Auto Frying Preparation Module For Water Based Dough And Fryer Equipped With The Same

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic batter frying preparation module and a fryer equipped with the same, and more specifically, to an automatic batter frying preparation module capable of automatically sequentially feeding batter into a frying net when frying ingredients are mixed with flour and fed into a frying net, and a fryer equipped with the same.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an automatic batter frying preparation module and a fryer equipped with the same, and more specifically, to an automatic batter frying preparation module capable of automatically sequentially feeding batter into a frying net when frying ingredients are mixed with flour and fed into a frying net, and a fryer equipped with the same. Background Technology

[0002] Fried foods are popular with people of all ages due to their distinctive crispiness. This crispness is created when moisture within the ingredients evaporates upon contact with hot oil. As moisture evaporates, spaces are formed within the batter, which is known as a porous structure. This porous structure is utilized to create a crispy texture that does not exist in the natural state. In addition to this, oil temperature is crucial for making crispy fried food. Since different ingredients have different thermal conductivity, the oil temperature must be adjusted accordingly to achieve delicious results. Chili peppers and perilla leaves should be fried at 160–170 degrees Celsius, while seafood and meat are typically fried at 180–190 degrees Celsius to preserve the original flavor of the ingredients and the richness of the fried dish. Chicken is by far the representative product among fried foods, and demand for chicken products is skyrocketing as varieties with diverse flavors are continuously being developed.

[0003] As the demand for fried products such as chicken has increased, so has the demand for deep fryers. Along with this, interest in robots that automate frying operations has grown, and many companies are already using frying robots on-site to alleviate labor shortages and save on labor costs. However, the process of mixing frying ingredients with water, flour, etc., to make a batter, and then manually feeding each piece into a frying net, remains cumbersome as it is not yet automated. Consequently, there is a need for research and development to feed these water-based frying ingredients into the oil more efficiently.

[0004] (Patent Document 0001) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1317697

[0005] (Patent Document 0002) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2222294

[0006] (Patent Document 0003) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2254009

[0007] (Patent Document 0004) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2341587

[0008] (Patent Document 0005) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2488735 The problem to be solved

[0009] The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems by providing a water batter frying preparation module for automatically feeding batter into a frying net and a fryer equipped with the same, which includes a loading net for loading batter and a pusher for sequentially pushing batter located on the upper surface of the loading net into the frying net, in order to solve the problem of batter being fried in a lump state when placed into the frying tank all at once for preliminary frying. means of solving the problem

[0010] A water batter frying preparation module according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a loading net portion for loading batter for frying; and a pusher portion for pushing out batter for frying located on the upper surface of the loading net portion.

[0011] The above-mentioned loading net section is characterized by comprising a bottom surface, a first side wall and a second side wall located on both sides of the bottom surface and facing each other, and a loading net rod connected to the top of the second side wall.

[0012] It is characterized by including an up-and-down moving part connected to the load net rod above, which causes the load net part to move up and down relative to the ground.

[0013] The above-described pusher part is characterized by including a pusher plate and a pusher rod connected to the pusher plate.

[0014] It is characterized by including a horizontal moving part connected to the above-mentioned pusher rod to allow the above-mentioned pusher plate to move horizontally relative to the ground.

[0015] The pusher plate of the above-described pusher part is characterized by pushing out the batter for frying while moving between the first side wall and the second side wall of the above-described loading net part.

[0016] The bottom surface, the first side wall, and the second side wall of the above-mentioned loading net section are characterized by having a plurality of spaced-apart through-lines.

[0017] The above penetration line is characterized by being formed in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the above pusher plate.

[0018] The above-mentioned loading net and pusher unit are each moved by a moving unit having an up-and-down moving unit and a horizontal moving unit, wherein the up-and-down moving unit moves the loading net unit in an up-and-down direction, and the horizontal moving unit moves the pusher unit in a horizontal direction.

[0019] A barrier section is located between the loading net section, the pusher section, and the moving unit, and the barrier section is provided with a vertical through-hole, which is a space for the loading net rod of the loading net section to move in the vertical direction, and a horizontal through-hole, which is a space for the pusher rod of the pusher section to move in the horizontal direction, and the vertical through-hole and the horizontal through-hole are not connected.

