KR20050093314A - Rotisserie oven having function for marinator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric oven that can easily bake a variety of meat, and more particularly, the function of a marinator to allow the seasoning to soak in the meat or vegetables contained in the container by repeating the vacuum and release in a short time It relates to an electric oven introduced with a vacuum unit including a vacuum pump to add.

Electric oven according to the invention the oven body is provided with an opening and closing door; A heater provided inside the main body; A rotating member provided on the inner side wall of the main body; A driving unit embedded in the main body case and including a motor for rotating the rotating member; A vacuum unit embedded in the main body case and including a vacuum nozzle exposed to the outside of the main body, a vacuum pump, and a hose connecting the nozzle and the pump; And a control unit for adjusting each component.

Description

Electric oven with function for seasoning {ROTISSERIE OVEN HAVING FUNCTION FOR MARINATOR}

The present invention relates to an electric oven that can easily bake a variety of meat, and more particularly, the function of a marinator to allow the seasoning to soak in the meat or vegetables contained in the container by repeating the vacuum and release in a short time It relates to an electric oven introduced with a vacuum unit including a vacuum pump to add.

Electric ovens for barbecues, grilled pork belly, grilled chicken, steaks, and various skewers are easily roasted by using an electric heater while rotating meat in a basket or in a basket with a driving motor. Was developed to.

Known techniques related to conventional electric ovens include US Pat. No. 6,393,972 (2002.05.28) "Rotisserie Oven Having Tracks for Loading a Spit Assembly." The patent relates to a gear structure and a track structure of the oven body for rotating the skewers at each stage with a single motor, while stepwise adjusting the distance between the spit assembly and the heater.

However, the patent has a problem in that the gear structure is complicated and causes trouble, and it is difficult for a general consumer to place skewers on each step track according to the type of dish, and the distance between the skewer and the heater is simple. There is a problem that it is overlooked that the temperature of the heater can be replaced by adjusting.

Other known electric oven-related technologies include Korean Utility Model Registration No.0203830 (2000.09.07), Electric Oven. Compared to the above-described US patent, the registered utility model is capable of various grilling dishes such as grilling, grilling, and basket grilling using skewers, and the upper part of the oven is steamed by using residual heat of the heater. The steamer is arranged to warm up.

However, the registration utility model has a problem that the fixing structure of the heater is complicated. In addition, the registration utility model is stored separately when storing various accessories such as skewer members and baskets, it is cumbersome to find when necessary, after separating the skewers and the rotating plate forming the skewer member during cooking, and then combine the rotating plate and the basket If you have a discomfort that you do not want to play down the skewer.

A marinator is a container containing seasoned foods that allows spices, such as garlic, green onions, various vegetables, peppers, salt, and soy sauces, to penetrate foods such as meat and fish more quickly and better. In the vacuum process and the release process is repeated, the juice of the food escapes and mixes with the seasoning when it is released, and when released, it is used to save the cooking time and improve the taste of the food by allowing the seasoning to soak into the food organization.

In recent years, as the combination of a water purifier and a coffee machine, a copy machine, a scanner and a fax machine, and a VCR and a DVD player, a combination product having various functions has been in the spotlight.

Regarding this tendency, the electric oven associated with the US patent and the utility model is closely related to a marinator that allows the seasonings to be faster in meat or vegetables when roasting various seasonings such as grilled ribs. The introduction of the function into an electric oven is expected to help create new demand.

The present invention has been proposed to improve the convenience of the consumer in response to the problems of the conventional electric oven and the trend of developing a multifunction device combines several functions.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to introduce a vacuum unit including a vacuum pump in an electric oven.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage structure coupled to the rotating plate separated from the rotating skewer member to facilitate the storage of the seasoning vessel container body rotated by the motor of the drive unit.

Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a control panel connected to a control unit for adjusting each component of the oven, and to provide a control function to protect the seasoning container by not using a heater function when the seasoning function is used. It is done.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to increase productivity through a combined structure of an improved heater and a heat shield.

In order to achieve the above object, the electric oven according to the present invention is provided with an opening and closing door oven body; A heater provided inside the main body; A rotating member provided on the inner side wall of the main body; A driving unit embedded in the main body case and including a motor for rotating the rotating member; A vacuum unit embedded in the main body case and including a vacuum nozzle exposed to the outside of the main body, a vacuum pump, and a hose connecting the nozzle and the pump; And a control unit for adjusting each component.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote members having the same function.

