JP2786417B2 - Automatic lifting equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of frying tempura, which is a method for automatically producing a deep-fried deep-fried fish fried by connecting fine ingredients such as seafood and vegetables with a flour batter. The present invention relates to an automatic fryer feeding device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an automatic feeding apparatus of this type, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 7-73 previously submitted by the present applicant.

[0003]

However, in the technique disclosed in this publication, since the shape of the concave portion of the forming rotor for forming the tool is constant, it is not possible to change the size of the tool. There is a problem that the molding case and the molding rotor have to be replaced, and the replacement is extremely troublesome. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a frying equipment automatic supply device that can automatically change the amount of frying equipment to be supplied. is there.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention is directed to a first aspect of the present invention in which a material is thrown into a pan frame provided with a plurality of pans intermittently stopped at predetermined positions of an oil tank. A supply device for supplying a plurality of component supply connection pipes connected to a supply tank, wherein a piston head is slidably provided by an appropriate operating means, and a stroke of the piston head is displaced to supply and discharge components. A second aspect of the present invention is a supply device for supplying ingredients to a tray frame provided with a plurality of trays intermittently stopped at a predetermined position of an oil tank, wherein a supply tank is provided. A piston head is slidably mounted on a plurality of supply connection pipes connected to the supply head by a suitable operating means, and a stroke of the piston head is displaced to adjust the supply / discharge amount of the supply material. And tool supply connection A shutter mechanism for connecting and disconnecting the components is provided between the tube and the tube. The component receiving cylinder is aligned with the supply port of the component supply connection pipe when the piston head is pressed, and the supply port is shielded when the piston head is returned. By providing a component receiving member to perform the above, it is possible to easily change the supply amount of the material for the frying without the need to replace the component members, and to perform a plurality of types of frying. Can be dealt with. Also,
Since the supply of the components is performed by the sliding operation of the supply and discharge of the piston head, there is an advantage that the configuration is simple and the maintenance can be easily performed.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the same. The automatic frying device automatic supply device (hereinafter, simply referred to as a supply device) 20 is used together with the oil tank 1, and the side of the oil tank 1 connected to the supply device 20 ( The tray chain conveyor 3 of the tray frame 12 is disposed in the tray frame 12 (see FIG. 1). In the chain conveyor 3, rotating shafts 4 and 5 are rotatably supported at predetermined intervals between left and right side walls 2 in the longitudinal direction (left and right directions in the drawing) of the oil tank 1, and both ends of the rotating shafts 4 and 5 (in the oil tank). ) Are respectively provided with driven sheaves 6 and 7. A drive shaft 9 intermittently rotated by a drive source (not shown) is rotatable between support frames 8 erected from the left and right side walls 2 at a predetermined height position above the rotary shaft 5. A drive chain wheel 10 is attached to both ends of the drive shaft 9 in correspondence with the driven wheel shafts 6 and 7, and an endless chain 11 is provided between the corresponding wheel shafts 6, 7 and 9. The tray frame 12 is mounted at predetermined intervals between the left and right chains 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the tray frame 12 has a substantially rectangular mounting frame 13 and a plurality of cylindrical trays 14 having a predetermined diameter and a predetermined height. In this example, eight cases are mounted).
A pin 15 is attached to a central portion of the short frame 13a in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The pin 15 is pivotally attached to a mounting bracket 16, and the receiving tray frame 12 has a predetermined distance between the chains 11 via the mounting bracket 16. Installed in. The tray chain conveyor 3 provided in this way stops at the intermittent stop position a on the bottom 1a of the oil tank 1 directly below the supply nozzle 89 of the component inheritance mechanism 85 of the supply device 20, and supplies the components. After being received, it is provided so as to move upward by a predetermined distance along the bottom portion 1a and thereafter to rotate intermittently. When the tray 14 is moved along the bottom 1a of the tray frame 12, the upper edge of the tray 14 is
The oil amount is maintained at a constant level so as to move in a state slightly higher than L.

