JP2509324Y2 - Device for defrosting and boiling noodles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for defrosting and boiling noodles. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device for defrosting and boiling noodles, which is suitable for quickly and surely thawing frozen noodles or quickly and reliably boiling raw noodles (normal non-frozen noodles).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the spread of frozen noodles has been rapidly increasing from the viewpoint of being able to be stored for a long period of time and having little change in taste even after thawing. Incidentally, about 65% of the frozen noodles component is water, because the frozen noodles are stored in a freezer at normal -18 ° C., frozen noodles were taken out from the freezer, such like lump of ice <br/> Since it is a thing, it has to be thawed in order to actually eat it. And to thaw frozen noodles than before,
A method of immersing frozen noodles in hot water, a method of steaming with steam, a method of heat-treating with a microwave oven, etc. are considered, and as a defrosting device for immersing frozen noodles in hot water, for example, FIG.
A thawing machine 100 for exclusive use of frozen noodles as shown in FIG.
The thawing machine 100 for exclusive use of frozen noodles has a frisal receiving plate 103 on which a plurality of frisal receivers 102 are formed, which is mounted on an upper part in a hot water tank 101 for generating and storing hot water. When the frozen noodles are to be thawed, the frisal 104 containing the frozen noodles 105 may be put into hot water from the frisal receiver 102 of the frisal plate 103 and may be immersed in the hot water for a while.

However, the conventional conventional defroster 1 for frozen noodles is used.
Thawing frozen noodles with No. 00 had the following problems. As described above, since the frozen noodles taken out of the freezer are similar to ice blocks, when the frozen noodles are put in the frisal 104 and put into the hot water from the frisal receiver 102, the hot noodles around the frozen noodles 105 are removed. Since the temperature drops rapidly, frozen noodles cannot be thawed in a short time. In particular, as the number of frozen noodles 105 to be thawed increases, the temperature of the entire hot water drops remarkably, so that it becomes more difficult to thaw the frozen noodles in a short time. If a large-capacity heat source is used to prevent a sudden change in the temperature of the hot water, not only does the fuel cost increase, but also the surrounding environment deteriorates because the temperature around the hot water tank 101 increases due to the exhaust heat. Thawing itself may be dangerous.

Hot water tank 101 by exhaust heat of a large capacity heat source
If it is tried to suppress the temperature rise around, the air conditioning cost will increase. Since the hot water in the hot water tank 101 is boiling, the hot water tank 10
1, while the frozen noodles 105 contained in the frisal 104 are immersed in the hot water, and at the same time, the temperature of the hot water around the frozen noodles 105 decreases and the convection of the hot water stops. The temperature of the nearby bath is further reduced by the ice that has begun to melt. Then, when boiling starts again after a while, the convection of the hot water starts, and the vicinity of the surface of the frozen noodles 105 is also surrounded by the hot water, so that the thawing proceeds. Therefore, in order to quickly defrost the frozen noodle 105, it is necessary that the hot water in the hot water tank 101 is constantly boiling.
When the frozen noodle 105 is immersed in the hot water, the convection of the hot water always stops in the frozen noodle thawing machine 101, so that the hot water in the hot water tank 101 cannot always be kept in a boiling state. The frozen noodles 105 contained in the frisal 104 begin to loosen in a semi-thawed state when immersed in boiling water, but in order to thaw more quickly, the frozen noodles must be loosened with a stick such as a chopstick. Requires extra labor for work.
In addition, as described above, there is also a method of steaming frozen noodles with steam and thawing, and a method of heating and thawing with a microwave oven,
The former is difficult to thaw reliably in a short time, and the latter may impair the flavor of the noodles, and it is best to thaw the frozen noodles with boiling water from the viewpoint of usually blanching when eating noodles. Is.

Therefore, the present inventor can safely perform the defrosting operation of frozen noodles in a good environment, and keep the hot water around the frozen noodles in a boiling state at all times to ensure that the frozen noodles are thawed in a short time. A frozen noodle thawing device using boiling water that can be done is provided in the utility model registration application “Frozen noodle thawing device” dated September 3, 1993. In addition, since there has been no apparatus for efficiently boiling raw noodles, it is the actual situation that raw noodles are boiled one by one in boiling water.

[0006]

The above-mentioned device for thawing frozen noodles is composed of a boiling tank for producing and storing hot water and a thawing tank for thawing frozen noodles. The hot water in the boiling tank is always forcedly circulated in the order of the lower passage, the thaw tank, the upper passage, and the boiling tank, which are connected by a side passage. That is, the boiling tank and the thaw tank are connected by the upper passage and the lower passage, and the hot water generated in the boiling tank is always forcedly circulated in the thaw device. Since it moves upward from the above, the frozen noodles can be thawed in a substantially boiling state by immersing the frozen noodles in hot water in the thaw tank. In addition, since the hot water is always forcibly moved upward from the bottom in the thaw tank, the surface of the frozen noodles constantly hits the hot water and the hot water permeates the inside of the frozen noodles, so the frozen noodles are loosened one by one. No need. However, since the boiling tank and the thawing tank are independent, the thawing device itself becomes large, making it difficult to handle, and in order to connect both tanks, additional equipment such as a vertical passage and an outer frame is required, Further, since the heat resistance of the thawing tank must be taken into consideration, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases.

On the other hand, when the raw noodles were boiled one by one in boiling water, there were the following problems. When the raw noodles are soaked in hot water, the temperature of the hot water around the raw noodles is lowered as in the above case, so that the boiling water cannot be always kept in boiling state, and the boiling efficiency of the raw noodles is poor. Also, in order to boil raw noodles surely in a short time,
It has to be stirred with a stick material such as chopsticks, which is very troublesome.

