JP2506405Y2 - Food agitator - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a food agitator for mixing different food materials, and more specifically, for mixing different food materials such as vinegared rice, mixed rice, hamburger and Shumai. It relates to a food agitating device for agitating ingredients.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, mixed rice such as sushi rice or kayak rice used for maki sushi and nigiri sushi called "shari" is eaten by mixing vinegar or ingredients with cooked rice. Is so that the vinegar or ingredients are mixed evenly with the cooked rice. Mixing. This is to prevent the cooked rice from being kneaded when mixed.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, even if they are mixed so that they are cut, that is, the rice is not crushed, it is difficult to uniformly mix them.

The object of the present invention has been made in view of such a background, and in the case of sushi rice, it is possible to easily mix the cooked rice without kneading it, and also to prepare hamburger steak, maimai or anko. Another object of the present invention is to provide a food agitator capable of reliably agitating different materials when making bread, cakes or cakes.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a container in which different food materials can be sealed, a support means for rotatably supporting the container, and the above-mentioned support means through the support means. Rotation driving means for driving the container to rotate,
An agitating means for blowing air into the container, and a rod provided in the container and provided with a rod suspended in a direction that inhibits movement of the food material in the container due to rotation of the container. In the device, the container is formed in a spherical shape having a pair of hemispherical and hollow balls and a cylindrical portion that detachably connects the openings of the balls, and both ends on the diameter line of the cylindrical portion. The support shafts are rotatably supported by the supporting means.
One of the support shafts is formed with a blower port that blows air into the container by being connected to the blower means, and the other support shaft is formed with an exhaust port communicating with the outside air, and the rod is It is characterized in that it is provided obliquely with respect to the center axis of rotation of the container.

[0006]

According to the above construction, the container is opened and different food materials such as cooked rice and vinegar mixed with this cooked rice are put,
The container is hermetically sealed, and the rotation driving means is driven to rotate the container rotatably supported by the supporting means. In this case, a rod is slid in the container diagonally with respect to the center axis of rotation, and the rod rotates so that it swings left and right as the container rotates. Also move so that they mix well, which allows the rice and vinegar to be mixed effectively. At that time, since the force for crushing the cooked rice is not applied from the rod, the cooked rice can be surely mixed without kneading. The degree of mixing can be appropriately set depending on the number of rods. Also,
According to the above configuration, since the ventilation port to the inside of the container and the exhaust port to the outside of the container are provided at the positions facing each other on the diameter line of the container, the cooling effect is high, and in particular, sushi rice is dry , You can get shiny sushi rice. Further, since the container itself is a spherical body, the food materials move so as to gather at the central bottom portion thereof, so that the food materials can be more efficiently mixed together with the movement of the diagonally provided rod. .

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment shown in the drawings of the case of making sushi rice according to the present invention will be described below.

First, the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 will be described. The food stirring device 1 is formed into a hemispherical shape and is hollow, and first and second openings thereof are fitted.
Balls 2 and 3, a cylindrical portion 4 formed to have the same radius as the diameters of the first and second balls 2 and 3, and support shafts 5a and 5b extending from the cylindrical portion 4 and rotating integrally. Support shafts 5a, 5
A pair of hollow columns 7 having a bearing 6 for rotatably supporting b, and a drive unit 8 provided inside one column 7a.
And an operation panel 9 provided on the front surface of the other column 7b.

As shown in FIG. 2, the driving device 8 is mounted on a motor 10 as a rotation driving means, a chain 11 for transmitting the driving force of the motor 10, and a spindle 5a around which the chain 11 is stretched. It is mainly composed of a first sprocket 12 and a second sprocket 14 mounted on a rotary shaft 13 of the motor 10. The motor 10 has a deceleration mechanism (not shown) set so that the first and second balls 2 and 3 rotate once in 8 seconds, for example.
The first sprocket 12 is provided with a protrusion 15 so that a limit switch 16 provided on the support 7 can be turned on / off. Although the chain 11 is stretched over in this example, it goes without saying that a timing belt or a combination of a pulley and a belt may be used instead.

