JP2003009773A - Cotton candy machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cotton candy machine capable of effectively preventing penetration of a foreign matter from a vent port. SOLUTION: This cotton candy machine is equipped with a cover in which slit-like or oblong vent ports and sugar charge ports are formed. The cotton candy machine is characterized in that the size in small port direction or short axial direction of each vent port is 1.8 mm to 2 mm.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cotton candy making machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cotton candy making machine is not particularly limited, but the upper half of a rotary pan which is composed of a pan bottom plate, a pan lid, etc. and is driven to rotate by a motor is covered with a cover. It has a structure in which an electric heating plate and a fan are provided below the bottom plate. Further, this cotton candy maker has a structure in which the rotary pot, the cover and the like are covered with a container, although not particularly limited thereto. Further, the cover has a sugar inlet and an air circulation port. Then, in this cotton candy making machine, the sugars fed from the sugar feeding port are melted on the bottom plate of the pot by the heating by the electric heating plate, which is centrifugally passed through the discharge port between the bottom plate and the pot lid. While being discharged to the outside of the rotary pan by the fan, it is cooled by the air flowing in from the air circulation port and solidified and then comes out into the container and remains like cotton in the container to make a cotton candy.

[0003]

The air circulation port provided in the cover has various shapes such as a slit shape and a circular shape. In general, it is usually set large so that air can be taken in easily.
For example, a slit-shaped product usually has a width of about 3 mm. However, if the air circulation port is large, foreign matter such as hairpins may enter the pan bottom plate through the air circulation port.In that case, the cover must be removed to remove the foreign matter. The problem arises. Also, while the cotton candy is being manufactured, the cover is stationary, while the rotary pot is in a rotating state, but when foreign matter is in a bridging state between the cover and the rotary pot,
The rotation of the rotary pan may be hindered. Also in this case,
There is a problem that the operating state must be returned to the initial state by removing foreign matter by removing the cover.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cotton candy maker capable of effectively preventing foreign matter from entering through the air circulation port.

[0005]

The cotton candy making machine of the first means is a cotton candy making machine provided with a cover in which a slit-shaped or oblong-shaped air circulation port and a sugar inlet are formed. It is characterized in that both the dimension of the flow opening in the small edge direction or the short axis direction is in the range of 1.8 mm to 2 mm. Here, the lower limit value is set to 1.8 in order to avoid the difficulty of plastic molding and to prevent the air flow from being deteriorated, while the upper limit value is set to 2 mm for hairpins and This is to prevent foreign matter such as matches from entering. According to this cotton candy maker, entry of hairpins and the like used in daily play is effectively prevented.

The cotton candy maker according to the second means is a cotton candy maker which includes a cover having an air circulation port and a sugar charging port, and the air circulation port is within a virtual circle of 1.8 mm to 2 mm. It is characterized by its size and shape. Reason for lower limit of 1.8 mm, upper limit of 2 mm
The reason is as above. This cotton candy maker also effectively blocks the entry of hairpins and the like that are used in daily play.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 1. Overall Configuration of Cotton Candy Making Machine FIG. 1 shows the appearance of the cotton candy making machine. The cotton candy making machine 1 includes a base 2 in which a power mechanism 4 exemplified as a motor (see FIG. 2) is housed, and a cotton candy making machine body 3 standing on the base 2. , And a container 5 for storing the produced cotton candy.

2. Structure of Manufacturing Machine Main Body (1) Schematic structure The manufacturing machine main body 3 has a rotor 8 installed on a vertical fixed shaft 6 standing on a base 2 as shown in an exploded perspective view in FIG. , Fan 9, rotary pan 10 and cover 15. That is, the rotor 8 is rotatably supported by the vertical fixed shaft 6 in a state where the tube shaft portion 81 of the central portion is externally fitted, and is driven to rotate integrally with the gear 7 by the power mechanism 4. ing. The fan 9 has a central hole 91.
a, the rotary pot 10 has center holes 11a, 12a, 13a, 14
It is fixed to the rotor 8 in a state in which a is fitted onto the tube shaft portion 81. On the other hand, the cover 15 is non-rotatably fixed to the square screw portion 6b at the upper end of the vertical fixed shaft 6 protruding above the rotary pot 10. The cover 15 covers the upper half of the rotary pot 10.

