JP2003290038A - Frozen noodles thawing and boiling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save consumption of the gas as a fuel to be used for thawing and boiling noodles. <P>SOLUTION: Separate gas valves V are connected to a plurality of gas burner flame outlet group arranged in a boiling tank 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frozen noodle thawing and boiling apparatus capable of saving consumption of gas as a fuel used for thawing or boiling noodles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Frozen noodles have recently been actively produced and sold because they have the advantage of maintaining their freshness and taste as much as possible. Therefore, when cooking, you must start by thawing it.

By the way, the conventional thawing and boiling apparatus generally used has a structure as shown in FIG. That is, in the figure, a is a boiler tank formed in a square shape,
Reference numeral b is a burner arranged on the lower surface of the bottom c of the boiling tank a.

Reference numeral d denotes a heat-conducting tube formed on the bottom c of the boiler tank a. The heat-conducting tube d has a length substantially reaching the transverse direction of the boiler tank a and has a rectangular vertical and horizontal cross section. Is formed, and the inside is formed hollow.

Therefore, the heat generated from the burner b heats the water in the boiler tank a through the bottom c of the boiler tank a and the heat conducting tube d, and the frozen noodles put in the noodle storage basket e are Put the noodle storage basket e together in the boiler tank a, and hold the handle of the noodle storage basket e in the boiler tank a up, down, left and right,
The frozen noodles were thawed while moving back and forth.

[0006]

As described above, even in the conventional example, a plurality of servings can be thawed or boiled at the same time, but there is a case where only one serving has to be boiled depending on the customer's condition or the order. However, despite the small number of orders, the amount of gas consumed for heating the entire cooking tank a was much higher.

[0007]

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the frozen noodle thawing and boiling apparatus according to the present invention (claim 1) has a plurality of gas burner flame outlet groups arranged in a boiling tank. , Each of which is connected with an independent open / close gas valve.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the frozen noodle thawing and boiling apparatus according to the present invention has a structure in which a noodle storage basket is set up and down at the position where the noodle storage basket is set on the substrate arranged at the bottom of the boiling tank. A through hole penetrating through is formed, and a removable opening / closing plug is arranged in this through hole.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a frozen noodle thawing and boiling apparatus according to the present invention (claim 3),
In the substrate arranged at the bottom of the boiler tank, through holes that vertically penetrate are formed at the position where the noodle storage basket is set, and the noodle storage basket containing the noodles is placed in this through hole, so that the noodle storage basket A through-hole opening / closing plug for opening is provided.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the frozen noodle thawing / boiling device according to the present invention has a substrate having a gate-shaped cross section disposed at the bottom of the boiler tank. Is formed with a through-hole that vertically penetrates the opening / closing plug.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the frozen noodle thawing and boiling apparatus according to the present invention (claim 5),
The board to be placed at the bottom of the boiled tank is bent at its side end to form an omnidirectional cross-section with a height of 3 cm or more, and the upper flat part penetrates vertically to the set position of the noodle storage basket. A through hole is formed.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of a frozen noodle thawing and boiling apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9, 1 is a noodle boiling tank, and 2 is this boiling tank 1. Bottom 3
On the side, the substrate is formed so that it can be accommodated in the bottom portion 3 with a space. The substrate 2 is made of a stainless steel plate and has a plane shape or a gate-shaped cross section. The substrate 2 may be bent downward at substantially right angles to form an omnidirectional cross-section gate shape having a height of 3 cm or more.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a plurality of cylindrical holders for noodle storage baskets arranged on the upper surface of the substrate 2, and the holders 4 for noodle storage baskets are formed of a stainless plate with their upper portions open. The noodle-storing basket holder 4 may be formed in a flat plate shape having a plurality of holes A as shown in FIG. 2, and may be arranged substantially horizontally toward the upper end of the boiling tank 1.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a position corresponding to the bottom surface of the noodle storage basket holder 4 on the substrate 2 or the one in which the noodle storage basket holder 4 is formed in a flat plate shape.
It is a through hole formed in the substrate 2 immediately below the hole A, and an opening / closing plug 6 described later is disposed in the through hole 5.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a heating chamber formed in the lower part of the boiling tank 1, and in this heating chamber 7, a burner 8 connected to a gas supply source is provided.
Is provided. The burner 8 generally comprises a plurality of flame outlets 9 in the heating chamber 7 below the boiler tank 1. Therefore, a plurality of burners 8 are used to heat one noodle storage basket holder 4 and form a group. A flame outlet 9 is provided.