[0020] A fryer according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a batter frying preparation module in which the batter for frying is loaded and sequentially moved; a frying process module in which the batter sequentially moved from the batter frying preparation module is moved to a frying net and a frying process is performed; and a packaging module for packaging the fried food completed in the frying process module.

[0021] The above frying process module is characterized by having a preliminary frying unit that performs preliminary frying of batter for frying, and a main frying unit capable of loading the batter pre-fried in the preliminary frying unit onto a plurality of frying nets to proceed with frying.

[0022] The above-described batter frying preparation module and frying process module are characterized in that the space where frying takes place and the external space where the operator is located are separated by a cover, and the cover is equipped with a plurality of hinged doors in the frying section, and the boundaries between the plurality of hinged doors are blocked by an air curtain. Effects of the invention

[0023] As described above, the present invention has the advantage of being able to fry without the batter sticking together in the frying oil, without manually adding the batter to the frying device. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0024] Figure 1 shows an overall schematic diagram of the fryer of the present invention. Figure 2 shows a front schematic diagram of the deep fryer of the present invention. Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of the water batter frying preparation module of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of how frying batter is automatically fed into a frying net in the water batter frying preparation module of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of how frying batter is automatically fed into a frying net by the movement of the loading net and the pusher in the water batter frying preparation module of the present invention. Figure 6 shows a flowchart of the method for automatically feeding the water batter fry of the present invention into a frying net. Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of the frying method of the present invention. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0025] The present invention is susceptible to various modifications and may have various embodiments; specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutions that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention. Similar reference numerals have been used for similar components in the description of each drawing.

[0026] Terms such as first, second, A, B, etc., may be used to describe various components, but said components shall not be limited by said terms. These terms are used solely for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

[0027] For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be named the second component, and similarly, the second component may be named the first component. The term "and / or" includes a combination of a plurality of related described items or any of a plurality of related described items.

[0028] When it is stated that one component is "connected" or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that while it may be directly connected or connected to that other component, there may also be other components in between. On the other hand, when it is stated that one component is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there are no other components in between.

[0029] The terms used in this application are used merely to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, terms such as "comprising" or "having" are intended to specify the presence of the features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, and should be understood as not precluding the existence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0030] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant technology, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in this application.

[0032] In the following, a water batter frying preparation module for automatically feeding frying batter into a frying net according to the present invention and a fryer equipped therewith are described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 show an overall schematic diagram of the fryer of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fryer of the present invention includes: a water batter frying preparation module in which frying batter is loaded and sequentially moved; a frying process module in which frying batter sequentially moved from the water batter frying preparation module is moved to a frying net and the frying process is carried out; and a packaging module (70) for packaging the fried food completed in the frying process module. The frying process module includes a preliminary frying unit (50) for performing preliminary frying of the frying batter, and a main frying unit (60) capable of carrying out frying by loading the fried food pre-fried in the preliminary frying unit (50) onto a plurality of frying nets (60a, 60b, 60c). The above-mentioned batter frying preparation module and frying progress module are separated by a cover from the space where frying takes place and the external space where the operator is located. The cover is equipped with a plurality of hinged doors in the main frying section (60), and the boundary between the plurality of hinged doors is blocked by an air curtain (83a, 83b, 83c). A ventilation opening (81) is provided at the top of the frying preparation module, the preliminary frying section, and the main frying section to allow internal steam to be discharged to the outside. The frying operation is performed in an area separated from the driving unit (not shown) by the barrier section (10) in the plurality of frying nets (60a, 60b, 60c). For example, multiple frying nets (60a, 60b, 60c) are moved in an up-and-down direction or a horizontal direction to perform preliminary frying or main frying. In the up-and-down direction, the multiple frying nets (60a, 60b, 60c) are moved up and down by the operation of an up-and-down driving unit (not shown) to perform the frying process, and in the horizontal direction, the multiple frying nets (60a, 60b, 60c) are moved left and right by the operation of a horizontal driving unit (not shown) to change the position of the frying nets.Here, the driving unit operates by a combination of an upper / lower driving unit and a horizontal driving unit, and the frying net support (not shown) of the horizontal driving unit can change the position of the frying net through the main horizontal through hole (13), and the frying net support (not shown) of the vertical driving unit inserts the frying net into the frying tank through the main vertical through hole (14) to perform the frying operation.

