JPH0433750Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a container rotation support device used in a noodle cooking machine for treating boiled noodle balls in a container on a mounting plate with boiling water, draining water, and supplying noodle soup.

This type of noodle cooking machine rotates and tilts the mounting plate when draining the hot water in the container.
This is done by letting boiling water in a container fall downwards. When the mounting plate is tilted, the top end of the container is supported by a filter plate to prevent the container from falling off. The filter plate could not be brought into contact with the container, and the container could not be held securely. Also,
When the filter plate is used for a long time, it becomes clogged and becomes dirty, but since the filter plate is located inside the housing, it is not easy to clean it.

The object of the present invention is to provide a container rotation support device that eliminates the above-mentioned defects.

The configuration of the present invention will be described in detail below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, 2 is a housing placed on a counter 4, with box parts 2a,
2b, as shown in FIG.
and a reversible motor 10 are fixedly installed. 1
Reference numeral 2 designates a container mounting plate, on which rotating shafts 14 and 16 are coaxially fixed substantially in the center of both sides of the plate, and the rotating shafts 14 and 16 are mounted on the side walls of the housing 2 by bearings 18 and 20. It is rotatably supported. Container guides 22, 22' are fixed to the plate 12 for guiding the containers to predetermined positions.
The rotating shaft 16 is connected to the output shaft of the reversible motor 10 via a coupling.

As shown in FIG. 4, an arm 24 is fixed to the rotating shaft 16, and limit switches 26 and 28 are provided in the swinging path of the arm 24 to define the range of swinging and inclination of the mounting plate 12. The limit switches 26 and 28 are connected to a sequencer (not shown) that controls the driving of the reversible motor 10. Upright pieces 30 and 32 are provided upright on both sides of the rear side of the mounting plate 12, and a shaft body 3 is attached to the upper end of each of the upright pieces 30 and 32.
4 and 36 are rotatably supported.

Reference numerals 38 and 40 denote filter plate holders, one of which is fixed to the shafts 34 and 36, respectively, and the counter 4 is mounted around the shafts 34 and 36.
It is supported on the upper ends of the upright pieces 30 and 32 so as to be rotatable within a plane perpendicular to the upper surface. One end of each of elastic plates 42, 44 is fixed to the holders 38, 40 with screws, and the elastic plates 42, 44
The hook portion 46 at the tip of the holder 38, 40
The groove 48 is adjacent to the groove 48 bored at the tip of the groove 48 . 50
is a filter plate, and is provided with a mesh portion 50a that prevents the noodles from passing through. The filter plate 50
Projections 52, 54 are fixedly provided on both sides of the projections 52, 54.
54a is formed. The engaging portions 52a, 5
4a fits into the grooves 48 of the holders 38, 40 and is locked by the hook portions 46 of the elastic plates 42, 44. The attachment angle of the filter plate 50 to the holders 42, 44 is regulated by the horizontal surfaces of the engaging portions 52a, 54a and the elastic plates 42, 44 that come into elastic contact with the horizontal surfaces. the holder 38,
40 is biased in the counter-rotational direction of the hour hand in FIG. 2 by the tensile force of a spring means 56 consisting of a coil spring, and this biasing force causes the right angle bent portions 34a, 36a of the shaft bodies 34, 36 to close to the housing. It is in elastic contact with stopper shafts 56 and 58 fixedly attached to 2. 5
Reference numeral 8 denotes a hot water pouring nozzle, the open end of which is disposed above the filter plate 50 and facing the filter part 50a, and the nozzle 58 is connected to the discharge of the pump 62 in the hot water tank 60 through a pipe, tube, etc. Connected to the exit. The rotating shaft of the pump 62 is connected to the output shaft of the pump motor 8 via a power transmission member such as a shaft and a flexible tube. 64 is a soup nozzle, the opening end of which is disposed within the nozzle 58, and the nozzle 64
is connected to a discharge port of a pump 68 in the juice tank 66 via a pipe, a tube, or the like. The rotation shaft of the pump 68 is connected to the pump motor 6 via a power transmission member such as a shaft and a flexible tube.
It is connected to the output shaft of. A cover 70 is detachably attached to the housing 2 and also serves to prevent the filter plate 50 from being removed. Reference numeral 72 indicates a drain port of the hot water receiving tank 74, and reference numeral 81 indicates a container insertion confirmation switch, which is configured to be inserted by swinging about the pivot portion 84 of the detection rod 82.

A starter switch 76 is connected to a sequencer that controls the driving of the motors 6, 8, and 10. In addition, in the sequencer, the motor 8 is driven for a set time at the same time as the switch 76 is turned on by the operation of the timer, and when the set time is reached, the drive of the motor 8 is stopped, and then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the motor 6 is driven. The motor 6 is configured to automatically stop after a set time has elapsed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

