JP7244074B2 - Food heating device - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a foodstuff heating apparatus capable of quickly and massively producing skewers such as yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) and motsuyaki (grilled offal) by skewering foodstuffs such as meat, fish and vegetables and cooking them.

The method of skewering and cooking meat, fish, vegetables, etc. has been known for a long time. A large number of skewer holders are attached to the endless rotating chain at predetermined intervals, and the skewered ingredients obtained by skewering foodstuffs are sequentially held by these skewer holders, and the skewered ingredients are heated while being conveyed along the heating device. , a device for producing skewers has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2012-232112

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional spit-roasting manufacturing apparatus, the heating device heats the spit-roasting material, but it is difficult to evenly apply the heat from the heat source to the spit-roasting material without burning the skewers. In particular, when charcoal fire is used as the heat source, heat distribution is uneven, so the spit-roasted ingredients cannot be uniformly heated.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and the object thereof is to provide an apparatus for heating foodstuffs such as spit-roasting, which uses charcoal fire as a heat source, without requiring skill. To provide a foodstuff heating device capable of uniformly heating spit-roasting materials.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a food heating apparatus for heating a skewered food, comprising: a skewer holder for holding the end of the skewer with the food stuffed; a conveying mechanism that circulates along the trajectory; a heating device that is arranged along the circulating orbit and heats the food while it is circulating; a heat shield part arranged to shield the part from the heating device and extending along the orbit; a work space arranged in the middle of the orbit and through which the skewer holder during the orbiting movement passes; A positioning member for positioning the skewered food material so as to match the height position of the heat shield with respect to the circular track in the working space.

In the above invention, the skewer holder vertically holds the skewer so that the foodstuff is positioned downward, the conveying mechanism horizontally moves the skewer holder at least within the heating range, and the heat shield holds at least the skewer. The positioning member extends horizontally in the range in which the tool is moved horizontally, and the positioning member is arranged so that its lower end matches the height position of the lower end of the heat shield part, and the skewer holder passing through the work space. In the lower part, the upper end of the food material is arranged so as to be able to abut against the lower end of the positioning member .

In the above invention, the heating device has a container for storing a heat source, the container has a heating surface facing a range through which the foodstuffs during circular movement pass, and the heat source and the heating surface are provided behind the heating surface on the heat source side. It is preferable that an air blowing means for blowing air toward the foodstuff passing range through is arranged.

In the above invention, the height position of the food material is changed in the seasoning storage tank that stores the seasoning in the vicinity of the seasoning storage tank so that the food material that is held by the skewer holder and that is moving in a circular motion can come into contact in the middle of the orbit. A skewer holder elevating mechanism is further provided, and the skewer holder elevating mechanism preferably has a function of rapidly lowering the foodstuff in contact with the seasoning after raising the foodstuff.

In the above invention, a water tank disposed at least below a heating range to store water , a slide member supporting the water tank so as to be able to slide horizontally and detachably, and a slide movement direction of the water tank by the slide member. It is preferable to further include a rotation mechanism for rotating the in the horizontal direction.

As described above, according to these inventions, even when a charcoal fire is used as a heat source in an apparatus for heating foodstuffs such as spit-roasting, it is possible to uniformly heat spit-roasting ingredients without requiring skill. In particular, when the heating is performed by the heating device, the hot air heated in the heating device is blown out into the heating area by the air blowing means installed on the back of the heating device. Therefore, the food can be heated evenly and efficiently. In addition, when heating by this heat source, since a heat shield is provided in the heating range between the heating devices, the upper end of the skewer held by the skewer holder is covered with the heat shield to shield heat from the heat source, This will prevent the top of the skewer from burning.

