JP2020198986A - Food heating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To uniformly heat a spit-roasting material without requiring experience and skill, in the case of using an apparatus for heating food like spit-roasting and even by using charcoal as a heat source.SOLUTION: A food heating apparatus includes: a skewer holder 20 that holds ends of skewers 81 having skewered food materials 82; a carrier mechanism that revolvingly moves the skewer holder 20 along a skewer holder guide member 21; heating apparatuses 3, 4 that are arranged along the skewer holder guide member 21 and that heat spit-roasting materials 8 while revolvingly moving them; heat shielding parts 34, 44 that are arranged to shield from the heating apparatuses 3, 4 the skewer 81 end parts which are held by the skewer holder 20 and in revolving transit and that are extendedly installed along the skewer holder guide member 21; a work space 60 that is arranged in the midway of the skewer holder guide member 21 and that is passed by the skewer holder 20 in the revolving transit; and a positioning member 6 for positioning the skewed food materials so as to be coincident with a relative position for the skewer holder guide member 21 of the heat shielding parts 34, 44 in the work space 60.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a food material heating device capable of rapidly producing a large amount of skewers such as roasted chicken and mochi-yaki, which are produced by sticking foodstuffs such as meat, fish and vegetables on skewers and cooking them.

The method of sticking meat, fish, vegetables, etc. on skewers and cooking them has been known for a long time, and in recent years, as a device that can quickly produce a large amount of skewers in a short time without requiring skill. , A large number of skewer holders are attached to the endless rotating chain at predetermined intervals, and these skewer holders sequentially hold the skewered material with the ingredients stabbed on the skewers, and heat the skewered material while transporting it along the heating device. , An apparatus for producing skewers has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-232112

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional skewer manufacturing apparatus, although the skewers are heated by the heating apparatus, it is difficult to evenly apply the heat from the heat source to the skewer material without burning the skewer portion. In particular, when charcoal fire is used as the heat source, the skewered material cannot be heated uniformly because the heat distribution becomes uneven.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is that even when a charcoal fire is used as a heat source in a device for heating foodstuffs such as skewers, no skill is required. An object of the present invention is to provide a food material heating device capable of uniformly heating a skewered material.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a food material heating device that heats foodstuffs stuck on skewers, and puts a skewer holder for holding the end of the skewer on which the foodstuffs are stuck and a skewer holder in a circular orbit. A transport mechanism that orbits along the skewer, a heating device that is arranged along the orbit and heats the food while orbiting, and a skewer end that is held by the skewer holder in the heating range of the heating device. A heat-shielding portion that is arranged so as to shield the portion from the heating device and extends along the orbital orbit, and a work space that is arranged in the middle of the orbit and through which the skewer holder during the orbital movement passes. In the work space, a positioning member for positioning the food material stabbed on the skewer is provided so as to match the position of the heat shield portion relative to the orbital trajectory.

In the above invention, the skewer holder vertically holds the skewers so that the foodstuff is located downward, the transport mechanism moves the skewer holder horizontally at least in the heating range, and the heat shield portion holds at least the skewers. The skewer holder is extended horizontally within the range in which the tool is moved horizontally, the lower end of the positioning member is arranged so that the lower end of the tool matches the height position of the lower end of the heat shield, and the skewer holder is passing through the work space. Below, it is preferable that the upper end of the food material is arranged so as to be in contact with the lower end of the positioning member.

In the above invention, the heating device has a container for accommodating the heat source, the container has a heating surface facing the range through which the orbiting foodstuff passes, and the heat source and the heating surface are behind the heat source side of the heating surface. It is preferable that a blowing means for blowing air toward the food passage range is provided.

In the above invention, in the middle of the orbit, the height position of the food is changed in the seasoning storage tank for storing the seasoning so that the food in the orbiting movement held by the skewer holder can be contacted, and in the vicinity of the seasoning storage tank. It is preferable that the skewer holder elevating mechanism is further provided, and the skewer holder elevating mechanism has a function of raising the food material in contact with the seasoning and then rapidly lowering the foodstuff.

In the above invention, a water storage tank that is arranged at least below the heating range and stores water, a slide member that supports the water storage tank in a horizontally slidable and detachable manner, and a slide movement of the water storage tank by the slide member. It is preferable to further include a rotation mechanism that rotates the direction in the horizontal direction.

