RU171486U1 - SMOKING COOKWARE WITH SMOKING FUNCTION - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to household appliances, in particular to devices for cooking. A smoked cooker contains a housing with at least one heating element and a removable cooking container located in the housing. A control module is located in the housing, the terminals of which are connected respectively to the output of the power module, designed to connect at least one of the indicated heating elements to the electric network, with the output of the display unit, with the output of at least one temperature sensor and manual control unit. The crock-pot has one or several smoking grates, with the possibility of installing inside the container for cooking, as well as a smoke generator. Moreover, according to a utility model, the smoke generator is made in the form of a removable nozzle for smoking, electrically connected to the control module of the multicooker, in which there is a smoking function, through a connector installed in the multicooker case, and the multicooker additionally has a lid for smoking with an opening for installing a nozzle for it smoking. As a result, the production and operation of the multicooker is simplified while expanding its functionality. 1 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to household appliances, in particular to devices for cooking, namely an electric multicooker that provides both manual and remote control of the main cooking parameters, namely, delayed start time, cooking time, temperature conditions.

Electric multicookers are known in the art, typically containing a housing into which a cooking bowl is mounted. The multicooker manual control unit, an indication unit, a multicooker control module, a power unit, heating elements and temperature sensors are also located in the case (see, for example, http://www.polar.ru/catalog/multiplecooking/).

The main cooking parameters are set manually using the controls located on the manual control unit of the multicooker. The electrical signal from the manual control unit enters the control module, which, through the power unit, connects the heating elements to the electrical network. In this case, the order of connecting the heating elements, their operating time, speed and level of heating are set by the multicooker control module. Simultaneously with the multicooker control module, information about a given cooking program is displayed on the display unit, which is displayed on the display unit board.

The temperature inside the cooking bowl is controlled by temperature sensors, which convert the temperature inside the bowl into an electrical signal that enters the control module. The control module compares the data on the temperature inside the bowl coming from the temperature sensors with the set temperature, its rise rate and cooking time. Information about the completed program and the time remaining until the end of the program is displayed on the display of the display unit. After the end of the set program, an audible signal sounds about the readiness of food.

The described multicookers provide cooking in various modes, including cooking, frying, stewing, but they are not suitable for smoking products.

A multicooker with the smoking function Unit USP-1210S is also known (see, for example, http://www.unit.ru/cat/cooking/skorovarki1/multivarkaskorovarkakoptilnya_usp1210s/), selected as the closest analogue. Known multicooker contains a housing, a bowl for cooking, a power supply, a heating element, a display and a control unit. The smoking function is provided in a well-known multicooker through the use of an additional specialized bowl, inside of which a smoke generator is installed on the side. The latter is a heating element in the form of a rod with a capacity for wood chips mounted on it, and the heating element is connected to the power supply by means of terminals mounted on the walls of a specialized smoking bowl.

A disadvantage of the well-known multicooker is the possibility of realizing the smoking function only using a highly specialized bowl, the use of which in other modes of operation of the multicooker seems problematic. Cooking, frying or stewing using a special smoking bowl may damage the terminals for connecting to the smoke generator; the known model does not provide any protection from exposure to high temperatures in other modes than smoking. This entails the inconvenience of operating the well-known multicooker due to the need to purchase and store a bulky element (special bowl) in the device, which has limited functionality. The installation of electrical connections in the housing of a special bowl complicates and, among other things, increases the cost of the manufacturing process of the known device.

The inventive utility model is aimed at eliminating the disadvantages of analog devices known in the prior art. The technical result of this utility model is the expansion of the arsenal of electrical household devices with a smoking function, simplifying production, in particular reducing material consumption, as well as simplifying the operation of the multicooker.

The specified result is achieved in the claimed utility model, which is a multicooker that contains a housing with at least one heating element, a removable cooking container located in the housing, a control module located in the housing, the terminals of which are connected respectively to the output of the power module intended for connection to the electrical network of at least one of these heating elements, with the output of the display unit, with the output of at least one temperature sensor and and manual control, one or more arrays for smoking, and smoke generator. Moreover, according to a utility model, the smoke generator is made in the form of a removable nozzle for smoking, and the multicooker has a lid with a hole made in it, through which the nozzle for smoking is installed inside the container for cooking. In this case, the smoking nozzle is electrically (preferably by means of a cord and plug) connected to the control module having the smoking function through an electrical connector installed in the multicooker case.

Preferably, the smoking nozzle has an electric heater that produces smoke by heating the wood chips placed inside the nozzle.

The declared multicooker does not require the use of additional capacity for smoking, which simplifies its production, including by simplifying the layout and reducing material consumption, and simplifying operation. In the inventive multicooker, the installation of electrical terminals inside the container for cooking exposed to high temperatures is excluded, which also simplifies the production of the device and increases its convenience by increasing reliability.

The essence of the claimed utility model is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows a crock-pot in accordance with the preferred case of the utility model.

