TWM666519U - Metal containers for quick-cooking frozen foods - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a metal container for quick-cooking frozen food, which is applied to an automatic food cooking device. The metal container for quick-cooking frozen food includes a metal pot, at least one partitioned steaming tray and a lid assembly. The metal pot has a storage space and an opening. The storage space is configured to accommodate quick-cooking frozen food. The opening connects the storage space and the outside of the metal pot. The inner circumference of the storage space is provided with at least one supporting ring. The partitioned steaming tray is arranged on the supporting ring. The partitioned steaming tray is provided with a plurality of first ventilation holes and a central through hole. The lid assembly is detachably arranged on the opening. The top of the lid assembly is provided with a cooking air hole. The present invention can be convenient for users to use due to the above-mentioned structural configuration.

Description

Metal containers for quick-cooking frozen foods

This invention relates to the technical field of quick-cook frozen food, and in particular to a metal container for quick-cook frozen food using a steaming method.

Current automated cooking devices, such as air fryers and stir-fryers, usually require users to prepare ingredients and seasonings by themselves and place them in a specific location before they can be used. Therefore, the user experience is not good, such as inconvenient preparation of ingredients and seasonings and long cooking time.

For this purpose, a quick-cook frozen food package has appeared on the market, which first cooks the food and then freezes it, so that the subsequent user can eat it after heating it in a short time. In one method, it uses a steaming device, which can automatically heat the quick-cook frozen food package after the user places it in place for consumption. Although this method is convenient for eating when going out or in other suitable situations, there are still many parts that need to be improved in the container of quick-cook frozen food using the steaming device.

In summary, the creator of this invention has many years of experience in manufacturing, developing and designing related products. Aiming at the above-mentioned goal, he has designed a metal container for quick-cooking frozen foods to improve the deficiencies of existing technologies and thus promote their implementation and utilization in the industry.

In view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, the purpose of this invention is to provide a metal container for quick-cooking frozen food to solve the above-mentioned problems to be improved.

Based on the above purpose, the present invention provides a metal container for quick-cooking frozen food, which is applied to an automatic food cooking device. The metal container for quick-cooking frozen food includes a metal pot, at least one partition steaming tray and a cover assembly. The metal pot has a accommodating space and an opening. The accommodating space is configured to accommodate quick-cooking frozen food. The opening is connected to the accommodating space and the outside of the metal pot. The inner circumference of the accommodating space is provided with at least one supporting ring. At least one partition steaming tray is arranged on the supporting ring. The partition steaming tray is provided with a plurality of first ventilation holes and a central through hole. The cover assembly is detachably arranged on the opening. The top of the cover assembly is provided with a cooking air hole.

Preferably, the cover assembly includes a cover and a sealing ring. The sealing ring is disposed on the cover. The opening has a first rounded corner portion, and the sealing ring has a second rounded corner portion corresponding to the first rounded corner portion.

Preferably, the cover body covers the outer peripheral surface of the sealing ring and extends an extension portion toward a cover pot direction.

Preferably, from the opening to the bottom of the accommodating space, the bottom of the accommodating space is provided with a bearing portion and an air-containing portion in sequence. The metal container for quick-cooking frozen food comprises a bottom steaming plate. The bottom steaming plate is arranged on the bearing portion. The bottom steaming plate is provided with a plurality of the first ventilation holes and the central through hole.

Preferably, the metal pot comprises an outer pot body and an inner pot body. The inner pot body is disposed in the outer pot body, and the outer pot body and the inner pot body are enclosed to form a separation space. The opening, the bearing portion and the air containing portion are formed in the inner pot body.

Preferably, the partition steaming plate or the bottom steaming plate extends along the edge of the central through hole toward the opening to form a ring column, and the ring column is provided with a plurality of the first ventilation holes.

Preferably, the metal pot is provided with a side handle.

Preferably, the cover assembly is provided with a movable handle.

Preferably, the cover assembly is provided with a plurality of second ventilation holes around the cooking air hole.

The technical features of the present invention will be described in detail below with specific embodiments and accompanying drawings so that those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can easily understand the purpose, technical features, and advantages of the present invention.

