KR101895050B1 - Ramen soup feeding device of ramen vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a seasoning powder feeder of a ramen vending machine which is installed within the ramen vending machine that cooks ramen with a pressure vessel and provides the ramen to an orderer, and which feeds seasoning powder to the pressure vessel. The seasoning powder feeder of a ramen vending machine comprises: a seasoning powder container provided above the pressure vessel to store the seasoning powder; a transfer pipe coupled to an outlet of the seasoning powder container; a transfer spring provided within the seasoning powder container and the transfer pipe to transfer the seasoning powder downwardly while rotating; a supply pipe coupled to a lower end of the transfer pipe to communicate with the lower end of the transfer pipe; a supply cylinder coupled to one side of the supply pipe; a feeding means coupled to a rod of the supply cylinder to reciprocate within the supply pipe, and having a seasoning powder space formed in the middle and capable of receiving a predetermined amount of the seasoning powder transferred from the transfer pipe; and an in-out cylinder having a rod coupled to the transfer pipe to allow the seasoning powder container, the transfer pipe, and the supply pipe to move forward and backward. Thus, a fixed amount of the seasoning powder can be continuously and steadily supplied.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a ramen vending machine,

The present invention relates to a soup feeder, and more particularly, to a soup dispenser which is provided in a ramen vending machine which can be cooked within a short period of time by ordering ramen, Supply device.

Generally, ramen is classified into a cup noodle which is prepared by pouring hot water into a ramen noodle which has already been cooked, a bag noodle which is prepared by adding soup into ramen noodles and boiling water, and adding various seasonings according to taste.

Among such ramen, if the cup noodle is prepared only hot water, it can be easily cooked and consumed in a short time in the outdoor, so that a vending machine capable of automatically selling cup noodles could be developed. In other words, in the case of cup noodles, it is possible to eat only boiling water before processing, so it can be eaten in 2 to 4 minutes by pouring hot water. It could be easily developed as a vending machine.

However, in such a cup, the automatic vending machine is a semi-automatic method in which the user must manually perform the process of injecting the hot water into the container, which is accompanied by inconvenience and inconvenience, and pouring hot water for taste or texture, There is a problem that can not be overcome much if you eat boiled bag. In other words, the cooking method of cup noodles has a disadvantage in that it is remarkably different from the ramen noodles in which the taste and texture of noodles are boiled and consumed in the way that they are eaten by hot water, unlike the case of a bag that is boiled for eating at home.

Therefore, a ramen automatic vending machine capable of providing the same texture as that of a ramen noodle which is automatically cooked and boiled is prepared.

According to Korean Patent No. 10-0318063 (2001.12.6) or 10-0325418 (Feb. 7, 2002), a container transferring unit (hereinafter referred to as "container transferring unit ") installed on the upper surface of the intermediate partition plate 14 of the main body 10 for transferring the cooking container 31 A cooker 31 for feeding the soup to the cooking vessel 31; a ramen feeder 50 for feeding the ramen to the cooking vessel 31; a cooking vessel 31 A heating part 70 formed so as to cook the surface of the cooking utensil by heating the cooking utensil 31 and a bowl 81 housed so as to contain the cooked instant noodles, A container washing unit 90 for spraying high pressure hot water to the cooking vessel 31 in which the cooked instant noodle is discharged into the bowl 81, And is operated by a supplied power source to supply the respective components by the order signal of the nose 101 A ram noodle automatic vending machine which is composed of a control unit 100 adapted to be controlled and which can quickly and easily automatically cook and sell ordinary bag noodles.

Such a device for supplying soup from a ramen vending machine is specifically described. Although it is controlled so as to automatically supply an appropriate amount of soup, there is a problem that the soup is in the form of powder, the problem of bundling, the problem of moisture from the outside, The problem of repeated dosing has not been solved.

Especially, although a screw is used for the transfer of the powdered soup, the screw has a problem of compressing the soup rather than aggregating it.

And there is a disadvantage in that it is not possible to selectively control the amount of the steam.

Korean Patent No. 10-0318063 (December 6, 2001) "Ramen Automatic Vending Machine" Korean Patent No. 10-0325418 (Feb. 7, 2002) "Ramen Automatic Vending Machine" Korea Public Practice 20-1999-014173 (April 26, 1999) "Automated ramen vending machine" Korea Registered Practice 20-0307104 (Feb.28, 2003) "Cup Vending Machine"

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus capable of supplying a constant amount of soup continuously and stably by installing in a ramen vending machine, The present invention provides a soup feeder for a vending machine.

