JP2015104371A - Supply system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supply system capable of properly achieving uniform mixing of materials to be fed.SOLUTION: A supply system 4 includes: a cooked rice feeder 11 which feeds a specified amount of cooked rice into a container a; and a container transportation device 12 which transports the container a filled with the specified amount of cooked rice. The supply system 4 also includes a supply device 13 which supplies a specified amount of feed material into the container a filled with the specified amount of cooked rice. The supply system 4 further includes a take-out and agitation device 14 which takes out and agitates a specified amount of the cooked rice and a specified amount of the feed material from the container a after completion of supply by the supply device 13.

Description

  The present invention relates to a supply system capable of appropriately achieving a uniform mixing condition of a supply object.

  Conventionally, for example, a tool supply device described in Patent Literature 1 is known.

  This conventional tool supply device includes a hopper having a tool pushing device for moving the arm up and down, a tool feed screw portion having a screw for feeding the tool horizontally to the bottom of the hopper, and a tool from the tool feed screw portion. And a tool widening screw part having a screw for widening the tool evenly in the width direction on the conveyor for conveying the steamed cereal.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-12195

  Even with the above-described device supply apparatus, the degree of mixing of the components becomes uniform to some extent, but in recent years, more appropriate uniformity has been demanded.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the supply system which can aim at uniformization of the mixing condition of a to-be-supplied material appropriately.

  The supply system according to claim 1 is a rice feed device that feeds a predetermined amount of cooked rice into a container, a container transport device that transports a container in which a predetermined amount of cooked rice has been fed by the rice feed device, and the container transport A supply device that supplies a predetermined amount of a supply to the container that has been transported by the apparatus, and after the supply by the supply device, a predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of the supply are removed from the container and agitated And a stirrer.

  The supply system according to claim 2 is the supply system according to claim 1, wherein the take-out stirring device inverts the container to take out a predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of the supply object from the container. And a stirring means for stirring the cooked rice and the supply object in the hopper.

  The supply system according to claim 3 is the supply system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container transport device circulates and transports a plurality of containers, and a container cleaning device provided in the middle of the container transport device is provided. It is to be prepared.

  A supply system according to a fourth aspect is the supply system according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the cooked rice throwing device is disposed on the downstream side of the steam continuous rice cooker.

  A supply system according to a fifth aspect is the supply system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the take-out stirring device is disposed on the upstream side of the cooler.

  A supply system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the supply system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising a fried rice input device that inputs a predetermined amount of cooked rice that has been fried in a stirrer into a container.

  According to the present invention, a cooked rice throwing device that feeds a predetermined amount of cooked rice into a container, a container transport device that transports a container in which a predetermined amount of cooked rice has been fed by the cooked rice throwing device, and the container transport device. A supply device that supplies a predetermined amount of a supply to the container that has been transported, and a take-out stirring device that takes out and stirs the predetermined amount of cooked rice and the predetermined amount of supply from the container after the supply by the supply device Therefore, it is possible to appropriately equalize the degree of mixing of the materials to be supplied.

It is a schematic plan view which shows the rice cooking equipment which comprised the supply system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1, 1 is a rice cooking facility, and this rice cooking facility 1 is a commercial cooking facility capable of continuously making cooked cooked rice (eg, mixed rice, fried rice).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rice cooker 1 includes a steam continuous rice cooker 2 that is a continuous rice cooker that continuously cooks immersed rice using at least steam, and a cooler 3 that cools the cooked cooked rice. The supply system 4 is provided between the steam-type continuous rice cooker 2 and the cooler 3, and supplies and mixes the feed to the cooked rice from the steam-type continuous rice cooker 2. In addition, the cooked cooked rice having a predetermined temperature cooled by the cooler 3 is sent to the next process, and stored in a packaging bag by a predetermined amount suitable for consumption, for example, and shipped.

  The steam-type continuous rice cooker 2 heats the soaked rice with steam and hot water and continuously cooks the soaked rice with a conveyor (not shown). That is, the steam-type continuous rice cooker does not use, for example, a rice cooker, and after heating the soaked rice on the first conveyor with steam, the rice is passed through hot water on the second conveyor and cooked, followed by The rice is steamed with steam while being conveyed by the third conveyor.

