JP2004321744A - Crusher food and raw materials - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To supply a crusher that can be easily disassembled, restored, and cleaned because it processes food and especially requires hygiene consideration and cleanliness after use like normal apparatuses and eating utensils especially at the parts which directly contact with food. <P>SOLUTION: While the crusher decreases space ratio, it has two functions, one to easily discharge processed stuff and the other to roughly crush and mash up food. A roughly crushing roller 6 is provided with a plurality of teeth around its external cylinder and a rotary shaft and a space are integrated by being pressed with an elastic material and has casings A2 and B3 as interference parts. A chain sprocket 11 is assembled in an input shaft. The rotary power of a motor 15 is transmitted to the input shaft via a decelerator 14 and a coupling to rotate a cut roller 7 in the same direction via a chain 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[Food and raw materials processing field]
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a food chewing apparatus or a manufacturing apparatus that can be used for pulverizing raw materials so that a person who has difficulty in teeth and oral cavity can drink food without relying on his own teeth as well as a healthy person.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Mixers, juicers, mince, crushers, mortars, mortars, and the like are used as food crushers.
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
[0003]
Since a wide variety of foods have different hardness, viscosity, moisture, and the like, the conventional technique has an inconvenience that the range of use is limited. For example, even if roasted soybeans are put on a juicer, it is irrational and it is extremely difficult to achieve the purpose. Many conventional devices are restricted by foods with high hardness and viscosity.Furthermore, there are few devices suitable for chewing small amounts of food, such as removing the container from the drive unit to take out the contents, lifting the entire device, etc. Inconvenience. In the case of intermittently chewing one or two mouthfuls of a variety of foods such as a meal, inconveniences such as impairment of the original taste due to the mixture of the foods if there is a large amount of residue for each food in the container occur. In addition, there is a problem that the device is large and cannot be taken out and cannot cope with the variety of foods.
[0004]
Since the mastication device treats food, it is particularly important to consider hygiene considerations. After use, the parts that come into direct contact with food must be cleaned and kept clean, as with general utensils and dishes. First, it is an object of the present invention to provide a chewing device that can be easily disassembled, restored, and easily cleaned to achieve the purpose.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As means for solving the above-mentioned problems in the present invention, an apparatus is provided which has a function of easily discharging a processed material while lowering the space volume ratio of the apparatus, and has two functions of crushing and grinding. The crushing roller (6) is provided with sub-several teeth on the outer cylinder, the rotating shaft and the space are integrated by press-fitting an elastic material, and the casing A (2) and the casing B (3) are joined to the interference object. Prepare.
The chain sprocket (11) is incorporated in the input shaft (23), and the rotational force of the motor (15) is transmitted to the input shaft (23) via the reduction gear (14) and the coupling and cut through the chain (12). The rollers (7) are rotated in the same direction.
[0006]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the cut roller (7) is provided with a plurality of slit grooves on the outer surface of the outer cylinder B (24), and portions other than the grooves are embossed to simulate the molar surface. It is manufactured to be suitable for cutting and grinding. In addition, ring nuts (27) provided at both ends of the shaft prevent clogging of the processed material during operation and intrusion into the inside of the roller. In addition, the crushing roller (8) and the elastic material B ( The compression strength of 22) is adjusted.
[0007]
The crushing roller (8) is shown in a detailed view, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the outer surface of the roller is provided with concave and convex portions of the molar copying surface (29), and the space between the shaft and the roller is made of an elastic material like other rollers. Is press-fitted. The present roller is installed so as to be opposed to the cut roller (7) so that the elastic material repels each other to generate an initial surface pressure suitable for cutting or crushing food.
[0008]
Since this apparatus needs to pay particular attention to hygiene in order to treat food, when the nut (17) is removed, it can be collectively taken out in the state shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and the casing A (2) and the casing B (3) can be detached separately from each other and can be easily cleaned since all three rollers are exposed. The restoration is completed by aligning the spline grooves of the input shaft (23), and tightening the cover (4) and the mounting nut (7).
[0009]
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS AND EXAMPLE
Hereinafter, the embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, followed by a rough crushing roller (6), a cut roller (7), a crushing roller (8), and a hygiene management item. explain.
[0010]
Embodiment
When food is thrown in from the inlet above the device, it is conveyed laterally by the rotating crushing roller (6) and is blocked by the casing A (2), so that it starts falling downward by its own weight, and the passage goes downward. Therefore, it is stopped because it is narrowed, but it is caught by the rotating teeth and sent further downward. At the tip, the food is crushed because the teeth (20) and the casing A (2) are in surface pressure contact, and the food is torn by shearing or rotating force and separated into small pieces. This small piece falls on the cut roller (7) and the crushing roller (8), and the cut roller (7) applies the rotational force of the crushing roller (6) via the chain sprocket (11) and the chain (12). While being transmitted and rotating in the same direction, the small lumps of food sent between the crushing roller (8) reduce the frictional force and exert the influence on the crushing roller (8), so that the slip peculiar to food is caused. Rotate as it occurs. Due to this peripheral speed difference, the food is crushed and falls into the saucer (19).
[0011]
"Roughing roller (6)"