The column 7 on the side where the drive unit 8 is not provided
As shown in FIG. 3, a blower 17 and an air hose 18 extending from the wiping side of the blower 17 are provided in b, and communicate with the inside of the cylindrical portion 4 through the inside of one support shaft 5b. Further, air is allowed to escape from the other support shaft 5a to the outside. As can be seen from FIG. 1, the cylindrical portion 4 is provided with a plurality of fasteners 20, and the first and second fasteners are provided via the receiving members 21 provided on the first and second balls 2 and 3.
The balls 2 and 3 are attached to the cylindrical portion 4 so that a closed space can be obtained by the three.

At the inner upper end of the second ball 3, as shown in FIG. 4, the support shafts 5a and 5b are arranged in the diametrical direction of the ball 3.
Two rice cutting rods (hereinafter, simply referred to as rods) 19 are provided so as to be positioned obliquely with respect to a line connecting the lines, that is, a rotation axis.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation panel 9 is provided with a pilot lamp 22, a drive button 23, a stop button 24, a rotation direction changeover switch 25, and a timer 26 from above. Further, the opening 27 seen on the right side of the column 7a is an air intake hole of the blower, and a filter is attached to the outermost surface thereof. 30 is a caster 2
It is a mount made movable by 9.

A food agitating apparatus 1 having a general structure as described above
Is for mixing cooked rice, so-called sari, in a closed space consisting of first and second balls 2 and 3 as a stirring container and a cylindrical portion 4, but when making sushi rice, one ball (Fig. In case of 1, the first ball 2) is fastened to the fastener 20.
Then, a predetermined amount of cooked rice and vinegar are added, the first ball 2 is placed on the cylindrical portion 4, and the fastener 20 is tightened. Then, when the drive button 23 is pressed, the motor 10 starts rotating, and the stirring container is rotated via the splots 12 and 14 and the chain 11. This rotation time is set in advance by a timer, and the rotation is stopped when this set time has elapsed. When stopped, limit switch 16
The cylindrical portion 4 stops in a horizontal posture depending on the relative position of the protrusion 15 and the protrusion 15. That is, even if the time set by the timer 26 elapses, the limit switch 16 is set to the protrusion 1
The rotation of the motor 10 should not be stopped until the switch 16 is turned off by abutting on the switch 5. Timer 2
During the rotation time set by 6, the blower 17 is also driven, and cold outside air is introduced from the opening 27 through the one support shaft 5b into the closed space of the stirring container to cool the cooked rice,
The air is exhausted to the outside from the other support shaft 5a on the opposite side. During this time, the cooked rice is placed in the cylindrical portion 4 with the first and second balls 2 and 3.
It reciprocates through and the so-called profit is cut by the rod 19 provided on the way. That is, the cooked rice is agitated without kneading due to the resistance when passing through these rods 19. In order to promote the effect of this agitation, the rod 19 has the support shafts 5a and 5b for supporting the cylindrical portion 4.
It is installed diagonally to the rice and is intended to mix the rice well not only up and down but also left and right.
By blowing cold outside air into the container from one of the support shafts 5b and exhausting the air from the other support shaft 5a, a highly cooling effect, non-greasy, and glossy sushi rice can be obtained.

In this way, after the rotation time of the motor 10 set by the timer 26 has elapsed, when the stirring container stops at the horizontal position, the rotation direction changeover switch 25 is operated to appropriately rotate the stirring container. Stop the cooked rice at a position where it can be easily taken out, remove the fastener 20, take out the upper ball 2 or 3, and take out the cooked rice inside. This makes it possible to take out cooked rice at the most comfortable position.
Further, since the first and second balls 2 and 3 can be removed from the cylindrical portion 4 by removing all the fasteners 20, only the balls 2 and 3 and the rod 19 can be washed with water. It is also a target.

