JPH051274Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a bean roasting device used for roasting beans.

[Prior Art] Generally, beans such as coffee beans or peanuts are not suitable for eating or drinking in their green state, so there is a bean roasting device as a device that heats these green beans as a pre-process and then serves them for eating or drinking.

As an example, the bean roasting apparatus shown in FIG. 7 is used to roast coffee beans. This bean roasting device consists of a container 1 made by forming a metal plate into a cylindrical shape.
and a pair of lids 3 and 4 that close the openings at both ends of the container 1. This container 1 is rotatably supported by a pair of lids 3 and 4 and a rotating shaft 6 disposed on the central axis of the container 1. The rotating shaft 6 passes through the center of one lid 3, is fixed to the center of the other lid 4, and extends outward from the lids 3, 4. The rotating shaft 6 of the outwardly extending portion of the lids 3 and 4 is supported by a pair of shaft support members 8 and 9. The lower ends of the shaft support members 8 and 9 are fixed to a base 11 having a common upper surface below the container 1.

That is, the pair of shaft support members 8 and 9 extending upward from the upper surface of the base 11 extend in the vertical direction, and the rotation shaft 6 is horizontally spaced between the upper parts of these shaft support members 8 and 9.
is supported.

A first spur gear 13 is attached to the tip of the rotating shaft 6 extending outward from the other lid 4 . A second spur gear 14 is meshed with the first spur gear 13 . The second spur gear 14 has a gear shaft 1
6 is installed. A rotation handle 18 for rotationally driving the second spur gear 14 is attached to the other end of the gear shaft 16. A support 20 that rotatably supports the gear shaft 16 is provided at an intermediate portion of the gear shaft 16.

This support body 20 is formed upward from the top surface of the base 11, and supports the gear shaft 16 at the top thereof. Moreover, between the upper surface of the base 11 and the container 1,
A heating section 25 using gas, oil, or the like as a heat source is provided to heat the container 1.

The heating section 25 is provided on the top surface of the base 11, and a plurality of burners 26 are formed on the top of the heating section 25.

In such a bean roasting apparatus, green coffee beans 28 are stored inside the container 1 and roasted. The green coffee beans 28 have an endosperm covered with an epidermis called a silver skin, and are beans from which the outer skin, pulp, and inner pulp have been removed.

First, the container 1 is moved from the shaft support members 8 and 9 to the rotating shaft 6.
When the container 1 is lifted upward, the container 1 is removed together with the rotating shaft 6. Next, after removing one lid 3 from the rotating shaft 6, green beans 28 are stored inside the container 1. Then, one lid 3 is passed through the rotating shaft 6 again to close the opening of the container 1, and the rotating shaft 6 is supported by the shaft supporting members 8 and 9. At this time, the first spur gear 1
3 and the second spur gear 14 mesh with each other to support the rotating shaft 6 on the shaft support members 8 and 9.

Further, when the burner 26 of the heating section 25 is ignited, the container 1 is heated. Since a plurality of holes 29 are formed in the plate surface of the container 1, the green beans 28 inside the container 1 are roasted by the flame of the burner 26.

At this time, when the rotating handle 18 is rotated, the second spur gear 14 rotates, which causes the second spur gear 13 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 6 to rotate, thereby rotating the container 1.

Therefore, since the container 1 rotates while the green beans 28 are being roasted, the green beans 28 can be roasted while moving inside the container 1.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, since the container 1 is made of metal, it is difficult to see the roasted state of the green beans 28 inside, and it is difficult to determine the degree of roasting, so you have to rely on your intuition. Beans that are over-roasted, resulting in burnt beans 28
There is a problem that it becomes impossible to use.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, a bean roasting apparatus for heating and roasting beans includes a container for storing the beans, and the container is made of a glass material having translucency. A display body is provided at a predetermined location of the bean roasting apparatus, and displays the roasted color of the beans in stages corresponding to the roasted color of the beans in the container during roasting. There is obtained a bean roasting device characterized in that a glass plate made of the same material as the container is provided on the front surface of the container.

[Function] The bean roasting device of the present invention stores green beans in a container,
While this container is being moved or rotated by a driving means, hot air is sent to the green beans in the container by an electric heater and an air blower, and the color of the beans is compared with a display provided at a predetermined position of the bean roasting device. After the desired roasting time has elapsed, the roasting is finished. Furthermore, after cooling the beans by sending cold air into the container while rotating the container, the driving means is stopped and the roasted beans are taken out from the container.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the bean roasting apparatus of the present invention.

The illustrated bean roasting apparatus includes a container 31 for storing green beans such as coffee beans, and a drive means for rotationally driving this container 31.

The container 31 is made of glass and has a cylindrical shape with a bottom. A plurality of blades 33 are formed on the inner surface of the container 31 in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of grooves 34 are formed around the circumferential surface of the bottomed side of the container 31 at appropriate intervals.

On the other hand, the driving means includes a bottomed cylindrical coupling 35 into which the circumferential surface of the bottomed side of the container 31 is fitted, and a drive motor 37 for rotationally driving this coupling 35.

