JPH04316473A - Device for producing food - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the title miniaturized device suitable for producing fried potatoes, etc., comprising specific constitution for mixing powder with water and forming by one device, improving productivity. CONSTITUTION:First, when a rotator 3 having plural through holes 2 are intermittently rotated and driven by a rotating and driving means such as complex cylinder 4 and a through hole 2a is arranged at a feed position P1 and powder is supplied to the through hole 3a by a feeding means such as screw conveyor 6. Successively, the rotator is revolved only by a gap of a pair of the through holes adjoining the rotator and the through hole charged with powder is arranged at a mixing position P2. Then, a blade member 7 is inserted into the through hole at the mixing position P2, water is fed from a water supply hole 8 at a bottom plate 10, the powder is blended with water by the blade member 7. Finally the through hole charged with the mixture is moved to a forming position P5, a pushing member 14 is inserted into the through hole and a communicating hole of the bottom plate 10 communicated with the through hole so that the mixture in the through hole is pushed out and extruded from an extruding hole 12.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food manufacturing apparatus that can be suitably used for manufacturing foods such as French fries.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, apparatuses for producing foods such as cookies using a mixture of powder such as wheat flour and water mix the powder and water by stirring. A stirring and mixing means for mixing the mixture and a molding means for molding the mixture mixed by the stirring and mixing means into a predetermined shape are separately provided, and the mixture mixed by the stirring and mixing means is handled by different operators. The mixture is transported and supplied to a molding means located at a location, and the molded mixture extruded through an extrusion hole is recovered and heated and baked by a separately prepared heating means such as an oven. has been done.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In such prior art, since the stirring and mixing means and the forming means are separately provided, it is difficult for an operator to transport the mixture mixed by the stirring and mixing means as described above. The molding means must be supplied to the molding means, which requires time and effort and has poor productivity. Further, the stirring and mixing means and the molding means have a relatively large structure, and there is a problem in that they require a large space within the structure.

[0004] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a food manufacturing apparatus that can be miniaturized and improve productivity.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a rotating body in which a plurality of through holes are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and a rotary body that has a plurality of through holes formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. A means for rotating intermittently in a predetermined direction while stopping at each stop position, and supplying the powder into a through hole located at a supply position to which the powder is supplied among the plurality of through holes. The supply means is provided in a through hole arranged at a mixing position downstream of the powder supply position in the rotational direction of the rotary body so as to be freely inserted/removable, and is reciprocated while being inserted into the through hole. A blade member that is driven to rotate in forward/reverse directions while moving up and down, a water supply hole on which the rotating body is mounted and opens facing into the through hole arranged at the mixing position, and a water supply hole that is downstream in the rotational direction from the mixing position. A bottom plate is formed with a communication hole that communicates with the through hole arranged at the side molding position, and a bottom plate is provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate to cover the communication hole and can be attached and removed, and is stirred and mixed by a blade member at the mixing position. The mixture of powder and water
a molding member formed with a plurality of extrusion holes to be inserted therethrough; and an extrusion member that is inserted through the through holes and communication holes arranged at the molding position and presses the mixture in the through holes to extrude the mixture from the extrusion holes. This is a food manufacturing device characterized by comprising:

[0006]

According to the present invention, the rotating body supported on the bottom plate is intermittently rotationally driven in a predetermined direction by the rotational driving means. When powder is supplied by the supply means into the through-hole arranged at the supply position of the rotary body, the rotary body is rotationally driven by the distance between the pair of adjacent through-holes by the rotary drive means, and the The through hole supplied with powder is placed at the mixing position. A blade member is inserted into the through hole above the mixing position that accommodates the powder, and after water is supplied from the water supply hole formed in the bottom plate, the blade member moves up and down reciprocally while moving in the forward/reverse direction. The powder and water are stirred and mixed by rotation.

[0007] In this way, when a mixture is formed by mixing the powder and water in the through hole above the mixing position, the blade member rises and retreats from the through hole, and the rotating body is again driven by the rotational drive means. is rotated to place the through hole containing the mixture in the molding position. An extrusion member is inserted into the through hole in which the mixture is accommodated at this molding position and presses the mixture, whereby the mixture is extruded from the extrusion hole of the molding member and shaped into a shape corresponding to the extrusion hole. molded.

