JPH0362084B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] 【Technical field】

The present invention relates to an oil purifier that purifies frying oil used for tempura and fried dishes.

[Background Art] Various oil purifiers have been provided in the past, and some of them can be used as a deep fryer in order to save the trouble of transferring purified oil to a deep fryer during cooking. A device constructed from a pair of containers and an oil purifying member is shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-157630. In this method, an oil purifying member is removably placed on the opening surface of one container, and the other container is placed upside down and used as a lid. The oil purifying member is moved to the open surface of the other container that has been used, and one container containing purified oil can be used as a deep fryer, and after use, the oil must be cleaned from this one container. The oil is poured into the other container through the oil member, and then the one container is covered with a lid. In this way, by using a pair of containers alternately as a deep-frying pot, there is no need to take the trouble of transferring oil to the deep-frying pot during cooking, and it is also possible to consider the storage space for both containers that are stacked together as a deep-frying pot. Although it has the advantage of not having to consider a separate location for the oil purifier, it also has the following problems. In other words, if one container, which had been used as a frying pan and was used as a side for storing oil, is turned upside down and placed over the other container and the oil purifying member,
The oil that was attached to the inner surface of one of the containers drips out, but if this oil is left as is, it will oxidize and become more viscous, causing both containers to stick together the next time they are used. It turns out. Also, no matter which container was placed on top, the opening edges of both containers were designed to be in close contact with each other to prevent oil dripping from the top container from spilling onto the outer surface of the bottom container. After purifying hot oil immediately after use, if you cover the container with a lid before the oil cools down, as the temperature of the oil cools,
The internal pressure will drop, and in this respect, both containers will stick together, making it difficult to separate them for next use.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and its purpose is to provide a device in which a pair of containers can be used alternately as a deep-frying pot, from which a container placed on the upper side serves as a lid. To provide an oil purifier in which dripping oil does not spill onto the outer surface, and both containers do not stick together due to a drop in pressure due to a drop in the temperature of this oil or purified oil.

[Disclosure of the invention]