In view of such circumstances, the present invention is capable of quickly and reliably thawing frozen noodles or boiling raw noodles quickly and surely, and is compact and easy to handle, and is manufactured at low cost. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device for defrosting and boiling boiled noodles.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The noodles thawing茹上device of claim 1, boiled and the boiling tank for generating storing hot water, is placed in the boiling vessel, and raw noodles or thawed frozen noodles It consists of a thawing boiler tank to raise and a forced circulation means for forcibly circulating hot water. An upper hot water inlet / outlet is formed above the thawing boiler tank, and a lower hot water inlet / outlet is formed below, and the lower hot water inlet / outlet is the boiling point. It is located below the boiling water in the tank,
Serial forced circulation means, the hot water in said boiling tank, before SL under hot water inlet and outlet, said decompression茹槽, wherein the hot water inlet and outlet, and wherein the shall Der Rukoto forced circulation of the order of the boiling vessel. Further, noodles decompression茹上device of claim 2, a boiling vessel for generating storing hot water, is placed in the boiling vessel, and a decompression茹槽of frozen noodles bring boiled raw noodles or thawed, hot water It comprises a forced circulation means for forcibly circulating, the upper hot water inlet and outlet are formed above the thaw boiling tank, and the lower hot water inlet and outlet are formed below, respectively, and the lower hot water inlet and outlet are below the boiling water in the boiling tank. The upper hot water inlet / outlet is located above the hot water in the boiling tank, and the forced circulation means is such that the hot water in the boiling tank is the upper hot water inlet / outlet, the thaw boiling tank,
The lower hot water entrance, also Ru forced circulation in the order of the boiling vessel
And wherein the Nodea Rukoto.

[0010]

[Function] The noodle defrosting and boiling apparatus of the present invention is a boiling tank and defroster.
Separated from the boiling tank, the water temperature in the thawed boiling tank is frozen noodles.
Although the temperature drops when thawing, the boiling tank is affected by this.
Since it can not be generated, high temperature hot water can always be generated and the high temperature hot water is forced
Since the water is circulated by the circulation means, the temperature of the hot water in the thawing boiler tank is low.
It effectively prevents the bottom of the noodles and can thaw many frozen noodles efficiently.
It In addition, the present invention is compact because the thawing boiler tank is installed in the boiling tank, and because the hot water is forcedly circulated through the hot water inlet and outlet formed in the thawing boiler tank, No additional equipment is required to connect the defrosting and boiling tanks, and it is not necessary to consider the heat resistance of the defrosting and boiling tank .

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) The first embodiment is an embodiment corresponding to the invention of claim 1 . 1 is a sectional view of an apparatus C for defrosting and boiling noodles according to the first embodiment of the invention of claim 1 , FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the noodle defrosting and boiling apparatus C is composed of a boiling tank 1, a defrosting boiling tank 2 and a forced circulation means 38, and the defrosting boiling tank 2 is installed in the boiling tank 1. ing.

The boiling tank 1 is a tank for producing and storing hot water, and comprises a box-shaped shallow tank 1a and a deep tank 1b. An internal heat source 5a is provided inside the shallow tank 1a, and water contained in the boiling tank 1 is supplied to the internal heat source 5a.
It is heated by and is generated in boiling water. A heat exhaust port 13 is formed in the upper part of the shallow tank 1a. In this embodiment, an electric heater is installed as the internal heat source 5a inside the shallow tank 1a, but a boiler tube may be used. Further, a gas burner or an oil burner may be installed in the lower part of the shallow tank 1a to serve as the external heat source 5. However, when the external heat source 5 is installed in the lower part of the shallow tank 1a, the external heat source 5 is installed in the exhaust heat outlet 13. A hot water storage tank for generating and storing hot water using the exhaust heat of can be attached. The shallow tank 1a is closed by a lid 11. Further, inside the deep tank 1b, a defrosting and boiling tank 2 to be described later is installed. A drain valve 18 is attached to the bottom of the deep tank 1b.

In this embodiment, the boiling tank 1 is composed of a box-shaped shallow tank 1a and a deep tank 1b, but it is not always necessary to make a difference in depth, and as shown in FIG.
The boiling tank 1 may be used. Ona, 50 is thawed boiled tank, 39
Is a propeller for forced circulation, 88 is an air blowing pipe, 5a
Is an internal heat source. Further, the shape of the boiling tank 1 can be freely set. However, from the viewpoint of efficiently producing hot water and forcibly circulating it, it is preferable to form the box-shaped shallow tank 1a and deep tank 1b as in the present embodiment. Further, in the present embodiment, the deep tank 1b is formed at the left end portion of the boiling tank 1 as shown in FIG. 2, but it can be formed at any position in the boiling tank 1. But deep tank 1b
Since the thawing boiler tank 2 is accommodated therein, it is preferable to form a deep tank 1b at the end of the boiling tank 1 as in the present embodiment from the viewpoint of thawing and boiling workability of noodles and the like. Furthermore, deep tank 1
An external heat source 6 may be installed in the lower part of b, or an internal heat source (not shown) may be installed in the defrosting and boiling tank 2 installed in the deep tank 1b as a preliminary heat source. Conversely, the heat source installed in the deep tank 1b may be used as the main heat source, and the heat source installed in the shallow tank 1a may be used as the preliminary heat source.

The thawing boiler tank 2 is a tank for thawing frozen noodles and boiling raw noodles. As shown in FIG. 1, an upper hot water inlet / outlet port 46 is formed above the thawing boiler tank 2, and as shown in FIG. As shown, a lower boiling water inlet / outlet 47 is formed below the thawing boiler tank 2. At the bottom of the thawing boiler tank 2, an air jetting pipe 8
8 are installed. The air ejection pipe 88 is a pipe in which a plurality of holes are formed along the axial direction, and air is ejected from the plurality of holes. Although the air jetting pipe 88 is installed at the bottom of the thawing boiler tank 2 in this embodiment, a live steam jetting pipe may be installed. Further, the air jetting pipe 88 and the live steam jetting pipe may be used together.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the thawing boiler tank 2 has sprockets 14, 15, 16, 17 arranged therein, and a chain 9 is hung on the sprockets 14, 15, 16, 17. . Then, five noodle storage buckets 8 are attached to the chain 9. Although the number of the noodle storage buckets 8 is five in this embodiment, the number can be set freely. A variable motor M is connected to the sprocket 15, and its rotation direction is set so that the chain 9 moves counterclockwise. The variable motor M is capable of adjusting the moving speed of the noodle storage bucket 8 in multiple stages.

