KR20200131970A - Greek yogurt maker - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for preparing Greek yogurt, and more specifically, to a device for preparing Greek yogurt configured to enable easy and convenient preparation of Greek yogurt at home. To this end, the device of the present invention comprises: a main body part including a heating container having a space formed therein and a heat source installed therein to perform a heating function, and a cover configured to open and close the heating container; a filtering part installed in the heating container and configured to store Greek yogurt ingredients; a whey support part installed between the main body part and the filtering part, and configured to separate whey contained in Greek yogurt and support the separated whey, after the Greek yogurt ingredients are fermented into the Greek yogurt by a heating function of the heating container; and a height adjustment means including protruding stepped portions protruding, in a lengthwise direction, to a predetermined position from bottom surfaces on inner surfaces at both sides of the whey support part, and recessed lines formed in outer surfaces at both sides of the filtering part so as to correspond to the protruding stepped portions. Accordingly, when the Greek yogurt ingredients are being fermented, the protruding stepped portions are inserted and coupled to the recessed lines, and then the filtering part is accommodated in the whey support part, and when the whey contained in the Greek yogurt is being removed, the filtering part is rotated by 90° with respect to the whey support part to support a bottom surface of the filtering part on upper ends of the protruding stepped portions such that the height of the filtering part is relatively higher than that of the whey support part and thus, the whey is separated.

Description

Greek yogurt maker {Greek yogurt maker}

The present invention relates to a Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly, to a Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus that enables easy and simple manufacturing of Greek yogurt at home.

Greek yogurt is manufactured by concentrating fermented milk, and it has a harder texture and a rich taste of crude oil compared to general yogurt, and it has 2 to 3 times higher protein and calcium to enhance immunity and is good for intestinal health. Is known.

In this regard, a method for making Greek yogurt directly at home has been introduced through various media. The method is fermented by mixing crude oil and lactic acid bacteria, then filtered through a strainer and concentrated, and only the fermented milk filtered through a sieve is scraped. It is common to collect and manufacture.

For example, in'a yogurt cheese manufacturing container and a yogurt cheese manufacturing apparatus using the same (registration number: 10-1101249)', whey separated from yogurt can pass between the first container 52 and the second container 54. A yogurt cheese manufacturing apparatus in which a filter unit 56 having a perforated hole of a certain size is installed has been proposed.

According to this, after fermentation of the liquid dairy product in the first container 52, the first container 52 and the second container 54 are turned upside down to remove the whey through the manure unit 56, Although the first container 52 and the second container 54 must be turned over, the whey is separated by the pressing plate 60 positioned above the first container 52, and the first container 52 and the second container There is a cumbersome problem to change the position of (54). There is also a problem in that fermented dairy products may be lost to the outside in the process of turning the first container 52 and the second container 54 over so that the positions thereof are changed.

Therefore, research on new technology development for a Greek yogurt manufacturing device that enables easy and simple manufacturing of Greek yogurt at home is urgently required.

Registered Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1101249, as of December 26, 2011.

The present invention was invented in order to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus that enables easy and simple manufacturing of Greek yogurt at home.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes: a body part comprising a heat container having a space formed therein and a heat source installed therein to perform a heat function, and a cover for opening and closing the heat container; A fertilizer installed inside the heating container to accommodate Greek yogurt ingredients; A whey support part installed between the body part and the manure part, which separates and supports the whey contained in the greek yogurt after the Greek yogurt material is fermented into greek yogurt by the heating function of the heating container; And a protruding step formed on both inner surfaces of the whey support part protruding in the longitudinal direction from the bottom to a predetermined position, and a recessed line recessed to correspond to the protruding stepped on both outer surfaces of the manure part, and the protruding stepped when fermenting Greek yogurt raw materials. The manure part is fitted to the depression line so that the manure part is accommodated in the whey support part, and when the whey contained in Greek yogurt is removed, the manure part is rotated 90° with respect to the whey support part, and the manure is at the upper end of the protruding step. The technical gist of the Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus comprising a; height adjusting means for supporting the bottom of the portion so that the height of the manure portion is relatively higher than the whey support portion so that the whey is separated.

