JPH0148740B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (1) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a soft drink at a relatively low temperature by mixing shaved ice with a liquid substance such as syrup, honey, or fruit juice. be.

(2) Conventional technology and problems to be solved by the invention Conventionally, as a semi-frozen soft iced beverage, there is, for example, semi-frozen sherbet made from fruit juice as the main ingredient. It is manufactured by cooling and stirring. Also,
Another known method is to add carbon dioxide gas to syrup and water, freeze it while stirring in a refrigerator, and create foam.

However, in both of these methods, a liquid beverage is agitated and cooled in a refrigerator to partially freeze it, so even if it is foamy and soft, there will be ice particles present when you eat it. While you can feel the coldness in your mouth,
The texture of these frozen blocks often caused discomfort.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for producing a soft iced beverage whose main ingredients are cold syrup, fruit juice, etc., and which does not make the presence of frozen particles noticeable.

(3) Means for solving the problem The first invention to achieve the above-mentioned object is to put shaved ice made by cutting ice cubes into thin pieces into a container containing a liquid substance such as syrup, A method for producing a soft ice drink, characterized in that the shaved ice is mixed with a high-speed rotating blade provided in the holder, the shaved ice is further pulverized into fine particles, and the mixture is foamed by drawing in air during mixing. Yes, the second invention is provided in the container,
a mixing mechanism comprising a high-speed rotary blade that mixes the shaved ice and a liquid substance such as syrup put into the container and crushes the shaved ice into fine particles; and a drive motor that rotates the rotary blade at high speed; The apparatus for producing a soft ice drink is characterized in that it has a shaved ice inputting chute above a container, and is equipped with an ice shaving mechanism for shaving ice cubes into thin pieces on the machine base.

(4) Examples An embodiment shown in the drawings will be described below.

In FIG. 1, 1 indicates a machine base, and this machine base 1 has a base plate 2 and a plurality of columns 3 erected thereon, and a flat plate part 6 of a frame 5 is detachably attached to the upper end of this column 3. and this frame 5
has a conical recess 7 in a portion other than the flat plate portion 6.

The upper end of a cylindrical shaft housing 10 is fixed to the back surface of the central boss 8 of the recess 7 in the frame 5, and a rotary shaft 11 is vertically disposed and supported within this housing 10. It passes through the center hole 9 and protrudes upward, its lower end passes through the housing 10 and protrudes downward, and a pulley 12 is fixed to the lower end. In addition, housing 10
An electric motor 14 is attached to a support arm 13 extending laterally from the
A belt 16 is suspended between the pulley 15 attached to the motor shaft of the motor 14 and the pulley 12.

A through hole 22 through which a cutting blade (to be described later) faces is bored in the portion of the frame 5 where the recess 7 is located.

Further, the boss 25 of the transfer rotor 24 is slidably fitted into the upper end of the rotating shaft 11 that protrudes upward through the center hole 9 of the boss 8 into a center hole 26 bored in the lower surface thereof, and is attached and detached with a bolt 27. Possibly fixed. The transfer rotor 24 includes several vanes 28 that extend radially from the boss 25 and whose lower surfaces are substantially parallel to the surface of the recess 7, an annular plate 29 connecting the tips of the vanes 28, and this annular plate. 29 has a flange 30 extending outward from the lower end periphery and a hopper 31 which is removably fixed with a set screw or the like. A scattering prevention cover 33 is placed above the hopper 31.
is arranged, and its lower end is connected to the flat plate part 6 of the frame 5.
It is removably fixed using screws, etc.
There is an opening 34 at the top of the cover 33 at a position facing the hopper 31, and a lid 35 for opening and closing the opening 34 is attached to the cover 33 so as to be swingable and detachable. 37 is a waterproof cover fixed to the flat plate part 6 of the frame 5 to prevent water from scattering as the transfer rotor 24 rotates; 40 is a cutting blade arranged so that its tip protrudes from the through hole 22 of the frame 5; The cutting edge position of this cutting blade 40 can be adjusted by a mounting device (not shown) mounted on the back surface of the frame 5, as in the conventional cutting blade 40.

