JP2002034792A - Pipe connecting device for cooking pot - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a cooling pot to be smoothly tilted when tilting, without causing its tilt to be malfunctioned by automatically releasing the connection between an anchored pipe and a liquid-release pipe. SOLUTION: The cooking pot, tiltable around a horizontal axis as a center, is connected to the liquid-release pipe 4 penetrating the bottom thereof, and also at the lower portion of the cooking pot 1 there is the anchored pipe 5 disposed therein in such a manner as to allow its end to be turned upward. The liquid-release pipe 4, quipped with a switch valve 7, as being inserted therein, also has a pressing member 14 attached to the edge thereof. Further, at the end of the anchored pipe 5 there is a cylindrical pipe-grab body 6 arranged therein to freely open or shut by allowing itself to separably move rightward and leftward, resting its pivot on the support axis 10. Operation members 13a, 13b are secured, each as being solidly integrated, to each of respective semi-cylindrical open-and-shut units 9a, 9b constituting the pipe-grab body 6, each disposed on both sides thereof, thus allowing itself to thereby obtain access to a moving orbit of the pressing member 14, and simultaneously a spring 11 is so linked to each of respective open-and-shut units 9a, 9b as to thereby allow the pipe-grab body 6 to take its position, at all times, toward the open direction. As the cooking pot recovers itself from the slanting position to its normal one, the pressing member 14 is thus caused to push the operation members 13a, 13b to thereby allow the pipe-grab body 6 to be shut.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a commercial cooking pot having a rotating mechanism (tilt mechanism), and more particularly, to a movable drainage pipe on the cooking pot side and a fixed drain port on the cooking facility side. The improvement of the connection mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional cooking pot having a rotating mechanism is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-313361. The cooking pot is inclined about the horizontal axis to take out the cooked food in the pot. This cooking pot is not provided with a drain pipe. For this reason, liquid accumulated in the kettle, such as a seasoning liquid and a washing liquid for washing the kettle, cannot be discharged unless the kettle is tilted.

[0003]

As described above, conventionally, it is necessary to incline the kettle every time water or the like inside is discharged to the outside, so that there has been a problem that the work is time-consuming and the efficiency is poor.

The present invention solves this problem. In order to discharge the internal liquid without tilting the cooking pot, a drain pipe is provided at the bottom of the cooking pot and securely connected to an external fixed pipe. When the cooking pot is inclined, the connection between the fixed pipe and the drainage pipe is automatically released, and the object is not to hinder the inclination of the cooking pot.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a cooking pot which can be tilted about a horizontal axis, to which a drain pipe penetrating the bottom is connected, and a fixed pipe provided below the cooking pot. Set the tip of upward. An open / close valve is interposed on the drainage pipe, a pressing member is attached to the end of the drainage pipe, and a tubular pipe catcher that can be opened and closed left and right around a support shaft is installed at the tip of the fixed pipe. Then, an operator is integrally fixed to each of the left and right semi-cylindrical opening and closing members constituting the tube capturing body, and these operators are viewed along the movement locus of the pressing member. To constantly bias the tube capturing body in the opening direction. Then, as the cooking pot returns from the inclined position to the normal position, the operating member is pushed by a pressing member that moves forward with the drainage pipe to close the tube catching body against the elasticity of the elastic body, and the closed tube catching is performed. The body encloses and covers the end of the drainage pipe and the tip of the fixed pipe in a tubular shape, and as the cooking pot is inclined from the normal position, the pressing member is moved away from the actuator, and the pipe catcher is elastically elastic. It is characterized by being opened by. Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the diameter of the fixed pipe is made larger than the diameter of the drain pipe, and an inner flange is provided at an upper portion of the opening / closing body. A drain pipe insertion hole having the same diameter as the outer diameter of the drain pipe is formed by the flange, and a fixed pipe insertion hole having the same diameter as the outer diameter of the fixed pipe is formed below the pipe catcher. Attach the packing inside each of the insertion hole and the fixed tube insertion hole.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention is shown in the drawings. 1 and 2 are a side view and a sectional view of a main part of a cooking pot. Figure 1
, The solid line indicates a state in which the cooking pot is in an upward normal posture, and the dashed line indicates a state in which the cooking pot is inclined to take out food. Reference numeral 1 denotes a cooking pot having a lid 18 at an upper portion, and has a horizontal axis 3 on a side surface. Reference numeral 2 denotes a heater for heating a food in the cooking pot 1 by introducing a heat medium such as glycerin or a heat source such as heated steam. The heater 2 is also inclined integrally with the cooking pot 1 about the horizontal axis 3. 4 is a drain pipe,
The bottom of the cooking pot 1 is penetrated and connected. And this drain pipe 4
Attach the pressing member 14 to the end of. Further, an on-off valve 7 is provided in the drain pipe 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a fixed pipe, one of which is branched into a drain port connecting pipe 24 and a seasoning liquid extracting pipe 25 and connected to a drain port (not shown) and a seasoning liquid recovery tank (not shown), respectively. The tip is directed upward at a position below the drainage pipe 4 when the cooking pot 1 is in the upward normal posture. Further, a tube capturing body 6 that can be opened and closed right and left around the support shaft 10 is installed at the tip of the fixed tube 5. In addition, the lid 1 of the cooking pot
8 is provided with a product temperature sensor 17, and the product temperature sensor 17 is arranged so as to be in contact with the food put in the pot 1 when the lid 18 is closed. Thereby, the temperature of the food to be cooked can be reliably controlled.