Preferably, the filter unit comprises a bottom surface made of a cross shape so that the bottom through groove is divided into four, and a bottom surface having a bottom mesh net formed in the bottom through groove; And a side body in which a side plate bent upward along the circumference of the bottom surface forms a side surface, and a side mesh net is formed in a side through groove formed through the side plate at a predetermined interval.

The Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention by means of solving the above problems has the following effects.

First, while manufacturing the conventional Greek yogurt took about 10 hours, by reducing about 5 hours during the manufacturing of Greek yogurt through the present invention, there is a time saving effect according to the manufacturing of Greek yogurt.

Second, since the Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus has a simple structure, it is possible to easily and conveniently manufacture Greek yogurt at home.

Third, after fermentation of the Greek yogurt material contained in the fermentation part is completed, the fermentation part is rotated 90° based on the whey support part so that it is supported on the end of the protrusion step, so that the whey contained in the fermented Greek yogurt is easily removed from the Since it can be separated, there is no need to turn over the Greek yogurt manufacturing equipment, which is effective in reducing the loss rate of Greek yogurt.

1 is a perspective view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a heating container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a fertilizer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a plan view of the whey support and fertilizer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is an exemplary view of the combination of whey support and manure during fermentation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is an exemplary view of the combination of whey support and manure during whey separation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, it can be seen that the body part 100, the whey support part 200, the fertilizer part 300, and the height adjustment means 400 are combined to each other showing a Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus.

2 is an exploded perspective view according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, it can be seen that the body part 100, the whey support part 200, the manure part 300, and the height adjustment means 400 constituting the Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus are separated from each other.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention may consist of a body part 100, a whey support part 200, a fertilizer part 300, and a height adjustment means 400. , The characteristics of each configuration are as follows.

The body part 100 of the present invention has a first space 111 formed therein, and a heat source 112 is internally installed to perform a heating function, and a cover 120 for opening and closing the heating container 110 It is composed of.

That is, the main body 100 is a part that forms the outer shape of the Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus, so that the whey support part 200 is seated in the first space 111 recessed inside with the upper surface open and at the same time provides a heat function. The heat container 110 and a pair of cover handle grooves 121 are recessed on the upper surface and cover the open upper part of the heat container 110 and are made of a cover 120 that can be gripped by hand. It serves to allow the Greek yogurt accommodated in the third space 324 to ferment.

3 is a heating container 110 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, it can be seen that the top surface is open and the first space 111 is formed therein.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, it can be seen that the heat source 112 is installed on the bottom surface of the heat container 110, so that the heat container 110 performs a heat function. Here, the heat source 112 may be a heat wire. , It is not necessarily limited to the heating wire, and any heat source 112 capable of performing the function of heating may be applied.

For reference, the heating container 110 may be provided with a controller 10 so as to adjust the temperature of the heat source 112 performing a heating function. That is, the heat source 112 installed in the thermal container 110 is heated under the control of the controller 10, and the controller 10 is a power supply 11 for ON/OFF operation, 40. 41, 42 and 43°C It may be composed of a temperature control unit 12 for selecting a temperature and a power supply unit 11 and a control unit 13 for controlling the temperature control unit 12.

The whey support part 200 of the present invention is installed between the body part 100 and the fertilizer part 300 so that the Greek yogurt material is fermented into Greek yogurt by the heating function of the heating container 110 and then contained in the Greek yogurt. The whey is separated and supported, and a second space 201 is formed therein to be seated in the first space 111.

That is to say, the whey support part 200 is combined with the fermentation part 300 into which the Greek yogurt raw material is added to prevent the Greek yogurt raw material from flowing down into the heating container 110 during the fermentation process, and the fermentation of the Greek yogurt raw material. After completion, the height of the fermentation part 300 is increased in the whey support part 200 by the height adjustment means 400 so that the whey contained in the fermented Greek yogurt is accommodated to the bottom surface of the whey support part 200. It acts to separate whey from Greek yogurt.

