JP3142166U - A device for uniformly seasoning and stirring cooked cereals - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to easily remove a conveyor means from a container and wash it, so that germs do not propagate on the conveyor means, and can fully meet the needs for downsizing and space saving, and the grains of grains can be completely removed. An apparatus for providing a device that can be pregelatinized, and also a device for uniformly seasoning and stirring cooked cereals with a mechanism capable of spraying the seasoning liquid on the cereals after the steaming step and then uniformly stirring them. I will provide a.
A first chamber, a second chamber, a third chamber, first to third steaming means provided in the respective chambers so as to be freely taken out, and watering the grains when the primary and secondary steam are performed. A device for uniformly seasoning and stirring cooked cereals, comprising watering means for performing seasoning and seasoning liquid spraying means for spraying seasoning liquid on the grains when the seasoning liquid or the like is sprayed The third chamber is provided with one or more agitators, and the agitator is provided with one or more agitation blades.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a device for uniformly seasoning and stirring cooked cereals (hereinafter referred to as a stirring device). More specifically, the first steaming means for performing primary steaming on cereals, the second steaming means for performing secondary steaming, the watering means for performing watering treatment, and the spraying of seasoning liquid The seasoning liquid spraying means for performing is related to the cooked stirring apparatus provided in one container.

  From the viewpoint of providing a digestible meal suitable for a hospital inpatient or an infant's artificial diet, it is known to add starch to rice and other cereals and heat them to pregelatinize starch.

  For example, in order to make Ulchi white rice alpha, after steaming the cereal by a conventionally known method, it is crushed by a mochi kneader and the pressure is applied between the heating rollers before it is reduced to 80 ° C or lower. It is known to pass through and dry as a thin film.

  As an apparatus that can realize such cerealization of cereals, for example, Patent Document 1 includes a plurality of conveyor means in a container, and the conveyor means can be easily taken out of the container and washed. , A device for continuous steaming of cereals that can respond to the need for miniaturization and space saving, and that the grains of grains can be completely pregelatinized, without causing germs to propagate on the conveyor means The technology is disclosed.

JP 2001-169915 A

  However, in the rice cooker described in Patent Document 1, since the conveyor means can be taken out of the container and washed, the above problem has been solved, but the cooling step after the primary steaming and the secondary steaming, Since all the processes are performed in the same container, heat in the primary steaming and the secondary steaming is conducted to the third chamber in the cooling process, and there is a problem that the cooling efficiency is poor. Furthermore, there is a problem that the process of spraying seasoning liquid and the like and seasoning the cereal after cooking is not provided, and there is a problem that such a process is required separately, and the problem that the work is complicated and a large space is required There is also.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the above-described conventional apparatus. The conveyor means can be easily taken out and washed out of the container, and no germs grow on the conveyor means.・ A stirrer that can fully meet the needs of space saving and can be completely alpha-converted into grains of grains, either integrated in the apparatus of the rice cooker or outside the apparatus. After that, it is to provide a stirring device that can spray the seasoning liquid on the cereal and then uniformly stir, and can minimize the amount of the seasoning liquid to be used.

The stirring device of the present invention includes a first chamber provided on the upper side through a partition wall provided in a container,
A second chamber provided to communicate with the first chamber below the first chamber via the partition wall;
A third chamber provided to communicate with the second chamber below the second chamber via the partition wall;
A first steaming means for performing primary steaming on the cereal while being transferred to the first chamber at the top of the container by a first conveyor means detachably fixed by a fixing means;
The second steaming for performing the second steaming while transferring the grain subjected to the first steaming by the second conveyor means detachably fixed to the second chamber immediately below the first chamber by the fixing means. Means,
The third steaming means is detachably fixed to the third chamber immediately below the second chamber by the fixing means, and the seasoned liquid is sprayed while the second steamed cereal is transferred by the third conveyor means. A third steaming means for
Watering means for watering the cereal when the primary and secondary steaming is performed;
Consists of a seasoning liquid spraying means for spraying the seasoning liquid on the grains when the seasoning liquid is sprayed,
One or a plurality of doors are provided on the long side surfaces of the first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber,
A stirring device provided in a rice cooker in which one or a plurality of doors are provided on the short side surfaces of each of the first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber,
The third chamber is provided with one or a plurality of agitators to which rotational torque is transmitted via an electric motor driven by external electric power.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the agitator is provided with one or a plurality of stirring blades for stirring cereals on the third conveyor means.

