JP2019072480A - Cooking device and method for producing cooked product - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a cooking device of smashing food materials such as fruits, shaping the smashed food materials, and producing cooked products, for example cereal bars and dried food bars.SOLUTION: The cooking device according to the present invention includes: a smashing section (1) for smashing food materials (5) such as fruits and vegetables; a shaping section (2) shaping the smashed food materials (5a) by the smashing section (1) to produce cooked products (5A); and a housing (10) for storing the smashing section (1) and the shaping section (2). Alternatively, the cooking device may further include a cooked product drying section (3) for drying the cooked products (5A). Further alternatively, the cooking device may further include a food material drying section (4) for drying the food materials (5).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooker for forming a food product by molding a food material such as crushed fruit, and a method for manufacturing the food product.

  BACKGROUND ART In recent years, cereal bars and dry food bars, which are prepared by forming foodstuffs such as crushed fruits into rod shapes, are widely known.

  DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, as a cooking device which grinds foodstuffs, such as fruit, the thing of patent document 1 is known, for example. Patent Document 1 describes a cooker that rotates a cutter provided in a housing to crush food such as fruits.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 5-199943

  However, in the conventional cooker, although it has the function to grind a foodstuff, it can not shape | mold the ground foodstuff and can finish it to cooking.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, a food material such as fruit is crushed, and a cooker capable of manufacturing the food by forming the crushed food material, and the food It is in providing a manufacturing method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.
A cooker according to the present invention comprises a grinding unit for grinding a food.
A forming unit for forming a food product by forming the food material crushed in the crushing unit;
A housing for accommodating the crushing unit and the forming unit;
Equipped with

Moreover, the manufacturing method of the cooker which concerns on this invention is:
A pulverizing step of pulverizing the food in the housing;
A forming step of forming a food material by forming the food material crushed in the crushing step in the housing;
including.

  According to the present invention, foodstuffs, such as fruits, can be crushed, and the crushed foodstuffs can be formed to manufacture a food.

It is a block diagram of a cooker concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the 1st modification of the cooking appliance which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing a 2nd modification of a cooking appliance concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing a 3rd modification of a cooking appliance concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cooking appliance which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the cooker which concerns on 1st Example of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a mode when a foodstuff is crushed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a cross-sectional view of the cooking device which concerns on 1st Example to this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a mode when shape | molding the ground foodstuff. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at the cooker which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention from the front. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which looked at the cooker which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention from the side. It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of the cooking appliance which concerns on 3rd Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed one part components of the cooking device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed one part components of the cooking device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed one part components of the cooking device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed one part components of the cooking device of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at two pressure blades mutually connected from diagonally upward. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at two pressure blades mutually connected from diagonally downward.

(Findings that formed the basis of this disclosure)
MEANS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM The present inventors obtained the following novel knowledge, as a result of grind | pulverizing foodstuffs, such as a fruit, and shape | molding the grind | pulverized foodstuffs, and earnestly examining in order to manufacture a foodstuff.

  Conventionally, when producing a food of this type, food materials such as fruits are pulverized by a cooker as disclosed in Patent Document 1, and the pulverized foodstuff is transferred to a molding machine so as to be molded in the molding machine. There is. That is, the cooking device for crushing the food and the forming device for forming the crushed food are separate devices, and it is necessary to transfer the crushed food from the cooking device to the forming device.

  On the other hand, when, for example, the dried fruit is crushed with a cutter or the like, the sugar contained in the fruit itself appears on the cut surface of the fruit, and the sugar can be used as a binder to shape the food. I found it. Furthermore, the present inventors can use the above-mentioned sugar content as a binder in molding of a food product, so that grinding and molding can be performed in the same case without providing a grinder and a molding device as separate devices. I found it. The present inventors arrived at the following invention based on this novel finding.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a grinding unit for grinding a food material,
A forming unit for forming a food product by forming the food material crushed in the crushing unit;
A housing for accommodating the crushing unit and the forming unit;
To provide a cooker.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, it further comprises a filter part provided between the crushing part and the forming part,
The said filter part provides the cooking device of a 1st aspect which has the some through-hole which connects the said crushing part and the said shaping | molding part, and passes the foodstuff crushed in the said crushing part.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the crushing unit includes a mill blade that rotates about a rotation axis,
The forming portion is disposed outside the crushing portion when viewed from the extending direction of the rotation shaft.
A cooker according to the first or second aspect is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the formed portion is
The fixed wall which is a part of wall which comprises the accommodation space which accommodates the foodstuff crushed by the said crushing part,
A movable wall that moves relative to the fixed wall and changes the volume of the storage space;
The cooker according to any one of the first to third aspects, comprising:

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the movable wall is moved relative to the fixed wall until the volume of the storage space becomes equal to or less than a predetermined volume, the storage space becomes a closed space. The cooker according to the fourth aspect is provided, which is configured as follows.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the cooker according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising a cooker drying unit housed in the housing and drying the food.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the cooker according to the sixth aspect, wherein the food drying unit is configured to supply heat to the shaping unit to dry the food.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a food material drying unit housed in the housing and drying the food material,
The crusher provides the cooker according to the sixth or seventh aspect, wherein the crusher is configured to crush the food dried by the food dryer.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the cooker according to the eighth aspect, wherein the food drying section and the food drying section are provided with the same heat source for generating heat for drying the food and the food. I will provide a.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food container, which is disposed on the upper side in the direction of gravity of the crushing unit, and stores the food.
The food pressing unit further includes a food pressing unit that presses and moves the food stored in the food storage unit and drops the food into the crushing unit.
The said foodstuffs drying part provides the cooking device as described in the 8th or 9th aspect comprised so that the heat which dries the said foodstuff to the said foodstuff accommodating part may be supplied.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a grinding step of grinding a food material in a housing;
A forming step of forming a food material by forming the food material crushed in the crushing step in the housing;
Providing a method for producing a food product.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited by the embodiment.

  Also, in the following, for convenience of explanation, a term indicating a direction such as “upper”, “lower”, “side”, “bottom” and the like is used on the assumption of a state of normal use. However, these terms are not meant to limit the use condition and the like of the cooker of the present invention.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cooking device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a pulverizing unit 1 for pulverizing foodstuffs such as fruits and a forming unit 2 for forming foodstuffs pulverized by the pulverizing unit 1 to produce a food. And a casing 10 for housing the crushing unit 1 and the forming unit 2.

  The crushing unit 1 is configured to crush the food by, for example, accommodating the food inside and rotating a mill blade such as a cutter for cutting the food inside with a driving source such as a motor.

  In the present embodiment, dried fruits and vegetables are used as the food. The food is, for example, fruits (so-called dried fruits) obtained by drying mango, papaya, pineapple and the like in advance. Here, "drying" refers to a state in which the moisture in the food material is substantially evaporated by natural drying or thermal drying.

  The forming unit 2 has, for example, a mold having a predetermined shape, and is configured to press and mold the crushed food material into the mold to manufacture a food.

  The housing 10 has a size that accommodates the crushing unit 1 and the forming unit 2 inside. The housing 10 is provided with, for example, a control unit that controls a drive source such as a motor, and an operation unit that instructs the control unit to start or end the drive of the drive source.

  According to the cooking device according to the present embodiment, since the crushing unit 1 and the forming unit 2 are accommodated in one case 10, a food material such as fruit is crushed, and the crushed food material is formed and cooked. The manufacturing of objects can be performed consistently and efficiently in one housing 10.

  In addition, a foodstuff is not limited to one type, Two or more types of combinations may be sufficient. Moreover, foodstuffs other than fruits and vegetables, such as oatmeal, whole grain flour, sesame, etc. may be suitably added to foodstuffs, for example. In addition, nuts such as hazelnut, almond and walnut may be added to the food as appropriate. In this case, the nuts can absorb water emitted from the food to make it easier to shape the food. In addition, a liquid having viscosity such as coconut oil or honey may be added to the foodstuff. In this case, even if the food is not a fruit and sugar does not appear on the cut surface, the liquid having the viscosity functions as a binder, and the food can be more easily shaped.

  Next, an example of a method for producing a cooked product using the cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  First, a grinding process of grinding the food in the housing 10 is performed.

  Specifically, the user puts the dried food in the grinding unit 1. Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the drive source is driven through the control unit, and the mill blade in the crushing unit 1 is rotated. By rotating the mill blade, the dried food is crushed. For example, when the dried food is a fruit, sugars appear on the cut surface of the food ground by the mill blade.

  Then, a forming step is performed in which the food material crushed in the crushing step is formed in the casing 10 to manufacture a food.

  Specifically, the fruit ground in the grinding unit 1 is pushed into a mold of the molding unit 2 using, for example, the centrifugal force of a mill blade. For example, when there is a sugar content on the cut surface of the ground food, the ground food is bound to each other via the sugar. Thus, the ground food is solidified and shaped to produce a food.

  In addition, when the water | moisture content contained in the foodstuff manufactured in the shaping | molding part 2 is large, there exists a possibility that a foodstuff may disperse | distribute, without fully solidifying. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, a cooking product drying unit (also referred to as a second drying unit) 3 for drying the food may be further provided in the housing 10. This makes it possible to obtain a harder shaped food. The food drying unit 3 may include, for example, a heater as a heat source, and the heater may be configured to transfer heat to the food in the forming unit 2. Furthermore, the food drying unit 3 may be configured to transfer heat to the food in the forming unit 2 using, for example, the exhaust heat of a driving source of the crushing unit 1 or the like. The heat transmitted by the food drying unit 3 to the food improves the bonding strength between the foodstuffs in the food and makes it easier to set.

  In the above description, the food drying unit 3 is configured to transfer heat to the food in the forming unit 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the food drying unit 3 may be configured to transfer heat to the food removed from the forming unit 2. However, if the food drying unit 3 is configured to transfer heat to the food in the forming unit 2, it is possible to reduce the time and effort for removing the food from the inside of the forming unit 2 for drying, which is convenient It can be improved.

