WO2008025242A1

WO2008025242A1 - Moving method of cooking pot and device thereof

Info

Publication number: WO2008025242A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/002522
Authority: WO
Inventors: Xiaoyong Liu
Original assignee: Xiaoyong Liu
Priority date: 2006-08-22
Filing date: 2007-08-21
Publication date: 2008-03-06
Also published as: CN101129248A; CN101505640B; HK1134643A1; CN101505640A

Abstract

A moving method of a cooking pot (107) comprises the steps: the pot (107) moving between tow terminals; maintaining a gradient angle θ between the pot (107) and the movement direction during the said movement, wherein 0°<θ<180°; the pot (107) being accelerated during the said movement.

Description

Cookware movement method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to a pan moving method and a device and cooking apparatus for realizing the pan moving method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a pan moving method for an automatic or semi-automatic cooking apparatus, a pan moving device for implementing the same, and an automatic/semi-automatic cooking device equipped with the pan moving device. Background technique

Pot movement is an important part of cooking, especially Chinese professional cooking. The most important and common use is the turning pot and the pot. Turning the pot is to increase the movement and flipping of the material in the pot by the acceleration/deceleration movement of the pot. Usually, the material in the pot is thrown up (or not thrown), so that it is turned over, turned over, and then returned to the pot to achieve the hook. The purpose of heating the material in the pot and mixing the materials. The swaying pot is driven by the acceleration/deceleration movement of the pot to produce a displacement of the material in the pot, and a relative movement with the inner surface of the pot to prevent the material from sticking to the pot and uniformly heating it.

Fully automatic or partial automatic turning of the material to be cooked is one of the important prerequisites for automatic/semi-automatic cooking. The automatic/semi-automation of the pan movement is a key component of automatic/semi-automatic flipping. The automatic/semi-automation of the movement of the pot can greatly reduce the labor intensity, improve the accuracy of the movement and strength of the pot, and achieve better and more consistent cooking results.

Chinese Patent Application No. 92101587.9 proposes to mount the pot on a support device mounted on a fulcrum shaft and including first and second portions extending outwardly from each side of the fulcrum shaft, the pot being mounted in the first portion Above, the driving device drives the second portion to drive the first portion and the pan around the fulcrum axis to accelerate and decelerate between a first position 12 of the substantially horizontal level of the pan and a second position M at which the pan is angled downwardly and horizontally, and The food placed in the pan is pushed into the air, causing the food to flip to evenly heat different parts of the food. The rotating shaft of the above device is outside the range of the cookware, the material has a poor turning effect, and it is not easy to control the material falling position, and may even fall outside the pot. The device needs to reposition the piston related components in the movement acceleration of the pan, and the acceleration of the pan movement after the various adjustments in one cooking is not variable, the motion state is too simple and difficult to control, and the spiral arm mechanism causes poor stability, The impact and the occupied space are too large, which affects the design and implementation of other functions of the automatic cooking device.

In the Chinese automatic cooking machine disclosed in Chinese Patent No. 98232654.8, it is proposed to mount the pot on a rotating shaft, and the motor drives the pot and the gas appliance to continuously rotate and reverse, so that the dish is not obtained in the pot. The flip is turned off to heat the hook. When the pot moves in this way, the material usually moves with the pot. When the pot moves to a high point, the material will slide down the wall and the flipping function is limited.

The above-mentioned devices all use the pot to rotate around a certain rotating shaft or flip through the pot to realize the turning of the pot. The turning effect is not good, the requirements on the mechanism and the driving device are very high, and the cost is high and the damage is easy. Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic or semi-automatic, non-rotating/non-inverting pot moving method, which can accelerate/decelerate at an appropriate position and timing, and can realize a pan and a pan The action, the pot does not have to be rotated or turned over to flip, flip and/or move the material in the pot relative to the surface of the pot.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a pan moving device that realizes the above-described pan moving method.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic or semi-automatic cooking apparatus which can implement the above-described pot moving method by using the above-described pot moving device.