Referring to FIG. 1, in which an entire component including an oven is shown, the steam plate seating portion 19 of the upper portion of the oven body 10 includes a main body 61, an intermediate plate 63a, 63b, and a steaming plate 65. The cooking unit 60 is provided. The steaming cooking unit 60 uses the residual heat of the heater provided in the lower portion of the heat reflection plate 51, that is, the inner upper surface of the oven body 10. However, the electric oven of the present invention having a vacuum unit for the seasoning function is not limited by the arrangement position of the heater or the steaming unit 60.

In addition, the bottom surface of the oven body 60 is arranged with a drip tray 53 can prevent the oven from being contaminated by oil discharged during cooking.

The components rotated by the motor of the drive unit include a rotating skewer 70, a basket 80 having a lid 85 for grilling steak or various raw meats, and a seasoning container as described below. to be.

Next, in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the side walls 13a and 13b of the oven main body provided with the opening and closing door 11 are provided with multi-stage grooves for stepwise adjusting the distance from the heater provided in the upper surface portion. The opening and closing door 11 is a hinged door form provided with a hinge on the left side, but if necessary, it can be modified in the form of a hinged door provided with a lower hinge, sliding and sliding of the sliding door or sliding door and sliding door type. Modifications are also possible in combination.

The left side wall 13a and the right side wall 13b are formed with a multi-stage insertion groove which is symmetrical with each other, and the first stage grooves 14a and 14b at the bottom and the three stage grooves 18a and 18b at the top are formed. It is. The first and third stage grooves are not provided with a rotating member connected to the motor of the drive unit 30, so the grill on which meat is placed is placed in each of the insertion grooves 14a, 14b, 18a and 18b, and used for warming or baking. do.

The two-stage groove 15a, 15b has a rotating skewer member 70, 170 as shown in Fig. 4 or 6c, a basket 80 shown in Fig. 1, or a seasoning container 90 as shown in Fig. 7b. ) Is configured to be rotated by the motor of the drive unit (30). On the innermost side of the two-stage grooves 15a and 15b, the drive shaft 71a of the drive plate 71 of the rotary skewer member 70 and the driven shaft 73a of the driven plate 73 shown in Figs. Seating grooves 16a and 16b are formed to be inserted downward to be inserted and seated (see FIG. 4). The seating groove 16a formed in the left wall 13a is provided with a supporting member 17 for preventing the driven shaft 73a from being driven off of the driven plate 73 while the rotary skewer member 70 is rotated. have. The support member 17 is in the form of a bracket having a recessed groove in which the driven shaft 73a is fitted at the center thereof.

2B and 3, the rotating member 35 having the polygonal groove 35a into which the driving shaft 71a of the rotating skewer member 70 and the driving plate 71 of FIG. 6A is fitted is formed on the right side wall 13b. Is exposed to the seating groove 16b. The drive shaft 71a and the polygonal groove 35a of the rotating member 35 are polygonal (hexagonal in the drawing) which can be engaged with each other to prevent idling.

In FIG. 3, the driving unit 30 for the rotation of the rotating member 35 is engaged with the driving gear 31a of the driving motor 31 in order to reduce the gears 33a, 33b, 33c, 34 to provide an appropriate rotational speed. Is made of. The last reduction gear 34 is provided with a connecting protrusion 34a fitted into the receiving groove (not shown) of the rotating member 35 to prevent idling.

Meanwhile, in FIGS. 1 and 2A, the vacuum part 40 constituting the core of the present invention includes a vacuum pump 41, a connection hose 43, and a nozzle 45. If necessary, a vacuum tank provided in a conventional compressor may be further disposed. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 24 denotes a through hole for the connection hose 43 formed on the front surface of the oven body 10.

In addition, in the vacuum unit 40 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the nozzle 45 is brought into close contact with a part provided with a check valve, the seasoning container 90 is vacuumized, the connecting hose 43 is provided. It is preferable that a rewinding means 47 is provided, such as using a method of using the elastic spring of the spiral for convenience when the hose is drawn out and then used again to draw the hose into the case of the oven body 10. The rewinding means can be used in all known manner. If necessary, the nozzle 45 may be exposed and fixed to the surface of the case of the oven body 10.

