JP2006166971A - Food manufacturing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly convenient food manufacturing device capable of manufacturing food in an excellent finish state. <P>SOLUTION: A Kakiage (a mixture of vegetable bits and shrimp fried in batter) member 7 is provided inside a storage tub 4 where edible oil 3 for cooking a food material 2 is stored, the food material 2 is cooked by utilizing the edible oil 3 by displacing the Kakiage member 7, and the cooked food 2 is pulled out thereafter. Further, the Kakiage member 7 can forcibly sink the food material 2 below an oil surface 3a in the state of being at a lower limit position 6. Thus, the food material 2 is prevented from partially floating in the state of being exposed above the edible oil 3 and the state that the edible oil 3 is in contact with the entire food material 2. Thus, the food material 2 is prevented from being only partially cooked and the whole is cooked evenly. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a food production apparatus for producing food such as French fries.

  In the present invention, the term “rotation” includes an angular displacement of less than 360 degrees.

  When selling and providing French fries, block-shaped food materials that are formed by cutting potatoes into a nearly rectangular parallelepiped shape are immersed in edible oil at a high temperature of, for example, 180 ° C., and processed by heating. 2. Description of the Related Art A food production apparatus that produces french fries that are foods is used. As this food manufacturing apparatus, there is an apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.

  In the food manufacturing apparatus shown in Patent Document 1, a filing member is supported at one end portion so as to be angularly displaceable on an upper part of a storage tank that stores edible oil. The lifting member is angularly driven by a drive source into a lower limit position where the other end portion is immersed in the edible oil and an upper limit position where the part is lifted above the edible oil. In this food manufacturing apparatus, the food material is placed on the fried member disposed at the upper limit position, and the fried member is lowered to the lower limit position so that the food material is immersed in cooking oil and heated, and then fried. By raising the member to the upper limit position, the finished french fries can be lifted from the cooking oil.

JP-A-9-252960

  In the food processing apparatus of Patent Document 1, the food material is forcibly immersed, although it is configured to allow the food material to be immersed in edible oil by disposing the lifting member at the lower limit position. It is not configured as such. Accordingly, the food material floats in a state where a part of the food material is exposed upward from the edible oil, and only a part of the food material is heated, so-called single-sided burning occurs. In particular, food materials such as bread, croquettes, and fried chicken tend to float on the surface portion of edible oil and tend to burn on one side, so that only one side is burnt black. Thus, the finished state of the product is deteriorated. Moreover, in the food manufacturing apparatus of patent document 1, it is comprised so that food material may be thrown into a storage tank regularly, and an operator cannot throw food material into a storage tank at arbitrary timings. A highly convenient food production apparatus that can eliminate these problems is desired.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a highly convenient food production apparatus.

The present invention includes (a) a storage tank for storing a liquid for cooking food materials;
(B) Displaceable over an upper limit position above the liquid level of the liquid and a lower limit position below the liquid level of the liquid. In a state where the food material is lifted upward and is in the lower limit position, a fried member that sinks the food material below the liquid level of the liquid,
(C) A food production apparatus including a filing drive means for driving the filing member to be displaced over an upper limit position and a lower limit position.

  According to the present invention, the food material can be cooked by immersing the food material in the liquid stored in the storage tank. The lifting member is provided so as to be displaceable over an upper limit position above the liquid level of the liquid stored in the storage tank and a lower limit position below the liquid level of the liquid, and the upper limit position and the lower limit position by the driving means. It is driven by displacement. In the state where the filing member is in the upper limit position, the food material is drawn upward from the liquid level of the liquid, and in the state where the filing member is in the lower limit position, the food material is higher than the liquid level of the liquid. Submerged and immersed. With this arrangement, the food material is held in the filing member with the filing member positioned at the upper limit position, the food material is immersed in the liquid by displacing the flotation member to the lower limit position, and the food material is applied using the liquid. After cooking, the food material can be obtained by moving the scraping member to the upper limit position and lifting the cooked food material.

  Further, the filing member can immerse the food material below the liquid level in the state of being in the lower limit position. By providing such a filing member, it is possible to prevent a part of the food material from floating in a state of being exposed upward from the liquid, and the liquid can be brought into contact with the entire food material. . It is possible to prevent only a part of the food material from being cooked and to cook the whole food material evenly. Therefore, it is possible to produce a food with a finished state that is suitably cooked as a whole. In this way, a good food can be produced without the operator performing an operation such as turning over the food material on the way, and a highly convenient food production apparatus can be realized.

Further, the present invention further includes a support body supported at the base end portion so as to be rotatable about a substantially horizontal support axis disposed near the liquid surface of the liquid, and a lifting member connected to the free end portion,
The rake drive means is characterized in that the rake member is driven to move by rotating the support.

  According to the present invention, the support is provided with a support that is rotatably supported around a substantially horizontal support axis disposed near the liquid surface of the liquid at a base end portion thereof, and the free end of the support is provided. A lifting member is connected to the portion. By rotating and driving the support by the lifting drive means, the lifting member can be displaced over the upper limit position above the liquid level and the lower limit position below the liquid level. In this way, it is possible to realize a lifting member that is displaced over the upper limit position and the lower limit position.

  Further, according to the present invention, the lifting member is a rectangular plate-shaped member, and the two edge portions are arranged substantially parallel to the support axis and substantially perpendicular to the support axis. It is characterized in that it is connected to the free end of the support at the central part.