And to provide a soup supply device for a ramen noodle machine which can adjust the amount of the supplied sushi to suit the taste of the purchaser.

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for supplying a soup to a pressure vessel, the apparatus being installed in a ramen vending machine which cooks a ramen surface with a pressure vessel to provide a soup to a customer, A soup tank for storing soup; A delivery pipe coupled to an outlet of the sump; A feed spring provided in the soup passing tube and feeding the soup downward while rotating; A supply pipe communicating with the lower end of the transfer pipe; A supply cylinder coupled to one side of the supply pipe; A feeding means coupled to the rod of the feeding cylinder and reciprocating in the feeding tube, the feeding means having a soup space capable of receiving a predetermined amount of the soup transferred from the feeding tube in the middle; And an in-take cylinder coupled to the conveying pipe to forward and retract the soup basin, the conveyance pipe, and the entire supply pipe.

The feeding means includes a cap for opening and closing the other side of the supply pipe, a piston coupled to the rod of the supply cylinder and reciprocating in the supply pipe, and a piston reciprocating in a reciprocating manner, And a connecting member for connecting the connecting member.

And the connecting member may be a bolt setting bolt formed with a male screw thread and screwed with the stopper so as to adjust the distance between the piston and the stopper.

On the other hand, the supply cylinder may be a double rod cylinder.

A stopper is provided between the stopper and the body of the supply cylinder so that the stopper is engaged with the stopper. As a result, As shown in FIG.

At this time, the stopper has a shape of '∩' so that the rod of the supply cylinder can be inserted, and can be coupled to the rod of the lifting cylinder and can ascend and descend.

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, it is possible to supply the soup steadily and continuously while preventing the swelling and bunching of the soup by using the rotating transferring spring.

And, by using the stopper, the amount of the soup can be finely adjusted and the amount of the soup can be selected according to the customer's preference.

1 is a front view showing the overall structure of a ramen vending machine.
2 is a front view showing a soup feeder of a ramen vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the transfer tube and transfer spring shown in Fig. 2
Fig. 4 is an operational state diagram of the feeding means of the present invention shown in Fig. 2
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the < RTI ID = 0.0 >

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

For a better understanding of the present invention, the description with reference to the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In the following description, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily blurred.

First, the soup supply device of a ramen vending machine according to the present invention is a device installed on one side of a pressure vessel in a ramen vending machine to supply a predetermined amount of soup to the pressure vessel. To understand this, Will be briefly described with reference to FIG.

1 is a front view showing the overall structure of a ramen vending machine.

A ramp feeder 200 for feeding the ramp supplied from the upper side of the ramp feeder 100 to the ramp feeder 400, A hot water supply device 300 installed at an upper part of the ramie transfer device 200 for supplying hot water to the cooking device 400 if the hot water is stored and a hot water supply device 300 installed at one side of the ramie supply device 100, A ramen cooking device 400 for cooking the ramen at a high pressure and a pressure vessel cover 420 for sealing the ramen vessel 410. The ramen vessel 400 for feeding the container C to the lower side of the ramen cooking apparatus 400 The apparatus 500 includes a ramen dispenser 600 for transferring and dispensing ram noodles cooked in the ram noodle 400 and the ram noodle dispenser 600 to the container C so that when the orderer inputs an order from outside, Cooked and served to the purchaser.

The ram noodle supply device of the ram noodle machine according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2 based on the understanding of the overall structure of the ram noodle machine described above. 2 is a front view showing a structure of a soup supply device of a ramen vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The spring supply device of the ramen vending machine according to the present invention mainly includes a spout 10, a transfer tube 20, a transfer spring 30, a supply tube 40, a supply cylinder 50, 60, and an in-out cylinder 70, and can supply a predetermined amount of soup into the pressure vessel for cooking the ramen.

First, the soup basin 10 is formed in a housing or a hopper shape for storing powdered soup, and may be installed on one side of the pressure vessel 410.

The upper portion of the sushi bar 10 is opened to refill the soup, and the lower portion is formed with an outlet 11 through which the soup can be discharged.

Therefore, the soup basin 10 can be formed in an inverted conical shape in which the inner diameter decreases as it goes down substantially.