Reference numerals 65 and 66 indicate hoods divided into front and rear (left and right in FIG. 1), which are removably fixed to the machine base 1 so as to surround the support column 3, respectively, by female screws (not shown). A shaved ice chute 70 is removably fixed by a set screw or the like around the through hole 22 of the frame 5 in which the cutting blade 40 is arranged so that the lower end opening protrudes from the front opening 69 of the hood 65. In addition, under the hood 65, the board 2
A support box 72 is erected in front of the support box 72, and an opening 73 is provided at the top of the box 72, and a positioning engagement protrusion 74 is provided in the opening. A cylindrical container stand 76 is removably mounted on the support box 72 and engages with the engaging protrusion 74 at its lower end. A rotating shaft 79 is arranged vertically and supported by a central boss 78 of an intermediate partition wall 77 provided on the inner periphery of the container stand 76, and its upper end protrudes upward through a center hole of the boss 78, and its lower end similarly penetrates the center hole and protrudes downward, and has a coupling ring 81 at its lower end.
is fixed. On the other hand, an electric motor 82 is suspended within the support box 72, and a coupling 83 that removably engages with the coupling 81 in the vertical direction is fixed to a motor shaft that projects upward from an opening 73 of the motor 82. Rotating shaft 7
A mixing blade 85 is fixed to the upper end of the cutting blade 9, and a knife-shaped cutting blade 86 is fixed to the lower part at intervals vertically. A female thread 88 is formed on the inner periphery of the upper end of the container stand 76, and a male thread 88 is formed on the outer periphery of the lower end of the container 90 whose upper and lower ends are open.
9 are screwed together in a watertight manner. In the above, a switch (not shown) is provided so that the motors 14 and 82 can be rotated in conjunction with each other.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

As shown by the arrow in FIG. 2, first open the lid 35,
An appropriate amount of cube-shaped ice A, for example, is put into the recess 7 of the frame 5 through the opening 34, and the recess 7 is closed.

Next, the container 90 is removed from the support box 72 along with the container stand 76, and an appropriate amount of liquid material B such as syrup is poured into the container 90. Thereafter, the container 90 is placed and supported together with the container stand 76 on the support box 72 so that the coupling 81 on the side of the container stand 76 is engaged with the coupling 83 on the support box 72 side. After completing the preparations in this way, turn on the switch.
do. As a result, the motor 14 of the ice-shaving mechanism and the motor 82 of the mixing mechanism are started, and the shaved ice C, in which ice chunks A are shaved into thin pieces by the ice-shaving mechanism, is mixed into the liquid B being stirred at high speed in the container 90. It is charged into the container 90 from the charging chute 70. Then, the shaved ice C is mixed with the liquid substance B by the mixing blade 85 and crushed into finer particles by the cutting blade 86, but at this time, a vortex phenomenon is generated by the centrifugal force caused by the high speed rotation of the double blades 85 and 86. Since the center entrains and mixes air, the mixture of the liquid material B and the crushed shaved ice C becomes foamy.

The time required for the production is not constant depending on the amount, concentration, etc. of the liquid substance B, but approximately 20 seconds is sufficient, and the rotation of the motor 14 of the ice cutting mechanism is 5 seconds before the mixing by the motor 82 of the mixing mechanism is completed. It will be stopped at the position.

As a result, a soft ice drink in which the shaved ice C is atomized and mixed with the liquid substance B is completed.
The container 90 is attached to the coupling ring 8 together with the container stand 76.
1 and 83 are disengaged and removed from the support box 72, and the beverage in the container 90 is transferred to another cup and served.

The finished drink is soft and extremely pleasant to the touch, with no presence of frozen particles, and has a quality intermediate between that of conventional cream and sherbet. In addition, the fine particles of shaved ice in the drink are surrounded by bubbles, so they do not melt easily.
It will be kept cold enough while you transfer it to a cup and eat it.

(5) Effects of the Invention This invention is as described above, in which shaved ice made by cutting ice blocks into thin pieces is placed in a container containing a liquid substance such as syrup, mixed with a high-speed rotating blade provided in the container, and In order to further crush the shaved ice as a mixture into fine particles and to make the mixture foamy by incorporating air during mixing,
It is possible to obtain an unprecedented beverage that is extremely soft, has no ice particles, and has a cold and pleasant texture. Further, according to the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, shaved ice can be automatically fed into the container of the mixing mechanism from the input chute of the ice-shaving mechanism, and it is possible to link the ice-shaving mechanism with one machine. It has excellent effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view illustrating the operation of the same. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Machine base, 5... Frame, 7... Conical recess, 14, 82... Electric motor, 24... Transfer rotor, 70... Input chute, 72... Support box, 76... Container stand, 85...Mixed blade, 86...
...Cutting blade, 90...Container, A...Ice block, B...Liquid, C...Shaved ice.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1 Shaved ice made by cutting ice blocks into thin pieces is placed in a container containing a liquid substance such as syrup, mixed with a high-speed rotating blade provided in the container, and the shaved ice as a mixture is further shaved into thin pieces. A method for producing a soft ice cream beverage, which comprises pulverizing it into fine particles and making the mixture foamy by incorporating air during mixing. 2. A high-speed rotary blade installed in a container, which mixes the shaved ice put into the container and a liquid substance such as syrup, and crushes the shaved ice into fine particles, and a drive motor that rotates this rotary blade at high speed. 1. An apparatus for producing a soft iced beverage, characterized in that a mixing mechanism is installed on the machine base, and an ice shaving mechanism that has a shaved ice inputting chute above the container and shaves ice cubes into thin pieces to make shaved ice.