  According to the present invention, the rectangular plate-shaped lifting member is connected to the free end portion of the support body at the center portion of the edge portion substantially perpendicular to the support axis. The raking member provided in this way is arranged with the one side in the thickness direction facing upward when the support is rotated and displaced across the upper limit position and the lower limit position in the state at the upper limit position. In the state at the position, the one side in the thickness direction is disposed downward. Therefore, by disposing the food material on one side in the thickness direction of the filing member and displacing it between the upper limit position and the lower limit position, the food material is above the liquid level in the state where the filing member is at the upper limit position. It is possible to realize a configuration in which the food material is submerged below the liquid level in a state where the food material is pulled up to the lower limit position.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the lifting drive means swings the lifting member near the lower limit position.

  According to the present invention, the lifting member is driven to swing near the lower limit position. Accordingly, the food material and the liquid can be relatively fluidized in a state where the food material is submerged in the liquid. Therefore, the food material is cooked evenly as compared with the case where the food material is cooked without being displaced relative to the liquid.

The present invention also provides a hopper that is provided above the storage tank and that opens at the top and bottom.
The food manufacturing apparatus further includes a lid that opens and closes an upper portion of the hopper.

  According to the present invention, by putting food material into the hopper, the food material is led to the storage tank and cooked as described above. When not cooking, the hopper can be closed with a lid. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a highly convenient food manufacturing apparatus in which an operator can obtain food by cooking and processing food material by feeding the food material into the hopper only when cooking processing of the food material is necessary. it can.

The present invention also includes (a) a storage tank for storing a liquid for cooking food materials;
(B) a lifting member provided to be displaceable over an upper limit position above the liquid level of the liquid and a lower limit position below the liquid level of the liquid;
(C) a filing drive means for driving the filing member so that the food material is lowered so that the food material is immersed in the liquid and rises above the liquid level of the liquid in the storage tank;
(D) a hopper provided above the storage tank and having an upper part and a lower part opened;
The food manufacturing apparatus further includes a lid that opens and closes an upper portion of the hopper.

  According to the present invention, the food material can be cooked by immersing the food material in the liquid stored in the storage tank. The lifting member is provided so as to be displaceable over an upper limit position above the liquid level of the liquid stored in the storage tank and a lower limit position below the liquid level of the liquid, and the upper limit position and the lower limit position by the driving means. It is driven by displacement. With this arrangement, the food material is held in the filing member with the filing member positioned at the upper limit position, the food material is immersed in the liquid by displacing the flotation member to the lower limit position, and the food material is applied using the liquid. After cooking, the food material can be obtained by moving the scraping member to the upper limit position and lifting the cooked food material.

  Further, by introducing the food material into the hopper, the food material is guided to the storage tank and cooked as described above. When not cooking, the hopper can be closed with a lid. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a highly convenient food manufacturing apparatus in which an operator can obtain food by cooking and processing food material by feeding the food material into the hopper only when cooking processing of the food material is necessary. it can.

  According to the present invention, in a state where the fried member is disposed at the upper limit position, the food material is held in the fried member, the food material is immersed in the liquid by displacing the fried member to the lower limit position, and the liquid is used. The food material is cooked and processed, and then the rake member is displaced to the upper limit position to lift the cooked food material and obtain the food. Further, the filing member can immerse the food material below the liquid level in the state of being in the lower limit position. As a result, it is possible to prevent only a part of the food material from being cooked and to cook the entire food material evenly. Therefore, it is possible to produce a food with a finished state that is suitably cooked as a whole. In this way, a good food can be produced without the operator performing an operation such as turning over the food material on the way, and a highly convenient food production apparatus can be realized.

  According to the present invention, the lifting member is connected to the free end portion of the support that is rotatably supported at the base end portion. Thus, by rotating the support, it is possible to realize a lifting member that is displaced over the upper limit position and the lower limit position.

  Further, according to the present invention, the rectangular plate-shaped lifting member is connected to the free end portion of the support body at the center portion of the edge portion substantially perpendicular to the support axis. Therefore, by disposing the food material on one side in the thickness direction of the filing member and displacing it between the upper limit position and the lower limit position, the food material is above the liquid level in the state where the filing member is at the upper limit position. It is possible to realize a configuration in which the food material is submerged below the liquid level in a state where the food material is pulled up to the lower limit position.

  Moreover, according to this invention, a food material and a liquid can be made to flow relatively in the state which submerged the food material in the liquid. Therefore, the food material is cooked evenly as compared with the case where the food material is cooked without being displaced relative to the liquid.

  Further, according to the present invention, the food material is held in the filing member in a state where the fried member is disposed at the upper limit position, the food material is immersed in the liquid by displacing the fried member to the lower limit position, and the liquid is used. Then, the food material is cooked and processed, and then the fried member is displaced to the upper limit position to lift the cooked food material and obtain food. Furthermore, only when the food material needs to be cooked, it is possible to obtain a highly convenient food production apparatus in which an operator can put food material into a hopper and cook the food material to obtain food. it can.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a food production apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The food production apparatus 1 is an apparatus for producing food as a product by cooking the food material 2 using the liquid 3. In the present embodiment, the liquid 3 is an edible oil, and is an apparatus that manufactures food by frying the food material 2 with the edible oil. Hereinafter, the liquid 3 may be referred to as edible oil 3. More specifically, the food production apparatus 1 immerses a block-like food material 2 formed by cutting a potato into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in an edible oil 3 having a high temperature of 180 ° C., for example, and cooking the food material. This is a device for producing French fries, which is a food product.

