JP5115916B2 - Fried residue processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a deep-fried residue processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a deep-fried residue processing apparatus that compresses while conveying the deep-fried residue.

  There is known a frying waste processing device that compresses fried waste produced when cooking tempura or fried food (see Patent Document 1). In the fried residue processing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, the fried dregs are compressed while being continuously conveyed, the oil is squeezed out from the fried dregs, and the compressed fried dregs are cut smaller than the cross-sectional area of the conveying path. It discharges from the frying waste outlet which has an area. Thereby, the volume of the fried residue after compression can be made significantly smaller than the volume of the fried residue before compression.

Japanese Patent No. 3734809 (see FIGS. 5 and 7)

  Fried dregs are mainly tempura or fried product garments, but the composition of the garments varies widely, and various oils are used for frying. In addition, depending on the store, not only frying tempura or fried food but also frying potatoes and fried noodles may be caused by fryer, and the scraps may be mixed in the fried residue. Therefore, in the conventional frying waste processing apparatus, for certain types of frying waste, it is possible to compress the frying residue and squeeze the oil of the frying residue and discharge the compressed frying residue from the frying waste outlet. In this type of fried dregs, the fried dregs are compressed and oil is squeezed out, but the compressed fried dregs may solidify and may not be discharged from the fried dregs outlet. Thereby, continuous processing of the fried residue cannot be performed. Moreover, about another kind of fried dregs, fried dregs in a state where fried dregs are not sufficiently compressed and oil is not sufficiently squeezed out may be discharged.

  In a conventional frying waste processing apparatus, the frying waste discharge port may be compressed or discharged by increasing or decreasing the cross-sectional area of the frying waste discharge port. For example, when the fried residue is not sufficiently compressed, it is possible to compress the fried residue by further reducing the cross-sectional area of the fried waste outlet that is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the transport path. However, if the cross-sectional area of the frying waste discharge port is too small, the compressed frying residue is solidified and cannot be discharged from the frying waste discharge port. On the contrary, when the fried residue is not discharged, the fried residue can be discharged by increasing the cross-sectional area of the fried residue discharge port. However, if the cross-sectional area of the fried residue discharge port is too large, the fried residue is discharged without being sufficiently compressed. Therefore, the conventional frying residue processing apparatus has a relatively narrow range of frying residue that can be processed.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a deep-fried waste processing apparatus that can expand the range of deep-fried waste that can be processed.

  In order to achieve the above object, a frying waste processing apparatus according to the present invention is a frying waste processing apparatus that compresses a fried dregs while conveying the fried dregs, and has a cylinder that extends in the conveying direction of the fried dregs, and this cylinder has a conveying function. A bore having openings at both ends in the direction, a supply port that communicates with the bore and is supplied with fried residue, and an oil outlet that discharges oil squeezed from the compressed fried residue, A plunger that fits into the bore from the opening at the upstream end of the conveying direction of the bore and reciprocates in the bore so as to push the fried residue supplied from the supply port to the downstream side in the conveying direction, and downstream of the bore of the cylinder An opening reduction portion provided at the side end portion and for reducing the cross-sectional area of the opening at the downstream end portion. The opening reduction portion includes a vertical plane perpendicular to the conveying direction, and Is also arranged downstream in the transport direction and It has a parallel surface parallel to the conveyance direction, and a connection surface portion that connects the vertical surface and the parallel surface, and the connection surface portion is constituted by at least two inclined surfaces connected in the conveyance direction. .

  The frying residue processing apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above pushes the frying residue supplied in the bore extending in the conveying direction to the downstream side in the conveying direction by the plunger. The fried residue pushed downstream is conveyed toward the opening at the downstream end of the bore. However, the conveyance of the fried residue is hindered by the opening reduction portion that reduces the cross-sectional area of the opening at the downstream end, and the fried residue gradually accumulates in the bore and fills the bore. As a result, the fried residue is compressed by the plunger. The oil squeezed from the compressed fried residue is discharged from the oil discharge port. The fried dregs filling the bore are gradually pushed toward the opening at the downstream end every time the plunger compresses the fried dregs, and finally pushed out from the opening at the downstream end and discharged.

  The opening reduction part has a vertical surface perpendicular to the conveying direction, and this vertical surface promotes the retention of the fried residue. Moreover, the opening reduction part has a parallel surface parallel to the conveyance direction, and this parallel surface becomes resistance of the fried residue moving toward the opening of the downstream end portion, and promotes retention of the fried residue. As a result, the compression of the fried residue is promoted. On the other hand, after the bore is filled with the compressed fretting residue, the bore is cut off by the connecting surface portion connecting the vertical surface and the parallel surface, more specifically, by at least two inclined surfaces connected in the transport direction. The area gradually changes in the conveying direction from the vertical plane to the parallel plane, and the compressed fried residue is promoted to be pushed out from the opening on the downstream end side. Thereby, it is possible to narrow the range of the fried residue that is solidified and is not discharged from the opening on the downstream end side, and thus it is possible to expand the range of the fried residue that can be processed. In one aspect of the present invention, the range of frying waste that can be processed can be expanded without changing the opening cross-sectional area of the downstream end.

  In the fried residue processing apparatus according to the present invention, the parallel plane is preferably hairlined in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction.

  In the fried residue processing apparatus configured as described above, hairline processing of the parallel surface increases resistance in the parallel surface when the fried residue moves to the opening at the downstream end, further promoting the retention of the fried residue Let Moreover, since the cross-sectional area in the location of the parallel surface which carried out hairline processing hardly changes compared with the cross-sectional area of the parallel surface when not carrying out hairline processing, the force of the plunger required to extrude the fried residue hardly changes. Thereby, the range of the fried residue that is discharged without being sufficiently compressed can be narrowed, and thus the range of the fried residue that can be processed can be further expanded. Therefore, by using the frying residue processing apparatus configured in this way, the range of both the frying residue that has solidified and is not discharged from the opening on the downstream end side and the frying residue that is discharged without being sufficiently compressed is narrowed. can do. In one aspect of the present invention, the range of frying waste that can be processed can be further expanded without changing the opening cross-sectional area of the downstream end.

  In particular, hairline processing of parallel surfaces is a knowledge obtained as a result of the inventor's earnest efforts and is not merely a design matter. The inventor conducted various tests in consideration of adding irregularities to the surface of the reduced opening portion in order to increase the movement resistance of the fried residue. As a result, in order to increase the movement resistance of the frying residue in the opening reduction part, the inventor has no effect on the sand blasting process even if the same unevenness is applied to the surface of the opening reduction part, and hairline processing is preferable. I found out.

  In the fried residue processing apparatus, preferably, the connecting surface portion is hairline processed in the same direction as the parallel hairline.

  In the frying residue processing apparatus configured as described above, the movement resistance of the frying residue in the reduced opening portion can be further increased without substantially changing the force of the plunger necessary to push out the frying residue.

  In the fried residue processing apparatus, preferably, the bore has a rectangular cross section, and the opening reduction portion extends over the entire long side direction of the bore.

  In the fried residue processing apparatus configured as described above, since the bore has a rectangular cross section and the opening reduction portion extends over the entire direction of the long side of the bore, the ratio of the fried residue that touches the parallel surface increases, It is possible to effectively increase the movement resistance of the residue.

  In this fried residue processing apparatus, preferably, at least one of the inner surfaces on the long side of the bore is sandblasted.

  In the fried residue processing apparatus configured as described above, the conveyance resistance of the fried dregs filled in the bore is reduced by sandblasting, and the compressed fried dregs are promoted to be pushed out from the opening on the downstream end side. . Thereby, it is possible to narrow the range of the fried residue that has solidified and is not discharged from the opening at the downstream end, and thus the range of the fried residue that can be processed can be further expanded.

  Sandblasting the inner surface of the long side of the bore is a knowledge obtained by the inventors as a result of diligent efforts and is not merely a design matter. The inventor tried the sand blasting treatment on the inner surface on the long side of the bore, which had a small effect of retaining the fried residue in the surface treatment of the above-described reduced opening portion, and has an effect of reducing resistance to the conveyance of the fried residue. I found out.

  In order to achieve the above object, a frying waste processing apparatus according to the present invention is a frying waste processing apparatus that compresses a fried dregs while conveying the fried dregs, and has a cylinder that extends in the conveying direction of the fried dregs, A bore having openings at both ends in the conveying direction, a supply port that communicates with the bore and is supplied with fried residue, and an oil outlet that discharges oil squeezed from the compressed fried residue, Furthermore, a plunger that reciprocates in the bore so as to fit into the bore from the opening at the upstream end in the conveying direction of the bore and push the fried residue supplied from the supply port to the bore downstream in the conveying direction; An opening reducing portion provided at the downstream end of the bore and for reducing the cross-sectional area of the opening at the downstream end, and the opening reducing portion includes a vertical plane perpendicular to the transport direction, Located downstream of the vertical plane in the transport direction And parallel surface parallel to and the transport direction is, and a connection surface for connecting the vertical plane parallel to plane parallel surfaces is characterized in that the hair line process in the conveying direction and perpendicular direction.

  The frying residue processing apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above pushes the frying residue supplied in the bore extending in the conveying direction to the downstream side in the conveying direction by the plunger. The fried residue pushed downstream is conveyed toward the opening at the downstream end of the bore. However, the conveyance of the fried residue is hindered by the opening reduction portion that reduces the cross-sectional area of the opening at the downstream end, and the fried residue gradually accumulates in the bore and fills the bore. As a result, the fried residue is compressed by the plunger. The oil squeezed from the compressed fried residue is discharged from the oil discharge port. The fried dregs filling the bore are gradually pushed toward the opening at the downstream end every time the plunger compresses the fried dregs, and finally discharged by being pushed out from the opening at the downstream end.

  The opening reduction part has a vertical surface perpendicular to the conveying direction, and this vertical surface promotes the retention of the fried residue. Moreover, the opening reduction part has a parallel surface parallel to the conveyance direction, and this parallel surface becomes resistance of the fried residue moving toward the opening of the downstream end portion, and promotes retention of the fried residue. Furthermore, since the parallel surface is hairlined, the resistance in the parallel surface when the fried residue moves to the opening at the downstream end portion increases, and the retention of the fried residue is further promoted. Since the cross-sectional area at the position of the parallel surface subjected to the hairline processing hardly changes compared to the cross-sectional area of the parallel surface when the hairline processing is not performed, the force of the plunger necessary to push the fried residue hardly changes. Thereby, the range of the fried residue that is discharged without being sufficiently compressed can be narrowed, and thus the range of the fried residue that can be processed can be further expanded. In one aspect of the present invention, the range of frying waste that can be processed can be expanded without changing the opening cross-sectional area of the downstream end.

  Note that the present invention does not exclude changing the opening cross-sectional area of the downstream end portion, and in combination with the present invention, the opening cross-sectional area of the downstream end portion may be changed.

  As described above, the frying residue processing apparatus according to the present invention can expand the range of frying residue that can be processed.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a frying waste processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic front cross-sectional view of a frying waste processing apparatus according to the present invention in which a plunger described later is located at an upstream end position. 2 is a side cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1 with the fried residue omitted, and FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic front cross-sectional view of a frying waste processing apparatus according to the present invention in which a plunger to be described later is located at a downstream end position.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a fried residue processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a hopper 2 for introducing a fried residue F and a fried residue compression unit 4 disposed on the lower side of the hopper 2. is doing.

  The hopper 2 has an input port 2 a for the fried dregs F at its upper end, and an opening 2 b for supplying the fried dart F to the fried duck compressing unit 4 at its lower end.

  The deep-fried dipping compressing unit 4 has a cylinder 6 extending in the lateral direction, that is, the conveying direction A of the deep dregs, a plunger 8 that reciprocates in the cylinder 6, and a drive unit 10 for driving the plunger 8. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cylinder 6 includes a plate-like cylinder lower member 6 a and a cylinder lower member 6 a that forms a horizontally elongated rectangular cross-sectional bore 12 extending in the transport direction A between the cylinder lower member 6 a. And a cylinder upper member 6b disposed on the upper side. The cylinder lower member 6a extends beyond the cylinder upper member 6b on the upstream side in the transport direction A (see FIG. 1). The bore 12 has four inner surfaces, that is, an upper surface 14 and a lower surface 16 positioned on the long side, and two side surfaces 18 positioned on the short side. In the present embodiment, the upper surface 14 and the side surface 18 are configured by the cylinder upper member 6a, and the lower surface 16 is configured by the cylinder lower member 6a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the bore 12 has an upstream opening 12 a located at the upstream end in the transport direction A and a downstream opening 12 b located at the downstream end. A cylinder upper member 6b, specifically, an upper surface 14 of the upstream portion of the bore 12 is provided with a fried dregs supply port 12c that communicates with the bore 12 and is supplied with fried dregs F from the opening 2b of the hopper 2. Further, the cylinder lower member 6a has a plurality of oil discharge ports 12d for discharging oil squeezed from the compressed fried residue F on a portion facing the supply opening fried residue 12c, that is, the lower surface 16 of the bore 12. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the plunger 8 is fitted into the bore 12 from the upstream opening 12 a of the bore 12, and the upstream end position 8 a (see FIG. 1) and the downstream end position along the guide 20. It is configured to reciprocate in the bore 12 with respect to 8b (see FIG. 4). When the blanker 8 moves from the upstream end position 8a to the downstream end position 8b, it is possible to push the fried residue F supplied into the bore 12 from the fried residue supply port 12c to the downstream side in the transport direction A. The plunger 8 has a long hole 8c extending in the width direction B so as to be engaged with the drive unit 10, and the long hole 8c has a central portion in the width direction B curved to the downstream side.

  The drive unit 10 includes a motor 10a, a first bevel gear 10b fixed to the shaft of the motor 10a, a second bevel gear 10c meshing with the first bevel gear 10b, and a drive shaft fixed to the second bevel gear 10c. 10d. The drive shaft 10d is mounted eccentrically with respect to the second bevel gear 10c, can pass through the long hole 8c of the plunger 8, and can slide along the long hole 8c. The long hole 8c is configured to reciprocate the plunger 8 once in the transport direction A when the drive shaft 10d makes one rotation with the second bevel gear 10c. Since the central portion of the long hole 8c is curved toward the downstream side, it is possible to lengthen the time during which the plunger 8 is located near the downstream end position 8b as compared with the case where the long hole is configured linearly.

  The upper surface 14 of the bore 12 adjacent to the downstream opening 12b of the bore 12 is provided with an opening reducing portion 22 for reducing the cross-sectional area of the downstream opening, that is, the frying waste discharge port 12b through which the fried residue is discharged. ing. The opening reduction part 22 extends over the entire width direction B along the upper surface 14 of the bore 12. The opening reducing portion 22 is perpendicular to the vertical surface 22a perpendicular to the conveyance direction A, and the parallel surface or lower surface 22b disposed downstream of the vertical surface 22a in the conveyance direction A and parallel to the conveyance direction A. It has the connection surface part 22c which connects the surface 22a and the parallel surface 22b. The connection surface portion 22c is preferably configured by at least two inclined surfaces connected in the transport direction A. In the present embodiment, the connection surface portion 22b is configured by two inclined surfaces 24a and 24b.

  FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the opening reduction portion, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the opening reduction portion. As shown in FIG. 5, the parallel surface 22 b of the opening reduction portion 22 is preferably hairline processed in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction A. Moreover, it is preferable that the vertical surface 22a and the connection surface part 22c are hairline processed in the same direction as the hairline of the parallel surface 22b. The hairline process is a process of making fine lines in one direction using a band grinder or a scratch device.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the inclined surface 24a is disposed at an angle α with respect to the extension line of the vertical surface 22a, and the inclined surface 24b is disposed at an angle β with respect to the extension line of the parallel surface 22b. ing. The angle α is preferably larger than the angle β. Specifically, the angle α is preferably 50 to 70 degrees, and the angle β is preferably 5 to 20 degrees.

  Further, the lower surface 16 of the bore 12 remains the surface of the rolled material. Further, the upper surface 14 and the side surface 18 of the bore 12 are preferably sandblasted.

  Next, the operation of the fried residue processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

  Fried dregs F is introduced into the inlet 2a of the hopper 2. When the motor 10a is operated, when the plunger 8 is at the upstream end position 8a, the fried residue F in the hopper 2 falls into the bore 12 of the cylinder 4 through the supply port 12c. Next, when the plunger 8 moves to the downstream end position 8b, the fried residue F that has fallen into the bore 12 is pushed downstream in the transport direction A.

  At first, the fried dregs F is pushed out from the fried dregs discharge port 12b with almost no compression. However, the opening reducing portion 22 prevents the fried dregs F from being conveyed, so that the fried dregs F is moved in the bore 12. The stagnation begins and fills the bore 12.

  As a result, when the plunger 8 moves from the upstream end position 8a to the downstream end position 8b, the fried residue F that has fallen into the bore 12 is compressed. In the steady state of the frying residue processing apparatus, the frying residue F that has fallen into the bore 12 is compressed into a frying residue Fa (see FIG. 4) that has been solidified into a block shape by one reciprocation of the plunger 8. Moreover, when the fried dregs F is compressed, the oil of the fried dregs F is squeezed out and discharged from the oil discharge port 12d.

  The fried dregs Fa solidified in a block shape is gradually pushed toward the fried dregs discharge port 12b each time the plunger 8 compresses the fried dregs F, and finally is pushed out from the fried dregs discharge port 12b and discharged. Is done.

  The hairline-processed vertical surface 22a, the parallel surface 22b, and the two inclined surfaces 24a and 24b promote the retention of the fried residue F. On the other hand, after the inside of the bore 12 is filled with the compressed fried residue Fa, the upper surface 14 and the side surface 18 of the bore 12 subjected to sandblasting, the lower surface 16 of the bore 12 which is the surface of the rolled material, and the inclined surfaces 24a and 24b. Promotes that the compressed fried residue Fa is pushed out by the plunger 8 through the fried residue discharge port 12b.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims. Needless to say, these are also included within the scope of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the connection surface portion 22c is composed of two inclined surfaces 24a and 24b, the vertical surface 22a, the parallel surface 22b and the two inclined surfaces 24a and 24b are hairline processed, and the upper surface 14 and the side surface 18 of the bore 12 are sandblasted. The bottom surface 16 of the bore 12 is formed from the surface of the rolled material, but may be arbitrarily omitted within the scope of the present invention as long as the fried residue can be compressed and discharged. For example, the connection surface portion 22c may be configured by three or more inclined surfaces, may be configured by one inclined surface, or may be configured by a curved surface. Moreover, the hairline process of the vertical surface 22a, the parallel surface 22b, or the two inclined surfaces 24a and 24b may be abbreviate | omitted. Further, the sandblasting process on the upper surface 14 or the side surface 18 of the bore 12 may be omitted.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cross-sectional area of the fried dregs opening 22b is fixed, if the fried dregs can be compressed and discharged, the cross-sectional area of the fried dregs opening 22b can be reduced or increased. The frying residue processing apparatus 1 may be comprised.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cylinder 4 is comprised by the combination of the plate-shaped cylinder lower member 6a and the cylinder upper member 6b which has the shape which comprises the bore 12 of a horizontally long rectangular cross section, it is other structure. For example, you may be comprised combining 4 plate-shaped members.

  In the above embodiment, the upper surface 14 and the side surface 18 of the bore 12 are sandblasted and the lower surface 16 is the surface of the rolled material. However, as long as it is possible to discharge the fried residue, all surfaces may be the surface of the rolled material. . In addition, it is preferable that at least one of the upper surface 14 and the lower surface 16 is sandblasted. Contrary to the embodiment, the upper surface 14 of the bore 12 may be the surface of the rolled material, and the lower surface 16 may be sandblasted. Both the lower surface 16 and the lower surface 16 may be sandblasted.

  Further, as in the above-described embodiment, the bore 12 preferably has a rectangular cross section, but may have a cross section of other shapes, for example, a circular cross section. In the case of a circular cross section, the aperture reducing member may be configured as a cylinder or a part thereof.

It is a schematic front sectional view of the frying residue processing apparatus according to the present invention in which the plunger is located at the upstream end position. It is side surface sectional drawing in line II-II of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view taken along line III-III in FIG. It is a schematic front sectional view of the frying residue processing apparatus according to the present invention in which the plunger is located at the downstream end position. It is a bottom view of an opening reduction part. It is a front view of an opening reduction part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fried residue processing apparatus 2 Cylinder 8 Plunger 12 Bore 12a Upstream side opening 12b Downstream side opening (fried residue discharge port)
12c Fried residue supply port 12d Oil discharge port 14 Upper surface 16 Lower surface 18 Side surface 22 Opening reduction portion 22a Vertical surface 22b Parallel surface 22c Connection surface portions 24a and 24b Inclined surface A Transport direction B Width direction

Claims (6)

A frying waste processing apparatus that compresses while conveying fried waste,
This cylinder has a cylinder extending in the conveying direction of the fried residue, and this cylinder communicates with the bore having an opening at both ends in the conveying direction, a supply port that communicates with the bore and is supplied with the fried residue, and is compressed with the bore. An oil discharge port for discharging oil squeezed from the deep-fried dregs,
Further, the inside of the bore is reciprocated so as to fit into the bore from the opening at the upstream end of the bore in the conveying direction and push the fried residue supplied from the supply port to the bore downstream in the conveying direction. A plunger,
An opening reduction portion provided at the downstream end of the bore of the cylinder and for reducing the cross-sectional area of the opening at the downstream end,
The opening reducing portion includes a vertical plane perpendicular to the conveyance direction, a parallel plane disposed downstream of the vertical plane in the conveyance direction and parallel to the conveyance direction, and the vertical plane and the parallel plane. A connecting surface portion to be connected,
The frying residue processing apparatus, wherein the connection surface portion is constituted by at least two inclined surfaces connected in the transport direction.   The frying residue processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the parallel surface is subjected to hairline processing in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction.   The frying residue processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the connection surface portion is hairline processed in the same direction as the hairline of the parallel surface. The bore has a rectangular cross section;
The frying waste processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the opening reducing portion extends over the entire long side direction of the bore.   The frying waste processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the inner surfaces on the long side of the bore is sandblasted. A frying waste processing apparatus that compresses while conveying fried waste,
This cylinder has a cylinder extending in the conveying direction of the fried residue, and this cylinder communicates with the bore having an opening at both ends in the conveying direction, a supply port that communicates with the bore and is supplied with the fried residue, and is compressed with the bore. An oil discharge port for discharging oil squeezed from the deep-fried dregs,
Further, the inside of the bore is reciprocated so as to fit into the bore from the opening at the upstream end of the bore in the conveying direction and push the fried residue supplied from the supply port to the bore downstream in the conveying direction. A plunger,
An opening reduction portion provided at the downstream end of the bore of the cylinder and for reducing the cross-sectional area of the opening at the downstream end,
The opening reducing portion includes a vertical plane perpendicular to the conveyance direction, a parallel plane disposed downstream of the vertical plane in the conveyance direction and parallel to the conveyance direction, and the vertical plane and the parallel plane. A connecting surface portion to be connected,
The frying residue processing apparatus characterized in that the parallel plane is subjected to hairline processing in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction.

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