JPH10257983A - Fries lifting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fries lifting device which is simply fitted to an existing fryer by means of after-fitting, and is inexpensive, and by which the extraction of boiling oil can be securely carried out for obtaining fries excellent in taste. SOLUTION: A fries lifting device is provided with supports 3 capable of being fitted to an existing frying oil tank or to the wall surfaces in the vicinity thereof, a housing 4 arranged above the supports 3, driving bars 5 that are elevatable in the vertical direction by means of a link mechanism housed inside a housing 4, a body 1 that is fitted to the driving bars 5 and has a clamping plate 6 for clamping a fry cage 2, and the fry cage 2 that has a clamping means 7 for clamping it to the body 1. Then, it is so contrived that the fry cage 2 is clamped to the clamping plate 6 through the clamping means 7, so that it can be elevated above the oil tank or lowered into the tank in accordance with the elevation of the driving bars 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for raising and lowering fried foods, and more particularly, to a new type of apparatus for raising and lowering fried food that can be retrofitted to an existing fryer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, fried food has been one of the most popular foods, especially among young generations.
For this reason, it is required that fry cooking be efficiently performed in a restaurant or a delicatessen restaurant. In order to satisfy this requirement, it is preferable to use a device that can automatically perform an operation of taking out a fry (fried seeds) placed in a fryer oil tank at the time of frying.

[0003] Conventionally, as an automatic fryer, there is a conveyer type which has been used particularly for large-sized fry cooking. In this technique, the fried seeds are placed on a conveyor that rotates substantially horizontally at a constant speed, and are passed through the oil so that the fried seeds are automatically taken out after a certain period of time. The disadvantage of this method is that "ken" on the surface of the product (fried), especially on the surface of bread crumbs, is a term in the industry, which refers to the state where the colomo after standing is standing, which is crisp. Gives a crisp texture)
Is that it tends to damage. In addition, complicated and elaborate mechanisms are required to drive a long conveyor, and the cost of the apparatus is very high.

[0004] In addition, fried fried (fried seeds)
There is also a fryer equipped with a lift-up device (elevating device) that mechanically raises a basket into which a basket is placed. However, the conventional fly lifting / lowering device employs a complicated mechanism incorporated with the fryer body, and therefore cannot be used unless a high-priced device as a whole is purchased. Moreover, the conventional lift-up device merely raises the fried food to move it out of the oil tank, and no special measures are taken to drain the fried food. In such a device, particularly flat fried varieties, such as croquettes, white fries, tonkatsu, etc., are put together several times at the time of frying, so that they are overlapped when lifted up and are not drained well, so that some other means is required. Unless the oil is drained, it cannot be offered as a product. For example, after being taken out of the fryer, the oil is drained by placing it in a dedicated bat with the fried seeds standing.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to obviate the above-mentioned problems in conventional fryers, especially commercial fryers, and to be easily retrofitted to existing (existing) fryers. Can be inexpensive,
In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new type of fly lifting / lowering device capable of obtaining a fly excellent in texture such as reliable drainage.

Thus, according to the present invention, a post (3) that can be attached to an existing fryer oil tank or a wall near the fryer oil tank, a housing (4) disposed above the post, and housed in the housing. A main body (1) having a driving rod (5) vertically movable by a link mechanism, a hooking plate (6) mounted on the driving rod and hooking a fly basket; And a fly cage (2) having a latching means (7) for hanging said fly cage through said latching plate (6) via said latching means (7). A fly elevating device is provided which is capable of ascending and descending in the oil tank and above the oil tank in accordance with the elevation of the drive rod.
The apparatus of the present invention can be easily retrofitted to an existing (existing) fryer, and can be improved as an apparatus to which an automatic take-out operation when the fryer is directly lifted is added.

Further, according to a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, a guide piece (8) is projected from the front surface of the main body of the fryer oil tank or the fly elevating device at an angle to the horizontal direction, and the fly basket is hooked. Horizontal bar at the end of the means (9)
The bar abuts the guide piece when the fly car rises, whereby the fly car is tilted according to the oblique angle of the guide piece. In the apparatus of the present invention in this aspect, when the fly basket is raised at the time of frying, the entire frying basket is inclined obliquely, so that the oil of the frying seed (fried) is surely drained.