It is the perspective view which looked at the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment from the sauce storage tank side. It is the perspective view which looked at the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment from the work space side. It is a top view of the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a side view of the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is the front view which looked at the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment from the work space side. It is a top view which shows the skewer release mechanism of the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the positioning member of the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is an explanatory view showing the configuration of the lifting mechanism of the food heating apparatus according to the embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the heating apparatus of the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on the example of a change from the work space side. It is the perspective view which looked at the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on the example of a change from the sauce storage tank side. It is the disassembled perspective view which separated the apparatus part and base part vertically, and showed the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on the example of a change. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the heating apparatus of the foodstuff heating apparatus which concerns on the example of a change.

A preferred embodiment of the food heating apparatus A of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments shown below are examples of devices and the like for embodying the technical idea of this invention. It does not specify the layout, etc., to the following. The technical idea of this invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of claims.

(Configuration of food heating device A)
The food heating device A is a food heating device that heats the food 82 stuck on the skewer 81, and is arranged on the top plate 11 of the base 1 in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. This foodstuff heating apparatus A conveys the grilled skewers 8 by circularly moving many skewer holders 20 holding the grilled skewers 8 in a vertical state by the skewer holder conveying mechanism 2. The skewer holder guide member 21 extending along the orbit is heated by the heating devices 3 and 4 from both left and right sides, and the skewer material 8 is immersed in the sauce. In addition, a working space 60 is arranged in the middle of the skewer holder guide member 21, which is a space through which the skewer holder 20 during the circular movement passes.

The skewer holder conveying mechanism 2 is a drive mechanism that rotates a large number of skewer holders 20 along skewer holder guide members 21 . and the driven sprocket 73, the rotational driving force of the drive motor 10 is transmitted through the drive sprocket 72, and the endless rotating chain 22 rotates, thereby rotating the skewer holders 20 connected in large numbers. be. The skewer holder conveying mechanism 2 is provided with a rail-shaped skewer holder guide member 21 extending outward along the endless rotating chain 22 in an oval shape. The holder main body 20e is placed on the upper end surface of the member 21, and the skewer holder 20 is normally conveyed in a substantially horizontal state.

A drive motor 75 is installed on the top plate 11 , and a support 71 is connected to the rotation drive shaft of the drive motor 75 and erected, and a drive sprocket 72 is connected to the upper end of the support 71 . . An endless rotating chain 22 is stretched between the driving sprocket 72 and the driven sprocket 73, and a plurality of skewer holders 20, 20, . . . are attached to the endless rotating chain 22 at predetermined intervals. The drive sprocket 72 and the driven sprocket 73 may be arranged on either the front side or the rear side of the base 1 .

The control device 70 is arranged on the base 1 and controls the drive motor 10 to operate and stop the skewer holder conveying mechanism 2 to control the conveying speed. For example, an operation panel is arranged on the side surface of the base 1, and an operation dial 70a, an operation switch 70b, and an operation lamp are arranged on the operation panel.

The skewer holder 20 is a mechanism for holding the end of the skewer 81 with the food material 82 stuck thereon. The drive chain 22 is driven to move the skewer holder 20 horizontally so as to pass through at least the heating range of the heating devices 3 and 4 . The skewer holder 20 is horizontally moved along the circular orbit by the skewer holder conveying mechanism 2, and the skewer 81 is clamped in the upstream working space 60. Sauce is added by the sauce storage tank 5 on the opposite side of the table 1, and then after passing through the heating range 40 by the heating device 4 on the return path, the grilled skewer material 8 is released by the skewer holder opening mechanism 23, and then the skewer holder. 20 is returned to workspace 60 .

As shown in FIG. 6, the skewer holder 20 includes a holder main body 20e and a movable clamping body 20a. They are freely connected, and are normally elastically biased by an elastic member such as a spring to clamp and hold the skewer 81 . A plurality of supporting members 20f, 20f, . . . are fixed to the endless rotating chain 22 at predetermined intervals. supported by The holder main body 20e is, for example, a rectangular rod-shaped body made of metal, and the movable clamping body 20a is formed by bending a metal plate into a U-shape to form an upper surface portion, a side surface portion, and a lower surface portion. It is assembled so as to sandwich the holder main body 20e between the concave portions. An open pin 20d is fixed and erected to the base end of the upper surface of the movable holding member 20a.