As described above, according to these inventions, even when a charcoal fire is used as a heat source in a device for heating foodstuffs such as skewers, the skewers can be uniformly heated without requiring skill. In particular, when heating by the heating device, the hot air heated in the heating device is blown out to the inside of the heating region by the blowing means installed on the back surface of the heating device, so that the radiant heat and the hot air from the heat source are blown out. Therefore, the foodstuff can be heated evenly and efficiently. Further, when heating by this heat source, since a heat shielding portion is provided in the heating range between the heating devices, the upper end portion of the skewer sandwiched between the skewer holding portions is covered with the heat shielding portion to shield the heat from the heat source. It is possible to prevent the upper end of the skewer from being burnt.

It is a perspective view which looked at the food material heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment from the sauce storage tank side. It is a perspective view which looked at the food material heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment from the work space side. It is a top view of the food material heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a side view of the food material heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view which looked at the food material heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment from the work space side. It is a top view which shows the skewer release mechanism of the food material heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the positioning member of the food material heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the elevating mechanism of the food material heating device which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the heating device of the foodstuff heating device which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which looked at the food material heating apparatus which concerns on a modification example from the work space side. It is a perspective view which looked at the food material heating device which concerns on a modification example from the sauce storage tank side. It is an exploded perspective view which showed the food material heating apparatus which concerns on the modification example by separating the apparatus part and the base part from the top and bottom. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the heating device of the foodstuff heating device which concerns on the modification.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the food material heating device A of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments shown below exemplify an apparatus or the like for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the technical idea of the present invention describes the material, shape, structure, and the like of each component. The arrangement etc. is not specified as the following. The technical idea of the present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of claims.

(Structure of food material heating device A)
The food material heating device A is a food material heating device that heats the food material 82 stuck on the skewer 81, and is arranged on the top plate 11 of the base 1 in the present embodiment as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. In this food material heating device A, a large number of skewer holders 20 sandwiching the skewer material 8 in a vertical state are moved around by the skewer holder transport mechanism 2 to transport the skewer material 8, and while the skewer material 8 is being conveyed. The skewer holder guide members 21 extending along the orbit are heated by the heating devices 3 and 4 from both the left and right sides, and the skewer material 8 is immersed in the sauce. Further, in the middle of the skewer holder guide member 21, a work space 60, which is a space through which the skewer holder 20 that is moving around is passed, is arranged.

The skewer holder transport mechanism 2 is a drive mechanism that orbits a large number of skewer holders 20 along the skewer holder guide member 21, and an endless rotating chain 22 to which a large number of skewer holders 20 are connected drives the sprocket 72. And, it is hung around the driven sprocket 73, the rotational driving force by the drive motor 10 is transmitted via the drive sprocket 72, and the endless rotary chain 22 is driven around, so that a large number of connected skewer holders 20 are orbitally moved. To. The skewer holder transport mechanism 2 is provided with a rail-shaped skewer holder guide member 21 extending outward in an oval shape along the endless rotating chain 22, and the skewer holder guide member 21 is installed. The holder body 20e is placed on the upper end surface of the member 21, and the skewer holder 20 is normally transported in a substantially horizontal state.

A drive motor 75 is installed on the top plate 11, and a support column 71 is connected to the rotary drive shaft of the drive motor 75 to stand upright, and a drive sprocket 72 is connected to the upper end portion of the support column 71. .. An endless rotating chain 22 is hung between the driving sprocket 72 and the driven sprocket 73, and a plurality of skewer holders 20, 20 ... Are mounted on the endless rotating chain 22 at predetermined intervals. The drive sprocket 72 and the driven sprocket 73 may be arranged on either the front side or the rear side of the base 1.

The control device 70 is arranged on the base 1 and controls the drive motor 10 to operate and stop the skewer holder transfer mechanism 2 to control the transfer speed. For example, an operation panel is arranged on a side surface portion of the base 1, and an operation dial 70a, an operation switch 70b, an operation lamp, and the like are arranged on the operation panel.

The skewer holder 20 is a mechanism for holding the end portion of the skewer 81 on which the food material 82 is stabbed. The moving chain 22 is driven to move the skewer holder 20 in the horizontal direction so as to pass at least the heating range by the heating devices 3 and 4. The skewer holder 20 is horizontally moved along the orbit by the skewer holder transport mechanism 2, the skewer 81 is sandwiched in the upstream work space 60, and the skewer holder 20 passes through the heating range 30 by the heating device 3 on the outward route. Sauce is made by the sauce storage tank 5 on the opposite side of the table 1, and then the grilled skewer material 8 is released by the skewer holder opening mechanism 23 after passing through the heating range 40 by the heating device 4 on the return route, and then the skewer holder. 20 is returned to the workspace 60.