(2) Detailed structure Vertical fixed shaft structure As shown in FIG. 3, the lower half of the vertical fixed shaft 6 is a round shaft portion 6a.
The upper half portion is the square screw portion 6b. The gear 7 is rotated by receiving rotational power from a power mechanism 4 exemplified as a motor in FIG. 2, and a square hole 7a is provided in the upper surface thereof, and the square column portion 84 is fitted in the square hole 7a. As a result, the gear 7 and the rotor 8 rotate together. Then, on the round shaft portion 6a, the gear 7,
The rotor 8, the fan 9 and the rotary pot 10 are rotatably fitted integrally with each other.

Structure of Rotor As shown in FIG. 3, the rotor 8 has a cylindrical portion at its intermediate portion, and the fixing pieces 82, 82 and the electrode mounting piece 8 are provided on the upper end thereof.
3 and 83 are attached in a state of crossing each other in a cross shape, while a prism portion 84 is provided at the lower end.

On the cylindrical portion of the tube shaft portion 81, electric conductors 81a and 81b which are divided into upper and lower layers are wound, while the electrode mounting pieces 83 and 83 are screwed to the screw electrode portion 83a.
83a is provided, and the respective electrode portions 83a, 83a and the conductors 81a, 81b are electrically connected so that the positive side and the negative side are separately provided.

Mounting holes 82a, 82a are provided in each of the fixing pieces 82, 82.

Configuration of Fan As shown in FIG. 3, the fan 9 has a round hole 91 a at the center thereof.
A base portion 91 fixed on the rotor 8 with the pipe shaft portion 81 fitted thereto, and a blade portion 92 for generating wind,
Near the outer periphery of the base portion 91, the downwardly extending bent pieces 9 are formed at substantially equal angular intervals.
a and round holes 9b are provided alternately. Then, the folded pieces 9a, 9a are fitted into the mounting holes 82a, 82a, so that relative rotation does not occur between the fan 9 and the rotor 8.

Configuration of Rotary Pan As shown in FIG. 3, the rotary pan 10 includes a lower plate 11, an electric heating device 12 placed on an upper end opening of the lower plate 11, and an electric heating device 12 mounted on the electric heating device 12. The bottom plate 13 of the pan, a cylindrical spacer 16 that is placed on the bottom of the lower plate 11 to bring the electric heating device 12 close to the lower surface of the bottom plate 13, and the pan lid 14 and the lower plate 11 through the cylindrical spacer 16. And a pot lid 14 attached to the pot bottom plate 13 with the upper part thereof covered.

The lower plate 11 is formed in a dish shape having a recessed central portion, and the cylindrical rivet 17 is formed in the center of the bottom portion as described above.
A round hole 11a for passing through is formed, and two round holes 11b, 11b are separately formed on both sides thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electric heating device 12 includes an electric heating plate 121 that receives electricity and generates heat, and a positive electrode that guides electricity to the electric heating plate 121.
It is composed of negative leads 122 and 122. The lead wires 122 and 122 are the round holes 1 of the lower plate 11.
1b and 11b and the round holes 9b and 9b of the fan 9 are guided downward, and their terminals 122a and 122a are screwed electrode portions 83a and 83 of the electrode mounting pieces 83 and 83.
It is screwed to a.

Configuration of Pot Bottom Plate The pot bottom plate 13 has a substantially disc shape, and the lower surface of the upper plate portion thereof is close to (including intimate contact with) the upper surface of the electric heating plate 121. It is attached so as to cover the upper end of the plate 11.