  The fixing means is preferably a screw.

  According to the stirrer of the present invention, the conveyor means can be easily taken out of the container and washed, so that germs do not grow on the conveyor means, and sufficiently meet the needs for downsizing and space saving. It is a stirring device that is integrated in or outside the rice cooker that can completely alphatize grains of cereal grains, and after the steaming process, the seasoning liquid is sprayed on the cereals, and thereafter While being able to stir uniformly, the quantity of the seasoning liquid to be used can be minimized.

  A stirring device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory side view showing an example of a stirring device according to an embodiment of the stirring device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory top view of the stirring device of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the stirring device of FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a piping system for supplying steam and hot water to the stirring device of FIG. 5A and 5B are explanatory views for explaining the stirrer of the stirrer of the present invention. FIG. 5A is a side view and FIG. 5B is a front view. 6A and 6B are explanatory views for explaining a stirrer of a conventional stirring device, in which FIG. 6A is a side view and FIG. 6B is a front view.

Embodiment As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a stirring device 1 a according to the present embodiment is provided in a rice cooker 1, the rice cooker 1 is provided in a container 2, and a communication hole 3 is provided. The upper first chamber 5 and the lower second chamber 6 are provided in parallel with each other through the partition wall 4 formed in the perforation, and the uppermost first chamber 5 of the container 2 is provided. The first steaming means for performing primary steaming on the cereal while being transferred by the first conveyor means 7 provided detachably, and the second chamber 6 immediately below the first chamber 5 are provided detachably. The second steaming means for performing the second steaming while transferring the cereal subjected to the first steaming by the second conveyor means 8 and the third chamber 9 immediately below the second chamber 6 are provided detachably, The third steaming means 1 is used for the second steamed cereal. A third steaming means for spraying seasoning liquid and the like while being transported at 0, a watering means 11 for spraying the grains when primary and secondary steaming are performed, and seasoning liquid and the like are sprayed And the seasoning liquid spraying means 12 for spraying the seasoning liquid on the cereal.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, in the present embodiment, the first steaming means generates saturated steam (for example, steam temperature of about 140 ° C. and steam pressure of about 0.361 MPa) generated in the boiler 13. A piping system 14 is supplied into one chamber 5, and the saturated vapor is introduced into the first chamber 5 through an intake port 15. The second steaming means once supplies the saturated steam generated in the boiler 13 to the superheater 16, and the superheated steam obtained in the superheater 16 (for example, the steam temperature is about 150 ° C. and the steam pressure is about 0.476 MPa). Is supplied into the second chamber 6, and the superheated steam is introduced into the second chamber 6 through the intake 18.

  Thus, the first chamber 5 is supplied with steam at a temperature of about 140 ° C. and a pressure of about 0.361 MPa, and the second chamber 6 is supplied with steam at a temperature of about 150 ° C. and a pressure of about 0.476 MPa. In addition, the pregelatinization of the cereal can be sufficiently achieved, and the inside of the container 2 can be sterilized.

  In the present embodiment, the watering means 11 is a pipe that supplies hot water of about 60 ° C. to about 90 ° C. from the hot water tank 19. A spray nozzle can be attached to the tip of the piping system 20 to spray the hot water and spray water. The hot water is introduced into the first chamber 5 and the second chamber 6 through the intake port 21.

  The seasoning liquid spraying means 12 is a pipe supplied from the seasoning liquid tank 22. A seasoning liquid can also be sprayed by attaching an injection nozzle to the tip of the piping system 20. Moreover, although the case where the number of the seasoning liquid tanks 22 is one was demonstrated in this Embodiment, the number of the seasoning liquid tanks 22 is not limited to this. That is, when a plurality of seasoning liquid tanks 22 and corresponding pipes and seasoning liquid spraying means 12 are used, a plurality of different types of seasoning liquids can be sprayed. Various seasonings such as soy sauce, vinegar, salt solution, and red bean broth can be used as the seasoning liquid.

