Frying apparatus

Abstract

The present invention provides a frying apparatus comprising: a main body that has a certain height; a frying basket member that protrudes forward from the main body and accommodates food ingredients to be fried, and that can move up and down along the height direction of the main body to selectively enter into a frying oil-containing space so that the food ingredients can be fried; a drive unit provided in the main body to be able to move the frying basket member up and down along the height direction of the main body; a control unit that controls the drive unit by a set algorithm so that the food ingredients can be fried for a set period of time; an oil remover for removing oil remaining on the food ingredients; and a guide unit which is installed on a support plate provided in the main body and into which a moving shaft provided in the drive unit is inserted, wherein the guide unit can guide the movement of the moving shaft. The frying apparatus can be optimally installed with ease in accordance with the size of a restaurant, thus providing flexibility while enabling the use of a plurality of frying baskets in a single frying container, and thus has the effect of making it possible to precisely and quickly perform frying operations for various food ingredients and dishes.

Description

frying device

[0001] The present invention relates to a frying device, and more particularly, to a frying device that is easy to install optimally according to the size of a restaurant store, thus providing flexibility, and that allows the use of multiple frying nets in a single frying pot, thereby enabling accurate and rapid frying in response to various ingredients and menus.

[0002] Typically, fast food franchises fry a variety of ingredients, including chicken and potatoes, and sell them as food. Even for the same ingredients, frying conditions must vary depending on the menu. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of unmanned and automated systems across society, and fast food franchises are finding it difficult to buck this trend. Recently, automation of frying processes has been gradually introduced in fast food restaurants.

[0003] In this regard, prior art documents that can be referenced include Korean Patent Publication No. 2156648 (prior art document 1) and Korean Patent Publication No. 2079649 (prior art document 2).

[0004] Prior art document 1 includes a main body, a frying net having a hook, an up / down driving unit for driving the frying net, a vibration applying unit for applying vibration to the frying net, a remote control having a display and buttons, a controller for performing frying and removing oil, and a clearance connecting plate. Accordingly, it is expected that frying and oil removal will be performed accurately and on time through full automation, thereby reducing labor costs.

[0005] Prior art document 2 includes a storage device for storing frying ingredients by differentiating them; an input / output device for displaying the status of the frying station and allowing customers or employees to select the type and amount of frying ingredients; and a processor for controlling the operation of a frozen dispenser, a frying ingredient conveyor, and a fryer. Accordingly, it is expected that the space required for store staff and storage will be minimized, and customer convenience will be improved.

[0006] However, according to previous literature, the flexibility to respond to the size of the store is somewhat lacking, and there is room for improvement in terms of labor efficiency in handling the frying of various foods.

[0007] The purpose of the present invention, which has been devised in consideration of the above points, is to provide a frying device that is easy to install optimally according to the size of a restaurant store, has flexibility, and allows the use of multiple frying nets in one frying pot, thereby enabling accurate and rapid frying in response to various ingredients and menus.

[0008] In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a frying device comprises a main body formed to have a constant height, a frying net member arranged to protrude forward of the main body to accommodate ingredients to be fried, and arranged to be able to move up and down along the height direction of the main body so as to be selectively introduced into a receiving space containing frying oil to fry the ingredients, a driving unit provided in the main body to be able to move the frying net member up and down along the height direction of the main body, a control unit that controls the driving unit using a set algorithm so that the ingredients can be fried for a set time, and an oil shaking unit that shakes off oil remaining on the ingredients, and is characterized in that a guide unit is provided that is installed on a support plate provided in the main body and has a moving shaft provided in the driving unit inserted therein so as to guide the movement of the moving shaft.

[0009] Here, the guide portion may include a plurality of support pieces that are installed along the height direction of the support plate and are arranged to face each other, and a plurality of rollers that are rotatably installed on the plate surface of the support piece and are arranged to face each other and are inserted therebetween to contact both sides of the moving shaft to support the moving shaft.

