CN112773210A

CN112773210A - Multifunctional cooking device and food capsule

Info

Publication number: CN112773210A
Application number: CN202010169384.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 魏宏帆
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2019-11-05
Filing date: 2020-03-12
Publication date: 2021-05-11
Also published as: CN112775958A; CN214230962U; CN212241058U

Abstract

A multifunctional cooking device and a food capsule are provided, the multifunctional cooking device integrates various cooking functions with a software program realized by an embedded system through a circuit and a mechanism, a body of the device is provided with a containing space for placing the food capsule, a main body mechanism of the device comprises a water storage component, a containing component, a water supply component, a heating component, a puncture component and one or more cooking tools, and the cooking tools are arranged in the body and used for cooking food in the food capsule. The device is provided with a circuit system for realizing various cooking programs, and comprises a control circuit for controlling the operation of the device, a control panel for providing selection of the cooking programs, and various functional components, such as a heater, a microwave emitter, a fan unit, a water mist unit and a sealing unit.

Description

Multifunctional cooking device and food capsule

Technical Field

The specification discloses a cooking device, in particular to a multifunctional cooking device integrating multiple cooking technologies and a food capsule applied to the multifunctional cooking device.

Background

With the technological progress and the development of the industry, people need to obtain food more effectively and quickly, so that the fast food industry is developed, and the food can be quickly prepared on the same production line by unifying the specifications of food materials and developing the same food preparation process.

In another method, a food material management bag capable of being quickly cooked is manufactured, ingredients are added to the cooked or semi-finished food materials, the food materials can be sold on various paths after being packaged, and people can purchase the food material management bag and take the food material management bag back to home or an office to eat the food material after being heated by a specific cooking machine. For example, a food material management bag which is standardized and suitable for microwave heating can be quickly heated by using a microwave oven, and a user can set corresponding parameters (temperature and time) according to a using method to quickly obtain food which can be eaten immediately.

In addition to conventional ovens, electric cookers, and pressure cookers, other methods include cooking suitable food materials with a device capable of quickly cooking food, such as a wave oven for quickly cooking food with high-temperature steam, and an air fryer for cooking food with high-temperature hot air generated by a fan and a heater.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to provide a solution for facilitating cooking and obtaining food quickly, the specification proposes a multifunctional cooking device and a food capsule, which enables a user to select a favorite cooking function or a cooking function suitable for a selected food material from the multifunctional cooking device to cook food quickly by integrating cooking functions of various cooking devices and using the food capsule cooked in real time.

The multifunctional cooking device integrates various cooking functions with a software program realized by an embedded system through a circuit and a mechanism.

According to the embodiment, the body of the multifunctional cooking device is provided with an accommodating space for placing food capsules, and the main body mechanism of the multifunctional cooking device mainly comprises a water storage component, an accommodating component, a water supply component, a heating component and a puncture component, wherein the water storage component is used for accommodating brewing water; the containing component is used for carrying or fixing the food capsule; the puncture component is a telescopic tubular structure and is used for penetrating the body of the food capsule; the water supply member supplies water into the food capsule through the piercing member; and the heating structure is used for heating the water flowing through the water supply component.

One or more cooking tools are arranged in the multifunctional cooking device body and used for cooking food in the food capsule. According to the functional components included in the circuit system of the multifunctional cooking device, the control circuit is mainly used for controlling the operation of the multifunctional cooking device and can execute all cooking programs in the multifunctional cooking device; a memory unit is arranged, which is a storage of the multifunctional cooking device; a control panel is provided for a user to select one or more default cooking programs or to provide a user-programmed custom cooking program function, which is then programmed and stored in the memory unit.

Several functional components in the multifunctional cooking device circuit system also comprise heaters which can penetrate into the food capsules to heat through the cooking tools according to temperature parameters in various cooking programs; the microwave emitter is used for emitting microwaves scattered in the accommodating space of the device so as to heat the water in the food capsule through the microwaves; the fan unit can blow high-temperature air into the accommodating space so as to heat food or food materials in the food capsule; the water mist unit is used for generating high-temperature water vapor for heating the food capsules in the accommodating space; and a sealing unit for sealing the food capsule by mechanical design and generating pressure in the accommodating space to perform a cooking process such as a pressure cooker.