The advantages, features and technical methods achieved by the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to exemplary embodiments and the attached drawings so as to be easier to understand, and the present invention can be implemented in different forms, so it should not be understood to be limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, for those with ordinary knowledge in the relevant technical field, the provided embodiments will make the present disclosure more thorough and comprehensive and completely convey the scope of the present invention, and the present invention will only be defined by the scope of the attached patent application.

It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", etc. may be used in the present invention to describe various elements, components, regions, sections, layers and/or parts, these elements, components, regions, sections, layers and/or parts should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, section, layer and/or part from another element, component, region, section, layer and/or part.

It should also be noted that, in this article, the term "includes", "comprising" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of more restrictions, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this work have the same meanings as commonly understood by persons of ordinary skill in the art to which this work belongs. It will be further understood that those terms as defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having definitions consistent with their meanings in the context of the relevant art and this work, and will not be interpreted as idealized or overly formal meanings unless expressly so defined herein.

It should also be understood that the terms used in this invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this invention. As used in this invention specification and/or the attached patent application, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include plural forms.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3, which are respectively explosion diagrams, cross-sectional diagrams and application diagrams of the first embodiment of the metal container for quick-cooking frozen food of the present invention. The metal container C for quick-cooking frozen food of the present invention is used to accommodate one or more quick-cooking frozen foods, and an automatic food cooking device D performs a cooking process such as steaming on the quick-cooking frozen food in the metal container C for quick-cooking frozen food. The quick-cooking frozen food includes a variety of different foods, such as soy sauce ramen, salt ramen, pork bone ramen or miso ramen, etc.; or chicken drumstick rice, pork chop rice, barbecued pork rice or beef (pork) meat rice, etc. The automatic food cooking device may be, for example, the automatic food cooking device of patent application number: 113108458. As shown in the figure, the metal container C for quick-cooking frozen food of the present invention mainly comprises a metal pot 10, a cover assembly 20 and at least one separated steaming tray 31.

The metal pot 10 has a containing space 101 and an opening 102. The containing space 101 is configured to contain quick-cooking frozen food. The opening 102 is connected to the containing space 101 and the outside of the metal pot 10 for the user to put the separated steaming tray 31, quick-cooking frozen food or other suitable objects.

Specifically, the metal pot 10 may include an outer pot body 11 and an inner pot body 12. The inner pot body 12 is disposed in the outer pot body 11; that is, the accommodating space 101 and the opening 102 are formed in the inner pot body 12. Preferably, the outer pot body 11 and the inner pot body 12 are wrapped to form a separation space 13. The separation space 13 may be configured as a vacuum space, etc., so as to reduce the temperature inside the pot from being transferred to the outside of the metal pot 10.

The cover assembly 20 is detachably mounted on the opening 102. A cooking air hole 201 is provided on the top of the cover assembly 20. The cooking air hole 201 is configured to allow the cooking module of the automatic food cooking device D to be connected to the combination of the metal pot 10 and the cover assembly 20, so as to inject cooking steam, high-temperature cooking liquid or a combination of the two into the accommodating space 101 to heat the quick-cooking frozen food; preferably, the cooking module is for injecting cooking steam.

Specifically, the cover assembly 20 includes a cover 21 and a sealing ring 22. The sealing ring 22 is disposed on the cover 21. Moreover, the cover 21 covers the outer peripheral surface of the sealing ring 22 and extends an extension portion 24 in a cover pot direction (the direction of the pot bottom). Preferably, the opening 102 has a first rounded corner portion 104 (i.e., the first rounded corner portion 104 is disposed at the pot opening edge of the inner pot body 12); and the sealing ring 22 has a second rounded corner portion 23 corresponding to the first rounded corner portion 104. That is, when the cover assembly 20 is disposed on the metal pot 10, the first rounded corner portion 104 and the second rounded corner portion 23 will fit each other, thereby achieving good airtightness.

