JP2015035959A - Working device for food material, working method for food material and worked food material - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To further increase holding power for a food material in a working device for a food material that rotates the food material to work on it with a cutting blade.SOLUTION: There is provided a working device for a food material which has first and second holding parts 341 and 351 opposed to each other in a prescribed rotation axis line L1, rotates a food material 8 whose both ends are held by the first and second holding parts 341 and 351 around the rotation axis line L1, and causes a cutting blade 7 to work on the food material 8 to form the food material 8 into a prescribed rotary shape. Each of the first and second holding parts 341 and 351 has a base shaft part 36 that extends along the rotation axis line L1 and two piercing pieces 37 that protrude from the tip surface 361 of the base shaft part 36. The two piercing pieces 37 are separated from each other sandwiching the rotation axis line L1 in a rotation axis line direction view, and have a flat shape along a diameter passing through the rotation axis line L1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a food crafting apparatus, a food crafting method, and a crafted food material capable of crafting foods such as potato, carrot, pepper and long bean into various shapes such as bowls, bowls and bells.

  As this kind of food processing apparatus, there is one described in Patent Document 1 proposed by the present applicant. The food processing apparatus described in the same document detects the outer shape of the model by a tracer that presses against the outer periphery of the model while rotating the model of a rotating body that is circular in any cross section around its central axis. In conjunction with this, the food material is cut into the same outer shape as that of the model.

  The food is held rotatably about a rotation axis parallel to the central axis of the model. A cutting blade for cutting food is mounted on a moving table together with the tracer. The moving table is urged in a direction perpendicular to the central axis, and the tracer is elastically brought into contact with the surface of the rotating model, and the moving table is also parallel to the central axis. It can be moved.

  As a result, the cutting blade cuts the food while moving in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction following the outline of the model as the moving table moves in the axial direction. As a result, the food is the same as the model. Crafted to the outer shape.

JP 2002-335932 A

  In the food crafting apparatus of Patent Document 1, the food is held by piercing the both ends of the food appropriately cut into pierced portions divided into two forks from both sides in the rotational axis direction.

  By the way, since the part where the said piercing part in a foodstuff is pierced is a part which does not contribute to the shape of the foodstuff after crafting, it is necessary to make it as small as possible. However, if the pierced portion is simply bifurcated, the holding power to the food is not sufficient, and the pierced portion in the food is pierced by the cutting resistance of the cutting blade particularly when forming a relatively large diameter outer shape. In some cases, the area to be destroyed collapsed.

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances described above, and in a food processing apparatus for rotating a food material and performing work on the food material with a cutting blade, it is possible to further increase the holding power of the food material. Let it be the main issue.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following technical means.

  The food processing apparatus provided by the first aspect of the present invention has first and second holding portions facing each other in a predetermined rotation axis direction, and both ends are held by the first and second holding portions. A food processing apparatus for rotating a food material around the rotation axis and causing a cutting blade to act on the food material to form the food material into a predetermined rotary body shape, wherein the first and second holding portions are respectively It has a base shaft portion extending along the rotation axis and two piercing pieces projecting from the distal end surface of the base shaft portion, and the two piercing pieces are viewed in the direction of the rotation axis. The rotating shafts are spaced apart from each other and have a flat shape along a diameter passing through the rotating shaft.

  Preferably, the two piercing pieces have a narrower width in the diametrical direction toward the tip.

  Preferably, the distal end surface of the base shaft portion is a flat surface orthogonal to the rotation axis.

  Preferably, the distal end surface of the base shaft portion has a circular shape centering on the rotation axis, and the two piercing pieces protrude from the inner side of the outer periphery of the circular shape.

  Preferably, at least one of the first and second holding portions is movable in the rotational axis direction.

  The food processing method provided by the second aspect of the present invention uses the food processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, and each of the first and second holding portions at both ends of the food. The food is held by inserting two stabbed pieces, the first and second holding portions are rotated around the rotation axis, the food is rotated, and the cutting blade is applied to the food. The said foodstuff is shape | molded by the predetermined | prescribed rotary body shape, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Preferably, the two piercing pieces are pierced until the tip surface comes into contact with both end portions of the food material.