Configuration of Pan Lid The pan lid 14 is in the shape of a hat (a hat with a collar) as a whole, and has a central raised portion 141 that protrudes high in a truncated cone shape.
The outer peripheral side upper plate portion 142 and the outermost peripheral side flange portion 143 are configured. A round hole 14a is provided in the center of the raised portion 141 for introducing sugars. Further, the upper plate portion 142 is provided with a wind-raising rib 142a formed by curving and projecting the upper plate portion 142 upward. Further, each rib 142a- of the upper plate portion 142 is
A space protrusion 142b protruding downward is provided between the 142a.
By the presence of the pan lid 14
In a state in which it is placed on the top of the pan 3, a discharge port (gap) 30 for discharging liquefied sugar is formed between the pan lid 14 and the pan bottom plate 13.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the cover 15 has a cap (substantially rimless cap) shape as a whole, and is open at the bottom so that the bottom surface of the central mortar-shaped recess 15 b has a shape. As shown in FIG. 5, a large number of circular sugar feeding ports 15d are attached. The circular sugar inlet 15d has a diameter of 1.8 mm to 2 mm or less. In addition, on the outer periphery of the cover 15, as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, a large number of air circulation slits (air circulation ports) 15c extending in the vertical direction are provided. The cover 15 is non-rotatably attached to the square screw portion 6b of the vertical fixed shaft 6 while covering the upper half of the rotary pot. The air circulation slit 15c exists in a surface (radiation surface) including the central axis of the cover 15, and its width is 1.
It is 8 mm to 2 mm or less. This simultaneously satisfies the trade-off requirements of ensuring sufficient circulation of air and preventing foreign matter from entering.

Others As described above, in the state where each component is mounted on the base 2, the position of the gap 20 (FIG. 1) formed between the lower end of the cover 15 and the cylindrical portion 2a at the center of the base 2. The positions of the openings (gap) 30 between the pan lid 14 of the rotary pan 10 and the outer peripheral edge of the pan bottom plate 13 are aligned with each other. By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, brushes 21 and 22 connected to a power source (not shown) are in sliding contact with the electric conductors 81a and 81b of the rotor 8, respectively. From these brushes 21, 22 to the electrode body 81a,
81b, electrodes 83a and 83a, lead wires 122 and 122
Electricity is supplied to the electric heating plate 121 via the electric heating plate 121, so that the electric heating plate 121 generates heat. The upper end of the tubular rivet 17 is fixed to a ring 131 on the pan bottom plate 13, and the lower end is caulked via a washer 19 arranged below the lower plate 11 (FIG. 7). In addition, the pot lid 14 is
The locking piece 143a at the outer peripheral edge portion is bent so as to hold the outer peripheral edge of the pan bottom plate 13 to be integrated with the pan bottom plate 13.

3. Other Embodiments of Manufacturing Machine Main Body FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where the manufacturing machine main body 3 including the rotary pan 10 is assembled. Another manufacturing machine body provided around the pan 10 is shown. That is, plate-shaped ring members 900, 900 are attached to the outer periphery of the rotary pot 10 by a plurality of blades 900a ... Also serving as spacers, and a lower part of the lower ring members 900, 900 is used to generate wind. A plurality of blade portions 900b, 900b ... According to this embodiment, the blade portions 900a, 9a
Since 00b is located near the discharge port 30 for discharging sugar, a more excellent cooling effect can be expected.

4. Configuration of Other Parts of Cotton Candy Making Machine Power Cord As shown in FIG. 9, an overcurrent breaker 202 is provided in the middle of a cord portion 201 of the AC power cord 200. This overcurrent circuit breaker 202 is a plastic case 203 in which a breaker or a fuse (not shown) is housed. The overcurrent breaker 202 shuts off the current promptly and reliably when a current exceeding a reference value flows through the power cord 200. The overcurrent breaker 202 is preferably provided at a distance of 5 cm, preferably 10 cm or more from the insertion plug 204. With this configuration, in the case of an outlet having a plurality of insertion ports, a table tap, or the like, there is no problem in inserting the insertion plug 204 into the adjacent insertion port.