The pipe catcher 6 is shown in FIG. 3 which is a plan view thereof, FIG. 4 which is a side view thereof, and FIG. 5 which is a rear view in a state where the opening and closing members are separated to show a state of attachment to an annular body. And C
-Shaped fixing member 8, semi-cylindrical opening / closing body 9a,
9b, a support shaft 10, a spring 11, and the like. The C-shaped fixing member 8 fixes the lower end to the end of the fixing tube 5. The opening / closing bodies 9a and 9b are semi-cylindrical and are arranged facing each other.
It becomes cylindrical when closed. The annular bodies 12a and 12b are alternately arranged, and the opening and closing body 9a is fixed to the annular body 12a, and the opening and closing body 9b is fixed to the annular body 12b. And
The support shaft 10 is passed through the holes of the annular bodies 12a and 12b, and the opening and closing bodies 9a and 9b are combined in a hinge shape. Two contraction springs 11
Has one end connected to the fixing member 8 and the other end connected to the opening / closing members 9a and 9b, respectively, and urges the tube capturing body 6 in the opening direction by a tensile force. Reference numerals 13a and 13b denote actuators that are integrally fixed to the opening and closing bodies 9a and 9b via the annular bodies 12a and 12b, respectively. Reference numeral 14 denotes a U-shaped pressing member attached to the lower end of the drainage pipe 4.
a and 13b are pressed (see FIG. 3C). When the operating members 13a, 13b are pressed by the pressing member 14, the opening / closing members 9a, 9b close the tube capturing body against the spring 11. The steam trap 27 penetrates the bottom of the heater 2 and
Is attached. When the heater 2 is in the upward normal posture, the fixed tube 28 is connected to the heating source extraction tube 2.
At the lower position of No. 6, the tip is installed upward. Then, similarly to the fixed tube 5, the tip of the fixed tube 28 is
A tube capturing body 6 that can be opened and closed left and right around 0 may be installed.

[0008] Food is put into the cooking pot 1 and a heat source is supplied into the heater 2 through a heat source supply pipe (not shown) to heat and cook the food. After heating and cooking, the cooking pot 1 is tilted to the state shown by the dashed line in FIG. At this time, the opening / closing members 9a and 9b are respectively connected to (c), (b) and (a) of FIG.
And the state changes from the closed state to the open state, and the connection between the drainage pipe 4 and the fixed pipe 5 is automatically released. After this, cooking pot 1
Is turned back to the state shown in the solid line in FIG. 1 (normal posture), the opening / closing bodies 9a and 9b are moved to (a), (b) and (b) of FIG.
The state changes in the order of (c) and the state changes from the open state to the closed state.
And the fixed pipe 5 are connected to each other.
Is opened, and the liquid collected at the bottom of the kettle is discharged from the drainage pipe 6 to the fixed pipe 5 via the pipe capturing body 6. Cooking pot 1 by the above operation
Can smoothly connect to and disconnect from the drain port provided in the facility.

Next, another embodiment will be described. Here, the diameter of the fixed pipe 5 is made larger than the diameter of the drain pipe 4 and
An inner flange 19 is provided at an upper portion of the pipe capturing body 6, and a drain pipe insertion hole 20 formed when the pipe capturing body is closed has the same diameter as the outer diameter of the drain pipe 4. A fixed pipe insertion hole 21 having the same diameter as the outer diameter of the pipe is formed, and packings 22, 23 are provided inside the drainage pipe insertion hole 20 and the fixed pipe insertion hole 21.
(Fig. 6). With this configuration, the liquid accumulated in the kettle can be smoothly discharged without overflowing.

