JP2001204394A - Apparatus for producing frozen dessert food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for producing a frozen dessert food, capable of adding plural kinds of sauces with one apparatus for producing the frozen dessert food. SOLUTION: This apparatus for producing a frozen dessert food is equipped with a cooling cylinder 8 for producing a frozen dessert food, a takeout route 11 for extracting the frozen dessert food from the cooling cylinder 8, a takeout nozzle 4 arranged at an outlet part of the takeout route 11 and a plunger 12 for controlling the takeout of the frozen dessert food from the takeout nozzle 4. The takeout nozzle 4 is provided with plural sauce rotes (house 16A and 16B) for supplying sauces for fluid topping, plural sauce containers 54 and 54 which are connected to respective sauce routes and store sauces and force feed devices 2A and 2B for feeding sauces from the sauce containers 54 and 54 to the sauce routes under pressure.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus for extracting and selling frozen desserts such as soft ice creams, and more particularly to an apparatus for topping a frozen dessert with a sauce such as fruit jam or chocolate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus for extracting and selling frozen desserts such as soft ice cream, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-264991, produces frozen dessert from raw materials of frozen dessert and extracts frozen dessert at the front end. A cooling cylinder having an extraction passage formed therein, an ice passage formed with an outlet of the extraction passage formed on an inner wall surface, and a frozen dessert outlet formed at a lower end for taking out the extracted dessert; A plunger is provided in the frozen dessert passage so as to be movable up and down, and normally closes the outlet of the extraction passage.

At the time of selling frozen desserts, the plunger is moved upward to open the outlet of the extraction path. Here, when the outlet of the extraction path is opened in this way,
The frozen dessert is configured to be extracted from the outlet of the extraction path into the ice dessert passage through the extraction path by the stirring pressure of the stirring device provided in the cooling cylinder, and then to be taken out of the ice dessert outlet.

In recent years, a topping source such as strawberry jam or chocolate has been supplied to a take-out nozzle at the take-out portion of a frozen dessert to form a unique pattern on the surface of the dessert and to improve the taste. ing.

[0005]

However, in a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus to which the above-mentioned sauce is added, only one kind of sauce can be supplied to the take-out nozzle. Therefore, only one kind of sauce can be added to one frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus. There was a problem. Therefore, when providing frozen desserts to which several types of sauces are added in a store, there is a problem that the number of the dessert production apparatuses must be set as many as the number of sauces, or the container or the like storing the sauces must be replaced each time. there were.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a conventional technical problem, and provides a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus in which a plurality of sauces can be added by one frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus. The purpose is to do so.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus comprising: a cooling cylinder for producing frozen desserts; a discharge passage for extracting the frozen dessert from the cooling cylinder; and a discharge nozzle provided at an outlet of the discharge passage. A plurality of source passages formed in the discharge nozzle to supply a fluid topping source, and a plunger for controlling the removal of the frozen dessert from the discharge nozzle. And a plurality of source containers in which the sources are stored, and a pumping device for pumping the sources from the source containers to the source passages.

According to the present invention, a cooling cylinder for producing a frozen dessert, an extraction passage for extracting the frozen dessert from the cooling cylinder, an extraction nozzle provided at an outlet of the extraction passage,
In a frozen confectionery manufacturing device provided with a plunger for controlling the removal of the frozen dessert from the removal nozzle, a plurality of source passages formed in the removal nozzle and for supplying a liquid topping source, and each source passage A plurality of source containers, each of which is in communication with a source, and a pumping device for pumping the source from these source containers to the source passages, so that a single dessert can be prepared without installing a plurality of ice dessert production apparatuses. A plurality of types of sauces can be added to frozen dessert in the manufacturing apparatus.

A second aspect of the present invention is the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus, wherein the take-out nozzle is provided with a source valve for opening and closing each source passage in conjunction with the plunger.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the take-out nozzle is provided with a source valve for opening and closing each source passage in conjunction with the plunger. And the sauce can be supplied, so that the addition of the sauce to the frozen dessert can be performed smoothly. Further, after taking out the frozen dessert to which the sauce has been added and taking out the frozen dessert to which the sauce has not been added, the disadvantage that the sauce adheres to the taken out of the dessert can be effectively suppressed or prevented.