A noodle outlet 19 is formed between the sprocket 17 and the sprocket 14, and a bowl 20 is provided below the noodle outlet 19. Then, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, the first sensor 72 is installed at a position corresponding to the height of the container 61 placed on the container pedestal 20, and the first sensor 72 is provided between the noodle discharge port 19 and the container 61. Two sensors 75 are installed.

That is, the first sensor 72 is mounted on the cradle 20.
It is for detecting that the container 61 has not been set, and for notifying the operator with a signal sound or a lamp. In this embodiment, a limit switch equipped with an operating piece is used.
The instrument detection plate 73 rotatable about the first fulcrum 74 is brought into contact with the operating piece. Therefore, when the container 61 is not set in the container cradle 20, the signal tone continues to sound or the lamp is lit, but the container
When 1 is placed and the vessel 61 is pushed backward, the instrument detection plate 73 is pushed by the upper edge of the vessel 61, so that the operating piece is pushed and the limit switch is activated, and the signal sound stops and the lamp goes out. Is configured.

Further, the second sensor 75 detects that the noodles m have been discharged from the noodle discharge port 19 and informs the operator that the noodles are completed and is in the container 61 by a signal sound or a lamp. In the present embodiment, a limit switch having an operating piece is used, and the connecting piece of the chute plate 76 and the noodle detecting plate 77 is used as the second fulcrum 78 on the operating piece.
A noodle detecting plate 77, which is rotatable around the second fulcrum 78, is abutted. Therefore, when the noodle m is not discharged from the noodle discharge port 19, no signal sound is emitted or the lamp is not turned on, but the noodle m is discharged from the noodle discharge port 19 and slides down the chute plate 76 and the noodle detection plate. When reaching 77, noodles m
Since the noodle detection plate 77 is pushed by, the operating piece is pushed and the limit switch is actuated to generate a signal sound or light the lamp.

Although the limit switches are used as the first sensor 72 and the second sensor 75 in this embodiment,
The first sensor 72 can detect that the container 61 is not set on the container cradle 20, and the second sensor 75 can detect that the noodles are completed and entered the container 61. Any device may be used as long as it can be used, and, for example, a photoelectric switch can be used.

Further, as a means for draining the finished noodles, the chain 9 is formed so that the chain 9 can be run slightly above the maximum water level L between the sprocket 17 and the maximum water level L of the hot water put in the thawing boiler tank 2. The protrusion plate 10 having the uneven portion formed is installed. In this embodiment, the protrusion plate 10 provided with the uneven portion was used as a draining means for the finished noodles, but a brush may be used instead of the protrusion plate 10. That is, sprocket 1
A brush is fixed near 7 and the noodle storage bucket 8
You just have to rub it. Further, the protrusion plate 10 and the brush can be used together. In addition, sprocket 1
A lid closing member 51 for closing the lid 21 of the noodle storage bucket 8 is installed above the 5.

As shown in FIG. 7, the noodle storage bucket 8 is
It is a box body with a lid formed of wire mesh. In the following description, front and rear, left and right, and upper and lower sides of the noodle storage bucket 8 refer to the case shown in FIG. 7. That is, the noodle storage bucket 8 is
A box body with a lid formed by an upper surface a, a bottom surface (lower surface) b, a front surface c, a rear surface d, a right side surface e, and a left side surface f,
The boundary portion between the bottom surface b and the front surface c and the boundary portion between the bottom surface b and the rear surface d are formed by removing the triangular prism members. Although the noodle storage bucket 8 is shaped as shown in FIG. 7 in the present embodiment, any shape may be used as long as it can store the noodles m therein. For example, the boundary between the bottom surface b and the front surface c and the bottom surface b and the rear surface. It is possible to use the same shape as a normal box body in which the corner is left as it is at the boundary portion of d.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, a lid 21 which is openable and closable by a hinge 22 provided with a fulcrum pin 42 is attached to the upper surface a of the noodle receiving bucket 8. Also, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, on the left side surface f of the noodle containing bucket 8,
In the vicinity of the boundary with the upper surface a (the lower right corner in FIG. 9), a first spring hooking pin 23 is provided so as to be perpendicular to the left side surface f. A second spring hook pin 24 is provided on the left end surface of the lid 21 in parallel with the first spring hook pin 23. A spring 25 is hooked between the first spring hooking pin 23 and the second spring hooking pin 24. Further, an attachment 28 is attached by an attachment attachment metal fitting 27 near the center of the upper end portion of the left side face f of the noodle storage bucket 8. Then, one chain ring 29 is attached to the attachment 28, and the chain ring 2 is attached.
9 forms part of the chain 9. As shown in FIG. 9, a stopper 27a is formed on the attachment mounting member 27, and a second operating pin, which will be described later, abuts on the stopper 27a and the opening of the lid 21 is restricted. There is. Although the attachment fitting is used as the stopper for restricting the opening of the lid 21 in the present embodiment, if the opening of the lid 21 can be restricted,
Anything can be used without particular limitation. Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 10, an attachment 68 is attached by an attachment mounting bracket 67 near the center of the upper end of the right side surface e of the noodle storage bucket 8.
One chain ring 29 is attached to the attachment 68, and the chain ring 29 forms a part of the chain 9.