In order to achieve the above object of the invention, on the one hand, the inventors of the present invention have intensively developed an automatic or semi-automatic, non-rotating/non-inverting pan moving method, which comprises:

(1) moving the pan between the two end points;

(2) During the above movement, the angle between the pot and its moving direction is a certain angle of inclination θ, where 0° < θ <180°;

(3) The cookware generates acceleration during the movement.

The above-described pan movement between the two end points is preferably a reciprocating motion.

In the above method, it is very important to maintain a certain angle of inclination between the pot and the direction of movement during all the time of the pot movement, or part of the period, especially when the material is to be turned over, that is, the pot is not It is placed parallel to the direction of motion, but has a certain angle with the direction of motion. It is because of the presence of such an angle, coupled with the acceleration during the movement, that the cooking material in the pan can be automatically flipped and/or turned over during the movement. When the swaying pot is moved, the presence of the above-mentioned angle 有所 is helpful for the relative movement between the material and the pot. In special cases, the angle can also be zero, that is, a simple swaying movement is performed.

In the present invention, a certain angle of inclination between the above-mentioned pot and the direction of movement of the pot can be understood as a certain angle between the part of the pot with the movement of the animal material and the direction of movement thereof. The part of the pot with animal material movement refers to the fact that the pot starts to perform a certain movement, starts an acceleration/deceleration, or At some point in the movement (for example, before the start of the panning movement), the body of the material is in the place where the pot is located, and the movement of the pot is transmitted to the material through the part. The material may be placed in advance at the site or moved from other parts of the pan to the site. The angle between the part and its moving direction can be understood as an angle Θ between the tangent of the center point of the part and the moving direction of the center point of the part; the so-called tangent is perpendicular to the perpendicular of the center point of the part Straight line. The size of the angle Θ varies depending on the shape/characteristics of the pot, the type and quantity of the material, the power source and the characteristics of the moving mechanism, the cooking requirements, etc., usually at 25. Below, sometimes it is as small as a few degrees, and of course it can be other angles. The Θ in the pan can be understood by the following example: Assume that the pan moves horizontally to the right, the pan can be set to the left low and the right, and the material is placed on the lower left side before turning the pan, that is, the above-mentioned animal material The moving part deviates from the lower side of the left side of the pot, and Θ can be understood as the angle at which the center point of the part moves, that is, the angle that the horizontal line rotates around the point to coincide with the tangent of the center point of the part. In the case of a reciprocating motion such as a swaying pot, even if the pot itself is kept flat, no angle change occurs, and the above angle may be different during the two movements. Moreover, as the material moves in the pan, the above angles can vary. Tilt angle in the present invention

The range of Θ is 0. < θ <180° ; Preferably, the angle of inclination Θ is: 0° < θ <25° or 155 ° < θ <180°.

In practical use, if it is difficult to set the above angle according to the tangent of the center of the part, it can be set with other parts of the pot as a reference, 'that is, indirectly set by setting the angle between the other part and the moving direction of the pot. The above angle is determined because there is a fixed conversion relationship between these angles. For example, when the shape of the pot is relatively regular, such as a Chinese-style wok, the angle can be set with reference to the plane of the pot, that is, the angle is set by setting the angle between the plane of the pot and the direction of movement of the pot. , The pot mouth is defined here as the uppermost circumference of the pot when placed horizontally. Further, for example, the above angle can be set by setting the rotation angle of the rotating shaft on the pan. For example, Θ is set by setting an angle between the normal direction at the center of the pot bottom and the vertical line of the moving direction. It is worth noting that, due to the different distribution of the material, the shape of the part of the inner wall of the pot with the movement of the animal material is usually irregular, so the center point of the part is actually an approximate center point or a rough center point. In special cases, the materials may be distributed in two or more parts of the pot. At this time, the part of the inner wall of the pot with the movement of the animal material usually refers to the part where the material is large, the main material is located, or contributes the most to the above-mentioned motion conduction. The part.

In the above method, the angle setting or adjustment of the inclined angle may be performed by a human hand, or may be performed by a manual operation mechanism, or may be automatically or semi-automatically performed under the control/prompt of the control system, but is preferably controlled by the control system. Automatically under. Preferably, in the pan moving method of the present invention, the movement of the pan between the two end points is a linear motion in a horizontal direction, especially a linear reciprocating motion; and, the pan is moving to be close to Acceleration occurs at or away from the endpoint.