[0033] FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the water batter frying preparation module of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the water batter frying preparation module includes a loading net section (30) for loading frying batter (40) and a pusher section (20) for pushing out frying batter (40) located on the upper surface of the loading net section (30). The term water batter frying preparation module of the present invention may be used as a frying preparation module.

[0034] The loading net section (30) comprises a bottom surface (31), a first side wall (32a) and a second side wall (32b) located on both sides of the bottom surface (31) and facing each other, and a loading net rod (33) connected to the top of the second side wall (32b). The loading net section (30) represents a device for loading the batter before a worker puts the batter into the frying net after mixing the frying ingredients with water, flour, etc. The batter of the present invention refers to the frying batter (40), and represents the state of the frying batter after mixing the frying ingredients with water, flour, etc. The frying ingredients refer to, for example, chicken, pork, beef, lamb, vegetables, etc. The frying batter (40) may be placed in contact with the bottom surface (31) of the loading net section (30). Here, the frying batter (40) may be placed in a single layer or multiple layers on the bottom surface (31).

[0035] The above-mentioned loading net rod (33) is connected to the second side wall (32b) so that the loading net rod can move the loading net section (30) in an upward or downward direction by means of an up-and-down moving part (not shown). After loading the frying batter (40) onto the loading net section (30), the loading net section (30) is moved upward. The above-mentioned loading net rod may be provided with a first loading net rod (33a) and a second loading net rod (33b) formed spaced apart from each other. If multiple loading net rods (33) are provided, the force is distributed when lifting the loading net, making it easier to move the loading net upward. Additionally, if a first rod rotation part (34a) is provided at the connection point between the second side wall (32b) and the first loading net rod (33a), and a second rod rotation part (34b) is provided at the connection point between the second side wall (32b) and the second loading net rod (33b), the second side wall (32b) rotates around each of the first loading net rod (33a) and the second loading net rod (33b), causing the bottom surface (31) to move up and down in an inclined state from a horizontal position. For example, the upper and lower moving parts can be driven individually to move the first loading net rod (33a) and the second loading net rod (33b) up and down to different heights, and when the frying batter (40) is stuck together, the bottom surface is tilted with the second loading net rod (33b) lower than the first loading net rod (33a), making it possible to put it into the frying net with less force than when the bottom surface is flat.

[0036] The above pusher portion (20) includes a pusher plate (21) and a pusher rod (22) connected to the pusher plate (21). It includes a horizontal moving portion (not shown) connected to the pusher rod (22) to allow the pusher plate (21) to move in a horizontal direction. The pusher plate (21) of the pusher portion (20) moves between the first side wall (32a) and the second side wall (32b) of the loading net portion (30) and pushes the batter (40) for frying, causing the batter (40) to fall onto the frying net, and the batter (40) in the frying net located in the oil tank is pre-fried. If the batter is not added to each piece but is added to the pre-frying all at once, the batter sticks together, and there is a problem that the frying is not evenly distributed among the pieces and is fried in lumps. Therefore, when the dough loaded in the loading net (30) is pushed little by little into the frying net by the pusher (20), frying is performed evenly on each piece of fried food.

[0037] A barrier section (10) is positioned between the loading net section, the pusher section, and the moving unit. The barrier section (10) is equipped with a line-shaped vertical through-hole (12) which is a space for the loading net rod (33) of the loading net section (30) to move in an up-and-down direction relative to the ground, and a line-shaped horizontal through-hole (11) which is a space for the pusher rod (22) of the pusher section (20) to move in a horizontal direction relative to the ground. The vertical through-hole (12) and the horizontal through-hole (11) are not connected to each other, which has the effect of preventing malfunctions caused by the loading net section and the pusher section, which move individually by the up-and-down moving section and the horizontal moving section, crossing each other. If the barrier section (10) is not used in the fryer of the present invention, oil vapor from the oil tank seeps into mechanically moving robot modules, such as conveyor belts, such as the up-and-down moving section and the horizontal moving section, and there is a high risk of malfunction. Therefore, it is necessary to create a boundary between the loading net section, the pusher section, and the moving unit using the barrier section (10).