A first operating pin 54 is attached to the right side of the end portion of the lid 21 (the boundary side between the lid 21 and the upper surface a),
A second actuation pin 58 is attached to the left side of the terminal end of the. That is, the first operating pin 54 is
As shown in, the first operation arm 53 is attached to the right side of the end portion of the lid 21 so as to be perpendicular to the right side surface e of the noodle storage bucket 8. Therefore, the first operating pin 54 is rotatable about the terminal end of the lid 21, that is, the fulcrum pin 42 of the hinge 22. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 9, the second operation pin 58 is arranged so that the second operation arm 57 is perpendicular to the left side surface f of the noodle storage bucket 8.
Is attached to the left side of the end of the lid 21. Therefore, the second actuating pin 58 is rotatable about the terminal end of the lid 21, that is, the fulcrum pin 42 of the hinge 22.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a right side plate 32 is arranged outside the right side surface e of the noodle storage bucket 8, and a left side plate 33 is arranged outside the left side surface f. And
Both ends of a rotary shaft 37 of the sprocket 14 are pivotally supported by the right side plate 32 and the left side plate 33, respectively, so that the chain 9 can be hung on the sprocket 14. Note that FIG.
Shows a state in which the sprocket 14 is pivotally supported between the right side plate 32 and the left side plate 33.
Similarly, 6 and 17 are also pivotally supported between the right side plate 32 and the left side plate 33.

On the other hand, the sprocket 17 and the sprocket 1
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12, a first actuation plate 55 is fixed to the right side plate 32 through a bolt 56 between the noodles 4 and 4, and the noodle storage bucket 8 is in the x1 direction (x1 shown in FIG. 4). Moving in the same direction), the first operating pin 54 moves to the first
It is configured so as to be able to come into contact with the operating plate 55. Also,
Between the sprockets 14 and 15 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12 and FIG.
It is fixed to the left side plate 33 via 0, and when the noodle storage bucket 8 moves in the x4 direction (the same direction as the x4 direction shown in FIG. 4), the second operating pin 58 can abut the second operating plate 59. Is configured.

Although the noodle-storing bucket 8 is made of wire mesh in this embodiment, it may be made of a plate material having a plurality of small holes. The noodle-storing bucket 8 used in this example is
Although there was only one noodle storage location (see FIG. 7), as shown in FIG. 11, a side-by-side configuration in which a plurality of noodle storage locations were formed by partitioning both sides e and f of the noodle storage bucket 8 was formed. The noodle storage bucket 8 can also be used.

Next, opening and closing of the lid 21 of the noodle storage bucket 8 will be described. The lid 2 of the noodle storage bucket 8 of this embodiment
As shown in FIG. 12, 1 is in a half-opened state in order to release the noodles when it leaves the sprocket 17,
After releasing the noodles, it is closed once. Then, the sprocket 14 is rotated around the sprocket 14 in the closed state, and when the lid 21 is on the upper side, the lid 21 is reopened so as to be substantially perpendicular to the upper surface a. The noodles are accommodated in the noodle accommodation bucket 8 in this state, and the lid 21 is configured to be closed again when rotating around the sprocket 15.

First, as shown in FIG. 12, the noodle-storing bucket 8 places x between the sprocket 17 and the sprocket 14.
The opening and closing of the lid 21 when moving in one direction will be described. When the noodle storage bucket 8 that has come out of the sprocket 17 is moved in the x1 direction, as shown in FIG. 13, the first operating pin 54 attached to the right end of the end portion of the lid 21 causes the right side plate 3 to move.
The first actuation plate 55 fixed to 2 is contacted. Further, when the noodle storage bucket 8 is moved in the x1 direction, the first operating pin 54 begins to rotate counterclockwise (direction s1 shown in FIG. 13) about the fulcrum pin 42 of the hinge 22, and at the same time, the lid 21 is moved to the lid 21. Second spring hook pin 2 attached
4 is also counterclockwise around the fulcrum pin 42 (see s in FIG. 13).
Start rotating in 2 directions). Then, the first operating pin 54
However, as shown in FIG. 14, when it is rotated by an angle θ1, the lid 2
1 is in a state of being opened by an angle θ1.

The noodle receiving bucket 8 is further moved in the x1 direction, and as shown in FIG. 15, the first operating pin 54 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the first operating plate 55.
When is rotated by an angle θ2, the lid 21 is opened by the angle θ2. In this case, as shown in FIG. 13, the angle θ2 is a line connecting the centers of the fulcrum pin 42 and the second spring hooking pin 24 with the lid 21 closed, and the first spring hooking pin 23, the fulcrum pin 42, and When the second spring hooking pins 24 are aligned on a straight line and match the angle θ3 formed by the line connecting the centers of the first spring hooking pins 23, the fulcrum pins 42 and the second spring hooking pins 24, the lid 21 is It stands still at an angle of θ3. Then, when the angle θ2 is slightly smaller than the angle θ3, the first operating pin 54 is disengaged from the lower surface of the first operating plate 55 by the movement of the noodle housing bucket 8 in the x1 direction, and at the same time, the lid 21 is rotated clockwise ( It rotates in the direction opposite to the s2 direction shown in FIG. 13) and the lid 21 is closed. On the other hand, when the angle θ2 is slightly larger than the angle θ3, the first actuating pin 54 is disengaged from the lower surface of the first actuating plate 55 by the movement of the noodle housing bucket 8 in the x1 direction, and at the same time, the lid 21 is rotated counterclockwise. It rotates in the s2 direction shown in FIG. 13 and the lid 21 is completely opened. Regardless of whether the angle θ2 is larger or smaller than the angle θ3,
Although the noodles can be discharged from the noodle storing bucket 8, if the noodle storing bucket 8 advances with the lid 21 opened after discharging the noodles, the operating-side machine becomes large and the operability deteriorates. The angle θ2 is set smaller than the angle θ3 so that the lid 21 is closed after the noodles are discharged. The angle θ2 can be freely adjusted by moving the first operating plate 55 up and down.