[0010] In addition, the rollers may be installed in pairs so as to be spaced apart at a certain interval along the height direction of the support piece and to face each other along the width direction of the support piece.

[0011] In addition, the roller may have a recessed groove formed inwardly and extending along the circumference of the roller in the central region of the outer surface, and both sides of the moving shaft may be inserted into the recessed groove.

[0012] In addition, a support bar to which the frying net member can be attached is provided at the lower portion of the moving shaft, and a separate clamp to enable the frying net member to be attached or detached can be installed on the support bar.

[0013] In addition, a hook member is installed on one side of the frying net member to be secured to the upper surface of the support bar so that the frying net member is caught on the support bar, and a hook ring that is caught on the clamp can be protruded and formed in the lower central region of the hook member.

[0014] In addition, the frying net member may be formed as a rectangular member having an opening formed on the upper surface, or as a semicircular member having a cross-section having an opening formed on the upper surface and gradually narrowing in width as it goes downward.

[0015] As described above, the frying device according to the present invention is easy to install in an optimized manner according to the size of a restaurant, so it is flexible, and allows multiple frying nets to be used in one frying pot, so that frying can be performed accurately and quickly in response to various ingredients and menus.

[0016] In addition, it has the effect of improving customer satisfaction by actively shaking off the frying oil remaining on the food after frying is complete, thereby completing the frying with the best texture.

[0017] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a frying device according to the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the driving unit and oil removal unit of the frying device according to the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the driving unit and restoration means of the frying device according to the present invention.

[0020] Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of a frying net member according to another embodiment of a frying device according to the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 5a and FIG. 5b are operational diagrams illustrating an operation of frying food using a frying device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Hereinafter, a frying device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0023] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a frying device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of a driving unit and a grease removal unit of a frying device according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the driving unit and the restoration means of a frying device according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of a frying net member according to another embodiment of a frying device according to the present invention, and FIGS. 5a and 5b are operation diagrams showing the operation of frying food using a frying device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] As shown in these drawings, a frying device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body (100) formed to have a constant height, a frying net member (300) arranged to protrude forward of the main body (100) to accommodate food to be fried, and arranged to be able to move up and down along the height direction of the main body (100) so as to be selectively introduced into a receiving space containing frying oil to fry the food, a driving unit (400) provided in the main body (100) to be able to move up and down the frying net member (300) along the height direction of the main body (100), a control unit (500) that controls the driving unit (400) with a set algorithm so that the food can be fried for a set time, and an oil shaking unit (600) that can shake off oil remaining on the food, and is installed on a support plate (110) provided in the main body (100), and is provided in the driving unit (400). It is characterized by including a guide part (800) into which a moving shaft (450) is inserted to guide the movement of the moving shaft (450).

[0025] The main body (100) is a rectangular member that is placed upright on the floor surface and has a constant height. A fixing member (101) is provided on the lower surface to enable the main body (100) to be easily fixed to a desired position.

[0026] In addition, it is effective to have a control unit (500) installed on one side of the upper portion of the main body (100) so that the driving unit (400) can be controlled by a set algorithm, so that the frying net member (300) can be lifted from the receiving space (210) containing the frying oil by the driving unit (400) only after the food is fried for a set period of time.

[0027] The frying oil receiving shelf (200) is provided to have a certain height at the front lower side of the main body (100), and a receiving space (210) for receiving and heating frying oil is formed on the upper surface. It is effective that the height of the receiving space (210) be at least a height that allows the frying net member (300) to be completely submerged.

[0028] The frying net member (300) is provided to protrude forward of the main body (100) and is placed on the upper part of the receiving space (210) of the frying oil receiving shelf (200). It is installed to be able to move up and down along the height direction of the main body (100) so that food can be selectively fried.

[0029] This frying net member (300) is fixed to the lower end of the moving shaft (450) that is positioned to protrude outward from the main body (100), and is formed in a mesh structure so that when the food is placed therein and fried in frying oil, the frying oil is lifted from the frying oil and falls downward through the mesh hole to escape.