In addition, the metal pot 10 is provided with a side handle 14. The lid assembly 20 is provided with a movable handle 25. The side handle 14 and the movable handle 25 are structures or elements that are well known or commonly used in the art, and will not be described in detail here. However, the configuration of the side handle 14 and the movable handle 25 can facilitate the user to take or extract the metal container C for quick-cooking frozen food of the invention.

It is worth mentioning that at least one supporting ring 103 is provided on the inner circumference of the accommodation space 101. In this embodiment, the number of supporting rings 103 is used as an example, and it can be configured according to actual use, such as the height of the metal pot 10 or the number of quick-cooking frozen foods accommodated. Incidentally, the supporting ring 103 can be provided by rolling grooves from the outside to the inside of the metal pot 10, stamping to form a convex part or a convex ring, or by welding, etc., and is not particularly limited here.

The partition steaming plate 31 is disposed on the supporting ring 103. The partition steaming plate 31 is provided with a plurality of first vent holes 33 and a central through hole 34. Preferably, the plurality of first vent holes 33 are distributed throughout the partition steaming plate 31 with the central through hole 34 as the center. Thus, the injected cooking steam can flow to the bottom of the accommodating space 101 through the central through hole 34, and then circulate or circulate in the accommodating space 101 through the first vent holes 33 and/or the central through hole 34, thereby uniformly and fully heating the quick-cooking frozen food. Furthermore, the configuration of the first vent hole 33 and the central through hole 34 also facilitates the flow of cooking steam when the cooking module of the automatic food cooking device D or other suitable modules utilizes the cooking air hole 201 to draw back the cooking steam in the accommodating space 101 .

Preferably, from the opening 102 to the bottom of the accommodating space 101, the bottom of the accommodating space 101 is provided with a supporting portion 105 and an air-containing portion 106 in sequence; that is, the supporting portion 105 and the air-containing portion 106 are formed on the inner pot body 12, for example, in a stepped groove. The metal container C for quick-cooking frozen food includes a bottom steaming tray 32. The bottom steaming tray 32 is disposed on the supporting portion 105, and the air-containing portion 106 is located below the bottom steaming tray 32. Similar to the partition steaming tray 31, the bottom steaming tray 32 is also provided with a plurality of first ventilation holes 33 and a central through hole 34. With this configuration, the user can place quick-cooking frozen food on the bottom steaming tray 32 and quick-cooking frozen food on the partition steaming tray 31, thereby heating the quick-cooking frozen food on the bottom steaming tray 32 and the partition steaming tray 31. The invention can be convenient for users to use through the above structural configuration.

Please refer to Fig. 4, which is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the metal container for quick-cooking frozen food of this invention. In this embodiment, the components with the same component symbols are configured and operated the same or similar to the above-mentioned embodiments, and the same or similar parts will not be repeated here.

As shown in the figure, the metal container C for quick-cooking frozen food in this embodiment is mainly different from the above-mentioned embodiment in that the cover assembly 20 is provided with a plurality of second vent holes 107 around the cooking air hole 201. The metal container C for quick-cooking frozen food in this embodiment can facilitate the discharge of cooking steam or other hot steam from the accommodating space 101 through the second vent holes 107 by virtue of the above-mentioned structural configuration.

Please refer to Fig. 5, it is the schematic diagram of the third embodiment of the metal container for quick-cooking frozen food of this invention. In this embodiment, the components with the same component symbols are configured and operated the same or similar to the above-mentioned embodiments, and the same or similar parts will not be repeated here.

As shown in the figure, the metal container C for quick-cooking frozen food in this embodiment is mainly different from the above-mentioned embodiments in that the partition steaming tray 31 or the bottom steaming tray 32 extends along the edge of the central through hole 34 toward the opening 102 to form a ring column 35. In this embodiment, the bottom steaming tray 32 is provided with the ring column 35 as an exemplary state. In actual use, it can also be the partition steaming tray 31 or the partition steaming tray 31 and the bottom steaming tray 32. Among them, the ring column 35 is provided with a plurality of first vents 33. Preferably, the height of the ring column 35 can correspond to the distance between the bottom steaming tray 32 and the partition steaming tray 31, and the distance between the partition steaming tray 31 and the cooking air hole 201.

