WO2020141457A2 - Self-cooking devices - Google Patents

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WO2020141457A2
WO2020141457A2 PCT/IB2020/000011 IB2020000011W WO2020141457A2 WO 2020141457 A2 WO2020141457 A2 WO 2020141457A2 IB 2020000011 W IB2020000011 W IB 2020000011W WO 2020141457 A2 WO2020141457 A2 WO 2020141457A2
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  • the present invention pertains to the food preparing apparatus, capable of performing the cooking, grinding, cutting and mixing of the food contents.
  • the present invention more particularly relates to the cooking by drying, boiling, roasting, and frying of different types of food content using the same vessel or the same device arrangement for performing the various operations.
  • Such type of cooking devices includes heating, drying and sensing at a predetermined temperature and water level that is cooked by other means, such as cooking system.
  • This invention pertains, particularly to self-cooking.
  • EP patent no 19151052A1 to Paul palmer disclosed a bowl assembly for a kitchen appliance device comprises of a bowl having an aperture in its base.
  • the bowl assembly further comprises the sealing element.
  • None of the existing prior art presented a self-cooking device having hole at the beneath of the vertical rib and liquid balancing member, one to control the desired water level by regulating the member distance from base, with this, none prior art disclosed a self-cooking device with a gully chamber and stirring unit capable of performing various function of grinding, cooking, cutting, cleaning, steaming using single stmctural design.
  • the present invention is also using for roast and frying of the food content with the same device arrangement.
  • An objective of the present invention is to design a food preparative device capable of performing under a certain condition for boiling and heating.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to design a food preparative device capable of performing for boiling and heating of the food contents
  • Another objective of the present invention is to design a food preparing device capable of performing drying frying and roasting, grinding, cutting and mixing of food material.
  • Still another objective of the present invention is to design a device capable of performing various operations of grinding, cutting, stirring and mixing using the same vessel or the same device arrangement.
  • Still another objective of the present invention is to design a food preparing device capable of performing by rising temperature.
  • Yet another objective of the present invention is to arrange the electro-mechanical arrangement at the surface of the base whereby cooking of the food conducting by the reducing liquid quantity which has deposited between the ribs and at beneath of the electro-mechanical arrangement by heating.
  • Yet still another objective of the present invention is to design a device, wherein a plurality of tubes is arranged in the holes at the beneath of rib in order to obtain the desired flow rate during cooking and heating of the food contents.
  • a further objective of the present invention is to arrange the ribs at the base to control the desired flow rate and provide the friction for twisting food.
  • a further objective of the present invention is to mount stirrer at the top which is perpendicularly arranged from top to bottom for twisting the food product.
  • a further objective of the present invention is to mount stirrer at the top portion which is parallel to the gully chamber for twisting-turning the food product.
  • a further objective of the present invention to design a food preparing system capable of performing with or without human intervention.
  • the device may operate along with the wireless controls.
  • the present invention advantageously fills the aforementioned deficiencies by providing a food preparing mechanism that is used with heating, boiling and frying the food materials, etc.
  • electro-mechanical control of the device is positioned at the base of the vessel which is correlated with the ribs and hole when the water level reducing from the high to the low level.
  • the flow rate of the liquid depends upon the rib's height and distance in which ribs are arranged with any desired shape and size.
  • the rate of the change in the flow of liquid depends on each consecutive ribs which may comprise the hole at the beneath, with desired height which is used to provide the friction for twisting the food materials.
  • holes, and tubes provided at the beneath of rib in order to control the desired flow rate and temperature of the cooking device.
  • ribs are used to provide the friction on the surface for twisting the food materials via rotating type stirrer arrangement which is mounted at the beneath of top cover.
  • the stirring unit may operate with the vessel of any shape and size by adjusting the height and position with respect to the vessel, with or without human intervention.
  • FIG1 is a viewof prespective of a self-cooking device with liquid balancing and control mechanism.
  • FIG 2 is a view of a prespective of a sensor working mechanism.
  • FIG3 is aview of the prespective of the gully chamber.
  • FIG4 is aview of the prespective of stirring mechamnism.
  • FIG5 is a view of a prespective of the self-cooking device with an adjustable rod for the various arrangement with respect to height.
  • FIG6 is a view of the prespective of sensor and sensor housing.
  • FIG 7 block diagram of self cooking devices.
  • FIG. 100 An Electro-mechanical arrangement and assembly are shown as fig (100 ).
  • Upper-coverage component, an hollow tube chamber (110 ), a liquid balancing member (120 ), an internal boundary (160 )of a rib, a sensor(210), a sensor housing(130), a sensor pad (250 ), a plurality of holes (140) and a plurality tubes (170,180) may be simply stacked from top to bottom in the order shown, which is makes it convenient to assemble, dissemble and clean which will fully described below.
  • the Electro-mechanical arrangement includes the vertical hollow tube body (110) which are closed at upper end and threaded at it lower end to the internal boundary of rib (160 ), said internal boundary of the rib (160) is coupled relatively to the base frame at the lower end and the hollow tube chamber (110) at the upper end by using a connection of the universal joint type ( locking ), locking means for detachably arrange the hollow tube chamber (110) on the base frame and the internal boundary of rib (160 ) and the positioning and orientation means pivotally arrange the hollow tube chamber (110 ) in the integral with the ribs or base frame, (110), moreover the hollow tube chamber (110) comprises a bottom section which is jointed to the“internal boundary of the rib” ( 160), and base is suitable for being placed on a base frame.