Therefore, when the noodle storage bucket 8 is further moved in the x1 direction and the first operating pin 54 is removed from the lower surface of the first operating plate 55 as shown in FIG. 16, the lid 21 is closed. . Since the first operating plate 55 is provided only between the sprocket 17 and the sprocket 14 as shown in FIG. 12, the above-described operations (1) to (5) cannot occur at other locations.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12, the opening and closing of the lid 21 when the noodle storage bucket 8 moves between the sprockets 14 and 15 in the x4 direction will be described. When the noodle storage bucket 8 that has come out of the sprocket 14 is moved in the x4 direction, as shown in FIG. 17, the second operating pin 58 attached to the left end of the lid 21 moves the left side plate 3
It abuts on the second actuating plate 59 fixed to No. 3. Further, when the noodle-storing bucket 8 is moved in the x4 direction, the second operating pin 58 starts to rotate in the counterclockwise direction (t1 direction shown in FIG. 17) about the fulcrum pin 42 of the hinge 22, and at the same time, the lid 21 moves to the lid 21. Second spring hook pin 2 attached
4 also rotates counterclockwise about the fulcrum pin 42 (t shown in FIG. 17).
Start rotating in 2 directions). Then, the second operating pin 58
However, as shown in FIG. 18, when it is rotated by an angle θ5, the lid 2
1 is in a state of being opened by an angle θ5.

When the noodle storage bucket 8 is further moved in the x4 direction and the second operating pin 58 is rotated by an angle θ6, as shown in FIG. 19, the lid 21 is opened by the angle θ6. In this case, as shown in FIG. 17, the angle θ6 is equal to the fulcrum pin 42 and second
With the line connecting the centers of the spring hooking pins 24, the first spring hooking pin 23, the fulcrum pin 24, and the second spring hooking pin 24 aligned in a straight line, the first spring hooking pin 23 and the fulcrum pin 4
When the angle θ3 with the line connecting the centers of 2 and the second spring hooking pin 24 is matched, the lid 21 stands still with the angle θ3 open. Then, depending on whether the angle θ6 is larger or smaller than the angle θ3, the lid 21 is opened or closed as the noodle storage bucket 8 moves in the x4 direction. However, it is very dangerous if the lid 21 is closed while the noodles are being loaded into the noodle storage bucket 8. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the angle θ6 is smaller than the angle θ3, the second operating pin 58 is used. Is configured so as not to come off from the second operating plate 59.

Then, the noodle storage bucket 8 is further x
At the same time that the angle θ6 becomes greater than the angle θ3 by moving in four directions, the lid 21 rotates counterclockwise (t2 direction shown in FIG. 17) by the force of the spring 25, and as shown in FIG. Comes into contact with a stopper 27a provided on the attachment mounting bracket 27, and the lid 21 is opened substantially at a right angle to the upper surface a. Therefore, the noodle storage bucket 8 moves in the x4 direction with the lid 21 opened. Since the second operating plate 59 is provided only between the sprocket 14 and the sprocket 15,
Behavior cannot occur anywhere else. Finally, the noodle storage bucket 8 with the lid 21 opened passes over the sprocket 15 as shown in FIG.
When the noodle storage bucket 8 is tilted to some extent, the lid 21 comes into contact with the lid closing member 51, and the lid 21 is closed.

The forced circulation means 38 is for forcedly circulating hot water, and a propeller is used in this embodiment.
As the forced circulation means 38, any means can be adopted as long as the hot water can be forcedly circulated.

Next, a method of installing the defrosting and boiling tank 2 in the boiling tank 1 will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 1-2, the thawing boiler tank 2 in which the right side plate 32 and the left side plate 33 are fixed to the bottom surface is installed in the deep tank 1 b of the boiling tank 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a connecting member 81 is fitted to the lower hot water inlet / outlet port 47 of the thawing boiler tank 2.

As shown in FIG. 21, the connecting member 81 comprises a cylindrical propeller accommodating portion 82 whose both ends are open, and a box-like connecting portion 83 whose one end is open and the other end is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape. Has been done. Then, the upper surface of the connecting portion 83 (see FIG.
A hole 83b having substantially the same diameter as the cylinder of the propeller accommodating portion 82 is formed on the upper surface in the state shown in FIG.
And the connecting portion 83 communicate with each other, and a protruding portion 83a is formed on the opening end side of the connecting portion 83. Therefore, in order to fit the connecting member 81 to the lower hot water inlet / outlet port 47 of the thawing boiler tank 2, the protrusion 83 a may be fitted to the lower hot water inlet / outlet port 47. In this embodiment, the connecting member 81 was fitted to the lower hot water inlet / outlet port 47 of the thawing boiler tank 2, but the connecting member 81 may not be used, and the thawing boiler tank 2 may be installed in the boiling tank 1. However, in order to efficiently feed hot water into the defrosting and boiling tank 2, it is preferable to use the connecting member 81 as in this embodiment.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the propeller 38 driven by the propeller drive motor M 2 is arranged in the propeller housing portion 82 of the connecting member 81. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the propeller 38 is attached so as to be extruded, that is, the propeller 38 is rotated so as to extrude hot water.
That is, the propeller 38 may be attached so as to suck hot water by rotating the propeller 38.