[0013] In a third aspect of the present invention, in each of the above-mentioned inventions, the outlet of each of the source passages is formed so as to be juxtaposed in the flow direction of the frozen dessert passing through the inside of the take-out nozzle.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the above-mentioned inventions, the outlets of the source passages are formed side by side in the flow direction of the frozen dessert passing through the inside of the take-out nozzle. Can be easily supplied to the take-out nozzle from the same direction, and the length of the source passage from the pumping device to the take-out nozzle can be shortened.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a vertical perspective view of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a source pumping device 2A of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus 1, and FIG. , FIG. 4 Extraction nozzle 4 of frozen dessert production apparatus 1
And FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view of the same.

In FIG. 1, a frozen dessert production apparatus 1 of the embodiment is
A soft ice cream is manufactured and extracted into, for example, a cup made of corn, and a spiral-shaped flow of frozen dessert is generated and sold, and a mix tank 6, 6 in which a liquid soft ice cream mix is stored, and A cooling cylinder 8 is provided with a beater (stirring device) 7 that cools the liquid soft cream mix while stirring to make it into a semi-cured state. Reference numeral 9 denotes a beater motor for driving the beater 7 to rotate.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a freezer door mounted on the front of the frozen dessert production apparatus 1 in front of the cooling cylinder 8, and inside the freezer door 3, upper and lower take-out passages 11 are formed. A plunger 12 is provided in the extraction passage 11.
Is inserted so as to be movable up and down.
Is moved up and down by the lever 13 on the front side. On the other hand, an extraction path 14 is formed below the front end of the cooling cylinder 8.
The outlet of the extraction passage 14 is formed on the inner wall surface of the extraction passage 11.

A take-out nozzle 4 is attached to the lower end of the take-out passage 11 of the freezer door 3 from below.
On the side surface of the frozen dessert production device 1 on the side of the freezer door 3, source pressure feeding devices 2A and 2B as pressure feeding devices are vertically arranged side by side. In addition, the respective source pumping devices 2A and 2A
B is communicated with the take-out nozzle 4 by hoses 16A and 16B respectively forming source passages.

Next, in FIGS. 2 to 5, the take-out nozzles 4 are all made of metal upper nozzle member 17 and lower nozzle member 1 made of metal.
8 is formed by superimposing a star-shaped adapter portion 19 on a substantially central portion of the nozzle lower member 18 so as to be integrally formed. A fitting hole 22 into which the star-shaped adapter portion 18 is fitted from below through an O-ring 21 is formed. As shown in a plan sectional view of FIG.
3A and 23B are formed facing each other, and these annular grooves 23A and 23B communicate with introduction grooves 24A and 24B (each of which forms a part of the source passage) extending to opposite sides, respectively. Annular groove 2 of grooves 24A and 24B
Recesses 26A, 26B having a circular cross section are formed on the 3A, 23B side. The ends of the introduction grooves 24A and 24B are used as connection ports 27A and 27B.
The hoses 16A and 16B (both constituting a part of the source passage) are connected to B, respectively (FIG. 2).

The nozzle upper member 17 has cylindrical holding cylinder portions 28A, 28 standing from the corresponding positions above the recesses 26A, 26B on the sides of the fitting hole 22.
B is formed. And these nozzle upper members 17
Is superimposed on the nozzle lower member 18, the star-shaped adapter portion 19 is fitted into the fitting hole 22 from below.

The star-shaped adapter 19 has a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 5. A star-shaped through-hole 31 is formed vertically through the center of the adapter, and is screwed to the freezer door 3 at the upper end of the side wall. A thread groove is formed. The upper surface around the through hole 31 is inclined lower toward the center of the through hole 31. Furthermore,
An outlet 32 communicating the through hole 31 and the outer surface is provided on the opposing side wall.
A and 32B are formed at two places on each side.
With the star-shaped adapter part 19 fitted in the fitting hole 22, the two outlets 32A, 32A and 32B, 32B communicate with the arc-shaped grooves 23A, 23B of the nozzle upper member 17, respectively.