Preferably, the multifunctional cooking device comprises a cooking program realized by a circuit, a mechanism and an embedded system, and the cooking program comprises: oven mode, microwave mode, water wave mode, air fryer mode, or pressure cooker mode, or any combination thereof.

Furthermore, the program for executing the cooking program is stored in the memory unit, and the control circuit executes each cooking program, including setting a cooking mode, obtaining a group of cooking parameters and programs by the control circuit according to the selected cooking mode, executing the cooking program according to the cooking parameters, and then starting the corresponding functional components in the cooking tool and the circuit system according to the cooking parameters to cook the food capsule, thereby completing the cooking program.

In one embodiment, the accommodating space of the multifunctional cooking device can be a multi-layer structure for realizing multiple stages in one cooking procedure, for example, the first layer is used for placing cooking materials; the second layer is used for placing the food capsule; and the third layer is provided with a container for containing food which completes the cooking of the food capsule.

The present invention also provides a food capsule for use in the multifunctional cooking device, wherein the food capsule comprises a pierceable package made of a high temperature resistant material, such as a pierceable aluminum foil material, into which food or food material, or ingredients, are inserted, and wherein the food or food material, or ingredients, are inserted into the receiving space of the multifunctional cooking device through a container during cooking, and wherein one or more cooking tools pierce the pierceable package to cook the food in the food capsule.

Furthermore, the food capsule is a food capsule which is formed by mixing food and a conditioning bag, and the food is cooked after one-time heating or one-time cooking; or the food capsule is prepared by encapsulating food into a food capsule and mixing with another cooking material for cooking.

Drawings

FIG. 1A shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a multi-function cooking device;

FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of a multi-functional cooking device;

fig. 2 shows a schematic view of another embodiment of the multifunctional cooking apparatus;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of one of the embodiments of a food capsule;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of another embodiment of a food capsule;

FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment of functional components in the multi-function cooking apparatus;

fig. 6 shows a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of operating a multi-function cooking device.

Detailed Description

The specification discloses a multifunctional cooking device and a food capsule, wherein the multifunctional cooking device and the food capsule are applicable to provide a solution for facilitating cooking and quickly obtaining food, the multifunctional cooking device integrates cooking functions in various general cooking devices such as an oven mode, a microwave oven mode, a water wave oven mode, an air fryer mode, a pressure cooker mode and the like through a circuit and a mechanism and a software program realized by an embedded system, various food cooking processes can be realized according to a cooking program set by a user, for example, the user can use the food capsule for real-time cooking and obtaining, and the food capsule is designed according to the cooking program of the multifunctional cooking device, selects a favorite cooking function or a cooking function suitable for a selected food material from the multifunctional cooking device, and quickly cooks the food.

A food capsule disclosed in the specification is a food filling technology for packaging raw food or cooked food, and the schematic diagram can refer to fig. 3 and 4, wherein vacuum packaging is mainly used, and the food capsule is divided into two types, namely a food capsule in which food and a conditioning bag are mixed, and food cooking can be completed after one-time heating or a specific cooking procedure; the other is that the food is packaged into a food capsule, and the conditioning bag is packaged into another food capsule, and during cooking, the food can be respectively heated or cooked and then mixed. The multi-functional cooking device proposed in the specification can use the food capsule to cook food properly according to the user's setting.

Referring to fig. 1A, a schematic view of an embodiment of the multifunctional cooking apparatus is shown, in which a body of the multifunctional cooking apparatus 10 includes an accommodating space, preferably a sealed space isolated from the outside by a lid, and a housing of the multifunctional cooking apparatus 10 includes a cover, and the structure adopts a design of sealing the accommodating space therein. The body of the food capsule 105 filled with food may be made of a high temperature resistant material, and may be provided with a cover made of a penetrable aluminum foil material, or the penetrable packaging may be made of a recyclable material. The main food material can be natural food material such as noodle, rice, oatmeal, etc.