Next, a supply device 20 for supplying ingredients to the plurality of trays 14 of the tray frame 12 of the tray chain conveyor 3 disposed in the oil tank 1 as described above will be described.
The supply device 20 includes a machine frame 21, a supply tank 25, a stirring mechanism 30, a shutter mechanism 40, and a component supply mechanism 60. The machine frame 21 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape, a supply tank 25 is provided in the upper frame 22, and a component supply mechanism 60 is provided in the middle frame 23. The supply tank 25 is formed to have a width that can be accommodated within the width of the oil tank 1 by a bent plate 26 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and a left and right side plate 27 whose bottom is curved in a semicircular shape as in the conventional case. 2
A component supply gutter 28 is formed on the upper side of 3, and a plurality of supply pipes 29 (in this example, eight cases are illustrated) are suspended from the bottom of the tank. In the supply tank 25 thus formed, a stirring mechanism 30 is provided.

The stirring mechanism 30 includes a rotating shaft 31 and a plurality of stirring rotating bodies 32. The rotating shaft 31 is rotatably supported by bearing members 33 attached to the left and right side plates 27 of the supply tank 25. The rotating shaft 31 is provided with a stirring rotating body 32 made of, for example, a round bar at a predetermined interval. And they are attached at a predetermined angular interval. A driven chain wheel 33 is attached to one outer end of the rotating shaft 31. A geared motor 34 is provided at a predetermined position of the upper frame 22, and a drive chain wheel 35 is attached to an output shaft of the upper frame 22 in correspondence with a driven chain wheel 33.
An endless chain 36 is mounted between the five. The shutter mechanism 40 is connected to a plurality of supply pipes 29 vertically provided at the tank bottom of the supply tank 25 with the stirring mechanism 30 interposed therebetween.

The shutter mechanism 40 includes a shutter case 4
1, a shutter rotor 47 and a shutter cylinder 51. This shutter case 41 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in (c), for example, it is made of a light alloy material such as aluminum, the outer shape is a substantially rectangular shape, and a fitting hole 42 having a predetermined diameter is formed in the center portion. A supply hole 44 is formed in the piece 43 corresponding to the plurality of supply pipes 29 formed in the supply tank 25. Also,
In this fitting hole 42, a fitting tube 45 made of, for example, stainless steel having a hole 45a aligned with the supply hole 44 penetrated in the diameter direction.
Are fitted and fixed. A shutter rotor 47 is rotatably fitted to the shutter case 41 thus formed via bearing members 46 attached to the left and right.

The shutter rotor 47 is rotatably fitted in the fitting tube 45, and a plurality of supply holes 49 are formed in the coaxial portion 48 so as to be aligned with the supply holes 44. When the shutter rotor 47 rotates and closes the supply hole 44, the hole 45a is formed so as not to bite the components. Thus, the shutter rotor 4
Connection pipes 50 are respectively attached to supply holes 44 penetrating through upper and lower pieces 43 of the shutter case 41 in which the shutter 7 is fitted.
The upper connection pipe 50 is connected to the supply pipe 29 of the supply tank 25. Shutter case 4 connected in this way
1 are supporting brackets 5 attached to the machine frame 21.
A shutter cylinder 51 is connected to one end of a shutter rotor 47 supported by the shutter case 21 and housed in the shutter case 21.

The bottom side of the shutter cylinder 51 is pivotally connected via a pin 53 to a cylinder bracket 52 attached to a predetermined position on the lower surface side of the upper frame 22 of the machine frame 21. A substantially L end is fixed to the shutter rotor 47 at one end side at the tip of 51a.
The other end of the shaped connecting rod 54 is pivotally mounted. In the contracted state of the shutter cylinder 51 thus connected, the supply hole 49 of the shutter rotor 47 is aligned with the supply pipe 29 and the connection pipe 50 on the supply tank 25 side, and the supply holes 44 and 45a are extended by being extended. Is provided so as to shield the light. The component supply mechanism 60 is connected via each connection pipe 50 on the lower side of the shutter case 41 provided as described above.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 6, and 7, the tool supply mechanism 60 is connected to each of the connection pipes 50 of the shutter mechanism 40, and reciprocates between the tool supply and connection pipes 61. It is composed of a pushing member 67 that is fitted so as to be fitted, an operation adjusting section 71 that adjusts the operation of the pushing member 67 in series, and a drive motor 72. As shown in FIG. 6, a tool supply connection pipe 61 connected to each connection pipe 50 of the shutter mechanism 40 is connected to a T-shaped pipe 62 and an elbow pipe 63 rising upward at one end of the T-shaped pipe 62. A guide tube 64 having a predetermined diameter is connected to the other end of the T-tube 62. The tool supply connection pipes 61 provided in this manner are connected to the connection pipes 50 of the shutter mechanism 40, and are also fixed to fixed frames 65 provided on the middle frame 23 via U-shaped rods 66, respectively. A pushing member 67 is fitted in each component supply connection pipe 61.

