JP2687383B2 - Automatic bread maker - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic bread maker that can automatically make bread simply by adding bread ingredients such as wheat flour to households.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when making bread, equipment such as a kneader, a fermenter, a rolling stick, and an oven are used. However, it is very difficult to control the temperature and time, and the delicious freshly baked food is produced regardless of the time. It took a great deal of skill to make bread.
In order to solve these problems, as shown in FIG.
An automatic bread maker having a configuration in which a kneading function, a fermentation function, and an oven function are housed in a single product has been considered. As shown in FIG. 2, a frame 2 is provided in a main body 1, and a motor 3, a heating tank 6 equipped with a heater 4 and a heat insulating material 5 are fixed to the frame 2, and a heating tank 6 is provided. A kneading vessel 8 having a kneading blade 7 is detachably mounted therein, and the kneading blade 7 is driven by a belt 9 and a pulley 10 at a reduced speed. When the power is turned on and the timer 11 is set, the motor 3 is energized at a predetermined time to knead the bread material in the kneading container 8 with the kneading blades 7, and each step is automatically performed by the function of the timer 11 and the temperature adjustment. This is done and the bread is baked in a predetermined time.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a conventional configuration, there is not much effect of far-infrared rays on the degree of baking of bread, and it is possible to make the bread fluffy well and to make the baking color of the top surface of the bread well. It wasn't easy.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an automatic bread maker capable of baking bread satisfactorily and making the top surface of the bread have a good baking color.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a baking container having a heater, a kneading container provided in the baking container, and an inner lid that closes an upper opening of the baking container. The far-infrared reflecting film is formed on the inner surface of the firing container and the inner lid.

Action With the above configuration, the kneading container at the time of firing,
The absorption of radiant heat from the heater is relatively decreased, and the absorption of far infrared rays reflected on the inner surface of the baking container and the inside of the inner lid is relatively increased. As a result, the sides of the bread are slowly heated and bake fluffy. On the other hand, as far as the top surface of the bread is concerned, the effect of far-infrared rays extends deep into the bread dough, so that the surface of the bread dough is dried and baked, resulting in an ideal baking color.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In the figure, 30 is a main body, a chassis 31 is provided in the main body 30, and a motor 32 is fixed to the chassis 31. And at one end of the shaft of the motor 32,
A motor cooling fan 33 is fixed, a small pulley 34 is fixed at the other end, and a fan guide 35 located around the cooling fan 33 for improving fan efficiency is fixed to the motor 32. . A large pulley 37 is axially supported on the chassis 31 via a bearing 36, a connector 38 is attached to the shaft end opposite to the large pulley 37, and a small pulley 34 and a large pulley 37 are connected via a belt 39. It is connected. A switch lever 40 is rotatably supported on the chassis 31 about a shaft 41, and a switch 42 is attached so as to be located above one end of the switch lever 40 and a container fixing guide. 43, a baking container 44, and a heat shield plate 45 that covers the circumference of the baking container 44 are fixed. Further, a heater 48 is fixed to the wall surface of the baking container 44 by means of a stopper 47 via an insulator 46, and a temperature detecting part 50 elastically supported by a container fixing spring 49 is fixed. Further firing container
A kneading container 55 is detachably mounted in the inside of the 44, and the kneading container 55 has a blade shaft 54 pivotally supported at its bottom via a bearing 51, and the blade shaft 54 has a container connector 52 at its lower end. Is fixed, and the upper end projects into the kneading container 55, and the blade 53 is detachably attached to the upper end. Further, when the kneading container 55 is mounted in the baking container 44, the container fixing guide 43
The container fixing spring 49 is fitted and mounted. The kneading container 55 is a temperature detection unit when mounted in the baking container 44.
It is configured to press-contact with 50, and a handle 56 is attached to the upper end portion. Also, the firing container 44 is SU
It is composed of S430, on the inner surface of which a far-infrared radiation material containing zircon as a main component is plasma sprayed to a thickness of about 20μ to form a far-infrared reflection film. And again, the baking container 44 has a fixing member 57 fixed on the upper portion thereof, and further has a main body upper frame.
58 is fixed to the fixing member 57. The main body 30 is fixed to the main body upper frame 58 and also to the chassis 31.