  The food production apparatus 1 includes a storage tank 4 that stores edible oil 3 as a liquid for cooking the food material 2, an upper limit position 5 above the oil level 3a of the edible oil 3 that is the liquid level, and an oil level. A lifting member 7 provided to be displaceable over a lower limit position 6 below 3a and a lifting drive means 8 for driving the lifting member 5 to be displaced over an upper limit position and a lower limit position. In the state of being in the upper limit position 5, the raking member 7 lifts the food material 2 upward from the oil level 3 a, and in the state of the lower limit position 6, the food material 2 is submerged below the oil level 3 a and immersed. Let

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view seen from the section line S2-S2 in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of the storage tank 4 cut away. The storage tank 4 is generally formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape and opens upward. The storage tank 4 has first to fourth side walls 11 to 14 and a bottom wall 15. The bottom wall 15 has a rectangular flat plate shape and is disposed substantially horizontally. The first and second side walls 11 and 12 have a flat plate shape along a substantially vertical plane, rise upward from two edge portions of the bottom wall 15 that are substantially parallel to each other, and are disposed substantially in parallel to face each other. . The third and fourth side walls 13 and 14 rise upward from the remaining two edge portions of the bottom wall 15, are provided to face each other, and are provided between both side portions of the first and second side walls 11 and 12. In addition, the third and fourth side walls 13 and 14 are formed in a cylindrical surface shape that is convexly curved in the direction in which the upper parts are separated from each other, and are inclined in a direction in which they are close to each other.

  The first and second side walls 11 and 12 are substantially perpendicular to the first and second side walls 11 and 12 and extend along a substantially horizontal support axis L1 disposed in the vicinity of the oil surface 3a. Support holes 17 and 18 that are open on the inner side are respectively formed. The shafts 19 and 20 are respectively fitted in these support holes 17 and 18 so as to be rotatable around the support axis L1. The support bodies 15 and 16 are provided in the storage tank 4, are connected to the shaft bodies 19 and 20 at the base end portions 15a and 16a, respectively, and are rotatably provided around the support axis L1. The supports 15 and 16 extend in the same direction from the base ends 15a and 16a, respectively. The lifting member 7 is connected to the free ends 15b and 16b of the supports 15 and 16, respectively.

  The raking member 7 is a rectangular plate-like member, and a through hole 22 smaller than the food material 2 is formed. The food material 2 cannot pass through the through holes 22, but the edible oil 3 can pass through the through holes 22. The lifting member 7 is a central portion of the remaining two edge portions, the two edge portions being arranged substantially parallel to the support axis L1 and perpendicular to the support axis L1. Each of the 16 free ends is connected to each other. The lifting member 7 is provided so that the direction from the base end portions 15a and 16a of the supports 15 and 16 toward the free end portions 15b and 16b and the thickness direction of the lifting member 7 are the same.

  In this way, the lifting member 7 provided in the storage tank 4 is disposed at the upper limit position 5 with the supports 15 and 16 extending substantially vertically upward from the support axis L1, and above the oil level 3a. And arranged substantially horizontally. Further, the lifting member 7 is disposed at the lower limit position 6 in a state where the respective support bodies 15 and 16 extend substantially vertically downward from the support axis L1, and is disposed substantially horizontally below the oil surface 3a. The lifting member 7 can rotate one rotation (360 degrees) or more so as to include such an angular displacement over the upper limit position 5 and the lower limit position 6. The position of the lifting member 7 in the state where the center of gravity is in the uppermost position is the upper limit position 5, and the position in the state where the center of gravity is in the lowermost position is the lower limit position 6.

  The support hole 18 formed in the second wall body 12 is formed so as to penetrate therethrough, and the shaft body 20 supported by the second wall body 12 projects outward from the storage tank 4. On the outside of the storage tank 4, a lifting drive means 8 is provided. The lifting drive means 8 includes an electric motor 117 that is a drive source, and a gear train 25 that connects the output shaft 24 of the electric motor 117 and the shaft body 20 supported by the second wall body 12 so that power can be transmitted. Have. The electric motor 117 is a motor that rotates in both forward and reverse directions, and transmits the rotational driving force to the shaft body 20 via the gear train 25. With such a configuration, the lifting drive unit 8 rotates the lifting member 7.

  The lifting drive unit 8 can drive the lifting member 7 to rotate around the support axis L1 by one rotation (360 degrees) or more. The lifting member 8 can rotate the lifting member 7 at the upper limit position 5 in a clockwise direction B1 when viewed from the front side to displace it to the lower limit position 6, and the upper limit position 5 The scraping member 7 located in the above can be rotationally driven in the other direction B2 counterclockwise when viewed from the front side and displaced to the lower limit position 6. Further, the lifting drive means 8 can rotate the lifting member 7 in the lower limit position 6 in one direction B1 clockwise when viewed from the front side to displace it to the upper limit position 5, and the lower limit position. 6 can be displaced to the upper limit position 5 by being rotationally driven in the other direction B2 which is counterclockwise when viewed from the front side. Therefore, the lifting drive means 8 can angularly displace the lifting member 7 between the upper limit position 5 and the lower limit position 6 by combining such driving.

  In the storage tank 4, a porous partition member 27 in which a through hole 28 smaller than the food material 2 is formed is provided, and the storage tank 4 is partitioned vertically. The food material 2 cannot pass through the through holes 28, but the edible oil 3 can pass through the through holes 28. The porous partition member 27 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape, and is provided so as to protrude downward with the semi-cylindrical axis substantially coincident with the support axis L1.

  The porous partition member 27 is provided so as not to form a gap through which the food material 2 can pass between both axial end portions and the first and second side walls 11, 12 of the storage tank 4. The gap between the third and fourth side walls 13 and 14 of the storage tank 4 is provided so as not to form a gap through which the food material 2 can pass. The porous partition member 27 may be realized by a wire mesh or the like.

