KR20230157073A - Electric fryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electric frying device that allows the frying tank to be cleaned conveniently and cleanly by allowing the heater, which is installed to be submerged in a frying tank filled with oil, to be rotated up and down when necessary.
The configuration of the present invention is an electric frying device including a main body in which a frying tank filled with oil is installed, an operating unit provided with a control unit and installed on the front of the main body, and a heating unit for heating the oil, wherein the heating unit includes, A heater main body connected to the control unit in a box shape and rotatable in the vertical direction in the frying tank; And it is provided in a tubular shape that extends vertically downward from the heater main body, is bent in the horizontal direction, and extends forward, and is installed to be submerged in the oil contained inside the frying tank to heat the oil by receiving power from the heater main body. It may include one or more heating heaters.

Description

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The present invention relates to an electric frying device, and specifically, to an electric frying device that allows the frying tank to be cleaned conveniently and cleanly by rotating the heater installed inside the frying tank filled with oil in the up and down direction when necessary. It's about the frying device.

In general, electric frying devices are used to coat meat such as chicken, fish, or vegetables in flour or frying powder and fry them in oil, or to fry various breads such as donuts or croquettes mixed with flour and various auxiliary ingredients in oil. .

In this way, frying devices using electricity have been widely used in various food service areas such as fast food stores and bakeries as the demand for fried food has increased in recent years due to changes in eating patterns and trends in stylization.

As a prior art, Patent Document 1 includes a fryer body provided with a chamber for filling water and oil from the inside lower side, a sight window provided on the front to check the interface between water and oil, and a cooling pipe disposed horizontally in the chamber; It consists of a heater built into the chamber and heating the oil. The cooling pipe is arranged horizontally in the oil-filled chamber area among the chambers of the fryer main body, and both ends are formed by a plurality of upper cooling units coupled to both walls of the fryer main body. The tube is arranged horizontally in the chamber area filled with water among the chambers of the fryer main body, and the upper side is arranged adjacent to the interface between water and oil, and both ends have a plurality of lower cooling pipes connected to both walls of the fryer main body. A water fryer characterized in that it is configured to include a water fryer is disclosed.

This fryer has a structure in which, in addition to the cooling pipe that cools the oil, it is additionally provided with a plurality of cooling pipes for cooling the water in the water-filled area, thereby increasing the cooling efficiency of the water under the oil, thereby reducing the evaporation of water. It has the advantage of being able to prevent.

However, since the conventional fryer such as Patent Document 1 adopts a structure in which the heater is fixed in a chamber provided in the fryer main body, there was a problem in that it was inconvenient to clean the interior of the chamber contaminated by frying dishes.

Therefore, in order to clean the chamber contaminated by frying, the heater must be separated from the fryer main body, which causes the cleaning time to increase due to the difficulty of the separation work.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1134138 (announced on April 9, 2012)

The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and allows the heater, which is installed to be submerged in a frying tank filled with oil, to be rotated in the up and down directions by simple operation by the user when necessary, so that the heater can be used as a frying device. The purpose is to provide an electric frying device that allows the frying tank to be conveniently and cleanly cleaned without having to be separated from the fryer.

The electric frying device according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a main body in which a frying tank filled with oil is installed, an operating unit provided with a control unit and installed on the front of the main body, and a heating unit for heating the oil. An electric frying device, wherein the heating unit includes a heater body that is connected to the control unit in a box shape and is rotatable in the vertical direction in the frying tank; And it is provided in a tubular shape that extends vertically downward from the heater main body, is bent in the horizontal direction, and extends forward, and is installed to be submerged in the oil contained inside the frying tank to heat the oil by receiving power from the heater main body. It may include one or more heating heaters.

The frying tank forms a receiving groove on a side wall forming the inner rear, and the heater portion extending vertically downward from the heater main body may be installed in a shape accommodated in the receiving groove.

The heater main body includes one or more basket hangers that protrude from both sides in the shape of a tube or a rod and form a 'ㄷ' shape extending forward, and hold a basket containing food ingredients; And it may further include a handle provided in an 'ㄱ' shape that protrudes from the basket hanger and extends outward.

It further includes a locking bar that secures the heater body rotated upward, the locking bar having a front end rotatably coupled to the heater body, and a rear end having a shape bent in an 'ㄱ' shape and provided in the frying tank. It can be secured by hanging on a locking ring.

The frying tank may be composed of a tank portion with an empty interior and an open top so that oil and water are separated and accommodated in layers up and down, and a head portion with a ventilation hole, and is located at the lower end of the tank portion adjacent to the interface where oil and water contact. It may further include a cooling unit installed to cool the oil.

In this way, the electric frying device according to the present invention allows the heating heater, which is installed to be submerged in a frying tank filled with oil, to be rotated in the up and down directions by simple operation by the user when necessary, so that the heating heater can be separated from the frying device. It has the effect of allowing you to clean the fryer conveniently and cleanly without having to do so.