  The crafted food according to the third aspect of the present invention is a crafted food formed into a predetermined rotating body shape using the food crafting apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, and both ends thereof. Is characterized in that two holes having a flat cross-section located along a predetermined straight line are formed.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the description of embodiments described below with reference to the drawings.

It is a schematic front view of one embodiment of the food processing apparatus of the present invention. It is a schematic plan view of the foodstuff work apparatus shown in FIG. It is a side view of an example of the cutting blade used for the foodstuff work apparatus shown in FIG. It is a front view of a foodstuff holding means. FIG. 5 is a view taken along line VV in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4. It is a perspective view of a crafted foodstuff.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  First, with reference to FIGS. 1-3, the whole structure of the foodstuff crafting apparatus 100 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.

  The food processing apparatus 100 includes a housing 1, a model holding means 2, a food holding means 3, a support base 4, a feed base 5, a tracer 6, and a cutting blade 7.

  The housing 1 has a rectangular box shape, and includes a bottom plate 11, a back plate 12, left and right side plates 13, a ceiling plate 14, and a front plate 15, and the front plate 15 is provided with an opening / closing door 16. .

  The model holding means 2 includes a rotating shaft 21 that extends horizontally in the lateral direction. The rotary shaft 21 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing 1 via a support member (not shown). The rotating shaft 21 can be separated at an appropriate position in the axial direction and can hold the model M. The model M has a bowl shape in the illustrated example, and is held at a predetermined position in the axial direction on the rotary shaft 21 so that the center through hole is fitted into the rotary shaft 21.

  In this embodiment, the food holding means 3 includes a first food holding means 31, a second food holding means 32, and a third food holding means 33 arranged in three stages in the vertical direction. Each of the food material holding means 31, 32, 33 includes first holding portions 341, 342, 343 and second holding portions 351, 352, 353 that face each other in the axial direction parallel to the rotating shaft 21.

  The middle second food material holding means 32 is provided coaxially with the rotating shaft 21 of the model holding means 2, and the first holding portion 342 is integrated with the rotating shaft 21. The second holding portion 352 is arranged coaxially with the first holding portion 342 and is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to an appropriate portion of the housing 1 and to be adjustable in the axial direction.

  The upper first food material holding means 31 has one end of a rotary shaft 22 supported rotatably with respect to the housing 1 via a support member (not shown) so as to be parallel to the rotary shaft above the rotary shaft 21. The first holding part 341 provided on the first holding part 341 and the second holding part 351 arranged coaxially with the first holding part 341 and supported so as to be rotatable with respect to an appropriate part of the housing 1 and capable of adjusting the axial position. And have.

  The lower third food material holding means 33 includes a rotary shaft 23 rotatably supported with respect to the housing 1 via a support member (not shown) so as to be parallel to the rotary shaft 21 below the rotary shaft 21. A first holding part 343 provided at one end and a second holding part that is arranged coaxially with the first holding part 343 and is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to an appropriate part of the housing 1 and to be adjustable in the axial direction. 353.

  The three rotary shafts 21, 22 and 23 are rotated in the same direction and at the same speed by transmitting the rotation output of the first drive motor 24 installed in the housing 1 by the belt / pulley transmission mechanism 25. . Therefore, the model M and the food 8 held by the food holding means 31, 32, 33 are rotated in the same direction at the same speed.

  In addition, the detail of the 1st holding | maintenance part 341,342,343 in each foodstuff holding means 31,32,33 and the 2nd holding | maintenance part 351,352,353 is mentioned later.

  The support base 4 is movable along a rail 41 provided on the bottom plate 11 of the housing 1 in a horizontal direction (Y1-Y2 direction in FIG. 2) orthogonal to the three rotary shafts 21, 22, and 23. 2 and is always urged in the Y1 direction (frontward direction) of FIG. 2 by a spring (not shown), and a feed base 5 is mounted on the support base 4, and a tracer 6 and A cutting blade 7 is mounted.

  The feed base 5 is mounted on the support base 4 so as to be able to reciprocate along the rail 51 in the direction parallel to the three rotary shafts 21, 22, 23 (X1-X2 direction in FIG. 2). The rotation output of the second drive motor 42 mounted on the base 4 is moved at a low speed by the rotation of the feed screw 44 transmitted by the belt / pulley transmission mechanism 43.