The multifunctional cooking device 10 is provided with a control panel 109 formed by a plurality of function keys or a touch panel, and other non-contact technologies, such as intelligent voice control, and a method of performing an operation by photographing a gesture of a user with a camera, are not excluded from the method of operating the multifunctional cooking device 10. The illustrated control panel 109 provides a user with the ability to select one or more factory default cooking programs, or to provide custom cooking programs programmed by the user, which allows the user to set cooking modes and programs for setting cooking modes (oven, microwave, water wave, air fryer, pressure cooker …, etc.) and cooking parameters (time, temperature …, etc.).

The multifunctional cooking device 10 may be configured to accommodate a food capsule 105, the food capsule 105 may be accommodated in a specific container 107, and after the set cooking mode is completed, the operating system of the multifunctional cooking device 10 may cook the food with one or

more cooking tools

101, 103 according to the cooking program. For example, as shown, the

cooking tools

101, 103 may be brought into the cooking space of the multifunctional cooking device 10 by a specific mechanism, and the food capsule 105 may be inserted into the rod-shaped (hollow) structure, and may be heated and injected with a specific liquid for cooking the food capsule 105 one or more times according to the requirement, or

multiple cooking tools

101, 103 may be used.

The

cooking tools

101, 103 may be implemented as probes, for example, a heat conducting rod, which can be inserted into the food after the food capsule 105 is inserted, so as to accelerate the heating of the food material; in addition, the probe may be hollow to facilitate injection of the object after piercing the food capsule 105.

FIG. 1B shows a schematic view of another embodiment of a multi-functional cooking device 10' having a multi-layer structure, wherein a container can be disposed to contain the residue generated after cooking food capsules.

This example shows a multi-function cooking device 10 'having two layers, a first layer 111 as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 1A, and a second layer 112. the multi-function cooking device 10' may further have a container 109 disposed in the second layer 112 for holding the cooking water or excess water from the food capsules 105 in the first layer 111. The container 109 is shown in the second layer 112 receiving the remaining items, such as broth or moisture, flowing down the first layer 111 through a pipe or a mechanism.

According to an embodiment, wherein the piping or the specific mechanism for receiving the remaining food is illustrated as the piping switch 115, the switching mechanism of the piping switch 115 is designed by those skilled in the art according to the design of the actual device, and can be controlled by a switching circuit 117, the switching circuit 117 is controlled by an embedded system (refer to fig. 5) in the multifunctional cooking device 10', and a program should be followed to determine when to open the piping switch 115, so that the soup or water produced by the food capsules 105 of the first layer 111 flows down into the containers 109 of the second layer 112. This procedure can be implemented by a software program run by the embedded system in the multifunctional cooking device 10', which can automatically confirm that the soup or water produced by the food capsules 105 of the first layer 111 at a certain time flows down into the containers 109 of the second layer 112, or can be manually operated by the user.

The way the conduit is opened and closed, which in one embodiment may be a particular structure between the upper and lower layers of the multi-function cooking device 10', is connected to the conduit in the container 107 of the first layer 111 in which the food capsule 105 is placed, so that the broth or water produced in the first layer 111 is directed to the container 109 of the second layer 112.

The factors for determining the temperature, pressure and time for the soup or water flow generated by the food capsules 105 of the first layer 111 to flow down to the second layer 112 include temperature, pressure and time, and the related sensors (temperature sensor, pressure sensor, etc.) and timer can be disposed in the switch circuit 117 in this example, but also can be the electronic components connected to the control circuit (refer to fig. 5) in the embedded system, and the temperature, pressure and/or time conditions for the soup or water flow down to the second layer 112 can be set by the system, and the user can customize the standard. When the standard is reached, the pipe switch 115 on the bottom or side or some portion of the first layer 111 is opened to allow the soup or moisture to flow through the first layer 111 and into the second layer 112 container 109.

