JPH04269921A - Noodles cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a noodles cooking device which can securely feed noodles to the next container, when transferring the noodles from a water-permeable container to another container and does not mix with previously cooked noodles. CONSTITUTION:A water-permeable container 8 is composed of a water- permeable cylindrical wall 62, a water-permeable bottom wall 61 supported at the one side edge so as to open the bottom opening of the water-permeable cylindrical wall 62, and a spring 63 energizing the bottom wall 61 to the closing direction. In opening manipulation mechanism 90 is provided to open the bottom wall against the energized force of spring 63 and also a shooter 104 is provided to become slant so as to guide the noodles from the bottom 61 to another container, when the bottom 61 is opened in accordance with the motion of the opening manipulation mechanism 90. And in this invention, a washing nozzle 105 is provided to wash the shooter 104 on closing the bottom 61.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a noodle cooking device for cooking noodles such as udon, soba, spaghetti, and ramen.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art As a technique prior to the present invention, there is a noodle cooking apparatus proposed by the applicant of the present invention, disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-183395. This noodle cooking device produces noodle dough by adding water and kneading raw material flour such as wheat flour or buckwheat flour, rolling and cutting the noodle dough to produce noodle strings, and then boiling the noodle dough in boiling water. After that, they are washed with water and boiled noodles are made. And warm udon,
To make soba, warm the boiled noodles in warm water, drain them, transfer them to a container, and add the soup. When making chilled udon or soba, the boiled noodles are cooled in cold water, transferred to a container, and the dipping sauce is added to another container.

[0003] In such conventional technology, the manufactured noodles are placed in a water-permeable storage container and transported, and the water-permeable storage container has a water-permeable cylindrical side wall and a lower opening of the cylindrical side wall. It consists of a water-permeable bottom wall that is pivoted at one side edge so that it can be opened and closed, and by opening the bottom wall, the noodles can be put into another storage container.

However, according to such prior art, when transferring the noodles from a water-permeable storage container to another storage container for washing, treatment with hot water, or cold water, the noodles may not be properly stored due to misalignment of the storage container or other reasons. In some cases, the product was not put into the storage container.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In view of the problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a method to ensure that noodles are placed in the next storage container when transferring noodles from a water-permeable storage container to another storage container. The present invention provides a noodle cooking device that can.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a noodle cooking device that does not allow noodle scraps from the previous cooking process to be mixed in.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a noodle cooking device in which noodles are placed in a water-permeable storage container, transported, and transferred to another storage container. It consists of a water-permeable bottom wall whose one side edge is pivotally supported to open and close the lower opening of the shaped side wall, and a spring body that biases the bottom wall in the closing direction, and resists the biasing force of the spring body. It is characterized by providing an opening/closing operation mechanism for opening the bottom wall, and a chute that is in an inclined state for guiding the noodles from the bottom wall to the other storage container when the bottom wall is opened according to the operation of the opening/closing operation mechanism. shall be.

[0008] Furthermore, the present invention is characterized in that the noodle cooking apparatus is further provided with a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the chute when the bottom wall is closed.

[0009]

[Operation] When the noodles are being transferred, the bottom wall of the water-permeable storage container is closed by the biasing force of the spring body. When putting the noodles into another container, the opening/closing operation mechanism opens the bottom wall against the biasing force of the spring body, and the chute moves from the bottom wall to the other container in response to the operation of the opening/closing operation mechanism. It is in a tilted state that guides the noodles to the storage container.

[0010] When the noodles have been put into the other container, the bottom wall is closed, the chute is tilted in the opposite direction, and the cleaning mechanism cleans the chute.

[0011]

[Example] The structure of the present invention will be explained in detail based on a structure in which the present invention is implemented in an udon soba automatic cooking and vending machine 1.

The automatic udon soba cooking and vending machine 1 has a configuration shown in FIG. 3, which is a front view showing a schematic structure, and FIG. 4, which is a plan view showing a schematic structure. The udon soba automatic cooking vending machine 1 includes a reception control device 2 that receives orders from customers and issues cooking instructions.
a noodle cooking device 3 operated under control from the reception control device 2; a cooked noodle storage device 4 that temporarily stores the noodles cooked in the noodle cooking device 3; and a noodle storage device 4 that temporarily stores the noodles cooked in the noodle cooking device 3; It consists of a receiving device 5 for discharging the noodles from the noodle storage device 4.

