Disclosure of Invention
The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a heating component which increases the content of resistant starch in rice.
The invention also provides a refrigerator with the heating assembly.
The heating assembly according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the invention is applied to a refrigerator and comprises: the mounting box comprises a box shell and a box cover; the liner is arranged in the installation box and comprises a liner body and a liner cover; the pushing mechanism is arranged on the box shell or the liner body, one end of the box cover is hinged on the box shell and/or one end of the liner cover is hinged on the liner body, and the pushing mechanism is used for pushing the box cover and the liner cover to enable the box cover and the box shell and the liner cover and the liner body to be opened by preset angles; the bracket is arranged in the inner container; a rice bucket mounted on the bracket; the heating body is arranged at the outer side of the rice barrel and is used for heating the rice barrel.
The heating assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the rice barrel is heated by the heating body, a temperature condition for gelatinizing rice is provided, the pushing mechanism works, the box cover and the liner cover are jacked open, external cold air is introduced for cooling, and the cooling rate is accelerated; and then preserving heat for a period of time to ensure the rice to be dehydrated and aged. Thereby ensuring that the gelatinization-aging process of the rice is smoothly carried out, converting starch in the rice into resistant starch which is not easy to be absorbed by human body, and achieving the purpose of reducing the ingestion of digestible starch.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the heating element is a heating tube, and the heating tube is integrally arc-shaped and is arranged to surround the rice barrel.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the cover is fixedly connected to the liner cover.
According to some embodiments of the invention, a thermal insulation material is disposed between the mounting box and the liner.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the rice barrel further comprises a fan, wherein the fan is arranged on the support and is positioned on one side of the rice barrel, vent holes are formed in two ends of the rice barrel, and the fan is used for supplying air to the vent holes.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the rice bucket is provided with a screen covering the vent.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the filter screen comprises filter units corresponding to the ventilation holes one by one, wherein each filter unit covers one ventilation hole.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the rice barrel is provided with a mounting groove, and the filter screen is embedded in the mounting groove.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the rice bucket comprises a bucket body with two open ends and a bucket cover covered on the bucket body.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the support is provided with a connecting component connected with the rice barrel, the connecting component comprises a fixed seat, a push rod and a return spring, the fixed seat is provided with a movable cavity, the push rod is arranged in the movable cavity in a telescopic manner, the return spring is arranged in the movable cavity, two ends of the return spring are respectively connected with the movable cavity and the push rod, and the rice barrel is provided with a mounting hole matched with the push rod.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the ejector rod is provided with a limiting stop ring for limiting the stroke of the ejector rod, and the limiting stop ring is abutted with the fixed seat.
According to some embodiments of the invention, the rice bucket is removably mounted on the stand.
A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention includes the heating assembly described above.
The refrigerator provided by the embodiment of the invention has at least the following beneficial effects: the rice barrel is heated by the heating body, a temperature condition for gelatinization of rice is provided, the pushing mechanism works, the box cover and the liner cover are jacked open, cold air of the refrigerator is introduced for cooling, and the cooling rate is accelerated; and then preserving heat for a period of time to ensure the rice to be dehydrated and aged. Thereby ensuring that the gelatinization-aging process of the rice is smoothly carried out, converting starch in the rice into resistant starch which is not easy to be absorbed by human body, and achieving the purpose of reducing the ingestion of digestible starch. The heating assembly is applied to the refrigerator, and has the advantage that after the heating body stops working, the heating assembly is kept for a long time by utilizing the refrigerating temperature condition of the refrigerator so as to age.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that references to orientation descriptions such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description of the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, a number means one or more, a number means two or more, and greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood to not include the present number, and above, below, within, etc. are understood to include the present number. The description of the first and second is for the purpose of distinguishing between technical features only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.