Fig. 2 shows another embodiment of the multifunctional cooking apparatus, wherein the multifunctional cooking apparatus 20 is shown to have a control panel 201 for setting various cooking modes, such as the above-mentioned oven mode, microwave oven mode, water wave oven mode, air fryer mode, pressure cooker mode, etc., and cooking parameters such as time, temperature, etc. set according to various cooking modules (corresponding circuits and control programs), food material characteristics or user preferences, the accommodating space in the main body may have a multi-layer structure, so as to realize multiple stages in a specific cooking program, such as the illustrated first layer 203, second layer 205 and third layer 207, and the number of layers in the multifunctional cooking apparatus 20 is not limited to the embodiment shown in the figure.

The first layer 203, the second layer 205 and the third layer 207 can respectively carry cooking materials 221 and food capsules 222, or other desired objects, and each layer can be provided with a mechanism for implementing the

cooking tools

21,22, 23,24 by a software program, and the cooking tools in the form of probes, tubes, rods can be used for heating food, injecting water or specific liquid according to the cooking mode, or the cooking tools can be driven by a motor to stir the food.

Thus, the

cooking tools

21,22, 23,24 can be used to heat and cook various layers of food or conditioning materials. In this embodiment, the first layer 203 may be filled with a cooking material 221, which may be in the form of a cooking bag, and carried by the first container 211, and processed by the

cooking tools

21,22 according to a predetermined cooking program, such as heating, stirring, injecting a specific liquid (including water), and the like, and then may be flowed into the second container 212 of the food capsule 222 in the second layer 205, and cooking may be performed in a specific cooking mode, such as injecting a specific liquid, water, heating, cooling and stirring, injecting steam, and the like into the food capsule 222 through the

cooking tools

23,24, and finally may be placed into the third container 213 in the third layer 207, and the third container 213 in the third layer 207 may be used to contain food that has been cooked into the food capsule.

In one embodiment, after the food is cooked in the third layer 207 or the specific layer, the soup produced by cooking can be guided to a container 209 by the pipeline 25, and the package of the food capsule and the container for receiving the soup thereunder are preferably made of recyclable materials.

The embodiment of the food capsule can be referred to fig. 3 and 4. Fig. 3 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of a food capsule, wherein the food capsule 30 is a container filled with food, and has an outer skin of a pierceable package 301 and an inner part for receiving food 303 and ingredients 305, which are separated before cooking and are pierced and mixed by a cooking tool of a multifunctional cooking device during cooking. Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing another embodiment of a food capsule 40 having a pierceable package 401 and being simply filled with a food 403.

The technology of cooking the food capsule (105 of fig. 1A or 222 of fig. 2) with the multifunctional cooking device (10 of fig. 1A, 10' of fig. 1B or 20 of fig. 2) is a heating technology of an electric appliance integrating various cooking foods, for example, the multifunctional cooking device integrates a heater in an oven, and the time for heating the food capsule by the heater can be set; the multifunctional cooking device can also integrate the heating technology of a microwave oven and is provided with a microwave emitter, and food can be heated in a microwave heating mode in a closed space in the multifunctional cooking device according to set power; the multifunctional cooking device can integrate the heating technology of a water wave oven, and can heat food in a closed space in a mode of spraying high-temperature steam; the multifunctional cooking device can also be provided with the heating technology of the air fryer, and can be provided with components such as a fan, a heater and the like, so that the cooking purpose of the air fryer is achieved; in addition, the food can be cooked in a pressure cooker. The user can set cooking modes through the control panel on the multifunctional cooking device, including setting parameters in various cooking modes.

According to the embodiment of the multifunctional cooking device, the main body mechanism of the multifunctional cooking device can comprise a water storage component, a containing component, a water supply component, a heating component and a puncture component, wherein the water storage component is used for containing brewing water; the containing component is used for carrying or fixing the food capsule; the cooking tool is used for realizing a puncture member which is of a telescopic tubular structure, is used for penetrating through the body of the food capsule and has a temperature detection function; the water supply component is used for supplying water from the water storage component to enter the food capsule after passing through the puncture structure; and a heating structure for instantaneously heating the water flowing through the water supply member at a high temperature.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a circuit system of the multifunctional cooking device, which is illustrated as a plurality of functional components implemented by a circuit or in combination with a software program. The circuit system has a control circuit 501 for operating the whole device, electrically connecting with other circuit components, and controlling the operation procedure of these circuit components. The multifunctional cooking device has a control panel 502 electrically connected to the control circuit 501 for providing a user to set cooking modes and parameters by using an interface on the control panel 502, or providing a user to directly select a programmed cooking program, or providing an interface for the user to program a self-defined cooking program and write the program into a memory in the control circuit 501, such as the illustrated memory unit 509.

