JP2008161413A - Automatic baking up device of ball-shape food, and automatic baking up method of ball-shape food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that the arrangement of a motor and the adjustment of the spring property of a spring supporting member are needed every time when changing food ingredients and the food ingredients can not uniformly baked without unevenness because the food ingredients do not smoothly rotate when a fluctuation in rotation is generated in a conventional automatic baking up device of ball-shaped food. <P>SOLUTION: A vibrating means of a spring supporting structure vibrating a heating plate and a baking plate in two directions of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction is driven by a linear motor for vibrating in the vertical direction and a linear motor for vibrating in the horizontal direction. A motion control member arranged between the vibrating means and the heating plate is rigid to the vibrating direction and elastically deforms in a direction perpendicular to the vibrating direction. The intensity and phase of the vibrating forces in the two directions of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the vibrating means are independently changed respectively. The motion of the baking plate is controlled, thereby automatically generating smooth rotating motion in the food ingredients. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods and an automatic baking method for ball-shaped foods, and in particular, forcing the heating plate to vibrate in two directions, ie, a vertical direction and a horizontal direction perpendicular to the heating plate and the baking plate. The present invention relates to an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods and a method for automatically baking ball-shaped foods, in which food (dough) is automatically rotated on a baking plate and baked in a ball shape.

  As a conventional automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped (spherical) food, for example, an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food (takoyaki automatic baking apparatus) disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known.

  The automatic baking apparatus for the ball-shaped food disclosed in Patent Document 1 mainly includes a heating plate, an intermediate support plate coupled to the heating plate, one eccentric motor attached to the intermediate support plate, and a heating And an elastic support member including a spring for supporting the plate, the baking plate, the intermediate support plate, and the eccentric motor.

  A ball shape that rotates the eccentric motor, vibrates the heating plate and the baking plate via the elastic support member, vibrates the food in the vertical and horizontal directions, and automatically rotates the food on the baking plate Automatic food baking equipment.

  Thus, the automatic baking apparatus of the ball-shaped food shown by patent document 1 is related to the vibration characteristic (amplitude, phase, frequency) of two directions of the up-down direction and a horizontal direction which give a rotational motion to a foodstuff. The phase is determined by the mounting position of the eccentric motor, the characteristics of the spring as the support member, and the excitation frequency, and the magnitude and phase of the amplitude cannot be arbitrarily changed during operation.

  Thus, the automatic baking apparatus of the ball-shaped food shown by patent document 1 had a foodstuff which cannot receive sufficient rotation, a foodstuff burns in, or the case where it does not receive rotation depending on the case.

  As a conventional automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods, for example, an automatic baking apparatus (takoyaki baking apparatus) for ball-shaped foods shown in Patent Document 2 below is known.

  In the bowl-shaped food baking apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, a heating plate or a baking plate using a single eccentric motor is vibrated in two directions, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, so as to be on the baking plate. It is an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods that automatically rotates the ingredients.

  In the ball food baking apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, a cam is directly connected to a general motor, and a heating plate or a baking plate is added in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction by rotation of the cam. This is an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods that is shaken to automatically rotate the ingredients on the baking plate.

  Furthermore, the bowl-shaped food baking apparatus shown in Patent Document 2 has a vibration unit that periodically repeats the vibration of the first frequency and the vibration of the second frequency. According to the vibration means using the two frequencies, there cannot be a state where two frequencies exist simultaneously, and the amplitude or phase cannot be changed independently or simultaneously.

  Thus, in the automatic baking apparatus of the ball-shaped foodstuff shown by patent document 2, regarding the vibration characteristic (amplitude, phase, frequency) of the two directions of the up-down direction and horizontal direction which give a rotational motion to a foodstuff, it is arbitrary amplitude. The size and phase cannot be changed.

JP 2000-210201 A JP-A-2005-253868

  In the conventional automatic baking equipment for ball-shaped foods, the arrangement of the motor and the spring characteristics of the spring support members are first adjusted sufficiently so that the ingredients are rotated uniformly and smoothly, and the ingredients are always supplied in a uniform state. If it is, the intended baking performance can be obtained.

