JP2807397B2 - Ball-shaped food baking equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for baking a ball-shaped food such as an octopus grill.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When baking octopus, in general,
A gas heating type baking mold is used, which is formed by arranging a large number of recesses on the upper surface vertically and horizontally, and put dough and steamed octopus fillets in many recesses, and bake the dough while watching It is well known that the skewer is frequently turned upside down so that it is baked in a spherical shape. But,
This general means not only places a great burden on the operator, but also requires a great deal of skill to bake the dough in a number of recesses into a spherical shape with uniform color, gloss and hardness. .

In this regard, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 49-14629 shows
No. 6 discloses that while transferring a large number of baking dies having openable and closable lids on a conveyor, the baking dies are heated with gas from below and from above, and when baked, the lids are automatically opened and the octopus is opened. An apparatus is disclosed in which the grill is dropped downward, but this apparatus has a problem in that it is extremely complicated.
Further, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-136087 discloses an electric-heated octopus grilling device which can be easily used in homes and the like, which includes a stationary lower heating plate (main body) having a hemispherical lower space opened upward. On one side, an upper heating plate (lid) is hingedly attached to the lower heating plate so as to overlap with the lower heating plate. The upper heating plate has a hemispherical upper surface corresponding to the lower recess of the lower heating plate. A configuration is disclosed in which a recess is formed, the dough is placed in the lower recess, the upper hot plate is overlapped with the lower hot plate, and baking such as octopus grilling is performed in that state.

However, in the construction of Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-136087, the dough is baked in a state where the dough is sealed with upper and lower side plates.
There is a problem in that the taste is inferior (food such as octopus roast is good to bake when opened to the atmosphere). In addition, Mikono 3
In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-16698, as a manual type bun baking device, a mold plate (baking mold) having a bun baking pocket (recess) formed on an upper surface and a flat plate having a flat upper surface are adjacent to each other. The template and the flat plate are configured to be individually rotatable so that they can be superimposed on each other by manual operation by grasping the handle, first baking the bun with the template, then stacking the flat plate on the template, and then There is disclosed an apparatus in which a bun is placed on a flat plate by reversing the bun and the flat plate in a state of being stacked.

[0005] Furthermore, a conventional and well-known
As described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-121482, a pair of baking dies having a recess formed on the upper surface are rotatably configured so as to be overlapped by manual operation as a baking device for sea bream. There is also a device that bake about half of Taiyaki in a mold and then transfer it to the other type to bake the other half of Taiyaki. However, these real public era 35-1669
No. 8 and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 52-112482, the rotatable operation of the baking mold is performed manually. Therefore, there is a problem that not only it is difficult to bake the food uniformly, but also that the burden on the operator is not sufficiently reduced. Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-52551 describes that two baking molds are reversed by a robot. However, this not only significantly complicates the structure but also causes the arm (hand) of the robot to move around. There is a problem that is dangerous and poorly practical.

[0006] In order to solve these problems, the applicant of the present application has disclosed in a prior patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 5-7718) that a plurality of baking dies are arranged and these baking dies are placed on the upper surfaces of adjacent baking dies. A device that is configured to be reversible with a power type reversing device so that it can be overlapped with each other, and baking while sequentially transferring dough from one located at one end to one located at the other end of the baking mold row Proposed.

[0007]

According to the invention of the prior application, two adjacent baking molds are inverted in a stacked state, and the dough is transferred from the recess of one baking mold to the recess of the other baking mold. When replacing, the dough in the recess expands while being affected by the effect of kneading by hand, so it is possible to bake the ball-shaped food into a uniform color, gloss and hardness without any skill. It is possible to reduce the burden on the operator because it is automatically baked, and it is also safe because the arm does not move around.

However, while having such advantages, the prior invention has a problem that the structure is considerably complicated due to the large number of movable members. An object of the present invention is to further develop the invention of the prior application and to make the apparatus compact without impairing its advantages.