Moreover, by locking the locking bar on the locking ring after rotating the heater, the heater can be fixed in an upwardly rotated state, so that the heater can be rotated downward and locked into the frying tank again during the cleaning process of the frying tank. There is also the effect of being able to clean the frying tank while suppressing existing concerns.

In particular, the configuration of the receiving groove formed in the tank forming the frying tank prevents the heater from protruding into the frying tank during the use process, thereby ensuring the convenience of the using process.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing an electric frying device according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the heating part of the electric frying device according to the present invention.
Figures 3 and 4 are schematic cross-sectional views to explain the electric frying device according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a partial perspective view schematically showing the heating part of the electric frying device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Here, in adding reference numerals to components in each drawing, it should be noted that identical components are indicated with the same reference numerals as much as possible, even if they are shown in different drawings.

In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related known functions or configurations will be omitted in order to not obscure the gist of the present invention.

And, when a part is said to “include” a certain component, this means that it does not exclude other components but may further include other components, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

In addition, in explaining the present invention, the upper and lower sides and the front and rear will be described based on the state in which the heater is installed in a shape that extends vertically downward from the heater body, is bent in the horizontal direction, and extends forward. .

In addition, the inner expression refers to each component or a part in the inner direction divided by each component, and the outer expression refers to the part in the opposite direction or the same direction as the inner expression. Let me explain.

The present invention relates to an electric frying device that allows the frying tank to be cleaned conveniently and cleanly by allowing the heater, which is installed to be submerged in a frying tank filled with oil, to be rotated up and down when necessary.

The configuration of the present invention for this purpose includes a main body in which a frying tank 40 filled with oil is installed, an operating unit provided with a control unit and installed on the front of the main body, and a heating unit 100 that heats the oil. It is based on what has been accomplished.

In addition, the frying tank 40 installed in the main body may be composed of a tank portion 20 with an empty interior and an open top to accommodate oil, and a head portion 30 with a ventilation hole.

In this invention, the heater body 110 forming the heating unit 100 is installed to be rotatable in the vertical direction on the head part 30 forming the frying tank 40, as well as heating oil in the heater main body 110. It would be said that there is a technical point in installing the heating heater 120.

In this way, the heating unit 100 of the present invention is composed of a heater body 110 and a heating heater 120.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the heater body 110 may be rotatably installed in the vertical direction on the head 30 forming the frying tank 40 while being connected to the control unit in a box shape.

For example, the heater body 110 may be provided in the form of an enclosure of various shapes having a polygonal cross-section including a square, and has a structure on the inside that can supply power to the heater 120, which will be described later. It can be done.

In addition, the heater main body 110 is provided in the shape of a tube or a rod to form a 'ㄷ' shape that protrudes from both sides and extends forward, and is immersed in the fryer 40 filled with oil to contain food ingredients and fry them. It may be configured to include one or more basket hangers 111 on which the basket 50 can be hung.

For example, the basket hanger 111 can be made of an insulating material such as metal or synthetic resin to ensure safety, and can be held by hooks formed on the basket 50.

Additionally, the heater main body 110 may be configured to include a handle 112 provided in an 'ㄱ' shape that protrudes from the basket hanger 111 and extends outward.

This handle 112, like the basket hanger 111, is also made of an insulating material such as metal or synthetic resin to ensure convenience and safety in use, and for example, protrudes from the basket hanger 111 and extends forward. It can be provided in a shape that forms.

In addition, the heater body 110 may be configured to further include a locking bar 113 that secures the heater body 110 rotated upward from the head portion 30 forming the frying tank 40.

This locking bar 113 is installed so that the front end is freely rotatably coupled to the heater main body 110, and the rear end is bent in an 'ㄱ' shape to form the frying tank 40, for example, the frying tank 40. By being fixed to the locking ring 31 provided on the head portion 30, it is provided integrally with the heater body 110 rotated upward and forms a shape rotated upward by the rotation of the heater body 110, which will be described later. The heating heater 120 can also be maintained in a fixed state.

For example, when cleaning the frying tank 40, the user holds the handle 112 and rotates the heater body 110 upward so that the heater 120, which will be described later, forms the frying tank 40. The heater body 110 is rotated upward by forming the part 20 into a shape that is separated from the upper side and then locking the locking bar 113 on the locking ring 31 while holding the handle 112. After fixing, the frying tank 40 can be cleaned.

Through this, convenience can be secured in the cleaning process of the frying tank 40, and the frying tank 40 can be cleaned more cleanly.