  However, since it is difficult to always supply uniform foods, the motor arrangement and springs are changed each time the automatic baking apparatus is used repeatedly or when the type of food is changed. It is necessary to adjust the spring characteristics of the support member.

  Conventional automatic baking equipment for ball-shaped foods, when uneven rotation occurs in the ingredients, the ingredients do not rotate smoothly, and the ingredients in the central part and the ingredients in the peripheral part cannot be evenly baked uniformly It was.

  As described above, the conventional automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods is not able to obtain the desired baking state efficiently because the ingredients are baked.

  Also, in the conventional automatic food baking equipment for ball-shaped foods, the relationship between the vertical and horizontal vibration characteristics (amplitude, phase, frequency), which plays an important role in giving rotational movement to the food, is determined by the installation of the eccentric motor. It is uniquely determined by the position and the characteristics of the spring as the support member.

  For this reason, when the kind of foodstuff is changed or there is unevenness of the rotation of the foodstuff, it is necessary to change the structure such as the mounting position of the eccentric motor and the characteristics of the spring as the support member.

  In the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods, the combination of the horizontal and vertical amplitude, phase and frequency of the heating plate is a very important factor.

  The vibration characteristics (amplitude, phase, frequency) in the vertical direction and horizontal direction in the conventional automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods are determined by the mounting position of the eccentric motor and the characteristics of the spring as the support member. For this reason, when there is a change in the type of food or uneven rotation of the food, it is necessary to change the structure such as the attachment position of the eccentric motor and the characteristics of the spring as the support member.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a ball-shaped food even when the non-uniformity of the food, the change in the type of the food, or the rotation of the food is uneven. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods and an automatic baking method for ball-shaped foods that can be easily handled without changing the structure of the automatic baking apparatus.

  Further, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a food material even when non-uniformity of the food material, change of the kind of food material, or uneven rotation of the food material occurs. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food and a method for automatic baking of ball-shaped food that smoothly rotate the food and uniformly bake the ingredients.

  Further, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a ball-shaped food that can freely control the vibration characteristics (frequency, amplitude, phase) in the vertical and horizontal directions. It is to provide an automatic baking apparatus and an automatic baking method for ball-shaped foods.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods that can obtain a desired ball-shaped baking state in which foods are efficient. And it is providing the automatic baking method of a ball-shaped foodstuff.

The inventors of the present invention conducted the following investigation. FIG. 6 shows a vibration model made from springs and mass for any position on the baking plate. Here, m is the mass, k _x is the horizontal direction of the spring constant, the k _z is the spring constant in the vertical direction.

  The vertical vibration z and horizontal vibration x at an arbitrary position of the baking plate when excited in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction are expressed by the following equation (1).

  Here, A is the vibration amplitude in the vertical direction, B is the vibration amplitude in the horizontal direction (longitudinal direction), ω is the vibration frequency, t is time, and α is the phase difference between the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. These are determined by the excitation force in two directions, the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

  By substituting a numerical value for the time t in the above equation (1), the time trajectory at an arbitrary position on the baking plate can be grasped as a swing trajectory at an arbitrary position on the baking plate, and its form is obtained as a Lissajous figure. be able to.

  Accordingly, FIG. 7 shows the magnitude relationship between the vibration amplitudes A and B and the time locus of one cycle when the phase difference α is changed.

  In FIG. 7, (a) is when the vibration amplitudes A and B are equal and the phase difference is 90 degrees, that is, A = B and α = 90 degrees. At this time, the Lissajous figure becomes a circle, and the runout becomes a circular motion.

  (B) is when the amplitude vibrations A and B are different and the phase difference is 90 degrees, that is, A is larger than B and α = 90 degrees. At this time, the Lissajous figure is an ellipse, and the swing is an elliptical motion. The major axis is in the x-axis direction, and the magnitude of the swing is determined by the magnitude relationship between the vibration amplitudes A and B.