  On the upstream side of the steam-type continuous rice cooker 2, a carry-in conveyor 6 that carries the immersed rice into the steam-type continuous rice cooker 2 is disposed. Immersion rice is supplied sequentially.

  The supply system 4 includes a cooked rice throwing device 11 for sequentially feeding a predetermined amount of cooked rice (rice cooked from the steam continuous rice cooker 2, for example, cooked rice immediately after cooking) into each container a, and the cooked rice throwing device 11. A loop-shaped container transport device 12 for tact-transporting each container a into which a predetermined amount of cooked rice has been put in, and a predetermined amount of the supply object in each container a transported by the container transport device 12 in order A supply device 13 for supplying and a take-out stirring device 14 for taking out and stirring a predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of supply object from each container a after the supply by the supply device 13 are provided.

  The supply system 4 includes a container cleaning device 15 that is provided in the middle of a loop-shaped container transport device 12 that circulates and transports a plurality of containers a that are arranged at intervals in the transport direction, and that cleans and dries the container a. ing.

  In addition, the container a is a box-shaped container with an upper surface opened upward, and for example, a rice cooker having heat resistance is used as an example of the container a. In addition, a supply such as an additive to be mixed with cooked rice is at least one of ingredients and seasoning liquid, that is, for example, both ingredients and seasoning liquid. In addition, a to-be-supplied material changes according to the kind of cooked cooked rice to make, for example, only one of an ingredient and seasoning liquid may be thrown in.

  As is clear from FIG. 1, the cooked rice throwing device 11 is disposed on the downstream side of the steam continuous rice cooker 2, and the take-out stirring device 14 is disposed on the upstream side of the cooler 3.

  The cooked rice throwing device 11 accepts cooked rice that is continuously carried out from the steam continuous rice cooker 2 and sends the cooked rice (white rice) directly on the cooked rice transport means 16 such as a belt conveyor. Then, the rice is dropped while adjusting the fall of the cooked rice so as to be a predetermined amount in the container a on the measuring means 17 from the conveyance end portion.

  For example, the weighing means 17 waits the container a on the weighing means 17 to make a tare, and measures the weight of the cooked rice put into the container a.

  The container transport device 12 is composed of a pair of chain conveyors or the like on which the container a can be placed and moved. A predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of cooked rice are contained in the container a being transported by the container transport device 12. A plurality of containers “a” are circulated and conveyed in order to put a supply object (for example, ingredients and seasoning liquid).

  The container transfer device 12 includes first container transfer means 21 that is positioned in a straight line with the cooked rice transfer means 16 of the cooked rice throwing device 11 in a plan view, for example. A second container transfer means 22 is connected to the first container transfer means 21 in an orthogonal shape at the transfer end portion of the first container transfer means 21. At the terminal end of the second container transporting means 22, a third container transporting means 23 located parallel to the first container transporting means 21 in a plan view is connected to the second container transporting means 22 in an orthogonal manner. A container cleaning device 15 is provided in the middle of the third container transfer hand 23.

  A fourth container transfer means 24 is connected to the third container transfer means 23 in an orthogonal shape at the transfer end of the third container transfer means 23. A measuring unit 17 of the cooked rice throwing device 11 is provided at a connecting portion between the transfer terminal end of the fourth container transfer unit 24 and the transfer start end of the first container transfer unit 21. In the middle of the first container conveying means 21, a measuring means 49 of a fried rice input device (fried rice line) 41 described later is provided.

  The container cleaning device 15 includes a cleaning unit that sprays cleaning water to clean the container a, and a drying unit that sprays air to dry the cleaned container a.

  The supply device 13 supplies a plurality of seasoning liquids respectively to the containers a containing rice that have been transported by the first container transporting means 21 of the container transporting device 12, that is, for example, two seasoning liquid supplying means 26, 27, seasoning liquid tanks 28 and 29 are provided corresponding to the seasoning liquid supply means 26 and 27, respectively.

  Each of the seasoning liquid supply means 26 and 27 sprays the seasoning liquid from the seasoning liquid tanks 28 and 29 from the supply nozzle for a timer time and supplies the liquid into the container a by a predetermined amount. For example, the seasoning liquid (for example, soy sauce) supplied by one seasoning liquid supply means 26 and the seasoning liquid (for example, sauce) supplied by the other seasoning liquid supply means 27 are different from each other. is there.