In addition, on the bottom surface of the heating container 110, four first gap maintaining protrusions 113 are formed to protrude upwardly at regular intervals, and a first gap maintaining protrusion ( The second gap holding protrusion 202 protrudes downward at the position corresponding to 113), so that the upper surface of the heating container 110 and the lower surface of the whey support part 200 do not come into contact with each other, so that the Greek yogurt material is overheated during fermentation. Try to avoid reactions.

In particular, the whey support part 200 and the manure part 300 inserted into the second space 201 of the whey support part 200 are the upper or lower surface together with the first space 111 of the heating container 110. It is desirable that the view from the view is made in a square shape with rounded corners.

If the corners are circular rather than rounded square, when the whey is separated, the fertilizer 300 is unintentionally rotated and the protruding step 410 is fitted into the recessed line 420 and supported on the upper end of the protruding step 410 Since the manure unit 300 is completely combined with the whey support unit 200, the manure unit 300 may move downward to the bottom surface of the whey support unit 200, so it is not easy to separate the whey, so the heat container 110 The first space 111 of the whey support part 200, the second space 201 of the whey support part 200, and the third space 324 of the fertilizer 300 have an important meaning in that they have a rectangular shape with rounded corners.

The filter unit 300 of the present invention is a structure in which a Greek yogurt raw material containing whey is accommodated in a third space 324 that is seated in the second space 201 and formed therein.

First of all, the Greek yogurt raw material is formed by mixing milk, lactic acid bacteria and lactase, and the Greek yogurt raw material may be preheated and then put into the third space 324, or milk, lactic acid bacteria and Since lactase may be added together, the order in which milk, lactic acid bacteria, and lactase are added to the third space 324 of the fertilizer 300 is not limited.

Additionally, milk has a lactose called lactose, which is a disaccharide. Therefore, as lactase breaks the disaccharides, it is fermented into Greek yogurt.

4 is a filter unit 300 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that a filter unit 300 made of a bottom surface 310 and a side surface 320 is shown. That is, the filter unit 300 is formed in a cross shape so that the bottom through groove 311 is divided into four to form a bottom surface, and a bottom surface body 310 having a bottom mesh net 312 formed in the bottom through groove 311, and a bottom surface body ( The side body (320) in which the side plate (321a) bent upward along the circumference of 310) forms the side and the side mesh net (322) is formed in the side through groove (321b) formed through the side plate (321a) at regular intervals It may include.

Additionally, the fertilizer 300 may further include a cover 330 for opening and closing the upper surface of the third space 324 in which the Greek yogurt raw material is accommodated. After the Greek yogurt raw material is accommodated in the third space 324 of the manure unit 300 with such a cover 330, it is preferable to cover the upper surface of the manure unit 300 and then proceed with fermentation.

In the case of the cover 330, a pair of cover depression grooves 331 are formed on the upper surface, so that a pair of cover depression grooves 331 can be gripped and used by hand if necessary. At this time, both ends of the cover 330 limit the mobility of the cover 330 covering the third space 324 by handle protrusions 323 protruding upward from both ends of the upper surface of the side body 320, and the cover 330 Can be stably coupled to the upper end of the side body 320.

For reference, the bottom surface of the fertilizer 300, that is, the bottom surface 310 may be provided with a pH sensor (S) linked to the controller 10, such a pH sensor (S) is the fertilizer (300) ) When the pH of the Greek yogurt raw material fermented by the heating function of the heating container 110 in the internal third space 324 reaches the range of 4.1 to 4.3, the Greek yogurt is completed. It is desirable to stop fermentation by detecting and receiving a signal through a notification or the like.

However, the pH sensing sensor (S) may be provided on the side body 320 corresponding to the side surface of the manure unit 300 as well as the bottom surface 310 of the manure unit 300, pH sensing sensor (S) The location where the can be installed is not limited.

