JP2001211832A - Apparatus for producing ices - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To readily obtain ices provided with plural kinds of sauces by one apparatus for producing ices. SOLUTION: This apparatus for producing ices is equipped with a cooling cylinder 8, a takeout route 11 for extracting a frozen dessert food from the cooling cylinder, a plunger 12 for opening and closing the takeout route so as to control the takeout of a frozen dessert food, a sauce container stored with a liquid sauce for topping, a sauce container storage part for detachably holding the sauce container adjoined to the takeout route and a sauce force feed apparatus 2 for pushing out a sauce from the sauce container held by the sauce container storage part to the takeout route.

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 a dessert dessert topped with a sauce such as strawberry 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 taken out of the ice dessert outlet.

Further, in another frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus, a topping source such as strawberry jam or chocolate is pumped to an outlet of the frozen dessert, and the sauce is added to the surface of the extracted dessert to form a unique pattern. Also, those that improve the taste have been developed.

[0005]

However, in a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus to which a topping sauce is added as described above, a relatively large-capacity source container is loaded into the source pumping device, and the frozen dessert is supplied from the source container via a source passage. Since the source is pumped to the outlet, the replacement of the source container is relatively troublesome. For this reason, there is a problem that a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus to which one sauce pumping device is attached can substantially add only one kind of sauce.

[0006] Therefore, there is a problem that a plurality of frozen dessert production apparatuses must be installed in order to add various kinds of sauces. Also, when changing the type of sauce, even if the source container loaded in the source pumping device is replaced, the source before replacement remains in the source passage, so it is difficult to immediately add the replaced source to the frozen dessert. Becomes

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and it is possible to easily provide a frozen dessert to which a plurality of kinds of sauces are added by one frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus. It is intended to be.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus, comprising: a cooling cylinder for producing frozen desserts; an extraction passage for extracting the dessert from the cooling cylinder; and opening and closing of the extraction passage for controlling the extraction of the dessert. A plunger, a source container filled with a fluid topping source, holding means for detachably holding the source container adjacent to the extraction passage, and a source from the source container held by the holding means to the extraction passage. And source pressurizing means for extruding the pressure.

According to the present invention, a cooling cylinder for producing frozen desserts, a take-out passage for extracting the dessert from the cooling cylinder, a plunger for opening and closing the take-out passage to control the taking out of the dessert, A source container filled with sauce, holding means for detachably holding the source container adjacent to the take-out passage, and source pressurizing means for pushing the source from the source container held in the holding means to the take-out passage. Since it is provided in the manufacturing apparatus, a source container of an amount used for one frozen dessert is prepared for a plurality of kinds of sauces as in claim 2, and the source container is detachably held by the holding means. For example, a cold dessert to which a plurality of types of sauces are added can be easily provided only by appropriately replacing the small-capacity sauce container according to a customer's request.

[0010] Thereby, it is possible to manufacture a frozen dessert to which various kinds of sauces are added by one frozen dessert production apparatus without installing a plurality of dessert production apparatuses.
It is possible to provide frozen desserts to which a topping sauce has been added without relatively expensive equipment costs.

In particular, since the source container is held adjacent to the take-out passage, the amount of source stagnant in the path from the source container to the take-out passage is also minimized. Therefore, even if the source container has a small capacity, the topping can be performed without any trouble, and the source can be changed smoothly.

[0012]

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 an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a portion of a freezer door 3 of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus 1, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the take-out nozzle 4 of the frozen dessert production apparatus 1.

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 attached to the front of the frozen confectionery device 1 in front of the cooling cylinder 8, and inside the freezer door 3, take-out passages 11 are formed vertically. 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.
The take-out nozzle 4 is provided with a source pressurizing device 2 as a source pressurizing means described later in detail.

Next, in FIGS. 2 to 4, each of the take-out nozzles 4 is formed by superimposing a metallic nozzle upper member 17 and a metallic nozzle lower member 18, and a substantially central portion of both members 17, 18. Has a fitting hole 21 in which the star-shaped adapter 19 is fitted.
22 are formed. The fitting holes 21 and 22
Is fitted with a star-shaped adapter 19 from below.

The star-shaped adapter 19 is a cylindrical member as shown in FIG. 3. A star-shaped through-hole 31 is formed vertically at the center and a screw screwed to the freezer door 3 is formed at the upper end of the side wall. A groove is formed. The upper surface around the through hole 31 is inclined lower toward the center of the through hole 31. Further, an outlet 32 communicating with the outer surface is formed on a side wall of the through hole 31. The outlet 32 communicates with a discharge port 16 of the source pressure feeder 2 described later.

