Corn steam box

The corn steamer, with its chain conveyor system and zoned steam distribution design, solves the problems of low steam utilization and uneven steam distribution in traditional equipment, achieving efficient and stable steaming of corn and simplifying the maintenance process.

CN224038444UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-27JILIN STRAIT FOOD CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-29
Publication Date
2026-03-27

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Technical Problem

Traditional corn cooking equipment has low steam utilization rate and low cooking efficiency, and there is also the problem of uneven steam distribution, which affects the taste and quality of corn.

Method used

A corn steamer was designed, which adopts a chain conveyor system and a zoned steam distribution method. The chain conveyor has through holes on its surface, which, combined with the steam outlet at the top of the rectangular box, spray steam to achieve all-round steaming. The roller frame provides auxiliary support and guidance to prevent the corn from falling.

Benefits of technology

It achieves efficient cooking of corn, shortens cooking time, ensures the continuity and stability of the cooking process, and has a simple structure that is easy to maintain.

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Abstract

A corn steam box comprises a lower box body, a steam inlet and an upper box body, the steam inlet is formed in one side of the bottom end of the lower box body, the upper box body communicated with the lower box body is arranged at the top end of the lower box body, a steam outlet is formed in the top of one side of the upper box body, and the top end of the upper box body is rotationally connected with a box door; a driving roller is installed on one side of the interior of the upper box body, a driven roller is installed on the other side of the interior of the upper box body, a chain belt is arranged between the driving roller and the driven roller, and the gap between the chain belt and the side wall of the upper box body is smaller than the width of a corn cob. One part of steam directly enters the lower box body to be accumulated and diffused upwards, the other part of steam enters the cuboid box through the pipeline and then is sprayed out from the steam outlet in the top end, corn can be cooked in an all-around mode, meanwhile, the first through holes are formed in the surface of the chain belt, the steam can make full contact with the corn, efficient cooking is achieved, and the cooking time is greatly shortened compared with a traditional cooking mode.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a steaming box, in particular to a corn steaming box. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the field of food processing, corn is a common and popular food material, and its steaming and cooking is an important link. Traditional corn steaming and cooking methods mostly use ordinary steamers or large-scale steaming equipment.

[0003] Ordinary steamers have limited capacity for steaming and cooking corn at one time, and the steam utilization rate is low, resulting in low steaming and cooking efficiency, consumption of a large amount of time and energy, and difficulty in meeting the needs of catering places or large-scale food processing. Although large-scale steaming equipment can handle a large amount of corn at one time, it often has the problems of complex structure and high cost. At the same time, the steam distribution is uneven, and it is easy to cause some corn to be undercooked or overcooked, affecting the taste and quality of the corn. SUMMARY

[0004] In view of the above situation, in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a corn steaming box, which effectively solves the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: the utility model discloses a lower box body, a steam inlet and an upper box body, one side of the bottom end of the lower box body is provided with a steam inlet, the top end of the lower box body is provided with an upper box body in communication therewith, the top of one side of the upper box body is provided with a steam outlet, and the top end of the upper box body is rotatably connected with a box door;

[0006] One side of the inside of the upper box body is provided with a driving roller, the other side of the inside of the upper box body is provided with a driven roller, a chain belt is arranged between the driving roller and the driven roller, the gap between the chain belt and the side wall of the upper box body is smaller than the width of the corn cob, a plurality of first through holes are formed in the surface of the chain belt, gaps are arranged between the chain belts, a cuboid box is arranged in the gaps of the chain belts, a gas outlet is arranged at the top end of the cuboid box, a communication cavity is formed in the top end of the lower box body, and a driving motor is arranged at one end of the driving roller.

[0007] Preferably, a roller frame is arranged in the gap of the gas outlet at the top end of the cuboid box, and rollers are arranged on the roller frame.

[0008] Preferably, the cuboid box is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the upper box body.

[0009] Preferably, part of the steam in the steam inlet is communicated with the cuboid box through a pipeline, and part of the steam is delivered to the inside of the lower box body.

[0010] Preferably, baffles are arranged at the top of both ends of the chain belt, and the gap between the baffles and the driving roller is 2-3 cm.

[0011] Preferably, the driving roller and the driven roller are sprocket wheels.