[0009]

In order to achieve this object, a baking apparatus according to the present invention comprises an inner rotating shaft 3a extending horizontally, an outer rotating shaft 3b concentrically fitted on the inner rotating shaft 3b, and an inner rotating shaft 3b. A power type reversing means for arbitrarily rotating the rotating shaft 3a and the outer rotating shaft 3b forward and backward, and first and second baking members arranged symmetrically on both sides of the rotating shafts 3a and 3b. Types 4 and 5,
A heating means 26 for heating the two baking dies 4 and 5; a first bracket 6 fixed to the inner rotating shaft 3a for attaching the first baking die 4 to the inner rotating shaft 3a; A second fixed to the outer rotating shaft 3b for attaching to the outer rotating shaft 3b;
A bracket 15 is provided, and one or both of the first baking mold 4 and the second bracket 5 are resiliently supported by the first bracket 6 or the second bracket 15.
8, the reversing means is capable of individually reversing the two rotating shafts 3 a and 3 b so that the upper surfaces of the two baking dies 4 and 5 are overlapped, and the two baking dies 4 and 5 are superimposed. Are set so that both rotating shafts 3a and 3b can be rotated together, and approximately hemispherical forming recesses 24 and 25 for baking dough are provided on the upper surfaces of the both baking dies 4 and 5, respectively. With the molds 4 and 5 superimposed on each other,
4, 25 are formed so as to overlap each other. "

[0010]

With this configuration, the dough is filled in the recess of one of the baking molds of the pair of baking molds, baked for an appropriate period of time, and then the other baking mold is inverted to form one of the baking molds. Then, the half-baked dough is transferred from the recess of one baking mold to the recess of the other baking mold by simultaneously inverting both baking molds in a state of being overlapped, and the other baking mold is The ball-shaped food can be baked by causing the baking mold to perform the operation of baking. In this case, the time for baking the dough with the baking molds and the inversion operation of the baking molds can be automatically performed according to a program set in advance according to the type and size of the food, so that the burden on the operator is reduced. Thus, the ball-shaped food can be baked into a uniform color, gloss and hardness.

[0011] The whole apparatus is made up of a pair of baking dies, and both baking dies are rotated by an inner rotation shaft and an outer rotation shaft which are fitted concentrically. Since the structure can be made compact and the structure is simple, in which both the baking molds are simply rotated around the rotation axis, the reversing means can be made to have a robust structure, and the labor required for maintenance can be reduced. Further, since the baking mold is reversed (rotated) by rotating the inner and outer rotating shafts, the above-mentioned actual opening 63
The structure is simpler and safer than that using a robot as disclosed in JP-A-52551. Furthermore, since at least one of the baking dies is attached to the bracket via the elastic support means, when the two baking dies are turned over in close contact with each other, dough or oil does not flow out from the mating surface of the both baking dies. No, so you can bake it neatly.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the baking apparatus can be made compact and robust without impairing the advantage of easily and safely baking the ball-shaped food into a uniform state while reducing the burden on the operator. Has an effect.

When baking octopus as a ball-shaped food, if the dough is still soft and the two baked molds are overlapped and inverted together, the octopus fillets will fall downward in the dough during the inversion of the baked mold. The phenomenon of sinking and forming a cavity inside the dough may occur. In this regard, the configuration of claim 2 has an advantage that the octopus roast can be baked without forming a cavity inside because the dough flows downward when the reversal is stopped and the octopus cut is wrapped.

[0014]

Next, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an octopus roasting apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a box-shaped machine frame which is opened upward. An inner rotating shaft 3a is horizontally mounted via a bearing 2 between opposed side edges of the machine frame 1, and A first baking mold 4 and a second baking mold 5 are symmetrically arranged on both left and right sides of the rotating shaft 3a.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first baking mold 4 is fastened to the first bracket 6 with bolts 7. First arms 8 are fixed to both ends of the first bracket 6, and the first arms 8 are fixed to left and right ends of the inner rotation shaft 3a. On the other hand, a first sprocket 9 forming a part of a reversing means is fixed to one end of the inner rotation shaft 3a,
A first chain 13 is wound around the first sprocket 9 and a sprocket 12 fitted on a first drive shaft 11 driven by a motor 10 (see FIG. 4). The bolt 7 is fitted with a spacer 7 '.

The first drive shaft 11 has a first clutch 14
Is provided to perform the switching of the power from the motor 10 and the normal / reverse switching. Therefore, by operating the first clutch 14 with the motor 10 being driven, the first baking mold 4 can be freely inverted so as to be overlapped with or returned to the second baking mold 5. On the other hand, the second baking mold 5 is attached to the second bracket 15 with bolts 16 as shown in FIG. A second arm 17 is fixed to the second bracket 15, and the second arm 17 is attached to the inner rotation shaft 3.
a, and is fixed to a cylindrical outer rotating shaft 3b rotatably fitted to a. As shown in FIG. 4, a second sprocket 18 fitted to one end of the outer rotating shaft 3b and a sprocket 20 fitted to a second drive shaft 19 driven by the motor 10 The chain 21 is wound.

