WO-2026095576-A1 - SMART FRYER

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Abstract

This smart fryer comprises: a case having an oil tank for accommodating frying oil, a level sensor for detecting the oil level of the oil tank, and an outlet which is disposed in the lower portion of the oil tank and can be opened and closed so as to discharge oil from the oil tank; a purification unit having a purification filter, connected to the outlet, for purifying frying oil discharged therefrom, and a purification tank, disposed in the lower portion of the case, for storing oil purified by the purification filter and returning same to the oil tank; an oil replenishment unit disposed adjacent to the purification unit inside the case and having an oil replenishment tank for storing fresh oil and a replenishment pump for additionally providing same to the oil tank by connecting the oil replenishment tank therewith; a control unit for controlling the purification unit and the oil replenishment unit by verifying the level of the oil tank provided by the level sensor, wherein the control unit may maintain the oil level of the oil tank by operating the replenishment pump on the basis of data provided by the level sensor and supplying replenishment oil from the oil replenishment tank to the oil tank.

Inventors

CHUNG, JIN HOO

Assignees

주식회사 파리크라상

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20251028
Priority Date: 20241028

Claims (6)

A tank for receiving frying oil, a level sensor for detecting the oil level of the tank, and a case disposed at the bottom of the tank and having an openable/closable outlet for discharging oil from the tank; A purification unit having a purification filter connected to the above-mentioned discharge port for purifying frying oil discharged from the above-mentioned discharge port, and a purification tank disposed at the bottom of the above-mentioned case for storing oil purified from the purification filter and circulating it to the above-mentioned oil tank; A supplementary oil section disposed adjacent to the purification section inside the above case and having a supplementary oil tank for storing new oil and a supplementary pump connecting the supplementary oil tank and the oil tank to additionally supply new oil to the oil tank; and A control unit that checks the level of the oil tank supplied from the level sensor and controls the purification unit and the replenishment unit; is included. A smart fryer characterized by the control unit operating the replenishment pump based on data received from the level sensor to supply replenishment oil from the replenishment oil tank to the oil tank to maintain the oil level of the oil tank.
A smart fryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the purification filter comprises a paper filter or an activated carbon filter.
A smart fryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the case includes a cover portion that is folded horizontally in a two-stage folding manner and protrudes from the front.
A smart fryer according to claim 1, further comprising a basket having a mesh structure, a bottom portion having a square plate shape, a pair of side portions extending upward from the left and right sides of the bottom portion, and a cover portion connected to the upper portion of the side portions and capable of opening and closing in a hinge manner.
A smart fryer according to claim 4, further comprising a driving unit provided between the case and the frying net, configured to be able to move the frying net up and down along a vertical direction to immerse the frying net into the oil tank or to raise the frying net from the oil tank to the upper surface of the oil tank to expose the contents inside the frying net to the air.
A smart fryer according to claim 5, wherein the control unit controls the drive unit so as to repeatedly raise and lower the basket based on the oil surface of the oil tank to repeatedly perform an immersion process and an exposure process to the air for the food to be cooked stored inside the basket.

Description

Smart fryer Embodiments of the present invention relate to a smart fryer. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a smart fryer capable of frying food using frying oil. Generally, deep fryers are devices used to cook food by heating oil, and in recent years, the demand for such devices has been increasing due to the trend of household diets shifting toward Western styles. At this time, quality control of frying oil is an important factor that directly affects the taste and safety of food. Conventional frying appliances required manual purification and replenishment of oil, which resulted in a waste of time and labor and made it difficult to maintain consistent quality. Therefore, there is a need for the development of technology that can automatically purify frying oil and automatically replenish insufficient oil. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the exterior of a smart fryer according to embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the cover portion illustrated in FIG. 1 in an open state. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the basket shown in FIG. 2 raised to a standby position. FIG. 4 is a right side view illustrating the state in which the basket of FIG. 2 is raised to a standby position. FIG. 5 is a front view showing the basket of FIG. 2 raised to a standby position and the door opened. FIGS. 6a to 6c are right-side views illustrating the standby position, immersion position, and exposure position of the basket. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. Since the present invention is susceptible to various modifications and may take various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed forms, and it should be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and substitutions that fall within the spirit and scope of the invention. Similar reference numerals have been used for similar components in the description of each drawing. In the attached drawings, the dimensions of the structures are shown enlarged compared to the actual dimensions for the clarity of the present invention. Terms such as "first," "second," etc., may be used to describe various components, but said components should not be limited by said terms. These terms are used solely for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be named the second component, and similarly, the second component may be named the first component. The terms used in this application are used merely to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, terms such as "comprising" or "having" are intended to specify the existence of the features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, and should be understood as not precluding the existence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant technology, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in this application. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the exterior of a smart fryer according to embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the state in which the lid portion shown in FIG. 1 is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the state in which the basket shown in FIG. 2 is raised to a standby position. FIG. 4 is a right side view illustrating the state in which the basket of FIG. 2 is raised to a standby position. FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating the state in which the basket of FIG. 2 is raised to a standby position and the door is opened. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, a smart fryer (100) according to embodiments of the present invention includes a case (110), a purification unit (170), a replenishing unit (180), and a control unit (150). The case (110) has an openable top and an oil tank (115) installed inside. The oil tank (115) provides a storage space for storing oil. The above case (110) includes a level sensor (112) and an outlet (114). A level sensor (112) may be installed on the lower side of the oil tank (115). The level sensor (112) may include, for example, a capacitive