[0038] FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of how frying batter (40) is automatically fed into a frying net in the water batter frying preparation module of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4(a), in the water batter frying preparation module, the frying batter (40) is loaded on the upper part of the bottom surface (31) while the loading net section (30) is lowered. As shown in FIG. 4(b), when a certain amount of frying batter (40) is loaded, the loading net section (30) is raised upward by the force applied to the loading net rod by the vertical movement section. As shown in FIG. 4(c), as the pusher plate (21) passes between the first side wall (32a) and the second side wall (32b) at one end of the bottom surface (31), the frying batter falls from the bottom surface (31) to the frying net (40) by the movement of the pusher plate (21). As shown in FIG. 4(d), the pusher plate (21) stops at the other end of the bottom surface (31), and all of the frying batter (40) remaining on the bottom surface (31) falls from the bottom surface (31) to the frying net. As shown in FIG. 4(e), the pusher plate (21) moves from the other end of the bottom surface (31) to one end of the bottom surface (31) and is placed in the initial position. As shown in FIG. 4(f), the loading net section (30) is moved downward to the initial state where the frying batter (40) can be placed again. In addition, the water batter frying preparation module of the present invention is equipped with a weight sensing unit (not shown) at the bottom of the loading net section (30) so that the operator can detect the weight of the frying batter (40) when placing it on the bottom surface (31).

[0039] FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of how the batter for frying (40) is automatically fed into the frying net by the movement of the loading net (30) and the pusher (20) in the batter frying preparation module of the present invention.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 5(a), the loading net is positioned below the pusher plate (21) to load the frying batter (40). As shown in FIG. 5(b), when a certain amount of frying batter (40) is loaded, the loading net section (30) rises upward. Here, it can be automatically moved upward when the weight is set in the weight sensor. As shown in FIG. 5(c), the pusher plate (21) moves horizontally to push the frying batter (40) into the frying net. Here, the bottom surface (31), the first side wall (32a), and the second side wall (32b) of the loading net section (30) are provided with a plurality of spaced through lines, and it is preferable that the through line of the bottom surface (31) is formed in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the pusher plate (21). For example, if the through line formed on the bottom surface (31) is in a direction perpendicular to the pusher plate (21), the frying batter (40) moves along the bottom surface (31) and intersects with multiple through lines, causing a problem where some of the frying batter (40) is peeled off along the through lines. As shown in FIG. 5(d), the pusher plate (21) moves to the other end of the bottom surface (31) and then stops. No more frying batter (40) remains on the bottom surface (31), and it all falls into the frying net. As shown in FIG. 5(e), the pusher plate (21) moves to the initial state of one end of the bottom surface (31), and the loading net (30) moves downward.

[0041] FIG. 6 shows a flowchart for a method of automatically feeding a batter for frying into a frying net according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the method of automatically feeding a batter for frying into a frying net according to the batter frying preparation module of the present invention may include a first step of loading a batter for frying used for frying into a loading net section (30), a second step of moving the batter for frying loaded in the first step upward, and a third step in which a pushing plate of a pushing section (20) moves the batter for frying (40) loaded in the loading net section (30) horizontally and sends it sequentially to the frying net section.

[0042] Figure 7 shows a schematic diagram of the frying method of the present invention.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 7(a), the pre-fried food from the pre-frying unit (50) is transferred to the main frying unit (60). Here, frying is carried out in the main frying unit (60), which is equipped with multiple frying tanks, from the pre-frying unit (50). Since the work efficiency is low if all frying work is performed in the pre-frying unit (50), the overall frying efficiency is increased when frying nets are sent from the pre-frying unit to multiple frying tanks in the main frying unit (60). If frying nets are filled into the frying tanks before the work, the movement path of the frying nets is reduced, which has the advantage of increasing the overall frying speed. As shown in FIG. 7(b), frying nets transferred from the pre-frying unit (50) are placed into empty frying tanks to carry out frying. As shown in FIG. 7(c), frying nets that have completed frying work in the main frying unit (60) are transferred to the pre-frying unit (50). As shown in FIG. 7(d), the frying net moving from the main frying unit (60) is placed in the preliminary frying unit (50). As shown in FIG. 7(e), the frying net after frying is completed is placed at the loading position of the frying net retrieval module (90). As shown in FIG. 7(f), the operator retrieves the fried food from the frying net and places the empty frying net at the supply position.