The pushing member 67 has a rod 68 having a predetermined length, a piston head 69 attached to the tip of the rod 68 and slidably fitted to the horizontal portion 61a of the supply pipe 61. A guide head 70 slidably fitted to the tube 64 is mounted, and each of the pushing members 67
Are connected in series by a connecting member 80 of an operation adjusting unit 71 disposed at a predetermined position of the middle frame 23 of the machine frame 21 so as to reciprocate (see FIG. 7).

The operation adjusting section 71 is provided at the lower part 2 of the machine casing 21.
It is driven by a drive motor 72 disposed so as to be position adjustable on a support 74 provided at a predetermined position on the fourth side.
A timing pulley 73 is provided on the rotation shaft of the drive motor 72.
Is installed. The operation adjusting section 71 mainly includes a ball screw 75. The ball screw 75 is a bearing member 77a, 77b provided at a predetermined position of the middle frame 23 in the same direction as the rod 68 of the tool supply mechanism 60. The LM guide 78 is disposed at predetermined positions on the left and right sides of the ball screw 75 in parallel with each other. A female screw member 76 of the ball screw 75 and a sliding body 79 of the left and right LM guides 78 are provided. Are connected by a connecting member 80, and each rod 68 of the component supply mechanism 60 is connected to the connecting member 80 via a connecting fitting 81. Also, the ball screw 75
A timing pulley 82 is attached to an end of the pulley 7 in correspondence with the timing pulley 73 of the drive motor 72.
A timing belt 83 is mounted between the members 3 and 82. Further, a slide support plate 86 of a tool inheritance mechanism 85 is attached to the upper opening end of the elbow pipe 62 of each tool supply connection pipe 61.

In the operation adjusting section 71 of the tool supply mechanism 60 provided as described above, the ball screw 75 is provided with, for example, a rotary encoder as a position detecting means (not shown) as a position detecting means for the piston head 69, and is provided in the positioning control means. The supply amount of each component is stored and the required supply amount is called out to control the drive motor 72 to control the movement amount of the female screw member 76, that is, the movement amount of the piston head to determine the discharge amount of the component material. It is provided to set.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the component inheriting mechanism 85 receives the components inherited from the component supply connection pipes 61 and receives the components of the tray frame 12 of the chain conveyor 3 intermittently stopped in the oil tank 1. 14 and comprises a sliding support plate 86, a tool receiving member 91, and a tool push-out section 95. A strip-shaped sliding support plate 86 attached to the upper opening end 63a of the elbow tube 63 of each component supply connection tube 61 has a receiving hole 87a aligned with the upper opening end 63a of the elbow tube 63.
An injection hole 87b penetrates a position a facing the upper part of each tray 14 of the tray frame 12 intermittently stopped at a position a of the oil tank 1 at a predetermined interval, and a discharge hole 87b on this position a. Is integrally formed with a mounting cylinder 88 having the same diameter, and a supply nozzle 89 having a predetermined length is detachably mounted on the mounting cylinder 88. A guide frame 90 is mounted on the left and right sides of the sliding support plate 86 in the longitudinal direction, and a component receiving member 91 is slidably provided on the sliding support plate 86.

An operating cylinder 93 is horizontally mounted on one end of a sliding support plate 86 via a substantially L-shaped mounting member 92 for operating the receiving member 91. The operating cylinder 93 is attached to a piston rod 93a of the operating cylinder. The component receiving member 91 is attached. The receiving member 91 is formed in a strip shape having a predetermined length and a width slidable between the guide frames 90. When the operating cylinder 93 is shortened as shown in FIG. The sliding support plate 86 on the side
A hole 91a that matches with the feed hole 87b is formed through the hole 91a, and a tool receiving cylinder 94 having a predetermined height is fixed around the hole 91a by welding means.
The side receiving hole 87a is provided so as to be able to be closed. When the operating cylinder 93 is extended, the tool receiving member 91 is guided by the guide frame 90, and the tool receiving cylinder 94 becomes the receiving hole 87a on the tool supply connection pipe 61 side.
The tool receiving cylinder 94 is aligned with the supply hole 87b on the supply nozzle 89 side when the shortening operation is performed.
The distal end side of the tool receiving member 91 is provided so as to hermetically close the receiving hole 87a on the tool supply connection pipe 61 side.