The noodle cooking device 3 includes a udon noodle making machine 6 for making udon noodles, a soba noodle making machine 7 for making soba noodles, and each noodle making machine 6.
, a boiling device 9 equipped with a plurality of water-permeable storage containers 8 for storing the noodle strings (raw noodles) made in step 7, and the boiled noodles boiled in the boiling device 9 are washed with cold water and then ordered. The present invention includes a cold/hot water noodle processing device 10 that performs cooling and heating according to the conditions, and a container delivery device 12 having a sales container 11 that receives the cooked noodles processed by the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10.

The reception control device 2 has a coin slot, a card and bill slot, a plurality of selection switches corresponding to the types of noodles to be sold, and issues an order card for the noodles selected by the selection switch. A sold-out display section corresponding to each selection switch, and a display section for displaying the status of the vending machine 1 such as preparation are formed. In this example, the noodles to be sold include kake udon and kake soba as hot noodles, and mori udon and mori soba as cold noodles.
It is a kind.

Each of the noodle making machines 6 and 7 makes noodles for one serving based on a signal from the reception control device 2. To make noodles, grain flour (wheat flour or buckwheat flour) and water are mixed in a cylinder with a blade that rotates at high speed, and the flour is pulverized and the water is atomized and mixed to produce soboro-shaped noodle dough. The crumbled noodle dough is rolled into a lump using a roller device, and then cut using a roll cutting device to form noodle strings. The produced noodle strings for one meal are transported by a transport device 13 and placed in a water-permeable storage container 8 of a boiling device 9.

The noodle boiling device 9 has a structure shown in a schematic cross-sectional view shown in FIG. The boiling device has a boiling water tank 1 having a substantially oval shape.
4, a drive device 15 disposed in the center of the boiling water tank 14,
A holder 16 that is driven horizontally by a drive device 15, and a support rod 17 that is supported by the holder 16 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
, a water-permeable storage container 8 that is detachably attached to the upper part of the support rod 17, a vibration imparting device 18 that applies vibration to the water-permeable storage container 8 that is being transported horizontally, and a transition to the cold and hot water noodle processing device 10. and a lift device 19 for lifting the water-permeable storage container 8 upward when it is in position.

The drive device 15 includes a pair of upper and lower drive gears 20 that rotate horizontally, and a pair of upper and lower driven gears 2 that rotate horizontally.
1, a pair of upper and lower driving gears 20, and a pair of upper and lower driven gears 2
1 and two chains 22 that are hung on the chain 22. Holders 16 are fixed to the chain 22 by means of welding or the like at equal intervals using mounting brackets. The holding body 16 is made of metal,
It is formed to have sufficient strength to stably support the support rod 17 in vertical motion. The support rod 17 is formed of a narrow metal plate, and is formed to have sufficient strength since it supports the water-permeable storage container 8, which is a heavy object, on the upper part. The support rod 17 is supported in grooves formed on both sides of the holder 16 so that the support rod 17 can move only in the vertical direction with both side edges held between the support rods 17 . The support rod 17 has a positioning protrusion 32 at the top.
The protrusion 32 comes into contact with the upper edge of the holder 16 to prevent the support rod 17 from moving downward. In this embodiment structure, 16 holding bodies 16 are attached to the chain 22. The water-permeable storage container 8 attached to the upper part of the support rod 17 is normally positioned so that it is submerged in the hot water in the boiling water tank 14, with only its upper edge protruding from the water surface. The drive device 15 is driven by an electric motor (not shown), and is configured to move intermittently, and in this embodiment, is driven at intervals of 15 seconds. The holding body 16 is moved by the distance between the holding bodies 16 in one intermittent drive. The holding body 16 moves intermittently to hold the holding body 1.
Although the water-permeable storage container 8 supported by the support rod 17 is supported by extending in the radial direction from the upper part of the support rod 17, the arc portions at both ends of the boiling water tank 14 As shown in FIG. 4, it will move by a quarter of a circle.