As shown in FIG. 6, the skewer holder 20 includes a holder body 20e and a movable holding body 20a, and the movable holding body 20a is rotated horizontally by a pivot pin 20c on the tip portion 20b of the holder body 20e. It is freely connected and is normally elastically urged by an elastic member such as a spring to hold the skewer 81 in between. A large number of a plurality of support members 20f, 20f ... Are fixed to the endless rotating chain 22 at predetermined intervals, and the holder body 20e can rotate in the vertical direction via support pins 20g for each of the support members 20f. Is supported by. The holder body 20e is, for example, a rectangular rod-shaped body made of metal, and the movable holding body 20a is formed by bending a metal plate material into a U shape to form an upper surface portion, a side surface portion, and a lower surface portion. It is assembled so that the holder body 20e is sandwiched between the recesses. Further, an opening pin 20d is fixed and erected at the base end portion of the upper surface portion of the movable holding body 20a.

A work space 60 is arranged in the middle of the skewer holder guide member 21, and this work space 60 is a space through which the skewer holder 20 during the orbital movement passes in sequence, and the orbital direction of the skewer holder transport mechanism 2. On the upstream side of the work space 60, a skewer holder opening mechanism 23 for opening the skewers 81 sandwiched between the skewer holders 20 is arranged. The skewer holder opening mechanism 23 presses against the release pin 20d fixed to the movable holding body 20a of the skewer holder 20 to rotate the movable holding body 20a against the elastic force of the spring, and the holder. It is a mechanism to release the skewer 81 by releasing the sandwiching between the main body 20e and the movable holding body 20a. As shown in FIG. 6, the rotary support portion 23c rotatably supported around the support column 71 and the rotary support It is composed of an arm portion 23b supported by the portion 23c and extended horizontally so as to face the orbit, and a pressing roller 23a rotatably supported by the tip of the arm portion 23b.

FIG. 6 shows how the skewer holder 20 is moved around and the skewer is released by the skewer holder opening mechanism 23. In the figure, the state at each time point in which one skewer holder 20 is driven while moving is represented by 201 to 205 in chronological order. When the skewer holder 20 (201 in the figure) holding the heated skewer product moves around and presses the push roller 23a against the open pin 20d fixed to the movable holding body 20a (202 in the figure). ), The movable holding body 20a is rotated against the elastic force of the spring (203 in the figure), the holding by the holder body 20e and the movable holding body 20a is released, and the skewered product is opened and dropped. It has become like. After that, when the release pin 20d is separated from the pressing roller 23a, the movable holding body 20a is closed by the elastic force of the spring, and the skewer can be held (204, 205 in the figure). The skewered products dropped from the skewer holder 20 are collected on a saucer or the like arranged on the left front side of the base 1.

Further, a positioning member 6 is installed in the work space 60. The positioning member 6 is an instrument for positioning the upper end of the food material 82 stabbed in the skewer 81 when the skewer 81 is sandwiched between the movable sandwiching body 20a of the skewer holder 20 in the work space 60. Specifically, the positioning member 6 is a member that positions the food material 82 stabbed in the skewer 81 so as to match the relative position of the heat shielding portions 34 and 44 with respect to the circumferential orbit. In the present embodiment, the skewer holder guide It is an arc-shaped plate member that is horizontally arranged so as to match the outer peripheral surface of the member 21. The positioning member 6 is supported from below by a support plate 6a erected on the upper surface of the top plate 11 and is horizontally fixed at a predetermined height position. As shown by the alternate long and short dash line L in FIG. 5, the positioning member 6 is arranged so that the lower surface thereof matches the height position of the lower ends of the heat shielding portions 34 (34a, 34b) and 44 (44a, 44b). Below the skewer holder 20 passing through the work space 60, the upper end of the food material 82 is arranged so as to come into contact with the lower end of the positioning member 6.

The heating devices 3 and 4 are arranged along the skewer holder guide member 21 and heat the food while moving it around, and the heating devices 3 and 4 are a charcoal box 31 as a container for storing charcoal as a heat source. , 41 are provided respectively. The heating device 3 is a device for heating the foodstuff on the outward route from the work space 60 to the sauce storage tank 5, and the heating device 4 is a device for heating the foodstuff on the return route from the sauce storage tank 5 to the work space 60, and each charcoal box. The heating surfaces of 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b face each other so as to sandwich the orbit, and the heating ranges 30 and 40 are formed between the facing heating surfaces.