The coupling ring 35 has a cylindrical portion 39, and a plurality of protrusions 41 are formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion 39 to fit into grooves 34 formed on the circumferential surface of the bottomed side of the container 31. There is.

A first spur gear 45 is integrally provided on the outer surface of the bottom surface 43 of the coupling ring 35 . One end of a shaft rod 47 is connected to the center portion of the first spur gear 45 . A second spur gear 50 attached to the drive shaft 49 of the drive motor 37 is meshed with the first spur gear 45 .

The coupling ring 35 is held on a pedestal 53 formed above the horizontal upper surface of the base 51. An inclined plate 55 is formed on the pedestal 53 and is inclined with respect to the horizontal upper surface of the base 51. Inclined plate 5
5 is formed with a large opening frame 57, and the bottom surface 43 of the coupling ring 35 is formed at the upper end of the opening frame 57.
is listed. The first spur gear 45 of the coupling ring 35 penetrates into the interior of the opening frame 57, that is, the interior of the pedestal 53.

A fixed plate 59 facing the inclined plate 55 is formed inside the pedestal 53. The other end of the shaft 47 supporting the first spur gear 45 of the coupling ring 45 is fixed to the fixed plate 59 . Further, a drive motor 37 is fixed to this fixed plate 59.

Further, the inclined plate 55 is provided with rotation guide means for guiding the rotation of the container 31.
In the rotation guide means, one end of a pair of guide shafts 60 is attached to the inclined plate 55. A disk 62 that contacts the outer peripheral surface of the container 31 is rotatably attached to the other end of each guide shaft 60 .

Therefore, the container 31 is provided on a rotational axis inclined with respect to the vertical direction, and the rotational axis of the coupling 35 and the shaft rod 47 coincide with the rotational axis. The guide shaft 60 is provided without contacting the coupling ring 35 and the container 31.

The opening 61 of the container 31 is removably covered with a lid 63, as shown in FIG. Lid 63
has an intermediate cylindrical portion 65 that fits into the outer peripheral surface of the opening 61 of the container 31, and an outer cylindrical portion 67 formed outside the intermediate cylindrical portion 65.

Further, an inner cylinder part 69 is formed inside the intermediate cylinder part 65. One ends of the outer cylindrical portion 67 and the inner cylindrical portion 69 are connected to each other by an annular upper plate 70. Further, a mesh 74 is provided between the intermediate cylindrical portion 65 and the outer cylindrical portion 67. This net 74 is
7 and the intermediate cylindrical portion 65 at mutually opposing ends.

Therefore, the outer cylindrical portion 67, the intermediate cylindrical portion 65, and the inner cylindrical portion 69 are provided concentrically with respect to the rotation axis of the container 31. A blowing means for supplying hot air or cold air to the inside of the container 31 is attached to the vicinity of the container 31, that is, in the inner cylindrical portion 69 of the lid 63. The blowing means includes a hot air supply means and a cold air supply means.

This air blowing means has an air blower case 71 formed on the upper surface of the base 51. Inside the air blower case 71, there are provided an air blower 73 composed of a drive motor and a fan, which will be described later, and an electric heater 75. The electric heater 75 is attached in front of the air blowing direction of the air blower 73. In front of the electric heater 75, there is an air blower tube 77 that can be extended and retracted from the air blower case 71.
This blower tube 77 is attached to the container 3.
The rotation axis of the rotor 1 is aligned in the same direction as that of the rotor 1.
Further, in a part of the blower case 71, a blower 73,
An operation knob 7 for operating a timer function that electrically operates the electric heater 75 and the drive motor 37.
9 is provided. Therefore, when hot air is supplied by this air blowing means, the electric heater 75 and the air blower 73 are used as the hot air supplying means.

In addition, only the blower 73 is used as the cold air supply means.

Next, the operation of roasting green coffee beans 28 using this bean roasting device will be described.

First, the container 31 is removed by pulling it out from the coupling ring 35, as shown in FIG. Next, the lid 63 covering the container 31 is removed from the container 31. The green beans 28 are weighed and put into the container 31. For example, to obtain coffee beans for 4 to 5 people, the weight before roasting needs to be about 40g, so if it is a green coffee beans of 28, it will need about 50g because it contains moisture.

In this way, the lid 63 of the container 31 containing the green beans 28 is fitted into the coupling ring 53. At this time, the protrusion 41 of the coupling ring 53
and the groove portion 34 of the container 31 are fitted into each other.

In this way, the preparation is completed, and then the power switch 83 and the operation knob 79 provided on the blower case 71 are rotated. The subsequent steps will be explained using the circuit diagram in FIG. 5 and the operation chart shown in FIG. 6.

Now press the power switch 83 and turn the operation knob 79.
When set, the relay 85 connected between the power line AB will hold itself and the a contact 8 of the relay 85 will
7 is closed.

At this time, the first timer 89, the motor 91 of the blower 73, and the drive motor 37 held between the power line AB operate, and rotation is transmitted from the first spur gear 51 to the second spur gear 45. The container 31 is rotated by rotating the coupling ring 35. The container 31 is rotated by a pair of discs 62 provided at the tip of the guide shaft 60 while preventing the rotation shaft from wobbling.

Furthermore, the time limit b contact 95 of the first timer 89
is held by a relay 97 connected between the power line AB via the relay 97, and when the a contact 99 of this relay 97 is closed, the electric heater 75 connected between the power line AB via the a contact 99 of the relay 97 is held. It is energized and generates heat.

At this time, the blow tube 77 of the blow case 71 is extended and inserted into the inner cylinder portion 69 of the lid 63.

In this way, inside the container 31, the blade 33
The green beans 28 are agitated by the fan 77, and roasting is started by the hot air discharged from the blower tube 77. When the raw beans 28 are heated, their outer skins are peeled off. These skins are floated upwards inside the container 31 by the hot air.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the hot air flows from the inner cylindrical portion 69, which is a hot air supply port, to the inflow path f1 that hits the bottom of the container 31, returns from this bottom to the opening 61 of the container 31, and flows through the opening 61. A discharge port f2 is formed.

Therefore, the skin peeled off from the green beans 28 is transferred from the hot air inflow path f1 to the exhaust path f2, hits the upper plate 70 of the lid 63, and is guided between the intermediate cylinder part 65 and the outer cylinder part 67. It is collected on a net 69.
The hot air is exhausted from the screen 74 to the outside.

Incidentally, the set time of the first timer 89 is determined by the roasting preference of the green beans 28, depending on the degree of coloration of each roasting degree such as light, cinnamon, medium, high, city, full city, French, Italian, etc. For this reason, the container 31 is made of a material that is translucent and has excellent heat resistance, such as glass, and
Make it possible to check the roasting color in step 8.

When the predetermined time of the first timer 89 ends,
The time-limited b contact 95 of the first timer 89 opens,
At the same time as the relay 97 is turned off, the a contact 99 of the relay 97 is opened and the electric heater 75 is de-energized. In addition, the a contact 10 of the first timer 89
1 is closed and the second timer 103 is activated.
In this way, cold air is sent into the interior of the container 31 by the blower 73 as a cooling means.

Next, when the set time of the second timer 103 ends, the time limit b contact 104 of the second timer 103
is opened, the relay 85 is turned off, and the a contact 87 of the relay 85 is opened, so the drive motor 37 for supplying cold air and rotating the container 31 is stopped.

Since the container 31 is thus cooled, the blower tube 77
retract it and pull it out from the inner cylindrical part 69 of the lid 63. The container 31 is then removed from the coupling ring 35 and the lid 63 is removed from the container 31.

Thereafter, the roasted beans 28 are transferred from the container 31 to a coffee mill and ground, and a coffee liquid is obtained by extraction means such as a siphon or drip.

Note that a display 110 is provided in a part of the device, which displays the color of each degree of roasting of the beans 28 in stages. By comparing the color of the beans 28 being roasted with this indicator 110, it is possible to obtain beans roasted to a desired degree of roasting.

Further, if the container 31 is made of glass, a glass plate made of the same material is provided on the top surface of the display body 110 so that roasted colors can be compared accurately through the same glass.

Furthermore, a timer 103 and a timed b contact 101
If an operating switch 112 is provided between the connecting line and the power line A, when this operating switch 112 is open, it moves as shown in the operation chart of the timer 103 mentioned above, and this operating switch 112
is closed at the same time as timer 89, and timer 8
It is also possible to determine a set time of 9.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above using the embodiments, according to the bean roasting device of the invention, since the container has translucency, the roasted color of the beans can be visually observed, and the roasted color of the beans can be visually observed. Instead of relying on intuition and a timer to determine the degree of roasting by comparing the color with a display placed at a predetermined position on the bean roasting device, it is now possible to determine the degree of roasting by determining the timer time based on a certain color standard. I can now enjoy my hobbies.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, partially in section, showing an embodiment of the bean roasting device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the container and lid separated from the coupling shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. The figure is a cross-sectional view showing the roasting state inside the container of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of the lid of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a bean roasting device, FIG. 6 is an operation chart of the bean roasting device, and FIG. 7 is a partially sectional front view of a conventional bean roasting device. 1... Container, 3, 4... Lid, 6... Rotating shaft, 1
3...First spur gear, 18...Rotary handle, 20...
... Support body, 25 ... Burner, 28 ... Beans (green beans), 31 ... Container, 34 ... Groove, 35 ... Coupling, 41 ... Protrusion, 45 ... First spur gear, 51 ... ...second spur gear, 53...cradle, 5
5... Inclined plate, 57... Opening frame portion, 60... Guide shaft, 62... Disc, 63... Lid, 65... Intermediate tube portion, 67... Outer tube portion, 71... Air blower case, 7
9...Operation knob, 89...First timer, 1
03...Second timer, 110...Display body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A bean roasting device that heats and roasts beans, which has a container for storing the beans, and the container is made of a transparent glass material, and when roasting, A bean roasting device characterized in that a display body is provided at a predetermined position of the bean roasting device, the display body displaying in stages the roasted color of the beans corresponding to the roasted color of the beans in the container. 2. A bean roasting device characterized in that the front surface of the display body is made of a glass plate made of the same material as the container.