Next, the hot water generated in the boiling tank 1 is
The action of forcibly circulating the inside of the device C for defrosting and boiling noodles in the order of the lower hot water inlet / outlet 47, the defrosting boiler tank 2, the upper hot water inlet / outlet 46, and the boiling tank 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the boiling water generated in the boiling tank 1 is thawed in the boiling tank 2
The water levels of the boiling tank 1 and the thawing boiler tank 2 become the same water level L1. Next, when the propeller 38 is driven by the propeller drive motor M2 (see FIG. 3), the hot water flows into the thawing and boiling tank 2 from the lower hot water inlet / outlet 47 of the thawing and boiling tank 2 by the rotating force of the propeller 38. At the same time as the level of the bath 2 rises, the level of the boiling bath 1 is lowered by the amount of the rise of the thawing boiler bath 2. Then, the surface of the thawing boiler tank 2 further rises to the height of the upper boiling water inlet / outlet 46, that is, the water level L2, and at the same time,
The surface of the boiling tank 1 descends to the water level L3. When the hot water surface of the thawing boiler tank 2 exceeds the water level L2, the hot water falls from the upper hot water inlet / outlet port 46 into the boiling tank 1, so that the hot water surface of the boiling tank 1 rises. Then, the hot water that has passed through the thawing boiler tank 2 and the temperature of which has dropped is replaced with the hot water generated in the boiling tank 1, and is regenerated into hot water by the internal heat source 5 a near the bottom of the boiling tank 1. On the other hand, the hot water in the boiling tank 1 is sequentially sent to the propeller housing portion 82 of the connecting member 81, and the above-described operations (1) to (5) are sequentially repeated, so that the hot water is forcedly circulated in the defrosting and boiling apparatus C.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the hot water having passed through the thawing boiler tank 2 and having a lowered temperature is dropped from the upper hot water inlet / outlet port 46 of the thawing boiler tank 2 into the boiling tank 1 and boiled from the thawing boiler tank 2. The hot water was moved to the tank 1, but as shown in FIG.
The upper hot water inlet / outlet port 46 of the thawing boiler tank 2 may be formed below the surface of the molten metal. That is, in this case, the hot water pushed out by the rotational force of the propeller 38 can be directly sent from the upper hot water inlet / outlet port 46 to the boiling tank 1, so that the hot water is forcedly circulated in the defrosting and boiling apparatus C. .

Next, the device C for defrosting and boiling the noodles of this embodiment
A method for thawing frozen noodles using the above will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the water in the boiling tank 1 is heated by the internal heat source 5 a to generate hot water in the boiling tank 1. Then, the hot water in the boiling tank 1 is replaced with the lower hot water inlet / outlet 47,
The thawing boiler tank 2, the upper hot water inlet / outlet 46, and the boiling tank 1 are forcedly circulated in this order by the propeller 38, so that the hot water is always forcedly circulated in the thawing and boiling apparatus C. Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the variable motor M is driven to move the chain 9 so that the noodle-storing bucket 8 is rotated counterclockwise. When the noodle storage bucket 8 moves in the x4 direction between the sprocket 14 and the sprocket 15, the lid 21 is opened by the method described above, so that the frozen noodles are loaded into the noodle storage bucket 8 with the lid 21 opened. Then, when the noodle storage bucket 8 further moves in the x4 direction and the lid 21 is opened (see FIG. 20), when the lid 21 comes into contact with the lid closing member 51, the lid 21 comes into contact with the lid closing member 51. Since only the noodle storage bucket 8 moves in the x2 direction as it is, the lid 21 is in a slightly closed state (see FIGS. 19 and 18). Further, when the noodle storage bucket 8 moves in the x2 direction, the lid 21 is completely closed (see FIG. 17), and the frozen noodles are completely stored in the noodle storage bucket 8.

Next, the noodle storage bucket 8 starts moving in the thawing and boiling tank 2 in the downward direction (the x2 direction shown in FIG. 4). That is, the noodle storage bucket 8 has the front surface c downward,
It moves in the downward direction x2 with the rear surface d facing upward. Then, in this state, the bucket 8 is immersed in the hot water in the thawing boiler tank 2 and further moved in the hot water in the downward direction x2. On the other hand, the hot water moves upward from the bottom in the thawing boiler tank 2 by forced circulation. Therefore, while the frozen noodles are thawed in the boiling water, one end of the frozen noodles starts to be unraveled by the flow pressure of the boiling water. Then, when the noodle-storing bucket 8 reaches the bottom of the defrosting and boiling tank 2, the noodle-storing bucket 8 is turned in the opposite direction. That is, the noodle storage bucket 8 moves in the boiling water in the upward direction (x3 direction shown in FIG. 4) with the front surface c facing upward and the rear surface d facing downward. Therefore, the other end of the frozen noodles is likely to be unraveled under the pressure of hot water,
Combined with the above effect, the frozen noodles are surely thawed in the noodle storage bucket 8. When the noodle-storing bucket 8 moves further upward x3 and comes out of the maximum water level L of the hot water in the thawing boiler tank 2, immediately after that, the chain ring 29 of the noodle-storing bucket 8 rides on the uneven portion of the projecting plate 10. The noodle storage bucket 8 vibrates. Therefore, the frozen noodles thawed in the noodle storage bucket 8 vibrate, and the draining of the frozen noodles is completed.

When the noodle storage bucket 8 further moves and reaches the noodle discharge port 19, the lid 21 of the noodle storage bucket 8 is opened by the above-described method, so that the frozen noodles are discharged downward.
Therefore, when the bowl 61 or other bowl 61 is set on the bowl 20 (see FIG. 3), the thawed frozen noodles are automatically stored in the bowl 61. In the noodle storage bucket 8 with the lid 21 opened (see FIG. 15), the lid 21 is closed by the above-described method, the above-described state is obtained, and the operations up to are repeated. The above description is for one noodle storage bucket 8, but in the case of a plurality of noodle storage buckets 8, the above operation is performed for each noodle storage bucket 8.

As described above, the following effects can be obtained by using the noodle thawing and boiling apparatus C of this embodiment for thawing frozen noodles. The boiling tank and the thawing boiler tank are separate bodies, and the thawing boiler tank
The temperature of the hot water inside will drop when the frozen noodles are thawed, but it will boil
Since the bath is not affected by it, high temperature hot water can always be generated,
Since the hot water is circulated by the forced circulation means,
Effectively prevent a decrease in hot water temperature in the freezing tank and efficiently
Can thaw frozen noodles. Further, in the present invention , since the thawing and boiling tank 2 is installed in the boiling tank 1, it is compact and easy to handle, and additional equipment such as a vertical passage connecting the boiling tank 1 and the thawing and boiling tank 2 is provided. It can be manufactured at low cost without need. Hot water is forcibly circulated upward from the bottom in the thawing boiler tank 2, and the noodle storage bucket 8 moves while changing its direction at the bottom in the thawing boiler tank 2. Therefore, the frozen noodles receive the flow pressure of the hot water. The frozen noodles can be thawed quickly and reliably. Since thawing, draining and discharging can be performed automatically simply by putting the frozen noodles into the noodle housing bucket 8, the efficiency of the thawing work of the frozen noodles can be significantly improved.