Each of the sliding support plates 86 is provided with a tool push-out portion 95 as shown in FIGS. A support plate 97 is provided between the upper end portion of a support leg 96 having a predetermined height, which is provided upright on the working cylinder 93 side. The support plate 97 faces above the mounting cylinder 88 and the supply nozzle 89. The support plate 97 has an extrusion cylinder 9 aligned with the axes of the mounting cylinder 88 and the supply nozzle 89.
8 is mounted with its piston rod 98a facing downward.
An extruding head 99 that can be inserted into the pan is mounted so as to extrude and supply the components supplied in the component receiving cylinder 94 to the respective trays 14 of the tray frame 12 stopped at the intermittent stop position a.

In the initial stage of the operation of the supply device 20 constructed as described above, for example, a material obtained by previously kneading a predetermined amount of fine ingredients such as fish and shellfish and vegetables and a batter of flour is supplied to the supply tank 25. Then, the mixture is stirred at a low speed by the stirring mechanism 30. In this case, the shutter cylinder 5 of the shutter mechanism 40
1 is in a shortened state, and each supply hole 49 of the shutter rotor 47 is connected to each supply pipe 29 of the supply tank 25 and the component supply mechanism 60.
And the female screw member 76 of the ball screw 75 of the operation adjusting unit 71 of the tool supply mechanism 60 is located at the origin position B.
Is located at the initial position b,
Further, the operating cylinder 93 of the tool inheriting mechanism 85 is shortened, and the tip side of each tool receiving member 91 is connected to each tool supply connection pipe 61.
The side receiving hole 87a is closed in a hermetically closed manner. Therefore, the ingredients are filled into the ingredient supply connection pipe 61 through the shutter rotor 47 by the operation of the stirring mechanism 30. In order to reliably perform the filling, for example, the shutter mechanism 40, the operation adjusting section 71, and the component receiving member 91 of the component inheriting mechanism 85 can be manually operated in the component suction / discharge process procedure. Note that FIG. 9 shows a scooping tool automatic supply device 2
Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to the time chart of FIG. In addition, the supply amount of the ingredients is called and set in the control unit of the ingredient supply mechanism 60, and the shutter mechanism 40 is in a closed state. Thereafter, the control is switched to automatic control.

The filling chain connecting conveyor 61 is filled with the components to start the tray chain conveyor 3. When the first tray frame 12 is stopped at the intermittent stop position a by the activation of the tray chain conveyor 3, the operating cylinder 93 of the component receiving member 91 of the component succession mechanism 85 is extended in response to this stop signal, and the component receiving member is extended. The cylinder 94 is formed in the receiving hole 87a of the sliding support plate 86.
Is matched with Then, upon receiving the extension signal of the cylinder sensor of the operation cylinder 93, the drive motor 72 of the operation adjustment section 71 is driven.

The ball screw 75 is rotated by the rotation of the drive motor 72 of the operation adjusting section 71, and the rotation is used to connect a connecting member 80 to a connecting member 80 attached between the female screw member 76 and the sliding body 79 of the left and right LM guides. The rods 68 of the respective pushing members 67 of the tool supply mechanism 60 connected via 81 are sequentially pushed and given a predetermined stroke to the piston head 69 by the encoder to fill the tool supply connection pipe 61 with the material. A predetermined amount of material is discharged along the horizontal portion 61a and the elbow tube 63 into the material receiving cylinder 94 of the material receiving member 91.

Then, upon receiving a signal from the encoder, the drive motor 72 of the operation adjusting section 71 is stopped, and
The tool receiving cylinder 94 of each tool receiving member 91 is shortened and the tool receiving cylinder 94 receiving the tool is moved integrally and positioned on the center line of each supply nozzle 89. Then, in response to the shortening completion signal of the operating cylinder 93, the pushing cylinder 98 of the tool pushing section 95 is moved down (extended) and the tool receiving cylinder 9 is moved.
The components in the tray 4 are fed by the extrusion head 99 to the respective trays 14 of the tray frame 12 waiting at the intermittent stop position a via the supply nozzle 89. On the other hand, upon receiving the signal of the shortening operation of the operation cylinder 93 of the tool receiving member 91, the shutter cylinder 51 of the shutter mechanism 40 is shortened and the supply tank 25 is moved.
And the component supply connection pipe 61 are communicated. The pushing cylinder 98 is shortened (raised), and upon receiving the shortening signal, the drive motor 72 of the operation adjusting unit 71 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, whereby the piston head 69 of each pushing member 67 is retracted.