Further, in the pan moving method of the present invention, the inclined angle 可以 may remain unchanged or may vary in a single stroke in which the pan moves from one end to the other end.

The acceleration in step (3) of the pan moving method of the present invention should be generated at an appropriate position or timing according to the cooking process requirements and the desired pan/sway effect. The so-called "appropriate position or timing" refers to some/some timing at the beginning, middle and/or end of the movement of the pan, when the pan is in the certain/some position, or in the pan When the material is in the certain/some position, the pan/turn pan movement should be performed according to the cooking requirement, or the pan/span effect at the position or timing can produce the desired pan/shake effect or the best effect. A special case that may arise is that from the beginning of the movement of the pot until the end thereof, the pot is accelerating/decelerating, and the appropriate position or timing described above is the entire process of position and movement in the movement. The appropriate position or timing described above may vary depending on the shape/characteristics of the pan, the type/morphology/number of materials, the characteristics of the power source and kinematics, the mode of cooking, the requirements of the cooking process, the type of dish, the state of the fire, and/or environmental factors.

In the present invention, the acceleration may be a positive acceleration or a negative acceleration, which may be a uniform acceleration or a varying acceleration, or an acceleration in which both the magnitude and the direction change. According to different cooking needs, different accelerations can be used, so that the pan can be accelerated, decelerated or stopped, and the acceleration can be applied to the pan one or more times during the same pan/shake process. It is also possible to use one or two or more different accelerations. In special cases, for example, when only the pan movement is performed, the acceleration can be zero acceleration.

In general, the speed and acceleration required to shake the pot are different from the speed and acceleration required to turn the pot. Usually, it is usually small, so you can choose whether to shake or turn the pot by selecting, adjusting and controlling the speed or acceleration of the pot moving device. pot. Namely, by using the pot moving method of the present invention, the shaker pan and the pan pan can be separately realized, and the power can be switched by changing the input power or the like. Of course, it is also possible to realize both the shaking pot and the turning pot during a movement, for example, shaking the pot at a small speed/acceleration, increasing the speed/acceleration at an appropriate position or timing, turning the material over, and then reducing the speed. Continue to shake the pot.

In addition, in the pan moving method of the present invention, the flipping tool may be further included to assist in moving, flipping, and/or turning the material in the pan. Such flipping tools can be shovel, spoon, fork, rod, comb, flat/curved flipper or rotary/linear motion/curve motion flipper, or other types of flipping tools. The movement of these flipping tools can be directly controlled by the human hand, or in control Automatic or semi-automatically performed under system control/prompt.

In the method for moving the pan of the present invention, the method further includes the steps of moving the material in the pan to a proper position (such as the above-mentioned moving part with the animal material) before the pan starts to perform a certain movement or starts an acceleration/deceleration. . This can be done by the movement of the pan and/or the action of the flipping tool described above. Typically, this material is pre-moved by moving it from other parts of the pan to the area where the animal material is moving.

On the other hand, in order to achieve the object of the present invention, the present invention also provides a pan moving device capable of realizing the above-described pan moving method, the device comprising:

(1) pots;

(2) a translational motion device that moves the pan between the two end points;

(3) an angle adjustment device that causes the pot to be inclined at an angle to its direction of movement during the movement;

(4) Drive unit.

Wherein, the driving device may be a power device such as an electric device, a magnetic device, a pneumatic device, a hydraulic device and/or a mechanical device, which may or may not have a transmission device.

In the pan moving device of the present invention, the pan can be mounted on a translational motion device, such as a translational frame, and the angle adjustment device provides a certain oblique angle between the pan and the direction of motion. The angle adjusting device is an angle setting/adjusting device that adjusts, fixes or maintains the angle of inclination between the pan and the direction of movement. Wherein, in an embodiment of the invention, the angle adjusting device is an angle adjuster, and an angle between the pot and the moving direction can be adjusted and fixed by the device. In yet another embodiment, the angle adjusting device includes a turbine worm mechanism, a rotating shaft, a power unit, and the like, and an angle between the pot and the moving direction can be automatically and semi-automatically adjusted and fixed by the angle adjusting device. Of course, the angle adjusting device is not limited to these two methods, and other forms of angle adjusting devices are also possible. In fact, a mechanism for simply mounting or attaching a pan at an angle to a translational motion device is also an angle adjustment device of the present invention.