[0030] The frying net member (300) can be installed in the required quantity, and in the case of the frying device according to one embodiment of the present invention, a pair of frying net members (300) that are independently driven up and down are provided.

[0031] In addition, the frying net member (300) may be formed as a rectangular member having an opening formed on the upper surface, or as shown in FIG. 4, may be formed as a semicircular member having a cross-section having an opening formed on the upper surface and gradually narrowing in width toward the lower side.

[0032] In addition, a hook member (310) is installed on one side of the frying net member (300) to be secured to the upper surface of the support bar (451) so that the frying net member (300) is caught on the support bar (451), and a catch ring (320) that is caught on a clamp (452) is protrudingly formed in the lower central region of the hook member (310).

[0033] Meanwhile, as described above, the driving unit (400) functions to move the frying net member (300) up and down along the height direction of the main body (100) so as to selectively fry the food contained in the frying net member (300).

[0034] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the driving unit (400) comprises a pair of pulleys (410) that are vertically opposed to each other on the upper portion of the main body (100) and spaced apart by a distance for the frying net member (300) to move up and down, a driving motor (420) that rotates one of the pulleys (410), a winding belt (430) that is wound around the outer surface of the pulley (410) and rotates according to the rotation of the pulley (410), a connecting member (440) that is fixed on the winding belt (430) and moves up and down according to the rotation of the winding belt (430), and a moving shaft (450) that is fixed at one end to the connecting member (440) and the frying net member (300) is fixed at the other end and moves up and down.

[0035] The pulley (410) is a pair of members that are installed in a vertically parallel manner on the upper part of the main body (100) and are arranged so as to be spaced apart by the distance that the frying net member (300) moves up and down.

[0036] It is effective to prevent slippage by forming gear teeth on the outer surface of the pulley (410) that comes into contact with the take-up belt (430) when the take-up belt (430) is taken up, and rotating the pulley in a state of mutual engagement with the gear teeth formed on the plate surface of the take-up belt (430).

[0037] It is preferable that each of these pulleys (410) be connected to a different driving motor (420) so that they can be driven independently, thereby separately controlling the up-and-down movement of the frying net member (300).

[0038] It may be connected to either the pulley (410) positioned on the upper side of the driving motor (420) or the pulley (410) positioned on the lower side, but in the present invention, it is connected to the pulley (410) positioned on the upper side to rotate the pulley (410) clockwise or counterclockwise, thereby ultimately allowing the frying net member (300) to move up and down.

[0039] The winding belt (430) is wound around the outer surface of a pair of oppositely arranged pulleys (410) and rotates to move the connecting member (440) and thereby move the moving shaft (450) connected to the connecting member (440) up and down.

[0040] As described above, it is effective to prevent a slip phenomenon from occurring by forming a plurality of gear teeth along the plate surface of the winding belt (430) so that when the winding belt (430) is wound on the outer surface of the pulley (410), the gear teeth formed on the pulley (410) mesh with each other.

[0041] And, as shown in Fig. 3, the winding belt (430) is fixed to a connecting member (440) at one end with both ends cut off and spaced apart at a certain interval, and a support member (442) is formed protrudingly on one side of the connecting member (440), and an elastic spring (710), which is a restoring means (700), is installed between the support member (442) and the connecting piece (460) so as to elastically support the connecting piece (460) on which the moving shaft (450) is installed.

[0042] An elastic spring (710) is installed between the support member (442) and the connecting piece (460), so that the connecting member (440) is raised by the winding belt (430), and the moving shaft (450) can move upward while being elastically supported by the elastic spring (710) when it rises.

[0043] And, in the upper part of the connecting member (440), a 'ㄱ' shaped hooking member (441) is fixed to the connecting member (440) so that the hooking member (441) passes through the passage hole (461) formed in the connecting piece (450) and is hooked to the upper surface of the connecting piece (460).

