JP3184909B2 - Fryer tempura fryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fryer fryer for automatically producing high-quality tempura having a unique appearance and a light texture by forming a garment containing a large amount of air bubbles on the entire surface. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Flyers are widely used for mass-producing fried processed foods, mainly fries.

[0003] A flyer for frying comprises an oil tank capable of controlling the temperature, a net conveyor installed in two layers in the oil tank and operated in synchronism with each other, and other attached devices.
When the processing material is continuously input from the upstream side of the oil tank, the input processing material is sandwiched between the upper net conveyor and the lower net conveyor, and is conveyed to the downstream in a state of being immersed in oil, The processed material heated and cooked during the conveyance is continuously discharged from the discharge end of the lower net conveyor on the downstream side of the oil tank.

When cooking tempura using such a fryer, the batter is often expanded to include the net of one of the upper and lower net conveyors and fried. It is inevitable that the clothing material of the included part will be largely chipped and the commercial value will be lost. Therefore, when cooking the tempura, it is advisable to lay an auxiliary plate at the processing material input position so as to prevent the clothing material immediately after the input from coming into contact with the net conveyor.

[0005]

According to the prior art, since the auxiliary plate is provided at the processing material input position, the garment material immediately after being put into contact with the auxiliary plate, and the state of lifting the back surface thereof is insufficient. There was a problem that tended to be. That is, the clothing material on the back side, when coming into contact with the auxiliary plate, lowers the temperature of the oil existing between the auxiliary plate and the
This is because the amount of air bubbles contained in the batter becomes small, and it is not possible to fry it with a good flavor.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection plate, and to separately feed the lower batter material, the processing material, and the upper batter material sequentially to the back surface of the batter. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fryer tempura fryer capable of efficiently mass-producing good-tasting tempura containing many air bubbles.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a construction of the present invention comprises an oil plate immersed in oil and disposed, a fry frame moving along the oil plate, A batter for supplying batter material into the fry frame before and after the input of the processing material, corresponding to a large-diameter boiler hole formed on the upstream side of the plate and a small-diameter boiler hole group formed on the downstream side. The gist is to provide a material supply device.

[0008] The oil jet plate can be provided with a group of small-diameter oil holes corresponding to the work material charging position in the middle part, and the large oil holes are provided with oil through an auxiliary heater. Can be supplied.

Further, an oil spray header may be provided downstream of the oil spray plate.

[0010]

According to the structure of the present invention, the batter material supply device loads the batter material before loading the processing material into the fry frame in correspondence with the large-diameter fuel oil hole formed on the upstream side of the fuel oil plate. After that, the batter material after the processing material has been charged can be loaded into the fry frame corresponding to the small-diameter fuel oil holes formed on the downstream side of the fuel plate. At this time, since high-temperature oil is jetted into each of the oil injection holes, the oil in the frying frame is
The oil temperature does not decrease by adding the batter, so that the batter can be fried to a sufficiently high quality.

A group of small diameter oil injection holes is provided in the middle of the oil injection plate,
To make this correspond to the work material input position, similarly,
Even if the processing material is charged, the oil temperature in the frying frame does not unduly decrease.

If oil is supplied to the large-diameter oil injection hole via an auxiliary heater, a harmful drop in oil temperature that occurs when the first batter is charged can be further reduced.

Further, if an oil sprinkling header is provided downstream of the oil spray plate, the oil sprinkling header sprays high-temperature oil on the upper clothing material having a short cooking time, and is equivalent to the lower clothing material. And the temperature of the processing material or the like is temporarily increased to improve the oil drainage when the oil is discharged from the oil tank.

[0014]

Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The main component of the fryer's fryer is a fuel oil plate 30 disposed in the oil tank 20 and frying frames 41, 41 moving along the oil fuel plate 30 (FIGS. 1 and 2). The oil tank 20 is supported by the machine base 10.

The machine base 10 includes a box-shaped frame 11.
Are provided with legs 11a with casters. In the frame 11, burner units 13, 13
Are stored, and the bottom surface 21 of the oil tank 20 can be heated.

The oil tank 20 has an oil sump 21 at one end in the longitudinal direction.
b is a shallow container body with an open top surface having an upwardly sloped bottom 21a on the other end side. The inclined bottom 21a is formed with an oil discharge port 21c that extends horizontally from the bottom surface 21, and a tray 21d is attached to the upper end of the inclined bottom 21a. An oil level adjusting unit 21e having an overflow pipe 21e1 is adjacent to the oil sump 21b.
The oil in the oil tank 20 can be maintained at a predetermined oil level L1.

