JP5320135B2 - Boiled noodle machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a boiled noodle machine that boiles noodles such as buckwheat noodles, noodles, ramen, spaghetti and the like in a restaurant or a restaurant. In particular, the present invention relates to a boiled noodle machine that has improved the problem of local temperature drop in a hot water tank caused by hot water.

  Boiled noodle machines are installed in restaurants and restaurants such as soba, udon, ramen and spaghetti. The boiled noodle machine is equipped with a hot water storage tank in which a plurality of noodle baskets (tebo) can be immersed, a heat source such as a gas burner or an electric heater for boiling the hot water in the hot water storage tank. The noodles put in the noodle basket are boiled while being stirred by the boiling power of the hot water in the hot water tank. Here, the boiling power is the momentum of the water flow in which a lot of bubbles are generated when the water is boiled, and has a function of boiling while stirring so that the noodles do not become lumps.

  By the way, noodles such as soba and udon are dusted with dust before being boiled. When such noodles are boiled in a hot water storage tank, the dusting powder dissolves in the boiled hot water, and as the number of boiled noodles increases, the boiled hot water gradually becomes cloudy or becomes slimy. When the noodles are boiled with such boiled water, the taste of the boiled noodles may be deteriorated. Therefore, in order to alleviate the dirt of the boiled hot water and keep it free of turbidity and sliminess, it is necessary to always supply water (pour water) into the hot water storage tank other than while the noodles are being boiled.

  The feed water is often supplied from a water supply or a water heater. However, in any case, the feed water temperature is 100 ° C. or less, and when such a low temperature feed water is supplied, the temperature of the hot water in the hot water storage tank partially decreases. Therefore, it is conceivable to heat the feed water to a certain degree in advance and supply it. From such a point of view, a boiled noodle machine having a function of heating water is proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  The boiled noodle machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with a smoke exhaust pipe that discharges smoke and heat generated when a boiled kettle (hot water storage tank) is heated in the water storage tank, and heats the water in the water storage tank. Supply to boiled kettle. This boiled noodle machine can effectively use the smoke and heat generated when the boiled kettle is heated, but the structure is complex because the smoke evacuation tube passes through the inside of the main body and the water storage tank, and maintenance such as cleaning There are some drawbacks. In addition, this type of exhaust heat system is effective only for the gas heating type that generates flue gas, and is not applicable to the electric heating type, etc. There is also a drawback.

  The apparatus for producing noodles disclosed in Patent Document 2 uses the heat of the hot water to effectively heat the pour water. For this reason, there is an advantage that an electric facility for heating the water is unnecessary and the structure is simple. However, since the heat exchanger has a structure in which a hot water pipe, a cold water pipe, and a water pipe are connected, it cannot be denied that the piping becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and has a relatively simple structure and includes a preheating tank that can be easily attached and detached, and has a high temperature without causing a local temperature drop in the hot water tank. An object is to provide a boiled noodle machine capable of supplying hot water.

A boiled noodle machine as a base of the present invention is a boiled noodle machine comprising: a hot water storage tank for storing hot water for boiling noodles; and a heat source for heating the hot water in the hot water storage tank, and further supplying the hot water storage tank to the hot water storage tank preheating the insert water or pointing water, it includes a preheating tank to be immersed in the hot water storage tank.

  According to the present invention, by immersing the preheating tank in the hot water storage tank, the water (hot water) in the preheating tank exchanges heat with the hot water in the hot water storage tank and is heated. And the hot water in this preheating tank can be supplied to a hot water storage tank as hot water, and a hot water of comparatively high temperature can be supplied. The hot water temperature in the hot water tank around the preheating tank is reduced by indirectly heating the water in the preheating tank, but the temperature distribution in the hot water tank is less than that in the specific place of the water tank. There are few harmful effects.

  In this invention, it is preferable that the said preheating tank is immersed in the back | inner side (opposite side of a chef facing position) in the said hot water storage tank.

