JP2552444Y2 - Electric fryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an electric fryer, and particularly to an electric fryer having an oil tank.

[Conventional technology]

When the oil fryer is integrally provided on the side of the electric fryer, the oil fryer can be safely transferred to the oil tank by tilting the electric fryer to the oil tank side after cooking the fried food, which is convenient.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, according to the above configuration, the size of the electric fryer is increased by the addition of the oil tank, and thus there is a problem in terms of usability.

Then, this invention makes it a technical subject to make it possible to use an electric fryer alone at the time of use, while providing an oil tank.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides an electric fryer comprising a combination of an electric fryer body and an oil tank case, wherein the electric fryer body is detachably mounted on the oil tank case and installed inside the electric fryer body. A valve device is provided at the bottom of the stored pan, an opening communicating with the oil tank in the oil tank case is made to face the lower part of the valve device, and a valve opening / closing device is provided in either the oil tank case or the electric fryer body. The electric fryer main body is separated from the oil tank case so that it can be used independently, and the valve device cannot be operated when used alone.

[Action]

When cooking fried food, the electric fryer body is removed from the oil tank case and used alone. When used alone, operation of the valve device is not possible, so that it is safe. After cooking, put it on the oil tank case and operate the valve opening / closing device to transfer the oil in the pot to the oil tank.

First Embodiment An electric fryer according to a first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 comprises a combination of an electric fryer main body 1 and an oil tank case 2. The electric fryer main body 1 has a pot 4 housed in a body 3 whose upper surface is open. The bottom of the pan 4 is inclined in one direction, and the lower end thereof has an outlet 5.
Is provided, and a temperature sensor 6 is provided at the center of the bottom surface. A heater 7 is attached to the lower surface of the pan 4, and a heat shield plate 8 is attached below the heater 7 with screws 9 at a slight interval. The brim 10 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the pan 4 is the body 3
And the bottom surface of the pan 4 is fixed to the bottom plate 11 of the body 3 by the screws 9 described above. A flat locking portion 12 is formed on the side edge of the bottom plate 11 over the entire circumference.

A valve device 13 is provided on the lower surface of the outlet 5 of the pan 4.
The valve device 13 has a flanged cylindrical member 14 fixed to the lower surface of the discharge port 5 with a screw 15, and a valve hole 16 formed in the cylindrical member 14.
(See FIG. 3) in which a valve element 17 is inserted so as to be vertically movable. The valve body 17 has an O-ring 19 mounted around its head 18, and vertical passages 21, 21 are formed on both sides of the leg 20 (see FIG. 4). A spring receiving case 23 having an open upper surface is fixed to a lower end of the leg portion 20 by a screw 22. At the bottom of the spring receiving case 23, an opening 2
1 'is provided (see FIG. 5). Further, the spring receiving case 23 is freely fitted on the outer diameter surface of the cylindrical member 14 described above.
A coil spring 25 is interposed between a spring receiving step portion 24 formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical member 14 and the spring receiving case 23, and urges the valve body 17 downward, thereby causing the O-ring 19 to By pressing against the open end, the valve hole 16 is closed. In this state, a gap exists between the lower end of the cylindrical member 14 and the spring receiving case 23,
Thus, the spring receiving case 23 and the valve body 17 integrated therewith have a margin that can be slightly raised.

An opening 26 is formed in the bottom plate 11 below the spring receiving case 23. Further, when the spring receiving case 23 is at the lowest position, the bottom of the case 23 and the support legs 27 of the bottom plate 11 are supported.
There is a required interval between the and as shown by the symbol a in FIG.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
8, 28 are provided. A power supply connector 29 is provided below one handle 28, and a control unit 30 is provided below the other handle 28, respectively. The outlet 5 is provided with a mesh filter 31.

The oil tank case 2 is formed to be double inside and outside, and has an oil tank 33 housed therein so as to be freely taken in and out. A winding portion 34 is formed at the upper edge of the oil tank case 2, and the locking portion 12 of the bottom plate 11 of the electric fryer main body 1 is placed on the winding portion 34.

The oil tank 33 is covered with a removable lid 35, and the lid 35
A handle 36 is provided at the bottom, and a valve opening / closing device 37 of the valve device 13 is provided.

The valve opening / closing device 37 fixes the cylinder 39 to a hole provided in the lid 35,
An intermediate plate 41 having a pair of openings 40 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is fitted inside the cylindrical body 39, and a pair of left and right protrusions 42 is provided on the outer diameter surface of the cylindrical body 39.

A lower portion is formed in the lid 35 around the cylindrical body 39, and the ring portion 45 of the operation member 44 is rotatably fitted in the step portion 43. Further, a lever 46 is integrally provided on an outer diameter portion of the ring portion 45, and a pair of opposing projections 47 are provided on an inner diameter portion. The lever 46 projects outside the oil tank case 2.