A work space 60 is arranged in the middle of the skewer holder guide member 21. The work space 60 is a space through which the skewer holders 20 that are rotating are sequentially passed. A skewer holder opening mechanism 23 for releasing the skewers 81 held by the skewer holders 20 is arranged on the upstream side of the work space 60 in . The skewer holder opening mechanism 23 presses against the release pin 20d fixed to the movable clamping body 20a of the skewer holder 20, and rotates the movable clamping body 20a against the elastic force of the spring. It is a mechanism for releasing the clamping between the main body 20e and the movable clamping body 20a to release the skewer 81. As shown in FIG. It is composed of an arm portion 23b supported by the portion 23c and extending horizontally facing the orbit, and a pressing roller 23a rotatably supported at the tip of the arm portion 23b.

FIG. 6 shows how the skewer holder 20 is circulated and the skewers are released by the skewer holder opening mechanism 23 . In the figure, 201 to 205 indicate the state at each point in time as one skewer holder 20 is moved and driven. When the skewer holder 20 (201 in the figure) holding the heated skewered product moves around and presses the pressing roller 23a against the release pin 20d fixed to the movable clamping body 20a (202 in the figure). ), the movable clamping body 20a is rotated against the elastic force of the spring (203 in the figure), and the clamping between the holder main body 20e and the movable clamping body 20a is released, and the spit-roasted product is released and dropped. It's like After that, when the release pin 20d is released from the pressing roller 23a, the elastic force of the spring closes the movable clamping body 20a to enable clamping of skewers (204, 205 in the figure). The spit-roasted products dropped from the skewer holder 20 are accumulated on a tray or the like arranged on the left front side portion of the base 1. As shown in FIG.

A positioning member 6 is installed in the working space 60 . The positioning member 6 is a tool for positioning the upper end of the food material 82 stuck by the skewer 81 when the skewer 81 is clamped by the movable clamping body 20a of the skewer holder 20 in the working space 60 . Specifically, the positioning member 6 is a member for positioning the foodstuff 82 stuck in the skewer 81 so as to match the relative position of the heat shields 34 and 44 with respect to the orbit. It is an arc-shaped plate member that is arranged horizontally so as to match the outer peripheral surface of the member 21 . The positioning member 6 is supported from below by a support plate 6a erected on the upper surface of the top plate 11 and horizontally fixed at a predetermined height position. The positioning member 6 is arranged so that its lower surface matches the height position of the lower ends of the heat shields 34 (34a, 34b) and 44 (44a, 44b), as indicated by the dashed line L in FIG. Below the skewer holder 20 passing through the working space 60 , the upper end of the food material 82 is arranged so as to contact the lower end of the positioning member 6 .

The heating devices 3 and 4 are arranged along the skewer holder guide member 21, and are devices for heating the foodstuffs while they are circularly moved. , 41 respectively. The heating device 3 is a device for heating foodstuffs on the outward path from the working space 60 to the sauce storage tank 5, and the heating device 4 is a device for heating the foodstuffs on the return trip from the sauce storage tank 5 to the working space 60. The heating surfaces of 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b are opposed to each other with the orbit sandwiched therebetween, and heating ranges 30 and 40 are formed between the opposed heating surfaces.

More specifically, the heating devices 3 and 4 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the skewer holder conveying mechanism 2. On each side, a pair of charcoal boxes 31 (31a and 31b) and 41 are arranged facing each other at a predetermined interval. (41a, 41b), respectively. Air supply covers 32a, 32b or 42a, 42b constituting air blowing means for blowing air through the heat source and the heating surface toward the food passage range are provided on the rear side of the charcoal boxes 31, 41, that is, behind the heating surface on the heat source side. are placed. Specifically, the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 are provided with air supply covers 32 (32a, 32b) and 42 (42a, 42b) that cover the side surfaces outside the skewer holder transport mechanism 2. The air covers 32a, 32b or 42a, 42b send hot air toward a heating range 30 or 40 formed between a pair of charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b arranged opposite to each other. .