When the pan moving device of the present invention performs a shifting motion, the acceleration thereof can be directly generated by the driving device, for example, using a speed regulating motor, a cylinder, a hydraulic device, or the like. At this time, the driving device can be directly connected to the translational motion device, or connected to the translational motion device through some transmission mechanisms.

In the pan moving device of the present invention, if the driving device outputs the hook speed movement, the pan moving device may further include a speed converting device capable of generating an acceleration, such as a snapback moving mechanism having a quick return effect. The driving device drives the translational motion device and the pot to perform a shifting motion by the speed conversion device. In mechanical devices, there are many common quick-return motion mechanisms, such as offset songs. Handle slider mechanism, crank lever mechanism, double crank mechanism, silent guide slider mechanism, six-bar quick return mechanism, and the like. In one embodiment of the invention, the snapback motion mechanism is a crank guide mechanism that includes a crank, a slider, a rocker, a link, and a connecting shaft that produces acceleration near the extreme reverse position.

In practice, these two mechanisms are often shared, and the drive + acceleration converter that accelerates the motion can be output. For example, the speed control motor + crank guide mechanism, the acceleration of the crank guide mechanism when it is suddenly returned is related to the speed of its movement, that is, the speed of the drive motor, so the crank guide mechanism can be adjusted by adjusting the rotational speed of the drive motor. The rapid acceleration, of course, if the sudden return acceleration of the crank guide mechanism or the acceleration of the drive motor alone is insufficient to meet the cooking requirements, the method of driving the motor acceleration + the crankback guide mechanism's rapid return acceleration can also be used.

Preferably, the translational movement device is disposed on a rail, such as a rail of a frame, and is slidable on the slide magazine 9.

The pot moving device of the present invention may further include a second moving mechanism, wherein the second moving mechanism is a linear/curved, flat/curved moving mechanism that drives the pot and/or the translational motion mechanism connected thereto. Make line/curve, plane/surface motion. In the second embodiment of the present invention, the motor 208 and the worm gear mechanism 206 constitute a second moving mechanism of the pan moving device, which is rotated by the driving shaft 207 to realize the pan turning motion. The above-mentioned pan moving device may further include a third or more moving mechanisms to generate other types or directions of uniform speed or variable speed motion required, for example, a rotating mechanism for turning the pan and a 4-cylinder pan to perform a whirling pan. Crank slider mechanism and so on. In the above embodiment, the third motion mechanism consisting of the motor 202 and the crank slider mechanisms 203, 204 is used to drive the pan 205 for planar rotary pan movement. The above-mentioned pan moving device, the second moving mechanism and other moving mechanisms may be independent of each other, or may be integrated into one body, two bodies or multiple bodies, and the motion generated by each moving mechanism may be independent or combined. Each set of moving mechanisms can have its own drive and transmission, or it can share drive and transmission in whole or in part.

The pot moving device of the present invention may further include a flipping tool, which may be a shovel, a spoon, a fork, a rod, a comb, a plane/curved flipper, a rotary/linear motion/curve motion flipper.

The pan moving device of the present invention may further include a limiting device to restrict the movement of the material to the outside of the pan or other locations that should not be reached. For example, a baffle plate is added to the front part of the pot to prevent the material from moving out of the pot when moving forward, or a baffle plate may be added at the back of the pot to prevent the material from being thrown/out of the pot. Such a stop device can be fixed or movably mounted on the pan, or it can be moved and moved to a suitable position when needed. Of course, the limit device can also be integrated into the pot to become a special shape. Shaped pot.