Height adjustment means 400 of the present invention are protruding stepped 410 formed on both inner surfaces of the whey support part 200 in the longitudinal direction from the bottom to a predetermined position, and protruding stepped 410 on the outer surfaces of both sides of the manure part 300 ), so that the fermentation step 410 is fitted to the depression line 420 during fermentation of Greek yogurt, so that the fertilizer 300 is accommodated in the whey support 200 And, when the whey contained in Greek yogurt is removed, the manure part 300 is rotated 90° with respect to the whey support part 200 to support the bottom of the ferment part 300 on the top of the protrusion step 410 to support the whey support part. It is a configuration in which the height of the manure part 300 is relatively higher than that of 200 so that the whey is separated.

That is, after the fermentation of the Greek yogurt raw material accommodated in the third space 324 of the manure unit 300 is completed, the height adjusting means 400 is a manure unit 300 to remove liquid whey, a by-product contained in the Greek yogurt. Without the need to separately turn over, by rotating the fertilizer 300 by 90° based on the whey support 200, the bottom of the fertilizer 300 is moved upward by the height of the protruding step 410 and contained in Greek yogurt. This is a method in which the whey is dropped to the bottom surface of the second space 201 of the whey support 200 through the bottom mesh net 312 and stored. However, in the present invention, the state in which the fermentation of the'Greek yogurt raw material' is completed will be referred to as'Greek yogurt'.

Features by this height adjustment means 400 can be described as follows.

First, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the whey support part 200 and the fertilizer 300 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5-(a) is a view of the inside view of the whey support part 200 from the top. It can be seen that it is shown in plan view, and FIG. 5-(b) is a plan view showing the inner view of the filter unit 300 viewed from the top.

In other words, Figure 5-(a) shows that the protrusion step 410 protrudes into the inside of both sides of the whey support part 200, and Fig. 5-(b) shows the manure part 300, that is, the side body 320 It is shown that the depressed lines 420 are formed depressed in the inner direction on both sides of the side stand 321a forming a.

5(a), a single protrusion step 410 is protruded on one inner surface of the whey support part 200, and a pair of protrusions on the other inner surface of the whey support part 200 The stepped jaw 410 is formed protruding, and referring to the bar shown in FIG. 5-(b), a single recessed line 420 recessed in the inner direction is formed on one outer surface of the manure part 300, and the manure It can be seen that on the outer surface of the other side of the part 300, the recessed lines 420 are recessed in a pair in the inner direction.

6 is a diagram illustrating a combination of a whey support 200 and a fermentation 300 during fermentation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 6-(a) shows a process in which the whey support part 200 is coupled to the manure part 300 when fermenting after the Greek yogurt raw material is accommodated in the third space 324 inside the manure part 300, 6-(b) shows the manure part 300 and the whey support part 200 in which the combining process of FIG. 6-(a) is completed.

This is when fermentation of the Greek yogurt raw material injected into the third space 324, a single protruding step 410 protruding from the inner surface of one side of the whey support part 200 is formed inwardly in the outer surface of the manure part 300. A pair of protruding stepped jaws 410 formed to be fitted into a single recessed line 420 and protruding from the inner surface of the other side of the whey support part 200 is formed inwardly to the outer surface of the other side of the fertilizer 300 It can be seen that the method is coupled to the depression line 420 of.

7 is an exemplary view of a combination of the whey support part 200 and the manure part 300 during whey separation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 7-(a) shows the inside of the whey support part 200 after rotating the angle of the manure part 300 by 90° with respect to the whey support part 200 in order to remove the whey contained in the fermented Greek yogurt. Fig. 7-(b) shows the manure part 300 and the whey support part 200 in which the combining process of FIG. 7-(a) is completed.