Power Switch and Switch Lock Device As shown in FIG. 10, the power switch 300 is a shaft 300a.
This is a power switch that operates around the center. The power switch 300 is attached to the upper surface of the base (base) 2. Further, inside the base 2, there is provided a rotating member 302 capable of rotating around a shaft 301. A slider (lock member) 303 is provided at the upper end of the rotating member 302 so that the slider (lock member) 303 can be moved in a direction in which the rotating member 302 rotates so as to move toward and away from the power switch 300. The slider 303 can ride on the power switch 300 when the power switch 300 is in the OFF state. On the other hand, the lower end of the rotating member 302 faces the lower surface recess 304 of the base 2. Further, the rotating member 302 is biased by a pulling spring (biasing means) 305 in a direction in which the upper end thereof approaches the power switch 300.
The latter rotating member 302, slider 303 and tension spring 3
Reference numeral 05 constitutes a switch lock device 306. That is, when the power switch 300 is in the OFF state, the tip 303 a of the slider 303 is in a form of riding on the power switch 300, and from this state, the rotating member 302.
The ON side of the power switch 300 cannot be pressed unless the operating portion (the portion projecting into the lower surface recess of the base) is operated. On the other hand, the operation of the operation unit is not necessary to turn the power switch 300 from the ON state to the OFF state.

5. Operation / Operation First, the rotating member 302 and the power switch 300 are operated to operate the power mechanism 4 to rotate the rotor 8, the fan 9 and the rotary pot 10 and supply electricity to the electric heating device 12 via the above-described path. Then, the pot bottom plate 13 is heated.
After that, sugar is charged through the sugar charging port 15b. Then, the sugars are melted on the pot bottom plate 13, and the sugar is released to the outside of the rotary pot 10 through the discharge port (gap) 30 between the pot lid 14 and the pot bottom plate 13 by centrifugal force. The released sugars are cooled and solidified by the wind swirled by the fan 9 and the ribs 142a, and come out through the gap 20 between the cover 15 and the cylindrical portion 2a at the center of the base 2 to the outside. The cotton candy is completed by accumulating like cotton in the container 5.

In the above embodiment, the pan lid 14 and the pan bottom plate 14 of the rotary pan 10 are formed as separate bodies, but they are integrally formed and the liquefied sugar is released on the outer peripheral wall thereof. An outlet (opening) 30 may be provided.

[0026]

The effects of the typical ones of the present invention will be explained. In a cotton candy making machine provided with a cover in which a slit-shaped or oblong-shaped air circulation port and a sugar charging port are formed,
The width of the air circulation port or the dimension of the minor axis is 1.8 mm to
Since it is within the range of 2 mm, it is possible to effectively prevent the hairpins and the like used in daily play from entering.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cotton candy making machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a base and a rotary pan of the cotton candy maker of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a rotary pan and a cover of the cotton candy maker of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cover of the cotton candy maker of FIG. 1.

5 is a plan view of the cover of FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view when viewed from above the cover of FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view of a rotary pot portion of the cotton candy maker of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a manufacturing machine main body according to another embodiment.

9 is a plan view of a power cord of the cotton candy making machine of FIG. 1. FIG.

10 is a side view of a power switch and a switch lock device of the cotton candy maker of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Cotton candy making machine 2 base (base) 15 cover 15c Air circulation slit (air circulation port)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cotton candy making machine comprising a cover having a slit-shaped or oblong-shaped air circulation port and a sugar charging port, wherein the width dimension or the minor axis dimension of the air circulation port is 1.8 mm to. A cotton candy making machine characterized by a range of 2 mm. 2. A cotton candy making machine provided with a cover having an air circulation port and a sugar charging port, wherein the air circulation port has a size and a shape that fit within a virtual circle of 1.8 mm to 2 mm. A cotton candy making machine characterized by.