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the sides of the charcoal box 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b are made of a porous material such as punching metal, and the heat radiation surfaces 311a, 311b are arranged opposite to each other. Or 411b, 411a is fixed toward the heating range 30 or 40, and the air supply surfaces 312b and 312a (412b and 412a) outside the respective charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b are covered with the air supply covers 32a, 32b or 42a and 42b. The diameter of the holes of the heat radiation surfaces 311a, 311b (412b, 412a) is formed to be larger than the diameter of the holes of the air supply surfaces 312b and 312a (412b and 412a). A lid 31c is attached to each of the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b so as to be openable and closable, and the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b are attached detachably from the air blowing means 33 and 44. The charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b can be easily removed by pulling them upward or sliding them horizontally.

Air supply pipes 33a, 33b and 43a, 43b are connected to the respective air supply covers 32a, 32b or 42a, 42b. and is connected to a blower means 37 such as a compressor installed on the lower base 13 at the bottom of the base 1. The charcoal is supplied to the charcoal covers 32a, 32b or 42a, 42b, and is blown to the heat sources in the respective charcoal boxes 31a, 31b or 41a, 41b through the respective punching metals. The air blown to the heat source is heated by the heat source and sent out as hot air from the heat radiation surfaces 311a, 311b (411a, 411b) on the opposite side. In this embodiment, charcoal is used as a heat source, but the heat source is not limited to this, and a gas burner, a far-infrared gas burner, or an electric heater may be used.

The heat shields 34 (34a, 34b) and 44 (44a, 44b) heat the ends of the skewers 81 held by the skewer holders and moving around in the heating ranges 30 and 40 of the heating devices 3 and 4. It is a member arranged to shield from the device 3 or 4 and extends along the skewer holder guide member 21 . Moreover, the heat shielding portions (34a, 34b) and 44 (44a, 44b) extend horizontally at least within a range in which the skewer holder 20 is horizontally moved. Specifically, in this embodiment, in the heating range 30 between the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b of the heating device 3 on the forward path side, a pair of heat shields 34a and 34b are provided so as to be close to the upper portions of the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b. On the other hand, in the heating range 40 between the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b of the heating device 4 on the return path side, a pair of heat shields 44a and 44b are arranged in parallel so as to be close to the upper portions of the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b. are placed in

Further, below the heating devices 3 and 4, discharge holes 111 and 112 are formed vertically through the top plate 11 of the base 1, and below the top plate 11, a water tank 12 is arranged. there is The water tank 12 is a container that is arranged below the heating ranges 30, 40 and the charcoal boxes 31, 41 and stores water. As a result, the fat from the foodstuffs heated in the heating ranges 30 and 40 and the cinders in the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 also drop into the water tank 12 through the discharge holes 111 and 112 . In addition, the lower sides of the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 are made of nets or the like so that the cinders in the charcoal boxes 31 and 41 also fall into the water tank 12 through the discharge holes 111 and 112 .

The water tank 12 is slidably and detachably supported in the horizontal direction by sliding a slide member 12a on the top plate side and a slide member 12b on the water tank side in the horizontal direction. The slide members 12a and 12b are horizontally rotated by a rotating mechanism 12c, and the slide direction can be changed by rotating in the horizontal direction. The rotating mechanism 12c is a mechanism for horizontally rotating the sliding direction of the water tank 12 by the slide members 12a and 12b. When replacing or cleaning, the drawing direction of the water tank 12 can be changed according to the work place.

The sauce storage tank 5 is a seasoning storage tank in which the seasoning is stored in such a manner that the foodstuff 82 held by the skewer holder 20 and moving around is in contact with the skewer holder guide member 21 . The sauce storage tank 5 according to the present embodiment is arranged between a heating range 30 formed on the outward path of the loop track and a heating range 40 formed on the return path, and the skewer holder 20 is attached to the food in the sauce storage tank 5. While being sagging, it is reversed and transferred to the return path. The sauce storage tank 5 is fixed via a slope 52 forming an inclined surface connected to the circular arc portion of the skewer holder guide member 21. After getting over and making a U-turn while being immersed in the sauce storage tank 5, it climbs over the slope 52 from the sauce storage tank 5 and proceeds to the heating range 40 which is the return route. Note that the sauce storage tank 5 is arranged on the base 1 and at its end, and can be freely mounted on the top plate 11 .

A skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 is provided near the sauce storage tank 5 at the rear end of the skewer holder transport mechanism 2 to change the height position of the foodstuff in the vicinity of the sauce storage tank 5 . The skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 has a corrugated upper end surface formed with irregularities, and the skewer holder 20 moves along this corrugation to move the skewer material 8 held at the tip thereof. A skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 for changing the height position is provided. The skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 has the same height at the start and end as the skewer holder guide member 21, and at the position where the skewer holder 20 reaches the side surface of the sauce storage tank 5, the The height of the upper end face is the highest position, and the height of the upper end face is the lowest position at the position where the center portion of the sauce storage tank 5 is reached.

(Operation of food heating device A)
Skewers can be produced by operating the apparatus described above. Note that the processing procedure described below is merely an example, and each processing may be changed as much as possible. Further, in the processing procedures described below, steps can be omitted, replaced, or added as appropriate according to the embodiment.

The operator is positioned in the work space 60 of the top plate 11 and turns on the power of the food heating device A. As a result, the food heating device A starts to operate, the drive motor 10 is driven, and the endless rotary chain 22 is rotated. In the vicinity of the work space 60 of the top plate 11, the operator pushes the upper end of the skewer 81 of the skewered material 8 into the holder main body 20e of the skewer holder 20 and the movable clamping body 20a, so that the holder main body 20e and the movable clamping body 20a and the skewer holder 20 suspends and holds the skewered material 8.例文帳に追加

When attaching the skewered material 8 to the skewer holder 20 in the work space 60, as shown in FIG. , the upper end of the skewer 81 is pushed into the movable clamping body 20a of the skewer holder 20, and clamped by the holder main body 20e and the movable clamping body 20a. As a result, the upper end of the food material 82 stuck by the skewer 81 is positioned at the height indicated by the dashed line L in FIG. 20.

The skewered material 8 held by the skewer holder 20 is conveyed by the endless rotating chain 22 and enters the heating range 30 in which the heating device 3 is arranged in a suspended state. At this time, the tips of the heat shields 34a and 34b are curved upward so that the ingredients 82 of the spit-roasted material 8 entering the heating range 30 do not collide with the heat shields 34a and 34b. Then, it is heated by the heating device 3 while passing through the heating range 30 by the circulating driving of the endless rotating chain 22 . At this time, air is sent from the outside of the pair of charcoal boxes 31a and 31b by the air supply covers 32a and 32b installed on the back surface of the heating device 3, and the hot air heated in the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b is supplied to the pair of The radiant heat and hot air from the charcoal in the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b are blown into the heating range 30 between the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b, and the food material 82 is grilled. Further, during heating by the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b, in the heating range 30 between the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b of the heating device 3, a pair of heat shield portions 34a and 34b are provided so as to be close to the upper portions of the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b, respectively. are arranged in parallel, the upper end of the skewer 81 held by the skewer holder 20 is covered with the heat shielding portions 34a and 34b, the heat from the charcoal boxes 31a and 31b is shielded, and the upper end of the skewer 81 is It is designed not to burn.