  • a internal boundary of rib (160 ) extends upwardly from the base and the inlet-outlet section provided at the beneath of rib
  • further device is includes a plurality of tubes (170 ) and T-tubes(180 ) which are provided at the beneath of the“internal boundary of the ribs”(160) and in the holes (140 ) for communicating the interior of the enclosure (hollow tube chamber) with the exterior
  • a liquid balancing member (120 ) is cooperating with the orifice or T- tubes (180 ) to maintain the pressure inside the enclosure (110 ) at a predetermined level by means of adjusting the distance from the base of the liquid balancing member(120 ) with the liquid, said adjustment means the liquid balancing member (120 ) is being capable of moving with the liquid between at least two positions with the desired flow rate, corresponding respectively to two distinct values of said predetermined level of T-tube (180).
  • the frame has a base unit which comprising the sensor pad (250 ) and the sensor unit (210) with the liquid balancing member (120) that is capable of sense the amount of the liquid available in centre of the hollow tube chamber(l 10) and desired flow rate, the internal boundary of rib( 160 ) is arranged over the base to restrict the flow rate of liquid at the desired level by means of inserting the plurality of the tubes (170 ) or T-tube(180) in the hole (140) at the beneath of’ internal boundary of the rib”(160) for facilitate the supply of the liquid to inward-outward direction of the hollow tube chamber(l lO).
  • the T-tubes(180) vertically arrange over the horizontal tube (170) as per fig 100
  • t-tube(180) is detachably arranged at the beneath of ribs (160) and in the holes (140) in order to stabilize the flow rate of liquid between the gully chamber (310) and hollow tube chamber (110) as per heating requirement
  • T-tubes (180) comprises plurality of holes (150) along to the axis (tube) which are covered by movable-foldable cover sealing (190) for providing openings (150) at desired height for equalizing the liquid level between inside of hollow tube chamber (110 ) and a outside gully chamber (310 ) with T-tube.
  • the liquid level equalizing section including
  • T-tube (this is a part of a device comprising holes which is used to serve the purpose of comparing the liquid level of the tube with respect to hollow tube chamber and gully chamber)
  • “Movable-Foldable Cover” (this is the part of the device which is used to serve the purpose of providing sealing to the holes of T-tube for maintaining the liquid level at the desired height).
  • liquid transferring unit which is disposed at the beneath of the internal boundary (160) means for supplying the limited amount of liquid to the gully chamber (310) each time when the“liquid balancing member” (120 ) is moved downward or toward the base along with liquid in the hollow tube chamber(l 10), and also for collecting the liquid to the hollow tube chamber(l 10) when liquid balancing member(120) is moved upward or in opposite direction.
  • pump (not shown ) may connected to gully chamber(310) and T-type tube(180) wherein T-tubes(180) is capable of work in conjunction with motor/pump for providing the dish- cleaning mechanism by spraying the liquid into the gully chamber (310).
  • the suspending sensor unit (210 ) comprises an conical shaped semi-conductive body (220,230 ) which may arrange with liquid balancing member (120 ) or sensor pad (250) and T-tube (180) that is provided at the corresponding position of the hollow tube chamber (110),
  • the sensor pad (250) and sensor (210) is enclosed by an internal boundary of rib(160) and base housing for determining the liquid flow rate and temperature in order to provide on/off heating condition.
  • the gully chamber (310) comprises a plurality of ribs (320 ) on the base, between an outer boundary of rib (330 ) and the inner boundary of rib (160 ). As shown the gully chamber (310) engages over a sets of rib (320) which is arrange in such a manner that they are placed one over another or co-planer to create gully chamber between the internal and external boundary of the ribs in this way, the mounting flange/ribs (320) may be mounted or arrange in the vessel or gully chamber with any desired shape, size, structure and approximate distance between them generally arrange perpendicularly to the axis of the heating vessel (i.e. Generally horizontally in use) for ease of installation, and when it is so installed, the planar heating portion of the gully chamber will may be inclined at a desired angle to the flange, at an angle to the horizontal.
  • Gully chamber (310), base frame and ribs (320,330) may detachably- arrange on the vessel or permanently mounted to the vessel/gully chamber for cooking which is depends on the user requirements, wherein an adjustable non slip jaw-pad (340) is provided at each side at the external boundary of rib(330) to arrange the present device assemblies with any size of the vessel.
  • sealing support is provided with the non slip jaw- pads (340) to obtain the better adhesion of said frame of stirrer or gully chamber with the vessel or any work surface, in other words, the non slip jaw-pad (340) which are disposed on the external boundary of rib (330) is used to seal the vessel body with the gully chamber/stirring assemblies and base frame of the ribs by locking or detachable fixation.
  • a stirring assembly is mounted on the top of the hollow tube chamber or on the gully chamber wherein the stirring assembly includes a fixing plate (not shown ) for closing that hollow tube chamber; a fixing ring mounted around the edge of the fixing plate.
  • a chopping assembly comprises net (495 )and net holder(490) which is positioned in parallel with the gully chamber; a shaft (410) is located between the fixing plate and hollow tube chamber (110 ), and a hole is provided on the fixing plate for spiral shaft which is connected to the liquid balancing member (120 ).
  • stirring assembly further comprises the stirring/grinding unit means (401) includes a blade housing (440 ), a horizontal rotating shaft (430 ) is use to rotate a blade (445 ) perpendicularly with respect to the base by receiving a rotational force from the driver motor horizontally, a lower ring housing (460 ), a upper ring housing (470 ), and a circular “shaft propelling member“(450 ) which are responsible for moving ( rotating ) the blades/ stone (445) into the gully chamber (310 ), Wherein circular “shaft propelling member” (450) move on the ring housing(460,470) and arranged at the outer edge of the rotating shaft (430 ) which is used for stirring/grinding.
  • the stirring grinding assembly (401 ) means assembling the above elements for providing the particular operation of stirring, grinding cutting, mixing and turning twisting the food content into the gully chamber.
