A tempura cooking apparatus

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of Kanto cooking equipment, belong to food processing equipment technical field, the equipment includes shell, heating box and transparent cover covered on the top of shell, further include condensing mechanism, the condensing mechanism includes condensing bin fixed in shell, condensing copper pipe is equipped in condensing bin, the air inlet of second fan is communicated with transparent cover inside, air outlet is towards condensing bin, for extracting humid hot air, first fan is communicated with the internal flow passage of condensing copper pipe, for blowing into cooling air to its inside, the lower portion of condensing bin is also equipped with water-collecting tank for collecting condensate water.The utility model sets up condensing mechanism, can actively extract and liquefy the water vapor generated in cooking process, solve the problem that existing technology is caused due to water vapor transpiration and leads to transparent cover inner wall blur, affect customer observation and select food, reach the advantage that keep cover inside field of vision clear, improve commodity display effect.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of food processing equipment technology, and in particular to an oden (Japanese hot pot) equipment. Background Technology

[0002] As a popular street food and convenience store ready-to-eat product, oden's sales equipment design directly affects the customer's purchasing experience and the merchant's operational efficiency. Existing oden equipment typically includes a heating pot and a transparent dust cover, which uses electric heating to continuously heat and keep the soup and ingredients in the pot warm so that customers can purchase it at any time.

[0003] In actual use, as the soup in the pot continues to boil, a large amount of high-temperature and high-humidity water vapor is generated. This water vapor rises and accumulates inside the transparent cover. When it encounters the relatively cool inner wall of the cover, it quickly condenses into tiny water droplets, forming a white fog. This fog severely obstructs the customer's view, making it impossible for them to clearly see the type, appearance, and cooking status of the ingredients in the pot. This weakens the visual appeal of oden as a food that can be seen and picked up immediately, thus affecting sales.

[0004] To solve this problem, some businesses have to frequently open the cover manually to wipe it, but this not only increases the workload of the operators, but also causes a large amount of hot and humid steam to rush out when the cover is opened, causing discomfort to customers and employees, and even posing a risk of burns. This passive and superficial approach obviously cannot fundamentally improve the display effect and user experience of oden equipment.

[0005] Therefore, this utility model proposes an oden (Japanese hot pot) equipment to address the shortcomings of the prior art. Utility Model Content

[0006] In view of the problems in existing oden equipment, such as the water vapor generated during heating affecting the clear display of the food inside the equipment and resulting in a poor user experience, this utility model aims to provide an oden equipment with an improved structure that can effectively solve the above problems.

[0007] This utility model provides an oden (Japanese hot pot) device, including a shell, a heating box installed inside the shell, and a transparent cover covering the top of the shell. It also includes a condensation mechanism, which includes a condensation chamber, a condensation copper pipe, a fixing plate, a second fan, a first fan, a water collection tank, a support plate, and a third spring telescopic rod.

[0008] The condensation chamber is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the outer shell, the condensation copper tube is coiled inside the condensation chamber, the second fan is installed on the top of the fixed plate, the air inlet of the second fan is connected to the air extraction slot opened on the inner wall of the transparent cover through the air guide pipe, the first fan is connected to the air outlet of the condensation copper tube, and the water collection tank is located below the condensation chamber and is slidably installed inside the outer shell through the bearing groove plate.

[0009] Furthermore, the air outlet of the second fan faces the condensation chamber, the air inlet of the condensation copper pipe is connected to the outside through the air inlet pipe, the fixing plate is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the outer shell, and the bearing groove plate is connected to the outer shell through the third spring telescopic rod. Through such structural combination, a complete active dehumidification and condensation system is formed.

[0010] Preferably, a mounting sleeve is slidably fitted inside the heating box, and the mounting sleeve and the heating box are detachably fixed by a quick-release mechanism. This structural design allows the cooking module to be quickly removed as a whole, facilitating thorough cleaning and maintenance.

[0011] Preferably, the quick-release mechanism includes a perforated plate fixed to the heating box and a plug disposed on the mounting sleeve. The plug is driven by a first spring telescopic rod and can be inserted and removed into the opening of the perforated plate, thereby realizing a simple and reliable locking and unlocking function.

