JP2505543Y2 - Thinning device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commercial thinning apparatus capable of continuously producing thinning.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Thin-fried tofu is made from tofu cut to a required thickness as a raw material dough, heat-treated in a low temperature oil bath at 100 ° C. to 120 ° C. for 6 minutes to 12 minutes, and then stretched at 160 ° C.
It is produced by heat treatment in a high temperature oil bath at 190 ° C. for 3 minutes to 10 minutes, hardening the outside and attaching a beam.

As a device for continuously producing such thin-frying, a low-temperature oil tank and a high-temperature oil tank are separately formed through a partition wall in an elongated heating oil tank, and the low-temperature / high-temperature oil tank is formed. It is known that an endless drive chain provided with a required frying box for each constant pitch is circulated between the high temperature oil tanks so as to be freely circulated. Such a conventional thinning device is
While immersing the return-side running part in the oil in the low-temperature oil tank and the high-temperature oil tank, the endless drive chain is circulated and run at a predetermined speed, and the deep-fried dough is sequentially supplied to the frying box from the starting end of the return-side running part. Then, while holding the light-fried dough in the frying box, the endless drive chain is run to sequentially pass through the oil in the low-temperature oil tank and the high-temperature oil tank to perform heat treatment, and light-duty is generated to remove from the end of the return-side traveling section. It can be discharged to others.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] By the way, since the elongation of the thin fried dough caused by the heat treatment in the low temperature oil tank has a great influence on the quality of the thin fried, it is always necessary to appropriately stretch the thin fried dough. Is. For this reason, generally, a method of adjusting the traveling speed of the endless drive chain to adjust the immersion time in the low temperature oil tank is performed. This method can adjust the elongation of the thin dough very easily, but since the widths of the low temperature oil tank and the high temperature oil tank are always constant, the heat treatment in the high temperature oil tank is likely to be adversely affected. For example, when the elongation of the thin fried dough is insufficient, the traveling speed of the endless drive chain can be slowed down and the immersion time in the low temperature oil tank can be extended to adjust the elongation properly, but it is inevitable. In addition, the soaking time in the high temperature oil tank becomes long and the outside becomes too hard, so that so-called overburning is likely to occur. On the other hand, if the elongation of the thin fried dough is excessive, the running speed of the endless drive chain can be increased and the immersion time in the low temperature oil tank can be shortened to adjust the elongation appropriately, while the high temperature Similarly, the dipping time in the oil tank becomes short, the hardening is insufficient, and the beam is easily lost, and defective products are likely to occur.

In addition to the above adjusting method, a method of adjusting the heating temperature of the low-temperature / high-temperature oil tank, a method of operating the frying box passing through the low-temperature oil tank by changing the frequency, and the like are adopted. However, it is difficult to expect a satisfactory adjustment effect.

This invention intends to solve the problems of the prior art all at once, by appropriately adjusting the widths of the low temperature oil tank and the high temperature oil tank in accordance with the traveling speed of the endless drive chain, and
Another object of the present invention is to provide a thinning device which can appropriately maintain the dipping time of the thin dough in the high temperature oil tank and reliably perform the stretch and firming to obtain a beam.

[0007]

That is, according to the invention, the low temperature oil tank 1 is provided in the elongated heating oil tank body 3 with the partition wall 13 interposed therebetween.
1 and a high-temperature oil tank 12 are respectively formed into compartments, and an endless drive chain 5 with a frying box 6 is disposed between the low-temperature and high-temperature oil tanks 11 and 12 so as to be able to circulate freely. The wall 13 is formed in a substantially arcuate cross section, and is movable along the width direction of the heating oil tank main body 3 so that the widths of the low temperature and high temperature oil tanks 11 and 12 can be adjusted appropriately.

[0008]

[Function] The partition wall 1 according to the traveling speed of the endless drive chain 5
3 is appropriately moved in the width direction of the heating oil tank body 3, and the widths of the low temperature oil tank 11 and the high temperature oil tank 12 are appropriately adjusted. Then, the dipping time of the thin fried dough B in the low temperature oil tank 11 and the high temperature oil tank 12 is properly maintained, and the expansion and firming of the thin dough B is surely performed. The partition wall 13 has a cross section.
Endless drive with frying box 6 because it is formed in a substantially arc shape
The chain 5 is extremely smooth from the low temperature oil tank 11 to the high temperature oil tank 12.
Can be transferred to the user.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below. Reference numeral 1 is an elongated rectangular frame having legs 2 at four corners of the lower surface, 3 is an elongated flat-bottomed heating oil tank body horizontally arranged on the upper portion of the frame 1 along the width direction of the frame 1, A discharge chute 5 attached to an upper end of one end of the heating oil tank main body 3 is a pair of endless drive chains 6 installed on both sides so as to circulate along the width direction of the heating oil tank main body 3.
Is a frying box erected at predetermined intervals between the endless drive chains 5 on both sides, and the return side traveling part of the endless drive chains 5 is always immersed in the oil A in the heating oil tank body 3. . Reference numeral 7 is a support frame for the endless drive chain 5, 8 and 9 are drive sprocket wheels and follower sprocket wheels respectively attached to both ends of the support frame 7, and 10 is disposed on a traveling path of the endless drive chain 5. It is a guide sprocket wheel.