  Moreover, although the dried foodstuff was used in the above, this invention is not limited to this. For example, undried foodstuffs such as raw fruits may be used. However, when the undried food is crushed by the crushing unit 1, it becomes juice-like, and the food is difficult to be crushed into particles. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, a food material drying unit (also referred to as a first drying unit) 4 for drying the food material may be further provided in the housing 10. The dried food can be obtained by drying the undried food by the food drying unit 4. In this case, the grinding unit 1 may be configured to grind the food dried by the food drying unit 4. The food material drying unit 4 may be configured to generate hot air, for example, by a heater and a fan. Moreover, the foodstuffs drying part 4 may be comprised so that a foodstuff may be dried, for example by freeze-drying technique.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, both the food drying unit 3 and the food drying unit 4 may be further provided in the housing 10. In this case, it is possible to obtain a dried food and to obtain a more rigidly shaped food.

  Moreover, a semi-dried food can be obtained by drying the undried food by the food drying unit 4. Here, "semi-drying" is not drying by natural drying but means that heat is intentionally applied and dried to such an extent that the water does not evaporate completely (that is, a state in which the water remains to some extent in the food). . For example, a semi-dried food can be obtained by controlling the amount and time of sending hot air with a heater and a fan. Further, the amount and time of sending the hot air may be adjusted to an optimum semi-dry state according to the type and size of the food. In this case, the food dried in the food drying unit 4 can be obtained, and the food dried in the drying unit 3 is further dried by the food drying unit 3 while being deformed in the forming unit 2. The firmness further improves the bonding between the foodstuffs in the food, and the food is more likely to harden. Therefore, molding of the food can be facilitated by using the food material drying unit 4.

(First embodiment)
A cooker according to a first example which is a specific configuration example of a cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention, showing a state when the food is crushed. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention, showing a state when the ground food is formed.

  The cooking device according to the first embodiment includes a crushing unit 1 for crushing the food material 5, a forming unit 2 for forming the food product 5A by forming the food material 5a crushed by the crushing unit 1, and drying the food 5A. It comprises a cooking material drying unit 3, a crushing unit 1, a forming unit 2, and a case 10 for containing the cooking material drying unit 3.

  The grinding unit 1 includes a food grinding chamber 11 in which the food 5 is placed, and a mill blade 13 disposed inside the food grinding chamber 11 and rotating around a rotating shaft 12.

  In the first embodiment, the food grinding chamber 11 is configured of a bottomed cylindrical container. A lid 14 is detachably attached to the upper opening of the food grinding chamber 11. The lid 14 is provided with a food stuffing cylinder 15 for loading the food material 5 into the food stuffing chamber 11 from the outside. The inner diameter of the food stuffing cylinder 15 is designed so that the fingers do not contact the mill blade 13 through the food stuffing cylinder 15.

  In the first embodiment, the mill blade 13 is attached to one end 12 a of the rotating shaft 12. The mill blade 13 may have a cutting edge or may not have a cutting edge. The rotating shaft 12 extends through the central portion of the bottom wall of the food grinding chamber 11 to the internal space of the housing 10. A motor 16, which is an example of a drive source that generates a rotational driving force for rotating the rotating shaft 12 around the axis, is attached to an intermediate portion of the rotating shaft 12 in the internal space of the housing 10. Further, at the other end 12 b of the rotary shaft 12, a blower fan 31 which constitutes a part of the food drying unit 3 is attached.

  The forming unit 2 is disposed outside the crushing unit 1 when viewed from the extending direction of the rotation shaft 12 (in the paper surface direction in FIG. 6). A filter unit 6 is provided between the crushing unit 1 and the forming unit 2. The filter unit 6 has a plurality of through holes 6 a that communicate the crushing unit 1 with the forming unit 2 and allow the food material 5 a crushed by the crushing unit 1 to pass through. The plurality of through holes 6a are, for example, arranged in a lattice. The food 5a crushed by the mill blade 13 is moved to the storage space S1 of the forming unit 2 through the plurality of through holes 6a by the centrifugal force of the mill blade 13. At this time, the size of the food 5a moving to the storage space S1 can be controlled according to the size of the plurality of through holes 6a. The plurality of through holes 6a are not limited to those which allow the whole of the food material 5a crushed in the crushing part 1 to pass through, so that at least a part of the food material 5a crushed in the crushing part 1 is allowed to pass It should just be comprised.

  In the first embodiment, the filter unit 6 is formed of a cylindrical side wall of the food grinding chamber 11. In other words, the side wall of the food grinding chamber 11 is constituted by the cylindrical filter portion 6 having the plurality of through holes 6 a.