A multicooker with a smoking function contains a housing 1 and a removable cooking container in the form of a bowl 2. For realizing the stated purpose, the multicook manual control unit, display unit, multicook control module, power unit, heating elements and temperature sensors are preferably located in the housing (not shown in the drawing )

The manual control unit provides the user with input data for cooking programs, the display unit provides information on the parameters of the multicooker for perception by the user. The control module contains a set of software and hardware tools that control the operation of the device, including, but not limited to, connecting the heating elements, setting the time of their operation, speed and level of heating, receiving and processing signals from the manual control unit, temperature sensors, power unit , information transfer to the display unit for its visualization, etc. The heating elements can be installed in a standard way for multicookers - under the container 2 for cooking and / or along its side walls and / or in the lid 6 of the multicooker. Temperature sensors are installed with the possibility of measuring the temperature inside the tank 2 for cooking and sending the measurement results to the control module for processing. The power unit is used to connect electrical elements of the multicooker to the network and the smooth operation of the device. The above set of elements is common for multicookers known in the prior art, and provides the convenience of multicookers in operation by facilitating the cooking process in different modes.

To implement the smoking function, the claimed utility model also provides smoking grates 3, a smoking lid 4, a smoking nozzle (smoke generator) 5, a multi-cooker lid 6, a power cord 7 for a smoking nozzle, a plug 8 for a smoking cord and an electrical connector 9 located on the body of the multicooker, for connecting a nozzle for smoking. The smoking function is introduced into the multicooker control module.

Smoking is a process of processing products with smoke in order to give them a special taste and aroma, while distinguishing between hot and cold smoking. Hot smoking is a type of heat treatment with a cooking temperature of ~ 110 ° C. After this treatment, the product is immediately ready for use. When cold smoked, processing is carried out at ambient temperature. Therefore, ready-to-eat foods are used to give them a smoky flavor. The smoking function is preferably realized by successively pressing the "MENU" button on the multicooker manual control unit, and the smoking mode is selected: "COLD SMOKING" or "HOT SMOKING".

To carry out the smoking process, the smoke generator 5 may include an electrically heated rod (heater) and an elongated casing covering it, which is closed by a removable cap from the side facing the inside of the cooking container 2. The casing may be detachably connected to the heater or the base of the smoke generator 5 and has at least partially perforated walls. The lid for smoking 4 preferably has sealing elements for hermetically installing the smoke generator 5 in the hole in the lid 4 so that the resulting smoke does not come out during the smoking process.

For the multicooker to work in smoking mode, grates 3 for smoking are installed in the bowl 2 for cooking and products for processing are placed on them. The crock-pot is closed by the lid 4 for smoking, while the lid of the crock-pot 6 is in the tilted position.

The casing of the smoke generator 5 is fixed so that the heater is inside it. Between the heater and the casing, sawdust of oak, alder or other wood is poured, then the casing with sawdust from the end is closed with a cap. The heater is thus in direct contact with the sawdust. The assembled smoking nozzle 5 is inserted into the opening of the smoking lid 4 so that the casing with sawdust and a heater located inside it is facing inside the cooking container 2, and the power cord 7 of the smoking nozzle is brought out.

The plug 8 of the power cord of the smoking nozzle is inserted into the electrical connector 9 on the body 2 of the multicooker. The crock-pot is connected to the power supply network and successively pressing the "MENU" button selects the smoking mode. In the process of operation of the multicooker, the heater of the smoking nozzle 5 is brought to a temperature at which the wood sawdust contacting it begins to smolder and emit smoke, with the help of which the products located on the smoking grates are smoked. In the case of hot smoking, the products located on the smoking grates are subjected to heat treatment by connecting the heating elements of the multicooker. After the smoking program ends, a beep sounds and the multicooker turns off.

Immediately after completion of the smoking process, the multicooker can be used for cooking in a different mode, for this it is only necessary to remove the lattice 3 from the tank 2 and remove the lid 4 with the smoke generator 5. Thus, the introduction of a new function (smoking) expands the multicooker’s functionality to ensure its ease operation when using various cooking modes.

The simplicity of the implementation and layout of the elements necessary for smoking (lids 4, nozzles 5), the ability to quickly install and remove them when changing cooking modes provides not only operational convenience, but also simplifies the production of a multicooker in comparison with the well-known counterpart, since technologically complex operations to connect electrical elements (terminals) with the walls of the tank 2, increases the reliability of the device (especially in the mode of hot smoking at elevated temperatures), simplified requirements electrical safety.

Thus, the technical result of the claimed utility model is achieved, namely, by expanding the functionality of the multicooker, the production process is simplified, and the proposed device is improved in reliability and usability.

Claims (1)

A multicooker with a smoking function, comprising a housing with heating elements, the housing configured to accommodate a cooking container, in addition, the housing also has a multicook control module, a multicook manual control unit, an indication unit, a power module and temperature sensors, the module controlling the multicooker with its findings is connected to the output of the power module, configured to provide the connection to the electric network of these heating elements, with the output of the unit indications, with the findings of temperature sensors and a manual control unit, and the multicook control module has a smoking function and is configured to electrically connect a smoke generator to it through a connector installed in the multicooker case.

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