In the description of the present invention, unless explicitly defined otherwise, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection, etc. should be construed broadly and the specific meaning of the terms in the present invention can be reasonably determined by a person skilled in the art in combination with the specific contents of the technical scheme.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a heating assembly 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mounting case 101, a liner 105, a bracket 108, a pushing mechanism 116, a rice tub 111, a heating body 114, and a fan 115. Wherein, the installation case 101 includes case 102 and case lid 103, and case lid 103 lid closes on case 102, and installation case 101 is as the carrier of whole subassembly, provides installation space and plays the support guard action, is convenient for realize modularized design, can make whole subassembly be applied to in the current refrigerator 1001 as a heating module. The inner container 105 is arranged in the mounting box 101, the inner container 105 comprises a container body 106 and a container cover 107, the container cover 107 is covered on the container body 106, and a cavity for accommodating the bracket 108, the rice barrel 111, the heating element 114 and the fan 115 is formed between the container body 106 and the container cover 107. The inner container 105 provides a closed environment for the blood glucose reducing process of the rice, and is convenient for realizing temperature control. The pushing mechanism 116 is used to push the case cover 103 and the liner cover 107 to open the case cover 103 and the case housing 102 by a predetermined angle, and the liner cover 107 and the liner body 106, and the pushing mechanism 116 may be disposed on the case housing 102 or on the liner body 106. For example, the pushing mechanism 116 is disposed on the liner 106, and when the pushing mechanism 116 acts, the liner cover 107 is pushed, and meanwhile, the liner cover 107 also jacks up the box cover 103, so that a certain gap is opened between the box cover 103 and the box shell 102, a certain gap is also opened between the liner cover 107 and the liner 106, and then air outside the installation box 101 can enter the liner 105. It will be appreciated that the pushing mechanism 116 may also be provided on the case 102 to push the lid 103 and the liner cover 107 simultaneously. The bracket 108 is disposed in the liner 105 to provide a mounting location for components in the liner 105. The rice bucket 111 is installed on support 108, and rice bucket 111 is used for Cheng Fangda meters, carries out the processing of reducing sugar to rice, and the both ends of rice bucket 111 all are equipped with the ventilation hole. The heating body 114 is provided at the outer side of the rice tub 111 for heating the rice tub 111 to heat the rice in the rice tub 111 to a designated temperature, providing a temperature condition for gelatinization of the rice. A blower 115 is installed on the bracket 108 and located at one side of the rice tub 111, for supplying air to the vent holes, promoting the circulation of water vapor in the rice tub 111, and drying the rice. The rice barrel 111 is heated by the heating element 114 to provide a temperature condition for gelatinization of rice, and then the rice is kept for a period of time to ensure dehydration and aging of the rice. Thereby ensuring that the gelatinization-aging process of the rice is smoothly carried out, converting starch in the rice into resistant starch which is not easy to be absorbed by human body, and achieving the purpose of reducing the ingestion of digestible starch.
Specifically, referring to fig. 1 and 2, one side of the case cover 103 is connected to the case housing 102 by a hinge 104, and the liner cover 107 is fixedly connected to the case cover 103, so that the pushing mechanism 116 only needs to push one of the liner cover 107 and the case cover 103, so that the liner cover 107 and the case cover 103 can rotate simultaneously. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, one side of the cover 103 may be connected to the case 102 by a hinge 104, and the liner cover 107 may be hinged to the liner 106. In some embodiments, the liner cover 107 may be hinged to the liner body 106, and the case cover 103 is fixedly connected to the liner cover 107.
The support 108 includes first support 109 and second support 110, and rice bucket 111 sets up between first support 109 and second support 110, and rice bucket 111's both ends are connected respectively on first support 109 and second support 110, and heat-generating body 114 sets up in one side of rice bucket 111, and fan 115 installs on second support 110, and the air outlet of fan 115 is towards the ventilation hole of rice bucket 111. The rice tub 111 includes a tub body 112 having both ends opened, and a tub cover 113 covering the tub body 112, the tub cover 113 being provided with vent holes, and rice entering the tub body 112 from the opening of the rice tub 111 and being closed by the tub cover 113. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the tub 112 may be a structure having one end closed and one end opened, or the tub 112 may be a structure having both ends closed and one middle opened. The open ends of the tub 112 are advantageous in that the tub cover 113 at both ends is easily removed for cleaning. The pushing mechanism 116 may be an electric push rod, or may be a rack-and-pinion mechanism, a screw mechanism, a cam mechanism, or the like, which are commonly used in the art.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the heating body 114 is a heating tube, and referring to fig. 1 and 3, the heating tube is entirely arc-shaped and surrounds the rice bucket 111, and the arc shape of the heating tube is concentric with the circumferential surface of the rice bucket 111, so that a larger area of the rice bucket 111 in the circumferential direction can be covered. Meanwhile, the heating pipes are bent and extended along the axial direction of the rice barrel 111, so that the axial area of the rice barrel 111 can be covered, and heating is more uniform. It is to be understood that the heating element 114 may be a common heating device such as a heating sheet and a heating wire, and only needs to heat the rice barrel 111. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the heating body 114 may also be a heating tube, which is covered outside the rice tub 111, so that the rice tub 111 can be heated more uniformly. Compared with the heating tube, the arc heating tube has the advantages that the arc heating tube reserves a taking and placing space, so that the rice barrel 111 and rice can be taken out and placed in conveniently.