  During the operation of the rice cooker 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, steam having a pressure of about 0.361 MPa is supplied to the first chamber 5 and steam having a pressure of about 0.476 MPa is supplied to the second chamber 6. Therefore, the pressure in the container 2 becomes higher than the pressure outside the container 2 (atmospheric pressure).

  Therefore, the air that has entered from the opening 23 of the third chamber 9 passes through the communication hole 3 from the third chamber 9 to the second chamber 6 and from the second chamber 6 to the first chamber 5 through the communication hole 3. The steam flows out of the container 2 through the exhaust port 24 and out of the container 2. As described above, since an air flow is generated from the third chamber 9 toward the first chamber 5, fresh air always flows into the third chamber 9. This fresh air cools the cereal that has undergone the secondary steaming process.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the first conveyor means 7, the second conveyor means 8 and the third conveyor means 10 are composed of two wheels 26 and 27 around which a belt 25 is wound, and the wheels 26 and 27 are electric motors. It is rotationally driven by a driven shaft 30 of wheels 26 and 27 detachably connected to 28 output shafts 29. Needless to say, the present embodiment includes a reduction gear interposed between the electric motor 28 and the output shaft 29.

  In the case of the rice cooker 1 according to the present embodiment, the output shaft 29 is provided with a recess 31 in the radial direction, and a locking piece 33 slides in the recess 31 via a compression coil spring 32. It is inserted freely (see FIGS. 3A and 3B). Further, a sleeve 34 which is inserted into the output shaft 29 in a nesting manner is slidably provided (see FIGS. 3A and 3B). Further, a recess 35 is also formed in the sleeve 34 in the radial direction (see FIGS. 3A and 3B).

  Further, the output shaft 29 and the driven shaft 30 are provided with a protrusion 36 in the longitudinal direction, and a groove 37 that engages with the protrusion 36 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the sleeve 34. The relationship between the shaft 30 and the sleeve 34 is a complementary relationship such as the relationship between the spline shaft and the boss.

  Further, the cross-sectional shapes of the output shaft 29 and the driven shaft 30 are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and any cross-sectional shape can be adopted as long as it is employed for a conventionally known spline shaft, For example, polygonal shapes such as triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and cross-sectional shapes such as stars and semicircles can be used without any problem.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3A, the driven shaft 30 is inserted into the sleeve 34 and the locking piece 33 provided on the output shaft 29 is engaged with the recess 31 of the sleeve 34. The torque generated by the electric motor 28 is transmitted to the driven shaft 30 via the sleeve 34.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the connection state between the wheels 26 and 27 and the output shaft 29 of the electric motor 28 is released by moving the sleeve 34 in the direction of the arrow X.

  In the case of the present embodiment, the two wheels 26 and 27 are rotatably provided on a support base 38 via a bearing 39, and rails 40 for guiding the support base 38 are provided in the first chamber 5 and the second chamber 6. A wheel 41 is provided on the support base 38 and is provided in the third chamber 9 and functions as a sliding slider that slides movably on the rail 40. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a leg 43 for supporting the support base 38 with respect to the installation surface 42 of the rice cooking device 1 is provided at the end of the support base 38. 44 is attached.

  In the case of this embodiment, preferably, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, a stirrer 45 is provided to loosen the grains in the watering.

  When cooking cereals using the rice cooking device 1 of the present embodiment, first, when cereals are introduced from the hopper 46 above the rice cooking device 1, the first conveyor means 7 is slowly meshed at a speed of about 130 mm / min. And fall on the belt 47 moving to the right side of FIG. Grains that fall on the belt 47 are subjected to saturated steam in the first chamber 5, simultaneously with hot water of about 60 ° C. to about 95 ° C., and subjected to primary steaming while being loosened by the stirrer 45.

  Grains that have undergone the primary steaming process fall from the right end of the first conveyor means 7 onto the belt 48 that moves slowly to the left in FIG. 1 at a speed of about 130 mm / min. To do. The cereals falling on the belt 48 are subjected to superheated steam in the second chamber 6, and simultaneously subjected to secondary steaming while being heated with hot water and loosened by the stirrer 45.

