Grilling equipment

Abstract

To provide a grilling device in which a case for storing grilling plates, etc., is formed from materials mainly made of waste cardboard, etc., thereby reducing the amount of metal and plastic used and contributing to a sustainable world. [Solution] The grilling cooking device comprises a grilling plate 1 removably stacked on top of a lower plate 14 fitted with a low heat heater 4, and these are placed on top of a case 10, and the case 10 etc. can be made from recycled materials mainly made from waste cardboard, waste paper etc.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The grilling device of the present invention is an improvement over the previous one, which is divided into two parts, upper and lower, with the upper grilling plate 1 being removable for cleaning purposes, and the lower plate 14 being fixed to the top of the case 10, with a heat source located inside the case 10. [Background technology]

[0002] There are many types of grilling devices on the market, such as takoyaki makers and hot plates, that have a grill plate on top and a heat source such as a burner or heater underneath, but because they have a heat source, their cases are made of metal or plastic. However, metal generally has the disadvantage of being heavy, and can become hot due to the combustion heat of the heat source, making it easy to get burned. Moreover, in recent years, plastic materials have come to be avoided and disliked because of the heavy burden they place on the global environment, and movements to limit their use are growing on a global scale. The present invention aims to eliminate these drawbacks and provide a grilling device that is lightweight, easy to handle, does not pose a risk of burns, and can effectively utilize waste cardboard and paper materials, which are said to be environmentally friendly.

[0003] The background to this is that in recent years, in addition to disposing of waste cardboard, waste paper, and waste plastics as combustible waste, routes have been established for identifying the items to be collected and then collected for reuse. For example, waste cardboard is sorted and collected, then melted again and recycled into recycled cardboard. It is also known that PET bottles are collected, crushed again, melted, and recycled into raw material pellets to make PET bottles. Other plastic waste is also sorted, pelletized, and recycled into plate or block-shaped building materials, sheet-shaped packaging materials, injection-molded products, or turned into fibers to make clothing, etc. However, although there is an established route for collecting waste cardboard and distributing it as recycled cardboard, there are few other uses for it. In particular, the current situation is that soiled waste cardboard that cannot be recycled has no choice but to be incinerated, just like soiled waste paper.

[0004] On the other hand, since grilling appliances with a combustion unit like the present invention have the risk of fire due to heat, there is some hesitation in using recycled materials such as waste cardboard and waste paper for the cases that cover the mechanical parts of devices that include heat-generating units, and the reality is that such products are unlikely to be commercialized. The present invention aims to expand the ways in which recycled materials can be used in such grilling appliances that have a heat generating section.

[0005] [Non-Patent Document 1] https: / / www.daiho-gr.co.jp / image / pim / PIM_Japanese.pdf(Pulp injection molding) [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 4775877 [Patent Document 3] Utility Model Registration No. 3249669 DISCLOSURE OF THEINVENTION [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to make it possible to change the case of a conventional grilling device from a molded metal part to a molded part made mainly from waste materials such as waste plastic, cardboard, and paper, thereby making it possible to achieve the true purpose of the SDGs project by making it cheap, lightweight, and environmentally friendly by effectively utilizing natural materials. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In the present invention, a grilling plate 1 is placed on top of a case 10, and a low-heat heater 4 is placed inside the case 10 as a heat source, thereby making it possible to form the case 10 from a material mainly made of waste materials. Preferably, the waste materials constituting the case 10 are flame retardant, fire resistant, heat resistant, etc., and further, the grilling plate 1 includes a spherical object grilling cooking device as described in claim 2, in which hemispherical recesses 11 are arranged.

[0008] Here, the low heat generating heater 4 generates heat when electricity is passed through it, and generates heat at approximately 200°C or less, preferably 190°C or less. It may be designed to do so independently, or the heat generation can be controlled by a temperature control mechanism 30 such as a thermostat.

[0009] The present invention will be briefly explained below using an example of an octopus ball cooker. A low-heat heater 4 for heating the grilling plate 1 is placed below the grilling plate 1, which has a hemispherical recess 11 for accommodating food to be cooked. With the grilling plate 1 supported approximately horizontally, a pendulum weight 12 attached to the output shaft of a motor 7 is rotated around an axis inclined relative to the vertical to generate vibrations, which are then transmitted to the grilling plate 1, causing smooth vibrations. The main body case 10 that houses the low-heat heater 4 and motor 7 is made of a molding material mainly made of waste materials such as waste cardboard and waste paper.

[0010] The low heat generating heater 4, which is disposed below the grilling plate 1, is held by the lower plate 14, and below that, the motor 7, which is elastically attached to the motor support 16 via a spring 17, is disposed via a heat shield plate 15, and these are housed in the case 10. The motor 7 is disposed at an incline at a predetermined angle, and a weight 12 is attached to its rotation shaft, and the rotation of the inclined motor 7 is transmitted as vibration to the lower plate 14 and the grilling plate 1 via the spring 17 and the motor support 16, rotating the ingredients placed in the recess 11 and grilling them into a spherical shape. The bottom of the case 10 is covered by a bottom plate 18, and the periphery of the grilling plate 1 is covered by a cylindrical guard 19 as necessary. 20 is a fixing hook for attaching and detaching the guard 19. Here, the guard 19 and the bottom plate 18 are molded from a molding material mainly made of waste materials such as waste cardboard and waste paper, just like the case 10. The case 10, bottom plate 18, and guard 19 can be made by injection molding using a molding material mainly made from waste materials, or by molding using a 3D printer.