  • stirring assembly means for providing external gully chamber operations such as grinding, mixing, stirring and cutting, etc moreover assembly may include a detachable chopping net (495) with cover and blades in order to provide cutting operations.
  • rotating shaft holder (440) is used to provide to selectively attach/detach the elements from the shaft such as blades, stones, and brushes, etc
  • the stirring assembly further comprising an adjustable rod which is present at the outer frame of the device in order to provide the desired height to the stirring assembly for performing the various function & operations of stirring/grinding.
  • the blade (445) rotates on the lower space of the gully chamber at a low speed or a high speed and performs a function of stirring and /or crushing the food content inside the gully chamber (310 ).moreover the internal surface of the gully chamber includes sets of ribs( 320 ) that can be in contact with food ingredients for providing additional turning twisting and grinding ability during the stirring and mixing process.
  • the temperature sensor (610 ) is provided with two insulated conductive elements (220 ), (230 ) which may be arranged in the liquid balancing member (120) or sensor pad (250). The temperature sensor (610) is positioned at the TDE of the conical shaped sensor or at the bottom of the hollow tube chamber.
  • the conductive elements (220 ), (230 ) are electrically connected to an electronic circuit (not illustrated in the figures) to process the quantity which is measured by the temperature sensor (610 ). Further, the sensor has a succession of the first and second portions.
  • the first portion of larger diameter(230b ) having a first sensing point that is used to determine when the water level exceeds a predefined maximum level, that allows obtaining the maximum signal during the heating of the liquid due to its shape and size
  • the second portion comprises a smaller diameter sensing point( 230a ) that is used to determine whether amount of the water present or not in the chamber by its less sensing ability of temperature, due to its shape and size to obtain less signal with respect to less water level available in the chamber for switching off heating.
  • the smaller diameter is adjusted to the size of the sensor pad(250) to allow precise positioning, see a slight tightening of the sensor with a sensor pad at the bottom of the hollow tube chamber to the sensor pad. As a result, the sensor cannot move and will measure the bottom temperature.
  • the heating unit associated with the self-cooking devices can only be activated when the water level is between the maximum and the minimum levels of the hollow tube chamber (110) which can be operated automatically or manually.
  • the self-cooking device having detachable assemblies so it can operate with any type of heating unit flammable or non flammable induction type according to the vessel requirement.
  • the sensor unit(210,610) In operation for boiling, food content and liquid placed into the chamber's and the cooking is activated, the sensor unit(210,610) start to control the heating which may arrange with liquid balancing member (120 ) or sensor pad(250) to determine water level and temperature that depend upon the type of cooking requirement, wherein if food content required the amount of liquid, so for best operation sensor unit(210) need to be positioned with liquid balancing member (120 ) present in hollow tube chamber (110 ) at the desired height that may equal to the desired quantity of water in food content at the external gully chamber (310 ) which is stabilized by T-tube (180 ) and in another condition, if food content not required amount of water then sensor unit(210) may be positioned at the base with or without liquid balancing member ( 120).
  • the sensor unit(210,610) further comprises a conical shaped semi metallic body (210) with slots (220,230), so it can sense the desired water level with temperature for providing switching.
  • the sensor unit(210,610) In operation for frying, food content and liquid put into the chamber's and then cooking is activated, the sensor unit(210,610) start to control the heating which may arrange with liquid balancing member (120 ) or sensor pad(250) to determine liquid and temperature, so as per providing the best operation when amount of liquid is absorbed by the food content during the frying process which may identify with the T-tube (180 ) in order to provide best stabilized heating and stirring operation, and when the liquid reduces below the desired level of T-tube (180) sensor passes the signal for switching off heating, then lift the liquid balancing member(120) upward in order to collect the remaining amount of liquid in the hollow tube chamber.
  • the method of separating the liquid from the gully chamber after the cooking by heating and stirring is completed the user can separate the liquid from food content by lifting the liquid balancing member(120) upward due to which the liquid will be collecting into the hollow tube chamber(l 10).
  • the sensor unit hollow tube chamber, liquid balancing member and stirring assembly include any desired shape and size rectangular, circular semicircular triangular hexagonal or any desired shape or size due to which the device or apparatus performance become more efficient or better.
  • the structure comprising ribs, and frame of the device can also contain any shape, size, material according to
  • a sensor unit hollow tube chamber, stirring assembly and liquid balancing member includes any desired shape and size rectangular, circular, semicircular, triangular, hexagonal, or any desired shape or size due to which the device or apparatus performance become more efficient or better.
  • Ribs are arranged on the base to control the flow rate and desired heating for the food content, but by including additional holes and tubes at the beneath of the ribs the liquid level equalize at the desired level in the food content which cannot be done with the conventional ribs arrangement as shown in fig 100.
  • the present invention is capable of deal non conductive liquid more particularly oil for cooking the food content. Best cooking operations obtained by the equalizing the liquid level between the external gully chamber and internal hollow tube chamber using T-tube and the movable foldable cover, wherein the flow of liquid is limit (equalizing the liquid level) by closing and sealing the holes (140) in inward and outward direction of the t-tube till the desired height which depends on type of the cooking food.
  • Displacement of liquid or water is due to the reduction of water by the evaporation process in the gully chamber of the device which is in proportional to the reduction of water on a conical shaped sensor body, wherein sensor arrange in parallel to the t-tube or gully chamber.
  • time is undefined or based on cooking so it assumes
  • the present device can be used to perform various types of’ food processing operations such as heating, boiling, drying, spraying, frying, grinding, cutting, mixing and dish cleaning activities, etc.
  • the mechanical control comprises the sensing unit and inlet-outlet nozzle with tubes for both spraying and sensing.
