the solution storage box 17 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

As described above, the solution storage box coupled to the steam injection port 11 is formed to interpolate a part of the steam injection port 11 and is formed to support an additive or the like on one side.

This is to inject or invade by spraying an additive or the like together with steam when processing or storing the contents carried therein.

In more detail, the solution storage box 17 coupled to the steam injection port 11 provided in the steam chamber 10 has a coupling hole in which the solution storage tube 171 and the steam injection port 11 are inserted to support the solution therein. 172 and the solution injection port (173) to be transported from the solution reservoir 171 is mixed with the steam injected from the steam injection port (11) to be injected.

The solution injection port 173 is formed in a plurality of holes in the cylindrical body to be sprayed in various directions.

In forming the steam injection port 11 to one side of the solution storage box 17 as described above, the upper end of the solution storage box 17 is formed in a cylindrical shape so that the steam containing the solution in various directions.

The solution storage box 17 is sprayed into the steam chamber 10 together with the solution supported on the inside after the steam injected from the steam injection port 11 is trapped inside and decompressed.

At this time, the steam is injected into the steam chamber 10 by reducing the steam by the solution storage box 17 is the steam spray port 11 because the solution to be infiltrated for a long time to the contents loaded inside the steam chamber 10 In order to inject the solution indirectly mixed with the steam injected from the).

Located in the lower end of the steam chamber 10, the steam generator 20 for supplying steam to the steam chamber 10 is supplied from the water motor 21 and the water motor 21 for supplying water A steam generator 22 capable of supplying steam to the steam injection port 11 of the steam chamber 10 after heating the water to generate steam is provided.

Here, the steam generating device 22 is to support the water inside and to generate steam after heating by using an electric heater, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted since it is a known technique known to those skilled in the art.

The upper end of the steam generator 22 is provided with a sensor for sensing the pressure and temperature. Here, the sensor is provided with a pressure sensor 210 that can sense the pressure and a temperature sensor 220 that can sense the temperature, respectively.

The pressure sensor 210 is for preventing the generation of steam over a predetermined amount by detecting the internal pressure of the steam generator 22, the temperature sensor 220 that can detect the temperature is the water that is supported inside To sense the temperature of

In addition, a control panel 23 is further provided on the front surface of the steam generator 20. The control panel 23 is for controlling the steam generator 22 and the water motor 21 of the steam generator 20, for example, by selecting, sterilizing or by the type of contents loaded in the steam chamber 10. You can select the operation mode such as machining.

The water tank 30 is further provided on the side of the steam generator 20 as described above, which is for storing water, that is, water for generating steam.

9 is a perspective view of the water tank 30 of the present invention multi-function steamer, the description of the water tank 30 will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

Here, the water tank 30 has a space for supporting water therein, and a water supply port 31 for supplying water to the water motor 21 at one side of the lower end of the water tank 30 is formed. do.

In addition, the water supply port 31 is further provided with an extension pipe 32 which is used when inflowing water from the outside of the water tank (30). This is to supply the water directly from an external facility such as tap water that can supply the water, without carrying water in the water tank (30).

For example, in the case of using the water supported in the water tank 30, after closing the valve formed on one side of the extension pipe 32, open the valve of the water supply port 31, the water supported on the inside of the water motor 21 In the case of supplying water directly from the outside without using the water supported in the water tank 30, on the contrary, after closing the valve of the water supply port 31, the one side of the extension pipe 32 is provided. Open the valve and supply water continuously.

In addition, the water tank 30 is further provided with a heater 33 that is easily removable. This is to maintain the water contained in the interior of the water tank 30 above a certain temperature.

This is to shorten the time for generating steam in the steam generating device 20 for generating steam, thereby reducing the power required when generating steam.

The warmer 33 as described above is easily detachable and can be selectively applied by the user.

In the steam chamber 10 of the multifunctional steamer of the present invention configured as described above, a plurality of loading networks 40 capable of loading contents are loaded. Wherein the loading net 40 is formed in the shape of a conventional metal mesh or grill, it is mounted by a cradle 13 provided on the inner side of the steam chamber (10).

In more detail, the steam injected from the steam injection port 11 is mounted on a plurality of cradles 13 formed on the side of the steam chamber 10 laterally on the side, and is sprayed on the load.