  (C) is when the amplitude vibration A and the amplitude B are different and the phase difference is 90 degrees, that is, A is smaller than B and α = 90 degrees. At this time, the Lissajous figure is an ellipse, and its swing is an elliptical motion. The major axis is the z-axis direction, and the magnitude of the swing is determined by the magnitude relationship between the vibration amplitudes A and B.

  (D) is a case where the phase difference does not become 90 degrees irrespective of the magnitudes of the vibration amplitudes A and B, that is, α is not 90 degrees. At this time, the Lissajous figure is an ellipse, and its swing is an elliptical motion. Further, the major axis does not coincide with the z-axis direction or the x-axis direction and has an inclination.

  (E) and (f) are the same as (b) and (c), but show the case where the magnitude relationships of the vibration amplitudes A and B are greatly different. In extreme cases, the minor axis of the elliptical motion is shortened and the motion is a unidirectional vibration.

  (G) is a motion when the phase difference is 0 degrees, that is, a linear motion with an inclination when α = 0 degrees. The angle of the major axis is determined by the magnitude relationship between the vibration amplitudes A and B. For example, when A = B, the major axis angle is 45 degrees.

  As described above, it can be seen that the swing trajectory (vibration trajectory) at an arbitrary position on the baking plate is different by controlling the amplitude or phase difference of the vertical and horizontal vibrations.

  According to the present invention, based on the above-described knowledge, the vertical and horizontal vibration characteristics (frequency, amplitude, phase) can be freely controlled by simultaneously exciting the food material in two directions perpendicular to each other in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. It is possible to add various motions of different vibration trajectories (running trajectories), and as a result, a smooth rotational motion can be given to the food.

  In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a heating plate provided with a heating means, a baking plate provided on the heating plate and having a plurality of recesses into which ingredients are put, the heating plate and the baking plate A plurality of elastic support members for supporting the heating plate, the heating plate and the baking plate, and vibration means for exciting the heating plate and the baking plate in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a driving means for driving the vibration means. In the automatic baking apparatus, the above-described vibration means is driven to control the swirling trajectory of the baking plate to automatically generate a smooth rotational motion in the food material. In the device.

  In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a step of including (putting) food into a baking plate having a plurality of recesses, a step of vibrating the heating plate and the baking plate in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, The method for automatically baking ball-shaped foods includes the step of controlling the swirling trajectory of the grilled plate and the step of automatically generating a rotational movement of the food material.

  In the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods, which has a baking plate having a plurality of recesses into which ingredients are placed, on the upper part of a heating plate having heating means, the heating An elastic support member as a support structure that enables the plate and the baking plate to vibrate in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and the heating plate and the baking plate are simultaneously vibrated independently in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction periodically. A plurality of vibration means capable of linear motion, and by simultaneously driving the vibration means, the grilled plate performs a micro whirling motion in a circular shape, an elliptical shape or a linear shape. Rotational motion is forcibly generated in the food contained in the recess of the baking plate.

  In the above configuration, a linear motor that performs periodic linear motion is used as a drive device for the vibration device, and a motion control member that couples the linear motor and the heating plate as a rigid body with respect to the motion direction and with respect to a right angle direction. Uses a motion control member that acts as an elastic body, and can appropriately transmit the force in the excitation direction to the heating plate.

  With the above configuration, the vertical and horizontal vibration characteristics (frequency, amplitude, phase) of the heating plate and the baking plate can be freely controlled, so that a smooth rotational motion of the food can be realized.

  According to the present invention, the vertical and horizontal excitation forces of the baked plate can be controlled separately, so that the non-uniformity of the ingredients, the ingredients (type of ingredients) can be changed, and the ingredients can move smoothly. Even when it is not possible, it is possible to always give a good rotational motion to the food, and it is possible to obtain the desired baked food.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even when the nonuniformity of a foodstuff, the change of the kind of foodstuff, or the rotation nonuniformity of a foodstuff generate | occur | produces, it can respond easily, without accompanying the structure change of the automatic baking apparatus of a ball-shaped foodstuff.