In each of the above embodiments, the rotating shaft 3
The nitrogen gas is introduced into the cooking pot 1 by passing a nitrogen gas introduction pipe 15 into the cooking pot 1 from above, and a pressure sensor 16 is arranged in the cooking pot 1 to control the pressure and the product temperature. The cooking may be performed. Alternatively, rubber or the like may be used in place of the spring 11 to urge the tube capturing body in the opening direction.

[0011]

In summary, according to the present invention, a drainpipe penetrating the bottom is connected to a cooking pot that can be tilted about a horizontal axis, and the tip of a fixed pipe is installed upward below the cooking pot. Then, a pressing member is attached to the end of the drainage pipe, and a tubular pipe capturing body that can be opened and closed left and right around a support shaft is installed at the tip of the fixed pipe. Then, an operator is integrally fixed to each of the left and right semi-cylindrical opening / closing members constituting the tube capturing body, and these operating members are viewed along the movement trajectory of the pressing member. Connected to constantly bias the tube capturing body in the opening direction. Therefore, when the cooking pot is in the normal posture,
The pressing member presses the actuator to close the tube capturing body against the elasticity of the elastic body, and the closed tube capturing body covers the end of the drainage pipe and the tip of the fixed pipe in a cylindrical shape, so that seasoning is performed. The liquid accumulated in the cooking pot such as the liquid and the washing liquid when the pot is washed can be discharged without tilting the cooking pot. Further, as the cooking pot is tilted from the normal posture, the pressing member moves away from the actuator, and the tube catcher is opened by the elasticity of the elastic body. Therefore, the connection between the fixed pipe and the drain pipe is automatically released, and there is no hindrance to the inclination of the cooking pot. Further, the diameter of the fixed pipe is made larger than the diameter of the drain pipe, and an inner flange is provided at the upper part of the opening / closing body. When the pipe capturing body is closed, the inner flange has the same diameter as the outer diameter of the drain pipe. When the drain pipe insertion hole is formed, the liquid discharged from the drain pipe moves to the pipe catcher without leaking. In addition, since a fixed tube insertion hole having the same diameter as the outer diameter of the fixed tube is formed in the lower part of the tube capturing body, the liquid that has migrated to the tube capturing body moves to the fixed tube without leaking. Furthermore, if packing is attached inside each of the drain pipe insertion hole and the fixed pipe insertion hole, the liquid accumulated in the kettle can be more reliably discharged to the fixed pipe without overflowing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a cooking pot.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a cooking pot.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are plan views of a tube catching body, wherein FIG. 3A is a view showing a state in which a drain pipe is separated from the tube catching body, and FIG. Is a diagram showing a state in which the pipe catcher is open without pressing the actuator, and FIG. 3C is a diagram showing a state in which the tube catcher is closed.

FIG. 4 is a side view of a tube capturing body.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of a state in which an opening and closing body is separated for convenience to show a state of attachment to an annular member.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a tube capturing body according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cooking pot 3 Horizontal axis 4 Drainage pipe 5 Fixed pipe 6 Pipe catcher 8 Fixing member 9a, 9b Opening and closing body 10 Support shaft 11 Spring 13a, 13b Actuator 14 Pressing member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A drainage pipe penetrating the bottom portion of a cooking pot that can be tilted about a horizontal axis is connected, and a tip of a fixed pipe is installed upwardly below the cooking pot. Is equipped with an on-off valve and a pressing member attached to the end of the drainage pipe. At the end of the fixed pipe, a tubular pipe capturing body that can be opened and closed left and right around a spindle is installed. An actuator is fixed integrally to each of the left and right semi-cylindrical opening and closing bodies constituting the body,
In addition to allowing these actuators to follow the movement trajectory of the pressing member, an elastic body is connected to each of the open / close bodies to constantly urge the tube capturing body in the opening direction, and the cooking pot is moved from the inclined posture to the normal posture. Along with the return, the operating member is pushed by a pressing member that advances with the drainage pipe to close the pipe capturing body against the elasticity of the elastic body, and the closed pipe capturing body closes the end of the drainage pipe and the fixed pipe. The cooking pot of claim 1, wherein the tip of the cooking pot is surrounded and covered in a tubular shape, and further, with the cooking pot being inclined from the normal posture, the pressing member is moved away from the actuator, and the tube catcher is opened by the elasticity of the elastic body. Pipe connection device. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the diameter of the fixed pipe is made larger than the diameter of the drain pipe, and an inner flange is provided at an upper portion of the opening / closing body. A drain pipe insertion hole with the same diameter as the outer diameter is formed, and a fixed pipe insertion hole with the same diameter as the outer diameter of the fixed pipe is formed at the lower part of the tube capturing body. The pipe connecting device for a cooking pot according to claim 1, wherein a packing is attached to each inside of the hole.