KR200473030Y1 - Filter for auto frier - Google Patents

Abstract

 A filter device for an automatic fryer is disclosed. The disclosed filter device includes an oil filter unit installed in a casing of an automatic fryer to filter oil components contained in air generated inside the casing; And an odor filter unit coupled to an upper portion of the oil filter unit and filtering the oil odor from the oil component removed through the oil filter unit.

Description

[0001] FILTER FOR AUTO FRIER [0002]

The present invention relates to a filter device for an automatic fryer, and more particularly to an automatic fryer filter device capable of effectively removing odor components and oil components contained in the air and discharging the components to the outside during a frying process.

In general, deep-fried food is crispy, and it is a food that many people enjoy because of the local delicacy.

Such frying dishes use high temperature oil, which makes it difficult to cook in large quantities at home. Therefore, automatic deep fryer is used for deep frying in restaurant such as restaurant.

The automatic fryer is disclosed in the registration office 20-0391045.

In the conventional automatic fryer as described above, the oil smell generated when the oil is heated to a high temperature of 180 ° C or higher at the time of frying, the characteristic odor generated by carbonization of the frying material, and harmful gas are generated. Conventionally, the automatic fryer exhausts these various odors and harmful gas to the outside by using a duct.

However, in the conventional automatic fryer, since the odor exhausting device such as a duct is exposed to the inside of the room, only a part of various odors and noxious gas are exhausted to the outside, and the rest is diffused into the room,

The object of the present invention is to provide a filter device for an automatic fryer which filters out oil components and various odors contained in air discharged from an automatic fryer and then discharges them to the outside to prevent indoor air as well as outdoor air from being contaminated.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic fryer filter device of the present invention includes an oil filter unit installed in a casing of an automatic fryer to filter oil components contained in air generated in the casing; And an odor filter unit coupled to an upper portion of the oil filter unit and filtering the oil odor from the oil component removed through the oil filter unit.

Wherein the odor filter portion is detachably coupled to the inside of the casing, the filter casing into which air is introduced through the lower portion, and air is discharged through one side of the upper portion; And a charcoal or activated carbon filter coupled to the inside of the filter casing and containing char or activated carbon to adsorb and remove the odor component contained in the air.

The oil filter unit may include an oil filter that physically primarily removes oil in the air by changing the movement path so that the air introduced from the side is moved upward. And a nonwoven filter for adsorbing and removing the oil in the air via the oil filter.

The oil filter includes: a plate-like oil filter body having a rim region coupled to a lower region of the filter casing; And a plurality of bending guide surfaces bent in a " B "shape to a lower region with respect to the plate surface of the oil filter body and changing an inflow direction and a moving direction of the air introduced through the open air inlet .

The air being cleaned through the oil filter unit and the odor filter is sterilized and deodorized again before being discharged to the outside of the automatic fryer to be purified and discharged to the outside Photocatalytic filter; And an ultraviolet lamp which is installed in the casing of the automatic fryer and irradiates ultraviolet rays to the photocatalytic filter to cause a photocatalytic reaction.

In the automatic fryer filter device according to the present invention, the contaminated air generated in the frying process passes through the oil filter portion, the oil component is removed twice, the odor filter portion passes through the filter device, It is possible to discharge the air discharged from the automatic fryer to the outside in a clean and purified state by removing the odor component by the attraction force. In addition, the indoor air in the place where the automatic fryer is installed can be kept clean and environmental pollution can be prevented.

1 is a perspective view of a filter device for an automatic fryer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a filter device for an automatic fryer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure taken along line AA in FIG. 2,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an automatic fryer to which a filter device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied,
5 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 4,
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the fryer with the filter door removed and the filter door removed, Fig.
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which another type of filter according to the invention seen from the fryer of Fig. 4 is applied. Fig.

