Automatic cooking machine capable of reducing viscosity of liquid in cooking pot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12102258-B2
Application number	US-202418642321-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2024
Priority date	Aug 31, 2018
Publication date	Oct 1, 2024
Grant date	Oct 1, 2024

Abstract

An automatic cooking machine includes: a cooking pot; a strainer arranged to be capable of being placed in the cooking pot to receive ingredients; a water outlet connector arranged to operably output cold water or hot water into the strainer; an inlet valve arranged to operably control timing of outputting cold water or hot water from the water outlet connector; a drain valve arranged to operably control timing of draining the liquid from the cooking pot; and a drain port arranged to operably output liquid passed through the drain valve. When the cooking pot is being heated, the inlet valve intermittently turns on and turns off, so that the water outlet connector outputs cold water or hot water into the strainer, while the drain valve intermittently turns on and turns off to output a portion of the liquid within the cooking pot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic cooking machine ( 100 ), comprising:
a cooking pot ( 150 );
a hole ( 952 ), arranged near a bottom portion of a sidewall of the cooking pot ( 150 );
a strainer ( 160 ), arranged to be capable of being placed in the cooking pot ( 150 ) to receive ingredients, wherein a bottom and sidewalls of the strainer ( 160 ) are provided with multiple filter pores ( 964 );
a pot lid ( 170 ), comprising a water delivery hole ( 174 );
a water inlet port ( 190 , 290 ), arranged to operably input cold water or hot water;
a liquid channel ( 1222 , 1262 , 1226 , 1228 ; 1224 , 1264 , 1226 , 1228 ), coupled with the water inlet port ( 190 , 290 ), and arranged to operably transmit the cold water or the hot water inputted from the water inlet port ( 190 , 290 );
a water outlet connector ( 1250 ), coupled with the liquid channel ( 1222 , 1262 , 1226 , 1228 ; 1224 , 1264 , 1226 , 1228 ), and arranged to operably output cold water or hot water into the strainer ( 160 );
an inlet valve ( 1262 , 1264 ), arranged on the liquid channel ( 1222 , 1262 , 1226 , 1228 ; 1224 , 1264 , 1226 , 1228 ), and arranged to operably control timing of outputting cold water or hot water from the water outlet connector ( 1250 );
a drain pipe ( 180 ), coupled with the hole ( 952 ), and arranged to operably drain liquid from the cooking pot ( 150 );
a drain valve ( 1270 ), coupled with an output terminal of the drain pipe ( 180 ), and arranged to operably control timing of draining the liquid from the cooking pot ( 150 );
a drain port ( 184 ), coupled with the drain valve ( 1270 ), and arranged to operably output liquid passed through the drain valve ( 1270 );
a first motor ( 510 ), arranged to operably drive a first rotating shaft ( 411 ) to rotate;
a moving arm ( 410 ), coupled with the first rotating shaft ( 411 ), wherein the moving arm ( 410 ) comprises:
a first magnetic element ( 413 ), arranged on one of surfaces of the moving arm ( 410 );
a first limiting element ( 415 ), extending outwards from one of the surfaces of the moving arm ( 410 ); and
a free end ( 417 ); and

a blocking element ( 420 ), comprising:
a blocking plate ( 421 ), arranged to operably block an output terminal of a feeding tube ( 242 );
a tail portion ( 423 );
a connecting portion ( 425 ), positioned between the blocking plate ( 421 ) and the tail portion ( 423 );
a second magnetic element ( 427 ), arranged on one of surfaces of the connecting portion ( 425 ); and
a second limiting element ( 429 ), extending outwards from one of the surfaces of the connecting portion ( 425 ) or extending outwards from one of surfaces of the blocking plate ( 421 );

wherein when the cooking pot ( 150 ) is being heated, the inlet valve ( 1262 , 1264 ) intermittently turns on and turns off, so that the water outlet connector ( 1250 ) outputs cold water or hot water into the strainer ( 160 ), while the drain valve ( 1270 ) intermittently turns on and turns off to output a portion of the liquid within the cooking pot ( 150 );
wherein when the pot lid ( 170 ) covers the cooking pot ( 150 ), the water delivery hole ( 174 ) is aligned with the water outlet connector ( 1250 );
wherein when the blocking element ( 420 ) approaches the moving arm ( 410 ), the first magnetic element ( 413 ) and the second magnetic element ( 427 ) are attracted to each other, causing the blocking element ( 420 ) to detachably attach on the moving arm ( 410 ).

2. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein the moving arm ( 410 ) further comprises a first notch ( 519 ) positioned on the free end ( 417 ), while the blocking element ( 420 ) further comprises a second notch ( 629 ) positioned on the tail portion ( 423 );
wherein the first limiting element ( 415 ) is utilized to block the second notch ( 629 ), while the second limiting element ( 429 ) is utilized to block the first notch ( 519 ).

3. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic element ( 413 ) is arranged on a bottom surface of the moving arm ( 410 ), and the first limiting element ( 415 ) is arranged on an upper surface of the moving arm ( 410 ).

4. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 3 , wherein the second magnetic element ( 427 ) and the second limiting element ( 429 ) are both arranged on a bottom surface of the blocking element ( 420 ).

5. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 3 , wherein the second magnetic element ( 427 ) is arranged on an upper surface of the blocking element ( 420 ), while the second limiting element ( 429 ) is arranged on a bottom surface of the blocking element ( 420 ).

6. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 3 , wherein the free end ( 417 ) of the moving arm ( 410 ) bends downwards, so that an included angle ( 710 ) between 120˜165 degrees is formed between the free end ( 417 ) and a main body of the moving arm ( 410 ).

7. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 1 , further comprising:
an upper portion ( 110 );
a pivot ( 132 ), connected with the upper portion ( 110 );
wherein the upper portion ( 110 ) is pivoted with a supporting portion ( 130 ) through the pivot ( 132 ), so that an end of the upper portion ( 110 ) is enabled to be lifted upwards.

8. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein a holding base ( 1066 ) is further arranged at a center position of the bottom of the strainer ( 160 ), and the holding base ( 1066 ) has a notch positioned thereon, while the automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) further comprises:
a second motor ( 1210 ), arranged to operably drive a second rotating shaft ( 812 ) to rotate;
a driving element ( 810 ), coupled with the second rotating shaft ( 812 ), wherein the driving element ( 810 ) comprises:
two bended driving arms ( 814 ), respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the driving element ( 810 ), wherein free ends of the two driving arms ( 814 ) substantially extend downwards; and

a blender ( 820 ), comprising:
two cantilever arms ( 822 ), respectively arranged at two opposite sides of a top portion of the blender ( 820 );
multiple blending arms ( 824 ), respectively extending outwards from a main body of the blender ( 820 );
a ring-shaped flange ( 923 ), positioned near a bottom portion of the blender ( 820 ) and extending outwards from the blender ( 820 ); and
a positioning pillar ( 925 ), positioned beneath the ring-shaped flange ( 923 ), and arranged to be operably inserted into the notch on the holding base ( 1066 );

wherein when the second motor ( 1210 ) drives the second rotating shaft ( 812 ) to rotate the driving element ( 810 ), the two driving arms ( 814 ) respectively touch and push the two cantilever arms ( 822 ) of the blender ( 820 ) to drive the blender ( 820 ) to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.

9. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 8 , wherein the blender ( 820 ) further comprises:
a bended disturbing arm ( 921 ), comprising a main body extending along a horizontal direction, and a bended portion for connecting with the main body of the blender ( 820 );
wherein the main body of the disturbing arm ( 921 ) approaches the bottom of the strainer ( 160 ) or lies flat on the bottom of the strainer ( 160 ).

10. The automatic cooking machine ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein the pot lid ( 170 ) further comprises a material inlet port ( 172 );
wherein when the pot lid ( 170 ) covers the cooking pot ( 150 ), the material inlet port ( 172 ) is aligned with the output terminal of the feeding tube ( 242 ).

Assignees

• Botrista Inc

Inventors

• Kuo Wu-Chou
• Hsu Hao-Che
• Lee Yu-Min

Classifications

• B65D88/28

  Construction or shape of discharge section · CPC title

• A47J47/01

  with dispensing devices · CPC title

• A47J44/02

  with provisions for drive either from top or from bottom, e.g. for separately-driven bowl · CPC title

• A47J27/14 Primary

  Cooking-vessels for use in hotels, restaurants, or canteens · CPC title

• A47J27/002

  Construction of cooking-vessels; Methods or processes of manufacturing specially adapted for cooking-vessels · CPC title