JP3038431B2 - Noodle boiler - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a noodle boiler for boiling noodles designed for a store providing noodles such as soba and udon, and more particularly to improving the heating efficiency of a boiling tank by a burner. Also, the present invention relates to a noodle boiling apparatus that can quickly and suitably boil a large amount of noodles by convection of hot water in a boiling tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in stores that provide noodles such as soba and udon, the soba and udon are placed in a pan and boiled for a few minutes while loosening, and then the noodles boiled are not raised. The work of so-called boiling in a pot is being carried out. No matter how hot the gloves are, if you wear gloves, there is a danger of scalding because of the possibility of hot water in the gloves and you have to do it with bare hands.In addition to cooling hot and boiled noodles with cold water, Because of this, the work temperature difference is very large and the work is extremely severe, and it is difficult to boil many noodles at once when a large number of orders are placed because manual work is an essential condition. In general, it took a long time from receiving an order to completion, or when many customers came in, we could not respond and had to panic. Various types of noodle boilers have been devised that can alleviate the harsh work and can sufficiently cope with a large number of orders.

[0003]

As one of them, a boiling basket containing noodles is arranged in a boiling tank so as to be able to enter and leave freely, and when the noodles are boiled, they are automatically removed without the need for manual work. Devices that can be sent to their own process have been developed. Therefore, since there is no need for manual work, it has become possible to put noodles for a dozen or more persons in a basket at a time and boil them. However, in order to boil a large amount of noodles efficiently and in a short time without losing the taste, it is necessary to increase the heat efficiency compared to the conventional boiling pot. It was impossible to respond to such a request. In addition, simply increasing the calorie of the gas increases the temperature in the room and creates a harsh working environment. was there.

Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to improve the heating efficiency of the boiling tank by the burner without increasing the indoor temperature, thereby eliminating waste of energy and eliminating the need for a great deal of manual labor. Needless to say, a noodle boiler capable of boiling a large amount of noodles in a suitable state in a short time without losing the taste, and preventing damage to the boiling tank due to retention and seizure of the flour. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a noodle boiling apparatus of the present invention comprises a noodle boiler bottom which is provided with a water-permeable boiler basket containing noodles so as to be able to enter and leave freely. A boiler having a swelling portion that protrudes in the horizontal direction on opposite sides of the heated bottom portion, and a swelling portion on one side that projects downward, and a drain port at the bottom. The bottom step is formed by swelling, and further from the bottom of the boiling tank to the center of the heating bottom of the boiling tank, the bottom of the boiling basket disposed in the boiling tank heated by a burner located below. It is characterized in that a hot-water heating pipe for generating hot water convection by blowing hot water toward the hot water is interposed.

[0006] Further, in the upper opening of the boiling tank, a spillover prevention portion wider than the hot water storage portion for suppressing the spillage of the boiling water stored in the hot water storage portion is formed so as to protrude. Things.

[0007] The drainage outlet at the bottom of the boiling tank is characterized by using a powdered hot water mixed with powder, soba water, boiling water and a soup stock outlet.

[0008]

1 to 3 show an apparatus for boiling noodles according to the present invention, in which 1 is a boiling apparatus for noodles of the present invention, 2 is a boiling tank in which hot water for boiling the noodles is put, and 3 is an illustration. Not soba,
Two boiled baskets arranged side by side that accommodate udon and the like so as to freely enter and exit the boiling tank 2, and a heating bottom 5 on the lower surface of the boiling tank 2
Are a plurality of gas burners.