  • the electro-mechanical control correlated with ribs, tubes, and stirrer, so it takes less cooking time.
  • the device has mechanical controls so its dependence on electronics is less.
  • the device can be used with temperature sensors.
  • Stirring units can arrange with any vessel by adjusting the height and position with respect to the vessel for providing the stirring operations.
  • a device comprising the frame structure gully chamber which can be detachably arrange in any vessel having any shape and size more particularly circular, so it reduces the requirement of vessels.
  • the device having a frame structure, so the requirement of the number of vessels and dependency of electronics is less therefore it is cost effective ( less in price ) and affordable. Due to employing the method of separating the liquid and food content between the gully chamber and the hollow tube chamber after cooking by heating and stirring within the same device arrangement so we don’t need additional food dispensing mechanism due to which reduces the complexity and cost of the device.
  • the present invention may have different extern-internal designs and structures with practical requirements, such as different shapes and sizes as per the desired need for performing the operations rectangle, circle, square, ellipse, etc.
  • all the internal designs may be modified correspondingly.
  • Best cooking operations obtained by the equalizing the liquid level between the external gully chamber and internal hollow tube chamber using T-tube and movable foldable cover, wherein the flow of liquid is a limit (equalizing the liquid level) by closing the holes of the t-tube till the desired height which depends on type of the cooking food.

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The present technology related to the food preparing and processing device particularly capable of preparing and operating the food by the various different methods by using the same vessel or device structure with an electro-mechanical arrangement. In which food has preparing and operating through the boiling heating, frying, drying, grinding, cutting, mixing, etc, by identifying the water level as well as predefined temperature. Thus all the method adequately operates through the self-cooking device by the same vessel/device structure with or without human intervention.

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SELF-COOKING DEVICES FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to the food preparing apparatus, capable of performing the cooking, grinding, cutting and mixing of the food contents. The present invention more particularly relates to the cooking by drying, boiling, roasting, and frying of different types of food content using the same vessel or the same device arrangement for performing the various operations.
BACKGROUND
Various type of cooking devices are known for cocking through heating .such type of cooking devices includes heating, drying and sensing at a predetermined temperature and water level that is cooked by other means, such as cooking system. This invention pertains, particularly to self-cooking.
IA No WO2010134695 -to lee jine hee disclosed improved two-way heating cooker for cooking by enabling the various type of cooking vessels on the device stmcture.
EP patent no 19151052A1 to Paul palmer disclosed a bowl assembly for a kitchen appliance device comprises of a bowl having an aperture in its base. The bowl assembly further comprises the sealing element. None of the existing prior art presented a self-cooking device having hole at the beneath of the vertical rib and liquid balancing member, one to control the desired water level by regulating the member distance from base, with this, none prior art disclosed a self-cooking device with a gully chamber and stirring unit capable of performing various function of grinding, cooking, cutting, cleaning, steaming using single stmctural design.
Therefore, it would be beneficial to provide a simple robust and dependable device and method of manufacture and use for substantially cooking devices by regulating the flow rate through the liquid balancing member and the tube/T- tube an at the beneath of internal boundary of ribs, the device is able to perform with the simple tube but using T-tube the device performance and efficiency increases.
Moreover, the present invention is also using for roast and frying of the food content with the same device arrangement. OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION
An objective of the present invention is to design a food preparative device capable of performing under a certain condition for boiling and heating.
Another objective of the present invention is to design a food preparative device capable of performing for boiling and heating of the food contents Another objective of the present invention is to design a food preparing device capable of performing drying frying and roasting, grinding, cutting and mixing of food material.
Still another objective of the present invention is to design a device capable of performing various operations of grinding, cutting, stirring and mixing using the same vessel or the same device arrangement.
Still another objective of the present invention is to design a food preparing device capable of performing by rising temperature.
Yet another objective of the present invention is to arrange the electro-mechanical arrangement at the surface of the base whereby cooking of the food conducting by the reducing liquid quantity which has deposited between the ribs and at beneath of the electro-mechanical arrangement by heating.
Yet still another objective of the present invention is to design a device, wherein a plurality of tubes is arranged in the holes at the beneath of rib in order to obtain the desired flow rate during cooking and heating of the food contents. A further objective of the present invention is to arrange the ribs at the base to control the desired flow rate and provide the friction for twisting food.
A further objective of the present invention is to mount stirrer at the top which is perpendicularly arranged from top to bottom for twisting the food product. A further objective of the present invention is to mount stirrer at the top portion which is parallel to the gully chamber for twisting-turning the food product.
A further objective of the present invention to design a food preparing system capable of performing with or without human intervention. Whereby the device may operate along with the wireless controls.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention advantageously fills the aforementioned deficiencies by providing a food preparing mechanism that is used with heating, boiling and frying the food materials, etc.
In one particular embodiment of the present invention, wherein electro-mechanical control of the device is positioned at the base of the vessel which is correlated with the ribs and hole when the water level reducing from the high to the low level.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the flow rate of the liquid depends upon the rib's height and distance in which ribs are arranged with any desired shape and size.
In another particular embodiment of the present invention, the rate of the change in the flow of liquid depends on each consecutive ribs which may comprise the hole at the beneath, with desired height which is used to provide the friction for twisting the food materials. In another particular embodiment of the present invention, holes, and tubes provided at the beneath of rib in order to control the desired flow rate and temperature of the cooking device.
In another embodiment of the present invention, ribs are used to provide the friction on the surface for twisting the food materials via rotating type stirrer arrangement which is mounted at the beneath of top cover.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the stirring unit may operate with the vessel of any shape and size by adjusting the height and position with respect to the vessel, with or without human intervention.