[0044] Since the hooking member (441) is installed in a state of being hooked to the upper surface of the connecting piece (460), when the connecting piece (440) is lowered by the rotation of the winding belt (430), the connecting piece (450) is pulled downward, thereby moving the moving shaft (450) downward.

[0045] By this configuration, the connecting member (440) moves up and down according to the rotation of the winding belt (430), thereby moving the connecting piece (460) up and down, which in turn causes the moving shaft (450) to move, thereby allowing the frying net member (300) to move up and down.

[0046] The moving shaft (450) is formed to protrude downward from the main body (100) while one side is fixed to the connecting member (440), and a frying net member (300) is fixed to the lower end, so that the frying net member (300) moves up and down by the movement of the moving shaft (450) and is selectively introduced into and taken out from the receiving space (210) where frying oil is contained, thereby enabling frying of food materials.

[0047] It is preferable that the moving shafts (450) be arranged in pairs so that they can stably support the frying net member (300) and guide the movement of the frying net member (300) while moving up and down together.

[0048] It is effective that a support bar (451) capable of attaching the frying net member (300) is provided at the lower portion of the moving shaft (450), and a separate clamp (452) is installed on the support bar (451) to enable the frying net member (300) to be attached and detached.

[0049] By providing a clamp (452) on the support bar (451), the frying net member (300) can be more firmly attached to the support bar (451), thereby enabling the operation of shaking off oil remaining on food to be accurately performed.

[0050] In addition, a connecting piece (460) is provided at the top of the moving shaft (450) to mutually contact the lower surface of the reciprocating member (630) to be described later, so that when the oil-removing part (600) operates, vibration is transmitted toward the moving shaft (450), resulting in the frying net member (300) moving to remove oil.

[0051] Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the oil removal part (600) is configured to include a driving motor (610) that is driven by a driving shaft (611) to rotate, an eccentric pin (620) that protrudes forward at an eccentric position on the outer surface of the end of the driving motor (610), and a reciprocating member (630) that has a long hole (631) formed transversely on the plate surface and into which the eccentric pin (620) is inserted to perform a linear reciprocating movement in the up-and-down direction by the rotation of the driving motor (610) and has one lower surface selectively contacting a connecting member (460).

[0052] When power is applied to the drive motor (610), the drive shaft (611) rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, and the eccentric pin (620) is provided to protrude forward by a certain length from an eccentric position on the outer surface of the end of the drive motor (610) and is inserted into the long hole (631) of the reciprocating member (630).

[0053] The reciprocating member (630) has a long hole (631) formed horizontally in the center of the plate surface, and when the driving shaft (611) rotates by an eccentric pin (620) provided at an eccentric position of the driving shaft (611), the reciprocating member moves up and down to shake off any remaining oil on the food material.

[0054] A restoration means (700) for restoring the fixed bar (450) to its original position is provided on one side of the driving unit (400). As shown in FIG. 2, this restoration means (700) may be configured as an elastic spring (710) that is positioned between the lower surface of the connecting piece (460) and one side of the connecting member (440) and elastically supports the winding belt (430) pressed downward so that it can move upward.

[0055] Meanwhile, it is effective to install a guide part (800) into which the moving shaft (450) is inserted in the support plate (110) installed in the main body (100) and through which the moving shaft (450) passes so as to guide the movement of the moving shaft (450) and prevent flow.

[0056] This guide part (800) is configured to include a plurality of support pieces (810) that are installed along the height direction of the support plate (110) and are arranged to face each other, and a plurality of rollers (820) that are rotatably installed on the plate surface of the support piece (810) and are arranged to face each other and are inserted between the support pieces to contact both sides of the moving shaft (450) to support the moving shaft (450).

[0057] The support member (810) is a plate-shaped member that is arranged to protrude a certain height along the height direction of the support plate (110) and is provided in multiple numbers facing each other, and a roller (820) is installed on the plate surface so as to be rotatably installed.