In addition, the upper portion of the sump cylinder 10 can be sealed by the lid 12. Fig. The lid can be a completely sealed lid to block the entry of moisture.

In addition, the material of the diffusion cylinder 10 may be a metal or a synthetic resin, and it is preferable that the diffusion cylinder 10 has a smooth shape so that the powder is not attached, caught, or rolled on the inner surface.

The discharge pipe (20) is coupled to the discharge port (11) of the sump cylinder (10). The transfer tube 20 may be pipe-shaped and hermetically sealed with the discharge port 11. A sealing member such as a packing or an O-ring may be interposed.

A feed spring 20 may be provided inside the sushi bar 10 and the feed pipe 20. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the transfer tube and the transfer spring shown in Fig.

The feed spring 30 may be in the form of a coil spring. The feed spring 30 extends perpendicularly to the center of the sushi bar 10 and extends through the feed pipe 20.

Here, the feed spring 30 is rotated by the motor 31.

Specifically, the motor 31 is fixed to the upper surface of the lid 12 of the syringe barrel 10 at an upper portion of the syringe barrel 10, and the motor shaft passes through the lid 30, Can be connected.

The connection of the feed spring 30 to the motor shaft may be achieved by connecting one end of the feed spring 30 to the rotating plate 32 which is coupled to the motor shaft and eccentrically connected to the motor shaft as shown in FIG. The one end of the motor shaft and the one end of the feed spring may be directly connected to the joint cap 33.

For reference, the rotation speed of the feed springs 30 may be about 5 to 20 rpm.

When the feed spring 30 is rotated at such a speed, the powdered soup can be slowly transported. Conventionally, when the feed screw is used, the soup is forcibly fed. Therefore, there is a problem that the soup is pressurized due to the compressive force, and a separate device for controlling the operation of the feed screw is needed to prevent this.

However, in the present invention, the feed spring 30 is rotated slowly, so that the soup moves very slowly, and there is no problem that the soup is tangled or bundled together. Rather, it has the effect of churning soup, preventing clumping.

At this time, the feed spring 30 may be installed to contact the inner circumferential surface of the feed pipe 20. That is, the outer diameter of the feed spring 30 may be substantially equal to or slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the feed pipe 20. This is because the transfer spring 30 rotates as the inner circumferential surface of the transfer tube 20 sweeps down in the spiral direction while rotating, so that powdered soup can be prevented from being fixed to the inner wall of the transfer tube 20.

A feed pipe 40 is horizontally provided at the lower end of the feed pipe 20. The supply pipe (40) communicates with the transfer pipe (20). Therefore, the soup transferred through the transfer pipe 20 can be introduced into the supply pipe 40.

A supply cylinder 50 is coupled to one side of the supply pipe 40.

The rod 50a of the supply cylinder 50 may be driven while being inserted into the supply cylinder 50 and the rod 50a may be coupled with the feeding means 60. [

The feeding means will be described with reference to FIG. 4 is an operational state diagram of the feeding means of the present invention shown in Fig.

The feeding means 60 is reciprocable within the feed cylinder 50 by forward and backward driving of the rod 50a of the feed cylinder 50 and feeds a predetermined amount of soup introduced from the feed pipe 20 So that the received soup can be introduced into the pressure vessel 410 while being drawn out to the outside of the supply pipe 40. [

The detailed structure of the feeding means 60 may include a stopper 61, a piston 62, and a connecting member 63.

The stopper 61 has a shape corresponding to an end surface of the supply pipe 40 by opening and closing the other side of the supply pipe 40. When the supply pipe 40 is in the shape of a circular pipe, the stopper is also formed to have a circular cross section. An o-ring or packing may be attached to the outer circumferential surface of the cap 61 to seal the supply pipe 40.

The piston (62) is coupled to the rod (50a) of the supply cylinder (50) inside the supply pipe (40) and reciprocates.

The piston 62 and the stopper 61 are connected to each other by a connecting member 63 and move integrally with each other. At this time, the connecting member 63 may be a bar or a rod, and the piston 62 and the cap 61 are connected to each other so as to maintain a state of being separated from each other. Therefore, a soup space S is formed between the piston 62 and the plug 61.

The soup space S is a space surrounded by the supply pipe 40, the piston 62, and the stopper 61, and may have a volume corresponding to the amount of soup required for one ramen. The soup space S is formed at a position where it communicates with the transfer tube 20 in an initial state before the supply cylinder 50 is operated.