  The storage tank 4 is partitioned by a porous partition member 27, and a substantially cylindrical cooking space 30 is formed above the porous partition member 27, and the fried member 7 is provided in the cooking space 30. The cooking space 30 has an axis substantially coincident with the support axis L1, and the inner peripheral surface facing the cooking space 30 formed by the porous partition member 27 and the third and fourth side walls 13 and 14 is substantially cylindrical. is there. In this cooking space 30, the food material 2 can pass between the edge portion substantially perpendicular to the support axis L <b> 1 of the lifting member 7 and the first and second side walls 11, 12 regardless of the position of the lifting member. When the marginal portion is not formed and the edge portion substantially parallel to the support axis L1 of the rake member 7 faces the inner peripheral surface facing the cooking space 30, it is substantially parallel to the support axis L1 of the rake member 7. It is formed in a space where a gap through which the food material 2 can pass is not formed between the peripheral edge and the inner peripheral surface facing the cooking space 30.

  A heating means 9 realized by an electric heater or the like is provided below the storage tank 4. The edible oil 3 can be heated by the heating means 9 to raise the temperature to 180 ° C., for example. By immersing the food material 2 in the edible oil 3, the food material 2 can be cooked, specifically fried in oil.

  Further, the lifting drive means 8 is configured so that the lifting member 7 can be driven to swing in the vicinity of the lower limit position 6. Specifically, the lifting member 7 includes a first swing end position 31 that is angularly displaced by about 5 to 15 degrees in one direction from the lower limit position 6 and a lower limit position 6 as indicated by phantom lines in FIG. Is driven to swing so as to reciprocate through the lower limit position 6 over the second swing end position 32 angularly displaced by about 5 to 15 degrees in the other direction.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the entire food manufacturing apparatus 1 as seen from the front side. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the entire food manufacturing apparatus 1 as viewed from the right side. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the entire food manufacturing apparatus 1 as viewed from the left side. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the entire food manufacturing apparatus 1 as seen from the plane side. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the entire food manufacturing apparatus 1 as seen from the back side. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the entire food manufacturing apparatus 1 as seen from the bottom side. In the food production apparatus 1, the storage tank 4 is provided in the lower part of the housing 40. In the storage tank 4, the support axis L1 is disposed in the front-rear direction, the first side wall 11 is disposed on the front side (front side), and the second side wall 12 is disposed on the rear side (back side). Therefore, the lifting drive means 8 is arranged on the rear side of the storage tank 4.

  A hopper 41 is provided above the housing 40 and is disposed above the storage tank 4. The hopper 41 has an upper part 41a and a lower part 41b open. An opening is formed in the top plate portion of the housing 40 at a portion facing the hopper 41, and a lid body 42 for opening and closing the opening is provided. The lid 42 can open and close the opening of the housing 40 and simultaneously open and close the upper portion 41 a of the hopper 41.

  A shutter member 200 is provided near the lower portion 41 b of the hopper 41. The shutter member 200 can be driven to be displaced by shutter driving means including an electric motor 201 and can open and close near the lower portion 41 b of the hopper 41. The shutter member is, for example, a substantially horizontal plate member, and can be slidably displaced in the shutter moving directions C1 and C2 which are the front and rear directions. Power is applied and displacement is driven. The shutter driving means drives the shutter member 20 so that the food material 2 for one cooking process is dropped downward.

  When the food material 2 is supplied to the hopper 41 by the operator, the food material 2 is held on the shutter member 200, and the shutter member 200 is displaced and opened, whereby the hopper 41 displaces the food material 2 in the storage tank 4. The edible oil 3 that has been heated and heated and stored is introduced through the cover body 44. The food material 2 is lowered and immersed in the edible oil 3 by the rake member 7, and the food material after the cooking process, that is, the food, is raised by the rake member 7. The food product thus produced is delivered and conveyed by the dispensing member 45 in the dispensing direction A1 (leftward in FIG. 6) forward from the lifting member 7 and discharged from the chute 46. The food is taken out from the chute 46 and sold as a product.

  In addition, the food production apparatus 1 is provided with irradiation means 210 that irradiates the food material 2 in the hopper 41 with microwaves (microwaves) adjacent to the hopper 41. The irradiation means 210 irradiates the food material 2 held on the shutter member 200 with microwaves in a state where the lid 42 is closed after the food material 2 is supplied into the hopper 41 and the food material 2. Can be heated. The temperature of the food material 2 supplied to the hopper 41 is detected by a temperature sensor 211 in which a sensor unit is provided in the hopper 41, and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 211 is a predetermined value or a predetermined arbitrary value. Until the time elapses, the irradiation means 210 controlled by the processing means 131 is heated. The temperature is not particularly limited as long as the food material 2 does not deteriorate. In the present embodiment, microwave irradiation is performed when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 211 is lower than a set temperature of, for example, room temperature, and microwave irradiation is stopped when the temperature is equal to or higher than the set temperature. The The set temperature may be 25 ° C., for example.

  Thus, even if the frozen food material 2 is supplied to the hopper 41, it can be dropped to the edible oil 3 in the storage tank 4 after the temperature is raised to about room temperature. As a result, even if the food material 2 supplied to the hopper 41 is frozen, refrigerated, or at room temperature, such as at different temperatures, the food material 2 is kept at a substantially constant temperature. To edible oil 3. Therefore, the temperature change of the edible oil 3 when dropped can be kept constant, cooking processing conditions can be made constant, and the finished state can be made good. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the frozen food material 2 from being dropped on the edible oil 3 to cause a rapid temperature drop and to shorten the cooking time.