Next, in the present invention, the control unit is embedded in the oven body 10 to control the on / off of the heater and the vacuum pump 41 and the temperature and operating time of the heater. The control unit may be formed of a conventional integrated circuit. The control panel 20 connected to the control unit to operate each component is provided on the front of the oven body 10 as shown in Figure 2a.

The control panel 20 includes a temperature control dial 21 of the heater, an operation time control dial 22 of the heater, and a roasting display lamp 26 indicating the heater when it is turned on.

In addition, a vacuum pump operation button 23 for turning on / off the vacuum pump 41 of the vacuum unit 40 is provided, and a vacuum display lamp 27 for displaying this when the vacuum pump is operated.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7B, the control panel 20 includes a driving plate 71 and a driven plate from which the skewer bar 75 is removed from the rotating skewer member 70 shown in FIG. 6A on both sides of the seasoning container 90. After coupling 73, the container 90 is placed in both side wall mounting grooves 16a and 16b of the oven body 10, and the seasoning machine rotates to turn on the motor 31 of the drive unit 30. The button 25 is provided. When the seasoning machine rotary button 25 is turned on, it is preferable that the heater is configured not to operate to protect the seasoning container.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2b, the illumination lamp 28 that is turned on / off by opening and closing the door is installed on the right side wall (13b) can brighten the interior of the oven.

On the other hand, the electric oven of the present invention simplified the installation structure of the heater. As shown in FIG. 4, a heater 55 is provided on the ceiling 12 of the oven body 10. In the fixing structure of the heater 55, the heat reflecting plate 51 is first fixed to the ceiling 12 using fixing means 56 such as a bolt, and then one side of the heater 55 and the left side of the heater reflecting plate ( 51) is fixed to the fixing bracket 54 provided in the lower portion.

The right side of the heater 55, which is composed of heating wires which are regularly bent, is connected to a power source through the right side wall 13b of the oven body 10, and thus does not require a separate fixing means.

The conventional heater fixing structure uses a bracket fixed to both side wall panels of the oven main body, and the heat reflection plate is mounted on the bracket on the heater in an unfixed form. Thus, when attaching the bracket for fixing the heater to both side walls of the oven body, it is not only difficult to attach itself, but also difficult to disassemble when the heater is broken.

In the present invention, since the fixing means 56 connecting the heat reflecting plate 51 and the fixing bracket 54 to the ceiling of the oven 12 is exposed to the steaming plate seating portion 19 for the cooking portion 60, the heater 55 It is easier to disassemble for fixing and repair.

Next, in FIGS. 1 and 5, the steaming unit 60 of the oven according to the present invention includes a heater 55 on the inner upper surface portion 12 of the oven body 10, and the residual heat of the heater 55. This is the way to use.

First, in Figure 1, the steam plate seat portion 19 of the oven body 10 is placed on the steam plate body 61. Intermediate plates 63a and 63b are respectively placed in the two settling grooves 61a of the main body 61. The intermediate plates 63a and 63b have handles 64a formed at both sides thereof, and a plurality of through holes 64b are formed at the bottom of the intermediate plates 63a and 63b so that steam is raised or drained.

On the other hand, the cover 65, which covers the steaming plate body 61, is formed with an accommodating portion that can be placed on the various components so as not to be caught or lost. Shown in the housing portion is the drive plate 71 so that the accommodating groove (67a) and the rotating skewer member (70) on which the seasoning container (90) consisting of two powders (91A) (91B) can be fixed vertically. It is the groove | channel 67b into which the shaft 71a, 73a of the driven plate 73 is inserted.

Skewers 75 of the skewer member 70 may also be fitted into the insertion groove 67b. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 7B, the skewer bar 75 is separated from the skewer member 70, and inserted into the receiving part insertion groove 67b of the cover 65, and the driving plate 71 and the driven plate. Combine the 73 to both sides of the seasoning container (90) to place the seasoning machine in the oven body 10 and when using the seasoning function, to keep the skewers (75) separately to prevent the risk of loss or chafe back Can be.

