JPH0616822B2 - Mixer for multiple ingredients - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mixing device for a plurality of food materials, for example, a rotary mixing device for a plurality of food materials for making so-called mixed rice or sushi rice such as gome rice.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a rotary mixing device for mixing two or more kinds of raw materials such as foods, the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-57371 is known.

The rotary mixing device disclosed in this publication is provided with a raw material inlet and a take-out port in a cylindrical rotary container which is long in the rotary shaft direction, and a partition plate obliquely intersecting the rotary shaft center inside the rotary container. With such a partition plate, two or more types of raw materials that are rotating can be mixed sufficiently homogeneously in a short time due to the movement in the circumferential direction and the movement in the axial direction. is there.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, when the conventional rotary mixing device of steam is used for making so-called mixed rice such as sushi rice and gome rice, it has the following problems.

(1) Since the partition plate is used as a member for stirring the raw material, the pressure on the raw material tends to be strong, and the inconvenience of kneading a portion of cooked rice more than necessary cannot be avoided.

(2) On the other hand, it was unavoidable that a part of viscous cooked rice adheres to the partition plate to form a dumpling.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the conventional device, and is a viscous cooked rice and mixed rice cooker,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mixing device for a plurality of food materials, which can mix vinegar and the like uniformly in a short time.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above problems, the mixing apparatus for a plurality of foodstuffs according to the present invention is provided with a rotary container that can be rotated so that the rotation axis is horizontal, and a plurality of stirring bars are provided inside the rotary container. It is characterized in that a pair of stirring members arranged in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval so as to be substantially parallel to the axis of rotation are arranged to face each other at a predetermined interval.

[Action]

First, by operating the operation handle, the rotating container is erected so that its opening portion faces directly upward.

In this state, remove the lid with the opening, put multiple ingredients such as cooked rice and vinegar, or ingredients for mixed rice into the inside of the rotating container, put the lid on again and rotate. Close the container.

Then, by operating the operation handle again, the rotating container is placed horizontally so that the rotation axis thereof is horizontal. When the rotating container is rotated by driving the motor in this state, the cooked rice and vinegar or ingredients in the rotating container are uniformly mixed by the stirring member which rotates as the rotating container rotates.

That is, since a plurality of stirring bars, which are arranged at predetermined intervals, are installed in parallel in two stages as a stirring member in the rotating container, the stirring bar rises and falls as the rotating container rotates. The above-mentioned plural food materials that look back on the table exhibit an excellent stirring effect by hitting each stirring bar during the process and crushing.

Then, during this period, when the air blower is operated to blow air into the inside of the rotary container from the blower pipe facing the blower / exhaust hole of the lid of the rotary container, the air is circulated in the rotary container and is exhausted outside from the blower / exhaust hole .

By cooling the surface of the rice grain to form a film, delicious and glossy sushi rice, mixed rice, etc. can be obtained.

〔Example〕

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 is a cylindrical rotary container having one end closed with an opening 1a.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a support ring that is externally inserted at a substantially central portion of the outer circumference of the rotary container 1 with a slight gap, and a plurality (four in the embodiment) of rollers 3 are provided on the front end surface of the support ring at regular intervals. Is supported,
The rotary container 1 is rotatably supported by the roller 3.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a U-shaped frame fixed to both sides of the support ring 2, and horizontal support shafts 5 are provided so as to project slightly behind the support ring 2 of the frame 4.

On the other hand, a drive box 6 for the rotary container 1 is fixedly provided on one side of the rear surface of the frame 4.

Numeral 7 is a pillar body which is planted on both sides of the upper surface of a base plate 9 with casters 8 and which is a support shaft 5 projecting on both sides of the frame 4.
Is rotatably supported above the pillar body 7.

A manual handle 10 is attached to the outer end of one of the support shafts 5 (on the right side in the drawing), and the handle 10 is rotated to be supported by the support ring 2 via a roller 3. The rotating position of the rotating container 1 is adjusted by about 90 degrees.

That is, when the foodstuff a is stirred or taken out, the rotary container 1 is placed horizontally so that the axis of rotation is horizontal as shown in FIG. 1, while when the foodstuff a is charged, it is opened as shown in FIG. The rotary container 1 is erected so that the portion 1a faces upward.