Therefore, the oil purifier according to the present invention includes a first bottomed cylindrical container provided with a handle, an oil purifying member detachably disposed on the opening surface of the first container, and a handle. It consists of a bottomed cylindrical second container that can be stacked upside down on top of the first container, and the oil purifying member is arranged between the opening edge of the first container and the second container. The second container has a flange portion which is sandwiched between the container and the opening edge of the second container, and the flange portion is characterized in that a plurality of protrusions on which the opening edge of the second container rests are formed at intervals. In addition, the flange part of the oil purifying member is interposed between the opening edges of both containers, and the protrusion provided on the flange part reduces the contact area between the opening edge of the second container and the flange part, and at the same time creates a gap for ventilation. It was designed to ensure that The present invention will be described below in detail based on the illustrated embodiment. This oil purifier is large enough to be used as a deep-frying pan, and is equipped with a pair of handles 11, 11 that protrude in opposite directions. Container 1
And this is also a pair of handles 31 and 3 with the same shape and size.
1, and an oil purifying member 2 for purifying oil. Starting with the container 1, this is a cylindrical pot-shaped container with a bottom whose height is smaller than its diameter.It is made of metal such as stainless steel or aluminum, and a pair of mounting brackets 12, 12 are connected to the container. It is riveted on the outer surface, and screws 1 are attached to each mounting bracket 12, 12.
3, handles 11, 11 are attached. Both handles 11, 1 protrude in opposite directions
One of the containers 1 is long, so that the container 1 can be used both as a two-handed pot and as a one-handed pot. The other container 3 has a pair of handles 3 like the container 1.
1, 31, and one handle 31
is made longer than the other handle 31. 1 in the diagram
4 and 34 are rectangular tube-shaped protective fittings arranged between the containers 1 and 3 and the handles 11 and 31 to protect the handles 11 and 31 made of synthetic resin from heat during cooking;
6, 36 when draining during washing or when not in use.
The long holes 10 and 30 used for hanging the containers 1 and 3 are recesses provided in the bottom surface. The oil purifying member 2 consists of a cylindrical oil purifying tank 20, a filter medium detachably attached to the oil purifying tank 20, and a holder 26. Here, as the filter medium,
It is equipped with a cartridge filter 4 and a filter 5 made of filter paper or cloth. The holder 26 is formed of a flange portion 27 having a bulging portion 28 all around its outer periphery, and a cylindrical portion 29 rising upward from the inner periphery of the flange portion 27. A plurality of projections 60 are provided on the upper surface of the bulge 28 at intervals, and a display portion 61 for displaying the top and bottom is integrally formed in a part of the bulge 28. The oil purifying tank 20 has a slightly constricted upper opening and a plurality of stages at the bottom, four stages in the illustrated example.
1, 22, 23, and 24, and the cylindrical portion of the holder 26 is located on the outer surface of the portion where the diameter is one step smaller than the maximum diameter portion via the stepped portion 21. 29 is press-fitted, and the step part 2
The filter 5 is arranged on the stepped portion 23 by means of metal fittings 50 and 55, and the filter 5 is arranged on the stepped portion 24 at the lowest diameter portion. A flange 40 provided on the upper edge of the cartridge filter 4 is mounted.
The upper and lower edges of the oil purifying tank 20, which is made of metal, are each curled to prevent sharp edges from appearing. Of the pair of metal fittings 50 and 55 for attaching the filter 5 to the clean oil tank 20, the metal fitting 50 is ring-shaped with a slightly enlarged diameter at the upper end, and a handle 51 formed in an arc shape is fixed thereto. The metal fitting 55 is formed by forming a ring-shaped wire material with a U-shaped cross section and has spring properties.
The outer surface of the filter 5 is sandwiched between the outer surface of the filter 5 and the outer surface of the filter 5.
It is attached to the cylindrical part between 3 and 3 with a slight press fit. The cartridge filter 4 is formed by filling activated carbon in a case with open upper and lower surfaces sandwiched between nonwoven fabrics, and is provided with the above-mentioned flange 40 at its upper end. In the figure, reference numeral 7 denotes an inner lid that closes the upper opening of the purified oil tank 20, and has a knob 70 on the upper center surface, and, as shown in FIG. 1, a small hole 71 for venting air. It should be noted that if the holder 26 and the oil purifying tank 20 can be separated, it will be easier to clean them when they become dirty due to oil adhesion. However, as is clear from FIG. Place the container 3 upside down and place the opening edge of the container 3 on the flange portion 27.
put on top. That is, the outer periphery of the flange portion 27 is sandwiched between both containers 1 and 3. Since the container 3 fits inside the bulge 28 formed on the outer peripheral edge of the flange portion 27, it will not easily come off. For the first use, use the container 3 with a lid as a frying pan, and once this cooking is finished,
Oil is poured into the oil purifying tank 20 in the oil purifying member 2.
The oil that has been filtered by the filter 5 and coloring components and odor removed by the activated carbon in the cartridge filter 4 is stored in the container 1. After that, just cover the container 3 again. When using it next time, remove container 3 and set it aside.
Next, the oil purifying member 2 is removed from the container 1 and placed on the container 3. Then, the container 1 in which the oil is stored is used as a frying pan, and once this is finished, the oil is poured from the container 1 through the oil purifying member 2 into the container 3, and the container 1 is covered as a lid. When frying food, there is no longer any need to transfer oil to a frying pan, and from the perspective of storage within the kitchen, all you have to do is think about storing the stacked containers 1 and 3 used as a frying pan. There is often no need to think about a separate storage location for the oil purifier. Here, when the container 1 or the container 3 is covered as a lid, the remaining oil drips, but this is collected on the flange portion 27 between the bulge portion 28 and the cylindrical portion 29 of the holder 26. , it won't stain the table top. Further, as described above, the flange portion 27 is formed with protrusions 60 that alternately protrude upward and downward at intervals.
When the container 1 or 3 is placed on the lid, it rests on the protrusion 60.
The opening edge of the container 1 or 3 on the side that is used as a lid only makes contact with the flange portion 27 at the protrusion 60, and forms a gap between the opening edge and the flange portion 27. Therefore, there is almost no possibility that the container 1 or 3 sticks to the flange portion 27 due to the viscosity of the oil, and the drop in pressure caused by the drop in the temperature of the oil is prevented by the air flow from the gap. In this respect, it will not be difficult to remove the containers 1 and 3 that serve as lids. Furthermore, even if the container 1 or 3 is covered while there is still oil in the oil purifying tank 20, air still circulates through the above-mentioned gap and the small hole 7 in the inner lid 7. Moreover, the time required for filtration is not increased. In addition, among the pair of handles 11, 11, 31, 31 provided on each container 1, 3, the shorter one of the handles 11, 31 has a Since the recess 15 and the protrusion 35 that engage with each other are provided, when the containers 1 and 3 are stacked on top of each other, the containers 3 and 1 that serve as lids do not shift from each other and come off. When the shorter handles 11, 31 are overlapped and engaged in this way, the longer handles 11, 31 also overlap vertically, so both the longer handles 11, 31
By holding the containers 3 and 1 in a stacked state, the recess 15 and the protrusion 35 engage with each other, so that the containers 3 and 1, which serve as lids, do not come off when being carried. Note that the recess 15 and the protrusion 35 may be provided on the longer handles 11 and 31. Furthermore, since the display section 61 formed on the bulge 28 protruding to the outside from between the containers 1 and 3 indicates the vertical direction, it can be assumed that the containers 1 and 3 are of the same shape and size. However, there is no chance of spilling the oil stored in the lower containers 1 and 3 by turning it upside down.

【Effect of the invention】

As described above, in the present invention, it is not necessary to take the trouble of transferring oil to a deep-frying pan during cooking, and the presence of the flange interposed between both containers allows the container to be covered as a lid. In addition to preventing dripping oil from spilling outside, the container on the lid side rests on the protrusion provided on the flange, which prevents the container on the lid side from sticking to the other container or the oil purification member due to dripping oil. It will not be stored away, and since the protrusions create ventilation gaps, it will not become difficult to remove the lid of the container due to the drop in pressure caused by the cooling of the hot oil. It is comfortable to use, and even if the container is covered with a lid before filtration is completed, the time required for filtration is not increased.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same, and Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same.
The figure is a perspective view of the same as above, and FIG. 5 is a cutaway perspective view of the same as above, in which 1 and 3 are containers, 2 is an oil purifying member, 20 is an oil purifying tank, 27 is a flange portion, and 60 is a protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first bottomed cylindrical container provided with a handle;
an oil purifying member detachably disposed on the opening surface of the container, and a bottomed cylindrical second container provided with a handle and capable of being stacked upside down on top of the first container. The oil purifying member includes a flange portion sandwiched between the opening edge of the first container and the opening edge of the second container, and the flange portion includes a second container.
An oil purifier characterized in that a plurality of protrusions on which the opening edge of the container rests are formed at intervals. 2. The oil purifier according to claim 1, wherein the handle of the first container and the handle of the second container are provided with concave and convex engaging portions that engage with each other. 3. The oil purifier according to claim 1, wherein the handle of the first container and the handle of the second container are stacked vertically to form one handle. 4. The oil purifier according to claim 1, wherein the flange portion has a top and bottom display portion on its outer periphery.