TW202300032A - Automatic egg cooking device and cooking method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of cooking equipment, and particularly relates to an automatic egg cooking device and cooking method. Compared with the prior art, the automatic egg cooking device is provided with a cooking shovel with a stirrer and a scraper, and the stirrer or the scraper is selected to process egg food materials according to a control mode, for example, the egg food materials are stirred through the stirrer, the egg food materials can be pushed, scooped up, turned over and cut off through the scraper, the cooking shovel is repeatedly operated to complete the needed egg cooking finished product. The automation of egg frying cooking can be achieved in cooperation with a driving module, manual intervention is avoided, and the labor cost is reduced, sanitation and food quality are ensured, and product popularization is facilitated.

Description

Automatic egg cooking device and cooking method

The invention belongs to a food appliance, in particular to an automatic egg cooking device which simplifies the operation process, improves the operation efficiency and maintains the quality.

With the development of industrialization, people’s opportunities to eat out have increased significantly, which has also promoted the vigorous development of the catering industry. In order to attract customers, all stores have developed their cuisine creativity or technology, which not only satisfies the tastes of the public, but also makes people feel more comfortable. The culinary skills can continue to grow.

However, considering the increase in the cost of ingredients and labor, if we insist on relying on manpower from the selection of ingredients to the completion of each dish, it will inevitably lead to an increase in product prices and make it difficult to survive in the market, so part of the work will be performed by machines , and even handing over simple cooking to machines for automatic completion is an inevitable development trend in the industry.

In fact, although the delicacy of many dishes comes from the skill and experience of chefs, which cannot be replaced by machines, some simple dishes can be expected to maintain their quality. As long as the prescribed procedures are followed step by step, everyone Both can make delicious dishes. If this type of cooking is automated, not only can the cost be greatly reduced, but the quality and taste can be effectively controlled. What's more, since there is no need for a professional chef to be present, it is even possible to adopt the vending machine consumption method, and place the automatic cooking machine in a crowded place, or in a convenience store, or in a leisure place. As long as the taste meets the requirements and the price is reasonable, it is undoubtedly a big business opportunity, which is beneficial to both merchants and consumers.

Based on the above ideas, the inventor of this case scanned the catering industry on the market and found that egg dishes are one of the most suitable foods for full automation, because they are cheap, delicious, easy to be accepted by the public, and the method is simple and easy. Write a standard process, so automating it should be a good idea.

Known egg cooking device such as Chinese Patent No. CN112315343A "a kind of fried egg robot preparation system", it mainly includes a collaborative robot (5), has a collaborative robot body (5-4), and this collaborative robot body (5- 4) A spatula (5-1) and an egg-opening claw (5-2) are respectively installed through the flange, and a suction cup (5-3) is fixedly installed on the flange; the collaborative robot body (5-4) utilizes The suction cup (5-3) grabs the egg, and utilizes the egg-opening claw (5-2) to carry out the action of opening the egg, and then the cooked fried egg is delivered to the designated position by the spatula (5-1), and the work of frying the egg is completed.

This known patent provides an automatic omelette machine, but the disadvantages of this known patent are also obvious, because the collaborative robot itself has a complex structure, high cost, and lengthy operation process, and it takes a long time to complete an omelette. It is not economical; moreover, this known patent can only carry out the single frying work, and mistakes are also prone to occur, causing the work to be unable to proceed smoothly, so it cannot be popularized and used.

In view of the lack of an automatic egg cooking device suitable for a variety of egg cooking on the market, the inventor is actively researching and developing, hoping to realize the concept of fully automatic egg cooking, so as to benefit the majority of the public.

However, after all, there is no similar product on the market, so the inventor can only conceive with the traditional manual method, combined with the expertise of automatic control and mechanical structure, after repeated testing and modification, the automatic egg cooking device was finally completed.

In order to overcome the above disadvantages, the object of the present invention is to provide an automatic egg cooking device, which realizes the automation of fried and scrambled egg dishes, reduces labor costs, is beneficial to the promotion of products, and achieves the goal of serving delicious egg dishes at any time. Effect.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic egg cooking device, which is fully automated without human intervention, and can ensure hygiene and product quality.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic egg cooking device, which can be further extended to other foods with similar cooking methods, and the development is unlimited.

In order to achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide an automatic egg cooking device, which includes a feeding hopper, a working platform, a heater, a cooking shovel, a driving module and a control module.

The feeding hopper is used to put egg ingredients onto the working platform, and the working platform is used to carry the egg ingredients. The heater is placed under the working platform to heat the working platform. The two ends of the cooking spatula are respectively There is a stirrer and a scraper, and there is a rotating shaft in the middle of the cooking shovel, so that the cooking shovel rotates around the rotating shaft to choose to use the stirrer or the scraper to cook the egg material on the working platform. The driving module is connected to drive the cooking shovel to work, and the control module is connected to control the working modes of the feeding hopper, the heater and the driving module.