  According to the present invention, even when the non-uniformity of the ingredients, the change of the kind of ingredients, or uneven rotation of the ingredients occurs, the ingredients are smoothly rotated, and the ingredients are uniformly baked to obtain a ball-shaped food. be able to.

  According to the present invention, the vertical and horizontal vibration characteristics (frequency, amplitude, phase) of the baking plate can be freely controlled.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the automatic baking apparatus of the ball-shaped foodstuff which can obtain the product (foodstuff etc.) of a desired ball-shaped baking state efficiently can be obtained.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods and the automatic baking method for ball-shaped foods according to the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is an overview of an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The bowl-shaped food automatic baking apparatus 100 mainly includes a main body (housing) 1, a baking plate 2, an operation button unit 3, and an operation unit 4 including a control device.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view of a grill plate portion and a heating plate portion of an automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The square-shaped metal baking plate 2 of the automatic baking apparatus 100 for ball-shaped foods has six concave portions 5 having a substantially hemispherical cross section (egg shape) into which a fluid (liquid) dough (foodstuff) enters. Yes. This baking plate 2 is installed on the upper part of the flat metal heating plate (heater plate) 7 shown in FIG. The baking plate 2 and the heating plate 7 are coupled so as to move together.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the heater 6 almost built in the heating plate 7 is arranged in a plane so as to meander in a substantially M shape horizontally as shown in FIG. 2, and both ends thereof are as shown in FIG. , Projecting vertically downward from the heating plate 7. Both ends of the heater 6 are connected to a power supply unit (not shown).

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal main components of the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal main components of the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food according to one embodiment of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal main components of the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line YV in FIG.

  A metal motor base 10a installed in the horizontal direction is fixed to a metal base 8 provided at a lower portion inside the main body 1 via a collar 9. Further, as will be described later, a metal motor base 10 b installed in the vertical direction is fixed to the entire base 8.

  A total of four motors 11 a and 11 b extending in the vertical direction with respect to the heating plate 7 and two motors 12 a and 12 b extending in the horizontal direction with respect to the heating plate 7 are provided on the entire base 8. A motor is attached in this embodiment.

  That is, two linear motors (for example, voice coil motors) 11a and 11b that vibrate the heating plate 7 and the baking plate 2 in the vertical direction (vertical direction) are provided below the motor base 10a attached to the entire base 8. Is located at the center of the main body 1 and is provided symmetrically facing the front-rear direction of the main body 1.

  The two vertical excitation motors 11 a and 11 b are attached at the same height in the front-rear direction of the heating plate 7. The two up-and-down vibration motors 11a and 11b have a function of vibrating the heating plate 7 and the baking plate 2 in the vertical direction.

  Further, two linear motors (for example, voice coil motors) 12a and 12b for vibrating the heating plate 7 and the baking plate 2 in the horizontal direction are provided on the upper portion of the entire base 8, as shown in FIG. It is located in the center part of the main body 1 via the motor base 10b provided on the main body 1 and is provided symmetrically facing the horizontal direction of the main body 1.

  The two horizontal excitation motors 12 a and 12 b are attached at the same height in the left-right direction of the heating plate 7. The two horizontal direction excitation motors 12a and 12b have a function of exciting the heating plate 7 and the baking plate 2 in the horizontal direction.

  Two upper rods 13 extending downward are attached to the lower portions of the four corners of the heating plate 7 via heat insulating materials 14. On the other hand, two lower rods 15 extending upward from two corners of the motor base 10a provided on the entire base 8 are attached.

  The two upper rods 13 and the two lower rods 15 are provided so as to face each other, and their tip portions are connected to each other via two metal flat plates 16.

  The tip portions of the upper rod 13 and the lower rod 15 are inserted into the space portion of the flat plate 16 and are fixed by pins 17. The flat plate 16, the upper rod 13, and the lower rod 15 are fixedly coupled.