In the process of retreating the piston head 69, the receiving hole 87 on the sliding support plate 86 side of the tool supply connection pipe 61.
Since a is closed by the component receiving member 91, the components in the supply tank 25 are drawn into the component supply connection pipes 61 by the retreating operation, and are again in the filling state. Then, in response to a signal indicating that the piston head 69 has returned to the origin position b, the shutter cylinder 51 of the shutter mechanism 40 is extended and the space between the supply tank 25 and the component supply connection pipe 61 is closed. Along with this, when a predetermined time elapses, the tray chain conveyor 3 is intermittently driven, and when the next tray frame 12 is stopped at the intermittent stop position a, the above-described operation is repeated, and the components are sequentially thrown into the respective trays 14. Be paid.

As shown in FIG. 6, the tray frame 12 stopped at the intermittent stop position "a" has the upper edge of each tray 14 at the oil level OL.
It is located slightly higher, and the lower edge side is open and is in contact with the bottom of the oil tank 1, and the components supplied to the receiving tray 14 are spread along the receiving tray 14 at the supplied amount and are molded. In the process of being moved, it floats on the oil level OL and is released, and the tray frame 12 is lifted up from the oil tank 1 to be separated and floated on the oil level OL. Is discharged.

As described above, the supply device 20 of this embodiment is, as described above, a supply device 20 that supplies materials to a tray frame 13 provided with a plurality of trays 14 intermittently stopped at a predetermined position a of the oil tank 1. A plurality of component supply connection pipes 61 connected to the supply tank 25 are provided with a piston head 69 slidably provided by an operation adjusting unit 71, and the stroke of the piston head 69 is displaced to supply and discharge components. The amount is adjustable. Therefore, the supply amount of the ingredients for the frying can be easily changed without requiring replacement of the constituent members, and it is possible to cope with the forming of a plurality of types of frying. In addition, since the supply of the components is performed by the sliding operation of the supply and discharge of the piston head 69, there is an advantage that the configuration is simple and the maintenance can be easily performed.

In the above embodiment, the pushing member 67 is used.
The operation adjustment unit 71 for operating the motor is constituted by a drive motor 72, a ball screw 75, an LM guide 78, and the like.
The configuration is not limited to this, and another configuration may be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic frying equipment supply device.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the automatic frying equipment supply device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a tray frame.

FIG. 4A is a plan view of a shutter case. FIG. 4 (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 (a). (c) It is BB sectional drawing of FIG.4 (a).

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a shutter rotor.

FIG. 6 is a partially broken view of a tool supply connection pipe and a tool inheritance mechanism of the tool supply mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a view of the component supply mechanism on the pushing member side.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the tool inheritance mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a time chart of the automatic frying equipment supply device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Oil tank 3 Receiving chain conveyor 12 Receiving tray frame 14 Receiving tray 20 Automatic scooping tool supply device 25 Supply tank 40 Shutter mechanism 60 Tool supply mechanism 61 Tool supply connection pipe 69 Piston head 85 Tool inheritance mechanism 91 Tool receiving member 94 Tool receiving member

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A supply device for feeding a component to a tray frame provided with a plurality of trays intermittently stopped at a predetermined position of an oil tank, wherein a plurality of component supply connection pipes connected to a supply tank are provided. An automatic hoisting and feeding device in which a piston head is internally slidably movable by an actuating means, and the stroke of the piston head is displaced to adjust the supply and discharge of the material. 2. A supply device for feeding ingredients to a saucer frame provided with a plurality of saucers intermittently stopped at predetermined positions of an oil tank, wherein a plurality of ingredient supply connection pipes connected to the supply tank are provided. The piston head is slidably mounted by the actuating means, and the stroke of the piston head is displaced to adjust the supply and discharge amount of the component, and the component is provided between the supply tank and the component supply connection pipe. And a tool inheritance mechanism for closing the tool outlet when the piston head is pushed, and for closing the tool outlet when the piston head is moved back. An automatic feeding device for frying tools with a configuration to be installed.