[0011] Here, as the molding material mainly made of the above waste materials, any known material can be used as long as it is made from waste cardboard, waste paper, used paper, and waste plastic that have been discarded as garbage, but it is preferable that any of them will return to the soil after a certain period of time when they are discarded after use.In addition, if necessary, it is preferable that they have been treated to be flame-retardant, fireproof, or heat-resistant.

[0012] In the case of waste cardboard, waste paper, used paper, waste plastic, etc., they can be washed, separated, dissolved in a solvent, dried, and turned into pellets, and then molded in the usual way. In addition, in this invention, the case 10, guard 19, and bottom plate 18 use a low-heat heater 4 inside, so there is no problem if they do not require any special treatment, but further safety can be ensured by adding well-known flame-retardant, fire-resistant, and heat-resistant treatments. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, the grilling plate 1 is detachably stacked on top of the lower plate 14 on which the low-heat heater 4 is attached. Therefore, even if the case 10 that contains them is molded from a molding material mainly made of waste cardboard, waste paper, and waste plastic, there is no risk of the case 10 catching fire due to heat. This greatly expands the ways in which these waste-based materials can be effectively utilized, and can contribute to the promotion of the SDGs.

[0014] Furthermore, if the top surface of grill plate 1 is made flat, it is possible to grill foods such as okonomiyaki, teppanyaki, and yakisoba on a flat plate. If it is provided with a hemispherical recess 11, it is possible to grill not only takoyaki but also other spherical foods such as meatballs, fish balls, chicken balls, egg balls, croquettes in French cuisine, and frikadelles in German cuisine.

[0015] Furthermore, since the grilling plate 1 is detachably stacked on the upper layer of the lower plate 14, only the upper lightweight grilling plate 1 can be easily separated and washed, so that it can always be kept clean. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THEINVENTION

[0016] Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof, in which a low-heat-generating heater 4 held by a lower plate 14 is placed below the grilling plate 1, and below that is a motor 7 attached at an angle to a motor support 16 via a heat shield plate 15. The low-heat-generating heater 4 is designed to generate heat at, for example, 200°C or less, preferably 190°C or less, or is an electric heater that is controlled to generate heat within the above range, and the heat generation is controlled by a heat generation control mechanism 30 such as a thermostat, and a circuit breaker that cuts off the power when overheating can be installed as necessary. A weight 12 is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 7. A part of the motor support 16 is elastically connected to the inner circumference of the case 10 via a spring 17, so that the eccentric rotation of the weight 12 caused by the motor 7 is transmitted to the lower plate 14 and the grilling plate 1 as vibration.

[0017] Grilling plate 1 is resiliently and detachably attached to lower plate 14 by fixing hooks 20, and low-heat-generating heater 4 is attached to the underside of lower plate 14. Here, grilling plate 1 is stacked with lower plate 14 housing low-heat-generating heater 4 so that grilling plate 1 and lower plate 14 function together during heating to form a thick grilling function section as a whole, enabling efficient grilling using far-infrared rays, and so that cleaning can be easily performed by removing only the lightweight upper grilling plate 1 rather than removing the entire heat-generating section, which is heavy, from case 10. Grilling plate 1 and lower plate 14 can be made of, for example, aluminum casting, iron material, etc.

[0018] Motor 7 is placed on the underside of lower plate 14 via heat shield 15, and motor 7 is attached to motor support 16 attached below heat shield 15. Spring 17 is inserted between an appropriate position on the underside of lower plate 14 and an appropriate position inside case 10, and transmits the rotation of motor 7 to lower plate 14 and grilling plate 1 as vibration.

[0019] Here, in the illustrated embodiment, the motor 7 is installed at an appropriate angle (23 degrees) inclined relative to the grilling plate 1 by the motor support 16, and a composite state of vibrations that are appropriately distributed in all directions is generated, causing the ingredients stored in the recesses 11 of the grilling plate 1 to vibrate and rotate while being grilled.

[0020] A bottom plate 18 that acts as a heat shield is provided at the bottom of the case 10, and the mechanical components including the motor 7 as described above are disposed and fixed on top of the bottom plate 18.

[0021] The grilling plate 1 is removably attached to the lower plate 14 at appropriate locations around the periphery by means of spring-elastic fixing hooks 20, 20.... The outer periphery of the grilling plate 1 is covered by a cylindrical guard 19 attached to the upper edge of the case 10 to prevent residue from spilling onto the outer periphery of the main body case 10 during cooking. The guard 19 also functions to prevent burns. The method of detachably attaching the grill plate 1 may be any suitable mechanism other than the hook 20, such as a bolt and wing nut, or any other mechanism that can be easily attached and detached.