A second clutch 22 is provided on the second drive shaft 19, and the second clutch 22 is used to switch over the power from the motor 10 and to switch between forward and reverse. Therefore, by operating the second clutch 22 while the motor 10 is driven, the second printing die 5 can be overlapped with the first printing die 4 and rotated back. In addition,
It is needless to say that the baking molds 4 and 5 may be driven by separate motors, and the respective motors may be rotated forward and backward.

When attaching the second baking mold 5 to the second bracket 15 with the bolt 16, the second bracket 15 is loosely fitted to the bolt 16, and
A compression spring 23 as an example of an elastic supporting means is interposed between the second baking mold 5 and the second baking mold 5. Therefore, the double-baked molds 4,5
Are overlapped with each other, the second baking mold 5 can move closer to the second bracket 5 by a small dimension against the elastic force of the compression spring 23.

On the upper surfaces of the two dies 4 and 5, ten molding recesses 24 and 25 are formed in two rows.
These molding recesses 24 and 25 are set so that the two baking dies 4 and 5 are superimposed on each other so that their top surfaces are in close contact with each other. In this case, the depth H1 of the recess 24 in the first baking mold 4 is made deeper than the depth H2 of the recess 25 in the second baking mold 5, so that the volume of the recess 24 of the first baking mold 4 is increased. Is about 1.25 times the volume of the recess 25 of the second baking mold 4.

Further, as an example of a heating means for the two-sided dies 4 and 5, an electric heater 26 is embedded in each of the two-sided dies 4 and 5. A temperature sensor 27 is embedded on both sides of the heater 26 so that the heating temperature can be freely adjusted (when baking octopus, it is preferable to set the temperature to about 180 ° C.). In the above configuration, for example, FIG.
(A) to (f) and the following steps (1) to (3) are repeated to bake a beautiful spherical octopus T with uniform color, gloss and hardness and without any skill. Can be.

[0021] First, as shown in (a), the dough T ′ containing the octopus fillet t is poured into each recess 24 of the first baking mold 4 for about 8 minutes, and is baked with the first baking mold 4 for an appropriate time. , About half the skin of octopus grilled T is formed. In this state, the fabric T 'slightly swells. . After baking for an appropriate time in the first baking mold 4, the second baking mold 5 is inverted and superimposed on the first baking mold 4 as shown in FIG. . Next, as shown in (c), the dough T ′ is inverted while the two baking dies 4 and 5 are overlapped with each other so that the first baking mold 4 returns to the original posture. 5
Is transferred to the recess 25, and is baked for an appropriate period of time as it is to form the skin of the other half of the octopus grilled T. In this state, the fabric T 'expands considerably and becomes a state close to a sphere.

[0022] (D) As shown in FIG.
With the superimposed state, the first baking mold 4 is simultaneously inverted so that the first baking mold 4 is in the upward posture, and baking is performed for an appropriate time in that state, and as shown in FIG. In the superimposed state, the second baking mold 5 is simultaneously turned upside down. By transferring to the baking molds 4 and 5, the dough T 'is baked into a beautiful spherical shape. . As shown in (f), only the first baking mold 4 is returned to the original state, and the octopus grilled T baked in the recess 25 of the second baking mold 5 is taken out to a heat-insulating tray or the like. The second baking mold 5 may perform finish baking for a short time, or the heating temperature of the second baking mold 5 may be freely switched between high and low, and the second baking mold 5 may be kept warm.

Since the second baking mold 5 is supported by the compression spring 23, the two baking molds 4 and 5 can be held in close contact with each other. At this time, it is possible to prevent or reduce the dough T 'and the oil from dripping from the mating surfaces of the baking dies 4 and 5. The elastic support means such as the compression spring 18 may be provided between the first baking mold 4 and the first bracket 6, or may be provided between both the baking molds 4 and 5 and both the brackets 6 and 15. Needless to say, it may be provided.

When the octopus roast T is baked, if the portions of the dough T 'that are not fitted in the recesses 24 and 25 of the roasting dies 4 and 5 are opened to the atmosphere, there is a characteristic that the flavor is good. Therefore, when the dough is transferred several times to the baking molds 4 and 5 as described above, as shown in FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7 (g), while the first baking mold 4 is baking, the second baking mold 5 is rotated back by an appropriate angle. May be.

In the above embodiment, the baking molds 4 and 5 are set to 180
Although this is the case of inverting each time, as shown schematically in FIG. 8, it may be configured such that both the dies 4 and 5 are inverted every 360 degrees. In addition, since the specific gravity of the octopus fillet t and the dough T 'is different, when the two roasting dies 4, 5 are inverted in a state of being overlapped, the octopus fillet t sinks downward as shown in FIG. Hollow 28 inside dough T '
May occur, but this phenomenon can be avoided by slowing the reversal speed of the baking dies 4 and 5 or by stopping for a short time during the reversal.