  The supply device 13 is disposed downstream of the seasoning liquid supply means 26 and 27, and a predetermined amount of ingredients are contained in the container a containing rice that has been conveyed by the first container conveyance means 21 of the container conveyance device 12. A plurality of materials are supplied, that is, for example, two material supply means 31 and 32 are provided.

  Each of the material supply means 31 and 32 conveys the material measured by the measuring unit 33 by the material conveying unit 34 and supplies the material a predetermined amount into the container a. For example, the ingredients (eg, meat) supplied by one ingredient supply means 31 and the ingredients (eg, vegetables) supplied by the other ingredient supply means 32 are different from each other. is there.

  The take-out stirring device 14 inverts each container a in a state containing a predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of a supply object (for example, ingredients and seasoning liquid) approximately 180 degrees one by one from the container a. Reversing means for taking out a predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of supplied material into a hopper with an opening on the upper surface, and rotating blades after the reversing by this reversing means And stirring means for stirring and mixing.

  Then, the cooked rice (for example, mixed rice) after stirring by the stirring means is discharged from the hopper, supplied onto the conveyor of the cooler 3, and cooled. In addition, the stirring by the stirring means is sequentially performed, for example, for each container a.

  In addition, the supply system 4 has a predetermined amount of cooked rice in each container a separately from the cooked rice throwing device 11 (rice cooked from the steam continuous rice cooker 2, for example, cooked rice just fried in the stirrer 42, that is, cooked rice). Is provided with a fried rice input device (fried rice line) 41. The cooked rice throwing device 11 and the fried rice throwing device 41 can be selectively connected to the steam continuous rice cooker 2.

  The rice cooker 41 receives the cooked rice that is continuously carried out from the steam continuous rice cooker 2 and feeds the cooked rice directly on the carrying surface as it is. have.

  The cooked rice transport means 43 is connected to accept the cooked rice from the steam type continuous rice cooker 2 and is not connected to accept the cooked rice from the steam type continuous rice cooker 2 and allows the cooked rice to move onto the cooked rice transport means 16. The position can be changed between positions.

  That is, when the cooked rice conveying means 43 of the fried rice input device 41 is connected to the carry-out part of the steam continuous rice cooker 2, the cooked rice from the steam continuous rice cooker 2 is supplied to the fried rice input device 41 side. . However, when the cooked rice conveying means 43 of the fried rice throwing device 41 is removed from the carry-out portion of the steam type continuous rice cooker 2, the cooked rice conveying means 16 of the cooked rice throwing device 11 is used as the carry-out portion of the steam type continuous rice cooker 2. Therefore, the cooked rice from the steam continuous rice cooker 2 is supplied to the cooked rice throwing device 11 side.

  Further, at the conveyance end portion of the cooked rice conveying means 43, a carrying-in conveying means 44 for carrying the cooked rice into the stirrer 42 composed of a rotary drum type continuous fryer is continuously provided. Then, for the cooked rice directly placed on the carrying means 44 for carrying in, the seasoning liquid is supplied from the seasoning liquid supply means 45 and the ingredients are supplied from the ingredient supply means 46 before being carried into the stirrer 42. Is done. A seasoning liquid tank 47 is provided corresponding to the seasoning liquid supply means 45.

  In addition, a feeding and conveying means 48 such as a belt conveyor that receives and conveys the cooked rice (fried rice) continuously carried out from the stirrer 42 is connected to the carry-out port of the stirrer 42. The feeding transport means 48 receives the cooked rice (fried rice) continuously carried out from the stirrer 42, transports the received cooked rice directly on the transport surface, and places the cooked rice from the transport end portion. A fixed amount is dropped into the container a on the weighing means 49. This measuring means 49 is provided in the middle of the first container transport means 21 and at a position upstream of the supply device 13.

  In addition, depending on the type of fried rice (fried rice) that is the cooked rice, the supply device 13 may further supply the material to be supplied into the container a in which a predetermined amount of fried rice is charged by the feeding means 48. There is also.

  Next, the operation and the like of the one embodiment will be described.