In accordance with another preferred aspect of the present invention, an infrared heater with a fan (10) below the housing of the body.
Is attached and the fried fly is exposed to infrared rays and wind. According to the apparatus of this aspect of the present invention, a particularly delicious fry can be obtained by accelerating the drainage of the fry (fried seeds) raised from the oil tank and preventing the surface temperature from lowering.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The features of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the basic embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings. In particular, FIG.
As can be understood from FIG. 2 and FIG. 2, the fly lifting device of the present invention comprises a main body (1) and a fly basket (2). The main body (1) has a column (3) that can be attached to an existing (existing) fryer oil tank (22), and a housing (4) is disposed above the column. Most of the fryer oil tanks have a step (11) or a protruding part at one end as shown in the figure, so that the main body of the fly elevating device of the present invention is disposed on such a step. It is advantageous to mount the support (3) to the step and the outer wall of the oil tank, for example by screwing. At this time, in the fly lifting apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the housing (4) is dimensioned such that the housing (4) is 30 cm to 50 cm above the upper end of the existing fryer oil tank. In the example shown below, the fryer oil tank (2
2) Although the fly elevating device is attached to itself, the fly elevating device can be attached to an appropriate wall or the like near the fryer oil tank via the column (3).

The housing (4) houses a link mechanism as described later, so that the drive rod (5) can move up and down in the vertical direction. A latch plate (6) for latching the fly basket is mounted on the drive rod (5), and the latch plate (6) moves up and down in accordance with the vertical movement of the drive rod (5). .

At the end of the fly basket (2), a hooking means (7)
And the locking means is generally at least 2
It is composed of a wire-like member having two curved portions, and is hooked to the plate by hooking the curved portion into a groove (24) provided in the latch plate (6).

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, a guide piece (8) protrudes obliquely with respect to the horizontal direction on the front surface of the fryer oil tank, generally on the front surface of the step portion (11).
That is, a horizontal bar (9) is provided at the end of the fly cage engaging means (7) while being provided in a protruding state.
Is provided. The guide piece (8) forms an angle of 30 degrees or more, preferably 45 degrees or less with respect to the horizontal direction. If the fryer oil tank does not have a stepped portion, a suitable plate or the like may be additionally provided on the fly lifting device main body (1), and a guide piece (8) may be protruded from the front surface of the plate.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, an infrared heater with a fan (10) is attached to the lower surface of the housing (4) of the fly elevating device body (1). The fan-mounted infrared heater is sized and positioned to send infrared and wind to the fly when the fly basket is raised. Here, the heater is 300w
In the above, the irradiation wavelength range is 0.75 μm to 30 μm.
μm is preferred. In addition, the fan generally has a rotation speed of 10 rpm or more, but a fan capable of changing the rotation speed is preferable.

FIG. 3 schematically shows a basic example of a link mechanism which is housed in the housing (4) and raises and lowers the drive rod (5). As shown in the figure, a link (15) is connected to a fixed rotating shaft (14), and the link (15) is connected to a link (17) via a pin (16). It is connected to the drive rod (5) via a pin (18). On the other hand, the rotating shaft (14) is a motor (19)
(20). Further, a wing (21) is attached to the rotating shaft (20) of the motor, and when the motor rotates half a turn, it comes into contact with a fixed stopper (not shown) to stop the rotation of the motor.

Thus, the rotational movement of the motor (19) is converted into a reciprocating movement (elevation movement) of the drive rod (5) via the link mechanism. The link mechanism is not limited to the illustrated one, and other mechanisms can be employed as long as the mechanism can convert the rotational movement of the motor into the vertical movement of the drive rod.

Here, in the apparatus of the present invention, the motor is driven by a timer according to each fry cooking schedule, and their control mechanisms are accommodated in the housing (4). A control panel for providing operation instructions is provided on the front surface (23) of the housing (4). In order to establish the maintenance-free operation of the control unit, it is convenient to employ an optical sensor switch instead of a limiter switch, a micro switch, a relay, or the like.

In order to operate the fry elevating device of the present invention constructed as described above, a fry seed to be fried is housed in a fry basket (2) and the fry seed is hung via a hanger means (7). After hanging on the plate (6), the motor of the link mechanism as described above is driven. When this is done, the drive rod (5) is lowered and the fly basket is moved to the fryer oil tank (22).
(See FIG. 4). Here, if the timer is operated, the motor is driven again after a predetermined time, the drive rod (5) is raised, and the fried seed is automatically lifted from the oil tank.

In this case, if a fly cage having a bar (9) is used as the latching means according to a particularly preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drive rod (5) is raised, and therefore the latch plate (6) is raised. As a result, the bar comes into contact with the guide piece (8) and slides obliquely upward along the guide piece, and finally one of the curved portions comes off, and according to the inclination angle of the guide piece (8). The fly basket (2) is tilted (see FIG. 5). Thus, the fried seeds in the fry basket can be automatically sent out and stored in another container, for example, beside the fryer.