Referring to fig. 4 and 7, according to an embodiment of the present invention, one end of the rice bucket 111 is connected to the first frame 109 through the connection shaft 118, the connection shaft 118 includes a cylinder 400 and a driving gear 401 provided on the cylinder 400, tooth slots 402 in clearance fit with the driving gear 401 are provided on the rice bucket 111, and the driving gear 401 on the connection shaft 118 is embedded in the tooth slots 402 on the rice bucket 111 to rotate the rice bucket 111. And the transmission teeth 401 are in clearance fit with the tooth grooves 402, so that the rice barrel 111 can be conveniently detached. The first frame 109 is provided with a shaft seat 301 for mounting the connection shaft 118. The connection shaft 118 may be a common connection member such as a coupling.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the rice bucket 111 is detachably mounted on the stand 108. That is, the rice bucket 111 may be mounted on the bracket 108 by means of key coupling, pin coupling, screw coupling or clamping, etc., and the rice bucket 111 may be detachably mounted on the bracket 108 to facilitate convenient removal from the bracket 108 when cleaning or replacement is required, so that the operation space is larger than that of the liner 105, thereby facilitating operation and providing working efficiency.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a thermal insulation material is provided between the mounting box 101 and the liner 105. The heating element 114 heats in the inner container 105, and the inner container 105 plays a role in heat preservation, but still part of heat is emitted from the inner container 105, so that the heating efficiency is reduced, and the energy consumption is increased. In this embodiment, by adding a heat insulating material between the mounting box 101 and the liner 105, heat insulating capability can be further improved and a better heat insulating effect can be obtained, so that electric quantity used for heat insulation is saved, and energy is saved. In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a thermal insulation material may be used to connect the cover 103 and the liner cover 107, that is, the liner cover 107 is mounted on the cover 103, and when the cover 103 is closed on the case 102, the liner cover 107 can be simultaneously closed on the liner 106, and when the cover 103 is opened, the liner cover 107 can be simultaneously opened, thus simplifying the operation steps and providing the working efficiency. Of course, other connection structures may be used to connect the lid 103 and the liner cover 107 together as would be apparent to one skilled in the art in light of this disclosure.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 7, a screen 117 is provided inside the rice bucket 111, and the screen 117 covers the vent holes. The filter screen 117 includes a plurality of filter units, each of which is installed at one vent hole. According to one embodiment of the invention, the filtering units are circular, at least two ventilation holes are arranged along the circumference of the axis of the rice barrel 111, a plurality of filtering units are distributed in a ring shape, and the net surface of each filtering unit is provided with small holes for ventilation and preventing rice from falling out. It should be noted that the filter unit may have other shapes such as square or triangle, and the plurality of filter units may be distributed in a matrix.
Referring to fig. 5, the rice barrel 111 is provided with a mounting groove, and the filter unit is correspondingly embedded in the mounting groove, and is mounted in an embedded manner, so that the filter screen 117 is more firmly mounted, particularly when the rice barrel 111 rotates, the filter screen 117 is impacted by rice, and the mounting groove can provide reliable support to prevent the filter screen 117 from being separated. The filter unit may be fixed by a clamping mechanism, a screw, or the like.