In addition, the heater body 110 is connected to the control unit and is provided with a microswitch on the inner part to supply power, so that the heater body 110 is rotated to operate the heater 120, which will be described later, in the frying tank 40. ), the power supply itself to the heater body 110 is cut off through the micro switch connected to the control unit, thereby cutting off the power supplied to the heater 120, thereby preventing the occurrence of electric shock or burns during cleaning. suppressed to ensure safety.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the heater 120 is provided in a tubular shape extending vertically downward from the heater main body 110 and bent in the horizontal direction to extend forward, and the frying tank 40 It may be configured to be installed to be immersed in the oil contained inside the tank portion 20, and to be provided with one or more units to heat the oil by receiving power from the heater main body 110.

For example, the heating heater 120 may have a circular tube shape, and an electric heating wire may be installed inside. In addition to having a predetermined length, a plurality of heaters 120 may be arranged in a zigzag shape.

In addition, the size, length, or diameter of the heater 120 can be selected in consideration of the size or capacity of the tank portion 20 forming the frying tank 40 or the amount of oil to be heated.

In this type of heater 120, the heater body 110 is connected to the control unit of the operation unit, so that power is supplied through the connection area (power supply area) with the heater body 110, and power is supplied or temperature is set or controlled by the operation unit. It is installed so that heating time, etc. can be controlled.

In addition, in the present invention, a certain amount of water is soaked in the inner lower part of the tank portion 20 forming the frying tank 40, and oil is poured to the top of the water so that the oil and water are layered up and down due to the difference in specific gravity, and the oil By applying heat only with the heater 120, it can be applied as a water-feeding fryer that allows cooked food residues, etc. to settle to the bottom when frying food ingredients.

To implement this, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, oil and water can be separated and accommodated in layers up and down inside the tank portion 20 forming the frying tank 40, and heated. The heater 120 can be installed to be immersed only in the oil contained inside the tank unit 20, and includes a cooling unit installed at the lower end of the tank unit 20 adjacent to the interface between oil and water to cool the oil. You can make it happen.

With these configurations, the electric frying device including the outer case 10 forming the main body constitutes an oil-water separation type electric frying device disclosed in "Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0070031" previously filed by the present applicant. Since the main body, operating part, external case, tank part, head part, frying tank and cooling part are the same or similar, the specific structure and operating method thereof will be omitted in order to not obscure the gist of the present invention.

On the other hand, the tank portion 20 forming the frying tank 40 of the present invention forms a receiving groove 21 on the side wall forming the inner rear, and has a heating heater ( The portion of 120) may be installed in a shape to be accommodated in the receiving groove 21.

Through this, the possibility of the heater 120 protruding into the tank 20 forming the frying tank 40 during use of the frying device is suppressed, so that the basket 50 can be removed from the frying tank 40 or the basket can be hung. In the cooking process or management of the frying device, such as hanging the basket 50 on (111) or removing the residue (fried frying powder, etc.) that may remain in the frying tank 40 after frying the ingredients. Convenience can also be secured.

In the above, the present invention has been shown and described with reference to specific specific embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

10: External case 20: Tank part
21: receiving groove 30: head part
31: lock ring 40: frying tank
50: Basket 100: Heating unit
110: Heater body 111: Basket hanger
112: handle 113: lock bar
120: Heating heater

Claims (5)

An electric frying device comprising a main body in which a frying tank filled with oil is installed, an operating unit provided with a control unit and installed on the front of the main body, and a heating unit that heats the oil,
The heating unit,
A heater main body connected to the control unit in a box shape and rotatable in the vertical direction in the frying tank; and
It is provided in a tubular shape, extends vertically downward from the heater main body, is bent in the horizontal direction, and extends forward, and is installed to be immersed in the oil contained inside the frying tank to heat the oil by receiving power from the heater main body. An electric frying device comprising the above heating heater. According to paragraph 1,
The frying tank forms a receiving groove on the side wall forming the inner rear,
An electric frying device, characterized in that the heater portion extending vertically downward from the heater body is installed in a shape to be accommodated in the receiving groove. According to paragraph 1,
The heater body is,
One or more basket hangers that are provided in the shape of a tube or rod to form a 'ㄷ' shape that protrudes from both sides and extends forward and holds a basket containing food ingredients; and
An electric frying device further comprising a handle provided in an 'ㄱ' shape that protrudes from the basket hanger and extends outward. According to paragraph 1,
It further includes a locking bar to secure the heater body rotated upward,
The locking bar is an electric frying device, characterized in that the front end is rotatably coupled to the heater main body, and the rear end is bent into an 'ㄱ' shape and is fixed by being caught by a lock ring provided in the fryer. According to paragraph 1,
The frying tank may be composed of a tank part with an empty interior and an open top so that oil and water are separated and accommodated in layers above and below, and a head part with a ventilation hole,
An electric frying device further comprising a cooling unit installed at the lower end of the tank unit adjacent to the interface between oil and water to cool the oil.

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