In the boiling tank 2, a portion below the hot water surface 6 is a hot water storage portion 7, and above the hot water storage portion 7, a spillover suppressing portion 8 for suppressing spillage of hot water is provided. It is formed to extend in the left-right direction in FIG. On one side of the heating bottom 5 on the lower surface of the boiling tank 2, that is, on both left and right opposite sides of the boiling tank 2 in FIG. The heating bottom 5 receiving the heat has a larger area to improve the heating efficiency. In addition, a boiling tank bottom step 10 projecting downward from a substantially horizontal surface of the heating bottom 5 is formed in a bulging portion 9 on the left side of the boiling tank 2 in FIG. As described above, by expanding the area of the heating bottom 5 heated by the gas burner 4 in the left-right direction in FIG. 2, the heat capacity of the boiling tank 2 is increased, and the heating efficiency of the gas burner 4 is improved. This not only saves time by drastically shortening the time from adding water to 2 to boiling, but also improves energy efficiency and exhibits an energy saving effect. In addition, even when a large amount of noodles are put into the boiling tank 2 at a time, a decrease in hot water temperature is minimized due to the improved heating efficiency, and a suitable noodle boiling condition is obtained.

At the bottom of the boiling tank bottom step 10, a drain port 11 which can be opened and closed using a cock or the like is provided. Since the hot water outlet 11 is formed at the lowest position of the boiling tank 2, it is possible to discard the slushy hot water due to the accumulation of the powdered flour just by opening an on-off valve such as a cock. Damage to the boiling tank due to the burning of the powder can be easily prevented. Other uses of the drain hole 11 include, for example, pouring out soba hot water after boiling buckwheat, simply taking out hot water, or taking out soup by putting bonito and kelp in hot water.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a heating tank 5 from the bottom 10 of the boiling tank.
Is a water-flow heating pipe which rises gently toward the center of the pipe and is heated by the gas burner 4 from below. In this embodiment, two pipes are provided below each boiling basket 3.
The portion connected to the central portion of the heating bottom 5 of the water-flow heating tube 12 is directly heated by the flame of the gas burner 4, but the flame does not directly reach the boiling tank bottom step 10 side.
A large temperature difference occurs between the beginning and end of the water passage heating tube 12,
As a result, the bottom 1 of the boiling tank, which is the starting end of the water-flow heating pipe 12, is formed.
Hot water flows vigorously from 0 toward the central portion of the heating bottom portion 5 which is the terminal end of the water-flow heating tube 12 to generate convection.

From the end of the water-flow heating pipe 12, that is, the opening at the center of the heating bottom 5, the hot water spouts vigorously upward, and the boiling tank bottom step 10 at the beginning of the water-flow heating pipe 12. The convection that hot water returns is generated. The substantially horizontal bottom surface 3a of the boiler basket 3 is located in a portion where the hot water spouts.

The boiling basket 3 is made of a perforated metal or the like having many holes and having water permeability.
Is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 13 disposed at the upper right end of the
By tilting the structure, it is possible to enter and exit the boiling tank 2. The boiling basket 3 can be removed from the noodle boiling apparatus 1 together with the rotating shaft 13 and the rotating shaft 13 can be easily removed, so that the maintenance is easy.
As for the shape of the boiling basket 3, the right side of the boiling basket 3 shown in FIG. 2 below the rotating shaft 13 is vertically positioned along the inner surface of the housing of the noodle boiling apparatus 1, but the left side of the boiling basket 3 Form an arc centered on the rotating shaft 13.

The noodles put in the boiler basket 3 are vigorously raised by the hot water spouting from the water-flow heating pipe 12, and the boiling tank bottom step 1, which is the starting end of the water-flow heating pipe 12.
The hot water returns to zero, and moves leftward and downward in FIG. The hot water in the boiling tank 2 passes through the water-carrying boiling basket 3 and has a large convection, but the noodles in the boiling basket 3 return to the original horizontal bottom surface 3a along the left side surface of the boiling basket 3,
This causes convection repeatedly.

Above the boiling basket 3, a guide table 14 is formed by connecting a stainless steel plate or the like into a U-shaped cross section by connecting to the right side surface of the boiling basket 3. The noodles are boiled and boiled, and the guide table 14 is slid from the right side of the basket 3 and put into the washing tub or zaru.

15 is a drain pipe for draining hot water overflowing from the boiling tank 2, 16 is a water heater for effectively utilizing the heat inside the noodle boiler 1 and reducing the exhaust heat,
Reference numeral 17 denotes the inside of the noodle boiler 1 excluding the water heater 16.
It is a heat insulator arranged on the side.