  In addition, the forming unit 2 moves relative to the fixed wall 21 which is a part of the wall that constitutes the accommodation space S1 that accommodates the food material 5a crushed in the crushing unit 1, and the accommodation wall S1. And a movable wall 22 for varying the volume. The accommodation space S1 is a space which becomes a mold of a predetermined shape.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the fixed wall 21 and the movable wall 22 intersect (eg, are orthogonal to) the circumferential direction X1 of the cylindrical filter portion 6. It is provided to extend. Further, the fixed wall 21 and the movable wall 22 are provided to face each other in the circumferential direction X1 of the filter portion 6. Further, in the first embodiment, four fixed walls 21 and four movable walls 22 are provided at equal intervals (that is, at intervals of 90 degrees) around the rotation shaft 12. The food 5a moved to the storage space S1 is compressed between the movable wall 22 and the fixed wall 21 by moving the movable wall 22 toward the fixed wall 21 so as to reduce the volume of the storage space S1. It is molded. Thereby, the food 5A is manufactured.

  Further, in the first embodiment, when the movable wall 22 is moved relative to the fixed wall 21 until the volume of the housing space S1 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined volume, the housing space S1 becomes a closed space. Is configured as. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, when the movable wall 22 is rotated about the rotation axis 12 so as to approach the fixed wall 21, the accommodation space S1 passes through the plurality of through holes 6 a of the filter portion 6. It does not communicate with the inside of the food grinding chamber 11. Thereby, it is possible to suppress that a part of the food 5A compressed between the movable wall 22 and the fixed wall 21 returns to the inside of the food grinding chamber 11. The “closed space” does not have to be a closed space, and may be a space having a slight gap that allows compressed air to escape so that part of the food 5A does not come out.

  The food 5 </ b> A molded by the molding unit 2 is dried by the food drying unit 3. The food drying unit 3 is configured to supply the forming unit 2 with heat for drying the food 5A. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the food drying unit 3 includes a blower fan 31 and a heater 32.

  The blower fan 31 is configured to generate a wind by receiving a rotational driving force of the motor 16 and rotating about the rotational shaft 12. The heater 32 is disposed downstream of the blowing fan 31 in the flow direction of the air, and is configured to generate heat for drying the food 5A.

  The blower fan 31 and the heater 32 are disposed below the crushing unit 1 and the forming unit 2 in the internal space of the housing 10. The housing 10 is configured to form a flow path F1 between the inner side surface 10a and the outer side surface 2a of the molded portion 2 through which the air generated from the blower fan 31 passes. The air generated from the blower fan 31 is heated by the heater 32 and becomes hot air. In the process of passing the hot air through the flow path F1 to the outside as shown by the double-dotted line arrow in FIG. 5, the food 5A in the forming section 2 is dried.

  The molding unit 2 is configured to be removable along the surface of the filter unit 6. By moving the forming unit 2 upward along the surface of the filter unit 6, the food 5A manufactured in the accommodation space S1 of the forming unit 2 also moves upward. When the forming portion 2 is completely pulled out of the housing 10, the inner side surface of the food 5A facing the outer surface of the filter portion 6 is exposed to the outside, and the food 5A becomes removable.

  Further, in the case 10, a control unit (not shown) for controlling the motor 16, the blower fan 31, and the heater 32 and start or end of driving of the motor 16, the blower fan 31, and the heater 32 in the control unit. And an operation unit (not shown) for instructing the user.

  Next, an example of a method of manufacturing a cooked product using the cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  First, the user puts the dried food material 5 in the grinding unit 1. Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the motor 16 is driven via the control unit, and the mill blade 13 in the crushing unit 1 rotates around the rotation shaft 12. By rotating the mill blade 13, the dried food 5 is crushed.

  The food material 5 a pulverized in the pulverizing unit 1 passes through the plurality of through holes 6 a of the filter unit 6 using the centrifugal force of the mill blade 13, and moves to the accommodation space S 1 of the forming unit 2. Thereafter, the movable wall 22 is rotated about the rotation shaft 12 so that the movable wall 22 approaches the fixed wall 21 with respect to the fixed wall 21 until the volume of the accommodation space S1 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined volume. Thereby, the ground food 5a is solidified and shaped, and the food 5A is manufactured.

  Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the blower fan 31 and the heater 32 are driven through the control unit, and the air generated from the blower fan 31 is heated by the heater 32 and becomes hot air. It flows through the path F1. Thereby, the food 5A in the forming unit 2 is dried.

  Thereafter, when the formed portion 2 is moved upward along the surface of the filter portion 6 and the formed portion 2 is completely pulled out of the housing 10, the inner side surface of the food 5A opposed to the outer surface of the filter portion 6 Is exposed to the outside, and the food 5A becomes removable.

  According to the cooker according to the first embodiment, since the crushing unit 1, the forming unit 2, and the food drying unit 3 are accommodated in one case 10, the food material 5 is crushed and crushed. Forming the food 5a to produce the food 5A can be efficiently performed in the housing 10.

  Moreover, in the cooking device according to the first embodiment, the filter unit 6 provided between the crushing unit 1 and the forming unit 2 is provided, and the filter unit 6 communicates the crushing unit 1 with the forming unit 2. And it has a plurality of penetration holes 6a which let food material 5a crushed by crushing part 1 pass. According to this configuration, it is possible to move only the food 5a crushed to a size equal to or less than the size of the plurality of through holes 6a to the accommodation space S1.