[0008] In this way, a molded article can be produced by mixing powder and water through a series of steps in one device, so the device does not need to be enlarged, and the mixture can be placed at different locations. There is no need to transport and supply the product to other people, which saves time and effort, and can improve productivity.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the basic structure of a food manufacturing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the food manufacturing apparatus 1. Note that in FIG. 2, the substrate 26 is omitted for ease of illustration. The food manufacturing apparatus 1 basically includes a disc-shaped rotating body 3 in which a plurality of right cylindrical through holes 2 are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and a rotating body 3 that is rotated around its rotation axis. A double-acting cylinder 4 is a means for intermittently rotating in a predetermined rotation direction A while stopping at each stop position corresponding to the interval θ of the through holes 2 (in this embodiment, θ=72°). , among the plurality of through holes 2, the powder is supplied into the through hole 2a which is arranged at a supply position P1 to which powder obtained by crushing and drying potatoes, for example, stored in the hopper 5 is supplied. The screw conveyor 6 which is a supply means for
It is provided so that it can be inserted into/removed from a through hole 2b which is arranged at a mixing position P2 on the downstream side in the rotational direction A of the rotating body 3, and while it is inserted into the through hole 2b, it moves up and down reciprocatingly. A blade member 7 that is rotationally driven in opposite directions and a rotating body 3
is mounted, and communicates with a water supply hole 8 that opens facing into the through hole 2b located at the mixing position P2, and a through hole 2e located at the forming position P5 downstream of the mixing position P2 in the rotational direction A. A bottom plate 10 in which a communication hole 9 is formed, and the bottom plate 10
A plurality of extrusion holes 12 are provided on the lower surface 11 of the holder to block the communication hole 9 and to be detachable and replaceable, and at the mixing position P2, a plurality of extrusion holes 12 are formed through which the mixture of powder and water stirred and mixed by the blade member 7 is inserted. The molding member 13 is inserted into the through hole 2e and the communication hole 9 arranged at the molding position P5, and the mixture in the through hole 2e is pressed and extruded from the extrusion hole 12. member 14.

[0010] Immediately below the molding position P5 of the food manufacturing apparatus 1, a heating means 15 in which edible oil heated to, for example, 180° C. is stored is disposed, and the extrusion hole 12 of the molding member 13 is The molded mixture extruded from the mold is dropped into edible oil and fried to produce French fries. This heating means 15 includes a storage tank 16 in which the edible oil is stored, and a chute 1 fixed to one side of the storage tank 16.
7, when the mixture is extruded from the extrusion hole 12 and falls, it is buried in the edible oil in the storage tank 16, and after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, it is angled almost horizontally above the oil level of the edible oil. A net-like scraping member 18 that is displaced to scrape up the mixture in the edible oil, and a reciprocating displacement drive in the directions of arrows B1 and B2 along the horizontal upper surface of the scraping member 18 to raise the mixture in the cooking oil. and a dispensing member 19 for dispensing the food into the chute 17.

A top plate 21 is mounted on the rotating body 3,
The top plate 21 and the bottom plate 10 are arranged parallel to each other with the rotating body 3 rotatably and liquid-tightly sandwiched between them, and can be detachably connected by a plurality of connecting pieces 22 provided at the corners, for example, using bolts or the like. be done. Further, in the rotating body 3, the through holes 2c and 2d are arranged at equal intervals at an angle θ between the through holes 2b and 2e.
are respectively formed, and stop positions P3 and P4 are set corresponding to the respective through holes 2c and 2d.

The shaft 24 of the rotating body 3 projects upward through a base plate 26 supported on the upper surface of the top plate 21 via a connecting piece 25, and is connected to a swing lever 27 via a one-way clutch (not shown). is connected to one end of the This swing lever 2
The other end of the cylinder 7 is connected to the piston rod 28 of the double-acting cylinder 4 . The stroke L of the piston rod 28 is set corresponding to the circumferential angle θ between the through holes 2a to 2e. Therefore, when the double-acting cylinder 4 is pressurized and the piston rod 28 is extended by the stroke L,
The rotating body 3 is angularly displaced in the direction of arrow A by an angle θ. When the piston rod 28 retracts, the swing lever 27 is angularly displaced in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow A, but the one-way clutch does not transmit the rotational force in the direction of the angular displacement to the shaft 24, so that the rotation is prevented. The body 3 is configured so as not to rotate in the direction opposite to the direction of arrow A.

The screw conveyor 6 provided between the substrate 26 and the top plate 21 is rotationally driven by a motor M1, and conveys the powder from the hopper 5 for a predetermined time to deliver a certain amount of powder to the supply position. It is supplied into the through hole 2a located at P1. In this way, the through-hole 2a supplied with the powder is placed at the mixing position P2 by the rotation of the rotating body 3. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, tap water is supplied from the water supply hole 8, and the piston rod 3 of the double-acting cylinder 29
0 degenerates, the motor M2 connected via the connecting member 31 descends, and the output shaft 32 of the motor M2
The blade member 7 provided at the lower end of is inserted into the through hole 2a located at the mixing position P2. In this state, the motor M2 is energized, the output shaft 32 is driven to rotate in the forward/reverse direction at a constant cycle around its rotational axis, and the piston rod 30 of the double-acting cylinder 29 repeats extension/retraction operations. As a result, the blade member 7 is moved up and down reciprocally within the through hole 2a. The rotational speed of such a blade member 7 is
For example, about 30 rpm is selected.