Next, 11 is a lid that is hermetically attached to the opening 1a of the rotary container 1 and can be detached with a plurality of (four in the embodiment) fasteners 12 provided on the outer periphery of the tip of the rotary container 1. At the same time, a ventilation / exhaust hole 13 is opened in the center.

A taper protruding outward is provided on the periphery of the air blowing / exhausting hole 13.
13a is formed to prevent the food material a from sticking out during stirring.

Reference numeral 14 is a stirring member which is a main component of the present invention, and is incorporated in the cylindrical rotary container 1 so as to be freely drawn out.

That is, a plurality (five in the embodiment) of stirring bars 14a are arranged side by side at a predetermined interval so as to be substantially parallel to the rotation axis of the rotary container, and the front and rear ends are connected by a support bar 14b. A pair of stirring members 14 reinforced by and a front end side supporting bar 14b are installed in parallel in a circular holder 14c with a predetermined space therebetween to assemble the whole.

Thus, the holder 14c has its outer diameter substantially matched with its inner diameter so that it can be accommodated in the rotary container 1, and the stirring bar 14a
The length of is substantially equal to the length of the container so that it contacts the inner bottom of the rotary container 1, and the distance between the pair of stirring members 14 is the same as the inner wall of the stirring container 1 as shown in FIG. It is desirable that the intervals are substantially equal.

Further, the positional relationship between the pair of stirring members 14 may be arranged so that the upper and lower stirring bars 14a are completely superposed as shown in FIG. 6, but as shown in FIG. It is desirable to arrange them so that they are offset from each other.

A Teflon coating (not shown) is applied and formed on the inner wall of the rotary container 1 and each stirring member 14.

Next, the rotation drive mechanism of the rotary container 1 will be described.
In the drive box 6 fixed to the rear surface of the frame 4,
A motor 15 is housed, and the driving force of the motor 15 is a rotary shaft projecting through the various gear mechanisms 16 at the center of the bottom of the rotary container 1.
17 is transmitted to the rotary container 1 to rotate it at a predetermined speed in the direction of the arrow in the figure.

Next, 18 is a blower mounted on the base 19 on the base plate 9, and a substantially L-shaped blower pipe 18a is connected to the blower opening at the tip.

The tip of the blower pipe 18a is disposed in the vicinity of the center of the blower / exhaust hole 13 of the lid 11 of the rotary container 1 at the time of use, but when it is not needed, it is moved to the side as shown in FIG. It is constructed so that it can be swung so that it can be eliminated.

In addition, reference numeral 20 in the figure denotes an operation box provided at the upper end of one of the support columns 7.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the mixing apparatus for a plurality of foodstuffs according to the present invention has a pair of stirring members 14 that rotate together with the rotation container inside the rotation container 1 that is rotated so that the rotation axis is horizontal. The reference numeral 14 has a configuration in which a plurality of stirring bars 14a arranged in a line at a predetermined interval are arranged in parallel in two stages, and a plurality of foodstuffs a in the rotating container 1 that is rotating rises and falls. In the course of repeating the step, it hits each stirring bar 14a and is crushed, so that an excellent stirring effect is exhibited.

In other words, compared to the case where only the stirring plate rotates in a fixed rotating container and the foodstuffs inside are positively stirred, it is necessary to use cooked rice, which originally has viscosity, because it is a stirring and mixing method by which the foodstuffs fall naturally. It does not stick to the above.

Moreover, the cooked rice does not adhere to the stirring plate to form a dumpling.

Thus, according to the mixing apparatus of the present invention, a plurality of food materials can be uniformly mixed in a short time, and it is extremely useful as a blender of cooked rice and vinegar, which is particularly difficult for an amateur, that is, a blender of sushi rice.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mixing device for a plurality of foodstuffs according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the same showing a state in which a rotary container is erected. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a rotary container, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a stirring member, FIG. 6 and FIG.
The figure is an explanatory view showing a stirring state of food materials by the stirring member. Main symbols in the figure 1 …… Rotating container 14 …… Stirring member 14a …… Stirring bar

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rotary container that is rotated so that its axis of rotation is horizontal, and a plurality of stirring bars are arranged inside the rotary container so as to be substantially parallel to the axis of rotation at predetermined intervals. 2. A mixing apparatus for a plurality of foodstuffs, characterized in that a pair of agitating members arranged in parallel with each other are arranged facing each other at a predetermined interval.