JPH0453275Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial field of application This invention relates to a measuring cup for an apparatus for producing a soft iced beverage at a relatively low temperature by mixing shaved ice with a liquid substance such as syrup, honey, or fruit juice.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The inventor of this application aimed to provide an unprecedented soft iced beverage that is extremely soft, has no ice particles, is cold, and has a pleasant texture.
We proposed a soft iced beverage manufacturing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 141754/1983. This manufacturing device includes a mixing mechanism that is installed in a container and has a rotating blade that crushes shaved ice put into the container and mixes the crushed shaved ice with a liquid substance such as syrup in the container. , has a rotor plate that cuts the ice cubes put into a cutting case installed above the mixing mechanism and equipped with a cutting blade, and the shaved ice cut by the rotor plate is placed in the container of the mixing mechanism. It is equipped with an ice-shaving mechanism that is adapted to be inserted.

In this production equipment, when pouring liquid into the container, if the container remains installed in the equipment, the gap between the mouth of the container and the shaved ice supply chute of the ice-shaving mechanism is narrow; It is extremely difficult to tip a measuring cup containing a liquid to pour it into a container.

Therefore, in the above case, the container must be removed from the device, the measured liquid contained in the measuring cup is poured into the container, the container is placed in the device again, and the entire device is operated to dispense the soft ice cream. Beverages will be manufactured.

Problems that the invention attempts to solve From the above, this device has the following problems:
When producing a large amount of soft ice cream beverage at a time, a large amount of liquid must be poured into a container in advance, and a corresponding amount of shaved ice must be placed into the container. However, if you do this,
There was a problem in that the shaved ice remained in the container above the liquid in the form of a bridge, and the grinding and mixing of the shaved ice with the liquid was insufficient, making it difficult to obtain a satisfactory soft ice drink. Therefore, we have no choice but to inject the liquid into the container installed in the device several times, but as you can see from the above, this operation is extremely difficult and requires smooth injection of the exact amount of liquid. The problem is that it is difficult to expect accurate injection.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and provide a measuring cup that can easily supply an accurate amount of liquid to a container when required by simple operation. .

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, this invention has a cup body detachably attached to the rim of the container in the previously proposed device as mentioned above,
The cup body is characterized in that it is provided with an externally operable valve member that opens and closes an opening provided at the bottom of the cup body.

Function When using a measuring cup as described above, pour a predetermined amount of liquid into the cup while it is attached to the container,
When desired, that is, prior to the ice-shaving operation by the ice-shaving mechanism, a valve member is operated externally to open the opening at the bottom of the cup body to supply the liquid into the container, and then the ice-shaving mechanism supplies the liquid into the container. Shaved ice is put in, and the mixing mechanism crushes the shaved ice and mixes it with the liquid. At this time, depending on the amount of soft ice drink to be produced, the above steps will be performed from once to several times.

Embodiment Ice Shaving Mechanism In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a machine base, and this machine base 1 has a base plate 2 and a plurality of columns 3 erected thereon. is removably attached, and this frame 5
is an inverted conical cutting case 7 in the part other than the flat plate part 6.
It is equipped with

Center boss 8 of cutting case 7 in frame 5
The upper end of a cylindrical shaft housing 10 is fixed to the back surface of the
is arranged and supported vertically, its upper end passes through the center hole 9 of the boss 8 and projects upward, its lower end passes through the housing 10 and projects downward, and a pulley 12 is fixed to the lower end. Further, a first electric motor 14 is attached to a support arm 13 extending laterally from the housing 10, and a belt 16 is stretched between a pulley 15 attached to a motor shaft of this motor 14 and a pulley 12. There is.

The cutting case 7 is provided with a through hole 17, and a cutting blade 19 is attached to the through hole 17 so that the degree of protrusion into the cutting case 7 can be adjusted and the cutting blade 19 can be attached and detached.
Continuing from this, a shaved ice charging chute 18 is provided in the cutting case 7.

In addition, the boss 22 of the transfer rotor 21 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 the center hole bored in its lower surface, and can be attached and detached using bolts 24. is fixed. The transfer rotor 21 includes several vanes 25 that extend radially from the boss 22 and whose lower surfaces are substantially parallel to the surface of the cutting case 7, an annular plate 26 connecting the tips of the vanes 25, and an annular plate 26 that connects the tips of the vanes 25. The plate 26 has a flange 27 extending outward from the lower end periphery and a hopper 28 which is detachably fixed to the plate 26 with a set screw or the like. A waterproof cover 30 is attached to the upper surface of the flat plate portion 6 around the hopper 28. A scattering prevention cover 33 is placed above the hopper 28.
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 28, and a lid 35 for opening and closing this opening 34 is attached to the cover 33 so as to be swingable and detachable. Reference numerals 36 and 37 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).

Mixing mechanism Below the input chute 18, an engaging protrusion 4 is attached to the top of a support box 40 provided on the substrate 2.
1 is provided, and a cylindrical container stand 42 that engages with the engaging protrusion 41 is removably mounted on the support box 40. A rotating shaft 45 is disposed vertically and supported by a central boss 44 of an intermediate partition wall 43 provided on the inner periphery of the container stand 42 , and the upper end thereof is supported by the central boss 44 of an intermediate partition wall 43
It passes through the center hole and projects upwardly, and its lower end similarly passes through the center hole and projects downwardly, to which an upper coupling ring 47 is fixed. Below that, a lower coupling 48 which can be engaged with and disengaged from a coupling 47 is rotatably supported by the support box 40.

On the other hand, a second electric motor 5 is mounted in the support box 40.
0 is installed, and the lower coupling 48 is attached to the motor shaft of the motor 50.