In order to fully understand the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. The present embodiments are provided to enable those skilled in the art to more fully understand the present invention. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a filter device for an automatic fryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a filter device for an automatic fryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross- Sectional view showing a cross-sectional configuration along a line.

The filter device 10 for an automatic fryer according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to an automatic fryer to purify the contaminated air generated in the frying process of the automatic fryer and to discharge it out of the automatic fryer.

The automatic fryer filter apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes an oil filter unit 150 and an odor filter unit 160.

The oil filter unit 150 is located on the path where the contaminated air inside the automatic fryer casing is exhausted to filter the oil components contained in the air. The oil filter unit 150 is coupled to the lower region of the odor filter unit 160.

The oil filter unit 150 includes an oil filter main body 151 for primarily filtering oil components contained in the air by a physical structure, a nonwoven filter member 151 for adsorbing oil components by an irregular fine- And a filter support plate 157 for supporting the nonwoven filter 155 to the oil filter main body 151.

The oil filter main body 151 is provided in the form of a flat plate and is provided with a folding guide surface 153 formed by bending and protruding in a downward direction to form a flow path through which air flows.

The oil filter main body 151 is formed of a plate-like material corresponding to the size of the odor filter portion 160. The oil filter main body 151 is detachably coupled to the lower region of the odor filter portion 160 in the rim region.

The air guide opening 153a is formed at one side of the folding guide surface 153. [ The air (M, 3) horizontally introduced through the air inlet 153a due to the bent shape of the bending guide surface 153 can not move in the inflow direction and bumps against the bending face 153b. As the air M physically hits the bent surface 153b, the oil component contained in the air is removed and primarily filtered.

The air M primarily filtered by the oil component moves to the nonwoven filter 155 in a state in which the moving direction thereof is changed upward.

Here, the curved guide surfaces 153 may be disposed in the directions in which the air intake ports 153a are opposed to each other with respect to the center area, or may be arranged in the same direction.

The nonwoven fabric filter 155 is not woven and the fibers are bonded in an irregular direction. Due to the nature of the material, the oil component contained in the air passes through the fine pores and is adsorbed. As a result, the oil component contained in the air is secondarily filtered. The nonwoven fabric filter 155 may be formed in one layer or may be formed in a plurality of layers.

The filter support plate 157 is mounted on the oil filter main body 151 and the nonwoven filter 155 is seated on the upper surface. The filter support plate 157 is positioned such that the oil filter main body 151 and the nonwoven filter 155 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, so that the air moves and the oil component is removed. The filter support plate 157 is formed in a net shape so that air can smoothly flow.

The odor filter unit 160 filters the odor components contained in the air passed through the oil filter unit 150 using charcoal or activated carbon. The odor filter section 160 includes an upper filter casing 161 coupled to the filter support frame 113 and a char or activated carbon filter 165 that receives the lower filter casing 163 and char or activated carbon. The upper filter casing 161 and the lower filter casing 163 are detachably coupled to each other by fastening members 161b and 163a.

The upper filter casing 161 is provided with an inner casing coupling portion 162 formed at a side surface thereof with a predetermined length. The inner casing coupling portion 162 can be coupled to the inner air outlet 114, which will be described later, of the automatic fryer casing. The inner casing coupling part 162 is formed in a gasket shape with a border area of a predetermined area and a filter air discharge hole 162a through which air is exhausted.

The upper surface of the upper filter casing 161 is sealed and the lower portion is opened. The lower filter casing 163 is formed with an open top surface and is coupled to the lower portion of the upper filter casing 161, and a plurality of air inflow holes 163b are formed through the bottom surface thereof.

The charcoal or activated carbon filter 165 is formed in the shape of an enclosure containing charcoal or activated carbon therein and is accommodated in the lower filter casing 163. The charcoal or activated carbon filter 165 is formed in a form in which charcoal or activated carbon is contained in a filter box formed of a nonwoven fabric. Air passing through the oil filter unit 150 flows through the air inflow hole 163b into the inside and comes into contact with the nonwoven fabric and charcoal or activated carbon to remove odor components contained in the air.