Thereby, the cooking steam can flow directly to the air receiving portion 106 through the annular column 35, and then flow from the air receiving portion 106 through the first vent hole 33 and the central through hole 34 to fill the containing space 101, thereby uniformly and fully heating the quick-cooking frozen food.

In the several embodiments provided in this invention, it should be understood that the disclosed device can be implemented in other ways. For example, the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined for application on the basis of non-conflict; for example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic, for example, the division of the modules is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation; for example, multiple modules or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed.

As mentioned above, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technical personnel in this field should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, or replace some of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

10: Metal pot 101: Accommodation space 102: Opening 103: Support ring 104: First rounded corner 105: Carrying part 106: Air-containing part 107: Second vent hole 11: Outer pot body 12: Inner pot body 13: Partition space 14: Side handle 20: Lid assembly 201: Cooking air hole 21: Lid body 22: Sealing ring 23: Second rounded corner 24: Extension part 25: Movable handle 31: Separated steaming tray 32: Bottom steaming tray 33: First vent hole 34: Center through hole 35: Ring column C: Metal container for quick-cooking frozen food D: Automatic food cooking device

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of a metal container for quick-cooking frozen food of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the metal container for quick-cooking frozen food of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the application of the first embodiment of the metal container for quick-cooking frozen food of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the metal container for quick-cooking frozen food of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the metal container for quick-cooking frozen food of the present invention.

10:Metal cookware

101: Storage space

102: Open mouth

103: Support ring

11: Outer pot body

12: Inner pot body

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20: Cover assembly

201: Cooking vents

21: Cover

22: Sealing ring

25: Movable handle

31: Separated steaming tray

32: Bottom steaming plate

33: First vent hole

34: Center through hole

C: Metal containers for quick-cooking frozen foods

Claims (9)

A metal container for quick-cooking frozen food is used in an automatic food cooking device, and the metal container for quick-cooking frozen food includes: A metal pot, which has a storage space and an opening; the storage space is configured to store quick-cooking frozen food; the opening is connected to the storage space and the outside of the metal pot; the inner circumference of the storage space is provided with at least one supporting ring; At least one partition steaming tray is arranged on the supporting ring; the partition steaming tray is provided with a plurality of first ventilation holes and a central through hole; and A cover assembly is detachably arranged on the opening; the top of the cover assembly is provided with a cooking air hole. A metal container for quick-cook frozen food as described in claim 1, wherein the cover assembly includes a cover and a sealing ring; the sealing ring is disposed on the cover; the opening has a first rounded corner portion, and the sealing ring has a second rounded corner portion corresponding to the first rounded corner portion. A metal container for quick-cooking frozen food as described in claim 2, wherein the lid body covers the outer peripheral surface of the sealing ring and extends an extension portion toward a lid pot direction. A metal container for quick-cook frozen food as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a supporting portion and an air-containing portion are sequentially provided at the bottom of the accommodating space in the direction from the opening to the bottom of the accommodating space; the metal container for quick-cook frozen food includes a bottom steaming plate; the bottom steaming plate is disposed on the supporting portion; the bottom steaming plate is provided with a plurality of the first ventilation holes and the central through hole. A metal container for quick-cooked frozen food as described in claim 4, wherein the metal pot comprises an outer pot body and an inner pot body; the inner pot body is disposed in the outer pot body, and the outer pot body and the inner pot body are enclosed to form a separation space; the opening, the supporting portion and the air containing portion are formed in the inner pot body. A metal container for quick-cooked frozen food as described in claim 4, wherein the partition steaming plate or the bottom steaming plate extends along the edge of the central through hole toward the opening to form an annular column; the annular column is provided with a plurality of the first ventilation holes. A metal container for quick-cook frozen food as described in claim 1, wherein the metal pot is provided with a side handle. A metal container for quick-cook frozen food as described in claim 1, wherein the lid assembly is provided with a movable handle. A metal container for quick-cook frozen food as described in claim 1, wherein the lid assembly is provided with a plurality of second ventilation holes around the cooking air hole.

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