  Furthermore, the shutter member 200 has a surface for holding the food material 2, and thus an upper surface formed in an uneven shape. More specifically, it is formed in a wavefront shape so that the shape in a cross section parallel to the shutter moving directions C1 and C2 is a waveform. When the shutter member 200 is driven to move in this manner, the food material 2 to be held rolls on the shutter member 200, and the food material 2 held on the shutter member 200 is leveled and the posture changes. To do. This eliminates uneven irradiation by the irradiation means 211 and allows the food material 2 to be held to be heated uniformly.

  FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a configuration near the upper portion of the storage tank 4 with a part cut away. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the structure in the vicinity of the storage tank 4 in a simplified and exploded manner. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing the configuration in the vicinity of the storage tank 4 with a part cut away and viewed from the right side. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the configuration in the vicinity of the storage tank 4 with a part cut away and seen from the front side. The storage tank 4 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape opened upward, and the edible oil 3 is controlled by the processing means 131 so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 61 is kept constant at a predetermined value, for example, 180 ° C. The temperature is adjusted by the heating means 9.

  The cover body 44 is provided at the upper end of the storage tank 4 and covers the space above the oil surface 3 a of the edible oil 3 in the storage tank 4. In the upper part 63 of the cover body 44, an insertion port 64 extending in the dispensing direction A is formed to be elongated. The charging port 64 opens right above the storage tank 4 and the food material 2 falling from the lower portion 41b of the hopper 41 passes through the charging port 64 and is at the upper limit position 5 shown in FIG. 7 is mounted on a mounting surface 72 on one side in the thickness direction. The riding surface 72 is a surface that faces upward when the lifting member 7 is at the upper limit position 5. The insertion port 64 is open in the payout direction A1 (to the right in FIGS. 11 and 12). The insertion port 64 is provided with a payout member 45 that is guided so as to be reciprocally movable in a payout direction A1 that is the front-rear direction and a reverse return direction A2 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “front-rear direction”).

  The payout member 45 is formed in a hollow bottomed cap shape opened downward. The discharge member 45 is simplified and shown in a rectangular parallelepiped shape in FIGS. 11 to 13. However, as shown in FIG. 14, the payout member 45 is perpendicular to the front-rear direction as it goes downward according to the shape of the upper portion of the storage tank 4. It is formed in a shape that expands in a certain horizontal left-right direction. The payout member 45 includes a payout piece 66 provided on the return direction A2 side (rear side), a closing piece 67 disposed on the front side with an interval in the payout direction A1 with respect to the payout piece 66, and these payouts. It includes a cover piece 68 that connects the upper portion of the piece 66 and the upper portion of the closing piece 67 to open and close the insertion port 64. Concave grooves 69 are formed on both side portions of the cover piece 68 along the dispensing direction A. A pair of opposing flanges 71 that define the insertion port 64 of the upper part 63 of the cover body 44 are fitted in the concave groove 69. As a result, the dispensing member 45 can smoothly reciprocate in the front-rear directions A1 and A2 of the insertion port 64. The cover body 44 further extends from the storage tank 4 in the payout direction A1, and guides the payout member 45 by the flange 71.

  The payout member 45 is front and back across a standby position in which at least a lower portion is fitted into the upper portion of the storage tank 4 and arranged to close the storage tank 4 and a payout position displaced from the standby position in the payout direction A1. Displaceable in directions A1 and A2. As described above, the payout member 45 is opened downward and is formed so that the lower portion is expanded. In the state where the payout member 45 is disposed at the standby position, the lifting member 7 is covered from above. In this state, the lifting member 7 can rotate around the support axis L1 between the upper limit position 5 and the lower limit position 6 without interfering with the payout member 45 using the space in the payout member 45. It is configured.

  Further, in a state where the lifting member 7 is at the upper limit position 5, the dispensing member 45 is displaced along the dispensing direction A over the standby position and the dispensing position without interference of the storage tank 4, the lifting member 7 and the hopper 41. can do. The storage tank 4 is formed such that the upper end portions of the first and second side walls 11 and 12 are disposed below the upper end portions of the third and fourth side walls 13 and 14 to prevent the interference. Yes. The payout member 45 is disposed below the lower portion 41b of the hopper 41 to prevent interference.

  Further, in a state in which the payout piece 66 of the payout member 45 is disposed at a position facing the lifting member 7 disposed at the upper limit position 5, between the lifting member 7, specifically between the riding surface 72. A gap through which food manufactured by cooking the food material 2 can be passed is not formed. Further, the payout member 45 is formed such that a gap through which the food material 2 can pass is not formed between the lower portion 41 b of the hopper 41 and the upper surface of the cover piece 68.

  The payout driving means 111 for reciprocating the payout member 45 includes a cylinder 112 provided on one side of the cover body 44 and provided with a motor, and an attachment piece 114 fixed to the end of the drive rod 113. Including. The attachment piece 114 is fixed to the end portion in the payout direction A1 above the cover piece 68 of the payout member 11. The axes of the cylinder 112 and the drive rod 113 are horizontal and parallel to the front-rear directions A1 and A2. The end of the cylinder 112 in the return direction A2 is pin-coupled to the housing body 25 of the housing 2.

  The air containing oil droplets in the space covered by the cover body 44 and the discharge member 45 above the oil surface 3a of the edible oil 3 is discharged from the upper portion of the cover body 44 in the discharge direction A upstream side. From 83, it is guided to the filter device 85 through the duct 84. The upper end of the duct 84 is connected to the lower part of the filter casing of the filter device 85. The air rising from the duct 84 passes through the filter in the filter casing. A centrifugal attraction fan 92 is connected downstream of the filter in the air passage direction. Clean air from which oil droplets have been removed by the filter is dissipated from the fan 92 to the outside through a duct 94 provided at the top of the housing. Owing to the action of the filter device 85, odor due to edible oil is also removed.

  FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the food production apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. The output of the operation switch 129 operated by the operator and the output of the temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the edible oil 3 are given to processing means (hereinafter also referred to as “processing circuit”) 131 realized by a microcomputer or the like. It is done. The processing circuit 131 is based on the output of the operation switch 129, and hence the operation of the operation switch 29 by the operator, and the electric motor 117 of the lifting drive means 8, the cylinder 112 of the payout drive means 111, and the electric motor of the shutter drive means. The operation with 201 is controlled. In addition, the processing circuit 131 controls the heating means 9 so that the edible oil 3 is maintained at a predetermined temperature in response to the output of the temperature sensor 61 or by time control.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the processing circuit 131. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a simplified operation of the food production apparatus 1. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of supplying the food material 2 to the hopper 41. FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing the operation of the dispensing member 45. FIG. 17A shows an initial state of the food production apparatus 1. In the initial state, the lifting member 7 is at the upper limit position 5 by the electric motor 117 of the lifting drive means 8. The input port 64 of the cover body 44 is closed by disposing the payout member 45 at the standby position by the cylinder 111, and the upper space of the storage tank 4 is closed. The shutter member 201 closes the vicinity of the lower portion 41b of the hopper 41 by the electric motor 201 of the shutter driving means. Further, the upper portion 41 a of the hopper 41 is closed by the lid body 42.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 (2), 18 (1) and 19 (1), the lid 42 is operated by the operator to open the upper part 41a of the hopper 41, and the food material 2 is put into the hopper 41. After that, when the operation switch 29 is operated in step s0, the processing circuit 113 starts operating. The food material 2 supplied to the hopper 41 is held on the shutter member 201 as shown in FIG. In step s1, the processing circuit 131 rotationally drives the electric motor 201 of the shutter driving unit. As a result, the shutter member 201 is displaced in the opening direction to open the vicinity of the lower portion 41 b of the hopper 41, and the food material 2 held on the shutter member 201 falls and rides on the cover piece 68 of the dispensing member 45. Is done.

In step s2, the processing circuit 131 extends the cylinder 112. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 17 (3), 18 (3) and 19 (2), the payout member 45 is slid to the payout position in the payout direction A1. As a result, the insertion port 64 of the cover body 44 is opened. At this time, the food material 2 on the cover piece 68 of the payout member 45 is prevented from being displaced in the payout direction A1 by the lower part 41b of the hopper 41, falls from the opened charging port 64, and is placed on the rafting member 7. It is supplied and mounted on the mounting surface 72.
Is done. In step s3, the processing circuit 131 rotationally drives the electric motor 201 of the shutter driving unit. As a result, the shutter member 201 is displaced in the closing direction and closes the vicinity of the lower portion 41 b of the hopper 41.

  In step s4, the processing circuit 131 drives the electric motor 117 to rotate. Thus, the lifting member 7 is rotationally displaced to the lower limit position 6 in either one direction B1 or the other direction B2. In step s5, the processing circuit 131 degenerates the cylinder 112. As a result, the payout member 45 is slid to the standby position in the return direction A2. Thus, the state shown in FIGS. 17 (4) and 19 (3) is obtained, and the food material 2 mounted on the mounting surface 72 of the raking member 7 is disposed below the mounting surface 72. In such a state, the oil is immersed in the edible oil 3 at a high temperature in a state where it is forcibly submerged below the oil surface 3a.

  In step s6, the processing circuit 131 holds the state in which the food material 2 is immersed in the cooking oil 3 in this way for a predetermined time, for example, about 1 minute. The processing circuit 131 swings and rotates the electric motor 117 for the time during which the food material 2 is immersed in the cooking oil 3. As a result, the lifting member 7 is oscillated and displaced within a range including the lower limit position 6 as shown in FIG. The angular range and angular velocity of the oscillating displacement are appropriately selected depending on the type of the food material 2 and the like. The edible oil 3 can be made to flow with respect to the food material 2 by swinging and displacing the lifting member 7 in this manner. Thus, the food material 2 is cooked.

  In step s7, the processing circuit 131 drives the electric motor 117 to rotate. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 17 (5), the lifting member 7 is rotationally displaced to the upper limit position 5 in either one direction B1 or the other direction B2. When the food material 2 is immersed in the high-temperature edible oil 3, a large amount of oil droplets are scattered, but the air containing such oil droplets is attracted by the filter device 85, and the oil droplets are removed by the filter. Collected. Instead of the induction fan 92, a pushing fan may be used to supply air from the outside to the space above the edible oil 3 and lead it to the filter.

  A food product 2 (subjected to the same sign as that of the food material for the sake of understanding) 2 that is obtained by immersing the food material 2 in the edible oil 3 is placed on the mounting surface 72 of the lifting member 7 disposed at the upper limit position 5. It is listed. In this state, the edible member 7 is vibrated by the minute swinging rotation of the electric motor 117, so that excess edible oil 3 adhering to the food 2 is removed above the oil surface 3a of the edible oil 3 and removed. The edible oil 3 is collected into the storage tank 4 from the through hole 22.

  Thereafter, in step s8, the processing circuit 131 extends the cylinder 112. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 17 (6) and 19 (3), the payout member 45 is displaced in the payout direction A to the payout position. The payout piece 66 of the payout member 45 moves the food 2 after being fried on the riding surface 72 of the lifting member 7 at the horizontal upper limit position 5 in the payout direction A1. Thus, the food 2 is put into the container 47 through the chute 46 and stored.