Next, when the skewer holder 20 is guided by the skewer holder lifting mechanism 51 and rotated upward, the skewer material 8 approaching the sauce storage tank 5 is rotated upward and tilted, and reaches the side surface of the sauce storage tank 5. When it does, it becomes the maximum tilt state and climbs over the side part. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8(a) to 8(g), the skewer holder 20 placed on the skewer holder guide member 21 and conveyed in a horizontal state is U-turned by the skewer holder guide member 21. When it reaches the part, it is transferred to the skewer holder lifting mechanism 51.例文帳に追加The skewer holder 20 transferred to the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 rotates upward along the convex shape 51a on the upper end surface of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 (FIG. 1(a)). At the position where the skewer holder 20 reaches the part, the skewer holder 20 is in the maximum inclined state and climbs over the slope 52 (FIG. 4(b)). Further, as the circular movement progresses, the skewer holder 20 is rotated downward along the concave shape 51b, returns to a substantially horizontal state at the position where it passes through the sauce storage tank 5, and the food 82 held thereby descends to the lowest point. and immersed in the sauce in the sauce storage tank 5 ((c) in the figure).

As the skewer holder 20 continues to move around, the skewer holder 20 rotates upward along the convex shape 51c of the upper end surface of the skewer holder lifting mechanism 51 (FIG. 4(d)). At the position where the skewer holder 20 reaches the side portion, the skewer holder 20 is in the maximum inclined state and reaches above the slope 52 . At this time, excess dripping is shaken off by the dripping function ((e) in the figure). More specifically, in the maximum inclination range of the skewer holder elevating mechanism 51 after sagging, a waveform 51d that drops at an acute angle is formed. , and excess sauce adhering to the food is shaken off by the vibration and centrifugal force caused by the drop.

After that, as the skewer holder 20 continues to move around, the skewer holder 20 is rotated upward again along the convex shape 51e of the upper end surface of the skewer holder lifting mechanism 51 (FIG. 3(a)). At the position where the skewer holder 20 reaches the side surface of 5, the skewer holder 20 is in the maximum inclined state and climbs over the slope 52 ((f) in FIG. 4). Further, as the skewer holder 20 continues to rotate, the skewer holder 20 is rotated downward along the recessed shape 51b of the skewer holder lifting mechanism 51. It returns to a substantially horizontal state, the food material 82 being held is lowered to the lowest point ((g) in the same figure), and when the skewer holder guide member 21 approaches the end point of the U-turn portion of the skewer holder guide member 21 transferred to.

In the sauce storage tank 5, the spit-roasted ingredients 8 to which the sauce has been added reach the portion where the heating device 4 is arranged while being continuously suspended. Then, it is heated by the heating device 4 while being conveyed by the endless rotating chain 22 . More specifically, the spit-roasted material 8 enters the heating range 40 in which the heating device 4 is arranged while being suspended by the skewer holder 20 . At this time, the tips of the heat shields 44a and 44b are also curved upward so that the ingredients 82 of the spit-roasted material 8 entering the heating range 40 do not collide with the heat shields 44a and 44b. Then, it is heated by the heating device 4 while passing through the heating range 40 by the circular driving of the endless rotating chain 22 .

At this time, air is sent from the outside of the pair of charcoal boxes 41a and 41b by the air supply covers 42a and 42b installed on the back surface of the heating device 4, and the hot air heated in the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b is supplied to the pair of The radiant heat and hot air from the charcoal in the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b are blown out to the inside of the heating range 40 between the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b, and the food material 82 is grilled. Further, during heating by the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b, in the heating range 40 between the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b of the heating device 4, a pair of heat shield portions 44a and 44b are provided so as to be close to the upper portions of the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b, respectively. are arranged in parallel, the upper end of the skewer 81 held by the skewer holder 20 is covered with the heat shielding portions 44a and 44b, the heat from the charcoal boxes 41a and 41b is shielded, and the upper end of the skewer 81 is It is designed not to burn.

As the skewer holder 20 continues to move around, the grilled skewer material 8 that has been completely heat-treated by the heating devices 3 and 4 reaches the portion where the skewer holder opening mechanism 23 is arranged. In this skewer holder opening mechanism 23, as shown in FIG. 6, the skewer holder 20 (201 in FIG. 6) holding the heated skewered product moves around the pressing roller 23a, and the movable clamping body 20a is moved. (202 in the figure), the movable clamping body 20a is rotated against the elastic force of the spring (203 in the figure). The clamping by the two is released, and the skewered product is released and dropped. After that, when the release pin 20d is released from the pressing roller 23a, the elastic force of the spring closes the movable clamping body 20a to enable clamping of skewers (204, 205 in the figure). The spit-roasted products dropped from the skewer holder 20 are accumulated on a tray or the like arranged on the left front side portion of the base 1. As shown in FIG.