Referring to fig. 1, 3 and 6, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a connection assembly connected with a rice tub 111 is provided on a bracket 108, the connection assembly includes a fixing base 119, a push rod 120 and a return spring 121, the fixing base 119 is fixed on the bracket 108, the fixing base 119 is provided with a movable cavity, the push rod 120 is telescopically arranged in the movable cavity, the return spring 121 is arranged in the movable cavity, and both ends of the return spring 121 are respectively connected with the movable cavity and the push rod 120, and one end of the rice tub 111 is provided with a mounting hole 603 matched with the push rod 120. When the rice barrel 111 is installed, the installation hole 603 at one end of the rice barrel 111 is sleeved at one end of the ejector rod 120, the ejector rod 120 is pressed hard to move into the movable cavity of the fixed seat 119, after the other end of the rice barrel 111 is fixed, the pressure acting on the rice barrel 111 and facing the movable cavity is released, and the ejector rod 120 ejects towards the rice barrel 111 under the action of the reset spring 121, so that the rice barrel 111 is finally propped against the support 108.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the fixing base 119 includes a clamping member 601, the clamping member 601 is used for clamping the ejector rod 120 to prevent the ejector rod 120 from being separated from the movable cavity in the radial direction, the clamping member 601 is omega-shaped, and the clamping member 601 is omega-shaped, so that the ejector rod 120 can be conveniently and rapidly installed and taken out from the upper portion of the movable cavity. Referring to fig. 2 and 6, the clip 601 has two pieces, which are respectively disposed at two ends of the movable cavity, so that two ends of the ejector rod 120 can be fixed, and the ejector rod 120 is more stable. It should be noted that, the clip 601 may be 1 piece, and be disposed at one end or the middle of the movable cavity.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the ejector pin 120 is provided with a limit stop ring 602 for limiting the travel of the ejector pin 120. Referring to fig. 2 and 6, the limit stop ring 602 is crimped on the fixed base 119 to prevent the ejector pin 120 from automatically moving out of the movable chamber. When the non-rice barrel 111 is mounted on the bracket 108, the ejector rod 120 is ejected outwards under the action of the return spring 121, and at this time, the limiting stop ring 602 abuts against the fixed seat 119 to limit the ejector rod 120, so as to prevent the ejector rod 120 from being separated from the movable cavity.
Referring to fig. 8, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a control flow may be employed by the heating assembly 100, including, but not limited to, the following steps:
step S810, mixing rice and water according to a preset ratio, placing the mixture into the rice barrel 111, starting the heating tube to heat to a preset temperature, and continuing for a first preset time period.
The step specifically includes removing the rice barrel 111 and placing horizontally, mixing the rice and water uniformly according to a certain proportion, placing the rice and water in the rice barrel 111 and standing for absorbing water so as to facilitate the later heating and gelatinization uniformly, wherein the water quantity is not overflowed through the filter screen 117, and in some embodiments, the types of the rice are not specifically limited, and the pretreatment of different types of rice, such as polished round-grained rice, and the like, can be realized. One end of the rice barrel 111 is connected with the connecting shaft 118, the other end of the rice barrel is propped against the ejector rod 120, and the reset spring 121 is extruded until the ejector rod 120 moves into the position of the mounting hole 603, so that the rice barrel 111 is mounted. Starting the heating pipe to heat to a preset temperature, and preserving heat for a certain time to fully gelatinize the rice starch. The rice gelatinization means that starch particles contained in rice have an alternate structure of crystalline regions and non-crystalline regions, when starch is co-heated with water, sufficient energy is supplied by heating, after weak hydrogen bonds in crystalline micelle regions are broken, the particles begin to hydrate and expand by water absorption, the crystalline regions disappear, most of amylose is dissolved into a solution, the solution viscosity is increased, the starch particles are broken, a birefringent phenomenon disappears, and the starch is gelatinized.
In step S820, the heating tube stops working, the pushing mechanism 116 opens the case cover 103 and the liner cover 107, and cold air is introduced to cool. The pushing mechanism 116 opens the predetermined angles between the case cover 103 and the case shell 102, and between the liner cover 107 and the liner body 106, introduces cold air to cool to a target temperature, and keeps the temperature for a period of time to allow the starch to age and regenerate resistant starch (RS 3). The retrogradation of rice refers to the recombination of hydrogen bonds of gelatinized starch molecules in rice, and the rearrangement of the molecules into a more stable crystalline structure. Specifically, the starch crystals have good thermal stability and are not easy to be broken by enzymatic decomposition, namely, resistant starch, so that the starch in the rice is converted into the resistant starch, and the purpose of reducing the blood sugar of the rice is realized.
Referring to fig. 9, according to one embodiment of the present invention, another control scheme that may be employed by the heating assembly 100 includes, but is not limited to, the following steps:
in step S910, rice and water are mixed in a preset ratio and placed in the rice barrel 111, and the heating pipe is started to heat to a preset temperature for a first preset period of time.