The multi-function cooking device is provided with a timer 503 for providing a timing function for controlling time parameters in the cooking program. The multifunctional cooking device is provided with a heater 504 which may be heated by penetrating the food capsule with one or more cooking tools in the form of probes according to the temperature parameters of the cooking program, or may be required for cooling. The microwave emitter 505 of the multifunctional cooking device is used for emitting the microwave scattered in the accommodating space of the multifunctional cooking device, and is a functional module for heating the food in the food capsule by microwave heating water in the food, so that the multifunctional cooking device can cook the food capsule in a microwave heating mode such as a microwave oven.

The multifunctional cooking device is provided with a fan unit 506 for blowing high temperature air into the accommodating space of the device to cook food in a heating manner such as an air fryer. The multifunctional cooking apparatus is provided with a water mist unit 507 for generating high temperature water vapor, thereby heating the food or the foodstuffs inside the food capsule in a manner of a water wave oven. The multifunctional cooking device itself has a sealing unit 508 to realize a containing member, which may be a lid, for sealing the food capsule by mechanical design, facilitating cooking of food, or generating pressure in the containing space to cook food in a manner such as a pressure cooker. The control circuit 501 is electrically connected to the above circuit blocks for realizing multifunctional cooking, and can be used for cooking food by mixing various traditional cooking technologies. The memory unit 509 is a memory of the multifunctional cooking apparatus, and stores instructions and programs required by the operation program, as well as factory default cooking programs of the multifunctional cooking apparatus and programs programmed by a user.

The multifunctional cooking device is provided with a switch circuit 510 for controlling the pipeline switch arranged between each layer in the multilayer structure of the multifunctional cooking device, the pipeline switch can be realized by a specific pipeline or mechanism, and the opening and closing of the pipeline switch are controlled to determine when the object generated after the upper layer is cooked falls into the lower layer.

Through the functions of the multifunctional cooking apparatus and the functional components for implementing various cooking modes, a cooking procedure as shown in fig. 6 may be implemented. The cooking program is executed by a software program in an operating system running in the multifunctional cooking apparatus, the related program is stored in the memory unit 509 of the circuit system in the apparatus, and the control circuit 501 executes the software program of each cooking program, so as to realize the cooking programs of the oven mode, the microwave oven mode, the water wave oven mode, the air fryer mode, the pressure cooker mode, or any combination thereof.

In fig. 6, initially, in step S601, a cooking mode is set by a user, such as the above-mentioned oven mode, microwave oven mode, water wave oven mode, air fryer mode or pressure cooker mode, or any combination thereof, and a system default cooking program can be selected, or a user-defined cooking program can be selected, or a cooking mode of a middle function component can be randomly and manually controlled.

Next, in step S603, the control program (control circuit) running in the multifunctional cooking apparatus can obtain a corresponding set of cooking parameters and programs, such as cooking steps and cooking parameters (time, temperature, etc.), according to the set cooking mode, and in step S605, the cooking program is executed according to the cooking parameters.

Then, in step S607, the control program of the multifunctional cooking apparatus starts the one or more cooking tools and the related functional components in the circuit system according to the cooking program including various cooking parameters, and then in step S609, starts to control the one or more cooking tools and the functional components in the circuit system according to the cooking parameters, such as various cooking modules in various cooking programs, to cook the food capsule, and finally completes the cooking program.

To sum up, according to the disclosed embodiment of multi-functional cooking device and food capsule of specification, can know, multi-functional cooking device is for integrating the many unification devices of multiple culinary art module and functional block, except that providing the user and conveniently cooking food with specific cooking mode (oven mode, microwave oven mode, wave oven mode, air fryer mode, pressure cooker mode etc.), can also provide and mix multiple cooking mode, obtains the effect of innovation cuisine fast.