[0058] As described above, a plurality of rollers (820) are installed on the plate surface of the support piece (810) facing each other and spaced apart at a certain interval. More specifically, the rollers (820) are installed in pairs so as to be spaced apart at a certain interval along the height direction of the support piece (810) and to be spaced apart from each other along the width direction of the support piece (810).

[0059] In addition, the roller (820) is provided with a recessed groove (821) formed to extend along the circumference direction of the roller (820) in the central area of ​​the outer surface and recessed inward, and it is preferable that both sides of the moving shaft (450) are inserted into the recessed groove (821).

[0060] By forming a recessed groove (821) extending along the circumferential direction of the roller (820) on the outer surface of the central region of the roller (820), the movement of the moving shaft (450) can be stably guided by inserting the moving shaft (450) into the recessed groove (821), and the movement of the moving shaft (450) can be reliably prevented.

[0061] The process of frying food using the frying device according to the present invention having such a configuration is described below with reference to FIGS. 5a and 5b.

[0062] First, as shown in Fig. 5a, the connecting member (440) is placed in an area close to the pulley (410) located at the top, and the frying net member (300) is pulled out to the outside of the receiving space (210) of the frying oil receiving shelf (200), and the food to be fried is placed in the frying net member (300).

[0063] In this state, when the drive motor (420) is driven to rotate the pulley (410), the take-up belt (430) rotates, causing the connecting member (440) fixed to the take-up belt (430) to move downward.

[0064] As the connecting member (440) moves downward, the connecting piece (460) that is caught on the hooking member (441) that is fixed to the connecting member (440) moves downward, and the moving shaft (450) that is fixed to the connecting piece (460) moves downward, and as the moving shaft (450) moves downward, the frying net member (300) is drawn into the receiving space (210) where frying oil is contained, and frying of the food begins.

[0065] And, when the time input by the control unit (500) has elapsed, the driving motor (420) is driven in reverse to remove the food material being fried from the receiving space (210), and the take-up belt (430) moves to raise and lower the connecting member (440).

[0066] As the connecting member (440) moves up and down, the connecting piece (460) that is elastically supported by an elastic spring (710) installed on a support member (442) that is formed protruding on one side of the connecting member (440) moves up and down, and as the moving shaft (450) that is fixed to the connecting piece (460) moves up and down, the frying net member (300) that is connected to the end of the moving shaft (450) is separated from the receiving space (210) where frying oil is received.

[0067] After the frying net member (300) is removed from the receiving space (210), the oil remaining on the food material that has been fried is removed using the oil removing unit (600). The process of the oil removing unit (600) operating is as follows.

[0068] When the drive motor (610) is driven to rotate in order to remove oil, the drive shaft (611) rotates, and the eccentric piece (620) provided at an eccentric position at the end of the drive shaft (611) rotates, causing the reciprocating member (630) to reciprocate up and down.

[0069] More specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 5b, when the reciprocating member (630) moves downward, it presses the connecting piece (460) to move the moving shaft (450) downward by a certain distance, thereby moving the frying net member (300) downward, and when the reciprocating member (630) moves upward, the frying net member (300) moves upward by a certain distance and returns due to the elastic force of the elastic spring (710), which is the restoring means (700).

[0070] And, when the drive shaft (611) of the drive motor (610) rotates rapidly, this process is repeated rapidly, and the frying net member (300) swings up and down, and the oil remaining on the food material that has been fried is quickly shaken off, thereby completing the frying process.

[0071] A frying device according to one embodiment of the present invention having the configuration described above is easy to install in an optimized manner according to the size of a restaurant store, and thus has flexibility, and can accurately and quickly process frying work corresponding to various ingredients and menus.

