JP4663574B2 - Frozen confectionery manufacturing device and addition device for frozen confectionery manufacturing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus for extracting and selling frozen confectionery such as soft cream, and more particularly to a device in which an additive such as fruit pulp or nuts is topped on the frozen confectionery.

  Conventionally, a frozen confection manufacturing apparatus that extracts and sells frozen confectionery such as soft cream manufactures frozen confectionery from frozen confectionery raw materials, and a cooling cylinder in which an extraction path through which the frozen confectionery is extracted is formed at the front end, and an outlet of the extraction path A frozen dessert passage that is formed on the inner wall surface and has a frozen dessert outlet for taking out the extracted frozen dessert at the lower end, and is provided in the frozen dessert passage so as to be movable up and down, normally closing the outlet of the extraction passage And a plunger (see Patent Document 1).

  And at the time of frozen confectionery extraction sale, the plunger is moved upward to open the outlet of the extraction path. When the outlet of the extraction path is thus opened, the frozen dessert is extracted from the outlet of the extraction path to the frozen dessert passage through the extraction path by the stirring pressure of the stirring device provided in the cooling cylinder, and then the frozen dessert outlet It is comprised so that it may take out from a part.

  And when topping was desired for the extracted frozen confectionery, it was performed by separately applying granular chocolate or sauce from above the extracted frozen confectionery.

  Further, in addition to the above-described configuration, the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a source container filled with a fluid topping source, and a holder for detachably holding the source container adjacent to the take-out passage. Means and source pumping means for pumping the source from the source container to the take-out passage. Thus, the sauce is added to the frozen dessert by pushing out the sauce in the source container to the extraction passage by the source pressure feeding means in accordance with the extraction of the frozen dessert.

  However, depending on the conventional method of applying the sauce to the frozen dessert, it is necessary to have a certain level of skill in order to properly apply the granular chocolate or the sauce to the frozen dessert at the time of topping. Since it is difficult to add, there is a disadvantage that granular chocolate and sauce are scattered around. Furthermore, depending on the provider, there is a problem that it is impossible to provide a frozen dessert of uniform quality because the finished product is different.

  On the other hand, in the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus as shown in Patent Document 2, a source container previously filled with a sauce for topping must be used, and additives other than those filled in the source container can be used according to the user's preference. It was impossible to change. Therefore, additives other than the determined sauce cannot be added to the frozen dessert, and there is a problem that it is difficult to expand the types of the frozen desserts to be provided.

Therefore, as an apparatus for adding additives other than a predetermined sauce to a frozen dessert, an apparatus for adding pulp such as fruits cut into a predetermined size to the frozen dessert has been developed. In this case, a container containing the additive is attached to the outlet of the take-out passage, and the additive in the container is pushed out by the pressing device according to the extraction of the frozen dessert, and the additive is added simultaneously with the extraction of the frozen dessert. Is what you do.
JP-A-7-264991 JP 2001-211832 A

  As described above, in the frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus that adds an additive such as pulp to the frozen confectionery, the container attached to the outlet of the extraction passage of the frozen confectionery can be changed according to the type of additive contained therein, Removably attached to the outlet. On the other hand, the pressing device that pushes out the additive in the container to the outlet portion side of the extraction passage is attached to the main body of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus. Therefore, in order to smoothly extrude the additive in the container by the pressing device, it is necessary to appropriately combine the pressing device and the container at the time of attaching the container.

  As a method of extruding the additive in the container to the outlet side of the frozen confection take-out passage by the pressing device, a method of extruding directly by an extruding member provided at the tip of the pressing device, and an end of the container along the inner wall of the container There is a method of extruding through a piston member that is movably attached. In the method of extruding the additive in the container by the extrusion member provided at the tip of the direct pressing device, the extrusion member itself contacts the additive, so when the additive is changed to a different type of additive, the additive used last time There is a problem of mixing.

  On the other hand, in the method of pushing out through the piston member, in order to engage the piston member housed in the container and the pressing device, it is necessary to provide an engaging part for each, and these engaging parts are provided in the container. It is necessary to perform an engaging operation during the mounting operation. Therefore, when continuously providing different types of frozen confectionery, there is a problem that the replacement work of the container in which each additive is stored becomes complicated, and it is not possible to smoothly provide the frozen confectionery with the addition of the additive. .

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional technical problem, and the fitting operation between the piston member attached to the container containing the additive and the pressing device is performed together with a series of attaching work of the container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus and an adding apparatus for a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus that can be performed and that an additive can be smoothly added to the frozen dessert.

The frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention is provided in the main body, and cools the mix while stirring to manufacture the frozen dessert, an extraction passage for extracting the frozen dessert from the cooling cylinder, and opens and closes the extraction passage. A container, which is provided at the outlet portion of the take-out passage and stores the additive to be added to the frozen dessert, and a pressing device provided separately from the container and provided in the main body. The container is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage by a predetermined rotation operation, and an additive chamber through which the frozen dessert passes, and one side communicated with the addition chamber and added to the frozen dessert And a piston member that closes the other side of the storage chamber and is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber, and is movable inside. , Push the piston member toward the addition chamber, With extruding the additive addition chamber side, the piston member has a fitting portion for detachably fitting the fitted portion constituted by the pressing device tip, fitting portion, the pressing device is in a predetermined initial In a state where the addition chamber is in the position, the rotation operation in the direction in which the addition chamber is attached to the outlet portion of the extraction passage is fitted to the fitted portion, and the rotation operation in the direction of taking out the addition chamber from the outlet portion of the extraction passage is performed. By doing so, the fitting with the fitted portion is released.

The addition device for a frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus according to the invention of claim 2 is provided at the outlet of the take-out passage for taking out the frozen confectionery, a container for storing the additive to be added to the frozen confectionery, and a pressing device configured separately from the container The container is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage by a predetermined rotation operation, and an addition chamber through which the frozen dessert passes, and one side communicated with the addition chamber and added to the frozen dessert A pressing chamber having a storage chamber in which an object is stored and a piston member that is closed on the other side of the storage chamber and is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber. Pushes the piston member in the direction of the addition chamber, pushes the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber, and the piston member has a fitting portion that is detachably fitted to the fitted portion formed at the tip of the pressing device. and, fitting portion, in a state in which the pressing device is in the predetermined initial position, hydrogenated Fitted into the fitted part by performing the direction of rotational operation of attaching the chamber to the outlet portion of the take-out passage, the fitted portion by performing the direction of rotational operation of removing the additive chamber from the outlet portion of the take-out passage It is characterized in that the fitting with is released.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in each of the above inventions, an additive inlet opening upward is formed on the upper surface of the storage chamber.

  The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the additive inlet is formed with a hopper portion that expands upward.

  The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 3 above, the additive charging port is formed with a cylindrical filling portion that opens up and down and has a predetermined capacity.

  According to the present invention, it is provided with a cooling cylinder that is provided in the main body and cools the mix while stirring to produce frozen confectionery, an extraction passage that extracts the frozen confectionery from the cooling cylinder, and a plunger that opens and closes the extraction passage. In the frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus, a container is provided that is provided at the outlet portion of the take-out passage and stores the additive added to the frozen confectionery, and a pressing device that is configured separately from the container and provided in the main body. Is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage by a predetermined rotation operation, and an additive chamber through which the frozen dessert passes and one side communicates with the adding chamber, and an additive added to the frozen dessert is stored. A storage chamber and a piston member that is closed on the other side of the storage chamber and is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber; Push into the addition chamber and add to the storage chamber By extruding the addition chamber side, it is possible to provide an additive is added evenly frozen dessert.

In particular, according to the present invention, the container in which the additive is stored is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage, and the piston member stored in the storage chamber of the container is configured at the tip of the pressing device. The fitting portion has a fitting portion that is detachably fitted to the fitting portion, and the fitting portion rotates in a direction in which the addition chamber is attached to the outlet portion of the extraction passage in a state where the pressing device is in a predetermined initial position. The fitting portion of the piston member accommodated in the container is pressed by the rotation operation in the direction in which the addition chamber of the container is attached to the outlet portion of the extraction passage in order to be fitted to the fitted portion by performing the operation. It becomes possible to fit the to-be-fitted part comprised at the apparatus front-end | tip. Therefore, it is possible to perform the fitting operation between the piston member housed in the storage chamber and the pressing device at the same time by one rotation operation for attaching the addition chamber to the outlet portion of the take-out passage. Can be improved.

Similarly, in the state where the pressing device is in the initial position, a rotation operation in the direction of taking out the addition chamber from the outlet portion of the extraction passage is performed, so that the piston member fitting portion and the pressing device tip are configured. Since it is possible to release the fitting with the fitted portion, it is possible to improve the removal work.

  As a result, it is possible to simplify the complicated work of attaching and detaching the container and the fitting work between the piston member housed in the container and the pressing device, and to easily replace the container containing the additive. Is possible.

  According to invention of Claim 2, it is provided in the exit part of the extraction channel | path which takes out frozen confectionery, The container which accommodates the additive added to frozen confectionery, and the press apparatus comprised separately from this container, A container is provided. Is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage by a predetermined rotation operation, and an additive chamber through which the frozen dessert passes and one side communicates with the adding chamber, and an additive added to the frozen dessert is stored. A storage chamber, and a piston member that closes the other side of the storage chamber and is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber. By pushing in toward the addition chamber and pushing out the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber, it is possible to provide a frozen dessert in which the additive is evenly added.

In particular, according to the present invention, the container in which the additive is stored is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage, and the piston member stored in the storage chamber of the container is configured at the tip of the pressing device. The fitting portion has a fitting portion that is detachably fitted to the fitting portion, and the fitting portion rotates in a direction in which the addition chamber is attached to the outlet portion of the extraction passage in a state where the pressing device is in a predetermined initial position. The fitting portion of the piston member accommodated in the container is pressed by the rotation operation in the direction in which the addition chamber of the container is attached to the outlet portion of the extraction passage in order to be fitted to the fitted portion by performing the operation. It becomes possible to fit the to-be-fitted part comprised at the apparatus front-end | tip. Therefore, it is possible to perform the fitting operation between the piston member housed in the storage chamber and the pressing device at the same time by one rotation operation for attaching the addition chamber to the outlet portion of the take-out passage. Can be improved.

Similarly, in the state where the pressing device is in the initial position, a rotation operation in the direction of taking out the addition chamber from the outlet portion of the extraction passage is performed, so that the piston member fitting portion and the pressing device tip are configured. Since it is possible to release the fitting with the fitted portion, it is possible to improve the removal work.

  As a result, it is possible to simplify the complicated work of attaching and detaching the container and the fitting work between the piston member housed in the container and the pressing device, and to easily replace the container containing the additive. Is possible.

  According to the invention of claim 3, in each of the above-mentioned inventions, since the additive charging port that opens upward is formed on the upper surface of the storage chamber, it is easy to attach the container to the outlet part of the discharge passage. It is possible to perform an additive replenishment operation from an additive inlet formed on the upper surface of the storage chamber.

  According to the invention of claim 4, in the above invention, since the additive inlet has a hopper portion that expands upward, the additive inlet can be easily replenished to the additive inlet from the hopper portion. This makes it possible to further simplify the replenishment work of the additive.

  According to the invention of claim 5, in the invention of claim 3, the additive charging port is formed with a cylindrical filling part that opens up and down and has a predetermined capacity. , Even if a plurality of frozen confections with the addition of additives are provided, it is possible to easily replenish the additives, and the frozen confections with the addition of a plurality of additives. Can be provided smoothly.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal configuration of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM. The frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM of the present embodiment manufactures soft cream, extracts it into, for example, a cup made of corn, generates a flow of spiral frozen dessert, and sells it. Moreover, the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM in a present Example is comprised by the rectangular-shaped main body 1, and is a desktop apparatus which manufactures one kind of soft cream, for example among vanilla soft cream or chocolate soft cream.

  The frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM is provided with a hopper 2 in which a liquid soft cream mix is stored, and a cooling cylinder 5 provided with a beater 4 that cools the liquid soft cream mix while stirring to make it semi-cured. Yes. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 3 denotes a hopper cover that closes the upper surface opening of the hopper 2 so as to be openable and detachable when the mix is replenished (FIG. 2 is in a removed state and is omitted in this figure). Reference numeral 6 denotes a beater motor that rotationally drives the beater 4.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a freezer door that is positioned in front of the cooling cylinder 5 and attached to the front surface of the main body 1. Inside the freezer door 8, an extraction passage 9 is formed vertically. A plunger 10 is inserted into the take-out passage 9 so as to be movable up and down. The plunger 10 is moved up and down by a take-out lever 11 on the front surface. On the other hand, an extraction path (not shown) is formed below the front end of the cooling cylinder 5, and the outlet of the extraction path is formed on the inner wall surface of the extraction passage 9. Further, an extraction nozzle 12 (only shown in FIG. 4) is attached to the lower end portion of the extraction passage 9 of the freezer door 8 from the lower side.

  With such a configuration, a predetermined amount of soft cream mix obtained by adding about twice as much water to soft cream mix powder (sucrose 40% to 45%, milk solid content about 50%) is accommodated in the hopper 2. And this liquid soft-cream mix is introduce | transduced into the cooling cylinder 5, and it cools, stirring with the beater 4, The semi-hardened soft cream is produced | generated.

  In this state, when the take-out lever 11 is pulled down and the plunger 10 is moved upward, the plunger 10 is separated and the outlet of the extraction path is also opened. When the plunger 10 is raised, a frozen dessert extraction switch (not shown) is turned ON, the beater motor 6 is driven, and the beater 4 is rotated.

  Thus, the semi-cured soft cream in the cooling cylinder 5 is pushed forward, enters the take-out passage 9 from the extraction path, and is extracted through the star-shaped through holes formed in the take-out nozzle 12.

  On the other hand, in the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM in the present embodiment, an additive storage container (container) 22 of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus addition apparatus 20 is detachably attached to the take-out nozzle 12 via a lock member 21.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, the addition apparatus 20 for frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 3 shows an enlarged perspective view of a portion 20 of the adding device (hereinafter referred to as an adding device) for the frozen confectionery manufacturing device of FIG. The addition device 20 in the present embodiment is provided on the front surface of the main body 1 and on the side of the freezer door 8, and includes an addition device main body 23 including a pressing device 24 inside, and an additive storage container 22. Composed.

  First, the additive storage container 22 and members around the additive storage container 22 will be described with reference to FIGS. The additive storage container 22 includes a container body 22A, a lid member 40, and a piston member 41. The container body 22A includes a storage chamber 30 that opens to the top and the left and right, and an addition chamber 31 that is integrally formed at one end of the storage chamber 30. The storage chamber 30 and the addition chamber 31 are not illustrated. It is divided by the partition wall which forms a communicating hole. The addition chamber 31 is formed so as to open up and down, and the upper end of the addition chamber 31 enters into the extraction nozzle 12 of the extraction passage 9 on the main body 1 side of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM via the O-ring 65 and closely contacts. Can be attached. Thereby, the frozen dessert extracted from the extraction nozzle 12 of the extraction passage 9 is configured to pass through the addition chamber 31 of the container body 22A.

  When an additive described later is a liquid source having a predetermined viscosity, an intermediate nozzle 32 is loaded in the addition chamber 31 for use. The intermediate nozzle 32 is a cylindrical nozzle member that can be accommodated along the inner wall of the addition chamber 31, and has a star-shaped hole penetrating vertically. In addition, an inflow opening that opens toward the storage chamber 30 is formed on the side wall of the intermediate nozzle 32, and a directing wall 32A that branches and directs additives such as a source flowing in from the storage chamber 30 in two directions. Thus, the sauce is attached from both sides of the frozen dessert. The intermediate nozzle 32 is held by a lower gate member 33 attached to the lower end of the addition chamber 31. The lower gate member 33 is formed with a frozen dessert outlet on the lower surface, and the frozen dessert to which the additive is added in the addition chamber 31 is discharged.

  In the present embodiment, a handle mounting portion 70 is integrally formed on the outer surface of the addition chamber 31 of the container body 22A. The handle attachment portion 70 is an attachment portion for attaching a handle 71 provided for rotating the additive storage container 22. The handle 71 is provided in the direction from the addition chamber 31 to the storage chamber 30 in consideration of operability, and the end of the handle 71 is inclined to the front side by a predetermined angle from the addition chamber 31 side.

  On the other hand, on the side wall of the upper portion of the addition chamber 31, two engaging portions 31A and 31A formed to protrude outward are opposed to each other, and the engaging portion 31A is made of a steel plate. By being engaged with a lock member 21 made of a material, it is securely fixed to the take-out nozzle 12.

  That is, the lock member 21 has an engagement portion 35 in which an upper end of the addition chamber 31 can be inserted and an engagement hole 35 </ b> A. The lock member 21 is positioned above the engagement portion 35 and moves forward along the outer shape of the extraction nozzle 12. The engaging portion 35 is configured to be engageable with the take-out nozzle 12, and the engaging portion 35 and the attaching portion 36 are connected by a connecting portion 37.

  On the other hand, the take-out nozzle 12 is attached to the lower end of the take-out passage 9, and a small clearance is formed between the lower surface of the freezer door 8 that forms the take-out passage 9 with the take-out nozzle 12 attached. It is said that.

  Therefore, the lock member 21 is fixed to the take-out nozzle 12 by attaching the attachment portion 36 of the lock member 21 to a gap formed between the take-out nozzle 12 and the lower surface of the freezer door 8.

  In this case, the engagement holes 35A formed in the engagement portion 35 of the lock member 21 are located at two opposite positions in the present embodiment as shown in FIG. A notch 38 is formed to allow insertion of the joint portion 31A. Therefore, the addition chamber 31 can be attached to and detached from the lock member 21 only at the position where the notch 38 and the engaging portion 31A of the addition chamber 31 are superposed.

  In the present embodiment, the other end of the container main body 22A, that is, the end facing the pressing device 24 in the added state of the additive is rotated further toward the addition chamber 31 by a predetermined amount than, for example, the front of the frozen dessert manufacturing device SM. When this is done, the notch 38 and the engaging portion 31A formed in the lock member 21 and the engaging portion 31A formed in the addition chamber 31 of the container body 22A are superposed and can be detached. Assume that a joint portion 31A is formed. The position where the polymerization and desorption are possible is defined as the first rotation angle position of the container main body 22A. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a first rotation angle position in which the engaging portion 31A of the additive storage container 22 is aligned with the notch 38 of the lock member 21. FIG.

  Therefore, the container main body 22A is rotated toward the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM around the central axis of the lock member 21, that is, the plunger 10, or an axis parallel to the central axis (that is, the vertical axis). The angular position at which the end faces the pressing device 24 is defined as the second rotational angular position (state shown in FIG. 8). At the second rotation angle position, the engaging portion 31A formed in the addition chamber 31 of the container main body 22A is positioned above the engaging portion 35 of the lock member 21 and is formed in the engaging portion 35. Since the notch 38 and the engaging portion 31 </ b> A do not completely overlap, the container main body 22 </ b> A is securely held by the lock member 21. In the present embodiment, the container body 22A is held by the lock member 21 even when the other end of the container body 22A is positioned in front of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM.

  On the other hand, the lid member 40 constituting the additive storage container 22 together with the container main body 22A is attached to the upper surface opening of the accommodation chamber 30 constituting the container main body 22A so as to be freely opened and closed. The lid member 40 is formed with an additive inlet 40A that communicates with the storage chamber 30 and opens upward. In this embodiment, the additive storage container 22 is composed of two parts, the container body 22A and the lid member 40, but is not limited to this, and the container body 22A and the lid member 40 are integrated. It may be configured by one configured component.

  Here, the additive inlet 40A has a predetermined diameter so that additives such as pulp cut into a predetermined size can be easily input. It is assumed that the opening edge of the opening 40A is formed with a flange 40B extending upward at a predetermined height.

  Therefore, it is possible to detachably attach a hopper portion 43 formed to expand upward as shown in FIG. In this case, the lower end of the hopper 43 is brought into contact with the flange 40B and fitted from above so that the hopper 43 can be attached easily and reliably.

  Thereby, it is possible to easily replenish the additive into the storage chamber 30 via the hopper 43 attached to the additive inlet 40A in a state where the container 22 is attached to the main body 1 of the frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus SM. . Therefore, it is possible to suppress the disadvantage that the additive for replenishment falls to a place other than the additive inlet 40A at the time of replenishment and cannot be used as a foodstuff.

  Further, a cylindrical filling portion 44 having a predetermined capacity that opens up and down as shown in FIG. 10 can be detachably attached to the additive inlet 40A. In this case, the filling portion 44 can be easily and reliably attached by fitting the lower end of the filling portion 44 against the flange 40B from above.

  In addition, the filling part 44 in a present Example enables filling with the quantity of the additive which can add an additive to several frozen desserts. The additive filled in the filling portion 44 is not fluid and preferably has a predetermined viscosity. Therefore, after the extrusion operation of the additive accompanying one extraction of the frozen dessert is completed, the additive filled inside is transferred from the upper end opening of the filling unit 44 to the storage chamber 30 side using an unillustrated extrusion member. By extruding, even when multiple frozen desserts that involve the addition of the same type of additive are continuously performed, it is possible to easily replenish the additive, and the addition of multiple additives It is possible to smoothly provide frozen desserts accompanied by.

  Further, the filling portion 44 in the present embodiment is provided with its upper end tilted toward the near side, that is, the side opposite to the main body 1. Therefore, the filling operation to the filling unit 44 can be easily performed.

  On the other hand, one end of the container 22, that is, the end opposite to the side on which the addition chamber 31 is provided is an opening 22B, and the piston member 41 is attached so as to close the opening 22B. The piston member 41 is movable inside while being slidably contacted along the inner wall of the storage chamber 30. It is assumed that the width dimension of the piston member 41 with respect to the moving direction in the additive extruding operation is at least larger than the additive inlet 40A. The end of the piston member 41 located on the side opposite to the addition chamber 31 is fitted with a fitting portion 19 formed at the tip of the pushing portion 25 of the pressing device 24 so as to be detachable. A joint portion 42 is formed.

  The fitting portion 42 in this embodiment is shown in FIG. 11 in a state where the container 22 is attached to the main body 1, that is, in a state where the container 22 is attached to the take-out nozzle 12 and is in the second rotation angle position. In this way, the opening is formed toward the main body 1 side, and the end surface on the side opposite to the addition chamber 31 side, that is, on the pushing portion 25 side is set back by a predetermined dimension. A long hole 42A is formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the fitting portion 42 so as to be located above the opening.

  On the other hand, the fitted portion 19 that is detachably fitted to the fitting portion 42 is formed at the tip of the pushing portion 25 that constitutes the pressing device 24 described later in detail. The pushing portion 25 is provided so as to be able to advance and retract substantially horizontally toward the container 22 from the side surface of the pressing device 24 attached to the front surface of the main body 1. And this to-be-fitted part 19 is comprised by the material which has the softness | flexibility which exhibited the cross-sectional substantially U shape which has opening toward the front, for example, the product made from a soft synthetic resin, The said to-be-fitted part 19 The end face on the fitting part 42 side is formed so as to recede to the main body 1 side by a predetermined dimension, and the width dimension of the end face is smaller than the width dimension of the opening of the fitting part 42 by a predetermined dimension. Yes. And this to-be-fitted part 19 is formed slightly smaller than the height dimension of the said fitting part 42, and as shown in sectional drawing seen from the downward direction of FIG. Projections 19A and 19A are formed so as to project upward or downward.

  Next, the addition apparatus main body 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 is a perspective view of the adding device 20, and FIGS. 14 and 15 are perspective views of the pressing device 24 as seen from the rear. In addition, the front surface of the addition apparatus main body 23 of FIG. 13 illustrates the state removed. The addition device main body 23 is a device configured by a box body fixed to the front surface of the main body 1 of the frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus SM by a fixing member 27, and a control panel 45 configured by a liquid crystal screen is provided on the front surface. .

  The addition device main body 23 accommodates the pressing device 24 and an electrical box (not shown) in which the control device is housed. The pressing device 24 adds an additive in the storage chamber 30 of the container 22 by advancing the pushing portion 25 having the fitted portion 19 at the tip and the pushing portion 25 toward the container 22 side. And a drive unit 28 that advances and retracts in the direction of pushing out into the chamber 31.

  The drive unit 28 includes a rack-and-pinion type extrusion rack 26 fixed in the addition apparatus main body 23, and a DC motor 48 that can move on the extrusion rack 26 via a pinion gear 47. The DC motor 48 is housed in a rectangular motor case 49. The motor case 49 includes a reduction gear (not shown), and the DC motor 48 detects a pulse by detecting a pulse. An encoder 29 for controlling the motor 48 is provided. The pinion gear 47 is provided on the outer surface of the motor case 49 so as to be driven by the DC motor 48. Thus, when the DC motor 48 is driven, the DC motor 48, the encoder 29 and the speed reducer housed in the motor case 49 are moved to the extrusion rack 26 together with the motor case 49 by rotating the pinion gear 47 forward or backward. Move forward or backward.

  On the other hand, the extruding portion 25 is a rod-like member having a substantially circular cross section formed in the addition apparatus main body 23 and extending in the longitudinal direction over the extruding direction of the additive in the storage chamber 30 of the container 22. The one end located on the container 22 side faces the outside of the adding apparatus main body 23 through an opening 23 </ b> A formed on the side surface of the adding apparatus main body 23. The fitted portion 19 as described above is attached to the tip of the pushing portion 25 located outside the adding device main body 23. And the extrusion part 25 is slidably supported by this opening 23A via the attachment plate 52 provided with the holding member 51 comprised with the soft synthetic resin which has a softness | flexibility.

  The pushing portion 25 is inserted into through holes 49A and 49A formed on opposite surfaces of the motor case 49 located in the direction of extruding the additive. At this time, the pushing portion 25 located in the motor case 49 is surrounded by an elastic member, in this embodiment, a spring member 46, and one end of the spring member 46 is fixed to the inner wall of the motor case 49 via a washer 50. Is done. In addition, the surface which fixes the spring member 46 in a present Example shall be an inner wall surface of the motor case 49 located in the opposite side to the extrusion direction of an additive. Thereby, the pushing portion 25 inserted into the motor case 49 is held by the motor case 49 via the spring member 46. Thereby, the extruding part 25 extending in the longitudinal direction is slidably held at least at the two points as described above.

  A fixing fitting 53 provided with a detection piece 54 located in the addition device main body 23 is fixed to the pushing portion 25 located on the other end side of the spring member 46. As a result, the spring member 46 is positioned between the fixing bracket 53 and the motor case 49 in a state where the spring member 46 is inserted through the pushing portion 25. In the present embodiment, the fixing metal 53 projects outwardly toward the side opposite to the extrusion rack 26 to form a detection piece 54. On the other hand, an optical sensor (detection unit) 55 is fixed to the motor case 49. The optical sensor 55 is a sensor that outputs HIGH when blocked by the detection piece 54 and outputs LOW when not blocked. In FIG. 14, since the optical sensor 55 is not blocked by the detection piece 54, LOW is output, and in FIG. 15, the optical sensor 55 is blocked by the detection piece 54. Therefore, HIGH is output.

  Therefore, in the optical sensor 55, the movement of the pushing portion 25 is stopped as shown in FIG. 15, only the motor case 49 is advanced, and the distance between the solid metal fitting 53 and the inner wall of the motor case 49 to which the spring member 46 is fixed is. The state in which the spring member 46 is contracted, that is, the predetermined position change of the pushing portion 25 with respect to the motor case 49 can be detected by the detection piece 54 entering the optical sensor 55.

  In addition, 56 in the figure is a washer located between the motor case 49 and the inner wall of the addition apparatus main body 23 located on the container 22 side.

  Next, the control device C of the adding device 20 will be described with reference to the electric block diagram of FIG. This control device C is constituted by a general-purpose microcomputer, and on the input side, an additive extraction switch 58 displayed on the liquid crystal of the control panel 45, a forward switch 59, a backward switch 60, and an emergency stop switch 61 is connected, and the optical sensor 55 and the encoder 29 of the DC motor 48 are connected. The additive extraction switch 58 activates the pressing device 24 in response to the input of the switch to instruct the extraction of the additive. The forward switch 59 and the backward switch 60 arbitrarily advance and retract the pushing portion 25. Is. Further, the emergency stop switch 61 arbitrarily stops the operation of the extrusion unit 25 during the operation of the extrusion unit 25. On the other hand, a DC motor 48 and a notification device such as a buzzer 62 for instructing an extraction operation are connected to the output side of the control device C.

  With the above configuration, the operation of the addition apparatus 20 in the present embodiment will be described. First, an additive to be added to the frozen dessert is determined, and the additive is stored in the storage chamber 30 of the additive storage container 22 with the piston member 41 loaded in the storage chamber 30. In addition, accommodation of the additive may be performed with the lid member 40 removed, or may be performed via the additive inlet 40A with the lid member 40 attached. The piston member 41 may be loaded before or after the additive is accommodated.

  Additives include, for example, a predetermined viscosity such as fruit flesh cut into fruits, granular chocolate, solids such as nuts crushed below a predetermined size, or jam sauce or chocolate sauce And liquid additives having the following. Moreover, the said additive is not restricted to one type, You may be comprised by mixing multiple types. In this example, it is assumed that the additive is minced fruit pulp.

  And the upper end of the addition chamber 31 is attached to the take-out nozzle 12 of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus SM for the container 22 prepared in this state. First, the lock member 21 is attached to the take-out nozzle 12. Thereafter, the engaging portions 31 </ b> A and 31 </ b> A formed on the upper side surface of the addition chamber 31 are inserted into the engaging holes 35 </ b> A of the engaging portion 35 of the lock member 21 and fitted. The detachable position is the first rotation angle position. This operation is performed by grasping the handle 71 of the container 22 from the viewpoint of hygiene.

  Maintaining the fitted state, the container 22 is rotated rearward from the front side to the front side of the main body 1 with the central axis of the plunger 10 or an axis parallel to the center as the rotation center, and the storage chamber 30 is moved to the freezer door. 8 is substantially parallel to the container body 22 </ b> A, and the other side of the container body 22 </ b> A faces the pressing device 24. That is, the second rotation angle position is set as described above. The engaging portions 31 </ b> A and 31 </ b> A are securely held by the engaging portion 36 of the lock member 21 by such a turning operation.

  At this time, the pushing portion 25 is at a predetermined initial position, and by performing a turning operation for attaching the engaging portion 31A formed on the side surface of the addition chamber 31 of the container 22 to the lock member 21 as described above. The fitting part 42 formed on the piston member 41 is fitted with the fitted part 19 provided at the tip of the pushing part 25. In general, the extruding unit 25 returns to the initial position as described in detail later when the extruding operation of the additive in the container 22 is completed.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the piston member 41 attached to the end of the storage chamber 30 is rotated from the first rotation angle position to the second rotation angle position. The fitted portion 42 and the fitted portion 19 located on the front surface of the main body 1 have an end surface located on the container 22 side of the fitted portion 19 entering the opening of the fitted portion 42 and the fitted portion 42. The end surface on the opposite side of the storage chamber 30 enters the opening of the fitted portion 19 and enters the openings as shown in FIG.

  At this time, the protrusions 19A formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the fitted portion 19 are formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the fitting portion 42 after being slightly deformed by a force that is pushed into the fitting portion 42 by a turning operation. Thus, the movement of the additive in the fitted portion 19 in the forward and backward direction is restricted, and the fitting between the fitted portion 42 and the fitted portion 19 is easy. It becomes the structure which does not detach | leave, and a reliable fitting is implement | achieved.

  Thus, the fitting portion 42 of the piston member 41 accommodated in the container 22 is pressed by the rotation operation in the direction in which the addition chamber 31 of the container 22 is attached to the extraction nozzle 12 corresponding to the outlet portion of the extraction passage. Since it is possible to fit the fitted portion 19 formed at the tip of the device 24, it is simultaneously accommodated in the storage chamber 30 by one rotation operation for attaching the addition chamber 31 to the take-out nozzle 12. It is possible to perform a fitting operation between the piston member 41 and the pressing device 24, and it is possible to improve the mounting workability.

  On the other hand, in order to release the engagement between the piston member 41 attached to the accommodation chamber 30 of the container 22 and the pushing portion 25, the engaging portion 31A formed on the side surface of the addition chamber 31 of the container 22 is removed from the lock member 21. For this purpose, the fitting between the fitting portion 42 formed on the piston member 41 and the fitted portion 19 provided at the tip of the pushing portion 25 is released.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the storage chamber 30 side of the container 22 that is set to the second rotation angle position is directed in a direction opposite to the direction of the main body 1, and in this embodiment, in the forward direction. The addition chamber 31 is turned toward the first turning angle position.

  Accordingly, the protrusions 19A formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the fitted portion 19 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the fitting portion 42 by being slightly deformed by the force pushed out from the fitting portion 42 by the turning operation. The engagement with the elongated hole 42A is released. At the same time, the fitting between the fitting portion 42 of the piston member 41 attached to the end portion of the storage chamber 30 and the fitted portion 19 located on the front surface of the main body 1 is eliminated.

  As described above, the fitting chamber 42 of the piston member 41 and the front end of the pressing device 24 are configured by a rotation operation in a direction in which the addition chamber 31 of the container 22 is removed from the extraction nozzle 12 corresponding to the outlet portion of the extraction passage. Since the fitting with the fitted portion 19 can be released, the removal work can be improved.

  As a result, it is possible to simplify the work of attaching and detaching the container 22 and the fitting operation between the piston member 41 accommodated in the container 22 and the pressing device 24, and the container 22 that easily stores the additive can be simplified. Exchange work can be performed. FIG. 17 shows the relationship between the pressing device 24 and the container 22 in a state before performing a preload operation described later.

  Next, the additive extraction operation will be described. Based on the output of the extraction switch 58 of the control panel 45, the control device C causes the encoder 29 to rotate the motor 28 forward for a predetermined preload time to perform a preload operation.

  Thereby, the pushing part 25 of the pressing device 24 moves on the pushing rack 26 to the container 22 side according to the rotation of the pinion gear 47 together with the motor case 49 in which the DC motor 48 is accommodated. At this time, the fitted portion 19 provided at the distal end of the pushing portion 25 is fitted to the piston member 41 of the container 22 by the turning operation for attaching the container 22 to the take-out nozzle 12 as described above. Since the pushing portion 25 moves forward to the container 22 side by the driving force of the DC motor 48 because it is fitted with the portion 42, the piston member 41 engaged with the pushing portion 25 has a predetermined amount inside the accommodation chamber 22. Is pushed in, and the DC motor 48 stops.

  Thereby, additives such as pulp stored in the storage chamber 22 are pushed and collected in the direction of the addition chamber 31. Note that when the DC motor 48 is driven by the preload operation, the control device C operates the buzzer 62 as a notification unit to perform a preload operation for the user, and then performs an additive extraction operation. Will be started. Thus, the preload operation is finished.

  Next, the control device C executes the extraction operation together with the end of the preload operation. In the present embodiment, in the extraction operation, first, the buzzer 62 is sounded three times. Simultaneously with the third buzzer sounding, the DC motor 48 is rotated forward by the encoder 29 again for a predetermined extraction time. In accordance with the third buzzer ringing, the user pushes down the frozen confection take-out lever 11 and executes the extraction of the frozen confectionery. The extraction time is assumed to be the time required to extract one frozen dessert.

  As a result, the frozen dessert is extracted from above into the addition chamber 31 of the container 22, and the pulp as an additive is extracted from the side storage chamber 30. In the addition chamber 31, the pulp is attached to the frozen dessert, and the frozen dessert in which the pulp is uniformly attached is extracted from the lower gate member 33. Therefore, the user can provide a frozen dessert that promotes appetite by receiving spirally the frozen dessert in which the additive is attached to a corn cup or the like.

  Further, when the extraction operation proceeds and all the additive in the storage chamber 30 of the container 22 is pushed out to the addition chamber 31 side, the control device C causes the tip of the piston member 41 to move between the storage chamber 30 and the addition chamber 31. It abuts on the partition wall to partition and further advancement is hindered. Therefore, the movement of the pushing portion 25 connected to the piston member 41 is prevented. FIG. 18 shows the relationship between the pressing device 24 and the container 22 immediately after the movement of the pushing portion 25 is blocked.

  Here, the pushing portion 25 is slidably held on the adding device main body 23 by a holding member 51 located in the opening 23A of the adding device main body 23 and slidable on the motor case 49 via the spring member 46. Is retained. Therefore, even if the movement of the pushing portion 25 is prevented, the motor case 49 continues to advance in the direction of pushing out the additive by driving the DC motor 48. Thereby, the space | interval of the fixing metal 53 fixed to the extrusion part 25 and the inner wall on the opposite side to the container 22 of the motor case 49 becomes narrow, and the spring member 46 provided between these fixing metal 53 and the inner wall is The spring member 46 is retracted by the amount of change in the position of the pushing portion 25 with respect to the motor case 49.

  After the movement of the extruding portion 25 is blocked, the optical sensor 55 (in this embodiment, the optical sensor is fixed) to the motor case 49 by advancing in the direction of pushing out the additive of the motor case 49 by a predetermined amount. 55 is fixed to a side wall located on the side opposite to the direction in which the additive of the motor case 49 is pushed out) is approached to the detection piece 54 of the fixing metal 53 fixed to the pushing portion 25, and the detection piece 54 Interrupts the optical sensor 55, and the output of the optical sensor 55 becomes HIGH. FIG. 19 shows the relationship between the pressing device 24 and the container 22 in a state where the optical sensor 55 is blocked by the detection piece 54.

  Based on the output of the optical sensor 50, the control device C stops the DC motor 48 by the encoder 29 and ends the extraction of the additive. In response to the stop of the DC motor 48, the user pushes up the frozen dessert take-out lever 11 and ends the extraction of the frozen dessert. In the present embodiment, an additive equivalent to one frozen dessert is stored in the storage chamber 31, and all the additives in the storage chamber 31 are discharged by performing the extraction operation for a predetermined time. Will be.

  As a result, the pressing device 24 is fixed to the container 22 when the extrusion operation for extruding the additive in the extruding unit 25 disappears in the storage chamber 30. In this embodiment, the pressing device 24 is added to the storage chamber 30. An optical sensor that fixes a change in position between the pushing portion 25 and the motor case 49 constituting the driving portion 28 to the motor case 49 when it is blocked by abutting against a partition wall that partitions the chamber 31. 55 and the detection piece 54 of the fixing metal 53 fixed to the pushing portion 25, and based on this, the DC motor 48 is stopped and the pushing operation is stopped.

  For this reason, it is possible to prevent the pushing operation from continuing even though the motor case 49 of the pressing device 24 is prevented from advancing at the tip of the pushing portion 25. Thereby, it is possible to appropriately stop the extrusion operation of the additive without being limited to the attachment position between the pressing device 24 and the container 22.

  Therefore, even when a defect occurs in the positional relationship of the mounting state between the pressing device 24 and the container 22 provided separately from the container 22, that is, even when the mounting position is not precisely adjusted, the additive Since the extruding operation of pushing out the movement of the extruding portion 25 is prevented, the extruding operation of the additive in the container 22 by the DC motor 48 of the pressing device 24 can be stopped. By applying the load, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the life of the motor 48 itself is shortened, and the inconvenience that the burning or the like occurs. Moreover, it becomes possible to avoid the inconvenience that the said container 22 or the press apparatus 24 itself is damaged by force being applied to the container 22 side more than necessary.

  Thus, even if there is a slight shift in the mounting relationship between the container 22 and the pressing device 24, the pressing device 24 can be appropriately operated. This eliminates the need to perform the process, and simplifies the assembly work.

  After completing the extraction operation as described above, the control device C causes the buzzer 62 to ring for a predetermined time, for example, 2 seconds after the DC motor 48 stops, and then reverses the DC motor 48 by the encoder 29. Rotate. Thereby, the motor case 49 is retracted from the container 22 side of the adding device main body 23 to the inner wall side on the opposite side, and accordingly, the pushing portion 25 is retracted to the adding device main body 23 side.

  At this time, when the state in which the movement of the push-out portion 25 is prevented is released, the spring member 46 provided between the push-out portion 25 and the motor case 49 expands to the original state, and the push-out portion 25 with respect to the motor case 49 is expanded. The position of returns to the initial state. As a result, the detection piece 54 of the fixture 53 is separated from the optical sensor 55, and the optical sensor 55 outputs LOW. And in this state, it prepares for the next additive extraction.

  Thus, since it is set as the structure which extracts an additive to the frozen confectionery extracted by the addition apparatus 20 of this invention, by storing a desired additive in the container 22, it becomes the frozen confectionery which passes the inside of the addition chamber 31. Additives can be added smoothly. Therefore, in addition to the sauce previously prepared for additives such as topping sauce etc., in the spot providing fresh confectionery such as fresh fruits, by chopping and storing in the storage chamber 30 of the container 22, Fresh food can be used as an additive for frozen desserts. As a result, other types of frozen desserts can be provided, and sales variations can be expanded.

  Furthermore, since the piston member 41 that pushes the additive into the addition chamber 31 is configured separately from the pressing device 24, it is possible to avoid the inconvenience that the additive directly touches the pressing device 24. . Therefore, only the member that can be removed from the addition apparatus main body 23, that is, the member that the additive comes into contact with, can be cleaned only by cleaning the container 22 and the piston member 41. Thereby, it becomes possible to perform hygiene maintenance easily. Moreover, even when the additive is changed as desired, the inconvenience of mixing the previous additive can be avoided, and a frozen dessert appropriately added with the desired additive can be provided. Become. Furthermore, by using a plurality of the additive storage containers 22 and exchanging them, it is possible to easily add other types of additives to the frozen dessert and provide the frozen dessert.

It is a perspective view of the frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 1. It is a disassembled perspective view of an additive storage container. It is a perspective view of a container main body. It is a perspective view of an additive storage container and a lock member. It is a perspective view of an additive storage container and an extrusion part (1st rotation angle position). It is a perspective view of an additive storage container and an extrusion part (2nd rotation angle position). It is a perspective view of the container which attached the hopper part. It is a perspective view of the container which attached the filling part. It is the elements on larger scale which show the engagement state of a piston member and an extrusion part. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which looked at FIG. 11 from the downward direction. It is a perspective view of an addition apparatus. It is a back perspective view of a pressing device (extrusion operation prevention non-detection state). It is a back perspective view of a pressing device (extrusion operation prevention detection state). It is an electrical block diagram. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a pressing device and a container. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a pressing device and a container. It is a perspective view which shows the positional relationship of a pressing device and a container.

SM frozen dessert manufacturing device C control device 1 body 8 freezer door 9 take-out passage 10 plunger 11 take-out lever 12 take-out nozzle (exit portion of take-out passage)
19 Part to be fitted 20 Adder for frozen dessert production equipment (addition equipment)
21 Locking member 22 Additive storage container (container)
22A Container body 23 Adding device body 24 Pressing device 25 Extruding portion 26 Extruding rack 27 Fixed member 30 Storage chamber 31 Adding chamber 31A Engaging portion 41 Piston member 42 Fitting portion 43 Hopper portion 44 Filling portion 45 Control panel 46 Spring member (elastic) Element)
47 Pinion gear 48 DC motor 49 Motor case 51 Holding member 53 Fixing bracket 54 Detection piece 55 Optical sensor (detection unit)
71 Handle

Claims (5)

In the frozen confectionery manufacturing apparatus provided with a cooling cylinder that is provided in the body and that cools the mix while stirring to produce frozen confectionery, an extraction passage that extracts the frozen confectionery from the cooling cylinder, and a plunger that opens and closes the extraction passageway,
A container for storing an additive to be added to the frozen dessert, provided at an outlet of the take-out passage;
The container is configured separately from the container, and includes a pressing device provided in the main body,
The container is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage by a predetermined rotation operation, and an addition chamber through which the frozen dessert passes, and one side communicated with the addition chamber and added to the frozen dessert A storage chamber in which an object is stored, and a piston member that closes the other side of the storage chamber and is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber, and is movable inside.
The pressing device pushes the piston member toward the addition chamber, pushes the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber, and the piston member is attachable to and detachable from a fitted portion formed at the tip of the pressing device. A fitting portion that fits into the outlet, and the fitting portion performs a rotation operation in a direction in which the addition chamber is attached to the outlet portion of the extraction passage in a state where the pressing device is in a predetermined initial position. The fitting with the fitted portion is released by performing a turning operation in a direction to remove the addition chamber from the outlet portion of the extraction passage. Frozen confectionery manufacturing equipment. A container for storing an additive to be added to the frozen dessert, and a pressing device configured separately from the container;
The container is detachably attached to the outlet portion of the take-out passage by a predetermined rotation operation, and an addition chamber through which the frozen dessert passes, and one side communicated with the addition chamber and added to the frozen dessert A storage chamber in which an object is stored, and a piston member that closes the other side of the storage chamber and is slidably in contact with the inner wall of the storage chamber, and is movable inside.
The pressing device pushes the piston member toward the addition chamber, pushes the additive in the storage chamber toward the addition chamber, and the piston member is attachable to and detachable from a fitted portion formed at the tip of the pressing device. A fitting portion that fits into the outlet, and the fitting portion performs a rotation operation in a direction in which the addition chamber is attached to the outlet portion of the extraction passage in a state where the pressing device is in a predetermined initial position. The fitting with the fitted portion is released by performing a turning operation in a direction to remove the addition chamber from the outlet portion of the extraction passage. Adder for frozen dessert production equipment.   3. The ice confection manufacturing apparatus or the addition apparatus for the ice confection manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an additive inlet opening upward is formed on an upper surface of the storage chamber.   The frozen additive manufacturing apparatus or the additive for a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a hopper portion that expands upward is formed at the additive inlet.   The frozen additive manufacturing apparatus or the additive for a frozen dessert manufacturing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a cylindrical filling portion having a predetermined volume is formed in the additive charging port.

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