  Moreover, in the cooking device according to the first embodiment, the crushing unit 1 includes the mill blade 13 rotating about the rotation shaft 12, and the forming unit 2 is a part of the crushing unit 1 viewed from the extending direction of the rotation shaft 12. It is located outside. According to this configuration, it is possible to move the food material 5 a crushed by the mill blade 13 to the forming unit 2 by using the centrifugal force of the mill blade 13. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the need to provide a separate device for moving the food 5a from the crushing unit 1 to the forming unit 2.

  Moreover, in the cooking device according to the first embodiment, the fixed wall 21 which is a part of the wall constituting the housing space S1 in which the forming unit 2 houses the food material 5a crushed by the crushing unit 1, and the fixed wall The movable wall 22 moves relative to the movable portion 21 and changes the volume of the accommodation space S1. According to this configuration, by moving the movable wall 22 toward the fixed wall 21 so that the volume of the storage space S1 is reduced, the food 5a stored in the storage space S1 is fixed to the fixed wall 21 and the movable wall 22. Can be compressed and molded to produce the food 5A.

  Further, in the cooking device according to the first embodiment, when the movable wall 22 is moved relative to the fixed wall 21 until the volume of the accommodation space S1 becomes equal to or less than the predetermined volume, the accommodation space S1 It is configured to be a closed space. According to this configuration, it is possible to suppress that part of the food 5A compressed between the movable wall 22 and the fixed wall 21 returns to the inside of the food grinding chamber 11.

  In the above, although the food drying unit 3 is configured by the blower fan 31 and the heater 32, the present invention is not limited to this. The blower fan 31 is not necessarily required. Further, the blower fan 31 may be used for cooling the motor 16. In addition, the heater 32 may not be provided, and the wind of the blower fan 31 may be heated by heat generated by the drive of the motor 16 to be a hot air, and the hot air may flow in the flow path F1.

Second Embodiment
A cooker according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front. FIG. 9 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the side.

  The difference between the cooker according to the second embodiment and the cooker according to the first embodiment is that the crushing unit 1 is disposed above the forming unit 2 and, in addition to the centrifugal force of the mill blade 13, the gravity is also The food material 5 a crushed by the crushing unit 1 is moved to the forming unit 2 by using the same.

  In the second embodiment, the rotary shaft 12 of the crushing unit 1 is configured to extend in the lateral direction, not in the vertical direction. For this reason, the centrifugal force of the mill blade 13 works downward.

  In the second embodiment, the filter unit 6 is formed on the bottom wall of the crushing unit 1. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the food material 5a crushed by the crushing unit 1 is moved to the accommodation space S1 of the forming unit 2 through the plurality of through holes 6a of the filter unit 6 by the centrifugal force and gravity of the mill blade 13. Be done.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the movable wall 22 of the forming portion 2 is configured to move in a linear direction. The housing 10 is provided with a motor 23 which is an example of a drive source for moving the movable wall 22. A control unit (not shown) provided in the housing 10 controls the motor 23, and the operation unit is configured to instruct start or end of driving of the motor 23.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the food drying unit 3 does not include the blower fan 31, and the heater 32 is attached to the fixed wall 21 of the accommodation space S1. The heater 32 is configured of a planar heater.

  Next, an example of a method of manufacturing a cooked product using a cooker according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  First, the user puts the dried food material 5 in the grinding unit 1. Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the motor 16 is driven via the control unit, and the mill blade 13 in the crushing unit 1 rotates around the rotation shaft 12. By rotating the mill blade 13, the dried food 5 is crushed.

  The food material 5 a pulverized in the pulverizing unit 1 passes through the plurality of through holes 6 a of the filter unit 6 using the centrifugal force and the gravity of the mill blade 13, and moves to the accommodation space S 1 of the forming unit 2. Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the motor 23 is driven via the control unit, and the movable wall 22 is a fixed wall until the volume of the accommodation space S1 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined volume. The movable wall 22 is moved to approach the fixed wall 21 with respect to 21. Thereby, the ground food 5a is solidified and shaped, and the food 5A is manufactured.

  Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the heater 32 is driven via the control unit, and the food 5A in the forming unit 2 is dried directly by the heater 32.

  The food 5A in the forming portion 2 is moved upward along the surface of the filter portion 6, and when the forming portion 2 is completely withdrawn from the housing 10, the food which has been opposed to the outer surface of the filter portion 6 The inner surface of 5A is exposed to the outside, and the food 5A becomes removable.

  According to the cooker according to the second embodiment, since the crushing unit 1, the forming unit 2, and the food drying unit 3 are accommodated in one case 10, the foodstuff 5 is pulverized and the pulverized foodstuff Forming the product 5a to produce the food 5A can be efficiently performed in the housing 10.

Third Embodiment
A cooker according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a cooker according to a third embodiment of the present invention. 11-14 is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the one part components of the cooking device of FIG. 10, respectively.