Support rod 17 for the straight portion of the boiling water tank 14
A vibration applying device 18 is formed directly below. The vibration imparting device 18 includes a driving gear 23 driven by an electric motor (not shown), a driven gear 24, and a driving gear 23 and a driven gear 24.
It consists of a chain body 25 that hangs on the body. Chain body 25
A protrusion 26 is formed on the outside of the roller body 27.
is centrally supported. The protrusion 26 and the roller body 27 form irregularities on the chain body 25. At the bottom of the support rod 17,
A roller body 28 is formed. When the support rod 17 is driven intermittently and comes to the straight part of the boiling water tank 14, the roller body 28 at the lower part of the support rod 17 rides on the chain body 25. At this time,
The vibration applying device 18 is continuously driven, and the chain body 25 is continuously rotated in the same direction as the drive device 15 (clockwise rotation in FIG. 5). The speed is set faster than the drive speed of the drive device 15. The support rod 17 is moved vertically at small intervals by the unevenness caused by the chain body 25 of the vibration imparting device 18 riding on the roller body and falling down, and this is done at high speed, which causes vibrations that cause the support rod to move. 17. As a result, the water-permeable storage container 8 vibrates in the hot water in the boiling water tank 14, and serves to boil and loosen the noodle strings stored in the water-permeable storage container 8. The noodle strings are boiled in boiling water in a boiling water tank 14, and the boiling can be done efficiently by the convection of the boiling water and the vibration and horizontal movement of the water-permeable storage container 8. The boiling time is determined by the rotational speed of the drive device 15 and can be changed as appropriate. In this example, the boiling time for udon is 3 minutes 30 seconds, and the boiling time for soba is 1 minute.
It is set as minutes and 45 seconds.

The drive device 15 is rotationally driven to the left in FIG. The noodle strings from the noodle making machines 6 and 7 are transferred to the water-permeable storage container 8 at the position shown in FIG. A lift device 19 is formed in a portion corresponding to the right circular arc portion in FIG. The lower part of the support rod 17 is placed on a platform 30 that is moved upward by a chain 29 of the lift device 19, and as the platform 30 rises, the support rod 17 is lifted. The lifted support rod 17 is moved along the mounting section 31 by intermittent driving of the drive device 15. At this time, the water-permeable storage container 8 is in the boiling water tank 1.
It will be lifted from the hot water in step 4, supported in the air, and moved horizontally. The part of the mounting part 31 that is lifted and moves intermittently by a quarter semicircle as shown in FIG. It is formed on an inclined surface facing toward , and descends along the inclined surface. Therefore, there is no need to provide a lift device when the support rod 17 is lowered.

[0020] Lifted up into a quarter as shown in FIG.
The noodles taken out from the water-permeable storage container 8 that has moved intermittently by a semicircle are transferred to the water-permeable storage container 8 of the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10.

The cold/hot water noodle processing apparatus 10 is formed in a structure shown in a schematic cross-sectional view shown in FIG. In this structure, the number of water-permeable storage containers 8 has been increased from 16 to 10, the boiling water tank 14 has become a water receiving groove body 41 that does not store hot water, and the lift device 19
Since the structure is the same as that of the boiling noodle device 9 except that the structure of the vibration applying device 18 is different, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

A cold water supply device 42 is installed above the water-permeable storage container 8 that receives the boiled noodles transferred from the noodle boiling device 9. The boiled noodles are washed with cold water from the cold water supply device 42 to complete the boiling and the noodles are completed. These noodles are commonly sold udon balls and soba balls. Generally, boiled noodles before being washed with water are called kamaage noodles. Thereafter, the noodles are cooked into hot or cold noodles requested by the customer based on a signal from the reception control device 2. In the case of hot noodles, a water-permeable storage container 8 is provided by the hot water supply device 43.
Hot water is supplied to the noodles inside to warm the noodles, and in the case of cold noodles, cold water is supplied to the noodles inside the water-permeable storage container 8 by a cold water supply device 44 to cool the noodles.

The hot water supply device 43 and the cold water supply device 44 are arranged above the straight portion of the water receiving groove body 41. The position of each supply device 43, 44 is determined by a water-permeable storage container 8 that moves intermittently.
This is the stopping position. The water receiving groove body 41 is formed to receive cold water and hot water from each of the supply devices 42, 43, and 44, and to drain the water from a drain port (not shown).