[0012] Beneficial effects: 1. Through the unique steam distribution design, part of the steam directly enters the lower box to accumulate and diffuse upward, and the other part of the steam enters the cuboid box through the pipeline and is sprayed out from the top air outlet, which can cook corn in all directions, and the first through hole is arranged on the surface of the chain belt, so that the steam can fully contact the corn, high-efficiency cooking is realized, and the cooking time is greatly shortened compared with the traditional cooking method;

[0013] 2. The top of the two ends of the chain belt is provided with a baffle, and the baffle keeps a gap of 2-3 cm with the driving roller, so that the corn is effectively prevented from falling during rotation on the chain belt, and the continuity and stability of the cooking process are ensured;

[0014] 3. The roller frame with rollers is installed at the gap of the top air outlet of the cuboid box, which can play the roles of auxiliary support and guidance during the corn conveying, reduces the friction between the corn and other components, ensures the smoothness of the corn rotation, and avoids the influence of the steam cooking effect caused by the jamming;

[0015] 4. The structures of the components are relatively independent and clear, so that it is convenient to regularly check whether the steam inlet, outlet and pipeline connections leak, and it is also convenient to check the wear condition of the transmission components, and the residues on the surface of the chain belt and the air outlet of the cuboid box can be cleaned in time, so that the maintenance and repair are relatively easy. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present utility model, and constitute a part of the specification, and are used to explain the present utility model together with embodiments of the present utility model, and do not constitute a limitation on the present utility model. In the drawings:

[0017] Fig. 1 It is a whole three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the present utility model;

[0018] Fig. 2 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the upper box of the present utility model;

[0019] Fig. 3 It is a schematic diagram of the first through hole opening structure of the present utility model;

[0020] Marked numbers in the drawings: 1, lower box; 2, steam inlet; 3, upper box; 4, steam outlet; 5, box door; 6, driving roller; 7, driven roller; 8, chain belt; 9, first through hole; 10, cuboid box; 11, air outlet; 12, communication cavity; 13, driving motor; 14, roller frame; 15, roller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The specific embodiments of the present utility model will be further described in detail below. Figs. 1-3 The specific embodiments of the present utility model will be further described in detail below.

[0022] Example one, by Figs. 1-3 The utility model provides a corn steamer, including lower box body 1, steam import 2 and upper box body 3, the lower box body 1 bottom one side is provided with steam import 2, and the top of lower box body 1 is provided with the upper box body 3 of intercommunication, and the top of upper box body 3 is provided with steam export 4 on one side, and the top of upper box body 3 is rotatably connected with box door 5;

[0023] The inside one side of upper box body 3 is installed with driving roller 6, and the other side inside upper box body 3 is installed with driven roller 7, and chain belt 8 is arranged between driving roller 6 and driven roller 7, the gap between chain belt 8 and the side wall of upper box body 3 is less than the width of corn cob, a plurality of first through holes 9 are formed on the surface of chain belt 8, and gaps are arranged between chain belt 8, and rectangular parallelepiped box 10 is installed in the gaps of chain belt 8, and air outlet hole 11 is arranged on the top of rectangular parallelepiped box 10, and communication cavity 12 is formed on the top of lower box body 1, and driving motor 13 is installed on one end of driving roller 6.

[0024] Lower box body 1: the lower box body 1 bottom one side is provided with steam import 2, for accessing external steam source;The top of lower box body is provided with communication cavity 12, which is communicated with upper box body 3 on one hand, and on the other hand, a part of steam in steam import 2 is communicated with rectangular parallelepiped box 10 through pipeline, and a part is delivered to the inside of lower box body 1, to provide steam basis for cooking.

[0025] Upper box body 3: upper box body 3 is arranged on the top of lower box body 1 and is communicated with each other;The top of one side of upper box body 3 is provided with steam export 4, for discharging the excess steam generated in the cooking process;The top of upper box body 3 is rotatably connected with box door 5, which is convenient to open and close, and is convenient to put in and take out corn.