The step specifically includes removing the rice barrel 111 and placing horizontally, mixing the rice and water uniformly according to a certain proportion, placing the rice and water in the rice barrel 111 and standing for absorbing water so as to facilitate the later heating and gelatinization uniformly, wherein the water quantity is not overflowed through the filter screen 117, and in some embodiments, the types of the rice are not specifically limited, and the pretreatment of different types of rice, such as polished round-grained rice, and the like, can be realized. One end of the rice barrel 111 is connected with the connecting shaft 118, the other end of the rice barrel is propped against the ejector rod 120, and the reset spring 121 is extruded until the ejector rod 120 moves into the position of the mounting hole 603, so that the rice barrel 111 is mounted. Starting the heating pipe to heat to a preset temperature, and preserving heat for a certain time to fully gelatinize the rice starch.
In step S920, the heating tube stops working, the pushing mechanism 116 opens the case cover 103 and the liner cover 107, and cold air is introduced to cool. The pushing mechanism 116 opens the predetermined angles between the case cover 103 and the case shell 102, and between the liner cover 107 and the liner body 106, introduces cold air to cool to a target temperature, and keeps the temperature for a period of time to allow the starch to age and regenerate resistant starch (RS 3).
In step S930, the blower 115 is started to dry the rice and store the rice. And drying the pretreated rice subjected to cold storage and aging to remove redundant water in the treated rice, so that the storage and fresh-keeping of the sugar-resistant rice obtained in the later stage are facilitated. The drying treatment can be a hot air drying mode, and the mode can utilize the cooperation of the heating tube and the fan 115 to carry out treatment, so that the drying of the pretreated rice can be realized relatively quickly. The drying treatment can also be a cold air drying mode, and the mode can utilize the cooperation of the refrigerating device and the fan 115 to carry out treatment, and meanwhile, partial starch can be further regenerated and converted into resistant starch, so that the content of the resistant starch is improved, and the hypoglycemic effect of the pretreated rice is further improved.
By adopting the heating component 100 and the processing steps, the content of resistant starch (RS 3) in the rice can be obviously improved, the content of resistant starch after the rice is boiled into rice is also obviously improved, and the rice has better functions of resisting digestion, reducing blood sugar and blood fat and regulating intestinal flora, and is suitable for diabetics, hyperlipoidemia patients, obese people and the like to eat.
It should be noted that the above control flow is only one of many control flows of the heating assembly 100, and is used to illustrate the functions and cooperation of the components, and those skilled in the art can make modifications according to the practical needs under the teachings of the present disclosure.
The heating assembly 100 can be applied to a special refrigerating device, can be applied to a household appliance with a refrigerating function, such as a refrigerator 1001, a freezer and other devices for refrigerating food, and can also be applied to a household appliance integrated with or externally hung with the refrigerating device. The heating assembly 100 is applied to the refrigerating device such as the refrigerator 1001, etc. for example, the refrigerating device such as the refrigerator 1001, etc. provides cool air entering the inner container 105 after the heating tube stops working, and the refrigerating device such as the refrigerator 1001, etc. can keep the rice at a low temperature for a period of time after the temperature is reduced to a target temperature, so that the starch is aged and regenerated to generate resistant starch (RS 3). In addition, after the rice is dried, the dried rice can be preserved and stored under the low-temperature condition by refrigerating devices such as a refrigerator 1001 and the like, so that the shelf life of the sugar-resistant rice is prolonged.
Referring to fig. 10, when the heating assembly 100 is applied in a refrigerator 1001, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the heating assembly 100 is placed on a door 1002 of the refrigerator 1001. The refrigerator 1001 generally includes a cabinet 1003 and a door 1002, a refrigerating chamber is formed between the cabinet 1003 and the door 1002, and the door 1002 is pivotably coupled to the cabinet 1003 for opening or closing the refrigerating chamber. The installation box 101 of the heating assembly 100 can be fixed on the door body 1002 in a mode of buckling connection, threaded connection and the like, and has the advantages of convenience in taking and placing, large operation space and the like. The heating assembly 100 may be powered by itself or may be connected to an electric wire in the refrigerator 1001 via a connection wire to obtain power.
Referring to fig. 11, when the heating assembly 100 is applied in the refrigerator 1001, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the heating assembly 100 is placed inside a cabinet 1003 of the refrigerator 1001, for example, between two shelves. The shelf assembly is arranged in the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator 1001 to divide the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator 1001 into a plurality of accommodating areas for accommodating articles, thereby facilitating the taking, placing and classified storage of the articles, and improving the utilization rate of the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator 1001. The heating assembly 100 is placed inside the cabinet 1003 of the refrigerator 1001, the accommodating space is larger, and the placement is also more stable.
In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.
The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention.