JP4141926B2 - Cooking equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking apparatus provided for business use or the like.

  As a conventional cooking apparatus, there exists a thing as shown, for example in FIG. 18, FIG. The cooking apparatus shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 is a boiled stirrer using steam heating, for example, for cooking various types of kneaded rice cakes, crushed rice cakes, sheep mushrooms, jams, custard creams, sauces, soups, and the like.

  In this cooking apparatus, the cooking container 301 is supported by the support frame 303 so as to be able to tilt and rotate. The cooking container 301 includes a heating pot 302 having a bottom 305 formed in a spherical shape, and a jacket 307 for heat exchange. The jacket 307 is provided so as to surround the bottom portion 305 side of the heating pot 302.

  The cooking container 301 is rotatably supported by support columns 309 and 311 of the support frame 303 via bearing portions 313 and 315, and can be tilted and rotated. In the bearing portions 313 and 315, a through hole penetrating the shaft center portion of the support shaft of the cooking vessel 303 is formed, and a fixed side inlet pipe 317 and a fixed side outlet pipe 321 are connected to one end of the through hole. . The fixed inlet pipe 317 is connected to a supply source of steam as a heat medium.

  A movable side inlet pipe 319 and a movable side outlet pipe 323 are connected to the other of the through holes. The movable inlet pipe 319 and the movable outlet pipe 323 are connected in communication with the jacket 307.

  Therefore, steam, which is a heat medium, is supplied into the jacket 307 from the steam supply source through the fixed side inlet pipe 317, the through hole of the supporting shaft center portion of the cooking vessel 301 supported by the bearing portion 315, and the movable side inlet pipe 319. Can be supplied.

  Further, by operating a regulating valve, the jacket 307 is moved from the inside of the jacket 307 through the movable side outlet pipe 323, the through-hole of the support shaft center portion of the cooking vessel 301 supported by the bearing portion 313, and the fixed side outlet pipe 321. The supplied steam can be appropriately discharged from the inside.

  A stirrer 325 is attached to the support frame 303. The stirrer 325 includes a stirring blade 327. The stirring blade 327 is disposed in the heating kettle 302.

  The agitator 325 is rotatably supported by the support frame 303. Accordingly, the stirring blade 327 side of the stirrer 325 can be retracted from the heating cooker 302 as indicated by an imaginary line in FIG.

  In the state of FIG. 18, when steam is supplied into the jacket 307 as described above, the heating kettle 302 can be heated by heat exchange with the steam. By heating the heating pot 302, heat exchange with the side of the ingredients put into the heating pot 302 is performed, and the stirring ingredients 327 of the stirrer 325 are driven to rotate, whereby the ingredients can be cooked with stirring.

  After cooking, the stirrer 325 is retracted as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Further, the cooking container 301 can be tilted and rotated around the bearing portions 313 and 315 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. By the tilting rotation of the cooking container 301, the food can be easily discharged from the heating kettle 302.

  Then, as described above, by passing steam through the through hole in the shaft center portion of the support shaft of the cooking vessel 303 supported by the bearing portions 313 and 315, the inside of the jacket 307 of the cooking vessel 301 which is the movable side from the fixed side. In contrast, steam can be smoothly supplied and discharged.

  However, in the case of the above structure, the expansion and contraction are repeated depending on whether the steam passes through or not through the bearing portions 313 and 315, and the operation at the bearing portions 313 and 315 is not smoothly performed. When 301 is tilted and rotated as shown by the chain line in FIG. 19, there is a problem that the operability is remarkably impaired. In particular, when the food is cooked and then needs to be cooled, air, water, etc. are supplied to the jacket 307 instead of steam, so that the expansion and contraction at the bearing portions 313 and 315 become larger and the operability is lowered. There was a risk of becoming more prominent.

  Further, seizure or the like is likely to occur due to a temperature rise at the bearing portions 313 and 315, and there is a fear that durability is greatly impaired.

  Further, since the fixed side inlet pipe 317 and the fixed side outlet pipe 321 must be disposed outside the bearing portions 313 and 315, the fixed side inlet pipe 317 and the fixed side outlet pipe 321 are heated. However, there is a problem that the operator's hand is easy to touch and special measures may be required.

Food Equipment / Equipment Editorial Board “Food Equipment / Equipment Encyclopedia” Industry Research Association, Encyclopedia Publishing Center, July 20, 2002, p527

  The problems to be solved are that the operability is poor and the durability is low, and that special measures are required to make it difficult to touch the portion where the temperature is rising due to the supply and discharge of the heat medium.

  The present invention includes a heat exchange jacket and a cooking container capable of cooking while allowing heat exchange with the foodstuff side by supplying and discharging a heat medium to and from the jacket, and the cooking container around a support shaft. A support frame that is supported so as to be capable of tilting rotation; a secondary side coupling portion that is attached to the jacket side and communicated with the inside of the jacket; and a support frame that is attached to the support frame side and communicated to the heat medium supply source. And when the cooking container is tilted and rotated from the cooking position, the secondary side coupling part is detached from the primary side coupling part and when the tilting rotation of the cooking container is returned to the cooking position, the secondary side is removed. A cooking device in which a coupling portion is coupled to a primary side coupling portion to connect the secondary side coupling portion and the primary side coupling portion, wherein the primary side coupling portion and the secondary side coupling portion include a housing, the housing A valve body capable of opening and closing the inner valve hole, and a communicating hole which is integrally connected to the valve body and is connected to the valve body so as to be able to advance and retreat on the end side of the housing. An advancing / retracting movable portion whose surfaces can be in close contact with each other outside the housing, and an urging force for energizing the advancing / retracting movable portion in a direction protruding from the housing and urging the valve body so as to close a valve hole in the housing A movable abutting portion having an opening communicating with the closely opposed surface and the communication hole and capable of changing the direction of the closely opposed surface by a spherical surface support. The urging member bends after the closely opposed surfaces come into contact with each other by the coupling operation on the circular arc around the support shaft between the primary side coupling part and the secondary side coupling part, and the valve body is bent in the housing. Open the valve hole and connect the fluid passage with the valve hole. Characterized in that a communicating state to and made a close of the closely facing surfaces mutually the hole and the opening.

  At least one of the primary side coupling portion or the secondary side coupling portion is supported by an actuator, and the coupling operation of the primary side coupling portion and the secondary side coupling portion is performed by the actuator.

  The primary side coupling part and the secondary side coupling part are arranged on the bottom side of the cooking container.

  The present invention includes a heat exchange jacket and a cooking container capable of cooking while allowing heat exchange with the foodstuff side by supplying and discharging a heat medium to and from the jacket, and the cooking container around a support shaft. A support frame that is supported so as to be capable of tilting rotation; a secondary side coupling portion that is attached to the jacket side and communicated with the inside of the jacket; and a support frame that is attached to the support frame side and communicated to the heat medium supply source. And when the cooking container is tilted and rotated from the cooking position, the secondary side coupling part is detached from the primary side coupling part and when the tilting rotation of the cooking container is returned to the cooking position, the secondary side is removed. A cooking device in which a coupling portion is coupled to a primary side coupling portion to connect the secondary side coupling portion and the primary side coupling portion, wherein the primary side coupling portion and the secondary side coupling portion include a housing, the housing A valve body capable of opening and closing the inner valve hole, and a communicating hole which is integrally connected to the valve body and is connected to the valve body so as to be able to advance and retreat on the end side of the housing. An advancing / retracting movable portion whose surfaces can be in close contact with each other outside the housing, and an urging force for energizing the advancing / retracting movable portion in a direction protruding from the housing and urging the valve body so as to close a valve hole in the housing A movable abutting portion having an opening communicating with the closely opposed surface and the communication hole and capable of changing the direction of the closely opposed surface by a spherical surface support. The urging member bends after the closely opposed surfaces come into contact with each other by the coupling operation on the circular arc around the support shaft between the primary side coupling part and the secondary side coupling part, and the valve body is bent in the housing. Open the valve hole and connect the fluid passage with the valve hole. It can be a communicating state to and made a close of the closely facing surfaces mutually the hole and the opening.

Therefore, the fluid passage can be brought into a communication state after the advancement and retraction movable portions of the primary side coupling portion and the secondary side coupling portion are brought into close contact with each other accurately, and the communication state can be created accurately and easily.
In addition, the heat medium does not pass through the shaft center side of the bearing portion of the support frame that supports the cooking container so as to be able to tilt and rotate, and it is possible to greatly suppress the thermal expansion and contraction around the bearing portion. For this reason, the tilting rotation of the cooking container with respect to the support frame can be performed very smoothly, and the operability of the tilting rotation of the cooking container can be greatly improved.
Moreover, since it can suppress that the bearing part which supports a cooking container so that tilting rotation with respect to a support frame can repeat expansion | swelling shrinkage | contraction, durability around a bearing part can be improved significantly.

  At least one of the primary side coupling portion or the secondary side coupling portion is supported by an actuator, and the coupling operation of the primary side coupling portion and the secondary side coupling portion is performed by the actuator, so that the coupling is surely performed. Can do.

  Since the primary side coupling part and the secondary side coupling part are arranged on the bottom side of the cooking container, the primary side coupling part and the secondary side coupling part can be arranged so as to be hidden on the bottom side of the cooking container. It is possible to make it difficult for the operator's hands to touch while having a simple structure.

  The purpose of supplying and discharging the fluid without passing through the bearing portion is to allow the biasing member to come into close contact with the other side of the advancing / retracting movable portion by the coupling operation of the primary side coupling portion and the secondary side coupling portion. The valve body is bent to open the valve hole in the housing, and the fluid passage is realized by a coupling that connects the valve hole, the communication hole, and the opening.

  1 to 10 show Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is a plan view of a cooking apparatus to which Example 1 of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a right side view of a cooking apparatus in which an outlet portion and the like are omitted, and FIG. 3 is a right side view of the cooking apparatus in which an inlet portion and the like are omitted. 4 is a right side view when the cooking apparatus is tilted and rotated without the outlet section, FIG. 5 is a right side view when the cooking apparatus is tilted and rotated without the inlet section, and FIG. 6 is a secondary side coupling section. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the movable-side coupling body, FIG. 7 is a half-sectional view of the fixed-side coupling body that is the primary-side coupling portion, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing one communication hole, and FIG. FIG. 10, FIG. 10 shows a coupling coupling operation, (a) is a sectional view showing a state before coupling, (b) is a sectional view showing a state in which the movable abutting portion is in contact with the advancing and retracting movable portion, and (c) is movable. Sectional drawing which shows the state which contact | abutted part closely_contact | adhered to the back and forth movable part side, (d) is a movable side coupling body Sectional view showing a state where the valve body is opened, a cross-sectional view showing a (e) a state in which the valve element of the movable coupling member and the stationary-side coupling body is opened.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the cooking apparatus of the present embodiment, the cooking container 1 is supported by the support frame 3 so as to be capable of tilting and rotating. The cooking container 1 includes a heating kettle 5 and a steam jacket 7 as a jacket. The heating kettle 5 includes a bottom portion 11 on the lower side of the trunk portion 9. The trunk portion 9 has a cylindrical shape, and the bottom portion 11 has a spherical shape.

  The steam jacket 7 is provided so as to surround from the lower end side of the trunk portion 9 to the entire bottom portion 11. The steam jacket 7 is provided with a drain port 13.

  The support frame 3 includes a base 15 and a support column 17. The support columns 17 are provided at both ends on one side of the base 15. A bearing portion 19 is provided at the upper end of each column 17. Support shafts 21 are rotatably supported by the bearing portion 19. The support shaft 21 is fixed to the body portion 9 of the heating pot 5.

  Therefore, the cooking container 1 is supported by the bearing portion 19 of the support column 17 via the support shaft 21 so as to be capable of tilting and rotating.

  The tilting rotation of the cooking container 1 is driven by, for example, a piston cylinder device 23. The piston cylinder device 23 is provided on both the left and right sides of the cooking container 1. The piston cylinder device 23 is driven to extend by hydraulic pressure or the like. The cylinder part 25 side of the piston cylinder device 23 is rotatably supported by the base 15, and the piston part 26 side is rotatably supported by the body part 9 of the heating hook 5.

  An inlet portion 27 and an outlet portion 28 for supplying and discharging steam as a heat medium are provided on the steam jacket 7 side. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 4, the inlet portion 27 includes a movable side coupling body 29 as a movable side coupling body that is a secondary side coupling portion and a fixed side coupling body as a primary side coupling portion. The fixed-side inlet coupling body 31 is provided.

  A support flange 33 is attached to the movable side inlet coupling body 29. The support flange 33 is fixed to the support bracket 35. The support bracket 35 is attached to the support stay 37. The support stay 37 is fixed to the outer surface on the bottom side of the steam jacket 7.

  A movable inlet pipe 39 that forms a fluid passage is connected to the movable inlet coupling body 29. The movable inlet pipe 39 is coupled to the bottom side of the steam jacket 7. A movable inlet coupling body 29 is connected in communication with the steam jacket 7 via a movable inlet pipe 39.

  A support flange 41 is attached to the fixed side inlet coupling body 31. The support flange 41 is attached to the support bracket 43. The support bracket 43 is attached on the base 15 via a support stay 45.

  A fixed-side inlet pipe 47 that forms a fluid passage is connected to the fixed-side inlet coupling body 31. The stationary inlet pipe 47 is supported on the column 17 side by a pipe stay 49. The fixed inlet pipe 47 is provided with a manual inlet opening / closing valve 51. The on-off valve 51 is connected to a supply source of steam that is a heat medium. The inlet opening / closing valve 51 may be switched to an air source or a water source for cooling depending on circumstances. A pressure meter 53 is attached to the stationary inlet pipe 47.

  The outlet portion 28 has basically the same piping structure as the inlet portion 27. That is, corresponding to the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 of the inlet portion 27, the movable side outlet coupling body 55 as the movable side coupling body, the secondary side coupling as the primary side coupling portion. As a part, a fixed-side outlet coupling body 57 as a fixed-side coupling body is provided.

  The movable side outlet coupling body 55 is attached to the bottom outer surface of the steam jacket 7 by a support flange 33, a support bracket 35, and a support stay 37 in the same manner as the movable side inlet coupling body 29 of the inlet portion 27. ing. Similarly to the movable inlet coupling body 29, the movable outlet coupling body 55 is connected to the steam jacket 7 through a movable outlet pipe 59 that forms a fluid passage.

  The fixed-side outlet coupling body 57 is mounted on the base 15 by a support flange 41, a support bracket 43, and a support stay 45 in the same manner as the fixed-side inlet coupling body 31 of the inlet portion 27.

  A fixed-side outlet pipe 61 that forms a fluid passage is connected to the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57. The fixed-side outlet pipe 61 is disposed below the cooking vessel 1 so that a part thereof overlaps the lower side of the stationary-side inlet pipe 47. A manual outlet opening / closing valve 63 is attached to the fixed outlet pipe 61.

  When the cooking container 1 is in the substantially horizontal cooking position shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 of the inlet portion 27 are coupled to each other. In addition, the movable side outlet coupling body 55 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 of the outlet portion 28 are coupled to each other.

  In this state, the movable-side inlet coupling body 29, the fixed-side inlet coupling body 31, the movable-side outlet coupling body 55, and the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57 are arranged on the bottom side of the cooking container 1. ing.

  And most of the movable inlet pipe 39 and the fixed inlet pipe 47 and most of the movable outlet pipe 59 and the fixed outlet pipe 61 with respect to the coupling bodies 29, 31, 55 and 57 are on the bottom side of the cooking container 1. It has a structure housed in.

  When the cooking container 1 is tilted and rotated as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 become the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57. When the tilting rotation of the cooking container 1 is returned to the cooking position, the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 become the fixed side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side outlet coupling body. 57, and the movable side inlet coupling body 29, the movable side outlet coupling body 55, the fixed side inlet coupling body 31, and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are connected in communication.

  The movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are structured as shown in FIG. 6, and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 are structured as shown in FIG. It is like this.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6, the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 include a housing 65, a valve body 67, an advancing / retracting movable portion 69, and a coil spring 71 as an urging member. .

  The housing 65 is configured such that an end plate portion 75 is fastened and fixed to a main body portion 73 by bolts 77. The main body 73 is provided with an inner wall 79. On both sides of the middle wall 79, a first housing part 81 and a second housing part 83 are provided. The middle wall 79 is provided with an opening 85 and communicates the first and second accommodating portions 81 and 83.

  The end plate portion 75 is provided with a female screw portion 87 connected to the movable side inlet pipe 39 or the fixed side outlet pipe 61. The end plate portion 75 is provided with a cylindrical portion 89 that fits into the first accommodating portion 81. A resin packing 91 is sandwiched between the cylindrical portion 89 and the inner wall 79. An opening 93 that communicates with the valve hole 85 is provided in the packing 91.

  The valve body 67 is movable to open and close a valve hole 85 in the housing 65. The valve body 67 opens and closes the valve hole 85 by contacting and separating from the packing 91.

  The valve body 67 is fastened and fixed to the end portion of the rod 95 by a nut 97. A steam-resistant ring-shaped seal 99 is provided between the valve body 67 and the rod 95. The forward / backward movable portion 69 is integrally provided at the other end of the rod 95. The advancing / retracting movable portion 69 is disposed on the end side of the housing 65 so as to be able to advance and retract, and is integrally coupled to the valve body 67 by the rod 95.

  The advance / retreat movable part 69 includes a piston-like slide fitting part 101. The slide fitting part 101 is slid and fitted into the second housing part 83. The slide fitting portion 101 is provided with a ring-shaped seal 103 for steam resistance, and ring-shaped wear rings 105 are attached to both sides of the seal 103.

  The slide fitting portion 101 is provided with communication holes 107 and 109 that allow communication between the inside and outside of the second housing portion 83. The communication holes 107 and 109 communicate with the valve hole 85 via the second housing portion 83. A holding portion 111 is provided at the outer end of the slide fitting portion 101. The movable contact portion 113 is accommodated and held in the holding portion 111.

  The movable contact portion 113 has a flat closely opposed surface 115 on the front surface and a spherical surface 117 on the outer periphery. The spherical surface 117 is spherically supported by a resin packing 119 held in the holding portion 111. The movable contact portion 113 is provided with an opening 118. The opening 118 communicates with the communication holes 107 and 109.

  A cap 121 is screwed around the outer periphery of the holding portion 111 to prevent the movable contact portion 113 from coming off the holding portion 111. A steam-resistant seal 123 is provided between the cap 121 and the spherical surface 117 of the movable contact portion 113. The cap 121 is prevented from loosening by a set screw 125.

  The coil spring 71 is disposed in the slide fitting portion 101 and is interposed between the advance / retreat movable portion 69 and the inner wall 79 of the housing 65. The coil spring 71 urges the advancing / retracting movable portion 69 in a direction protruding from the housing 65 and urges the valve body 67 to contact the packing 91 so as to close the valve hole 85 in the housing 65. .

  The fixed inlet coupling body 31 and the movable outlet coupling body 55 are as shown in FIG. The fixed-side inlet coupling body 31 and the movable-side outlet coupling body 55 have the same basic structure as the movable-side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57 shown in FIG. The movable contact portion 113 of the coupling body 29 and the fixed side inlet coupling body 57 is omitted.

  Therefore, the fixed-side inlet coupling body 31 and the movable-side outlet coupling body 55 differ only in the shape of the outer end portion of the advancing / retreating movable portion 127, and the other structures are the movable-side inlet coupling body 29, the fixed-side outlet. The structure of the coupling body 57 is the same. For this reason, the corresponding components will be described with the same reference numerals.

  In the fixed-side inlet coupling body 31 and the movable-side outlet coupling body 55, a flat closely opposed surface 129 is provided at the outer end of the advance / retreat movable portion 127. A steam-resistant seal 131 is provided on the closely facing surface 129 around the outer periphery of the communication holes 107 and 109. The coil spring 133 as the urging member has a larger number of turns than the coil spring 71 and is set to have a larger urging force than the coil spring 71.

  The female thread portions 87 of the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 are connected in communication with the fixed side inlet pipe 47 and the movable side outlet pipe 59.

  The shape of the communication holes 107 and 109 is as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the communication holes 107 and 109 are formed as long holes in the circumferential direction, and are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center.

  The coupling operation of the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 and the coupling operation of the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are performed as shown in FIG.

  Here, in order to simplify the description, the coupling operation of the movable inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed inlet coupling body 31 will be described, and the coupling operation of the movable outlet coupling body 55 and the stationary outlet coupling body 57 will be described. Since they are the same, description thereof is omitted.

  First, in the state of FIG. 10A, the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 are before coupling, and the movable contact portion 113 is separated from the fixed side inlet coupling body 31. ing. When the coupling operation starts from this state, the movable contact portion 113 comes into contact with the closely opposed surface 129 of the advance / retreat movable portion 127 of the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 as shown in FIG. At this time, even if the closely facing surface 115 of the movable abutting portion 113 is in contact with the closely facing surface 129 of the advancing / retracting movable portion 127 at an angle, the movable abutting portion 113 is in contact with the packing 119 by the spherical surface 117 when the coupling operation proceeds. As shown in (c), the orientation of the closely facing surface 115 is changed, and the closely contacting surface 129 of the advancing / retreating movable portion 127 is brought into a close contact state.

  When the coupling operation further proceeds in this state, due to the difference in the urging forces of the coil springs 71 and 133, the coil spring 71 side begins to bend in advance as shown in FIG. Move into 83. Thus, the valve body 67 is separated from the packing 91, and the movable side inlet coupling body 29 valve hole 85 is opened.

  When the coupling operation further proceeds, the advancing / retracting movable portion 69 bottoms against the housing 69, and then the coil spring 133 of the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 starts to bend. Due to this bending, the advancing / retracting movable portion 127 moves into the second accommodating portion 83, the valve body 67 of the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 is separated from the packing 91, and the valve hole 85 is opened.

  When the bending of the coil spring 133 is performed to the bottom of the housing 65 of the advance / retreat movable part 127, the coupling operation of the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 is completed. Similarly, the coupling operation between the movable-side outlet coupling body 55 and the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57 is also completed.

  When the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 are separated from the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 by the reverse operation, the coil springs 71 and 133 are moved. The valve bodies 71 and 83 return to their original positions by the urging, and the valve action causes the first and second accommodating portions 81 and 83 to be located on the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 side. Blocked.

  Thus, the fixed-side inlet coupling body 31, the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57, the movable-side inlet coupling body 29, and the movable-side outlet coupling body 55 are disconnected when they are separated from each other, and are connected when they are combined. It becomes. In this case, since the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are opened in advance, the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 are opened in advance. It is possible to prevent the leakage of steam due to

  In addition, the cooking apparatus of a present Example is used as a cooking and stirring cooker similar to FIG. 18, FIG. 19, for example, Although not shown in figure, the stirrer similar to the stirrer 225 of FIG. 18, FIG. The stirring blade provided and supported so as to be retractable is inserted into the cooking container 1 at the cooking position. However, this stirrer can be omitted.

  During cooking, ingredients are put into the heating pot 5. The steam jacket 7 is supplied with steam whose heating temperature is adjusted. The steam is supplied through the fixed side inlet pipe 47, the fixed side inlet coupling body 31, the movable side inlet coupling body 29, and the movable side inlet pipe 39 by an opening / closing operation of the inlet opening / closing valve 51.

  The steam supplied into the steam jacket 7 exchanges heat with respect to the bottom 11 side and the like of the heating kettle 5 and further exchanges heat with the food in the heating kettle 5 from the bottom 11 side. At the same time, the ingredients in the heating pot 5 are stirred by the stirring drive of the stirring blade. As a result, the ingredients in the heating kettle 5 can be cooked with stirring.

  The steam can be discharged from the steam jacket 7 by adjusting the outlet opening / closing valve 63. That is, when the outlet opening / closing valve 63 is opened, steam can be discharged to the outside through the movable outlet pipe 59, the movable outlet coupling body 55, the fixed outlet coupling body 57, and the fixed outlet pipe 61.

  At this time, the fixed-side outlet pipe 61 can be disposed lower on the support frame 3 side below the steam jacket 7, so that steam can be discharged from the steam jacket 7 very efficiently.

  When the food in the heating kettle 5 needs to be cooled, the heat medium supply source is switched and a heat medium for cooling such as air or water is supplied from the fixed inlet pipe 47 side. The air, water, etc. can be discharged from the steam jacket 7 from the fixed outlet pipe 61 side as described above.

  Water or the like remaining in the steam jacket 7 can be easily discharged by opening the drain port 13.

  Next, the food after cooking is taken out by tilting and rotating the cooking container 1 as shown in FIGS. This tilting is performed by extending the piston cylinder device 23 from the state shown in FIGS. When the piston cylinder device 23 is extended, the support shaft 21 of the heating pot 5 rotates about the bearing portion 19, the other side of the cooking container 1 rotates upward, and the cooking container 1 can be tilted and rotated.

  As the cooking container 1 is tilted and rotated, the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 are detached from the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 as shown in FIGS. To do. By this separation, the fixed side inlet coupling body 31, the fixed side outlet coupling body 57, the movable side inlet coupling body 29, and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 are all cut off.

  Therefore, there is no need to operate the valve suddenly when the cooking container 1 is tilted and rotated, and the operability is improved.

  In the tilted state of the cooking container 1, the food in the heating kettle 5 can be easily taken out from the side A in FIGS. 4 and 5 is merely an example, and the cooking container 1 can be further tilted and rotated.

  In such a series of operations, since the operator performs the operation on the A side, the operator's hand or the like has a fixed side inlet pipe 47, a fixed side outlet pipe 57, a movable side inlet pipe 39, a movable side outlet pipe. 59, the movable side inlet coupling body 29, the movable side outlet coupling body 55, the fixed side inlet coupling body 31, the fixed side outlet coupling body 57, etc. are not touched.

  Moreover, the fixed side inlet pipe 47, the fixed side outlet pipe 57, the movable side inlet pipe 39, the movable side outlet pipe 59, the movable side inlet coupling body 29, the movable side outlet coupling body 55, the fixed side inlet coupling body 31, Since the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57 and the like are merely housed in the lower part of the cooking device 1, the structure is extremely simple.

  The movable inlet pipe 39, the movable outlet pipe 59, the movable inlet coupling body 29, and the movable outlet coupling body 55 are located behind the working position A even when the cooking device 1 is tilted and rotated. , The operator does not touch these.

  Even when the cooking container 1 is in the cooking position shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the fixed side inlet pipe 47, the fixed side outlet pipe 61, the movable side inlet pipe 39, the movable side outlet pipe 59, etc. It becomes a form accommodated in the lower side, and it can suppress that other workers etc. touch these.

  Further, since a heat medium such as steam supplied into the steam jacket 7 does not pass through the bearing portion 19 and the support shaft 21, expansion and contraction of these can be significantly suppressed. Therefore, even when the cooking container 1 is tilted and rotated as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, this can be performed very smoothly and easily, and the operability is remarkably improved.

  Since a heat medium such as steam does not pass through the bearing portion 19 and the support shaft 21, the large expansion and contraction of this portion can be suppressed as described above, and the durability can be greatly improved.

  In the above embodiment, the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 are attached to the steam jacket 7 side, and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are attached to the support frame 3. The structure of each coupling body can be applied to both the movable side and the fixed side, and the structure of the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 is fixed. The side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are used, and the structures of the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are the same as those of the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55. It can also be a structure.

  Like the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57, the movable side outlet coupling body 55 and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 are also provided with a movable contact portion 113 to have the same structure. Is also possible.

  The movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 can be directly attached to the steam jacket 7.

  The fixed-side inlet coupling body 31, the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57, the movable-side inlet coupling body 29, and the movable-side outlet coupling body 55 are normally open, and the other, for example, the fixed side is Depending on the structure, the structure can be opened at the time of coupling and closed at the time of separation.

  The whole inlet portion 27 and outlet portion 28 may be arranged behind the tilting rotation of the cooking container 1.

  FIGS. 11-14 has shown Example 2 of this invention. FIG. 11 is a front view of the cooking device, FIG. 12 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 13 is a right side view of the cooking device, and FIG. 14 is a single point of the tilting state of the cooking pan as a cooking container toward the food input side and the food takeout side. It is a left view of the cooking apparatus shown simultaneously with a chain line.

  In this embodiment, the fixed side inlet coupling body and the fixed side outlet coupling body are driven by an actuator. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and demonstrated to the component corresponding to Example 1. FIG.

  First, the cooking apparatus of this embodiment is demonstrated as a whole.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the cooking apparatus 201 according to the present embodiment includes a cooking container 205, a driving unit 207, and a control box 209 on a base frame 203 as a support frame.

  The base frame 203 includes a floor frame 213 and side frames 215 and 217. The floor frame 213 is installed on the floor 221 by legs 219. For example, a weight sensor composed of a load cell or the like is interposed in the leg 219, and the weight of the entire cooking apparatus 201 is measured. By this weight measurement, it is possible to calculate the amount of water evaporation due to cooking of the food in the cooking container 205 and cause the cooking apparatus 201 to perform automatic cooking or the like.

  The side frames 215 and 217 are provided upright at both ends of the floor frame 213. The cooking container 205 includes a heating kettle 223 and a steam jacket 225 as a jacket. The heating pot 223 has a hopper portion 229 provided on a horizontal cylindrical portion 227. On the hopper portion 229, double-open lid portions 231a and 231b are provided. A stirring shaft 233 is rotatably supported on the shaft core portion of the cylindrical portion 227. Agitation blades 235 are attached to the agitation shaft 233 at predetermined intervals. By rotating the stirring blade 235 together with the stirring shaft 233, the food in the heating pot 223 can be stirred and cooked.