More specifically, the heating devices 3 and 4 are arranged on the left and right sides of the skewer holder transport mechanism 2, and the pair of charcoal boxes 31 (31a, 31b) and 41 are arranged to face each other at predetermined intervals on each side. (41a, 41b) are provided, respectively. On the back side of the charcoal boxes 31 and 41, that is, behind the heat source side of the heating surface, air supply covers 32a, 32b or 42a, 42b constituting an air blowing means for blowing air through the heat source and the heating surface toward the food passage range are provided. Have been placed. Specifically, the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 are provided with air supply covers 32 (32a, 32b) and 42 (42a, 42b) that cover the side surface portions outer of the skewer holder transport mechanism 2. The air covers 32a, 32b or 42a, 42b send hot air toward the heating range 30 or 40 formed between the pair of coal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b arranged so as to face each other. ..

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the side surfaces of the coal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b are formed of a porous member such as punching metal, and the heat radiating surfaces 311a, 311b are arranged to face each other. Alternatively, the 411b, 411a is fixed toward the heating range 30 or 40, and the air supply surfaces 312b and 312a (412b and 412a) outside the coal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b are the air supply covers 32a, 32b or It is covered by 42a and 42b. The diameter of the holes of the heat radiating surfaces 311a, 311b (412b, 412a) is formed to be larger than the diameter of the holes of the air supply surfaces 312b and 312a (412b and 412a). A lid 31c is attached to each of the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b so as to be openable and closable, and the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b are detachably attached to the blower means 33 and 44. The charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b can be easily removed by pulling them up or sliding them in the horizontal direction.

Air supply pipes 33a, 33b and 43a, 43b are connected to the air supply covers 32a, 32b or 42a, 42b, and these air supply pipes 33a, 33b and 43a, 43b are connected to the collecting pipes 35 and 36 and aggregated. Then, the air is connected to a blower means 37 such as a compressor installed on the lower stand 13 below the base 1, and the air supplied from the blower means 37 is supplied through the air supply pipes 33a, 33b, 43a, 43b, etc. It is supplied to the air covers 32a, 32b or 42a, 42b and is blown to the heat source in each of the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b through the respective punching metals. The air blown to the heat source is heated by the heat source and sent out as hot air from the heat dissipation surfaces 311a, 311b (411a, 411b) on the opposite side. In this embodiment, charcoal is used as the heat source, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a gas burner, a far-infrared gas burner, and an electric heater may be used.

The heat shields 34 (34a, 34b) and 44 (44a, 44b) heat the end of the rotating skewer 81 held by the skewer holder in the heating ranges 30 and 40 by the heating devices 3 and 4. It is a member arranged so as to shield from the device 3 or 4, and extends along the skewer holder guide member 21. Further, the heat shielding portions (34a, 34b) and 44 (44a, 44b) are extended horizontally at least within a range in which the skewer holder 20 is moved in the horizontal direction. Specifically, in the present embodiment, in the heating range 30 between the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b of the heating device 3 on the outward path side, the pair of heat shield portions 34a and 34b are arranged so as to be close to the upper portions of the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b, respectively. On the other hand, in the heating range 40 between the coal boxes 31a and 31b of the heating device 4 on the return path side, the pair of heat shields 44a and 44b are parallel so as to be close to the upper parts of the coal boxes 41a and 41b, respectively. Is located in.

Further, discharge holes 111 and 112 penetrated vertically through the top plate 11 of the base 1 are formed below the heating devices 3 and 4, and a water storage tank 12 is arranged below the top plate 11. There is. The water storage tank 12 is a container arranged below the heating ranges 30 and 40 and the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 to store water. As a result, fats and the like from foodstuffs heated in the heating ranges 30 and 40 fall into the water storage tank 12 through the discharge holes 111 and 112, and the burnt residue in the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 also falls into the water tank 12. Further, the lower side of the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 is formed of a net or the like, and the burning debris in the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 also falls into the water tank 12 through the discharge holes 111 and 112.