It should be understood that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, so that equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present specification and the drawings are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A multifunctional cooking device integrates multiple cooking functions with a software program realized by a built-in system through a circuit and a mechanism, and is characterized by comprising:

a body provided with a containing space for placing a food capsule;

a body mechanism comprising: a water storage component, a containing component, a water supply component, a heating component and a puncture component, wherein the water storage component is used for containing brewing water; the holding member is used for carrying or fixing the food capsule; the puncture component is a telescopic tubular structure and is used for penetrating the body of the food capsule; the water supply member supplies water into the food capsule through the piercing member; and the heating structure is used for heating the water flowing through the water supply component;

one or more cooking tools disposed within the body to effect the piercing member for cooking the food within the food capsule; and

a circuit system, comprising:

the control circuit is used for controlling the operation of the multifunctional cooking device and executing various cooking programs in the multifunctional cooking device;

a memory unit electrically connected to the control circuit and used as a storage of the multifunctional cooking device;

a control panel, electrically connected to the control circuit, for providing one or more default cooking programs or providing a user-defined cooking program function, and storing the program in the memory unit;

a heater electrically connected to the control circuit for penetrating the food capsule for heating by the one or more cooking tools according to the temperature parameter of each cooking procedure;

a microwave emitter electrically connected to the control circuit for emitting the microwave scattered in the accommodating space to heat the water in the food capsule by the microwave;

a fan unit electrically connected with the control circuit and blowing high-temperature air into the containing space to heat the food or the food materials in the food capsule;

a water mist unit electrically connected to the control circuit for generating high-temperature water vapor to heat the food capsule in the accommodating space; and

and the sealing unit is electrically connected with the control circuit to realize that the containing component seals the food capsule through the mechanism design and generates pressure in the containing space.

2. The multifunctional cooking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multifunctional cooking apparatus implements a cooking program implemented by a circuit, a mechanism and a built-in system therein, comprising: an oven mode, a microwave mode, a water wave mode, an air fryer mode, or an autoclave mode, or any combination thereof.

3. The multifunctional cooking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the program for executing the cooking program is stored in the memory unit, and the control circuit executes the cooking programs, including:

setting a cooking mode;

the control circuit obtains a group of cooking parameters and procedures according to the cooking mode;

the control circuit executes the cooking program according to the set of cooking parameters;

starting one or more cooking tools and corresponding functional components in the circuit system according to cooking parameters; and

controlling the one or more cooking tools and functional components to cook the food capsule to complete the cooking process.

4. The multifunctional cooking device of claim 1 wherein said one or more cooking tools are adapted to pierce said food capsule for heating or injecting liquid.

5. The multifunctional cooking device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the receiving space has a multi-layer structure for implementing a plurality of stages in one cooking process.

6. The multifunctional cooking device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said multi-layer structure includes a first layer for containing cooking materials; a second layer for placing the food capsule; and a third layer provided with a container for holding food for cooking the food capsule.

7. The multifunctional cooking device of claim 6 wherein the multi-layered structure further comprises a container for holding the food capsule after cooking.

8. The multi-functional cooking device of claim 7, wherein said container is made of a recyclable material.

9. A food capsule used in the multifunctional cooking device of claim 1, wherein the food capsule comprises:

a pierceable package made of high temperature resistant material, wherein food or food material is placed in the pierceable package, or ingredients are added in the pierceable package, and when cooking, the pierceable package is pierced by the one or more cooking tools to cook the food in the food capsule.

10. The food capsule of claim 9, wherein the food capsule is a food capsule in which food is mixed with a conditioning pack to complete cooking of the food after a heating or cooking process.

11. The food capsule of claim 9, wherein the food capsule is a food capsule encapsulated by the food itself and then mixed with another cooking material for cooking.

12. The food capsule of claim 9, wherein the pierceable package is made of a pierceable aluminum foil material.

13. The food capsule of claim 9, wherein the pierceable package is made of a recyclable material.