When processing is performed with only a pair of rollers, the thickness of the food that the rollers receive is a tangent angle of 45 degrees or less, and greatly decreases when surface pressure is applied to the mutual rollers. The result is that the roller can only process very small chunks. The rough crushing roller (6) has been devised as a means for solving this problem, and the function of the rough crushing roller (6) will be described below. If the food input from the upper part of the apparatus is relatively large, the back resistance increases while being pressed against the casing A (2) and stops temporarily. However, since the rotation of the teeth (20) continues, the shear stress of the food is reduced. Defeated and scraped. When the food proceeds to some extent, the scraped food becomes thinner and the relationship with the back resistance is reversed, and the food is sent further downward. This is repeated and finally pressed and crushed on the tooth surface to be separated. In addition, when a food having a high hardness or an excessive load occurs during operation, the reaction force increases and the elastic material A (22) is compressed and deformed.
[0012]
The thickness of the crushed food is affected by the shape, number and arrangement of the teeth (20). Although FIG. 3 shows eight rows of teeth, the figure is clearly described. The number of rows is not particularly limited, and the arrangement is not limited to a straight line, and a random arrangement calculated by a computer is ideal. The shape of the teeth can be manufactured by various methods such as implantation, casting, welding, brazing, and integral molding of an ellipse, a cylinder, another prism, or the like.
[0013]
The casing A (2) serving as a seat for the rough crushing roller (6) is formed separately from the casing B (3). If a gap is formed in this portion, the crushing effect is reduced by half. It is better to use a technique such as insertion of holes or inlays to ensure accurate attachment.
[0014]
"Cut roller (7)" and "crush roller (8)"
The cut roller (7) is capable of cutting and crushing food with a high fiber content. The outer cylindrical surface of the roller is provided with a plurality of slit grooves. When used in combination with the crush roller (8), the angle of the slit groove is increased. Concentrated stress occurs in the part and cuts the food. The food sandwiched between the two rollers is easily deformed, and the frictional force is reduced by the interposition of the food, so that the power transmission efficiency of the cut roller (7) is reduced. Slip occurs between the rollers and crushing occurs. The sandwiched food is removed downward by the contact pressure and the rotational force, and when a part of the metal surface starts to contact, the frictional force is recovered, and the rotation delay is reduced. Even in the worst case, the slip development does not last long, and when the next slit groove matches, the rotational force is restored with the increase of the local surface pressure, and the slip development is intermittently transmitted even in the worst case.
[0015]
"Milling roller (8)"
Indentations simulating the posterior tooth surface are continuously provided on the surface of the roller outer cylinder to exhibit the crushing effect. The rotation ratio of the cut roller (7) and the crushing roller (8) is intermittent and undefined, and differs depending on the solid condition of food. However, if a spur gear or the like having a different number of teeth is attached in the order of the crushing roller (6), the crushing roller (8), and the cut roller (7), a forced slip of a speed ratio difference can be generated. Also, the notch on the simulated surface of the molar may be replaced with another notch suitable for crushing.
[0016]
"Hygiene management measures"
For cleaning after use of the present apparatus, when the nut (17) is removed, the contaminated portion can be pulled out in a unit form as shown in FIGS. The bearing blocks are held from both sides by a bearing block so as to sandwich each roller (6, 7, 8), and are not separated by a retaining ring at the shaft end. When the casing A (2) and the casing B (3) are removed, the interference of the dowels is eliminated when the cover (4) is removed, so that the casing A (2) and the casing B (3) can be removed in the outward direction and can be easily washed with water. Recovery is completed by aligning the spline positions of the input shaft (23), inserting the casings A, B (2, 3) and the cover (4) in this order, and then tightening the nut (17). Further, as a part of hygiene measures, it is possible to use the device comfortably by incorporating an additional device such as a germicidal lamp, sterilization by overheating or hot air, or adding a heater or a heating device using infrared rays, electromagnetic waves or the like to the tray of the tray (19).
[0017]
In the above-described embodiment, the food chewing apparatus has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and if the apparatus is enlarged, it can be easily applied to the processing of food raw materials and industrial materials. In the above-described embodiment, the motor using the electric motor (15) as the driving source has been described. Although the workability is inferior even if the rotation is given by human power without using, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention is an apparatus that can perform chewing on behalf of various foods by shearing, cutting, crushing, and crushing, so that a person with a tooth or oral disability can eat without relying on his own teeth. In particular, the elderly and infants have a remarkable effect of contributing to health by easily taking in various foods.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view showing an embodiment of a mastication device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a mastication device relating to a crushing roller (6).
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the mastication device according to the cut roller (7).
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a mastication device relating to a crushing roller (8).
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a unit diagram of a mastication unit of the mastication device.
FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line GG of FIG. 9;
[Explanation of symbols]
1. Body 17. Nut 2. Casing A 18. Spoon 3. Casing B 19. Saucer 4. Cover 20. Tooth 5. Bearing block 21. Outer cylinder A
6. Roughing roller 22. Elastic material A
7. Cut roller 23. Input shaft 8. Crush roller 24. Outer cylinder B
9. Dowel hole 25. Washer 10. Bolt hole 26. Molar copy surface 11. Chain sprocket 27. Ring nut 12. Chen 28. Slit groove 13. Retaining ring 29. Molar surface B
14． Reducer 15. Motor 16. O-ring

Claims (3)

A method of manufacturing a food and raw material mastication device comprising a casing A (2), a casing B (3), and a crushing roller (6) shown in FIG. A method for manufacturing a food and raw material chewing apparatus comprising the cut roller (7) and the crushing roller (8) shown in FIG. The crushing roller (6), the cutting roller (7), and the crushing roller (8) shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 are assembled from both of them by the bearing block (5) so that the retaining ring (13) can be easily assembled. And the like, and a method of manufacturing a raw material chewing apparatus.

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