The take-out nozzle 4 thus assembled
Is attached to the freezer door 3 by screwing the star-shaped adapter portion 19 into the lower end of the extraction passage 11 of the freezer door 3 and screwing it. The lower end of the plunger 12 has a conical shape with a sharp tip at the center so as to conform to the top surface shape of the star-shaped adapter portion 19. The lower end is brought into close contact, and is closed, and the outlet of the extraction path 14 is closed by the side surface. And lever 13
When the plunger 12 is moved upward by the above operation, the lower end thereof is separated from the through hole 31 and the outlet of the extraction path 14 is opened.

Next, the means for opening and closing the introduction groove 24A will be described. With the take-out nozzle 4 attached to the freezer door 3, the holding cylinder portion 28A stands up to the side (left side as viewed) of the take-out passage 11 and is continuous with the lower end of the holding hole 35A formed in the freezer door 3. I do. And this holding hole 3
A source valve 36A is inserted into 5A and the holding cylinder 28A from above. The source valve 36A is, for example, a metal rod having a circular cross section, and is held by the holding hole 35A and the holding cylinder portion 28A so as to be vertically movable, and has a lower end portion which is substantially fit in the recess 26A. ing. With such a structure, when the source valve 36A is lowered, the lower end thereof enters the recess 26A to close the introduction groove 24A. Then, when the source valve 36A moves upward, the introduction groove 24A is opened. An O-ring 37A is attached around the source valve 36A and seals between the source valve 36A and the holding cylinder 28A.

As for the opening / closing means of the introduction groove 24B, similarly to the introduction groove 24A, the holding cylindrical portion 28B is connected to the extraction passage 1A.
1 and stands on the side (right side as viewed) and continues to the lower end of the holding hole 35B. The source valve 36B is inserted into the holding hole 35B and the holding cylinder 28B from above. As a result, when the source valve 36B is lowered, the lower end of the source valve 36B enters the recess 26B and closes the introduction groove 24B. When the source valve 36B moves upward, the introduction groove 24B
Is released.

Reference numerals 42, 43 and 45 denote a soft cream extraction switch 44 and sauce extraction switches 46 and 47.
The arm is provided on the front surface of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus 1 and is in contact with the upper surface of the plunger 12 and the upper surfaces of the source valves 36A and 36B for opening and closing the introduction grooves 24A or 24B, respectively. These source valves 36A and 36B are connected to connecting arms 38A and 38A, respectively.
B, the engagement groove 39A of the plunger 12 can be selected.
It is assumed that they are engaged with each other (can be disengaged).

On the other hand, each of the source pressurizing devices 2A and 2B has the same structure, and comprises a source extracting motor 51 and an extruding device 52 constituting a pressing device, and a cylinder 53. 54 is removably loaded. The source extraction motor 51 includes a fixed plate 5
6, the rotary shaft 51A is connected to the extruder 52 via a coupling 58. In FIG. 2, the detailed structure of the source pumping device 2B is the same as that of the source pumping device 2A, and a description thereof will be omitted.

The extruder 52 is composed of a shaft 61 having a piston 59 attached to the tip and a bearing 62.
And a front-back operation (linear operation) of the piston 59. The piston 59 moves forward when the source extraction motor 51 rotates forward, and moves backward when the source extraction motor 51 rotates reversely. A pusher 77 is attached to the rear end of the side surface of the shaft 61, and a sold-out switch 78 and an initial position switch 79 are installed on the base 57 between the bearing 62 and the cylinder 53. Is moved so as to come into contact with the pusher 77.

Source container 5 loaded in cylinder 53
Reference numeral 4 denotes a deformable resin bottle whose bottom wall 54B is on the piston 59 side, the piston 59 is brought into contact with the bottom wall 54B, and the extraction port 5 located at a position facing the bottom wall 54B.
4A is pulled out from the cylinder 53 and loaded.

The sauce filled in the sauce container 54 is substantially the same as a soft cream mix, such as strawberry jam, which is substantially free of a soft cream mix and which has been cooled to a semi-cured state. A fluid material exhibiting a certain degree of fluidity is used. The soft serve mix used is a soft serve mix powder (40% to 45% sucrose, about 50% milk solids) to which about twice the amount of water has been added.