It is, therefore, the object of the present invention to provide all methods of food processing which include boiling, heating toasting, and frying by using the same vessel or device arrangement without human intervention. The present invention different form will be described more fully with reference to accompanying embodiments in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiment set forth herein; rather this embodiment only and so that this disclosure will be through the complete full scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The invention may take physical form in certain parts and arrangement of parts, a preferred embodiment of which will be described in detail in the specification and illustration in the accompaying drawing which forms a part here ofand wherein FIG1 is a viewof prespective of a self-cooking device with liquid balancing and control mechanism.
FIG 2 is a view of a prespective of a sensor working mechanism.
FIG3 is aview of the prespective of the gully chamber.
FIG4 is aview of the prespective of stirring mechamnism.
FIG5 is a view of a prespective of the self-cooking device with an adjustable rod for the various arrangement with respect to height.
FIG6 is a view of the prespective of sensor and sensor housing.
FIG 7 block diagram of self cooking devices.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An Electro-mechanical arrangement and assembly are shown as fig (100 ). Upper-coverage component, an hollow tube chamber (110 ), a liquid balancing member (120 ), an internal boundary (160 )of a rib, a sensor(210), a sensor housing(130), a sensor pad (250 ), a plurality of holes (140) and a plurality tubes (170,180) may be simply stacked from top to bottom in the order shown, which is makes it convenient to assemble, dissemble and clean which will fully described below.
Referring to Fig 100, The Electro-mechanical arrangement includes the vertical hollow tube body (110) which are closed at upper end and threaded at it lower end to the internal boundary of rib (160 ), said internal boundary of the rib (160) is coupled relatively to the base frame at the lower end and the hollow tube chamber (110) at the upper end by using a connection of the universal joint type ( locking ), locking means for detachably arrange the hollow tube chamber (110) on the base frame and the internal boundary of rib (160 ) and the positioning and orientation means pivotally arrange the hollow tube chamber (110 ) in the integral with the ribs or base frame, (110), moreover the hollow tube chamber (110) comprises a bottom section which is jointed to the“internal boundary of the rib” ( 160), and base is suitable for being placed on a base frame.
As shown in figure 100, A internal boundary of rib (160 ) extends upwardly from the base and the inlet-outlet section provided at the beneath of rib, further device is includes a plurality of tubes (170 ) and T-tubes(180 ) which are provided at the beneath of the“internal boundary of the ribs”(160) and in the holes (140 ) for communicating the interior of the enclosure (hollow tube chamber) with the exterior, a liquid balancing member (120 ) is cooperating with the orifice or T- tubes (180 ) to maintain the pressure inside the enclosure (110 ) at a predetermined level by means of adjusting the distance from the base of the liquid balancing member(120 ) with the liquid, said adjustment means the liquid balancing member (120 ) is being capable of moving with the liquid between at least two positions with the desired flow rate, corresponding respectively to two distinct values of said predetermined level of T-tube (180).
It has been found that the work which must be performed by the mechanical arrangement in lifting the liquid balancing member from the base, so the breaking force applies by the gravity to the liquid balancing member which occurs if liquid balancing member is trying to collect the liquid in the“hollow tube chamber” from the“gully chamber”.
(One embodiment of the base frame in fig (100 ), the frame has a base unit which comprising the sensor pad (250 ) and the sensor unit (210) with the liquid balancing member (120) that is capable of sense the amount of the liquid available in centre of the hollow tube chamber(l 10) and desired flow rate, the internal boundary of rib( 160 ) is arranged over the base to restrict the flow rate of liquid at the desired level by means of inserting the plurality of the tubes (170 ) or T-tube(180) in the hole (140) at the beneath of’ internal boundary of the rib”(160) for facilitate the supply of the liquid to inward-outward direction of the hollow tube chamber(l lO).
It is to be noted that, in other embodiment, the T-tubes(180) vertically arrange over the horizontal tube (170) as per fig 100 In which t-tube(180) is detachably arranged at the beneath of ribs (160) and in the holes (140) in order to stabilize the flow rate of liquid between the gully chamber (310) and hollow tube chamber (110) as per heating requirement, wherein T-tubes (180) comprises plurality of holes (150) along to the axis (tube) which are covered by movable-foldable cover sealing (190) for providing openings (150) at desired height for equalizing the liquid level between inside of hollow tube chamber (110 ) and a outside gully chamber (310 ) with T-tube. The liquid level equalizing section including
“T-tube” (this is a part of a device comprising holes which is used to serve the purpose of comparing the liquid level of the tube with respect to hollow tube chamber and gully chamber)
“Movable-Foldable Cover” (this is the part of the device which is used to serve the purpose of providing sealing to the holes of T-tube for maintaining the liquid level at the desired height).
Accordingly to other embodiment, advantageously, as show in fig (100 ) Tubes(170) and T- tubes (180 ) or hole (140) that liquid transferring unit which is disposed at the beneath of the internal boundary (160) means for supplying the limited amount of liquid to the gully chamber (310) each time when the“liquid balancing member” (120 ) is moved downward or toward the base along with liquid in the hollow tube chamber(l 10), and also for collecting the liquid to the hollow tube chamber(l 10) when liquid balancing member(120) is moved upward or in opposite direction., moreover pump (not shown ) may connected to gully chamber(310) and T-type tube(180) wherein T-tubes(180) is capable of work in conjunction with motor/pump for providing the dish- cleaning mechanism by spraying the liquid into the gully chamber (310).
Referring to figures (100,200 ) and (600 ), the suspending sensor unit (210 ) comprises an conical shaped semi-conductive body (220,230 ) which may arrange with liquid balancing member (120 ) or sensor pad (250) and T-tube (180) that is provided at the corresponding position of the hollow tube chamber (110), The sensor pad (250) and sensor (210) is enclosed by an internal boundary of rib(160) and base housing for determining the liquid flow rate and temperature in order to provide on/off heating condition.