  The cereals that have undergone the secondary steaming process fall from the left end of the second conveyor means 8 onto the belt 25 that moves to the right in FIG. 1 at a speed of about 200 mm / min. The height of the cereal at this time (the thickness of the cereal falling on the belt 25) is adjusted to be about 40 to 80 mm, but the height of the cereal is that of the belt 47 in the first steaming means. In addition to the speed and the speed of the belt 48 in the second steaming means, each element (steam temperature, pressure, etc.) is appropriately adjusted so that the cereal can be cooked sufficiently, so that it is kept substantially uniform. Under this adjustment, the cereal dropped on the belt 25 was mixed and stirred with the seasoning liquid in the third chamber 9 while being loosened by the stirrer 49 provided in the stirrer 1a and cooked. It will be in a state and will be taken out from the right end part of the belt 25 (refer FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the stirrers 45 and 49 (in FIG. 2 exemplifies the stirrer 45) are controlled by the electric motor 28 in the same manner as each belt, but the rotational speed is the progress of the belt 25. It is preferably higher than the speed. Actually, considering the convenience of stirring and mixing, about twice the traveling speed of the belt 25 is preferable.

  In addition, the rotation direction of the agitators 45 and 49 can be rotated in any direction, but when rotating in the direction opposite to the traveling direction of the belt 25, the grains traveling on the belt 25 are efficiently sprinkled. Although it can be increased, depending on the rotational speed, smooth cereal progression is hindered, and therefore it is preferable to rotate the belt 25 in the same direction as the traveling direction. Furthermore, the distance from the belt 25 when the end portions of each stirring blade 50 and crusher 52 are closest to the belt 25 is preferably about 1 mm from the viewpoint of increasing the stirring and mixing efficiency. Generally, cereals that have been subjected to secondary steaming do not shorten the distance until the stirring blades 50 are almost in contact with the belt 25 because individual cereals have a considerable amount of adhesion with other cereals. However (even if it is not set to 1 mm or less), almost all grains can be mixed uniformly, and there is substantially no merit by setting to 1 mm or less. On the other hand, when it sets to 1 mm or more, there exists a problem that it may become impossible to mix all cereals uniformly by the adhesiveness which each cereal has.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the stirring blade 50 is provided with an inclination so that the grains traveling on the belt can be efficiently scooped up. When the stirring blade 50 is provided so as not to be inclined and parallel to the belt, as described above, it is impossible to approach the tip of the stirring blade 50 to 1 mm because of the structure, and the stirring cannot be performed efficiently. There is. The angle of inclination can be appropriately designed by comprehensively considering the amount of cereals traveling on the belt and the adhesiveness of the cereals.

  In the present embodiment, four stirring blades 50 are exemplified, but the number of stirring blades 50 is not limited to this, and various numbers can be selected. From the viewpoint of increasing the efficiency of stirring and mixing, 2 to 8 sheets are preferable.

  The belts 47 and 48 are preferably mesh-shaped in order to efficiently apply heat from the steam to the grains, but belts other than mesh-shaped (for example, made of resin) are employed. In addition, various materials and shapes can be employed. The belt 25 is preferably made of a material other than a mesh so that seasoning liquid or the like can be used without waste, that is, the seasoning liquid or the like does not fall under the belt 25 and is not wasted. The thing made from resin can be employ | adopted.

  Further, a stirrer 49 may be used instead of the stirrer 45 in the primary steaming and secondary steaming processes. In this case, the grains can be efficiently stirred and mixed in each steaming step. That is, in this embodiment, at least in the third chamber, the seasoning liquid or the like can be uniformly stirred and mixed by using the stirrer 49 having the stirring blades 50.

  When rice cooking is completed, the hot water supplied for the watering treatment in the first chamber 5 and the second chamber 6 is taken out as washing water to the outside through the washing water piping system 51, and the first, second and third conveyor means are removed. It can be pulled out of the container 2 and the conveyor means can be cleaned. Further, even when the fixing means (not shown) is not removed, when a door that can be opened and closed is provided on the side surface of the container, it is possible to easily clean from the outside by opening the door. .

  In the present invention, the case where the number of chambers is three is illustrated and the case where the third chamber is provided with a spraying process of seasoning liquid or the like is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, It is also possible to increase or decrease the number as appropriate. Specifically, after the seasoning liquid spraying step, a chamber for stirring the cereal may be additionally provided, and the designer can appropriately increase or decrease according to the purpose.