Here, 63 is an inner lid for opening and closing the front opening of the cylinder 53, and 64 is a handle provided at one end of the inner lid 63. 6 and 7 are attached to the other end of the inner lid 63.
A shaft 68 is provided on the upper part of a front plate 67 for fixing the cylinder 53 to the base 57, as shown in FIG. The inner lid 63 is pivotally and movably supported by the cylinder 53 by pivotally and movably engaging the shaft 68 with the elongated hole 66.

With the inner lid 63 closing the front surface of the cylinder 53, one end of the inner lid 63 is lowered and moved down (moves to the non-pivot side) and attached to the base 57 as shown in FIG. It is engaged with the rear side of the holding plate 71 as a stopper.
As a result, even if the inner lid 63 is pressed by the piston 59,
Is not opened, and the source container 54 is
3.

Then, when replacing the source container 54, the inner lid 63 is lifted (moved to the pivot side) along the elongated hole 66 with the handle 64, and disengaged from the holding plate 71. The front end of the cylinder 53 is opened by rotating one end upward. Then, when pushed in a horizontal state, the other end (rear end) of the inner lid 63 is engaged with the substantially inverted L-shaped engagement plate 72 attached to the upper portion of the front plate 67, so that the open state is maintained. (FIG. 7).

The inner cover 63 has a substantially U
A notch 74 cut in the shape of a letter is formed.
The extraction port 54 </ b> A of the source container 54 is drawn forward from the notch 74 in a state in which the front of the cylinder 53 is closed. In this case, a washer-shaped metal plate 76 is interposed between the periphery of the extraction port 54A of the source container 54 and the inner lid 63, and is used for reinforcement. Then, the hose 16A is connected to the extraction port 54A.

The operation of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus 1 of the present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. The mix tank 6 contains a predetermined amount of liquid soft cream mix obtained by adding about twice as much water to soft cream mix powder (sucrose 40% to 45%, milk solid content about 50%).

Then, as described above, the liquid soft-cream mix is introduced into the cooling cylinder 8 and cooled while being stirred by the beater 7 to produce a semi-cured soft cream. In addition, each source pumping device 2
A and 2B are opened with the inner lid 63 as described above and charged with the source containers 54 and 54 in which, for example, strawberry jam and apricot jam (other types of sauces may be enclosed), and the piston 59 is attached to the bottom wall 54B. The hose 16A or 16B is connected to the extraction port 54A.

With the source containers 54, 54 set in this way, a control device (not shown) rotates the source extraction motor 51 forward, then stops, and stops the source containers 54, 54.
Is pressed slightly from behind to apply a predetermined preload.

In this case, the connection arm 38A of the source valve 36A for opening and closing the introduction groove 24A is engaged with the engagement groove 39A of the plunger 12, and the connection arm 38B of the source valve 36B is disengaged from the engagement groove 39B. It is assumed that In this state, the lever 13 is pulled down and the plunger 12
Is moved upward, the star-shaped adapter 19
The plunger 12 is separated from the through hole 31 and the outlet of the extraction path 14 is also opened. In addition, the soft cream extraction switch 44 is turned on via the arm 42 by raising the plunger 12, so that the control device drives the beater motor 9 to rotate the beater 7.

As a result, the semi-cured soft ice cream in the cooling cylinder 8 is pushed forward, enters the extraction passage 11 from the extraction passage 14, and is extracted through the through-hole 31 of the star-shaped adapter 19 of the extraction nozzle 4. You.

On the other hand, the source valve 3 for opening and closing the introduction groove 24A
The coupling arm 38A of 6A is engaged with the engagement groove 39 of the plunger 12.
By engaging with A, the source valve 36A rises as the plunger 12 rises. When the source valve 36A rises, the introduction groove 24A is opened as described above, so that the strawberry jam source container 54 and the extraction nozzle 4 are communicated via the hose 16A.

When the source valve 36A rises, the source extraction switch 46 is turned on via the arm 43, so that the control device rotates the source extraction motor 51 of the source pumping device 2A forward. As a result, the piston 59 presses the bottom wall 54B of the strawberry jam source container 54, so that the source (strawberry jam) in the source container 54 is pushed out from the extraction port 54A and passes through the hose 16A into the extraction nozzle 4. enter.