Charcoal or activated carbon is formed with fine pores through which air can pass, so that the air passes through the pores and the odor component is adsorbed.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the automatic fryer 100 provided with the filter device 10 of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 4 to 6. Fig.

The automatic fryer 100 to which the filter device 10 of the present invention is applied includes a casing portion 110 of a closed structure in which an oil receiving tank 112a is formed, a frying basket 130 in which frying material is received, A fry basket lifting unit 140 for lowering or raising the frying oil 130 into the oil receiving tank 112a, an oil filter unit 150 for filtering the oil component in the air generated in the oil receiving tank 112a, And an odor filter unit 160 for filtering odor components in the air via the filter unit 150.

The casing unit 110 blocks direct exposure of the oil O contained therein and harmful air and odors generated from the oil O to the outside. To this end, the casing unit 110 has a closed structure.

The casing unit 110 includes an outer casing 111 having a housing shape, an inner casing 112 disposed at a predetermined distance in the outer casing 111 and having an oil receiving chamber 112a formed therein, A filter door 115 coupled to the upper portion of the casing 111 so as to be opened and closed and a fryer door 117 opened and closed at an outer casing 111 in a lower region of the filter door 115.

The outer casing 111 is formed with a filter door coupling hole 111a to which the filter door 115 is coupled and a fryer door coupling hole 111b to which the fryer door 117 is coupled. A display window 118 for indicating the operation state of the automatic fryer 100 is provided at one side of the filter door coupling hole 111a and the fryer door coupling hole 111b. Below the display window 118, a power button 118a and an emergency stop button 118b are provided.

The inner casing 112 is spaced apart from the outer casing 111 by a predetermined distance. Air flows into the space between the inner casing 112 and the outer casing 111 to prevent the hot air of the oil receiving chamber 112a from being directly transmitted to the outer casing 111. [ The inner casing 112 may be integrally formed with the outer casing 111, or may be separately manufactured and coupled. The outer casing 111 and the inner casing 112 are preferably made of a SUS material that is advantageous for hygiene.

A control unit (not shown) including electronic control devices is provided in a side space between the inner casing 112 and the outer casing 111. A driving motor (not shown) for driving the frying basket elevating unit 140 149, and an exhaust fan (not shown) for exhausting the internal air to the outside.

An oil receiving tank 112a is formed at a lower region of the inner casing 112 and is sloped down. A drain pipe 112b for discharging waste oil to the outside is connected to a lower area of the oil receiving tank 112a, . A heater 112c for heating the oil is provided in the oil receiving tank 112a The heater 112c is driven to be turned on and off according to the operation state of the power button 118a and the control of the controller (not shown).

Although not shown in the drawing, a temperature sensing sensor (not shown) for sensing the temperature of the oil is provided in the oil receiving tank 112a. A control unit (not shown) controls whether the heater 112c is driven according to the detection result of the temperature detection sensor (not shown).

 In the upper region of the inner casing 112, a filter support frame 113 for vertically dividing a space inside the inner casing 112 is provided. The filter support frame 113 is coupled to the inner casing 112 in a lateral direction. A filter engagement hole 113a through which the filter device 10 is coupled is formed through the plate surface of the filter support frame 113.

An inner air outlet 114 is formed in a side wall of the inner casing 112 to exhaust air passing through the odor filter unit 160 to the exhaust casing 120. The inner air outlet 114 is formed with an air outlet 163 formed in the upper filter casing 161 of the odor filter portion 160.

The filter door 115 is coupled to the outer casing 111 corresponding to the position of the odor filter portion 160. The filter door 115 is openably and closably connected to the outer casing 111 so that the user can clean or replace the odor filter unit 160.

The fryer door 117 is provided below the filter door 115. The fryer door 117 is openably and closably coupled to the outer casing 111 so that the user can insert the frying basket 130 into the inner casing 112 or discharge the frying basket 130 having completed the frying do.