The water storage tank 12 is supported so as to be slidable and detachable in the horizontal direction by sliding the slide member 12a on the top plate side and the slide member 12b on the water storage tank side in the horizontal direction. The slide members 12a and 12b are horizontally rotated by the rotation mechanism 12c, and the slide direction can be changed by being rotated in the horizontal direction. The rotation mechanism 12c is a mechanism for horizontally rotating the slide movement direction of the water storage tank 12 by the slide members 12a and 12b, and by changing the slide direction of the slide member 12a and the slide member 12b, the water in the water storage tank 12 The pull-out direction of the water tank 12 can be changed according to the work place, such as when the water tank is replaced or cleaned.

The sauce storage tank 5 is a seasoning storage tank in which the seasoning is stored so that the foodstuff 82 held by the skewer holder 20 and moving around can come into contact with the skewer holder guide member 21. The sauce storage tank 5 according to the present embodiment is arranged between the heating range 30 formed on the outward path of the orbit and the heating range 40 formed on the return path, and the skewer holder 20 is used as a food material in the sauce storage tank 5. It will be reversed while being sagging and will be transferred to the return route. The sauce storage tank 5 is fixed via a slope 52 forming an inclined surface connected to the arc portion of the skewer holder guide member 21, and the skewer holder 20 moves from the heating range 30 which is the outward path onto the slope 52. After getting over and making a U-turn while being immersed in the sauce storage tank 5, the sauce storage tank 5 gets over the slope 52 and proceeds to the heating range 40 which is the return route. The sauce storage tank 5 is located on the base 1 at the end thereof, and can be freely mounted on the top plate 11.

In the vicinity of the sauce storage tank 5 at the rear end of the skewer holder transport mechanism 2, a skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 that changes the height position of the food material is provided in the vicinity of the sauce storage tank 5. The skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 has a wavy shape in which the upper end surface thereof is formed into irregularities, and the skewer holder 20 moves along the corrugation to cause the skewer material 8 sandwiched at the tip thereof. A skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 that changes the height position is provided. The height of the start end and the end of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 is equal to the height of the skewer holder guide member 21, and the skewer holder 20 reaches the side surface portion of the sauce storage tank 5. The height of the upper end surface is the highest position, and the height of the upper end surface is the lowest position at a position reaching the central portion of the sauce storage tank 5.

(Operation of food heating device A)
By operating the apparatus described above, skewers can be manufactured. The processing procedure described below is only an example, and each processing may be changed as much as possible. Further, with respect to the processing procedure described below, steps can be omitted, replaced and added as appropriate according to the embodiment.

The worker is located in the work space 60 of the top plate 11 and turns on the power of the food material heating device A. As a result, the food material heating device A starts operating, the drive motor 10 is driven, and the endless rotating chain 22 is orbited. In the vicinity of the work space 60 of the top plate 11, the operator pushes the upper end portion of the skewer 81 of the skewer material 8 into the holder body 20e and the movable holding body 20a of the skewer holder 20, and the holder body 20e and the movable holding body 20a. The skewer holder 20 suspends and holds the skewer material 8 so as to be sandwiched by the skewer holder 20a.

When the skewer material 8 is attached to the skewer holder 20 in the work space 60, as shown in FIG. 7, below the skewer holder 20 passing through the work space 60, the upper end of the food material 82 is at the lower end of the positioning member 6. The upper end of the skewer 81 is pushed into the movable holding body 20a of the skewer holder 20 so that the skewer main body 20e and the movable holding body 20a hold the skewer 81. As a result, the upper end of the food material 82 stabbed on the skewer 81 is positioned at the height indicated by the alternate long and short dash line L in FIG. It will be held at 20.

The skewered material 8 held by the skewer holder 20 is conveyed by the endless rotating chain 22 and enters the heating range 30 in which the heating device 3 is arranged in a suspended state. At this time, the tips of the heat-shielding portions 34a and 34b are curved upward so that the food material 82 of the skewered material 8 that has entered the heating range 30 does not collide with the heat-shielding portions 34a and 34b. Then, it is heated by the heating device 3 while passing through the heating range 30 by the orbital drive of the endless rotating chain 22. At this time, air is sent from the outside of the pair of coal boxes 31a and 31b by the air supply covers 32a and 32b installed on the back surface of the heating device 3, and the hot air heated in the coal boxes 31a and 31b is paired. It is blown out into the heating range 30 between the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b, and the food material 82 is burned by the radiant heat and hot air from the charcoal in the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b. Further, when heating by the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b, in the heating range 30 between the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b of the heating device 3, a pair of heat shield portions 34a and 34b so as to be close to the upper portions of the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b, respectively. Are arranged in parallel, the upper end of the skewer 81 sandwiched between the skewer holders 20 is covered with the heat shields 34a and 34b, the heat from the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b is shielded, and the upper end of the skewer 81 It is designed not to burn.