Further, the upper opening of the baking container 44 is a lid body 68 that can be opened and closed.
The lid 68 is covered with a drive device 59,
A transmission plate 61 rotatably supported by a shaft 60 is provided, a lid cover 67 is provided with an inner lid 66, and a yeast container 65 is fixed to the inner lid 66.
A container lid 62 that can be opened and closed is provided on the upper portion of 65, and a rotating shaft 64 to which an openable and closable opening and closing plate 63 is fixed is attached to the lower portion. The inner lid 66 is made of SUS430, and a far infrared radiation material containing zircon as a main component is provided inside the inner lid 66.
A far infrared reflection film is formed by plasma spraying with a thickness of 20μ. Then, by closing the lid 68, the inner lid 66 and the baking container 44 form a cooking chamber 69. Further, 70 is a switch panel for input setting such as cooking completion time, 71 is a motor 32, heater 48 based on the input of the switch panel 70 and the input information of the temperature detection unit 50.
It is a control device for determining and outputting control conditions such as.

Next, the operation of the present invention having the above configuration will be described. First, with the blades 53 attached, a kneading vessel 55 containing ingredients other than yeast such as flour and water is set in the baking vessel 44, the lid 68 is closed, and a predetermined amount of yeast is placed in the yeast vessel 65. deep. In this state, enter the time of completion of bread from the switch panel 70 to start. Then, after a lapse of a predetermined time, the operation of the motor 32 starts, the small pulley 34 is rotated, and at the same time, the large pulley is rotated via the belt 39.
Rotate 37 and connector 38. This connector 38 transmits drive to the container connector 52, and the blades in the kneading container 55
Knead the bread ingredients by rotating 53. After that, when a predetermined time comes, the drive device 59 inside the lid 68 is energized to transmit the transmission plate 61.
Then, the rotating shaft 64 is moved to open the opening / closing plate 63, and the yeast contained in the yeast container 65 is charged into the kneading container 55. The yeast introduced into the kneading container 55 is kneaded with other bread ingredients for a predetermined time, and then, based on the process control of the control device 71, the temperature detecting unit.
While inputting 50 information, the temperature of the kneading vessel 55 is adjusted by the heater 48, and the steps of primary fermentation, degassing, forming fermentation, and baking are automatically performed to bake the bread at the set time. .

During firing in the above step, the temperature of the kneading vessel 55 rises due to the heat generated from the heater 48, but since there is no shield between the heater 48 and the kneading vessel 55 and the distance is relatively close, the heater 48 The kneading container 55 is easily affected by the radiant heat of. In this case, in one embodiment of the present invention, while suppressing the heat generation amount of the heater 48 so that the bread does not burn too much,
Since the far infrared rays reflected by the far infrared reflecting film provided on the inner surface of the baking container 44 is absorbed as radiant heat, the temperature rise of the kneading container 55 becomes gentle, and as a result, the side surface of the bread is heated slowly. Then you can bake fluffy.

Further, with respect to the top surface of the bread, the far infrared rays reflected by the far infrared reflection film inside the inner lid 66 reach deep inside the bread dough, so that the baking and baking of the surface of the bread dough progresses to obtain an ideal baking color.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As is clear from the description of the above embodiments, according to the present invention, since the far-infrared reflecting film is provided on the inner surface of the baking container, the temperature of the kneading container is gradually increased by the action of the far-infrared reflecting film. As a result, the side of the bread can be slowly heated and baked fluffy, and since the far-infrared reflective film is provided inside the inner lid, Dry baking also progresses and an ideal baking color is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of an automatic bread maker showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional automatic bread maker. 44 …… baking container, 48 …… heater, 55 …… kneading container, 66…
… Inner lid.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A firing vessel having a heater, a kneading vessel provided in the firing vessel, and an inner lid for closing an upper opening of the firing vessel, wherein the inner surface of the firing vessel and the inner side of the inner lid. An automatic bread machine characterized by having a far-infrared reflecting film formed on it.