In this way, the through hole 2a at the mixing position P2
When the powder and water are stirred and mixed within, the blade member 7 is displaced upward and retracted as the double-acting cylinder 29 is extended. In this state, the rotating body 3 is further angularly displaced by the angle θ in the rotation direction A, and the through hole 2a is placed at the standby position P3, and the powder is fed into the through hole 2d at the supply position P1. and after stopping until the mixing operation in the through hole 2e at the mixing position P2 is completed,
The rotating body 3 is rotated again in the rotational direction A, and the through hole 2a is placed at the standby position P4, and in this state as well, it waits until the powder supplying operation and mixing operation are completed, as described above. Thereafter, when the rotating body 3 further rotates downstream in the rotational direction A and the through hole 2a is placed at the molding position P5, the piston rod 34 of the double-acting cylinder 33 extends downward and is fixed at its tip. The extrusion member 14 is inserted into the communication hole 9 and the through hole 2a. by this,
The mixture in the through hole 2a is extruded from the extrusion hole 12 of the molded member 13, and when the extruded mixture is extruded by a predetermined length, the cutting wire 36 is moved by the double-acting cylinder 35 as shown in FIG. The mixture that is extruded from the extrusion hole 12 and hanging down by being displaced back and forth in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper is cut at the lower surface of the molded member 13 and transferred to the storage tank 16.
fall inside. At this time, the shutter plate 39 provided at the bottom 38 of the housing 37 is opened by a driving means such as a double-acting cylinder (not shown), and the shutter plate 40 provided at the upper part of the storage tank 16 is also moved by the double-acting cylinder 41. It is now in an open state as it is displaced by. In this way, by providing the shutter plate 39, airborne substances such as dust can be prevented from entering into the housing 37, and by the shutter plate 40, it is possible to prevent airborne substances from entering into the storage tank 16. Further, the molded member 13 is attached to the lower surface 11 of the bottom plate 10 using bolts (not shown), and therefore can be easily replaced with a molded member in which an extrusion hole 12 of a different shape is formed, and a desired shape can be obtained. It is possible to mold it into

The molded mixture falling from the extrusion hole 12 falls into a storage tank 16 and is immersed in edible oil and fried. The mixture thus immersed in the edible oil for a predetermined period of time is lifted out of the oil by the upward angular displacement of the scraping member 18 and dispensed into the chute 17 by the dispensing member 19, and is dispensed into the chute 17 by the dispensing member 19. contained within a container.

[0016] In this way, the powder and water are stirred and mixed, and the mixture is molded, so a series of these steps can be performed continuously, which speeds up food processing operations. It is possible to reduce the size of the device and the size of the device.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, heated edible oil was stored in the storage tank 16 to fry the formed mixture. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, instead of the edible oil, Alternatively, hot water may be stored to boil the formed mixture that falls from above.

In another embodiment of the present invention, not only wheat flour but also baking powder or the like may be used as the powder. You may also do so.

Furthermore, as another embodiment of the present invention, supply means may be provided at each of the above-mentioned stopping positions P3 and P4 of the rotating body to supply, for example, spices.

[0020]

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, powder is supplied to the through hole of a rotating body by a supply means, and the rotating body is rotated to agitate and mix water and powder with a blade member. However, since the mixture thus mixed is extruded through the extrusion hole and molded, a series of these operations can be performed continuously, and as described in relation to the prior art, the mixture after molding is There is no need for workers to transport the product to different locations, which greatly improves productivity, and the structure of the present invention does not become large and therefore does not require a large occupied space. The device can be widely implemented.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the basic configuration of a food manufacturing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the food manufacturing apparatus 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along section line III-III in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Food manufacturing equipment 2 Through hole 3 Rotating body 4 Double acting cylinder 6 Screw conveyor 7 Blade member 8 Water supply hole 9 Communication hole 10 Bottom plate 11 Bottom surface 12 Extrusion hole 13 Molded parts 14 Extruded member

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A rotating body in which a plurality of through holes are formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction; means for rotationally driving the powder in a predetermined direction; a supply means for supplying the powder into a through hole disposed at a supply position where the powder is supplied among the plurality of through holes; It is provided in a through hole located at a mixing position downstream of the supply position in the rotational direction of the rotating body so that it can be inserted/removed, and when inserted into the through hole, it moves up and down reciprocally while moving in the forward/reverse direction. a blade member that is rotationally driven by a blade member, a water supply hole that opens facing into the through hole on which the rotating body is mounted, and that is located in the mixing position, and a molding position that is located downstream of the mixing position in the rotational direction. A bottom plate is provided with a communication hole that communicates with the through hole, and a removable and replaceable part is provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate to cover the communication hole, and the powder and water are mixed by being stirred by a blade member at the mixing position. The mixture is inserted into a molding member in which a plurality of extrusion holes are formed, and through holes and communication holes arranged at the molding position, and the mixture in the through holes is pressed and extruded from the extrusion holes. A food manufacturing device comprising: an extrusion member.