JP2002125859A - Baked sweet potato cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a baked sweet potato cooking device which can bake sweet potatoes evenly, and that in a short time. SOLUTION: The rear part of a dish-shaped punching plate 4, which is equipped with a gate 5 that can be opened and closed toward its front side direction is hung by a rod 8 which is supported by a frame 1 to be able to revolve in all directions. The front part of the plate is pivotally attached, on eccentric position, to a circular plate 13 which is rotationally driven with a motor 11 which has reduction machine as its driving source by a spherical bearing 14. The plate 4 is moved in a circular motion and the sweet potatoes on the plate are baked by the gas burners 15 which are located above and below the plate 4. Opening and closing of the gate 5 is done by an air cylinder, and a linkage is interposed in connection with the opening of the gate 5, the rear part of the plate 4 is pushed backward, the rear part of the plate is lifted by revolving the rod 8, and the baked sweet potatoes come out from the gate 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for producing potatoes for mass-producing potatoes in a factory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a device for mass-producing potatoes in a factory, far-infrared devices are arranged above and below a wire mesh endless belt, and baking is performed with upper and lower far-infrared devices while moving raw potatoes on the belt. Devices are known.

[0003]

The conventional apparatus for baking potatoes with far-infrared rays can produce roasted potatoes whose whole is roasted uniformly, but has a drawback that it takes about 25 minutes to bake.

[0004] If the gas burners are arranged above and below and are baked with an open flame, the baked food can be baked in a short time.
The upper and lower surfaces are scorched and, above all, the whole cannot be baked uniformly, and moisture tends to remain inside.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a potato manufacturing apparatus which can uniformly bake the whole to the core in a short time by using gas burners arranged vertically.

[0006]

The invention according to claim 1 is a plate-like plate on which a potato made of punched metal, wire mesh, or the like is placed, and a motion of rolling the potato on the plate in a horizontal plane, for example, a circular motion, an ellipse. It is characterized by comprising an actuating device for performing a motion, a rocking motion, a reciprocating motion or a motion combining one or more of these motions, and a gas burner arranged above and below the plate. According to the present invention, the potatoes on the plate are baked while rolling in the plate, so that the whole is uniformly baked.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, an openable gate for discharging potatoes is provided on the plate, and the invention according to claim 3 according to claim 2 In the invention, a tilting device for tilting the plate so that the gate is lowered is provided.

When the baking is completed, the gate can be opened to discharge the potatoes from the gate, and the plate is kept open while the gate is open, so that the plate is automatically discharged while rolling. It is also possible.

If the plate is tilted so that the gate is lowered, the roasted potatoes can easily roll toward the gate, and the discharge from the gate can be performed more reliably. In addition, as a device for inclining the plate so that the gate is lowered, a mechanism that lifts a portion opposite to the gate, for example, an air cylinder, a cam mechanism using a motor as a driving source, a cam mechanism, a link mechanism, and the like that engage with the plate. Can be used.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the tilting device for tilting the plate includes an opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the gate, and when the gate is opened, the plate is tilted. And According to the present invention, the opening and closing of the gate and the inclination of the plate can be performed simultaneously with one power source.

[0011]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. A frame 1 has an open front surface, a window 2 on the rear surface, and a pot for feeding potatoes on the upper surface. A mouth 3 is provided.

The plate 4 has a rectangular shape and is formed by a punching plate, and has a dish shape having rising portions 4a of a constant height on three sides excluding the front surface. On the front surface, there is provided a gate 5 which opens and closes between a hanging position shown by a solid line and a horizontally raised position shown by a dashed line, and this gate 5 opens and closes in conjunction with the inclination of the plate 4 as described later. It has become.

The plate 4 also has two arms 7 projecting from the rear part thereof through the window 2 of the frame 1 and connected to the frame 1 via rods 8 so that the rear part can be swung to the frame 1 back and forth and right and left. In order to be able to swing back and forth and left and right, a ball bearing 9 is provided at the connecting portion between the upper and lower ends of the rod 8 and the arm 7 and the frame 1 so that the rod 8 can be tilted back and forth and left and right. I can do it.

An actuating device for rolling the potatoes on the plate is arranged on the left and right sides of the front face of the plate 4 and the motor 11 with a speed reducer. The motor 11 is used as a drive source and is synchronized via a chain transmission mechanism 12. Each of the discs 13 is connected to a front portion of the plate 4 by a ball bearing 14 at an eccentric position, and each of the discs 13 is rotated by the motor 11 as a driving source. A circular motion is performed while the rear portion is supported by the rod 8.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 15 denotes gas burners arranged above and below the plate 4, and the gas burners are not shown in FIG. The opening / closing mechanism of the gate 5 is constituted by an actuator, as shown in FIG.
6 is connected to a lever 17 which is integral with the gate 5, and when the lever 17 is pushed from the solid line position to the dashed line position,
The gate 5 is pushed up to a horizontal position indicated by a dashed line.

The tilting device for the plate 4 includes the above-mentioned opening / closing mechanism. The opening / closing mechanism, a second lever 18 that is integrally formed with the gate 5 and protrudes upward, and an arm 19 that protrudes obliquely upward from the rear of the plate. When the gate 5 is opened and the second lever 18 is rotated to the dashed line position, the arm 19 is pushed backward through the link 21 and the rod 8 is moved backward to the position indicated by the dashed line. By pivoting so as to jump up, the rear portion of the plate is raised, and the front portion is connected to the disk 13 by the ball bearing 14, whereby the plate 4 is inclined forward and downward as indicated by a dashed line.

The present apparatus is configured as described above,
The potatoes put on the plate are rotated by the disk 13 with the motor 11 as a drive source, thereby giving a circular motion in a horizontal plane to the plate 4 supported by the rod 8 rotatable at the rear part. Give the potatoes rolling exercise.

The potatoes on the plate are roasted by the upper and lower gas burners 15 while rolling, so that the whole is evenly roasted. When a test was conducted using an actual machine, it was possible to produce a roasted potato whose whole was uniformly baked in about 15 minutes.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the potatoes are roasted on the plate and baked by gas burners arranged vertically, whereby the whole can be baked uniformly and in a short time.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the baked potatoes can be easily discharged from the gate. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the plate can be more easily discharged from the gate by tilting the plate.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the gate can be opened and closed and the plate can be tilted with one power source.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an apparatus for producing a yam according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the potato production apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a mechanism of a gate opening / closing and plate lifting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Frame 2 Window 3 Inlet 4 Plate 5 Gate 7 19 Arm 8 Rod 9 14 Ball bearing 11 Motor with reduction gear 12 Chain transmission Mechanism 13. Disc 15 Gas burner 16 Air cylinder 17, 18 Lever 21 Link

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A plate-shaped plate on which a potato made of punched metal, wire mesh, or the like is placed, an actuating device for rolling the pot on the plate in a horizontal plane, and gas burners disposed above and below the plate. A yam production apparatus characterized by the following. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an openable gate for discharging the potato is provided on the plate. 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a tilting device for tilting the plate so that the gate is lowered. 4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the tilting device for tilting the plate includes an opening / closing mechanism for opening and closing the gate, and when the gate is opened, the plate is also tilted.