Another embodiment of the rod will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the configuration other than the rod is substantially the same as that of the above-described embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The rod in this embodiment extends horizontally in the diametrical direction of the ball 3 and in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis connecting the support shafts 5a and 5b, and each of two support shafts 31a and 31b parallel to each other. It is attached to the approximate center.
That is, both end portions 32a, 3 of each support shaft 31a, 31b
The diameter of 2b is small, and it is removably fitted so as to protrude from a locking hole 33 provided in the ball 3 to the outside. In the substantially central portion of each of the support shafts 31a and 31b,
The connecting pipes 34a and 34b are attached so as to be positioned obliquely with respect to the support shafts 31a and 31b. Rods 35a and 35b for cutting rice are press-fitted into these connecting pipes 34a and 34b, respectively, so that substantially central portions thereof are held. In addition, 36 is a connecting pipe for reinforcement.

With this configuration, since the rods 35a and 35b are positioned in the rotating direction of the cooked rice, the resistance of the rods 35a and 35b when they pass through the cooked rice causes them to be agitated without kneading. 35b
Is inclined with respect to the support shafts 5a and 5b that support the cylindrical portion 4, so that the cooked rice can be sufficiently mixed not only vertically but also horizontally.

In each of these embodiments, the rice cutting rods 19, 35a, 35b are provided on the second ball 3, but they may be provided on the first ball 2, and these rods may be two. Although the number of rods and the angle of attachment are set, it is needless to say that the number of rods and the attachment angle are appropriately set according to the capacity of the stirring container.

Further, although sushi rice is taken as an example in the above-mentioned respective embodiments, it can be applied to mixed rice and squid can be mixed without kneading cooked rice. Furthermore, this device can be used when mixing vegetables such as hamburger steak, dumplings and dumplings with vegetables, and kneading flour and water such as bean paste, bread and cake. in this case,
The rotation speed of the container needs to be rotated faster than in the case of the above-mentioned sushi rice, but this can be achieved by providing the operation panel 9 with a dial for adjusting the rotation speed and providing the rotation speed adjusting circuit of the motor 10.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, the container rotated by the rotation driving means is formed into a spherical shape, and air is blown into the container from one of the support shafts and the other of the opposite side is blown. Exhaust that air from the spindle of
By providing the stirring rod obliquely inclined with respect to the center axis of rotation of the container, the food material always moves to gather at the center bottom of the container, and the rod rotates so as to swing left and right. The ingredients are agitated not only vertically but also to the left and right so that they can be reliably mixed and efficiently cooled by the air supplied from the outside, and in the case of sushi rice, glossy sushi rice can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a food stirring device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a cross section of a main part showing a drive system together with the right side surface of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the cooling system together with the left side surface of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the container together with the plane of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the container together with the plane according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing the internal structure of the container of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Food Stirring Device 2 First Ball 3 Second Ball 4 Cylindrical Part 5a, 5b Spindle 7, 7a, 7b Strut 8 Drive Device 19, 35a, 35b Rod

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container in which different food materials can be sealed, support means for rotatably supporting the container, rotation drive means for rotationally driving the container via the support means, and air in the container. In the food stirring device, which is provided with a blowing means for blowing air, and a rod that is provided in the container and is suspended in a direction that inhibits movement of the food material in the container due to rotation of the container, the container Is a spherical body having a pair of hemispherical and hollow balls and a cylindrical portion that detachably connects the openings of these balls, and the two ends on the diameter line of the cylindrical portion are respectively A support shaft rotatably supported by the support means is provided,
One of the support shafts is formed with a blower port that blows air into the container by being connected to the blower means, and the other support shaft is formed with an exhaust port communicating with the outside air, and the rod is A food stirring device, which is provided obliquely with respect to a central axis of rotation of a container.