  The tracer 6 is provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the support column 52 installed on the feed base 5. Among the three rotary shafts 21, 22 and 23, the tracer 6 is behind the rotary shaft 21 that holds the model M. And a thin plate roller that is freely rotatable about an axis L4 having the same height as the center.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the cutting blade 7 has a configuration having four cutting pieces 72 extending radially outward from the center boss portion 71. The four cutting pieces 72 are preferably configured to bend toward the front in the rotational direction r of the cutting blade 7 at the tip. The cutting blade 7 corresponds to each of the three rotating shafts 21, 22, 23 via a support member (not shown) provided on the feed base 5, and is parallel to the rotating shafts 21, 22, 23 behind it. And it is attached to the front-end | tip of the three spindles 74, 73, and 75 rotatably supported so that it may become the same height, respectively. And the horizontal direction position orthogonal to the said rotating shaft 21 of the rotation outer periphery of each cutting blade 7 is exactly matched with the horizontal direction position orthogonal to the said rotating shaft 21 of the outer periphery of the said tracer 6.

  The three spindles 73, 74, 75 or the cutting blades 7 attached to these three shafts transmit the rotational output of the third drive motor 53 mounted on the feed base 5 by the belt / pulley transmission mechanism 54. It can be rotated in the same direction and at a relatively high speed.

  4 to 6 show the details of the food material holding means 3. As described above, the food material holding means 3 includes the first holding portions 341, 342, 343 and the second holding portions 351, 352, 353 facing each other in the directions of the axes L 1, L 2, L 3 of the rotary shafts 21, 22, 23. And have. The first holding part 341, 342, 343 and the second holding part 351, 352, 353 are respectively composed of a cylindrical base shaft part 36 and two stabbed pieces protruding from the front end surface 361 of the base shaft part 36. 37, 37. The distal end surface 361 of the base shaft portion 36 is a flat surface orthogonal to the axis lines L1, L2, and L3. As shown in FIG. 5, the two piercing pieces 37 and 37 are spaced apart from each other with the axis lines L1, L2, and L3 interposed therebetween, and pass through the axis lines L1, L2, and L3. It is formed in a flat shape along the diameter. Further, the two piercing pieces 37, 37 protrude from the distal end surface 361 on the inner side of the outer edge of the distal end surface 361 of the base shaft portion 36. Furthermore, the diametrical width of the two stab pieces 37 is reduced toward the tip side. In the present embodiment, the two stabbed pieces 37, 37 have a long rectangular cross section.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 17 denotes a protective cover for preventing cutting dust from scattering inside the housing 1, and reference numeral 18 denotes an upper surface of the housing 1, and each drive motor 24, Control panels for performing ON / OFF control of 42 and 53 are shown respectively.

  Next, the usage method and effect of the food processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  The model holding means 2 holds, for example, a bowl-shaped model M having a desired rotating body shape, and holds the food 8 such as the Satsuma rice cake with both end surfaces cut flat as shown in FIG. The means 3 holds it. Specifically, the second holding portions 351, 352, and 353 are retracted in the axial direction to increase the distance between the first holding portions 341, 342, and 343 and the second holding portions 351, 352, and 353, and then Two embedment pieces 37, 37 of one holding portion 341, 342, 343 are pierced into one end surface of the foodstuff 8, and then the second holding portions 351, 352, 353 are advanced to make two piercing pieces. 37 and 37 are inserted into the other end face of the food. At this time, it is important that each stab piece 37 is stabbed up to its root, that is, until the end surface of the food 8 abuts against the flat front end surface 361 of each base portion 36.

  When the setting of the food 8 is completed as described above, the first drive motor 24 and the third drive motor 53 are activated to rotate the rotary shafts 21, 22 and 23, and the food 8 held by the food holding means 3. And the cutting blades 7 are rotated. Next, the 2nd drive motor 42 is started and the low-speed movement of the feed stand 5 with respect to the support base 4 is started.