[0012] Preferably, multiple heating plates are fixedly installed at the bottom of the heating box, and multiple soup mix boxes are slidably installed inside the mounting sleeve. The bottom outer wall of the soup mix box is in contact with the heating plates. This design allows for independent heating and temperature control of soup mixes with different flavors.

[0013] Preferably, a heat insulation board is fixed on the inner wall of the mounting shell, and the heat insulation board is close to the outer wall of the soup container, which effectively reduces the loss of heat to the surroundings and improves energy utilization efficiency.

[0014] Preferably, the soup mix box is equipped with a mesh box, and the mesh box is detachably equipped with a partition. This preferred solution provides flexible separation and organization space for ingredients of different types and sizes.

[0015] Preferably, a positioning plate is fixed to the top of the partition, and two ends of the positioning plate are respectively connected to inserts. A limiting ball supported by a second spring telescopic rod is slidably installed inside the insert. The limiting ball engages with a spherical groove on the mesh box to ensure that the partition can be stably installed even when the soup is churning.

[0016] Preferably, the transparent cover is also equipped with two transparent sliding doors, which makes it convenient for operators or customers to take food from the equipment from different directions, thus improving the ease of use.

[0017] This utility model has the following beneficial effects: 1. This utility model, by setting up a condensation mechanism including a condensation chamber, condensation copper pipe and fan, can actively extract and liquefy the water vapor generated during the cooking process. This solves the problems in the prior art of oden equipment where water vapor evaporation causes the inner wall of the transparent cover to become blurred, affecting customers' observation and selection of food, and the leakage of hot and humid air affects the comfort of the surrounding environment. It achieves the beneficial effects of maintaining a clear view inside the cover, improving the product display effect, and optimizing the usage environment.

[0018] 2. This utility model solves the problem in the prior art that the cooking module structure is fixed and difficult to disassemble, which leads to time-consuming and laborious daily cleaning and maintenance and easy to create unsanitary corners by setting up a quick-release mechanism composed of a sliding installation shell and spring-driven plugs. It achieves the technical effect of enabling the internal cooking unit to be quickly and completely disassembled and installed, facilitating deep cleaning and maintenance of the equipment and effectively ensuring food hygiene.

[0019] 3. This utility model solves the problems of traditional equipment's difficulty in independently controlling the temperature of different soup bases and the inconvenience of condensate treatment by setting the soup base box and heating plate one-to-one and using a pull-out and automatically reset water collection tank. It realizes independent zone heating of soup bases with different flavors, meets diversified business needs, and makes the cleaning of condensate simple and quick, improving the overall convenience and humanization of operation. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of an oden (Japanese hot pot) equipment proposed in this utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the heating box part of an oden (Japanese hot pot) device proposed in this utility model; Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged structural diagram of section A; Figure 4 for Figure 2 Enlarged structural diagram of section B; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the water collection tank of an oden (Japanese hot pot) device proposed in this utility model; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the transparent cover part of an oden (Japanese hot pot) equipment proposed in this utility model.

[0021] Legend: 1. Quick-release mechanism; 101. Outer shell; 102. Heating box; 103. Mounting sleeve; 104. Thermal insulation board; 105. Soup container; 106. Mesh box; 107. Partition; 108. Perforated plate; 109. Bolt; 1011. First spring telescopic rod; 1012. Positioning plate; 1013. Insert block; 1014. Second spring telescopic rod; 1015. Limiting ball; 1016. Heating plate; 2. Condensation mechanism; 201. Condensation chamber; 202. Fixing plate; 203. Condensation copper pipe; 204. First fan; 205. Air inlet pipe; 206. Air guide pipe; 207. Second fan; 208. Supporting groove plate; 209. Third spring telescopic rod; 2011. Water collection tank; 2012. Transparent cover; 2013. Exhaust duct; 2014. Transparent sliding door. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0023] Please refer to Figures 1 to 6 This utility model provides an oden (Japanese hot pot) device, which aims to solve the problems in the prior art where the steam generated during cooking affects visibility and the internal structure of the device is inconvenient to clean.

