JPH0545189Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field The present invention relates to a yogurt maker, and in particular, an inner container filled with yogurt material is housed in an insulating outer container, and an inner container filled with yogurt material is placed between the inner container and the outer container. The present invention relates to an improvement in a yogurt maker in which hot water is poured into a container, and the yogurt material is kept at an appropriate temperature and fermented using the heat of the hot water.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY In the past, most yogurt makers fermented yogurt ingredients by keeping them at an appropriate temperature with an electric heater. It has been considered to ferment a container containing yogurt ingredients by soaking them in warm or boiling water, but because the temperature range in which lactic acid bacteria are properly active is narrow, it is difficult to maintain yogurt ingredients at an appropriate temperature for a long period of time. It was difficult.

However, the applicant places an intermediate container between the insulating outer container and the inner container filled with yogurt material,
A system was devised in which the yogurt ingredients were indirectly heated and maintained at an appropriate temperature by boiling water injected between the intermediate container and the outer container.
Filed as No. 70538.

Problems that the invention aims to solve: However, this method does not require enough heat to maintain the temperature necessary to ferment yogurt.
Since the yoghurt material and hot water are set in advance, it is particularly necessary to keep the temperature of the yoghurt material at a predetermined temperature. If this temperature is too low, the temperature during fermentation will be insufficient and fermentation will not be carried out properly, and if the temperature of the ingredients is too high, the heat supplied from the boiling water will cause the temperature to rise further and the lactic acid bacteria may die. be.

In order to ferment yogurt properly,
Fermentation time is also an important factor. In order to appropriately set these temperatures and times, electric appliances can easily be set using temperature controllers and timers, but as mentioned above, in yogurt makers that do not use electricity, it is difficult to set the initial yogurt ingredients. It is necessary to accurately measure the temperature and remember the fermentation time accurately.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to store the thermometer integrally and set the appropriate temperature using the thermometer when setting the yogurt ingredients, and to store the thermometer in the main body when not in use. Alternatively, it can be stored in the lid, and a number indicating the time can be displayed on the surface of the storage part, so that it is possible to easily recognize when the fermentation is completed.

Means for Solving the Problems Accordingly, the present invention accommodates an inner container filled with yogurt material inside an insulating outer container, and heats the yogurt material with hot water injected between the inner container and the outer container. In a warming yogurt maker,
The outer container or an insulating lid that closes the upper part of the outer container has a storage part that removably stores a thermometer, and a number indicating the time is printed on the surface of the storage part, and a number indicating the time is printed on the surface of the storage part. It is characterized by a slider that can be set to

Embodiments The present invention will be explained below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

Figures 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the yogurt maker of the present invention.

This yogurt maker consists of a main body 1 and a lid 2, and the main body 1 consists of an insulating outer container 3, an intermediate container 4, and an inner container 5. Hot water is poured into the outer container 3, and then the intermediate container 4 is heated. is stored in the outer container 3.
Furthermore, the inner container 5 containing the yogurt material 7 is stored in the intermediate container 4, and the intermediate container 4 is heated by the heat of the hot water 6.
The yogurt material 7 is indirectly heated through the space between the inner container 5 and the inner container 5. 8 is an inner lid that closes the inner container 5.

The lid 2 has a heat insulating lid main body 9, which covers the upper part of the main body 1 to keep it warm. At the top of the lid body 9, there is a handle 10 having a substantially inverted L-shape.
are integrated.

The horizontal part 11 of the handle 10 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and a thermometer 12 is removably stored therein, and its upper part is covered with a removable lid 13.

In this example, there is one on the side of the lid 13.
The numbers 14 from 12 to 12 are printed, and a slider 1 that can freely slide in the length direction of this lid body 13 is printed.
5 is installed. A small window 16 is formed in the slider 15 at a portion corresponding to the number 14.

4 and 5 show other embodiments of the present invention. In this embodiment, a knob 17 is attached to the base end of the thermometer 12, and the thermometer 12 is stored by inserting it into the handle 10 from its end and fitting the knob 17. ing. The number 14 is printed on the top surface of the horizontal portion 11, and the slider 15 is made of a transparent material.
It is designed to slide along the numeral 1.
4 can be seen through the slider 15.

6 and 7 show still another embodiment of the present invention, in which a protrusion 19 is formed on the front surface of the outer container 3 of the main body 1, and a hole 2 formed in the protrusion 19.
0, a thermometer 12 is removably stored. The number 14 is printed on the front of the protrusion 19, and grooves 18 are carved on both sides of the protrusion 19.
A slider 15 with a fitting portion 16 formed along
is slidably mounted.

Function To make yogurt using the yogurt maker of the present invention, first, the temperature in the inner container 5 is about 50℃.
Warmed milk is added to the milk, and yogurt seeds are added to the milk and mixed to obtain yogurt material 7. At this time, the thermometer 12 stored in the main body 1 or the lid 2 is taken out, the initial temperature of the milk is measured, and the temperature is adjusted to the optimum temperature.

On the other hand, hot water is poured into the space between the outer container 3 and the intermediate container 4, and the inner container 5 containing the yogurt material 7 is housed in the intermediate container 4. Further, the thermometer 12 is also stored in the main body 1 or the lid 2. Then, cover the main body 1 with the lid 2 and leave it alone.

At this time, slide the slider 15 to reach the number 14.
Set to the current time. With this, the time when the yogurt maker was set is displayed, and the yogurt obtained can be taken out after a predetermined time has elapsed without making a mistake about the leaving time. Note that the slider 15 may be adjusted to the time when the contents are to be taken out.

By leaving it as it is, the heat of the boiling water 6 is gradually transferred to the yogurt material 7 through the space between the intermediate container 4 and the inner container 5, and the yogurt material 7 is kept at an appropriate temperature and fermented to make yogurt. can be made.

In addition, regarding the present invention, the intermediate container 4 is not provided,
A relatively large amount of hot water may be injected between the outer container 3 and the inner container 5, and in this case, the temperature of this hot water is also set to an appropriate temperature using the thermometer 12.

Effects of the invention According to the invention, since the thermometer 12 is removably stored in the main body 1 or lid 2 of the yogurt maker, it is easy to check the initial temperature of milk when setting the yogurt ingredients 7. The temperature can be adjusted to a predetermined value, failure due to temperature failure can be prevented, and the thermometer 12 will not be lost or damaged.

In addition, the number 14 is printed on the surface of the housing parts 10 and 19 of the thermometer 12, and the set time or take-out time can be displayed using the slider 15.
After setting the ingredients, the time setting operation can be carried out in succession with the operation of storing the thermometer 12, and failures due to excessive or insufficient fermentation time do not occur, and the optimum yogurt can always be made.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show one embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 1 is a central vertical sectional view, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1. FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lid, and FIG. 5 is a central vertical sectional view of the lid.
6 and 7 show still another embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 6 is a perspective view and FIG. 7 is a central vertical sectional view of the main part. 1: main body, 2: lid, 3: outer container, 4:
Intermediate container, 5...inner container, 6...hot water, 7...yogurt ingredients, 12...thermometer.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a yogurt maker of the type in which an inner container filled with yogurt material is housed in an insulating outer container and the yogurt material is heated by hot water injected between the inner container and the outer container, the outer container or the An insulating lid that closes the upper part of the outer container has a storage part that removably stores the thermometer, and a number indicating the time is printed on the surface of the storage part, as well as a slider that can be set to any number. A yogurt maker characterized by the fact that it is equipped with a.