A container 80 containing balls of boiled noodles is placed on the plate 12.
The container 80 is pushed along the upper guides 22, 22' until it hits the guides, and the container 80 is placed on the mounting plate 12 at the push-in position. At this time, the detection rod 82 is pushed by the container 80 and the switch 81 is turned on. The filter plate 50 is located above the upper end of the container 80 by a predetermined distance, and is inclined upward by about 20 degrees with respect to the upper surface of the counter 4, as shown in FIG. Next, when the starter switch 76 is pressed to turn it on, the switch 81 is turned on.
Motors 8 and 1 are turned ON.
0 is activated, and hot water is injected into the container 80 from the nozzle 58 for a set time. On the other hand, the mounting plate 12 is
The rotation of the rotating shaft 16 causes the hour hand to rotate in the direction of rotation in FIG. 4. As the mounting plate 12 rotates, the holders 38 and 40 swing in the counterclockwise rotational direction in FIG. 4 due to the tensile force of the spring means 56, and the container 8
The filter plate 50 comes into elastic contact with the upper end of the filter plate 50 due to the elasticity of the spring means 56. As a result, the filter plate 5
The upper end opening of the container 80 is closed by the mesh portion 50a of 0, and as the container 80 is tilted, the container 80 is closed.
Prevents boiled noodles from spilling out from inside. Even if the height dimension of the container 80 is slightly different from the standard dimension, the filter plate 50 can be adjusted to fit the container 80.
When the filter plate 50 comes into elastic contact with the upper end of the container 80, the filter plate 50 rotates relative to the holders 38, 40 around the projections 52, 54, and the filter plate 50 comes into horizontal elastic contact with the upper end of the container 80. When the mounting plate 12 is tilted to the maximum angle and the set time has elapsed, the drive of the motor 8 is stopped. On the other hand, when the arm 24 turns on the switch 28, the motor 10 rotates in the opposite direction after a predetermined draining time has elapsed, and the mounting plate 12 rotates in the counterclockwise direction of rotation of the hour hand in FIG. When the mounting plate 12 is rotating in the horizontal direction of the counter-hour hand in FIG.
The bent portions 34a, 36 of 6 are the stopper shafts 56, 5
8, the rotation of the holders 38 and 40 is stopped and the upper end of the container 80 is separated from the filter plate 50. When the mounting plate 12 becomes horizontal to the upper surface of the counter 4, the arm 24 turns on the switch 26, and the drive of the motor 10 is stopped. The mounting plate 12 is stably held in a horizontal state by the gear ratio of the reduction gear of the motor 10. The motor 6 starts driving before the mounting plate 12 becomes horizontal, and the nozzle 64 injects the juice into the container 80 for a predetermined period of time.
Mentsuyu within 6 is supplied. In addition, the filter plate 5
0, remove the cover 70 and
The engaging portions 52a, 54a of the filter plate 50 are moved against the elasticity of the elastic plates 42, 44, and the holders 38, 4
It is sufficient to pull it out from the groove 48 of 0. Filter plate 5
0 to the holders 38, 40, the engaging parts 52a, 54a of the shaft bodies 52, 54 are inserted into the grooves 4 along the inclined parts of the hook parts 46 of the elastic plates 42, 44.
8 until it is locked by the hook part 46.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the filter plate can be horizontally and tightly supported on the upper end of the container to accommodate containers of various sizes, and moreover, the filter plate can be easily removed from its holder. There is an effect that can be cleaned.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show preferred embodiments of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an explanatory external view, Fig. 2 is a sectional view, Fig. 3 is a plan view, Fig. 4 is a side view, Fig. 5 is a plan view, and Fig. 6 is a plan view. The figure is a side view, and FIG. 7 is a front view. 2... Housing, 4... Counter, 6, 8
...Pump motor, 2a, 2b...Box part,
10... Reversible motor, 12... Container mounting plate, 14, 16... Rotating shaft, 18, 20...
...Bearing, 22, 22'...Container guide, 24...
Arm, 26, 28...Limit switch, 30, 3
2...Rising piece, 34, 36...Shaft body, 38, 4
0... Filter plate holder, 42, 44... Elastic plate, 46... Hook portion, 50... Filter plate,
50a...Network, 52, 54...Protrusion, 52
a, 54a...engaging portion, 56, 58...stopper shaft, 60...tank, 62...pump, 64...
Soup nozzle, 66... Juice tank, 68... Pump,
70... Cover, 72... Hot water receiving tank, 74...
...Drain port, 76...Starter switch, 80...
Container confirmation switch, 82...detection rod.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A container mounting plate 12 having a substantially central portion rotatably supported by a housing 2 and having rising pieces 30, 32 formed on both sides; and the rising pieces 30, 32.
The rear part is rotatably supported on the shaft, and the front part has a groove 48.
Elastic plates 42, 44 whose rear portions are fixed to the filter plate holders 38, 40 and whose front portions have hook portions 46 disposed adjacent to the grooves 48; shaped part 50
protrusions 52, 54 projecting from substantially the center of both sides of the filter plate holders 38, 40.
The hook portions 46 of the elastic plates 42 and 44 are inserted into the grooves 48 of the elastic plates 42 and 44.
a filter plate 50 that is removably fitted in elastic contact with the filter plate 50;
a spring means 56 for biasing the filter plate holders 38, 40 in a direction in which the front portions of the filter plate holders 38, 40 approach the container mounting plate 12;
A container rotation support device for a noodle cooking machine comprising the container mounting plate 12 and stoppers 56, 58 provided on the housing 2 to prevent rotation in the approaching direction at a predetermined position.