[0026] Transmission and bearing component: one side inside upper box body 3 is installed with driving roller 6, and the other side is installed with driven roller 7, and driving roller 6 and driven roller 7 are all chain wheels;Chain belt 8 is arranged between driving roller 6 and driven roller 7, and baffle is arranged on the top of both ends of chain belt 8, and the gap between baffle and driving roller 6 is 2-3cm, which can prevent corn from falling in the conveying process;The gap between chain belt 8 and the side wall of upper box body 3 is less than the width of corn cob, a plurality of first through holes 9 are formed on the surface of chain belt 8, and gaps are arranged between chain belt 8;Rectangular parallelepiped box 10 fixedly connected with the inner wall of upper box body 3 is installed in the gaps of chain belt 8, air outlet hole 11 is arranged on the top of rectangular parallelepiped box 10, and steam can be sprayed upward through air outlet hole 11 to cook corn;Driving motor 13 is installed on one end of driving roller 6, driving motor 13 drives driving roller 6 to rotate, thereby driving chain belt 8 to move circularly.

[0027] Auxiliary components: the gap of the air outlet hole 11 at the top end of the cuboid box 10 is provided with a roller frame 14, and the roller frame 14 is provided with a roller 15, and the roller can assist in supporting and guiding during the corn conveying, reduces the friction between the corn and other components, and ensures the smoothness of the corn conveying.

[0028] Working principle: when the utility model is used, external steam enters the steaming box through the steam inlet 2, part of the steam directly enters the lower box body 1, accumulates in the lower box body 1 and diffuses upwards, another part of the steam enters the cuboid box 10 through the pipeline and is sprayed out from the air outlet hole 11 at the top end of the cuboid box 10; the driving motor 13 is started, drives the driving roller 6 to rotate, the driving roller 6 drives the driven roller 7 to rotate through chain transmission, and then makes the chain belt 8 circulate; the corn is placed on the chain belt 8, and the corn rotates on the surface of the chain belt 8 along with the movement of the chain belt 8, when the corn rotates, all parts of the corn can be subjected to omnidirectional steaming from the steam diffused upwards in the lower box body 1 and the steam sprayed out from the air outlet hole 11 of the cuboid box 10, and the steam is fully heated to the corn through the first through hole 9 on the surface of the chain belt 8, so that the corn is efficiently steamed; after steaming is completed, the box door 5 is opened, and the steamed corn is taken out from the chain belt 8.

[0029] Through the personnel in the art, all electrical components in the case are connected with the power supply through wires, and appropriate controllers and encoders should be selected according to the actual situation to meet the control requirements. The specific connection and control sequence should be referred to the working principle below, and the electrical components are connected in the order of working sequence. The detailed connection means is a known technology in the art. The working principle and process are mainly introduced below, and the electrical control is not described.

[0030] Finally, it should be pointed out that: the above only describes the preferred embodiments of the utility model, and is not used to limit the utility model, although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, and for those skilled in the art, the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can be modified, or some technical features can be replaced. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A corn steaming box comprising a lower box body (1), a steam inlet (2) and an upper box body (3), characterized in that: The lower box (1) bottom end of one side is provided with steam inlet (2), the top end of lower box (1) is provided with the upper box (3) that communicates therewith, the top of one side of upper box (3) is provided with steam outlet (4), the top end of upper box (3) is rotatably connected with box door (5); The inside of the upper box (3) is provided with a driving roller (6) on one side, and a driven roller (7) is installed on the other side of the inside of the upper box (3). A chain belt (8) is arranged between the driving roller (6) and the driven roller (7). The gap between the chain belt (8) and the side wall of the upper box (3) is less than the width of the corn cob. A plurality of first through holes (9) are formed on the surface of the chain belt (8). A gap is provided between the chain belts (8). A cuboid box (10) is installed in the gap of the chain belt (8). The top end of the cuboid box (10) is provided with an air outlet (11). The top end of the lower box (1) is provided with a communication cavity (12). One end of the driving roller (6) is provided with a driving motor (13).

2. A corn steaming box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gap of the air outlet (11) at the top end of the cuboid box (10) is provided with a roller frame (14), and the roller frame (14) is provided with a roller (15).

3. A corn steaming box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cuboid box (10) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the upper box (3).

4. A corn steaming box according to claim 3, characterized in that: Part of the steam in the steam inlet (2) is communicated with the cuboid box (10) through a pipeline, and part of the steam is delivered to the inside of the lower box (1).

5. A corn steaming box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The top of both ends of the chain belt (8) is provided with a baffle, and the gap between the baffle and the driving roller (6) is 2-3 cm.

6. A corn steaming box according to claim 5, characterized in that: The driving roller (6) and the driven roller (7) are chain wheels.