The pan moving device of the present invention still further includes a control system, which may be a computer, a programmable controller, or the like. The control system may be an independent control system of the above-described pan moving device and/or a control system integrated in the overall control system of the cooking device, which controls various types of movements of the pan moving device, such as starting, stopping, and moving modes, such as Linear motion/curve motion/rotation and/or combined motion, motion magnitude such as magnitude of rotation/displacement of linear curve motion, and/or velocity such as magnitude of velocity/acceleration, and the like.

The control system determines the timing and manner in which the pan moving device operates based on cooking-related information, data, instructions, and/or control programs stored therein and/or input, and is driven and/or driven by a drive or transmission. Controlling the overall or partial movement of the implement of the implement, or by sounding, light, electricity, text and/or other types of prompting signals by the prompting device, driven by the operator through the drive, the transmission and/or the hand The overall movement or partial movement of the pan movement device.

In still another aspect, the present invention also provides an automatic or semi-automatic cooking apparatus provided with the above-described pan moving device and employing the above-described pan moving method. Moreover, the cooking apparatus includes not only a single cooking apparatus but also a cooking apparatus system composed of two or more cooking apparatuses or cooking related equipment.

Compared with the prior art, the pan movement method of the invention does not need to rotate or flip the pan around the axis when the pan is turned over, and the pan can be moved at a certain angle with the moving direction and a simple straight/curve or flat/curved shifting motion. In order to realize the turning pot action, the device also realizes the straight/curved swaying pot movement, and only needs to select and control the speed or acceleration to switch between the swaying pot and the turning pot, and can adjust and control the pot and its moving direction. A variety of angles, movement speeds, and accelerations are available to achieve a variety of pan and shaker modes. It is simple to operate, easy to control, has low performance requirements for power units, and has a good and stable turning/shaking effect. The pan movement device of the invention has a mechanical unit, which greatly reduces the manufacturing and use cost, reduces the labor intensity, improves the correct accuracy, efficiency and reliability of the pan/sway pot action, and can satisfy the personalized turning/shaking pot. The need for action. The automatic or semi-automatic cooking apparatus of the present invention can perform a better turning/shaking operation at a lower cost and in a simpler and more reliable manner.

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments. DRAWINGS

1 is an illustration of an embodiment of a pan moving device capable of implementing the method of moving a pan of the present invention Intention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a pan moving device capable of realizing the method of moving the pan of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a cooking apparatus provided with the pot moving device of the present invention and using the pan moving method of the present invention. detailed description

Figure 1 shows a pot moving device using the method of moving the pot of the present invention. Wherein, 101 is a frame; 102 is a pan-moving frame, and the pot 107 is mounted on the frame 102 by an angle adjuster 103, and the angle adjuster 103 can adjust and set an angle between the pot and the direction of movement thereof, the motor The power and acceleration are provided by the gear 105 and the rack 106 to drive the panning frame 102 and the pot 107 to move linearly along the guide rail 108. Under the control of the control system, when the above mechanism reciprocates at a small speed and acceleration, the material will reciprocate linearly with respect to the inner wall of the pan in the pan, that is, the linear pan movement. This exercise can also be used as a preparatory action for turning the pan, that is, to send the material to the position suitable for turning over the pan before turning the pan, for example, the right front of the pan in the figure, at this time, if the pan with the moving frame 102 and the pot 107 The middle left rear moves, and the motor 104 provides sufficient acceleration at the appropriate timing, and the material is partially or completely thrown up and turned over to realize the turning pot movement.