Then, the skewer holder 20, in which the spit-roasting material 8 is released and is in an empty state, reaches the work space 60 again as the circular movement progresses, and the skewer holder 20 is grilled to the skewer holder 20 by the worker in the work space 60. The material 8 is attached and the production of the spit-roasted material 8 continues continuously.

(Change example)
In addition, the description of each embodiment described above is an example of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made according to design and the like without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the pipes 33a, 33b, 43a and 43b are connected to the air supply covers 32a, 32b, 42a and 42b from the sides, and the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b, 41a and 41b are supplied from outside to inside. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIGS. Communicating holes communicating vertically are formed in the plate 11, and the connecting ducts 38a, 38b, 48a and 48b are fitted into the communicating holes from the lower surface side of the top plate 11, and the connection ducts 38a, 38b, 48a and 48b are supplied. The vents may be positioned on the upper surface of the top plate 11 and connected to openings on the lower surfaces of the air supply covers 32a, 32b, 42a and 42b, respectively.

In this case, the drawer 12 provided on the lower surface side of the top plate 11 is separated into a water tank 121 on the side of the upstream heating units 31a and 31b and a water tank 122 on the side of the downstream heating units 41a and 41b. . The connecting ducts 38a, 38b or 48a, 48b are arranged in pairs on either side of each separate water tank 121 and 122. As shown in FIG. The pipes 33a, 33b, 43a, and 43b connected to the connection ducts 38a, 38b, 48a, and 48b are vertically suspended downward from the top plate 11 and assembled through the pipes 35 and 36. connected to

According to the device 0 according to such a modified example, the structure of the pipes 33a, 33b, 43a and 43b for supplying air to the charcoal box is simplified and can be gathered under the top plate 11, so that the pipes can be arranged around the device. The pipe can be omitted, and space can be saved. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, for example, the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b, 41a, and 41b can be pulled out in the horizontal direction and removed. The degree of freedom and workability are improved, and cleaning and maintenance around the device can be facilitated.

(action/effect)
As described above, according to the food heating apparatus A of the present embodiment, the skewer material 8 hangs down, the base end of the skewer 81 is picked up with fingers, and the skewer holder 20 moves within the working space 60 of the base 1. Since the upper end of the skewer 81 can be pushed into the tip of the holder main body 20e and the movable clamping body 20a during the process, the skewer holder 20 can easily hold the spit-roasted material 8, and the food material can be It is hygienic because fingers do not touch 82. - 特許庁In addition, during the process of conveying and heating the spit-roasted material 8 along the heating devices 3 and 4 by the endless rotating chain 22, a step of attaching the spit-roasted material 8 to the sauce is provided, so that the spit-roasted material 8 can be produced easily. does not require time and effort.

In particular, in this embodiment, when heating is performed by the heating devices 3 and 4 within the heating ranges 30 and 40, the pair of charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, The hot air sent from the outside of 41b and heated in the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b is blown out into the heating range 30 or 40 between the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b. , the radiant heat and hot air from the charcoal in the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b can heat the foodstuff 82 evenly and efficiently.

Further, during heating by the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b, in the heating range 30 between the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b of the heating device 3, above the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, 41b, respectively Since a pair of heat shields 34a and 34b are provided so as to be close to each other, the upper end of the skewer 81 held by the skewer holder 20 is covered with the heat shields 34a and 34b so that the charcoal boxes 31a, 31b and 41a, It can shield the heat from 41b and prevent the upper end of the skewer 81 from burning.