In other words, FIG. 7 is a single protrusion protruding from the inner surface of one side of the whey support 200 when removing whey contained in the Greek yogurt after fermentation of the Greek yogurt raw material input to the third space 324 is completed. A pair of protrusion stepped jaws (not one side of the manure part 300) on the upper end of the stepped 410, but the end of the bottom surface of the front side of the manure part 300 is supported, and protruding from the inner surface of the other side of the whey support part 200 ( 410) By allowing the end of the bottom circumference of the rear side of the fertilizer 300 to support this, not the other side of the fertilizer 300 at the upper end, the height of the fertilizer 300 accommodated in the whey support 200 is protruded. The height of the stepped jaw 410 is increased so that the whey falling through the bottom mesh net 312 of the manure part 300 can be stored by falling on the whey support part 200.

In summary, a Greek yogurt raw material mixed with milk, lactic acid bacteria and lactase is added to the third space 324 inside the manure unit 300 while the whey support unit 200 and the manure unit 300 are combined, and then heat it. After inserting into the first space 111 inside the container 110 and covering it with a cover 120, the raw material for Greek yogurt is fermented by the heating function of the heating container 110 to produce Greek yogurt.

Since the Greek yogurt completed in this way contains liquid whey, in order to remove it, the manure part 300 is rotated 90° with respect to the whey support part 200 at the upper end of the protrusion step 410. ) By allowing the ends of the anterior and posterior sides of the bottom where the depression lines 420 on one side and the other side are not formed to be supported, the liquid whey contained in Greek yogurt is dropped downward and stored in the whey support part 200 to be stored from the whey. Separate Greek yogurt is completed.

Accordingly, while the existing Greek yogurt production took about 10 hours, by reducing the production time of Greek yogurt by about 5 hours through the present invention, there is a time saving effect according to the production of Greek yogurt, and it is possible to easily and conveniently manufacture Greek yogurt at home. It can have an effect.

In particular, after fermentation of the Greek yogurt raw material accommodated in the third space 324 of the manure unit 300 is completed, the manure unit 300 is rotated 90° with respect to the whey support unit 200 to the end of the protrusion step 410 Since the whey contained in fermented Greek yogurt can be easily separated from the raw materials of Greek yogurt, it is effective to reduce the loss rate of Greek yogurt because there is no need to turn over the Greek yogurt manufacturing equipment.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain the technical idea, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments.

The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: controller
11: power supply
12: temperature control unit
13: control unit
S: pH sensor
100: main body
110: heating container
111: first space
112: heat source
113: first gap-holding protrusion
120: cover
121: cover handle groove
200: whey support
201: the second space
202: second gap-holding protrusion
300: filter
310: bottom face
311: floor through groove
312: bottom mesh net
320: side body
321a: sidebar
321b: side through groove
322: side mesh network
323: handle protrusion
324: third space
330: cover
331: cover recessed groove
400: height adjustment means
410: protruding step
420: depression line

Claims (2)

A body portion including a heat container having a space formed therein and a heat source installed therein to perform a heat function, and a cover for opening and closing the heat container;
A fertilizer installed inside the heating container to accommodate a Greek yogurt material;
A whey support part installed between the body part and the manure part, which separates and supports the whey contained in the greek yogurt after the Greek yogurt material is fermented into greek yogurt by the heating function of the heating container; And
Consisting of a protruding step on both inner surfaces of the whey support part protruding in the longitudinal direction from the bottom to a predetermined position, and a recessed line recessed to correspond to the protruding step on both outer surfaces of the fertilizer, the protruding step is The manure part is fitted to the depression line so that the manure part is accommodated in the whey support part, and when the whey contained in Greek yogurt is removed, the manure part is rotated 90° with respect to the whey support part, And a height adjusting means for supporting the bottom surface so that the height of the manure part is relatively higher than the whey support part to separate the whey. The method of claim 1,
The manure part,
A bottom surface formed in a cross shape so that the bottom through groove is divided into four to form a bottom surface, and a bottom mesh net is formed in the bottom through groove; And
A Greek yogurt manufacturing apparatus comprising: a side body in which a side plate bent upward along the circumference of the bottom surface forms a side surface, and a side mesh net is formed in a side through groove formed through the side plate at regular intervals.

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