  The difference mainly between the cooking device according to the third embodiment and the cooking device according to the first embodiment lies in that the food container 7, the pressing blade 8 which is an example of the food pressing portion, and the food dryer 4 are provided. In addition, the heat generated by the food drying unit 4 is supplied to the food storage unit 7.

  The food storage unit 7 is disposed on the upper side in the vertical direction (also referred to as a gravity direction) of the crushing unit 1 and configured to store the food 5. In the third embodiment, the food storage unit 7 is configured to store the undried food 5b as the food 5. The undried food 5b becomes the dried food 5 by the heat generated by the food drying section 4 (see FIG. 13) being supplied to the food storage section 7.

  The food container 7 includes an upper lid 71, three food containers 72, 73 and 74, and a mounting table 75. The upper lid 71, the three food containers 72, 73, 74 and the mounting table 75 are stacked in the vertical direction.

  The upper lid 71 is configured to detachably cover the upper opening of the topmost food container 72. The upper lid 71 is provided with, for example, an inlet (not shown) for inserting a food which does not require drying, such as cereals and nuts, and the inlet lid 71a shown in FIG. 10 is removable so as to cover the inlet. Is attached to

  In the third embodiment, the three food containers 72, 73, 74 have the same configuration. Therefore, hereinafter, the configuration of the food container 72 will be described as a representative.

  The foodstuff container 72 is comprised by the bottomed cylindrical shape, as shown in FIG. In the bottom wall of the food container 72, a through hole 72a is provided at a position facing the insertion port lid 71a. The through hole 72a is provided above the crushing unit 1, and constitutes a part of the food material dropping passage P1 for guiding the food material 5 contained in the food material container 72 to the crushing unit 1 using gravity.

  In addition, on the bottom wall of the food container 72, a plurality of annular ribs 72b in which a portion corresponding to the through hole 72a is cut out are provided. The plurality of ribs 72b are concentrically spaced apart. By placing the undried food material 5b on the plurality of ribs 72b, sticking of the food material 5 to the bottom wall of the food material container 72 can be suppressed.

  Further, on the bottom wall of the food container 72, a plurality of communication holes 72c are provided at positions not overlapping the ribs 72b. The heat generated by the food drying unit 4 is taken into the food container 72 through the plurality of communication holes 72 c, whereby the undried food 5 b in the food container 72 is dried and becomes the dried food 5. The size of the communication hole 72 c is designed to be smaller than the food 5 so that the food 5 does not fall.

  At the central portion of the bottom wall of the food container 72, the pressing blade 8 is detachably attached. The pressing blade 8 is configured to press and move the food 5 contained in the food container 72 and to drop the food 5 into the crushing unit 1 through the through hole 72 a. Thereby, the foodstuff 5 can be dropped to the crushing part 1 at an appropriate timing. The timing at which the food 5 is dropped may be a time preset according to the type and size of the food 5, or may be determined by detecting the dry state of the food 5.

  The pressing blade 8 includes a shaft 81 and a blade 82 as shown in FIG. The shaft 81 is rotatably mounted around the axis at the center of the bottom wall of the food container 72. The wing portion 82 is configured to rotate around the shaft portion 81 along the plurality of ribs 72 b of the bottom wall of the food container 72. By rotating the blade 82 around the shaft 81, the food material 5 contained in the food container 72 is pressed by the blade 82 and moved, and falls into the crushing unit 1 through the through hole 72a. The pressing blade 8 is provided in each food container 72. The three pressing blades 8 provided in the three food material containers 72, 73, 74 have the same structure, and are configured to be connected in series in the vertical direction.

  FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of two pressing blades 8 connected to each other as viewed obliquely from above. FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the two pressure blades 8 connected to each other as viewed obliquely from below.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the shaft portion 81 includes a cylindrical portion 81 a and a top wall portion 81 b closing the upper opening of the cylindrical portion 81 a.

  A projection 81c protruding upward is provided on the upper surface outer peripheral portion of the top wall 81b. In the third embodiment, the protrusion 81c is formed in a substantially arc shape of about 120 degrees. One end of the protrusion 81 c is located in the vicinity of the connection between the shaft 81 and the blade 82 in a plan view. On the inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 81a, an engagement piece 81d which protrudes toward the center side and which can be engaged with the projection 81c of the lower pressure blade 8 is provided. The three pressing blades 8 provided in the three food material containers 72, 73 and 74 are configured to be positioned to overlap in the vertical direction when one end of each protrusion 81c and the engagement piece 81d are engaged. It is done. Further, the three pressing blades 8 are configured such that the blade portions 82 are located at intervals of about 120 degrees in plan view when the other end of each protrusion 81 c and the engagement piece 81 d are engaged. ing. With the three pressing blades 8 configured as described above, the food material 5 contained in the food material containers 72, 73, 74 is dropped to the crushing unit 1 through the food material dropping path P1 with a time difference. Thus, for example, clogging of the food material dropping passage P1 due to the food material 5 falling at one time can be suppressed.