  After the food is stored, the container 47 is taken out from the outlet formed in the front portion of the housing 40 and sold and provided. After the food 2 on the filing member 7 is dispensed by the dispensing piece 66 of the dispensing member 45, the processing circuit 131 retracts the cylinder 112 in step s9. As a result, the payout member 45 is displaced in the return direction A2 to the standby position. Thus, the initial state is restored, the inlet 64 of the cover body 44 is closed again, and the air containing the oil droplets of the edible oil 3 is guided to the filter device 85 without leaking outside. In step s10, the operation of the processing circuit 131 ends.

  According to the present embodiment, the lifting member 7 can forcibly submerge the food material 2 below the oil level 3a while being in the lower limit position 6. By providing such a lifting member 7, the food material 2 is prevented from floating in a state where a part of the food material 2 is exposed upward from the oil surface 3 a of the edible oil 3. Can be in contact. Only a part of the food material 2 can be prevented from being cooked, and the entire food material 2 can be cooked evenly. That is, it is possible to prevent only one side of the food material 2 from being fried and becoming a so-called single-sided burned state. Therefore, it is possible to produce a food 2 having a finished state that is suitably cooked and fried as a whole. Thus, even if the operator does not perform an operation such as turning over the food material 2 halfway, a good food 2 can be manufactured, and a highly convenient food manufacturing apparatus 1 can be realized.

  Further, the lifting member 7 is connected to support bodies 15 and 16 that are rotatably supported by base end portions 15a and 16a. By rotating at least one of the supports 15 and 16 by the lifting drive unit 8, the lifting member 7 can be displaced over the upper limit position 5 and the lower limit position 6. In this way, it is possible to realize the lifting member 7 that is displaced over the upper limit position 5 and the lower limit position 6 as described above.

  Further, the rectangular plate-shaped lifting member 7 is connected to the free ends 15b and 16b of the supports 15 and 16 at the central portion of the edge substantially perpendicular to the support axis L1. The lifting member 7 provided in this manner has a thickness in a state in which the lifting member 7 is at the upper limit position 5 when at least one of the supports 15 and 16 is rotationally driven and displaced over the upper limit position 5 and the lower limit position 6. The mounting surface 72 on one side in the direction is disposed upward, and in the state at the lower limit position 6, the mounting surface 72 on the one side in the thickness direction is disposed downward. Therefore, by disposing the food material 2 on one side in the thickness direction of the filing member 7 and displacing it between the upper limit position 5 and the lower limit position 6, the food material 2 is in a state where the filing member 7 is at the upper limit position 5. It is possible to realize a configuration in which the food material 2 is forcibly submerged below the oil surface 3a in a state in which the food material 2 is drawn upward from the oil surface 3a and the lifting member 7 is at the lower limit position 6.

  Further, the lifting member 7 is driven to swing around the lower limit position 6. As a result, the food material 2 and the edible oil 3 can be relatively fluidized while the food material 2 is submerged in the edible oil 3. Therefore, the food material 2 is cooked evenly as compared with the case where the food material 2 is cooked without being displaced relative to the edible oil 3. Therefore, the food 2 having a more finished state can be manufactured.

  Further, a hopper 41 is provided. When the food material 2 is introduced into the hopper 41, the food material 2 is guided to the storage tank 4 and cooked as described above. When not being cooked, the hopper 41 can be closed by the lid 42. Therefore, only when the food material 2 needs to be cooked, a worker can put the food material 2 into the hopper 41 and cook and process the food material 2 to obtain the food 2. Device 1 can be obtained.

  FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing the upper part of the food production apparatus 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a perspective view schematically showing the hopper 41 and the payout member 45 in the embodiment shown in FIG. In the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the same reference numerals are given to the components corresponding to those in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 19, and only different components will be described. In the present embodiment, the hopper 41 is configured such that the shutter member 20 and the shutter driving means are not provided. Other configurations are the same as those in FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, the food material 2 supplied to the hopper 41 is directly supplied and mounted on the dispensing member 45 as shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 21 (2), the food material 2 can be put into the storage tank 4 by displacing the dispensing member 45 in the dispensing direction A1. Such a food manufacturing apparatus 1 can similarly process food by similarly executing the other processes except steps s1 and s3 in FIG. Therefore, similar effects can be achieved in the present embodiment.

  FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cooking process operation of the food manufacturing apparatus 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The components corresponding to those of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 21 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and only different components will be described. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 21, the food material 2 is immersed in the edible oil 3 only once. However, in the present embodiment shown in FIG. 22, the food manufacturing apparatus 1 uses the food material 2 for food twice. It is a device that is immersed in oil 2 and fried twice. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22 (1), after the food material 2 is once immersed in the edible oil 3, it is withdrawn from the edible oil 3 as shown in FIG. 22 (2). The operation up to this point is the same as the operation up to the state shown in FIG. 17 (5) among the operations described with reference to FIGS.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17 (6), before the dispensing member 45 is displaced in step s8, an interval of time arbitrarily set according to the type of the food material 2 is set and shown in FIG. 22 (3). In this manner, the electric motor 117 is driven again to lower the lifting member 7 to the lower limit position 6. Then, after being immersed in the edible oil 3 for a preset time, the electric motor 117 is driven as shown in FIG. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 17 (6), the payout member 45 is displaced in step s8. Thus, the operation is similarly controlled by the processing circuit 131.