On the bottom surface 21 of the oil tank 20, there is provided a thin net conveyor 22 extending from the oil reservoir 21b to the upper end of the inclined bottom 21a. The net conveyor 22 is connected to a motor 22b via a chain 22a.
The circulation operation is performed in the direction of arrow K1 in FIG. Therefore, the net conveyor 22 can discharge the cooked product to the tray 21d and carry out the fried residue settling on the bottom surface 21 to the oil sump 21b.

On the net conveyor 22, an oil injection plate 30 is provided. The oil injection plate 30 has a total length equivalent to about half of the oil tank 20 and a full width equivalent to the width of the oil tank 20.
b covers the upstream side of the bottom surface 21 of the oil tank 20 except for the upper side.
The oil jet plate 30 is immersed in oil so as to sink below the oil level L1.

The oil jet plate 30 includes top plates 31 and 32 made of a thick aluminum plate (FIG. 1). Each of the top plates 31 and 32 has a pair of large-diameter oil jet holes H 1 and H 1, respectively. Numerous small oil holes H2, H2,... Are formed. The large-diameter oil injection holes H1 and H1 are arranged side by side on the upstream side of the oil injection plate 30, and have a long hole shape extending in the longitudinal direction of the oil injection plate 30. In addition, small diameter oil hole H2
, H2,... Are formed in groups of a predetermined number on the downstream side of the oil jet plate 30, and are regularly arranged so as to be tandem with the oil jet holes H1, H1 on the upstream side. The oil hole H
.., H2,...
mm pitch, 5 × 12 = 60 for each oil hole H1
(Units) as one group, and four groups are provided in tandem.

On the back side of the top plate 31, small cavities 31a, 31 corresponding to the oil holes H1, H1 are provided.
a is provided, and the cavities 31a, 31a have
An oil supply pipe 61b is connected via branch pipes 61b1 and 61b1. Also, on the back side of the top plate 32,
A large-capacity cavity 32a is provided so as to correspond to all the injection holes H2, H2.
An oil supply pipe 62a is connected to 2a.

The oil in the oil tank 20 is supplied to the pumps 61, 62, 6
3 is forcibly circulated from the downstream side to the upstream side of the oil tank 20 via an oil circulation system (FIG. 3). Pumps 61, 62,
The suction side of 63 is connected to an oil discharge port 21c of the oil tank 20, and a screen 21 is connected to the oil discharge port 21c.
c1 is mounted. The discharge side of the pump 61 is provided with an auxiliary heater 61a having a temperature controller 61a1 and an oil supply pipe 6
1b, it is connected to the cavities 31a, 31a. The discharge side of the pump 62 is connected to the cavity 32a via an oil supply pipe 62a. Therefore, the oil discharged from the oil discharge port 21c is supplied to the cavity 31
a, 31a and 32a, and the oil injection holes H1, H1
, H2, H2... Can be ejected upward and returned into the oil tank 20.

On the downstream side of the oil spray plate 30, oil spray headers 64, 64 with a manual valve 64a are disposed (FIG. 2, FIG.
4), the discharge side of the pump 63 is connected to the oil dispersion headers 64, 64 via an oil supply pipe 63a (FIG. 3).

The fry frames 41, 41 are
It is connected to a pair of transport chains 43, 43 (FIGS. 1 and 2). The transport chains 43, 43 can travel in the direction of arrow K2 in FIG. 2 along the substantially trapezoidal circulation path above the oil tank 20 via the guide sprockets 43a, 43a. Also, the transport chains 43, 43
Is connected to a motor 43d via chains 43b and 43c. A large number of supporting frames 42, 42,... Are mounted on the transport chains 43, 43, and a rotating brush 44 positively rotated by a motor (not shown) is provided in the middle of the circulation path of the transport chains 43, 43. A corresponding regulating member 44a is provided. Therefore, support frame 4
2, 42 ... when passing through the position of the rotating brush 44,
The posture of the rotating brush 4 is restricted by the regulating member 44a.
4 can clean the supporting frame 42 including the frying frames 41, 41.

Each of the fry frames 41 is formed by forming a thin plate into an oval annular shape (FIG. 1), and each of the side portions of the fry frame 41 has a locking pin 41a, 41a having a tip bent downward.
Are protruding. At the rear end of the fry frame 41, a notch 41b is provided.