[0024] like Figure 1 As shown, the oden equipment includes a housing 101 serving as a mounting base and support platform, a heating box 102 installed inside the housing 101, and a transparent cover 2012 covering the top of the housing 101. The main body of the equipment is composed of a quick-release mechanism 1 for quickly assembling and disassembling the internal cooking components, and a condensation mechanism 2 for handling the hot and humid air inside the equipment.

[0025] Reference Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4The heating box 102 of the heating and cooking module is slidably fitted with a mounting sleeve 103. The mounting sleeve 103 and the heating box 102 are detachably fixed by a quick-release mechanism 1. The quick-release mechanism 1 includes an opening plate 108 fixed on the heating box 102 and a plug 109 set on the mounting sleeve 103. The plug 109 is driven by a first spring telescopic rod 1011 and can be plugged into the rectangular opening of the opening plate 108, thereby achieving quick locking and unlocking. For heating, multiple heating plates 1016 are fixedly installed on the bottom of the heating box 102, while multiple independent soup ingredient boxes 105 are slidably installed inside the mounting sleeve 103. The bottom outer wall of the soup ingredient box 105 is flush with the bottom surface of the heating box 102. The heating plate 1016 is attached to the inner wall of the mounting sleeve 103 for independent heating. A heat insulation plate 104 is also fixed on the inner wall of the mounting sleeve 103. It is closely attached to the outer wall of the soup container 105 to reduce heat loss. In order to achieve fine separation of ingredients, a mesh box 106 is also installed in the soup container 105. A partition 107 is detachably installed in the mesh box 106. A positioning plate 1012 is fixed on the top of the partition 107. Inserts 1013 are connected to both ends of the partition 107. A limiting ball 1015 supported by a second spring telescopic rod 1014 is slidably installed inside each insert 1013. The limiting ball 1015 engages with the spherical groove opened on the upper edge of the mesh box 106 to achieve quick fixation of the partition 107.

[0026] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The condensing mechanism 2 includes a condensing chamber 201 fixedly installed on the inner wall of the outer casing 101. A condensing copper tube 203 is coiled inside the condensing chamber 201. A fixing plate 202 is also fixedly installed on the inner wall of the outer casing 101. A second fan 207 is installed on the top of the fixing plate 202. Its air inlet is connected to an exhaust duct 2013 formed on the inner wall of the transparent cover 2012 via an air guide pipe 206. Its air outlet faces the condensing chamber 201. To cool the condensing copper tube 203, a first fan 204 is also provided. This first fan 204 is connected to the air outlet of the condensing copper tube 203, while the air inlet of the condensing copper tube 203... The end is connected to the outside atmosphere through the air inlet pipe 205. The first fan 204 draws the gas in the condensing copper pipe 203, creating a negative pressure in the condensing copper pipe 203. Then, the air in the air inlet pipe 205 draws outside air into the copper pipe. The water droplets generated by condensation fall into the water collection tank 2011 located below the condensing chamber 201. The water collection tank 2011 is slidably installed in the outer shell 101 through the support plate 208. A third spring telescopic rod 209 is also connected between the support plate 208 and the outer shell 101. In addition, for the convenience of taking out food, two transparent sliding doors 2014 are also slidably installed on the transparent cover 2012.

[0027] The working principle of this Oden (Japanese hot pot) equipment is as follows: When the equipment is powered on for cooking, multiple heating plates 1016 heat their respective soup containers 105. The soup in the soup containers 105 boils and generates a large amount of hot and humid water vapor. The water vapor rises into the internal space of the transparent cover 2012. At this time, the second fan 207 installed on the fixed plate 202 starts and actively draws the hot and humid air in the transparent cover 2012 into the condensation chamber 201 through the air guide pipe 206 and the air extraction slot 2013. At the same time, the first fan 204 also works synchronously, drawing in ambient temperature air from outside through the air inlet pipe 205, allowing it to flow through the internal channel of the condensing copper pipe 203, and then being discharged from the outlet end, thereby continuously removing the heat from the condensing copper pipe 203 and maintaining its low temperature state.