Here, the volume of the soup space S may be varied by the connecting member 63 as shown in FIG.

For this, the connecting member 63 may be a bolt setting bolt 63a having a male thread formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof.

One end of the bolt 63a is fixedly coupled to the piston 62 and the other end of the bolt 63 is screwed to the stopper 61 so that the manager can turn the stopper 61 to stop the piston 62 and the stopper 61 can be adjusted to adjust the volume of the soup space (S).

This can be used to adjust the basic amount of soup or to adjust the basic concentration of ramen soup depending on the amount of ramen.

That is, assuming that the volume of the soup space S at the initial stage is V ₁ , the volume is adjusted to V ₂ when the gap 61 is adjusted by the distance d and the gaps are reduced to each other. That is, basically, the amount of injected gas is reduced by V ₁ - V ₂ . Therefore, it is possible to set the basic spout amount appropriately.

An inlet cylinder (70) may be further provided at one side of the transfer tube (20) so as to move the entire sprinkler (10), the transfer tube (20) and the supply tube (40) back and forth.

The outer circumferential surface of the transfer tube 20 can be coupled to the rod 70a of the in-out cylinder 70. More specifically, a separate horizontal rail 71 is provided in the direction of the pressure vessel 410, The bracket 72 is connected to the rod 70a of the in-out cylinder 70 and the bracket 72 is connected to the conveying pipe 70 20 can be fastened.

The bracket 72 is seated on the horizontal rail 71 and slidable horizontally. When the in-line cylinder 70 is driven, the bracket 72 connected to the rod 70a is slid, and the syringe 10 connected to the transfer tube 20 and the transfer tube 20, Is able to move back and forth toward the pressure vessel (410).

In the present invention, the basic spout amount accommodated in the soup space S may further include a separate device for finely adjusting the spout amount. For example, the user can select the amount of soup according to his / her preference, such as a relatively rich soup or a relatively small soup.

The supply cylinder 50 is provided with a rod type cylinder so that one rod 50a is coupled to the piston 62 and a stopper 52 is provided at an end of the rod 50b on the other side Can be combined.

A stopper 81 can be provided between the stopper 52 and the body 51 of the supply cylinder 50 so as to be vertically movable.

For reference, the two-rod type cylinder is provided with the rod on both sides so that the fluid can be injected or discharged to both sides of the cylinder body 51 so that the rod on both sides can move forward or backward.

The stopper 52 may have a cross-sectional area larger than the cross-sectional area of the rod 50b. Shaped groove 81a formed in the stopper 81. The '?' As shown in one embodiment, it is possible to use approximately 'c' type angles.

Further, the stopper 81 is vertically installed, and an 'a' -shaped angle can be used. The lower portion of the stopper 81 may have a shape of '∩' or a groove of an '∩' shape. The upper portion of the stopper 81 is engaged with the rod 80a of the lifting cylinder 80 fixed to the supply cylinder.

Therefore, the stopper 81 can be raised and lowered by the driving of the lifting cylinder 80, and the lifting and lowering of the stopper 81 can reduce the load of the supply cylinder 50 into the ∩ shaped groove 81a of the stopper 81, The rod 50b can be inserted and the rod 50b is moved forward so that the stopper 52 is caught by the stopper 81 and can not move forward any more.

The stroke of the rods 50a and 50b of the supply cylinder 50 can be determined by the thickness of the plate formed by the lower portion of the stopper 81, that is, the ∩ 'shaped groove 81a. For example, the greater the width of the lower portion of the stopper 81, the shorter the advance strokes of the rods 50a and 50b of the supply cylinder 50, thereby reducing the amount of the supplied sprue.

That is, the stopper 81 limits the full stroke of the supply cylinder 50 to prevent the soup contained in the soup space S from being introduced into the pressure vessel 410, Can be adjusted.

In addition, in the present invention, a vibration generating means (not shown) may further be attached to the outer surface of the sump cylinder 10. The vibration generating means generates vibrations by a rotating eccentric mass and vibrates the sushi bar 10 periodically to prevent the soup from becoming clogged or agglomerated.

A heater capable of removing moisture from the sump cylinder 10 may be attached to the inner or outer surface of the sump cylinder 10.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5 is an operational state diagram showing the operating state of the present invention.

