Automatic multiple-stage cooking machine

摘要

An automatic multiple-stage cooking machine for food preparation includes a housing having an upper area and a lower area with an elongate member in the upper area. The elongate member has one or more sections to receive a liquid or a food which is then heated by a first heating element controlled by a controller. After the liquid or food is heated it is deposited by a drive mechanism controlled by the controller from the elongate member into one or more containers positioned below on a platform located in the lower area of the housing. The one or more containers receive the heated liquid or heated food and an additional liquid or an additional food for combining together or can include an additional liquid or additional food alone. A second heating element controlled by the controller heats the one or more containers for the preparation of dishes.

主权项

1. An automatic cooking machine, comprising:
a housing, the housing including an upper area and a lower area; an elongate member, the elongate member rotatably positioned within the upper area of the housing, the elongate member having one or more sections, each section adapted to receive a liquid or a food material; at least one first heating element, the at least one first heating element being positioned in communication with the elongate member to correspondingly heat the one or more sections of the elongate member; a platform, the platform positioned within the lower area of the housing, the platform being adapted to receive a plurality of containers in the lower area of the housing, the plurality of containers adapted to receive an additional liquid or an additional food material; at least one second heating element, the at least one second heating element being positioned in communication with the platform to correspondingly heat the plurality of containers; a drive mechanism, the drive mechanism arranged in communication with the elongate member to selectively move the elongate member; a controller, the controller in communication with the drive mechanism to activate the drive mechanism to selectively move the elongate member and to transfer the liquid or food material in the one or more sections into the corresponding plurality of containers to combine the liquid or the food material in the one or more sections of the elongate member with the additional liquid or the additional food material in the corresponding plurality of containers to prepare a combined liquid product or a combined food product, the controller selectively controlling activation of and heat delivered by the at least one first heating element and by the at least one second heating element; and at least one divider disposed adjacent to at least one of the plurality of containers so as to separate the liquid or food material upon the transfer from the elongate member to the plurality of containers; wherein the at least one divider provides additional structural support for the elonzate member.