The filter door 115 and the fryer door 117 may be provided to maintain the closed state of the outer casing 111 by a magnetic force.

On the other hand, the fryer door 117 serves to introduce air into the inner casing 112. As shown in FIG. 3, the fryer door 117 is formed with a plurality of door air inlets 117a through which air is introduced into the front surface thereof, and a door air outlet 117c through which air is supplied to the inner casing 112 is formed on the rear surface thereof do.

The air moved into the fryer door 117 through the door air inlet 117a moves downward along the air flow space 117b and is supplied to the inner casing 112 through the door air outlet 117c. At this time, the door air inlet 117a is formed in the upper area of the front surface of the fryer door 117 and the door air outlet 117c is formed in the lower area of the rear surface. In this way, the outside air can be supplied to the inside through the fryer door 117, but the air inside the inside casing 112 can be blocked from being discharged to the outside through the fryer door 117.

The side surface of the outer casing 111 is provided with an exhaust casing 120 for discharging the air inside the casing unit 110 to the outside. The exhaust casing 120 exhausts purified air through the oil filter unit 150 and the odor filter unit 160 to the outside.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, although the internal air is discharged to the outside through the separate exhaust casing 120, the exhaust port may be formed directly through the external casing 111 to discharge the external air.

The fry basket (130) receives frying material therein. The fry basket 130 includes a basket body 131 in which the frying material is received, a fixing ring 133 bent in the front end of the basket body 131 and fixed to the basket supporting frame 141, And a handle 135 extending from the rear end of the handle 135.

The fixing ring 133 is formed to be perpendicular to the lower region from the basket body 131 by a predetermined length and inserted and fixed in the coupling hole 141a of the basket supporting frame 141.

The fry basket lifting section 140 lifts and fry the frying basket 130 supplied through the fryer door 117. The fry basket lifting portion 140 is disposed at a standby position where the frying basket 130 is supplied through the fryer door 117 and a frying position where the frying basket 130 is immersed in the oil The liver is lifted up and down.

The fry basket lifting portion 140 includes a basket supporting frame 141 to which the frying basket 130 is coupled, a flywheel 143 rotatably coupled to the inner wall surface of the inner casing 112, 141 and the other end of which is connected to the flywheel 143 to support the flywheel 143 and the basket supporting frame 141; And a drive motor 149 for applying a driving force to rotate the flywheel 143 in the forward and reverse directions.

The basket supporting frame 141 is formed in an enclosure shape having a certain thickness. The front of the basket supporting frame is formed with a coupling hole 141a into which the fixing hook 133 of the frying basket 130 is inserted.

The supporting wire 145 is fixed to the upper region of the basket supporting frame 141 so that the basket supporting frame 141 is lifted up and down according to the change of the length of the supporting wire 145. An elevation guide shaft 147 is provided on the back of the basket supporting frame 141 in parallel. The elevation guide shaft 147 is vertically extended to correspond to the length between the standby position and the frying position, thereby supporting the basket supporting frame 141 so that the lifting and lowering of the basket supporting frame 141 is stably performed.

The flywheel 143 is rotatably provided on a wall surface of the inner casing 112. The flywheel 143 is connected to the drive shaft of the drive motor 149 through the inner casing 112 by the rotation shaft 143a. The flywheel 143 is rotated in conjunction with the forward and reverse rotation of the drive motor 149 so that the support wire 145 is wound or unwound to the outer periphery of the flywheel 143. [

One end of the support wire 145 is fixed to the flywheel 143 and the other end is fixed to the basket supporting frame 141. The supporting wire 145 is wound or unwound on the flywheel 143 and its length is variable. The basket supporting frame 141 is lifted and lowered in accordance with the change of the length of the supporting wire 145.