The feed spring 30 is controlled to continuously rotate at a constant speed and the soup transferred through the transfer pipe 20 flows into the supply pipe 40 and is kept filled in the soup space S. [

If the order is input, the pressure cover 420 of the pressure vessel 410 is opened, and the ramp supplied from the ramp supply device 100 falls into the pressure vessel 410.

At the same time, when the inlet cylinder (70) is driven, the entire end of the supply pipe (40) with the stopper (61) And stops when reaching the upper opening portion of the pressure vessel 410. [

Then, when the supply cylinder 50 is driven to move the piston 62 forward, the stopper 61 is released from the supply pipe 40 to open the supply pipe 40. At this time, Is not connected to the piston (62) by the connecting member (63).

When the piston 62 continues to move forward and the soup space S is completely drawn out to the outside of the supply pipe 40, all the stored amount of the soup is put into the pressure vessel 410.

When the injection of the soup is completed, the supply cylinder 50 is reversely driven so that the piston 62 returns to its original position by backward movement, and the stopper 61 closes the supply pipe 40 again to seal it.

When the pressure cover 420 of the pressure vessel 410 is closed and the hot water and the high pressure air are supplied from the hot water supply unit 300, it can be supplied to the customer after being cooked.

Here, if the customer selects the 'reduced taste' (for example, 'mild flavor'), the lifting cylinder 80 is driven before the supply cylinder 50 is driven so that the stopper 81 descends and descends The rod 50b of the supply cylinder 50 is inserted into the â € " -type groove 81a of the stopper 81. [

The supply cylinder 50 is driven to move the piston 62 forward so that the stopper 81 engages the stopper 52 to prevent the piston 62 from advancing further, A part of the soup space S is not drawn completely out of the supply pipe 40 but a part of the basic soup amount (for example, about 80 to 90%) can be input.

In other words, since the advance distance of the piston 62 is reduced by the thickness of the stopper 81, the soup space S corresponding to the distance is not drawn out from the supply pipe 40, so that the soup corresponding to the un- It can not be dropped.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

10: Soup tub
11: exhaust port 12: cover
20: Transfer pipe
30: Feed spring 31: Motor
32: spindle 33: joint cap
40: supply pipe
50: feed cylinder 50a, 50b: rod of the feed cylinder
51: supply cylinder body 52:
60: feeding means
61: plug 62: piston
63: Connecting member 63a: Spout amount setting bolt
70: In-out cylinder 70a: In-out cylinder rod
71: Horizontal rail 72: Bracket
80: lift cylinder 80a: lift cylinder rod
81: Stopper 81a: '∩' type groove
100: Ramen feeding part 200: Ramen feeding part
300: hot water supply part 400: ramen side cooking part
410: pressure vessel 420: pressure cover
500: If the container supply unit 600:
R: Ramen C: Ramen container
S: soup space

Claims (6)

An apparatus for supplying a soup to a pressure vessel, the apparatus being installed in a ramen vending machine,
A soup basin provided above the pressure vessel for storing soup;
A delivery pipe coupled to an outlet of the sump;
A feed spring provided in the soup passing tube and feeding the soup downward while rotating;
A supply pipe communicating with the lower end of the transfer pipe;
A supply cylinder coupled to one side of the supply pipe;
A feeding means coupled to the rod of the feeding cylinder and reciprocating in the feeding tube, the feeding means having a soup space capable of receiving a predetermined amount of the soup transferred from the feeding tube in the middle;
And an in-take cylinder coupled to the conveying pipe to forward and retract the soup basin, the conveyance pipe, and the entire supply pipe,
The feeding means includes a cap for opening and closing the other side of the supply pipe, a piston coupled to the rod of the supply cylinder and reciprocating in the supply pipe, and a connecting portion for interconnecting the cap and the piston to form the soup space, And a member for supplying the soup to the ramen vending machine. delete The method according to claim 1,
The connecting member may be provided to adjust the distance between the piston and the cap,
Wherein the bolt is a bolt for setting a screw amount to be screwed with the cap. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Wherein the supply cylinder is a double rod cylinder. 5. The method of claim 4,
A stopper is provided at an end of a rod formed on the opposite side of the piston from the rod of the supply cylinder, and a stopper is provided between the stopper and the body of the supply cylinder to engage the stopper with the stopper, And stopping the operation of the ramp vending machine. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the stopper has a shape of '∩' so that the rod of the supply cylinder can be inserted, and is connected to the rod of the lift cylinder and ascends and descends.

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