Next, the skewered material 8 approaching the sauce storage tank 5 is guided by the skewer holder 20 to the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51, and when it is rotated upward, it is rotated upward and tilted to reach the side surface portion of the sauce storage tank 5. When doing so, it becomes the maximum tilted state and gets over the side surface. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8A to 8G, the skewer holder 20 placed on the skewer holder guide member 21 and transported in a horizontal state is a U-turn of the skewer holder guide member 21. When approaching the portion, it is reprinted on the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51. The skewer holder 20 reprinted on the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 rotates upward along the convex shape 51a of the upper end surface of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 (FIG. (A)), and the side surface of the sauce storage tank 5. At the position where the skewer holder 20 reaches the portion, the skewer holder 20 is in the maximum inclined state and gets over the slope 52 (FIG. 3B). Further, as the orbital movement progresses, the skewer holder 20 is rotated downward along the concave shape 51b, the skewer holder 20 returns to a substantially horizontal state at a position where it passes through the sauce storage tank 5, and the held food material 82 descends to the lowest point. And soaked in the sauce in the sauce storage tank 5 (FIG. 3C).

As the orbital movement of the skewer holder 20 continues, the skewer holder 20 rotates upward along the convex shape 51c of the upper end surface of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 (FIG. (D)), and the sauce storage tank 5 At the position where it reaches the side surface portion, the skewer holder 20 reaches the upper part of the slope 52 in the maximum inclined state. At this time, the sagging function is used to shake off the excess sagging (Fig. (E)). More specifically, a waveform 51d that drops sharply is formed in the maximum inclination range of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 after sagging, and the skewer holder 20 rapidly drops along the waveform 51d so as to drop momentarily. The excess sauce attached to the food will be shaken off by the vibration and centrifugal force caused by the drop.

After that, as the orbital movement of the skewer holder 20 continues, the skewer holder 20 is rotated upward again along the convex shape 51e of the upper end surface of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 (FIG. (A)), and the sauce storage tank At the position where it reaches the side surface portion of No. 5, the skewer holder 20 is in the maximum inclined state and gets over the slope 52 (FIG. 5 (f)). Further, as the orbital movement of the skewer holder 20 progresses, the skewer holder 20 is rotated downward along the concave shape 51b of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51, and the skewer holder 20 is moved to a position where it passes through the sauce storage tank 5. The skewer holder guide member 21 returns to a substantially horizontal state, and the held food material 82 is lowered to the lowest point ((g) in the figure), and when the end point of the U-turn portion of the skewer holder guide member 21 is approached. Reprinted in.

In the sauce storage tank 5, the sauced skewered material 8 reaches the portion where the heating device 4 is arranged in a continuously suspended state. Then, it is heated by the heating device 4 while being conveyed by the endless rotating chain 22. More specifically, the sagging skewer material 8 enters the heating range 40 in which the heating device 4 is arranged while being suspended from the skewer holder 20. At this time, the tips of the heat shield portions 44a and 44b are also curved upward so that the food material 82 of the skewered material 8 that has entered the heating range 40 does not collide with the heat shield portions 44a and 44b. Then, it is heated by the heating device 4 while passing through the heating range 40 by the orbital drive of the endless rotating chain 22.

At this time, air is sent from the outside of the pair of coal boxes 41a and 41b by the air supply covers 42a and 42b installed on the back surface of the heating device 4, and the hot air heated in the coal boxes 41a and 41b is paired. It is blown out into the heating range 40 between the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b, and the food material 82 is burned by the radiant heat and hot air from the charcoal in the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b. Further, when heating by the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b, a pair of heat shield portions 44a and 44b are placed close to the upper portions of the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b in the heating range 40 between the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b of the heating device 4. Are arranged in parallel, the upper end of the skewer 81 sandwiched between the skewer holders 20 is covered with the heat shields 44a and 44b, the heat from the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b is shielded, and the upper end of the skewer 81 It is designed not to burn.