The group of flame outlets 9 of the burner 8 are arranged so as to be located substantially directly below the through holes 5, and therefore the number of groups of the flame outlets 9 is equal to that of the through holes 5.
That is, the number is the same as the number of holders 4 for noodle storage baskets. Further, an opening / closing valve V for adjusting and regulating the gas emitted from each flame outlet 9 in the burner 8 for each flame outlet 9 is arranged in the gas conduit GP. As a result, the on-off valve V connected to the unused one of the plurality of flame outlets 9 can be closed.

The opening / closing plug 6 is boiled and the hot water in the tank 1 is passed through the through hole 5.
It is also formed of a heat-resistant metal plate because it also has a function of preventing the substrate 2 from flowing up and down via.

There are various types of opening / closing plugs 6 as described below. The simplest one is a main body 10 which can be inserted into the through hole 5 formed in the substrate 2 as shown in FIG. The flange portion 11 is integrally formed with the handle 12, and the handle 12 extending upward is formed.
Therefore, the through hole 5 can be opened by holding the handle 12 and pulling it upward, and conversely, the through hole 5 can be closed by holding the handle 12 and inserting the main body portion 10 into the through hole 5, and the presence of the flange portion 11 It does not accidentally fall below the through hole 5.

As shown in FIG. 4, the opening / closing plug 6 is manually opened / closed in the same manner as described above, and is formed in a lid shape capable of covering the through-hole 5, and the lid 22 is provided with a lever 22. The lever 22 may be connected or integrally formed, and the lever 22 may be arranged to be rotatable in the horizontal direction.

When the lid-like opening / closing plug is guided onto the through hole 5 by rotating the lever 22 in this manner, the opening / closing plug 6
Is closed and removed from the through hole 5 in the horizontal direction, the through hole 5
Can be opened. The length of the lever 22 in the upward direction is set so as to project above the molten metal surface in the boiling tank 1.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the main body 10 of the opening / closing plug 6 formed in the shape of a truncated cone is formed upward, and the flange 11 is formed in the lower portion, while the disk-like shape is formed on the lower surface of the substrate 2. The frame body 13 having a bottom portion may be arranged, and the lower surface of the flange portion 11 and the disc-shaped bottom portion may be connected by a coil spring 14. According to this, by placing the noodle storage basket 15 storing the noodles on the opening / closing plug 6, the noodles and the noodle storage basket 15 are pushed down against the elasticity of the coil spring 14 due to the own weight of the noodles and the noodle storage basket 15, and the through hole 5 When the noodle storage basket 15 is removed, the opening / closing plug 6 is raised by the elastic force of the coil spring 14 and the through hole 5 is closed.

As another example of using the coil spring 14, as shown in FIG. 6, the substrate 2 and the bottom portion 3 of the boiling tank 1 are connected to each other so as to surround the through hole 5 by, for example, three shafts 16. The coil spring 14 is wound around the shaft 16, while the shaft 16 is inserted into the flange portion 11 of the opening / closing plug 6, and the upper end of the coil spring 14 is supported on the lower surface of the flange portion 11. . Therefore, even in this case, by placing the noodle storage basket 15 storing the noodles on the opening / closing plug 6, the opening / closing plug 6 is prevented from being elastic by the coil spring 14 due to the weight of the noodles and the noodle storage basket 15. When the noodle storage basket 15 is removed by pushing it downward and the through hole 5 is opened, the opening / closing plug 6 rises due to the elastic force of the coil spring 14, and the through hole 5 is closed.

As another example of using the coil spring 14, as shown in FIG. 7, one end of the coil spring 14 may be connected to the substrate 2 and the other end may be connected to the flange portion 11 of the opening / closing plug 6. . Although the shape of the opening / closing plug 6 is not different from that shown in FIG. 6, by placing the noodle storage basket 15 storing the noodles on the opening / closing plug 6, the weight of the noodles and the noodle storage basket 15 causes When the opening / closing plug 6 is pushed down against the elasticity of the coil spring 14 to open the through hole 5 and the noodle storage basket 15 is removed, the opening / closing plug 6 is lifted by the elastic force of the coil spring 14 and penetrates. The hole 5 is closed. In this case, the substrate 2 can be boiled and brought closer to the bottom portion 3 of the tank 1, and the direct acceptance of heat into the noodle storage basket holder 4 is improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the opening / closing plug 6 is inserted into the through hole 5 by a weight 17. That is, as shown in the figure, the upper end of the connecting rod 18 is fixed to the lower surface of the opening / closing plug 6, and another connecting rod 18 'is fixed to the lower surface of the substrate 2, while the weight 17 is attached to the end portion. The other end of the arranged balance rod 19 is rotatably arranged on the connecting rod 18, and a substantially middle portion of the balance rod 19 is rotatably arranged on another connecting rod 18 '.