  The case where the mixed rice which is rice with ingredients (cooked rice) is made with the rice cooking equipment 1 shown in FIG. 1 is demonstrated.

  In each container a, the total of cooked rice (for example, white rice) and supplies (for example, ingredients and seasoning liquid), that is, cooked cooked rice to be made up is, for example, “15 kg”.

  For example, when the ratio of the supply is 30% (including approximately 30%), the predetermined amount of cooked rice for one container a is “10.5 kg” and the predetermined amount of supply for one container a. Is “4.5 kg”. For example, when the total amount of cooked cooked rice required is set to “1000 kg” in advance, the total cooked rice cooked by the steam continuous rice cooker 2 becomes “700 kg” and is supplied by the supply device 13. The total amount of food is “300 kg”, and when the total amount of cooked cooked rice required is set to “2000 kg” in advance, the total amount of cooked rice is “1400 kg”, and the total amount of supplies is “600 kg”.

  Further, for example, when the ratio of the supply object is 25% (including approximately 25%), the predetermined amount of cooked rice for one container a is “11.25 kg”, and the predetermined amount of food for one container a is The feed is “3.75 kg”. For example, when the total amount of cooked cooked rice required is set to “1000 kg” in advance, the total cooked rice cooked by the steam continuous rice cooker 2 becomes “750 kg” and is supplied by the supply device 13. The total amount is “250 kg”.

  And in the supply system 4 of this rice cooking equipment 1, in order to make the mixing condition (mixing ratio) of the to-be-supplied materials (for example, ingredients and seasoning liquid) with respect to the cooked rice continuously cooked and conveyed, Rather than supplying the food to the cooked rice directly on the conveying surface, the cooked rice is divided into predetermined amounts and once put into each container a. Supply a fixed amount of feed.

  That is, to-be-supplied material (for example, ingredients and seasoning liquid) prepares the total quantity used as the ratio with respect to the total quantity of the rice cooked with the steam-type continuous rice cooker 2, and prepares it for each container a predetermined amount. Separately feed and supply.

  In other words, in order to make the total amount of mixed rice required in advance, the total amount of the supply to the total amount of cooked rice set according to the mixing condition is prepared, and then the total amount of cooked rice is divided into the set number and the supply Is divided into the same set number as the cooked rice, and the divided supply amount is mixed with the divided cooked rice amount.

  Specifically, the cooked rice cooked by the steam-type continuous rice cooker 2 is put into the container a that has been transported by the fourth container transport means 24 of the container transport device 12 by a predetermined amount by the cooked rice throwing device 11. Is done.

  Next, the container a containing a predetermined amount of cooked rice is transported toward the supply device 13 by the first container transport means 21 of the container transport device 12, and when the container a arrives at a position facing the supply device 13, the supply device 13 Then, a predetermined amount of the material to be supplied is supplied into the container a.

  For example, a predetermined amount of seasoning liquid is supplied into the container a by the seasoning liquid supply means 26 and 27, and a predetermined amount of ingredients are supplied into the container a by the ingredient supply means 31 and 32.

  Next, the container a containing a predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of supply is conveyed toward the take-out stirring device 14 by the second container transfer means 22 of the container transfer device 12, and When arriving at the opposite position, the contents are taken out from the container a by the take-out stirring device 14 and stirred in the hopper.

  The mixed rice having a uniform mixing condition is discharged from the hopper, and is not separated into containers a, but is continuously conveyed again and cooled to a predetermined temperature by the cooler 3. After that, it is sent to the next process, for example, stored in a packaging bag by a predetermined amount suitable for consumption, and shipped. For this reason, the quantity of the supply in a certain amount of mixed rice in each packaging bag is uniform and constant.

  For example, when making fried rice as cooked rice (cooked rice), the rice transfer means 43 of the fried rice input device 41 is connected to the steam continuous rice cooker 2 so that the cooked rice from the steam continuous rice cooker 2 is What is necessary is just to make it supply to the fried rice input device 41 side.