In this embodiment, the noodle boiling apparatus 1 provided with two boiled baskets 3 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and one or more boiled baskets 3 or more can be used. It may be provided.

[0018]

As described in detail above, according to the noodle boiling apparatus of the present invention, the heated bottom portion of the lower surface of the noodle boiling tank in which a water-permeable boil basket containing the noodles is disposed so as to freely enter and exit. A bulging portion that protrudes in the horizontal direction is formed on both sides facing each other, and a swelling portion on one side protrudes downward, and a bottom portion of a boiling tank having a drainage port at the bottom is provided. The swelling is formed, and further, from the bottom of the boiling tank to the center of the heating bottom of the boiling tank, the hot water is heated by a burner positioned below and directed toward the bottom of the boiling basket disposed in the boiling tank. By interposing a water flow heating tube for generating hot water convection by blowing up, the heat capacity of the boiling tank increases without increasing the indoor temperature, and the heating efficiency of the burner improves, resulting in a great deal of labor. A lot of noodles without the need Can be boiled to a suitable state in a short time without damaging the water.This greatly shortens the time from boiling water into the boiler until boiling, saving time, and improving energy efficiency and energy saving effect. It demonstrates. In addition to being able to easily prevent the accumulated powder from burning and damaging the boiling tank, it is also possible to boil a large amount of noodles in a suitable state by a suitable hot water convection with a water flow heating tube. You can do it. Further, even when a large amount of noodles are put into the boiling tank at once, the decrease in hot water temperature is minimized due to the improved heating efficiency, and a suitable noodle boiling condition is obtained.

[0019] In addition, a blow-off spill-over suppressing portion which is wider than the hot-water storage portion for suppressing the spill-out of the boiling water stored in the hot-water storage portion is formed at the upper opening of the boiling tank so as to protrude, thereby heating the burner. The spillage of hot water, which tends to occur with the improvement of efficiency, is suppressed, and it becomes a very convenient noodle boiling apparatus.

[0020] The drainage outlet at the bottom of the boiling tank is a hot water mixed with powdered flour, buckwheat water, boiling water, and dashi soup.
From the hot water outlet formed at the lowest position of the boiling tank, only the opening of the cock and other on-off valves can be used to discard the swarf mixed with the swarf and swarf. After boiling, you can pour out soba hot water, just take out the boiling water, or put the bonito and kelp into the hot water and take out the broth.

As described above, the noodle boiler of the present invention can boil noodles in a suitable state by exhibiting an energy-saving effect, and can significantly reduce the labor in boiling noodles. Very useful for

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a noodle boiling apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the noodle boiler of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the noodle boiling apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Noodle boiler 2 Boiler tank 3 Boiler basket 3a Horizontal bottom surface 4 Gas burner 5 Heating bottom 6 Hot water surface 7 Hot water storage part 8 Spillover prevention part 9 Swelling part 10 Boiling tank bottom step part 11 Drain port 12 Water flow heating pipe 13 Rotating axis 14 Guide stand 15 Drain pipe 16 Water heater 17 Insulation material

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A swelling portion extending horizontally in opposite sides of a heated bottom portion of a bottom surface of a noodle boiler in which a water-permeable boiler basket containing noodles is disposed so as to be freely inserted and removed. And a swelling portion on one side protrudes downward to form a swelling bottom portion of a boiling tank having a drain port at the bottom, and further, the boiling tank from the bottom portion of the boiling tank. In the central portion of the heating bottom, a water heating tube for generating hot water convection by blowing hot water toward the bottom of the boiling basket arranged in the boiling tank heated by the burner located below is interposed. An apparatus for boiling noodles, wherein 2. A spillover prevention portion wider than the hot water storage portion for suppressing the spillage of the boiling water stored in the hot water storage portion is formed in the upper opening of the boiling tank so as to protrude. The apparatus for boiling noodles according to claim 1. 3. The apparatus for boiling noodles according to claim 1, wherein the drainage outlet at the bottom of the boiling tank is a hot water mixed with powdered flour, buckwheat water, boiling water, and dashi soup.