A vibration imparting and lifting device 46 having an uneven strip 45 is disposed directly below the support rod 17 corresponding to the straight portion of the water receiving groove 41. The vibration imparting raising device 46 is
An uneven band 45 formed by forming unevenness on the chain body with protrusions 47 and roller bodies 48, a driving gear 49 that drives the uneven band 45, a driven gear 50, and a drive gear 49 (not shown) that drives the driving gear 49. It consists of an electric motor. The vibration imparting and lifting device 46 is disposed obliquely so as to rise in the driving direction of the drive device 15. When the support rod 17 is driven and rotated intermittently, its lower part is pushed up by the uneven band 45, and the support rod 17 gradually rises to lift the water-permeable storage container 8.

Furthermore, since the water-permeable storage container 8 is lifted and the concave-convex band 45 is continuously rotated by an electric motor, the support rod 17 is moved at small intervals due to the concavo-convex surface, and this is done at high speed. From this, vibration occurs and the support rod 17
It is transmitted to As a result, the water permeable storage container 8 vibrates within the water receiving groove body 41, and the water (cold water, hot water) sprayed by the cold water supply device 44 or the hot water supply device is efficiently applied to the noodles by vibration. It can be supplied well and noodles can be cooled or heated smoothly. In addition, the water can be shaken off from the noodles after they have been sprayed with water, and the water can be removed at the same time as they rise. Since the water supplied from each of the supply devices 42, 43, and 44 is strongly sprayed in the shower, it also serves to loosen the noodles. The drained noodles become cooked noodles and are discharged into a sales container 11. In order to smoothly discharge the liquid into the vending container 11, the water-permeable storage container 8 needs to be lifted, and is lifted by the vibration lifting device 46, eliminating the need for a lifting device 19 like the boiling device 9, and improving the structure. becomes easy.

A mounting section 31 is located at the top of the vibration imparting and lifting device 46, and the lifted support rod 17 is moved along the mounting section 31 by intermittent driving of the drive device 15. At this time, the water-permeable storage container 8 is lifted and supported in the air, and will move horizontally. The part of the mounting part 31 that is lifted and moves intermittently by a quarter semicircle as shown in FIG. It is formed on an inclined surface facing towards. Therefore, when the support rod 17 is lowered, it will be lowered along the slope.

The cooked noodles cooked in the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10 are discharged into a sales container 11 of a container delivery device 12. The container delivery device 12 includes six delivery tables 51, a container delivery device 52 that delivers sales containers 11 to the delivery tables 51, and a drive device (not shown) that drives the delivery tables 51. The sales container 11 containing the cooked noodles on the delivery table 51 is transferred to the table 54 of the noodle storage device 4 by the transfer device 53.

When a customer inserts an order card into the receiving device 5 through the insertion slot and makes a request for receiving the sales container 11 stored in the noodle storage device 4, the corresponding sales container 11 is moved to the takeout port 55. Then, it is discharged to the outlet 55 by the transfer device 56. If the discharged sales container 11 is hot noodles, hot soup is supplied to the sales container 11 from the hot soup supply device 57. In the case of cold noodles, the soup is discharged from the cold noodle outlet 55, and the dipping soup is supplied from the cold soup supply device 58 to the soup container.

The receiving device 5 is equipped with a display device for displaying finished products and a display device for leaving discarded sales containers with customers who have not come to receive them for a long time. Notification to customers of discarded sales containers also supports subsequent handling of order cards. The structure and operation of the udon soba automatic cooking and vending machine 1 are as described above. The movements of the above-mentioned noodle making machines 6, 7, boiling device 9, cold and hot water noodle processing device 10, and container delivery device 12 are performed in synchronization, and the control is based on detection by position detection sensors formed in each device. This is performed by the reception control device 2. The movements of the noodle boiling device 9, the cold and hot water noodle processing device 10, and the container delivery device 12 are mechanically synchronized by using a combination of chains and gears so that the drive device 15 is driven by a single electric motor. can take,
It is only necessary to synchronize with each noodle making device 6, 7, which simplifies the configuration.

Next, we will discuss the structure of the water-permeable storage container 8 used in the noodle boiling device 9 and the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10 of the noodle cooking device 3, and the structure and operation of feeding noodles from the water-permeable storage container 8. explain. The structure of the water-permeable storage container 8 is the same as that of the boiling noodle device 9 and the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10, but the structure and operation for delivering noodles therefrom are the same as those of the boiling noodle device 9 and the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10. It's slightly different.