Furthermore, when the skewers 81 are sautéed in the sauce storage tank 5, the waveform 51d that drops sharply into the maximum inclination range of the skewer holder lifting mechanism 51 is formed in the range after the sauce is applied. The skewer holder 20 is dropped along and lowered rapidly, and excess sauce adhering to the foodstuff can be shaken off by the vibration and centrifugal force caused by the drop.

As a result, according to the present embodiment, even when charcoal fire is used as a heat source to heat ingredients such as spit-roasting, it is possible to uniformly heat the spit-roasting ingredients without requiring skill.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying constituent elements without departing from the gist of the present invention at the implementation stage. Also, various inventions can be formed by appropriate combinations of the plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiments.

A Food heating device 1 Base 2 Skewer holder transport mechanism 3, 4 Heating device 5 Sauce storage tank 6 Positioning member 8 Skewer material 10 Drive motor 11 Top plate 12 Water tank 12a Slide member 12b... Slide member 12c... Rotating mechanism 20, 20... Skewer holder 20a... Movable clamping body 20b... Tip part 20c... Pivotal pin 20d... Release pin 20e... Holder main body 20f... Support member 20g... Support pin 21... Skewer holder Tool guide member 22 Endless rotating chain 23 Skewer holder release mechanism 23a Pressing roller 23b Arm 23c Rotation support 30, 40 Heating range 31 (31a, 31b), 41 (41a, 41b) Charcoal boxes 32 (32a, 32b), 42 (42a, 42b) Air supply covers 33a, 33b, 43a, 43b Air supply pipes 34 (34a, 34b), 44 (44a, 44b) Heat shields 35, 36 Collecting pipe 37 Air blowing means 51 Skewer holder lifting mechanism 52 Slope 60 Work space 70 Control device 70a Operation dial 70b Operation switch 71 Strut 72 Drive sprocket 73 Driven sprocket 75 Drive motor 81 Skewer 82 Foodstuff 111, 112 Discharge hole 311a, 311b, 411a, 411b Heat radiation surface 312a, 312b, 412a, 412b Air supply surface

Claims (4)

A foodstuff heating device for heating foodstuffs stuck on a skewer,
a skewer holder that holds the end of the skewer with the food stuffed;
a conveying mechanism that circulates the skewer holder along a circulating orbit;
A heating device that is arranged along the circular orbit and heats the food while the food is circularly moved;
In the heating range of the heating device, the heat shielding portion is disposed so as to shield the end portion of the skewer held by the skewer holder during the circular movement from the heating device and extends along the circular track. and,
a work space disposed in the middle of the orbital path through which the skewer holder during the orbital movement passes;
a positioning member that positions the food stuffed on the skewer so as to match the relative position of the heat shield with respect to the orbit in the work space ,
The skewer holder holds the skewer vertically so that the food is positioned downward,
The conveying mechanism horizontally moves the skewer holder in at least the heating range,
The heat shield extends horizontally at least within a range in which the skewer holder is moved in the horizontal direction,
The positioning member is arranged such that its lower end coincides with the height position of the lower end of the heat shield portion, and the upper end of the foodstuff is attached to the lower end of the positioning member below the skewer holder passing through the working space. A foodstuff heating device characterized by being arranged so that it can contact . The heating device has a container containing a heat source,
The container has a heating surface facing a range through which the food material passes during circular movement,
2. A foodstuff heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an air blowing means for blowing air through said heat source and said heating surface toward a foodstuff passing range is arranged behind said heating surface on the heat source side. a seasoning storage tank for storing seasonings in the middle of the orbit so that the food material held by the skewer holder and being in the circular movement can come into contact;
In the vicinity of the seasoning storage tank, further comprising a skewer holder lifting mechanism that changes the height position of the food material,
2. The food heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the skewer holder elevating mechanism has a function of rapidly lowering the food in contact with the seasoning after lifting the food. a water tank disposed at least below the heating range and storing water;
a slide member that supports the water tank in a horizontally slidable and detachable manner;
2. The food heating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a rotating mechanism for horizontally rotating a direction in which said water tank is slid by said slide member.

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