Fig. 2 shows another pot moving device using the method of moving the pot of the present invention. The pot 205 is coupled to the rotating shaft 207, and the motor 208 drives the rotating shaft 207 to rotate by the worm mechanism 206 to adjust and set the angle between the pot 205 and the direction of movement of the pot. The motor 208 and the worm gear mechanism 206 are also the second movement mechanism of the pot moving device, which is rotated by the driving shaft 207 to realize the pan turning movement. The motor 214 drives the turntable 213 to rotate, so that the slider 215 slides in the long hole of the swinging rod 212, the swinging rod 212 is swung to the left and right, and the rotating shaft frame 201 is driven to reciprocate through the connecting rod 211 and the connecting shaft 210. 209 is a translational guide rail. The acceleration of the moving device can come from the mechanism itself, because when the pan moving frame 201 moves to the vicinity of the extreme reverse position, there is acceleration generated, the magnitude of the acceleration depends on the moving speed of the mechanism, when the motor 214 is a fixed speed motor The acceleration is determined by the motor speed. When the motor 214 is a speed control motor, the acceleration can be set or adjusted by the selection or adjustment of the motor speed. Of course, the acceleration can also come from a power source such as a speed control motor. The above two accelerations can be used alone or together. Under the control of the control system, when the above mechanism reciprocates at a small speed and acceleration, the material will move in a straight line in the pot. Use this sport, before turning the pot The material can be sent to a position suitable for turning over the pan, for example, in the left front of the pot in the figure, at this time, if the pan moving frame 201 and the pot 205 move to the right rear in the figure at a relatively fast speed, near the extreme reverse position. The resulting acceleration will throw up and turn over some or all of the material. This acceleration can also be made by the motor

214 is provided at the appropriate time, and of course the above two accelerations together are also an alternative. The pot moving device further includes a third moving device, and the crank slider mechanism 203, 204 driven by the motor 202 can further drive the pan 205 to perform a planar panning movement.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing a cooking apparatus provided with the pot moving device of the present invention and using the pot moving method of the present invention. This is an automatic cooking machine. The pot moving device comprises a pot 308, a motor 320, a rotary crank 319, a slider 318, a rocker 317, a connecting rod 313, a translation frame 303, a translational slide 314, a translation slider 315 and the like. 312 is the pivot axis of the link 313. The implement moving device further includes a second moving mechanism consisting of a motor 304 and a gear set mechanism 305, which can be used to drive the pan 308 to flip, or can be used as an angle adjusting device for the pan 308. The motor 311 and the crank slider mechanism 309 constitute a third motion mechanism, which can drive the pan 308 to make a wobble pot movement. In the figure, 306 is a sliding and squeezing mechanism; 302 is an intermediate discharging and returning mechanism, 301 is a driving motor of the mechanism; 307 is a cartridge feeding mechanism; 310 is a cooking appliance, and the cooking appliance can be lifted and lowered to adjust the cooking utensil The distance from the fire or the fire from the pot, 321 is the cooker lifting motor; 316 is the dishing mechanism, the pot 308 is turned over and the cooked dishes are poured into the container of the dishing mechanism, and the mechanism can send the container Outside the machine.

Claims

Rights request

1. A non-rotating or non-inverting pan moving method for use in an automatic/semi-automatic cooking appliance, the method comprising:

(1) moving the pan between the two end points;

(2) During the above movement, the angle between the pot and its moving direction is inclined, where 0° < Θ <180° ;

(3) The acceleration of the pan during the movement.

2. A method of moving a pot according to claim 1, wherein the movement of the pot between the two end points is a linear reciprocating motion in a horizontal direction.

3. The method of moving a pan according to claim 1, wherein the angle of inclination is: 0° < θ < 25° or 155. < Θ <180°.

4. A method of moving a pan according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the pan generates an acceleration at or away from the end point.

5. The method of moving a pan according to claim 1, wherein the pan moving method selectively implements a pan or a pan by selecting, adjusting, and controlling the speed or acceleration of the pan moving device. The action of the pot.

6. The method of moving a pan according to claim 1, wherein said tilt angle 保持 remains unchanged during a single stroke in which said pan moves from one end to the other end ^ or change.

A device for implementing a pan moving method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the device comprising:

(1) pots;

(3) An angle adjusting device that causes the pot to be inclined at an angle to its moving direction during the movement; (4) Drive unit.

8. Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said pot moving means further comprises a speed converting means capable of generating acceleration.

9. Apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said speed converting means is a snapback motion mechanism capable of generating a rapid return acceleration.

10. Apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said snapback mechanism is a crank guide mechanism.

11. Apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said translational motion means is disposed on the slide rail and is slidable over said slide rail.

An automatic or semi-automatic cooking apparatus, characterized in that the cooking apparatus is provided with a pot moving device according to any one of claims 7-11.