  The cooking container 205 is supported on the base frame 203 by a first shaft support portion 237 and a second shaft support portion 239 as separate shaft support portions constituting the support means, and a drive cylinder device 241 as drive means. ing.

  A pair of the first and second shaft support portions 237 and 239 are provided on the left and right sides in the plan view of FIG. 12, respectively, one on the left side is mounted on the side frame 215 and the other on the right side is mounted on the side frame 217. It has been. The 1st axis | shaft support part 237 is arrange | positioned with respect to the cooking container 205 at the foodstuff input side of the cooking apparatus 201, and the 2nd axis | shaft support part 239 is arrange | positioned at the foodstuff taking-out side.

  A support shaft 243 is supported on the second shaft support portions 237 and 239. The support shaft 243 is disposed in parallel with the stirring shaft 233, and one end thereof is fixed to the hopper portion 229 of the heating pot 223.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the drive cylinder device 241 is disposed between the first and second shaft support portions 237 and 239. In the present embodiment, a pair of drive cylinder devices 241 are disposed on both side frames 215 and 217. However, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the drive cylinder device 241 is disposed only on one side.

  One end of the drive cylinder device 241 is rotatably coupled to the heating pot 223 of the cooking vessel 205, and the other end is rotatably coupled to the floor frame 213 of the base frame 203.

  The drive unit 207 is disposed between the support shafts 243 on the side frame 215 side, and is attached to the support shaft 243 by a coupling frame 245.

  The driving unit 207 is connected to the stirring shaft 233 and rotationally drives the stirring shaft 233. The drive unit 233 is configured to be driven and stopped by the control box 209, for example.

  The control box 209 is disposed on the food input side of the cooking container 205, and controls the supply / discharge of steam to / from the steam jacket 225, the operation of the drive cylinder device 241, the operation of the drive unit 207, and the like.

  When the engaging portion is selectively disengaged and the drive cylinder device 241 is extended, the cooking container 205 is moved around the support shaft 243 of the first shaft support portion 237 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The heating pot 223 can be selectively tilted to both sides.

  Therefore, the food can be thrown into the heating pot 223 by the tilting operation toward the food input side, the cooking state is restored by returning the tilted state, and then the tilting operation is performed to the opposite side. Food can be taken out to the take-out side.

  In this way, by causing the heating pot 223 to tilt to the food input side, the food can be input into the heating pot 223 from the food input side. After the food is put into the heating pot 223, the steam is supplied to and discharged from the steam jacket 225 in the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 14, and the stirring shaft 233 is driven to rotate by the drive unit 207. The stirring blade 235 is driven. As a result, the ingredients in the heating pot 223 are heated and stirred.

  After cooking with heating and stirring, the heating kettle 223 is tilted to the food take-out side to set the take-out height, and the food can be taken out from the heating kettle 223. When the food is taken out, the take-out height can be increased, and for example, the take-out from the heating pot 223 to the take-out container can be performed very smoothly. Also, the operator does not need to bend down when taking out the food, and the food can be taken out very easily.

  By the tilting operation of the heating pot 223, the food input side and the food take-out side can be clearly partitioned (zoning) across the heating pot 223. Therefore, the food before cooking is not scattered on the food take-out side, and the washing water of the heating kettle 223 is not scattered. For this reason, it is possible to easily create a sanitary state on the side of taking out the food after cooking, and to ensure the food hygiene of the food taken out after cooking.

  In other words, by zoning with the heating pot 223 as a reference, it is possible to individually manage the response to bacterial contamination on the food input side and the food output side. Therefore, the food input side can be managed relatively loosely. On the other hand, the food take-out side can easily take out food after cooking in a highly hygienic state by eliminating bacterial contamination.

Further, the post-process such as packing the cooked food on the zoned food take-out side can be performed quickly in a state of extremely high hygiene.
The tilting operation of the heating pot 23 can be performed.

  The supply of steam according to the tilting operation is interrupted by the joint portion 247 as shown in FIGS. 15 is a plan view of the joint portion 247, FIG. 16 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 17 is a front view of the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 supported by the actuator.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, the joint portion 247 includes the fixed-side inlet coupling body 31, the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57, the movable-side inlet coupling body 29, and the movable-side outlet coupling body 55, respectively. Arranged together.

  The fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are supported on the base frame 203 side, and the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 are on the steam jacket 225 side. It is supported by.

  The fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are driven by an actuator 249. Specifically, the actuator 249 is constituted by an air cylinder device, for example, and is controlled by the control box 209. The cylinder part 251 is supported on the base frame 203 side. Operating air is supplied to and discharged from the cylinder portion 251 and the piston portion 253 expands and contracts. The fixed-side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57 are supported on the piston portion 253 via a bracket 255.

  Therefore, when the heating pot 223 tilts, the actuator 249 is driven in advance, the piston portion 253 contracts, and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57 are moved to the movable side inlet cup. 15 is detached from the ring body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 as shown in FIG.

  When the heating hook 223 returns to the tilting state and the heating hook 223 is in the state shown in FIG. 14 by the solid line, the actuator 249 is driven and the piston portion 253 expands, and the fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling are driven. The body 57 is coupled to the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 in the same manner as the operation of FIG.