Reference numerals 11 and 12 denote a low temperature oil tank and a high temperature oil tank, which are partitioned and formed in the heating oil tank main body 3 through a partition wall 13 having a substantially arcuate cross section. The low temperature oil tank 11 runs on the return side of the endless drive chain 5. It is assumed that the high temperature oil tank 12 is located on the starting end side and the high temperature oil tank 12 is located on the end end side. Reference numeral 14 designates a pair of left and right guide sprocket wheels, which are attached to both ends of the partition wall 13 via mounting members so as to guide the endless drive chain 5, and 15 are respectively attached along both lower end edges of the partition wall 13. A heat-resistant packing material made of a material such as silicon resin, 16 columns provided upright at both ends of the partition wall 13, 17 a pair of left and right guides attached to the upper ends of the columns 16 via attachment members. Laura,
The guide rollers 17 are adapted to roll along guide rails 18 provided on both sides of the support frame 7 at a substantially middle position. Reference numeral 19 is a pinion that is axially attached to the upper portion of the support 16 so as to fit with a rack 20 attached to the lower ends of both sides of the support frame 7 corresponding to the guide rails 18, and 21 is the pinion 1
It is a handle attached to the attachment member of the guide roller 17 via a winding transmission mechanism 22 so as to rotate the 9 forward and backward. Then, by rotating the handle 21 in the forward and reverse directions, the pinion 19 is fitted into the rack 20, and the partition wall 13 is moved in the width direction of the heating oil tank main body 3 while guiding the guide roller 17 along the guide rail 18. Low temperature / high temperature oil tank 11
It is supposed that the width of 12 can be adjusted appropriately. In addition, B indicates thin fried dough.

Next, the operation of the embodiment constructed as described above will be explained. First, the low temperature oil tank 11 and the high temperature oil tank 12 are filled with the oil A and heated and maintained at a predetermined temperature. After that, the endless drive chain 5 is circulated in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 1 at a predetermined speed to circulate, and the thin dough B is sequentially supplied from the starting end of the return side traveling part to the frying box 6 to be held and kept at a low temperature. The oil A in the oil tank 11 and the high temperature oil tank 12 is passed through for heat treatment. At this time, partition wall 1
Since 3 is formed in a substantially arcuate cross section, with a frying box 6
Endless drive chain 5 from low temperature oil tank 11 to high temperature oil tank 12
It can be transferred extremely smoothly. And
After being stretched in the low temperature oil tank 11, the outer side is hardened by the high temperature oil tank 12 and a beam is attached, and then discharged through the discharge chute 4 to the outside.

When the thin-fried dough B is insufficiently stretched during the above-mentioned thin-fried production, the endless drive chain 5 is used.
While adjusting the traveling speed of the vehicle, the handle 21 is rotated in a predetermined direction, and the partition wall 13 is appropriately moved toward the end of the traveling section on the return side of the endless drive chain 5 through the rack and pinion 20, 19 and the guide roller 17. Sesame, low temperature oil tank 11
And the width of the high temperature oil tank 12 can be adjusted appropriately. By adjusting the widths of the low-temperature and high-temperature oil tanks 11 and 12, it is possible to freely adjust the dipping time of the light-fried dough B in the high-temperature oil tank 12 as well as in the low-temperature oil tank 11, and properly perform the expansion and firming of the beam. You can On the contrary, when the light-fried dough B is excessively stretched, the traveling speed of the endless drive chain 5 is increased and the handle 21 is rotated to rotate the partition wall 1.
3 is appropriately moved toward the starting end of the return side traveling section of the endless drive chain 5, the widths of the low temperature oil tank 11 and the high temperature oil tank 12 are adjusted, and the thin dough B in the low temperature and high temperature oil tanks 11 and 12 is adjusted.
It is advisable to adjust the dipping time so that the elongation and the dipping time will allow the beam to be properly hardened.

In the above embodiment, the partition wall 13 is manually moved by the handle 21, but it may be automatically moved by a motor.
Further, the movable means such as the rack and pinion 20 and 19 is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other known movable means may be adopted.

[0014]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the partition wall 1 is adapted to the traveling speed of the endless drive chain 5.
3 is made to move appropriately along the width direction of the heating oil tank main body 3,
The widths of the low-temperature oil tank 11 and the high-temperature oil tank 12 can be freely adjusted, and compared with the conventional example in which the traveling speed of the endless drive chain 5 is merely adjusted, not only the low-temperature oil tank 11 but also the high-temperature oil tank 11 The soaking time of the thin fried dough B in the oil tank 12 can be appropriately maintained, and the thin fried dough B can be surely stretched and squeezed by the stiffening to produce a thin fried. Further, the partition wall 13 has a substantially arcuate cross section.
Et al are either formed, an endless drive chain 5 with fried week 6
Transfers extremely smoothly from the low temperature oil tank 11 to the high temperature oil tank 12.
It can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the relevant part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Heating oil tank main body 5 Endless drive chain 6 Frying box 11 Low temperature oil tank 12 High temperature oil tank 13 Partition wall

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A partition wall 13 is provided in an elongated heating oil tank body 3.
A low-temperature oil tank 11 and a high-temperature oil tank 12 are formed by partitioning, respectively, and an endless drive chain 5 with a frying box 6 is disposed between the low-temperature and high-temperature oil tanks 11 and 12 so as to be circulated and run freely. In the device, the partition wall 13 has a substantially circular cross section.
A thinning device which is formed in an arc shape and is movable along the width direction of the heating oil tank main body 3 so that the widths of the low temperature and high temperature oil tanks 11 and 12 can be adjusted appropriately.