First, the water permeable storage container 8 in the noodle boiling device 9 will be explained. The water-permeable storage container 8 in the noodle boiling device 9 has a structure shown in FIGS. 5, 7 to 10.

The water permeable storage container 8 has a water permeable cylindrical side wall 62.
, a water-permeable bottom wall 61 that opens and closes the lower opening of the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62, and a spring body 6 that biases the water-permeable bottom wall 61 in the closing direction.
3, and a U-shaped mounting rod 64 extending horizontally from the upper part of the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62. The water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 is
It consists of a mesh part 65 made of wire mesh rolled into a cylindrical shape, and a rod body 66 that reinforces the upper edge, lower edge, and several sides of the mesh part 65. In this implementation structure, the water-permeable storage container portion has a water-permeable cylindrical side wall 6
2, a water-permeable bottom wall 61, and a spring body 63. The rod body 66 is made of strong metal wire. The water permeable bottom wall 61 includes a punching plate 67 in which a large number of water passage holes 70 are formed in a metal plate, an opening operation part 68 projecting from the front side of the punching plate 67, and a hook body 69 formed on the rear edge of the punching plate 67. It becomes more. The opening operation part 68 and the hook body 69 are formed by bending a single metal wire, and are fixed to the bottom surface of the punching plate 67 by means such as welding. Punching board 67
When the water passage hole 70 is formed by press molding, a protrusion 71 of the type called a burr is formed around one side of the water passage hole 70, as shown in the enlarged sectional view of FIG. Punching board 6
7 forms a bottom wall 61 such that the protrusion 71 is located on the outside. Therefore, there is no protrusion 71 on the inside where the noodles come into contact and slide, which prevents the noodles from getting caught and getting damaged, and also prevents the noodles from sliding smoothly when the bottom wall 61 is opened. The noodles tend to slide down.

The U-shaped mounting rod 64 is made of a strong metal wire, and its fixed end to the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 extends along the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62 . A pivot shaft 72 is integrally formed behind the lower part of the. U-shaped mounting rod 64
The extending portion from the pivot shaft 72 also functions as a reinforcing material for the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62. U-shaped mounting rod 6
A reinforcing rod 73 is formed to prevent bending when a bending force is applied to 4.

The spring body 63 is formed of a coil spring, and has one end connected to the upper side of the water permeable cylindrical side wall 62 and the water permeable bottom wall 6.
It is installed under tension between the side parts of 1 and 1. The biasing force of the spring body 63 is caused by the weight of the bottom wall 61 and the noodles placed on the bottom wall 61, the resistance of water when lifting it from the boiling water tank 14, and the jetting of water from the cold water supply devices 42, 44 and the hot water supply device 43. The force is set so that it does not easily release with force.

In this embodiment, the water-permeable cylindrical side wall 62
is formed from a wire mesh, but it may also be formed from a punched plate like the bottom wall 61, and in this case, the reinforcing rod 66 is not required. The structure for making the water-permeable storage container 8 water-permeable can be implemented within the well-known technical range. In this embodiment, the optimum structure is one in which hot water flows smoothly into and out of the water-permeable storage container 8 in the boiling water tank 14. Further, the optimal structure is one in which the noodles can smoothly slide due to their own weight when the bottom wall 61 is opened.

The structure for attaching the water-permeable storage container 8 to the upper part of the support rod 17 will be explained. The U-shaped mounting rod 64 of the water-permeable storage container 8 is attached to the upper part of the support rod 17. Support rod 17
A bent portion 81 is formed at the upper part of the holder. A metal fitting 82 is fixed to the upper surface of the bent portion 81 by means such as welding. The metal fitting 82 is bent to form a locking portion 83 having a groove that opens downward on the bent side of the support rod 17. A rising wall 84 is formed by bending on both sides of the metal fitting 82. The width of the rising wall 84 is formed to be larger than the interval between the rod portions on both sides of the U-shaped mounting rod 64. Standing wall 84 of metal fitting 82
The inner side becomes the mounting portion 85 of both side rod portions of the U-shaped mounting rod 64.