Each support frame 42 has a pair of side frames 42a, 42a.
, A middle frame 42b, side frames 42a, 42a, and connection bars 42d, 42e for connecting the front and rear of the middle frame 42b, and are formed in a frame shape as a whole. A hollow shaft 42f is protruded from the outer side plate of each side frame 42a, and the side frames on both sides of the middle frame 42b and the inner side plate of each side frame 42a are provided with the lifting frames 41, 41. U-shaped grooves 42t, 42t... Corresponding to the locking pins 41a, 41a. V-shaped notches 42s, 42s are formed in the front connection bar 42d corresponding to the front ends of the fry frames 41, 41. Therefore, each lifting frame 41 is provided with a locking pin 41a, 41.
are dropped into the U-shaped grooves 42t, 42t, so that they are detachably hooked between the side frame 42a and the middle frame 42b. The width of the middle frame 42b is determined on the basis of the interval between the oil holes H1 and H1 of the oil plate 30. Therefore, the lifting frames 41 and 41 on the support frame 42 are connected to the oil holes H1 and H1.
Corresponds to 1.

The transport chains 43, 43 are provided with pins 43e, 43e so as to face each other. Therefore, each support frame 42 is provided with hollow shafts 42f, 42 on both sides.
By inserting pins 43e, 43e into f, they are swingably attached to the transport chains 43, 43.
The transport chains 43, 43 have a large number of pins 43e, 43e,. The hollow shafts 42f, 42f of the supporting frames 42 are above the center of gravity of the supporting frames 42, and the supporting frames 42, the lifting frames 4
It is assumed that the lower half of 1, 41 is positioned so as to sink below the oil level L1 (FIG. 2).

The oil tank 20 is provided with batter supply devices 50, 50 for supplying batter to each frying frame 41 (FIGS. 2 and 4). The clothing material supply devices 50, 50
Along with the oil spray headers 64, 64, the side plate 21 of the oil tank 20
f, 21f. In addition,
The upstream clothing material supply device 50 corresponds to the large-diameter oil injection holes H1 and H1 on the upstream side of the oil jet plate 30, and the downstream clothing material supply device 50 is located downstream of the oil oil plate 30. Are arranged corresponding to the group of small diameter oil injection holes H2, H2,.

The upstream clothing material supply device 50 includes a tank 51 for storing the clothing material, and a pair of discharge headers 54 for discharging the clothing material in the tank 51 by a predetermined amount (FIG. 5, FIG. 5). (Fig. 6). Although the tank 51 is an open tank, an inner tank 55 is mounted inside. The inside of the tank 51 is vertically divided into two parts via the inner tank 55. The inner tank 55 opens downward into the tank 51 via a tapered outlet 55h. Note that the bottom surface 51b of the tank 51 is reinforced by a reinforcing member 51c.

Openings 51h are formed in the lower part of the side surface of the tank 51 so as to correspond to the respective discharge headers 54. The discharge headers 54, 54 are juxtaposed at the same intervals as the oil injection holes H1, H1 of the oil injection plate 30. Each discharge header 54 is composed of a combination of a casing 54c and valve stems 54b, 54b,... Penetrating vertically through the casing 54c through through holes 54h, 54h,. The space below the tank 51 divided by the inner tank 55 is closed when the discharge port 55h of the inner tank 55 is closed.
The garment material which forms a complete enclosed space and thus falls down via the outlet 55h of the inner tank 55 always has
It is maintained at the same level L2 as the outlet 55h.

The discharge headers 54, 54 are
It operates via 3 and 53. That is, a mounting base 52 is erected on the tank 51 and the air cylinder 5
The reference numerals 3 and 53 are fixed downward on both side surfaces of the base 52. The valve rods 54b of each discharge header 54 are connected to the rod 5 of the air cylinder 53 via a connection adapter 53d.
3c. Therefore, each air cylinder 53
Raises the valve rods 54b, 54b,.
4h, 54h,...
And the opening 51h of the tank 51 and the lower through hole 54
The clothing material in the tank 51 can be discharged through h, 54h. The air cylinders 53, 53 are time-controlled to open the discharge headers 54, 54 in synchronization with the timing at which the lifting frames 41, 41 pass below the discharge headers 54, 54.

The downstream clothing material supply device 50 differs from the upstream clothing material supply device 50 in that a pair of discharge headers 54, 54 are provided on both sides of the tank 51 (FIG. 2). 4).

The operation of such a fryer tempura fryer is as follows.

Now, when the motor 43d is operated to drive the transport chains 43, 43 in circulation, the lifting frames 41, 41,.
Can move along the oil jet plate 30 via the support frames 42, 42. Therefore, the frying frames 41, 41 are located below the upstream clothing material supply device 50, that is,
If the air cylinders 53, 53 are actuated at the timing of passing above the oil holes H1, H1, the clothing material supply device 50 can supply a predetermined amount of clothing material into the frying frames 41, 41. it can.

At this time, oil supply holes H1, H1 of the oil supply plate 30 are opened at the supply position of the clothing material, and the lifting frame 4 is provided from below.
High-temperature oil is jetted into the insides 1 and 41 (FIG. 3). For this reason, the batter supplied in the frying frames 41, 41 spreads above the oil level L1 in the frying frames 41, 41, and can be fried well in a shape following the shape of the frying frames 41, 41. it can.