The cooking method of the automatic egg cooking device of the present invention completed above is as follows: according to the required cooking requirements, set the control mode in the control module, then put the egg material into the working platform from the feeding hopper, and then start The heater heats the working platform, and at the same time starts the cooking shovel to cook the egg material. After the cooking is completed, turn off the heater, and use the cooking shovel to move the finished egg cooking product out of the working platform to complete the work .

For the aforementioned method, the process of putting in the egg ingredients so as to remove the finished egg dishes can be repeated to complete the required quantity.

In the aforementioned device, the feed hopper can be selected as a whole egg drop-in type or an egg liquid injection type.

If the egg liquid injection type is used, it is equipped with a refrigerator and an automatic seasoning device. The automatic seasoning device can mix and stir the initial egg liquid with a fixed proportion of condiments, store them in the refrigerator, and measure and sense The controller monitors its storage and sends it back to the control module.

An outlet is arranged at one end of the working platform, and a container is placed at the outlet end, which is used to carry the cooked egg material.

The agitator at one end of the cooking shovel is a plate with a toothed structure, which is inserted up and down or swings back and forth to process the egg material; the scraper at the other end of the cooking shovel is flat on one side and inclined on the other. , the plane end is used to push the egg material, and the slope end is convenient to scoop up the egg material, or use the blade structure formed by the plane and the slope to cut the egg material.

Use the stirrer at one end of the cooking shovel to stir the egg material, or use the scraper at the other end of the cooking shovel to push, scoop up, turn over, and cut the egg material, and repeat the cooking Shovel to complete the finished egg dish as desired.

Furthermore, the control module is programmable, and different workflows can be set according to different egg ingredients or cooking requirements.

Moreover, a condiment hopper is arranged on the top of the working platform, and is connected and driven by the control module to put in condiments required for egg cooking. When in front of the platform, the condiment is put in manually or automatically, and then moved to the top of the working platform, and the condiment is put on the egg material during the cooking process.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, so as to define the protection scope of the present invention more clearly.

Please refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, a kind of automatic egg cooking device of the present invention includes a casing 100, which is provided with a feed hopper 200, a working platform 300, a heater 400, a cooking The shovel 500 , a driving module 600 and a control module 700 .

The casing 100 is used for encapsulating other structures, so that the casing 100 can be conveniently moved and installed to a desired position, and then the automatic cooking operation of egg cooking can be performed immediately.

The feed hopper 200 is used to put egg ingredients 900 onto the working platform 300, which is replaceable, and can be a whole egg drop-in type or an egg liquid injection type. If it is a whole egg drop-in type, only the eggshell Knock it open and pour the whole content into the working platform 300 to perform cooking work such as poached eggs; if it is an egg liquid injection type, pour the mixed egg liquid into the working platform 300 to perform cooking work such as scrambled eggs; use The user can change the form of the feed hopper 200 as needed to meet cooking needs.

For the design of the feeding hopper 200 of the egg liquid injection type, it is further equipped with a refrigerated refrigerator and an automatic seasoning device (not shown in the figure). Water, cream, etc.) are mixed and stirred, and stored in the refrigerator, and the stored amount is monitored by a metering sensor and sent back to the control module.

The working platform 300 is used to carry the egg material 900 , and the heater 400 is placed under the working platform 300 for heating the working platform 300 to cook the egg material 900 .

The cooking spatula 500 has a stirrer 510 and a scraper 520 at both ends, and a rotating shaft 530 in the middle of the cooking spatula 500, so that the cooking spatula 500 can rotate around the rotating shaft 530 to choose to use the stirrer 510 or the scraper 520. Cook the egg material 900 on the working platform 300; the driving module 600 is connected to drive the cooking shovel 500 to work, and can control the cooking shovel 500 to move back and forth, swing and other actions, and arrange actions according to the type of cooking The method, its structure and actions are prior art, and will not be repeated here.

The control module 700 is connected to control the working mode of the feed hopper 200, the heater 400 and the drive module 600, and its control surface can be installed on the casing 100 for operation, and the control module 700 is not only preset In addition to the control method, it can also be changed to a programmable design, so that the user can set different workflows for different egg ingredients 900 or cooking requirements.

In addition, one end of the working platform 300 is provided with an outlet 310 , and a container 800 is placed at the end of the outlet 310 for carrying the cooked egg material 900 .

Please cooperate as shown in Figure 6 to Figure 8, the present invention completed through the above-mentioned structure, the steps of its cooking method roughly include: Step 1, the user operates the control module 700 on the casing 100 to set the control mode according to the required cooking requirements; Step 2, the control module 700 activates the hopper 200 to put the egg material 900 onto the working platform 300; Step 3, the control module 700 activates the heater 400 to heat the working platform 300, and simultaneously activates the cooking shovel 500 to cook the egg material 900; Step 4, finish cooking, turn off the heater 400, and use the cooking shovel 500 to move the finished egg cooking product out of the working platform 300, and put it into the container 800 through the outlet 310 to complete.

For the foregoing method, the process of putting in the egg material 900 so as to remove the finished egg material can be repeated to complete the required quantity.