[0045] Although the embodiments described above have been explained by limited examples and drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from the description above. For example, suitable results may be achieved even if the described techniques are performed in a different order than described, and / or if the components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. are combined or assembled in a form different from described, or replaced or substituted by other components or equivalents. Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims below are also within the scope of the claims. Explanation of the symbols

[0046] 10: Barrier section 11: Horizontal through hole 12: Vertical through hole 13: Main horizontal through-hole 14: Main vertical through hole 20 : Pusher 21: Pusher plate 22 : Pusher rod 30 : Loading net section 31 : Bottom surface 32a : First sidewall 32b : Second sidewall 33a: Rod for the first loading net 33b : Rod for the second loading net 34a: Rotating part for the first rod 34b: Rotating part for the second rod 40: Frying batter 50: Pre-fried section 60: Main frying section 70: Packaging Module 81 : Cover 82: Side hinge 83 : Air Curtain 90: Frying net recovery module

Claims

Claim 1 A fryer comprising: a batter frying preparation module in which batter for frying is loaded and moves sequentially; a frying process module in which batter moving sequentially from the batter frying preparation module is moved to a frying net and a frying process is carried out; and a packaging module for packaging the fried food completed in the frying process module; wherein the batter frying preparation module for automatically feeding batter for frying into the frying net comprises a loading net section for loading batter for frying; A fryer comprising: a pusher section for pushing out batter for frying located on the upper surface of the loading net section; wherein the loading net section and the pusher section are each moved by a moving unit having an up-and-down moving section and a horizontal moving section, wherein the up-and-down moving section moves the loading net section in an up-and-down direction, and the horizontal moving section moves the pusher section in a horizontal direction, and a barrier section is located between the loading net section and the pusher section and the moving unit, and the barrier section has a line-shaped vertical through-hole which is a space for the loading net rod of the loading net section to move in an up-and-down direction relative to the ground, and a line-shaped horizontal through-hole which is a space for the pusher rod of the pusher section to move in a horizontal direction relative to the ground, and wherein the vertical through-hole and the horizontal through-hole are not connected to each other. Claim 2 A fryer according to claim 1, wherein the loading net portion comprises a bottom surface, a first side wall and a second side wall located on both sides of the bottom surface and facing each other, a loading net rod connected to the top of the second side wall, and an up-and-down moving portion connected to the loading net rod to move the loading net portion in an up-and-down direction. Claim 3 A fryer according to claim 1, wherein the pusher part comprises a pusher plate, a pusher rod connected to the pusher plate, and a horizontal moving part connected to the pusher rod to move the pusher plate in a horizontal direction. Claim 4 In claim 1, the pusher plate of the pusher part moves between the first side wall and the second side wall of the loading net part and pushes out the batter for frying. Claim 5 A fryer according to claim 4, wherein the bottom surface, the first side wall, and the second side wall of the loading net portion have a plurality of spaced through lines. Claim 6 A fryer according to claim 5, wherein the through line of the bottom surface is formed in a direction parallel to the direction of movement of the pusher plate. Claim 7 delete Claim 8 delete Claim 9 delete Claim 10 A fryer according to claim 1, wherein the frying process module comprises a preliminary frying section for performing preliminary frying of frying batter, and a main frying section for performing frying by loading the frying pre-fried in the preliminary frying section onto a plurality of frying nets, wherein the water batter frying preparation module and the frying process module are separated by a cover from the space where frying is performed and the external space where an operator is located, wherein the cover is provided with a plurality of hinged doors in the main frying section, and the boundaries between each of the plurality of hinged doors are blocked by an air curtain.

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