Referring to FIG 300, The gully chamber (310) comprises a plurality of ribs (320 ) on the base, between an outer boundary of rib (330 ) and the inner boundary of rib (160 ). As shown the gully chamber (310) engages over a sets of rib (320) which is arrange in such a manner that they are placed one over another or co-planer to create gully chamber between the internal and external boundary of the ribs in this way, the mounting flange/ribs (320) may be mounted or arrange in the vessel or gully chamber with any desired shape, size, structure and approximate distance between them generally arrange perpendicularly to the axis of the heating vessel (i.e. Generally horizontally in use) for ease of installation, and when it is so installed, the planar heating portion of the gully chamber will may be inclined at a desired angle to the flange, at an angle to the horizontal.
Gully chamber (310), base frame and ribs (320,330) may detachably- arrange on the vessel or permanently mounted to the vessel/gully chamber for cooking which is depends on the user requirements, wherein an adjustable non slip jaw-pad (340) is provided at each side at the external boundary of rib(330) to arrange the present device assemblies with any size of the vessel.
In another embodiment, as shown in fig (300, 400) sealing support is provided with the non slip jaw- pads (340) to obtain the better adhesion of said frame of stirrer or gully chamber with the vessel or any work surface, in other words, the non slip jaw-pad (340) which are disposed on the external boundary of rib (330) is used to seal the vessel body with the gully chamber/stirring assemblies and base frame of the ribs by locking or detachable fixation.
Referring to figure 400-500 a stirring assembly is mounted on the top of the hollow tube chamber or on the gully chamber wherein the stirring assembly includes a fixing plate (not shown ) for closing that hollow tube chamber; a fixing ring mounted around the edge of the fixing plate. And, a chopping assembly comprises net (495 )and net holder(490) which is positioned in parallel with the gully chamber; a shaft (410) is located between the fixing plate and hollow tube chamber (110 ), and a hole is provided on the fixing plate for spiral shaft which is connected to the liquid balancing member (120 ).
In another embodiment, as show in figure 400, stirring assembly further comprises the stirring/grinding unit means (401) includes a blade housing (440 ), a horizontal rotating shaft (430 ) is use to rotate a blade (445 ) perpendicularly with respect to the base by receiving a rotational force from the driver motor horizontally, a lower ring housing (460 ), a upper ring housing (470 ), and a circular “shaft propelling member“(450 ) which are responsible for moving ( rotating ) the blades/ stone (445) into the gully chamber (310 ), Wherein circular “shaft propelling member” (450) move on the ring housing(460,470) and arranged at the outer edge of the rotating shaft (430 ) which is used for stirring/grinding. And the bearings ( not shown) provided to allow relative rotation of the rotating shaft (430), the stirring grinding assembly (401 ) means assembling the above elements for providing the particular operation of stirring, grinding cutting, mixing and turning twisting the food content into the gully chamber.
Advantageously, stirring assembly means for providing external gully chamber operations such as grinding, mixing, stirring and cutting, etc moreover assembly may include a detachable chopping net (495) with cover and blades in order to provide cutting operations.
As shown in fig 500, wherein the rotating shaft holder (440) is used to provide to selectively attach/detach the elements from the shaft such as blades, stones, and brushes, etc
Referring to figure 500, the stirring assembly further comprising an adjustable rod which is present at the outer frame of the device in order to provide the desired height to the stirring assembly for performing the various function & operations of stirring/grinding.
.As described above, the blade (445) rotates on the lower space of the gully chamber at a low speed or a high speed and performs a function of stirring and /or crushing the food content inside the gully chamber (310 ).moreover the internal surface of the gully chamber includes sets of ribs( 320 ) that can be in contact with food ingredients for providing additional turning twisting and grinding ability during the stirring and mixing process. Referring to fig 200 and 600, the temperature sensor (610 ) is provided with two insulated conductive elements (220 ), (230 ) which may be arranged in the liquid balancing member (120) or sensor pad (250). The temperature sensor (610) is positioned at the TDE of the conical shaped sensor or at the bottom of the hollow tube chamber. The conductive elements (220 ), (230 ) are electrically connected to an electronic circuit (not illustrated in the figures) to process the quantity which is measured by the temperature sensor (610 ). Further, the sensor has a succession of the first and second portions. The first portion of larger diameter(230b ) having a first sensing point that is used to determine when the water level exceeds a predefined maximum level, that allows obtaining the maximum signal during the heating of the liquid due to its shape and size, and the second portion comprises a smaller diameter sensing point( 230a ) that is used to determine whether amount of the water present or not in the chamber by its less sensing ability of temperature, due to its shape and size to obtain less signal with respect to less water level available in the chamber for switching off heating.
The smaller diameter is adjusted to the size of the sensor pad(250) to allow precise positioning, see a slight tightening of the sensor with a sensor pad at the bottom of the hollow tube chamber to the sensor pad. As a result, the sensor cannot move and will measure the bottom temperature.
In another embodiment, the heating unit associated with the self-cooking devices can only be activated when the water level is between the maximum and the minimum levels of the hollow tube chamber (110) which can be operated automatically or manually. Moreover, the self-cooking device having detachable assemblies so it can operate with any type of heating unit flammable or non flammable induction type according to the vessel requirement.