The source entering the ejection nozzle 4 is the introduction groove 2
From 4A, it reaches the arc-shaped groove 23A, where it is split right and left, and then discharged from the outlets 32A, 32A. At this time,
After the controller rotates the source extraction motor 51 forward at a high speed at first, and then switches to a low speed after a predetermined period, the source in the source container 54 is quickly discharged from the outlet 32A.

As a result, along with the flow of the soft cream extracted from the take-out passage 11 through the through-hole 31 of the star-shaped adapter portion 19, the source made of strawberry jam is continuously added to the peripheral portion thereof. As a result, a unique sauce pattern made with strawberry jam is formed on the surface of the extracted soft ice cream, increasing the willingness to purchase and allowing customers to enjoy the unique flavor of strawberry jam from the beginning to the end of eating Becomes

Also, since the sauce is not mixed in the mix tank 6, it is possible to use a material which is deteriorated by heat sterilization, so that the gorgeous appearance and unique flavor of the soft ice cream can be enjoyed. Become like

When the extraction is completed, the lever 13 is pushed up and the plunger 12 is pulled down. As a result, the plunger 12 closes the outlet of the extraction path 14 and comes into close contact with the through-hole 31 of the star-shaped adapter portion 19.
The extraction of the soft serve is stopped. Also, the arm 42
The soft cream extraction switch 44 is also turned off via the controller, so that the control device stops the beater motor 9.

Further, the source valve 3 for opening and closing the introduction groove 24A
Since 6A is also lowered with the plunger 12, the introduction groove 24A in the take-out nozzle 4 is closed, thereby stopping the addition of the sauce (strawberry jam). Further, since the source valve 36A closes the introduction groove 24A, leakage of the source from the outlets 32A, 32A is also prevented.

Then, since the source extraction switch 46 is also turned off via the arm 43, the control device terminates the low-speed forward rotation of the source extraction motor 51 of the source pressure feeding device 2A.
This time, the source extraction motor 51 is reversed at a high speed for a predetermined period. The period of the reverse rotation is a period in which the piston 59 is returned to the extent that the preload described above is applied to the source container 54.

Here, when selling the apricot jam (the other source), the connecting arm 38A of the source valve 36A for opening and closing the introduction groove 24A is rotated to disengage it from the engagement groove 39A. The connection arm 38B of the source valve 36B that opens and closes the introduction groove 24B is rotated to engage the engagement groove 39.
B. As a result, the source valve 36B rises with the rise of the plunger 12, so that the source valve 36B rises. This time, the introduction groove 24B is opened, and the apricot jam source container 5 is opened via the hose 16B.
4 and the take-out nozzle 4 are communicated.

Further, since the source extraction switch 47 is turned on via the arm 45 by raising the source valve 36B, the control device rotates the source extraction motor 51 of the source pressure feeding device 2B forward. As a result, the piston 59 presses the bottom wall 54B of the apricot jam source container 54, so that the source (apricot jam) in the source container 54 is provided.
Is pushed out from the extraction port 54A and enters the discharge nozzle 4 through the hose 16B.

The source entering the ejection nozzle 4 is the introduction groove 2
From 4B, it reaches the arc-shaped groove 23B, where it is diverted right and left, and then discharged from the outlets 32B, 32B. Note that the subsequent control of the source extraction motor 51 by the control device is the same as described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Thus, along with the flow of the soft cream extracted from the take-out passage 11 through the through-hole 31 of the star-shaped adapter portion 19, the sauce made of apricot jam is continuously added to the peripheral portion thereof. So, a unique sauce pattern of apricot jam is formed on the surface of the extracted soft serve, which will increase purchasing motivation, and customers will be able to taste the unique flavor of azu jam from the beginning to the end of eating Becomes

When both the connecting arms 38A and 38B are engaged with the engaging grooves 39A and 39B, both the source valves 36A and 36B are raised with the rise of the plunger 12, so that the source pressure feeding device 2A 2B are both driven, and it goes without saying that both strawberry jam and apricot jam are added to the soft serve.