Subsequently, when the frying frames 41, 41 have advanced to the downstream side of the clothing material supply device 50 on the upstream side, the fry frames 41, 41 are manually or optionally put into the frying frames 41, 41.
A processing material such as a shrimp or a fish is input (the position indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 3, hereinafter referred to as a processing material input position). At this time, by leaving the tails of the shrimp, fish and the like outside through the cutouts 41b of each fry frame 41, the portions to be eaten can be clearly left. In addition, also at the processing material input position A,
In the frying frames 41, 41, the oil injection holes H2, H of the oil injection plate 30 are provided.
2… an upward jet is created. That is, the oil injection plate 30 also has a group of small-diameter oil injection holes H2, H2,... At a position corresponding to the processing material input position A. Therefore, the oil in the frying frames 41, 41 Even if it is put, the oil temperature does not decrease. Also, the lifting frames 41, 4s are provided through the notches 42s, 42s on the front side of the support frame 42.
The oil around 1 is also constantly changing.

When the fry frames 41, 41 reach the position of the downstream clothing material supply device 50, the clothing material supply device 50 places the two in the fry frames 41, 41 via the discharge headers 54, 54,.
Supply clothing materials in different degrees. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the decrease in the oil temperature due to the introduction of the clothing material. This is because a group of small diameter oil injection holes H2, H2,... Of the oil injection plate 30 is formed below the discharge headers 54, 54,. Also, at this time, since the processing material is kept at the oil level L1, the later-applied clothing material can directly adhere to the earlier-applied clothing material. An integral garment can be formed.

When the supply of the clothing material is completed, the frying frame 41,
41 moves on the oil jet plate 30 and moves onto the net conveyor 22. At this time, since the heat passes through the clothing material and the processing material, the processing material does not sink, Floating above plane level L1. Therefore, when the frying frames 41, 41 pass under the oil sprinkling headers 64, 64, the oil sprinkling headers 64, 64 can spray hot oil on the upper batter material having a short cooking time. Can be further uniformed.

Thereafter, the processing material is transferred to the transport chains 43, 4
The lifting frames 41, 41 are lifted upward by 3 so that they are released above the oil level L1, move downstream according to the flow of oil in the entire oil tank 20, and finally through the tray 21d by the net conveyor 22. Is discharged outside. Each lifting frame 41, 41 on the transport chain 43, 43
, The same operation may be repeated thereafter.

In the above description, each frying frame 41 is not limited to the illustrated shape, but may take any other shape as long as the outer shape of the clothing material can be optimally regulated by the processing material. Can be. Further, the processed material does not have to correspond to the frying frame 41 in a one-to-one manner. For example, a large number of small shrimp may be integrated with a clothing material to obtain a product of a kakiage style. Furthermore, each supporting frame 4
The number of the frying frames 41 attached to the second frame 2 may be one or more than three, and the oil injection holes H1 and H2 at that time are provided corresponding to the respective frying frames 41.

The downstream clothing material supply device 50 has discharge headers 54 on both the upstream side and the downstream side, respectively.
54, the discharge header 5 is attached to only one of them.
4, 54 can be attached.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, the oil jet plate disposed in the oil, the frying frame moving along the oil jet plate, and the clothing before and after the input of the processing material are provided. By providing the batter material supply device that supplies the material into the fry frame, the oil in the fry frame does not lower the oil temperature due to the input of the batter material and the processing material, and therefore, a large amount of There is an excellent effect that tempura with good flavor including bubbles can be continuously produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 2 is an overall side view.

Fig. 3 Oil circulation system diagram

FIG. 4 is an overall plan view.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional equivalent view taken along line YY of FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Work material input position H1, H2: Oil injection hole 30: Oil injection plate 41: Lifting frame 50: Clothing material supply device 61a: Auxiliary heater 64: Oil spray header

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An oil plate immersed in oil and disposed therein, a fry frame moving along the oil plate, a large-diameter oil hole formed upstream of the oil plate, and a downstream oil hole. A fryer fryer comprising: a batter material supply device that supplies batter material into the frying frame before and after the input of a processing material, corresponding to a group of small-diameter oil injection holes formed on the side. 2. The fryer fryer according to claim 1, wherein the oil jet plate is provided with a group of small-diameter oil holes corresponding to a work material input position in an intermediate portion. 3. The fryer fryer according to claim 1, wherein oil is supplied to the large-diameter oil injection hole via an auxiliary heater. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an oil dispersion header provided downstream of the oil spray plate.