As the orbital movement of the skewer holder 20 continues, the skewered material 8 completely heat-treated by the heating devices 3 and 4 reaches the arrangement portion of the skewer holder opening mechanism 23. In the skewer holder opening mechanism 23, as shown in FIG. 6, the skewer holder 20 (201 in the figure) holding the heated skewered product moves around the pressing roller 23a, and the movable holding body 20a When pressed against the opening pin 20d fixed to (202 in the figure), the movable holding body 20a is rotated against the elastic force of the spring (203 in the same figure), and the holder body 20e and the movable holding body 20a The skewered product is released and dropped. After that, when the release pin 20d is separated from the pressing roller 23a, the movable holding body 20a is closed by the elastic force of the spring, and the skewer can be held (204, 205 in the figure). The skewered products dropped from the skewer holder 20 are collected on a saucer or the like arranged on the left front side of the base 1.

Then, the skewer holder 20 that has been emptied by opening the skewer material 8 reaches the work space 60 again as the orbital movement progresses, and the work space 60 allows the worker to skewer the skewer holder 20 to the skewer holder 20. The material 8 is attached, and the production of the skewered material 8 is continuously continued.

(Change example)
The description of each embodiment described above is an example of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made according to the design and the like as long as the technical idea of the present invention is not deviated.

In the above-described embodiment, the pipes 33a, 33b, 43a and 43b are connected to the air supply covers 32a, 32b, 42a and 42b from the side, and the coal boxes 31a, 31b, 41a and 41b are supplied from the outside to the inside. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the openings of the air supply covers 32a, 32b, 42a and 42b are provided on the lower surface, and the ceiling of the desk 1 is provided. A communication hole that communicates vertically is formed in the plate 11, and connection ducts 38a, 38b, 48a and 48b are fitted into the communication hole from the lower surface side of the top plate 11 to supply the connection ducts 38a, 38b, 48a and 48b. The air vent may be positioned on the upper surface of the top plate 11 and connected to the openings on the lower surfaces of the air supply covers 32a, 32b, 42a and 42b, respectively.

In this case, the drawer 12 provided on the lower surface side of the top plate 11 is separated into a water tank 121 on the upstream heating portions 31a and 31b side and a water tank 122 on the downstream heating portions 41a and 41b side. .. The connecting ducts 38a, 38b, or 48a, 48b are arranged as a pair on both side portions of the separated water tanks 121 and 122, respectively. The pipes 33a, 33b, 43a and 43b connected to the connection ducts 38a, 38b, 48a and 48b are vertically suspended downward from the top plate 11 and assembled through the pipes 35 and 36, and then the compressor 37. Connected to.

According to the device 0 according to such a modification, the configurations of the pipes 33a, 33b, 43a and 43b for supplying air to the charcoal box are simplified and can be integrated under the top plate 11, so that they are arranged around the device. The pipe can be omitted and space can be saved. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b, 41a and 41b can be pulled out in the horizontal direction so that they can be removed, and the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b, 41a and 41b can be attached and detached and the hanging box 5 can be attached and detached. The degree of freedom and workability of the device are improved, and cleaning and maintenance around the device can be facilitated.

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As described above, according to the food material heating device A of the present embodiment, the skewer holder 20 moves in the work space 60 of the base 1 by hanging the skewer material 8 and picking the base end portion of the skewer 81 with fingers. In the meantime, it is only necessary to push the upper end of the skewer 81 into the tip of the holder body 20e and the movable sandwich 20a, so that the skewer holder 20 can easily hold the skewer material 8 and the foodstuff. The 82 is hygienic without touching the fingers. Further, since the step of attaching the skewered material 8 to the sauce is provided during the step of heating while transporting the skewered material 8 along the heating devices 3 and 4 by the endless rotating chain 22, the skewered material 8 is manufactured. It doesn't take much time and effort.

In particular, in the present embodiment, when heating is performed by the heating devices 3 and 4 within the heating ranges 30 and 40, the pair of charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, by the radiant means 37 installed on the back surface of the heating devices 3 and 4. Since the hot air sent from the outside of the 41b and heated in the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b is blown out into the heating range 30 or 40 between the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b. The food material 82 can be heated evenly and efficiently by the radiant heat and hot air from the charcoal in the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b.

Further, when heating by the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b, in the heating range 30 between the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b of the heating device 3, the upper portions of the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b are respectively. Since the pair of heat shields 34a and 34b are provided close to each other, the upper ends of the skewers 81 sandwiched between the skewer holders 20 are covered with the heat shields 34a and 34b, and the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, It is possible to shield the heat from 41b and prevent the upper end portion of the skewer 81 from being burnt.

