JPH0570431U - Flyer - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A flyer that improves the durability of the fried food detection device and maintains the function of the fried food detection device for a long period of time, and is capable of accurately detecting the fried type of a fried food accurately over a long period of time. provide. A lifting device 5 is arranged behind the flyer main body 1, a lifting detector 16 is attached to the lifting arm 14, and the lifting motor 14 is lifted by a drive motor 6 and a cam mechanism 13 to lift the lifting seed 15. When not fried, the frying detector 16 is set at a position sufficiently separated from the oil surface of the oil 2 in the oil tank 3, while the frying seed 1
When deep frying 5, deep frying detector 16 is set at a position close to the oil surface of oil 2 to detect deep frying of deep frying seed 15. This prevents the frying detector 16 from being exposed to the high temperature of the oil 2 for a long time, and prevents the oil mist from adhering to the frying detector 16 to improve the durability.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a fryer having a detection device for detecting the lifting of fried seeds, and in particular, mounting the detection device on a part of a lifting device that moves up and down together with a fried basket containing the fried seeds or on a part of the fried basket. Therefore, the present invention relates to a flyer that can improve the durability of the detection device and maintain the function of the detection device for a long period of time.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Heretofore, various types of flyers of this kind have been proposed, and for example, there are flyers described in JP-A-3-251213 and JP-A-3-251214.

In each of the above-mentioned publications, a detection device for detecting the frying of fried seeds by detecting the water content of steam generated from the fried seeds when the fried seeds are added to the cooking oil heated to a predetermined temperature. A flyer with is described.

In such a fryer, the detection device is fixed to the back position of the fryer in the vicinity of the oil level in the oil tank, and when the detection device detects the lifting of the fried seed, the detection device informs the cook through the alarm device. This is a notification of the fried type of fried.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the temperature of the oil in the oil tank of the fryer is generally heated to around 180 ° C., and the lifting detection device is very precise and fragile, so that the conventional fryer does not have the same temperature. If the detection device is fixed near the oil surface of the oil heated to high temperature, the detection device will always be exposed to high temperature and will deteriorate within a short period of time. ..

When the oil in the oil tank is heated to a high temperature of about 180 ° C., the oil becomes a fine oil mist, and the oil mist floats in the air and adheres to the detection device fixed near the oil surface. Therefore, there is a possibility that the detection part of the detection device may be covered with oil and the detection function may not be fulfilled.

Further, since the fried seed absorbs the oil and the oil in the oil tank decreases while frying the fried seed, it is necessary to supply the oil to the oil tank by so-called “soldering oil”. At this time, since the detection device is fixed near the oil surface, there is a risk that oil may accidentally fall on the detection device. There was a problem that it had to be replaced because it was lost.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the fried food is stored without fixing the mounting position of the fried food detection device for detecting the fried food of the fried food. The detection device can be made movable by attaching the detection device to a part of the lifting device that moves up and down together with the fried basket or to a part of the fried basket, thus improving the durability of the detection device and providing the function of the detection device for a long period of time. An object of the present invention is to provide a fryer capable of stably detecting fried seeds for a long period of time while maintaining a stable temperature and accurately detecting the fried seeds.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an oil tank provided in a fryer body and filled with oil, a heating device for heating oil in the oil tank, and a fried basket that is dipped in the oil tank and stores fried seeds. And a lifting device for raising and lowering the frying basket between a dipping position immersed in the oil tank and a position above the oil level in the oil tank. Alternatively, a frying detection device that detects frying of the frying seeds may be attached to a part of the frying basket.

[0010]

[Action]

 In the present invention having the above structure, first, when the power of the fryer is turned on, the oil in the oil tank is heated to a predetermined temperature (about 180 ° C.) by the heating device. At this point, the frying basket is held at the upper position separated from the oil surface by the lifting device, and the lifting detection device is also held at the position separated from the oil surface. When the temperature of the oil reaches a predetermined temperature, the alarm device notifies the temperature of the oil, and the temperature of the oil is controlled to be maintained at the predetermined temperature while being detected.

After receiving the notification from the notification device, the cook puts the fried seed in the fried basket and turns on the power of the lifting device. As a result, the fried basket is lowered from the upper position by the lifting device and immersed in the oil tank. At this time, since the lifting detection device is attached to a part that is lifted and lowered together with the lifting device or a part of the frying basket, it is lowered to a position near the oil surface and held at that position.

When the detection device detects the lifting of the fried seed, the lifting device is driven to raise the fried basket in the opposite direction to the above based on the detection signal from the detection device. As a result, the frying basket is raised to the upper position before the power of the lifting device is turned on, and the frying work for frying seeds is completed.

At this time, the detection device is also lifted to the original upper position together with the lifting device or the frying basket and is held at a position separated from the oil surface. In this way, the detection device is separated from the oil surface heated to high temperature except when detecting the frying of the frying seed, which improves the durability of the detection device and ensures normal detection over a long period of time. The function is retained.