The water-permeable storage container 8 is attached to the support rod 17 so as to be easily attached and detached, and the attachment is performed as shown in the exploded sectional view of FIG. 10. The locking portion 83 is sandwiched between the rod portions on both sides of the U-shaped mounting rod 64.
Hook the end rod of the U-shaped mounting rod 64 onto the holder. With the U-shaped mounting rod 64 hooked, it is rotated about the locking portion 83 to place both side rod portions of the U-shaped mounting rod 64 on the mounting portion 85. In this state, even if a lifting force is applied to the water-permeable storage container 8, it will only rotate a little around the locking part 83 and be lifted up, but the locking by the locking part 83 will not come off. When the water-permeable storage container 8 is used while being supported by the support rod 17, the water-permeable storage container 8 is lifted and held in that state, and no force is applied to push it down diagonally, so that it does not come off. The support rod 17 moves horizontally, and at this time a force is applied to move the water-permeable storage container 8 laterally, but this movement is blocked by the rising wall 84.

Since the water-permeable storage container 8 is used for cooking food, it needs to be cleaned regularly. Cleaning is performed by removing it from the support rod 17. At that time, lift the water-permeable storage container 8 by hand and push it down diagonally.
The engagement between the U-shaped mounting rod 64 and the locking portion 83 can be easily released.

Next, the structure and operation of delivering noodles by opening and closing the water-permeable bottom wall 61 of the water-permeable storage container 8 will be explained.

In the noodle boiling device 9, the water-permeable bottom wall 61 is
When transferring the noodles from the noodle boiling device 9 to the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10, the opening/closing operation mechanism 90 is opened against the biasing force of the spring body 63. When the water-permeable bottom wall 61 is opened, the noodles in the water-permeable storage container 8 slide down along the water-permeable bottom wall 61. Since there is a height difference and a distance in the part where the noodles are transferred from the boiling device 9 to the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10, a guide plate 89 is formed on the boiling water tank 14 to ensure the transfer of the noodles.

The opening/closing operation mechanism 90 has a structure shown in FIGS. 7 to 9. The opening/closing operation mechanism 90 is a water-permeable storage container 8
a pair of operating arms 91 that push down the opening operating portion 68 of the bottom wall 61 of the , a support shaft 92 that connects and drives the operating arms 91, a connecting arm 93 that reciprocates the support shaft 92, and an electric motor 94;
A rotating plate 95 attached to the rotating shaft of the electric motor 94 and a rotating plate 9
5 and the end of the connecting arm 93.
It becomes more. When the electric motor 94 rotates, the rotating plate 95 rotates, and the connecting arm 93 is reciprocated up and down within a certain range by the connecting rod 96. In conjunction with the connecting arm 93, the operating arm 91 reciprocates up and down within the same range. When the operating arm 91 is lowered, its tip opens the opening operating portion 6 of the bottom wall 61 of the water-permeable storage container 8.
8 to open the bottom wall 61.

The electric motor 94 is driven when a detection device (not shown) detects when the water-permeable storage container 8 rises and stops at the discharge position. When the electric motor 94 starts to drive, the water-permeable storage container 8 is driven intermittently at intervals of 15 seconds in this embodiment, so it is driven at a speed such that it rotates once every about 10 seconds. Detection of one rotation is performed by activating a detection switch 97 in a notch formed in the rotary plate 95. One rotation of the electric motor 94 causes the operating arm 9 to
1 returns to the initial state after rotating to the horizontal.

The angle when the bottom wall 61 is opened is set to 30 degrees in this embodiment. Opening angle 3 of low wall 61
0 degrees is an angle at which the noodles slide smoothly and the downward space required to open the bottom wall 61 is small. Similarly, if the angle is smaller than 45 degrees, the downward space will be small and the rotation range will be small, and within that opening angle range, the optimum range is from 25 degrees to 35 degrees.

Next, the structure and operation of discharging noodles from the water-permeable storage container 8 in the cold/hot water noodle processing apparatus 10 will be explained. The structure of the water-permeable storage container 8 itself in the cold/hot water noodle processing device 10 is the same as that of the noodle boiling device 9, so a description thereof will be omitted.