  A boiled noodle machine usually has a structure in which a plurality of noodle baskets can be set. However, it is common to use the front side of the hot water tank that is closest to the cooker and easy for the cooker to handle. However, if it is necessary to boil noodles for a large number of people at one time, such as at the peak of lunch, a noodle basket with a surface may be set on the back side. As described above, the water (hot water) in the preheating tank is heated by exchanging heat with the boiling water in the hot water tank, so that the preheating in the hot water tank is particularly difficult when the output of the heat source is limited. There is concern that the temperature of hot water around the tank will drop. Therefore, by installing a preheating tank on the far side away from the part on the near side that is frequently used, the boiling power of the part on the near side of the hot water tank where the noodle basket is frequently set is not impaired. Can be.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the water or hot water supplied to the preheating tank flows downward in the tank and then flows upward and then supplied to the hot water storage tank.

  According to the present invention, water (hot water) supplied to the preheating tank is supplied to the hot water storage tank after passing through a relatively long path in the tank. For this reason, water (hot water) in the preheating tank can be sufficiently heated in this path.

  In the present invention, notches or protrusions are formed at both ends of the upper edge of the preheating tank, and the protrusions or notches that engage with the notches or protrusions in the upper part of the hot water storage tank. It is preferable that a notch is formed, and the preheating tank is attached to the hot water tank so as not to be easily detached and lifted by engaging the notch with the convex portion.

  The boiled noodle machine according to the present invention may further include a boil strengthening plate installed on the bottom plate of the hot water storage tank. In this case, the boiling strengthening plate spreads so as to cover the bottom plate with a certain distance from the bottom plate, and a flat plate in which an opening is formed near the lower portion of the noodle basket, and the flat plate extending downward from the lower surface of the flat plate And a partition plate that partitions a space between the bottom plate of the hot water storage tank into a plurality of compartments, and the partition plate is disposed so as to eject boiling water preferentially at a position close to the preheating tank. Is preferred.

  When the heat source is installed below the hot water tank, if a boiling strengthening plate is provided above the bottom plate of the hot water tank, the space between the plate and the bottom plate of the hot water tank is intensively heated by the heat source and boils. . Then, the boiling hot water is intensively ejected from the opening toward the noodle basket, so that the noodles in the noodle basket are boiled and stirred (boiling force) is obtained. And the heat input of each division can be adjusted by dividing the space between a boiling reinforcement board and a bottom board with a partition plate, and adjusting the area of each division. For example, when the area of the compartment is increased, the area in contact with the heat source is increased, and a strong boiling force is obtained. Therefore, as described above, in order to compensate for the decrease in the temperature of hot water in the hot water tank due to the installation of the preheating tank, if the area of the compartment on the back side of the hot water tank where the preheating tank is installed is widened, Boiling water can be distributed preferentially to the back side of the.

  The boiled noodle machine of the present invention may further include a basket receiving plate that is disposed on the upper side of the hot water storage tank and receives the noodle basket. In this case, the basket receiving plate covers the surface of the hot water in the hot water tank and is heated by hot water, and the noodle basket formed in a dispersed manner at a plurality of locations of the cover plate portion. A basket holding opening for placing the hot water in the hot water storage tank, and hot water (pour hot water) formed in the cover plate part and flowing through the upper surface of the cover plate part to guide the hot water into the hot water storage tank It is preferable that hot water is supplied from the preheating tank onto the cover plate portion of the basket receiving plate.

  By providing the basket support plate, the heat generated from the hot water in the hot water tank stays in the space between the hot water surface of the hot water tank and the same plate and does not escape to the atmosphere, so the temperature of the hot water in the hot water tank is kept warm. An effect is obtained. Further, the cover plate of the basket receiving plate is heated by hot water in the hot water storage tank. When hot water is supplied from the preheating tank onto the cover plate, the hot water exchanges heat with the cover plate and further heats while it flows on the cover plate and reaches the supply port. Therefore, hotter hot water can be supplied into the hot water tank.

  In the present invention, the heat source has two induction heating coils arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction of the hot water tank, the winding direction of each of the coils is opposite, and in the part where both the coils are in contact, It is preferable that the direction of the current flowing through both coils is the same.

  By using an induction heating coil as a heat source, the cooking environment can be improved because the temperature rise in the kitchen and the environment in which the air in the kitchen becomes dirty are not deteriorated as the gas is used. Furthermore, if the induction heating coils are arranged in parallel and the direction of the current flowing through the coil is the same at the part where both coils are in contact, the density of the eddy current induced by the magnetic field lines generated at the same part increases, so the amount of generated heat is reduced. Become more. That is, the heating power near the center in the front-rear direction of the hot water tank is increased. And the boiling water near the center can be distributed to the back side by using means such as the above-described boiling strengthening plate that can distribute the boiling water preferentially to the back side of the hot water tank.

  As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, since the preheating tank is immersed in the hot water tank, the water (hot water) in the preheating tank exchanges heat with the hot water in the hot water tank for heating. Is done. And the hot water in this preheating tank can be supplied to a hot water storage tank as hot water, so that hot water of relatively high temperature can be supplied. In addition, when a preheating tank is installed in the back | inner side of a hot water tank, it does not impair the boiling power of the part of the near side of the hot water tank which is used frequently. Furthermore, a special boiling strengthening plate can be provided. In that case, the temperature drop of the hot water in the hot water storage tank due to heat exchange with the hot water in the preheating tank can be mitigated.

It is side surface sectional drawing explaining the whole structure of the boiled noodle machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the preheating tank with which the boiled noodle machine of FIG. 1 was equipped, FIG. 2 (A) is a perspective view, FIG.2 (B) is a front view. It is a figure which shows one process of the procedure which attaches a preheating tank to a hot water storage tank. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the boiling reinforcement board with which the boiled noodle machine of FIG. 1 was equipped. It is a figure explaining the effect | action of a boiling reinforcement board. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the other structure of the boiled noodle machine (hot water storage tank) of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the basket receiving plate with which the boiled noodle machine of FIG. 6 was equipped, FIG. 6 (A) is a perspective view, FIG.6 (B) is a top view.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
First, the configuration of the entire boiled noodle machine will be described with reference to FIG.
The boiled noodle machine 1 includes a square box-shaped main body 2. A rectangular hot water tank 10 is disposed above the inside of the main body 2, and a heat source 20 is disposed below. In this example, a hot water storage tank in which the noodle baskets 3 are accommodated in the hot water storage tank 10 in two rows in the vertical direction (depth direction, front-back direction) and three rows in the horizontal direction (left-right direction) will be described. Further, a preheating tank 30 and a boiling reinforcement plate 50 are detachably attached to the hot water tank 10 (details will be described later).

In the center of the back portion of the main body 2, a water supply pipe 4 connected to a water source (not shown) is provided. The outlet of the water supply pipe 4 hangs down into the hot water storage tank 10. An overflow drain port 5 for discharging hot water overflowing from the hot water tank is provided at the front edge of the main body 2. This drain port 5 is connected to an overflow discharge pipe 6, and overflowing hot water is discharged from the hot water storage tank 10.
A main water supply pipe (not shown) is connected to the hot water tank 10 to supply water into the tank. The main water supply pipe is opened and closed by a water supply cock 7 provided on the front surface of the main body 2. Further, a drain port 11 is provided on the bottom plate of the hot water tank 10. The drain port 11 is connected to a drain pipe 12.

  As the heat source 20, two induction heating coils 21 and 22 arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction of the hot water tank 10 can be used. The winding directions of the coils 21 and 22 are opposite to each other, and the direction of the current flowing through both coils is the same in the portion where both coils are in contact. Thus, if the direction of the current flowing through the coil is the same in the portion where both coils are in contact, the density of the eddy current induced by the magnetic field lines generated in the same portion is increased, and the amount of heat generated is increased. That is, the heating power near the center in the front-rear direction of the hot water tank 10 is increased.

Next, the preheating tank 30 will be described with reference to FIG.
The preheating tank 30 includes a thin rectangular parallelepiped hollow main body 31 and a lid 41. The main body 31 includes front and rear plates 31a and 31b, left and right side plates 31c and 31d, and a bottom plate 31e, and an upper surface is open. The height of the main body 31 is substantially equal to the depth of the hot water tank 10, and the width is substantially equal to the width of the hot water tank 10. The depth is a length that can be accommodated in a space between the innermost noodle basket set in the hot water tank 10 and the back of the boiled noodle machine main body 2. The opening on the upper surface of the main body 31 is opened and closed by a lid 41.

An opening 42 is opened substantially at the center of the lid 41, and water dropped from the outlet of the water supply pipe 4 enters the main body 31 from this opening. Left and right guide plates 32 and 33 that extend so as to partition the inside of the main body in the vertical direction are provided on both sides of the opening 42 in the main body 31. The lower ends of the left and right guide plates 32, 33 do not reach the bottom plate 31 e of the main body 31, and there is a gap between the lower ends of the guide plates 32, 33 and the bottom plate 31 e of the main body 31 as shown in FIG. C is open. Here, the section divided on both sides by the left and right guide plates 32 and 33 is referred to as a central section S1, and the left and right sections are referred to as a left section S2 and a right section S3, respectively.
In addition, openings 35 are formed in both upper corners of the front plate 31a of the main body 31, and the openings 35 are provided with ridges 36 extending forward (frontward).

Further, an engagement piece 37 projecting in the lateral direction is attached near the upper ends of the side plates 31c and 31d of the main body 31 of the preheating tank 30. Each engagement piece 37 is formed with a U-shaped slit 38 extending from the back end surface to the front side.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a convex portion 15 with a head 14 is erected in the vicinity of the back end portion of the upper surface of both side plates of the hot water tank 10. The preheating tank 30 is attached to the hot water tank 10 by engaging the slits 38 of the respective locking pieces 37 of the preheating tank 30 with these convex portions 15. When attaching, as shown in FIG. 3, the preheating tank 30 is placed in the hot water storage tank 10, and each locking piece 37 is placed slightly in front of the convex portion 15. Then, if the preheating tank 30 is slid in the rear direction as it is, each convex portion 15 will eventually engage with the slit 38 of the locking piece 37 of the tank 30. And since the engagement piece 37 of the preheating tank 30 is pressed down by the head 14 of the convex part 15, the preheating tank 30 can be hold | maintained so that it may not float in the hot water storage tank 10. FIG.

With reference to FIG. 2, a method for warming water with the preheating tank 30 is described.
When water (for example, 65 ° C.) is supplied to the main body 31 through the opening 42 of the lid 41 of the preheating tank 30 from the water supply pipe 4, the water is separated by the left and right guide plates 32 and 33. Move down in S1. Thereafter, the air flows from the gap C between the lower ends of the left and right guide plates 32 and 33 and the bottom plate 31e of the main body 31 to the left and right sections S2 and S3 on both sides thereof. Then, the inside of the left and right compartments S2 and S3 rises and is supplied into the hot water storage tank 10 through the opening 36 from the opening 35 of the front plate 31a. In this way, the hot water flows through the central section S1 in the main body 31 downward, and then flows upward in the left and right sections S2 and S3 to exchange heat with hot water in the hot water storage tank 10 for heating. Is done. When the feed water of about 65 ° C. is supplied, it can be heated to about 90 ° C.

  The preheating tank 30 is installed on the back side of the hot water tank 10 for the following reason. The noodle basket 3 is often set on the near side of the hot water tank 10 that is closest to the cook and easy to handle. However, when it is necessary to boil noodles for many people at once, it is also set on the back side. As described above, the hot water (water) in the preheating tank 30 is heated by exchanging heat with boiling water in the hot water tank 10, so that the temperature of the hot water around the preheating tank 30 in the hot water tank 10 is lowered. Is concerned. Therefore, the preheating tank 30 is installed on the far side away from the part on the near side that is frequently used so as not to impair the boiling power of the part on the near side of the hot water tank 10.

Further, in order to compensate for such a decrease in the temperature of hot water on the back side of the hot water tank 10 due to the installation of the preheating tank 30, a boiling strengthening plate 50 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) is provided in the hot water tank 10. is set up.
The boiling strengthening plate 50 gives a strong boiling force toward the noodle basket 3 and heats and boils hot water at the back of the hot water tank in which the preheating tank is installed more intensively. As shown in FIG. 4, the boiling strengthening plate 50 includes a flat plate 51 that is slightly smaller than the bottom plate of the hot water tank 10, and a plurality of partition plates 55 provided on the lower surface of the flat plate 51. An opening 52 is opened in a portion of the flat plate 51 that contacts each of the lower portions of the noodle basket 3. Preferably, the opening 52 is a long hole in the lateral direction, and is opened slightly from the bottom of the noodle basket 3 to the back.

  The partition plate 55 is a plate extending in the left-right direction. In this example, the partition plate 55 is attached to the front and rear ends of the flat plate and at two locations therebetween. As shown in FIG. 5, a space is formed between the flat plate 51 and the bottom plate of the hot water tank 10 by these partition plates 55, and this space is further divided into three sections S11, S12, S13 ( (Front section, center section, and back section). In this example, the lengths L1 and L2 (length in the front-rear direction) of the front section S11 and the central section S12 are equal, but the length L3 of the back section S13 is longer than these sections.

When such a boiling strengthening plate 50 is provided, hot water is intensively heated by a heat source in the space below the flat plate 51 to boil, and the boiled hot water is jetted into the hot water storage tank 10 from the opening 52 of the flat plate 51. . Since the noodle basket 3 is arranged above these openings 52, the boiling water is concentrated and hits the noodle basket 3, and the boiling power (the power to boil or stir the noodles in the basket 3) becomes strong. . Further, as described above, since the opening 52 is opened slightly behind the noodle basket 3, the boiling water easily flows in the depth direction of the hot water tank 10.
Further, as described above, the heat source 20 has a structure in which the heating power in the vicinity of the center (central section S12) in the front-rear direction of the hot water tank 10 is increased. Therefore, the hot water in the central section S12 heated from the heat source 20 with a higher heating power flows from the opening 52 in the back direction.

Furthermore, by increasing the length L3 of the back section S13, the heat source 20 having a larger area comes into contact with the back section S13, and boiling water can be preferentially distributed to the back section S13.
Thus, by raising the boiling power on the back side of the hot water storage tank 10, it is possible to prevent the temperature of the hot water from being lowered due to the preheating tank 30 being installed on the back side.

  The partition plate 52 at the center of the flat plate 51 is preferably attached so as to be movable in the front-rear direction or detachable.

Next, a boiled noodle machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This boiled noodle machine has the same structure as the boiled noodle machine of FIG. 1, but further includes a basket receiving plate 60 that covers the hot water surface in the hot water storage tank 10 and holds the noodle basket. Hereinafter, the structure and operation of the basket receiving plate 60 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the basket receiving plate 60 includes a concave cover plate portion 61 whose walls are surrounded by walls, and an outer edge portion 65 projecting obliquely outward from the left and right edges of the cover plate portion 61. By installing both outer edge portions 65 on the upper surfaces of both side plates of the hot water tank 10, the cover plate portion 61 is installed so as to cover the upper surface of the hot water surface of the hot water tank 10. Then, the cover plate portion 61 is heated by the hot water of the hot water in the hot water storage tank 10. In the cover plate portion 61, a basket placing opening 62 for placing the noodle basket 3 in the hot water storage tank 10 is dispersed and opened. In this example, the openings 62 are arranged at equal intervals in two rows in the vertical direction and three rows in the horizontal direction. Further, openings 63 are opened at two corners on the front side of the cover plate portion 61.