The take-out nozzle 4 thus assembled is attached to the freezer door 3 by screwing the star-shaped adapter 19 into the lower end of the take-out passage 11 of the freezer door 3 and screwing it. The lower end of the plunger 12 has a conical shape with a sharp point at the center so as to conform to the upper surface shape of the star adapter 19, and the plunger 12 is always lowered so that the lower end of the plunger 12 is inserted into the through hole 31 of the star adapter 19. To close the extraction path 14
Exit is closed. When the plunger 12 is moved upward by the operation of the lever 13, the lower end thereof is separated from the through hole 31 and the outlet of the extraction path 14 is opened.

On the other hand, the source pressurizing device 2 comprises a source extracting motor 51 and an extruding device 52 constituting a pressing device, and a main body 57, and the source container 5 is provided beside the main body 57.
A source container storage 53 for holding the container 4 in a freely delivered (removable) manner is formed. This source container storage 5
An opening 10 for allowing the source container 54 to be easily and detachably loaded is formed on the front surface of the opening 3.
0 is closed by a door 5 so that it can be opened and closed freely. A discharge port 16 having substantially the same size as the outlet 32 formed in the through hole 31 is formed on a side surface of the main body 57 in which the source container storage portion 53 is formed.

The source extraction motor 51 is incorporated in the end of the main body 57 opposite to the source container storage 53, and its rotating shaft 51A is connected to the extrusion device 52 via a coupling 58.

The extruder 52 comprises a shaft 61 having a piston 59 attached to the tip and a bearing 62, and converts the rotational movement of the source extracting motor 51 into a linear movement of the shaft 61 and the piston 59. is there. When the source extraction motor 51 rotates forward, the piston 5
Reference numeral 9 denotes a structure that advances in the direction of the discharge port 61 and retreats when it reverses.

The source container 54 to be loaded in the source container storage 53 is a deformable small-capacity resin container, and is assumed to be filled with a source used for adding one frozen dessert, for example. Before loading the source container 54, the upper surface of the container 54 is opened by removing a cover member (film) (not shown) that closes the upper surface opening 55 of the container 54. The bottom wall 56 of the source container 54 is set to the piston 59 side, the piston 59 is brought into contact with the bottom wall 56, and the opening 55 at a position facing the bottom wall 56 is loaded so as to communicate with the discharge port 16. . At this time, the opening 55 of the source container 54 is connected to the outlet 32 through the discharge port 16.
(FIG. 4).

On the other hand, a connecting arm 38 which is rotatable on a horizontal plane is attached to the side of the plunger 12, and an engaging groove 39 with which the connecting arm 38 is detachably engaged is mounted on the plunger 12. Is formed. An O-ring 41 is attached around the plunger 12 and seals the space between the plunger 12 and the discharge passage 11.

When the connecting arm 38 is moved up and down, a switch 4 for extracting a source for extracting a source is provided.
6 is closed / opened.
Is connected to a source extraction motor 51 via an AC power supply 43.

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 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, this liquid soft cream mix is introduced into the cooling cylinder 8 and cooled with stirring by the beater 7 to produce a semi-cured soft cream. Further, as described above, the lid member (not shown) of the source container 54 in which the strawberry jam used for one frozen dessert is enclosed is removed, the door 5 is opened, and the source container 54 is loaded into the source container storage portion 53, and the piston 59 is attached to the bottom wall 56. Press against. In this state, the opening 55 is aligned with and adjacent to the outlet 16 and the outlet 32 of the through hole 31.

With the source container 54 set in this manner, the source extraction motor 51 is rotated forward, then stopped, and the source container 54 is slightly pressed from behind to apply a predetermined preload. good.

The connecting arm 38 is assumed to be engaged with the engaging groove 39 of the plunger 12. When the lever 13 is pulled down to move the plunger 12 upward, the plunger 12 is separated from the through hole 31 of the star-shaped adapter 19 as described above, and the outlet of the extraction path 14 is also opened. When the plunger 12 is lifted, a soft cream extraction switch (not shown) is turned on via the arm 42. Therefore, the control device drives the beater motor 9 to rotate the beater 7.

As a result, the semi-cured soft cream in the cooling cylinder 8 is pushed forward, enters the extraction passage 11 from the extraction passage 14, and enters the star-shaped adapter 1 of the extraction nozzle 4.
It is extracted through 9 through holes 31.