  Then, the tracer 6 comes into contact with the outer periphery of the model M due to the elasticity of the spring that biases the support base 4 toward the front. As the feed table 5 moves, the position of the tracer 6 is changed along the outer shape of the model M in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the rotary shaft 21. This is because the support base 4 is movable in the Y1-Y2 direction of FIG. 2 while being urged by a spring (not shown). Such movement of the tracer 6 is reflected in the movement of the three cutting blades 7 in the Y1-Y2 direction in FIG. As a result of cutting with such a cutting blade 7, the three foods 8 held by the food holding means 3 are crafted and formed into the same rotating body shape as the model M at that time.

  By the way, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the food material holding means 3 inserts two flat pieces 37 and 37 having a flat shape along the diameter direction of the base shaft portion 36 into the end surface of the food material 8. Yes. Therefore, since the two piercing pieces 37 and 37 can effectively transmit the rotational force of the base shaft portion 36 to the food 8 and rotate the food 8, the food 8 receives the cutting resistance by the cutting blade 7. As a result, the end portion of the slab is broken and the holding becomes incomplete, and as a result, it becomes difficult to cause a problem that cutting by the cutting blade 7 cannot be continued. In addition, the work of the food 8 using the model M having a relatively large diameter portion can be performed without any inconvenience.

  When the above processing is completed, the crafted food 8 can be easily removed by retracting the second holding portions 351, 352, 353 in the food holding means 31, 32, 33. As shown in FIG. 7, holes (piercing marks) 81 formed by two piercing pieces 37, 37 are formed on both end faces of the crafted food material 8, and the piercing marks 81 are also pierced. Since it is flat like the crumpled piece 37, when the crafted food 8 is boiled or cooked, the plant fiber contained in the food 8 is expelled by moisture or heat, so that it disappears conveniently.

  Of course, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and all modifications within the scope of matters recited in the claims are all included in the present invention. As the shape of the model M, any shape can be adopted as long as the shape is a rotating body. In the embodiment, the three food holding means 3 are provided. However, the number of cutting blades can be increased more efficiently, and the number of cutting blades can be increased accordingly.

  In the embodiment, the cross section of the stab piece 37 is a long rectangular shape, but may be a flat oval shape or the like.

100 Food processing apparatus 1 Case 2 Model holding means 21 Rotating shaft 24 First drive motor 25 Belt / pulley transmission mechanism 3 Food holding means 31 First food holding means 32 Second food holding means 33 Third food holding means 341 First 1 holding part 351 second holding part 36 base shaft part 361 tip surface 37 piercing piece 4 support base 42 second drive motor 43 belt / pulley transmission mechanism 44 feed screw 5 feed base 53 third drive motor 54 belt / pulley transmission mechanism 6 Tracer L1 Axis 7 Cutting blade 71 Center boss 72 Cutting piece 8 Food M Model

Claims (8)

The first and second holding portions opposed to each other in a predetermined rotation axis direction, the food material held at both ends by the first and second holding portions are rotated around the rotation axis, and the cutting blade acts on the food material A food processing apparatus for forming the food into a predetermined rotating body shape,
Each of the first and second holding portions includes a base shaft portion that extends along the rotation axis, and two piercing pieces that protrude from the distal end surface of the base shaft portion.
The two piercing pieces are spaced apart from each other across the rotation axis when viewed in the direction of the rotation axis, and have a flat shape along a diameter passing through the rotation axis. Food processing equipment.   2. The food processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the two stabbed pieces have a narrower width in the diameter direction toward the tip.   The food processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a distal end surface of the base shaft portion is a flat surface orthogonal to the rotation axis.   4. The food material according to claim 3, wherein a distal end surface of the base shaft portion has a circular shape centering on the rotation axis, and the two piercing pieces protrude from an inner side of the circular outer periphery. Crafting equipment.   The food processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one of the first and second holding portions is movable in the rotation axis direction.   A food processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is used to hold the food by inserting the two piercing pieces of the first and second holding means into both ends of the food. And rotating the first and second holding portions around the rotation axis to rotate the food, and causing the cutting blade to act on the food to form the food into a predetermined rotating body shape. The method of crafting ingredients.   The method for crafting foodstuffs according to claim 6, wherein the two stabbed pieces are pierced until the tip end faces both end portions of the foodstuff.   A crafted food product formed into a predetermined rotating body shape using the food crafting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein two cross-sections positioned along a predetermined straight line at both ends thereof A crafted food, characterized in that flat holes are formed.

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