  The upper rod 13, the lower rod 15, the flat plate 16, and the pin 17 constitute an elastic deformation motion control member 28a that is a part of the motion control member 28 of the present invention. The elastic deformation control member 28a has a function of vibrating the food material in the vertical direction and vibrating the food material in the vertical direction.

The whole base 8 is supported by four vibration isolation pads 18.
The main body 1 also has four spring support structures. That is, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the spring base 19 is attached to protrude below the heating plate 7. An upper spring receiver 20 a is provided at the lower part of the spring base 18.

  On the other hand, the lower spring receiver 20b is attached to the upper part of the four corners of the motor base 10a. Four springs 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are provided between the upper spring receiver 20a and the lower spring receiver 20b with a urethane foam washer 21 interposed therebetween.

  As described above, the elastic support structure of one embodiment of the present invention is mainly composed of four spring support structures including springs 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d. The spring support 20b, the washer 21, the flat plate 16, the pin 17, and the springs 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are comprised of four spring support structures.

  A SUS slide base 24 having a T-shaped cross section is attached to the lower part of the heat insulating material 23 provided on the heating plate 7 and protruding downward. As shown in FIG. 4, the slide base 24 having a T-shaped cross section extends downward and has two wall surfaces 25a and 25b having smooth and smooth surfaces. The two wall surfaces 25a and 25b are provided to face the horizontal excitation motors 12a and 12b.

  The slide base 24 constitutes a part of a rigid motion control member 28b which is a part of the motion control member 28 of the present invention. The rigid motion control member 28b has a function of vibrating the food material in the horizontal direction and vibrating the food material in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, rods 26a and 26b, which are attached to the slide base 24 and attached to two horizontal excitation motors 12a and 12b, respectively, project from the motor base 10b and extend in the horizontal direction, are rigid motion control members. 28b is provided as a part.

  These rods 26a and 26b are provided facing each other, and function as a rigid body in the horizontal direction and as an elastic body in the vertical direction. Pushers 27a and 27b are attached to the rods 26a and 26b, respectively.

  These rods 26a, 26b and pushers 27a, 27b are attached to the horizontal vibration motors 12a, 12b so as to freely move in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

  For this reason, the pushers 27 a and 27 b are fixedly attached to the wall surfaces 25 a and 25 b of the slide base 24.

  A flat plate material (not shown) is interposed between the rod 26a and the pusher 27a and between the rod 26b and the pusher 27b. This plate material is rigid in the horizontal direction and flexible (bent) in the vertical direction.

  As described above, in the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food and the automatic baking method for ball-shaped food according to an embodiment of the present invention, two vertical vibration motors 11a and 11b and two horizontal vibration motors are provided. The slide base 24 that couples the vibration means composed of 12a and 12b and the heating plate 7 transmits the force of the vertical vibration motors 11a and 11b to the heating plate 7 in the vibration direction.

  The operation of the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described. In addition, the operation described below will be described mainly focusing on the specific operation of the present invention.

  First, a ball-shaped food (a ball-shaped food that is usually a fluid such as a tako-yaki ball-shaped food or a confectionery ball-shaped food) is placed in the recess 5 of the baking plate 2. Next, the operation button of the operation button unit 3 is operated to heat the food to some extent. Next, by operating the operation button, the two vertical vibration motors 11a and 11b and the two horizontal vibration motors 12a and 12b are simultaneously driven to vibrate the heating plate 7 and the baking plate 2. Let

  When the two vertical vibration motors 11a and 11b and the two horizontal vibration motors 12a and 12b are driven, the pushers 27a and 27b attached to the horizontal vibration motors 12a and 12b Is always in contact with the wall surfaces 25a and 25b of the slide base 24, transmits a horizontal excitation force, and vertically slides along the wall surfaces 25a and 25b so as to slide without restraining movement in the vertical direction. Move.

  Further, when the two vertical vibration motors 11a and 11b and the two horizontal vibration motors 12a and 12b are driven, pushers 27a and 27b attached to the horizontal vibration motors 12a and 12b, It is always in contact with the wall surfaces 25a and 25b of the slide base 24 in the center of the interior, transmits the vertical excitation force, and slides horizontally along the wall surfaces 25a and 25b so as to slide without restraining the movement in the horizontal direction. Move in the direction.