In operation for boiling, food content and liquid placed into the chamber's and the cooking is activated, the sensor unit(210,610) start to control the heating which may arrange with liquid balancing member (120 ) or sensor pad(250) to determine water level and temperature that depend upon the type of cooking requirement, wherein if food content required the amount of liquid, so for best operation sensor unit(210) need to be positioned with liquid balancing member (120 ) present in hollow tube chamber (110 ) at the desired height that may equal to the desired quantity of water in food content at the external gully chamber (310 ) which is stabilized by T-tube (180 ) and in another condition, if food content not required amount of water then sensor unit(210) may be positioned at the base with or without liquid balancing member ( 120). The sensor unit(210,610) further comprises a conical shaped semi metallic body (210) with slots (220,230), so it can sense the desired water level with temperature for providing switching.
In operation for frying, food content and liquid put into the chamber's and then cooking is activated, the sensor unit(210,610) start to control the heating which may arrange with liquid balancing member (120 ) or sensor pad(250) to determine liquid and temperature, so as per providing the best operation when amount of liquid is absorbed by the food content during the frying process which may identify with the T-tube (180 ) in order to provide best stabilized heating and stirring operation, and when the liquid reduces below the desired level of T-tube (180) sensor passes the signal for switching off heating, then lift the liquid balancing member(120) upward in order to collect the remaining amount of liquid in the hollow tube chamber. In the above operation, the method of separating the liquid from the gully chamber after the cooking by heating and stirring is completed the user can separate the liquid from food content by lifting the liquid balancing member(120) upward due to which the liquid will be collecting into the hollow tube chamber(l 10).
In another embodiment, the sensor unit hollow tube chamber, liquid balancing member and stirring assembly include any desired shape and size rectangular, circular semicircular triangular hexagonal or any desired shape or size due to which the device or apparatus performance become more efficient or better. The structure comprising ribs, and frame of the device can also contain any shape, size, material according to A sensor unit hollow tube chamber, stirring assembly and liquid balancing member includes any desired shape and size rectangular, circular, semicircular, triangular, hexagonal, or any desired shape or size due to which the device or apparatus performance become more efficient or better.
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Ribs are arranged on the base to control the flow rate and desired heating for the food content, but by including additional holes and tubes at the beneath of the ribs the liquid level equalize at the desired level in the food content which cannot be done with the conventional ribs arrangement as shown in fig 100.
The present invention is capable of deal non conductive liquid more particularly oil for cooking the food content. Best cooking operations obtained by the equalizing the liquid level between the external gully chamber and internal hollow tube chamber using T-tube and the movable foldable cover, wherein the flow of liquid is limit (equalizing the liquid level) by closing and sealing the holes (140) in inward and outward direction of the t-tube till the desired height which depends on type of the cooking food.
CALCULATION: In the preferred embodiment, Displacement of liquid or water is due to the reduction of water by the evaporation process in the gully chamber of the device which is in proportional to the reduction of water on a conical shaped sensor body, wherein sensor arrange in parallel to the t-tube or gully chamber.
So,
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displacement of water in the hollow tube chamber and in conical shaped sensor
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body in the presence of heating displacement of water in the hollow tube chamber and in non conical shaped
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sensor body for constant heating. Displacement of water in the hollow tube chamber and in the sensor body is used to identify the requirement of heat for switching on the heating unit
Condition 1) When the device initiated cooking and maximum amount of water present at this situation water level will be constant and equal to a predefined level of T-tube, at that time device providing constant heating.
For constant heating in switching on condition
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So
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Conversion of displacement in the form of total cooking time : (total heating time or total heating time
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remaining)
Wherein time is undefined or based on cooking so it assumes
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Which is maintained by mechanical arrangement and t-tube automatically which only depends on the cooking of food rather than external predefine time of heating.
Condition 2)
When the water level reduces in the gully chamber below the predefined level of T-tube the amount of air start inserting into the hollow tube chamber through the t- tube. At
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Total heating duration or time remaining for
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cooking.
If
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When the water level reduces in the hollow tube chamber below the predefined level sensor unit in that situation device will get switch off
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From the study of the above situation
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The present device can be used to perform various types of’ food processing operations such as heating, boiling, drying, spraying, frying, grinding, cutting, mixing and dish cleaning activities, etc.
The mechanical control comprises the sensing unit and inlet-outlet nozzle with tubes for both spraying and sensing.
The electro-mechanical control correlated with ribs, tubes, and stirrer, so it takes less cooking time.
The device has mechanical controls so its dependence on electronics is less.
The device can be used with temperature sensors. Stirring units can arrange with any vessel by adjusting the height and position with respect to the vessel for providing the stirring operations.
A device comprising the frame structure gully chamber which can be detachably arrange in any vessel having any shape and size more particularly circular, so it reduces the requirement of vessels. The device having a frame structure, so the requirement of the number of vessels and dependency of electronics is less therefore it is cost effective ( less in price ) and affordable. Due to employing the method of separating the liquid and food content between the gully chamber and the hollow tube chamber after cooking by heating and stirring within the same device arrangement so we don’t need additional food dispensing mechanism due to which reduces the complexity and cost of the device.
The present invention may have different extern-internal designs and structures with practical requirements, such as different shapes and sizes as per the desired need for performing the operations rectangle, circle, square, ellipse, etc. In addition, all the internal designs may be modified correspondingly. It is to be understood that the embodiments depicted in the patent specification herein are not intended to be, nor should it be deemed to be, limited thereby and such other modifications or embodiments without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of such invention herein are particularly reserved especially as they fall within the breadth and scope of the claims here appended.
Thus, Different embodiments of the inventions are possible to achieve the best method of performance and to obtain an effective device as describes. It will be understood that the invention may be carried out into practice by skilled persons with many modifications, variations, and adaptations without departing from its spirit or exceeding the scope of the claims in describing the invention for the purpose of illustration. It is also to be noted that the present invention is susceptible to modifications, adaptations and changes by those skilled in the art. Such variant embodiments employing the concepts and features of this invention are intended to be within the scope of the present invention, which is further set forth under the following claims. Best cooking operations obtained by the equalizing the liquid level between the external gully chamber and internal hollow tube chamber using T-tube and movable foldable cover, wherein the flow of liquid is a limit (equalizing the liquid level) by closing the holes of the t-tube till the desired height which depends on type of the cooking food.