A movable tubular member 49 is freely fitted into the tubular body 39.
At the upper end of the movable tubular member 49, the spring receiving case 23 is provided.
Tapered guide member open to receive the bottom of the
51 is installed. The middle plate is located below the guide member 51.
A recess 52 in contact with 41 is formed, and a pair of opposed openings 53 are formed at the bottom of the recess 52 (see FIG. 6). Movable cylinder member 49
At an angle of rotation of the opening 53 of the recess 52,
The opening 40 of the middle plate 41 is closed at a different position by 90 degrees (FIG. 6 (a)), and is in an open state in agreement with each other (FIG. 6 (b)).

A flange 54 is provided at the lower end of the movable tubular member 49, and the protruding piece 47 fits freely into a slit 48 formed in the collar 54.

A shaft 56 is fixed to the center of the bottom of the recess 52,
A pair of left and right cam grooves 57 are formed in the movable cylinder member 49 whose upper end faces the bottom surface of the spring receiving case 23 at a slight interval. The cam groove 57 includes a vertical groove portion 59 in the vertical direction and an inclined groove portion 60 descending from the upper end thereof at a predetermined angle, and the projection 42 is fitted into the cam groove 57. In order to facilitate the fitting of the projection 42, a short groove 61 that enters the collar 54 from the lower end of the vertical groove 59 is formed.

The electric fryer according to the first embodiment is configured as described above, and its operation will be described next.

When cooking the fried food, the electric fryer main body 1 is detached from the oil tank case 2, and the electric fryer main body 1 is used on a table or the like. At this time, since the electric fryer main body 1 is supported by the support legs 27 of the bottom plate 11, the spring receiving case 23 does not come into contact with a table or the like, so that the valve body 17 is protected in a closed state by the force of the coil spring 25. .

Further, since the valve element 17 is separated from the valve opening / closing device 37, there is no possibility that the valve element 17 will be opened during use of the electric fryer main body 1, which is safe.

Next, when the cooking is completed, the electric fryer main body 1 is placed on the oil tank case 2 as shown in FIG. Even in this state, there is a slight gap between the bottom surface of the spring receiving case 23 and the shaft 56, and the valve element 17 is not opened. When the lever 46 of the operating member 44 is operated, the projecting piece 47 of the ring portion 45 is operated.
The movable tubular member 49 that has been engaged rotates. As a result, the protrusion 42
Moves relatively below the inclined groove portion 60 of the cam groove 57, the movable tubular member 49 is lifted, and the shaft 56 pushes up the bottom surface of the spring receiving case 23 as shown in FIG. 16 away from the open end. As a result, the oil in the pan 4 passes through the passage 2 of the valve 17.
1, the opening 21 at the bottom of the spring receiving case 23, the opening 5 at the recess 52
3. Drops into the oil tank 33 through the opening 40 of the cylinder 39.

When all the oil has been transferred into the oil tank 33, the lever 46 is operated in the reverse direction to lower the movable cylinder member 49. When this descends, the valve element 17 closes the valve hole 16 again, and the movable cylinder member
The opening 53 of 49 and the opening 40 of the cylindrical body 39 are out of phase by 90 degrees,
Close each other.

[Second Embodiment] In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the electric fryer main body 1 is detachably provided on the oil tank case 2 in the same manner as described above.

The electric fryer body 1 has the same valve device 13 as in the first embodiment.
However, the difference is that a valve opening / closing device 37 'is provided in the electric fryer main body 1.

The valve opening / closing device 37 'has a lever 64 having two arms 63 extending along both lower sides of the collar 62 of the spring receiving case 23. The lever 64 is rotatably supported by a horizontal shaft 65. An operation 66 of the lever 64 is projected outside the body 3, one end of a spring 67 is attached to the lever 64 inside the body 3, and the other end is attached to the body. 3, the tip of the arm 63 is separated from the collar 62 in a normal state. Operation unit
Pushing down 66 as shown by arrow a in FIG.
63 is inclined as shown by a two-dot chain line, and the tip thereof lifts the spring receiving case 23 and the valve element 17 integrated therewith.

In order to prevent the lever 64 from being operated when the electric fryer main body 1 is detached from the oil tank case 2, as shown in FIG. Are provided, and are supported by a shaft 69 provided on the inner surface of the body 3. Also, a pin 70 is provided inside the shaft 69, which holds the lock arm 68 horizontally, and a spring is attached to the lock arm 68.
Attach 71 and lock arm 68 with pin 70
Press against. In this state, even if the lever 64 is pushed down as shown by the arrow b in FIG.
You can't push it down any more because it hits 68.

On the other hand, on the side edge of the oil tank case 2, two protrusions 72 are provided upward at positions where they contact the lower surface of the distal end portion of the lock arm 68. Therefore, when the electric fryer main body 1 is placed on the oil tank case 2, these projections 72 push up the two lock arms 68 to create an interval where the lever 64 can be pressed down freely. As a result, the lock of the lever 64 is released. When the lever 64 is pressed down after the lock is released, the valve element 17 is lifted, and the oil falls into the opening 73 of the oil tank case 2.