  Excitation force generated by driving the two vertical excitation motors 11a and 11b and the two horizontal excitation motors 12a and 12b is transmitted to the flat plate 16 and the springs 22a, 22b, 22c and 22d. To do. The two vertical vibration motors 11a and 11b and the two horizontal vibration motors 12a and 12b are driven, and the heating plate 7 and the baking plate 2 are simultaneously and independently operated in the vertical and horizontal directions. Performs a periodic linear motion that oscillates.

  Further, by simultaneously driving the two vertical vibration motors 11a and 11b and the two horizontal vibration motors 12a and 12b, the heating plate 7 and the baking plate 2 are circular, elliptical or A slight swinging motion is performed in a straight line, and a smooth rotational motion is forcibly generated in the food contained in the recess 5 of the baking plate 2 by this motion.

  Thus, the run-out control member 28 composed of the rigid motion control member 28b and the movable control member 28a plays a role of a rigid body with respect to the motion direction of the food, and an unconstrained motion with respect to the perpendicular direction, Does not constrain horizontal food movement.

  In the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food of the present invention, the amplitude and phase in two directions of the vibration characteristics (amplitude, phase, frequency) in the vertical direction and horizontal direction that give the rotational motion to the food contained in the grilled plate 2 are arbitrary. Can be changed to

  As a result, the baking plate 2 vibrates in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the food contained in the baking plate vibrates and automatically rotates smoothly.

  In the automatic food baking apparatus of the present invention, two vertical vibration motors and two horizontal vibration motors are employed. For example, one vertical vibration motor is used. The motor may be composed of a motor and one horizontal direction excitation motor, and may be arranged opposite to the two wall surfaces of the slide base. Thus, you may comprise with two motors for vibration.

Further, the arrangement of the two vertical vibration motors and the two horizontal vibration motors may be reversed from the vertical vibration motor and the horizontal vibration motor.
Moreover, although the voice coil motor is employ | adopted as a linear motor as a motor, it is not limited to this motor.

A rigid structure may be used for the excitation direction of the coupled motor, and a flexible structure may be used for the excitation direction of the other motor.
The slide base, which is a rigid swing member of the rigid motion control member (swing control member), has a T-shaped cross section and has a smooth wall surface, but is not limited to this shape.

  The elastic swing control member of the elastic deformation motion control member (swing control member) is composed of a pusher and an elastic flat plate, the pusher is fixed to the coupling member, and the flat plate is attached to the movable part of the motor. May be.

  The elastic deflection control member of the elastic deformation motion control member (swing control member) adopts a structure in which a flat plate, a rod and a pin are combined, but is not limited to this combination structure, for example, one spring A member (one flat plate having a spring action) or a spring member (a flat plate having a spring action) may be constituted by two rods interposed between them.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the baking plate and the heating plate are described as separate members. However, the heating plate and the baking plate are manufactured integrally, and both are collectively referred to as a baking plate. The baking plate may be an upper baking plate portion and the heating plate may be a lower baking plate portion.

  It can also be used as an automatic baking apparatus for general takoyaki, or a confectionery baking apparatus using, for example, a confectionery ball food as a ball-shaped food that is a food material for cooking. It can also be used as a device for baking into balls using dough that does not become ball-shaped food.