In some cases, the upper end of the connecting rod 18 may be attached and detached without being fixed to the opening / closing plug 6. In this case, the connection between the connecting rod 18 and the balance rod 19 is not rotatable but fixed.

In any structure, when the noodle storage basket 15 containing the noodles is placed on the opening / closing plug 6, the opening / closing plug 6 is pushed down against the weight of the weight 17 by its own weight. Then, the through hole 5 is opened, and hot water is guided upward from the through hole 5 to boil or thaw the noodles.

In this case, when the substrate 2 is formed in the shape as defined in claim 4 shown in FIG. 1B, convection of hot water occurs in the omnidirectional cross-section of the substrate 2 and the noodles are boiled. The thawing can be accelerated.

On the other hand, when the noodle storage basket 15 containing the noodles is removed from the through-holes 5 through which the noodles are boiled or thawed, the weight of the weights 17 causes the weight 17 side to be lowered, so that the connecting rod 18 is formed. As a result, it rises and the through-hole 5 is closed by the opening / closing plug 6.

The weight 17 and the balance rod 19 may be one as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B.
There may be a plurality of cases as shown in FIG.

The one shown in FIG. 9 is of a so-called float type in which the opening / closing plug 6 itself is formed hollow and air is contained therein. As shown in FIG. 9, the opening / closing plug 6 is formed deeper than the one shown above, and the diameter of the portion of the opening / closing plug 6 that is pulled out upward from the through hole 5 in the state of being inserted into the through hole 5 is formed smaller. The portion below the through hole 5 is formed to have a large diameter to prevent the opening / closing plug 6 as a whole from accidentally coming out of the through hole 5 due to its buoyancy.

The float forming opening / closing plug 6 may be formed such that the diameter of the main body of the opening / closing plug 6 is smaller than that of the through hole 5, but in this case, it is shown in FIGS. Thus, the flange portion 20 may be formed on a part of the opening / closing plug 6.

Reference numeral 21 is a guide bar for stabilizing the posture of the float type opening / closing plug 6 when it is moved up and down. The presence of the guide bar 21 makes it possible to prevent the opening / closing plug 6 from tilting when it moves up and down. Therefore, the guide bar 21 may have a cylindrical shape so as to surround the opening / closing plug 6, but is provided with an appropriate interval on the outer periphery of the opening / closing plug 6 by using about two strips. You may.

When the noodle storage basket 15 storing the noodles is placed on the opening / closing plug 6 even if it has a structure of one, the opening / closing plug 6 is lowered by its own weight against the buoyancy of the opening / closing plug 6. It is pushed down to open the through hole 5, and hot water is guided upward through the through hole 5 to boil or thaw the noodles.

Also in this case, when the substrate 2 is formed in the shape described in claim 4 shown in FIG. 1 (b), convection of hot water occurs in the omnidirectional cross-section gate type and the noodles are boiled or thawed. It can be promoted.

On the other hand, when the noodle storage basket 15 storing the noodles is removed from the through hole 5 through which the noodles are boiled or thawed, the opening / closing plug 6 rises due to the buoyancy of the opening / closing plug 6 itself, and the opening / closing plug 6 penetrates it. The hole 5 is closed.

Further, due to the presence of the guide bar 21, the posture of the opening / closing plug 6 is not disturbed when the opening / closing plug 6 is moved up and down.
You will maintain a normal posture.

Opening and closing the through hole 5 of the substrate 2 used as described above means that the heat of the hot water existing between the substrate 2 and the bottom portion 3 of the boiling tank 1 is not dissipated upward, and the opening / closing plug 6 is opened. When the noodle storage basket 15 containing the noodles is opened and inserted into the noodle storage basket holder 4, the remaining heat can be utilized, so that the consumption amount of fuel gas can be saved.