  Furthermore, although it illustrated about the case where all the chambers were included in the same container, this invention is not limited to this. That is, for example, the third chamber does not need to be positioned directly below the second chamber, and may be installed in a lateral position. In other words, the stirring device 1 a provided in the third chamber can be provided not only integrally in the container 2 but also outside the container 2. In this case, although the space occupied by the container is widened, the height of the container can be reduced, and the convenience of maintenance may be improved. it can. At this time, the rice cooker connected to the stirring apparatus 1a is not limited to the form of the above-mentioned rice cooker 1, and a conventional rice cooker can also be used. That is, it is not necessary to change the equipment to the rice cooker 1 itself used in the present embodiment. If it adds, you may season and stir by putting the grain cooked with the pot type | mold as it is on the belt 25 end of the stirring apparatus 1a of this invention as it is, and making it advance.

  As described above, when the stirring device 1a is provided integrally in the rice cooking device 1, it can be performed with a minimum amount of time and effort from rice cooking to the seasoning process, but this embodiment is limited to this. As mentioned above, it can be connected to various rice cookers and can be installed alone.

It is side explanatory drawing which shows an example of the stirring apparatus concerning one Embodiment of the stirring apparatus of this invention. It is upper surface explanatory drawing of the stirring apparatus of FIG. It is a principal part enlarged view of the stirring apparatus of FIG. It is piping system explanatory drawing for supplying a vapor | steam and warm water to the stirring apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the stirrer of the stirring apparatus of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the stirrer of the conventional stirring apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 Rice cooker 1a Stirrer (equipment for uniformly seasoning and stirring cooked cereals)
2 Container 3 Communication hole 4 Partition wall 5 1st chamber 6 2nd chamber 7 1st conveyor means 8 2nd conveyor means 9 3rd chamber 10 3rd conveyor means 11 Sprinkling means 12 Seasoning liquid spraying means 13 Boilers 14, 17, 20 Piping system 15, 18, 21 Intake port 16 Superheater 19 Hot water tank 22 Seasoning liquid tank 23 Opening portion 24 Exhaust port 25, 47, 48 Belt 26, 27 Wheel 28 Electric motor 29 Output shaft 30 Drive shaft 31, 35 Recess 32 Compression coil spring 33 Locking piece 34 Sleeve 36 Projection 37 Groove 38 Support base 39 Bearing 40 Rail 41 Wheel 42 Installation surface 43 Leg 44 Caster 45, 49 Agitator 46 Hopper 50 Agitating blade 51 Washing water piping system 52 Crusher

Claims (3)

A first chamber provided on the upper side through a partition wall provided in the container;
A second chamber provided to communicate with the first chamber below the first chamber through the partition wall;
A third chamber provided to communicate with the second chamber below the second chamber via the partition wall;
First steaming means for performing primary steaming on cereals while being transferred to the first chamber at the top of the container by first conveyor means fixed detachably by fixing means;
The second steaming for performing the second steaming while transferring the grain subjected to the first steaming by the second conveyor means detachably fixed to the second chamber immediately below the first chamber by the fixing means. Means,
The third steaming means is detachably fixed to the third chamber immediately below the second chamber by the fixing means, and the seasoned liquid is sprayed while the second steamed cereal is transferred by the third conveyor means. Third steaming means to do,
Watering means for watering the cereal when the primary and secondary steaming is performed;
Consists of seasoning liquid spraying means for spraying the seasoning liquid on the grains when the seasoning liquid is sprayed,
One or more doors are provided on the long side surfaces of the first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber,
A device for uniformly seasoning and stirring cooked cereals provided in a rice cooker in which one or more doors are provided on the short side surfaces of the first chamber, the second chamber, and the third chamber. There,
An apparatus for uniformly seasoning and agitating cooked cereal, wherein the third chamber is provided with one or more agitators to which rotational torque is transmitted via an electric motor driven by external power. The apparatus for uniformly seasoning and stirring cooked cereals according to claim 1, wherein the agitator is provided with one or more stirring blades for stirring cereals on the third conveyor means. The device for uniformly seasoning and stirring cooked cereal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixing means is a screw.

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