The baking molds 4 and 5 have a large number of recesses 2.
When the doughs are filled in order in the recesses 25 in the case where the recesses 4 and 25 are formed, the baking times in the recesses 24 and 25 are different from each other. Can be solved by using the dough filling tool 30 as shown in FIGS. That is, this dough filling tool 3
Reference numeral 0 includes a pair of support plates 31 arranged on both end edges of the first baking mold 4 and a connecting rod 32 connecting the two support plates 31. A shaft 33 extending in parallel with the space between the rows of the recesses 24 in one baking mold 4 is rotatably supported.

Further, a cup 34 in which the cloth T 'is inserted by a predetermined amount is attached to the both shafts 33 at the same interval as the interval of the recess 24. Further, a lever portion 35 for rotating the shaft body 33 is provided at an appropriate portion such as one end or both ends of the both shafts 33, and the cloth T 'is simultaneously formed in the recesses 24 of each row.
So that it can be poured. The octopus fillet t
May be put in the dough T 'in advance, or the dough T'
May be put in the recessed portion 24 filled with.

In this case, a stopper 36 is provided so as to abut on the lever 35 so as to prevent the cup 34 containing the cloth T 'from being reversed. Also, positioning pieces 31a and 31b that are in contact with the side surface and the end surface of the first baking mold 4 are provided on the lower edge of the supporting plate 31 so that both support plates 31 can be accurately positioned with respect to the first baking mold 4. Provided. In addition,
It goes without saying that the two shafts 33 may be linked so that all the cups 34 in the dough filler 30 rotate simultaneously.

In the present invention, it goes without saying that the shape of the baking mold, the number and arrangement of the recesses, and the specific structure of the inversion means can be arbitrarily selected. Further, a plurality of baking molds may be arranged in series along the rotation axis on both sides of one rotation axis. Such an arrangement state is also included. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied not only to baking of octopus but also to baking of other ball-shaped foods.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a perspective view showing a state in which a second baking mold is attached to an outer rotating shaft, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view showing a state in which the first baking mold is attached to an inner rotating shaft.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a reversing means.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation procedure.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another operation procedure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing another inversion mode.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state of the cloth in the middle of inversion.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a dough filler used in the embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a partially enlarged plan view of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a use state of the dough filler.

[Explanation of symbols]

 T Grilled octopus as an example of a ball-shaped food T dough 3a Inner rotating shaft 3b Outer rotating shaft 4 First baking mold 5 Second baking mold 6 First bracket 12,18 Chain sprocket 13,21 Chain 15 Second bracket 23 Compression springs 24, 25 recesses 26 as an example of elastic support means 26 Heaters as an example of heating means

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-2-74222 (JP, A) JP-A-5-252856 (JP, A) JP-A 63-52551 (JP, U) JP-A 49-146296 (JP, A) , U) Japanese Utility Model 4-136087 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model 52-121482 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model 35-16698 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB Name) A47J 37/06

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An inner pivot 3a extending horizontally and concentric with it.
The outer rotating shaft 3b fitted on the inner rotating shaft 3a and the inner rotating shaft 3a and the outer rotating shaft 3b
And a power type reversing means, and a symmetrical arrangement on both sides of both rotating shafts 3a and 3b.
First and second baking molds 4, 5; heating means 26 for heating the two baking molds 4 , 5; and an inner rotating shaft for attaching the first baking mold 4 to the inner rotating shaft 3a.
The first bracket 6 fixed to 3a and the second baking die 5
Fixed to the outer rotating shaft 3b for attachment to the outer rotating shaft 3b.
And a second bracket 15, one of the first pans 4 and the second bracket 5
One or both of the first bracket 6 or the second bracket
15 and the reversing means, while the upper surfaces of the two dies 4 and 5 overlap each other.
If the rotating shafts 3a and 3b can be individually reversed,
In both cases, the two rotating shafts 3 are placed in a state where
a, 3b are set so that they can be rotated together, and a substantially hemisphere for baking dough is provided on the upper surfaces of the two baking dies 4, 5;
Forming recesses 24, 25, and both baking molds 4, 5
When the recesses 24 and 25 are overlapped with each other
An apparatus for baking a ball-shaped food, wherein the apparatus is formed so as to fit together . 2. The method according to claim 2, wherein the reversing means includes:
When the two baked molds 4 and 5 are overlaid and turned over together
And set it to stop for a while during the reversal.
An apparatus for baking a ball-shaped food.