Further, when the skewer 81 is sagging in the sagging storage tank 5, a waveform 51d that drops sharply into the maximum inclination range of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 is formed in the range after the sagging, so that the waveform 51d The skewer holder 20 is dropped along the line and rapidly lowered, and excess sauce adhering to the food material can be shaken off by the vibration and centrifugal force caused by the drop.

As a result, according to the present embodiment, when heating foodstuffs such as skewers, the skewered material can be uniformly heated without requiring skill even when charcoal fire is used as a heat source.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and at the implementation stage, the components can be modified and embodied without departing from the gist thereof. In addition, various inventions can be formed by an appropriate combination of the plurality of components disclosed in the above-described embodiment. For example, some components may be removed from all the components shown in the embodiments.

A ... Food heating device 1 ... Base 2 ... Skewer holder transport mechanism 3, 4 ... Heating device 5 ... Sagging storage tank 6 ... Positioning member 8 ... Skewer material 10 ... Drive motor 11 ... Top plate 12 ... Water storage tank 12a ... Slide member 12b ... Slide member 12c ... Rotation mechanism 20, 20 ... Skewer holder 20a ... Movable holding body 20b ... Tip 20c ... Pilot pin 20d ... Opening pin 20e ... Holder body 20f ... Support member 20g ... Support pin 21 ... Skewer holding Tool guide member 22 ... Endless rotating chain 23 ... Skewer holder opening mechanism 23a ... Pushing roller 23b ... Arm part 23c ... Rotating support part 30, 40 ... Heating range 31 (31a, 31b), 41 (41a, 41b) ... Charcoal boxes 32 (32a, 32b), 42 (42a, 42b) ... Air supply covers 33a, 33b, 43a, 43b ... Air supply pipes 34 (34a, 34b), 44 (44a, 44b) ... Heat shields 35, 36 ... Collecting pipe 37 ... Blower means 51 ... Skewer holder Elevating mechanism 52 ... Slope 60 ... Work space 70 ... Control device 70a ... Actuation dial 70b ... Operation switch 71 ... Support 72 ... Drive sprocket 73 ... Driven sprocket 75 ... Drive motor 81 ... Skewer 82 ... Foodstuffs 111, 112 ... Discharge holes 311a, 311b, 411a, 411b ... Heat dissipation surface 312a, 312b, 412a, 412b ... Air supply surface

Claims (5)

It is a food heating device that heats food stuck on skewers.
A skewer holder that holds the end of the skewer that stabbed the ingredients,
A transport mechanism that orbits the skewer holder along the orbit, and
A heating device that is arranged along the orbit and heats the food while it is orbiting.
In the heating range of the heating device, a heat shielding portion that is arranged so as to shield the orbiting skewer end portion held by the skewer holder from the heating device and extends along the orbit. When,
A work space that is arranged in the middle of the orbit and through which the skewer holder during the orbit passes.
A food material heating device comprising a positioning member for positioning the food material stabbed on the skewer so as to match the relative position of the heat shielding portion with respect to the orbit in the work space. The skewer holder holds the skewer vertically so that the foodstuff is located below.
The transport mechanism moves the skewer holder horizontally at least in the heating range.
The heat shield is horizontally extended at least within the range in which the skewer holder is moved in the horizontal direction.
The positioning member is arranged so that its lower end coincides with the height position of the lower end of the heat shield portion, and below the skewer holder passing through the work space, the upper end of the food material is placed at the lower end of the positioning member. The foodstuff heating device according to claim 1, wherein the foodstuffs are arranged so as to be in contact with each other. The heating device has a container for accommodating a heat source.
The container has a heating surface facing a range through which the foodstuff being orbiting passes.
The food material heating device according to claim 1, wherein a blower means for blowing air through the heat source and the food surface to a food passage range is arranged behind the heat source side of the heating surface. In the middle of the orbit, a seasoning storage tank that stores seasonings so that the orbiting foodstuffs held by the skewer holder can come into contact with each other.
In the vicinity of the seasoning storage tank, a skewer holder elevating mechanism for changing the height position of the foodstuff is further provided.
The foodstuff heating device according to claim 1, wherein the skewer holder elevating mechanism has a function of raising the foodstuff in contact with the seasoning and then rapidly lowering the foodstuff. A water tank that is located at least below the heating range and stores water,
A slide member that supports the water tank so that it can be slidably moved in the horizontal direction and is detachably attached.
The foodstuff heating device according to claim 1, further comprising a rotation mechanism for rotating the slide moving direction of the water tank in the horizontal direction by the slide member.