  The lowermost food container 74 is mounted on the mounting table 75. The mounting table 75 is configured in a bottomed cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. The outer shape of the mounting table 75 is the same as that of the food containers 72, 73, 74. In the bottom wall of the mounting table 75, a guide hole 75a is provided at a position opposite to the insertion port cover 71a and the through hole 72a. The guide hole 75a is provided above the crushing unit 1, and constitutes a part of the food material dropping passage P1 for guiding the food material 5 contained in the food material container 72 to the crushing unit 1 using gravity. In the third embodiment, the food material dropping passage P1 is constituted by the inlet of the upper lid 71, the respective through holes of the food material containers 72, 73, 74, and the guide hole 75a. In the third embodiment, the guide hole 75a is formed in a tapered shape so that the opening area becomes smaller as the grinding portion 1 is approached. Thus, the food 5 passing through the guide hole 75a can be reliably guided by the crushing unit 1.

  Further, on the bottom wall of the mounting table 75, a plurality of communication holes 75b are provided at positions facing the plurality of communication holes 72c of the food container 72. The heat generated by the food drying section 4 is supplied to the food containers 72, 73, 74 through the plurality of communication holes 75b.

  An output shaft 83 of a motor, which is an example of a drive source for rotating the pressing blade 8, is rotatably penetrated at the central portion of the bottom wall of the mounting table 75. The output shaft 83 is provided to project from the top wall 10b of the housing 10, as shown in FIG. The output shaft 83 is connected to the shaft portion 81 of the pressure blade 8 provided in the lowermost food container 74, and generates a rotational driving force for rotating the pressure blade 8.

  The mounting table 75 is positioned and mounted on the top wall 10 b of the housing 10 with a partially cut annular rib 10 c provided so as to project upward from the top wall 10 b of the housing 10 as a guide Ru.

  In the third embodiment, the casing 10 is provided with a cooker having the same configuration as the cooker according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. That is, in the housing 10, the crushing unit 1, the forming unit 2, and the food drying unit 3 are accommodated.

  Further, the housing 10 accommodates a rotating portion 9 that rotates the molding portion 2 so that the movable wall 22 moves relative to the fixed wall 21. The rotating portion 9 has, for example, a gear portion having a plurality of teeth formed on the outer peripheral portion, and rotates in a state where the gear portion meshes with a plurality of teeth provided on the outer surface 2 a of the forming portion 2. Thus, the forming unit 2 is configured to be rotated. A control unit (not shown) provided in the housing 10 controls the rotating unit 9, and the operation unit is configured to instruct start or end of driving of the rotating unit 9.

  In the case 10, the food material drying unit 4 is accommodated. The food drying unit 4 is configured to supply heat for drying the food 5 (strictly, the non-dried food 5b) to the food storage unit 7 through the plurality of through holes 41 provided in the ceiling wall 10b of the housing 10 It is done.

  In the third embodiment, the heater 32 of the food drying unit 3 is shared as a heat source for generating heat for drying the food 5 of the food drying unit 4. That is, the food drying unit 4 and the food drying unit 3 are configured to include the same heat source that generates heat for drying the food and the food. Thereby, size reduction and cost reduction of a cooking device can be achieved.

  Next, an example of a method of manufacturing a cooked product using a cooker according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 12 or 13, the mounting table 75 b is positioned and mounted on the top wall 10 b of the housing 10 using the rib 10 c as a guide. At this time, the top of the output shaft 83 is protruded so as to penetrate the center of the bottom wall of the mounting table 75.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11, the undried food 5b is stored in the food containers 72, 73, 74, and the food containers 72, 73, 74 are stacked on the mounting table 75. Further, the shaft portions 81 of the three pressing blades 8 provided in the three food material containers 72, 73 and 74 are connected in series in the vertical direction, and the shaft portion 81 of the lowermost pressing blade 8 is connected with the output shaft 83 . At this time, the blade portion 82 of each pressing blade 8 is positioned in the food material dropping passage P1. Thereafter, the upper opening of the uppermost food container 72 is covered with the upper lid 71.

  Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the heater 32 is driven through the control unit, and the heat generated by the heater 32 is transmitted through the through hole 41, the communication hole 75b, and the communication hole 72c. Food containers 72, 73, 74 are supplied. Thereby, the undried foodstuff 5b is dried, and the dried foodstuff 5 is obtained.

  Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the output shaft 83 of the motor is rotated via the control unit. As a result, the three pressing blades 8 rotate with a time difference, and fall into the crushing unit 1 through the food dropping passage P1 in the order of the food of the food container 74, the food of the food container 73, and the food of the food container 72. Thereby, the dried foodstuffs are put into the grinding part 1. Also, at this time, food that does not require drying, such as cereals and nuts, may be introduced into the pulverizing unit 1 through the food material dropping passage P1 through the inlet provided in the upper lid 71.

  Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the motor 16 is driven via the control unit, and the mill blade 13 in the crushing unit 1 rotates around the rotation shaft 12. By rotating the mill blade 13, the dried food 5 is crushed.