The filter device 10 including the oil filter part 150 and the odor filter part 160 of the present invention is configured to be installed in the filter coupling hole 113a of the filter support frame 113. [

A method of using and operating the automatic fryer 100 equipped with the filter device 10 according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6. Fig.

First, the user separates the upper filter casing 161 and the lower filter casing 163 of the odor filter unit 160 and inserts char or activated carbon filter 165 therein. When the charcoal or activated carbon filter 165 is inserted, the upper filter casing 161 and the lower filter casing 163 are assembled.

Then, the oil filter unit 150 is coupled to the lower open area of the lower filter casing 163. The oil filter unit 150 is fixed to the odor filter unit 160 by joining the rim area of the oil filter unit 151 to the inside of the lower area of the lower filter casing 163. [

 The filter door 115 of the outer casing 111 is opened and the odor filter portion 160 is mounted on the filter support frame 113. The filter engagement hole 113a formed in the filter support frame 113 corresponds to the size of the lower filter casing 163 and thus the lower filter casing 163 is formed into the filter engagement hole 113a.

When the assembly of the odor filter unit 160 and the oil filter unit 150 is completed, the filter door 115 is closed and the fryer door 117 is opened. The fryer door 117 is opened and oil is supplied to the oil receiving tank 112a.

The user accepts the frying material in the frying basket 130 and opens the fryer door 117 to fix the frying basket 130 to the basket supporting frame 141. [ The fixing hook 133 of the fry basket 130 is inserted into the hole 141a of the front face of the basket supporting frame 141 to fix the position.

When the power button 118a is pressed, the controller (not shown) causes the heater 112c to heat the oil. When the oil is heated to a desired temperature suitable for the frying material, the control unit (not shown) drives the drive motor 149 in the forward direction so that the frying basket 130 is put into the oil.

The drive motor 149 is driven to rotate the flywheel 143 and the length of the support wire 145 becomes longer. As a result, the basket supporting frame 141 moves downward along the elevation guide shaft 147, and the frying basket 130 is immersed in oil, and the frying process proceeds.

When the frying time corresponding to the fry material has elapsed, the drive motor 149 is driven in the reverse direction under the control of the control unit (not shown), and the length of the support wire 145 is shortened. Therefore, the basket supporting frame 141 moves up to the standby position.

When the oil contained in the frying pan is separated from the waiting position for a predetermined time, a notification sound is notified or a notification message is displayed on the display window 118 to recognize that the user has completed the frying.

At this time, the outside air introduced through the fryer door 117 flows into the inner casing 112 and contains the smell and oil generated during frying. The contaminated internal air moves upward in temperature because it becomes hot, and flows into the oil filter unit 150.

Air contaminated by the air intake port 153a of the folding guide surface 153 protruding downward from the plate surface of the oil filter main body 151 flows and contacts the bent surface 153b of the folding guide surface 153, The component is eliminated and is primarily removed.

The contaminated air moved in the upward direction passes through the nonwoven filter 155 and is secondarily removed while the oil component contained therein is adsorbed on the nonwoven fabric.

The contaminated air from which the oil component has been removed is moved upward and supplied to the odor filter unit 160. The odor component contained in the air comes into contact with the char or activated carbon filter 165 of the odor filter unit 160 and is adsorbed and removed from the char or activated carbon and the nonwoven fabric. The air having the odor component removed is moved to the inner air outlet 114 through the filter air outlet hole 162a of the upper filter casing 161 and is exhausted to the outside through the exhaust casing 120. [

As described above, the automatic fryer filter device 10 according to the present invention is installed in the automatic fryer 100, so that the contaminated air inside the automatic fryer 100 passes through the oil filter portion 150 twice And the odor component is removed by the strong adsorption force of charcoal or activated carbon via the odor filter unit 160. [ Therefore, it is evacuated to the outside in a clean purified state. Therefore, indoor air in the place where the automatic fryer is installed can be kept clean and environmental pollution can be prevented.