Looking at Figure 6a showing one form of the rotating skewer members rotated by the motor 30 of the drive unit 30 of the electric oven of the present invention, the skewers 75 of the skewer member 70 branches 75a of the chicken Meat is inserted. The branch portion 75a has a shape for preventing idle rotation of meat sandwiched when the skewer member 70 is rotated. Each tip of the branch portion 75a is preferably somewhat sharp.

Both ends of the branch portion 75a are fitted into a slightly stiff feeling in a coupling groove (not shown) formed in the coupling protrusions 71b and 71c (see FIG. 4) of the driving plate 71.

A connecting portion 75b is formed on the opposite side of the branch portion 75a that is coupled to the driving plate 71, and a shaft 75c is formed at the center of the connecting portion 75b.

A screw thread 75d is formed at the tip end of the shaft 75c, and the screw thread is coupled to the spiral groove 73d of the driven plate 73. The shaft bar 75c is arranged coaxially with the driven shaft 73a (see FIG. 4) of the driven plate 73.

Since the coupling protrusions 71b and 71c and 73b and 73c of the driving plate 71 and the driven plate 73 are combined with the basket 80 (see FIG. 1) or the seasoning container 90, a basket installed in the oven is provided. 80 and the seasoning container 90 to be rotated by using the motor 31 of the drive unit 30 of the oven.

As described above, the shafts 71a and 73a of the respective rotating plates 71 and 73 are inserted into the side walls 13b and 13a of the oven main body 10 (see FIGS. 2A and 2B), and the seating grooves 16b. Rotated at 16a. The drive shaft 71a is fitted into the polygonal groove 35a of the rotating member 35 of the drive unit 30.

The skewer member 70 shown in FIG. 6A is installed in an oven as shown in FIG.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 6B in which another type of skewer member 170 is illustrated, the skewer member 170 of FIG. 6B has a rotating plate 171, 173 (see FIG. 6C) of the skewer member 70 illustrated in FIG. 6A. Since they are almost similar to the rotating plates 71 and 73, they are omitted. The illustrated skewer 175 has a polygonal cross section (square shown), one end 175a is sharpened, and the other end 175b is threaded. The threaded end 175b will be coupled to the spiral groove 73d of the driven plate 73 as in FIG. 6A, and in the center of the drive plate 171 (FIG. 6C) coupled with the sharp end 175a. A separate coupling protrusion formed with a coupling groove corresponding to the skewer 175 of the polygon should be formed.

The skewer 175 is symmetrically coupled to the member 177 to prevent the idle of the meat inserted. The coupling piece 177a of the idle prevention member 177 is formed with a polygonal insertion groove 177b into which the skewer 175 is fitted. In addition, the member 177 is sharp, and as shown in Figure 6c has a hook portion 178 that is embedded in the meat sandwiched on the skewer 175 to fix the meat (chicken) (C).

Installation of the skewer member 170 in the oven is as shown in Figure 6c, the installation method and the connection state with the drive unit rotating member is as described above with respect to FIG. Reference numeral 173a denotes a driven shaft.

Next, the function as a seasoning machine of the electric oven will be described with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the seasoning container 90 is composed of two powders 91A and 91B for convenience of volume control when used for other purposes as well as in an oven or in a vacuum container.

In FIG. 7A, seasoned meat is placed in the seasoning container 90 and covered with a lid. Subsequently, the nozzle 45 of the vacuum unit 40 is brought into close contact with the lid portion provided with the check valve, and the vacuum pump operation button 23 is turned on. When the degree of vacuuming to some extent, the check valve is opened to introduce air into the container 90, and the vacuuming and releasing process is repeated several times. Then, in the vacuum, juice is taken out of the meat or vegetable, mixed with the seasoning, and when released, the seasoning penetrates into the meat or vegetable tissue, and the seasoning is completely absorbed into the meat or vegetable. The button 23 is turned off and the connecting hose 43 is drawn into the case using the rewinding means 47.