Claims

1. It comprises a main body (100) formed to have a constant height, a frying net member (300) arranged to protrude forward of the main body (100) to accommodate ingredients to be fried, and arranged to be able to move up and down along the height direction of the main body (100) so that the ingredients can be selectively introduced into a receiving space containing frying oil to fry the ingredients, a driving unit (400) provided in the main body (100) to be able to move the frying net member (300) up and down along the height direction of the main body (100), a control unit (500) that controls the driving unit (400) with a set algorithm so that the ingredients can be fried for a set time, and an oil removing unit (600) that can remove oil remaining on the ingredients. A guide part (800) is provided, which is installed on a support plate (110) provided in the main body (100), and into which a moving shaft (450) provided in the driving part (400) is inserted to guide the movement of the moving shaft (450). The above driving unit (400) includes a pair of pulleys (410) that are vertically opposed to each other on the upper part of the main body (100) and spaced apart by a distance for the frying net member (300) to move up and down, a driving motor (420) that rotates one of the pulleys (410), a winding belt (430) that is wound on the outer surface of the pulley (410) and rotates according to the rotation of the pulley (410), a connecting member (440) that is fixed on the winding belt (430) and moves up and down according to the rotation of the winding belt (430), a moving shaft (450) that is linked according to the movement of the connecting member (440) and at which the frying net member (300) is fixed to an end and moves up and down, and a connecting piece (460) that is fixedly connected to the moving shaft (450) and is in mutual contact with the connecting member (440). A supporting member (442) is formed protrudingly on one side of the connecting member (460), and an elastic spring (710) is installed between the supporting member (442) and the connecting member (460) so that the connecting member (460) is elastically supported, thereby allowing the connecting member (460) to move up and down according to the movement of the connecting member (440), and an 'ㄱ' shaped catching member (441) is formed protrudingly on the upper portion of the connecting member (460), and the catching member (441) is installed so as to pass through a passage hole (461) formed in the connecting member (460) and be caught on the upper surface of the connecting member (460), thereby allowing the connecting member (460) to move down according to the movement of the connecting member (440). The above oil removal part (600) is a frying device characterized in that it includes a driving motor (610) that is driven by a driving shaft (611) to rotate, an eccentric pin (620) that protrudes forward at an eccentric position on the outer surface of the end of the driving motor (610), and a long hole (631) formed transversely on a plate surface, and the eccentric pin (620) is inserted into the long hole (631) to perform a linear reciprocating movement in the up-and-down direction by the rotation of the driving motor (610), and a reciprocating member (630) whose lower surface on one side is selectively in contact with the connecting member (460).

2. In paragraph 1, A frying device characterized in that the above guide part (800) includes a plurality of support pieces (810) that are installed along the height direction of the support plate (110) and are arranged to face each other, and a plurality of rollers (820) that are rotatably installed on the plate surface of the support piece (810) and are arranged to face each other and are inserted between the moving shaft (450) to contact both sides of the moving shaft (450) to support the moving shaft (450).

3. In paragraph 2, A frying device characterized in that the rollers (820) are installed in pairs so as to be spaced apart at a certain interval along the height direction of the support piece and to face each other along the width direction of the support piece (810).

4. In paragraph 3, A frying device characterized in that the roller (820) is provided with a recessed groove (821) formed inwardly and extending along the circumference of the roller (820) in the central area of the outer surface, and both sides of the moving shaft (450) are inserted into the recessed groove (821).

5. In paragraph 1, A frying device characterized in that a support bar (451) capable of attaching the frying net member (300) is provided at the lower portion of the moving shaft (450), and a separate clamp (452) is installed on the support bar (451) to enable the frying net member (300) to be attached and detached.

6. In paragraph 5, A frying device characterized in that a hook member (310) is installed on one side of the frying net member (300) to be secured to the upper surface of the support bar (451) so that the frying net member (300) is caught on the support bar (451), and a hook ring (320) that is caught on the clamp (452) is protruded and formed in the lower central region of the hook member (310).

7. In paragraph 1, A frying device characterized in that the above frying net member (300) is formed as a rectangular member having an opening formed on the upper surface or as a semicircular member having a cross-section having an opening formed on the upper surface and gradually narrowing in width as it goes downward.

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