[0028] The hot and humid air drawn into the condensation chamber 201 by the second fan 207 comes into contact with the outer wall of the low-temperature condensing copper tube 203, rapidly undergoes heat exchange and condenses into liquid water droplets. The water droplets fall into the water collection tank 2011 below under the action of gravity for collection, while the dry and warm air, which has had most of its moisture removed, is discharged from the equipment through the exhaust port of the condensation chamber 201.

[0029] When the equipment needs cleaning or soup replacement, the operator can pull the plug 109 outwards to disengage it from the opening plate 108 after overcoming the elastic force of the first spring telescopic rod 1011. Then, the entire mounting housing 103, along with the internal soup box 105, mesh box 106, and other components, can be slid out of the heating box 102 for thorough cleaning or maintenance. When there is too much water in the water collection tank 2011, the supporting plate 208 can be pulled outwards to remove the water collection tank 2011 for emptying. After cleaning, release the handle, and the third spring telescopic rod 209 will automatically pull the supporting plate 208 back to its original position.

[0030] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this utility model, but the protection scope of this utility model is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model should be determined by the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An oden (Japanese hot pot) device, comprising a housing (101) and a heating box (102) installed inside the housing (101), the top of the housing (101) being covered with a transparent cover (2012). Its features are, It also includes a condensation mechanism (2), which comprises: A condensation chamber (201) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the outer shell (101), and a condensation copper tube (203) is coiled inside the condensation chamber (201). A fixing plate (202) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the outer shell (101); The second fan (207) is installed on the top of the fixed plate (202). Its air inlet is connected to the air extraction slot (2013) opened on the inner wall of the transparent cover (2012) through the air guide pipe (206), and its air outlet faces the condensation chamber (201). The first fan (204) is connected to the outlet end of the condensing copper tube (203), and the inlet end of the condensing copper tube (203) is connected to the outside through the air inlet pipe (205). The first fan (204) draws out the gas in the condensing copper tube (203) to generate negative pressure in the condensing copper tube (203), and then draws out the outside air into the copper tube through the air inlet pipe (205). A water collection tank (2011) is located below the condensation chamber (201) and is slidably installed inside the outer shell (101) via a support plate (208). A third spring telescopic rod (209) is connected between the support plate (208) and the outer shell (101).

2. The oden equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The heating box (102) is slidably fitted with an installation sleeve (103), and the installation sleeve (103) and the heating box (102) are detachably fixed by a quick-release mechanism (1).

3. The oden equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The quick-release mechanism (1) includes a perforated plate (108) fixed on the heating box (102) and a plug (109) disposed on the mounting sleeve (103). The plug (109) is driven by a first spring telescopic rod (1011) and can be plugged into the opening of the perforated plate (108).

4. The oden equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, Multiple heating plates (1016) are fixedly installed at the bottom of the heating box (102), and multiple soup ingredient boxes (105) are slidably installed inside the mounting sleeve (103). The bottom outer wall of the soup ingredient box (105) is in contact with the heating plate (1016).

5. The oden equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that, A heat insulation board (104) is fixed on the inner wall of the mounting sleeve (103), and the heat insulation board (104) is close to the outer wall of the soup box (105).

6. The oden equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that, The soup container (105) is equipped with a mesh box (106), and a partition (107) is detachably installed inside the mesh box (106).

7. An oden (Japanese hot pot) equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that, A positioning plate (1012) is fixed to the top of the partition (107). The two ends of the positioning plate (1012) are respectively connected to the insert (1013). A limiting ball (1015) supported by a second spring telescopic rod (1014) is slidably installed inside the insert (1013). The limiting ball (1015) is engaged with the spherical groove opened on the mesh box (106).

8. An oden (Japanese hot pot) equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, Two transparent sliding doors (2014) are also slidably installed on the transparent cover (2012).

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