The filter apparatus 10 of the present invention includes the oil filter unit 150 and the odor filter unit 160 disclosed in Figs. 1 to 6, as well as the nonwoven fabric coated with the photocatalyst material A photocatalytic filter 173 made of a fibrous material and an ultraviolet lamp 176 for irradiating ultraviolet rays to the photocatalytic filter 173 can be further constructed.

The photocatalytic filter 120 is installed on the exhaust casing 120 and the ultraviolet lamp 176 is installed on one side of the casing unit 110 spaced apart from the exhaust casing 120 so as to irradiate ultraviolet rays to the photocatalytic filter 120 do.

When ultraviolet rays are irradiated from the ultraviolet lamp 176 to the photocatalytic filter 120, a photocatalytic reaction occurs to sterilize and deodorize the air passing through the exhaust casing 120 and the oil components contained therein, do.

The filter device 10 of the present invention not only removes the oil component and the oil odor by the oil filter part 150 and the odor filter part 160 but also discharges the oil from the automatic fryer 100 to the outside The purified air is discharged to the outside after being sterilized and deodorized through the photocatalytic filter 120 immediately before the filtration, thereby improving the filtering efficiency.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are merely illustrative and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the form described in the foregoing description. Therefore, the true scope of technical protection of this invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended utility model registration claim. It is to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: automatic fryer 110: casing part
111: outer casing 111a: filter door coupling hole
111b: Fryer door coupling hole 111c: Outside air outlet
112: inner casing 112a: oil receiving tank
112b: drain valve 112c: heater
113: filter support frame 113a: filter coupling hole
114: inner air outlet 115: filter door
117: Deep-fryer door 117a: Door air inflow hole
117b: door air flow space 117c: door air outlet
118: LCD window 118a: Power button
118b: emergency stop button 120: exhaust casing
130: Deep-fried basket 131: Basket body
133: Retaining ring 135: Handle
140: a fry basket elevating portion 141: a basket supporting frame
141a: Coupling hole 143: Flywheel
145: support wire 147: lift guide shaft
149: drive motor 150: oil filter unit
151: Oil filter body 153: Bending guide surface
153a: air inlet 153b: bent surface
155: Nonwoven filter 157: Filter support plate
160: odor filter unit 161: upper filter casing 162: inner casing coupling unit 162a: filter air discharge hole
163: lower filter casing 163a: fastening member
163b: Filter air inflow hole 165: Charcoal or activated carbon filter

Claims (5)

An oil filter unit installed in a casing of the automatic fryer to filter oil components contained in air generated inside the casing; And
And an odor filter unit coupled to an upper portion of the oil filter unit and filtering the oil odor from the oil component removed through the oil filter unit,
In the odor filter unit,
A filter casing detachably coupled to the inside of the casing, the filter casing having air inflow through a lower portion thereof and discharging air through an upper side surface thereof; And
And a charcoal or an activated carbon filter coupled to the inside of the filter casing and containing char or activated carbon to adsorb and remove the odor component contained in the air,
The oil filter unit includes:
An oil filter that physically removes oil in the air by changing the movement path so that the air introduced from the side is moved upward; And
And a nonwoven filter for adsorbing and removing the oil in the air via the oil filter,
The oil filter
A plate-shaped oil filter body in which a rim region is coupled to a lower region of the filter casing; And
And a plurality of bending guide surfaces bent in a " B "shape to a lower region with respect to the plate surface of the oil filter body and changing an inflow direction and a moving direction of the air introduced through the open air inlet. Filter device for automatic fryer.
delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
A photocatalytic filter installed in a casing of the automatic fryer to sterilize and deodorize the air cleaned through the oil filter unit and the odor filter again before being discharged to the outside of the automatic fryer to be purified and then discharged to the outside; And
Further comprising an ultraviolet lamp mounted on a casing of the automatic fryer, the ultraviolet lamp irradiating the photocatalyst filter with ultraviolet rays to cause a photocatalytic reaction.

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