Since the moving speed of the noodle-storing bucket 8 can be adjusted in multiple stages, the transit time in boiling water can be changed according to the type of frozen noodles (udon, Japanese soba noodles, ramen, etc.) and the thickness of the noodles themselves. Since it can be set, it can be used for thawing all frozen noodles. When the frozen noodles are discharged, the noodle-storing bucket 8 moves with the lid 21 closed, so that the machine on the operating side can be downsized and the operability is improved, so that the frozen noodles are thawed. The efficiency of can be improved. Since the lid 21 is never closed while the frozen noodles are being loaded into the noodle storage bucket 8, the frozen noodles loading operation can be performed safely. By using a parallel noodle storage bucket having a plurality of noodle storage locations, the efficiency of thawing frozen noodles can be further improved.

Since the first sensor 72 for detecting that the container 61 is not set on the container cradle 20 and notifying the operator with a signal sound or a lamp, the container 61 is mounted on the container cradle 20. Since the operator is always notified when the container 61 is not set, it is possible to prevent forgetting to set the container 61 on the container pedestal 20. Further, since the second sensor 75 is installed which detects that frozen noodles are discharged from the noodle discharge port 19 and informs the operator that noodles are completed and entered the container 61 by a signal sound or a lamp, the operator is provided. Need not always be in front of the defrosting and boiling device C,
It's very convenient because you can do other work. That is, since a plurality of noodle storage buckets 8 are set in the noodle thawing and boiling apparatus C, which noodle storage bucket 8
Since it is difficult to remember whether or not the frozen noodles are contained in the noodle storage buckets, it is particularly convenient when only some of the noodle storage buckets 8 are used.

Since air is jetting into the thawing and boiling tank 2 from the air jetting pipe 88 installed at the bottom of the thawing and boiling tank 2, it violently hits the frozen noodles and tries to pass between the frozen noodles. The frozen noodles are loosened and can be thawed more effectively. Therefore, when thawing a large amount of frozen noodles, even if the temperature of the hot water in the thawing boiler tank 2 is considerably lowered, the air ejected from the air ejection pipe 88 unravels the frozen noodles to promote the thawing, so that a large amount of frozen noodles is frozen. It can also be effectively used for thawing noodles.

Next, a device C for defrosting and boiling boiled noodles of this embodiment
The method of boiling up the raw noodles by using is explained. The method of boiling the raw noodles is substantially the same as the method of thawing the frozen noodles using the noodle thawing device C as described above,
Instead of frozen noodles, raw noodles may be put into the noodle container bucket 8.

Therefore, if the apparatus C for defrosting and boiling boiled noodles of this embodiment is used for boiling fresh noodles, as described above,
When the device C for thawing noodles for thawing noodles is used for thawing frozen noodles, the same effects as and can be obtained. In addition, thin noodles such as ramen and Japanese soba among raw noodles generally have a short optimum boiling time, such as udon,
Thick noodles generally have a long optimum boiling time, but since the moving speed of the noodle storage bucket 8 can be adjusted in multiple stages, the optimum boiling time can be adjusted according to the type of raw noodles and the thickness of the noodles themselves. Since you can set each, you can eat each raw noodle in the most delicious state.

(Second Embodiment) The second embodiment is an embodiment for the invention of claim 2 .
In the device C for defrosting and boiling boiled noodles of the first embodiment, the hot water is forcedly circulated in the order of the lower hot water inlet / outlet 47, the defrosting boiler tank 2, the upper boiling water inlet / outlet 46, and the boiling tank 1, so that the hot water in the thaw boiler tank 2 Since the noodles move upward from the bottom, the noodles in the defrosting boiler tank 2 receive the flow pressure of hot water from the lower side, and the noodles are easy to be loosened. Forced circulation was carried out in the opposite direction to the case of Example 1.

The device D for defrosting and boiling the noodles of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the upper boiling water inlet / outlet port 46 of the thawing boiler tank 2 is located in the boiling water in the boiling tank 1, and the lower boiling water inlet / outlet port 47 is in the boiling tank 1
Located in the lower part of the hot water inside, the hot water is
The thawed boiled upper layer 2, the lower hot water inlet / outlet 47, and the boiling tank 1 are forcedly circulated in this order. That is, the device D for defrosting and boiling noodles
Is substantially the same as the noodle defrosting and boiling apparatus C of the first embodiment, except that the upper boiling water inlet / outlet port 46 is located in the boiling water in the boiling tank 1. 38 is a mounting position. As shown in FIG. 25, the propeller 38 is installed in the vicinity of the open end of the connecting portion 83 of the connecting member 81 so as to be pushed out from the thawing boiler tank 2 toward the boiling tank 1. The propeller 38 is driven by the propeller drive motor M2. In this embodiment, the propeller 38 is set to the push type, but it may be set to the same position by the suction type.