  Therefore, the coupling can be surely performed. The fixed side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed side outlet coupling body 57, and the movable side inlet coupling body 29 and the movable side outlet coupling body 55 can be automatically and reliably coupled to and detached from each other.

  The actuator 249 can also be configured by a hydraulic cylinder device, an electric motor, or the like.

It is a top view of a cooking device (Example 1). It is a right view of the cooking apparatus which abbreviate | omitted the outlet part (Example 1). It is a right view of the cooking apparatus which abbreviate | omitted the inlet part (Example 1). It is a right view at the time of tilt rotation of the cooking apparatus which abbreviate | omitted the outlet part (Example 1). It is a right view at the time of tilt rotation of the cooking apparatus which abbreviate | omitted the inlet part (Example 1). (Example 1) which is sectional drawing of a movable side coupling body. (Example 1) which is sectional drawing of a stationary-side coupling body. (Example 1) which is sectional drawing which shows one communicating hole. It is sectional drawing which shows the other communicating hole (Example 1). (A) is a cross-sectional view showing a state before the coupling, (b) is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the movable contact portion is in contact with the advance / retreat movable portion, and (c) is a view in which the movable contact portion is advanced and retracted Sectional drawing which shows the state closely_contact | adhered to the movable part side, (d) is sectional drawing which shows the state which the valve body of the movable side coupling body opened, (e) The valve body of a movable side coupling body and a fixed side coupling body (Example 1) which is sectional drawing which shows the state which opened. It is a front view of a cooking apparatus (Example 2). It is a top view of a cooking device (Example 2). (Example 2) which is a right view of a cooking device. (Example 2) which is the left view of the cooking apparatus which shows the tilting state to the food input side of a cooking pan, and the food extraction side simultaneously with a dashed-dotted line. (Example 2) which is a top view of a joint part. 16 is a side view of the same, and FIG. 17 is a front view of the fixed-side inlet coupling body 31 and the fixed-side outlet coupling body 57 supported by the actuator. (Example 2) which is a side view of a joint part. (Example 2) which is a front view of the fixed side inlet coupling body and fixed side outlet coupling body which were supported by the actuator. It is a front view of a cooking device (conventional example). It is a right view of a cooking device (conventional example).

Explanation of symbols

1,205 Cooking container 3 Support frame 5 Heating kettle 7,225 Steam jacket 11 Bottom 29 Movable inlet coupling body (movable coupling body, secondary coupling part)
31. Fixed inlet coupling body (fixed coupling body, primary coupling part)
55 Movable outlet coupling body (movable coupling body, primary coupling part)
57 Fixed outlet coupling body (fixed coupling body, secondary coupling part)
65 Housing 67 Valve body 69 Forward / backward movable part 71,133 Coil spring (urging member)
85 Valve hole 107, 109 Communication hole 113 Movable contact portion 115 Closely opposed surface 117 Spherical surface 118 Opening portion 203 Base frame (support frame)
205 Cooking container 249 Actuator

Claims (3)

A cooking container that includes a jacket for heat exchange and can be cooked while allowing heat exchange with the foodstuff side by supplying and discharging a heat medium to and from the jacket,
A support frame that supports the cooking container so as to be tiltable and rotatable about a support shaft;
A secondary side coupling portion attached to the jacket side and connected in communication within the jacket;
A primary side coupling portion attached to the support frame side and connected in communication with the heat medium supply source;
When the cooking container is tilted and rotated from the cooking position, the secondary coupling part is detached from the primary coupling part, and when the tilting rotation of the cooking container is returned to the cooking position, the secondary coupling part is coupled to the primary coupling part. A cooking device for connecting the secondary side coupling portion and the primary side coupling portion in communication with each other,
The primary side coupling part and the secondary side coupling part are arranged integrally with the housing, a valve body capable of opening and closing a valve hole in the housing, and being movable forward and backward on the end side of the housing. An advancing / retracting movable part that has a communicating hole that is coupled and communicates with the valve hole and whose closely facing surfaces of the end parts can be in close contact with each other outside the housing, and urges the advancing / retracting movable part in a direction protruding from the housing. A biasing member that biases the valve body so as to close the valve hole in the housing;
The at least one advancing / retreating movable portion is provided with a movable contact portion having an opening communicating with the closely opposed surface and the communication hole and capable of changing the direction of the closely opposed surface by a spherical support,
The urging member bends after the closely opposed surfaces come into contact with each other by the coupling operation on the circular arc around the support shaft between the primary side coupling part and the secondary side coupling part, and the valve body is bent in the housing. A cooking apparatus, wherein a valve hole is opened and the fluid passage is in communication with the valve hole, the communication hole, and the opening, and the closely opposed surfaces are brought into close contact with each other. The cooking device according to claim 1,
At least one of the primary side coupling part or the secondary side coupling part is supported by an actuator,
The cooking apparatus characterized in that a coupling operation of the primary side coupling unit and the secondary side coupling unit is performed by the actuator. The cooking apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the primary side coupling part and the secondary side coupling part are arranged on a bottom side of the cooking container.

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