The schematic structure of the cold and hot water noodle processing device 10 is shown in FIG. 6, and the detailed structure of the opening/closing operation mechanism 90 in the noodle delivery portion of the cold and hot water noodle processing device 10 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is shown in the figure below. Here, the configuration of the main parts of this opening/closing operation mechanism 90 is shown in FIGS. 7 to 9.
This is common to the opening/closing operation mechanism 90 of the noodle boiling device 9 shown in , and the same parts are given the same reference numerals. Cold and hot water noodle processing equipment 1
0, the differences between the opening/closing operation mechanism 90 and the opening/closing operation mechanism 90 of the noodle boiling device 9 will be explained below.

Reference numerals 101 and 102 are connected to each other and are connected to a support shaft 92 together with an operating arm 91; 103 is a shooter shaft; 104 is a shooter rotatably attached to the shooter shaft 103; 105 is a shooter 1;
This is a cleaning nozzle as a cleaning mechanism attached to 04. A pump (not shown) is connected to the cleaning nozzle 105, from which water for cleaning can be blown out.

[0047] The shooter 104 is the cold and hot water noodle processing device 10.
The inclination state changes according to the operation of the opening/closing operation mechanism 90. When the bottom wall 61 is opened, as shown in FIG. shall be taken as a thing. When the transfer of the noodles to the sales container 11 is completed and the bottom wall 61 is closed, the chute 104 moves in the opposite direction from when the bottom wall 61 is opened, as shown in FIG. 2, that is, in the opposite direction from the position where the sales container 11 is placed. It is supposed to be inclined to. At this time, cleaning water is blown out from the cleaning nozzle 105 to clean the chute 104.
Wash off any noodle scraps etc. that are attached to it. Therefore, during the next cooking time, noodle scraps from the previous cooking process adhering to the chute 104 will not be mixed in. Shooter 10
The washing water sprayed onto the container 4 flows down along the slope in a direction opposite to the position where the sales container 11 is placed and is discharged.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described implementation structure, but can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of well-known techniques. For example, the upper metal fitting 8 of the supporting rod 17 can be
However, elastic clamping pieces may be formed on the mounting part 85 to elastically clamp and support the rods on both sides. Further, the structure of the support portion 83 may also be such that the end rod portion of the U-shaped mounting rod 64 is elastically held.

[0049]

According to the present invention, when transferring noodles from a water-permeable storage container to another storage container, the noodles can be reliably placed in the next storage container.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, there is no possibility that noodle scraps from the previous cooking process will be mixed in.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a water-permeable storage container, an opening/closing operation mechanism, and a chute in a cold/hot water noodle processing apparatus with the bottom wall open.

FIG. 2 is a right side view of a water-permeable storage container, an opening/closing operation mechanism, and a chute in a cold/hot water noodle processing apparatus with the bottom wall closed.

FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the udon soba automatic cooking and vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the udon soba automatic cooking and vending machine.

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the noodle boiling device.

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cold and hot water noodle processing device.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a water-permeable storage container and an opening/closing operation mechanism in the noodle boiling device.

FIG. 8 is a left side view of a water-permeable storage container and an opening/closing operation mechanism in the noodle boiling device.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a water-permeable storage container and an opening/closing operation mechanism in the noodle boiling device.

FIG. 10 is an exploded sectional view showing attachment of the water-permeable storage container.

FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the bottom wall of the water-permeable storage container.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Udon soba automatic cooking vending machine 8
Water permeable storage container 9 Boiled noodle device 10 Cold and hot water noodle processing device 61 Water permeable bottom wall 62 Water permeable cylindrical side wall 63 Spring body 90 Opening/closing operation mechanism 104 Shooter 105 Washing nozzle

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: In a noodle cooking device in which noodles are placed in a water-permeable storage container, transported, and transferred to another storage container, the water-permeable storage container has a water-permeable cylindrical side wall and a lower opening of the cylindrical side wall that opens and closes. The opening/closing operation consists of a water-permeable bottom wall pivotally supported at one side edge and a spring body that biases the bottom wall in a closing direction, and opens the bottom wall against the biasing force of the spring body. A noodle cooking device comprising: a mechanism; and a chute which is in an inclined state to guide noodles from the bottom wall to the other storage container when the bottom wall is opened according to the operation of the opening/closing operation mechanism. 2. The noodle cooking device according to claim 1, further comprising a cleaning mechanism for cleaning the shooter when the bottom wall is closed.