Please refer to each figure again, the important feature of the present invention is the design of the cooking shovel 500, the stirrer 510 at one end of the cooking shovel 500 is a plate body with a toothed structure 511, and the egg is processed by inserting up and down or swinging back and forth For the ingredients 900, the scraper 520 at the other end of the cooking spatula 500 has a flat surface 521 on one side and an inclined surface 522 on the other side. The flat surface 521 is used to push the egg ingredients 900, and the inclined surface 522 is convenient for scooping up the egg ingredients. 900, or use the blade structure formed by the flat surface 521 and the inclined surface 522 to cut the egg food material 900.

In this way, the egg material 900 can be stirred by the stirrer 510 at one end of the cooking spatula 500 swinging back and forth, or the egg material 900 can be pushed and scooped up by the scraper 520 at the other end of the cooking spatula 500 , flipping, and cutting actions, and repeatedly operate the cooking shovel 500 to complete the desired finished egg cooking.

In addition, a condiment hopper is set above the working platform 300, and is connected and driven by the control module 700 to put in the condiments required for egg cooking. When in front of the working platform 300 , put the condiment manually or automatically, and then move to the top of the working platform 300 , and put the condiment on the egg material 900 during the cooking process.

The above embodiments are only to illustrate the technical concept and characteristics of the present invention. All equivalent changes or modifications shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

100: Chassis 200: Feed hopper 300: working platform 310: export 400: heater 500: cooking spatula 510: Stirrer 511: tooth structure 520: scraper 521: plane 522: Bevel 530: shaft 600: drive module 700: Control module 800: container 900: egg ingredients

Fig. 1 is the appearance perspective view of automatic egg cooking device of the present invention; Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the main structure of the automatic egg cooking device; Fig. 3 is the three-dimensional schematic view of the main structure of the automatic egg cooking device after turning over the cooking shovel; 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the stirring action of the automatic egg cooking device; Fig. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the automatic egg cooking device moving the cooking shovel; Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the stirring action of the implementation steps of the automatic egg cooking device; Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the action of moving ingredients in the implementation steps of the automatic egg cooking device; and Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of the action of removing the finished egg preparation in the implementation steps of the automatic egg preparation device.

200: Feed hopper

300: working platform

400: heater

500: cooking spatula

510: Stirrer

511: tooth structure

520: scraper

521: plane

522: Bevel

530: shaft

600: drive module

Claims (9)

An automatic egg cooking device, comprising: One into the hopper, used to put egg ingredients; A working platform, used to carry the egg material; a heater placed under the working platform to heat the working platform; A cooking shovel has a stirrer and a scraper at its two ends, and a rotating shaft in the middle of the cooking shovel, so that the cooking shovel can be rotated around the rotating shaft to select whether to use the stirrer or the scraper for the work platform. Egg ingredients for cooking; A driving module, connected to and driving the cooking shovel to work; A control module is connected to control the working modes of the feeding hopper, the heater and the driving module. The automatic egg cooking device as described in claim 1, wherein, the feeding hopper can be selected as a whole egg drop-in type or an egg liquid injection type, and the egg liquid injection type is further equipped with a refrigerator and an automatic seasoning device, the automatic seasoning device The initial egg liquid can be mixed and stirred with a fixed proportion of condiments, and stored in the refrigerator, and the stored amount is monitored by a metering sensor and sent back to the control module. The automatic egg cooking device as described in Claim 1, wherein an outlet is provided at one end of the working platform, and a container is placed at the outlet end for carrying the cooked egg material. The automatic egg cooking device according to Claim 1, wherein the stirrer is a plate body with a toothed structure, and is inserted up and down or swings back and forth to process the egg material. The automatic egg cooking device according to claim 1, wherein one side of the scraper is flat, and the other side has a slope, the flat end is used to push the egg material, and the slope end is convenient for scooping up the egg material, or using the The blade structure formed by the flat surface and the inclined surface performs a cutting action on the egg material. The automatic egg cooking device as described in Claim 1, wherein the control module is programmable, and different workflows can be set for different egg ingredients or cooking requirements. The automatic egg cooking device as described in Claim 1, wherein a condiment hopper is arranged above the working platform, and is connected and driven by the control module, and the condiment hopper puts the condiment on the egg material during the cooking process . A cooking method of an automatic egg cooking device as described in Claim 1, the steps of which are: Set the control mode in the control module according to the required cooking requirements; putting the egg material onto the working platform from the feeding hopper; Start the heater to heat the working platform, and at the same time start the cooking shovel to cook the egg material; Finish cooking, turn off the heater, and use the cooking shovel to move the finished egg cooking product out of the working platform; The process of putting in the egg material so as to remove the finished egg material is repeated to complete the required quantity. The cooking method of the automatic egg cooking device as described in Claim 8, wherein, according to different cooking needs, use the stirrer at one end of the cooking shovel to stir the egg material, or use the stirrer at the other end of the cooking shovel to stir the egg material. The scraper pushes, scoops up, turns over, and cuts the egg material, and repeatedly operates the cooking shovel to complete the desired finished egg cooking.

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