On the other hand, since the connecting arm 38 is engaged with the engaging groove 39 of the plunger 12, the plunger 12
As the switch 46 closes with the rise of the power supply, the source extraction motor 51 is energized. As a result, the source extraction motor 51 is rotated forward, and the piston 59 presses the bottom wall 56 of the source container 54, so that the source in the source container 54 is pushed out from the opening 55, passes through the discharge port 16, and exits from the through hole 31. Enter 32.

At this time, if the source extraction motor 51 is initially rotated at a high speed and then switched to a low speed after a predetermined period, the source in the source container 54 can be quickly discharged to the outlet 32.
Can be discharged.

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

Further, since the sauce is not mixed in the mix tank 6, a material which is deteriorated by heat sterilization can be used, and 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. Thereby, 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 19, so that the extraction of the soft cream is stopped. Further, since the soft cream extraction switch 44 is also turned off via the arm 42, the control device stops the beater motor 9.

On the other hand, when the plunger 12 is pulled down, the switch 46 is also opened, and the normal rotation of the source extraction motor 51 ends. At this time, since only the amount of sauce used for one frozen dessert is filled in the source container 54, the source container 54 becomes empty when one soft cream is extracted. At the same time when the switch 46 is opened, a reverse rotation switch (not shown) is turned on. This time, the source extraction motor 51 is reversely rotated at a high speed to return the piston 59 to the initial position.

Thereafter, the door 5 of the source pressurizing device 2 is opened and the empty source container 54 is taken out. When providing a soft ice cream to which a sauce is subsequently added, a sauce container 54 filled with a sauce (for example, strawberry, apricot or chocolate, etc.) to be newly added to the frozen dessert may be filled in the sauce container 53. Good.

With such a configuration, the opening 55 of the source container 54, the discharge port 16 and the outlet 32 of the through hole 31 from which the soft cream is extracted are provided adjacent to each other. In a short time, various kinds of sauces can be added to the soft serve.

Also, if the amount of the sauce used for one soft serve is filled in the sauce container 54,
It is possible to easily sell various kinds of frozen desserts simply by filling the source container storage section 53 with the source container 54 filled with the source according to the customer's request every time the product is sold.

In the embodiment, the sauce container 54 filled with the amount of sauce used for one frozen dessert is prepared. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The amount used for two or three frozen desserts depends on the sales form. May be prepared.

[0041]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a cooling cylinder for producing frozen desserts, a take-out passage for extracting the dessert from the cooling cylinder, and a plunger for opening and closing the take-out passage to control the taking out of the dessert. A source container filled with a liquid topping source, holding means for detachably holding the source container adjacent to the extraction passage, and a source from the source container held by the holding means to the extraction passage. Since the source for pressurizing and extruding is provided in the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus, a source container of an amount used for one frozen dessert is prepared for a plurality of kinds of sauces as described in claim 2, and this source container is attached to and detached from the holding means. If it is made to hold freely, it is possible to easily provide a frozen dessert to which a plurality of types of sauces are added simply by appropriately replacing the small-capacity sauce container according to a customer's request. Kill as to become.

Thus, it is possible to manufacture a frozen dessert to which various kinds of sauces are added by one frozen dessert producing apparatus without installing a plurality of frozen dessert producing apparatuses.
It is possible to provide frozen desserts to which a topping sauce has been added without relatively expensive equipment costs.

In particular, since the source container is held adjacent to the take-out passage, the amount of source stagnant in the path from the source container to the take-out passage is also minimized. Therefore, even if the source container has a small capacity, the topping can be performed without any trouble, and the source can be changed smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view of a freezer door portion of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view of a take-out nozzle of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of the take-out nozzle of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a timing chart for explaining the operation of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Frozen confectionery apparatus 2 Source pump 3 Freezer door 4 Extraction nozzle 5 Door 7 Beater (stirring device) 8 Cooling cylinder 11 Extraction path 12 Plunger 14 Extraction path 16 Discharge port 19 Star adapter 31 Through hole 32 Exit 38 Connection arm 39 Engagement Mating groove 46 Source extraction switch 51 Source extraction motor 52 Extruder 53 Source container storage 54 Source container 55 Opening 56 Bottom wall

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cooling cylinder for producing frozen desserts, an extraction passage for extracting the frozen dessert from the cooling cylinder, a plunger for opening and closing the extraction passage to control the extraction of the dessert,
A source container filled with a fluid topping source, holding means for detachably holding the source container adjacent to the extraction passage, and a source from the source container held by the holding means to the extraction passage. And a source pressurizing means for extruding the ice cream. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sauce container is filled with an amount of sauce used for one frozen dessert.