The upper part of the rotating shaft 45 extends to the inside of the container 57, and a mixing rotary blade 53 is fixed at the upper stage and a knife-shaped cutting rotary blade 54 is fixed at the lower stage at a vertical interval. The inner circumference of the upper end of the container stand 42 and the outer circumference of the lower end of the container 57 are screwed together in a watertight manner. In the above, a control circuit (not shown) is provided that rotates the motors 14 and 50 in conjunction with each other.

Both the ice cutting mechanism and the mixing mechanism described above are similar to those previously proposed, but the following measuring cup is attached to them.

Measuring Cup This measuring cup is roughly divided into a cup body 61 and a mounting tool 62. The cup body 61 has an opening 64 at its bottom and a horizontally projecting annular flange 65 at its mouth edge.

The mounting tools 62 are roughly divided into Fig. 4 A, B, and B, respectively.
It consists of a support 66, an operating tool 67, and a valve portion 68 shown in FIG. The support 66 is the flange 65 of the cup.
It has a ring part 70 that locks and a handle part 71 that extends horizontally from one side of the ring part 70, and both parts 70, 7
A downward U-shaped clip 72 and a pair of upward U-shaped bearing portions 73 are connected to the upper portion of the clip 72 and a notch is provided at the upper edge of both side plates of the bearing portion 73. 74 is formed. The operating tool 67 has a plate shape in which a pin 76 that fits into a notch 74 of a bearing part 73 and is supported by the bearing protrudes from both sides, a valve holding part 77 is formed on one side, and a holding part 78 is formed on the other side. A notch 79 is formed at the center of the tip of the valve holding part 77, and a weight 80 is attached to the lower surface of the holding part 78. The valve part 68 has a rod member 83 having an enlarged head 81 at the upper end and a threaded part 82 at the lower end, and a presser foot 84, a packing 85, and a weight 86 are attached to the threaded part 82 in this order from above. A metal 84 and a weight 86 are screwed onto the threaded portion 82.

When attaching the above-mentioned item to the container 57, attach the clip 72 of the support 66 to the ring portion 70.
Fit the lip of the container 57 so that the cup is inside the container 57, insert the cup body 61 into the ring part 70,
The flange 65 is locked to the ring portion 70. Next, the operating tool 67 inserts the pin 76 into the notch 74 of the bearing 73 so that the notch 79 is on the inside. Then, the valve part 68 is inserted into the cup body 61, the rod member 83 is fitted into the notch part 79, and the head part 81 is inserted.
It is locked in the notch 79 with. At this time, the packing 85 attached to the lower end of the rod member 83 is attached to the weight 8 below.
6 to cover the opening 64 of the cup body 61 and close it.

Figures 1 to 3 show the state in which the measuring cup is attached to the container 57 in this way, and in this state, a fixed amount (for example, for one person) of liquid is poured into the cup body 61. inject. And a gasket 85 that presses down the presser part 78 when necessary.
rises to open the opening 64, and the liquid material flows into the container 57.
flow down inside.

Thereafter, in exactly the same manner as in the previously proposed manufacturing apparatus, the cutting blade 1 is rotated by the rotary vane plate 25 in the cutting case 7 of the ice cutting mechanism.
9 into the container 5 from the input chute 18.
Add the shaved ice into the container. Then, in the container 57 of the mixing mechanism, the shaved ice is crushed with the rotary blades 53 and 54 and mixed with a liquid substance to produce a soft ice drink. Details of such work can be understood by referring to the patent publications related to the above-mentioned proposals.

If a large number of soft ice drinks produced as described above are required, the same operation as above may be carried out twice.
By repeating 3 times and 3 times, 2 of the above amount
You will be able to get double or triple the amount of soft iced drinks.

When necessary, the whole can be removed from the container 57 and the whole can be cleaned without disassembling or disassembling each part.

It should be noted that the ice cutting mechanism is not limited to the type of the embodiment, but can of course be applied to other types as well.

Effect of the Invention This invention is as described above, and in a soft ice drink manufacturing device, a measuring cup can be attached and detached to a container. The measuring cup has a cup body and an externally operable valve member for opening and closing an opening provided at the bottom of the cup body.
To inject a liquid into a container without the troublesome operation of having to remove the container from the device each time. After injecting the liquid into the cup body, the valve member is operated from the outside to open the opening at the bottom of the cup body, and the liquid can be injected into the container in a short time regardless of the amount of liquid. In addition, when necessary, it can be removed from the container and washed, which has the effect of being extremely hygienic.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view of a soft iced beverage manufacturing device equipped with a measuring cup related to this invention.
Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the part in Figure 1, Figure 3 is
FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of various parts of an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of some of the members shown in FIG. 1... Machine stand, 2... Board, 3... Support, 5...
Frame, 7... Cutting case, 11... Rotating shaft,
14...Electric motor, 18...Shaved ice charging chute, 19...Cutting blade, 25...Rotary blade plate, 45...
...Rotating shaft, 50...Electric motor, 53, 54...
Rotary blade, 57... Container, 61... Cup body, 6
2... Mounting tool, 64... Opening, 66... Support, 67... Operating tool, 68... Valve part, 70... Ring part, 72... Clip, 77... Valve holding part,
78... Presser part, 81... Head, 83... Rod member, 85... Packing.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mixing mechanism provided in a container and having a rotary blade that crushes shaved ice put into the container and mixes the crushed shaved ice with a liquid substance such as syrup in the container; It has a rotary blade that cuts the ice cubes put into a cutting case installed above and equipped with a cutting blade, and the shaved ice cut by the rotor blade is thrown into the container of the mixing mechanism. A soft iced beverage manufacturing apparatus comprising an ice cutting mechanism including a cup body that is detachably attached to the rim of the container, and an external operation for opening and closing an opening provided at the bottom of the cup body. A measuring cup characterized in that it is provided with a valve member that can be used.