The general-view figure which shows one Example of the automatic baking apparatus of the ball-shaped foodstuff of this invention. The top view of the baking plate part and heating plate part of one Example of the automatic baking apparatus of the ball-shaped foodstuff of this invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 2, showing a cross section of an internal main component of an embodiment of the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2, showing a cross section of an internal main component of an embodiment of the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 4, showing a cross section of an internal main component of an embodiment of the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food according to the present invention. Vibration model diagram. Various Lissajous diagrams showing a time trajectory of one cycle when the vibration, the magnitude relation of amplitude, and the phase difference are changed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body 2 ... Grilled plate 3 ... Operation button part 4 ... Operation part 5 ... Recessed part 6 ... Heater 7 ... Heating plate (heater plate)
8 ... Overall base 9 ... Collar 10a, 10b ... Motor base 11a, 11b ... Vertical vibration motor 12a, 12b ... Horizontal vibration motor 13 ... Upper rod 14 ... Heat insulation 15 ... Lower rod 16 ... Plate 17 ... Pin 18 ... Vibration isolation pad 19 ... Spring base 20a ... Upper spring holder 20b ... Lower spring holder 21 ..Washers 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d... Spring 23. -Motion control member 28a ... Elastic deformation motion control member 28b ... Rigid motion control member

Claims (8)

  A heating plate provided with a heating means; a baking plate provided at an upper portion of the heating plate and having a plurality of recesses for receiving food; a plurality of elastic support members for supporting the heating plate and the baking plate; In the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods, comprising the vibration means for vibrating the heating plate and the baking plate in two directions, ie, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and the driving means for driving the vibration means. An automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food, characterized in that the means is driven to control the movement of the baking plate to automatically generate a smooth rotational movement in the food.   A heating plate provided with a heating means; a baking plate provided at an upper portion of the heating plate and having a plurality of recesses for receiving food; a plurality of elastic support members for supporting the heating plate and the baking plate; In the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods, comprising the vibration means for vibrating the heating plate and the baking plate in two directions, ie, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and the driving means for driving the vibration means. By driving the means to control the movement of the baking plate and the heating plate, the baking plate and the heating plate are vibrated at least in a circular shape, an elliptical shape, and a linear shape, and the food material is automatically rotated smoothly. An automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods characterized by being generated automatically.   3. A motion control member for coupling the excitation means and the heating plate is provided according to claim 1, wherein the motion control member member is rigid with respect to the excitation direction and orthogonal to the excitation direction. Is an automatic baking device for ball-shaped food, which is elastically deformed.   3. An automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped foods according to claim 1 and 2, wherein the magnitude and phase of the exciting force in the two directions, ie, the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, of the vibrating means are independently changed.   3. The automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food according to claim 1, wherein the driving means is a linear motor. A heating plate provided with a heating means; a baking plate provided at an upper portion of the heating plate and having a plurality of recesses for receiving food; a plurality of elastic support members for supporting the heating plate and the baking plate; Vibration means for exciting the heating plate and the baking plate in the vertical direction;
Vibration means for exciting the heating plate and the baking plate in the horizontal direction; drive means for driving the vibration means in the vertical direction; and drive means for driving the vibration means in the horizontal direction. In the automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food, a motion control member is provided between both the vibrating means of the vertical vibration means and the horizontal vibration means and the heating plate, and the baking plate and the By controlling the movement of the heating plate and driving the excitation means, the movement control member is rigid with respect to the excitation direction and elastically deforms in a direction perpendicular to the excitation direction to vibrate the baking plate. An automatic baking apparatus for ball-shaped food, which automatically generates a smooth rotational motion on the food.   A baking plate provided on the top of the heating plate provided with a heating means and having a plurality of recesses for containing foods, and an excitation for vibrating the heating plate and the baking plate in two directions, a vertical direction and a horizontal direction. And a plurality of elastic support members for supporting the heating plate and the baked plate, wherein the oscillating means comprises a plurality of oscillating means, and the heating plate And a periodic linear motion that vibrates independently in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction to the baking plate and the plurality of vibration means are simultaneously driven to make the baking plate circular, elliptical, or linear. Swiftly swaying the ball-shaped food, which forcibly generates a smooth rotational motion in the food contained in the recess of the baked plate by the above motion Apparatus.   A step of including food in a plurality of recesses in the baking plate, a step of vibrating the heating plate provided with heating means and the baking plate in two directions, a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and a movement of the baking plate. An automatic baking method for ball-shaped food, comprising: a step of controlling; and a step of automatically generating a rotational motion in the food.

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