Further, the introduction grooves 24A of the respective sources,
Since the addition and non-addition of the sauce can be controlled by the source valve 36A or 36B of the 24B, the addition of one sauce to the frozen dessert can prevent the other sauce from adhering beforehand. . In addition, by closing both the source valves 36A and 36B, it becomes possible to sell frozen desserts to which no sauce is added. Also in such a case, since the source valves 36A and 36B are closed, it is possible to prevent the sauce from adhering to the frozen dessert.

Next, a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus 1 as another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The take-out nozzle 4 in this embodiment is formed by superimposing a nozzle upper member 17 and a nozzle lower member 18 similarly to the above-described embodiment, and a star-shaped adapter portion 19 is provided at a substantially central portion of the nozzle lower member 18. A fitting hole 2 in which the star-shaped adapter portion 19 is fitted is provided in a substantially central portion of the nozzle upper member 17 so as to be integrally erected.
2 are formed. Here, FIG. 12 is an upper plan sectional view of the take-out nozzle 4 in FIG. 11, and FIG. 14 is a lower plan sectional view of the take-out nozzle 4 in FIG.

As shown in the plan views of FIGS. 12 and 14, the nozzle upper member 17 has arc-shaped grooves 23C and 23D arranged in parallel in the vertical direction (the flow direction of the frozen dessert).
Upper and lower guide grooves 24C and 24D extending to one side (left side) from 3C and 23D (all of which constitute a part of the source passage), and arc-shaped grooves 23C or 23D of these guide grooves 24C and 24D. Circular recess 26 formed on the side
C, 26D, and the ends of the introduction grooves 24C, 24D are used as connection ports 27C, 27D.
C and 27D are vertically located on the left side of the take-out nozzle 4. The hoses 16A and 16B are connected to the connection ports 27C and 27D, respectively (FIG. 9).

The nozzle upper member 17 is formed with cylindrical holding cylinder portions 28C, 28D standing up and down from positions corresponding to the sides of the fitting hole 22 and above the recesses 26C, 26D. ing. The upper nozzle member 17 is superimposed on the lower nozzle member 18, and the star-shaped adapter 19 is fitted into the fitting hole 22 from below.

This star-shaped adapter 19 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, a star-shaped through-hole 31 is formed vertically in the center at the center, and a thread groove screwed to the freezer door 3 is formed at the upper end of the side wall. Further, outlets 32C, 3 which communicate the through hole 31 with the outer surface are provided on the opposing side walls.
Two outlets 32C, 32C, 32D, and 32D are formed in parallel with each other at two locations in the vertical direction, and are fitted in the fitting holes 22 of the take-out nozzle 4.
2D communicates with the arc-shaped grooves 23C and 23D of the nozzle upper member 17, respectively.

The take-out nozzle 4 thus assembled is attached to the freezer door 3 by screwing the star-shaped adapter portion 19 into the lower end of the take-out passage 11 of the freezer door 3 and screwing it. As described above, the lower end of the plunger 12 has a conical shape with a sharp tip at the center so as to conform to the upper surface shape of the star adapter 19. The lower end of the extraction passage 14 is brought into close contact with 31 and closed, and the outlet of the extraction path 14 is closed by its side surface. When the plunger 12 is moved upward by the operation of the lever 13, the lower end of the plunger 12 is separated from the through hole 31 and the extraction path 1
Open the outlet of 4.

Next, the means for opening and closing the introduction groove 24C will be described. With the take-out nozzle 4 attached to the freezer door 3, the holding cylinder portion 28C stands upright beside the take-out passage 11 and continues to the lower end of the holding hole 35 formed in the freezer door 3. Then, the source valve 36 is inserted into the holding hole 35 and the holding cylinder 28 from above. The source valve 36 is held by the holding hole 35 and the holding cylinder 28 so as to be able to move up and down, and the lower end portion is dimensioned to be substantially neatly stored in the recess 26C. With such a structure, when the source valve 36 is lowered, the lower end thereof enters the recess 26C to close the introduction groove 24C. Then, when the source valve 36 moves upward, the introduction groove 24C is opened. Also,
The opening / closing means of the introduction groove 24D is configured similarly to the introduction groove 24D.