Then, as shown in Figure 7b, after engaging the engaging projections (71b, 71c) (73b, 73c) (see Fig. 6a) of the rotary plate (71) (73) to both ends of the container 90 (not shown), The rotary shafts 71a and 73c are positioned in the oven sidewall seating grooves 16b and 16a. Thus, by using the rotary plate 71, 73 constituting the rotary skewer member 70 of the electric oven as it is for mounting and rotation in the oven of the seasoning vessel container 90 can be maximized the effect of the composite product.

And when the seasoning machine rotary button 25 (FIG. 2A) is turned on, the seasoning machine rotates by the motor 31 of the driving unit 30, and the seasoning is more completely infiltrated. When the rotary button 25 is on, the heater is not turned on by the controller as described above, and thus, the heater is turned on due to carelessness or malfunction, thereby preventing the container from being damaged.

As described above, the electric oven according to the present invention is provided with a vacuum unit including a vacuum pump to add a seasoning function, thereby improving the convenience of consumers and creating new demands in response to the trend of developing a multifunctional device.

In another aspect, the present invention can facilitate the storage of various accessories through the housing provided in the cover cover. In particular, it is possible to facilitate storage of the seasoning container body in relation to the added seasoning function.

Furthermore, the present invention is to provide a control panel connected to the control unit for controlling various functions of the oven is convenient to use, when the seasoning function is used, the heater function can be used to protect the seasoning container.

In addition, the present invention improves productivity through a combined structure of an improved heater and a heat shield.

In the above description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the electric oven having a specific shape and structure have been described mainly with respect to each accessory, but the present invention can be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art, such variations and modifications of the present invention It should be interpreted as being within the scope of protection.

1 is an overall exploded perspective view of an electric oven according to the present invention;

2A and 2B are perspective views for showing both side walls of the electric oven viewed with different viewing directions;

3 is a schematic view of a drive unit for a rotating member;

4 is a partial front sectional view showing a connection relationship between a heater and a heat reflection plate;

5 is a perspective view showing the housing provided in the cover of the steaming cooking unit,

6a and 6b is an exploded perspective view showing a rotating skewer member of different forms,

Figure 6c is a front sectional view showing a state in which the rotary skewer member shown in Figure 6b is installed in the oven,

7A is a perspective view showing the use state of the vacuum unit,

7B is a front sectional view showing a state where the seasoning container is installed in an oven.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: oven body 11: opening and closing door

12: ceiling 13a, 13b: side wall

14a, 14b, 15a, 15b, 18a, 18b: insertion groove

16a, 16b: Seating groove 20: Control panel

21: temperature control dial 22: time control dial

23: vacuum pump operation button 25: seasoning machine rotary button

30: drive unit 31: motor

31a: drive gear 35: rotating member

40: vacuum portion 41: vacuum pump

51: heat reflection plate 53: oil sump

54: fixing bracket 55: heater

60: steamed cooking portion 61: the main body

63a, 63b: intermediate plate 65: cover

70, 170: rotating skewer member 80: basket

90: seasoning

Claims (7)

An oven body provided with an opening and closing door; A heater provided inside the main body; A rotating member provided on the inner side wall of the main body; A driving unit embedded in the main body case and including a motor for rotating the rotating member; A vacuum unit embedded in the main body case and including a vacuum nozzle exposed to the outside of the main body, a vacuum pump, and a hose connecting the nozzle and the pump; And Electric oven consisting of a control unit for controlling each component. The method of claim 1, wherein the vacuum unit And a rewinding means for automatically retracting the hose into the main body case when the connecting hose is withdrawn. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The heater is arranged on the inner ceiling of the body, the heater is provided with a heat reflector plate fixed to the ceiling, One side of the multi-bent heating wire constituting the heater is characterized in that coupled to the fixing bracket provided on the bottom of the heat reflection plate. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The heater is arranged on the inner ceiling of the main body, the outer oven upper surface portion of the electric oven characterized in that the steaming cooking portion is further provided. The method of claim 4, wherein The steaming cooking unit is made up of a main body and a cover, An electric oven, characterized in that the cover is formed with a receiving portion. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Is further connected to the control unit and provided with a control panel provided on the outer front portion of the main body, The control panel has an electric oven, characterized in that it comprises a temperature control dial of the heater, a time control dial of the heater, a vacuum pump operation button and the seasoning machine rotation button. The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit The heater is characterized in that the electric oven is configured not to operate when the seasoning button is turned on.