[Third Embodiment] In a third embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, a discharge pipe 74 is attached to the lower end of the discharge port 5 of the electric fryer main body 1, and a ball valve 75 is attached in the middle of the discharge pipe 74. It is a thing. The valve shaft 76 of the ball valve 75 is oriented vertically, and a horizontal operation lever 77 is attached to the upper end thereof,
The operation unit 78 protrudes outside the body 3. One end of a lock member 79 is rotatably mounted inside the body 3.
A notch 80 is provided on the lower side of the lock member 79 to receive the operation lever 77 at one end thereof, and an inclined side 81 is formed from the inner end to the other end of the notch 80. One end of a spring 82 is attached to a free end of the lock member 79, and holds the lock member 79 in a horizontal state. When the operation lever 77 is fitted into the notch 80, the operation lever 77 is locked.

On the other hand, on the side of the oil tank case 2, a projection 83 is provided which is in contact with the end of the lock member 79 on the spring 82 side.

Accordingly, when the electric fryer main body 1 is placed on the oil tank case 2, the projection 83 pushes up the lock member 79 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 12, and releases the lock of the operation lever 77. When the operation lever 77 is operated, the ball valve 75 rotates, and the oil in the pan 4 is transferred to the oil tank case 2 side.

In the above embodiment, the bottom of the pan 4 is inclined so that the discharge port 5 side is lowered in order to easily discharge the oil from the pan 4, but instead of such a configuration, FIG. As shown in the figure, the bottom of the pan 4 may be formed horizontally, and the upper edge of the oil tank case 2 may be provided with an inclination angle θ at which the discharge port 5 side becomes lower.

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, in the present invention, the valve device is provided on the electric fryer main body, and the valve device can be opened and closed only when placed on the oil tank case, and when the electric fryer main body is used alone, the opening and closing of the valve device is performed. Since it is impossible, the electric fryer main body can be used independently and safely during cooking, and the height during use is reduced.

Further, after cooking, the oil can be transferred into the oil tank by placing it on the oil tank case and providing the valve opening / closing device, so that there is a high safety effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same, FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the same, FIG. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing the same during oil transfer, FIGS. 6 (a) and (b) are cross-sectional plan views showing a part of the valve opening and closing device, and FIGS. FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of the valve opening / closing device according to the third embodiment, FIGS. 10 and 11 are cross-sectional views illustrating a part of the third embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a partially exploded perspective view, and FIG. 13 is an exploded side view of another modification. 1 ... electric fryer body, 2 ... oil tank case, 3
...... Body, 4 ... Pot, 5 ... Outlet, 6 ... Temperature sensor, 7 ... Heater, 8 ... Heat shield plate, 9 ... Screw, 10 ...
Collar, 11 Bottom plate, 12 Locking part, 13 Valve device, 14
... cylindrical member, 15 ... screw, 16 ... valve hole, 17 ... valve body, 18
... head, 19 ... O-ring, 20 ... leg, 21 ... passage,
21 ': Opening, 22: Screw, 23: Spring receiving case, 24
…… Spring receiving step, 25 …… Coil spring, 26 …… Opening,
27 ... Support leg, 28 ... Handle, 29 ... Power connector, 30 ...
... Control part, 31 ... Mesh filter, 33 ... Oil tank, 34 ... Tightening part, 35 ... Lid, 36 ... Handle, 37, 37 '
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… —Invites
Ring part, 46 lever, 47 projecting piece, 48 slit, 49 movable cylinder member, 50 spring receiving member, 51 guide member, 52 recess, 53 opening 54 …… spit, 56 ……
Shaft, 57: cam groove, 59: vertical groove, 60: inclined groove, 61
... groove, 62 ... brim, 63 ... arm, 64 ... lever, 65 ...
… Shaft, 66… operating part, 67… spring, 68… lock arm, 69… shaft, 70… pin, 71… spring, 72
... Projection, 73 ... Opening, 74 ... Discharge pipe, 75 ... Ball valve, 76 ... Valve shaft, 77 ... Operating lever, 78 ... Operating section, 79 ... Lock member, 80 ... Notch Part, 81 ... inclined side, 82 ... spring, 83 ... projection.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An electric fryer comprising a combination of an electric fryer main body and an oil tank case, wherein the electric fryer main body is detachably mounted on an oil tank case, and is mounted on a bottom portion of a pot stored inside the electric fryer main body. A valve device is provided, an opening communicating with the oil tank in the oil tank case is made to face the lower part of the valve device, and a valve opening / closing device is provided in either the oil tank case or the electric fryer main body, and the electric fryer main body is provided. An electric fryer characterized in that it can be used independently by separating it from an oil tank case, and that the valve device cannot be operated when used alone.