[0014]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fryer according to this embodiment, in which a fryer body 1 has an oil tank 3 filled with a predetermined amount of cooking oil 2, and a power source for turning on the power of the fryer is provided on the front surface thereof. The heater 9 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) cooperates with the switch 4, the raising and lowering switch 7 that starts driving the drive motor 6 (see FIG. 2) that drives the lifting device 5 described later, and the oil temperature detector 8 (see FIG. 2). , (See FIG. 4), a panel switch 10 is provided for setting the oil temperature to a desired temperature by controlling the temperature.

Further, an elevating device 5 for elevating the fried basket 11 is provided at the rear part of the flyer body 1. The elevating device 5 drives a cam mechanism 13 via a drive motor 6, and one end of the cam mechanism 13 is driven. A pair of elevating arms 14 connected to 13 is moved up and down as the drive motor 6 rotates forward and backward. Since the connecting structure of the drive motor 6 and the cam mechanism 13 is similar to that described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-22841, it is publicly known and its details are omitted. To do.

A fried basket 11 is fixed to the other end of the elevating arm 14, and a fried seed 15 is put in the fried basket 11 and the fried work is performed. Further, a lifting detector 16 for detecting the lifting of the frying seed 15 is attached to one halfway position of the lifting arm 14 via a mounting plate 17.

The fried detector 16 has the same structure as the detector described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-251213 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-251214, and the fried seed 15 is fried. By detecting the water content in the steam generated on the oil surface from the fried seed 15 while the fried seed 15 was lifted, it was confirmed that the water content from the fried seed 15 was below a certain value. When it is detected, the fried food is detected.

Further, the mounting position of the frying detector 16 to the lifting arm 14 can detect the moisture from the frying seed 15 when the frying basket 11 is immersed in the cooking oil 2 in the oil tank 3. It is determined to be arranged near the oil surface.

Next, the control system of the flyer will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows a control block diagram of the flyer, which is configured with a control device (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 20 as a core. The power switch 4 is connected to the CPU 20, and the CPU 20 heats and drives the heater 9 upon receiving an ON signal from the power switch 4.

At this time, the CPU 20 heats and drives the heater 9 based on the control temperature of the oil temperature set via the panel switch 10 while referring to the oil temperature detection signal detected by the oil temperature detector 8. .. As a result, the temperature of the cooking oil 2 in the oil tank 3 is maintained at the control temperature set via the panel switch 10.

Further, a notification device 21 such as a buzzer is connected to the CPU 20, and the CPU 20 notifies the oil 2 by the notification device 21 when the cooking oil 2 in the oil tank 3 reaches the set temperature by the heating of the heater 9. The cook is notified that the temperature of has reached the set temperature.

Further, an elevating switch 7 is connected to the CPU 20, and in response to an ON signal from the elevating switch 7, the CPU 20 drives the cam mechanism 13 by the drive motor 6 of the elevating device 5 to move the elevating arm 14. The fried basket 11 containing the fried seeds 15 that has been lowered is immersed in the cooking oil 2 in the oil tank 3.

In this way, at the position where the frying basket 11 is immersed in the oil 2, the frying detector 16 is set at a position near the oil surface of the cooking oil.

Further, the fried food detector 16 is connected to the CPU 20, and when the fried food detector 16 detects the fried food of the fried seed 15, the CPU 20 receives the detection signal and receives the detection signal. The drive motor 6 is rotationally driven in a direction opposite to the direction in which the fried basket 11 is descended, and the fried basket 11 is raised together with the elevating arm 14 via the cam mechanism 13. At this time, the frying detector 16 is also raised together with the elevating arm 14 and set to the original position separated from the oil surface of the cooking oil 2.

Next, the operation of the flyer having the above configuration will be described. First, before the frying operation of the frying seed 15 is started, the frying basket 11 is set at a position higher than the oil level of the cooking oil 2 in the oil tank 3 as shown in FIG. Further, the lifting detector 16 is also set at a position sufficiently separated from the oil surface of the oil 2.

In such a state, the cook turns on the power switch 4 and sets a desired oil temperature (generally set to a temperature around 180 ° C.) by the panel switch 10. The CPU 20 receives the ON signal from the power switch 4 and heats the heater 9.

At this time, the CPU 20 heats and drives the heater 9 so that the temperature of the oil 2 reaches the set oil temperature while referring to the detection signal from the oil temperature detector 8. The temperature of 2 is maintained at the temperature set by the panel switch 10. When the temperature of the oil 2 reaches the preset temperature by the heating drive of the heater 9 by the CPU 20 as described above, the CPU 20 informs the cook through the alarm device 21 that the temperature of the oil 2 has reached the preset temperature. Inform.

When notified by the notification device 21, the cook puts the fried seed 15 in the fried basket 11 and turns on the elevating switch 7. When receiving the ON signal from the elevating switch 7, the CPU 20 rotationally drives the drive motor 6 in one direction to lower the elevating arm 14 via the cam mechanism 13 from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the position shown in FIG. Let

In the state shown in FIG. 3, since the lifting detector 16 is sufficiently separated from the oil surface of the oil 2 heated to high temperature as described above, it is exposed to the high temperature of the oil 2. In addition, fine oil mist generated from the oil surface of the oil 2 is not attached.