Next, the action of forcibly circulating the hot water generated in the boiling tank 1 in the order of the upper hot water inlet / outlet 46, the defrosting boiler tank 2, the lower hot water inlet / outlet 47, and the boiling tank 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. To do. First, the boiling water generated in the boiling tank 1 is thawed in the boiling tank 2
The water level of the boiling tank 1 and that of the thawing and boiling tank 2 become the same water level L4. Next, the propeller 3 is driven by the propeller drive motor M2.
When 8 is driven, hot water passes from the lower hot water inlet / outlet 47 of the thawing boiler tank 2 through the connecting member 81 to the boiling tank 1 by the rotating force of the propeller 38, so that the molten metal surface of the thawing boiler tank 2 descends at the same time. The level of the water in the boiling tank 1 rises by the amount of the downward movement of the surface of the thawing and boiling tank 2. Therefore, since there is a difference between the hot water surface of the boiling tank 1 and the hot water surface of the thawing boiler tank 2, the hot water flows into the thawing hot water tank 2 from the boiling tank 1 through the upper hot water inlet / outlet port 46. . Then, since the above operations (1) to (3) are sequentially repeated, the hot water is forcedly circulated in the defrosting and boiling apparatus D.

As described above, in the apparatus D for defrosting and boiling boiled noodles of this embodiment, the hot water moves upward in the defrosting boiler tank 2 as compared with the apparatus C for defrosting boiled noodles of the first embodiment. From the bottom to the bottom, and is otherwise substantially the same. Therefore, when the frozen noodles are thawed or the raw noodles are boiled by using the noodle defrosting and boiling apparatus D of the present embodiment, the operation and effect of the noodle defrosting and boiling apparatus of the first embodiment are the same. The operation and effect when C is used are almost the same.

( Third Embodiment) The noodle storage bucket 8 is used in the first and second embodiments.
Is an explanation of an automatic thawing and boiling tank which rotates in the thawing and boiling tank 2, and the third embodiment was an explanation of an automatic thawing and boiling means in which the noodle storage bucket 8 rotates in the boiling tank 1. It is also possible to use a manual thaw boiler tank or a manual boiling tank. That is, if frozen noodles or raw noodles are placed in a frisal (see FIG. 27) and immersed in a thawing or boiling tank, the frozen noodles can be thawed or the raw noodles can be boiled. In the case of the manual type, the noodles do not move automatically in the hot water, but the forced circulation or forced convection of the hot water produces substantially the same effect as in the case of the automatic type.

[0054]

[Effect of the Invention] The device for defrosting and boiling noodles of the present invention is a boiling tank.
And the defrosting boiler tank are separate, and the temperature of the hot water in the defrosting boiler tank is
The temperature drops when thawing frozen noodles, but the boiling tank
Since it is not affected, it is possible to constantly generate high-temperature hot water.
Because it is circulated by the forced circulation means,
Effectively prevent the temperature drop, and efficiently dissolve many frozen noodles
I can freeze. Further, in the present invention , since the thawing boiler tank is installed in the boiling tank, it is compact and easy to handle, and it does not require additional equipment for forced circulation of hot water, and it is necessary to consider heat resistance etc. Since it does not exist, it can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, since the hot water is forcibly circulated from the bottom to the top or from the top to the bottom in the thaw boiling tank, the boiling hot water permeates the inside of the noodles, and the noodles tend to loosen easily. , The frozen noodles can be thawed quickly and surely, and the raw noodles can be boiled quickly and surely .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a noodle defrosting / boiling apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an apparatus for defrosting and boiling noodles.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a thawing boiler tank.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operating state of the sensor.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operating state of a sensor.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a noodle container bucket.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a noodle storage bucket.

9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the noodle storage bucket.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of the opened / closed state of the lid of the noodle storage bucket.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the opened / closed state of the lid when the lid of the noodle storage bucket is located below.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of the opened / closed state of the lid when the lid of the noodle storage bucket is located below.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of the opened / closed state of the lid when the lid of the noodle storage bucket is located below.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of the opened / closed state of the lid when the lid of the noodle storage bucket is located below.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of an opened / closed state of the lid when the lid of the noodle storage bucket is located above.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of the opened / closed state of the lid when the lid of the noodle storage bucket is located above.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view of the opened / closed state of the lid when the lid of the noodle storage bucket is located above.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of the opened / closed state of the lid when the lid of the noodle storage bucket is located above.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a connecting member.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram of a forced circulation state of hot water.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view of a forced circulation state of hot water according to another embodiment.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory view of a forced circulation state of hot water according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is an enlarged cross-sectional view in the vicinity of a propeller installation position of the noodle defrosting and boiling apparatus.

FIG. 26 is a sectional view of a noodle defrosting and boiling apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of a conventional freezing-defrosting machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

C Noodle thawing and boiling device D Noodle thawing and boiling device E Noodle thawing and boiling device 1 Boiling tank 2 Thawing and boiling tank 8 Noodle storage bucket 38 Propeller 39 Propeller 46 Upper boiling water inlet / outlet 47 Lower boiling water inlet / outlet 50 Upper means 88 Air ejection pipe

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] And 1. A boiling tank for generating storing hot water, is placed in the boiling vessel, and a decompression茹槽of frozen noodles bring boiled raw noodles or thawed, is composed of forced circulation means for forced circulation of hot water and, the upper hot water inlet and outlet are above the decompression茹槽, is downwardly formed respectively under hot water entrance, the lower hot water entrance is located below in hot water in said boiling tank, said forced circulation means , the hot water in the boiling vessel, the lower hot water inlet and outlet, said decompression茹槽, wherein the hot water inlet and outlet, noodles for thawing茹上characterized by shall der Rukoto forced circulation in the order of the boiling vessel apparatus. 2. A boiling tank for producing and storing hot water, and the inside of the boiling tank.
It is installed in and defrosts frozen noodles and boil raw noodles
It consists of a defrosting boiler tank and a forced circulation means for forcedly circulating hot water.
The upper boiling water entrance is above the defrosting boiler and the lower boiling water is below.
Entrances and exits are formed respectively, and the upper boiling water entrance is located in the boiling water in the boiling tank .
Ri, the forced circulation means includes the upper hot water inlet and outlet of hot water in said boiling tank, the decompression茹槽, the lower hot water inlet and outlet, you said shall Der Rukoto forced circulation in the order of the boiling vessel A device for defrosting and boiling noodles .