Reference numerals 42, 48, and 49 denote arms for operating the soft ice cream extraction switch 44 and the sauce extraction switch 50 or 60. The arms are provided on the front surface of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus 1, and are respectively provided on the upper surface of the plunger 12 and the introduction groove. It is in contact with the upper surface of the source valve 36 for opening and closing 24C or 24D. The source valve of the introduction groove 24D is not shown because it overlaps with the source valve 36. Each of these source valves 36 is selectively engaged with an engagement groove 39 of the plunger 12 by a connection arm 38.

The following operations for extracting the soft ice cream and adding the sauce from each sauce container 45, 45 are the same as those described above, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the outlet 3
Since 2C, 32C and 32D, 32D, the respective arc-shaped grooves 23C and 23D, and the introduction grooves 24C and 24D are formed side by side in the nozzle upper member 17 in the vertical direction (the flow direction of the frozen dessert),
As described above, the connection ports 27C and 27D can be formed on one side (left side) of the extraction nozzle 4. Thereby, the hose 16A or 16B (source path length) connected to each of the source pumping devices 2A and 2B can be shortened.

[0060]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a cooling cylinder for producing a frozen dessert, an extraction passage for extracting the frozen dessert from the cooling cylinder, an extraction nozzle provided at an outlet of the extraction passage, In a frozen confectionery manufacturing device provided with a plunger for controlling the removal of the frozen dessert from the removal nozzle, a plurality of source passages formed in the removal nozzle and for supplying a liquid topping source, and each source passage A plurality of source containers, each of which is in communication with a source, and a pumping device for pumping the source from these source containers to the source passages, so that a single dessert can be prepared without installing a plurality of ice dessert production apparatuses. A plurality of types of sauces can be added to frozen dessert in the manufacturing apparatus.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the take-out nozzle is provided with a source valve for opening and closing each source passage in conjunction with the plunger. The sauce can be supplied to the frozen dessert taken out from the nozzle, so that the dessert and the sauce can be taken out at the same time.
Further, after taking out the frozen dessert to which the sauce has been added and taking out the frozen dessert to which the sauce has not been added, it is possible to prevent the sauce from being attached.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-mentioned inventions, the outlets of the respective source passages are formed side by side in the flow direction of the frozen dessert passing through the inside of the take-out nozzle. The length of the source passage to the nozzle can be easily reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical perspective view of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a source pressure feeding device of the frozen dessert production device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a freezer door portion of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional front view of a take-out nozzle of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view of the ejection nozzle of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view of an inner lid portion of the source pumping device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the source pumping device with the inner lid opened in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a source pressurizing device of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus as another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a freezer door portion of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 9;

11 is a vertical sectional front view of a take-out nozzle of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a top plan sectional view of the ejection nozzle of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is another vertical sectional front view of the take-out nozzle of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 9;

14 is a bottom plan sectional view of the take-out nozzle of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus 2A, 2B Source pumping apparatus 3 Freezer door 4 Extraction nozzle 7 Beater (stirring device) 8 Cooling cylinder 11 Extraction path 12 Plunger 14 Extraction path 16A, 16B Hose (source path) 19 Star adapter 23A, 23B Annular groove 23C, 23D arc-shaped groove 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D introduction groove 26A, 26B, 26C, 26D recess 27A, 27B, 27C, 27D connection port 32A, 32B, 32C, 32D outlet 36, 36A, 36B source valve 38, 38A, 38B, Connecting arm 39, 39A, 39B Engagement groove 51 Source extraction motor 52 Extruder 54 Source container

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cooling cylinder for producing frozen desserts, a take-out passage for extracting the dessert from the cooling cylinder, a take-out nozzle provided at an outlet of the take-out passage, and controlling the take-out of the frozen dessert from the take-out nozzle. A frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus provided with a plunger for forming a plurality of source passages formed in the take-out nozzle, for supplying a fluid topping source, and each of the source passages are connected to each other, and the source is stored. An apparatus for producing frozen desserts, comprising: a plurality of source containers; and a pumping device for pumping the sauce from the source containers to the source passage. 2. The frozen dessert production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a source valve for opening and closing each source passage is provided in the discharge nozzle in conjunction with the plunger. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the outlets of the source passages are formed in parallel with each other in a flow direction of the ice confection passing through the inside of the take-out nozzle.