  Further, as another embodiment of the present invention, after the second immersion, the food material is used three or more times, for example, by performing the third immersion in the same procedure as in FIGS. 22 (3) and 22 (4). 2 may be immersed in cooking oil. Thus, when performing immersion of multiple times, the immersion time of each time may be set to the same time, and may be set to a different time. In addition, the lifting member 7 may be swung as shown in FIG. 4 at all times of immersion, or may be selectively swung only at some times of immersion, The structure which does not rock | fluctuate the lifting member 7 may be sufficient at the time of the immersion of the frequency | count.

  In this way, the food material 2 is soaked in edible oil a plurality of times, such as fried twice and fried three times, compared to a configuration in which the food material 2 is soaked in edible oil only once. You can increase the variety, increase the degree of freedom, and widen the range of cooking. Therefore, a more suitable cooking process can be performed according to the type and size of the food material 2, and a delicious food 2 can be obtained. For example, when fried meat, such as when fried from young chickens as food, after the first fry (immersion of food material 2 in cooking oil 3), rest for 3-5 minutes, and the food material with residual heat By heating (heating) 2, the umami is confined, the succulent feeling is increased, and the fried food (immersion of food material 2 in cooking oil 3) is given a beautiful fried color, and the surface is made gentle. The texture can be improved.

  Each above-mentioned embodiment is only illustration of this invention, and can change a structure. For example, the lifting member 7 may be configured not to swing when it is in the vicinity of the lower limit position 6. In addition, as a configuration for feeding the food material 2 into the storage tank 4, instead of the hopper 41, a means for freezing or refrigerated storage of the food material 2 may be provided and supplied from the storage means by mechanical operation. Moreover, you may implement as apparatuses which manufacture foodstuffs other than French fries, for example, deep-fried bread, croquette, fried chicken, fried chicken, etc. Moreover, you may implement as an apparatus which cooks other than frying. For example, by using water instead of edible oil, ingredients that can be cooked with boiled food such as ramen, buckwheat, udon, and green soybeans can be produced.

It is sectional drawing which shows the main part of the foodstuff manufacturing apparatus 1 of one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view seen from a cutting plane line S2-S2 in FIG. It is a perspective view which cuts off and shows a part etc. of the storage tank 4. FIG. It is a right view of the food manufacturing apparatus 1 shown by FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole food manufacturing apparatus 1 seeing from the front side. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole food manufacturing apparatus 1 seeing from the right side surface side. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole food manufacturing apparatus 1 seeing from the left side surface side. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole food manufacturing apparatus 1 seeing from the plane side. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole food manufacturing apparatus 1 seeing from the back side. It is sectional drawing which shows the whole food manufacturing apparatus 1 seeing from the bottom face side. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration near the upper portion of the storage tank 4 with a part cut away. It is a perspective view which simplifies and decomposes | disassembles and shows the structure of the storage tank 4 vicinity. It is the perspective view which simplifies the structure of the storage tank 4 vicinity, shows a part notch, and sees it from the right side surface side. It is the perspective view which simplifies the structure of the storage tank 4 vicinity, is partially cut away, and is seen from the front side. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the foodstuff manufacturing apparatus 1 shown by FIGS. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a processing circuit 131. It is a figure which simplifies and shows operation | movement of the foodstuff manufacturing apparatus. It is sectional drawing which shows supply operation | movement of the food material 2 to the hopper 41. FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the operation of the payout member 45. It is sectional drawing which shows the upper part of the foodstuff manufacturing apparatus 1 of other form of implementation of this invention.

It is a perspective view which simplifies and shows the hopper 41 and the discharge member 45 in embodiment shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the cooking process operation | movement of the foodstuff manufacturing apparatus 1 of other form of implementation of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Food manufacturing apparatus 2 Food material 3 Edible oil 4 Storage tank 7 Raising member 8 Raising drive means 9 Heating means 15, 16 Support body 27 Porous partition member 41 Hopper 42 Cover body 44 Cover member 45 Discharge member 111 Discharge drive means 117 Electric motor for driving the lifting member 131 Processing means 200 Shutter member 201 Electric motor for driving the shutter

Claims (6)

(A) a storage tank for storing a liquid for cooking and processing food materials;
(B) Displaceable over an upper limit position above the liquid level of the liquid and a lower limit position below the liquid level of the liquid. In a state where the food material is lifted upward and is in the lower limit position, a fried member that sinks the food material below the liquid level of the liquid,
(C) A food production apparatus comprising a fretting drive means for driving the fretting member to be displaced over an upper limit position and a lower limit position. A support body supported at the base end portion so as to be rotatable about a substantially horizontal support axis disposed near the liquid surface of the liquid, and a lifting member connected to the free end portion;
2. The food production apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rake drive means drives the rake member to be displaced by rotating the support.   The raking member is a rectangular plate-shaped member, and the two edge portions are arranged substantially parallel to the support axis, and the central portion of the two edges arranged substantially perpendicular to the support axis, The food manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the food manufacturing apparatus is connected to a free end of the support.   The food production apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fretting drive means swings and drives the fretting member in the vicinity of the lower limit position. A hopper provided above the storage tank and having an upper part and a lower part opened;
A food manufacturing apparatus, further comprising a lid that opens and closes an upper portion of the hopper. (A) a storage tank for storing a liquid for cooking and processing food materials;
(B) a lifting member provided to be displaceable over an upper limit position above the liquid level of the liquid and a lower limit position below the liquid level of the liquid;
(C) a filing drive means for driving the filing member so that the food material is lowered so that the food material is immersed in the liquid and rises above the liquid level of the liquid in the storage tank;
(D) a hopper provided above the storage tank and having an upper part and a lower part opened;
A food manufacturing apparatus, further comprising a lid that opens and closes an upper portion of the hopper.

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