  Then, according to the supply system 4 according to the above-described embodiment, the cooked rice throwing device 11 for feeding a predetermined amount of cooked rice into the container a, and the container a into which a predetermined amount of cooked rice has been fed by the cooked rice throwing device 11 A container transport device 12 for transporting the food, a supply device 13 for supplying a predetermined amount of the supply object into the container a transported by the container transport device 12, and a predetermined amount of cooked rice after the supply by the supply device 13 Since it comprises the take-out stirring device 14 that takes out and stirs a predetermined amount of the supply from the container a, compared to the conventional configuration, it is possible to appropriately achieve a uniform mixing of the supply to the cooked rice, There is no unevenness in any portion of the cooked cooked rice, and cooked cooked rice with a uniform mixing condition can be obtained throughout.

  Further, since the container transport device 12 circulates and transports a plurality of containers a and includes a container cleaning device 15 provided in the middle of the loop-shaped container transport device 12, the work efficiency can be improved. it can.

  Furthermore, since the rice cooker 11 is disposed on the downstream side of the steam continuous rice cooker 2, the cooked rice immediately after being cooked by the steam continuous rice cooker 2 is put into the container a by the rice cooker 11. A predetermined amount can be appropriately charged.

  In addition, the cooked rice throwing device 11 is provided with a rotating blade at the transfer terminal portion of the cooked rice transporting means to loosen the cooked rice apart as a way to feed the cooked rice into the container a while adjusting the drop so that a predetermined amount is obtained. It is good to make it fall, or to connect the some conveyor and belt which made conveyance speed | velocity | rate faster toward the downstream as a rice conveyance means, and to make it fall while loosening rice.

  Further, since the take-out stirring device 14 is disposed on the upstream side of the cooler 3, the cooked rice immediately after being stirred by the take-out stirring device 14 can be appropriately cooled by the cooler 3. Further, the take-out agitating device 14 arranges rotating blades on a belt conveyor, which is a conveying means located on the upstream side of the cooler 3, and before the cooked cooked rice discharged from the hopper is cooled by the cooler 3. In addition, heat may be dissipated while stirring with the rotating blades.

  In addition, the to-be-supplied material supplied with the supply apparatus 13 of the supply system 4 is not limited to an ingredient or seasoning liquid, Other additives etc. may be sufficient. In addition, the weighing means may be used in the same manner as the cooked rice to be fed into the container a for the supply object supplied by the supply device 13.

  Moreover, the container a used with the supply system 4 is not limited to the rice cooker suitable for rice cooking, Other heat-resistant containers etc. may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, for example, the first container transporting means 21 of the container transporting device 12 may be a plurality of parallel lines, and a supply device 13 may be provided for each line.

  Moreover, the structure provided with two or more fried rice lines which consist of the fried rice input device 41, for example, the structure provided with the white rice line which does not supply a to-be-supplied material to rice (white rice), etc. may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, the cooked rice received from the upstream side by the cooked rice throwing device 11 is not limited to the cooked rice by the steam continuous rice cooker 2, and is cooked in a cooker different from the cooker used in the container transport device 12, for example. Cooked rice that is discharged from the rice cooker may be used.

2 Steam type continuous rice cooker 3 Cooling machine 4 Supply system
11 Rice feed equipment
12 Container transfer device
13 Feeder
14 Take-out stirring device
15 Container cleaning equipment
41 Fried rice feeder
42 Stir-fry machine a container

Claims (6)

A rice throwing device for feeding a predetermined amount of cooked rice into the container;
A container transporting device for transporting a container in which a predetermined amount of cooked rice is charged in the rice cooker,
A supply device for supplying a predetermined amount of the object to be supplied into the container that has been transferred by the container transfer device;
A supply system comprising: a take-out stirring device that takes out a predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of a supply object from the container and stirs them after the supply by the supply device. The take-out stirring device
Reversing means for taking out a predetermined amount of cooked rice and a predetermined amount of feed from the container and putting it in the hopper by reversing the container,
The supply system according to claim 1, further comprising: stirring means for stirring the cooked rice and the supply object in the hopper. The container transport device circulates and transports a plurality of containers,
The supply system according to claim 1, further comprising a container cleaning device provided in the middle of the container transport device. The supply system as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 with which the cooked rice throwing-in apparatus is arrange | positioned in the downstream of a steam-type continuous rice cooker. The supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the take-out stirring device is disposed upstream of the cooler. The supply system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a fried rice input device that inputs a predetermined amount of cooked rice fried in a stirrer into the container.

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