10 is a partial cross-sectional view for illustrating the steam supply of the multifunctional steamer of the present invention.

When steam is supplied to the steam chamber 10 with reference to FIG. 10, the steam generated by the steam generator 20 is sprayed to the steam injection port 11 positioned at the lower end of the steam chamber 10. .

At this time, the injection direction of the steam injection port 11 is sprayed to face the downward direction of the steam chamber 10, collided with the lower end surface of the steam chamber 10 is convection upward. In this way, the steam is indirectly sprayed on the contents loaded in the steam chamber 10 due to convection by colliding with the bottom surface of the steam chamber 10.

The surplus steam of the steam injected into the contents in the above manner is discharged to the outside of the steam chamber 10 through the steam discharge port 12 provided in the upper end of the steam chamber 10, as described above steam discharge port A certain amount is accumulated in the bent portion of (12) to maintain a constant pressure inside the steam chamber 10, and at the same time, the cooling liquid liquefied steam solution is discharged to the outside.

The multifunctional steamer of the present invention is completed by the above method, and it is possible to disinfect and process foods requiring sterilization and long-term storage for kitchen utensils using the multifunctional steamer.

10 steam chamber 11 steam injection port
12: steam outlet 13: holder
14 door 15 lever
16 handle 17 storage solution
171: solution storage 172: coupling hole
173: solution injection port 20: steam generator
21: water motor 22: steam generator
23: control panel 30: water tank
31: water supply port 32: extension pipe
33: warmer 40: loading network
210: pressure sensor 220: temperature sensor

Claims (9)

delete In the multifunctional steamer that can disinfect, sterilize and process the contents using high temperature steam,
It is possible to load the contents, the lower end is provided with a steam injection port (11) for supplying steam, the upper end to discharge a certain amount of surplus steam to the outside, a portion of the pipe located outside the steam chamber 10 is' It is bent into a U 'shape is provided with a steam discharge port 12 for buffering and discharge the excess steam discharged from the steam chamber 10, a plurality of cradle 13 is provided on the inner side wall, Steam chamber 10 including a transparent window and the door 14 is coupled to the hinge opening and closing;
Located in the lower side of the steam chamber 10 to generate steam to supply to the steam chamber 10, the water motor 21 for supplying the water for steam and the water supplied from the water motor 21 is heated To generate steam and to supply steam to the steam injection port 11, a steam generator 22 is provided, and a control panel 23 for controlling the water motor 21 and the steam generator 22 in the front part. Steam generator 20 is provided; and
Located in the side of the steam generating unit 20 to store the water for generating steam in the steam generating unit 20, the water supply port 31 for supplying water to the water motor 21 on one side of the lower end Multifunctional steamer, characterized in that consisting of the water tank 30 is provided.
delete The method of claim 2,
A lever 15 hingedly coupled to a side of the steam chamber 10 and rotatably attached to the side of the steam chamber 10 and a handle 16 positioned at a starch of the door 14 to correspond to the lever 15 are further provided. Handle 16 is a multi-function characterized in that formed by bending the metal rod to be inclined so that the distance between the lower end and the engaging surface of the door 14 than the distance between the engaging surface of the upper end and the door 14 Steamer.
The method of claim 2,
Multifunction steamer, characterized in that the steam injection port 11 is further provided with a solution storage box (17) coupled in a detachable form.
6. The method of claim 5,
The solution storage box 17 is a solution storage container 171 for supporting a solution therein, a coupling hole 172 into which the steam injection port 11 is inserted, and a solution supported by the solution storage container 171 in the steam injection port 11. Multifunctional steamer, characterized in that composed of a solution injection port (173) to be mixed with the sprayed steam to be injected.
The method of claim 2,
Multi-function steamer, characterized in that the upper end of the steam generating device 22 is further provided with a pressure sensor 210 for sensing the pressure and a temperature sensor 220 for sensing the temperature.
The method of claim 2,
Multifunctional steamer, characterized in that the water supply port 31 of the water tank 30 is further provided with an extension pipe (32) used to inject water from the outside of the water tank.
The method according to any one of claims 2 or 4 to 8,
The water tank (30) is a multifunctional steamer, characterized in that it is further provided with a detachable heating device (33) to maintain the water contained therein a predetermined temperature or more.

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