  The food material 5 a pulverized in the pulverizing unit 1 passes through the plurality of through holes 6 a of the filter unit 6 using the centrifugal force of the mill blade 13, and moves to the accommodation space S 1 of the forming unit 2. Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the rotary unit 9 is driven via the control unit, and the movable wall 22 is fixed until the volume of the accommodation space S1 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined volume. The movable wall 22 is moved relative to the wall 21 so as to approach the fixed wall 21. Thereby, the ground food 5a is solidified and shaped, and the food 5A is manufactured.

  Thereafter, when the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10, the blower fan 31 and the heater 32 are driven through the control unit, and the air generated from the blower fan 31 is heated by the heater 32 and becomes hot air. It flows through the path F1. Thereby, the food 5A in the forming unit 2 is dried.

  Thereafter, when the formed portion 2 is moved upward along the surface of the filter portion 6 and the formed portion 2 is completely pulled out of the housing 10 as shown in FIG. The inner surface of the food 5A is exposed to the outside, and the food 5A becomes removable.

  According to the cooker according to the third embodiment, since the crushing unit 1, the forming unit 2, the food drying unit 3, and the food drying unit 4 are accommodated in one case 10, the food 5 is crushed. It is possible to efficiently perform the process of shaping the crushed food material 5a to produce the food 5A in the housing 10.

  In the above description, the user operates the operation unit of the housing 10 to drive the rotating unit 9 and the like via the control unit, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rotary unit 9 may be automatically driven by the user operating the operation unit of the housing 10 to set the timer or the course before starting the production of the food 5A. . As a result, the number of times the user operates the operation unit can be reduced, and usability can be improved.

  Moreover, although the three foodstuff containers 72, 73, and 74 were provided in the above, this invention is not limited to this. The number of food containers may be one, two, four or more.

  In addition, the effect which each has can be exhibited by combining suitably the arbitrary embodiment of the said various embodiment.

  Although the present invention has been described in the embodiments with a certain degree of detail, the disclosed contents of these embodiments should be changed in the details of the configuration, and the combination and order of the elements in the embodiments can be appropriately changed. Changes can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the claimed invention.

  The cooker according to the present invention can be used to grind not only household cookers but also factory lines for mass production because the cookers can be manufactured by crushing food materials such as fruits and molding the crushed food products. It is also useful as a cooker.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 crushing part 2 shaping part 2a outer surface 3 cooking material drying part 4 foodstuffs drying part 5, 5a, 5b foodstuff 5A foodstuff 6 filter part 6a through hole 7 foodstuff accommodation part 8 pressing blade 9 rotation part 10 housing 10a inner side 10b Top wall 10c Rib 11 Food material grinding chamber 12 Rotary shaft 12a One end 12b Other end 13 Mill blade 14 Lid 15 Food supply cylinder 16 Motor 21 Fixed wall 22 Movable wall 23 Motor 31 Blower fan 32 Heater 41 Through hole 71 Top cover 71a Palate 72, 73, 74 Food container 72a Through hole 72b Rib 72c Communication hole 75 Mounting table 75a Guide hole 75b Communication hole 81 Shaft portion 81a Cylindrical portion 81b Top wall portion 81c Protrusion portion 81d Engagement piece 82 Blade portion 83 Output shaft F1 Flow Road P1 Food falling path S1 Housing space X1 Circumferential direction

Claims (11)

A grinding unit that grinds the food,
A forming unit for forming a food product by forming the food material crushed in the crushing unit;
A housing for accommodating the crushing unit and the forming unit;
Equipped with a cooker. It further comprises a filter part provided between the crushing part and the forming part,
The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the filter unit has a plurality of through holes that communicate the crushing unit with the forming unit and allow the food material crushed by the crushing unit to pass therethrough. The pulverizing unit includes a mill blade that rotates about a rotation axis,
The forming portion is disposed outside the crushing portion when viewed from the extending direction of the rotation shaft.
The cooker according to claim 1 or 2. The forming unit is
The fixed wall which is a part of wall which comprises the accommodation space which accommodates the foodstuff crushed by the said crushing part,
A movable wall that moves relative to the fixed wall and changes the volume of the storage space;
The cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising:   The accommodation space is configured to be a closed space when the movable wall is moved relative to the fixed wall until the volume of the accommodation space is less than or equal to a predetermined volume. The cooker described in.   The cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a food drying unit housed in the housing and configured to dry the food.   The cooker according to claim 6, wherein the food drying unit is configured to supply the heat for drying the food to the forming unit. It further comprises a food material drying unit housed in the housing and drying the food material,
The cooker according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the grinding unit is configured to grind the food dried by the food drying unit.   The cooker according to claim 8, wherein the food drying unit and the food drying unit include the same heat source that generates heat for drying the food and the food. A food container containing the food is disposed on the upper side of the crushing unit in the direction of gravity.
The food pressing unit further includes a food pressing unit that presses and moves the food stored in the food storage unit and drops the food into the crushing unit.
The cooker according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the food drying unit is configured to supply heat for drying the food to the food storage unit. A pulverizing step of pulverizing the food in the housing;
A forming step of forming a food material by forming the food material crushed in the crushing step in the housing;
A method of making a food product, including:

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