By providing such a basket receiving plate 60, the heat generated from the hot water in the hot water storage tank 10 stays in the space between the basket receiving plate 60 and the hot water surface and does not escape into the atmosphere. can get.
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the hot water heated in the preheating tank 30 flows into the cover plate portion 61 from each of the tubs 35, flows on the upper surface of the same portion, and is on the near side of the hot water storage tank 10 from the opening 63. Drip inside. Since the cover plate portion 61 is heated by receiving the heat of the hot water in the hot water storage tank 10, the hot water is heated while flowing through the upper surface of the cover plate portion 61. In one example, when the temperature of hot water supplied from the preheating tank 30 is about 90 ° C., the hot water is heated to about 95 ° C.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Boiled noodle machine 2 Main body 3 Noodle basket 4 Water feed pipe 5 Overflow drain port 6 Overflow drain pipe 7 Water supply cock 10 Hot water storage tank 11 Drain port 12 Drain pipe 14 Head 15 Convex part 20 Heat source 21, 22 Induction heating coil 30 Preheating tank 31 Main body 32, 33 Guide plate 35 Opening 36 No. 37 Engagement piece 38 Slit 41 Lid 42 Opening 50 Boiling strengthening plate 51 Flat plate 52 Opening 55 Partition plate 60 Basket receiving plate 61 Cover plate portion 62 Basket placing opening 63 Opening 65 Outer edge portion

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-67772 JP-A-9-154516

Claims (3)

A hot water tank for storing hot water to boil the noodles,
A heat source for heating the hot water in the hot water tank;
A boiled noodle machine equipped with
Furthermore, the preheating tank immersed in the said hot water storage tank which preheats the hot water or hot water supplied to the said hot water storage tank is comprised,
Notches or protrusions are formed at both ends of the upper edge of the preheating tank,
In the upper part of the hot water tank, a convex part or a notch is formed to engage the notch or convex part,
By engaging the notch on the convex portion, the preheating tank the hot water storage tank, noodle machine characteristic and to Ruyu that is attached so as not detachable easily and float. A hot water tank for storing hot water to boil the noodles,
A heat source for heating the hot water in the hot water tank;
A boiled noodle machine equipped with
A preheating tank immersed in the hot water storage tank for preheating the hot water or hot water supplied to the hot water storage tank;
In addition, a boiling strengthening plate installed on the bottom plate of the hot water tank,
The boiling reinforcement plate is
A flat plate with an opening formed in the vicinity of the lower part of the noodle basket, spreading so as to cover the bottom plate with a certain distance from the bottom plate,
A partition plate that extends downward from the lower surface of the flat plate, and partitions the space between the flat plate and the bottom plate of the hot water storage tank into a plurality of compartments;
Have
The partition plate, noodle machine characteristic and to Ruyu that are arranged to eject preferentially boiling water at a position closer to the preheating tank. A hot water tank for storing hot water to boil the noodles,
A heat source for heating the hot water in the hot water tank;
A boiled noodle machine equipped with
A preheating tank immersed in the hot water storage tank for preheating the hot water or hot water supplied to the hot water storage tank;
Furthermore, provided with a basket receiving plate that is disposed on the upper side of the hot water tank and receives a noodle basket,
The basket backing plate is
Covering the hot water surface in the hot water tank, and a cover plate portion heated by hot water;
A basket placing opening for dispersing and forming the noodle basket in the hot water storage tank formed in a plurality of locations of the cover plate portion;
A supply port portion that is formed in the cover plate portion, and that feeds hot water (hot water) that is heated by flowing through the upper surface of the cover plate portion, into the hot water storage tank;
Have
Wherein the preheating tank, noodle machine characteristic and to Ruyu to supply hot water insert on the covering plate portion of the cage receiving plate.

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