By the descent, the fried basket 11 containing the fried seeds 15 is immersed in the cooking oil 2 in the oil tank 3, and the fried seeds 15 are fried by continuing the immersion state for a certain period of time. At this point, the frying detector 16 is set at a position close to the oil surface of the oil 2, and the frying detector 16 causes the steam generated from the frying seed 15 on the oil surface during frying of the frying seed 15. The fried variety 15 is detected by detecting the water content contained in.

When the frying detector 16 detects the frying of the frying seed 15, the detection signal is output to the CPU 20, and the CPU 20 receives the detection signal from the detector 16 to drive the drive motor 6 in the opposite manner to that at the time of descending. Is driven to rotate in the direction of, and the lifting arm 14 is raised via the cam mechanism 13.

As the lifting arm 14 rises, the lifting detector 16 also rises to a position separated from the oil surface of the cooking oil 2. As a result, the deep-fried food basket 11 and the deep-fried food detector 16 are both set to the state before the start of the deep-fried work shown in FIG. In the state shown in FIG. 3, the frying detector 16 is sufficiently separated from the oil surface of the oil 2 heated to a high temperature as described above, and therefore the detector 16 is exposed to the high temperature of the oil 2. In addition, fine oil mist generated from the oil surface of the oil 2 is not attached.

The frying work of the frying seed 15 is performed by repeating the above-mentioned work. However, since the oil 2 is absorbed by the frying seed 15 during the frying work, the frying work is performed. Accordingly, the amount of oil 2 in the oil tank 3 decreases. To compensate for this, so-called "boiler oil" is appropriately performed. In this embodiment, however, the lifting detector 16 is set at a position sufficiently separated from the oil tank 3 as described above. It is possible to prevent the oil 2 from being lifted up and caught on the detector 16 when performing "."

As described in detail above, in the flyer according to the present embodiment, the lifting device 5 is arranged at the rear of the flyer body 1, the lifting detector 16 is attached to the lifting arm 14, and the drive motor 6 and the cam mechanism are attached. By raising and lowering the raising / lowering arm 14 by means of 13, the frying detector 16 is set at a position sufficiently separated from the oil surface of the oil 2 in the oil tank 3 when the frying seed 15 is not fried, while During frying, the frying detector 16 was set at a position close to the oil surface of the oil 2 to detect the frying of the frying seed 15. It is possible to prevent it from being exposed to the bottom for a long time, and the oil mist generated from the oil surface of the oil 2 which is heated to a high temperature when the frying operation is not performed is attached to the lifting detector 16. It is possible to prevent wearing.

With this, the durability of the fried food detector 16 is improved, the function of the fried food detector 16 is maintained for a long time, and the fried food 15 can be accurately detected for a long time with stability. Is.

Further, even in the case of performing the above-mentioned “dripping oil” when the frying operation is not performed, the frying-up detector 16 is sufficiently separated from the oil surface of the oil 2 as described above. It is possible to prevent the oil 2 from splashing and hitting the detector 16 in the case of the "oil oil", and also to prevent accidentally pouring the oil 2 onto the detector 16.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, the lifting detector 16 is attached to the elevating arm 14 in the above-mentioned embodiment, but as shown in FIG. 5, it can be attached to the side portion of the lifting basket 11 via the mounting plate 17. Of course, the same effects as those of the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the drive motor 6 is rotationally driven via the CPU 20 by turning on the lift switch 7, but without providing the lift switch 7, the CPU 20 causes the oil temperature detector 8 to operate. When it is detected that the oil 2 has reached the set temperature based on the detection result, the drive motor 6 may be automatically rotationally driven based on the detection to lower the elevating arm 14.

Furthermore, if the lifting detector 16 is made detachable from the lifting arm 14 or the lifting basket 11, the lifting basket 11 and the lifting arm 14 can be cleaned very easily.

[0041]

[Effect of the device]

 INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention is a part of a lifting device or a lifting basket that moves up and down together with a lifting basket that stores the lifting seed without fixing the mounting position of the lifting detection device that detects the lifting of the lifting seed. The detection device can be made movable by attaching the detection device to some parts of the, so that the durability of the detection device is improved and the function of the detection device is maintained over a long period of time, and the fried seeds are stably fried for a long time. It is possible to provide a flyer that can accurately detect the, and its industrial effect is great.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flyer during frying.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a flyer.

FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view of a fryer before frying.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a fryer during frying work.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing another mounting state of the lifting detector.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Flyer main body 2 Cooking oil 3 Oil tank 5 Lifting device 6 Drive motor 7 Lifting switch 9 Heater 11 Fried basket 13 Cam mechanism 14 Lifting arm 15 Lifting type 16 Lifting detector

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An oil tank provided in a fryer main body and filled with oil, a heating device for heating the oil in the oil tank, a fried basket immersed in the oil tank and containing fried seeds, and an oil tank immersed in the oil tank. A fryer having an elevating device that elevates and lowers a fried basket between the immersed position and a position above the oil level in the oil tank, a part of the elevating device or a part of the fried basket that is elevated and lowered together with the fried basket A fryer characterized in that a frying detection device for detecting frying of the frying seed is attached to the location.