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I CLAIM
1. A self cooking devices comprising: a hollow tube chamber; a Gully chamber;
Means the gully chamber is connected to the hollow tube chamber through a plurality of tubes or T-tube which are arranged at the beneath of internal boundary of rib; a sensor unit; and
Means the sensor unit is positioned at the center of“base” or with a“liquid balancing member” for sensing the required flow rate of liquid at the desired temperature within the cooking interval.
2. The self cooking device defined as claim 1, wherein the“liquid balancing member” is arranged horizontally under the hollow tube chamber which is capable of storing liquid to the gully chamber by using the tubes /T -tubes arranged at the beneath of ribs by means of moving the said“liquid balancing member” toward the base of the device or vessel.
3. The self cooking device defined as claim 1, wherein the plurality of inward-outward tubes and T-tubes are disposed in the holes at the beneath of a“internal boundary of the rib” in order to facilitate the supply of the desired amount of liquid to the gully chamber each time when a“liquid balancing member” moves toward the base.
4. The self cooking device as defined in claim 1 wherein a plurality of ribs/set of ribs are arranged on the base between the internal and external boundary of the device in order to provide the“gully chamber” means for performing the various function of cooking, grinding, frying, cutting and mixing, etc.
5. A self-cooking device defined as claim 1, wherein the sensor unit is disposed of with member and/or sensor pad, and that sensor unit is capable of sensing the amount of liquid available in the center of the "hollow tube chamber" at the desired temperature for restricting the flow of liquid and power supply.
6. A self cooking device defined as claim 1, wherein the sensor unit comprises a conical shaped semi -conducting bar with the sensors in order to obtain temperature variations at each point between a top dead end (TDE) and a bottom dead end (BDE) of the conical bar.
7. The sensor unit defined is any of the preceding claims comprises:
A conical shaped semi-conducting body with sensors;
T-tube arrangement; and
Means for a conical shaped semi-conducting sensor are positioned in parallel to the T-tube at the desired height in order to sense the liquid level and temperature which is equalized by T-tube for switching on/off the heating.
8. A self cooking device defined as claim 1, furher comprising a stirring unit which is used to turning, twisting, grinding, cutting and mixing of the food content by means of the control movement of the blades, stones, brushes, etc into the gully chamber.
9. Method of manufacturing the self-cooking devices for cooking comprising the
following step in the sequence set forth:
Providing the electro-mechanical arrangement comprising the vertically arranged hollow tube body and the internal boundary of the rib;
Providing the plurality of the tube and T-tube in the holes presented at the beneath of the internal boundary of the rib; and
Means coupling the T-tube/ tubes with the said hollow tube chamber in order to provide a path for the distribution of the liquid at both sides of the internal boundary of the ribs.
10. Method of operating the self cooking devices comprises the following step in the sequence set forth:
Placing food content into the gully chamber;
Initiating the cooking process by means of heating and stirring of the food content; Sensing unit is starts sensing the liquid level and temperature in order to provide the desirable switching condition; and
That after the cooking process has ended, separating the food content and the liquid in the different chamber by lifting the“liquid balancing member” upward.
11. The self cooking devices claimed in claim 1, wherein tube and T-tube arrange at the beneath of the internal -external boundary of the rib further comprises:
A plurality of the holes provided along the axis of the T- tube;
A movable foldable cover for the sealing; and
Means movable cover disposed over the T-tube for providing the separation between holes of the T-tubes and the external gully chamber at the desired height in order to obtain the required flow rate.
12. The self cooking devices claimed in claim 1, wherein the tube/T-tube is disposed in the holes present at the beneath of internal -external boundary of the rib for sensing, steaming and spraying operation.
13. The self cooking devices claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of the tube/T-tube is arranged at the beneath of the internal -external boundary of the rib which may further connected to the motor/pump for sparing the liquid into the gully chamber means for performing the washing and the cleaning operation.
14. The self cooking devices claimed in claim 1, wherein stirring assembly may arrange on the top of the hollow tube chamber, the stirring assembly comprises:
A fixing plate for closing the hollow tube chamber wherein a base holder (490) is provided to hold the other assemblies such as the chopping-grinding.
A stirring shaft (430) mounted on the edge of the fixing plate or a fixing plate casing (420) on peripheral of which insertion is provided; each insertion having a shaft (430) which communicates with the circular“shaft propelling member”(450) and a lower-upper ring housing (460,470 ) at the outer position; and ring housing (460, 470 ) is positioned over the gully chamber means for providing the stirring and the grinding operation by rotating the circular “shaft propelling member”(450) between the upper and lower ring housing.
15. The self cooking devices claimed in claim 1, wherein the stirring assembly arrange on the top of the hollow tube chamber, the stirring assembly comprises:
A fixing plate and/or the fixing plate casing for closing the hollow tube chamber, the fixing plate comprises:
Shafts (430) is extending outside from the fixing plate toward the lower-upper ring housing (460,470 ), and further shaft (430) is configured to connect with the circular “shaft propelling member” (450) which is provided at the base ring housing (460,470 ); and the fixing casing (420) is arranged on a top of the stirring-fixing plate to cover the stirring-grinding assembly.
16. The self cooking devices claimed in any of the previous claims, further comprising a non slip jaw -pad and an adjustable rod means for providing the better adhesion and the positioning to the“stirring unit” in comparison to the height and position of any other vessel /gully chamber.
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