[0022] The motor support 16 is arranged with the motor 7, on which the weight 12 is displaced and attached to the rotation shaft, tilted appropriately so that vibrations are transmitted to the grilling plate 1 by the rotation of the motor.

[0023] Furthermore, if you replace the grill plate 1 with a flat plate, you can grill "okonomiyaki and yakiniku," and if you replace it with a Genghis Khan plate or grill plate, it becomes a multifunctional choice plate that can grill "a wide variety of foods." Currently, "multifunctional plates" such as flat plates, takoyaki plates, and grill plates that are available on the general market only have a simple "heating" function, but they cannot grill takoyaki while freely rotating the takoyaki ingredients like the grill plate of this invention. Also, with a grill plate, you can grill food without it burning. Furthermore, if the back surface of grill plate 1 is made flat, it will be possible to use both the front and back surfaces.

[0024] The usage state will be briefly described below. When a vibration switch provided at an appropriate position in the case 10 is turned on, power is supplied from a commercial AC power source to the motor 7, and the output shaft of the motor 7 is driven to rotate in one direction at a constant rotation speed, for example, 1000 to 1500 rpm. This rotation of the output shaft causes the eccentric weight 12 to rotate around the inclined axis. The rotation of the motor 7 is transmitted as vibration to the grilling plate 1 and the lower plate 14 via the motor support 6. 21 is a switch for heating, and 22 is a switch for vibration. In addition, since the input power unit is a household cooking appliance, a magnetic switch 23 type is used, which prioritizes safety measures, and safety measures are taken to prevent the takoyaki maker from falling over if it gets caught during installation or operation. Furthermore, under the current state of development, motors are being improved in order to reduce the manufacturing cost of motors. For example, it is possible to use a shading motor of 100V x 10W (50 / 60 cycles) 2200-2800 rpm, which has the advantage of reducing manufacturing costs by approximately 60%.

[0025] In this way, for example, the weight 12 is rotated at a high speed of 1000 to 1500 rpm, so that the grilling plate 1 vibrates at a high frequency, rotating the takoyaki while preventing them from burning, allowing them to be heated evenly, and furthermore, the cooked takoyaki can be kept warm without burning. By applying a fluororesin to the upper surface of the grilling plate 1, it is possible to grill takoyaki without using oil for takoyaki.

[0026] The underside of the case 10 is covered with a bottom plate 18, and three anti-vibration rubber legs are attached, so that when placed on a table such as a dining table, the vibrations of the equipment are absorbed, the overall vibration is mitigated, and the case can be stably supported. The secure installation, like that of a camera tripod, meets safety standards.

[0027] In addition, a number of through holes are provided in the bottom plate 18. The through holes provide ventilation to the space within the case 10, and when the inside is heated, the main case 10 is prevented from overheating due to radiant heat, thereby ensuring safety.

[0028] Due to the nature of the food ingredients used in this device, they tend to spill or splatter, soiling the surrounding area, and dirt tends to stick to the surface after use, but since the grilling plate 1 can be easily removed from the top of the case 10, it can be kept clean by removing it and washing it with water after use. In this case, the lower plate 14 is left in place and only the upper grilling plate 1 is removed, so the parts that need to be removed and washed are lightweight and easy to handle. If the outside of the grilling plate 1 is covered with a ring-shaped guard 19, it is possible to prevent the outer periphery of the case 10 from becoming dirty. It also has the function of preventing burns.

[0029] In addition, if the automatic rolling function is applied, since it can be rotated without using the low heat generation heater 4, it becomes easy to use the "rolling" function for producing meatballs made from chicken, beef, pork, etc., fish balls made from fish, kneaded rice cakes, kinako rice cakes, etc., and it can be used for a wide range of purposes.

[0030] Furthermore, by reducing the heat conduction from the low heat generation heater 4 to the motor 7, and by providing a heat shield plate 15 below it, heat conduction to the motor 7 is suppressed even during high-heat cooking within the set range, thereby improving durability.

[0031] FIG. 4 shows a simplified assembly procedure for the present invention. Assembly can be easily achieved by installing a heater / motor unit incorporating a low-heat heater 4, a motor 7, etc. in the grill plate 1 into the case 10 and then attaching a bottom plate 18 to the bottom. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0032] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. [Diagram 3] Cross-sectional view of the same [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view illustrating the assembly sequence of the above. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 1 is the grill plate, 4 is the low heat heater, 7 is the motor, 10 is the case, 11 is the recess, 12 is the weight, and 14 is the lower plate.

Claims

1. The grilling device has a grilling plate 1 detachably stacked on a lower plate 14 on which a low heat generating heater 4 is mounted, and these are disposed on the upper part of a case 10.

2. 2. The apparatus for baking spherical objects according to claim 1, wherein the baking plate (1) has an array of semi-spherical recesses (11) on its upper surface.

3. 3. The spherical object grilling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein an inclined motor is disposed below the lower plate, and vibrations are transmitted to the grilling plate by eccentric rotation of a weight attached to the rotating shaft of the motor.

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