At this time, the infrared heater with fan (1) arranged according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
By operating 0), infrared rays can be irradiated while blowing the fried seeds (fried).

[0020]

The fry elevating device of the present invention having the above-described structure and operation has the following excellent effects in fry cooking. 1) The fly lifting / lowering apparatus of the present invention can be retrofitted to an existing (existing) fryer as it is.
The mechanism for raising and lowering is simple, does not require complicated or large size, and the apparatus cost is low. In addition, many of the conventional devices are difficult to work because the control panel of the machine is arranged in front of the fryer oil tank that is lower than the waist height of a human. In the apparatus of the present invention, by providing a housing having the dimensions described above above the existing fryer and disposing the control mechanism, the apparatus can be operated at the eye level, and the operation can be performed in comparison with the conventional apparatus. The nature has also improved.

2) In particular, when a horizontal bar is provided in the hooking means of the fly basket and the guide piece of the bar is provided, the fly basket is tilted at the same time when the fly is lifted, so that the oil draining is reliably performed. Therefore, when frying flat fried seeds such as croquettes, white fries, and tonkatsu, it is a cumbersome operation to remove the oil from the fryer after removing it from the fryer as usual, Do not need. In addition, fried foods having high commercial value can be supplied without damaging the “ken” of the fry as seen in a conventional conveyor-type automatic fryer.

3) Further, by using an infrared heater with a fan, it is possible to obtain fried foods of higher quality. After the fried seeds are taken out of the fryer, the oil is drained. At this time, the core temperature (center temperature) of the fried seeds rises, but the surface temperature decreases, and it becomes slightly reduced, which is preferable from the viewpoint of taste. Absent. By irradiating infrared rays and blowing air using the elevating device of the present invention, oil drainage can be accelerated and the surface temperature can be prevented from lowering.

The above-mentioned effects of the fry lifting apparatus according to the present invention are the same as those of the present invention.
676) and food fryer auxiliary device (Japanese Patent Application No. 8-3)
37442) is synergistically enhanced.
The food packaging sheet described in the above patent application by the present inventor is obtained by impregnating or coating copper sulfide on a nonwoven fabric sheet, and the food stored in the sheet can be a low-cost ordinary material. It has been found that delicious fries equivalent to or better than those obtained when using high-grade materials are obtained. The food fryer auxiliary device described in the above-mentioned patent application by the present inventor is made of a spherical body made of a heat-radiating ceramic, and is used by being sunk at the bottom of a fryer oil tank. By using this fryer auxiliary device, the frying time is shortened, and the time is determined regardless of the type of frying, so that the core temperature of the frying can be controlled and the frying without heating unevenness can be reliably obtained. Can be.

Therefore, when the fry elevating device of the present invention is used in combination with such a wrapping sheet and a fryer assisting device, even an inexperienced person can take out a delicious fry from ordinary materials at once at just the right time. Becomes possible. This is very important in that it is possible to provide high-quality fries equivalent to or better than those experienced by professionals in restaurants and delicatessen shops, which often employ frying amateurs (part-time workers). Is an advantage. Thus, the present invention can provide a new fry cooking system that is clearly differentiated from the prior art, especially in the field of commercial fry cooking.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main body of a fly lifting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a fly cage of the fly lifting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view schematically showing an example of a mechanism for operating a drive rod of the fly lifting device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the fly elevating device of the present invention is attached to a fryer oil tank.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the fly elevating device according to the present invention is fitted with a fryer oil tank, in particular, a state in which the fly basket is tilted at the time of lifting.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fly elevating device main body 2 Fly basket 3 Support 4 Housing 5 Driving rod 6 Fly basket catch plate 7 Hanging means 8 Guide piece 9 Bar 10 Infrared heater with fan 22 Flyer oil tank

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A post that can be attached to an existing fryer oil tank or a wall surface near the fryer, a housing that is disposed above the post, a drive rod that is vertically movable by a link mechanism that is housed in the housing, And a fly cage having a latch plate mounted on the drive rod for latching the fly cage, and a fly cage having latch means for latching the fly cage. A fly lifting device which is hooked to the hook plate via means so as to be able to move up and down in the oil tank and above the oil tank in accordance with the elevation of the drive rod. 2. A flyer oil tank or a guide piece projecting obliquely with respect to a horizontal direction is provided on a front surface of a main body of a fly elevating device, and a horizontal bar is provided at an end of a hooking means of the fly basket. 2. The fly according to claim 1, wherein the bar abuts the guide piece when the fly car rises, whereby the fly car is tilted according to the oblique angle of the guide piece. lift device. 3. The fly lifting device according to claim 1, wherein an infrared heater with a fan is mounted under the housing of the main body.