To describe the operation of the invention described in claim 1 in which the opening / closing plug 6 is not used, the noodle storage basket 15 in which the noodles are stored is stored in the noodle storage basket holder 4 with the top and bottom straightened.

In this case, when the noodle storage baskets 15 are to be stored in a plurality of noodle storage basket holders 4, the open / close valve V of the burner 8 communicating with the through hole 5 of the noodle storage basket holders 4 is opened, and all flames are opened. Holder 4 for the whole noodle storage basket from the exit 9
The inside will be heated, but when using a small number of holders 4 for noodle storage baskets, the holders 4 for noodle storage baskets to be used
By opening only the open / close valve V leading to the noodle storage box, only the inside of the noodle storage basket holder 4 is heated.

By heating in this way, not only the noodles stored in the noodle storage basket 15 can be thawed or boiled, but also the inside of the noodle storage basket holder 4 to be used can be heated. Therefore, the amount of gas consumed is smaller than that in the case where all of the boiling tank 1 is heated.

[0041]

As described above, according to the apparatus for thawing and boiling frozen noodles according to the present invention, the consumption of gas can be saved, and in particular, the less the number of noodles to be thawed or boiled, the more The effect will be great.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a frozen noodle thawing / boiling device according to the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view seen from the lower surface of a substrate.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which a noodle storage basket holder used in the frozen noodle thawing and boiling apparatus according to the present invention is horizontally formed.

FIG. 3A is a front view showing an example of an opening / closing plug used in the frozen noodle thawing / boiling device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3B is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of an opening / closing plug used in the frozen noodle thawing and boiling apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 (a) is a partial cross-sectional front view showing another example of the opening / closing plug used in the device for thawing and boiling frozen noodles according to the present invention,
(B) is a cross-sectional view of the open / closed plug being pushed down, (c)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a frame body.

FIG. 6 (a) is a partial cross-sectional front view showing another example of the opening / closing plug used in the frozen noodle thawing / boiling device according to the present invention,
(B) is a sectional view taken along the line AA of (A).

FIG. 7 (a) is a partial cross-sectional front view showing another example of the opening / closing plug used in the device for thawing and boiling frozen noodles according to the present invention,
(B) is a plan view of (A).

FIG. 8 (a) is a partially sectional front view showing another example of the opening / closing plug used in the frozen noodle thawing / boiling device according to the present invention, (b).
FIG. 8A is a plan view of (A), and (C) is a front view of another example.

FIG. 9 (a) is a partial sectional front view showing another example of the opening / closing plug used in the frozen noodle thawing / boiling device according to the present invention;
Is a perspective view of a float type opening / closing plug, and (c) is B of (b).
It is a -B line sectional view.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 boiling tank 2 substrates 3 Boiled tank bottom 4 Noodle storage basket holder 5 through holes 6 opening and closing plug 7 heating chamber 8 burners 9 flame outlet 10 Main body of opening / closing plug 11 Flange part of opening / closing plug 12 handles 13 frame 14 coil spring 15 Noodle storage basket 16 shafts 17 Weight 18,18 'continuous rod 19 Balance rod 20 Float type opening / closing plug flange 21 Guide bar 22 lever V valve GO gas conduit A hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A frozen noodle thawing / boiling device, wherein independent open / close gas valves are connected to a plurality of gas burner flame outlet groups arranged in a boiling tank. 2. A substrate arranged at the bottom of the boiling tank,
A frozen noodle thawing / boiling device, characterized in that a through hole is formed vertically at a position where a noodle storage basket is set, and a removable opening / closing plug is arranged in this through hole. 3. A substrate arranged at the bottom of the boiling tank,
A through hole that penetrates vertically is formed at the position where the noodle storage basket is set, and a through hole opening / closing plug that opens by the self-weight of the noodle storage basket that stores the noodles is placed in this through hole. A device for thawing and boiling frozen noodles. 4. Frozen noodles, characterized in that a substrate having a gate-shaped cross section is arranged at the bottom of the boiler tank, and a through hole is formed in the substrate through which an opening / closing plug is detachably inserted in the vertical direction. Defrosting and boiling device. 5. The substrate to be placed at the bottom of the boiled tank is bent at the side end thereof to form an omnidirectional cross-section gate shape with a height of 3 cm or more, and a flat noodle tray is set on the upper flat portion. A device for thawing and boiling frozen noodles, which is characterized in that a through hole is formed at a position to penetrate vertically.